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Ultraviolet is one of my go-to "hot summer day" scents, because it has such a cold smell and feel to it. Like frozen violets! Violet Ray also has the chilly mint/violet to it, but not quite as sharp on me as Ultraviolet. Other favorites: Schroedinger's Cat, Croquet, Sea of Glass, 51, Shattered, Envy, Tweedledee, 'Tis the Voice of the Lobster, Lightening, and Jolly Roger. Also, the discontinued Atomic Luau scents have a very "summery" vibe to them...I wore Screeching Parrot a lot last summer. I tend to wear a lot of ozones, aquatics, and fruity scents in the summer.

I'll throw in another vote for Mr. Nancy, which is one of my favorites. It's a bit boozy in the bottle... but on me, it's all lime with a bit of sugar cookie sweetness. Also, Croquet is a very nice tart lime/fresh fruit scent...another one I wear frequently. I love lime

Arkham was a frimp included in my last order, which was awesome because I had it on my list to buy next time! In the imp...wow this is stunning! The first thing that hit me was the grass, and I LOVE grass scents. It also had a watery, aquatic smell...like a meadow with a little trickling stream nearby. On my skin, the light flowers came out, I definitely could smell the columbine. I'm not great at picking out florals but I have columbine in my garden and it smells very much like this. :-) The lovely watery grass is still the main element...so glad it didn't disappear on my skin. A few hours into wearing, this hasn't changed much, except for a light, woodsy note has appeared. The throw is moderate on Arkham, and it lasted all day for me. Gorgeous scent, like Spring in a bottle! I can't wait to buy a big bottle of this.

In the imp, yup, smelled like a cough drop. I swear I could make out honey although it isn't listed as a note. Once I put it on, I could really smell the orange and rosemary, with a little tiny bit of mint. The orange is very nice, and thankfully no honey! I just looked up the description for Bess again and was surprised to see rose listed. I must have overlooked that when I ordered, because I definitely do not like rose. I didn't get any rose from this, though. A few hours into wearing this, it has almost disappeared except for a slight trace of grape. All around a pretty nice, light scent, but didn't stick around on me very long.

Almost ordered a 5ml of this unsniffed, but got just an imp instead. I'm glad I did...something in this does not like me! In the imp, a little sweetness and ylang ylang, very nice! Then I put it on. The ylang ylang was still there, but masked by an overwhelming icky note. Like stale candy mixed with B.O. I suspect it might be the honey that is wreaking havoc on me. This didn't have a very strong throw, so I left it on to see if it would improve during the day. About 5 hours later, I caught a pleasant whiff of the ylang ylang. It seems whatever was ruining the scent for me had disappeared. It was actually quite pleasant at that point, but I don't think I will be wearing it again any time soon.

Ah, well...I got an imp of this on accident. I intended on ordering Bewitched, but somehow requested Spellbound instead. I was quite surprised when my order arrived and I eagerly opened the imp, waiting to smell sweet berry goodness, and instead got BAM! ROSES! ::recoils:: I love just about everything but I can't do roses. I've never liked the smell. And Spellbound is very, very strong rose! I still decided to give it a try, hoping that maybe the rose would tone down & I'd get something else out of it. I used just a tiny dab, and it was still too much. The rose, obviously, was the most evident...but it had a very heavy powdery note as well. Another no-no for me. I gave it about 10 minutes before scrubbing it off. Even still, the scent lingered all day! So this is definitely a long lasting scent. Perfect if you are a rose lover, but unfortunately not for me.

I added an imp of this to my last order out of sheer curiosity. After reading the reviews here, I was hopeful that I wouldn't get much chocolate from this, as it isn't one of my favorite notes. In the imp...whoa, this is a crazy scent. Like liquid chaos! I could smell citrus, and a lot of other stuff that I couldn't even begin to make out. Very strong and tangy! On my skin, it took a while for me to actually pick of notes. Lime, grapefruit, a little bit of mint and very faint lavender. The citrus was quite dominating, but in a good way since I love citrus scents! This has a very happy, playful feel to it. It isn't overly sweet either, very tart and fresh smelling. Like real, fresh squeezed fruits. Several hours later, the citrus seems to have backed way off and the lavender is more evident. Something else, too...a green mossy note. Very fresh and clean, not powdery at all. Thankfully I didn't get any chocolate from this. This is quite a complex scent, and something I think would be great for spring/summer. Definitely getting a big bottle!

I've put off buying an imp of this for years, 100% convinced that it would never work on me. I confess, I wanted it solely for the name! I added it onto my most recent order, figuring I would get it...hate it...and it would be out of my system. So I was really, really surprised I ended up LOVING this. On me, this was a "clean" scent, sort of soapy but with something more, a hint of pepper maybe, and very faint myrrh. The myrrh amped up some after several hours and I could not stop sniffing my wrist. This reminds me of something and it's driving me nuts trying to place it! Czernobog is definitely a keeper for me and I plan on ordering a big bottle asap!

In the imp, Scarecrow smelled very green and grassy. Once it hit my skin, the hay note sprung to life. This didn't change much during the course of wearing it, but I could detect the faintest whiffs of dirt/soil throughout the day. Which is great for me since I love dirt! This reminded me of walking though a hay field in the fall. Scarecrow had really good staying power on me as well, so this one is a keeper!

In the imp, this smelled very lemony. On my skin, even more lemony! I happen to like lemon, so I didn't mind, but I couldn't make out any other notes. On drydown, this started to turn very powdery. I was disappointed, and figured that Whitechapel was just another scent that didn't agree with me. About an hour after putting it on, I was pleasantly surprised when the powder faded and was replaced by LILAC! Ahhh...much better! I couldn't stop sniffing my wrist for a closer smell. The lemon was still faint, but oh my goodness...the lilac is wonderful! So glad I waited this one out rather than wash it off!

