jamethiel

In the bottle: Sweet. Orchid and... something piney. Juniper? And some other florals as well :/ I'm really not certain about this, but here goes... Wet: Orchid. I didn't think I'd like this, but I really do. It's heady and sexy. After 5 minutes: There's a whiff of juniper underneath, but it's very faint. There are other florals--lilac, definitely. After ten minutes: Very, very floral. And the juniper's faded. This is sickly sweet and I'm not particularly a fan. For the swap pile

In the bottle: Patchouli and something green. Oakmoss? Wet: Patchouli After five minutes: Oh. OOOH. There' something resiny coming out. Copal, maybe? After ten minutes: This is incredibly dry The drydown. This is pure resin. The throw is good and it seems to last. Bottle time!

In the imp: Cinnamon and violet. Wet: cinnamon and almond. After five minutes: Violet comes out: the almond has faded. I can't smell the frankincense at all. Ten minutes. The violet gets stronger. It's got quite a lot of throw. After 15 minutes: FINALLY the frankincense is coming out, but it's very sweet for frankincense. The drydown: sweet frankincense. TBH, there are other BPAL scents with frankincense that I prefer. Too sweet for me. To the swap pile!

In the bottle: Melon and cucumber Wet: Melon. And then jasmine, dominating everything. In the first 5 minutes: This is very odd. you think "JASMINE!" and then it fades and you get cucumber. Then it's "JASMINE" again To be honest, it smells more like one of those perfumed handlotions you get at the chemist than anything else. I shall pass this along to my flatmate who likes it

In the bottle--this is a dead ringer for the old fashioned cologne, 4711. My grandma used to wear that! Wet: 4711. After five minutes: Oh, nice! The overwhelming cologne smell is gone and instead I'm getting parchment and pepper. After ten minutes: Mmm. The leather's starting to come out now. The pepper has morphed into incense and there's a slight wood scent there was well. The drydown. It's unfortunately very faint now. Incense and paper. I love it, I just wish it lasted more.

In the bottle: almond and spice. Wet: almond. After 5 minutes, almond. After 15 minutes, sweet almond. Sweet almond all the way... for the swap pile.

In the bottle, frankincense with something earthy underneath it. Wet, Frankincense. After five minutes, vaguely medicinal. After 15 minutes, it turns back to frankincense again. Finally, I get the cedar that everyone else is talking about. The dry down is incredibly spicy. MMMMM. Gorgeous. This is on my wishlist for sure. Four hours later and still going strong.

in the bottle: dirt and musk. Wet: dirt. Dirt and something vaguely sweet and musky. After about 5 minutes, there was something slightly nutty. After half an hour: It honestly smells like mushrooms after you've gathered them fresh from a field on an autumn morning. There is a slight overtone of coconut. This is bizarre. I used to go mushrooming of an autumn morning and this is exactly what it smells like, except for slightly coconutty. It lasts--two hours and still going strong. I'm very impressed that this is so original, but I'm not entirely convinced that I want to smell like a freshly picked mushroom. I will need to think about this some more.

In the bottle: almond, but sweet almond with a bit of spice. Wet, almond, but quickly loses it as it dries down. Sensual warm spices but after about half an hour it turns sweet. I think that's the lotus completely drowning everything else. If it stayed in the warm spice stage, I would be happy with this, but as it is I think this is destined for the swap pile.

In the bottle, vaguely bubblegummy. Wet: myrrh. Quite sweet. Remains pure myrrh. It's got a fairly decent longevity--four hours and still going strong. I just wish it was a little more complex, or that the myrrh didn't drown everything else.

In the bottle: Oakmoss and mint. Wet, the mint is more prevalent, as well as an odd green vegetable scent. Maybe spanish moss? It's pleasant enough but very faint. Fades quickly. Why is my skin eating so many scents? It makes me sad

In the bottle: Pine and juniper. ... Look, I could write an incredibly repetitive review about how this was pine and juniper all the way. Three hours strong and it's still pine and juniper. It smells almost exactly like a disinfectant we have, called pine o'cleen. It's not BAD, I just don't want to smell like disinfectant. I shall put it in my "Swap" pile"

In the bottle—Frankincense and pine. Wet: frankincense. Dries down to incense fairly quickly and the pine resin comes out. It's pine resin rather than leaves. After half an hour: the resins combine and become nicely spicy. The scent fades very quickly—an hour and it's gone I do like this, I just wish it lasted on me. I think I may have to wear it in my locket.

In the imp: fig and a nameless citrus. Bitter orange. Wet: Fig, but it's much more airy and less intensely sensual than fig usually is. After five minutes: there's a slight tinge of mandarin, but it's fizzy. Not strong. After ten minutes: I honestly couldn't smell it on my wrist. I've never had a scent disappear this fast. It's pleasant enough, but completely doesn't last. May as well see if there's someone it suits.

In the bottle: Mmmm. Oak and something sharp and green. Wet: PINE. Pine pine pine. Not what I expected, but okay... After five minutes: GACK. Musk. After 10 minutes: ahahaha. This isn't a perfume, it's a pitched battle on my skin. Pine and musk are sitting in opposite corners of the room making obscene gestures at each other. After half an hour: This is a battle to the death. This perfume is so wrong on me it's almost amusing. Now I'm off to have a shower.