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Today I went to give blood.
I have now registered a formal complaint with the Blood Donor Service. The person who didn't seem to know what he was doing and the curtness aren't much fun by themselves, but what really got me riled was when they stuck the needle in a muscle instead of a vein. My arm still hurts. Plus, you know, after all that they couldn't get a full donation from my arm. Honestly, it's making me seriously reconsider ever donating blood again, and that's depressing.
To cheer myself up, I went and bought myself the latest edition of Brewer's Phrase and Fable. It has successfully cheered me up. I had forgotten how awesomely eclectic it is.
Hollywood Babylon
In the imp: amber and fruit and musk. sweet but with a fusty edge.
On me, wet: musky cherry and amber. It's sort of cherry medicine-like. It's very sweet, although less fusty than in the imp. I keep thinking this has dragon's blood in it.
On me, dry: the cherry decided to skedaddle, leaving behind a faint strawberry-ish amber-and-vanilla scent. After a while, all that's left is the sticky sweet vanilla.
Verdict: This is just about on the edge of how sweet I can tolerate scents being - and it would probably be over that edge if it was much stronger. Iain claims to smell a sort of bleachy undertone to this - he likes it aside from that, but I think I'll give this one up.
Dragon's Tears
In the imp: hmm, sweet aquatic, lots of dragon's blood.
On me, wet: yow, that's thick liquid. Once on, I get a brief rush of dragon's blood and salt, then a sea-scent combined with a powderyness that makes this smell like some sort of soap to me.
On me, dry: still soapy. fades fast. Mrf. Iain went 'ew, soap' when he sniffed at this. The dragon's blood does resurface but it's dusty and soapy too.
Verdict: Nope, not one for me. I was thinking that there might be an interesting balance between the aquatics and the dragon's blood, but, alas, not on my skin.
Red Devil
In the imp: rose and resin and orangey citrus.
On me, wet: florals, primarily rose, with a spicy ginger scent and a lot of green herbiness behind it. I keep thinking this is going powdery but I dont think it is; I think it's just my reaction to the herbs and florals together.
On me, dry: faint cinnamony-clovey spices over a herby-powdery scent. Makes me feel slightly nauseous. The SO likes it, though. *shrug*.
Verdict: I don't think I'll be keeping it - Iain likes it, but doesn't think it's sexy. And I find it's making my stomach turn.
Khajuraho
In the imp: hmm, this is sharp - the amber and florals seem to be the strongest smells, but I can faintly smell vanilla and honey too.
On me, wet: FLORALS. Florals and vanilla, to be precise. This is weird, but a nice weird - warm, tasty florals, and not quite like anything else. There's hints of incense and patchouli there, too.
On me, dry: hmm, the sandalwood came out, and the soft warm sweet florals blended well with it, and it was really pretty and exotic for about ten minutes - but it's faded really fast on me, and now all I can smell on my wrist is a slightly icky powdery-honey smell. Sigh.
Verdict: Clearly this didn't love me enough to stick around, and I wasn't as sold on it as others seem to be, so I guess this will go on the swap pile.
Harvest Moon '05
In the imp: florals and cider and and plums. yummy.
On me, wet: hmm, still lovely plummy and warm and now there's a sharp scent too - hmm, bergamot? and then suddenly the yumminess vanishes and I am left with sweet baby powder.
On me, dry: sugary floral baby powder. Occasionally I get whiffs of sugary dry plums but they're very faint. All that juiciness and the cider has disappeared.
Verdict: Wah. This was lovely in the imp, it really was - not too far off the smell of Fruit Moon. Oh well, swap time.
I have now registered a formal complaint with the Blood Donor Service. The person who didn't seem to know what he was doing and the curtness aren't much fun by themselves, but what really got me riled was when they stuck the needle in a muscle instead of a vein. My arm still hurts. Plus, you know, after all that they couldn't get a full donation from my arm. Honestly, it's making me seriously reconsider ever donating blood again, and that's depressing.
