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Review of some BPTP frimps

Just reviewing some of the frimps included with my yoga pants/locket order. Queen of ShebaA woman of exquisite, unearthly beauty, profound intelligence, wit, and exceeding wealth, the Queen of Sheba — called Bilquis by the Muslims and Makeda by the ancient Abyssinians — traveled by caravan to Solomon's realm seeking proof of the king's reputed wisdom. Bearing gifts of exotic spices, a veritable mountain of gold, hearty camels and precious stones, she presented herself to the king and, bearing her heart to him, asked him a series of challenging questions, and was ultimately convinced of the truth of his wisdom, knowledge and judiciousness. In the end, the great king and queen conquered each other's hearts and fell breathlessly in love: the perfect marriage of equals. Her scent is a bounty of golden honeyed almonds and a whisper of African and Middle Eastern spices. Wow. In the bottle, this smells exactly as described: honeyed almonds and spices. On, it's fabulous! Honeyed almonds, saffron, cadamom, maybe a touch of cumin and more. Pure awesome. Dragon's TearsBittersweet yet powerful: salty aquatic notes and bursting with dragon's blood. In the bottle, it reminds me strongly of Sturgeon Moon, with some dragon's blood thrown in. On me, it smells like this at first, with a little stronger dragon's blood, but then it kinda goes weird. On my hubby Ben, though, it's great. The scent stays very true. Really nice. MasqueradeA festive, dazzling blend, layered in mystery and intrigue. Patchouli, ambergris, carnation and orange blossom. In the bottle, this smells like patchouli and orange blossom. On wet, the scents are the same, but the patchouli is much softer and the orange scent really comes through. As it dries, though, it takes on a smokiness that just doesn't work for me in combination with the patchouli and orange. ThanatosOne of the horrible, painful, cruel, brooding, mocking and malignant children of Nyx, he is Death Incarnate, and is seen as a willowy young man, accompanied by a butterfly, bearing an inverted torch and funeral wreath in his hands. In modern thought, thanks to Sigmund Freud, it is the Death Instinct: love of death, destruction and decay, and the desire to embrace the quiescence, silence and peace of the grave. Dry white sandalwood and soft Siamese benzoin over a lugubrious blend of myrrh, Moroccan rose, mastic, tomb moss and a thin whiff of Greek incense. In the bottle, I get the sandalwood and benzoin. There's also a sweet, vaguely floral scent. It's just a little funereal. On, it almost disappears. Not much throw. But as it dries, the floral amps and it's definitely more funereal. Not a favorite. Cheshire CatGrapefruit, red currant, dark musk, Roman chamomile, delphinium, and lavender. In the bottle, I get lots of grapefruit, chamomile, and maybe a touch of lavender. On wet, it's pretty much the same. As it dries, it softens and blends very nicely. The lavender is stronger, but it's not bad, as lavender tends to be. It's very smooth. Not my personal taste (I don't like grapefruit much as a scent to wear), but I may get this for Mom for Christmas. Right up her alley, I think. BluebeardA scent swirling with dark rage, unbridled jealousy, and murderous intent. Violet, lavender, white musk and vetiver. In the bottle, the violet is strong! Maybe a touch of lavender and vetiver. On, this is pretty nice, actually. The lavender doesn't really come through. It's a nice violet scent, with maybe a little musk and vetiver.

August 17, 2008

SultryWolf's Blog

What BPAL I Have!

