mymymai

ITB: Baby oil and lilacs. I'm not sure what combinations are giving me baby oil, but it's the first thing I smell.

Wet: Lilac, musk, cedar, with just a hint of neroli and herbs. It still smells a little bit like baby oil, but the floral scents are now dominant. I'm thankful the ozone isn't turning to cat pee on me.

Dry: Very floral. I get lilac with neroli and some herbs backing it up. Nice scent, but not amazing.

I get lots of lavender and citrus, like a blend between orange and lemon. It smells fairly good, but on me, it ends up smelling very antiseptic, like something you'd smell in a hospital.

ITB: Powdery rose, just a hint of coconut and frangipani.

Wet: Rose, frankincense and sandalwood, other non-rose florals. Floral, but very pretty.

Dry: Softly floral with a hint of coconut and other warmness I can't describe. Very pretty.

ITI: I smell some pear and coconut, but it's the fake tanning type of coconut (of which I'm not a fan). There is a little incense tempering the sweetness.

Wet: Still more of the same, but I'm getting hints of fake strawberry scent for some reason.

Dry (+4 hours): I get fake coconut and strawberry, like some tropical car air freshener. Swap pile it is.

ITB: I get sweet bourbon, some light flowery notes, and a little rum rounding it out. This is my first boozy scent and I'm interested in how this will change on my wrist, although I wouldn't mind if it stays the same as ITB.

Wet. Sweet flowers, bay rum, and a bit of a green scent very faintly behind it all. IT's a little like spice drops sitting next to a heady vase of flowers.

Dry: The bourbon has come back to the forefront, but is topped by the magnolia and a bit of moss and dirt. IT's a little strong, but the last time I tried it, it only got better the longer I wore it.

I went back for this one at the store. I kept thinking about it, so I figured when it was still there, it was meant for me.

ITB: Pine and juniper, with just the slightest bit of sweetness.

Wet: More juniper than pine, and a bit of amber making the scent sweeter and warmer.

Dry (4+ hours): It's very faint on the skin, but it smells like a slightly vanilla-y beeswax with a very faint juniper undertone. It's warm and lovely on my skin, which is surprising since amber and I usually do not agree.

Score: 4.5/5

ITB:I get watermelon for some reason with a bit of lily making it a bit sharply floral under the fruity overtones.

Wet: Still watermelon (think BubbleYum gum here), but I get a bit of mint with the lily.

Dry: Slightly soapy lily, mint, eucalyptus, and just a very faint hint of fruitiness. I wish it had stayed like it was wet, but overall, it's an interesting scent that I'll keep around.

ITB: It smells like a spicy man's cologne. I get the smoke and musk, and a bit of the heliotrope and lemon. I smelled this a few times before trying it on because I wasn't sure if it would be me.

Wet:Lemon, apricot, smoke, heliotrope, and vanilla bringing up the background. Much more feminine on my skin.

Dry: Refreshingly lemon apricot + vanilla and coconut. The flower scents are in the background, making it a slightly more sophisticated scent. Lovely!

ITB: It smells like aged clove sitting in blackcurrant tea. It reminds me of a very soothing fall drink.

Wet: On me, the clove is a bit brighter, but it is still aged, smelling a bit like that clove gum. The blackcurrant makes it sweeter, but it isn't overpowering the clove.

Dry: Slightly sweetened clove. It's nice and simple.

ITB: Lovely pu-erh + wasabi at the same time. It is followed by white sage with frankincense to warm it up. I must admit, initially I was skeptical, but the scent has grown on me and is now what I wear to work 3 days out of 5.

Wet: Minty sage with a dollop of wasabi underneath, but in just a few seconds, the cedar comes in, but the tea has slunk into the very background. It's a lovely green scent and reminds me a little bit of Lush's Jungle conditioner.

Dry: Sage+ frankincense, wasabi spicing it up, ceder tempered by myrrh and a faint tea as secondary. Yum!

ITB: I get something like cherry ricola with a bit of orchid or jonquil behind it. On initial sniff, it is interesting, but the longer I sniff at it itb, the more it makes me dizzy (and not in a positive way).