To cheer myself up, I went and bought myself the latest edition of Brewer's Phrase and Fable. It has successfully cheered me up. I had forgotten how awesomely eclectic it is.
Hollywood Babylon
The essence of innocence shattered: glittering Egyptian amber and heliotrope, infused with the sweetness of strawberry and vanilla - dragged into debauch by lusty red musk and a dribble of black cherry.
In the imp: amber and fruit and musk. sweet but with a fusty edge.
On me, wet: musky cherry and amber. It's sort of cherry medicine-like. It's very sweet, although less fusty than in the imp. I keep thinking this has dragon's blood in it.
On me, dry: the cherry decided to skedaddle, leaving behind a faint strawberry-ish amber-and-vanilla scent. After a while, all that's left is the sticky sweet vanilla.
Verdict: This is just about on the edge of how sweet I can tolerate scents being - and it would probably be over that edge if it was much stronger. Iain claims to smell a sort of bleachy undertone to this - he likes it aside from that, but I think I'll give this one up.
Dragon's Tears
Bittersweet yet powerful: salty aquatic notes and bursting with dragon's blood.
In the imp: hmm, sweet aquatic, lots of dragon's blood.
On me, wet: yow, that's thick liquid. Once on, I get a brief rush of dragon's blood and salt, then a sea-scent combined with a powderyness that makes this smell like some sort of soap to me.
On me, dry: still soapy. fades fast. Mrf. Iain went 'ew, soap' when he sniffed at this. The dragon's blood does resurface but it's dusty and soapy too.
Verdict: Nope, not one for me. I was thinking that there might be an interesting balance between the aquatics and the dragon's blood, but, alas, not on my skin.
Red Devil
A sinfully playful lust blend.
In the imp: rose and resin and orangey citrus.
On me, wet: florals, primarily rose, with a spicy ginger scent and a lot of green herbiness behind it. I keep thinking this is going powdery but I dont think it is; I think it's just my reaction to the herbs and florals together.
On me, dry: faint cinnamony-clovey spices over a herby-powdery scent. Makes me feel slightly nauseous. The SO likes it, though. *shrug*.
Verdict: I don't think I'll be keeping it - Iain likes it, but doesn't think it's sexy. And I find it's making my stomach turn.
Khajuraho
This is a blissful, euphoric blend based on an ancient Indian love potion: honey, date palm, tuberose, davana blossom, amber, white sandalwood, vanilla bean, Damask rose, and champaca flower.
In the imp: hmm, this is sharp - the amber and florals seem to be the strongest smells, but I can faintly smell vanilla and honey too.
On me, wet: FLORALS. Florals and vanilla, to be precise. This is weird, but a nice weird - warm, tasty florals, and not quite like anything else. There's hints of incense and patchouli there, too.
On me, dry: hmm, the sandalwood came out, and the soft warm sweet florals blended well with it, and it was really pretty and exotic for about ten minutes - but it's faded really fast on me, and now all I can smell on my wrist is a slightly icky powdery-honey smell. Sigh.
Verdict: Clearly this didn't love me enough to stick around, and I wasn't as sold on it as others seem to be, so I guess this will go on the swap pile.
Harvest Moon '05
The autumnal scents of gladiola, chrysanthemum, aster, dahlia, anemone, bergamot, marigold, sage and verbena dust a blend of wine-soaked apples, plums, and red pears, mulling spices and brown sugar, the ivy leaves of Dionysus and Janus' amaranth and lingum aloe.
In the imp: florals and cider and and plums. yummy.
On me, wet: hmm, still lovely plummy and warm and now there's a sharp scent too - hmm, bergamot? and then suddenly the yumminess vanishes and I am left with sweet baby powder.
On me, dry: sugary floral baby powder. Occasionally I get whiffs of sugary dry plums but they're very faint. All that juiciness and the cider has disappeared.
Verdict: Wah. This was lovely in the imp, it really was - not too far off the smell of Fruit Moon. Oh well, swap time.
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