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Any recommendations for Rock rose blends? I really fell for the note in Claircognizance.

I highly recommend Loup Garou Fenris wolf Lear

Black cypress, celery seed, Italian bergamot, green juniper berries, ylang ylang, and petitgrain. Preconceived notions: This was the one of the series I was most looking forward to sniffing since the notes are mostly things I really like and no known death notes. Petitgrain single note is euphoria inducing for me and juniper in a blend is something I usually sniff compulsively. I tend to like woody notes, and cypress is no exception. Ylang Ylang is a floral that usually behaves on my skin. So these notes are all win in theory. I am new to reviewing and a little hesitant to go first, as I have not experienced many single notes, and still struggle to pick things out of a blend, but most of these notes I have experience sniffing and as someone may need a review to make a purchase decision, I will venture forth, and please forgive my befuddlement and naivety. I have no idea what celery seed smells like, however. Source of oil for review was a decant from the lovely Fragrance Lush--Thank you! In the vial (decanted): It smells a wee bit like paint thinner. Anyone who has ever painted with oil paints knows the smell that I am referring to here. Not quite turpentine, but definitely oil of evergreen tree. Wet: Cypress for certain and juniper berries make their presence known for the briefest of moments before bergamot declares world domination and beats all other notes into submission. Dare I make the association? I cannot refrain from the dreaded comparison to Pine Sol. Sorry, Lab! It is the fated pairing of evergreen accord with robust citrus notes that brings the ubiquitous floor cleaning solution to mind. I cannot NOT smell Pine Sol here. Don't mistake me, I actually like the smell of Pine Sol, when I am cleaning floors. But I am not sure I want to wear it or have others associate me with smelling like it. This does wring forth MY tears with its sharpness and robust clean smell. Fresh, much! Drying: More bergamot and evergreen. Bergamot amps over all. Starts on a high note and continues on an ascending scale. Juniper and cypress comprise maybe 10% of the blend, and these are not wall flower notes in my experience. This could be my skin chemistry, as I may be a citrus amper, but I think it is just non aged bergamot being a bully. None of the other notes (celery seed, ylang ylang, petitgrain) are detectable to this nose. Drydown: Bergamot dominant for a good period (hours) but this eventually begins to wane and allow the juniper and cypress to get some nose time about 5 hours into the wearing. After the merciless bergamot burns off, the juniper and cypress smell like walking in a forest with those natural plants giving off their aroma. Did I mention that I find juniper lovely beyond compare? In this phase, I just love the forest smell. If you have ever squeezed fresh juniper berries and smelled them in your palm--this is it. Petitgrain and ylang ylang are no shows for me. If there is celery seed accord in here, I am not sure I would recognize it, but there isn't anything like celery, herbs or vegetable juice here either. Final thoughts: I really wanted to love this and I believe these notes to be made of win. I enjoy bergamot flavor and fragrance in tea and as an EO. I did not account for it thrashing the bejeebus out of my beloved cypress and juniper! The late drydown was all juniper and cypress 50/50 dominant and was wonderful for a dedicated wood note aficionado. I expect the bergamot will age to be much less aggressive and sharp. As it is now, I cannot shake the association with the well known floor cleaning product. For the record, this decant arrived about a week ago and I let it settle, but I think it really needs to age a few weeks before I know what it will smell like in the long haul. After extensive reading, I learn that citrus tends to age out or mellow considerably. I love the juniper in this but the wet phase is a bit more than I can take. Sad face for the missing ylang ylang, some florals would soften this up some. Maybe its hiding beneath the bergamot, waiting to pop out when the bully relaxes. I love petitgrain but I don't think I smell it here, unless it could be tag teaming with the bergamot to be the citrus partner of doom. If you loved Jabberwocky, you will probably love this too as it has the citrus plus forest-y evergreen note. I am probably going to get a bottle and age this, as the juniper is worth the tears wringing forth wet stage and I am hoping the citrus will mellow. If not, maybe I can clean my floors with this. Or polish some wood.

Forgot to mention Hellcat. Yummy butterscotch but dries down to buttery vanilla.

Ye gods, this is the honey of all honeys. Animalistic honey with a hint of herbal sage (not too intense) and slightly musky hyssop. I need gallons of this. Bath oil works great as an after shower moisturizer. I can't waste this precious in the bathwater but I am freely slathering it. My skin is very soft now. Also, this is very soothing to my freshly shaved skin and winter stressed dry spots. If you love honey, stock up.