Replaced by new entry Dec 2013; keeping this one for hyperlinks to reviews. Please also seemy ScentBase Profile Click a bolded name to see my review Ranking system: 1 don't like; 2 like; 3 love *denotes bottle sn denotes sniffie only #20 Love Oil, 13(Oct 2006) (*LE;3) Abhisarika (LE;3) Absinthe (1), Aelopile, Aeval, Agape, The Agony of Longing (snLE;3)The Agony of Loss (*LE), Ahathoor (*3), Aizen-Myoo (1), Ajna, Al-Azif, Alecto, Alice, All Night Long, All Saints 2006 (*LE;2), All Souls 06 (LE;1), Allison Gross (LE), Amsterdam, Anactoria (LE), Anahata, Annabel Lee (*LE;3), Anne Bonny (3), Antique Lace (3), Antonio The Carny Barker (LE;3), Antony, Anubis (3), Arachne, Ariadne Brunell (LE), Aries 07 (*LE), Arkham, Arkham Revisited (*LE;3), The Arrival at the Sabbath and Homage to the Devil (3), Asp Viper (*LE;3), Asphodel (3), Athens (*3), The Atrocious Attic (LE), Aunt Caroline’s Joy Mojo, Aureus, Australian Copperhead (LE;1), Autumn Moon of the Mirror Stand (LE;3), Ave Maria Gratia Plena Bad Luck Woman Blues (*LE;1), Baghdad, Banded Sea Snake (*LE;3), Baobhan Sith, Baron Samedi, Bastet (1), Bat's Blood res(LE;3), Bathsheba, Bayou, Beanman and Beanwoman Prepare to Attack the Vagina (*LE;2), Beatrice (LE), Beaver Moon 07 (*LE;3), La Bella Donna Mia Mente, Belladonna (2), La Bella Donna Della Mia Mente, La Belle Dame Sans Merci, Belle Époque, Belle Vinu, Bengal (2), Bensiabel, Bess, Bewitched, biggerCritter (*;3), Bien Loin d'Ici, Les Bijoux, Elixir VIII: Bitch (*3), Bitter Moon (LE), Black Annis (2), Black Butterfly Moon (LE), Black Cat, Black Forest, Black Heart (LE;3), Black Hellebore, Black Lace (*;3), Black Lily (*3), Black Moon (*LE;3), Black Opal, Black Pearl, Black Phoenix (2), Black Rose, Black Temple Burlesque Troupe (LE), Bliss, Block Buster, Blood (2), Blood Amber, Blood Countess (2), Blood Kiss, Blood Moon 05 (LE;2), Blood Moon 08 (*LE), Blood Pearl, Blood Phoenix(*LE;3), Blood Rose, Bloodlust, The Bloody Sword (*LE;3), Bluebeard, Blue Fire (LE), Blue Moon May07 (*LE;3), Blue Moon 09 (Beth’s) (*LE), Blue Moon 09 (Brian’s) (LE), Boo Bam (LE), Boomslang (LE;1), Bon Vivant, The Bow & Crown of Conquest, The Brides of Dracula (*LE;3), Brimstone, Brisingamen (1), Brown Jenkins, Budding Moon (LE), But Men Loved Darkness Rather Than Light (LE), Butterflies & Plovers (LE) Cairo, Calico Jack, Carfax Abbey (*LE;3), Carnal, Carnaval Diabolique (LE;2), The Caterpillar, Cathedral, Chaos Theory V2:The O Series (*LE), Cheshire Cat, The Chilling Cellar (LE), Chimera, Chintamani-Dhupa (LE;2), Chiroptera (*LE;3), Chuparosa (3), The Churchyard (LE), Clarimonde (LE), Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Those Condemned to Death, Clio (LE), The Clod and the Pebble (*LE;3), The Coil, Come To Me, Copper Phoenix (*LE), Cordelia, Coral Snake (LE;2), Cottonmouth (LE;1), Count Dracula (*LE;2), A Countenance Forboding Evil, Countess