Reviews of Anubis, Elf, Somnus, Thy Godfather's Present

My birthday present has shipped from Surrender to Chance. I’m getting 1 ml vials of Chanel’s 1932, 28 La Pausa, 31 Rue Cambon , Beige, Bel Respiro, Bois des Iles, Coromandel, Cuir de Russie, Eau de Cologne, Gardenia, Jersey, No. 18, No. 22, and Sycomore plus Guerlain’s Apres L'Ondee EDT, Habit Rouge EDT, Jicky EDP, L'Heure Bleue EDP, Mitsouko EDP, and Shalimar EDP. I am so excited! (I also asked for samples of Guerlain Vetiver, Serge de Lutens Miel de Bois, Caron Pour un Homme, and Robert Piquet Bandit, but I don’t know if I’m getting any of those. *crosses fingers*)

Before I get into reviewing the perfumes that Emma and I have been testing, I want to note some interesting things I’ve learned along the way. Perfumes tend to turn much sweeter and more floral on Emma than they do me. I tend to amp woodsy notes, and so far, anything with a drop of licorice or anise in it turns into Big Black Jelly Bean on me. Most of the BPAL perfumes that contain rose smell like one-note tea rose on me. And finally, while my nose is improving, I still just don’t know what so many things smell like, particularly in terms of differentiating between flowers. That’s why I need to practice! (See my perfume expenditure logic at work LOL) On to the reviews.

( Anubis, Elf, Somnus, Thy Godfather's Present )

Here’s my list of samples that are available for give-away/swap. Let me know if you want anything. :)

Imp and Samples Give-Aways

Croquet
Black Vines by Kerosene
Endymion
Thy God-father's Present
Kyoto
Tresor by Lancome
Iago
Amsterdam
Seance
Has No Hanna
Cathedral