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Sylph In the imp: lavender lemon-smells like an aromatherapy blend! Wet on skin: still a citrusy lavender. Dry on skin: this is a lovely lavender scent with a tangy citrus twist to it. There may be lemon or lime here-but I think there's also orange blossom/neroli here. This is a bright and zingy, fresh and breezy scent, almost cologne like, with lavender toning it down. After a while: my skin has a tendency to amp up orange blossom, which is no bad thing. Now I can't smell lavender, but I get lots of citrus and orange blossom in this. The drydown after a few hours is a very faint and slightly soapy citrus scent. It does fade pretty fast. Verdict: I'm unsure of the purpose of this scent apart from the fact that sylphs are the elementals of air. Scent-wise, this is a light, bright, tangy scent of citrus, orange blossom and lavender. This is a very pleasant and refreshing scent, the only downside is that it doesn't last on me. I do like it though and I will keep the decant of it.

Sri Lanka In the imp: a very green woody-patchouli scent. Wet on skin: mmm, this is like a woodier, greener Anne Bonny now. Dry on skin: I'm wondering if it's the sandalwood or cedar that's making this smell green? Either way, I really like this. This is like a dark green woody incense scent. I've never been to Sri Lanka but I remember watching this documentary about an ancient Buddhist temple there, it's in the depths of the jungle. This scent brings to mind trekking the green depths of that jungle, then emerging into a large clearing to see this huge temple and you smell the incense burning there. Amazing stuff. After a while: now the green scent isn't as prominent. It's all about the incense at this stage…sandalwood, myrrh, and other resins creating a gorgeous smoky and quite dry scent, the heady scent of smouldering resins and wood embers. This is like finally arriving at the temple and now the scent of the incense is much stronger. It's a meditative scent, it has a sacred and profound feel to it. Verdict: this is another one of those fascinating scent-journeys that the Wanderlust scents seem to capture so well. This scent brings to mind images of a Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka that I saw on TV. The green scents of freshly cut sandalwood and cedar wood evoke the thick jungles surrounding such a temple. As time passes, the scent progresses…you get closer to the temple and the incense scent becomes stronger-a lovely blend of resins and woods smouldering and releasing clouds of smoke into the contemplative and peaceful atmosphere. It's incredible how such things are encapsulated in perfume but hey, that's the beauty of BPAL. I'm unsure if I'll buy a bottle but I'll keep the imp because this is such an intriguing and unique fragrance.

Queen of Diamonds In the imp: hmm, smells much like designer perfume-but that's not a bad thing. Very fresh, clear, a tangy floral. Wet on skin: the grapefruit and lemon come out more here. It's now quite citrus-y. Dry on skin: mmm, not bad! Despite having a more 'perfumey' scent to it than most BPALs, this reminds me of perfumes I used to wear when I was younger. Light floral-citrus blends were what I always used to wear in the past. But this one seems more complex than over-the-counter perfume. Here I can smell the individual notes-tangy citrus, clear, cool, white orchid, a bit of rose, and other flowers. There's something almost ozone-like here. It is a very clear, sparkling scent-very aptly named, I think. After a while: this reminds me of Neo Tokyo and Blue Moon-it's that citrusy orchid scent, I think. I'm sure there's an ozone note to this as well, but it's predominantly a light, fresh, tart floral-fruit scent. very pleasant, I think. I think I'll be wearing this more in the summer. Verdict: out of the 'card queen' scents I've tried, this one is the one which is more 'perfume like' than the others. It has a light citrus floral scent that reminds me of perfumes I used to wear before I discovered BPAL. However, it is more interesting than those are. It is a fresh, clear scent, sparkling and clean, with something ozone like about it which, along with orchid and citrus, reminds me very much of Neo Tokyo. I think this will be a great scent for summer. I won't need more than an imp of this, but I really like it.

