SophieCedar

Rose otto, tonka, orchid, Calla lily, skin musk, coconut, and Spanish sage. 1st impression: rose and ...sweet amber? and something sweeter with a white floral. Wet: aaahhh it was rose otto with tonka, coconut, and skin musk. Faint breeze of lily. It's very fresh and realistic as opposed to dried or potpourri stinkiness. Drydown: went back to primarily rose (hard to win over that primary note..) and lily with spanish moss. Very faint tonka.. barely there. It's a gorgeous unique rose scent.

Wet: within a foot of a testing patch for Pride, this is the cutest sweetest berry and wine mix. After blocking Pride, I can smell a bit more thyme and boozy sweet wine. I actually really like this one. Not sure I should wear it to work lest coworkers think I have a problem.. Drydown: more herbal and still sweet with currants and berries. slight wine smell. More acceptable. I think I can get away with this one at work now..

Wet: whoa ROSE! Stand up straight forward marching foot stomping rose. I just woke up..I'm not prepared for this. The narcissus is slinking around in the background placing wooden supports & curtains everywhere to enhance the illusion of an all powerful rose. I feel like I'm at the emerald city but instead of that green floaty head thing, it's roses. Drydown: still incredibly rosy. For a second I thought the narcissus was going neck to neck with the rose, but it lost. I'll have to keep this for crucial moments when I need some mental kryptonite for boring meetings. (oh come on spellcheck.. you don't recognize kryptonite by now? How long ago was Superman? psh..)

Wet: when I tested blindly, I thought this had tea, rice milk, black pepper and some weird fruit note in the background. Hmm.. I wouldn't make a very good "Nose"..well that professional dream is out.. anyways, it's star anise with a touch of cherry blossom. Drydown: still very peppery from the star anise. The cherry blossom is kinda obscured by it. I can only make out an edge of the sandalwood.

Wet: ok weird.. white leather equates to luxury car smell. The sandalwood brings it down to a less cheesy level, but I can't shake the cadillac smell. Drydown: it's slightly sweeter, but still disturbing.

Wet: Warm tonka, dark black and blue musk, clove, and a bit of black pepper. drydown: oppoponax and neroli come out more and the tonka gets sweeter (tonka loves me) It's a much sweeter cuddlier scent than I expected!

Wrist away from nose, the leather note is strongest, followed by lilac. Wrist closer to nose, plum juice is warm sweet and slightly tart with fresh brown leather second and a waft of lilac. I really like the color impressions: light and dark purples with warm brown and flashes of red. This stays the same on drydown too! nice!

It's funny.. I've tested this 3 times with the intention of reviewing it.. but forgot. It's really light and relaxing so it tends to make me space out. Wet: White rose and funeral lilies with a foggy mist wet note. Strange that it's simultaneously direct and atmospheric. The rose keeps a bit of awareness/directness, lily a bittersweet floral adding a bit of drama, and the mist makes everything hazy and surreal. Drydown: same!

Hmm. This was strange.. 1st test was really peachy and the second much more rose, lavender, and myrtle. I can even smell the yarrow. Wet: herbal peach, astringent lavender, sandalwood, and peach blossom. Drydown: the peach becomes more earthy and grounded by the sandalwood. The rose comes out STRONG for a second then subsides. Strange that the most prominent notes here are the myrtle and yarrow, of course still behind the peach and sandalwood. Something turns strange on this one after 10 minutes.. peach keeps disappearing. I like this but I think I prefer Silence more.

I received this as a frimp w/ egle from the lab! Wet: very creamy milky with a light oceanic salty note. A bit more pacific than atlantic, but that's ok. (I haven't been to the west coast yet, but have smelled relics from both.) I love this scent. Creamy salty aquatic. Refreshing and comforting. Drydown: It turns a bit tropical? The milk note now smells like coconut milk and the salt air aquatic note is still there. This is lovely. Storing for summertime on the Maine coast!

I LOVE the thyme note in this. Some blends it can really go wonky, but this one, it works perfectly! Wet: peach jumps out right away, followed by a cream note (?), fig, apple blossom, and honey. The red sandalwood is brilliant. So is the thyme. Everything is present and dancing merrily together. Drydown: less peach, more fig, the honey absolute turns creamier instead of powdery (yay!), and the thyme and sandalwood stick around. I love it. It's a very natural, close to the skin, sweet musky creamy slightly herbal smell.

