Ajila

In the bottle - Freshly pulled up weeds

Wet on me - Fresh bright green soup, now with added celery

Dry on me - Fresh green and sappy

Overall - Not really my cup of tea

In the bottle - A warm herbal honey and an almost coconutty wood

Wet on me - A waxy herbal honey scent with a touch of sharpness from the bay rum

Dry on me - A beery, hoppy scent of honey

Overall - I like it but it's not something I would wear

In the bottle - A green herbal floral with a dirty undertone

Wet on me - Dark green herbs with a sharp earthy backdrop and a touch of metal

Dry on me - It disappeared almost immediately

Overall - I thought it was going to develop into something interesting but it just vanished in no time at all

In the bottle - Soapy vanilla and a furniture polish sort of wood note

Wet on me - Mostly still a soapy vanilla, although the wood is more woodsy now

Dry on me - A soft sweet woody vanilla

Overall - I do like the dry down a lot but it's just a little rough in the wet stages, age may mellow it out

In the bottle - A grey salty water scent

Wet on me - Maybe its because I've recently tried the ambergris SN but that's what this smells like to me

Dry on me - To me this definitely smells like ambergris, but actually with a little more staying power than the SN

Overall - Not my cup of tea

In the bottle - Soapy mens cologne

Wet on me - A salty clean aquatic scent

Dry on me - A light salted water scent

Overall - Pretty enough, but not my cup of tea

In the bottle - A green woodsy vetiver with a hint of something sour

Wet on me - A burning muddy patchouli with a backdrop of vetiver

Dry on me - After about 12 hours of whoah vetiver it eventually settles down into something light and green and floral and quite pretty

Overall - I like the final dry down, but not enough to put up with the vetiver overload

In the bottle - A soft sweet rose note, almost like rose water Turkish Delight

Wet on me - A dark bitter, smoky note that I assume is the tobacco tar comes out against the roses

Dry on me - A clean dry musk

Overall - This just didn't really work for me

In the bottle - A rich vibrant red musk

Wet on me - I can't really place it, it's a bit like honeysuckle and pear with the red musk laced over

Dry on me - It turns to dust

Overall - I'm really gutted by this and I don't understand it, some 'cream' or 'butter' notes turn to dust on me, but nothing like that seems to be in this blend

In the bottle - Banana and the greenness of the mate

Wet on me - Soft creamy white chocolate overlain by very acidic sharp citrus

Dry on me - Occasionally custard burst through but mostly a slightly sour unripe banana

Overall - Didn't grab me

In the bottle - A very sweet intense honey with floral undertones

Wet on me - A white waxy scent with a cottony undertone

Dry on me - A high pitched floral for honey

Overall - For me this was too sharp and thin compared to how I expected

In the bottle - A bright spiky lemon verbena

Wet on me - Still mostly lemon verbena but the jasmine begins to make itself known

Dry on me - The jasmine amps up and takes over

Overall - I'm not a jasmine fan so this doesn't really work for me

In the bottle - A cross between smoke, rubber and a high pitched floral

Wet on me - Weirdly I get sweaty bananas

Dry on me - Is opium indole heavy like jasmine or neroli? because that's kind of what I get overlain with a sort of dirty sweat

Overall - Didn't work with my skin chemistry at all

In the bottle - Weirdly unripe bananas with just a suggestion of spice in the background

Wet on me - Oddly I would have said ginger and something like green peppers and it burns; the worst reaction my skin has ever had to a perfume

Dry on me - I had to wash it off

Overall - It was quite interesting in the bottle, but definitely not friendly with my skin

In the bottle - Musky neroli

Wet on me - Washing detergent and lush rose petals with a touch of jasmine in the background

Dry on me - A soft clean floral

Overall - I'm not really a floral girl, I hoped the tobacco and vanilla would redeem this, but it just didn't work for me

In the bottle - A soft yellow rose

Wet on me - Soapy rose petals and something green

Dry on me - It disappeared quite quickly

Overall - A slightly lack-lustre soapy rose

In the bottle - Really peppery tobacco with a woodsy undertone to it and an almost chewable centre

Wet on me - Quite a dark bitter tobacco, there are slightly fruity undertones, but they're mostly masked

Dry on me - Soft, sweet almost musky tobacco

Overall - I love the dry down, but the wet stages are a little harsh for me, hopefully it will mellow with age

In the bottle - A fresh, rich rose

Wet on me - An almost over blown rose with a hint of what I think must be the chamomile

Dry on me - A soft pretty floral honey

Overall - Nice, but it didn't quite sing

In the bottle - I suppose it musk be the skin must, but it's mostly just hazy to me

Wet on me - A light soapy floral scent which I can only presume is the lemon blossom

Dry on me - A soft, skin musk

Overall - I bought this blend for the Bourbon Vanilla and the Custard Accord and they just didn't deliver

In the bottle - Kind of creamy lemon wit a touch of mint

Wet on me - Still mostly the lemon verbena with that smooth creamy undertone

Dry on me - Sweet herbs dusty with icing sugar, but backed with wafts of stale dust

Overall - Something in my skin chemistry just didn't work with this

In the bottle - Yes, cherries and booze

Wet on me - A sweet almost bubble gummy cherry with spikes of star anise coming out in the background

Dry on me - A cool liquorice smell from the star anise, a little thin

Overall - The dry down was a touch anaemic

In the bottle - Thick chocolate with a hint of fresh greenness and a tiny hint of something sour

Wet on me - A fizzy bright cubeb and avocado scent with a background of chocolate

Dry on me - A smooth chocolate that disappears quickly

Overall - I was hoping this would be comparable to my beloved Cerberus but it just gets eaten on my skin

In the bottle - A floral honey and a touch of quite green apricot

Wet on me - There's a blast of honey and then it smells like lipstick with just a smear of apricot jam

Dry on me - A soft, hazy honey

Overall - I like the dry down, but I don't love it

In the bottle - A green, almost minty floral with just a touch of waxiness

Wet on me - A bright green grass scent

Dry on me - A light touch of honey musk

Overall - A little too light and green for my tastes

In the bottle - A surprisingly harsh rum with the vanilla on top

Wet on me - Heavy booze with an almost coconutty vanilla beneath

Dry on me - Oddly what I so get from this is a light sweet coconut

Overall - I think I would have liked it more if it had been more vanillary