mymymai

In the Imp (ITI): I get cinnamon, honeyed vanilla and perhaps jasmine or another heady floral. Wet: That’s strong cinnamon as the first not and very clear jasmine in full bloom. There is a sweetness that softens it up just a little, but there may also be a wood note, like teak, underneath everything, in addition to a heavier spice note that I can’t tease out. It would say this does smack of Snake Oil just a tad. Dry: Thick spices, and perhaps patchouli or light dragon’s blood, with the subtle sweetness of vanilla. I do like this!

In the Imp (ITI): It’s floral, but pleasantly so with the wildflowers, violet, and columbine, which I can make out on first sniff. There is also something a little like lemon, like verbena, but I don’t see that listed as a note. Wet: Yes, I still get something lemony, but the woods come out to play with dogwood and cypress being the most discernible. Following that, I get wildflowers and columbine, to the point that this reminds me of being a spring meadow sipping lemonade. Dry: There is a little soapy tinge now to the florals, but not enough to dissuade me from my springtime romp through the meadow. This is a rather clean scent and would be wonderfully refreshing yet still feminine for summer.

In the Imp (ITI): I get sandalwood, a bit of yuzu, and bourbon. It reminds me of scents I caught walking past certain stores in the French quarter in New Orleans. Wet: I get roughly the same thing while wet, but the sandalwood is stronger, and I do get hints of patchouli and musk. Dry: Soft must, sandalwood, and a little patchouli after a brisk walk in the park linger on my skin. As you know, I’m a fan of resinous scents, so I shall be keeping this.

ITI: Berries, cream, and cognac on first sniff. Honestly, it’s rather appealing. Wet: Hm, the scent gets slightly astringent from the greenness, like when you snap a stalk and it smeells overtly green and sort of icky. I’m wondering if this is from the paper bag. I can also tease out the ripe berry, but not much else beyond that. Dry: It smells like a currant Yankee candle now. I like it here much bettter than wet.

ITI: Carnation, a touch of vanilla, and something spicy or ash-like. Wet: It is very mush a creamy carnation stem and carnation flower scent. There still is a hint of spicinesss, like star anise, that remains under the top notes. Dry: The vanilla is a little more on the amber side, but I don't think it is the note of amber in HOD because it hasn't gone powdery on my skin, which 90% of ambers do. There still is a sweetness from the carnation and just a little spice.

ITI: It smells like dark chocolate and bubblegum to me. I’m not sure if it is the quince that’s registering as bubblegum for me, but it is an unusal scent so far. Wet: The chocolate becomes fainter as the jammy quince takes over, followed by a little vanilla. It still reads as strange to my nose, but it is sweetly girly. Dry: Still very jammy from the quince, but I can detect more of the vanilla and pear once dried. The chocolate is very faint now, but it does make me want some.

In the Imp (ITI): Sweetly floral and powdery with the tiger-lily. However, I do smell the ginger root and it isn’t death ginger, it’s more of an Altoids mints ginger. Wet: Hmm, frankincense takes the forefront, which I wouldn’t have expected. After that, I get lily, a touch of neroli, and just a dash of ginger. It’s still rather pleasant, which makes me rather happy. Dry: It’s become more powdery as it dries, and while the lily is still very present, there is a faint undertone of cat pee when it interacts with my skin. Boo, this one was going so well, too.

ITI: Lemon verbena and tea are clearly the top notes in the bottle. It's soothing and refreshing. Wet: The lemon verbena is stronger on my skin while still wet, but I still get tea to balance out the delicious sourness of the verbena. Dry: Verbena with hints of star anise, wich give the lemony aspect a sense of something more exotic. After about 30 minutes, the honeycomb starts to emerge. I think this is a great scent to wear if you are feeling stressed out.

ITI: Pompous lilac fougere with the sweet understones of tonka and white musk. While the leather is missing in the imp, it is getting close to what I imagine Jareth would smell like. Wet: When I first skin tested this about two months ago, the leather was much heavier. I still get the lilac fougere, but the sweetness is much more present, which is coming from the ti leaf and the tonka, with hints from the musk. Dry: Sweet, but with some depth from the oude, ti leaf, and tonka (with plenty of musk). I like it.

ITI: Very fruit and juicy peachwith hints of persimmon. It’s rather refreshing, actually. Wet: Succulent peach with some persimmon and osmanthus. It’s nice. Dry: It gets slightly powdery when dry, but the impression of peach is still rather clear. It’s not like Body Shop’s Fuzzy Navel perfume, but this scent is more of a femine peach scent rather than a girly peach scent.

ITI: Very strong rum, mild musk, and light saffron. It's an interesting combination of notes. Wet: Musky saffrom and rum, but there is alsmot a honey aspect when these notes combine on my skin. Dry: Hmm, it's gone slightly powdery, but I now smell balsam, rum, musk, and saffron. It's still interesting despite the powder. After 12 hours, it has toned down to saffron and something amber-like with some balsam. I like it dry and faded much better.

ITI: It does smell like musk and freshly cleaned skin with a hint of lavendar. It’s certainly alluring in its simplicity. Wet: Musk and powdery freshness with a little lavender or a “clean” note. Dry: After several hours, the musk becomes less sharp and closer to the skin. It’s nice it you want just a hint of scent without being offensive.

ITI:I get honey first, than wonderfully soothing peppermint, followed by a little osmathus and chamomile. I remembers not liking this right when I received it, so aging for a little over two months has really helped it. Wet: It smells like peppermint and chamomile tea with a dash of honey. It’s rather soothing at this stage. Dry: It’s such an innocent sweet, raw honey with a subtle hint of peppermint and lavender (very light).

