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    By Silvertree

    Please be aware that we do not permit swap-related content on profiles or in blogs. Please post this content only in the For Sale, Swaps, and Wanted forums, or in the Wishlists topic. ~from Swapping 101  Thanks!
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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Beaver'Versary (Beaver Moon Resurrected)

This is a moist, white, freshly-made cupcake with a thick layer of cream-cheese frosting, adorned with a juicy dollop of strawberry pulp. And, as if that wasn't delicious enough, every now and then there is a redolant little whiff of spices...like nutmeg and cinnamon. Did I order a bottle? Are bears Catholic? YUM.
Argentwolf

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dreadpiraterustypants2's Blog
 

Wish I may...a list!

contemporary sniffly whims- (*= fireworks of happiness) sweet dreams~ agnes nutter baku bakeneko bastet bensiabel bezoar black pearl* black rider blade of grass blood bordello brisingamen carceri d'invenzione chicken legged hut dirty dragon's bone drink me enraged groundhog musk enraged bunny musk fox fires on new year's eve at the garment nettle tree at oji grog hand of glory hellcat hellfire iago* ile de la tortue incantation intrigue jabberwocky kill devil kroenen lampades lilith liz lucy, kissed lucy's kiss mama-ji moscow night gaunt oblivion plunder poisoned apple pulcinella and teresina pumpkin III 08 raven moon red rider roadhouse satyr saw-scaled viper scherezade sed non sedentia seraglio strangler fig tanuki tiki king the apple of sodom the catepillar the light of men's lives the fox woman kuzunoha leaving her child the school house the unicorn santa domingo velvet wensleydale windward passage white rider witch's repast   Can I have S'more Please~ centzon totochtin* de sade huesos del santo sudha segara   BPTP- cathouse castitas doc constantine's medicine show down the rabbit hole incendia l' autunno lupanar okiya saloon #10   x marks the spot(in the treasure trove already)~ agape berry moon dorian (partial) frederic lilith and the jorocho ichabod crane miss lupescu (partial) pink flamingo (sniffie) pumpkin w/ tobacco and leather strawberry moon tissue (partial) velvet clown (decant) velvet chuthulu (decant) white rabbit 13 feb
dreadpiraterustypants2

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Ambitionless
 

Books I've read in 2009

Beedle the Bard Ender in Exile The Persian Girl All the Twilight crappy crap Not in Kansas Anymore - Wicker The Theory of Everything In Cold Blood Leaves of Grass Catch-22 The Beach The Stress Cure The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted Bloodhound Seven Experiments That Could Change the World
Carmencita

Carmencita

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Ambitionless
 

Questions I Want Answers To

Do Vegans wear pearls?   What's the best way to get rid of fruit flies without killing them?   How do you stay clutter-free without adequate storage for your belongings?   Why do I continue to read the Twilight series?   Where can I find advice on modern day social etiquette for weird girls (such as myself)?   Can squirrels be domesticated?   Which is better? Laptop or Desktop?   How do you politely, but firmly call someone on it when they use the term 'gay' as a negative adjective?
Carmencita

Carmencita

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Man...what a flippin' cocktease.   I get a brief, teasing whiff of orange, and then a pine branch smacks me in the noggin. But I like the orange...so I keep coming back to sniff again...and keep getting pine needles shoved up my nose. And then amber and incense come around afterward to douse my wounds in a medicinal bath, and prep me for round 7,531 of this endless cycle.   It's an exercise in sadomasochism for me.
Argentwolf

Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Nowhere In Particular

It's not floral, and only a bit fruity -- it's mostly a smell that could be termed 'foilage'...various leaves and branches and twigs, gently stirred by a night breeze. The fruit note does smell like apple, so I agree with the 'apple orchard at night' images that others have noted. It's actually pretty impressive, because it comes off as cool and airy without being an aquatic scent, and on the dry side without being dusty. Even though it doesn't suit me, personally, I'm impressed with it, as these qualities really stand out as being unique to me.
Argentwolf

Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Mole

It's got a very 'cologney' type vibe to it...not that that's a bad thing, at all. It starts off on the masculine end of the spectrum, maintaining a very deep, earthy atmosphere, but you can smell the sweeter notes lying underneath, and as time passes, those come up and give it a nice, more feminine elegance. So, I would agree with another reviewer who called it a unisex scent. I think if it would have projected more, I would have really been aching for a bottle of this; it's nice, but doesn't quite cut it for me.
Argentwolf

Argentwolf

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D.C.'s Discerning....
 