Jack In the imp: eek-butter!!! Strong butter, almost Shill like. I do get pumpkin and peach as well though. Wet on skin: now the peach comes out a bit more. It's still buttery, but I think that's going away. Dry on skin: this now smells like a pumpkin pie with peach and very buttery pastry and a few spices. It's a warm, foody scent, very rich and autumnal. The butter seems to have retreated. I am worried that this will go all cloying and sweet on me though. After a while: it's all peachy pumpkin now, but oddly, I get a scent like apricots here too! this is very, very rich indeed. A bit too much for me to handle I think-it has tons of throw, but it's making me a bit queasy. I think it's the butter, which hasn't left entirely but is lurking there… And then, after a few hours, butter makes a comeback and becomes prominent again. Dang it. Verdict: I don't mind the smell of butter in food-but not as perfume. A light buttery note I can handle-one where it doesn't smell blatantly buttery (such as a cookie dough/cake/pastry scent). Unfortunately, in here, it is very blatant butter indeed. It does retreat at some points in the scent, but I'm afraid this scent was a bit too sweet, rich, and overwhelmingly foody for me. The peach and pumpkin were very sweet here, and I wish I got more spices. It's not disgusting as a scent, but not my thing either, I'm afraid.

Pumpkin King In the imp: fresh pumpkin, apples and spices. A perfect autumn scent. Wet on skin: ooh, this is like a fresh pumpkin split open, with a hint of crisp apple. Dry on skin: oh yes, this is a really pumpkin-y scent indeed…yeah I know, stating the obvious here but this is, to me, a truer pumpkin scent than Jack. I get apples too, a hint of autumn leaves, and a tiny bit of spice-I smell cinnamon here. This deserves the hype-it really is that good! If this isn't the best of autumn encapsulated, I don't know what is! It's also quite subtle-I found Jack a bit too rich and cloying for my tastes-this isn't like that at all. This smells very authentic as well-like a real, true pumpkin smell. After a while: pumpkin pie! I get a slight scent of buttery pastry (though not as buttery as Jack) with the pumpkin filling and spices too. This is light and pleasant. However, it does fade pretty fast, which is a shame because it was lovely. Verdict: I can't believe I actually got to try some of this without splashing hundreds of pounds on Ebay (thanks Ultraviolet for letting me try a drop of this!) and I can see why this scent is so hyped-because it is wonderful! I didn't like Jack because I thought it was too rich and over sweet, but this isn't. This has a very true pumpkin note, mingled with light spices and apples, a tiny bit of pastry as well, and the overall effect is the perfect pumpkin pie scent. It's delicious without being cloying and sickly sweet, and is very autumnal indeed. However, on me, it fades pretty quickly. But one thing's for sure-I'll cherish the little drop of PK that I have, and will be wearing it for Halloween!

Dee In the imp: mmm, antique leather, leather bound books, a gentlemanly leather with something resinous. Wet on skin: leather! Gorgeous and refined leather. Dry on skin: this is dee-licious! (ha ha!) a deep, rich leather scent sweetened by tonka and accented by smoky incense. This is a sophisticated leather, the kind that binds antique books. It is a truly gentlemanly scent without being overtly masculine, and has a hint of the 'old library' about it, which I love. After a while: still that rich leather scent, but now I get more incense, it's a very smoky incense, like the loose blends of resins and woods burnt on charcoal, it's dark, warm, mysterious and magical…truly fit for an alchemist! After a few hours, the tonka makes a comeback, giving a lovely sweetness to the final drydown of the scent. Verdict: I've really warmed to Beth's leather note and I must say this is the finest leather scent I've tried. Refined and elegant, with a touch of occult mystery about it, this is a deep and sophisticated leather scent with the smoke and resinous scent of smouldering incense and sweet tonka. The fragrance evokes old libraries filled with great magical tomes bound in leather, and the smoky scent of some arcane ritual incense. A truly magnificent scent, warm and rich, and I think it will be wonderful in the cooler months. I love it.

