VORTEX

Wet: sharp citrus, very lemony

drydown: softer lemon, something bitter in the background. I'm not getting anything I can describe as creamy or vanilla, unfortunately. Smells mostly like a lemon-flavored lollipop.

MULADHARA (ROOT)

Wet: vetiver!

drydown: mostly vetiver with a bit of spice to it, possibly ginger or pepper. very earthy & grounding.

SWADHISTHANA (SACRAL)

wet: sweet--dragon's blood and something else, possibly a light floral?

dry: sweet florals, mostly. possibly jasmine. it's a bit too sweet for me, but if I were to get this, I'd probably not be really wearing it as perfume anyway.

MANIPURA (SOLAR PLEXUS)

wet: slightly earthy/spicy, i can't put my finger on what this note is. it's almost like vetiver + cinnamon.

drydown: must be ginger; it's gone all spicy-soap on me.

ANAHATA (HEART)

wet: soft, slightly herbal/floral. i can't pick out this note

dry: sweet, very light florals. i can barely smell it anymore, so it's especially hard to pick out anything specific from it at this point.

VISHUDDA (THROAT)

wet: sweet lemon candy

dry: almost disappears in the drydown; it's similar to the Vortex, but much softer. This also loses much of the pretty citrus note and becomes a bit more bitter. Not particularly long-lasting.

AJINA (THIRD EYE)

Wet: medicinal; eucalyptus plus something else herbal

Dry: The "something else" smells a lot like anise or licorice. Very yummy smelling.

SAHASRARA (CROWN)

Wet: oddly, this smells a lot like chicha morada - a sweet purple corn drink popular in south america. maybe it's lotus?

drydown: i can't even smell it anymore! i get a light, super faint woodsy smell, but i'm straining to find any scent on my arm.