Western Diamondback

WESTERN DIAMONDBACK: Oil with leather, tonka bean, red sandalwood, and sage.   I've had this for about a month now.   What strikes me about the scent isn't the notes as much as the mercurial nature of the oil:   On myself, the odor is very much like I would imagine lounging about on a hot rock on a warm summer day, assuming I was a reptile. It's very mellow, even homey and comfortable after it dries down. It's feminine without smelling like a little girl or a dowager. Every once in a while, I catch a whiff of something like water or something seriously metallic. I'm guessing it's the leather. It's not unpleasant, just a gentle reminder that this might not be as cuddly as originally thought.   On the DBF, it's something vicious. Very masculine and biting. A really pissed off snake that is about to introduce itself, business end of the fangs first. The smell on his skin varies between sniffs: inviting, stay away!, come closer..., ...this is your last warning...   I like it. He doesn't care for it as much, although I like it on him.   Rating: 4/5 (fresh).
DigitalCoyote

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

The Gaoler's Daughter

Peachy flowers. While the peach note is really pretty, on me the notes just all meld together into a very generic sort of sweet-fruity-floral scent. It's a bit like a girl who is very pretty and sweet and demure, but also very vapid, and easily-forgotten. I'm sure the character this is based on is *nothing* like that, but it's the personality that seems to be put forth by this blend, to me at least.
Argentwolf

Argentwolf

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D.C.'s Discerning....
 

About this blog

I'm a college student in a mountain town, although I'm originally from and have lived in two relatively large and urban areas.   I am a hockey-loving, rugby-playing, former fencer tomboy with a love for animals and Jack Kerouac's Bodhidharma.   I am not the "typical" BPAL buyer in the sense that other people imagine the customership of the company to be.   I do, however, have a scent problem. I've come across two things in my life that genuinely smell good on me: Oceanus (Body Shop) and Charlie White. Other mass-produced scents smell the same as they do on everyone else or they're absolutely acrid. In my quest to make my mother feel better about me before she gets old and decrepit, I've taken on the task of expanding my scent collection in an attempt to give her hope that maybe one day she'll have grandchildren. If I look like a girl and I smell like a girl, maybe I'll be less frightening to settle down with...or so her logic goes.   I ran across BPAL a few years ago when I was looking for something vampy for Halloween in a LiveJournal goth community. The lady that did such excellent work on my choker suggested I try BPAL for an appropriate smell. Until the recent past, I've been much too chicken to try anything.   Those days are over.   In lieu of some sort of quarter-life crisis with far-reaching consequences, I've begun my quest to smell like a million bucks. The dear boyfriend (hereafter known as DBF) is my guinea pig and 2nd opinion. My mom-by-proxy (MBP) is my third and by far has a better sniffer than I do.   By the end of this, I hope to have found scents that are good on me and trained my nose to work better for me.   Howdy!
DigitalCoyote

DigitalCoyote

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Badger

There's definitely lots of cedar...it's a wet sort of smell, very definitely like freshly-upturned earth and roots, and it's very fascinating in that regard.   It has little throw, and clings very close to the skin. While appropriate, it lessens the enjoyment somewhat for me, personally. And it seems to wear off pretty fast. Not for me.
Argentwolf

Argentwolf

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confessions of an olfactory orgasm addict
 

Villainess testing - a spot o' non-BPAL, blasphemy!

There has been lots of BPAL comings and goings in my life but recently I did diverge from the BPAL-scented path to test out some Villainess decants.   Not all of them are tested just yet, but if you do fancy reading what my thoughts are about the Villainess fragrance oils, you are directed to:   Villainess decant reviews   Some are missing, and I actually forgot to review the ones I got bottles of (Datura, Villainess, Retrograde) but when I get the decants that are missing, I'll add reviews of those too.
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Forspecial Plate's Blog
 

