The Zoom

[JazzieCazzie]

Lime juice, bergamot, Himalayan cedarwood, helichrysum, and dragon’s blood resin.

Got a partial bottle of this in a swap and decanted this tester imp.

To give a little bit of background, a few months ago during a life lull I read over pretty much every review thread to make a comprehensive potential wish list of scents and blends I might have missed over the last few years and this was on it with an asterisk. I wasn't sure if the lime would ruin it for me but I love DB and cedar. So it was more of a "I'd be interested in trying this" than a "I must track this down." Then I was approached by a fellow forumite who wanted one of the LE items on my swap list and presented me with her list of swappables to choose from. Since she didn't have anything really high up on my "gotta have" list and had this, I figured it was a great opportunity to provide her with something she really wanted while trying something that intrigued me but which I wouldn't want to pay for without sniffing first.

IN THE IMP: Wow. Just ... wow. Not sweet at all. Very vibrant -- that's the best word I can come up with.

Dabbed on one wrist and in the crook of that arm.

WET: This is real green lime on a tree lime, not what I call "lollipop lime." I love the former, hate the latter and usually find the latter to be the "lime" note most of the time (I think Val Sans Retour is the only blend I can think of where the lemon and lime is REAL tree fruit on me). I totally heart this. I get minimal dragon's blood, sadly, but that's okay. It's a bright, gender neutral scent on me that's a combination of cedar and fresh citrus, with just that touch of DB to give it a resin base.

DRYDOWN: As it dries down on me, the dragon's blood amps up and makes it even better. It's very green to me (not just the lime, but the scent of fresh fields which I am guessing is the helichrysium?). I'd add that the "green fields" is the predominant drydown scent in the crook of my arm, while the dragon's blood is the one more noticeable on my wrist.

OVERALL: This is an amazing, fabulous find for the Ars Draconis fans among us ... it's resiny and comforting and yet also woody and zing-y. I think it's gender neutral and also think it would be appropriate for lots of different occasions. It's noticeable without being in your face.

On a scale of 1-5, a definite 5. Yay!