reynardine

Rather bitter green scent, crab apples dominate. Turned my stomach, so no.

From a decant. This started off as a nice aquatic with a bit of floral peeking out, but then went to pure soap on my skin. Nice smelling soap, but soap nonetheless.

I wasn't that impressed with the scent I got from the decant (vague greeness) but on my skin it turned into a lovely pile of leaves, both fresh and dry. I may have to get a bottle of this!

I really liked this one. Mainly dried leaves scent with a touch of apple. Does leave a hint of fragrance on the skin, which layers well with autumn scents. Very nice!

Really, really interesting scent. The fruity element is sweet, but balanced out by the vetiver and tonka. The only thing that didn't work for me was the frankincense. I took a gamble on this scent because of the other notes, but in the drydown, the frankincense really comes out on my skin, and I'm allergic. If I didn't have that issue, though, Bogle would be wonderful!

This one is a winner! Very spicy, which worried me for a bit. More cinnamon than pumpkin to my nose. But there was the marshmallow behind it and as the spice faded, the marshmallow came forward. The drydown on this stuff is fantastic!

Lovely scent! Clean, sweet, pretty! Light enough to not irritate. I like this almost as much as my beloved Anti-Zoog spray! Will certainly get more!

Decant. Starts off as a dry, bitter chocolate (actually smelled good) with some incense. Later spicy notes came in, but it was wonderfully blended. However, the jalapeno note rather throws things off for me. Glad I got to try it, though!

Went ahead and ordered a bottle of this since I really liked the 2008 version. This version seems a little sweeter, but otherwise is identical to 2008. Lovely orange-cake scent. The anise comes in later to spice it up a bit (which is why I can’t use this as a sleeping scent!) but the overall effect is very smooth and nice.

Just as the description says: white tea and violet leaf. It goes on very green and then the tea takes over. There’s a touch of lemon in this. Simple and very clean smelling. However, I already have a ton of tea scents, so I’ll pass on getting a bottle of this.

Not remarkable in decant. Applied to the skin, this is a very “green” scent. Reminds me a lot of The Little Bird (from the 2010 Bards), although a quick glance at the notes doesn’t show anything in common. Maybe it is the greenness of it? For some reason, though, it went very sharp on me and gave me a headache. Pass.

I have no idea where people are getting that this stuff smells like urine. In the decant, it smelled like honeysuckle, straight up. When applied, I’m getting honeysuckle, chrysanthemum and hydrangea. It’s very, very pretty. Light floral, not sharp at all. Honeysuckle can go piercing on my skin, but this one is behaving nicely. I am so getting a bottle of this! (Note: this seems more like a springtime/early summer scent than autumn.)

Very odd scent and I can’t really identify what it smells like. Maybe because I’m not familiar with amaretto? Kept debating as to whether I liked it! Wet, it wasn’t appealing, but the drydown was okay. But not quite me.

Wow, this one is really pretty! Wet, I’m getting amber, magnolia and wisteria with a bit of mint. It dries down to mainly amber, ambergris and mint on me. I may get a bottle, must test again!

Decant. I’m getting a soft and pretty aquatic with this. Mainly olive with a touch of moss. I really like it, but it isn’t something I would wear.

Okay, when I first opened the decant, the jasmine slapped me right in the face. Whoa! Woe! I wanted to like this one! However, never underestimate the power of skin testing. On the skin, the pomegranate and benzoin really come forward. It dries down very evenly, with the ingredients in perfect balance. That being said, for me the jasmine is still just too piercing. Pass.

It has a nice, complex scent in the bottle, but the minute it touched my skin, I started getting candy (that’s either the grapefruit or pink lime). The scent does deepen a bit (good, I hate candy scents), but is still very, very sweet. As it dries down, the pomegranate starts to come forward and calm things, but there is still a huge candy vibe going on here. It might be my skin, though, citrus fruits almost always go to candy on me.

Rather heavy on the incense in the beginning, but dries into a lovely, rather soft scent. I’m trying to decide if I like it or not. It is pretty, though. On second testing, I do like it, but as I rarely wear incense scents, I’m going to pass on getting a bottle. But if you like incense, this is a nice one.

In the imp and wet on the skin, it starts off as a cake scent. Then a cherry filling comes into play. Rather light on me. It does come back and the drydown on this is magnificent! Bottle-worthy!

Smells interesting in the decant, but on the skin, the first impression is of red hots. Very spicy cinnamon. I am getting pumpkin in there, but the cinnamon is kicking its butt. No go for me, I hate cinnamon.

I don’t drink coffee, but I do like the rich smell of it, so I thought I’d give this scent a try. Wet, I get a bit of pumpkin at first, but it is quickly overtaken by the nutmeg and cinnamon. Very spicy. As it dries down, the coffee smell comes out and is rather bitter on my skin. D-: It sweetens a bit, but not a lot. Going to test this one a second time a bit later and also have the man test it (to see if the bitter part is just my wonky skin chemistry.) May revisit review at that time. EDIT: Second testing still presents the extreme bitterness. The man obliged me by testing a bit on his skin and the scent stayed true to a rich spicy coffee. Looks like coffee is a death note on me, so this bottle is off to the sales/swap pile.

In the bottle, I’m getting the impression of blackberry, sage and nuts. Applied, it starts off with blackberry, a touch of apple, hops and nuts. Later, the chamomile starts coming out. Maybe some ivy? Drydown, the blackberry comes back out but is nicely balanced with the other notes. On my skin, this is a very nutty scent! I agree with the previous reviewers that this is a “dry” scent rather than a “juicy” one, but it is perfectly suited for the season and would be appropriate throughout autumn, not just September. I like it a lot and will order a backup bottle before it comes down!

In the bottle, I’m getting lilies and dry leaves? Very odd, this is not anything like the previous two Harvest Moon blends I’ve tried at all. On the skin, I start to get a bit of the tree scents (either the fir or cedar?) and mulling spices. This one is such a morpher! Now I’m getting the wine (I amp booze notes like whoa) and yes, a touch of woodsmoke. Of the three Harvest Moons I’ve tried (2006, 2008, 2010), this one is by far my favorite. (Note: I’m probably going to use it a lot this fall. Given how much it is morphing even now, no telling what ageing will do to it.)

How did I not review this before? Oh, because I had the 2006 version and reviewed that! Okay. Harvest Moon 2008 starts off as VERY STRONG woods (fir and especially cedar). I have to watch it with cedar notes as I am allergic to actual cedar. But as it dries, the woods calm down and the scent begins to sweeten a bit. It does smell like the woods in autumn! Once the cedar finally backs away, this becomes a very pleasant scent, especially if you like fragrant woods, almost soft, like a walk in the forest in the morning.

Bought an imp of this because the notes sounded intriguing. And it does start off smelling very nice, almost a spicy fruit scent. Almost masculine, but that may be the spices. Dries into a musky soap on my skin.