Cali

Preeettyyy! Warm, aquatic, dusty, tropical... all sorts of goodness. The notes are easy to pick apart. A sexy, feminine scent with a decent throw. At drydown, the florals pop out but everything's still there. Myrrh always amps up on my skin though but it's not at all distracting/overpowering. Perhaps I should get a bottle of this in the future...

Appearantly carnation is spicy. Ok, good to know, because yes there's definately a spice in there. Subtle enough, but, it's there. A soft, lovely rose, spices and something sugary-sweet. Really really cute.

Clean, soapy. But an expensive one at that! Goes really well with the other RPG scents I've tried so far. There's a woodsyness to it, like adventuring through the crisp forest in spring when it hasn't gotten warm outside yet. Not for me, but those berries are great.

This is like looking out the window on a cold, rainy day, a rose-scented candle burning on a stand near you.

The pie in this is scrumptious! Very foody; lots 'n lots of that pie, and a good amount of booze. On my skin the booze note thankfully morphs to something a bit softer in nature, with just a touch of wood. It's spicy and full of holiday joy!

It's very cologne-y in the imp. I think it's the spiced rum but I feel a little holly jolly sniffing this. It's like walking around a christmas market in Germany at night. I'm doing it wrong, I'm not getting anything piraty. Buuuut, my strange imagination aside, this is lovely!

Here I was, expecting something dark and broody, I'm getting a very fresh sandalwood. It goes even sweeter on my skin! To be fair, there's a bitterness in it, and a whisp of cold air. My skin drinks it up but holds on to the white florals and sandalwood.

Yuck, almond and vetiver. I should've checked the notes before I got this, but then again I'm open to learning new thigs, who knows, maybe this time it would work! Ha-ha, no, not to me. But, I'm sure if that's your thing you'll love this. It's a fresh, almond-heavy infused marzipan with all the dark goodness that comes with the vetiver, patchouli and the softness of myrrh. I'm chickening out of putting this on my skin though.

Not sure what ambergris and carnation are supposed to smell like, but the orange blossom and patchouli are easy to pick apart. Warm, red, earthy but clean (kind of like lush's devil's nightcap). On drydown at first I thought my skin ate it completely. However, right after that there's a very insence-y edge to it and it seems to be sticking to it. Nice, but not for me.

This directly reminded me of Nyarlahotep with a hint of the deep ones. It's like a steamy cup of leamon tea. Unfortunately it goes soapy on me on drydown, too bad.

Aha, that's what I'm not keen on in here, vetiver! I couldn't put my finger on it without reading the notes (needless to say I'm not a fan of vetiver). From the imp it's harsh. Harsh and angry. On drydown, I'm not getting any lavender but MAN is this amping up on my skin. I can't even smell any of the other skin tests I was doing just now, from afar anymore. Calm down matey. Violets and vetiver, mostly.

Wet: Sweet peach, with some green in the background. It's like spring, this is. Dry: I think it's the white musk that's trying to take over here. Still sweet, with a fuzzyness in there. It's a bit too sweet for me, but it's been nice to try! ^^

Somehow ended up being exactly what I imagined. It's like lullaby but stronger and more earthy/metal-y. The moss is very poignant in this and there's something oddly sweet... Doesn't morph much on my skin from the bottle.

Definately spicy. I'm a little scared to put this on my skin.. Wet: Oh... there's not much besides the sweet sandalwood, and a bit of soft tobacco. Dry: Ah, THERE'S the rest of the notes, easy to pick apart. Masculine, like a sexy dude in a suit sitting on an expensive leather chair (one of those that turns, all that's missing is a white cat he'd be stroking maliciously...). Not for me, but certainly a pleasure to try!

