Midsummer Reviews
Agua Fresca
Sweet, ripe watermelon muddled with strawberries, cucumber and fresh mint.
Bottle: Watermelon jolly rancher
Skin: I knew this was a gamble skin-testing because this watermelon note pretty much dominates on my skin no matter the combination (as, well, a watermelon jolly rancher). That said, it does NOT do so in this blend. It's minty cucumber with a touch of 'red sweetness' and is very refreshing. The red blooms in and out in this, but is kept in check.
Blackberry & Sage Cream Soda
Blackberry syrup, a tiny touch of sage leaf in sweet cream soda.
Bottle: ...Robitussin and sage? Medicinal red Twizzlers >>;
Skin: This has a really scary 10 or so minutes of Dr.'s....I don't know what. It's something familiar and something I associate with going to the doctor's in a medicinal way, but after 10 minutes of running around to different family members trying to pinpoint it, it's now morphed into a lovely, thin blackberry syrup (not fresh blackberry) that was made with sage in it. This is going to sound weird, but the result is something spiced that is more autumnal to my skin and nose. As it wears, it becomes more and more spices
Fruit Punch Cocktail
Fruit punch amped with extra cherries, oranges, lemons and lime.
Bottle: Fruit punch! Needs ice ^_~
Skin: Fruit punch.
Peach & Mango Green Tea Cooler
Lovely peaches and mangos lightened with green tea with a pour of soda water.
Bottle: Frozen peaches and green mangoes in club soda. By the way, this is delicious as a drink (I add half a lime and a tiiiiny bit of sea salt with a giant cube of ice)
Skin: It's all fruit-floral green tea on my skin. That's certainly not bad, but I was really, really hoping for something like the bottle sniff.
Raspberry Sherbert Birthday Cocktail
Raspberry sherbet (which I pronounced “sherbert” and as you will see on the label) and ginger ale mixed into a cold, creamy, fizzy and frothy drink.
Bottle: A 'red' version of Etoile de Mer??? Red ginger ale, if that makes sense. Sugared and muddled raspberries
Skin: :D Red version of Etoile de Mer. Om nom. Here's to hoping the 'fizz' lasts longer than Etoile's on me though. And...it's a gentle fizz after 10 minutes, but now it's playing much more nicely with some icy, crushed raspberries.
Rootbeer & Vanilla Ice Cream Float
This is such a great drink! Your favorite rootbeer with a giant scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Bottle: Creamy root beer. What did you expect? xD
Skin: Good root beer. That thar's sarsaparilla. With a light layer of icy, melted-but-not-thick ice cream.
Strawberry & Lime Spritzer
French lemonade with strawberry syrup and a splash of lime syrup. Fresh and fizzy!
Bottle: ...Another bright kick-in-your-face lime that reminds me very much of another scent for that same feature.
Skin: Lime spritzer with lemon zest.
La Plage
La Plage is the scent of the beach, coconutty sun tan lotion, fruity cocktail drinks and the faint, faint whiff of a campfire.
That's a fresh-cracked coconut that's drying in the sun. Stronger and hangs around longer than Midsommer.
Midsommar
Midsommar is a crisp, clean scent of sugared lemons, white tea, sunshine, and vanilla cream.
I mostly get the white tea, though the scent is a little more 'yellow' than Midori No Tsuki.
Eau du Soir
Based on the smell from the atomizer...Floral-herby? Lavender? Ladies who ordered this, would you mind leaving us a review after you've tested?
Aloe and Chamomile Flutter: Did NOT melt (holy cow o_o), light as a feather, absorbs and vanishes quickly, and I'm feeling quite soft in the spot, but like the other body items, I'll want to test it over several days.
Beurre de Bain (Café) (fffff I knew I should have bought and ask Astrid to hold the passion >_>): As delicious as before. And I have to say, now that I've been using this every third day or so...wow. Just...wow. I don't think I've ever been this soft in my life. Now, it *is* an over-night effect--that is, upon immediate application, it feels weird xD Like...well, slick. After 20 or 30 minutes it absorbs and you're soft. But...if you apply just before bed and sleep, in the morning you'll wake up as soft as a cherub's cheek. Even one of my girlfriends commented when she felt.
This item is currently out of stock, but if Astrid makes it again, I can't recommend the beurres enough.
Things I learned: Strawberries. I can't wear them >-> they're either artificial or don't appear.
