boxinghelena
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Capela Dos Ossos v5:
Straight up baby powder. I can't stand the smell of baby powder. I'm going to let my bottle age & hopefully it morphs into something lovely that I can wear otherwise, off to swaps.
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Annurca Apple Blossom:
This reminded me of the Strawberry Shortcake doll Apple Dumpling that my younger sister loved so much in the 80's. Very pretty & long lasting power on my skin. I love single notes.
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The Black Temple Burlesque Troupe:
I knew this wouldn't work on me but thought I'd give it a try. Turned straight to baby powder on me. Yick!
Swap/Sales pile for sure.
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Uncle Travelling Matt:
I bought this one right away since I'm a sucker for dark chocolate & fig scents. I didn't smell fig but the dark chocolate was a stand out in the bottle and something melon-like.
Rut ro, kinda went rancid melon or sour melon once I dabbed it on my wrist. But after about ten min. or so, it morphed back into chocolately goodness.
I like it and I think it will age nicely.
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Candles Moon 2010:
It's very perfumery floral holding my wrist down at my side but if I actually sniff my wrist I get a slight sour milk. No thanks!
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Senelion:
I need to let this age. The red musks are beautiful but the amber is powdery on me. Maybe combined with the chamomile. So it's a bit too much for me right now. Not a fan of powder at all.
I'll try it again in six months.
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Blood & Champagne:
It's carbonated soap on me. Yuck yuck yuck!
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Countess Willie:
OMG! This is Yum!! I definitely get the chocolate right away. The musk comes out a bit, thought for a second it would ruin it for me but it all mellowed out. Sadly, I did not detect plum. Will let this age and try again. Love it though!
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The Zieba Tree:
Ick ick ick!
Lemon & orange blossom do not work on me ever. It smelled like cloying baby powder like woah. Yuck.
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Le Revenant:
What the Hell? Where is the gardenia? I like gardenia. The only reason I bought a bottle was because of all the gardenia-love reviews. I think whatever note that ruined this one for me killed gardenia. It was rotting decay on me?? To the point where I had to wash it off. My husband smelled my wrist last night and said it didn't smell like decay to him, that it smelled really nice.
I thought I had washed it all off last night but this morning, I did finally detect a faded gardenia.
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French Love: What dragon's blood, others have claimed??? This is straight up flowery powder. Boo!
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Green Party : Is definitely a green scent. On me, it smells like flower stems. Not really me as I would never wear it but interesting nonetheless.
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Karmê (Κάρμη): This took me forever to find for a review. I didn't realize it was a WC food drive imp.
Not liking this one. It's a flowery vegetable garden but in a cheap generic way. ick!
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Pumpkin Hard Candy: Dear Pumpkin, why do you hate me so? When I love your scent so much I am obsessed. I can't even detect pumpkin one little bit in this one. Not a trace. I definitely got the hard candy part right away but then it faded to fruit tarts.
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Figgy Puddin': Oh yes! I love me some figgy puddin'. It actually smells like sweet bread to me. Zero booze in this one. It's funny how different the cognac is acting in this one. Yum!
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Plum Puddin': Oh man! Something ruins this scent for me. For one second I actually thought I smelled the red currents/raisins but then it turned. It may be the sherry & cognac trying to take over. I do smell a slight sweetness but something is off on me. Darn it!
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BLACK CHERRY AMARETTO CHRISTMAS PUDDIN’
Sweet Christmas pudding with black cherries soaked in vanilla-drizzled amaretto.
Black Cherry Amaretto Christmas Puddin':
*coughs* Eek!
I put my nose right up to where I applied this and got a nose full of cherry cough syrup. I detect a trace amount of amaretto but the black cherry is very overwhelming. -
Raspberry Thumbprint Cookie: Wish I got cookies out of this one. Doesn't smell like raspberry either. Something fruity but generic.
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Snowy Rum Ball: Not sure what I'm getting from this one. Something definitely boozy but that's about it. Don't really like it.
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Honey Gingerbread: OMG! Yum!! This is what I hoped Maison en Pain d'Epices would smell like. The honey is more dominant on me than the gingerbread but that's okay. I can definitely smell the gingerbread and I love it!
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Red Velvet Truffle: This one is so odd on me. I actually got chocolate right away and now I can't smell anything. I'm trying so hard to sniff my wrist where I applied it and I get a slight plasticy smell. Bummer man! -
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Amaretto Macaroon: Oh yum! I actually thought I was going to hate this one but it's really nice. A slight booziness going on with a caramel and slight coconut thrown in. -
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Blueberry Peppermint: I smell no blueberry! This makes me sad. And I get more of a spearmint than a peppermint. I tend to avoid "mint" scents since I amp it like woah. It's a bit overwhelming on my wrist. ick.
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India Ink:
Smells like resinous paper on me. Sadly, I don't know if this is a scent I would wear.