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I sniffed this unaware of what it was supposed to smell like. maybe the problem is that I don't really drink gin martinis. Or gin. Or vodka martinis. But I got a wasabiish slightly sweet smell with maybe a light crystalline skin musk. That was the closest I could come to describing it, which is odd, because I do love juniper, and I would think I could have picked up one something in that family.

Struggling to describe this one with my limited scent-vocabulary...I do get some leather out of this one, a lot of resin, kind of a pale churchy incense vibe...something sweet and mildly chocolatey? Or just sweet so it makes me think of chocolate by association? and a hint of something herbal/minty but it might honestly be part of the resinous aspect. a freshness rather than actual herbs or mint. astringency, maybe? not in a horrible way. I agree with an earlier reviewer, it seems...very grown up. good throw. I can't decide if this is a keeper or not for me, but I'm very glad I'm trying it...it's just very interesting.

Well, the leather and cologne I think are faintly in the background, but they're really just support for a smoky gunpowder scent! It's very interesting, and something makes me think of sunscreen...zinc? titanium oxide?...not bad, but not the smoky leather goodness I'd hoped it would be. mild throw.

Smells almost like a really delicious chai tea, but just a little less foody! I don't normally keep a lot of foodie/gourmet scents around, but this one is just beautiful enough I'll at least have to keep this imp!

while still wet on skin, I thought this was a surprisingly lovely, sparkling pine candy. After giving it a few minutes to dry, I sniffed again and suddenly I placed the smell: purple (grape) Smarties. (internationals note: American Smarties, not the chocolate ones in Canada)

In the imp: pickle-y! Wet on skin: wax and skin musk and lemon and hints of sweet...cocoa? vanilla? just sweetness? and still a hint of pickle. A little bit of smokiness too. It's fairly strong and very interesting. Despite the fact that my description isn't very flattering, it isn't actually bad, but fairly bizaare perhaps. Sniffing the drydown, it smells to me like the exact moment that a big lemongrass-scented beeswax candle is extinguished.

This is exactly what it is supposed to be for me! I had a Jasmine Sambac plant once, a couple of years ago, before I lost it to winter. This is exactly what it smelled like. I suppose the 'tea' is the reason that it smells like the scent coming off the whole plant, and not just a handful of the blooms. And honestly the plant itself always had a hint of tea to it anyway....so maybe the tea scent comes from the blooms themselves? Anyway, the lab's SN is just really great and accurate, beautiful and not too cloying, stronger than average throw and longer duration. A real powerhouse of a perfume. So glad I bought this (and of course I'm glad it helped with the relief efforts!) Wearing it on its own is still novel and satisfying for now, but I look forward to experimenting with layering it (maybe with some leather?)

This does, in fact smell like pickles while still in the imp, at least to me. Wet on skin, it is very wet ozone fresh. Maybe a hint of tree and smoke, but just mostly snow-slush-ice. As time passes, it becomes a bit more sharp and bright, like lemon. Still very ozone-water. I wish I got more of the woods and smoke. Seems to have average throw.

In the imp, I get powdery floral- on skin, super baby wipes.

Sweet vanilla bourbon pumpkin rind. A delicious foodie scent, but unfortunately it's been a half hour since I put it on and the woods and linen have yet to show up. I am sad.

So, when I first read the description of this, I kinda hoped (mostly by reflex) that the twigs, leaves and dirt would be most prominent, with daisies and marmalade as supporting notes. That's just the kind of scent I like. Delicious earthy masculine goodness. I sprayed this, and it was the other way around- mosty what I assume is daisy and marmalade. I'm not even sure I can pick out the other notes- I just know they must be there because this isn't too sweet, fruity, or floral- they tone things down, that's all. But you know what? I love it! It's just so good and so pretty, it makes me stop thinking for a moment about leather and smoke. And honestly for an atmosphere spray that's probably for the best. I just think this conveys a very nice impression of open-windowed cleanliness-without-sterility. This is one I'd want people to smell when they walk into the house. I think it has decent potency, a little bit gentler than the only other atmo spray I've tried (Maj. Andre's Tree) which is also a good thing. Just very, very perfect. This was a frimp from the lab but I could see myself getting more next time I order from the Trading Post.

Wet on skin, I pretty much got sour green apple out of this one...very sharp, very green. If SGA didn't have enough apple for you, this would be the blend for you... My daughter says she smells lots of cinnamon out of it. A few minutes later, I smelled rose coming up from underneath the apple...I know, none of those are listed as notes, but that's what I got. Throw was perhaps a bit stronger than average. Duration was average. Not bad, a very nice blend actually, just not destined to be one of my favorites when there are so many good bpals out there.

Lovers in a Rice Field! I guess for me it was like a perfume version of boozy rice pudding, but if you can, give it a try. Everything smells different on different people, and possibly as it ages.

In the imp, I couldn't identify the smell other than 'I've never smelled anything like it.' I look up the description, and things click into place-it seems I have finally met the lab's metallics. On skin, the iron is still there, but the oak does come through. Like the sweet tree smell in Blade of Grass, TP'ed Trees, and this year's October. It's really well done- in fact, I'm not sure I can wear it. The sharp tang of iron makes *me* feel a little claustrophic and threatened. It is, however, incredibly intriguing. I'd be fascinated by smelling this on someone passing.

In the imp: Lilac! lots an lots o lilac!Nothin else I can find. A few moments after hitting skin, fresh new growth of trees, flowers and grass poke their way through. Somehow it manages to be fresh yet feminine and floral yet spicy in a green and floral way. Reminds me of lavendar but it's not. That kind of herbal-spicy floral. Delicate yet not too weak. Maybe that's some mosses? I'm not very good with individual notes yet, not by a long shot. It's got a little bit of high-pitched white/floral/powdery feeling to it later, but very subtly so it's not a bad thing. Although I'm not sure it's 'me' enough to order a bottle (got this from the 'horn pack' of imps)I will certainly keep and enjoy what I have, and it's really very well done.

