Shitow_Haruka

first sniff: I'm in a great hall, surrounded by evergreens and the smell of spices simmering. wet: Spicy and evergreen still, with the spiky sharpness of myrrh and faint herbal notes below. dry: Unbelievably good smells from this! The Christmas tree is in the next room (the evergreen isn't too overpowering). It ends with some of the Magi's gifts - frankincense and myrrh. This had great longevity and throw on me. I love, love, love this!

A frimp from the Lab - thanks! first sniff: The grapes in this red wine a very strong and sweet! wet: Still that tasty wine, with a spicy sweetness to it. dry: This settles down to a lovely spicy sweet scent with a bit of soft floral to it. I'd wear this a lot if it wasn't for the fact that I'd be afraid that people would think I'd been imbibing on the job. I'm glad the Lab sent it my way.

first sniff: Green tea with lemon. wet: Lovely, lovely green tea! The lemon is blending well with the tea note, and there's a bit of green underneath - the aloe. dry: Still lovely tea, with a faint cool musk under it. It lasted longer on my locket than on me, but my skin seems to be gobbling up scents lately. But this is definitely top contender for a good summer scent!

first sniff: a fresh airy field with the sweetness of blooming flowers in the near distance. wet: mmm...one of theose teas is definitely a green one. The peony isn't as sweet as the one at my parents' house, but I think it's the teas that are taking the edge off the sweetness. dry: a crisp, refreshing tea scent. The peony adds a bit of sweetness. Unfortunately it didn't last more than a bit over three hours on me. Maybe it will last longer in a locket? I expected this to be a spring scent because of the peony, but instead it's early summer for me. The mix of teas reminds me of the smell of new-mown hay. It's still green, but the sun is starting to bake it a bit; they'll probably be able to bale it this afternoon.

first sniff: green and airy, with a sweet floral underneath. wet: still airy and green (sun flickering through the bamboo in my Uncle's back yard comes to mind). That sweet floral is cherry blossom. There's a cool oxygen-rich feel to the scent that does remind me of ozone and high altitudes. dry: The orchid and cherry blossom have joined forces to become stronger on my skin. Then it fades down to a whisper. This would be great in the heat of summer for a mental vacation.

first sniff: Apples. Crisp green apples that have a caramel sweetness to them. wet: Caramel apples and a slight airy crispness. Within a few minutes the oak bark kicks in on my skin. dry: The sweetness stays for several hours, then it's all oak, which is alright because I like wood notes and oakmoss. I wish the apple had lasted longer on my skin. However I have since used this in my locket, and that lovely apple note lasts for hours!

Thanks for the quick answer! I'm sort of new to this whole (delightful) experience, and was just worried about getting those LEs. As long as I get them, I'm not worried about the turn-around time. And I learned how to be a CnS-thread stalker on my last order.

I placed an order on 3/2 for two LE scents and since 3/3 my CCN status says "Awaiting Shipment". My question is this: it's now 3/6 and still "awaiting shipment". Is this normal, or should I contact the Lab? I hate to bug them, 'cause I know how much work they have to do, but I don't want to miss out on Ides of March or Ostara, either! Any advice would be appreciated!

This was a frimp from the Lab. And I can't thank them enough! first sniff: lavender and I can smell the amber underneath. wet: I love this sweet lavender! And the longer I wear it, the more the sweetness grows. The lavender fades and the rosewood comes to the fore. The sweet warmth of the tonka (vanilla scent) and amber blend with the florals to make it lovely. dry: This is beautifully blended together - the notes are hard to differentiate. The scent is marvelous. And like Marie, it's causing my DH to chase me around our home. Big bottle!

first sniff: Flowers. I'm afraid they were mostly jumbled together in my nose the morning I tried this. I catch the violet and the muguet, and a bit of the chamomile. wet: The muguet has jumped to the front, but the violet is vying for attention. And I think I smell tea rose hanging in the background. No sign of the leaves, yet. dry: This actually reminds me of what my back issues of Victoria magazine from the early 1990s smell like - I have no idea how many notes from all those perfume samples made them smell like they do, but I like the result. The mix of floral scents are rich and beautifully blended. This is what I'll reach for if I have to attend an important "society" function.

This was an imp with my locket. Thanks, Puddin'. first sniff: eucalyptus and conifers. wet: Eucalyptus dominates at first. After about 30 minutes, the juniper and cypress come to the fore. dry: After about four hours, my skin has eaten this oil. In my scent locket, it lasted longer. This scent reminds me of a walk in autumn when no leaves are left. These are young, densely-growing junipers that you are pushing your way through, out in a field being taken back by the woods. The air around you feels crisp and cool, like the first flakes of snow may soon float down. I had stuffy sinuses this morning when I got up, and now they're fine. I may not reach for this regularly as a perfume, but I'll keep it around for it's head-clearing properties.

first sniff: cypress and earth, with a bit of sweetness from the lily. wet: I am Ulalume. I clasp wilting lilies in my hand as I wait for my love. The earth of my grave clings to me. dry: beautiful lilies with the faint smell of damp leaf mould under it. This is the first scent I've found disturbing. (Although for some reason Burton's Corpse Bride comes to mind, too. ) The emotional response isn't negative, though. I'm definitely keeping this imp, and might consider a bottle when the imp is used up.

first sniff: green. The smell of green grass wet with dew in late spring or early summer. For some reason, I'm reminded of picking wood sorrel out of my lawn as a child and crushing it between my hands: green and sweet. The berries are there, but they're in the background. wet: This is very green to me. There is a slightly soapy note at the very beginning, like my husband's Irish Spring soap. The grass smell is so strong it feels like I might sneeze... dry: The grass dies down and the berries start to come out for me. As quinkel said, this is an evil version of Dewberry. This will be great when I need something fresh and juicy during those hot, dusty days of late summer.

first sniff: This is sweet lavender, not powdery like some lavender can be. It's also faintly spicy. wet: Spicy with a sweet note that's watery underneath - ah, that's the lotus, which I had never smelled before now. The lotus is what seems to be holding the lavender and spice together. It makes the lavender sweeter, and the spices, um, spicier. dry: sweet and spicy lavender, but for me, the lotus keeps it from being foody in any way. I love this scent. I could wear it every day. Big bottle.

Marie: A blend of sinuous violet and elegant tea rose: the chosen scent of France's Demigoddess of Debauch: Marie Antoinette. first sniff: Violet, with rose just underneath. wet: Sweetness from both the violets and the rose. The notes are so well chosen that they blend together. You can't tell the moment when they switch places, or back again. dry: It softens down, but the effect is still the same - violet and rose entertwined. My husband loves this. "It smells like Spring!" is his opinion. (And he's been lingering around me most of the day.) Definitely a big bottle for me. [edited to add Lab description]

first sniff: fir and earth with a bit of sharpness in the air (ozone) wet: FIR and earth. This is dark, friable earth, teased with that crisp night air into giving up its scent. dry: The moss in this blend is tempering the sharpness of the fir. After seven hours I can still smell fir and faint earth and moss blended together. This reminds me of my favorite retreat from studies in college: a stone bench hidden in the hollow of a group of tall firs, whose lowest branches rested on the ground and hid you from sight. For me, this is a scent of quietude and contemplation under dark firs.

That's the reason I put it in my second order.