Wet: Yum - pear, gardenia, orchid and a bit of the oakmoss behind it. No cherries at all! This smells so different on my skin and I'm very happy about that!

Dry: The gardenia and pear are about equal, and the orchid comes in a soft 3rd. I get just a touch of champaca laced with oakmoss, but I must be very close to get those notes. It's nice -sweetly dark and somewhat exotic.

ITB: The powder scent hits he first, then a bit of the honeyed lilies and oddly enough, something that smells like berries.

Wet:Less powder (thank goodness), more flowery with a bit of the lilies, although the honey scent is in the background. I still get a bit of the fruitiness that I smelled ITB, but not nearly as much on my skin.

Dry (+2 hours): I still smell powder, but it isn't enough for me to vote it off the island. I do smell honey, some lily, but the fruity scent is gone. It's a sweetly feminine scent, but not something I'd reach for too often.

ITB: This is really interesting in the bottle. I smell mandarin, tangerine, the candied fruit, and for some reason, I smell Japanese plum. I wonder if this is the blood red musk and pepper. I do like this in the bottle. It's really unusual.

Wet: No more plum scent, but I get the red paper, candied red fruit, geranium, and mandarin with a touch of tangerine. I am, however, getting a slight soapy scent.

Dry: A bit soapy on me, which makes me sad. I do smell a bit of mandarin and geranium, but I do hope that the soapiness wears down after a while. After several hours, it still smells like soap to me. Sadly, I may have to swap this one away.

I got this a a frimp with the order. Normally, I adore woody notes, but for some reason, the ice spoils it for me.

ITB: it smells like men's cologne to me. I'm hesitant to say the lest. I can smell a hint of the cones, but I can't seem to get ice, just "cologne"

Wet: Still that same cologne scent. I smell a bit of pine cone, but it screams male to me.

Dry: Its morphed into a male/female cologne/perfume, and I smell a bit of powder and aquatic undertones. Not for me so far - not a hate, but not a like either.

Dry: (+2 hours) a lot softer now, but it's soapy/perfume-y on me. Oh well, to the swap pile it is.

ITB: Wow, it's such a sweet delicate smell here. I get lychee, orange, and a couple very faint florals.

Wet: I get similar, less floral, but with more pine.

Drying: Very strong peony, plum blossom, a bit of kumquat flesh, peach behind that (thank goodness), and just a little narcissus. I'm not sure where the pine and the lychee went.

Dry: Lots of lovely florals with mild citrus underneath. I like it

I think I may not be able to "do" aquatics. It smelled promising in the bottle, but on the skin, it smells like freshened airplane toiler water

I picked up a bottle of this, and on first sniff, I was a little hesitant. I smelled strong jasmine and a deeper floral and woodsy scent, but it wasn't soft at all.

Wet: Overpowering jasmine, tonka, wood, and baby oil? It's better on than out in the bottle, but still really strong.

Dry: slightly powdery jasmine (in a good way, like jasmine dusting powder), sweet rose, very light vanilla, and just a little darkness underneath remains. I like it very much dried down! 3.5/5

ITB: I also get the heavy resin-type smell, like benzoin, but I also get an exotic floral. I'm not sure what floral it is - it may be lily of the valley or something else.

Wet: Very much of the same, but for some reason, I'm getting a soapy undertone on my skin.

Dry: Still very incense-y, now with Dove or Ivory soap, a very light exotic floral, and perhaps some light cedar wood scent that is just starting to creep up. I do not love this, but it could be nice when I want a freshly-showered scent.

ITB: On first sniff, I get a slightly vanilla-y blackcurrant, but upon deeper inhale, I get a lovely and spicy clove sent.

Wet: The clove takes precedence, but it's sweetened by the fruity undertones of the blackcurrant. Yum.

Dry: The clove overpowers the blackcurrant about 20 minutes in, but I'm perfectly okay with that since I adore the smell of clove.

ITB: Upon first sniff, I'm met with a complexity of both green and citrus scents. I can discern the white mint, verbena, juniper, some musk, and a slightly sweet scent rounding everything out. I don't smell any ozone and I'm thankful for that since ozone and I are not good friends at all.