Scarecrow In the imp: hay! A sharp, piercing, golden straw scent. Wet on skin: something grassy and slightly sweet emerges from the hay. Dry on skin: oh my, this really does smell like dry fields of straw, fresh haystacks, a golden-green scent of dried grass and grain, wheat stalks…and something oily. Something about this scent reminds me of vegetable oil! It's also got something sun-scorched and arid about it…and there's a bright, almost piercing sap/resin scent here too. But despite those other odd notes, it really does smell like a dried up field in the middle of a fierce heat wave. After a while: is that pine I smell here? It has that sap like quality to it. I get straw and grass still, but also dry woods now. Like the smell of a lumberjack's workshop, or all the sawdust that stuffs the scarecrow and the wooden pole he is supported on. And it still has something oily to it…after an hour I get a light, sandalwood like, sawdust scent. Verdict: another unusual, unique scent. it evokes haystacks and golden fields of ripe grain, dry grasses, the arid heat of August. Strangely, I get scents of cooking oil, tree sap and wood from it as well, but it's a fascinating concept for a scent, and does bring to mind the heat of late summer.

Maenad In the imp: oh dear, this smells a bit scary. Like strawberries with something a bit harsh… Wet on skin: hmm, this is better. Strawberries with a dark side…that could be the poppy? I'm not sure, it could be orange blossom as well. Dry on skin: oh dear, this really is what I'd call 'evil strawberries'! I usually like strawberries-the note the Lab uses smells so real, capturing the tartness of the strawberry as well as the sweetness. That's in here, but there's a note here that smells a bit off on my skin, something's not quite right about it-it's dark, a bit jarring, it reminds me of a 'decaying plant' smell without smelling 'rotten', but it's not that pleasant either. I have no idea what that note is but it may be the poppy. I normally like strawberry and orange blossom, and I think I like hibiscus, but I'm not so keen on this. I wish I got carnation from here too… After a while: this is Pink Moon's evil sister, I think. It has the same strawberry-carnation sugary sweet syrup scent, but with something dark and twisted to it. I don’t really like this note that I get here though. It smells wrong on me. The drydown after a few hours is much more bearable though-a slight hint of strawberry left on the skin. Verdict: this sounded so tempting-strawberry, carnation, and hibiscus too…but it turned scary on me. There's a note here I can't get on with-a dissonant, dark note that clashes with the sugary sweet strawberry scent. This really is a scent of 'strawberries turned evil' but I'm afraid I'm really not keen on it. I'm not sure what the offending note is but it may be poppy-which I'm not that familiar with. I t may be nice in other blends, but my skin doesn't like it mixed with strawberry, it seems. Another Diabolus scent that goes wrong on me…oh well. Off to swaps for now.

Pride In the imp: a dry, crisp rose. Can't really smell the narcissus. Wet on skin: a lush and warm, yet tart and dry rose scent, with a citrus or geranium like scent to it. Dry on skin: I'm not too sure what narcissus is like, but I have a feeling it's the other light floral note I get from this, it's a greenish-white sort of scent. Other than that, it's all about the rose. A warm, fruity rose scent with, bizarrely, a hint of lemon! I get something like rose geranium in here as well. After a while: now it really is rose and nothing else. Tart and tangy, this rose has bite! It reminds me of 2, 5 and 7, but more aloof and haughty as opposed to sunny and playful. There's also a sharp greenness which is a tad astringent, and the lemony note now reminds me of citronella! Verdict: this is another unique rose blend from the lab. This is a rose that does indeed seems to reek of vanity, a sharp, crisp, biting scent that seems to give a feeling of slight self-centredness. It's a rose that shamelessly takes centre stage in this scent. This isn't an open, friendly rose here…though it does have a warmth and fullness, and something rather fruity to it. The narcissus is very elusive in here, but it seems an apt ingredient for a blend based on narcissism! Though I do love BPAL rose scents, I do have others that I prefer to this. But it is a great representation of pride in scent.