fun, fun, fun

High drama in the ED tonight, but nothing new. We get homeless and/or destitute people who come in with a minor complaint, then after they are discharged they want to stay here in the waiting room for the rest of the night. It's cold outside and they either don't have anywhere to go, or don't have a way to get there. We do have cab vouchers for people, but the charge nurse is usually particular about giving them. I understand their point of view, because once you start giving them out, people want them all the time, every time they come here. So sometimes, people are told no, you cannot have a cab voucher. But then they want to stay in our waiting area, which they can't do. So security gets involved, and they will give a cab voucher to anyone, going anywhere. Another issue is they are only supposed to go to the address listed in their account (their home address). And some of them don't have a home address. So it becomes like a big puzzle. And I am kind of stuck in the middle of it, getting complained at by all sides. I am okay with whatever they decide, but it's not really up to me, so I just sit here looking kind of dumb.
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Forspecial Plate's Blog
 

random boredom post

Wow, I guess it's my turn in the barrel for forum problems tonight. I've had hour-long stretches where I couldn't get anywhere, because the page just kept loading and loading.....eeeeever so slowly. Apparently it has been going around lately.   In other news, fingers are crossed because my requests are in for the last 4 Lupercalia decants that I wanted to try. Still waiting to hear if they're available or not. I had thought about risking a bottle unsniffed again this time, but the choice is just too hard. I want to try them first. As usual, excited as heck about pending decants!   More later if I am still this bored.....
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Forspecial Plate's Blog
 

wish list 2009/Jan

[i will periodically copy and past my wish-list, because I edit it pretty often and sometimes like to look at old versions]   Bold type just means I have a particular interest, or higher priority for that scent. I try to update this pretty often....   5ml interests...or partials, I love partials! : ) A Blade Of Grass Baron Samedi Carceri d'Invenzione Carnaval Diabolique Cloister Graveyard In The Snow Great Sword Of War Obatala Satan and Death With Sin Intervening Scales Of Deprivation Theodosius Three Gorgons Wood Phoenix   GC imps that I want (imps/decants would be delightful) Aelopile Baghdad Bensiabel Black Hellebore Brisingamen Bruised Violet Compound The Caterpillar Deep In Earth Frumious Bandersnatch Hanging Gardens Hecate Imp Inferno Intrigue Jersey Devil Kill-Devil Lampades Libertine Love's Torments Lyonesse Mary Read Nero Niflheim No. 93 Engine Nostrum Remedium The Phantom Wooer Port Royal Queen of Sheba Rome Santo Domingo The Sea Foams Blood Serpents With Glittering Eyes And Forky Tongues Strangler Fig Sundew Sybaris Thorns To A Woman Tushnamatay Verdandi The Witch's Garden   'Set Only' imps/unimpables I would like (imps or decants) The Ecstacy of St. Theresa Famine Haloes The House The Ifrit La Vague Lucretia Madonna Parsifal Silence Three Brides Three Gorgons   LE/Trading Post/etc Decants ISO any testable amount 413 U.S. 15/Miller Vs. California The Blood Garden The Bloody Sword Cagliostro The Chapel The Contract Of Theophilus Of Adana The Cracked Bell Damnation Humbug Knucklebones Long Night Moon Moana Pumpkin Patch III (2007) Scattered Gloom Shill Tupapau Uncertain Horror Upa Upa Virgo 2007 Yule   Single Notes dream list (decants) Ambergris, Black Cherry, Black Musk, Black Poppy, Cherry, Licorice Bark, Light Myrrh, Oakmoss, Red Musk, Red Mysore Sandalwood, Redwood, Siberian Musk, Tonka Bean, White Sandalwood
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RedRoseMaze's Blog
 

BPAL: Marie

Marie Category: Diabolus Quantity: sample   Description: MARIE A blend of sinuous violet and elegant tea rose: the chosen scent of France's Demigoddess of Debauch: Marie Antoinette.   Review:   In the bottle: Mostly violet, and rose.   Wet: Apparently, my nose identifies the smell of violet very easily, and finds the rose a few minutes later. So far, it’s fresh and elegant, but a little bit soapy.   Dry: The first time I tried this one, in December, I thought it smelled like an old violet and rose potpourri (note: I had a cold and everything smelled the same). However, I can fully appreciate it today, and I have to admit Marie makes a nice transition from a sweet and fresh floral scent to a wicked violet.   Verdict: I’m growing fond of Marie, I might add it to my “maybe” list. It’s sensual, in a naughty way. On the other hand, if you don’t like violet, stay away from this one.   More reviews: Diabolus: Marie
RedRoseMaze

