These so-called reviews will be quicker/shorter than usual; I don't care enough about the scents to go on and on about them. Just want to get quick notes for future reference, and send them to the swap box.

Cairo

The essence of holy Kyphi, beloved incense of the Egyptian Gods.

I was about to get rid of this without even smelling it, based on the ( Read more... )

Prada

- Amber Woman - :-( too spicy
- Amber Men - reminds me of tia Ismelta's house
- L’Eau Ambree - not for me
- Tendre for Women - spicy, not for me
- Infusion D’Iris (parfum) - not for me
- Infusion D’Homme - not for me
- Infusion de Tuberose - a bit nice, but not for me
- Infusion de Vetiver - :-) sample!!! Very different, I feel like eating ( Read more... )

I had a sniffing orgy over Jo Malone's counter a little while ago, and liked waaaaay too many of the fragrances. So I had the "brilliant" idea of going for a 2nd round, and see if I could narrow it down a bit.

Well, the experience was different after all. Which is unsurprising, especially considering how many perfumes my poor nose was snorting each ( Read more... )

I have each of these a couple of sniffs, a few weeks apart (in case my nose was weird the 1st time around). Generally I got the same impression twice.

Hunger

Evokes sheer, unadulterated carnal lust. An undeniably warm and sensual scent. Black narcissus, orange blossoms, and vanilla.
This evokes hunger, yes, but not sexual: hunger for nuts! This smells ( Read more... )

Nyx

"Named in honor of the primeval Greek Goddess of Night. A scent reflecting inky black skies and eternal desolation. Night-blooming jasmine, warmed by myrrh, lifted by the promise of rose."
Jasmine is one of those scents that I knew I would feel strongly about, in my like or dislike. Nyx, as it turned out, is pure jasmine on me. (I still don't ( Read more... )

Arcana - Frilly Underpinnings

Pink, white, and black pepper lace delicately through sweet cream, bourbon vanilla, caramel amber, white musk, two sugars, spice, and everything nice.
 Extremelly peppery!!! (Well, with 3 kinds of pepper here, what did I expect?) But still soft and not overwhelming at all. I smell that and sugar, nothing else. To be fair ( Read more... )

Demeter - Snow   and   Demeter - Frozen Pond

Remember what newly fallen snow smells like? Or a fresh snowball? This is it. Chilling, cool, clean and fresh, with a touch of dust (necessary to form flakes) and earth (upon which to rest).

Remember that winter's day when you first went down to the local pond, hoping it froze overnight so you could skate ( Read more... )

Malice

A profound, complex scent that encapsulates the joy one finds in another's pain. Ylang ylang, clove, Indonesian red patchouli, and dark myrrh.
Perhaps it was the description, perhaps it was the scent itself, but it disturbed me as soon as I put it on. It was very... bitter, sharp? Poisonous, but not in a spicy way. (I wonder if that's the ( Read more... )

Hugo Boss

Boss Bottled - ok

Boss Bottled Night - Wonderful, very similar to Armany Code - sample!!! :-D

Aramis

Natural Spray (I assume it’s the original) - :-(   too potent & overwhelming, didn’t like it. The man that comes to mind is one that wants the attention of everyone in a mile radius, and has no sophistication to do it more ( Read more... )

Horreur Sympathique

The perfume of a hellbound soul, gleefully lost to iniquity: blood musk, golden honey, thick black wine, champagne grapes, tobacco flower, plum blossom, tonka bean, oakmoss, carnation, benzoin, opoponax, and sugar cane.

You know, considering the title and the description (not so much the notes) I fully expected this to be dark ( Read more... )