grrrlennyl

at first: wow. super-juicy, dark blackberry, honey, and lavender and something floral. on: this is gorgeous. it's almost wine-like on me, but it's a bit too sweet for that. amazing. 1 hour later: blackberry wine: sweet, thick, and heady. 1.5 hours later: still gorgeous. a tiny bit powdery, but still mostly heady blackberry wine. 3 hours later: this is a bit softer now, but still has that nice base of blackberry wine. 5.5 hours later: sweet, powdery blackberry. overall: i love this! it's a little heady, so i probably shouldn't wear it to work, but it's a lovely fruit scent that is perfect for cooler weather. woo hoo!

at first: a heady, sweet, floral incense blend. on: sweet flowers and a hint of frankincense. 1 hour later: mostly frankincense with a hint of flowers. 1.5 hours later: very floral, but with something that reminds me of dark water. 3 hours later: a musty, wet floral. 5.5 hours later: musty and powdery. overall: this just didn't smell nice on me.

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at first: bright bergamot with a something a bit darker underneath. on: lots of bergamot and aquatic notes. 1 hour later: bright and aquatic, with lots of bergamot. 2.5 hours later: sweet, bright bergamot. 5 hours later: something dark and watery. overall: this is ok, but not really very interesting on me. i like the nice, bright bergamot at the beginning, though.

at first: a lovely lavender and rose blend. on: lots of lavender with a bit of musty carnation and a hint of musk. 1 hour later: mostly lavender and rose, with a hint of carnation and musk. 2.5 hours later: a very soapy blends of floral notes. 5 hours later: the amber is coming forward moer and making this sweeter. it's a powdery floral in the background. overall: this is ok, but not really something i would wear.

The hollow scent of a vast antediluvian civilization, now frozen and buried, smothered by a thick sheet of ice and trapped deep beneath the ocean. Thick incense, clay, stone, and hothouse blooms with a spike of frost, a hint of decay, and heavy, dolorous aquatic notes. at first: a spicy, earthy, hot incense blend. on: there's a definite stone-like feel to this one. i can smell some heavy florals and aquatic notes, but mostly it smells of incense. 2 hours later: a lovely aquatic with some nice floral notes underneath. i'm still getting a bit of that stone-like note, but the incense is pretty much gone. 5 hours later: a clean, cold, stony scent. overall: this is interesting. like black opal, it has a rock-like scent to it, which is odd. i didn't really like how this smelled on me, but i don't tend to like incense blends much.

at first: sweet cocoa with a bit of caramel and a lot of warm cardamom. on: this smells exactly like chocolate-covered cherries, but with some cardamom added. 2 hours later: i think the cardamom has taken this one over. i'm getting nothing sweet; just some toned-down cardamom. 5 hours later: vegetable-y. overall: some chocolate-heavy scents ends up smelling like vegetables on me and this is one of them.

at first: a heady, dark floral. on: i'm mostly getting opium and magnolia with a hint of patchouli underneath. half an hour later: there's something almost anise-y to this. aside from that, it's a dark, lush floral. the jasmine is really coming forward nicely. 1.5 hours later: tons of something that really reminds me of anise with a bit of a powdery floral. 3 hours: there's something almost effervescent to this now. a bubbly tart-sweet scent. interesting. 4.5 hours later: still something tart and bubbly, but with a sweet anise note underneath. overall: this is rather gorgeous. it's very dark at first, but ends up pretty bright at the end on me.

at first: incense with sandalwood and something a bit sweet. on: a cold, almost metallic sandalwood scent. odd. 1.5 hours later: sweet incense with super-dry sandalwood. 3.5 hours later: very, very dry sandalwood with a hint of something sweet. 4.5 hours later: heady sandalwood incense with a bit of sweetness. overall: this is ok, but there are other sandalwood incense blends that work better on my skin.

at first: a dark, salty wood scent. on: a salty, ocean-y sort of scent with some woods and incense in the background. 1.5 hours later: salty and earthy, with a bit of incense. this has a bit of a salty skin scent to it, too 3.5 hours later: darker still. a bit sweet and floral, too, but that's in the background. 4.5 hours later: dark and earthy, with a hint of pine. overall: this is interesting, but not something i would wear. i'd probably like to smell it on someone else, though.

at first: a sweet, fruity floral. on: i can smell the sugary lychee in this, along with orange and a host of other fruits and some flowers. very pretty. half an hour later: sweet fruits with some flowers in the background. 1 hour later: a generally warm fruit-floral scent. 2 hours later: the notes of this blend are hard to distinguish. i'm getting a nice, warm, floral scent with soft fruits. 3.5 hours later: a bit brighter and fruitier, but with a nice floral in the background. overall: this is really pretty, but not "me".

at first: super-strong eucalyptus. on: tons of menthol and eucalyptus. crazy-strong. however, it managed to immediately soothe my sinuses, which is a bit of a miracle. half an hour later: my headache isn't as intense, but it isn't gone. there's a hint of soft mint after it dries. overall: this is the type of thing that i need to keep sniffing, but when i do, my sinuses are really, really happy. i'm going to have to put a bunch on a cloth or something and keep huffing it. hehe...