Preconceived notions: Appears to be notes of win: crystalline musk, sheer vanilla, pink grapefruit, honeyed benzoin, almond blossom, tangerine rind, rose water, green cognac, and neroli., so I blind bought. The rose water could be an issue, but as it was listed lower on the list, I figured it was minimal and as it was rose water, hoping I don't amp it. I have been trying all the crystalline musk blends, to find a replacement or close cousin to my discontinued Zorya, Utrennyaya and Vechernyaya... In the bottle: rubber??? Wet: Bicycle tire rubber. WTF?!??!!?? Drying: fruity--possibly the tangerine rind, but overall the rubber smell is receding thank God! I thought I had a scrubber on my hands... Drydown: Beautiful vanilla musk, diaphanous and billowy like cotton candy and fluffy clouds. Very low throw (sillage) and I slathered fairly heavily. It did not last much past the 3 hour mark but this phase was what I hoped for with the vanilla and crystalline musk in the notes. Final thoughts: Well, you have to buy a bottle unsniffed to get a Lunacy from the Lab, so I did, based on the notes. The drydown was gorgeous, and what I hoped for from the vanilla and benzoin notes. I am not sure which notes smelled like rubber and that has never happened before to me! It was quite unsettling and I hope this is something that will age out. If not, I have to figure out which note did it and my guess is the culprit would be the cognac or the neroli, as the other notes have not been problematic before. I suppose it could be the grapefruit, especially as it was very early on in the wet phase. I am putting this back to retest in 6 months. If I get rubber tires on re-test, off to swaps. The drydown is totally my cup of tea but I cannot stand the rubber smell to get there. I am also hoping that aging will help with the sillage and length of wear...

Preconceived notions: My experience was a bit different from the other reviewers, but here goes. Please take into account I am relatively new at this and I haven't smelled many single notes. I have never smelled grey musk or carrot seed oil single notes or even in a blend. Due to my lack of experience I normally would wait a little longer to have a better review for the public, but as there are only 2 reviews prior, I hope that my review may help someone, befuddled and naive as it may be, so here goes. I really expected to love this as I love earthy blends, and thought the carrot seed would be herbal or earthy and I could roll in amber forever. I like most musks, with white musk that has not aged much being an exception to that. I figured with grey musk, we'd probably be safe and the amber would make the drydown loveable. In the decant: Honeydew melon starbursts. Yeah, I know, weird, huh? This is making my mouth literally water like biting into a Starburst candy. It does actually smell a bit like carrots that have been pureed into a smoothie. Wet: Perfumey, musky, melon fruity with an aquatic edge. No booziness or champagne here, just juicy and slightly sweet. I have no frame of reference to describe the gray musk here but it still smells a bit like melons or perhaps a smoothie (puree of juices) with squash, melons, and carrots or other vegetable matter, but these are fresh veggie juices, no wilting or decay. The wheatgrass and carrot juices at Jamba juice maybe. Early dry phase: Sweet and musky with a hint of fruit or vegetable juice. I keep snuffing my wrist but I am not sure if it is because I have never smelled anything like this before or I really like it. Drydown: I get a hint of the amber and it is lovely but not as golden as the amber in The Lion or Bastet. The musk has become less fruity for wont of a better word and sweeter with good throw (sillage). It has a floral quality without smelling like any floral note that I can recall. This blend overall is quite unique, and I really have no similar olfactory experience, so I am having a difficult time describing this. The musk here is closer to black or green musk than red or white. I would describe it as cool and feminine, not masculine, dirty or funky. Think Cathode without the mint or moss and we are getting a little closer to what this reminds me of. Late drydown: Keeps getting sweeter and the amber is becoming dominant. I really like amber, so I like this. I still get a hint of the carrot seed, and its different, almost sweet, vegetable and not quite like dirt or leaves, but leaning in that direction. The dew on the vegetables. The aquatic part is less prominent and more like vegetable juice not salt water or tears as you may expect. At this point it has become that compulsive wrist to nose type of scent. I cannot stop snuffing, but again, not sure if this is curiosity or that it is addictive--maybe both. It is going strong after 8 hours with medium sillage (throw). Final thoughts: I am quite torn, as this is so unique and I think it will age into something that will be sought after, especially for amber lovers. I can already envision layering this, especially with florals to give them some depth. The wet phase is odd, and at times, nearly as headache inducing as white musk can be, which gives me pause with regards to getting a bottle. I think the headache floral aspect will age out and the amber will become more resinous and golden with time, hence this will become more like gold and tears, literally. I will have to retest but I am likely to cave in and get the bottle just to see how it ages. Wondering how this would layer with its partners in the series, Ruined Roses and/or Tears Wrung Forth. Overall, I like smelling like a vegetable smoothie as long as the headache part doesn't persist. The drydown is very lovely, but I have multiple amber blends I adore that cannot compete with this, at least until the amber is aged more. Instinct tells me to get a bottle and age it, as I like the wet phase and dry phase, and i think the drydown will just get better and better, but I cannot say I just love it. I have nothing like it. Must retest in about 2 weeks.

