[Multi] Reviews
More reviews from the vault that I haven't posted yet...
LIME: Discontinued Single Note No description
In Bottle: Super lime
On Skin: On my skin this smells like Gatorade gum. Not sure if they still make it, but I remember chewing it as a kid and it was the tartest, most delicious gum. This is sweet and sour at the same time. It seems like lime candy, not fresh lime zest, lime wedges or lime juice at all. Someone above compared it to a Lime Lifesaver and that is it exactly!!!!! I can even feel it in my mouth as I smell this. While it is quite a tasty smell, it’s not one I’d really wear but it could be fun for layering. It is more soft and mellow than bright and sharp like I was expecting… hmmm… It has a good throw and the wearlength is also average to long. A very nice single note!
MANTIS: Rappaccini’s Garden Crushed herbs and sweet amber resin with a streak of patchouli, neroli and golden musk.
In Bottle: Resin and ozone
On Skin: What an interesting combination! I get an ozone feel from this right away, whicj I can’t really relate to any of the notes other than the herbs. They give a beautiful green feel with a slight soapy edge. The resin and musk are in the background but ground the scent with a sexy side. I really can’t smell the patchouli which is good for me since I’m not a patchouli fan. This scent is very soft and with the sweet gorgeous resinous notes and the clean herbal notes, the contrast that they create is quite unique. If you like ozone blends but they are usally too sharp on you, try this one since it has such a sweet soft side. It fades quickly but the echo that remains is quite nice. I’d love this on men or women, it’s quite unisex. Soft throw and average wearlength.
DESTROYING ANGEL: Rappaccini’s Garden One of the deadliest mushrooms to ever pop through Gaia’s soil. Papery white notes evoke the grace of this fungi, grounded by thin, crisp soil.
In Bottle: Funky dirt
On Skin: The dry dirt is the dominant note, but there is a “funky” feel to it. Sour and slightly metallic. Eeeekk! This scent is not working on me at all. It does really remind me of mushrooms, and I do not like mushrooms. It’s musty, funky and much too earthy for my tastes. Sorry for the short review, I need to wash this one off. Strong throw and I’m note sure about the wearlength since I washed it off.
LORALEI: Love Potions A tragic heroine from German lore. In despair over a faithless lover, she threw herself into the Rhine. In death, she has become a siren that haunts that river to this day, luring sailors to their doom. Neroli, sandalwood, ylang ylang.
In Bottle: Sour floral
On Skin: This scent is quite soft and powdery, and the sour feel fades once it’s on my skin. The dominant note is the neroli on me, which is quite pleasant. It is a very soft velvety scent… a thin velvet, nothing plush… and the sandalwood helps with that feel. The ylang ylang is also quite light, which is odd because it usually amps on me. Here the three notes blend so well and compliment each other perfectly. It’s a beautiful delicate scent, but sadly only hangs around on me for about a half hour. Very light throw and very short wearlength.
BEWITCHED: Bewitching Brews Deep, luscious green and berry scents that evoke images of woodland witchcraft and the raw power of nature: blackberry, sage, green tea, wild berries and dark musk.
In Bottle: Tea and berries
On Skin: The berries are the dominant note, very dark red and purple in tone. They aren’t very juicy, it’s a more powdery berry feel. Next I smell the green tea, but it is quite subdued, usually green tea is very strong on me but here it takes a back seat. The sage gives a sharp green herbal note, very refreshing and helps the berries from being too heavy. The dark musk is a background note and adds a nice depth and evens the scent out overall. The scent is quite light and I really need to breathe in to smell it. Too light in fact, it doesn’t do much for me sadly. Super light throw and short wearlength.
HIGH JOHN THE CONQUEROR: Voodoo Blends A fast-acting, powerful scent used to overcome adversity through positive means. Attracts wealth, prestige, good health, and enhances others' opinions of you. Grants courage and steadfastness.
