Coldfire

Imp: overpowering rose Wet on Me: more overpowering rose Drying Down: Rose gets softened by the white amber with hints of the beeswax Dry: baby powder now. Which to me, since I amp rose in a bad way..is not a bad thing.

Imp: earthy but teeny bits of green Wet on Me: earthy, wee bits of green and sweet? Like a coconut? Drying Down: smells like someone dropped a coconut in my fresh bag of soil and some mulch. Dry: I’m a gardener. This is heaven to me. This smells like working in my garden in spring…the earth a lil green a lil mulch…oh it’s gardeners heaven.

Imp: mint, lemon and the wormwood for me Wet on Me: mint, wormwood and the anise now with whispers of lemon Drying Down: less mint, more anise and the woody scent Dry: hmmmm this is interesting. I’m glad I have an imp, but probably won’t get a bottle.

Imp: dark earthy. Vetiver is all over this Wet on Me: Vetiver over patchouli. Defiled by vetiver is right. Drying Down: The patchouli is valantly trying to make an attempt to over take the vetiver. Dry: Finally the vetiver recedes to the background and I’m left with the lovely patchouli and frankincense. Man vetiver does bad things to me.

Imp: green. Definitely green. Like a meadow green Wet on Me: more meadow green with flower. But not cloying sweet flower…herbal flower. I can actually smell the parsley! Drying Down: a gentler green now. The herbal flower vibe is mellowing. But oh how this is lovely. Dry: I’m soooo keeping this and need a bottle. The flowers vibe mellowed the green softened but in no way got weak. This is what I imagine a witch’s garden to smell like. WANT!

I ordered this one and it ends up arriving the day I had to send out press releases on the passing of the lead singer of a band I've worked for over 10 years. Kind of Appropriate eh? Bottle: somber is right, but there are traces of the musk, wisteria and the orange and white grapefruit. Wet On Me: more wisteria and musk with the citrus now becoming whispers and tracers Drying Down: Mostly the musk with the wisteria now. Not getting any of the citrus anymore. Dry: gentle, and definitely somber musk with wisteria. This is a quiet scent.

Imp: Fruit with a bite! Wet on Me: Yummy Sweet Fruit and no bite now Drying Down: aaaaa the under ‘bite’ of the pepper is coming back now. Still sweet fruit at the top of the sniff, but towards the end at the bottom is that lil bite of pepper. Dry: Sweet Fruit…cereal-like as others have said.. but has that whisper bite of pepper under it. This is too cute. I like it!

I'm torn. I have The Witching TIme of Night BUT...I have a BPAL package arriving today with Mourning Moon and an imp of The Witch's Garden...... It's gotta be a witch thang

Imp: the smell of salty wood at sea Wet on Me: a cedar chest at sea Drying Down: the tiniest tease of the leather and rum appear now under the wood and sea smell. Dry: oh my! The leather really showed up to play now so it’s leather and wood and a brief whisper of sea salt. No rum! WOW! KEEP!

Got this as a frimp when I bought some things off a forum member Imp: ozone and the citrus at first hit Wet on me: now the citrus and the amber and sandalwood Drying Down: the citrus is cooled by the sandalwood/amber blend. The ozone still creeps in the background. I think the wood scent I’m getting could be from the oakmoss but I’m not sure Dry: Oh this is a beauteous blend. Some tart some sweet some soft some wood. This is like a dream to my nose. I ADORE this….must find more!

Imp: Wow! It’s floral and bitter at the same time. Wet on Me: how can I describe this. Almost antiseptic in a good way. Just when my nose thinks it can pick out a note it swirls and dances and becomes just one nebulous scent Drying Down: More herbal now over the bitter and antiseptic and then sharp earth. Also getting a sea scent haunting in the background Dry: A scent for remembrance is what I’m getting out of this. I may just wear this tonight for our open Samhain Ritual…..to remember those gone on before.

Imp: rose and the lemon blossom Wet on me: still rose and the lemon blossom. So far this is not cloying rose. Drying Down: spoke too soon. I must AMP rose as that is all I am getting. Dry: damn damn damn. Just rose. No lemon blossom, no tangerine, not even the nicotania let alone the huckleberry. This is the April Fools joke on me

Imp: a little fruity..a little woody Wet on Me: still a little fruity, still a little woody, dark Drying Down: This is a witch’s greenhouse. A little woody, a little fruit and a little green over the dark. Dry: This smells like a cedar chest one might have used to store dried herbs used in spells. Dark, lovely, warm and comforting to my nose.

Imp: oh the wood! The blend of the wood. Oh the joy! Wet on me: Lovely wood blend and for once the tobacco is not rancid on me. Drying Down: still awesome woods…with traces now of the tobacco and the vanilla. Dry: Oh. Mah. Damn. Do I ever love this! I’m a nature girl and I grew up watching my father make cabinets in his spare time in his workshop. Oh the smell of the different woods. Thank you. This makes me remember watching my daddy in the shop all those years ago. KEEPER!

