moonstonemama

In another time, long ago lived an old man and his wife. Both of them had twelve sons and three daughters. The youngest being named Egle. On a warm summer evening all three girls decided to go swimming. After splashing about with each other and bathing they climbed onto the riverbank to dress and groom their hair. But the youngest, Egle, only stared for a serpent had slithered into the sleeve of her blouse. What was she to do? The eldest girl grabbed Egle's blouse. She threw the blouse down and jumped on it, anything to get rid of the serpent. But the serpent turned to the youngest, Egle, and spoke to her in a man's voice: Egle, promise to become my bride and I will gladly come out. Egle began to cry how could she marry a serpent? Through her tears she answered: Please give me back my blouse and return from whence you came, in peace. But the serpent would not listen: Promise to become my bride and I will gladly come out. There was nothing else she could do; she promised the serpent to become his bride. Ocean water, hyacinth petals, star jasmine, and fir. I've been hoping for an aquatic that won't turn into soap on me, and I found it. This is a beautiful blend. in the bottle: very floral. the hyacinth and star jasmine overpower all the other notes. wet: the aquaticness and the fir come out, but the florals are still there. dry: no soap! it's very green smelling. I can definitely smell the fir, but it plays very well off the hyacinth and jasmine. the ocean water adds a little extra tang, but is very subtle. the longer this is on, the prettier it gets. the fir gets a bit mellower and the flowers come back with the ocean water.

VELVET NUDIE Skin musk and flowering sugar cane. in the bottle: I don't know what it is, but I don't think it smells good. wet: very feminine and pretty, floral, but only just dry: sweet and tart and floral. soapy. a floral sweet tart soap.

The Cave of Cruachan in Connaught, a province that was given to the Formorians after the Battle of Mag Tuired. On the first of November, a flock of malevolent copper-colored birds bursts forth from the mouth of the cave, ushering a host of restless ghosts and wicked goblins that torment the living by blighting crops, killing livestock, stealing away brides-to-be, and replacing infants with changelings. Smoldering brimstone, bitter labdanum, clove, black musk, and copper-colored feathers. This is fantastic! in the bottle: very dark and smoky, there's a tang of something almost citrus wet: smoky clove and the black musk is just barely there dry: mmm. the bitter labdanum is definitely making it's presence known, and it's keeping the clove from being too overpowering. it is very, very dark. the black musk is subtle. there's a note that smells almost like dirt, but not quite. I don't know what copper-colored feathers are supposed to smell like, but whatever it is isn't very strong. It's got a lot of throw and isn't fading. There's something about the clove note BPAL uses that my skin chemistry just adores. This is a hoard-worthy winner!

There was once a miller who was very poor, but he had a beautiful daughter. Now, it happened that he came to speak to the king, and, to give himself importance, he said to him, “I have a daughter who can spin straw into gold.” The king said to the miller, “That is a talent that pleases me well; if she be as skilful as you say, bring her to-morrow to the palace, and I will put her to the proof.” When the maiden was brought to him, he led her to a room full of straw, gave her a wheel and spindle, and said, “Now set to work, and if by the morrow this straw be not spun into gold, you shall die.” He locked the door, and left the maiden alone. Spun gold, tear-soaked straw, and rose-infused amber. in the bottle: very rose, with something that smells like baby powder, probably the amber. wet: still very rosy smelling, but with a sharp metallic edge to it. dry: pretty much the same as wet. rose with a metallic edge. it's very pretty

VELVET TIKI Gold-washed frangipani, vanilla flower, vanilla bean, coconut, hibiscus, papaya, pineapple, bouganvilla, passion fruit, and three orchids. in the bottle: tangy fruity citrus with a bit of tropical florals wet: much the same dry: this is what the tropical island paradise of my dreams smells like. It actually smells sort of familiar for some reason. It's very floral, but I can definitely smell the passion fruit, I don't get any vanilla at all. It's not very strong and doesn't have much throw, but I don't think it's fading much.