ITI: That’s gorgeous. The musk certainly is indigo in tone. The jasmine is soft and understated, just like that gentle waft of scent you get as you walk past them after dusk. There are also hints of the rose geranium and a bit of the bezoin. Wet: The rose and benzoin come to the forefront and remind me of polished cedar and insence at my mother’s log cabins in the woods. The indigo musk is still present, softening the two dominent scents into something I’d wear during the evening or sipping tea on a late afternoon Sunday. Dry: Lovely and resionous. The benzoin and rose geranium paired with the jasmine and musk are just delightful. It wears well, has decent through, and doesn’t morph into something icky. This will be going on the “to buy” list.

ITI: Hmm, interesting. I get anise, like directly from the plant, paired with leather and a little patchouli. Wet: Lavender is now at the forefront, but not by mush as the anise comes in shortly behind. There are mid tones of lemon peel and patchouli, but the leather, which usually amps on my skin, has become non-existent for now. Dry: Now that it is dry, the leather amps, but it turns slightly soapy when paired with the lavender and lemon peel. There are faint undertones of tonka and amber, but this strikes me as more of a male's scent.

Honey, lemongrass, black tea, white ginger, and grains. ITI: Wow, it's a bit much on first sniff. I get very strong honey, hops (grains), and ginger. It reminds me of a mouse net for some reason. Wet: Honey, wet grain, and pickled ginger. I still have this overarching urge to wash my wrist. In fact, my husband rolls down the windows of the car because the scent is overpowering and not something either of us enjoy. Dry: Honey and wet grain with spicy ginger powder in the background. It's better dry, but not enough to make me want to keep it.

In the Imp (ITI): It smells like warm hazelnut bread to me. Wet: On my skin, the hazelnut and oddly astringent rice flower are most prominent. If I concentrate, I can smell the fig underneath it all. It’s less appealing on my skin than it is in the bottle. Dry: It has dried down to fig and sesame after several hours. However, an our into the dry down there is a bit more of the rice flower present, and perhaps just a hint of clove.

ITI: I was expecting to like this much more with the notes hinted. There is something medicinal, almost aquatic about the scent. Sweet pea and sage are most evident. Wet: Sweet pea is overpowering although sage supports it as almost an after scent. It still smells slightly aquatic and medicinal, though. Dry: soapy sweet pea with a little sage. I get absolutely no tonka or musk in this stage, which is too bad.

ITI: It smells like there might be a snow or aquatic aspect to this, but the overarching scent is pine. Wet: Yum! Pungent wet pine, resin, and pitch. If you adore green scents like I do, this is heaven in a bottle. I feel like I’m out in the forst, lying on the mossy undergrowth, looking up at the magnificent pine trees. Dry: The pine has faded considerably and there’s a touch of a dewiness that has turned somewhat powdery.

ITI: The first impression I get is that the scent overall is rather pretty. The honey, musk, and red patchouli form a sweetly resinous base for the sultry musk, yet there is just a hint of innocence through the geranium and tuberose. I do not, sadly, get any cognac. Wet: The curse of my skin – the honey begins to amp and turn slightly artificial; however, the red patchouli and myrrh are doing a good job of keeping that artificiality grounded. Dry: The combination of the honey and now cognac get a little overly sweet and start to go slightly powdery on my skin. There is just a little of the tuberose left, but the other elements seem to have been swallowed by my skin.

ITI: Off. I would expect bright citrus, but I get a little soapiness, which might be from the petitgrain. There is also a medicinal heribness from the combination of spikenard and peppermint. It’s not what I would have originally anticipated for this scent. Wet: It’s still very green, soapy, and medicinal on my skin. There is just a touch of orange blossom trying to peek though, but the petitgrain and peppermint overpower it. Dry: Soapy spikenard and orange blossoms. It’s much better dried as it’s floral and feminine.

ITI: Patchouli and beeswax are most strong on first sniff. There is certainly a strong earthiness to this, although I almost wish there was a leather scent to round out my image of the Luperci. Wet: Oh, much better. The balsam comes to the forefront on my skin, followed by hints of patchouli, juniper, musk, and beeswax (all of which are very faint in comparison to the balsam). Dry: It's now balsam slathered with honey, beeswax, with a little musk and patchouli. In a way, it does remind me of sacred rites, but the honey and beeswax add a nice second dimension.

In the Imp (ITI): Chamomile with tobacco and sage are most evident in the bottle. It’s certainly unique. Wet: Sandalwood and sage are very clearly prevalent on my skin. There is such a nice touch of sweetness from the tobacco leaves as well. Dry: After about an hour, it dries to a sage-infused soap, perhaps with a little chamomile.

ITI: Baby powder, pepper (?), and lemon? Hmm, not too fond of this in the imp. Wet: Lemon ice with musk and baby powder with a hint of linen perhaps. It’s much better wet on my skin. Dry: Now it semlls like lemony, powdery men’s cologne. It’s still attractive, though.

ITI: Damp and drying leaves with the spiciness of cypress, a floral sweetness that is both pungent and soft, and a very clear aquatic tinge. Wet: The floral aspect, the lilies specifically, smell so nice, but the combination of wood , moldering leaves, and the aquatic note makes it smell like toilet water to me. Dry: The aquatic has calmed down, but I still get eau de toilet directly following the soft floral that the lily has become.