The Unicorn In the imp: a light, sweet, almost fruity floral with a greenness, it smells like spring. Wet on skin: greens and florals… Dry on skin: oooh, I like this a lot. A lovely soft floral with a little bit of green. It's sweet and slightly fruity. I'm getting a gentle spring like blossom scent that may be linden. There may be sage here too, maybe honeysuckle, jasmine, lily of the valley? It's very feminine and pure, has a feel of innocent. After a while: the floral scent becomes fuller and stronger whilst still retaining it's gentleness. This is the scent of springtime, and it's beautiful. there's a slightly dry aspect to the scent which reminds me of herbal tea for some weird reason. Verdict: this is a light white floral blend of stunning beauty, to me, it epitomises springtime. It is the warm spring sun touching delicate, fragrant blossoms, and soft herbs, grass and leaves. It's full and rounded, and has a nice dry crispness to it as well, and with a feeling of purity. I think this will be my scent for spring, and I'll get a bottle of it.

Faustus In the imp: mmm, spicy frankincense! Wet on skin: this is really good stuff-frankincense, cinnamon, a bit of violet. Dry on skin: whoa, the combination of cinnamon and frankincense in here is very delicious indeed. The golden resin note warmed by sweet spice with a dusting of violet on top. The violet isn't obvious, but it's there alright. It's the resin that's dominant here. This is a warm, strong scent with a lot of oomph! After a while: it's very consistent and balanced now. This is a very powerful scent, it smells like it means business! Though the violet does soften it up and adds a slight floral twist. Verdict: this is a great combination-cinnamon, frankincense and violet make for a lovely scent. this scent is warm, and yet it is potent, almost dominating. It has a real presence to it and you can't ignore it. this is certainly a unisex scent, and will be nice in the winter months. And it's quite strong so a little bit goes a long way. This one's a keeper.

The Living Flame In the imp: a fruity sweet floral. I've smelt that smell somewhere-but where? Wet on skin: a citrus-floral scent. Very nice. Dry on skin: ooh, this is a lovely fruity flowery scent. It smells lush and juicy, full and warm. I'm wondering if there's a citrus peel note here, as well as some sweet rich blossoms. I can't pinpoint what sort of flowers are in here, but they are quite wonderful. It has a warmth and redness to it that brings to mind images of a beautiful sunset under exotic blooms. I'm wondering if there's mimosa or hibiscus here? After a while: now it's very, very sweet, almost like nectar. Like smelling the nectar of the heady blooms in the scent, it's an almost honeyed or syrupy sweetness. I'm just a bit worried it might be too sweet for me. This does settle down though. Verdict: this is a gorgeous, feminine scent. Not what I expected from a 'fiery' concept, but this is a scent of lush blooms filled with a sweet and almost fruity fragrance. It's warm and rich, and does have a certain 'redness' to it. It does get a bit too sweet at one point, but that doesn't spoil the experience of this wonderful fragrance.

Wings of Azrael In the imp: violet with dry, camphor like woods underneath-I can smell juniper here. Wet on skin: yeesh, sharp dark burnt woods! Dry on skin: is quite a harsh, dry, gritty scent. I think the juniper in here is giving it an almost medicinal edge. But the violet and lily of the valley lighten it a bit, adding a soft veil of floral over the dry woods. After a while: this improves as time passes. The scent mellows, the lily and violet bond with each other to make this a lot more bearable. However, this scent is so pale and dry, it feels dusty, and almost barren. It has a real ghostly melancholy feel to it. Verdict: at first, this smells harsh and astringent. Then the violet and lily come out and the scent becomes more pleasant. It seems sorrowful a scent, full of ghostly notes, pale and ethereal, and yet it's quite appealing. However, it's not my thing, but a very interesting scent to try out.