Dolingen of Gratz (LE), Coxcomb (*LE), Coyote (3), Cristina (LE), Crossroads, Croquet, Crow Moon(*LE;3), Crypt Queen (*LE;3) Dana O’Shee, Dance of Death (3), Danse Macabre, Danube, Dark Delicacies (*), The Darkling Thrush (*LE;2), Darkness, Daya (LE;3), Death Adder (LE;1), Death On A Pale Horse, Debauchery, Ded Moroz (LE), Dee, The Deep Ones (1), Defutita, Delight, Delirium, Delousing Powder (LE), Delphi (3), Depraved, Desdemona, Desire, Despair (*;3), Destroying Angel, Devil’s Claw, Devil's Night 05 (LE;1), Dia (*LE;3), Diable en Boîte (LE), Dirty, Djinn (2), Doc Buzzard (LE;3), Doc Constantine (LE), Dolce Stil Nuovo (LE;2), Dorian, The Dormouse (2), Dove’s Heart, Dragon Moon06 (LE;3), Dragon Moon 08 (*LE;2), Dragon's Blood (2), Dragon's Bone (3), Dragon's Claw (2), Dragon's Heart (*3), Dragon's Hide (1), Dragon's Milk (*3), Dragon's Musk, Dragon's Reverie (3), Dragon's Tears (2), Dreamland (LE), Drink Me (1), Dublin (2) Eat Me (1), Eclipse (3), The Ecstasy of Infatuation (LE), The Ecstasy of Passion (*LE), Embalming Fluid (3), The Emathides (LE); Enraged Orangutan Musk (LE;3), Envy, Eos, Erato, Eris, Eshe (*LE;3), Et Lux Fuit (LE;3), Euphrosyne, Euterpe, Eve, Event Horizon Fallen, A Farewell to False Love (LE), Fascinum (2), Faunalia (LE), Faustus, Fenris Wolf (3), Feu Follet res (*LE;3), Fire for Thy Stepmother's Daughter, Fire of Love, Fire Pig (*LE;2), Les Fleurs du Mal, Florence (3), Flower Moon (*LE), The Flower Song (LE), Follow Me Boy, Forbidden Fruit, The Forbidding Foyer (LE), Frederic (LE), French Love, The Fruit of Paradise (LE), Fuwu Bansaku in Ruined Temple (*LE) Galvanic Goggles, Gaueko, The Ghastly Garden (LE), The Ghost (2), Giant Squid (*LE), Giant Vulva (*LE;3), The Gibbous Moon (LE), The Girl (LE), Glasgow, Glasya res (*LE;3), Glitter res (LE;2), Gluttony, The Goblin Rider (*LE), Gold Phoenix (*LE), Golden Priapus, Golden Wave (LE), Gomorrah (2), Goneril, GOP (LE), Grandmother of Ghosts, Graveyard Dirt 08 (*LE), Great Grey Witch (*LE), The Great Sword of War (1), Green Party (LE), Green Tree Viper (LE;1), Grog (1), GRR: Elixir X (*3), Gypsy (*LE) Habu (LE;2), Hamadryad, The Hanging Gardens, Harikata (*LE;3), Harlot, Has No Hanna, Haunted (*3), Havana, Hecate, Helena, Helios (*LE;3), Hellcat, Hell’s Belle, Herbert West, Hermia, Her Voice (LE), Herr Droselmeyer 05 (LE), The Hesperides, Hetairae, High John the Conqueror, The Highwayman, Hi’iaka, Hod (LE), Hollywood Babylon, Hony Mone (*LE;3), The Horn of Amalthea (LE;3), Horn of Plenty, House of Mirrors (*LE;1), House of Night, Hungry Ghost Moon (LE;3), Hurricane, Hymn (3), Hymn to Proserpine I Died For Beauty, Iambe (*3), Imp, In Winter In My Room (LE), Incantation, Inferno, Les Infortunes de la Vertu, Intergalactic (*LE;2), Intrigue, Iron Phoenix (LE;1), Irrelevant and Disturbing Crawdad Dream (*LE;2), Ivanuskha Jabberwocky, Jacob's Ladder 05 (*LE;3), Jacob's