Megh

Just started wearing this scent again, I so hope that Beth is planning on rolling out a 2008 version. Its warm and inviting. It is a deep, foody, almost earthy scent that clings very close to the skin and doesn't quite sit on your body as much as it becomes a part of it. It is very sweet with an almost resiny undertone. Very nice, one of my absolute favorites, even surpassing Red Lantern.

This is a favorite. It has the exact same warm caramely note that is in Red Lantern, overlaying a coffee note. It morphs on my skin and I can detect something (maybe the wood or dust notes?) grounding this blend, but not in a really obvious way. Its lovely, and I'm pleased that it has made its way into GC. 9/10

This is very nice, I bought a bottle, unsniffed, on a whim. -Its a very clean, cool scent, sweet, but not foody, and I get more floral from this than anything else. It'll be *perfect* for summer. -Not migrane-inducing either (florals do that to me, damn them). Whee, I don't love it to pieces, but I'm glad I bought it and gave it a try.

Vanilla, two ambers, sweet pea and white sandalwood. I can't begin to tell you guys how many imps I have... I've filled a Buxton jewelry case with all my BPAL and that thing weighs a ton. -Every once in a while, I grab something, sniff it, and give it a try... Mouse's Long and Sad Tale... In the imp, it gave me an medicine-y alcohol-y floral sort of scent. Wet: Floral Hairspray. Great. Drying: Meh. Floral with vanilla. Totally dry: This is gorgeous. (thank goodness, I hate putting something on only to have to take it off again if I abhor it!) Its a powdery (in a good way, not that dreaded powdery sneeze-inducing way), light ambery vanilla, slapped with the tiniest hint of flowers. The sandalwood grounds it and keeps this scent from floating away alltogether. It is very much a 'close to skin' scent, and it doesn't scream 'I'm wearing perfume, bow to my reekage!'. Its just lovely, and I might have to get a bottle of this in the future. Its not little girl, not old-lady, its just perfectly feminine, gentle, and soft. (Everything I'm not!) Recommended!

In the bottle: Green, and subtly fresh herbs emenate from this liquid. I can smell a hint of grapefruit, and something sweet, ebbing and flowing underneath all of the combined notes. Wet: That green topnote (aloe?) is winning, though I can smell the grapefruit, rice wine, sandalwood, and ginger duking it out. Very, very complex. 5 minutes: Still herby. I love the herbs and the sweetness. A wee bit of musk is haunting this blend, but its hanging out in the background. Still liking it! 30 minutes: D'oh. Grapefruit has left the building. I miss the bit of bite it added, but this is turning into one awesome sweet scent. Its almost foody without being even remotely foody. 3 hours: Light musk, I can still barely make out the ginger and wood notes. At this stage, it smells very much like Snow White 2005 does. It has that creamy 'something' to it that tickles my nose. I'll bet this will be lovely on those crisp autumn days. Yum! For me, on a 1-10 pain scale (haha) its an awesome 7/10. Many thanks to Carolyn for the bottle, I'm enjoying it immensely!

...This is my first ever review, I hope I'm doing this right. The first time I ever tried SO, I ran, screeching to the sink to boil it off of my arm. It reeked. That bad. Then, a few weeks ago, I decided to give it another go. I am *so* glad I did. It is one of my very favorite scents now. Wet: Eep. Musky incense hits you over the head in a very overt way. I smell the sharpness I associate with cheap vanilla extract. (but wait, give it a moment) Drydown: Oh sweetness. The vanilla s-l-o-w-l-y rounds out, becomes fuller, loses the sharpness. The incense and musk boogie and seem to give birth to a spicy little love-child right on my chest. Woah. Dry: Amber is here (or maybe its Patchouli, but it smells so damned Amber-ish), in a subtle way, toning the spice down, and balancing the vanilla, musk, and incense notes. And I could swear I smell coconut in this (though I think I smell coconut in everything). After an hour: It smells like I spend my Saturday mornings smoking vanilla beans in Buddhist temples instead of watching cartoons. And, throughout the day: Admittantly, I am starting to get weird responses from people when I encourage them to sniff my chest. -I've had a few compliments from laboring women who happen to hang out in that area as they balance on the edge of their hospital bed waiting for anesthesia to put in an epidural. It gets extra points for not being too strong to wear to work.