Ajila

In the bottle – Soapy honey

 

Wet on me – Washing powder detergent

 

Dry on me – A sharp floral sort of honey that sits close to the skin

 

Overall – The dry down may as well be a honey single note and the wet stages are very astringent, so not for me

In the bottle – I get a slight citrus sweetness, but the patchouli is the main note

 

Wet on me – An odd combination of citrus and patchouli, which just don’t seem to sit with each other. All the while backed by a hint of violets

 

Dry on me – A soft, gentle citrus and violet combo with a dab of skin musk

 

Overall – Pretty and wearable when the patchouli had backed off, but not very exciting

In the bottle – Kind of generic aftershave with bergamot the only note that I can make out in the background

 

Wet on me – Faint aftershave gain just that hint of bergamot promising more

 

Dry on me – Yep that generic old-fashioned aftershave scent appears to be the entire show

 

Overall – Well there’s nothing wrong with it, but I wouldn’t wear it

In the bottle – Jasmine and grapefruit

 

Wet on me – A cool, calm citrus, although I would have said more orange than grapefuit

 

Dry on me – The vanillas come through, warm and inviting with a candied edge of grapefruit and an occasional floral waft to stop it becoming too sickly

 

Overall – I originally avoided this because I’m not a fan of jasmine or gardenia, but the reviews persuaded me to give it a try and I’m glad I did. Whilst not a top ten favourite this is certainly one that I will wear again and again

In the bottle – An oddly cold resinous blend

 

Wet on me – A kind of grey masculine musk

 

Dry on me – A dry slightly herbal, lightly sweet musk scent

 

Overall – I’m a bit ambivalent, but that could be my current poor health rather than the blend

In the bottle – Sweet, sweet creamy vanilla, my God that smells good! I moaned a little when I first smelt it

 

Wet on me – The waft remains that same gorgeous vanilla custard, but close to the skin there’s a medicinal/herbal scent I can’t identify

 

Dry on me – This stays, on me, a fantastically enveloping vanilla scent

 

Overall – I like this a lot

In the bottle – Either this smells of the sir freshener they use at work or one of my colleagues has a serious Leanan Sidhe habit, sadly I suspect the former

 

Wet on me – Sweet powdery florals but at the back there is still that scent of air freshener

 

Dry on me – A light dry musk with a hint of herbs

 

Overall – Once we’re over the air freshener stage this is nice enough, but it doesn’t excite me

In the bottle – Something quite sharp and chemical a bit like Bonjela

 

Wet on me – There is still a slight air of Bonjela, but now it’s greener and softened by lilies

 

Dry on me – A myriad of soft sweet florals with a sprinkling of crystallised ginger on top

 

Overall – A pleasant, if slightly faint floral, not really me

I've just asked the lab shipping would be for 15 bottles to the UK and the response was that, as 15 would be just about on the 'might fit in the box might not fit in the box' boundary, I should pay $13 with my order and then if they need to put it in the next box up they will contact me and ask for the difference. I don't know if that helps at all?

In the bottle – The booze, with just a hint of dirt and the tiniest edge of sweet flowers

 

Wet on me – Sweet almost fruity florals with a mossy background

 

Dry on me – A light mossy scent

 

Overall – There is nothing unpleasant about this, but it’s very faint on me and doesn’t make much impact

In the bottle – Dark green herbal smell (and I don’t know if it’s the power of suggestion, but also with a hint of sulphur)

 

Wet on me – Green bitter herbs with a soapy edge

 

Dry on me – Green and warm and slightly sweet

 

Overall – It dries down better than I would have expected, but it’s really not for me

In the bottle – Very green honey

 

Wet on me – Again the honey is the main note; it is a quite sharp floral honey rather than a very sugary one

 

Dry on me – The honey remains strong all the way through remaining the only note that I can really pick out

 

Overall – I love honey scents so I like this, although it might have been nice to get one or two of the other notes. One of my work colleagues said that it was very masculine, but I don’t know what made her see it that way

In the bottle – Rich vanillary cream on a back drop of teak

 

Wet on me – Sweet creamy muskiness, with an edge of wood and a hint of green. Oddly to me this combination smells of banana flavoured Angel’s Delight

 

Dry on me – Throughout the sweet vanillary musky cream remains the central focus, with occasional wafts of the teak adding support

 

Overall – A definite winner for me

In the bottle – Honey dew melons

 

Wet on me –The main scent is melon, with a hint of coconut and a dash of powder from the blossoms

 

Dry on me – Melon, melon and more melon

 

Overall – On me this might as well be a melon single note

In the bottle – At first sniff jasmine followed by a sort of sweet waxiness that I can only assume is the olive

 

Wet on me –Bright, citusy and somewhat smokey

 

Dry on me – A warm inviting waxiness from the olive blossom

 

Overall – On one hand, what I wanted from this blend was the honey and the vanilla and the cinnamon, on the other hand what I got is certainly very moreish in an intimate sort of way.

