Deliciousness

In the bottle: honeyed floral wet on skin: sweet, white florals dry down: slightly soapy, albeit pleasant white florals I'm assuming the white florals are the chrysanthemum, which is nice … but I was hoping for the tea and candied lotus to come thru too. Unfortunately, this one is a little flat on my skin. Glad to have had the chance to try it though!

In the bottle: Ooh-wee! That there is some milk ... er sour milk? Well, maybe not sour ... but in the process of turning? Background of spices and a little vanilla. Wet on skin: The milk note is translating as more of a goat's milk or somewhat sour note, with sweet vanilla and spices. A slight indication of wood smoke is present in the background, but is fleeting. Dry down: Sweet creamy vanilla with cardamon spice and maybe a whiff of smoke, which is so nuanced, I may be imagining it. I'm surprised how strong the initial "milk" note presents in this blend - but thankfully it calms down and allows the sweet vanilla spice to come to the foreground. I'm a little surprised that there is little evidence of wood/stick as I think this would be a nice grounding force to the somewhat dessert like quality of the dry down. All in all, a sweet, slightly spiced blend.

In the bottle: No single note jumps out to me ... but I have an impression of a high end, floral/oriental perfume. Wet on skin: My impression of flowers is solidified, as this goes on as a sweet, but not juvenile, floral fragrance. Drydown: The floral fades somewhat and is grounded by what I can only surmise is the frankincense. The marshmallow tends to round out the scent, sweetening and helping to connect the entirety of the fragrance. Honestly not too sure what I was expecting, especially since this blend contains "cool white cotton", which can translate to an olefactory sharpness, much like dead leaves does on me. But I must say I'm happily surprised by the outcome of this, as it's not sharp at all. I find this one is a floral which isn't too sweet or heavy or powdery -- but just right.

Just received my decants yesterday, and this was the first one I tried this morning. In the imp: Warm and resinous, like sniffing a good bourbon (cognac/scotch/pick your poison) and the wafting ethers hit your nose with a warm and glorious veil. Wet: The vanilla comes through cutting a bit of the cognac, but not displacing it. These two notes dance together, entertwined, creating a scent more complex than it's parts. Dry: I can smell a woodiness coming through, which acts as a grounding note to the aforementioned gourmand vanilla scented lusciousness. Honestly, this is one is swoon worthy. I am reluctant to test my other decants, just so I can order a bottle of this ASAP.

Ah snow, why do you not like me? I lust want to be friends, but you keep pushing me away with your astringent personality. Every time I see you, I get all excited and am like "this tine will be different - this time we'll meet and we'll get along like old chums," but it's not to be. Until about an hour later ... when the sweet vanilla nuances of this blend start to emerge from the sharp, high-pitched snow and frost. I do like this vanilla stage, but it's only after sitting with the unrelenting snow note for longer than I'm comfortable with, that the softer side of this bend comes forward. If snow is your friend, I"d give this blend a try. But if you're like me and you and snow can't see eye to eye, then it's time to just walk on by ...

I'm a sucker for opoponax and champaca and thought the blue musk, cypress and balsam would give this a wonderful winter feel. On application, this blend was sharp and icy. As it dried down, I could tell it was the slush and snow notes creating a chemically nuanced dryer sheet. Not getting much in the line of balsam, opoponax or anything other than the high pitched notes of snow/ice. After a while, the chemical scent dies down and is replaced with a slightly more mellow powdery icy dryer sheet scent. I want snow and ice notes to work with my chemistry - but my skin does not seem to cooperate. I'm sure this is a wonderful scent on someone else, just not me.

Wet on skin: Strong pine and a sweet, almost soapy component - maybe the osmanthus? Drydown: Whoa, the pine is really piney and he snow note is cloying and chemically on my skin. I'm not too sure I'm the right person for this blend ... all the other reviews I've read make this scent sound just amazing. But when I try this out ... bam! Cloying metallic bathroom cleaner

In the imp: Something that reminds me of incense, but it's fresh - almost outdoorsy in a way. Wet on skin: This blend is a little sweet, a little smokey yet very fresh! An odd a scent combo - but it really works! I think I detect some herbal elements at play ... sage maybe? Dry down: The freshness backs off a little and the deeper aspects of this blend start to come thru. Scent wise, this is surprisingly light considering it contains vetiver, and "dark woods". The lemon rind really makes this blends stand out. Count me surprised by this one - I really like it!

