ErinZ
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Snappy-quick PMS relief.
Wet in imp:
nice, herbal tea-like blend
Wet on skin:
minty chamomile herbiness
Drydown:
chamomile and herb blend - almost lemony
Wearlength:
holds on decently
Final impression:
Predominantly chamomile and lemongrass.
It's interesting, but I'm not sure that it's working. Then again, I'm not sure I'm using it properly. -
Cooling, camphorous - a bit like Icy Hot, but without the hot.
I can't speak to its effectiveness, though, because I don't think I know quite how it's to be used. I'm not sure whether it's supposed to be used as purely aromatherapy, or if it is to be applied to the sore spots a bit like a muscle rub.
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Wet in imp:
spices
Wet on skin:
ginger, sandalwood, "cool," minty spices and herbs - almost a cinnamon/mint
Drydown:
develops to vanilla/mint/wood
Wearlength:
lasts fairly well
Final impression:
This one surprised me. It was a frimp from the lovely and wonderful labbies, and I'm so thankful they sent it. I would have never chosen it myself, but I adore it. It's very warm, grounding, and comforting.
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Rome
in Wanderlust
Wet in imp:
bright evergreen
Wet on skin:
holy crap, I've got a tree on my arm!
Drydown:
now a tree covered with boxed hair color?
Final impression:
No… just… no. We do not get along like good children. Not one bit.
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Venice
in Wanderlust
Wet in imp:
pretty floral
Wet on skin:
fresh, citrusy floral
Drydown:
Jasmine, rose and… Lemon Pledge! Darn you, lemon!
Wearlength:
Holds on pretty well
Final impression:
So pretty, except for the whole house-hold cleaner thing. Oh well, citrus and I are just not meant to be, it seems.
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Wet in imp:
spicy, fruity wood
Wet on skin:
floral wood
Drydown:
nice floral (maks me think of a blend of rose, lily and jasmine, but it's most likely the iris, which I'm not as familiar with) with a bit of wood to warm it up
Wearlength:
a light scent remains hours later
Final impression:
This initially reminds me of an Estee Lauder bath and shower gel I had years ago, then mellows out very nicely.
This is a scent I never would have chosen for myself. I tend to be a bit scared of sandalwood. But our wise and all-knowing labbies were sweet enough to send this as a frimp. It's amazing, and I will be getting a bottle of it at some point.
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A bawdy, gleefully wicked and unruly scent: Kentucky Bourbon, sugar and a sprig of mint.
Wet in imp:
herby booze
Wet on skin:
I'm picking up an earthy, smoky herbal scent
Drydown:
goes powdery very quickly
Wearlength:
soft trace still there hours later
Final impression:
Smells like a scented body powder my Grandma used to use on my sister and me when we were kids and would have a bath at her house. Comforting sense memories, but I don't want to smell like my Grandma's powder. -
Wet in imp:
light, sweet, pretty, fruity
Wet on skin:
herbal… very herbal
Drydown:
very green and sweet
Wearlength:
fades until it's almost undetectable hours later except for a very faint sweetness
Final impression:
It gets sweeter and sweeter as time goes on. A little too sweet on its own, in fact. It could work if I layered it with something heavy and earthy so they could balance each other out.
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Wet in imp:
sweet, dark, earthy
Wet on skin:
vetiver popping out
Drydown:
at first, it makes me feel like I smell like a smoker with a vanilla floral musk perfume on, but it mellows after a while
Wearlength:
hangs on well even a full day later
Final impression:
The longer I wear it, the more I like it. It's strong, smoky, and sultry, and fades to a sweet, vanilla musk.
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I get a fresh, clean, watery scent (if that makes sense) with a hint of cucumber. The longer I wear it, the more it seems to smell like a lotion or deodorant. Hmmm... not quite what I'd want in a fragrance.
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Wet in imp:
pumpkin/gingerbread Yankee Candle
Wet on skin:
Slightly stronger pumpkin, still a bit Yankee Candle-ish, but not as obnoxiously so as others that have been candle-like.
Drydown:
A bit like March Hare, only with pumpkin.
Wearlength:
Still faintly there as a soft, sweet scent 8 hours later.
Final impression:
I wouldn't buy a bottle. If I were in the mood to wear this, I'd be in the mood to wear March Hare. Of the two, I like March Hare better.
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Wet in imp:
milk & honey
Wet on skin:
honey and powder (applied more and started to detect ginger)
Drydown:
faint, clean smell (still powdery)
Final impression:
I could barely smell it, but others could smell it strongly from 3 yards away. If I can't smell it, it's not worth it.
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Starts out as a sharp floral when wet. As it dries, takes on an earthy floral with a bit of tobacco. I think it may be a bit too sophisticated/mature for my tastes. I alternated between thinking I smelled like a sexy woman about ten to fifteen years older than me to thinking I smelled like one of my grandma's friends.
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Starts out as spicy, woody incense and develops into a combo of vanilla, sandalwood and incense. It's beautiful, but a bit too heady and sophisticated for me.
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Wet in imp:
sweet, berry gum
Wet on skin:
still sweet, berry gum with a touch of marshmallow
Drydown:
similar to before, but taking on a bit of an artificial, air-freshener type of smell
Wearlength:
fades to soft sweetness
Final impression:
the air-freshener smell fades away after a little while, and is a nice, cheerful, sweet scent
I like it.
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Wet in imp:
lavender
Wet on skin:
lavender with jasmine
Drydown:
now the jasmine scent is stronger, a lily-like scent is showing up, and the lavender is just a background player
Wearlength:
Hardly noticeable by morning (put it on shortly before bed)
Final impression:
Very pretty, very relaxing.
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I find that, after an overwhelmingly strong floral stage, Euphrosyne mellows out to an amazing, pure vanilla scent on me.
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Beautiful, fresh apple blossom from imp to drydown.
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Euphrosyne
in Excolo
Wet in imp:
sweet floral
Wet on skin:
strong jasmine and a lily of the valley-like scent… and cucumber? (what has my chemistry done with this??)
Drydown:
overpowering floral - I suspect the gardenia may be what's too much for me
Wearlength:
decent lasting-power
Final impression:
After the first few hours of overwhelming floral, it turned to an amazing vanilla.
Succor
in Panacea
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This smells like a sweet, slightly smoky, spiced tea I've had before, but I can't remember exactly what it was.
I'm not sure if it worked for me. I was relaxed as it was, but a bit emotional. I was feeling a bit weepy a little while after I put it on, but that may be unrelated.