Imp: carnation and lavender…and the rose otto I think Wet on Me: more carnation and the rose now. Very strong Drying Down: Very……not tart or sharp…but not sweet either. But floral that is for sure. Must be the carnation and the rose otto. I’m not getting any lavender in this or the honeyed milk or frankincense. Dry: that sharpness has mellowed out now. A softness comes in..the baby powder. Which cuts the carnation and rose otto to something sweet.

Imp: smells like a lavender baby…all soft and lovely Wet on Me: I am now smelling what I remember Snake Oil smelled like with the Lavender Drying Down: Now more head shoppy…and less lavender…the lily of the valley is waking up a wee bit. Dry: This dried down to such gorgeous gentle loveliness. I can smell the best of both parents in the Snake Oil and the Dorian…with the gentle sweetness of a baby tying them both together. FTW!

Bottle: Totally get the hot cocoa. And then light whisps of coffee Wet on Me: Wow! It’s a cinnamon mug of hot cocoa now! Drying Down: Still primarily hot cocoa with the light caress of the cinnamon, but the coffee adds a deep note that rounds it all out. Dry: This is the smell of early Christmas morning when I’m trying to wake up before the unwrapping of presents. My fave hot cocoa with a touch of coffee and cinnamon for wake up. I don’t get any of the brown sugar. I'm not one much for foodie scents but I do like me this one.

Bottle: Total Sea air…with that crispness of line, with out the tang. Wet on Me: still sea air…and the salt crusted woods are peeping up. Drying Down: ooooo Me likey this. The lime is more the leaves. Crisp and adds to the aquatic feel of this without getting all tangy Dry: The snake oil starts to show up a bit now. A tiny whisper of it beneath the currents of the sea air and the aquatic-y lime and wood. Oh this is the LURVE!

Bottle: dark spicy apple and nuts. Wet on Me: deep spicy apple with some of the bark to balance it and cut the sweetness Drying down: The bark and leaves and nutmeats come out more now and the spicy apple blends down into the background. Dry: Woody with a fruity shadow. Darkest coolest autumn days for me. Rements of baking apple pie on a wood stove scent. Will reach for this again and again in Autumn

Bottle: green. But not bright vivid green. Darker green Wet on Me: tiny hints of the min now…and the lime. The sweet must be the papaya. The counter to that must be the green tea. Drying Down: The mint is overtaking the lime. And The grass and cucumber are also begging for attention. Dry: Dried to a nice soft clean green. Pleasant. Not overbearing.

Imp: the full moon on a dark night. Pale white and ghostly almost fog like. Wet on me: now things become clearer. The fog thins in places. I smell the ivy and the moonflower a bit more now Drying Down: this is smooth and floral but not heavy or overpowering. The green balances it nicely Dry: this has bewitched me. As I move my arm during my tasks I get this waft of lovely pale white flower scent with undertones of green. Delicate, but not retiring or fading out quickly.

Bottle: Wisteria and the lotus blossom first Wet on me: plenty of wisteria wowness! And the lotus Blossom is not shy either Drying Down: There is something keeping the lotus and wisteria from being too sweet or floral-y. I think that is the bamboo reeds. This just keeps getting better and better. Dry: I can be in love with this. It’s soft floral tempered by that bamboo and reminds me of a wonderfully cool autumn evening.

Imp: Coconut but not sticky sweet coconut. And the lemon Wet on Me: now..dark wood and the musk over the coconut. Damn fine! Drying Down: The wood stands out over the lemon and coconut to me. But not in an overpowering way. Dry: This is a pirate scent. A woody, rummy, dark, all man scent. Which smells rather lovely.

An irrelevant, disturbing, and surreal scent: red currant, green tea, red musk, Hawaiian ginger, benzoin, vanilla, coriander, squash blossom, and blueberry. Bottle: Blueberry and some dark whispers of tea struggling to come out Wet on Me: the regular tart of blueberry is softened by the vanilla. But I get faint traces of the tea and currant wanting to come and play as well. Drying Down: now more currant and musk with the tea right beneath it. The blueberry has moved to the back of the scent trail. Dry: almost powdery, but the currant and tea and the blueberry in the background keep a counterbalance sharpness in it. I like this. I’m so glad I got a bottle!

Bottle: clean, but not soap, floral, but not cloying Wet on Me: wee whisps of the musk and sandalwood at first Drying Down: this is a lovely ethereal type blend. Still a gentle lovely scent Dry: everything plays nicely with each other in this one. No one more than the other for my nose. Just clean and gentle floral that surrounds you with smiles.