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In the bottle, I smell yummy Stargazer lillies, with just a hint of honey underneath. Wet is pretty much the same. Now that it's been on for a while, I am surprised at the formality of this scent. It's reminding me a bit of Shalimar, though I have no idea if they really smell the same, or if it's just a feeling I'm getting. I'm going to have to compare them to see. This is a wonderful spicy floral which will be perfect for opening nights at the theatre. It does have a nice throw as well.

Oof. I almost couldn't bring myself to try this one on. In the bottle, it smells very sour milk to me. I braved the curdled smell though, and I'm glad I did. Once it dried down, it bloomed into a lovely soft floral, with just a hint of spice and cream underneath. It reminded me of lilies, but softer, like I had a bunch of Stargazer Lilies in a vase last week, and the scent has lingered. I'll need to test this one again to see if I like it well enough to endure the sour milk drydown though. ETA: So I tried it again. This time, the sour milk smell was much reduced, and I got a lovely soft floral. My son, who is two, has developed an interest in Mommy's new sniffy hobby, so he asked to smell my wrist. I held it out, he sniffed, and literally recoiled. He said: "Ewww! Mommy have owie?" I have no idea what he meant by that, but I'm taking it as a negative review. Off to swaps it goes!

I was very keen to try The Star, because of the reviews comparing it to Spooky, which I adore, but I'll go broke if I keep buying it on ebay. So I was thrilled to get an imp from paperdoll. Thanks! I don't get any vanilla in this at all, which disappointed me, as I was hoping for the yummy vanilla I get from Spooky. However, I have now worn it several times, and I'm beginning to appreciate it on its own merits. On me, it's a lovely light coconut, with just a zest of lime, and is very consistent from imp to wearing to fade. I may just have to put this back on the big bottle list.

Glad to know I'm not totally insane, as I thought I might be last night when I tried Undertow. In the imp it was a sharp mint and camphor scent, then I got a whiff of something sweet and familiar that I couldn't place, but that was gone immediately. I put some on my wrist, and got that whiff of sweetness again, and this time identified it: Juicy Fruit gum. Again, it disappeared right away. Undertow lasted about two minutes on my wrist, then disappeared. I was left with a very faint (as in press my nose to my wrist, then I can barely smell it) scent of ozone. While not the scent for me, because of its transient nature with my chemistry, I am glad I got to try it. It was a fun ride.