mymymai

In the Imp (ITI): I get cocoa and darkly masculine musk. Yummy. Wet: Cocoa, something slightly boozy now, and thick tobacco. Dry: It's sweeter now when dry, something like light cocoa powder, tobacco, and a touch of fruit. Very nice.

In the Imp (ITI): Soapy violets and some Spanish moss. While I'm generally not a fan of soapy, this might turn out to be a wearable scent. Wet: At least on my skin, the scent is no longer soapy. It's violet, moss, and the faintest hint of patchouli. Dry: Lemony violet, red currant, and faintly powdery patchouli. The lemony violet is rather overpowering, though.

In the Imp (ITI): musk, maybe civet, pine, patchouli, and something that is a little smoky. Wet: Civet, pine, sarsaparilla, I think, light cinnamon and nutmeg. I like it, but civet isn't a note for everyone. Dry: Civet, cinnamon, nutmeg and patchouli. It does remind me of its namesake, but the satyr happens to be a mythical creature of which I'm rather fond.

In the Imp (ITI): Strong patchouli muddled with musky orris. Wet: I get moist earth from the patchouli with subtle complexity from the orris root. The myrrh is rather faint here. Dry: The myrrh really comes out over the patchouli as it dries down. The musk mingles with the orris root to provide an exotically alluring scent.

In the Imp (ITI): The smoky aspect that follows the dragon's blood is intense. It reminds me of standing next to a cedar wood smoker. Wet: Smoky black pepper, cinnamon, and dragon's blood. I like this despite the overt smokiness. In fact, I think I like it because of the smokiness. Dry: Once dried, the clove and cinnamon combine beautifully with the Dragon's Blood resin and the smoky pepper. Wonderful!

In the Imp (ITI): I was expecting something more heady, but instead, I get sweet, juicy floral (peach blossom and back currant) with a bit of smoky musk (tobacco and red musk). Wet: Peach blossom, black currant, clove, tobacco, redwood. Dry: The longevity of this scent is limited. On second application and dry down, I get spiced clove, musk, peach blossom, black currant, and now tonka and tobacco, which rounds out this scent beautifully.

ITI: Wow, the brown sugar certainly is dominant. I have to tease through it in order to find the clove and the sassafras, both of which are usually strong notes. Wet: Much more balanced on my skin - sassafras melds well with the sugar and the clove, lending itself to a warm, fuzzy image in my head. There is the hint of wild plum when one concentrates as well. Dry: Warm, fuzzy clove and brown sugar with faint sassafras. The plum is no longer evident, but it is still a nice scent.

In the Imp (ITI): This actually has an odd floral aspect to it, which might be the hops. At first, it is all I can smell. After a little, I smell something like shale, soot, and a hint of leather. Interesting, but I little cave-like. Wet: Floral hops is all I get on my skin. Amp city, here I come. Dry: It's still rather perfume-y - hops and florals with a touch of leather. I like this much better when dried.

In the Imp (ITI): The strawberry is sickly sweet in that artificial way it can be, but the florals lend it some depth that makes me think it's worth a chance. Wet: Sweet, overtly candy-like strawberry dominates above all, but the poppy and some orange seem to creep in after a couple seconds. Dry: After 15 hours, There is only the faintest hint of strawberry and something faintly more dark.

In the Imp (ITI): Oh, I like it. The lime is bitter, yet sweet when paired with the white musk. I don't get anything other than those two notes. Wet: Bright lime, sweet hibiscus, hints of dried green tea and musk. Oh, this may go in the "to buy" category. Dry: I agree with my husband. It's a very clean, pure scent. I think it would be wonderful for summer or spring. I get hibiscus, gentle while still lightly fragrant, a touch of warmth from the white musk, and a round sweet quality from the matcha.

In the Imp (ITI): Oh yes, I do get bubblegum, some kind of wine, maybe a little orange rind. There is also a little something herby in there. Wet: Yep, there's the tell-tale cherry-cough syrup of wine, followed by orange zest, light vanilla, and bubblegum. Dry: Dried, I get mandarin berry, vanilla, and something that's a touch powdery. It isn't nearly as sticky-sweet as it is when wet or in the bottle.

In the Imp (ITI): Strong peppermint candy cane and a touch of vanilla. Wet: The peppermint candy cane is so strong here. While I get vanilla, poor vanilla is sitting in the back of the scent classroom, too afraid to disturb the powerful litany of the dominant note. Dry: Thick, gooey vanilla with flecks of peppermint candy gently folded it. It smells delicious!

In the Imp (ITI):I get clean iron, ozone, and a touch of oak. It isn't as off-putting as I had imagined it would have been. Wet: The iron is certainly stronger on my skin, but here it’s cold and a little foreboding The oak underneath is sweet and adds a nice contrast with the iron. Dry: It’s a perfumey scent now, as the combination has turned to a masculine by slightly aquatic and powdery version of iron and oak.

In the Imp (ITI): Thick chocolate, honey, pimento berries, and wine. It's an odd combination - not exactly something that is soothing, foody, or something I cannot easily classify. Wet: Bitter 85% dark chocolate, pimento berry, thick honey, something that reminds me of clove, and some shark woodiness from the tolu balsam. There is also something in here that has a wine note to it, but I'm not sure what it is. Dry: After a few hours, much of the scent had faded. What has lingered is pretty: chocolate, pimento berry, tobacco, and honey. I like this spades better when dried.