Man, the hairline on these guys! hahhaa anyways.. Wet: khus was really strong the 1st time I tested this, but 2nd and 3rd test? Not really. This does strike me as a masculine earthy cologne mix. I smell the leather and tobacco strongest, then khus, orris and ambrette. Not sure where the currant is this time.. it was there strongly on 2nd testing? Strange. Drydown: slight currant comes out, but I wouldn't be able to identify it blindly. The ambrette and cabrueva develop and orris goes a bit powdery, but with the other notes, it just makes this even darker. I don't know what life everlasting smells like but a web description says it's a flower part of the mint family and smells of curry when crushed.. uhm. Don't smell that? Maybe a bit but the familiar notes are obscuring my senses... overall, nice masculine blend. Powerful and attention grabbing in a dark, brooding sort of way.

Wet: whoa! Pink peony and soft rose. There's only a slight underlying green herbal smell.. and that's with tons of slathering. On 1st test, all I smelled was peony. Unexpectedly sweet, cute, and very pink! Drydown: It's peony and sugar with a touch of sweet rose. Like Alice but cuter. I can kinda equate it with Euphoria from CK as well. I'm really amused with the way I'm amping this...this is one to wear if you're in court defending your innocence. You'd smell so sweet & pure they'd have to believe you...but let's hope that day never has to come...

I thought it was really nice that the labble included 2 very nice ocean scent frimps in my last order. Helps amp the natural smell in the air around here... Wet: evergreen and ocean air with violet blue-feeling flowers.. wow! It's quite ethereal. My head just lifted off my body and away from the worry of getting ready for a workweek. It's wet, gree, blue, violet, and flashes of fuchsia. Drydown: the fir turns less sappy but this still has some serious staying power. The star jasmine and hyacinth are wonderful sweet aromatic deep without knocking you out florals. It goes back and forth between beautiful and slightly B.O.-ish as my chemistry fights with it. I'm not sure if this one likes my skin, but I'm definitely using it as an atmospheric scent *rummages for lamp oil ring*. I might still wear it occasionally.

Wet: Lots of ginger. White, lush, spicy floral! The calla lily and lily of the valley overpower the black pepper. Drydown: the lilies subside a bit and the black pepper comes out, drying and blackening the mix. It now has a dusty, bone dry, white floral feel. Interesting!

Ok, so here's my spin on it: The osmanthus and white tea simulates the feeling of clarity and pinpoint focus through pain. (I'm not a pain junkie by any means.. I hate it. I'm just recognizing it here.. I prefer to sit for a tattoo 1st thing in the morning while I haven't even finished my coffee. Full senses.. It's a feeling that comes on quickly and stays in my nostrils for a while.) There's also a clean element making me think of green soap diluted with water... Odd! I really like the white honey, hibiscus, and sugar cane notes. Nice representation of the prostitute. When I 1st got the imp pack, this one had the strongest impression on me. I was really surprised that Beth got it so dead on (but then after a second, I wasn't that surprised. hahahaa). Overall, this is mind clearing, energizing, slightly unsettling (I hates the needles), and sweet. Very impressed!

Wet: This one is uh-frikkin-mazing! This is strong! Pure creamy nutty meaty chestnuts and lily of the valley are 1st. The magnolia is present too, and so smooth and silky, it gives the sensation of lightly rubbing the leaves. The mandarin isn't tart or overwhelming, just a nice bright layer of warm orange under the florals. Color impression is hard to pin...warm brown, white, orange, yellow... Drydown: Bubble bursted.. this fades all too quick.. I was ready to place an order for decanting to myself and my mother-in-law, who by judging the wet phase, would love this. But the chestnuts disappear, so does the mandarin and most of the magnolia. A ghost of the wonderfulness remains. Totally bummed.

This scent makes me dreamy and wish I was aimlessly floating around an antiquated town. Wet: lilac with blue musk, sandalwood and stargazer lily. I can barely smell lily at first, but it comes out rapidly. Drydown: much more interesting. The lily takes over the lilac and more sandalwood is present. I can smell the narcissus and ylang ylang, giving it a nice top note. The ylang ylang is a great touch, with it's definitive wine/jasmine sexiness. I could smell mind clearing cypress for a second but it sunk back in. Delphinium, I can barely smell. I can conjure it, knowing it's in there from reading the description, but blindly smelling, not really. Lovely blue floral blend!

