Her ofrenda is thick with honey and herbs of love, passion and desire.
This does smell like honey and herbs, but it never really settles into my skin. The honey and the herbs seem to be separate and not really blending. I wish I had a better nose and could tell what the herbs are. I don't think I like honey as the focus of a scent.
3/5
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Bewitched
blackberry, sage, green tea, wild berries and dark musk.
It smells like blackberry tea! Wet, the sage is a little strong, but it mellows out as it dries down. I think the musk keeps it from becoming too sweet, but this is very much about the blackberries. Works for me! It's a softer scent, not a lot of throw, average staying power.
4/5
It smells like blackberry tea! Wet, the sage is a little strong, but it mellows out as it dries down. I think the musk keeps it from becoming too sweet, but this is very much about the blackberries. Works for me! It's a softer scent, not a lot of throw, average staying power.
4/5
Alice
Milk and honey with rose, carnation and bergamot.
Oh, I love this one after all. Honey is an iffy note for me and I used to think that I hated rose, so I didn't really expect this scent to work. Neither the rose nor the honey overpower the scent and it really balances out into a soft feminine scent without being cloying or even very floral. It doesn't have a lot of throw, but it lasts for awhile.
In summary: soft, creamy carnations. Bottle, please!
Oh, I love this one after all. Honey is an iffy note for me and I used to think that I hated rose, so I didn't really expect this scent to work. Neither the rose nor the honey overpower the scent and it really balances out into a soft feminine scent without being cloying or even very floral. It doesn't have a lot of throw, but it lasts for awhile.
In summary: soft, creamy carnations. Bottle, please!
Imp
white peach, amber, golden musk and patchouli
I like this one a lot more than I expected to. I don't usually like peach scents and sometimes amber+fruit smells really strange on my skin. Somehow the patchouli and musk save it all. It smells a lot like incense, which I love. Definitely for patchouli lovers.
4/5
I like this one a lot more than I expected to. I don't usually like peach scents and sometimes amber+fruit smells really strange on my skin. Somehow the patchouli and musk save it all. It smells a lot like incense, which I love. Definitely for patchouli lovers.
4/5
Monday, December 31, 2007
Vixen
orange blossom, ginger, patchouli
Woah, this stuff is strong. I'm discovering that I don't really like the strong, unchanging scents- I get sick of them. I really love patchouli, but here I can see why some people are so against it. Something about combining it with ginger is just off-putting for me. As I've said, very strong and sharp scent.
1.5/5
Woah, this stuff is strong. I'm discovering that I don't really like the strong, unchanging scents- I get sick of them. I really love patchouli, but here I can see why some people are so against it. Something about combining it with ginger is just off-putting for me. As I've said, very strong and sharp scent.
1.5/5
The Great Sword of War
Mandarin, tonka, saffron, black tea, cocoa, tobacco leaf, sanguine red musk and five classical herbs of conflict.
This starts out promising. In the imp, it's mandarin and cocoa with the rest of the notes floating intriguingly in the background.
If only it stayed that way on my skin. Once it dries down, it got a bit of mandarin with saffron and red musk. The make strange partners and turn rather powdery. :(
2/5
This starts out promising. In the imp, it's mandarin and cocoa with the rest of the notes floating intriguingly in the background.
If only it stayed that way on my skin. Once it dries down, it got a bit of mandarin with saffron and red musk. The make strange partners and turn rather powdery. :(
2/5
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
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
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