mymymai

ITI: Strongly pungent narcissus is tempered by the rose, making this a floral I would consider wearing outside of a test (so far).

Wet: The rose is much stronger on my skin, making the narcissus behave so it's not overpowering everything as it tends to do for me. If this is Pride, it's a beautiful pride, like that of a peacock.

Dry: Fully in-bloom roses with a little musk and light narcissus. This turns into something very alluring once dried.

ITB: Light grapefruit, very faint vetiver, and a hint of something dry, which might be the white pepper.

Wet: On my skin, the grapefruit smells more closely to candied grapefruit baked into rum bread with a hint of vetiver. For me, the vetiver might seem less pronounced as it has aged and I previously tested the Single Note of vetiver.

Dry: After a shower, the scent has greened out a little. It's not as citrusy, but I can smell the patchouli much better now. Merged with the vetiver, it's an earthy delight.

ITB: Very smoky - like smoldering wood and beef jerky.

Wet: While it doesn't change too much from my original impression, there is more of an earthiness to it once it hits my skin.

Dry: After several hours and a shower, the scent is earthy, slightly resinous, and lightly smoky. I like it much better after it has dried.

ITB: Musk, fougere, slight citrus, and something warm and sweet...almost chocolate-y.

Wet: Delicious and animalistic. I get more citrus, and almost candied citrus, once on my skin; however, the fougere, chocolate, and musk are still present in the same way.

Dry: It 's slightly powdery and floral now that the musky accord has dried. There is a little hint of chocolate that lingers, making me wish I had a vanilla single note with which I could combine the ambergris.

ITB: Dark, earthy, and almost rum-like.

Wet: I get whiffs of cocoa, menthol, wet soil, and a splash or rum for this patchouli scent. It's dark and enticing, not grunge-fest repelling.

Dry: It's a little smokier once dried, but I still can pick up much of the complexity of this red patchouli as I had once wet.

In the Bottle (ITB): Delicious, sultry myrrh with a touch of citrus.

Wet: The myrrh on my skin still retains a very slight citrus quality while still being sweetly resinous. I'm resisting the urge to slather myself in this scent.

Dry: It's still gorgeous as even - sweetly resinous and evocative.

In the Bottle (ITB): Strong, fresh-off-the-tree mandarin.

Wet: Bright, juicy mandarin and mandarin peel. It makes my mouth water!

Dry: I still get mandarin, but it has that odd metallic tinge that citrus gets for some reason.

In the Bottle (ITB): It smells like vanilla buttercream, gardenia, Monoi de Tahiti, and something that reminds me of sparkling soda.

Wet: It's very creamy and floral at the same time. It still smells like monoi and vanilla buttercream with light, delicate buds speaking through the fluffy whiteness.

Dry: Yum! Monoi de Tahiti, vanilla, delicate white blossoms, and something milky. IT actually is a delicious summer scent to my nose.

In the Bottle (ITB): I get jasmine and wood. Mind you, this is a very aged bottle, so some of the notes may be significantly altered due to the aging process.

Wet: Once on my skin, a more subtle floral emerges, like ylang-ylang or something along those lines, just under the strong jasmine. There is still a little bit of wood and now a whiff of musk.

Dry: Now, it smells like specialty hand soap and jasmine. It's certainly a clean scent.

In the Bottle (ITB): It's resinous but strongly green and herbal with a faint impression of floral behind everything.

Wet:The opopponax is rather smoky and it significantly impacts the lily of the valley, taking it from a pure floral to something dark and foreboding.

Dry: Smoky opopponax that skews tobacco and now the lily of the valley is warping to a jasmine-like smell. Odd.

In the Bottle (ITB): Strong ginger and freshly cut grass strongly pique my interest. I can't tease out other notes at this point, though.

Wet: Ah, here is the verbena balanced with a slightly powdery white ginger, while just a hint of grass trails behind it. It's fresh and invigorating.

Dry: After 12 hours, I get only a hint of ginger and amber.

In the Bottle (ITB):Tea rose is rather strong on fist sniff, followed by lemon peel and honey. It's sweet but skews a little older for me.

Wet: It's still heavy tea rose, lemon peel sweetened with honey, but now I can pick up a very distant violet leaf.

Dry: Even in its dry phase, this scent reminds me of a proper high tea with centerpieces of tea rose, white lace gloves, dark teas, and powder.

In the Bottle (ITB): It's like a tarter version of a cream sickle due to the kumquat. There is just a touch of rose in there as well. It makes my mouth water, frankly.

Wet: Zesty kumquat, rose, orange blossom and a hint of pepper and white tea. Delicious!

