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This was a spicy girly scent with a powdered undertone. Not suitable for me in the slightest.

In the imp, this was all patchouli. On me, it smells like a sweet perfumey potpourri. I really dislike this. ::runs to wash off::

On my skin, this is muskymuskymusky, whoa. Very masculine and sexy, but a little much on me. I went and washed off a bit, so what I've got left is a lighter version which retains the sexy but loses a lot of the 'manly man' aggression. After a couple of hours, it's faded and I can smell...cocoa? Huh. This is a really interesting blend. I'm hoping it'll smell dead sexy on the husband.

I got this one for the hubby to try - on him, it was just weird. When he first applied it, there was a rush of...citrus. The hell? There's no citrus in this! Once the initial citrus had faded a bit, I could smell the spicy cloves and cumin, very familiar cooking smells. I never did smell any musk or balsam. Huh. By the end of the evening, it was a dry, dusty scent. Definitely not what I was expecting.

This was the perfect dupe of a fresh, dewy rose. Wow. I can't believe that they were able to bottle this. It's not really the kind of scent I like to wear, but it smells fabulous on my teenager.

In the imp, it was a bit harsh, but on my skin, it gently warmed to a smooth scent of honeyed musk with a faint hint of spices underneath. Absolutely beautiful.

I wasn't expecting to like this, but to my surprise, it was a creamy, faintly sweet blend that works beautifully with my body chemistry. Guess I'll be buying a bottle next time around.

This is kind of a buttery saffron - and truth be told, that combination does not smell as good as one might think. I'm glad I didn't buy a bottle of it.

On me, this was a sour aquatic with a faint 'dried rose' undertone. Not at all my thing.

This smells like cake - no, wait - like icing. Icing that's been made not just with sugar and butter, but with some sort of liquor base (rum, maybe?) It smells deeee-licious.

This was absolutely beautiful. Initially, there was a heady burst of blossoms - very familiar (narcissus, maybe?) which faded into a sweet, creamy scent that is very feminine. Too bad there's none to be had anywhere.

IMO, Dublin smelled nothing like Mistletoe. I'd say that Hemlock is closer to Mistletoe, and you can concoct a passable substitute for Skadi by layering Mistletoe or Hemlock over Baneberry. I adore Skadi, too. Woe. (Though I have to say that Snow Bunny seems very similar to me, as it's the very same pine note, and there's just a difference in the secondary note (slushy/cold in SB, and berries in Skadi).

In the imp, pine and patchouli - so nasty I almost didn't try it on. On me, it smelled of raw leather, and I had to run to scrub it off. On my teenager, it smelled like expensive men's cologne. Go fig.

This was a very sweet frimp in a trade. In the imp, and wet on my skin: Single-note Jasmine. The hell? I actually went and looked at the imp to make sure I didn't read it wrong, and then looked up the notes, because I smelled no honey whatsofreakingever. Jasmine, jasmine, jasmine, jasmine. An hour later: sweetened jasmine. Did I mention how much I hate jasmine? Woe. ETA: Three hours later, the jasmine has burned off and now it smells like...well, Milk Moon. Weird.

I'd heard tales of the fabled Shub, so I was really happy to get to review it. It went on all gingery-spicy, like something good to eat, strong and interesting. "Whoa", I said. It dried to ::sob:: cinnamon brooms. But underneath that, I can still smell the ginger, and it gives it a complex base that keeps the cinnamon-smell from being overwhelming. I don't know if I'd be able to stand wearing it as a personal fragrance - it's just too aggressive - but it is one of the most unusual scents I've ever come across.

I really don't know what's supposed to be in a Cosmo. In the bottle and on initial application, this had a strong 'alcohol' smell. But in five minutes or less, it changed completely to a tangy cranberry scent, and stayed that way for a few hours. After a few hours, a gin-like smell began to creep up underneath the cranberry, until at the end of the evening, all that was left was juniper berries. Since I hatehatehate that smell, this is obviously not for me.

My 13 year old has 5 mls of Kumiho and 2, 5 and 7, and imps of Rose Red, Gypsy Queen, Kitsune-Tsuki and Holiday Moon that she wears all the time. My 5 year old always clamors to try on perfumes when I get them in - so far, his favorites were Sugar Skull and Bliss. The baby (15 months) inevitably winds up smelling of whatever I'm wearing that day, but I notice she smells sweetest when I wear White Rabbit.

Amberamberamberamberamber. Did I mention amber?

This is almost completely plumeria on me, with just the merest hint of effervescence. Not for me.

In the bottle (love the label!), this smelled...mild. Like, way too mild. Hardly any smell at all. Wet, it was all powder - not a sweet baby powder, but a dry talc. Drying to Dry, there was a lemony tinge to it, slowly joined by a soft musk, with the powdery note underlying it all. Conclusion: Hmm. I don't know if I like it or not. I don't really think it's for me, though. Off to swap. ETA: Dryer sheets - that's exactly what this smelled like. And it had a really big throw, too.

On me, this smells exactly like blackberry-flavored cough syrup. So very glad I didn't buy a whole bottle. ETA: Two hours later, the blackberry cough syrup has gone away, and my wrist faintly smells of cake. Definitely not worth the medicine stage.

On me, this is mostly vanilla, with the merest hint of peppermint - it really smells like the photonegative of Lick It. Nice, but luckily for me, not a blend I can't live without.

This smelled of rose, rose, rose, rose, rose. Cloying old lady rose. Bleah. I discerned no leather note at all, whether wet or dry. I was so hoping to like this one. ::sigh::

Huh. I received a decant of this in a swap, and I smell no lemons at all, nor any honey. This smells of new-mown hay, dry dust and drier herbs. I'm planning to anoint my palms for 9 times 9 days, in hopes that the Universe will pour out milk and honey for me and mine. (From my lips to the Bountiful Mother's ear.) So watch this space for future remarks on the efficacy of the oil. ETA: Two weeks into my elongated spell, I've made a lot more sales than usual (which I promptly spent on more bpal, so there ya go). So far, so good.

I considered getting a bottle of this during the Halloween set. I'm so glad I didn't. In the imp, this had a bit of the 'stale cigarette' smell that some of the sweet blends have had. Baaad omen. On my skin, thankfully, it didn't smell like cigarettes, but it wasn't good. There was the burnt sugar note of Sugar Skull, but overlaid on it was some horrible - familiar, yet horrible - top note. Corn? I dunno. But my teenager took one sniff and yelled, "Unclean, unclean!" Six hours later, I happened to whiff the place where I dabbed it, and...wow. Sweet, sugary goodness. It really does smell like candy corn! If only it had smelled like this to begin with. ::sigh:: Obviously not for me.