taramarie

In the imp and on my skin: Tropical, green florals. The orchid is front and center. No vetiver at all to ground this. It's nice, but it smells like half a dozen other imps I have. I'll pass.

On me, The Nutcracker is frankincense and what I guess is the galbanum. I don't get fig at all. This is nice as it is but I'm hoping aging will help.

On me, Klara is honey dusting powder, mandarin, and a hint of floral. It's pretty but I don't need another bottle.

Nothing Gold Can Stay was inspired by a poem I frequently quote this time of year, so I was so excited to see the perfume. All I get is the dewy green leaves, but it's so true-to-life that I just love it.

On me, All Saints is lily, rose, and resin. It's very pretty and stronger than I thought it'd be.

In the bottle, Marshmallow Pumpkin is all pumpkin and spice. On my skin, it's a base of pumpkin and spice with a topnote of marshmallow. I was expecting more sugar, but this is good.

In the bottle, Blue Pumpkin Floss is just pumpkin. On my skin, it's pumpkin and cinnamon with a hint of blackberry. It's good but I was hoping the blackberry would be stronger. Maybe age will bring it out.

In the imp and on my skin, The Hanging Gardens is just grape and citrus, and very light. It's okay but not me.

In the imp and on my skin, The Cup of Death is peach single note. The imp is around two years old, so maybe the other notes aged out. Or maybe I amp peach. Still, I'm not complaining -- I love peaches.

In the imp, Saint-Germain is all lavender. On my skin, it's lavender with something green in the background. Probably the moss. Amazingly, the lavender doesn't smell medicinal, like it usually does on me. Saint-Germain's nice but not really me.

In the bottle and wet on my skin, Pink Snowballs is rich vanilla and a hint roses. As it dries, the roses get stronger to the point where they're balanced with the vanilla. This is very soft and feminine. A new favorite!

In the bottle, Peach Moon is straight white tea. On my skin, it's strongly white tea, some musk, and a hint of peach blossom. This is nice as is, but I'm hoping aging will bring out the other notes.

Wet on my skin, Josie is very strongly honey. (I amp honey, so this isn't surprising.) Dry, the honey calmed down then magnolia and some peach started to come through. This is good, but I'm hoping the peach will come out more as it ages.

On me, Pumpkin V is heavy on the pumpkin (I'm starting to think I amp pumpkin), then hazelnut, then coffee bean, and a hint of chocolate. This is good and I get the feeling it'll age into something gorgeous.

In the bottle, Pomona is mostly nuts. On my skin, it's apple, berries, pomegranate, and nuts. It's making me hungry, but I love it.

In the bottle and on my skin, it's strongly black cherry. There's a hint of booze as it starts to dry. This is gorgeous and I only wish I had more than one bottle.

On me, this is dark chocolate, musk, what I think is the bamboo, and cherry. It's not my favorite 13, but it's really good.

In the bottle, I can smell almonds and what I assume is the croquembouche. On my skin, the caramel starts to overpower the other two, but wow, this smells good enough to eat.

In the bottle and wet on my skin, Cake Smash is strongly cream cheese frosting over red velvet cake. I think I'm in love! Dry, the cake and frosting take a step back and Snake Oil and Dorian start to come through as well. This is fabulous.

On me, this is milk chocolate-covered strawberries. Lots and lots of strawberries, not as much chocolate as I was expecting. Still, I love it.

In the bottle and wet on my skin, it's dark chocolate, brown sugar, and ginger. Dry, it's ginger, nutmeg, and brown sugar. I smell like fresh-baked gingerbread. Hopefully, age will bring out the chocolate.

In the bottle, this is just chocolate.

 

On me, it's chocolate (I can't tell the difference between milk and white when I'm wearing it) over a little bit of sugared violets. Nice, but it's not knocking Faith out of her position as my favorite violet scent. I think this needs to age a bit more.

On me, Bayou is the blue-green aquatic notes and what I guess are the swamp blooms. It's nice but not exactly what I was expecting.

On me, Melpomene is mostly lavender with some other floral in the background. Unfortunately, the lavender smells really medicinal on me, so I'll have to pass this on.

All I seem to get from The Isle of the Dead is yew, black rose, and the aquatic notes. It's interesting, but I think it needs to age a bit.