Who has two exactly the same pixelated thumbs up and needs a full bottle of this? This dude ..That basically sums up my first sniff of this. I was really anticipating this one, mostly because it's one of my favourite characters plus the notes sounded wonderful to me. It's nice and warm, bit green, a bit floral. I am getting a bitter, red wine and that salty sea in there, but it's all blended in unity, there's no "too much". It first goes very salty on my skin and about ten minutes later a lovely floral comes out and stays there for a while. I am afraid this fades quite quickly so maybe I have to slather it on or w/e...

'05 version. Mmm. It's very subtle in the bottle, almost a dusty, fuzzy rose. On my skin, it amps up that rose but there's a prominent green note in there as well. It's kinda weird but it's kinda of like a dusty attic to me... On drydown, it's a bit more like in the bottle- it's got a really good throw though but it's got that fuzzyness that's comparable to the waltz (don't know where I'm getting that, but it's there). A happy, dusty attic with fairy lights up on the slanted ceiling and somehow there's a growing rose up there. Or, a snowy day spent in front of the window in a cozy room filled with pillows and books (...and roses, yes). Very, very pretty. I've no problem holding onto this.

Tangy, tangy grapefruit, very sharp lavender... I'm almost afraid to put this on my skin. Once applied, there's something (green?) in there that I'm not a fan of. The musk amps and I'm not sure what to think of it. On the swap pile it goes!

Got a decant from a lovely forum member. Oh my god, this brings out my inner kid. It's a creamy, candy-type sweet full of (slightly) artificial blueberries. I neeed a bottle!!

I just came from the Yamaya review topic, someone posted this was Yamaya's big sister and I couldn't agree more. This one is a more mature, ethereal feminine scent, with some of that tangy fruit but the florals make it a lot softer. It's got a royal dominance. I'd say this is a light blue. It helps that it really fits all the Titania characters from musicals/films I know, heh.

Whew, that's a slap in the face of melon! Ahh, how happy and summer-y.. I'm literally just getting only watermelon-goodness, same on my skin. On drydown, it goes a little warmer and a bit more chewed-bubblegum-y but still very nice. I'll be here, in the corner of my room, quietly humming to myself while rocking back and forth, contemplating whether I should get a 5ml bottle...

My first impression of this is a slightly bland/conventional but sweet, masculine fragrance, On my skin, it's less sharp and there's a lot of tanginess from the grapefruit, yum! There's still something very industrial, or artificial in there (tentacle goo?) which reminds me a crazy lot of a shower gel I got once and up until now I've never smelled anything like it. If I ever find this somewhere I might jump on it, but otherwise I'm not sure if this is a must-have for me. Glad I got to try a decant of this! ^^

Realistic delicious blueberries! I'm getting a very faint lavender and the sharp green notes that represent the rest of the garden. The blueberries go very faint on my skin but it's still sweet enough to dim those sharp green notes. This is a work of art. My dad would love this.

Ocean mist, kelp, ambergris, amber, white pear, osmanthus, freesia, and seafoam accord. Oof, this is very salty. Actually, from the imp I'm getting so much salt that it's hard to sniff anything else in there. Thankfully, this goes powdery (a good powdery!) on my skin and it's very subtle, while amping up the florals/warm notes. The pear and amber in this are gorgeous. It's almost like a too-cold but sunny day at the beach. I'm afraid I'm getting a headache from either the kelp of seafoam but if I didn't I would try and get a bottle. So pretty and innocent.

It's very strongly citrus-y from the imp- On my skin it turns to something sweeter, almost a melon-type sweet. It's a bit sour but has a lot of throw, and it's a very heavy, wet, evil greenhouse type scent. On drydown, it's a bit more fresh like grass in springtime but retaining that darkness. Lovely!

Whaaaaaat. I'm so confused. There's something in there that doesn't work for me which sucks cause I was anticipating this one so much.. I think there might be caramel in there and a sour vanilla and to be honest I'm not getting a snow note, not one that I'm familiar with anyway. It's mostly foody with just the tiniest hint of smoke in there. There's a lot of artificial mint in there actually. This might just go onto the swap pile I'd just hate to give up on it yet, aw.