countessmouse

Mostly snowy/icy pine with just a touch of white floral. Overall, very pleasant if just a tad sweet.

Okay, I absolutely hated this when I first put it on. There was an odd "old wood" smell mixed with something I just couldn't identify, and for the first 15 minutes it was horrid! I have learned, however, to attempt to tolerate the bad in hopes that the good might show up.

 

This time, I was rewarded. What's left is a haunting white floral tinged with grapefruit. Absolutely lovely!

This one is taking some getting used to. Lavender in the imp, but it went all pasty on me (the chamomile? the bamboo?) for the first hour and I really had to resist the urge to go wash it off. The poppy and ylang ylang finally showed up and started to make things better, and I'm still hoping the white sandalwood will make an appearance.

 

I'm still waffling on this one. Once all of the elements start working together, it's quite a lovely scent. It's just getting through that initial blast of nasty that's the trick.

 

And, by the way, this is not the scent to wear to work when you are already sleepy...

I've gotten a little leery of rose scents because they tend to go soapy on me; however, I am happy to say that I'm glad I braved this one. The rose is a beautiful, white soft rose with just a hint of frankincense. Not overpowering at all. Quite lovely!

Pine and ice in the imp and wet on my skin. It goes slightly perfumy for a bit and then heads back toward an evergreen tone. An ashy element is setting in, so this one may not be as nice on me as I had first hoped. Kind of odd.

 

ETA: It's not ash, it's ozone. And now it's nothing but ozone. Meh.

 

ETA 2: The floral and evergreen have returned. This thing morphs like crazy.

It reminds me a bit of The Snow Storm, which is one of my absolute favorite scents. It is strongly pine/evergreen at first, but the florals are really starting to pop - making it smell like a winter garden on the edge of a forest. Really a very lovely scent!

Okay, for about 10 seconds, I got ginger ale and white cake with buttercream frosting. Then just ginger ale, with a splash of cleanser. The BF says if we scrubbed down the bathroom with it, it would smell pretty good.

 

Meh. Time to swap.

Whenever a scent has jasmine, it's always a toss up to see whether I get the "sour" or the "flower". This one is sour and musky. The calla lily is trying valiantly to move to the forefront, but it ain't happenin'. It has the potential to be a wonderful scent, just not on me. Meh.

The pine and berries are a little overwhelming at first, but once we're past that, it morphs to a rather nice wintery scent. I'm a little worried about the staying power, however, as it appears to be fading quickly.

I have to admit that I did not like WILF at first -- mostly menthol with an undertone of paste. Blech! As it dried over the last few hours, however, I'm getting more of the vanilla and musk and a tiny hint of sweet floral. Not a favorite, but at least I can tolerate the way I smell now.

Lordy, I'd forgotten how strong this one can be on me. It's a lovely scent, but a little can go a looooong way.

 

And is it just me, or is there a lot more coconut in the 2010 version than the 2008?

Like meatcake, I was a little disappointed at first -- it was all sweet, sweet berry with just a hint of cool. On drydown, however, it has morphed into an absolutely wonderful wintry mix of berries, juniper and ice. Love it!

All shortbread cookies, all the time. I didn't get any of the other notes due to the overpowering smell of the cookies. This reinforces my belief that I am just not a foody scent person.

Warm, woody and sweet clove with a tremendous throw. I don't get a huge fruity note with this, just mostly the woody clove. And I must remember to use this in small amounts!

Lots of green grass at first that gives way to soft, creamy florals. Not getting a wood note from the trees, but that may be part of the green. A lovely, soft scent!

In the future, I must remember that sugarplums smell like plastic on me...sweet plastic. Meh.

Dirt, moss and ozone. I find this one really odd.

At first, it's lemony fir needles with...cornbread dressing? Nah, must be the thyme. As it dries, it just blends out into this wonderful wintery goodness of fir, spices and berries. I feel all Christmasy when I wear it!

 

Looks like I'll be adding another bottle to the list...

Almost all lily at the start with just the tinest hint of the ylang-ylang. Then, like moonberryjam stated, it goes all powdery. Unfortunately, the white musk and, maybe, the clove do odd things with this powdery scent that doesn't thrill me. No vanilla at all Meh.

Spearmint, dammit. It overpowers everything else, although there might be some powdery flowers lurking in the background. Other than that, just the damn spearmint. Bleh.

I smell like the Christmas dessert sideboard at my parent's house: Christmas pudding, gingerbread, and sugared chestnuts. And maybe a whiff of the Christmas tree sitting in the hall.

 

If I loved foody scents, I would probably go for this one, but it's a bit much for me.

This scent is absolutely gorgeous! It starts off very vanilla, but quickly dries down to a floral and slightly herbal scent with just a tiny hint of the vanilla left. Must get a bottle!

Mint, something green, something lightly floral, and I swear there is a hint of vanilla in there. Very crisp and cool, and slightly perfumy.

I had a really hard time with this one at first -- all I got was the smell of pickling spice. As other posters have mentioned, the lavender is really strong here and overpowers just about everything else. Two hours after application, I am just beginning to get hints of patchouli and the sweetness of the opopponax. It's drying down to something I can live with, but this is definitely one I may pass on to the swap pile.

Creamy vanilla with the tiniest hint of mint. I get absolutely none of the fir and pine. Pretty, but not what I was hoping for.