RemAkimichi

I'm really loving this. Already have my entire collection/tried scents up there, and I'll be working on my wishlist later. Just curious: there's currently no option for sharing our lists, right? Will there be one in the future? Thank you for all your hard work, this is awesome! I had such a fansquee when I saw this <3

In bottle: Wet and astringent, with a faint hint of green like ivy soap. On me wet: Heavily astringent, but with a warm undertone, most likely the sandalwood. It keeps it from going to the medical side, and reminds me of herbs and wet leaves. On me dry: CARROTS. When I sniff it directly the scent remains that medical green of ivy and the faint warmth of sandalwood. I get this hint of smoke, or maybe more like the scent of embers in a fire. But in the back of my nose and throat is the scent and taste of sweet wet carrots. Since I like carrots, this is a good thing. It's a very unimposing scent, choosing instead to remain subtle but there. I think it will be a good scent for my botany class <3

I completely forgot the warning that Inferno came with during the weeks that it took to come, and really it's my own fault for not realizing that potent cinnamon plus pretty sensitive skin equals mucho pain. Anyway, I LOVE this scent on my sister, and deciding I wanted to review it on myself, I put on the amount I usually put on for any oil: some on my neck, and some on my wrists. Well, it smelled GREAT for the few second I could wear it, but a whole three seconds later I was rushing for the sink and a towel. Even the back of my hands are red and weltish from washing it off, and my neck and wrists looks like a chemical burn. I also have to wash all the jewlery I was wearing on my neck and wrists now. But hey, even washed off, I still smell good This one's going to be scent-locket-only I guess, or swapped for a kinder cinnamon scent.

Ah, I wanted to like this one as much as his brother, but alas, when I wear it I smell like fruit rotting in the sun. It's sticky, rancid, and fresh in the wrong way on me. Smells fine on my mom though. O.o Go figure. Guess I'll be seperating the twins with the swap box. Sad, I know.

I can see why this impresses, since in the bottle it smelled so enticing, but on me it smells like vegtable oil and sickly sweet vanilla. Too cloying. Swap box time

In the bottle: Something very simular to Hellcat. Warm and sweet On me (wet): Roses, neroli, and cloves. Very sweet, and very lucious. I can see this as something you'd use to entice a lover. On me (dry): Faded roses and a warm wood scent. Very soft, and a bit powdery sadly. Overall: I love it wet, but dry doesn't impress me. Maybe as a scent locket only oil?

In the bottle: Lavander. Lavander, lavander, lavander. On me (wet): More lavender! But oh, oh, there's this beautiful hint of rose, a warm rose that's not cold and floral and headacy. No, this is warm rose and a hint of something sweet like nightblooming jasmine. Oh how I love rose and jasmine together. I keep getting wiffs of something less floral and more foodsy, but it might just be coming from the open box of imps (is that you, Shub?). On me (dry): Lavander and roses. I can only barely sniff out that sweet flower, but it's there like a light touch of a hand. Overall: For sleeping, I don't know if it will do much. I'm a notorious insomniac. I'm on my way to bed now, and while I doubt it will help me get to sleep any faster, at least I'll enjopy it while I'm awake. I certainly like this one better than Baku.

My friend in jr. high stole a hat from her boyfriend that he had sprayed his favorite cologne on. This was like 7 years ago. I remember being in love with that scent, and seeking to find it myself, but I never did, so I was content to steal the hat from her and sniff it dry of that. I don't have the hat anymore (I gave it back) and I don't remember the name of his cologne (or, indeed, HIS name even), but whether or not this actually smells like that scent, it gives me the same feeling. It makes me happy to smell it. I think of summertime and friends and feilds and the college swimming pool that we all went to during the summer. I think of blue and green and grass and the sky. Overall, it's not a remarkable scent. I'd probably be hardpressed to point out the differences between it and another, more commercial perfume besides the lack of overwheming alcohol that those have. And really, it's not something I'll wear myself often. But it's definitely worth having an imp of. Lovely scent.

