Dark Alice

This makes me sad. Wet: It smells of pencil shavings and opium tar. Drying: It is a magical walk through a lush forest with wild orchids blooming everywhere. Officially dry: Expensive Orchid soap. High end, expensive orchid soap. I wish the drying phase would last forever, b/c I would buy at least 2 bottles of it. *sigh*

b340 is my favorite "old lady smelling" perfume.

This pretty much sums up my feelings on this scent. Om Nom Nom nom nom...except with vanilla bean. This smells like the chocolate bar I received in the recent candy swap with ladymeag. I want and need to eat this scent...which means I don't need to wear it. It should be eaten....not worn!

Meh. Generic white musk perfume mixed with rose. Not much more than this. Off to the swaps with you!

Wet: Fresh medicinal lavender....and something sweet. As it dries, the lavender stays true to form the violet comes out and swirls around with whatever is sweet in this imp. This is so pleasant and intoxicatingly relaxing. I adore this and will have to buy a full or partial bottle stat!

I love this scent! Red musk, hints of wood, and rose geranium! All the Sic Erit shall belong to me!

This is a subtle but gorgeous plum scent. It smells like a mild plum incense mixed with sandalwood to keep it grounded. There is little to no mint in this at all. I like I think this will do well with me in the warmer days of spring.

From wet to dry down: Jasmine sambac and orris root. Light gorgeous Jasmine and orris root. This will need to age a bit so the jasmine smoothes out and the benzoin kicks in. But I really really like this. It's very pretty and ethereal.

Caramel and tobacco on my skin. So glad I only have a decant of this coming. That is all I need.

Orris root, golden musk, and ambergis. This perfume is gorgeous and light and made perfectly for me. I smell each individual note and then I smell how they blend together on my skin. I adore this scent and I am so glad I took a chance on it.

IRANIAN GALBANUM Iranian Galbanum possesses a complex tart, green, resinous scent that is strangely amorphous and mercurial. There is a balsamic woody tone to it at times, and at others, it appears metallic and aldehydic. Galbanum corresponds to the Fool and the element Air, and embodies the qualities of innocence and surrender. The scent is calming and meditative; the oil can be utilized for self-reflection, initiating new beginnings, and soothing wounded souls. This is a harsh green, piney, resinous scent. I could smell it all the way from the package. It's like having a pine rubbed in your face with a harsh resin. It is so gross and just blech! I am so glad I got to try it but there is no way I am going to hold onto it.

Wet: Cat pee and mint. There is something in this that evokes cat pee. I don't know what makes the ammonia come out but it does...and it's gross. MUST GO AWAY NOW!

Wet: Chamomile is smacking my nose around and shoving raw pineapple up my damn nose. Dry:Gorgeous. Everything just swirls around into this gorgeous scent! There are no individual notes screaming at me anymore. I love it. I need to find a partial. I just...just love it. Just glorious.

2012 version: This version is more lemony than the 2009. The musk is prevalent, the cacao is definitely prevalent. The powdery note that I love in the original is lessened here. Glad I got the imp. I can use it to refill my bottles after aging it for a few months.

There is no damn way that this should work on my skin. While fresh and wet, it's sickly cologne, oak, and Jack Daniel's. But then once it dries...it smells like a smoky, boozy, delicious man. What I am imagine Josh Brolin from Gangster Squad to smell like. :yum:I am keeping my decant. It's too sexy not to keep. And a decant will last me a life time.

Minty, slushy blueberry. It reminds me of the Dessicated berry perfume but with a cold note too it. I do enjoy the decant...but that will be enough for me.

This one made me sad. It starts off as gorgeous sexy red musk. Then morphs into sexy red musk and black leather. (Ah...the good old days!) And now...just nasty, funky, honey. Not a fan. I may rehome it or I may keep it.

Resinous, gorgeous myrrh....with just the right amount frankincense. Sadly...I am amp the rose in this so I will only use it up the decant b/c otherwise...this would be a big bottle purchase.

Wet: Vanilla with rum..yum! Dry: The rum comes out and stomps all over the vanilla. However, it does smell like vanilla rum. I think I will keep my bottles to age and I have a feeling that after a few months this is going to be amazing!

Smooth, dark, sweet, and sexy. While wet! Dry: Smooth, dark, and resinous with a hint of powder. Just like I like my myrrh. This is a keeper.

Rose. Not the soft sweet kind. This is the angry, lover betrayed, roses scattered to the damn floor rose....and nothing else. This rose is trying to bitch slap my sinuses. But I won't let it. Off to the sales page with ye!

Spooky Victorian Manor=Wretched Rose Window! There is something just off about the dust, violet, and rose in it. It creeps me out when I wear it.

Gross fishy incense. The incense from Midnight Mass which is lovely mixed with some kind of off putting fishy perfume. Beth nailed this one perfectly. But it is horrible on me.

Coffee, lovely cologne, books, and leather. This is what I get. I smell so damn good I get compliments on this often. It's one of the few bottles this year that is worthy of a back up.

Adding Thieves Rosin to this list. It is a gorgeous slightly sweet resin. I adore it. I worship it. And I recommend it highly.