mymymai

In the Imp (ITI): The patchouli, the first note I noticed, is a very dirty, earthy one. It reminds me of loam. However, the bourbon vanilla follows close behind, which makes the combination rather pleasant. On second sniff, the tobacco and cocoa both make an appearance, smelling like novelty flavored tobacco. Wet: Dirty patchouli, cocoa, tobacco, and just a hint of vanilla – this scent is incredibly earthy and it reminds me of running through the forest after a fresh rain in fall. Dry: The tobacco is strongest now, with hints of vanilla and patchouli. It’s a nice earthy scent that I would wear on occasion given opportunity. Other Impressions: Hubby smells amber and mildew. Odd. When I told him there was patchouli in the notes, he said “ah, ok, that’s the mildew”.

In the Imp (ITI): Ok, it reminds me of the old plug in Glade scents. I think it is the lilt of the valley as this floral aspect is a bit too strong for me. It certainly wakes me up though. On second sniff, there is some sweetness from the pear and the musk. I do hope those take over once on my skin. Wet: Still too overly floral and chemically with the lily of the valley, but the pear comes more the the forefront, as is the musk. If the lily of the valley can diminish completely, I may actually like this scent. Otherwise, it’s very floral, very feminine, but just not me. Dry: 30 minutes dry, the lily of the valley is now behaving itself and it allows the rose and the pear to come out and play. At this point, all the notes are balanced. It’s pretty, but the floral is making it go just a tad soapy on me.

In the Imp (ITI): Incredibly cloying. It smells like cherry cough syrup with a secondary note of bubble gum. Oh no! Wet: he cloying red cherry lollipop scent is drying down, but the bubblegum is taking over. The perfume ads a spicy note, but it's still too sweet on me. Still not liking it. Dry: The bubblegum, while the predominate note, is close to the skin. I smell a touch of perfume, rounding out the uber sweetness of the gum, but it still is too sweet for me.

In the Imp (ITI): As I inhale, I get an interesting combination of sweet, incense-like smoke with smoky (like over charcoal) flames. I also get a touch of menthol, which is interesting since it is not in the scent notes. Wet: I’m still getting strong menthol (or benzoin) and smoky incense. I don’t get the ashy or charcoal scent anymore. Even with it, I still like this combination. It’s unusual and reminds me of winters lounging around a wood-burning fireplace. Dry: The dried scent dissipates very quickly. There is the faintest hint of incense-laden smoke. I’m sad it doesn’t last beyond 3-4 hours before I need to reapply.

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In the Imp (ITI): Wow, super strong lilac. This does not bode well as lilac turns soapy and just a little antiseptic on my skin. I can’t detect any other notes, sadly. I know the title refers to pansy, but all I can smell is lilac. Wet: Ah, here is the pansy with lilac, although I think there is a little carnation and perhaps just the tiniest rose. It’s still a bit too floral for me and it makes me want to sneeze. Dry:Sweet, nearly candy-like floral. It reminds me of carnation, well-behaved lilac, and rose. Too floral - in the swap pile we go.

In the Imp (ITI): Heady opium opens the show, followed by the Nepalese musk, the slightly spicy plum, , flanked by the resins. It’s exotic but certainly romantic at the same time. Wet: Spicy plum, heady opium, musk and amber combine in a forceful but pleasant experience. As it dries the plum and the resins get stronger. Dry: 12 hours later, it still remains, faint enough not to be overpowering, but strong enough to still smell well on my wrist. Dry, the opium, sweet incense, and amber have merged together in a lovely combination that is indeed romantic. It reminds me of walking a room heavy with incense but tinged with sweet florals and subtle treats. Lovely!.

In the Imp (ITI): Oh, what a beautifully feminine scent. It’s the sweet innocence of freshly blooming carnation with the juicy and sensuality of plum and musk. I do hope the scent translates well on my skin. Wet: Ripe plum with the sweet and spicy floral of carnation provide a sweetly sensual base for the musk. Dry: It’s gone slightly soapy, but the plum and the carnation are still fairly discernible. I liked it much better wet, although it’s still a nice, feminine floral.

In the Imp (ITI): I initially get the scent of lightly candied oranges and tangerines. There is a bit of spiciness from the cinnamon and just a touch of woodiness from the teak. It’s an interesting scent so far. Wet:On my skin, the teak and amber begin to make themselves known, but there entrance is flanked my the candied citrus, the cinnamon, and the sweetly spicy licorice. There is the faintest hint of vetiver, but not enough to pull the scent in any one direction. I like it so far. Dry: Yum! Sweet amber that hasn’t turned to powder with hints of orange, tangerine, and cinnamon. It’s delicious on my skin. Hmm, getting more might be troublesome though.

In the Imp (ITI): Cocoa, fruit cake or spice cake, and perhaps a little pine. Um, this may not be for me. I’m generally not a foody when it comes to scents. Wet: The cocoa is verb prominent on my skin, although the spice cake is coming though (a bit of battery tones mixed with cinnamon), and once again, the pine is merely hanging out in the background. I would like this scent much more if the pine was a major player. It’s not super foody, but I still don’t love it. Dry: The cinnamon is stronger once dry, although there is still the base note of cake and cocoa, which I don’t mind, but of which I’m not terribly fond. There is the faintest hint of pine, but not enough to make it something I would wear.

