Bain

I vote for Eos or Swank, or Amsterdam. Something unexpected.

Venice is a bit lemony to me. Mag Mel also has a bit of a lemony tweek to it

I didn't read any of the other reviews, but my absolute first thought was "OMG! That smells like my friend Brent - cigarettes and Mtn. Dew!" Then I was able to pick out specifics, mostly moss though. A little bit of the fir.. And Earth. *wrinkles nose* It's not as bad on my skin as it was in the bottle, but it's not something I'm going to wear a lot for sure, so off to the swap list!

First thought: zOMG! CIRCUS PEANUTS!! That's what this smells like, those orange marshmellow-y peanut things! YAY!! Wet: Oh, see, now I get berries, nice. And a little bit of.. orange? *confused* No, that's the currant. Dry: Sweet gods! This is LOVELY! The wine warms up on my skin and just intoxicates. I must have a bottle.

I got an imp of this today from Shelldoo! Yay! Thanks! In the imp - this is a very clean, light scent, almost.. like a slightly fruity white tea. Wet - I have to keep saying clean. It's not soapy on me, but light.. and I do detect a slight melon-y note now and then. Dry - wow, I'm loving this. It's so.. Light! I hate to keep repeating that, but it is just that - light, airy, sweet floral. The melon's there still, just a tad, enough to give it a bit of a throw. A nice sweet scent, something you might wear on a summer picnic, or to a wedding maybe.

This is one of the few TAL's I use almost daily lately. My work is extremely stressful, and I have a lot of trouble settling down at night when I get home, going to sleep at night. Just a little dab of Peace, and.. it's like instant relaxation. I sleep so soundly and I don't wake up so much during the night either. I've found that pairing this with Clarity really helps after "one of THOSE days" to shake off any mental blocks due to stress, or during those really stressful times when you feel like you're "going in a million different directions". Scentwise, it's very light, barely there, lavender, soothing, like a good cup of tea.

Mmmm.. I fell in love the second I caught a whiff. This is simply the best booze-y sweet and spicy scent ever. First sniff, I get cognac and clove.. then a teeny bit of rose.. On my wrist, it's lovely rose, darkened by the musk, with an aftershock of cognac.

First thought is cocoa AND red wine? I've gone and died and am sitting at the Pearly Gates in shock. I am loving this. Wet - oh.my.gods. This is just.. I'm speechless. There's a bit of rum now, warm, sensual and makes you want more. Dry - I get more booze now than cocoa. It's fur-ruffling, frightening fun drunken nights and delights, a dizzying blur of rum-wine-cocoa-rum-what is THAT?-more cocoa-wine-rum. 5 minutes later - sweet mocha, I'm still in love. Dusky cocoa, smooth - like a cigarette after sex. Verdict: Keeper!!

Aw, man!! I wish I'd gotten Pepto Bismal.. I would have liked that over what I got lol. At first sniff, it's all rose and ylang-ylang - nice, but I have a bunch of other rose scents that are better. Wet - Oh YUCK, sweet pea, through and through. Ugh. Not for me, and this is going straight to swaps.

I was hesitant to try this because I don't generally get along with juniper - but Himerus keeps coming back to me lol - and juniper is exactly what I get at first sniff. Which is ok.. it's not SO bad.. There is a bit of something else, the bergamot maybe, that tones it down. Wet. Ew. Yuck. Even more Juniper with.. a slight floral, but not enough to help. Verdict - it's tolerable after a few minutes, but I'm not sure that warrants forcing my nose to deal with the first few moments. Too bad.

In vial: OY!! Cinnamon imps all the way! Yummy. Wet: Still very much cinnamon, but more like a cinnamon stick left in hot water or tea... then I get cinnamon roasted almonds.. (slightly woodsy too??) Dry down is really very nice and spicy. It's a keeper.

I love aquatics.. and just opening this bottle, I KNOW it's going to be so awesomely perfect on me, just like Selkie and Storm Moon. It's sweet crisp ocean air (crisp enough I get an "ice cream headache" *giggles*) Wet on my skin, it's sweet still, but with slightly woodsy undertones.. and the more it dries the more like woods during a rain storm impression I get. Dry.. you know what this reminds me of? An older computer game - Kyranthia? I think it was called, and there's a scene with a great stone temple on a cliff, with a small wooded area right behind it.. that's what this reminds me of. It's softer than Storm Moon, with a little of Selkie's neck-ruffling skin (or maybe that's me). Verdict: LOVE LOVE LOVE Thunder Moon. Brilliant.

In the bottle, I get alll yummy delicious chocolate, with a hint of.. something creamy. It's yummy, almost like 13 was. Wet, it is weird.. a combo of coconut and buttercream, I guess, not something I particularly enjoy, and I almost gave up on this. Until the drydown.. first, it's just slightly orange, battling with the cream and coconutty scents, and then.. oh my gods, this most wonderfully full chocolate orange blooms, with a hint of mint that is just to die for.

maybe TAL's - Concentration, Energy, and Block Buster - to help pay attention solely on the book, without coffee or sodas (thus cutting back on unnecessary bathroom breaks!) and blocking out other people as distractions! LOL!! (because it never fails, I get a book I'm desperate to read and things constantly interrupt!)

In the vial, this is just a lovely pear, really, I want to love it.. the second it gets on my skin though, it goes bonkers, and all I get is not-so-bubbly sticky champagne. Meep. Maybe I'll have more luck just using it as a locket scent.