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Imp: Warm Chocolate, Like a baking brownie. Wet on skin: A buttery coffee smell with a strong note of the wine's alcohol. Dry: Dry cocoa and a fruity note, the alcohol burns off leaving a really interesting smell. I probably won't wear this as a perfume but I know the imp will get used up in other ways! Jenn

Undoubtedly the most morphing blend I've tried so far. Imp: Very minty with something strange lurking in the background, like a violet that was stepped on or something. (Perhaps it is the thyme I find odd?) Wet: Minty and once on my skin the florals definitely start to bloom. It completely losses that odd scent I get from the bottle. Dry: A warm almost spicy sweet blend of flowers, a hint of rose lurking. I really really love this one after the initial stages! Definitely give this blend alittle breathing room before you make your decision! Jenn

This smells very cocoa on me. There is nothing sweet and chocolaty, it's a very dry and dark dark chocolate. The kind I love the most! I find it a bit to distracting as a perfume! Lol. Usually my skin amps the sweetness but I get nothing of the cream in this one. It's a very lovely smell, but as compared to Bliss it is it's much darker and more bitter cousin. Jenn

It think it has to do with the cocoa part of the oil. I know some people say the GC oil Bliss separates like that as well, but my imp is perfectly clear. I wouldn't worry, just roll the oil before you use it. I guess it has something to do with how cocoa reacts as an oil. Sometimes it stays nice 'n clear and other times it separates out. There are a lot of cases of this with blends that come directly from the lab. Chalk it up to all natural goodness. Hee hee Jenn

The reviews here sold me on buying a bottle. I originally took a brief sniff from a bottle of a friend's of mine and didn't like it. Something got me started reading reviews and I grabbed a bottle after they came down from Will Call. It's a weird love! I really am not fond of how this smells straight up from the bottle. It's so juniper and patchouli. On my skin it's very earthy and musky. I love it. It gets slowly sweeter as the hours go by (I generally amp sweeter smells). It is definitely a "down & dirty" scent! I think I'm slowly moving over to loving patchouli. hee hee. Amazing blend and not for the those looking for something delicate. Jenn

From the bottle and with it's initial application to my skin Svadhinopatika is very incensey. However once it dries for about 1 minutes, it is really something lovely! I'm getting much more of the amber and the sweetness. The sillage from the honey is far throwing for me too, but when you get close to my wrist you get the beautiful mix. I am really glad I scored a bottle! I agree with the descriptions that it's warm, incensey, and slightly golden. Jenn

A spicy floral, sweeter than regular carnations and definitely a PINK association with this smell! It does really mellow on my skin, hanging close with not alot of throw. I like my perfume like that and it seems perfect for everyday wear! Jenn

Wet: All Lavender. I agree it's a herbal smell, but not unpleasant. Drying: The blackberries show up and are balancing out the strong lavender. Dry: A lush mix of ripe blackberries and honey, with lavender keeping things from getting too sweet in the background.. A very 'pretty' and juicy scent! Jenn

This is definitely a hot and spicy blend. From the bottle it's strange and over powering, but on my skin with a bit of a dry down it's cooled slightly. I can really smell the ginger (YAY!) and the pepper is second to it. I'm not sure what the last note it but it's sweet and more of a heavy floral (Honeysuckle?). It's getting much sweeter on my skin, which isn't surprising as I amp those notes. By far one of the most intriging blends from the lab I've encountered. Jenn

I love the light refreshing scents and this hits the nail on the head! It's very green smelling, fruity and bright but not sweet. I concur that it smells like a more commercial perfume and this was an instant hit with me! Great for summer time wear! Imp upgrade to bottle oh yes! Jenn

I've been having trouble finding one of the musky spices scents that I could fall in love with. Snake Oil went alittle too powdery and Smut well, I love her but I can't wear that all the time. lol. Mme. Moriarty is my single favourite scent right now. It's warm and sweet, but doesn't ever get over powering. I think the plum helps to really mellow it out. This is definitely going to be my first purchase where I'm buying my second bottle before the first runs out. Jenn

Warm and spicy and amazingly bright on my skin. It's a very golden scent and although I've been familiar with amber before, this is a nice intro. The smell is incredibly wearable! Jenn

Smells like a freshly baked chocolate cake on me and in the imp. It doesn't change much on my wrist, just getting very warm and yummy. Definitely a foody smell! I love it, but I dunno about wearing it as perfume. Someone might thing you have actually baked something. lol. Such an amazing smell though! Jenn