Are you still in the Seattle area or are you guys moved?? We missed you! Aww, it's nice to be missed! Of course, I'd rather have been there but we have in fact moved. I wanted to cry when I found out I'd 'just' missed having access to a retailer and Will-Call. (ok, we left the week after Sakuracon, but it still feels like we just left.) On the subject of bottle art...Boo is adorable, it's true...but in general I like the Day of the Dead type art better than the vintage cute stuff. Does anyone know if there are more bottles that look similar to the Golletes and Sugar Skull art?

Wish I could've been there. Thanks for posting so I could enjoy vicariously! OMG the cake, too!

I tend to amp spices, so I'm glad I went easy on this one. I think it would be really strong if I went for a full 'dose.' I get spice, predominantly ginger, almost slightly astringent...is there a hint of lemon in there? It's kind of sweet in a dry way. It could be gingerbread, but it's the Dune of gingerbread, dry and heavy on the spice, sparing with the sweet. The lemon is like...a really thin lemon glaze, really thin and basic, just lemon juice and powdered sugar mixed with the smallest amount of water. Reminds me a little of Pfefferneuse. If I were more motivated, I'd try layering it with something less harsh to reach a balance between strong character and wearability, but seeing as it seems rather rare, I think I should re-home it with someone who truely loves it. I kind of just...warily respect it.

I'd never heard about Maori New Year before. How neat! Are you open to past LEs? There are plenty of chillier notes once you consider winter scents...

What? what? Why....? I'm getting well-oiled leather from this one. Now, I'm not complaining. I love it. It is sexy well-oiled leather, maybe the saddle of the horse that the ronin has ridden throughout his wanderings. But seriously, it reminds me most of CC: Female. Yet it's definitely something that smells masculine to me- not that I won't wear it, I love it, but I love it cause all day long (this stuff lasts and lasts...quel stamina! This guy could ride across...Japan...a few times. all night long. if you know what I mean. ahem.) I'm smellin' sexy man somewhere just out of sight. Fairly strong but not obnoxious. I guess I'm not familiar with oakmoss, maybe that's the leatherishness? Could be rice flower, which I've never sniffed, but I've notice that fruit blossoms tend to smell like their fruit plus blossoms, so wouldn't it be like perfumed rice? maybe? I just don't know. Maybe I got a mis-filled bottle? I've never heard of it happening.

first impression was that this was a light foody blend with snow and amber. Like pretty much equal parts each, which is surprising for snow. I guess the foody part would be cardamom, bergamot, and olive blossom (assuming that the blossoms smell vaguely like the fruit and oil; I've never actually smelled them) Not sure what lily smells like so it could just be that I can't identify it, not that it's not there. This is very, very light, but has some throw to it. It's oddly easier to smell while typing than with my nose right by my forearm, where I applied.

It's just sweet coffee! If anything else is in there, it's too subtle for my nose (which admittedly is not all that unlikely.) And it's truely a sweet coffee, not a perfumed interpretation. (just to be clear, either of those is fine, but they're two different things.) This is delicious. I love huffing it. I'm not sure how regularly I'd wear it, but unlike most other sweet delicious food-y blends, this one has less potential to be either frustrating or fattening- I can have several cups of (carefully sweetened) coffee in a day without feeling like I've gained 20 pounds, if this gives me a craving, which it could, being so realistic. Not sure if I get 'Irish' coffee per se. Will have to double-check. Average throw and duration.

This one is kind of neat for me, as, if I put my nose down next to my skin and concentrate, I can find each of the listed notes by turns 20 minutes in. I am still very new to being able to identify individual notes in things, so that's kind of a rarity. If I back off and kind of 'unfocus' my sense of smell, the overall effect is yummy creamy sparkling blackberry soda (possibly honey-sweetened!). Could this be a cousin to Glowing Vulva? it feels similar with that sweet creaminess. gotta go check my tester. Average throw. Duration: For about 4 hours this stays on full strength w/o fading, then all of the sudden down to a wisp of its former self. Unusual. Not bad though.

In the bottle: Kind of generic dark-spicy-sexy-muskiness, of the kind that usually doesn't work on me, but I gave it a try anyway. Wet on skin: Sexy mosquito repellant. Dry, first 20 minutes: Regular mosquito repellant 30 minutes in: Mosquito repellant that has given me a worse headache and nausea than mosquito repellant ever did in real life. scrubbed it off, not really any time to see if it worked

Wow. For the first time in a while, what I got matched the description. Kind of. And almost nothing like other reviews. On me, start to finish, this is pretty much straight-up well-oiled leather and cloves. I think the clay must be what contributes to the 'well-oiled' bit, although I had to really sniff to suss that out. Cloves must just be the closest thing I've sniffed to...I don't know which of the others. Tonka hasn't done this before. Perhaps Spanish Moss, despite the name, is spicy and not green? Anyrate, this makes me think of a kind of blend I can't usually wear. Follow Me Boy, Prurience, Sed Non Satiata, to name a few lying around here for rehoming. They're dark and spicey and musky and they say "I R SRYS WOMAN. I R SEXY." but on me they just kind of scream incoherently and bludgeon me into a headache. But today? Today I've been introduced to their slightly fresher, sweeter, laid-back cousin, who's regarded as a bit of an oddball, but hey, she's family. And we're hitting it off SO FREAKIN WELL. I'll be enjoying my imp, and one day when the rush has died down a little, I should hopefully be able to own a bottle. Throw is average. Staying power is pretty good. After 13 hours, it's still faded and less intense, but I can still smell it a few inches off skin, which not too many do.