Something_Diabolical

Red musk and spices. I have no idea what saffron smells like. It stays pretty much the same after application and is really long lasting. I smelled it on my shirt the day after I wore Scherezade. It's a really pretty and unusual scent. Also a bit sweet but not too much. I'll probably get a bottle after my imp ran out.

While it smells absolutely divine in the bottle it seems like it's unwearable for me. After a while all I smell is sweet and cloying maple syrup amped to high heavens. Too bad. I'll try again with just the tiniest dab and see if it will make it any better.

When wet it reminds me of cola or cola syrup. It's not bad but I don't get the association out of my head so it's all I'm smelling. Overall it's sweet and sour, slightly spicy and turns more powdery when dry. Oh well, cola scented powder.

I'm wearing it right now and it's so nice. It starts rather masculine on me. That most likely comes from the woods. However it mellows out and fully dried I get more of the sweetness from Tonka and sandalwood only a hint of the masculine scent I got from the wet stage. I'm not really a fan of rose but rosewood seems to work out for me. I think I'll put this on my "wear more often" list and see if I want a bottle.

Washing day for cthulu? Yep I also get the soapy aspect others mentioned. It's not bad but not really something I want to smell like everyday.

There is a stage, shortly after application, that was really pretty to my nose. I think it was the beeswax that came out. Seems to me I like beeswax. Unfortunately this turned stanky on me in the drydown. Must be the oud. It smelled like a rotting piece of wood that was dried. Sometimes it gave me also the impression of really old milk chocolate that you find several years after expiration. (doesn't really smell like chocolate but it's the sweetness from the beeswax mixed with the stanky wood scent) Nope not for me.

When I tried it fresh from the mail I wasn't impressed by this one. Everything I remember smelling was a perfumey note that was kinda watered down. I tried it again a few weeks ago and let me tell you I was wrong. I mean it still has a perfumey edge to it but it's mainly a grounded natural fragrance. Unusual, unisex and pretty. I think it's the aging that made it work for me.

I'm not sure what it is about this scent but I really love it. I bought it hoping for a more woodsy scent but I barely detect the pine. It is still beautiful. I get mainly cranberry and I think the cedar makes it more grounded so it doesn't become candy-like on me. Cedar usually behaves on me except it can be tricky with vanilla (old wooden drawer with vanilla scented candles stored inside). But here? No old drawer, no pencil shavings. Only tart cranberry grounded by cedar with a vague hint of something leafy. I will get a lot of wear from this since I consider it inoffensive so it makes a good everyday scent.

One of my favorites. Wet it is vanilla and something citrusy. In the dry down I'm getting vanilla cookies with lemon sugar on top but in the best way. It basically stays that way throughout the day and it lasts pretty long on me.

This was my first full bottle purchase. It is quite strong from the vial on the patchouli and cinnamon but it mellows once it dried down. I'm getting sandalwood with cinnamon and something quite sweet. I'm not sure if it is the sandalwood itself or something else. It's better applied sparingly than slathered on because of the sweetness, at least when you want to smell office friendly.

I bought an imp about 4 years ago from the labs website and I remember I really didn't like it back then. It was nice from the vial but it turned into sweet vanilla powder on my skin. So I put it away and eventually I came back to retest it recently. I'm not sure if my skin chemistry changed or if it is just the aging but it develops completely different in the dry down from what I remember. I get much more of the exotic oils, basically spice (but I cannot put my finger on what spices) with a lovely non-synthetic vanilla and something woody dry. There is something after a few hours that reminds me of voodoo but without the cola-syrup I associate it with.