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In the imp: light, fruity pear smelling floral On Skin: Lily-like floral, with a touch of soapyness. Reminds me alot ot Sea of Glass On Drydown: Sea of Glass + linen Verdict: I wish it smelled like a fruity pear floral most of the time. However, I get a more ghostly and gray version of Sea of Glass with a linen undercurrent to it. Pretty... but not my personal cup of tea.

In the imp: High floral and sweet. On Skin: I get some of the lime, sugar and something kinda rosey. Overall though, it kinda reminds me to plumeria. Weird, I know. On Drydown: I get more of the lime now, and definitely a light rose around the edges. Verdict: Very bright, and yes, I do get the pink vibes from it. It's a bright and cheery sort of scent, very playful.

In the imp: Minty! On Skin: Vanilla minty. Deep and sexy. On Drydown: The mint is pretty much gone and I just get the Snake Oil out of it. It seems a tad sweeter than regular S.O. with just a bare edge of mintyness to it. Verdict: Slightly minty S.O. I like it better than S.O. but I don't know if it is enough to buy a bottle of. Alas, I'm sad since I was considering taking the plunge and just buying a bottle of GTV.

I'd try Dove's Heart or Water of Notre Dame. I'm partial to Anthelion (TAL) but that's just because it's really uplifting. If you have trouble sleeping, I recommend Oneroi. It's really good for that.

In the imp: Spicy and musky On Skin: Spicy and musky, there is a patchouli/sandalwoody/earthy sort of feel to it. On Drydown: I get a floral sort of peeking out, perhaps a lilac? I'm not sure. There's something almost sweet about it too... and perhaps slightly fruity, perhaps cherry? Verdict: This is an odd duck, to my nose. It's warm and spicy and musky, and although this isn't usually something I go for, this isn't as overbearing as other types on my skin. As for the woo-woo, I'm not sure I find this pleasant enough a smell to actually wear it for the effects.

In the imp: Citrusy and fresh On Skin: Fresh and breezy, sea-like, with a hint of citrus Drydown: Kinda reminds me to Irish Spring, and kinda reminds me to bathroom sanitizer. Verdict: It's a very fresh and clean smelling aquatic. I can see this being perhaps more for masculine tastes than my own.

In the imp: Fresh and breezy florals On Skin: Fresh, very strong lily smell. I get a definite 'bridal' vibe from it. On Drydown: Stays pretty much the same, a touch warmer. Verdict: Pretty, but not a stand out for me. I can definitely see someone wearing this on their wedding day though.

In the imp: Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies. Yum! On Skin: Graham cracker minty cookies. On Drydown: The mint disappears and I get a weird vanilla that has a funky plasticky edge on it. Verdict: WAAAH! I wanted to love this so much. When first applied and in the imp, it smells fabulous. But after like fifteen minutes and all the way into the drydown, I get this musty vanilla plastic funk. Soooo sad. I'm hoping that aging this will help but first I'll read up on the forum and consult other forumites about this. If not, I'm gonna have to swap this puppy away.

In the imp: Berries and grass On Skin: Bright and breezy berries and grass. Drydown: Slightly more floral, the berries are still there and there's a teensy hint of grassyness to it. Verdict: This is a nice floral, in a generic shampoo sort of way. It kinda reminds me to Herbal Essences sort of way. Smells fresh, clean and floral, but I can't get the commercial association out of my head. Nuts.

In the imp: Clove. Smells like cough syrup. On Skin: Cinnamon and cloves. Kinda reminds me to gingersnap cookies. It has a slight plasticky undertone. On Drydown: Clove and cinnamon. Spicy. After two hours: I can really smell the pepper on this one. Verdict: This isn't for me. It's pretty in the baked goods sort of way, but I've never been a fan of cinnamon, clove or pepper.

From Illyria, I like Tamora, Goneril and Juliet. Which reminds me.... I should get another Goneril imp soon...

On Skin: Floral and pine. After a few minutes, the pine is VERY dominant. It kinda reminds me to Snow Bunny. On Drydown: It smells very strongly of pine and a hint of juniper. After thirty minutes, the pine almost disappears and the vanilla and amber come into play. It sort of reminds me to O at the moment in the sweetness + amber sort of way. On Him: It smells like a berry candle, very sweet. The vanilla comes out on the drydown, but overall, it's too sweet for his taste. Verdict: This was quite a morpher, going from pine to vanilla in the span of about half an hour. It's a pretty scent, but for pine I have Snow Bunny and for sweet amber I have O, and he doesn't like it much for himself. Alas, our hearts are too full of other BPAL to show this lovely scent the love it needs.

