I received no less than sixteens imps today. I'm speechless with the possibilities. In addition to the twelve I ordered, I got (of course) four unsolicited extras. Not one of the four sounds even remotely like anything I would consider getting for myself. Heavy on flowers, and one described outright as sweet. Still, I've said before that I welcome the boundary-pushing. That attitude will certainly be tested this time.

No reviews yet, but after sniffing through way too many in one sitting (I know, bad!), here are my impressions:

Embalming Fluid: tea with several slices of lemon. I like.

The Antykythera Mechanism: Something sharp, then my sense of smell was blown completely out. Couldn't smell anything for several minutes. Too early to say.

No. 93 Engine: Something faintly metallic and catch-in-throat (acrid). Seems more masculine than not, but maybe because of some wood (?) that I associate strongly with men's scents. Too early to say.

Lightning: This reminds me very strongly of chapstick. Hm.

Mary Read: Strong booziness, spice, something -- again -- acrid. I like, I think.

The Apothecary: Herbs. More herbs. Interesting.

Shub-niggurath: ??? Baked figs and holiday spices over dirt? What the hell??? I think smelling all the ones before must be messing with me.

Dracul: Clove and fresh, clean skin over something musty?

BTW, I have no idea if my descriptions are even remotely like what these scents are supposed to smell like. It's been too long since I read the descriptions and I'm overloading my olfactory system. Just, humor me. I'm sure I'll be embarrassed later.

Centzon Totochtin: Yikes! Cocoa over booze with a hint of ... Hawaiian Punch?

Perversion: This baffles me. It smells familiar one end to the other, but I can't pick anything out or come up with an association. Dunno.

Dragon's Hide: Instant men's cologne. Very in-your-face wood (???) scent. Seems almost single-note to me.

Les Infortunes de la Vertu: Another super-blended one (i.e. hard to pick anything out). Overall, I like. Very comforting scent.

Ava Maria Gratia Plena: White floral with strong scent-associations of cleanliness. Doesn't smell soapy, just ... blindingly clean, if that makes any sense.

Hairy Toad Lily: Astringent berry? My nose is really going downhill.

The Reaper and the Flowers: Some very light floral and grass? Hay? Very, very light. Delicate.

Queen of Hearts: Holy blown gaskets! My eyes started to water. Fruity, floral, in that order. I'm going to say "Not me", but I'll give it a more through assessment later.

There's my initial run-through. Completely useless because I overwhelmed my sense of smell, but I couldn't resist. I mostly wanted to pick out the ones that seemed most promising so I know where to start.