mymymai

ITI: That's rather pretty. I get hibiscus, apple blossom, lemon verbena, and vetiver. Wet: First applied, the apple blossom is stronger than in the bottle. It mingles with the sweet cherry and hibiscus as the tomato leaf vetiver, and red rose settle as mid notes. Dry: Verbena, vetiver, apple blossom, , rose, and cherry are left after 30 minutes. The throw is somewhat weak, but it's a pleasant scent.

ITI: Hmm. It smells like the stuff people use to cure fake nails - acetone (I think) and something a little floral. Wet: It still has that acetone smell with bay, rose, and cinnamon mixed in. I'm still not very fond of it. Dry: The acetone scent has faded and I'm left with something far more pleasant. I now get cinnamon, rose, frankincense, bay, and a touch of pineapple and something that reads as vanilla.

ITI: The first note is rather sweet and floral, the clove and hyssop I'm assuming, but the juniper berries and pine quickly follow. I can't smell much else aside from those. Wet: Clove, nutmeg, hyssop, pine, juniper, and a touch of sarsaparilla and the warmth of green tea. It's invigorating, really. Dry: After 14 hours, I only get faint clove. After reapplication, the pine, juniper, clove, green tea, and sarsaparilla blend nicely together.

ITI: Lavender, lemongrass, and bergamot. It's a light and citrus-like combination. Wet: It's very similar to the bottle, but I get something slightly earthy as well, which might be the angelica root. Dry: This doesn't last as long as its previous counterpart, Martian Phoenix, so I have to reapply once I get home. Lemongrass is wholly dominant, followed by very faint lavender and angelica root. I think I would like this better if the lemongrass let a little more of the scent's complexity shine through.

ITI: It's a spicy, resinous blend. Dragon's blood is clear to my nose, as is the cumin, white pepper, thistle, and the opoponax. Wet: Dragon's blood, pepper, opoponax, thistle, cumin, and peppermint. Yummy. Dry: It's sweet and earthy (fig), resinous, and soft. It's lasted 13 hours and is wonderfully pleasant here. This is the stand-out scent for me so far among the Anniversary scents.

ITI: It's a pretty floral while still being somewhat astringent. The water lily and cypress are the most dominant notes followed by the opium poppy and the tamarind. Wet: I get a good deal of cypress, myrrh, and tamarind upon application, but I get get a subtle floral undertone when I delve past the top notes. Dry: Tamarind, opium poppy, myrrh, lily, and faint violet with a little fruit somewhere. It's an intriguing scent - soft while still being complex.

(2012 version) ITI: Yuzu and bergamot. The yuzu, however, really dominates the scent in the bottle. Wet: Why, hello there yuzu and lemon. I see you want to just jump off my skin today. Hanging on to the exuberant citrus, I get the bergamot, hints of eucalyptus, and the oleoresin. Dry: Lemon, yuzu (still dominant), but not nearly as overpowering as the oleoresin and bergamot soften and deepent the scent. It's interesting, and something that I'd like to smell like more often.

ITI: I get very worn black leather and wood..perhaps a little musk as well. Wet: I get wood, dusty rags for sure, and worn, musky leather. Oddly enough, it smells rather grumpy, but in an enticing way. Dry: Spicy musk, worn leather, and just a little bit of wood.

ITI: Here, the pitch is the strongest note, followed by thick, verdant pine. I get just a touch of clove at the very end. Wet: I get pine, pitch, and clove, but together, they smell like the most wonderful spiced drops in the world. Dry: It's lighter and more powdery now, but I still can pick up on the clove and the pine.

ITI: I get cold, crisp snow, followed by pungent pine, and something wonderfully light for the floral aspect of the scent. Wet: Yum, I still get the snow and pine, but the witchy herbs are becoming more pronounced as the ethereal flowers step back a little. Dry: It really is a lovely scent. It reminds of of Cloth of Gold, but slightly more herby and floral.

ITI: Oh yeah, there is civet in there, paired with musk, catnip and something that smells like lemongrass...and perhaps some myrrh. Wet: Strong musky civet with catnip, citrus, myrrh, and something a little sweeter, like amber or honey, underneath it all. Dry: Catnip, a touch of something close to camphor, musk, something that's creamy, , and myrrh. I'm debating getting more of this.

ITI: This smells like lemon Pledge-polished wood and tarnished sterling silver. What a fascinating scent. Wet: Lemon and perhaps orange pledge now, with silver and polished brass. Despite all the metallic overtones, I enjoy this scent. Dry: Now I get warm wooden toys, some citrus, and warmed gold and bronze. It's a nice scent and something I'd reach for again.

ITI: Wow, it smells like marzipan drenched in rum. Wet: Still more rum and marzipan, although now I can pick up on the candied orange, which is nice. Dry: It's less marzipan once dried. Instead, I get a rum-infused pastry with small bits of candied orange - very much like a stollen.

