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Urgh straight out of the imp this is pretty nasty smelling on my skin. I was sure this would work! I've been eagerly awaiting this one and recently racked up two imps worth. It starts off sour smelling and a bit like cream that's recently gone bad. I haven't had this bad of a reaction to a bpal in a really long time. Eventually it settled down to a peach pit scent that is getting sweeter as the day goes on, but I don't think I can sit through the plasticky wet stage to get to this point again.

I was really looking forward to this one because I've always loved the Medea stories and operas (Cavalli's incantation scene in Giasone is amazing!). This even had several notes I love like incense and poppy. Luckily I get a good dose of dusty poppy enhanced with dry incense. Smoky scent with minimal throw. Very nice, but not bottle-worthy so far.

I got this mostly for the frankincense and hyssop notes and I guess with the olive I expected something like Hanerot Halalu. Instead my skin came up with a rich olive-based scent with a floral tinge and a bit of spice. Thick and rich scent with good throw. Not something I'd reach for often, but very nice!

This one was a heartbreaker, because I would have been happy if it had gone any way at all with rose, vanilla, fig, tonka, mahogany or coffee. What does that leave? Jasmine. Aaaaalways gotta get in the way, Jasmine

Frack. Me. This stuff is amazing! I would bathe in this. God! I can't get over this scent. Srsly. Top ten. I'm pretty much raving about this, but it's not the feared and dreaded sasparilla meltdown I got from the Saloon #10 atmo spray (I think I was confusing sassafras with sasparilla...) Instead, it's the smoothest, richest vanilla musk - Black Lace in masculine form

Ha! Another Hermia player here who wanted to try the scent of Hermia's SO Oddly creamy scent. Sweet, with a hint of light floral underneath. Both of those features might be coming from the lilac, I think. Musky, but as it dries it's going from masculine to a more unisex scent. Holy crap, I'm a sucker for musk, tonka, violet and benzoin, so odds were this was going to work. I'm relieved it didn't go the way of that heartbreaker Famine <cry> Keeper! (especially mixed with the Tombstone scent coming off my other arm - ye gods these two smell good together! )

<Cough> Not quite what I was hoping for I was really aiming for pink pepper and amber but got a heavy dose of pink pepper and powdery flowers. Drat. The pepper was similar to the nice note in Hua Mulan (I think). I recently played Hermia in a production of Britten's opera, and this *is* a good scent picture of the character - plucky and devoted and sweet Lasted a good, long while. Just not my cup of tea. Edit for some spelling

Juniper! One of my favorite notes. This really hit my nose in the imp and during the wet stage. Drying, though, it acquired a boozy note that diluted some of that gin-y goodness Went a bit down powder lane, actually. I'll have to try this again since I love gin so much and won't mind smelling like I poured some all over me one little bit

Beautiful, beautiful oil with fantastic throw and wear length! It has a hint of rose, but is mostly a wave of luscious, golden honey dripping over orange blossoms. Droooool.

I'm afraid my skin amped up the flowers instead of the incense I was hoping for. Nice, sweet floral with decent throw. Pretty

This is a surprisingly awesoem scent! I love juniper and benzoin so I wonder if that's what does it. I have a really hard time pinning down notes in this one - very well blended. The only thing I worry about is how light it is. It disappears pretty quick, but it may be worth re-applying since it's so nice

Super-light floral with an airy or watery feeling to it. I don't get a whole lot of scent out of this one, unfortunately. Very pretty, but the low throw and short staying power means it's off to the swaps!

What a let down this one was I was sure I was in for a fantastic musk paradise. Instead I got a dirty, sweaty smelling scent that just smelled bad on me. Darn skin chemistry It's not good when your husband hugs you and then gently suggests you may need to shower this one off...

Ecclesiastical incense, Roman flora, and the fruits of martyrdom: cypress, olive blossom, frankincense, myrrh, and blood accord. This reminded me so much of The High Priest not to be Described - I think that one is an incense with chamomile - may be the Roman flora and olive blossom that give me the chamomile-y vibe. I thought blood may overwhelm this one, but not so! I like it very much - rich, dry incense livened up with some flora. Good times. Edit to add scent description ETA: Oy. Skin chemistry change where I now amp clove like I'm covered in pickling spices Alas.

This never really blossomed on my skin for some reason Just stayed barely there and possible sweet ? The next day though, there was a nice lingering scent almost like skin musk that was faint but pleasant. Late bloomer, I guess.

This is a sweet and sparkling blend that tweaks my nose I love this one! A perfect blend of sweet and spice - so many notes I love in this one, too. Predictably, a win.

So pretty and sweet! A luscious peach scent with a sparkling pairing of heliotrope and musk. Nice

Sweet forest scents with a good dash of berry in it . The sage dries the scent ot a bit and the musk roils around in the background. Very natural scent, but unfortunately it fades pretty quick on me. I'll have to keep testing this one.

When will I ever learn that blood. doesn't. work on me. EVER! Rrrrrr... I love amber and was really crossing my fingers on these one (for pete's sake though, it's got blood in the fricking title.) What was I thinking? Not good to say the least. Sickly sweet and oddly floral like the blood note always is on me

What a surprise! I was sure that her sister Vechernayaya would be my fave with the musk and all - but instead of a sneeze-fest like I got with her, Utrennyaya is a light, sweet, fresh and watery mix of something vaguely floral with sweet water and a dusty hint from the sandalwood. Fantastic

Rose-o-rama I like a big dose of rose once in awhile and this is a great one! Like rubbing big red velvety rose petals all over me. hehe.

I had a pretty good idea this wouldn't work on me since milk and honey notes can go very, very wrong. Unfortunately, this was a sickly sweet combo that never got going on my skin Rats. Sounds like a lovely scent on others, though!

This was a real surprise on me! I immediately got a good dose of carnation and amber. It was the shandy or cider note that captivated me though This is sort of the Fall effect I was hoping for with Fearful Pleasure or Samhain - a boozy apple cider scent with a rich background. Great oil!

Light green aqautic, soothing and clear scent. Just what I was hoping for

I can't explain why plum is suddenly so freaking good on me, but this is awesome! Rich plum scents and fantastic swirls of patchouli and resins. Keeper and one of my new favorite Grindhouse ladies!