Valtristus

My first impression just from sniffing the unopened vial was TOFFEE. Toffee, toffee, more toffee... and is that chocolate? On my skin, the toffee and chocolate were prominent and very mouth watering, mellowing as it dried until the buttercream came to the fore. I'll admit, I'm in love. I'm also jonesing for a Hershey Bar and a caramel cream right now... Definitely up for a nice, fat bottle of this, especially on a nasty PMS kind of day.

In the imp, the musk and violets are strong and heady and I love it. On my skin from the first moment to the moment it finally faded, it was pure baby powder with a whiff... of marshmellows? Not an unpleasant scent, to be sure. But I'm not a huge fan of walking around smelling like marshmellows and baby powder. I think I'll age this for a while and give it another go.

In the imp, my nose was delightfully assaulted with spices. I could barely stand to drag the imp from my face! On me, it mellowed quickly and the rose gradually came forward and softened the musk and spices, balancing it beautifully, yet I could still smell it on me without having to plaster my nose to my wrist. It seems the more masculine scents work well with my chemistry. I must have a 5ml bottle. Absolutely must!

Upon opening the bottle, all I could smell was roses. Deep, dark roses and perhaps a hint of smoke, which struck me as odd. On my skin, it mellowed quickly and seemed to lighten as the lilac came to the surface. Dark, sweet but very mellow on me. I love it! I only wish I could have gotten a whiff of the berries.

Cathedral is absolutely lovely. When I first uncapped the bottle, I got a heady whiff of cedar and perhaps a touch of incense that itched my nose a bit. On my skin, the incense all but disappeared into the background, and all I could smell was dust and resins. Maybe half an hour later, the scent balanced itself out wonderfully on my skin. My only disappointment is that it faded fast and I have to stick my nose to my wrist just to smell it after an hour or so. Definitely going to beg for a 5ml bottle for Christmas.

You know... I really wanted to love this. I ordered an imp of it and waited all anxiously for it and then, when I finally got to open the vial and sniff... the scent of butter overpowered me and I just had to cap it quickly. I did put a dab on my wrists and the butter scent only seemed to grow stronger and stronger until I couldn't take much more... And then it all seemed to completely absorb into my skin and I couldn't smell anything at all. Maybe five minutes later, the scent came back and it suddenly became faintly sweet and I kept getting a whiff of pumpkin. I definitely have hope for this scent and I intend to let it age a bit before I make a definite decision on whether it stays with me or goes to another.