Preconceived notions: Normally I would approach with caution any blends with rose as I have learned my skin amps it, so take that into consideration. I have found with experimentation that some blends work if there is something to ground the rose, like leather or a resin. Othello and Spellbound are good examples. On those types, I get a rose note that behaves but my skin seems to love it and broadcast it to all within a mile. I myself love the smell of actual roses and most EO rose oil, however, I have learned that it will dominate most notes to the exclusion of the "mix," and become for all intents and purposes SN ROSE ROSE ROSE ROSE ROSE. You get the idea. I am hoping this will be grounded by the moss and labdanum and it will behave, we shall see... In the Imp: Smells like SN Rose. Well, slighty green aspect, that would be the moss peeking underneath the almost SN Rose. Wet: Rose with a hint of Spanish moss. Visual synesthesia would be a bouquet of already bloomed red roses lying on a tiny bed of green moss supporting. Drying: Little change from the wet, gets a slight bit more powdery, like the roses are starting to dry out and become dessicated, but not quite potpourri yet. Sometimes I get a minty smell or citrus smell from rose in a blend, but not here, this is pure rose petals, starting to dry. These are not soapy rose notes either, mostly just rose EO with a bit of moss. On my skin, this is more like 85% rose with 15% moss, but I am an amper so others may get more moss, less rose. Late drydown: Same as the dry from above. Roses dominated, moss without dirt in the near background. Resin notes suggesting a faint bit of powderiness to the rose petals. (Think Amber accord light) Low throw, but could be because I was sparing and did not slather due to my tendency to amp rose to high heaven. This lasted for about 4-5 hours without morphing further. Aged, the resin may be a bit more pronounced, would be my guess. Final impressions: This Rose is similar to the one of Whip minus the leather, Spellbound minus the musk, (I also agree with Zombi minus the dirt), Also this is much like the "black rose note" from the recent Phoenix anniversary blend: This World, Where Death Reigns. It is a nice rose note that does allow the moss and labdanum to peek through and does not give me a high pitched floral headache or smell like mint, soap, or lemons. Pure rose lovers will likely find this to their taste, however, it isn't really my style. It could be a great rose for layering or for someone who really likes their roses uncomplicated by leather or musk. Not a bottle for me, I will probably frimp this forward.

No notes listed but I'm fairly sure Aureus has amber in it and smells like liquid sunlight!

Cockaigne from the general catalog is very much buttery cakes for me. For creamy I suggest Dragons Milk. I have not tried layering them but I bet that would be heavenly. Dragons milk isn't heavy with dbr if that gives you pause.

I have avoided Spellbound for a long time, due to my preconceived notion that it would be too powdery, old-fashioned, and due to thinking rose is a "death note" on me. Having had better luck lately with a few blends containing rose I decided to give it a whirl, especially since it was frimped to me. In the imp: roses wet: a dew covered red rose, fully bloomed, fragrant and mildly sweet. the smell of a bouquet of red roses, when you lean into the petals. almost velvety. early drying: amber, bright and sunny, with the red rose top note drying: roses and amber. this amber is kind and doesn't pull the rose notes into old fashioned territory. often, roses smell lemony to me but this isn't the case. drydown: late is much like soon, amber and rose with the red musk supporting. I love red musk and this is no exception, it isn't the dirty kind of musk, more clean like getting out of a fresh shower final thoughts: I'm not sure this is really my "style," but it is pretty. it does have an old-fashioned feel, without smelling like elderly ladies or heavy talc. I am pleasantly surprised that the rose notes are held in check by the amber and not amping to the heavens as they are wont to do for me. the amber stays fresh and avoids becoming powder; the musk develops and gets better and better. I have to take rose off the death note list, as this is another blend where it does not become aggressive, lemony or soapy. I can't really say I love this, but there is nothing to dislike. I asked a coworker who said she liked it. Once again, it isn't really to my taste but it is pretty. I will keep this imp most likely but I am not putting it on the bottle list at this time.

