reynardine

In the decant, it smells rather fresh, like a fizzy lemon. On application, this is very strong lemon (think Lemon Pledge) with a metallic undernote. Drying down to a strong lemongrass and then to a lemondrop. Not working with my skin chemistry at all. Pass.

In the decant, this smells very buttery and foodie, but on application, it turns into tea and a rather strong, sour cucumber. Upon drydown, this fades into a tea and cucumber scent, but honestly, I prefer Squirting Cucumber to this one. Pass.

AT LAST I have found a vanilla I can wear on my skin without it turning into burnt plastic!! Rejoice!! That being said, this is a lovely, soft vanilla with a hint of chamomile. So soft and pretty. The only downside is that it does fade within the hour, which means frequent reapplication. I’m going to get more than one bottle of this for sure.

Almost generic perfume smell on this. Jasmine is hit or miss on me, but honestly, I think the problem with this scent is the dark musk, which makes it smell almost sour. On me, this almost smells like men’s cologne (which is a bad thing, as I hate men’s cologne for the most part). On the drydown, I am getting a bit of vanilla and mimosa to sweeten things a bit, but it’s too hard to get past that awful musk.

Rather pretty upon first application. The sugar is very evident and blends well with the “night-blooming flowers”. However, something about it is too high-pitched for me and actually irritates my eyes (?). Incense maybe set off my allergies? Wash off. (What I could smell of it was very pretty, but this is just not going to work for me!)

First applied, I was getting light tea and mint. But then the sugar cane and orange blossom came out and made me fall in love. This is a GORGEOUS scent. It fades into a sweet, soft honey after awhile. Spring/summer scent for sure. Rather light on me, will probably get bottle so I can slather.

I took a chance and got a bottle of this unsniffed, since most of the notes were win on me (save for vetiver). This is a very odd scent. At first, I got the myrrh and oude, which I disliked, but then it was quickly sweetened by the orchid, peach and currant. There is a touch of coconut here, which I love. It is very light and shall require slathering, I think. Can’t really put a season to it, but it does feel like an evening fragrance.

Smells sweet (I’m getting the berries) in the bottle. First applied, it is very smoky, but then the sweet plum and berry scent peeks out. It’s a darker scent that what I expected, sexy. Fall/Winter, I think. Good throw. Lasts quite a while, too!

In the bottle this stuff is amazing, a fizzy mix of cream and root-beer. It kinda reminds me of a root-beer float. On first application, it was a bit sour, though. However, on the dry-down, the cream comes out and there is just a hint of the fizzy stuff. Several hours later, this stuff is still going strong and smells INCREDIBLE--rich cream with a touch of ginger. So glad I was able to get a bottle!

I’ve had a couple of imps of this to sample for quite a while, but it wasn’t high on the priority list until someone on LJ (um, the person above? LOL) gushed about it and mentioned the notes. I then realized that this was right up my alley and went to dig up one of my forgotten imps to test it. Wow. Wonderful berry tea scent, sort of a dark cousin to Berry Moon. Reminds me a bit of Candles Moon without the wax. If you like berries, you will LOVE this scent. Medium throw, lasts a few hours. Bottle for sure in the future!

Got a sample as a frimp. Wet, it starts out as grapefruit tea. When it dries, some honeysuckle seems to come out. It's a lovely scent (I adore fruity florals!) and I will have to track down a bottle at some point. I can certainly see myself wearing this!

In the decant, I’m getting donuts. On me, the donut turns to burnt plastic. Getting some of the red jelly through the plastic. On drydown, the plastic fades into the background and I’m getting the sugar, but this really ends up smelling just like donuts. Not for me, I’m afraid.

Someone gave me a sniffie of this to try out. Wow, this one smells exactly like the description! The banana cream pie is gorgeous, but it is unnerved by the grease and blood. However, the grease and blood fade off very quickly and I’m left with a lovely banana cream pie. I may need to snag a bottle of this before it goes away…

Someone was kind enough to give me a testable sniffie of this. Starts off a bit sharp. I am picking up birch, musk and jasmine. BIG THROW on this one. It stays sharp as it dries down—too sharp for me, although The Man really likes it. After about 2 hours or so, I washed it off as it was giving me a headache.

Mainly getting tea, ginger and pepper off of this scent. Maybe a touch of linen, which I’m finding is not a note that I like very much. It has a decent throw as well. However, I find I prefer the Asian-themed tea scents better.

Despite the description, all I’m getting here is an almost single-note dandelion, which doesn’t suit me at all. None of the creaminess of the previous version. Off to swaps with this one.

At first application, this came up all as green stems, but now it has settled down into wildflowers in a meadow. Extremely light and pretty, a nice springtime fragrance. Does require frequent reapplication, though. EDIT: Now that I've had the bottle for awhile, I'm finding Little Bird to be best used as a layering scent. The grassiness in it compliments some of the floral and berry scents very well. In fact, I'm finding I like it much more in this capacity than I did on its own.

This one started off as a kinda run-of-the-mill tea-based Asian scent, but on the dry-down, the mind kicked in and WOW. This is absolutely gorgeous. I’m getting a bit of the florals/wood but mostly tea and mint. Beautiful scent!!!

Blarg…wine and something really nasty. Actually, it smells like a rat that died in a wine barrel. Ick.

In decant, picked up the tangerine and musk immediately. It applied very lightly. There was a burst of tangerine which lasted for a couple of hours, and then it faded into a powdery light fruit scent. Very clean-smelling.

Picked up on the rose in this immediately. Upon application, this becomes a very sophisticated scent on me, quite complex. Floral/fruit with resin undertones. It’s interesting, but rather flat—probably due to the resin, which usually don’t work well on me. Might have the Man try it on and see how it fairs on him.

I missed out on this scent at first because I was scared of the sandalwood note—sandalwood usually makes me sneeze-- but the other reviews made me think this might work on me, so I managed to get a hold of a decant. What a gorgeous scent! Rich fruit with a touch of floral. I’m not picking up the sandalwood at all (nor are my allergies complaining). I’m not getting the candy sweet-tarts that other people have been complaining about, but that may just be the luck of the draw with skin chemistry. For me, it’s a rich, rich fruit scent. And yes, I’m getting a bottle or three of this!

Got this in a trade, so I honestly had no idea what to expect. I only knew the notes all sounded good. First applied, carnation is dominant, but then on the dry-down, it fades to this very pretty beeswax and wild roses with a touch of vanilla amber. Not picking up on any of the other scents. Also, there’s a lot of grass in her (stems?), rather like a wildflower bouquet that has been thrown together. People who like grass scents should love this one. Very light throw, needs slathering, nice springtime scent, might go into early summer. I’m not wild about the wet stage, but once it has dried, it is very pretty.

CTV: CLXIV Someone frimped me this, so I figured I’d try it. Normally, Snake Oil and I don’t really get along, but hey, I’m willing to give it a try. This has almost a cake scent to it? Very fresh, light, almost tea? I like it, will certainly finish off this imp!

At first, I thought I was getting ginger or something from this. It was almost fizzy-smelling. But then it settled down into a bright mint with a touch of violet. Quite unlike anything else I’ve ever tried. Quirky and fun. I like it!