Wet: Juniper more than pine, but I get that too. I can't pick out anything else specific, but there's more hanging out in the background making things interesting, keeping it grounded. I like this. Dry down: If I try, after a while, I can pick out the hay.
I love the Lab's hay note. And a soft warmth from the buckskin. The evergreens get toned down a little as it dries, and while it's easier to pick out other notes, it becomes more about the blend of them together. Yeah, I definitely like this. Dry: Once things really blend together, it doesn't change much. After, oh, 30 minutes or so. I can pick out individual notes if I try, but I'm just as happy wrapped in a close cocoon of them melded together.
Overall: If Coyote and Golden Priapus had a baby, this is what the cradle would smell like. And as GP is in my top 5 and Coyote is another really like, this is a very good thing. I'll try layering to see how it does, but I'm very happy with this one just as it is.
Having had a lot of time with Ranger and a chance to acclimate to it, I decided to rework my entire review. While I was at first not sure about this blend it has since become one of my staples, and I realized the other night why: This is practically the unrefined base of Illustrated Woman.
Layered with Neutral it practically is IW, though it lacks a certain note the CD scent has that irritates my throat. But I digress. In the wet stage Ranger is a slap in the face of evergreens. Not Pine-Sol or cheap car air freshener though, just a lush green forest. This is the only point I ever detect the juniper as it evaporates quickly during the dry down.
