Hedera

This imp is at least five years old, so the scent might be different from a fresh one! Edit: well, I've just found my notes from five years ago - and they are exactly the same as these! Word for word the same in a lot of cases, even. Guess the imp (and my taste) didn't change much with age! - In the imp; Nice, a bit sweet, light and cheerful. A hint of almond, but not too much. This is promising! I like almonds, as long as they're not too dominant, and I'm always looking for a light, sweet smell. - On me, first 10 minutes: alas, all almond disappears immediately. I get a short whiff of something nice, a bit musky, a bit ambery, but that is gone within minutes. What is left is a sweet, light, generic floral smell; not unpleasant, but not remarkable, either. Sort of like you'd expect a handcream to smell, something inoffensive that people won't notice too much. I continues to smell faintly floral for about an hour or so; it's not a strong scent at all, with very little throw. It doesn't have the harshness that some florals can get on my skin, so I guess that's good. There's nothing not to like really - it's just that there isn't much to love, either. - On me, after an hour and a half; it's almost completely gone now. Oddly, now that the flowers have mostly left the stage, there is the faintest trace of almond left on my skin; like almond dust at the bottom of a box that used to hold dried flowers. It's really quite nice, in a slightly dull sort of way, but very hard to detect. Conclusion; I might hang on to the imp for a while, but probably I'll just frimp it to someone. Too bad, from the name I was expecting something much stronger and more sultry!

After discovering Alice recently, I think it would do the same for me. Also Dorian is very cheerful and comfortable, and Maiden, and Santa Muerte, which is like a huge, sunny, yellow rose on me.

Curiouser and curioser indeed, since the first thing that hits my nose is sweet almond. Not unpleasant, but it does make me feel like I'm a puff pastry. The almond immediately fades almost entirely though, and what is left is a very light, creamy scent, which I love. I don't specifically smell any carnation or bergamot, maybe a bit of rose now that I know it's supposed to be in there, but it doesn't get amped up on my skin the way rose usually does. It's just a very pleasant, light, familiar scent, probably the closest to 'me, but better' I've found so far. It also reminds me of a lighter, more subtle and more flowery version of Dorian; this is what the baby would smell like if Dorian and me had a child together. I was a bit worried yesterday if it wasn't too light, if I would even notice it, but I put a bit more on this morning and I think it will be fine. There will probably be a bottle of this in my next order, unless I can get my hands on some before that, since it's a perfect summer scent for me!

Oh, wow, thank you so much for showing those! I love Midway too, it's wonderful. Can't wait to see it irl!

Regan reminds me of those last warm, sunny days, when the light is all golden and comes in at a low angle. Sort of late August through to September, when the light hits the trees with their already changing colours.

Silk Road, to me, is like a hot blast from an exotic country.

Eeep, my first review! (well, the first I post, anyway) - In imp: Mmmm, interesting. A little sweet, a little red flowers, a little freshness. Not bad! - On skin: Yum! A warm, rich scent which reminds me a lot of Living Flame, with a little less amber and something a bit sharper mixed in. - 5 mins: Hm, very nice. Still a lot like LF but less sweet - there's something else there I can't place, something dark. Could be the orris, or the blood musk. - 30 mins: Still very nice. Some sandalwood too perhaps? There's something firm and strong here, not quite dangerous, but it could be, if it wasn't held in check by the amber. I might need a 5 ml of this... - 1 hour: all in all, it's quite similar to LF but less friendly and comforting, a bit more stern and wily. It's rather powerful and heavy, with a good throw and staying power, but it also has a gentle, sweet side to it. - 4 hours: Still quite a lot of scent left. It goes well with sweat, too, which came in handy the day I tested it. Theoretically, I would have thought it too heavy for warm weather, but in pratice it mingles nicely and doesn't get overwhelming. All in all, I think this warrants a bottle. It's warm and spicy but not too heavy, a little floral and ever so slightly fruity. Not cute sweet little white flowers, but big, lucscious, sultry red flowers. The fruit - ripe grapes, perhaps, purple and swollen and juicy in the summer sun? There is an almost serious undertone, too, which carries the sweeter notes and gives it an interesting edge.