In Bottle: Super sweet fruit
On Skin: The dominant note is a very sweet fruit with a tart edge, more of a red grape than a green one… and not fresh grapes, more like grapejuice. There is also a beautiful soft floral. I also think I smell the telltale sweet bubblegummy lotus. The blending on this scent is amazing and it’s making it hard for me to determine individual notes. I just a very pretty feel from this, muted colors and warm undertones. I love this scent, I just wish it was stronger. It has a very light throw and has a short to average wearlength.
SZEPASSZONY: Diabolus A chilly, tempestuous whirlwind of clear, airy notes, slashing rain, and a thin undercurrent of white flowers.
In Bottle: Clean and ozone
On Skin: The ozone in this scent is quite different. It seems to be touched with a bit of citrus and also something sweet. Beautiful white florals, so clean and elegant. This scent just seems so graceful. As a matter of fact Princess Grace (someone I always greatly admired) comes to mind when I smell this. A ozone scent, complete with florals and a light fruit undertone. It is a womans scent for sure, full of beauty and grace. Very light, but an ozone scent I could actually see myself wearing. Most ozone and aquatic blends go very soapy on me. This one has so many more levels and keeps from being too sharp. It has a light to medium throw and average wearlength.
RAPTURE: Love Potions Sensual ecstasy, the blinding red fire of the apex of sexual pleasure: Moroccan rose, Sumatran rose, mandarin, Egyptian myrrh, night-blooming jasmine, bergamot and neroli thrust into Arabian musk.
In Bottle: Rose soap
On Skin: this is full on rose, very soapy and it gives me an old lady feel. Rose is almost always sharp and sour on me, and here that is the case again. The jasmine sweetens it up a bit but not enough for my liking. The neroli gives an exotic feel and the Arabian Musk and Egyptian Myrrh are quite sexy but they’re faint background notes. I can’t really smell any mandarin… The rose is dominant and that’s pretty much all I can smell. This scent is so sharp it makes my eyes water a bit, very perfumey. I love the dark exotic notes in the back, but the front notes scare me off from this scent. Average to strong throw and long wearlength.
LIME: Discontinued Single Note No description
In Bottle: Super lime
On Skin: On my skin this smells like Gatorade gum. Not sure if they still make it, but I remember chewing it as a kid and it was the tartest, most delicious gum. This is sweet and sour at the same time. It seems like lime candy, not fresh lime zest, lime wedges or lime juice at all. Someone above compared it to a Lime Lifesaver and that is it exactly!!!!! I can even feel it in my mouth as I smell this. While it is quite a tasty smell, it’s not one I’d really wear but it could be fun for layering. It is more soft and mellow than bright and sharp like I was expecting… hmmm… It has a good throw and the wearlength is also average to long. A very nice single note!
MANTIS: Rappaccini’s Garden Crushed herbs and sweet amber resin with a streak of patchouli, neroli and golden musk.
In Bottle: Resin and ozone
On Skin: What an interesting combination! I get an ozone feel from this right away, whicj I can’t really relate to any of the notes other than the herbs. They give a beautiful green feel with a slight soapy edge. The resin and musk are in the background but ground the scent with a sexy side. I really can’t smell the patchouli which is good for me since I’m not a patchouli fan. This scent is very soft and with the sweet gorgeous resinous notes and the clean herbal notes, the contrast that they create is quite unique. If you like ozone blends but they are usally too sharp on you, try this one since it has such a sweet soft side. It fades quickly but the echo that remains is quite nice. I’d love this on men or women, it’s quite unisex. Soft throw and average wearlength.
DESTROYING ANGEL: Rappaccini’s Garden One of the deadliest mushrooms to ever pop through Gaia’s soil. Papery white notes evoke the grace of this fungi, grounded by thin, crisp soil.
In Bottle: Funky dirt
On Skin: The dry dirt is the dominant note, but there is a “funky” feel to it. Sour and slightly metallic. Eeeekk! This scent is not working on me at all. It does really remind me of mushrooms, and I do not like mushrooms. It’s musty, funky and much too earthy for my tastes. Sorry for the short review, I need to wash this one off. Strong throw and I’m note sure about the wearlength since I washed it off.