In the Imp (ITI): Very strong opium, almost as if I walked into an opium den. At the very back of the scent is the honeysuckle as well as the earthy grassiness of the vetivert. This certainly makes an impression. I almost need to set it down after my first sniff, it’s so heady. Wet: A grassy, earthy, opium filled-reverie with the faint innocence of honeysuckle gently steering this scent away from pure headiness. Although it’s an unusual scent, I rather like it. Dry: Now 11 hours dry, I smell the innocently floral scent of honeysuckle and a hint of opium, making the scent have that slightly exotic scent that is so alluring. Other Impressions: A coworker of mine sat two seats away from me and mentioned that something smelled like incense to her at it was very relaxing. For a super hectic day, I think Anathema was a perfect choice.

In the Imp (ITI): Strong jasmine and iris -it’s a clean but strong floral scent. There is just the faintest hint of musk. Wet: Strong jasmine still dominates with other notes, but the iris is close on that note’s tale. Primrose shyly makes an appearance. It does have a certain night-quality to the feel of the scent, which is the combination of cool floral and perhaps the cereus (night-blooming cactus). It reminds me a blittle bit of walking past the night-blooming jasmine in Berkeley on may way home in the dark of winter. While it smells good, it also reminds me a bit of a certain Glade air freshener. Dry: When dry, the jasmine is still rather strong. I can faintly smell iris and midnight flowers, but it’s a very dark floral scent, and not in the typical exotic way. It's okay, but not something I would reach for on a regular basis.

In the Imp (ITI):It's a very light powdery floral, which I assume is the carnation. On second sniff, I can detect the musk as well as the lemon and just a hint of honeysuckle. Wet: Musk poppy, carnation, sweet honeysuckle, tangy lemon, and just a hint of the cool floral scent of iris. It' s such a soft, pretty floral that I'm starting to think it is a pity that this scent was discontinued. Dry:After several hours, the scent is sweet and powdery floral (carnation and honeysuckle). I can't smell the other notes, but I do like this.

In the Imp (ITI): Oh, this is really resinous with the lovely scent of olibanum and elemi coming to the forefront. I smell a bit of a eucalyptus in here that I detect, although I do realize that it is not listed in the notes section. It could be the yew, however. Wet: Hmm, on my skin, the scent has turned to pitch and not in a pleasant way. There is a little bit of lemon from the elemi. Dry: Both times I have had the time to test the scent dry, my cat has licked it off. On my third test, it's pitchy resin, although it almost smells a little like cat pee. Other Impressions: My husband also concurs that it smells like cat pee. That could be why my cat was so interested in licking it off. This is going in the trade pile, sadly.

In the Imp (ITI): It's rather chemically, but pleasantly so. It does smell like a combination of hair spray and dye with a little bit of resinous undertones from the benzoin and styrax. Wet: It very much strikes me as an individual with fresh dye in his or her hair in a medical-type setting. It smells a little like night and the entrance to a spooky club burning incense in the background. Dry: Lovely benzoin with the slightly sweet and ever so slightly chemically scent of hair spray and dye (Manic Panic). It's a scent that makes me nostalgic for my heavily goth clubbing days and something I would wear when dancing all night.

In the Imp (ITI): The mandarin is immediately discernible, along with tobacco, tonka, and some of the herbs. The combination is just a little medicinal, but in a good way. Wet: An interesting combination of tobacco, cocoa, tonka, musk, and some resinous notes. It’s a bit on the sweet side, but I like the tobacco, tonka, and slightly resinous notes. Dry: After 12+ hours, the scent is largely cocoa, musk and tobacco. It’s got some great staying power and settles down to a very nice scent.

In the Imp (ITI): Very strongly floral (water lily and wisteria, hello). It’s so strong that I have difficulty smelling secondary notes. I try for a second or a third sniff, but I’m completely overpowered. Wet: I get a floral overtone, with lemongrass and lime coming through as slightly dominant. I can certainly smell the peony and iris on second sniff with just a bit of musk. I’m pleased it is not as strong of a floral as it was in the bottle. Dry: Ambered lilac, peony, and other florals. There is just a hint of coconut and the tiniest flourish of lemongrass. It certainly it a morphing scent, so I would imagine it would smell significantly different on another person.

In the Imp (ITI): I get very strong patchouli with a sweet hint of oleander. On second sniff, ylang ylang makes itself known in a sweet and exotic bed of incense. Wet: Yum! There is a thick, heady scent at the beginning that reminds me of dried Debauchery. The patchouli is strong, but it’s a sophisticated one, enhanced by the intoxicating scent of neroli. As it dries, the ylang-ylang and oleander peak though, sweetening the thick incense notes. Dry: After 8.5 hours, the scent is sweet patchouli, very faint neroli, and just a hint of sweet, innocent floral. It’s rather pretty and something I would consider wearing when I want something a little floral but not grandma-floral. Other Impressions: For the Fury of revenge for familial murder, I would expect the scent’s namesake to bear notes of dragon’s blood resin and perhaps steel. However, since oleander is a highly toxic plant, and I meant highly, then the element of murder is certainly well represented.

