Cali

Got an imp from the lab. Mmm, lovely. Sweet and earthy with a definate floral (violets) on top. Doesn't morph much on my skin. Very pretty.

Ok let's get this out of the way, I'm the latter. Nutty, buttery, yeast. Nopenopenope.

Nice! Dark, broody with a strange sweet element to it, which might be the myrrh? Not a fan of the oakmoss in there but this really tells a story. Even if that story is a mysterious one.

Ah, the salt of tears is the first thing that I'm getting. And there's the definate red tones (is that dragon's blood?) and something woody. I'm not a fan of vetiver (and most of the notes in there) at all though so to me this is as miserable as the inspiration. Bleh.

I must've sniffed too much and broke my senses, this is almost too subtle for me to smell anything remotely smelly. There's pine, yeah, and some of the dark notes but they're very quiet, off somewhere in the background. It's nice and soft though, nothing too sharp. But nothing special to me.

I'm not crazy about this. It's not very intricate to me, just lots and lots of undefiable flowers (or does that actually make it intricate? A flower for your thoughts?) It's got a dark twist I'm not a fan of and I can't put my finger on what it is. It's kinda old lady perfume but almost like an evil grandma. I tried this several times though because man do I want to love this, but my skin turns it into a sour mix with the heavy flowers and that dark note. I don't hate it though.

2007 v. from etsy as well! Mmmm berries... Lovely purple, a cold but comforting snowy night. Honestly I'm not getting the hard candies at all. On the skin it goes powdery and after a while there's a certain smoke-note to it. Other then that, it doesn't morph much from what it is in the bottle. Lovely berries and plum... I just wanna ingest this even though I know I shouldn't.

An autumn day on which the sun is hiding behind the clouds, leaving the sky bright and a bit yellow, while you're crushing up leaves under your swampers. ...I'd say the colours are gold, brown and light blue. In the bottle it's warm and sweet with realistic dead leaves. On my skin, it holds on to the sweetness but amps up the leaves like crazy, giving it a big sharp and cold throw. Not for everyone, but man this is just what I was hoping for!

I was lucky to purchase this of a lovely forum member. I need veeeeery little for it to work on my skin, as it's kind of slap-ya-in-the-face with chocolate cookies! hyperly sweet. I LOVE the mint in there.

Yep, this one's definately soapy. But, not in a bad way. However if I use my imagination beyond the whole soapy thing, I can just close my eyes and be transported to a night looking out of the window with flurries of snow falling from the sky. Dark purple. On my skin however the soapiness kinda buggers off after a while and amps up the myrrh and frankincense. Great longevity, lesser throw. I love it!

Ahh... gorgeous and complex. If I would've hid my eyes from the notes I wouldn't have guessed there was tobacco in there, as it gives the blend a very earthy, pleasantly dark (night time-y) swing to it. Usually I'm not a fan of pine but it's very subtle and soft in there. There's ofcourse the sweet herbal notes which, to me, makes it alltogether quite nostalgic. A little while ago I had it on my skin and it reminded me of crimson peak... Which has completely different notes (and in the bottle they're quite different) but on my skin they do seem to agree to morph to something alike. Crimson peak being the "colder" scent, frost at midnight, while also having the "cold" edge, a little more cozy. I suppose it's the tobacco. Absolutely love this.

I must be crazy, before I read the notes I thought there was coconut in there. But, revisiting, that must be the smart blend of the cherry and something sharp... Maybe cedar? I swear there's gotta be almond in there *shudders*... Which amps up on my skin. Clever blend, but this is not for me.

Divine mercy: sweet winter berry, orange blossom, frankincense, golden sandalwood, angel’s trumpet, and red rose. This sorta reminds me of in winter in my room; very red, with some pink and orange speckles. That lovely sweet winter berry is the first thing that hits me straight from the bottle. The frankinsence gives it a lovely almost smoky undertone. Great blend, a foody floral. Unfortunately my skin completely eats it after smelling of the red berries for fifteen minutes... too bad, this one's beautiful.

Not what I was expecting - a bitter in-your-face lavender. Goes herbal when wet. The drydown is mostly a bit soapy, not bad though.

Big nope for me, I can't stand almond. A very sweet, semi-dark concoction with sO MUCH ALMOND.

Isn't there leather in this? Not even a touch? It reminds me a bit of neutral. Dry, bittersweet and a strong incense. Kinda dies on my skin, shame.

Ooh, nope, not for me; red hot, kinda like spicy chips but sweet. If that's totally your thing though you might really like this!

While closing the imp, some of it sprayed in my mouth; I wouldn't advise this to anyone. ANYWAY, this reminds me of some sort of candy that I can't come up with, but I do notice the olive in there as a good supporting note.. and what's that, melon? This is kinda confusing to my brain. A creamy lollypop with just a touch of dark green somewhere in the background. On my skin it gets a little more grittier and earthy. I don't understand how I got there from the description but it's definately not unpleasant!

The wild, untamed essence of lycanthropy. Primeval in its raw power and insatiable hunger: juniper, cypress and galangal with the barest touch of eucalyptus. Nice! Exactly what I was expecting - very fresh, green, and I really like the supporting equalyptus in there - it's usually something I avoid in everything but it really makes it work. I'd call this a bit more of a masculine scent, woodsy and a werewolf's fur might just smell like this...

A tad sweet (red), something sharp besides the salt and I imagine standing in this underground water tunnel system (NOT intended to be a sewer might I add) (must resist a poop joke), seeing the reflection of the water, curving blueish and green shapes on the ceiling while something might be lurking under the water. It's not neccesarily a looming or dark feeling that I'm getting here though, quite ...comfortable. I don't think I'd get a bottle as the salt is a bit too much for me but I don't hate this at all. Poop.

A very subtle lavender, surrounded by something dark. It's definately a purple smell to me. It's not really a lavender-field lavender or a grandma's-little-scented-pillow lavender to me (two of which I actually like, yo) but hazy is definately a good way to describe it. Hell, if you told me it had lavender in it before I read what's in it I probably wouldn't have guessed. Then again, I know nothing. So yeah. It goes a bit sweeter later on, and I'm not really sure what to do with it.

Straight from the imp I'm getting a subtle old ladies perfume vibe. Not much Myrrh in there to me, and that goes all soapy on me. The jasmine is the most notible in there and I wish it wasn't! It's quite sour and dull - and the rose is really only a bit supportive in that. Someone will like this, but not me! Perfectly executed concept once more though!

It smells like honey to me from the imp, very very sweet honey! On my skin, it kinda develops into the chaotic goodness as described, quite exactly. There's a lot in here that I like apart from a sharp note (not sure what it is) and something... almost sour?? That's probably my skin chemistry doing the work though. Not for me, appearantly, but it's a lovely sweet summer child-I mean scent.

I like the berries in this a lot! Lovely fresh summer/spring scent. There's definately something green and sharp in there and It's quite strong and remains to be for a good amount of time after applying and it even gets a little sweeter in a herb-y way. I don't need a bottle but it's certainly wonderful.

What an odd mixture - very pretty! Wet, I'm mostly getting the honey and olive blossom. Later the jasmine kind of kills it for me unfortunately. I'm sure this is great for most people!