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mymymai

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  1. 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.


  2. 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.


  3. Vetiver is easily one of my favorite base notes. Dark, earthy, and somber, it makes an excellent perfume fixative, and radiates a scent that is profoundly relaxing and gently grounding. In aromatherapy, it is used to treat stress disorders, anxiety, and soul-weariness. It is a truly multidimensional scent, possessing more than a hundred and fifty aromatic molecules, and its fragrance grows even deeper - richly sweeter - and more intense with time.

     

    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.


  4. 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.


  5. 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.


  6. 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.


  7. 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.


  8. 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.


  9. 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.


  10. 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.


  11. 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.


  12. 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.


  13. 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.


  14. 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.


  15. 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!


  16. 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.


  17. 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.


  18. 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.


  19. 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.


  20. 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.


  21. 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.


  22. 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.


  23. 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.


  24. 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.

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