Ajila

Smells - Lavender with a hint of cream/slash vanilla

 

Works - I haven't found that this helps me get to sleep much quicker, but once I'm out, I'm definitely out and it takes a fair bit to wake me, which is unusual. Great if I don't have to get up the following morning.

In the bottle - Strong and sharp pine with just a hint of almonds in the background

 

Wet on me - Something clear and deep and dark and cold like a glacial lake with just a hint of something smokey/woody (think Herr Drosselmeyer) in the background

 

Dry on me - Clean airy mush with just a hint of almonds

 

Overall - This was very faint on me and whilst it's an intriguing scent I can't see me wearing it.

In the bottle - Possibly just the slightest hint of honey, but overall it's barely there.

 

Wet on me - Barely there at all honey, with just a hint of greeness

 

Dry on me - At first it's a highly floral honey, but it dries to a faint liquid sugar scent, silken and golden in hue.

 

Overall - This is very, very faint, but I do like it, I may try it in a scent locket

In the bottle - Cherry coke, with a very slight backing of marzipan

 

Wet on me - Soft and powdery orange peel and almonds

 

Dry on me - Berryish sweet with a dry reminder of pith drying to an almost airy musk

 

Overall - I like this alot, it's unusual in it's dryness, I'm not certain if I'd wear it much though

In the bottle - Sweet sugar/caramel very similar to beaver moon

 

Wet on me - Muddy frankincense and sparkling myrrh vie for dominance. Only a slight waft of sweetness remains

 

Dry on me - A soft sweet scent with an unusual tang of bitterness from the olive leaves and pepper from the resins

 

Overall - Very unusual and pleasant to wear, but it doesn't excite me.

In the bottle - Dirt and mosses, dark and autumnal

 

Wet on me - Leaf litter in the autumn

 

Dry on me - Deep and earthy and somewhat musty

 

Overall - This is an incredibly evocative blend, but I can't imagine ever wanting to smell like it.

In the bottle - Lavender, geranium and earthy cocoa

 

Wet on me - Lavender and digestive biscuits

 

Dry on me - Soft and creamy with a soft citrus on top. Like a lemon sponge soaked in cream

 

Overall - I like it, but it doesn't excite me.

In the bottle - Chocolate orange mixed with coconut

 

Wet on me - Very bitter chocolate and orange blossoms

 

Dry on me - There's a terrible moment when this smells like fake florals over burnt chocolate and ashes , but it does settle down to a gorgeous dark chocolate covered ginger nut buscuit sort of a scent .

 

Overall - I love the dry down, but i don't know if I can handle to scary middle section

In the bottle - Something medicinally clean and herbs

 

Wet on me - Something soapy and something quite astringent and chemical. It smells oddly familiar, but I can't quite place it

 

Dry on me - After a while it dries to a warm sweet spice like patchouli dipped in vanilla ice cream .

 

Overall - I love the dry down, but I don't like the first couple of hours

In the bottle - lily, lily and more lily

 

Wet on me - Predominantly lily softened by the orchid and a touch of plum

 

Dry on me - As it dries the sweet/tart berry of the plum becomes more defined, just touched by flurries of orchid

 

Overall - I liked this more than I thought I would, lilies, jasmine and ylang-ylang are all bad notes for me, but with the plum taking the spot light this was really pretty

In the botlle - Sweet florals with the sourness of jasmine

 

Wet on me - Bittter and smokey herbs still backed with jasmine

 

Dry on me - Soft powdery florals that dry down into a sweet vanilla musk

 

Overall - I like the dry down, and as florals go the wet stages were pleasant enough, but this blend is so far away from being something i would wear.

In the bottle - Cedar and leather

 

Wet on me - Cedar, but buried under something sharp and medicinal

 

Dry on me - Clean leather fading to a slight vanilla with whisps of tobacco

 

Overall - I think that I had overly high expectations of this blend, so whilst it is nice, I'm finding it hard to muster much enthusiasm for it

In the bottle - A kind of oddly high pitched incense

 

Wet on me - Rose and acrid soap

 

Dry on me - Sweet softened incense

 

Overall - Light and dry and barely there

In the bottle - My nose says apples (which seems unlikely) sprinkled with salt water (which seems more likely)

 

Wet on me - Soap

 

Dry on me - Fresh and clean, but undeniably soapy

 

Overall - Mostly soap really, I don't know what else to say

In the bottle - Cream and cooking spices

 

Wet on me - Clean linen, but somehow evocative of warmth

 

Dry on me - Creamy vanilla like a mug of warm frothy milk sprinkled with spices

 

Overall - I like this a lot a definite bottle for the future

In the bottle - Very woody sandalwood and something rougher

 

Wet on me - Warm and spicy with a slight green kick from the vetiver

 

Dry on me - Warm golder amber peppered with other notes that seem to rise and fall at random.

 

Overall - To me this blend seems confused, I certainly was wearing it.

In the bottle - Soft fruits like those in Xanthe with a touch of spice and what smells like the lily

 

Wet on me - Kind of bubblegum florals, but not lotus

 

Dry on me - Berryish fruits with a hint of spice to enliven it

 

Overall - Fresh and bright, but with sexy undertones. I like this a lot.

In the bottle - It's very faint, coconut and maybe a hint of ginger, but barely there.

 

Wet on me - Predominantly sandalwood and something slightly unpleasant that I can't quite place

 

Dry on me - Fades quickly to a faint sort of aftershave spice

 

Overall - A little faint, but something I might experiment with

In the bottle - Sweet carnations, with just a hint of sweet pea.

 

Wet on me - Powdery sweet peas

 

Dry on me - Sweetened lily

 

Overall - Innocent, soft and pure, does exactly waht it says on the tin and as a consequence is completely not for me

In the bottle - Coconut rum, actually this does smell like Malibu with a smidgen of butter lobbed in

 

Wet on me - Apple, but oddly cold and distant apples

 

Dry on me - Indistinct creamy custard

 

Overall - I like this, but I'm not wowed by it.

In the bottle - Ginger, with just a tiny bit of wood

 

Wet on me - A harsh, almost metallic, tang of clove

 

Dry on me - Harsh ginger and clove, finally fading to a soft creamy vanilla

 

Overall - I like the dry down, but in general this blend was a bit 'meh' on me.

In the bottle - Actually I was going to say that it smelt of iron filings so I guess that would be steel.

 

Wet on me - Sweet and powdery (almost violets, but not)

 

Dry on me - Sweet and warm and somewhat indistinct

 

Overall - A surprisingly comforting belnd, one I could definitely warm to

In the bottle - Caramel (please don't turn into ashes)

 

Wet on me - Sharp cinnamon

 

Dry on me - Slightly sweetened incense, warm and creamy, but faint

 

Overall - I'm suprised at how much I like the dry down on me, but it is very, very faint

In the bottle - Moss on a crumbling stone wall

Wet on me - Moss, with what I would have said was geranium behind it

Dry on me - Dry and earthy and mossy

Overall - I really didn't expect to like this, but I really do. This could end up finding its way into my bottle collection

In the bottle - Sugar and I smell banana, but I guess that's the guava

 

Wet on me - Apple soap, with possibly a bit of pepper

 

Dry on me - Very faint, slightly sweet nectar

 

Overall - Gone in a flash, pretty but so brief