Manila

a faint echo of Pacific breezes, jungle blossoms, and deep wet woods. Sampaguita blossoms, banana leaf, palm, and narra.

Starts out bananna and softens into a tropical and slightly earthy scent. It's light and not cloyingly fruity. It does seem wet and lush and is really pretty neat.

4/5

Tombstone

A rugged, warm blend of vanilla, balsam and sassafras layered over Virginia cedar.

I really like the slightly salty cedar smell, and I think I get a bit of the sassafras in the beginning. As it continues to dry down, the vanilla becomes the dominant note. Since vanilla and I don't get along that well, this isn't for me, but I could see it working for a lot of other people.

In summary: warm, non-foody vanilla scent.

2/5

Tenochtitlan

Amber, hyssop, coriander, epazote, Mexican sage, prickly pear and Mexican tulip poppy.

Well, this one's hard for me to describe, since I don't know what any of the notes smell like. I really should remember, thought, that amber+fruit= cleaner, at least on me. That's all I can pick out for sure, is the amber and the pear. It's not a scent that lasts very long. It just didn't do much for me.

3/5

Machu Picchu

Sweet tropical fruits burst through deep, wet rainforest boughs, enormous steamy blossoms, over thin mountaintop breezes, mingled with the soft, rich golden scent of Peruvian amber.

This scent definitely has a wet, tropical airiness. The fruits are lightly citrus, nowhere near cleaner level. The florals are more prominent while the scent is wet, but become really blended in. The amber is also very soft. It's a very pretty scent, with the interesting effect of sweet, damp breeze. NOt a bottle, but I'm keeping the imp.

3.5/5

Tintagel

Spicy mulled wine flowing through the musky heat, warm leather and bright clash of armor, the damp branches of Cornish hawthorn, blackthorn, juniper, English elm and bayberry, and the magical tingle of dragon's blood resin

This is another one I just love. I wish it stuck around longer, though, and didn't dry down quite so quickly.

Wet, it's just delicious. The spicy fruit combines with the dragon's blood and is just incredible. It loses the fruitiness after a couple of hours, however. It becomes a woodier scent and the leather is just a bit stronger. Since I like woods and leather, there's nothing wrong with this- I just don't love it quite as much as the initial stages.

Still, it's a lot of fun and I wear it quite often.

5/5

Morocco

Arabian spices wind through a blend of warm musk, carnation, red sandalwood and cassia.

Well, this is popular for a very good reason- it's almost perfect. The only problem is its staying power, which seems to be a couple hours, four tops.

The Arabian spices definitely include vanilla, and also saffron, I think. I'm not a huge sandalwood fan, but it smells wonderful in this. I pick up a bit of spice from the carnations and cassia, but it's really subdued. It's such a pretty, soft scent that I wish my skin just naturally smelled this way. My next best option would be to become rich enough to bathe in it.

5/5

Uruk

Thick bitter almond and heady night-blooming jasmine with saffron, cinnamon leaf, red patchouli, river lilies, bergamot, fig leaf and the sacred incense of Inanna.

I wasn't at all sure about some of the notes in this one, particularly the florals and almond. Wet, I pick out the jasmine easily, but the background seems muddled.

Once it dries down, it becomes a light, incensy and slightly fruity floral. I can pick out the jasmine and the incense, but the rest is really blended in. The almond never does come out, which is alright by me. It's very pretty, but a little light in throw and staying power. Different from what I usually like, but I think I'll hang on to the imp.

3.5/5

Madrid

Bold red wine, mimosa, and a trickle of clove

Wet, this is very boozy. It actually smells to me like wine-breath, which isn't exactly pleasant. Once it hits my skin, it's strangely gritty and a little powdery. It reminds me of a chewable vitamin.

After awhile, it comes out of that stage and becomes very sweet, possibly the mimosa. I don't exactly know what mimosa smells like.

Some more time, and it becomes a light wine scent, like maybe I used a wine rinse this morning. I rather like this final stage, but it takes awhile to get there. I might keep the imp.

2.5/5

Bengal

skin musk with honey, peppers, clove, cinnamon bark and ginger.

This is such a great spicy scent!

Wet, it smells like it's all cinnamon. As it dries, the cinnamon stays and mellows. I can smell the cloves and ginger and the honey sweetens everything. Fortunately, the honey doesn't completely take over, though it does go a bit powdery. I've had that problem with honey a couple of times.

It it rather foody, esp. when I first apply it. It starts to lose that feel as the musk gets a bit stronger. I really like the way it keeps a soft cinnamon quality. Throw and staying power are average for me.

4.5/5

Wanderlust- Wishes

Athens
Baghdad
Cairo
Delphi
Florence
Glasgow
Havana
Kathmandu
Kyoto
Mag Mell
Manhattan
Manila
Pontarlier
Port Royal
Rome
Santo Domingo
Shanghai
Silk Road
Sri Lanka
Whitechapel
Windward Passage