Muse

[LizziesLuck]

A light, invigorating floral and citrus blend. Tuberose, lotus and jasmine with a hint of lime.

 

Lime! Cat pee! Oh jasmine, why? Why do you hate me so? In truth, I knew this would be bad on me, but I am really close to finishing off testing the entire Ars Amatoria category, so I had to try it....right? The lime was good, momentarily. Then it all went downhill. Oh well, glad to have tried it! One day there will be a jasmine scent I can wear. I have faith. It's not this one though.

[nolifeking]

I kind you not, all I get is Vick's. That's it. :X

[Casablanca]

Ouch.

 

I can like jasmine, but not screechy jasmine -- and this same quality sometimes puts me off of lime's similarly strong and high-pitched impact. The two together are probably a headache waiting to happen, and I don't even get scent headaches.

I smell flowers behind them, but holy smokes. I'm just going to recover in a corner for a bit.

[achildoftime]

Lime and jasmine is all I'm getting from this one. It's tart and floral, and I think there is some lotus trying to edge out the jasmine. In the end, there can be only one. Jasmine just sits on its throne and laughs. This has pretty much turned into a slightly tart jasmine scent. I don't hate it, but I do prefer some more complexity in what I wear.

[doomsday_disco]

In the imp: Really strong tuberose, lotus, and jasmine, with a bit of lime in the background. Last time I tried something with a floral and lime combo, it was horrible on me (Whitechapel, I'm looking at you). Hopefully this one won't be like that experience.

 

Wet: I'm getting a lot more lime on my skin than I did in the imp, and a lot of tuberose and jasmine. Then, the lotus emerges, and the lime, for the most part, fades away.

 

Dry: The tuberose and jasmine reign (with more tuberose than jasmine), sweetened by the lotus. There's just a trace of lime left. I'm getting less lotus over time, so that it mainly ends up being heady tuberose and jasmine to my nose.

 

Verdict: This isn't one I would reach for, but the combination of the florals and lime didn't end up smelling horrible on me, like I thought they might. It's just too heady for my me.

[torischroeder9]

In the imp: Predominantly lime and tuberose, the latter with the barest hint of a powdery finish. 

 

On my skin:

 

Wet, it's lime backed by indiscriminate light floral. As it dries, the tuberose becomes the prominent note.

 

Given additional time to develop, the lotus also starts to make itself known; I think that's what's actually giving this blend its powder hint on me. At this stage, the jasmine is starting to come forward a little as well. 

 

Ultimately, all traces of the lime disappear, and this becomes a very floral blend. 

[crystaltongue]

A powdery tuberose and lime (complementary). I don't get much jasmine or lotus from Muse, but having them subtly in there make it a sufficiently complex floral to be interesting. I don't think this is one I will ever want more than an imp of, but I do enjoy the decant in my possession.