Now that I've tried all the Ars Draconis blends except for Dragon's Hide and Ladon, I thought it fitting that I should ramble about them as a group.

I'll start with Dragon's Blood which wasn't what I tried first but is the base of the other scents. I'd tried both Dragon's Heart and Dragon's Claw and was expecting the warm almost spicy note I'd smelled in both to be what Dragon's Blood smelled like. Silly me, I put it on and "Waugh! Flowers" They weren't as strong as Dragon's Eye so I kept it on instead of washing it off right away. Good thing I did, because the flowers did go away (mostly) and revealed something kind of like I was expecting, though...brighter? I guess? Not bad, once the flowers leave, but I need to try it again to see if the flower stage is worth waiting through. Probably not something I want a full bottle of, however.

On second try, the flowers stayed too long and too strong--into the swap pile it goes.

Dragon's Heart on the other hand, I loved from first sniff. I can't pick out any notes in it (except that it has that warm, almost spicy hint in common with some of the others) but it smelled amazing. I'm glad I decided to try all the Ars Draconis, in spite of reservations about some of the names/notes, because otherwise I would not have tried this. I need to try it again to see if I can pick out notes, now that I'm getting more used to BPAL scents, but I'm pretty sure I want a bottle of this.

Dragon's Eye was another one I wouldn't have tried, and I almost wish I hadn't. It was my first huge failure. "WAUGH FLOWERS" all the way. It was almost nauseating. If it changed later I'll never know because I could only stand it a half-hour or so before I had to wash it off.

Dragon's Claw on the other hand, was a huge success. I think it's my favorite of the ones I've tried. A very warm and sharp scent and I was sniffing my wrist continually. Need a bottle.

Dragon's Musk was nice, and turned surprisingly ...fruity? later. Not much to say about it--needs trying again. Second try: nice but not something I particularly need more of.

Dragon's Tears ...is this the dreaded "baby powder" I've read about in reviews of various scents? I think it is. I had to wash it off 15 minutes later. Second try: actually the first few minutes are amazing but then it goes weird and baby powdery (not exactly baby powder on close inspection but close enough to be mistaken on random whiffs). If I could keep the smell of the first ten or so minutes I'd buy a bottle :|

Dragon's Milk ...sour milk in the plastic bottle. That's exactly what this was. I need to check the notes and see what caused it D: ... I tried it again and let it sit for a while after reading the notes were vanilla--the sour turned nice and sweet but there's still a strong hint of plastic which ruins it. Boo. It would be nice without the plastic.

Dragon's Bone very dry! Bone dry, even. I liked it, but I was still reeling from Dragon's Milk so I'm sure I didn't get the full effect. Need to try again for a detailed test, but I know already I want more.

Dragon's Reverie flowers! But they started fading the instant I put it on. It got spicy after so I think it's a keeper.

Tanin'iver Loved it! Spicy and warm. I definitely need more.

All in all, I still love Ars Draconis and hope for more scents to try out someday. And I definitely want to try Dragon's Hide and Ladon (though I expect I won't like Ladon that much but I've been surprised twice already!).