A sweet disorder in the dress: crimson musk and wild cherry. In the bottle: Red musk - oh yeah! It's surprisingly not too sweet - almost more of a dry feeling to this red musk. Wet on skin: Red musk with a background of a lighter patch? Still not very sweet, or cherry smelling either. Dry down: A dry, "grown up" red musk. This isn't juicy or fruity at all. In fact, my bottle of Smut (2017) smells fruitier and sweeter than this one. All in all, it's a nice scent for those who like red musk. I don't know if it's just my skin chemistry on this one - but there isn't a cherry in sight so far.

Blueberry musk, lotus, and green tea. Granted, my bottle just came in the mailbox today - so take this review with the grain of salt. In the bottle: It's a sweet, musky blueberry! I don't think I have ever smelled "blueberry" perfume before - but there you have it - it's right there in this bottle. On skin: The blueberry musk is straight forward and in front. Then the lotus comes forward more with the green tea in the background. After a bit of time: The green tea and lotus become more prominent, while the blueberry seems to have worn off. It becomes more of a light, creamy green tea scent. It's nice, but I was hoping the blueberry would stick around longer. I'll let this one sit for a few weeks and re-test then. Hopefully then, she'll retain that wonderful blueberry muskiness that I'm craving.

Wow - this scent surprised me - it is really dry and woody on my skin. Turns out that is a very "dusty" sandalwood with a light and airy patchouli. I'm not getting much of the Frankincense and nothing of the coconut-snow. Bummer - cause I really wanted to have "coconut snow" come forward - even if a little bit to temper the bone dry impression of this perfume.

In the bottle: Whoa! Strong earthy elements with a strong background of something akin to smoked vetiver. Wet on skin: Holy smoking vetiver Batman! Dry Down: Thankfully, the earthy, slightly smokey vetiver calms itself down enough for the blood orange to emerge and lighten up the party. I think the amber helps to soften and meld the somewhat contrasting scents in to a cohesive, unifying blend. As this wears, the crimson musk starts to peek thru a bit - it's not strong, but lends a lovely counter point to the orange. All in all, I'm surprised by this blend. In the bottle I was quite wary about trying this as it was quite strong vetiver and dirt. But on the skin, this blooms into something quite elegant. It's a peculiar scent that has many different aspects during it's dry down stage - where it starts earthy then becomes bright citrus - then the amber wraps itself around these two components, and after a bit - then the musk starts to come forward. The blend itself doesn't have a ton of throw - but I also didn't put a lot on my skin. I'm really liking this one - looking forward to wearing it again.

Tested Chuparosa this morning. In the bottle it's all green, lush floral. On my skin it turns into something much sweeter - like a lotus blended with rose and a hint of something slightly spicy. On the drydown, I still smell the lotus like sweetness with rose and something else that I can't quite pinpoint. I guess it's irrelevant cause this made me break out into red splotches. My skin doesn't like this one at all. It smells nice, but my epidermiermis isn't having it.

Just got mine in the mail today, s bear with me on the review - I will update as necessary. In the bottle it's Snake oil with a sugared-lavender edge. On my skin - it's candied Snake Oil with a slight breath of lavender to keep it interesting. Dry - Sweet Snake O. The lavender seems to have subsided - or my skin ate it - one of the two. I really like this blend! As I'm a fan of Snake Oil originally, this is it - just bumped up on the Sugar scale. It doesn't seem to stay strong very long - my skin has a tendency to devour scent. Hopefully some aging will do the trick for some longevity.

Goes on like a fruity-citrus/floral shampoo. It's not bad - just a bit commercial. As it dries, the citrus wears off and a creamy floral quality emerges; it's what I think may be the cherry blossoms. While this scent is nice - it faded quite quickly on my skin - within half an hour it's a whisper of a scent, although it smelled really nice when I could smell it.