I got a goblin squirt of this and the first thing I did was Google the name. Wiki: Villa Diodati It's and spicy and cold at the same time, but not like mint cold. There seems to be cinnamon and something like damp earth. Also maybe a little floral? it's hard to tell. it's very well blended. I guess cold and spicy are the best I can describe it as.

unreleased prototype, no notes or description given In the Bottle: This smells like The Soap Opera. Like the way the whole store smells. Just like millions of soaps and oils and smells. But it doesn't really smell soapy. After applying to skin, this is a straight up floral. I can't discern any particular floral notes, I can't smell any rose (also, it's not making me nauseous, so there probably isn't any rose) and that's about all I can say.

Unreleased blend, no notes or description given In the bottle: tangy fruits with a little bit of vanilla Wet: Smells kind of like sweet tarts with very sharp sort of medicinal overtone. There is something that smells reminiscent of latex gloves. Dry/15 minutes later: This now smells a lot like strawberry shortcake. It's sweet, gentle, creamy. There's a nice strawberry scent that's playing Ring Around The Rosy with a creamy vanilla cake. This is a lovely summer scent. edit: spellcheck is my friend

I don't get bubble gum from this. this smells more like multi-flavored twizzlers that have been half chewed and mashed up together into a ball. ew.

this is very pretty, girlish, asian floral. there's a light musk and some sweet plum. it's also pretty soapy. I like the released version better.

in the vial: it's masculine with a hint of something sweet and a bit of eucalyptus. on application: it's a lovely musky sandalwood. it's resinous and fiery. but it's not going powdery and it's not too masculine for me to wear, but this would smell amazing on the right guy.

in the vial: tangerines and cake on skin: the tangerine fades out almost completely and I get vanilla cake and ginger. it's nice, but I would probably never choose to wear it for a whole day.

this is a perfumy musky floral. it's pretty in a very girly way. I agree with the previous reviewer that said it's frothy.

very minty and sort of astringent smelling. taking a big whiff of this straight from the vial actually feels pretty good in my nose. there is a somewhat sweet/bubble gum note underneath the cold mint/eucalyptus. it's a little incongruous for a blend called Ares.

in the vial: rich plummy incense on: it's deep and smoky. it's yummy smelling, but not sweet. the plum and what ever that smoky/incense smell is (I have no idea what that note is) is beautifully blended. I like plum. I really like this blend. It's sexy and womanly, but not overtly feminine.

in the vial: this smells cold, green and soapy. Like a walk down the laundry/dish detergent aisle at the grocery store. on application: the same, this doesn't change at all on my skin.

I smell fresh from the dryer laundry and clean guy. There is also something sweet and feminine. There's a lot of lavender coming out when it's drying on my skin. *le sigh* I've never tested the released Dorian, so I don't know how this compares, but I don't like this version.

mmm... this is a lovely lemon meringue. I'm not big on lemon scents, but this is a creamy yummy dessert lemon. this is like the lemony cousin of the limey The Star.

Lilac based floral. It's pretty. My mom would probably love it. not really for me. it goes to powder really fast.

I like this. It's dry and dirty and it has a lovely resinous aroma. It's also got just a hint of evergreen. I can see the comparison to Sunbird, but Sunbird is warm desert. This is cold nighttime desert. I don't get any floral notes at all.

in the vial: Pink floral. Roses and white flowers. Also something sweet. my best guesses are Rose, Gardenia, and Lotus. it's a floral hat-trick. hmm, now that it's dry on my arm, I think there's a bit of musk and vanilla in there too.

in the vial: fire. smoky burny spicy and sweet fire. on: there's something sharp and sweet. it smells kind of like mesquite bbq sauce. it's actually kind of nice. the mesquite is actually isn't that bad or strong, and the spices are nicely blended with whatever this "sweet" note is. or at least it would be great as an alternative to what I normally smell like if I've been camping for 3 or 4 days without a shower. beyond that, I don't think blend has a future in my box.

This is kind of delicious smelling. It's a delicious cake with some yummy spices. aaaaaaand... orange zest. which makes it kind of icky. and my weird skin chemistry does nothing to improve this.

This smells sweet and fruity, not floral, to me. No, I take that back. Now that it's on it's definitely floral. It's a sweet and tangy floral. None of the usual suspects are in here, no rose, jasmine, or gardenia. However it's still making my head hurt. It actually smells sort of candle-like. and I can't explain what that means.

Almost straight up flowers. I'm definitely smelling gardenia, and something tangy. This goes really sour on my skin.