SophieCedar

Not as potent as I was expecting. There's a sweet fruity element to it like voodoo lily but without the cloying syrupiness. I like it because sometimes Voodoo Lily is a bit too overpowering for me some days even though I love wearing it. Happy medium! Yayay!!! ETA: ok over 3 years later and chemistry has changed. This smells like wonderful oriental musk and lilies on my skin now. totally in love.

Yum. yumyumyumyum. Yum. Yes, amaretto is not it's strongest characteristic, however this is not to be passed up. Plum, currant take center stage and there's a boozy backdrop. Mmmm

This was one of my most anticipated scents from the recent shipment. It didn't disappoint me. This is an orange blossom wonder. Has a slight soapy tinge when wet, but I think these are the roots and seeds bursting and working around the ambergris. Very fresh, with deep resinous notes. Drydown is where it gets good. The sharpness and soapiness drops off a touch and it gets a bit of a sexy musk element. It has trouble hanging around in small volume, so slathering is recommended. Very unique!

Love it! This is perfect as a relaxation blend. The honeysuckle glows so you don't get pulled down a black hole of jasmine and lavender. Very soft. Floaty. Dreamy. Calming. There's not much I can say about the combination mixture. It's straight-forward. Just that the jasmine hangs in the background nicely. Winner!

This was my first attempt with the lab's grapefruit. I was afraid of it until now. This is well-balanced, fruity, refreshing. In imp: totally grapefruit and currant Wet: starts to open and the currant bursts. The grapefruit smells juicy and sweet. This is softened by chamomile very well. Lavender burst for a moment then it's gone. Drydown: even fruitiness. Grapefruit, currant, chamomile... delphinium and lavender are slightly detectable. These are slight supporters. Very cute scent!

Mmm honey, roses, peach and apple. This is great! Sexy, not overpowering, musk isn't overstrong or rank. Frankincense is one of my favorites and does a great job keeping each not amicable. This is what I'll wear to bed just so I'm pleasantly surprised when I wake up smelling wonderful!

The darkening amber of faith’s sunset, deepened by the dark fruits of Proserpine. Uh oh. This one went terribly wrong on me. It totally does not agree with my skin. If it has pomegranate like other have mentioned, that would be why...this really smells medicinal on me. Like pine cleaner spray and band-aids. Up to the swaps it goes!

This is my new favorite!!!!! Melodic, lovely, sensual, refined, and dirty dirty dirty. There's so many notes in this. it's amazing, reading the list, that I can smell each & all work together so well! Smoky, spicy, complex, sexy. This is all the positive things that everyone mentioned about it. Plus my sweetheart loves it!

This didn't stay straight up over sweet on me. Quite wonderful warm amber and peaches. The peach smells fresh, which I contribute to the addition of myrtle and a wine alcoholic element. The peach mellows slightly on drydown but otherwise it's really straight-forward!

WoW! This is a great one! I can smell the anise-ishness of the absinthe and the ferns with black currant in imp. I can tell this will be an impressive morpher. Wet: opens and swirls..ferns, light lilac, currant, absinthe. very green and then starts to burst with affects of body heat. Drydown: mostly lilacs and currants with a bit of green fern. Lavender is more noticable here. Slight sweetnes. very very nice!!

It's a little flip flopped on me..? I smell vanilla and peach blossom.. okaaayy. hmm and then amber and sandalwood. Very little heliotrope? It's very peachy in imp and wet. Maybe my skin is just amping the lab's vanilla note. It tends not to do well with it. Oh well! Maybe try again later.

In imp: this comes across as that grape juice sugary sweetness and I really can't pick anything else out at this point Wet: starts to open up and I can smell a touch of rose however still really sweet like horreur sympathique. Probably something about the musk combo that preserves the grape juice and amps it? The leather comes out but is dry and light. Drydown: This is where it turns lovely on me. The flowers round out and I can smell elements of each plant: rose, violet, and myrtle. The leather stays in check similar to High Priest Not To Be Described or Bow and Crown of Conquest. The grape burst was fast and leaves only a slight heavy sweetness in the background. Very nice!

Any mixture of soft earth and flower does wonders on my skin. I love this one. Sweet rounded and creamy white. the Poppy is a nice top note and the gardenia doesn't overpower any other elements. Surprised I can actually differentiate all the notes considering the headiness and a couple similarities!

First thought was that it smells like someone built a bakery in the middle of a swamp. The chestnut popped out and dominated when wet and first applied. It got a bit of that laundry crystals smell on the drydown, that others mentioned. I didn't perceive it that way though. It's more like nice piles of crystalline flowers surrounding a green still pond. This doesn't have much of a "watery" smell (otherwise my nose would reject it instantly). Just fresh, lovely, with a nutty back that keeps it well-balanced. I really like it!!

