draconix

Hopefully someone can help with this... or tell me who to talk to! I accidentally hit the submit or "place order" or whatever button that is that sends the money in PayPal before I meant to. So I forgot both the shipping money (I'd meant to go back and fix that) and I had the wrong address up. O__O Yeah. Anyone have any ideas on how to go about fixing this?

In the bottle: A mish-mash of flowers... but it's not overwhelming. It's actually quite a bit lighter that I thought it would be. On my skin: Wet, soapy-sweet. Not looking good here. Dry... yeah. Same. Sweet, soapy, alcoholy (not the fun kind of alcohol) and a bit floral. Final Thoughts: This was a frimp, and not one that I picked out as one I wanted to try, so I'm not too down about it not working.

In the bottle: Huh. There's something clove or cinnamon in this. Slightly metallic, possibly ozone, kind of smells like alcohol (the drinking kind) actually... with a bid of a woodsy, earthy background smell. Very interesting... I love cinnamon scents so that's good, but ozone/metallic usually goes soapy on me. So I'm not sure how this one will turn out. On my skin: Wet, OMG. Um... love. Metallicy cinnamon with just a hint of clove. And it stays that way through dry-down with the clove coming out just a bit more. After a while the clove is the most prominent smell. Not soapy at all, which is great. Final Thoughts: I am so happy this ended up being as fantastic as it did. Major internet cookies/hugs/love to the person who sent this to me as a partial frimp. I ordered Mars and Venus from her and mentioned that I was attempting to collect all the Celestials. So aside from the frimp of Margause she threw in this as well! The cinnamon/clove that it was right after drying was so good, but I was a little sad to find that it continued to get more and more clovey after time. I like clove, but I really liked the combo. So I tried layering this with Inferno (which comes out as completely cinnamon on me) and it worked just as I was hoping it would!

In the bottle: Very... forceful. It's a bit overwhelming and gives me a slight headache. Something that smells kind of floral, possibly jasmine. I'm not smelling any cinnamon in this like everyone else seems to be, but if I shows up when I put it on I won't be disappointed. Clove is there as well. On my skin: This dried instantly. Clove, a bit of cinnamon... something slightly floral. Fiery and fresh. An odd combo. Final Thoughts: There's something nicely invigorating and alluring about this. Yet another Celestial to add to the good list. On a side note, I accidentally knocked this over when testing it and it spilled a bit onto my window sill. Now every time I have the window open and a breeze comes through it picks up the scent and my room smells fantastic...

In the bottle: Feminine. Romantic... minty and rosey (though I am drinking mint tea at the moment, so that may be affecting things... or not). Very light and airy and clean. It's a pretty scent. On my skin: Wet, it smells vaguely like diaper wipes, it's that kind of slightly-soapy clean smell. Drying brings back the mint smell with just a bit of something floral behind it. It smells kind of rosey... but like a rose that's been dipped into Dove body wash (yes, like the commercial). It just gets increasingly soapy as time passes. Final Thoughts: I'm sad that this one ended up so soapy smelling. All the other Celestials have been fantastic. One good thing is that I definitely smell clean... like I just got out of the shower. It's not entirely bad though... there are worse things to smell like than Dove.

In the bottle: Honey... clove and vanilla are most prominent at the first sniff. I smell a bit of the poppy, but not too much. This is oddly (or maybe not-so-oddly if I think about it) sweet in the imp. On my skin: Wet... um... gross. Cloyingly sweet. And it's not getting better as it dries. It's just way too sugar. Final Thoughts: When I looked at the description for this I had a feeling it would be bad and almost didn't try it. Vanilla and honey are not my friends. But since it was a frimp, I figured I might as well. Unfortunately, I was right, this is another one that just doesn't work on me. This actually reminds me almost exactly of White Rabbit... which was equally bad on me.

In the bottle: Incense. Slight rosewood scent under that. On my skin: Wet, there's something slightly woody, a little leathery. There are other things over that that I can't really place. I smell like a dusty old library... which is a smell I love. ^___^ Something just barely sweet under all of it... though I have no idea what it is. Get's a little powdery after a while. But since "after a while" in this case means about 4 hours after application, I'm choosing to ignore that. Final Thoughts: Another one I'm really loving so far. I can't explain why... it's just very... awesome. It feels like hours of research on a really interesting topic in an amazing library. That sounds nerdy and dorky, but that's what it is. It has a strangely sexy edge to it too...

In the bottle: I do smell a bit of sandalwood in this. However, there's a very sharply sweet note in this that's undoubtedly cherries. It's not overly sweet though, there's a balance. On my skin: Wet, very cherry! Sweet and girly (which is nice, but not really me). Dry, the sandalwood comes out in force, pushing that sweet, cherry smell to the background. It's a nice blend, another light scent. There's something almost liquorice hiding underneath that adds just a bit of spice to it. I smell like a candy... um... Good'n'Plenty! That's it! Final Thoughts: A nice, light, slightly sweet scent. I don't normally like the sweeter oils because, while they smell great, they're just not ME, ya know? But this has just enough kick to it that I like it. Not sure if I'd wear it a lot though... retest later. RETEST: Yeah... I'm not sure if it's just today or what, but this isn't anything like it was the first time. It's very alcoholy (not boozy) with just a bit of cherry.