Dry: Creamy rose, white tea, orange blossom, and light kumquat. It's creamy and citrusy - a delight to wear.

In the Bottle (ITB): It's bright lavender and dried and sugared lemon slices.

Wet: The lavender is a bit stronger on my skin and there seems to be a less sugary sweet quality to the lemon, but it is still refreshing and relaxing at the same time.

Dry: The lavender steps back to allow the lemon sugar to shine. It reminds me of Fresh's lemon sugar at time point.

In the Bottle (ITB): It's a bit green from the sweetgrass, sage, and a touch of peppermint, but cedar and peppermint do seem to appear after a few seconds.

Wet: It's wet, strongly resinous with the dragon's blood muddled with the sage, lavender, and peppermint. It reminds me of baby oil a little, but it's also a scent I wouldn't mind using for relaxation.

Dry: Once dried, the sage and peppermint mellow down to the extent that the frankincense, bergamot, and magnolia can shine. I like this one!

In the Imp (ITI): Honey and berry is all I get. Sadly, no poppy yet.

Wet: Ah, there's the poppy - floral and bitingly green at the same time, flanked by berry and honey.

Dry: Very green, slightly bitter floral, and berry splashed with honey. It makes my nose tickle, though.

In the Imp (ITI): It's fruity, succulent, and slightly earthy, like dirt and lychee, maybe.

Wet: It's still earthy and fruity, but the fruit really is a pale fruit for me. It strikes me as slightly tropical.

Dry: After 12 hours, I can't really detect anything. After reapplication, it's light and airy -coconut, certainly. It's so pretty.

ITI: Hmm, there is an aquatic note in here somewhere. I also can pick up the herbs and slightly sweet florals.

Wet: Hyssop, light herb, and fainter aquatic. It's nicer on my skin than it is in the bottle.

Dry: The hyssop is stronger when dried, but part of the notes remind me of early 90's Glade air freshener.

ITI: IT's super foody, like walking into a coffee shop / creamery. There is a little hint of dust behind it all, but I really wasn't it expecting it to be so overwhelmingly sweet.

Wet: It's still very much the same as when I smelled it in the imp - no additional note surprises.

Dry: It's still smells like a Starbucks frappuccino party. It's too sweet for me.

ITI: It is spicy and musky, but certainly floral from the chrysanthemum and poppy. I remember sniffing this when I first got it and not liking it as much. It appears that this one ages well.

Wet: Very spicy poppy, succulent wild plum, musk, and chrysanthemum. It makes my mouth water.

Dry: It doesn't last too long, but I still get something that is a sweet poppy and musk mix.

ITI: Very much lavender-citron cologne with fresh pennyroyal. It's rather refreshing as a scent so far.

Wet: I get fields of lavender and thick pennyroyale. It's simply but gorgeous so far. Even if it's more masculine, I would wear this in a heartbeat.

Dry: The lavender and pennyroyale are a bit more tame so I can pick out the musk and the faint cologne quality to it. It's still a very attractive scent. Mad Hatter, you fox, you.

ITI: It's spicy and astringent, like nettles, crushed ants, and freshly cut wood.

Wet: It still smells very much the same on my skin, except I get a little more maple leaf.

Dry: Once dried, the nasty aspects of the scent have gone away. It's not a pleasant combination of woods and a touch of clove.

ITI: It a white scent, reminding me of crisp linens. I can pick up the neroli, jasmine, and tuberose well. The other notes haven't made themselves apparent.

Wet: It's a bit more floral on my skin - tuberose, rose, jasmine, and neroli with a hint of white tobacco.

Dry: Wow, it morphs. It's softer and sweeter once dried. The white tobacco, musk, neroli, jasmine, and tuberose, while distinct, form a scent that is feminine, clean, and sophisticated.

ITI: It's dragon's blood and Dial antibacterial soap. I usually love sandalwood and orris root, so I'm not sure why I'm getting this impression.

Wet: I get a similar impression, but there's a dry resinous to the scent from the orris root and a little resin sweetness from the sandalwood once applied to my skin.

Dry: Sadly, this one doesn't stand the work-day test. On re-application, I get orris root, sandalwood, some dragon's blood resin, and more antibacterial soap.

ITI: It's a bit too sweet for me. The apple is artificial smelling and the vanilla and musk take it over the top for me.

Wet: Rose apple, musk, and vanilla - it reminds me of candy. I was hoping for something more exotic, though.

Dry: The sweetness has toned down some to vanilla, faint rose and apple, but I don't get any neroli, bergamot, and patchouli, which makes me sad.