Lathany

Les Fleurs Du Mal
From the site (Ars Moriendi): "The scents of the blossoms of darkness, condensed into one perfume. Features a rose base, softened with lilac and wisteria."

In the bottle: Smells floral (what a surprise!) and a little like "Lace Ups" on Cowley Road did. It's got that incense edge to it.

On the skin: Still floral and incens-ey. A bit on the faint side (spotting a theme here).

An hour later: More of the same, but a little more faded. Overall it's fine, but nothing special.

Mania
From the site (Excolo): "The personification of insanity, Mother of Manes, Goddess of Night Spirits, Mistress of Undeath, She Who Gives Life to the Dead. With Mantus, she rules the Etruscan underworld, and her scent is roiling chaos and churning madness, but because she is the mother of the Lares, benevolent household spirits, her perfume also bears an underlying gentleness, and, like madness, a strange sweetness. Screeching white musk collides with a howl of red musk, with sharp white grapefruit and pale strawberry leaf."

In the bottle: Dear god, that smells horrible. It's like bubble gum and... ick. Do I dare put it on my skin?

On the skin: There's still a touch of bubble gum, but otherwise it's surprisingly nice. Um, maybe that smell is musk (I'm not good at identifying smells)? Having now read about the grapefruit I'll tentatively say that there could be a touch of it.

An hour later: Actually, I like this. The bubblegum bit has gone completely. It's not as good as Desire for lasting, but it's not bad. I'll just have to hold my nose every time I open that bottle.