Ajila

In the bottle - Wowzer, citrusy and bright and juicy, with just a hint of pith Wet on me - A softer, more sherbet-y citrus although still with underlying pith Dry on me - Pretty citrus, but faint Overall - I love it wet, but it just disappears on my skin

In the bottle - Sharp and fizzy lemonade over honeydew melon Wet on me - Sugary limes Dry on me - A soft soapy citrus scent Overall - Pretty, but not really me

In the bottle - Digestive biscuits with a touch of sharp fruit Wet on me - The creaminess of a rice pudding along with other more perfumey textures Dry on me - A surprisingly woody scent with a hint of musky fruitiness Overall - I like it, but it's not at all what I expected. I will have to give it some thought

In the bottle - Soft, sweet almonds Wet on me - Almonds and treacle and something boozy Dry on me - A warm almost smoky caramel scent Overall - It doesn't really grab me for some reason

In the bottle - I would have said a spicy egg custard Wet on me - Hard to describe; rich and warm with a touch of almost fruitiness but surprisingly not that sweet Dry on me - A surprisingly woody spiced vanilla sort of scent Overall - I expected to love this, but I really don't know what to make of it

In the bottle - Ok, so that smells like Deep Heat Wet on me - Yep, definitely Deep Heat, with something a kin to furniture polish Der on me - A soft tea-like scent with hints of rose Overall - The dry down's pretty but the wet's just plain scary

In the bottle - Juicy dried fruits, with a touch of spice. Christmas Cake Wet on me - Still warm fruity and spicy, but now with a slightly tannic undertone from the tea and just a hint of the rose coming though Dry on me - A soft powdery floral with hints of darkness Overall - I love the wet stages, but for me the dry down was a bit ordinary

In the bottle - Sweet soft almonds and a touch of lavender Wet on me - A bit odd really; a sort of hot pepper from the lavender and thyme and a really sweet. cloying layer of almonds Dry on me - A softly herbal sweetness with touches of almond Overall - I like the dry down, which is oddly like a herbal castile soap I used to buy, but there are points where the argument between herb and almond are too much

In the bottle - Spiced honey mead Wet on me - Sweet rich mead, with just a hint of the gingerbread beneath Dry on me - Nothing at all Overall - I was really excited by this wet, but it just disappeared on me

In the bottle - Marzipan with a hit of spice Wet on me - A spicy bready mix with smooth marzipan running through it Dry on me - Softly slightly spicy but very faint Overall - I love the wet stages, but it dries very faint

I love, love, LOVE this. On me it's almost pure honey, which is one of my favourite notes. In a perfume this one would be too high pitched for me, but in wafts of fragrance falling from my hair it's perfect and I love what it does for my hair too. I have found that with wearing it almost constantly I no longer smell it in my hair, so I think I need to pick up more glosses so that I can rotate them.

In the bottle - Something sweet, green and a little high pitched Wet on me - Light and fruity with little hits of something bitter beneath Dry on me - It disappeared completely Overall - This didn't do much for me at all

At night, just before we start our bedtime ritual, Lilith climbs onto my lap, and we snuggle while we watch a little tv. She leans her head back onto me and settles in, and all I know in that instant is the warmth of my love for her. Her hair smells like soap and lavender, her skin smells like honey and sunshine, and everything is touched by the scent of the strawberries she's always eating. There are few moments in my life where I find myself completely at peace: this one of them. Very little can compare with the simple pleasure of holding my daughter. My Lilith, you have turned my world upside-down in the strangest and most wonderful of ways. There are no words that can describe moments like this, and there are no words that can truly capture how much I love you. Happy birthday, baby. In the bottle - Soft lavender and something sweet and milky in the background Wet on me - Soft powdered lavender with a sugared vanilla sweetness Dry on me - A soft sweet powdered floral Overall - I really like this, it's not really me, but I think I could grow into it

In the bottle - Mostly mango, almost as if it's been stewed into a compote or jam Wet on me - Mango and very red cinnamon Dry on me - A warm dry spiced bakery scent Overall - This was more like spiced buns to me and it never really seemed to gel for me

In the bottle - An old fashioned floral perfume Wet on me - A very green sappy floral with just a hint of powdery sweetness behind it Dry on me - A clean salty scent Overall - I wanted this to be vanilla snd spice, but it just didn't work that way for me

In the bottle - A smooth green aftershave-y sort of scent Wet on me - Warm, woody, spicy aftershave Dry on me - A clean warm woody leather Overall - I like this a lot, it's possibly a little too manly for me to wear everyday, but I like it

In the bottle - A rich but tart pulp of strawberries Wet on me - Honey and the green sap off freshly broken stems with just a hint of strawberry in the background Dry on me - A smooth herbal honey with hints of that strawberry Overall - I'm confused I do love honey so I like the dry down, but it was quite lacking on the strawberry front

In the bottle - Cocoa with a hint of orange Wet on me - Cocoa, woods and a slightly soapy orange Dry on me - A soft sweet milky coffee with candy-like highlights Overall - I like the dry down a lot, bit it's not at all what I expected

In the bottle - Moss and soil Wet on me - Soil and smoke and wood and something bitter and green Dry on me - Smooth damp soil Overall - Not for me

In the bottle - Soil and moss and a sharp, acidic floral note Wet on me - Loamy soil with a slightly fruity sweetness on top Dry on me - Grey loamy soil Overall - Not my cup of tea at all

In the bottle - A sweet incense-y honey with a floral undertone Wet on me - A very high pitched floral with a powdery floral with a powdery honey beneath Dry on me - In the waft I get fruity candy, but close to my skin a powdery/incense-y honey Overall - I love the honey note, and I think as time smooths it out a little this will become a favourite In the bottle - A sweet incense-y honey with a floral undertone Wet on me - A very high pitched floral with a powdery floral with a powdery honey beneath Dry on me - In the waft I get fruity candy, but close to my skin a powdery/incense-y honey Overall - I love the honey note, and I think as time smooths it out a little this will become a favourite

In the bottle - Tinned pears smothered in rich incensy honey Wet on me - Again pears and honey, but the rich oozing honey takes central stage Dry on me - A soft, rich honey, the pears disappear completely Overall - I like this a lot because I love the honey note, but I think I would have preferred it if the pear hung around

In the bottle - A medley of greenish florals and a touch of smoke Wet on me - Quite a high pitched slightly soapy miscellany of green florals Dry on me - Layer upon layer of messy high pitched florals Overall - I might give it a while to settle down, but as it stands this doesn't work for me at all

In the bottle - Toffee, but slightly tart and with a slightly floral backdrop Wet on me - A smooth creamy musk and something bitter like orange peel and a touch of bubble gum Dry on me - I get vague little hints of musk, but mostly it disappears on me Overall - It faded too quickly for me to get a real impression

In the bottle - Straight red musk with perhaps a hint of something floral in the background Wet on me - An oddly sweet powdered incense smoke scent, it smells as if something is burning and not in a good way Dry on me - A smooth, warm red musk Overall - This was pretty much a straight red musk on me, which meant I liked it more than I anticipated, but I didn't love it