Sweet, ripe watermelon muddled with strawberries, cucumber and fresh mint.
Bottle: Watermelon jolly rancher
Skin: I knew this was a gamble skin-testing because this watermelon note pretty much dominates on my skin no matter the combination (as, well, a watermelon jolly rancher). That said, it does NOT do so in this blend. It's minty cucumber with a touch of 'red sweetness' and is very refreshing. The red blooms in and out in this, but is kept in check.
Blackberry & Sage Cream Soda
Blackberry syrup, a tiny touch of sage leaf in sweet cream soda.
Bottle: ...Robitussin and sage? Medicinal red Twizzlers >>;
Skin: This has a really scary 10 or so minutes of Dr.'s....I don't know what. It's something familiar and something I associate with going to the doctor's in a medicinal way, but after 10 minutes of running around to different family members trying to pinpoint it, it's now morphed into a lovely, thin blackberry syrup (not fresh blackberry) that was made with sage in it. This is going to sound weird, but the result is something spiced that is more autumnal to my skin and nose. As it wears, it becomes more and more spices
Fruit Punch Cocktail
Fruit punch amped with extra cherries, oranges, lemons and lime.
Bottle: Fruit punch! Needs ice ^_~
Skin: Fruit punch.
Peach & Mango Green Tea Cooler
Lovely peaches and mangos lightened with green tea with a pour of soda water.
Bottle: Frozen peaches and green mangoes in club soda. By the way, this is delicious as a drink (I add half a lime and a tiiiiny bit of sea salt with a giant cube of ice)
Skin: It's all fruit-floral green tea on my skin. That's certainly not bad, but I was really, really hoping for something like the bottle sniff.
Raspberry Sherbert Birthday Cocktail
Raspberry sherbet (which I pronounced “sherbert” and as you will see on the label) and ginger ale mixed into a cold, creamy, fizzy and frothy drink.
Bottle: A 'red' version of Etoile de Mer??? Red ginger ale, if that makes sense. Sugared and muddled raspberries
Skin: :D Red version of Etoile de Mer. Om nom. Here's to hoping the 'fizz' lasts longer than Etoile's on me though. And...it's a gentle fizz after 10 minutes, but now it's playing much more nicely with some icy, crushed raspberries.
Rootbeer & Vanilla Ice Cream Float
This is such a great drink! Your favorite rootbeer with a giant scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Bottle: Creamy root beer. What did you expect? xD
Skin: Good root beer. That thar's sarsaparilla. With a light layer of icy, melted-but-not-thick ice cream.
Strawberry & Lime Spritzer
French lemonade with strawberry syrup and a splash of lime syrup. Fresh and fizzy!
Bottle: ...Another bright kick-in-your-face lime that reminds me very much of another scent for that same feature.
Skin: Lime spritzer with lemon zest.
La Plage
La Plage is the scent of the beach, coconutty sun tan lotion, fruity cocktail drinks and the faint, faint whiff of a campfire.
That's a fresh-cracked coconut that's drying in the sun. Stronger and hangs around longer than Midsommer.
Midsommar
Midsommar is a crisp, clean scent of sugared lemons, white tea, sunshine, and vanilla cream.
I mostly get the white tea, though the scent is a little more 'yellow' than Midori No Tsuki.
Eau du Soir
Based on the smell from the atomizer...Floral-herby? Lavender? Ladies who ordered this, would you mind leaving us a review after you've tested?
Aloe and Chamomile Flutter: Did NOT melt (holy cow o_o), light as a feather, absorbs and vanishes quickly, and I'm feeling quite soft in the spot, but like the other body items, I'll want to test it over several days.
Beurre de Bain (Café) (fffff I knew I should have bought and ask Astrid to hold the passion >_>): As delicious as before. And I have to say, now that I've been using this every third day or so...wow. Just...wow. I don't think I've ever been this soft in my life. Now, it *is* an over-night effect--that is, upon immediate application, it feels weird xD Like...well, slick. After 20 or 30 minutes it absorbs and you're soft. But...if you apply just before bed and sleep, in the morning you'll wake up as soft as a cherub's cheek. Even one of my girlfriends commented when she felt.
This item is currently out of stock, but if Astrid makes it again, I can't recommend the beurres enough.
Things I learned: Strawberries. I can't wear them >-> they're either artificial or don't appear.