In the vial: minty? lily? moonrose for certain. Wet: Green spike from the moss, or maybe the lily, they tend to get green on me. moss. creamy floral. clean aquatic? I am afraid I am usually at a loss for picking out florals, except I know that there is lily in here and it is creamy, green and almost buttery. Drying: spicy, reminiscent of carnation, which I am guessing is the moss and perhaps the buttonweed or honey myrtle. There is a peppery note too, not black or pink pepper, similar to white pepper. Later on the drydown: Mossy, reminding me of ivy leaves, faint nonsoapy florals similar to carnation and lily plus the honey myrtle adds a bit of honey like sweetness to it. Light throw (sillage) but it does persist. No wood or resin here. It is all moss, myrtle and florals. the florals are definitely of the predominantly white variety, but I get no dryer sheets here or soap. Final thoughts: I really had to restrain not to wash it off! during the wet phase, but I rather liked the drydown. It lacks complexity and cough, cough resin to make me love it, but I will probably keep this little frimp. I layered it with a foody and I really like that, so I may need it for layering. I want to retest on a different day, as my skin chemistry can skew things...

Help me pronounce Gacela (of the Dark Death)?

This is an out there recommendation but give Horn of Plenty a try too. It is impable.

Black phoenix the general catalog oil may be what you're looking for and bonus, you can try as an imp because it's permanent!

Schrodinger's's Cat: Preconceived notions (I did not consult the notes before I tried, I wanted to see if my nose could pick out the notes first, but I know from prior reviews this scent has fruity notes, chocolate and peppermint.) I am hoping for something effervescent, whimsical and perhaps radioactive?? Something similar to Cheshire Cat or Cheshire Moon could be in this sample... Source: Kind decant received as a frimp in a recent bottle purchase--Thank You forumites--Bpal Madness rawks! Notes: (I blind sniff and write my inpressions, then I compare with the notes to reconstruct what I think my nose interpreted): tangerine, sugared lime, pink grapefruit, oakmoss, lavender, zdravetz, and chocolate peppermint. In Vitro: Fruity! definitely citrus fruit. My guess was yuzu. (in retrospect, it was the tangerine and grapefruit together most likely) It is fresh, springy, and mood enhancing. Wet: (I applied to wrists and back of hand) Fruity, I get the lime but pink grapefruit dominates. Drying: Sugared citrus notes, lime and grapefruit. I would expect the mint to show up but I am not really sure I detect it. Drydown: (less than 15 minutes after applied) Poof! The cat is no where to be found. He remains in that unknown state, Alive? Dead? No radioactive particles, no mint, no chocolate. Late drydown: (About an hour later) I think I am getting the sugar and lavender with a hint of green moss. This is a paradoxical scent as I think it is fading in and out. It is lovely to sniff, but faint and I cannot go around huffing my wrists in front of coworkers now, can I? Final Squee: I really loved the citrus notes, but my skin nommed them. I wonder if my imp has aged out the notes and if a fresh imp or decant would have been different. I am not excluding a bottle purchase, but I am thinking I would need to try a few decants first. It is possible I think that the decanter drew their sample from the top and if the bottle had not been gently rolled, the chocolate elements may have settled into the bottom and not been pulled into the sample. If so, I only experienced part of the cat. I may try mixing this imp into some unscented lotion to see if I can make it last longer or magnify more notes. As is, I love the scent, but it really isn't going to work as fragrance for me if my skin eats it up so quickly. Sad kitty here.

The caterpillar Morgause Midnight Mass Perversion King Cobra

Queen. (The voodoo blend)

First sniff (lab fresh imp) minty floral Wet: minted rose, floral and citrus like herbal, my guess on notes is sage, a mint-could be catnip, I've never smelled essential oil of catnip, rose and sage Drying: Rose amping but it remains sweet and floral. This would be a freshly bloomed pink rose. No soapy notes or powder. This is a rare rose indeed that stays true on my skin. It does smell like the Victorian rose in Lucy's kiss. Herbal sage note disappears unless that is adding the citrus like lemon note supporting the rose. Drydown: There must be myrrh here. My skin amps it. Its almost cloying in its sweetness. Final squee: a tricky kitty indeed. This is a rose blend that behaves and for that reason alone I may order a bottle. I was having a horrible day and this helped bring some levity to a difficult situation. It is worth having an imp on hand for the mood lifting property but I happen to enjoy how it smells. I have amassed several imps and will keep myself well supplied with this oil.