Wet: Oak, mint, juniper, verbena, mint, a faint citrus, and just a touch of ozone, but not so much that it smells like cat pee on me. Let's hope it stays that way.

Dry: I get no ozone (thank goodness), but I'm left with a beautiful oaky, junipery, minty scent with an ever so faint sweetness to tame down the woods. Once dry, I'm adoring this scent. 5/5 from a green/woodsy scent lover.

Hmm, I guess I might give this a whirl.

For me: I'm an Aquarius with a Virgo moon. According to the Chinese Zodiac, I'm a metal monkey. I'm a nearly 30 year old high school teacher. I'm married, but I always thought I'd grow old being "the crazy old cat lady." In fact, I adore my cats like they were my children, especially since the kitties are smart enough to recognized spelled words and open doors. It's hard not to think of them as higher-order beings. I've been told by my students that I'm strange (I am one of the few teachers with red peak-a-boo streaks in the hair) and I was originally told by my principal to dress less "modern" before I was hired on.

I'm pierced and tattooed, although one would never be able to tell since I take out my piercings or hide them often. I love wearing gothy platform shoes, tasteful trouser fishnet socks, and interesting if not a little flowy dresses when I feel like putting effort into it. Often, however, I get up at 2:30 or 3am to lesson plan, so I throw on slacks and a nice blouse. I usually wear lots of black, but I'm very partial to purple as well. I've been told my aesthetic is bombastic, but I can make it work.

I have a rather dark sense of humor and I'm often rather introverted, although anyone in my professional like would testify otherwise. I adore art - I paint and craft when I'm not eye-brow deep in papers. I'm more of a homebody - I love just reading and really getting into a book - anything from Aristotle to World War Z. I'm a huge fan of H.P. Lovecraft and I thrive on bad horror films and psychological thrillers. I game and freely admit that I'm a nerd, but I also adore opera or a good night at the theater.

What scent am I?

ITB:Major mandarin (but I get a fresh scent), some blackberry, and some muskiness coming in as a subtle undernote.

Wet: I get just about the same, but with a little more blackberry, but the muskiness is hard to distinguish at this point.

Dry: I get blackberry and gardenia. I haven't applied it too long ago, but already it seems to be fading very quickly. I like it, but I wish it had more staying power.

I was also most interested in this scent from the will-Call.

ITB: The champagne actually smells like a good quality ginger ale on first sniff. Behind it, lemon and a dash of licorice quickly come to the forefront. The longer and deeper I smell it, the more I'm able to tell that it is champagne, but I don't get it on a cursory whiff.

Wet:The absinthe comes out strong on my skin while wet, although I'm still getting a lemony scent .

Drying: I can now distinguish the champagne, but the lovely scent of licorice seems to be fading a little. I still get lemon for some reason, but not as strong. I agree, it's a very subtle combination of notes overall.

Dry: Ah, the champagne is very evident, which is melding beautifully with some of the absinthe notes, although I still get some lemon in there too. Overall, this is a beautifully subtle scent that I might wear any time I want to feel effervescent or to brighten the cold days of winter.

This one is really sweet for me. I want to like it, but it ends up smelling like cherry & Rico-la herbed cough drops the longer I sniff it.

Edit: I actually tried this on my skin after aging it some. Verdict: B+

Wet: Alright, the red apple is much nicer on my skin. It's like a candied apple in the distance, framed by pomegranate juice what has been infused with a few drops of honey. It's much better on the skin.

Dry: It smells like pomegranate, red berry, and apple potpourri. There is a bit of sweetness to it, like a spiced cider, but it is so much nicer even than when applied wet. I'm pleased I have given this a second try!

ITB: I smell pine and heavy juniper. I am not getting ambergris or black must, but I'm perfectly okay with that.

Wet: Very heavy juniper with a bit of the ambergris making it just a little like a dense forest next to the ocean.

Drying: Sweet black musk is slowly creeping through the juniper and pine. The ambergris is dying down, but either way, this is lovely. I think if it doesn't morph too much, I will be getting a 5ml of it.