at first: bright, white, and ozone-y. on: ozone and bitter citrus rind. i can just barely smell some light amber underneath. half an hour later: smooth sandalwood, light amber, and bitter citrus. 1.5 hours later: sweeter citrus with some nice sandalwood. 3 hours later: powdery sandalwood and bitter citrus still. 4 hours later:a more biting bitter citrus with some sweet sandalwood underneath. 4.5 hours later: there's a bit of a vegetable-like undertone to this now. 6.5 hours later: powdery and a bit citrussy. overall: this is interesting. it has an asian sort of vibe to it.

at first: a sark caramel scent. on: mostly caramel with a hint of dry cinnamon. 1 hour later: i think the red sandalwood is going funky on me. i'm getting a bit of a vegetable-like scent to this under the spices. 3.5 hours later: the tobacco is coming out more and mixing with the cinnamon and caramel. i'm still getting a vegetable undertone to this, though. 4.5 hours later: a dark spicy scent, but still with some of that vegetable note int he background. overall: a lovely, dark, spicy, sweet scent. unfortunately, my skin does something odd to one of the notes.

at first: a cold pine forest scent with a hint of apple. on: this is lovely. lots of pine and apple. a unique winter scent. 1 hour later: lovely. pine and woods with a bit of a chill, if that makes any sense. 3.5 hours later: fruit and pine. 4.5 hours later: still very fruity with pine. overall: this is a really interesting "snow" scent. the apple definitely gave it a nice twist.

at first: a super spicy tea scent. on: warm cardamom and hot cinnamon 1 hour later: a bright cinnamon scent. 3.5 hours later: a spicy, sweet musk. 4.5 hours later: still spicy and sweet. overall: this is a really nice scent, but i'm not one for spicy stuff.

at first: a heavy, dark scent. on: definitely mossy, but aquatic, too. there are some spices in the background. interesting. 2 hours later: green and aquatic. 4.5 hours later: softer, but still a bit aquatic. overall: this is ok on me, but not really something i would wear.

at first: heavy almond. on: wow. this is gorgeous. sweet almond and incense notes. 2 hours later: mostly myrrh. 4.5 hours later: sweet and dark. overall: this is a nice variation on snake oil. i wish the almond would hang around longer.

at first: a sweet, citrussy, floral scent with a lot of patchouli. on: lemon and incense notes. also, a deep, dark patchouli. lovely. 2.5 hours later: mostly heavy, clean patchouli. 4.5 hours later: this is mostly a really simple patchouli on me. 7 hours later: soft patchouli and something powdery. overall: lovely stuff. it reminds me a bit of depraved, but more sophisticated and complex.

at first: herbs and incense. on: a sweet orchid and dry herbs. 2.5 hours later: sharp, dusty, and incensy. 4.5 hours later: much, much sweeter. dusty flowers. 7 hours later: a sweet, powdery floral. overall: this is pretty and develops in a really interesting way.

at first: sharp apple blossom and a hint of lily. on: apple-y and floral. very pretty. 1.5 hours later: a sweet, slightly fruity floral. 6.5 hours later: a fresh, slightly fruity springtime floral. very pretty. 8 hours later: a bit powdery, but mostly a slightly fruity floral. overall: this is really nice. usually anything with the word "blossom" in it goes sharp and soapy on me, but this didn't. this will be a nice, light scent for the spring.

at first: a honey/carmamel sweetness. on: definitely caramel. 1.5 hours later: lots of caramel and dark patchouli. very nice. 6.5 hours later: sweet, dark, and earthy. tons of smooth patchouli and caramel. 8 hours later: still going strong. mostly sweet caramel, but with a nice patchouli base. overall: i wasn't sure about this at first, but it ended up really nice on me. it isn't too foody and lasts a long time.

at first: sweet, wet, fresh gras and flowers. on: clean fresh gras. very nice. 2 hours later: pretty bright flowers. sunny and happy. nice. 4 hours later: happy flowers. a bit powdery. lovely. 5.5 hours later: sweet, fresh flowers. overall: what a frickin' happy scent. seriously. this goes perfect with the painting. i think i'm going to keep this one for a pick-me-up sort of scent.

at first: tons of vetiver. on: i only put a tiny dab of this on because i fear vetiver. it's actually not bad, though. i'm getting some bright pomegranate and sweet amber. however, the vetiver still dominates. 2 hours later: earthy, dark musk and vetiver with a hint of ginger. 4 hours later: lots of patchouli and vetiver with a hint of amber. 5.5 hours later: heavy, earthy notes. overall: amazingly, while i was able to smell the vetiver the entire time, it didn't smell bad to me. crazy, eh? i don't know if it was this particular combination of notes or what, but it worked with my skin for a change.

at first: i think all i smell is frankincense. on: lots of frankincense with a hint of bitter citrus. 2.5 hours later: a soft incense scent with a hint of citrus. 4.5 hours later: sweet oranges with a bit of incense. overall: this is interesting, but not for me. the frankincense lovers should adore it, though.