Absent Of Thee I Languish Still

[ReallyZeb]

I got this as a frimp in a Trading Post order and have been sniffing my wrist all day but I suck at detecting notes - so here goes nothing ...

 

Wet: It's slightly fruity, a sharp, green floral note and a sweet background. I'm not sure that I will like this. It is bugging me that I can't remember what it reminds me of at this stage.

 

Dry: It dries to something that is definitely foody on me - maybe buttery shortbread or else pie crust - sugary sweetness, a tiny touch of spice, a richness that I think is butter and then maybe some skin musk. I really like it once it's dry.

 

It's still lingering some 8 hours later.

[maika]

I was frimped this too...so here goes.

 

In the imp: sweet and almost bakery, there's something reminiscent of baking, without it being totally foody. There's an almost fruity note there too. There's something a little bit floral too. This is interesting.

 

Wet: The bakery note has disappeared, but I think I smell bananas. Creamy bananas. Again, interesting. Not quite me at this point, but still an experience. It's got a big throw, too.

 

Dry: It's changed again. Now it's sweet powdery fruity rose. Something vaguely musky too. I don't think it's straight out musk though...maybe copal?

 

Ultimately though, for me, it's interesting, but too sweet for me.

 

I only got it this morning though, so I'm going to put it away for a retest later.

[skunkwater]

weird, i'm getting buttery, possibly honeyed... wax. beeswax or candle wax? something about it is reminding me of the waxiness of loi krathong. definitely really sweet though.

[Blood onmy hands]

I got a frimp of this in a recent bpal/ebay order. First on, it has something like a powdery, honeyed almond feel that reminds me of Dana O'Shee with a whiff of green grass. As it dries down, it quickly loses that green edge and is reminiscent of blends like O and The Lights of Men's Lives. If you were to put this on me and ask me to guess what it was, I would have said it's The Lights of Men's Lives. Side-by-side comparison, this is actually both sweeter and smokier than The Lights, and has a lot more throw and better staying power on me. It smells like beeswax candles, honeyed vanilla, and smoky resins, mainly. Dark, but very sweet.

[zankoku_zen]

So I get creamy bananas on wet, with a hint of a white honeyed floral (I swear, at some point I actually thought VIOLETS), and then it dries down to a smoky beeswax and resins, still with a tinge of bananas... which makes me think there's something combining with the beeswax.

 

Makes me think of Light of Men's Lives.

[familiarpatterns]

On me this is a smokey beeswax candle with just a hint of resins behind it.

[Diana Rect]

I got this as a frimp in a my Luper order, and I am so sad to discover it's an unreleased! It reminds me of top shelf piña colada, with something sharp and citrus-y underneath. Not lemon or orange, more like Yuzu. I really like it and shall be savoring my imp.

[puck_nc]

Origin: Frimp in a Trading Post order

 

Initial Thoughts: No notes available? Then no idea!

 

In the Vial: Creamy light florals. Definite sweetness. I can see where people would say coconut, but my husband who detests coconut and unerringly makes a face when it is present in a blend didn't recoil. So if it's there, it's really well-blended.

 

Wet: The creaminess gets stronger and pushes it more toward foody than it was in the vial. Light and frothy and sweet.

 

Drydown: I think there might be something in the musk/amber/patchouli family in here, but on the white/light side. It's amping, but not in the mow-down-all-other-notes way that the dark end of the spectrum does. I'll run with someone's suggestion of piña colada - this would be the stage where some dark rum was added. It's deeper and richer.

 

Verdict: I think I like it, though I'm not sure how often I'd reach for it. I'll keep the imp for now, at least until such time as we learn the notes.

[savage_rose]

My BPAL stash spontaneously generated this one, or I was frimped it. One of the two!

 

Wet: Honeyed white floral. Not out of the ordinary, but nice.

 

Dry: Honey scents don't always work on me, but this one is really nicely balanced between the sweet warmth of honey and the cool white florals. Really light and pretty.

[kbrown926]

I received an imp of this lovely fragrance a few months back. I have been savoring every precious drop. On me it is smoke, beeswax, vanilla (maybe a vanilla bourbon) and a touch of light floral. If I could ask them for anything, I would love a bottle of this!

[Coldfire]

Imp: sweet but floral. not a pure white floral a kind of yellow green floral and sweet
Wet on me: now the yellow-green floral is wafting harder than the sweet. not a complete 'sugar' or 'honey' sweet
Drying Down: oh the swwet is back over the floral which is more green floral almost a sharp herbal floral
Dry: Sweet. can't quite describe the sweet. and far underneath is the sharp herby green. Glad I got to try this one.

[SecondDreemurr]

I got this in an etsy order of random discontinued imps. I'm devastated to find out it was never even released because I love it so so much.

 

In the Imp: To me it reads creamy vanilla with something sharp underneath, maybe a type of musk or floral?
Wet and dry: About the same as in the imp.
After hours of wear the sharpness fades a bit and becomes more floral but keeps that creamyness. I'm in love with this and I fear the day i run out of the imp.

[Juliamon]

Was frimped this in an Etsy order of mystery discontinued imps last week.

 

In the imp: a chaotic melange of smells: sweet, buttery, powdery, floral, and a hint of citrus?

 

Wet: a sharp floral immediately stabs me in the brain, similar to how ylang ylang does. I can't sniff it directly without my head hurting, but (fortunately?) it doesn't have too much throw so I rolled down my sleeves and let it dry.

 

Dry: Warm, fresh-from-the-oven brownies with a buttery vanilla caramel sauce ladled over them. The floral is still lurking in the background, but only if I shove my nose against my wrist. Which I keep doing, because I can't get enough of that brownie scent. Very sweet and foodie. Traces of it still linger 12+ hours later. I want to make brownies.

 

Shame this is an unreleased scent, this would be perfect for someone else with my tastes but without that floral migraine trigger.