On Skin: Soapy florals On Drydown: Soapy florals. Very clean smelling. Verdict: Clean smelling, slightly aquatic floral. It's breezy and light and very sunshiney. And yes, it does work. On the other hand, I don't really have a need for it (knock on wood) so I think I'll send it along to someone who needs it more.

In the imp: graham cracker? On Skin: Vanilla, slightly woody On Drydown: Warm vanilla, slightly spicy? There's an element I don't know what it is... and it's probably the stephanotis. After like four hours: Very warm vanilla. Verdict: This is pretty much vanilla on me. I'm not a huge fan of how vanilla smells but this was pretty. Not for me, but still pretty.

Yeah, when I'm just putzing around the house I usually try out any new scents that have been waiting around. I also like tea scents for comfyness, so I go with Alice or Dorian. Another good one might be Tarot: the Lovers.

I do get a very similar-like base to Alice in a floral sort of way, but at the very minute of application I get something that smells like roast turkey! After a while, I just get a hint of treacle/sugary sweetness and floral warmness. It faded after an hour, so I think I'm going to stick to the original Alice.

On HIS Skin: What he calls 'smells like may apple, a spicy/earthy one'. Definitely the earthiness is coming from the patchouli. I think what he smells is a combination of the lemon peel and the lavender. The spiciness might also come from the anise. On Drydown: Old Spice. Verdict: He doesn't enjoy this one. I don't think it smells all that bad, but I think he associates 'Old Spice' smells with his father and grandfather... and therefore, has no desire to smell like either of them. Ah well.

I haven't tried this one out because I swapped it for the boy. So this is basically on the boy, since he'd be the one to wear it anyway. In the vial: I can smell the bay and a touch of pine On HIS skin: Vick's Vapo Rub. On Drydown: Smells like cloves. Verdict: While he likes the smells of Vick's Vapo Rub and cloves, he has no actual desire to smell like them. He's very very picky when it comes to finding a scent he likes, but he's open to trying whatever I think might work on him. Unfortunately, the wet stage is simply not something I enjoy even when I enjoy the drydown.

In the imp: apple and plumeria On Skin: Apple and plumeria, but it's a bit soapy On Drydown: Very much still apple with a warm base. It kinda reminds me to Punkie Night. After an hour: GONE Verdict: I didn't get any real Snake Oil from this. It was very apple-heavy at the beginning and kinda heady... but it didn't last at all. Sad, really.

In the imp: Strong and buttery On Skin: Smoky, slightly buttery rum smell On Drydown: Smoky pancake syrup. Verdict. I got no lime from this. I want key lime goodness. Alas, I was denied. Instead I got pancake syrup. Fabulous pancake syrup... but disappointing when I was hoping for limey cookies. Stupid skin chemistry.....

In the imp: citrus and floral On the skin: Creamy floral, orange blossom I do believe. It had an herby top edge to it and it made me think of pizza the first minute it was applied. Which was a bit weird. On Drydown: Creamy orangey smelling. Slightly warmer and muskier than on wet. Verdict: Despite the original weirdness, this ends up like orange sherbet on my skin. Creamy, tasty, sugary orange that isn't citrusy. It's very tasty. Perhaps too tasty...

On Skin: Olive juice. Like the olive you get in a martini? Yeah, that's what it is. Drydown: Still olive. There is something a bit musky about it and it makes me think animal-like and feral. Verdict: This is not calming for me. If it had smelled like olive oil, that would have been neat. Instead, it smells more like an olive floating in olive juice... or a dirty martini.

This is indeed Tigerlily's grown up sister, sophisticated and sultry lily. In the drydown, I get the tiniest hint of a creamy vanilla. Fabulous. The only problem I have is a mild soapiness at the very beginning when it is on wet.

This is for a girl, I'll edit this later for a guy 1. Alice 2. Dorian 3. Snake Oil 4. Bat Woman 5. O 6. Perversion 7. Intrigue 8. Snow White 9. Rose Red 10. Samhain 11. Blue Moon 12. Chaos Theory I've noted some that are not my favorites, but in the interest of enabling, they would go REAL far.

This isn't really an LE.... but I've found that Mama-Ji and the Frumious Bandersnatch smell very similar on me. I guess my comparison is more of an unimpable vs an imp-available scent.