rhapsodomancy

So, my second order of imps...this time I was going for variety and I couldn't pass up a chocolate smelling one. Vice sounded perfect. In the imp: Cocoa...brownies...brownies with cherries in them! Yum Wet: Chocolate at first, a tiny whiff of orange and then...cherries. It's quite strong, but I try not to make a judgement, as the chocolate might come back. Dry: Still waiting for the chocolate...I keep smelling sweet candies...a scent I can't quite place. I ask my sister to smell it, and she exclaims "Red Skittles!!!" I sniff again...and she is unfortunately dead on. I smell like the candy coating of a red skittle. It seems I have discovered that cherry, on my skin, completely takes over. There is very little trace of the chocolate now unfortunately. Hours later: Still headache-inducing red skittle smell...alas, cherry notes are not for my skin.

I'm dying to try all the Illyria scents--this is my first one. I'd read in quite a few of the earlier reviews that this is a more masculine scent. It is, but then I quite enjoy masculine scents, so that's never a deterrent. After wearing this for a few hours, I've come to quite like it, but I'm not sure if I'd want to wear it myself (though I'd most definitely want to get close to a guy wearing it!) In the imp: men's cologne and flowers. Initial reaction after putting it on: eeek! Lilies! Thankfully that faded almost immediately into a "men's shaving cream" smell, with a hint of smoke. There is something citrus under the surface vying for attention--the Bergamot, perhaps? This stayed quite strong for a while. After a few hours: Scent has calmed down a bit, though still quite present. I agree with an earlier review that likened this to a laundry smell--indeed! Clean laundry with something playful underneath. I'm still undecided about this one. I like the scent, (and I think it is very aptly named), but I'm still unsure if I would wear it. I need to track down an attractive man to try this out on! Edit (next day): I kept smelling this on the coat I was wearing yesterday and had to put it on again. It has, in fact, won me over. I can also detect more of the notes than before--will definitely hold on to this.

This is my first post This was the first of (my first) six imps that I tried. I generally like aquatic notes and greens, so I was a little disappointed that my skin didn't take to this. In the imp: my initial reaction was cedar, but after re-reading the description, it must have been the oak or cypress that I was detecting. I could also smell the vetivier. When I first put it on: Eeep! Cinnamon soap? I get overwhelming woodsy/soapy scents with cinnamon for some reason. After a few minutes I can detect something sweeter underneath, trying to get out (the aquatic note, I assume). Dry: the woodsy smell fades out and the lilies take over. I think I've discovered that I'm not a fan of lilies. A couple hours later, the smell has become more subdued, and is quite nice--the lilies aren't so overpowering anymore, and the scents feel more balanced out. Overall, the lillies are still the main scent on my skin--not really for me.