In the Bottle (ITB): It's a light, uplifting scent in its fruity cleanliness The white fig and tamarind together remind me a little of roasted apricot, although there is a subtle perfume note to the scent when I sniff deeper. Wet: It's sweet while still being light - not overly foody, with a hint of floral and exotic notes due to the patchouli and perhaps the fig. As it starts to dry, there is a bit of stickiness to the scent quality, but the tamarind makes for an intriguing top note white the floral resins and fruit create a succulent quality that is rather enticing. Dry: After a couple of hours, the scent is light, sweet, and slightly exotic from the tamarind. The most prominent notes are the tamarind, of course, the fig, the amber (which gives just a little powderiness to the scent once dried), and the complexity of tonka. It's an interesting scent and I'd reach for it when in the mood, but it isn't going to be a daily scent.

In the Imp (ITI): I can smell fir needles and vanilla snow, but not much else. Wet: Wonderful astringent pine bark and pungent fir needles soaked in vanilla and citrus. It's gorgeous! Dry: The staying power isn't optimum with this scent, but what is left after 4 hours is vanilla'ed fir needles with a touch of snow and citrus.

In the Imp (ITI): I'm so excited by the color that I'm abuzz with anticipation. It's clean, feminine, and icily floral. I can discern the violet leaf, white tea, myrrh (barely), saffron, and something that reminds me of frost. Wet: The violet leaf and white tea are dominant on my skin, along with something that has a citrus edge. When I concentrate, I can get myrrh and olibanum along with that icy edge. It's gorgeous, and I'm more than a little tickled that the oil goes on bright pink. Dry: It's faintly musky, and it's very much a red musk, white tones of myrrh, olibanum, violet, and white tea. This is just absolutely lovely and I am purchasing a bottle the second I tab out of this window.

In the Imp (ITI): Yep, that smells like damp, moldering cloth left abandoned in a forest. Wet: Molding cloth, damp forest, a little fungus, and rich soil, freshly dug. This is so spot on for the scent's name. Dry: Oddly enough, it gets a bit floral once dried, although the impression of fungus, moldering cloth, and dirt remain.

In the Imp (ITI): Oh, interesting. Spiced orange, specifically spiced with cinnamon and clove, surrounded by dark patchouli. Wet: Deliciously thick with clove-infused peach, something that smells like heady florals (jasmine), and myrrh-based incense. Dry: It's musky and slightly powdery from the incense, but the clove and patchouli keep it from being undesirable In fact, this is a rather pleasant blend.

In the Imp (ITI): While this is a clearly floral scent, I'm not overwhelmed by it. The frangipani mellows out the jasmine in the imp, and the rose combinations provides a sweetly subtle background. Wet: The jasmine is much stronger on my skin, while the frangipani recedes into the background. Thankfully the rose keeps it from becoming a one-note show. Dry: It's still deliciously floral as the frangipani reappeared, followed by the rose. Depth has been added by the jasmine base a base note once dry.

In the Imp (ITI): Interesting. Musk, both clean and a little animistic with a sweet green leafiness and just a touch of grapefruit. Wet: I can smell both musks - one light and airy, the other seething and complex. The strawberry leaf actually smells like the leaf instead of fake berry, and the white grapefruit adds some tartness to the mix. What an agreeable scent. Dry: It ends up being lightly musky with subtle, sweet fruit undertones. I'm impressed that anything is left given my 14 hour day.

In the Imp (ITI): I get olibanum and ozone with a delicate floral, but for some reason, I get tones of acetone. Wet: The ozone is really strong here, but I can detect the cypress and some of the olibanum as secondary notes. It ends up reading a little aquatic, though. Dry: It's much more floral when dried. While I still get cypress and olibanum clearly, the ozone has mellowed out and lent a floral aspect to the scent.

In the Imp (ITI): Sadly, this is only a sniffie, so I will do what I can with the review. It's lightly floral, but in a soft way, and there is a mildly astringent quality to the scent. There is an underlying greenness to the scent while the elemi lifts it up and gives it an ephemeral quality. Wet: Wow, the elemi and the vetiver twist and blend with the orchids, palm wine, and fragrant florals that surround the other notes. It's beautifully complex, feminine, an d slightly foreboding. Dry: It's distinctly floral and sweet from the palm wine and vetiver on final dry down.

ITI: It wreaks, in a positive way, of patchouli and myrrh. I can smell them when I pick up the imp without opening anything. When I open it, it's much sweeter from the vanilla and pimento berry, but I can also detect the subtlety of the saffron. Wet: Myrrh, vanilla, pimento berry, hints of ginger and clove under a veil of patchouli swirl together to create an intoxicating scent. Dry: Myrrh, labdanum, patchouli, hints of ginger and clove, and a lightly floral undertone. It fits the darkness aspect of this scent, but it isn't a frightening darkness...it's comforting and secure.

In the Imp (ITI): Cinnamon and clove - strong and delicious! Wet: The cinnamon has calmed down a touch, but now the clove and mulling spices with touches of apple come to the forefront. This reminds me of the holidays a bit. Dry: Clove, mulling spices, cinnamon and delightful Christmas joy. I think a bottle of this is in order, especially for the holiday season.