Ingenue In the imp: oooh, sweet mild violet and rose. Wet on skin: now the cool, moist, sweet melon comes out and joins the florals. Dry on skin: wow, this is gorgeous! A light melon note mingles with the perfect violet scent, rose and waterlily. This is a really nice fresh fruity-floral scent with a hint of the sweet aquatic about it and I think I can make out the woody notes in the background, which adds a contrasting dry background to the scent. After a while: the notes blend together a bit more, but otherwise, this is really consistent. A sweet, full, yet dry combination of florals, melon and woods. Lovely. The drydown after about 2 hours or so is rose, violet, and possibly waterlily-a smooth, gentle floral scent. Verdict: this is a wonderful scent, smooth, sweet, and more than just your average violet-rose scent. I love the way the melon adds a sweet juiciness, as well as the woods adding a dry base. I am very glad I tried this scent and I will cherish the imp I have of this.

I love the idea of nose-educating kits! Especially for, as Olympia suggested, the more lesser known notes or ones that are harder to tell apart. back to Antique Lace and possible batch differences...I was sniffing some oils in my box to see what my decant of AL smelt like and then I realised it smelt a bit like Bearded Lady! And there have been a few comparisons on the reviews between the two scents, so maybe this decant is the real deal?

Funny you should say that because I do get something vaguely caramel or honey like from the decant too.

I hope this is not too odd a question but, were there ever batch differences with Antique Lace, affecting it's scent? You see, I got a decant of someone, and it smells very different to a Lab imp of AL that I have. The lab imp smells like that wonderful vanilla musk that I adore, and it smells just like what the AL I tried out when I met Fallow Deer smelt like. The decant also has a similar light musk, but it's more floral...and whilst that is very nice, I'm not sure if it's the real AL, or maybe some AL tampered with another scent, or something completely different? However, it does match the official scent description well...but does anyone else get light florals from AL?

Harvest Moon 05 In the imp: oh my goodness. This smells a bit like Mabon!!! It has that same apple vibe to it, and I think this one has wine and spice too. So much better than the smell of last year's (which smelt like, believe it or not…cheese!) Wet on skin: wow, now I get mulled wine, spiced apple, pears in wine, ripe plums…amazing! Dry on skin: now I get a twinge of that odd 'grainy/bready' smell I got in the 04 version, but this isn't too bad-the fruits and spices and wine make this so nice. I have no idea what gladiola, chrysanthemum, aster, dahlia, anemone, marigold, amaranth and lingum aloe smell like so I'm assuming that's that mysterious scent I get with this-either that or the lunar oils. I also get the greenness of ivy-together with apple, it reminds me of Mabon. This is a very interesting and complex blend which evokes early autumn days. After a while: the odd scent retreats after 15 minutes, and the fruits return, fuller and juicier than ever! Ripe plums! Crisp apples! Pears in wine! All sprinkled with sugar and spice. This now reminds me of delicious desserts that my mum makes: apple crumble and pears in wine. This smells yummy! And then after an hour it becomes less dessert like, but still beautifully harvest like…now I smell golden grain, the greenery of ivy and sage, and autumn fruits with red wine. Verdict: this is much, much better than 04's Harvest Moon. Whilst still retaining it's grain, wine and ivy scent from last year, one is sweet, fruity, juicy and slightly spicy as well. it reminds me of delicious autumnal desserts and the balmy days of September in the English countryside…and it seems very much the lovechild of last year's Harvest Moon and Mabon. This is a gorgeous, evocative scent, complex and multifaceted. Fantastic work Beth!