In the bottle, Screeching Parrot smells very fruity and tangy. On my skin, I still smell the fruit but I get a very sharp clove smell. It must be the ginger, but on me it smells exactly like cloves! Which is good for me since I love the smell of clove! This didn't change much on drydown, and it lasted for quite a while on me. The fruit mingled in and out, and I caught faint boozy notes occasionally. I'm glad I bought a bottle of this because I really like the scent!

I just tried Envy...and oh my! It smells exactly like a fresh cut meadow with a hint of lavender. It's wet and green on me and I love it! I've been searching forever for a true "fresh grass" scent and I'm so glad I gave this one a try.

Envy exceeded my expectations completely! I was looking for a scent that smelled like fresh cut grass,and the only one I've been able to find is Gap's Grass, which is nice but only lasts a very short time on me. In the vial, Envy smelled very promising. Wet and green with a touch of floral. On my skin, the grass exploded into a fresh cut summer meadow the morning after it rains. I could smell a touch of lavender, but it was mostly a fresh, grassy scent on me. I didn't get any mint or lime out of this, and as much as I do love both those notes, Envy is wonderful without them. I'm surprised that this had such good throw and staying power, so I really lucked out with this one. It's been moved to the top of my "To Buy" list for a big bottle!

Thanks for the suggestions! I've been curious about Embalming Fluid...will have to pick that one up.

I love tart, fruity scents. Especially lime! While I've been pleased with many scents I have tried, they don't seem to last very long on me (even in a scent locket). Has anyone found any fruity BPALs that seem to last a long time?

Phantom Queen! One of my favorites I love the smell of Prell.

I got a bottle of Temple Viper unsniffed, because I read that it was similar to my beloved Hellion. WOW! I can't enough how much I LOVE this! Not only does it smell almost exactly like Hellion, but it has incredible throw and really lasts!

I bought Tombstone strictly for the name! I wasn't even sure if it would work, since vanilla is very hit and miss on me. In the imp, I get a strong vanilla with a tiny bit of something else I can't quite make out. The vanilla concerned me, especially after I put it on. The vanilla was very strong, but I was pleasantly surprised that it toned down a bit. It has a very dusty smell to it, but mixed with the vanilla, it just works! This had excellent throw, and lasted quite a long time on me. Tombstone is definitely an odd scent! It smells exactly how you'd picture and old western cowboy town to smell. :-) I really didn't expect to like this much, but I do!

On me, Phantom Queen smells eerily similar to Prell shampoo! Fine with me...I like the smell of Prell

I was really hoping this was have a grassy/dirt/herbal scent, but it just does not love me. In the vial, I can smell the light, green herbs with a touch of floral. The second it hit my skin, it turned into a horrible powdery-soap mixture. Of course, I was hoping it would mellow out some, so I left it on and waited. The good thing is that the lasting power was excellent...but Crossroads remained in that stuffy, soap state for the rest of the day. :-(

Well, let me just say I am not a fan of pine! I got this as a gift with my order, so I figured I would try it on my fiance since he likes stronger scents. In the bottle it is PINE. That it all I can smell. Reminds me of Pine-Sol floor cleaner. **shudders** I dabbed a bit on my fiance, and proceeded to spill several drops of the imp on my finger. OH no. I was instantly suffocated by the smell of pine. Although I must say, on my skin the pine lost the chemical-ness and had a much more natural scent to it. But it was still too much for me! As I ran downstairs to wash it off, I felt like I was being beat over the head with a 12 foot Christmas tree. Yikes! My fiance liked this, and reported that the pine toned down a bit on drydown and he could catch whiffs of the bay and rosemary. This would be a great scent IF you like pine. I'm betting it would make a wonderful room spray or burning oil during the colder season as well.

As much as I wanted to instantly love Lady Macbeth, I really don't think she's for me. In the imp, this smelled like super potent cherry cough syrup. I debated about even putting it on, but I like to give everything a chance. On my skin, this was even worse. The artificial cherry scent almost knocked me over. It smelled slightly boozy, but I honestly couldn't stop gagging over the sticky cherry-ness. Thankfully, once this dried the medicinal cherry went away and this turned into a dark, almost smokey, wine. MUCH better. Later on, I caught whiffs of blackberry every so often, which was wonderful since I love blackberry! I may have to give Lady Macbeth another try, if I can get past the initial phase of the scent!

In the bottle, Nosferatu smells like dirt! Wet dirt, with a hint of flowers. When I put it on, I only used a tiny bit and it was STRONG! The wine began to come out on drydrown, but it was suble...lingering in the background. This has excellent staying power...it lasts all day without touching up on me whenever I wear it. Nosferatu was not an instant love for me. When I tried it the first time, I wasn't sure I liked it. In fact, I was fairly sure it wasn't for me. But I couldn't stop sniffing myself! I was strangely drawn to wearing it several more times before deciding I needed a big bottle of it!

When I sniffed this in the imp, my first thought was "Prell shampoo??!!" That is exactly what is smelled like. On my skin, it still smelled like Prell. Which isn't a bad thing...I actually love the smell of Prell. :-) As it dried, it turned into a fresh, herbal floral on me. It was strong but not overpowering. This lasted a really long time on me...8 hours later, I could still smell it on me. Phantom Queen has been added to my big bottle wishlist!

In the bottle, June Gloom smelled like rain with a touch of flowers. On my skin, the flowers were very strong...and I couldn't pick out individual notes, but I swear I caught a whiff of lilac. The floral calmed a bit as it dried, and I could smell the rain again. A few hours later, the citrus decided to come out and play! I was relieved that it was a tangy, tart citrus and not a sweet and sugary one. I am glad I have a big bottle of this, because it is definitely a scent I will wear again! Perfect for summer!