shelldoo

in the bottle: lavander and sandalwood wet: lavander, sandalwood, and awaphui..actually kinda shampoo like in nature this is a very clean, fresh scent. not quite soapy, but fresh for sure. actually i kind of enjoy it although it isn't my normal mo. the lavander is not as prominent as it was in the beginning it is mostly awapuhi, but i do detect a bit of sandalwood also.

in the bottle:rose and violet. wet: yup yup. rose, violet and pear. very soft faint pear. as this dries the pear becomes more prominent, and the rose/violet combo steps back. it still however is primarily a floral blend. but the pear smooths it in to a seemless blend. it is all at once sweetly floral, and yet juicy fruity. a springy blend that is quite fun to wear.

in the bottle: patchouli and peaches. interesting combination.... wet: strong strong patchouli and some frakincense. as it dries it sweetens a bit and i get more carnation and a hint of another floral which i am not sure of, could be peach blossom or honeysuckle, or even a combo of the two that i just can't quite nail down. but it remians an incensy resinous blend sweetly scented w/ light florals. and i adore it.

in the bottle: rapefruit, cherry, grape...reminds me of fruit salad wet: wow ummm cherry, grapefruit candies. as it dries: it stays very similar to in teh bottle and wet. it is a sweet juicy fruity smell. grapish, cherry, and a hint of pink grapefruit. but it is very smooth and a hint of floral. i am not really getting ginger, musk, or verbena but it is more complex then just saying fruity, and it is also so incredibly smooth, that i know more notes are involved then just the obvious fruity ones. this is another incredible bptp blend.

in the bottle: O M G!!!!!sweet, spicey vanilla, musk, clove...faints! wet: this is unbearably gorgeous. i can't stop sniffing my arm. it is just what i wanted it to be. and it is stunning. soft clove, not biting, not burning just a nice soft clove. very reminicent of my clove cigarettes. which i LOVE! as it dries this becomes absolutely soft, fluffy. vanilla, musky, hint of clove...perfect and beth i will gladly whore myself to you for more

in the bottle:frankinsence, and orris root. sweet, resinous. wet: orris root is at the forefront. i often think orris smells somewhat fruity and sweet. this is no exception to that, it is a fun, sweet scent, rather juicy in nature. as it dries it is still rather orris in nature, but it softens, becomes a bit more floral , guessing the hibiscus is coming out to play. so basically a fun, light hearted, floral w/ frakinsence grounding the whole thing making it deeper, and more incensy then just a floral blend. one of my favorites of this act

in the bottle: cinnamony, sweet, smokey wet: hello cinnamon. not candy cinnamon, but a real cinnamon stick. spicey, dry, smokey smelling this settles in to a warm, myrrh smokey cinnamon blend. soft, skin hugging, dead on sexy!

in the bottle: berry. sweet. wet: almost all berries. yet this has a spicey edge, i am assuning due to teh snake oil this has moments that remind me of a berry shampoo, then it occassionally reminds me of my trip to hawaii, which i have no clue why. basivcally this is a sweet, sometimes spicy, berry blend. fresh, innocent in nature, and not alot of snake oil to be found.

fresh sweet, fruity, juicy...all describe this in the bottle wet: this smells wet. watery, i guess that is the bamboo this is soft, moist, aquatic in nature, yet has a sweetness most aquatics don't ahve. i am not a huge aquatic fan, but i honestly could learn to love this scent.

in the bottle: almond wet: sweet, i am detecting mandarin, and definitely almonds. as it dries, it becomes more snake oily, but retains the almondy quality. sweet incensy, almondy, spicy...gorgeous.

in the bottle: frankincense, and orris. wet; almost all frankincense. as this dries, it becomes a resinous, incensey take on snake oil, just as i had hoped. and it is amazing!

in the bottle: champanca, and hyssop wet: frankincense, and champa...slight breath of snake oil in the back ground, as it dries, it softens, sweetens, and yet retains the previously stated qualities.