I have to agree with many others in saying Nine Muses is not for it's perfume value. But it's helped me get through many late night art assignments and I would not give it up for the world. It's got a clash of smell and they seem to compete for the top notes. I don't get a cleaner smell, but it does smell medicinal and herbal. But, I don't care if my dirty hands smell good, just as long as they're doing the job. Love this one! Jenn

This was a very fresh apple scent in the imp. To me it's a very sweet apple smell, maybe that's the background notes poking through. It's much different on my skin and becomes super sweet, but my skin tends to amp up the sweetness. It's a very lovely green apple scent! Jenn

At first the scent has a very noticable and fresh citrus note. It warms up on me very quickly and the amber picks up slight, with the florals definitely becoming the main note a few minutes in. The smell is bright and floral, very proud and definitely not subtle. It does seem to be a perfect compliment to the Palace and the people Versailles was known for! Jenn

Here's two links I found on Sweet Almond Oil as a carrier, apparently it's pretty popular so you should be fine with it. When I am testing a carrier oil, I usually mix it up in a clear vial to see the colour change, smell any changes, and leave it sit for a bit to see if there is any clouding or seperation. Wiki Entry & http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/bulkoil/a-c.php Hope that helps a bit! It made me realized I have some Almond oil hanging about. Jenn

Guess what?! It smells like Leather! I like it overall, it's a sexy scent and I could imagine a guy wearing this easily or if I was going somewhere I wanted alittle attitude kick. It's a raw scent and there's nothing to sweeten the blow. Not something I'd wear everyday, but I'm loving my imp. Jenn

This is such a warm earthy scent and reminds me of playing in the forest in the summer as a kid. It's very grounding and comforting, sweet and a surprisingly light but deep smell. The smell of freshly over-turned earth with a mix of a sweet vanilla like smell. 5/5 my skin just loves this stuff and warms it up so nicely. Jenn

Origin: Frimp from the lab. Imp: A very light green, herbal, smell. On my skin: This was a suprising one. It morphs from a very sophisticated perfumy sort of scent to something very clean, green, with a very pleasant 'soapiness' to it. There is a hint of the florals in the background, but not enough to make this feminine by any degree. I REALLY like this one! Jenn

Appearance: Like blood in the imp! Very deep rich red. Scent from the imp: Thick cherry, spicy, very deep and rich but not overwhelmingly so. On my skin: Really lovely, the cherry really comes out on my skin as does the resin smell. Dry: This is where it gets alittle nasty on my skin. It was such a beautiful smell, but my bod just does not do it any justice. I have had any luck with anything that's got dragon's blood in it. 4/5 for the smell though!! Jenn

Imp: The red wine with the barest hint of leather. Very juicy and berry'ish with the leather complimenting the drier aspects. On my skin: The wet stage is still very juicy, Merlot with the leather about equal in strength. It's a beautiful combination! The dry down becomes musky and incredibly sexy as the Merlot fades to the background, the leather still staying somewhere in the middle notes. I get the barest whisper of the floras mingled in with the musky scents. I am totally in heaven and it's getting an upgrade to a bottle asap 'cause the imp is just not going to last me. Jenn

Imp: A very fresh citrusy sweet lemon. I get a hint of something like coconut as well. On my skin: This is where a perfectly nice perfume when straight down hill. The first few seconds were fine, still rather sweet lemony. After a minute it began to smell some like badly cooked meat! Dry: My skin does NOT like something in the blend and it's the first to make me fight to wash it off. I was really surprised as I've never really hated something before. Hate is a strong word, but this perfume and my skin do not agree. I can't get the image of off-meat and way too overripe fruit. It's very nice in the imp though!! Jenn

This was a frimp from the lab. MMMMM! They are good! Imp: A fresh peachy smell, very light, bright, and sweet. On the skin: The peach is really in the front here, not too sweet but still very bright and sunny. It a warm smell to me. Dry down: The peach has been really rounded out by the amber and the myrtle, although I'm not sure what myrtle smells like exactly. I'm getting a really warm, fragrant mix of sweet ripe peaches. It's very feminine and on my skin (not surprisingly) it gets very very sweet smelling. Not sure if it's alittle to much for me, it's such an interesting scent!! 4/5 Jenn

LOL! Yeah I know the feeling about guys like that. Hee hee. I bought a small bag of times to work, about 15-20 is and let the people at work go through them. I made there they were scents that I was okay with giving away (I have ALOT of them!) and just answered any questions. I know I probably shouldn't have brought them to work incase of a spill, but eh. There's nothing else better to do at work, THEN NOT DO WORK. HA HA. Yeah I just didn't try to overwhelm 'cause I can get excited.