In the bottle – Ugh, vetiver, black musk and dirt

 

Wet on me – Sharp and animalistic, dark and grubby

 

Dry on me – Cedar followed by straight up vetiver

 

Overall – I think this must be the first blend that I have tried that I can see no positive in at all, but I guess someone must love it

In the bottle – An oddly cold citrusy blend, presumably the kush

 

Wet on me – Soft and sweet skin scent, with again that citrus in the background

 

Dry on me – Warm and sensual villa and musk, sitting just on top of the skin, like a much more adult Antique Lace

 

Overall – I was dubious at first, but the dry down is gorgeous and whist it remains fairly strong it’s unobtrusive, so you could wear it all day long and only those who got really close would be aware of it.

In the bottle – Sweet soap and what I would say was the musk from Antique Lace

 

Wet on me – The initial hit is pure AL, but then it goes quite sharp and floral

 

Dry on me – The florals fade to leave a soft slightly sweet white musk and just a hint of frangipani

 

Overall – I like this, I may try layering it with AL to see if it will just add a little support to the sweetness

In the bottle – I suppose that it’s my reaction to the pine, but this smells like toilet cleaner to me

 

Wet on me – Dark, soapy pine

 

Dry on me – A faint dry dark sort of scent, which didn’t make much of an impression on me

 

Overall – Didn’t really grab me either way

In the bottle – Surprisingly sweet, I presume it’s the carnation. There is also a slight soapiness from the lavender present

 

Wet on me – An earthy almost smoky scent that I can’t quite place

 

Dry on me – For the most part it retains a dry muskiness reminiscent of my favourite ‘normal’ perfume (Joop Pour Homme). The very final dry down becomes sweeter and softer

 

Overall – Another winning blend that I would never have sought out intentionally

In the bottle – Musk, sweet heather and sage

 

Wet on me – Heather and sage, green and herby and slightly medicinal

 

Dry on me – The sweet juicy, heather with the earthy green of the sage works well on me and there is a slight muskiness to give it extra depth

 

Overall – This is a perfect example of why I try everything that passes through my hands. I would never have picked this to try myself, but having been frimped it by the lab this is almost certainly a blend that will need to be upgraded to a bottle

In the bottle – Very little, perhaps something a little cologney

 

Wet on me – Oddly fresh and green, but with an under current of motor oil

 

Dry on me – My skin chemistry seems to be turning every thing to musk at the moment. Randomly this seems to become a sweet, but dry, musk – to me reminiscent of some of the more ‘woodland animal musk’ type blends

 

Overall – As it stands I like this. It’s warm and comforting in a masculine, but my skin chemistry and hormones are completely out of whack at the moment so it may be worthwhile trying again in a couple of months when things have settled down

In the bottle – Grass and what I can only assume is green musk

Wet on me – I think it must be the papaya pulp, but something green and earthy, with just a hint of lime on top

Dry on me – Whilst the main notes remain the grass and a slightly soapy floral, underneath there is a warm spicy musk

Overall – Considering how ‘green’ this is it’s surprisingly warm and sensual

In the bottle – Sweet almonds, with a hint of red musk and dragons blood resin

 

Wet on me – Faint, but with a kind of spiciness that I can’t quite put my finger on

 

Dry on me – It takes on a sweet, candylike texture, with just a hint of pepper

 

Overall – I liked this, but I expected it to be much more robust

In the bottle – Sweet citrus fruits with a candy like edge

 

Wet on me – Bright creamy lemongrass, with a slight hint of cream and lilies behind it

 

Dry on me – It settles into what I would call a traditional perfume, High florals on a layer of musk

 

Overall – Whilst I’m glad I had the opportunity to try this blend I can’t imagine wearing it often