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Shattered is a really neat scent, it is very strongly mint with a menthol flavor and some other unidentifiable but appealing things going on. I was surprised that this appealed to me as much as it did because I’m not a big mint or menthol fan. Unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to really get to like Shattered because it had faded to unsmellable within minutes of applying it. Literally minutes. I *feel* like it was gone in about 5 minutes but I didn’t time it so I don’t know for sure. It had faded to undetectable by 15 minutes at the very most. Final verdict: This is a really great smell while it lasts but it fades so fast it is completely impractical as a perfume. It may work as a room scent.

I couldn’t identify any of the single notes in Djinn. It is a very powerful, strong, acrid, sharp, dangerous, and unfriendly smell. This is not a come hither scent; it is the scent of raw, feral, and probably hostile power. Very, very deep down I got some hints of sweetness but I’m not sure that was Djinn, it could have been the moisturizer I applied 5 hours or so before trying Djinn. I don’t care for this scent aesthetically nor am I interested in putting out that kind of scent message. I can see this being really sexy on the right kind of man or a really rare woman but it isn’t for me. ~Roja

The wet version of this is well, stinky. I don’t like it, at all. It is strong, sharp, and unpleasant. Once it dries it morphs into a much softer, sweeter scent, with a strong powder aspect. The sharpness never completely fades though, it is there hanging out in the background. I can see where people are getting the sexy, leather, smoke, and dominatrix images from but this oil simply doesn’t evoke the same response from me. The older it gets the nicer and sexier it smells, in fact it is quite sexy in the end but the final product would have to be the most amazing smell I had ever smelled to endure the aging process. Obviously I don’t think it is. ~Roja

When wet this was an extremely strange smell. Not bad but very hard to pin down. It was very, very peppery. There seemed to be other unusual spice scents going on beneath the pepper but I couldn’t ID them. Over all it made me feel as if I had walked into an ethnic grocery full of bins of unfamiliar but potentially tasty things. As it dries it takes on a sweeter, fruitier scent but the spice never completely goes away. I like it quite a lot but not quite enough to buy a big bottle. I’m trying to limit myself to scents that I like all the stages of and the wet stage of this is just too powerfully peppery for me. ~Roja

This is a very feminine scent, not girly mind you but irrevocably feminine. It is sweet, warm, spicy, juicy, and floral without being flowery. I don't get any chocolate notes on my skin. It reminds me of Malibu Musk which was an inexpensive drug store perfume popular when I was a young adolescent that I completely adored. It reminds Amberbreathing of the smell of the girl’s locker room at our old high school (in a good way). I wouldn't pin an age on this scent though, I think it would be as nice on a mature woman as it would be on a teenager. It is just so *female* that I think it would transcend age to accent different things on women in different life stages. This scent really isn't my style (it is more overt than I normally wear) but I find that I can't stop sniffing the wrist I put it on to review it. I'm definitely going to have to keep it around for a while before deciding whether to buy or to swap. ~Roja

Since this oil is about to be discontinued and I just got an imp in my order of doom I figured I would review it first. Wet and on the dry down this is sweet dark patchouli over laced with florals and touch of wine. Dark and elegant. Dry this morphs into something slightly sharp that hurts my frontal sinuses and has a soapy undercurrent. This scent is obviously not for me but it would be fabulous on someone with a different chemistry. ~Roja

Beth-- This is slightly off topic but since you mentioned the trouble you are having moving away from CCnow I thought I would mention it here. Have you looked into going through Costco? I don't know what the requirements are but I know several small business people (craftspersons and con/SCA vendors) who are using Costco's credit card service because it is the cheapest thing around and they can actually afford it. I don't know if the service availability or charges vary from state to state (I'm in Washington) but it is worth looking into if you haven't already. ~Roja

I know next to nothing about the aspects/powers attributed to the planets so I cannot comment on the appropriateness of this oil. I can tell you what it smells like and on me this is primarily wood combined with a strong green scent (dill maybe?). It gives the overwhelming impression of an old wooden pickle barrel. In and of itself that is a really neat trick but needless to say is not something I want to smell like. ~Roja

Thanks! That info is going to make everything much easier. ~Roja

I love, love, love this scent. I really don't have anything new to add to the other reviews but I am so taken by the oil that I wanted to post anyway. It is indeed warm, uplifting, and light but with a strong presence. It definitely has a bubbly quality to it that I have smelled in a couple other oils. I wish I knew what ingredient does that. I can smell cinnamon or something like it and maybe grapefruit? I’m not sure what scent category to put this in, it doesn’t seem to quite fit in any of them…so how about wonderful? ~Roja

I want to make a nice comfy home for my growing BPAL collection. I have ordered both 5ml and 10ml bottles but they are not here yet. Would someone be kind enough to measure their bottles for me so that I can have the new house ready for them when they get here? I am looking for the diameter and height of both bottle sizes. Thanks! ~Roja

Oberon on my skin is a nearly perfect match to how my boyfriend smells after he has shaved. It is so uncanny that I tested out his shaving cream last night and it isn't the shaving cream alone, it is actually the combo of the shaving cream and his natural scent. As you can imagine wearing Oberon did strange things to my mental state. I prefer to be able to tell the difference between him and me. I couldn't really pick out individual scent components, every time I tried my brain just replied back "Scot" (my boyfriend's name). I won't be keeping Oberon because neither I nor Scot really needs a scent to make us smell like Scot. ~Roja

Jester on me was sweet, bright, bouncy, fun and smelled like artificial fruit flavored candy. I think it would make an excellent first perfume for a young girl.

Old Shanghai reminds me very strongly of a really good smelling shampoo. I like the smell quite a lot. It is a pure, herbal, green smell. However, if I want to smell like shampoo I will wash my hair. It might be a good scent to wear when you don't have time for a shower but want to give the impression of being clean.

Amberbreathing let me try some of her imp. To me this is a white floral with green tones that keep it from being too flowery. It is very pretty and feminine. White and green scents just aren't me so I won't be getting a big bottle but it is a lovely scent.