in the bottle: soft, sweet, musky wet: something sweet, almost brandy-type sweetness, i don't get any melon at all.nor do i detect citrus of any time, actually nothing fruity really. but i do think there is a possibility of something nutty and i am definitely getting musk....i almost am getting a celery type note, but when i catch it it runs off....weird. as it dries this is so soft, close to the skin, musky but not w/ alot of throw. and something sweet and creamy.

i will preface this review, w/ the sad announcement that i only ordered one bottle, totally expecting the floral aspect to kill this scent for me. in the bottle: musky, sticky flowers. wet: strong resins, musk, and orchid. as it dries this is incredibly sexy. it definitely has an incensy quality, it also has a very soft feminine edge. and it has quite a bit of throw. this scent deserves the name dark delicacies. it is so delicate, and yet darkness, and depth to keep it from being too fru fru on me. the whole thing is blended so seemless, that it is almost impossible to defrintiate between notes, and at the same time i can feel almost everything listed. this jumped straight on to my top 5 list, and i promptly ordered several more bottles. ps the label totally rocked my socks too.

this is soft, sweet, quiet. this reminds me of the violet in sybaris, but softly coated w/ sweet confectioners sugar, a dusty white coating reminecent of snowy blankets coating early blossoming spring flowers. soft sweetly powder sugar and violets so fragile you are almost afraid to breathe deeply near them, for fear of injuring their petals. glorious!

holy sweet cheeks batman! this is syruppy, carmelized sugar. w/ a snake oil undercurrent, stickey sweete, long lasting. this is dreamy, foody, snakey. like having snakey, sex while rolling in reptilian caramel

i would email the lab's customer support (sarah) they will be able to help more then we can

in the bottle: a lighter sweeter version of snow moon. which was one of my favorite moons. wet: much more similar to snow moon then the faint scent in the bottle. this reminds me also of tko, like maybe snow moon w/ a drizzle of tko iced on top. a gorgeous, snowy scent sweetened a bit, possibly by the sandalwood, or maybe the amber, or maybe even both. i love this scent

in the bottle, a very faint, soft herbal tea w/ a hint of musk wet: herbal tea, soft fresh, tea. as it dries the musk becomes more prominent. i also am getting quite a bit of the cardamom, and cinnamon. w/ a backbone made of tea. i am not getting any citrus, nor am i getting florals. on me it is mostly musky spiced tea. and i am really enjoying it

in the bottle: sweet, fresh, and sandalwood wet: fresh...not what i was expexting, much cleaner then i thought it would be almsot laundry detergent like as it dires, that cleanish scent fades somewhat thank goodness, and it becomes an almost asian spice type scent. gorgeous. and one i need more of. which is funny because the "clean" stage was scaring me

in the bottle:light, clean, slight honey scent wet: dusty, sweet, sandalwood and honey. this is stunning! as it dries, this is ever so soft, a breath of honey, hint of sandalwood very dry and susty but not dirty dust just that dry dusty type scent. fabulous sweet, sexy scent

in the bottle: floral sweet, and a touch of something harsh. i am unsure what the harsh scent is i am detecting it is something i think is in undine...reminds me of that scent w/ flowery sweetness on top wet:champaca, orchid. sweet floral incense. as it dries, it is almost all floral orchid, not much musk, nor vanilla on me.

in the bottle, this is a gorgeous menagerie of scents i adore. vanilla, sweet pea, orchid, sweet, very sweet. on it becomes almost exclusively floral. a sweet pea, and orchid scent. very fragile and femenine feeling to me. surprisingly enough i love it

vetiver and patchouli. earthy, dark, slightly moist feeling. i don't get carnations, or ginger at all. just a dark, vetiver scent

i will agree w/ the others who have said this is a vanilla caramel. almost all caramel on me, but occassional wafts of vanilla. this is so sweet i expect it to leave a sticky spot on my skin. it is going to be huge for those of us who love the uber sweet foody candy scents