Ladder 06 (*LE;3), Jailbait (1), Jazz Funeral, The Jersey Devil, Jester, Jezierat Al Tennyn, Jolly Roger, Juke Joint, Julia Stone (LE), Juliet Kabuki (3), Kalahantarika (LE;2), Kanishta (LE;3), Katharina, Kathmandu, Kelly Pool (LE), Khajuraj[h]o 05 (*LE;3), Khajuraho 07 (LE;3), Khandita (LE;3), Khepra (*3), Kill-Devil,Kindly Moon (*LE;3), King Cobra (LE;2), The King of Hearts, Kitsune-Tsuki, Kostnice (3), Kuang Shi, Kumiho Labores Solis (*LE), Ladon, Lady Lilith (LE), Lady Luck Blues (*LE;3), The Lady of Shalott (3), The Last Squished Jellybean (LE), Laudanum, Lear, Leo 07 (*LE;3), Libertine, Libra 07 (*LE;3), Lightning, Ligur, Lilith and the Jarocho (*LE), Lilith vs. the Giant Crab (*LE), Lilium Inter Spinas, The Lion (*3), Litha (LE),The Little Sparrow, The Living Flame (*LE;3), London, Long Night Moon (LE), Longing (LE), Loralei, Lord Ruthven (LE), Lotus Moon 06 (*LE;2), Love Lies Bleeding, Love Me, Love’s Philosophy (LE), Love's Torments, Lucy Westenra (*LE;3), Lucy's Kiss, Luna (*LE), Lunar Eclipse (*LE), Lune Noire (*LE), Luperci 07 (LE;3), The Lurid Library (LE), Lust (3), Lycaon (*LE;3), Lyonesse (*3) Macchu Pichu (allergic), Mad Hatter, Madame Tracy, Madonna, Mlle. Lilith, Fortune Teller (*LE), Mme. Moriarty (*LE;3), Madrid, Magus, Magdalene, The Magician, Magus, Maiden (2), Malediction, Malice (3), Man With Phallus Head (*LE;3), Manhattan, Manila (2), Manipura, Mantis, Marae (LE), Marie, Marotte, Mary Read, Masabakes (3), The Masque (LE;3), Masquerade, Mata Hari (2), Medea, Melisande (*LE;3), Meskehnet (*LE;3), Mictecacihuatl (*LE;3), Mi-Go Brain Cannister (*LE;3), Midnight Kiss, Midnight Mass 06 (LE), Midnight on the Midway (*LE;3), The Miller’s Daughter, Minotaur (*LE), Mircalla, Countess Karnstein (LE), Miskatonic University, Mr. Ibis, Moai (LE), Moana (LE), Monarch (*LE;3), Moon Rose, Morgause, Morocco, Moscow, Motley (*LE), Mouse's Long and Sad Tale (*;3), Moxie:Elixir V, Mr. Ibis, Muladhara, A Murder of Crows (LE;3), Muse (3), The Music of Erich Zahn Namaste (3), Nanshe, Nefertiti, Nephilim, Nes Gadol Haya Sham (LE), Niflheim, Night-Gaunt, Night Thoughts (LE), Night's Pavilion 06 (LE;2), Night's Pavilion 07 (LE;2), Noche Buena, Nocnitsa, Nonae Caprotina (*LE;3), Nosferatu, Nuit, Nuclear Winter (*LE;3), Numb (snLE), Nyalarthotep, Nyx O, The Oblation (LE;3), Oblivion, Oborot (*LE;3), Ochosi, Ode On Melancholy (2), Odin, Old Man Ackerman’s Intstructional Toys (LE), Old Scratch (1), On Darkness (LE), Oneiroi, Opuhi (LE), Osun, Othello, Ouija, The Oval Portrait (DD;3), Ozymandias Pain, Pannychis, Panther Moon (*LE), Paper Kite (*LE), Parentalia (LE), The Parliament of Foules (LE), The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (LE), The Peacock Queen 05 (LE;3), Peacock Queen 07 (*LE;3), Peitho, Penis Admiration (LE;3), Penitence, Penny Dreadful, Penthus, Peony Moon (*LE;3), The Perilous Parlour (LE), The Perfumed Garden 06 (LE), The Perfumed Garden 07 (LE;3), Perle von Mauren (LE), Pet Magah Bird (LE), Le Petit Mort, Phantom (3), The Phantom Calliope (*LE;2), Phantom Queen, The Phantom Wooer, Phobos, The Phoenix (*LE), Phoenix Steamworks (3), Pink Mood (LE;3), Pink Moon 05 (*LE;3), Pink Moon 07 (*LE;3), Pink Phoenix (LE;2), Pink Snowballs (LE;3), Pirate Moon (*LE;3), The Pit and the Pendulum (LE), Poisson d'Avril (LE), Poisoned Apple, Polyhymnia, Pontarlier, Port-Au-Prince, Port Royal (2), Prague, The Premature Burial (*LE;3), The Presence of Love (LE), Priala (*LE;2), Proshitapathika (LE;2), Psyche, Purple Phoenix (*LE;2) Queen, Queen Gertrude (*2), Queen Mab, The Queen of Hearts, Quicksilver Phoenix (LE) R.M.Renfield (LE), Ra (3), Rage, Rakshasa, The Ragged Wood (LE), Rangoon Riptide (LE), The Raven (3), Ravenous, Red Devil, Red Lantern 07 (LE;1), Red Moon 07 (*LE;3), The Red Queen (3), Red Rose (*LE;3), Regan, Reindeer Poop (LE), Ressurection of the Flesh (*3), Roadhouse, The Robotic Scarab, Rome (*3), Rosalind (1), Rose Cross, Rose Moon (*LE;3), Rose Red 07 (*LE;3), Rosy Maple (*LE;3), Roux-ga-roux (*LE) Sahasrara, Sachs, Sacred Whore of Babylon, Saint Foutin de Varailles (*LE;3), Salamander (LE;2), Salomé, Santa Eularia Des Riu, Santa Muerte, Santo Domingo, Sapphics (LE), Sarah (LE), Satan and Death with Sin Intervening, Saturnalia (1), Satyr, Saw-Scaled Viper (LE;1), Scherezade (3), The School-House (*LE), Schwartzer Mond (*LE;3), Scorpio 07 (*LE;3), Screeching Parrot (LE), The Sea Foams Blood, Sea of Glass, Séance, The Season of Ghosts (LE), Sed Non Satiata, Seraglio, Seraphim, Le Serpent Qui Danse(3), Serpent's Kiss, Shadow Witch Orchid,Shanghai, Shango, Sheol, Shoggoth, Shroud, Shub-Niggurath (1), Silentium Amoris res (*LE;3), Silk Road (1), Silver Phoenix (LE), Sin, Siren, Skuld (3), Sleipnir (LE;3), Sloth, Smoky Moon (*LE), Smut 06 (*LE;3), Smut 07 (*LE;3), Snake Charmer (*LE;3), Snake Charmer res (*LE;2), Snake Oil (*3), The Snow Maiden (*LE;2), Sol Invictus res (*LE;3), Spellbound, The Sportive Sun (*LE;3), Squirting Cucumber, Sri Lanka (3), The Star (3), Stardust 06(*LE;3), Strangler Fig, Stimulating Sassafrass Strengthener (3), Strangler Fig (3), Succubus, Sudha Segara, Sugar Moon (*LE;2), Sunbird (*LE;3), Sundew, Suspiro, Svadhinaopatika (*LE;3), Swadhisthana, Swank (1), Symmakhia (*LE;3), Szepasszony Tabula Smaragdina (*LE), Tamora, Tann'iver, Te Po (LE), Temple of Dreams Temple Viper (LE;3), Tenochtitlan (3), Terpsichore, Tezcatlipoca, Thalassa (LE), Thaleia, Thanatos, Three Brides, Three Gorgons, Tiki King (LE), Tiki Queen (LE), Tin Phoenix (LE), Tisiphone, Titania, Titus Andronicus (2), To Helen (*LE;3), Tombstone, Treat:Sugar-Slathered Candy (LE;1), Trick #1 (LE;2), Tum (*3), Tupapau (LE), Tushnamatay, Tweedledee (1), Tweedledum (1), Twenty-One, Twilight, The Twisted Oak Tree (LE), Two Five and Seven (3), Typhon res (LE) Umbra (3), The Unicorn, Upa Upa (LE), Urania, Urd, Uruk (3), Utrennyaya Valentine of Rome (*LE;1), Vampire Tears (1), Van Van, Verchernyaya (allergic), Vasakasajja (*LE;3), Veil (3), Velvet, Velvet Bandito (LE), Velvet Clown (LE), Velvet Cthulu (LE), Velvet Dogs Playing Poker (LE), Velvet Nudie (LE), Velvet Panther (LE), Velvet Pink Kitty (LE), Velvet Tiger (LE), Velvet Unicorn (LE), Venice, Verdandi, Versailles, Vicomte de Valmont, VILF (LE;3), Villain, Viola, Violens, Violet Ray, Vipralabda (LE;3), Virahotkantita (LE;2), Viola, Vishuddha, La Vita Nuovo (LE), Vixen (3), Voodoo, Voodoo Lily, The Vortex Wanda, Wanton, Water of Notre Dame, Western Diamondback (LE;2), When the Winter Chrysanthemums Go (LE), Whip, White Moon (LE), White Rose (*LE;3), Whitechapel, Wicked (2), Wilde, Wiley’s Swamp (LE), Wilhelmina Murray, Wings of Azrael, The Witching Time of Night (LE), Wolf Moon 04 (*LE;3), Wolf Moon 07 (*LE;3), Wolf's Heart (*3), Wolfsbane, Womb Furie (*LE;3), Worm Moon (*LE;3), Wrath Yerevan, Yew Trees, Yggdrasil, Yuki-Onna res (*LE;2) Zombi (2), Zorya Had But No Longer Have Alone (LE;1), Black Dahlia (3), Black Hellebore (2), Dragon's Eye (allergic), Hunter Moon (LE;2), Khryseê (*LE;1), Scorpio 07 (*LE), Strawberry Moon 09 (2), Vechernyaya (2), Voodoo Queen (LE;2)

SultryWolf

August 16, 2008

SultryWolf's Blog

My BPAL Maybes

These scents are “Maybes”. I’m intrigued by them, haven’t ruled them out, but for one reason or another, they haven’t made it onto the Must-Try list. I've combined GC and LE/discontinued; hope that's not too confusing. Updated June 2010! Area 51 The Aurora Spaceship Takes A Dive, Menacing Ionospheric Research Instrument, The Montauk Project, Phantom Time Hypothesis, Reptoid Dominion Ars Amatoria Belle Au Bois Dormant, Bordello, L’Ecole des Filles, To A Woman Bards of Ireland The Deserted Village, The Host of the Air, Little Bird Bewitching Brews The Black Tower, Cathode, Ephemera, The Forest Reverie, The Harlot's House, Kubla Khan, Lurid, Ulalume, Ultraviolet BPALiversary Green Phoenix, Mechanical Phoenix, White Phoenix BPTP Perfume Oils: The Anti-Saloon League, Boneshaking Antique Velocipede, Dreadful Lies, Gun Moll, Isabella I, Monsieur Petitbled's Frivolous Wheeled Footwear, Semiramis, Tomoe Gozen, Pyramus and Thisbe Atmosphere Sprays: Citadel of Awesome, Erebos, The Fainting Room, Lair of Nefarious Misdeeds, Lucy's Boudoir, Lucy In Darkness Bath Oils: Jingu, Semiramis, Tomoe Gozen Carnaval Diabolique Agrat-Bat-Mahlaht, Arachnina, The Chapel, Faiza, The Illustrated Woman, Licwiglunga, Sir Hugh Ockram’s Winding Sheet, The Two-Headed Goat Dark Elements Burial Diabolus Catherine, Marquise de Merteuil The District Countess Willie, Flora, Josie, Lulu Excolo Aglaea, Czernobog, Hades, Kurukulla, Lilith, Loviatar, Nemesis, Obatala, Persephone, Sophia, Thalia, Xiuhtecuhtli Four Horrid