In the bottle: Pop rocks! The crazy fruit kind! Fizzy and fruity and a bit green. I've never had kumquat that I can remember, but this smells delicious. On me (wet): ruit candy with an earthy bite and a clear note of cold. Not headachy cold, just something that keeps the floral/citrus smell of the orange blossom from pulling down the fruit. Num! On me (dry): Orange blossoms and pepper, I guess. The fruit is still there, but it's not candy anymore, but more like somehing left in the sun until warm. Not rotting, mind. Just warm fruit with a sneeze to it. Overall: An unusual scent, but lovely. I'm still iffy on getting a bottle, but most likely when the imp is gone I'll want more. A delightfully rediculous scent. I'm not quite as taken with his brother yet, but I guess I'll give him a try tommorow...

I had a sniffie of Shub from Christmas that almost broke my heart in the good way. I was in LOVE with the scent, just from the sniffie. And yet, somehow, between then and now, I never managed to get myself an imp because I was afraid it would break my heart in the bad way when I put it on. I could smell that it had the potential to do so. But finally I kicked myself into getting it, because if I was going to order it, now is the best time, since I hear shipping to Hawaii is expensive. So I order it, and finally it comes, and of course I try it first, and... In the bottle: A sharp sting of ginger, and a hint of herbs. Not sweet yet, but edging towards it. On me (wet): GINGERBREAD COOKIES. Right out of the oven, that's all I can smell. It's sweetness and ginger and herbs, but mostly it's cookies, and I want to eat my wrists. Again. On me (dry): The gingerbread cools down, and the herb and lemon smell comes through. It must be one of those recipies that uses lemon peels. The herbs remind me that we're not making Christmas cookies here. It's springtime in march, and while it's still cold outside, there's green on the hills and the cookies are for a picnic in the heather. The tang of citrus gives the ginger a different kind of bite, less vicious and more playful. It intices you to follow it as long as possible before it fades away into the distance. Overall: This demands a bottle. If I were't moving, I'd say immediately.

In the Bottle: Ooh. For some reason, in the bottle it reminds me of mountains. Clean, sweet, a little herby. On me (wet): Wow! Manly, but not in a bad way. I like this, I like it very much. I keep getting this whiff of green apples, though. What IS that?? It's not bad, in fact just the opposite, but man, it's so hard to pin because I only smell it when I'm not concentrating on smelling it. On me (dry): A bit powdery. Still a manly scent, but now it's softer, like nightime and sheets and the wiff of herbs in his hair. No more green apples, sadly. Overall: Love it. I'm not ready to commit to a bottle, but while I have the imp I will be using it regularly.

In the Bottle: COOKIES! I know it's supposed to be coffee, but in the bottle the bitter smell of coffee doesn't play out much and all I smell is the Irish cream On me (wet): Ahh, theres the bitter coffee bean. On me wet it's just as "strong sweet coffee" as it was in the bottle, but it settles down soon. On me (dry): The coffee is still there, but it's faded down to the scent of spilled dried coffee thats been left. I get a wiff of wood and a sharp sting at the back of my nose that I suppose is the dust. It reminds me of the scent of bubble soap when its combined with the dried coffee. Fortunatly it only smells that way close to the skin, and when I just breath in without holding my wrist close I just get a combined sense of coffee and wood. Overall: I LOVED this scent the instant I opened the imp. It brought an immediate smile to my face, despite the fact that I wasn't feeling well, and it did the same to everyone I made sniff it. I'm not so fond o the dust smell at the dry-down phase, but I think I can bypass that with my scent locket. As it is, I MUST get a bottle.

In the Bottle: Peppery! On me (wet): This one is so odd, it starts out very light on me, and a little smoky. It gets stronger as it dries, which is the opposite of almost all the other scents I've tried. It also gets sweeter. On me (dry): Very sweet and slightly medicated. It reminds me cough syrup and burning flowers, with just this faint hint of vanilla. Overall: I've been wanting this scent since last year and was very happy to win a bottle on Ebay. On my scent locket it smells remarkably like gluttony, but the real character comes out on my skin. I think it captures Dr. Seward very well, and I'm very glad I bought it.

