I got this imp as one of a few freebies with my order of the Fae Forest home and linen spray, and although I'm not a huge fan of rose scents, I do love lilac and Charles Baudelaire, so I gave it a try before leaving for work.
In the imp: Very floral, and very lilac dominated. Kind of soapy.
Wet on skin: Lilac at first and then an almost immediate punch in the nose with rose. Rose is definitely the dominating scent right now. I can't really smell anything besides it.
Drydown: The lilac is starting to peek a bit through the rose, but it's still overwhelmingly rose scented. I kind of get a hint of the wisteria as well at the end of the drydown.
Dry on skin: Warm rose soapiness. Not unpleasant, but very strongly rose. I can just very faintly detect some other kind of floral scent in the background as a blend of the lilac and wisteria, but it's just mainly a warm soapy rose.
After 10 hours: I can still smell it on my wrists but I have to put my nose pretty close to my skin. It has a warm, powdery rose smell, with very faint hints of the lilac and wisteria together in the background. The lilac and wisteria are not really distinguishable to me as separate notes, but the rose definitely is.
Final thoughts: Absolutely a rose-dominated scent on my skin... not in a way that smells bad (although it is a bit powdery in a warm way), and certainly old fashioned and feminine, but it does unfortunately remind me of old lady perfume. It's not a "me" scent for sure, but if you like old fashioned feminine florals dominated by a rose note, you'd like it. It's just not something I'd buy for myself.
