mymymai

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.

ITB: I get a sweet fruity almost overripe fruit with a very dark musk that comes in strongly. After prolonged sniffing, I finally smell the leather.

Wet: I get amber and musk, leather and smoky incense. I'm thrilled the fruity scent isn't coming out on me, but it does smell just a little stale (which may be to tobacco) to my nose.

Drying: Amber, ripe but not over ripe fruit, musk and just a little leather - much better drying than ITB.

Dry 2+ hours: Very light - I'm worried about how long this will stay on my skin. What I can spell is sweet amber with a touch of fruitiness and leather. It's a nice scent.

According to my husband. "What is this? Did you finally poison me? *sniff* OMG, you really did! It smells like a freaking fart from a Christmas tree." Me: Well, let's see if it changes on you. *sniff* Him "Great, so it now smells like a Christmas tree fart with a rose in it."

In the imp: Sage and pine with a little metallic underscent. I don't find it nearly as repulsive as my hubby.

Wet: Camphor and sage, very little metallic scent and some sweetness following it.

Dry: All the metallics has vanished, and I'm left with honeyed sage, although it is more sweet than anything else.

ITB: Heavy white musk and daffodil, with a little juiciness (but doesn't spell like Asian plum to me).

Wet: The same as above with a orchid and a little saltiness that I would expect with ume (Japanese plum)

Dry: Very strong orchid and musk with only a little plum coming through. Very exotic and seductive.

ITB:Very heavy neroli and patchouli, with perhaps a little jasmine following.

Wet: Still very heavy on the neroli and patchouli, but I'm smelling a little vetiver beneath.

Dry: (2.5 hours later) It has softened considerably, also patchouli and neroli are still the prominent notes. I can now smell some carnation and just a little vetiver. I just wished the jasmine was more evident.

ITB: Super strong Christmas-y pine with a touch of rosemary.

Wet: A bit stronger pine (less Christmas), still the same intensity of rosemary. I'm getting just a hint of bay at the end.

Dry (2.5 hours) Lemony rosemary and bay with a touch of pine. Not quite the madly fiddling Nero, but I imagine this would be him in the smoldering ash.

In the Bottle: Very heavy fir, some mint, and a faint spice.

Wet: Fir, mint, musk, balsam and a little clove. My husband likes it, so that's a huge plus.

Dry Down: I'm starting to get tobacco and cumin mixed with fir and mint. It's very sultry.

Dry: Tobacco mixed perfectly with fir, mint, and spice. It's deliciously dark and I think I will need a bottle of this!

In the Bottle: Strong carnation and honey with a bit of powdery rose.

Wet: Really strong, spicy carnation, milk, honey, and rose coming in behind (just slightly). I was surprised at how strong this came out on my skin.

Dry Down: My husband said it smells like candied orange. I still smell the carnation, I'm finally getting the bergamot, and I'm getting a slight powderiness, which I usually get from honey and amber.

Dry: After dry down and a workout, I get heavy carnation, honeyed milk, some citrus, and just a little powder. It's not bad!