In the Bottle: Sweet, slightly alcohol-like flowers. I worried for a moment that this would go powdery on me, since that kind of scent usually does. On me (wet): Light floral with something sweet and smoky. I'm not sure what labdanum or tonka smell like, so I can't really be sure whta's coming out, but it's a smoky smell. On me (dry): This goes to incense on me when it's dry. I'll assume thats the labdanum and tonka together, but it reminds a lot of catholic church incense. Ironic, considering. Overall: This is a beautiful scent with be story to told. It beings on a dusty path lined with white flowers and a white sun, and decends slowly into a warm, dusky darkness. It's a mellow scent, not too much throw or any sting, but it lasts and leaves you feeling good. Grade A

I just bought a decant from someone on the board. In the bottle: Sharp cypress and a hint of cloves. On me (wet): OMG hello Nutmeg! Nutmeg and cloves and TREES! Not smoky, incense kind of trees but "lets walk in the woods!" kind of trees. This is a spicy christmas scent On me (dry): Sweet cloves, that faint spice of nutmeg, and candle smoke. Soft, light, and nothing of a villian in my mind. Overall: Definitely one of the first scents that I can actually pick up almost every note, recognize them, and not have the fainter ones overpowered by a stronger one. Maybe my nose is just getting better, but this lovely layered scent is a GREAT holiday oil. EDIT: Some hours hours later, and I must add that it has turned into a dollar store christmas candle smell now. That makes me so terribly sad

In the bottle: The same sharp alcohol sting that all the Ars Draconis have -I'm assuming that's the Dragons Blood resin- but with more wood. On me (wet): Still sharp, but unlike most the other Ars Draconis scents, this lacks that note that gives me a headache (thank God!) and has a hint of something woodsy and faintly sweet. It is immediately a very light oil, with a short throw. On me (dry): Still light and sweet, but the sandalwoods are much more prominent, though I have to work to smell them. Overall: What IS it about these blends that always end up smelling like alcohol on me?? It must be the dragons blood resin, which makes me terribly sad. While some of them are alright so far, the only ones that I really, really like are Dragons Milk and Dragons Blood. Dragons Claw is a nice scent, but nondescipt on me, and I'm certain my skin will eat it in the next half hour. So while it's a great scent for work because of the light throw, I wouldn't invest in a bottle.

In the Bottle: Woods! Cedar and Sandalwood. Somebody mentioned "root beer" and that fits better than my original thought of something spearaminty. On me (Wet): Oooh sandalwood incense and that minty touch. Not quite root beer anymore, but still sweet. Reminds me heavily of Cathedral with a hint of Morrocan Mint tea and Nag Champa. LOVE! On me (Dry): Incense, lovely, smoky incense. The sandalwood is still strongest on me, but the cedar comes through in a very nice way, smelling like old cedar chests filled with dry linens and herbs or spices. I'm left with the image of a meditation room in a buddhist temple, bare dark wood foors and walls, orange cloth, and a view overlooking green wet woods and a waterfall below. Overall: To me, this is like the beautiful love child of Sri Lanka and Cathedral. The Eastern touch of exotic spices and expensive sandalwood meets with the smoky incense of cedar to bring together a truly gorgeous scent for anyone that loves the smell of churches and temples. I'm very pleased that this one seems to have a much better throw and lasts longer than either of my other two favorites. Instant true love, I must get a bottle of this.

In the bottle: Strong earth and smoke smell, with a hint of something wet. Not much to go on there, really. On me (wet): AHHHH!! Strong aquatic notes!! NOOO!! *flails* I was very worried at first that this was, somehow, going to be an aquatic scent. I know that it would supposedly be an "air"like scent, but ozone always ends up smelling like aquatic on me, and aquatic = headache. There's a note of earth in there too, and smoke, like fire over roiling black mud. On me (dry): The strength of the aquatic notes have died down, and the eath and smoke are more prominent, but that hint of water is still there, only softer like a cool floral. It's not that I on't enjoy the smell (I do) but I just seem to have such a bad physiological reaction to them *sigh* Overall: A beautiful scent, but probably not for me. I'll give this one another try next week before tossing it into swaps, though, because it seems to deserve it.