ITI: Why, hello camphor and mugwort. These two notes are certainly forthcoming, but they crowd out the other notes of lily, orris root, and parsley that I can detect. Wet: On my skin, the camphor and mugwort are still dominant but I can smell jasmine, lily. parsley, touches of lettuce and the bubblegum tell-tale sign of lotus. It's a complex, although overtly green scent. Dry: Very herby, almost overpowering so even when dried for half an hour. Camphor is certainly a strong note, followed by parsley, mugwort, and narcissus. It's clean in its herbiness, though.

ITI: With a cold, these notes are harder to detect. I certainly get skin musk, tingly pepper, and just the faintest impression of balsam. For a scent that is charming and mischievous, I would expect something a little less subtle. Wet: Ah, pepper, musk, and balsam trumpet their presence on my skin, yet honey, such my skin usually amps, fails to make any impression. Dry: I get musk, pepper, and something rather soapy.

ITI: While the citrus note isn't present in the original description, it really does smell like satsuma and grapefruit with just a hint of lichen. It's gorgeous in the imp. Wet: Still very citrus heavy as the top note, but I get both lichen and a touch of earthy mushroom surrounding light incense as middle and bottom notes. Dry: It's faintly citrusy with soft herbiness and a little bit of very faint pitch. It's rather lovely, and worthy of a bottle, I think.

ITI: I smell black apple, some musk, and quince. It's rather sweet, actually. Wet: Very sweet, almost candied apples, with tones of quince and dark musk. I'm not smelling the other notes, but it might because I have a cold. Dry: Ah, now I get the myrrh and the opoponax, all of much smell with the apple, concealing the sweetness of earlier significantly. And now the tobacco absolute comes in after come concentration. Again, this is another scent I prefer dry.

A Lunacy inspired by the magnificently morbid fantasies of Edgar Allan Poe: laudanum-stained linen scented by an ink-smeared tobacco musk and phantom bloodstains illuminated by monstrous moonlight. ITI: Inky laudanum splashed upon worn, musky linen. This really does invoke Poe! I can just picture him in his study fervently writing under a blood moon. Wet: Strong tobacco and musk, while laudanum takes up the middle territoriality I can still get ink and linen, although they are not as prominent at this stage. Dry: It's gone slightly soapy with the resin, , but the linen, laudanum, musk, and tobacco still round out the scent to create something enticing while slightly foreboding.

ITI: Earthy butterscotch with a little anise seed and myrrh. It’s super sweet, but a little earthy at the same time. Odd. Wet: Thick, sweet butterscotch candies (those round ones), dirt, and patchouli. It smells like one of those candies hand been dropped on the ground. Dry: While my nose is stuff after finally succumbing to my cold, I can still detect faint butterscotch and myrrh. It’s rather pleasant when given time to dry sufficiently.

ITI: It’s warm, exotic and spicy. I can get the black pepper clearly paired with the white sandalwood and the greenness of the oakmoss, while just a touch of the sandalwood sweetens the scent ever so slightly. Wet: Honey, sandalwood, oakmoss, and pepper. Dry: I get pepper that tickles my nose embedded in soft honey musk and sandalwood.

ITI: Pink pepper and tea rose all the way. The pink pepper gives it a slightly bubblegum-tang to the scent as a whole. Wet: Th pink pepper is much more subtle when on the skin, as is the tea rose. I get just a whiff of jasmine, but the patchouli and vanilla bourbon are oddly absent. Dry: After 10 hours, I get tea rose and a little jasmine. The throw however, is very weak at this point. When I reapplied it, I as finally able to smell the vanilla bourbon with the tea rose, the pink pepper and jasmine. It’s rather pleasant but not something I’d reach for on a daily basis.

ITI: Freesia and water lily with a bit of pleasantly smelling driftwood. I expected something nasty and aquatic, but so far, it's rather feminine with some depth behind the floral. Wet: Ah, now I get something more aquatic, but it's a clear lagoon rather than low tide. The freesia and water lily mellow out the sharp water notes, but the ambergris starts to appear and make the scent more enticing, more exotic. Dry: Light freesia, ambergris accord, and water lily. I don't smell anything incredibly "fishy" or overtly aquatic in this scent now.

ITI: It the imp, I get mainly nectarine, musk, and perhaps ambrette. Wet: Black tea, nectarine, something that smells like honeysuckle, voluptuous rose, and jasmine. Deliciously floral. Dry: It's warmly floral with the rose and jasmine, but the black tea and the red musk create a wonderful symphony with paired with the shriller floral notes.

ITI: Ginger, cream, light orris root, and something a little woodsy. Wet: Woodsy ginger and orris root with a serving of frankincense and just a hint of leather. It's slightly masculine, but nothing I'd shy away from wearing just because of that. Dry: It's woodsy, musky, on supple riding leather, with frankincense and cream infused throughout. The ginger is gone once dried, which makes me ecstatic especially because ginger smells horribly off on my skin. Wonderful scent once dried!

ITI: It the imp, I get mainly nectarine, musk, and perhaps ambrette. Wet: Black tea, nectarine, something that smells like honeysuckle, voluptuous rose, and jasmine. Deliciously floral. Dry: It's warmly floral with the rose and jasmine, but the black tea and the red musk create a wonderful symphony with paired with the shriller floral notes.