In the Imp (ITI): Hmm,, sweet incense, honeyish, a little minty, with a slight anamalistic twist, which I assume to be the ambergris. It smells ever so slightly of cat pee...oh no. Wet: I get still a bit of the sweet cat-pee scent, but it's quickly dissipating into strong tobacco, leather, thick ambergris, sweet musk, and resinous incense - myrrh at the very least. The longer it is on my skin, the better it gets. Even two minutes into the wet application, the cat-pee hint is no longer there, thank goodness. Dry: Hellfire is infinitely better dried. It's sweet honeyed incense with a lovely aspect of tobacco and musk.

In the Imp (ITI): A very prominent Victorian rose seems to be the most prominent note here. I'm having trouble smelling the opium and the leather, even on second and third sniff. Wet: The Victorian rose is still very prominent on my skin. There is just a very minuscule headiness from the opium, but I can't detect the leather at all. Dry: After about 15 minutes, the leather starts to come through and the opium has strengthened a bit more. The rose has faded to the point that it is no longer the foremost note. However, this is still a very pretty combination, although not vampy enough (unless we are talking Lestat here).

In the Imp (ITI): My first impression is, "OMG, yes!." I want to bathe in this scent, it's so heady and down-right sexy. I need my life to smell like this always. The initial scent is the strong, heady and almost animalistic scent of civet. I get whiffs of supple leather infused with musk while the heady opium curls around the muskier initial notes. Wet: The civet and musk are still very strong, but there is a faint sharpness to it, which may be the opium. Deep down, it still smells like leather, and the more I focus on it, the more it smells like the lovely leather scent of an old saddle that I used to gravitate to when I rode horses. Dry: Heady opium den filled with the musky skin and the leathery sweatiness of civet. My gosh, this is amazingly sultry and licentious. This certainly isn't a scent for the faint of heart, but on me, it smells divine. I'm drawn in by it and crave the scent more each minute. A bottle it is.

In the Imp (ITI): It smells like cotton infused with a heady vanilla while the incense and the tobacco wind slowly along the top notes. There is a little greenness to the scent, which might be the cognac. Wet: The cotton is much stronger on my skin. The vanilla and a bit of incense just peak out. There is just the slightest hint of cream. Dry: Unfortunately, the scent did not hold up to my 15 hour day + workout. I reapplied, so this is a quick dry evaluation. It smells like crisp, clean cotton that has been wrapped around creamy vanilla tarts. There is still a lovely hint of incense and musk that makes it smell slightly exotic and deliriously complex. The more it dries, the stronger the cognac becomes. It’s a rather intriguing scent and I would certainly wear it more often if I had more.

In the Imp (ITI): On initial sniff, the scent is rather soapy and floral. It reminds me of the French soaps one typically finds in luxury hotels or B&B’s. The lilac and wisteria are rather overpowering and it’s difficult to pick out other notes on the first and second sniff. After a while. I get a little lemon, some tea, and perhaps just a touch of musk. Unfortunately, sniffing deeper in making me want to sneeze – it’s a rather potent scent. Wet: Again, lilac and wisteria are the strongest notes, but it’s sweetened a bit by the tea and the osmanthus. There is a faint hint of citrus and just a little woodiness from the cedar. It’s nice on the skin than in the bottle. Dry: After 8 hours, the scent is rather light, but still distinctly floral in its lilac and osmanthus notes. There is still just a hint of tea and musk, and perhaps just a little of the wisteria. It’s a pretty scent, but it’s too sharply floral when wet. My husband likes it, just not as a perfume. He said he would like the house to smell like it.

... Yuzu, kaki, and mikan with cherry blossom and black tea. In the Imp (ITI): It’s rather sweet, but almost on the chemically side. The yuzu and kaki are the strongest, although the cherry blossom is right up there with these two leading notes. On second sniff, the mikan peel is rather strong, while the tea seems to be fighting to get any attention. Wet: Rather citrusy and floral. The kaki and the cherry blossom are very prominent, and while it is still a little chemically, it’s rather feminine. Dry: Thankfully, the chemically smell has decreased significantly, leaving persimmon, cherry blossom, and black tea. There is just a faint hint of citrus. For some reason, it reminds me of a ryokan in Kyoto – it must be the tea and cherry blossom.

ITI:I get a recently polished leather scent that is steeped in fragrant woods and just a hint of green. Wet: On my skin, leather becomes delightfully dominant, but it smells like a black leather stored in a closet with frankincense and myrrh. The tonka adds just a little sweetness, but I still detect a greenness, which could be a combination of the woody scents and the parchment note. Dry: The tonka paired with the incense sweetens the leather , so it's more of a refined and well oiled leather that has been kept inside than some of the other leather scents I have are more overly masculine. I think this scent could easily be worn by woman and man alike as the scent is refined and sensual at the same time. I *need* a bottle of this!