jennythereader

First worn on: 10/13/2009 In the imp: Cloyingly floral At application: Strong floral, slight chemical undertone When dry: Very sweet, chemically if I get my nose too close, but pleasant from a distance. Rating: 2 - use up but don't replace; tradeable for something amazing.

Date first tried: 8/14/2009 In the imp: A very bright, sharp fruit. Citrusy At application: Slight spice note, still very citrusy fruit. When dry: Dries to a unpleasant sour fruit smell. Rating: 1 - Get rid of. In fact, I've already traded this one away. Comments from me: I really like how this smells when it's wet, so I may give it another try after I get around to getting a scent locket.

Date first tried: 11/14/2009 In the imp: Citrus with cooking spices. Maybe clove? At application: Sweet, juicy oranges, with spices and a ... green tone to it When dry: Still a faint citrus scent, mostly incense spicy/herbal green Rating: 3 - get another imp when this one is gone My comments: I was never able to pick out the honey or rose, although I suspect their added sweetness was what made me think of fresh oranges rather than orange blossom. Comments from others: My husband likes this one but doesn't love it, and he thinks I should get more scents that are similar to it.

First Worn On: 6/17/2009 In the Imp: Masculine; leather, woods; sort of harsh At Application: softens a little, smells like my dream library; nice as a smell, but not great as a perfume When Dry: very masculine, sort of soapy; 3 hours after applying it's faded down enough to almost be pleasant; This one is OK if I apply very little. (Noted later) Very nice when I remember to apply a small amount Rating: 2 - use up, but don't replace; tradeable for something amazing My Comments: I received this imp as a gift several years ago, but only got around to wearing it this summer. Comments from Others: My husband thinks he could grow to like it.

First Worn On: 7/5/2009 In the Imp: Warm, spicy, slightly sweet At Application: Soft cinnamon, like a cinnamon candy being eaten by the person next to me. When Dry: Decent throw after drydown, I can smell it even with my arms away from my nose, very smooth cinnamon with a little sweetness (which I think is vanilla) mixed in. Rating: 4 - Get a bottle Comments from me: I was actually given this imp as a gift several years ago, but never got around to wearing it until this summer. Comments from others: My husband walked into the room and asked what I was wearing.

First Worn On: 10/26/2009 In The Imp: Like a bunch of other people, this reminds me of SweetTarts candy. At Application: Sweet, tart, and almost a little floral. When Dry: Dries a little soapy, but still pleasantly sweet/tart. Rating: 2 - Use up, but don't replace. Maybe swap for something amazing.

On me, Violet Ray was ridiculously soapy.

First worn on: 6/14/2009 In the Imp: Fruity/chemical Wet: A little fruity, tropical drink smell Dry: It smells like the "White Ginger" soap that the (I think Mariott) hotel Arisia (a SF convention in Boston) is in provides. Goes away fairly quickly. Rating: 1 - get rid of it! In fact, I already traded it away. Comments from others: My husband says: soapy

First tried on: 6/19/2009 In Imp: Sweet and spicy Wet: The spices start to smell more like food spices, the sweet still doesn't smell like anything particular Dry: Spicy vanilla, a little harsh for the first hour or so; I keep getting whiffs of this all day long. It lasts longer than most of the others I've tried. Rating: 4 - get a bottle Comments from others: My husband says: unique, but he doesn't really like it. Comments: I've worn this about a dozen times since June, and each time I like it better. The slight harshness has mostly gone away, and it's just lovely sweet spices. I can't wait to see how it ages.

I got this as a freebie from the lab. In the imp: It smells like root beer & wintergreen Wet: I think it smells like root beer with a pepto-bismol chaser. Dry: The wintergreen fades, but the root beer lingers. Not awful, but I don't love it. Rating: 2 (Use Up But Don't Replace (tradeable for something amazing))

First Worn On: 7/9/2009 In The Imp: Spicy, soapy When Wet: Sweet incense When Dry: ? (I didn't make any comment in my spreadsheet.) Rating: 2; use up but don't replace; tradeable for something amazing

First Worn On: 8/24/2009 In Imp: Strong vanilla with a sharp undertone At Application: Strong vanilla, the undertone is sort of woody When Dry: Soapy, faint food smell left but it isn't anything specific Rating: 2 (Use up but don't replace; tradeable for something amazing.)

First Worn On: 6/30/2009 In Imp: Lemony vanilla At Application: Stronger lemon, still some vanilla When Dry: There was a faint tea scent for a little while, but it went away Rating: 2 (use up but don't replace; tradeable for something amazing.)

First Tried On: 7/4/2009 In Imp: Chocolate, slightly bitter and spicy At Application: Hot chocolate mix! Later: Still hot chocolate; traces of this were still noticeable 12 hours after application and after a bath with a Lush bath bomb Rating: 3 (Get another imp when this one is gone.)

First Worn On: 7/16/09 In Imp: Floral with a zing to it. At Application: I'm not sure what the "zing" is, but it becomes dominant on my skin. The floral element is pretty faint. (Looking back, I suspect that the "zing" is the mint and maybe the sandalwood.) When Dry: Goes soapy. Not "I washed my hands 10 minutes ago," but "I started to wash my hands, but forgot to rinse the soap off." Rating: 1 (Get rid of it.) I love mint, and I love violets. I really wanted this one to work for me.