Yule Cat (source--frimped decant) In vitro: smoky, grassy, VETIVER Wet: Vetiver to the 9th power, "I am Vetiver, hear me ROAR" (think burnt, dry grass that is still smoldering) or a cat rolling in the ashes of a fireplace... Drying: Wafts of Krampus-esque musk, (red and black variety would be my guess) that is strongly dominated by the roaring Vetiver Kitty of Doom. If I try, I get a little moss in there. And a hint of furry musk, like the one in "animalistic blends" Late drydown: Mostly krampus musk with that vetiver note smoking it up--Where's my civet? No cat pee here (I am a wierdo that likes the smell of both civet and eau de skunk--at a distance mind you). The christmas tree (evergreen notes that others smelled) was conspicuously absent on wrist huff but if I let it waft, I get a hint. There is a sweet, almost powdery bit on the drydown also that hints at nonfoody vanilla but isn't quite. If you made me guess, I would wonder if there isn't a smidge of amber in here, but it is probably a resin or my nose interpreting the kitty musk. It is nice, if the vetiver would just allow it some nose space. Final squee: Thankfully, I don't need to hunt down a bottle of this, but if I found one at a reasonable price, I might get grabby for it. For one thing, gotta love the theme: Christmas Kitty <3 I enjoy both black and red musk so this is no exception. I enjoy civet and most "furry" or animalistic musks but they just don't make in as much of a presence as I'd like or I would be obsessing about this. Vetiver amps on me like an evil smoke of doom, but I like the odor, hey, I am one of the few I guess, and so I am comfortable with that but if I wanted single note vetiver, it isn't hard to track down. There is a hint of sweet floral in here as well, not sure if that is the birch or rowan, but I like it as do I like the late hint of powder/amber? whatever resin (orris?, benzoin?)on the drydown. This is well aged, so I cannot expect the vetiver to tame itself much more, but I am still wondering if I should track down some decants of the evil kitty oil. I have a preponderance of sexy, musky, red and black musk type scents so I probably won't drive myself too crazy trying to hunt this down. Or will I? There is still that kute kitty factor. Even though it is an evil kitty.

Rose Cross, a 2nd vote for Thanatos, and Zombi

I really have little to add to bheansidhe's wonderful review. For me, the sandalwood is less incense and more powder. Also, my skin tends to amp rose and I guess rockrose is no exception. I nearly skipped this due to the rose note, but decided to give it a chance and I am so glad I did. I for certain get a non-foody vanilla mixed with fresh laundry--not fabric softner, there is no ozone or detergent/soapiness in this--just like the breeze through freshly laundered clothing or the waft of fresh linens just out of the dryer mixed with a lovely vanilla. It has been too long since I sniffed Antique Lace, so any reference to that would be highly speculative, but I agree this has an Antique Lace "feel" for wont of a word. The benzoin reads as fresh, nonfoody vanilla on me and is a billowy support of the florals which are very subdued and almost minty (rose tends to go minty on me) but the florals are very fleeing and the dry down is cottony vanilla without any cake, floral, or powder. The amber here is very restrained as well, I don't get any incense or golden notes. This is just billowy clouds of translucent vanilla resin with moderate throw. I completely agree with the XYZ Lace family comment and the monikor Psychic Lace works given the transparency, theme of the fragrance, and the bouyancy. This was insta bottle purchase. Since I want to bathe in this, I got an extra, this from a girl who is relatively restrained with getting back ups--only 3 (now 4) in my collection.

