bonibaru

Finally a floral that I can wear without getting that metallic taste in my nose and mouth that florals always give me I don't know if it's the fruity plum that's tempering this scent, but it's sweet without being overpowering or sickly-sweet. I was surprised on application to the skin, that the daffodil really comes out and is discernible from the jasmine, which is the primary note that I get, but they blend and harmonize so well that I'm really quite pleased with this one. It puts me in the mood for springtime. Keeper!

Along the bank by my childhood home, verbana grew wild and my mother used to bring the leaves in, dry them and steep them in hot water to flavor her homemade iced tea. Everywhere I went in my grandmother's house, the scent of lavender was pervasive from the sachets she kept in almost every dresser drawer. On my skin this is lavender tinged with a light lemon, fresh and cool, and it's making me homesick like you can't believe The trouble with lemon scents is they often make me think of household cleaners (!) so I am turned off by lemon, but not with Arcana - the lemon is so light and airy, and tempered by the rosemary I think. I'd wear this in springtime, or for sleeping - it would make a great sachet for the lingerie drawer!

I ordered this one after doing an ingredient search for "vanilla" which I tend to learn toward in the favorite scents category. I was hoping that the vanilla and violet would tone down the gardenia, and it seemed to in the vial, but all I got on the skin was gardenia, gardenia, gardenia. Not a keeper, sorry to say.

I get a very strong floral scent from this on the skin, I can pick up the jasmine but as others said it has a strong gardenia vibe to it. What I do like about The Moon is that it has a musky, incense-y background underlying the floral, so it doesn't have that "little old lady boudoir" smell to it that I so dislike about most florals. It's a bit more sensual, a bit more provocative. Not sure yet if I'll keep it or wear it often, but I'm not ready to let go of my imp just yet

I received this scent as a freebie with another batch of imps, so even though I'm not normally a big fan of florals I gave it a try because the ginger came through in the bottle and it smelled like it had potential Once on my skin, everything went away except an overpowering scent of gardenia. I started sneezing and after about 10 minutes had to wash it off A good scent for someone who likes gardenia/florals, but sadly, not for me..