twilighteyes

So I was late ordering my yules -- didn't order them until the LAST POSSIBLE SECOND (seriously) and haven't had a chance to go through them all yet. I've just kind of sniffed the bottle and then put them away. I ordered all of them at once, so trying to sniff all of them in one sitting just makes my nose shut down. So anyway, they've been aging for a month exactly. I received them on 1/24. Just finally got around to trying this one. Obviously this is the 2007 version. In Bottle: Can hardly smell anything. Maybe a little sweet floral. On the green side. Wet: Green sweet floral. Dry: zOMG. Sweet vanilla with a tiny bit of spiciness and maybe a tiny bit of almond -- but not the almond that smells like cherry to me. This is more of an actual nuttiness. There is a slight hint of floral. I want to say that this reminds me of the Snowcake spray perfume that I purchased from the Lush Forum Only sale. YUM! I immediate had to try it in the scent locket. Scent Locket: Exactly the same as dry on my skin. My skin doesn't seem to mutate scents very much. It disappeared from my skin after about 4 hours but I can still get whiffs of it from my hair and of course from the scent locket, even though it's cold right now. (not wearing it.) A KEEPER. I am so sad I didn't try it sooner!!

For the scientist: I haven't tried it or smelled it, but Kataniya, The Clockwork Woman in the Carnaval looked a little steampunk. Some of the reviews indicate that it does indeed smell metallic, but of course it depends on your chemistry. Someone else in the review thread for Kataniya mentioned Bed of Nails (but that is not easy to get!) Neo-Tokyo is mentioned on Scent Scribbles as having a metallic scent but that was discontinued almost a year ago. In fact most of the ones with metallic notes listed on Scent Scribbles are LEs. Maybe Agnes Nutter? She has rusty nails! gunpowder, charred wood, smoke... maybe a scientist who blows things up? Could always be layered with something. Togruda gunner: Hmmm. Enraged Orangutan musk has rainforesty stuff in it. Are Orangutan's considered alien?? "Five dark, aggressive, furious musks with ambergris bouquet, Malaysian rainforest plant extracts, black amber and orange peel." Machu Picchu is "Sweet tropical fruits burst through deep, wet rainforest boughs, enormous steamy blossoms, over thin mountaintop breezes, mingled with the soft, rich golden scent of Peruvian amber." Manila is "A tropical, humid, lush scent, with a faint echo of Pacific breezes, jungle blossoms, and deep wet woods. Sampaguita blossoms, banana leaf, palm, and narra." Let us know what you decide on!

weird, I can't smell any anise whatsoever. Just lavender. Lavender/Anise is one of my most popular soaps too. ha.

Angels on Bare Skin just smells like Lavender to me. And I think that Dream Formula II: Baku in the Somnium section is pretty much Lavender.

Starbucks serves Tazo Chai (liquid in a box form). IMNSHO the yummiest chai teas on the market are Oregon Chai (liquid, mix it with milk) and Good Earth's Vanilla Chai (tea bags). Besides of course the chai or yogi tea you can get at an indian restaurant which are usually superior (but not always, sniff.) Chai usually contains: black pepper, cardamom, clove, ginger, cinnamon, black tea and is mixed with milk and sugar or honey. So Bengal and Plunder both sound like they would be close!! sometimes chai contains star anise. The "kashmiri chai" by Oregon Chai has almond in it (and is a green tea, not a black tea) but that is somewhat unusual. I don't think I've ever seen a chai with orange peel. Pike Place Market Spice has orange peel and cinnamon, and is very good. Good Earth's signature blend is also an orange peel and spice. Yum. Neither are chai, but they are tasty tea. Lush's "Chai" doesn't smell at all like Chai to me. I gave away the bottle I got in September to a male friend. I'm fairly picky about my chai scents, I'm a freak. I made a super wonderful batch of chai tea soap but I think I'm out (except for my personal stash.)

I just ordered Dark Delicacies the other day and it immediately smelled like an old friend but I couldn't think of what it reminded me of. Until I was cleaning and opened a cabinet to see my Icon bottle! (down to two, gasp) Course, I might have weird skin chemistry or something.

glass wands / cocktails stirrers. clean carefully with alcohol afterwards.