Alice: bergamot, carnation, honey and rose Preconceived notions: this is so wildly popular, I expect a somewhat foody floral with vanilla tones In Vitro (well aged bottle): slight citrus, sweet and creamy Wet: Minty tea (wonder where that is coming from!, likely the rose + bergamot), a floral note that smells to me like carnations, and a linen note--wonder if that is the honey variant? Drying: Spicy carnation amps in a good way, the rose note is a no show (thank goodness as my skin usually amps it) and the honey is subdued, not at all like the one in O, this is honey without the sexy Drydown: This is a near to skin scent, that is a creamy carnation predominant floral with some spice coming from what I think is the carnation. They often smell spicy on me, like a whisper of clove gets mixed in there. The "mint note" is gone, not sure what that was--maybe my nose misinterpreting the rose note. There is little morphing after the drydown, it stays close to skin with little throw and doesn't last too long for me. The honey is slightly sweet and well melded with the creamy note. There is a hint of linen like the one in White Rabbit, and it makes me think of a child's hankerchief and I don't know where that is coming from, maybe the honey or the cream being misinterpreted by my wonky nose. Final impressions: Well, this was quite different from what I expected, as I thought it would be more citrus, more honey, more sweet, and more throw. I see the popularity as an innocent, sweet, very close to the skin fragrance that is a whimsical, creamy floral. My bottle is well aged, so I am wondering if the rose did not amp because it was aged out, but also if that is why the honey is so light and the bergamot is not aggressive. I will treasure my bottle and use it on days when I need a comforting skin scent that is innocent and uplifting. I want to compare my aged bottle to a newer imps, as I wonder if the newer oil will have more citrus and the honey more presence. That could also mean the rose will be more pushy, so it could be aging improves Alice for my skin chemistry issues. I was hoping for more sweet honey, but I could see layering it with Mouse's Tale to get vanilla to add sweet, which is what I may do soon.

Preconceived notions were this would be similar to 51, Vampire X, or maybe Kingsport based on based on teh notes, reviews and description theme. Never judge an imp by its description is the take home lesson here. In vitro (decant): aquatic notes, which to my nose hint at honeydew melon, and a hint of ozone (man 'fume = generic "man sport cologne") Wet: As above, the sweetness of the fruit component (no note listed other than ozone, which is actually quite mild here) amps a tiny bit. The "melon" is akin to the one in 51 (as mentioned above) Drying: Initially wet melon, fruit with a sweet and aquatic feel, ozone is curiously missing, unless that is the soap bubbles, which are starting to make their presence known Later drydown: OH HAI SOAPY BUBBLES OF DOOM. NICE TO MEETCHA. As you may have surmised, my skin is amping whatever accord/s are the "clean" and aquatic component here. It could be a skin musk, it could be some type of floral, or it could be aquatic notes but my skin chemistry turns it into a nice albeit ubiquitous and nonspecific clean soap smell. It smells like expensive liquid soap bubbles. Since most of those are scented with musk, I am guessing that is what we are getting here. The lovely melon note fades into the sunset. About a half hour later: Still faintly soapy, with fair throw, and a wood note, which I am guessing is a faint hint of sandalwood, but I am not sophisticated at sniffing out notes so please take my guesses all with a whole shaker of salt, not just a grain. Final impressions: I had no idea that the afterlife was so clean! This does not by any means smell like the philosophy grace series, but it has that feel, of the clean skin, just showered soapy musk without being a ringer for those fragrances. It is perfect for the just showered clean feeling, however, that is not what I am usually looking for in a perfume. I think it would be nice scenting a hair product. As this is a clean scent that doesn't go dryer sheet on me, which oft happens with ozone, and the aquatics are not aggressive, it may fill that niche in my perfume wardrobe, however, hunting down a bottle is not high on my priority list. Should I develop an urge for such a clean fragrance, or should this age so that the lovely honeydew melon develops to last longer, that scentiment may change. I will be swapping the decant most likely. Too many others to love. Durrty and musky is more my thang.

In the (well-aged) imp: green floral, hint of sweet Wet: wrists and inside the elbows: smells like grass. It's slightly sweet, a faint grainy note (I'm guessing sweet grass but I've not sure as I've never smelled it as a single note.) There is a faint floral note also, reminded me of lily but greener and fortunately never became soapy or sharp Drying: Smells like drying grass\hay. Interesting how it seems to dry as the minutes pass, becoming dryer and more acrid. About half an hour into the drydown this morphed considerably and smelled like hay burning then it morphed again and the note compared to brimstone by another review emerged...it definitely smelled burnt, like burning grass I poured through these reviews to try and figure out if anyone else had been able to tell what it is, as there are no notes listed and I wavers between juniper and cedar...with smoky vetiver Final thoughts: I enjoyed this in both the wet and drying phases. I wish the wet phase had more sillage. Juniper is one of my favorite notes. I will certainly hoard imps of this and contemplate a bottle.