I've been wanting to try Tzadikim Nistarim since I read the description. Such a lovely scent! In the bottle: Fruit candy, the kind you can buy in convinence stores for a dime. Not at all what I was expecting. On me (wet): Fruity goodness. Definitely a strong sense of pineapple and tree bark. I'm guessing that the tree-earthy scent is the olive, since I've never smelled olive in any oils yet, and it's not really like pine. On me (dry): God, this dried down fast. Not even ten minutes, which makes me sad, because when dry it's almost nonexistant. If I sniff closely, I can smell the frankensense, which is one of my favorite scents EVER, so that's all good. Overall: This is a beautiful scent, but it doesn't last long. I wish the throw was a little stronger, too, but when you consider the nature of the Lamed Vev, maybe it was made to be that way. Hidden except for a faint, beautiful wiff, and short lived like man. Or I'm just being overly philosophical. Either way, lovely.

In the Bottle: Citrus, citrus, citrus. Like lemons and grapefruit with a touch of something earthy. On me (wet): Lemon pledge! Seriously, very strong lemon, with a bit of something astringent, and somewhere deep down that earthy herb smell coming through. On me (dry): Arnold palmer- lemonaid and herbal tea mixed together. Very light, with mostly the sweet lemon coming through. Overall: A great scent for cloudy days when you need a bit of sunshine in a bottle. The lemon can be overwhelming at first, but quickly dies down into a soft scent with a bit of that lovely citrus sting to it. Grade A

In the Bottle: Medical soap!! Like hospitals gowns and steel sinks. On me (wet): Lavender and eucalyptus, both extremely strong. I love both scents, but worried at first that it was too much and would give me a headache. Gladly, though, since both are "clean" scents that don't tend to make my brainbox throb, I had no problems. On me (dry): Going....going....gone. Where did it go?? Fads to a light lavender and then just completely disappears. Maybe the 19 years of living with a smoker had destroyed some nasal tissues, but this one is unscentable almost as soon as it dries. Overall: Overwhelming at first, but good. Beautiful scent when it's midway between wet and dry, but dies off too soon to help me sleep. Maybe I'll apply a little more again before I fall asleep and see if it helps me with my disquiet dreams, if it sticks around long enough.

Dee if one of my all-time FAVORITE scents, and since I just got a full bottle, I figured I'd finally get off my butt and review it. In the bottle: Incense-y with a hint of chemical sweetness that put me off at first. On me (wet): Reminds me of umbra, but with a lighter touch and a note of sweetness. Makes me think of books and libraries and stained-glass bathroom windows over hardwood floors that look out on trees. Strong throw, boardering on the TOO strong, but not quite there. On me (dry): Smokey and sweet, like the ending wiff of a blown-ot candle and honey-tinged tea. Much lighter than wet, but the throw is still good and lasts longer than most my other scents, Voodoo excepted. Overall: A must-have for anyone that likes Voodoo, Umbra, or Hellcat. Sweet and smokey, with a touch of dried herbs and pressed paper.

In the bottle: Cleaning fluid, like a sweeter lemon pledge. On me (Wet): A punch of lemon and herb, with a wisp of sweet, almost fruity dried roses -not like a big gorgeous red but like a small and sweet yellow rose. The wisp was so over powered by the lemon and herb at first that I thought I was catching scent of whatever my sister was wearing, but it turned out she only had on sunscreen and the ghosty scent of dried roses was coming from me. Gorgeous! On me (Dry): The lemon and roses mix and become more harmonized, and much, much lighter. By the end of the school night I was only catching light wiffs of it from my neck, and it had completely worn off my wrists. Overall: An absolutely lovely scent that immediately clawed its way into my favorites list. The only drawback is that at first it's throw is too strong, but after two hours it spends itself and airs away completely. Needs an emulsifier or cream or something to help keep it strong and last longer.