In the bottle: Whew. Lime and lotus. That's all I'm getting... I can't sniff this for too long though. It makes my eyes water. On my skin: Wet, very bitter and not good at all. Dry, there's a whole lot of lotus to this, with just a bit of jasmine and lime underneath. After a little while, everything but the lotus fades away. Final Thoughts: Kinda pretty, a little on the sour side though and not one I'd wear. Even on my arm it makes my eyes water.

In the bottle: A very light scent. Lightly fruity, lightly floral with something very slightly edgy to it. Pear and plumeria. On my skin: Wet, it's... weird. I don't have a clue what it smells like, but it's not plumeria, pear or white champagne. Actually, scratch that. I know exactly what it smells like; one of those smelly markers... the lemon one. Dry, it's becoming a bit less of a marker and more of a slightly floral smell with a fruity edge to it. It's fading very quickly. Final Thoughts: Fades too fast on me. Which is unfortunate because it was turning out to be a fairly nice, light scent.

In the bottle: Surprisingly (and deceptively) sweet and light, with the barest hint of darkness lurking in the background. As a side note, I got a drop or two of this on my thumb while opening and didn't notice until after I started typing. So now my space bar smells very nice. On my skin: Floral and just slightly fruity. (I keep getting this everywhere... there's now a few drops on my bed as well, which sucks because it wasn't a very full imp in the first place.) There's still that dark, deep something hidden that I can't quite figure out... possibly musk... though it feels a bit more like sandalwood. There's a sweetness to it as well, but it's not overpowering enough that I don't like it. Final Thoughts: I'm surprised that I like this. I was expecting a heavier, darker scent, not a fairly light one with just an edge of darkness. Very tricky and complex. I like it, but I'm not sure how often I'd wear it. Maybe I'll try it out for a day soon and see how I feel after that.

In the bottle: Mmmm... (that's always a good sign). Slightly almondy with a kick of spice underneath. Very nice in the bottle. On my skin: Wet it is very sweet-almondy, reminds me quite a bit of how Inferno smelled wet actually. However, drying, this takes on a very different scent than Inferno. It's a sharp, spiced smell. Cloves, Bay and something vaguely smokey and boozy. Like a hole-in-the-wall pub or something. Final Thoughts: Who cares if it's supposed to be a guys scent? I'm really liking this. It's not overly masculine... as long as I don't smear it on (it's true that a little bit of this goes a loooong way) it actually just ends up being a nice, spicey kind of smell. It fades quickly to a good stopping point, where it sits at for a pretty long time. A great scent that will probably be going on my "To Buy a Bigger Bottle" list. Yay for frimps!

In the bottle: Oooh, very clean, light and fresh. It's a clear scent, with just hints of honeysuckle and green tea. On my skin: Wet, it's instant lemon. Like a Lemon Drop actually. Dry, it's still lemon, but the honeysuckle and stronger tea smell have come out as well. Final Thoughts: It's a good scent. I like it. Not sure if I like it enough to buy a bigger bottle, but I'll definitely be enjoying my imp.

In the bottle: Hmm... something warm, in a watery way, and slightly floral. There's a kind of lightness/clearness to it, but it's backed by something much stronger. On my skin: How strange. I have no clue what this smells like. There's something vaguely rose to it, but it's sharper than that. It's not delicate, but not masculine either, just a nice balance between the two. Maybe lilies? Slightly salty. Unsurprisingly, as every aquatic scent I've tried so far has done it to some degree, this becomes just a bit soapy on me. Final Thoughts: I don't know what it is, but I really like this scent. The soapy factor isn't noticable unless you have your nose glue to my arm, so I'm not worried about that. Definitely one I'd consider buying a bigger bottle of!

In the bottle: This isn't biting or gingery or tea-like at all. What it is, is very light and very faintly floral. A very calm scent. On my skin: Oh my god! This smells exactly like a cup of white tea! It's slightly lemony as well... with just a hint of ginger. A very light scent. As it dries (which it does very quickly) it gets a bit more lemony and very faint. This fades way too fast though. The only way I can smell it (after 5 minutes on) is if I press my arm to my nose. The gingery side is coming out though, giving it a nice kick. Final Thoughts: Putting this one, I immediately liked it. But it fades too fast! It'd be pointless to wear it... the smell would be basically gone before I even got out of the building. I do like it though... I'll keep it. Maybe putting it on more that just a 2in patch on my arm will make the scent a stick around longer. <edit> OK, so right after posting this I decided to try it again, but this time with more than just a small strip. It's a very light smell, but it it has a strange warmth to it. I have it on my arms and a little on my neck, and it's just wafting up to my nose in a very fantastic way. But when I go to actually smell it directly, it's very faint. Weird. Anyway, after re-evaluation, I think I'll be buying a larger bottle of this.