I got this as part of a wonderful surprise giftie pack. I dabbed it then said "I smell like Christmas!... at Lush!" Meaning it has a mingling of snowcake, spicy mulled bathbombs, and heady self-indulgent plant and floral mixtures. This is a winner! Spicy cake foodiness with slight incense wet. Very foody as it develops. Soft and lovely on drydown. It's like wrapping yourself in a warm blanket and sipping warm spiced almond milk. mmmmm.....

This is a great morpher. In imp: smells floral like a nice herbal hair conditioner. Wet: a can't pick out what flower this is and it's driving me nuts! I do like it though. Has a refreshing feeling (like washing your hair with a nice conditioner...) there's a bit of ginger spiciness and maybe a touch of gardenia and carnation? If given access to the labs single notes I'd be able to figure out this puzzle. there's a slight soapiness. Not in a bad way. Actually keeps it nice and refreshing. Drydown: aaahh. I see. maybe geranium..touch of ginger? splash of violet? no.. maybe my nose is tricking me because of geranium. anyways.. it's really nice!

Croquet! Maybe Champagne and Strawberries too.. hmm.

The Sleeping Beauty. A gentle, lovely scent, slightly soporific, but beautiful in its quiet repose. Plumeria and white pear, Damascus rose, tuberose, magnolia and evening dew. Off the bat, I thought this had tea rose in it. There's a non-muted rose that my senses are screaming about. However, the pear comes out pretty quickly. Fruity girly feminine clean rose! Not bad.

This is a lovely scent. The jasmine is strong in imp and wet, however settles on the drydown. I notice the jasmine in imp, myrrh burst when wet, and the rose comes out in drydown. A lovely melodic morpher! Simple and has good staying power and throw. Turns a little sweet on me when dry. Mmmm.

Iiinnnterllestiiinggg. And diabolical. This is black magic during an oppressively humid night. Every note can be easily defined. This stays true from imp to finish. Gives off the smell of a dark & stormy, mixed with bay rum, wafting off a man that lives off a straight syrupy fruit diet that oozes from his pores. whoa!

Smells a bit like halloween themed candles. Wet, sweet, clovey. I was anticipating a more raw pumpkin smell off the bat but it took a few minutes for this to appear. This is candy sweet to start and smoky to finish. Very nice! Thanks Eezterbunny!

muddled sweet pea. Like a spritzer infused cocktail. Interesting if you think of it in alcoholic terms! haahha This is a bit grapey off the bat when wet. I think its the plum and sweetpea combo. however, the pomegranate comes out on drydown with a touch of sandalwood dryness. I really don't like the in imp or wet part. Nice when dry! Lovely gift from a lovely person.

I had to really slather this on to get all the notes and especially the violet. On a light application, this smelled like dirty dishes and I was totally repulsed! So, after slathering: In imp: wet spice, slight murky violet. Wet: violet however the strength of the clove is eclipsed and tricking my nose into thinking it's something weird and undefinable. bummer. Small amount of incense. Drydown: not bad. leatherish backing. Like violets and spice on leather. Don't get fooled, this is not a sweet scent! Think a non-obnoxious version of highwayman. I'll dub this Highwaywoman. hahahha!

Well, since I accidentally just dumped this all over my pants, I might as well do a review, huh? In imp: green with a sweet backing. I can smell the rain note strongly here. Wet: whew. rain note softens, verbena pops out with the grass smell. The sage is ever so slight and getting washed away by what else is going on. Drydown: not bad. Verbena smooths out. Medium throw. Non-offensive soft sweet green. Not a total favorite because the general impression reminds me of a couple Bath and Body works scents.

I confess I've already used more than half the imp and slathered this on myself continuously. Creamy dreamy light glowing jasmine. In imp: jasmine is stronger here. I can smell skin musk and honeysuckle with a slight buttercup. Wet: This really simulates glowing skin! There's a burst of skin musk with a sweet amber undertone. I've actually smelled vivacious persons such as this... weird! The jasmine, even though listed as a larger ingredient, stays pretty tame and sweet. These flowers are not as direct and kapow as I thought they would be. It's like you're wearing a wreath or crown of them. The central note remains the sweet skin musk however it doesn't skunk my nose like musk is wont to do. I wouldn't have thought that it would temper the flowers so well! Drydown: soft lovely glowy edible..ungh. New favorite. No sourness, morphing, or suffocation. I wish it would hang out longer but oh well! That's what BPAL sells bottles for! If I don't time the next shipment right, I'll be out of the imp and skulking around the house for a week or 2, inconsolably.