RedRoseMaze

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

The Winter Of Our Discontent

Hm, odd. The first time I tried this, I got all clove and spices and balsam and a hint of orange punch. Not wicked at all, but certainly yummy. Over the day, it morphed into something woody, and by the end of the day was getting a bit soapy...but it behaved so nicely for the majority of its stay that I was willing to forgive that.   Now that I'm sniffing it again, I get primarily bitter mandarin orange, with some balsam or cypress...something sweet but woody. That's a bit more...wicked, I guess. Perhaps things had settled -- I didn't really bother with rolling the imp or anything, this time around.   In both cases, however, I very much like it. I'll need a bottle.
Argentwolf

Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Visiting The Temple Of Auspicious Fortune Alone On The Winter Solstice

The good news: It smells exactly like it says it's supposed to. One instantly gets an air of fine, misty rain, permeated by the dust on one's sandals, and the incense burning in the sheltering temple atop the mountain. It's beautiful, and it sums up the concept of 'rain' perfectly. In fact, I'd go so far as to say it smells like a purifying, Oregon rain -- the kind you'd feel sweeping in straight off the ocean, as you stand on the beach.   The bad news: It lasts about six seconds on me, then evaporates.   I can see how some reviewers get a 'Sprite' vibe from it. There's definitely a citrus/lime tone to it, probably to preserve that fresh, purifiying aquatic quality of the perfume. I rather liked it.
Argentwolf

Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Sugar Cookie

In the imp: Whoa, butter!   I get a lot of butter when it first goes on...then it calms down into more of a toasted pastry sort of smell. There's still a 'brown' edge to it, as there was with Butter Rum Cookie, but without the out-and-out burned smell...it's more like cookies that have been perfectly, thoroughly baked.   So, if you're looking for something just a touch lighter than Butter Rum Cookie, or *really* like butter (), give this a try.   My verdict is still out on this one. I originally really liked it, but now that I'm giving it another sniff, I'm just sort of 'eh' on it. Then again, I've got like seven scents on this hand, so it may just be an overloaded nose. I'll wash off, give my schnozz a rest for a bit, and try it again before deciding.
Argentwolf

Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

On Darkness

Oh...gods, this is beautiful. So pretty, that even this brief sniff that I'm indulging in to reacquaint myself with the scent is bringing tears to my eyes.   The lavender, geranium, and (I believe) the benzoin mingle to create a heady, floral scent that is clarifying, instead of being cloying; it is *almost* medicinal, but without any sort of nasty astringency to it. It's more like a scent you'd expect to find in an old-fashioned sachet. Beneath these, the poppy creates a soft, caressing sweetness; and even though I don't get oodles of the black amber and black incense, there is *something* there that creates a very dark sort of tone; so that even though there are those head-clearing notes atop, there is also a sense that this perfume is bottomless, that you could get drawn into it forever and ever. It is deliciously moody and dark and beautiful.   Definitely worthy of a bottle.
Argentwolf

Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

The Magi

When first applied, I get frankincense and a hint of amber -- very lovely. I can see how people get the 'fizzy' feeling, though, because I quickly detected it there, as well. Then the incense morphs quickly to something sweeter; while I didn't get out and out 'grape' scent from the wine, it was vaguely there. After a bit, it just goes generically perfumey. Just not my thing...
Argentwolf

Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Lines Written Among The Eugenean Hills

Oddly enough, this is not 'cold' on me at all. Quite the opposite...I get the 'warm' notes of amber, sandalwood, balsam, and musk. There is a hint of pine/fir, sweetened vaguely by berry. It's pleasant enough, but somehow just doesn't do it for me. Alas!   I will vouch for the fact that cedar at no point comes out and bullies things the way it usually does. So if you are usually very leery of cedar, you may want to give this a shot.
Argentwolf

Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Le Pere Fouettard

Upon first application, it smelled like what I fancy an old-fashioned licorice candy would smell like: vaguely bitter, but with enough sweetness in its scent to lure one in for a tooth-achingly good time. I actually envision a licorice-flavored 'coal' candy with this one.   It is decent staying power and throw, and is pleasantly-sweet throughout; I can definitely pick out the licorice and leather notes. The coal dust makes it just a tad dry or powdery around the edges, without the whole thing crumbling into powderiness. It's very interesting, but an imp is most likely enough for me.
Argentwolf

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