Wet: golden boozy vanilla, caramel, meaty benzoin, and a touch of sandalwood and patchouli.. I can even smell the top note of iris. aka: sex in a bottle! Ohhh boy..man trap. (or woman trap, depending on what you prefer ) Drydown: When mixed with natural skin musk and my particular chemistry stink (which is kinda like a cross of this & midnight on the midway) this is AWESOME. It's turns more buttery/pastry-like and I'm amping the benzoin (which I tend to anyways). This weakened for a second then got stronger. Debating a bottle. Today is order day, after all...

Ok, I'm really bummed this was discontinued. I like it the most out of the whole Salon II pack.. he-goat runs close second. Wet: definitely my kinda blend.. dragons blood, sandalwood, copal, vanilla are some of my favorites. These run the forefront. Sweet pea, hyssop, and muguet are in the background brightening and lifting the blend. Brilliant. It's warm, sweet, and the florals tread very carefully, carried along by the deeper resinous notes. Color impression is golden yellow, flashes of red and burnt umber. Drydown: Same but with a touch of orchid, which is amazing. The woods come out, fostering the blend after the heavy copal dissipates. It's like getting a gourmet entree with brilliant garnishes and swirls and swoops of precious sauces.. you're not quite sure which makes you happier...the meal or the accouterments. The overall effect is ecstatic over-stimulation, which on the outside looks similar to a malfunctioning robot ready to blow. My senses are screaming with joy.

oooh wow! Wet: iris, chamomile, gardenia, and frankincense, in that order. Words that come to mind: sweet, wine-like, pure, heady, intoxicating. Drydown: the amber barely makes a notable appearance, but I can tell it's working the backstage. It just adds a golden warmth to the background. However the chamomile, iris, and gardenia take over and turn sugary on me. It's almost saccharin-like. I like it, but it doesn't love me. Going back to it later when my chemistry changes.

Wet: lots of damp grass and ivy.. good amount of morning glory, daisy, and heliotrope. I can smell the nasturtium, gardenia, and bit of herbs too. Lovely. It really does smell like a garden path.. many people up here grow these flowers, minus gardenia. I was hoping for a touch of dusty chicken feathers, but that's ok. Drydown: grass and ivy settled, allowing the florals to come out more. I can smell the rose geranium and climbing roses. The gardenia is still strong too. Lovely green floral blend!

Wet: what a lovely blend. This is like Mme Moriarty's big brother. The vetivert is warm and aromatic because of the egyptian amber and sweet notes. Spicy ginger and pomegranate are dominant with patchouli running behind them. Murky dark black musk is a great addition, tying it together extremely well. (I've seen it tear apart some scents) I can detect a touch of the carnation too. This is so well blended.. Drydown: mmmmmmmmm....egyptian amber, you're my hero. The ginger is still prevalent (yay!), the vetivert is lovely. This is what I wished Death Adder to smell like on drydown. Smoky, sweet, dark, sexy. It's going in the hat for next bottle purchases.

Wet: warm musky egyptian amber with a touch of black pepper and mandarin. I like the black pepper and vetivert notes, which I see as representing the hag in the background of this painting. Slightly biting and ominous. The tobacco is medium throw, kinda blonde. Drydown: still warm, fragrant and spicy, but of course tuned down. The wet muskiness of the egyptian amber is still present mixed with tobacco but the other notes, particularly the citrus, have given out significantly. I can barely smell the large amount I applied. This one may be better for sensitive snooters, not mine, which loves to be dramatically overwhelmed and enveloped in my own stench.

Wet: black tea, cherry blossom, something creamy..heavy cream! Uhmm.. Where? Uh..not on the list. I can smell the rice wine too. Not familiar with ho wood but I see it's similar to rosewood... The mint is there too but only the middle notes of it. There isn't any sharpness. I'm seriously perplexed as to why I smell cream. The only suspect is rice wine. Drydown: even creamier! The calla lily is notable now. black tea is still there, there's a soft warmness to it..mint still there, rice wine still there.. a whisper of cherry blossom. I never thought I'd get black tea and calla lilies soaked in heavy cream and rice wine with a cherry blossom breeze. Completely bottle purchase inducing..