Beatrice In the imp: a sweet, light, fluffy, powdery floral. Very pink! Wet on skin: oh wow, now it's blooming on my skin, floral notes pop out, making it smell richer, darker, less fluffy. Dry on skin: mmm! this is gorgeous! This is a fresh floral scent with a sweet background. I think the dominant note is rose, with possibly some honeysuckle and jasmine behind it, and maybe vanilla as well, and lily? I'm not sure, but this is a beautiful scent of flowers which to me is a dark magenta-purple with velvety crimson petals sort of scent. Sweet yet darkly floral, and quite subtle. It smells like both freshly bloomed flowers and womanly floral perfume, and I like that. After a while: this now becomes very soft, dry and powdery-but in a good way. It's like a gentle sweet floral powder against my skin. It does have a sense of the old fashioned about it, but not in a bad way. This is like a sophisticated floral perfume with a nostalgic feel to it. It's very very subtle, but that's also a good thing. However-after an hour or so, the fresh, dark floral scent returns, making the soft powder a bit more interesting. Verdict: another wonderful floral scent from the Lab. First it starts out all innocent, fluffy and powdery. The moment it hits the skin-bam!-it blooms. All the flowers come out and blossom into a rich mix of rose and honeysuckle, and possibly jasmine and lily, it has a fresh, yet dark and slightly venomous feel to it. Flowers with a dark side. But after about 30-45 minutes, it reverts back to it's sweet powdery scent-which also happens to be very nice. But then it starts to shift back to it's darker floral mode…it shifts back and forth from innocent to deadly, it seems. Fantastically evocative, I am pleased to have a bottle-and the label is amazing!

I saw actual photos of these on another forum...the Halloween LEs have eyegasmic labels! Beautiful antique halloween postcards. And the Pumpkin Patch bottles are so awesome. Did you do that, Macha? WOW!

Red Moon In the imp: cherries? Must be the combination of dragon's blood and heliotrope. Wet on skin: oooh, now I can smell the summer herbs and florals, as well as the orange. Dry on skin: this is a gorgeous scent. the dragon's blood is quite minimal in here-it's there alright, but it's not blatant. There's a nice green-floral scent like wild flowers, elderflower and camomile. I can make out a bit of orange and a lovely scent of heliotrope. This smells warm and quite summery. After a while: the heliotrope in here is lovely-it adds a sweet downy background of it's cherry-vanilla scent with the tangy wildflowers dancing on top, the amber and dragon's blood in between. In here, the dragon's blood is gorgeous because it's not over the top, it adds it's distinctive redness to the scent. Verdict: this is probably one of the best dragon's blood blends ever. In here, it enhances the other notes and doesn't go funny on me. The heliotrope is fantastic in this, and I love the scent of the wildflowers and herbs that dance on the top of the scent. This is a warm, vibrant, summery scent. it's like the heat haze of an August afternoon without being oppressive. A fantastic lunar scent that I am very happy to have an imp of.

Hunter Moon In the imp: darkly spiced and sweetly smoky, reminds me of a spice used in Indian cooking, for some reason! Wet on skin: mmm, mulled wine, bonfires and autumn leaves! Dry on skin: wow. This is a very unique scent. Warm and lightly spicy yet cool and autumnal, dark and smoky, I can smell the leaves, the bonfire smoke, and the sweet fruity mulled wine. Thank goodness nothing too animalistic is coming out. This is very apt for this time of year, it really evokes autumn nights in a wonderful way. After a while: I think there's certainly something musky here, but it's a very nice musk and very subtle. There's also the dry leaves, and a sweet yet tart scent from the wine. The predominant note is a definite burnt, smoky scent, but it's a lovely burnt smoke because it's soft, like the scent of smoke gently hanging in the autumn air, and also has a hint of incense or fragrant woods about it. Verdict: this is another one of those evocative and different BPAL scents. This really does bring to mind smoky autumn nights, warm bonfires and fallen leaves, with a sweet mulled wine note which isn't blatantly spicy. It's much lovelier than I expected, and I'm astonished at how it really smells like what it describes. And thankfully, the 'feral' scent is not awful-it's more like a subtle dark musk, which I like. I'm glad I have an imp of this, I will be wearing a lot of this over autumn, I think, or using it as a room scent.