LORALEI: Love Potions A tragic heroine from German lore. In despair over a faithless lover, she threw herself into the Rhine. In death, she has become a siren that haunts that river to this day, luring sailors to their doom. Neroli, sandalwood, ylang ylang.
In Bottle: Sour floral
On Skin: This scent is quite soft and powdery, and the sour feel fades once it’s on my skin. The dominant note is the neroli on me, which is quite pleasant. It is a very soft velvety scent… a thin velvet, nothing plush… and the sandalwood helps with that feel. The ylang ylang is also quite light, which is odd because it usually amps on me. Here the three notes blend so well and compliment each other perfectly. It’s a beautiful delicate scent, but sadly only hangs around on me for about a half hour. Very light throw and very short wearlength.
BEWITCHED: Bewitching Brews Deep, luscious green and berry scents that evoke images of woodland witchcraft and the raw power of nature: blackberry, sage, green tea, wild berries and dark musk.
In Bottle: Tea and berries
On Skin: The berries are the dominant note, very dark red and purple in tone. They aren’t very juicy, it’s a more powdery berry feel. Next I smell the green tea, but it is quite subdued, usually green tea is very strong on me but here it takes a back seat. The sage gives a sharp green herbal note, very refreshing and helps the berries from being too heavy. The dark musk is a background note and adds a nice depth and evens the scent out overall. The scent is quite light and I really need to breathe in to smell it. Too light in fact, it doesn’t do much for me sadly. Super light throw and short wearlength.
HIGH JOHN THE CONQUEROR: Voodoo Blends A fast-acting, powerful scent used to overcome adversity through positive means. Attracts wealth, prestige, good health, and enhances others' opinions of you. Grants courage and steadfastness.
In Bottle: Super sweet fruit
On Skin: The dominant note is a very sweet fruit with a tart edge, more of a red grape than a green one… and not fresh grapes, more like grapejuice. There is also a beautiful soft floral. I also think I smell the telltale sweet bubblegummy lotus. The blending on this scent is amazing and it’s making it hard for me to determine individual notes. I just a very pretty feel from this, muted colors and warm undertones. I love this scent, I just wish it was stronger. It has a very light throw and has a short to average wearlength.
SZEPASSZONY: Diabolus A chilly, tempestuous whirlwind of clear, airy notes, slashing rain, and a thin undercurrent of white flowers.
In Bottle: Clean and ozone
On Skin: The ozone in this scent is quite different. It seems to be touched with a bit of citrus and also something sweet. Beautiful white florals, so clean and elegant. This scent just seems so graceful. As a matter of fact Princess Grace (someone I always greatly admired) comes to mind when I smell this. A ozone scent, complete with florals and a light fruit undertone. It is a womans scent for sure, full of beauty and grace. Very light, but an ozone scent I could actually see myself wearing. Most ozone and aquatic blends go very soapy on me. This one has so many more levels and keeps from being too sharp. It has a light to medium throw and average wearlength.
RAPTURE: Love Potions Sensual ecstasy, the blinding red fire of the apex of sexual pleasure: Moroccan rose, Sumatran rose, mandarin, Egyptian myrrh, night-blooming jasmine, bergamot and neroli thrust into Arabian musk.
In Bottle: Rose soap
On Skin: this is full on rose, very soapy and it gives me an old lady feel. Rose is almost always sharp and sour on me, and here that is the case again. The jasmine sweetens it up a bit but not enough for my liking. The neroli gives an exotic feel and the Arabian Musk and Egyptian Myrrh are quite sexy but they’re faint background notes. I can’t really smell any mandarin… The rose is dominant and that’s pretty much all I can smell. This scent is so sharp it makes my eyes water a bit, very perfumey. I love the dark exotic notes in the back, but the front notes scare me off from this scent. Average to strong throw and long wearlength.