Arkham Revisited In the imp: a soft greenish spring floral. Has a gentle perfume like aspect that I swear I've smelt somewhere else… Wet on skin: mmm, this is really nice, a sweet floral-green scent with something gently tangy which must be bergamot. Dry on skin: this is surprisingly lovely, a very pretty, soft scent of fresh watery greens and woods and sweet flowers. I'm not familiar with most of the notes apart from the bergamot, violet, cypress, pine and possibly the moss, but this is gorgeous. It really reminds me of a perfume I smelt before, it does have something 'department store' reminiscent about it, but that's no bad thing at all. It also reminds me slightly of something from BNever. After a while: this gets sweeter and sweeter, and slightly fruity as well. I'm wondering if this is the phlox? There's something Pink Moon-ish about that aspect of the scent. The moss and violet adds a velvety powdery background and I can make out the pine and possibly cypress, and lots of sweet, pretty flowers. Verdict: I know nothing about Lovecraft, but this scent seems to me to epitomise the name 'Springtime in Arkham', as this is a very spring-like scent. It's got hints of green and pink, woody and floral, and it's a very pretty and pleasant scent to wear. It's sweet, almost fruity, and gentle, and would make a great everyday scent. it has a slight 'perfume' aspect to it-but that's no bad thing-I just wish I could remember what perfume it reminds me of! It's a lovely soft spring scent though and I'm glad to have an imp of it.

Al Shairan In the imp: cinnamon! Gorgeous sweet cinnamon-clove loveliness…but with a dark side. That must be the patchouli and/or incense. Wet on skin: mmm, fruity, fruity cinnamon with sweet resins. Dry on skin: oh wow. This is another gorgeous cinnamon scent! This isn't the orange and festive spice scent I was expecting, I can smell peach here too, and a dark, smoky and sweet incense scent. The patchouli isn't very prominent but it's there adding a nice depth. And the cinnamon is very strong and fiery…cinnamon with a dark side, indeed! I love the cinnamon that Beth has been using in her recent blends like this and Bengal. After a while: pure cinnamon bark. This is a dry, hot cinnamon scent, like a desert wind. Which seems appropriate for the theme. I love cinnamon…and there's a soft peach scent adding sweetness and the incense in the background. This is fantastic as a winter scent. Verdict: another wonderful spice scent from the lab. This is not your average fruity spice scent. despite having a slight hint of something spicily festive, this isn't just generic 'Christmas Pomander'-well, not to me. This is a fabulous fiery cinnamon scent with sweet peach and dark smoky incense, and hints of orange, clove and the barest touch of patchouli. A wonderful take on the fruity spice theme, with a nice and devilish twist. This will be great for the cooler months, and I will need a bottle of this soon!!!

Nephilim In the imp: wow. Frankincense, fig, cardamom, green herbal notes, lavender, and patchouli. Wet on skin: I can now smell the vetiver, the spice, the resins and the fig and herbs-it's a cacophony of dark notes! Dry on skin: this is pretty chaotic-but in a good way! This is a mad mix of frankincense, dark vetiver and patchouli, green herbs, fig, tamarind (yup, I can smell it here-it reminds me of that tamarind juice my mum used to drink!), moss and a good strong cardamom note. It's dark and sinister and very complex. But I like it! After a while: this has got a really prominent bittersweet tamarind note with fig and strong vetiver. The frankincense and cardamom in here lightens it a touch, but overall, it's a very dark scent, almost menacing. But this isn't unpleasant-this is a very wearable scent, it's well blended, and I think it would be great on a man! Verdict: this is a very unusual scent-dark, brooding, sinister and full of complex chaos. There are resinous notes mixed with green notes from the herbs and also the moss, a good strong cardamom, fig, patchouli and a really intense vetiver and tamarind scent. It's quite menacing, heavy and definitely not something light. While not unpleasant and very well blended-none of the notes seem to clash dissonantly-it's not really my thing. It's too dark and too masculine-and does bring back some not so nice memories of a nasty tamarind drink my mum used to force me to drink when I was young! An interesting scent experience and I'm glad I got to try it. I may give it another chance though but for now I think I'll swap it.