Novels Clermont, Horrid Mysteries, Mysterious Warning Forum Only The Gladdener of All Hearts, Lilith Victoria Gaimans The Buggere Alle This Bible, The East, Fairy Market, Fairy Wine, Famine, The Floating Market, Hastur, Jasmine Cottage, Lady Una, Mr. Croup, Night's Bridge, The Norns’ Farmhouse, Pollution, The Stormhold, The Witch Queen, Yvaine Halloweenie Carlin, The Death of Autumn, Dia De Los Muertos, Hessian of the Hollow Iteru Season of the Emergence Hellboy Kroenen, Liz Illyria Lysander, Oberon, Robin Goodfellow Irredeemable Kaidan, Mr. Qubit, Yurei Lunacy Bony Moon, Candles Moon, Cheshire Moon, Dyan Moon, Falling Leaf Moon, Hunter Moon 07, Mead Moon, Moon of Small Spirits, Penumbra, Sea of Tranquility, Selkie, Sturgeon Moon, Swan Maiden, Tamamo-No-Mae, Tanuki, Thunder Moon, Whirling Wind Moon Lunar New Year Really want them all on principle – but with the notes being the same, I wonder how different they really are? Earth Ox, Earth Rat, Metal Tiger Lupercalia Luperci (any year), Signior Dildo Mad Tea Party Brusque Violet, Croquet, The Knave of Hearts Marchen Grief, Prunella, Rapunzel, Thorns, The Witch's Garden, Rumpelstiltzchen, Roses Pearls and Diamonds Misc. LEs and Discontinueds 13 (green, navy, Nov09, pink, purple), Beltane 08, Hanami, The Ides of March 10, Ostara, Shadowless Like Silence, St. John’s Eve, Summer’s Last Will and Testament, Under the Harvest Moon MonsterBait Bloody Mary, Tokyo Stomp Novel Ideas for Secret Amusements Couple Consulting an Enpon, The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife, Ebisu Making Love as Two Octopuses Look On, Eight Views of Actors in Their Dressing Rooms, Flowering Chrysanthemums, Glowing Vulva at Ryogoku Bridge, Harimise, Kiss Amongst Discarded Tissues, Lovers’ Parodies of Sumo Holds, Lovers in a Carp Streamer, Lovers in a Ricefield, Manners Among Men and Women in the Red Light, Men Ringing Bells With Penises, Needlework, Octopus and Abalone Diver, Okayaki, Proseperity of a Country, Ronin, The Spell of Amorous Love, Voyeurs Among the Cherry Blossoms Ode to Aphrodite / Ares Aatos Polemoio, Brotoloigos, Enyalios, Glukuprikos, Khalkokorustês, Khrysopêlêx, Makhantis, Melainis, Morphô, Philommeidês, Pontia, Psithyristês, Thouros Paduan Killer Bees Durian Fruit Infused Honey with Brandy, Jerusalem Cherry Infused Honey, Paduan Killer Swarm, Yewberry Infused Honey Panaceas Quietude (Elixir IV), Succor (Elixir II) Pharmacopeia Nostrum Remedium, Slippery Poppy Tincture A Picnic In Arkham The High Priest Not To Be Described Poe The House, Madeline, Prospero, Spirits of the Dead, The Tell-Tale Heart Rappaccini’s Garden The Apple of Sodom, Blood Lotus, Bohun Upas, Cobra Lily, Death Cap, Dian’s Bud, Love-In-Idleness, The Zieba Tree Retail Only Black Death, Gothic Horror, Banshee Beat Sakura-con Shirafuji Genta with a Kappa, Wrestler Onogawa Kisaburo Blowing Smoke at a One-Eyed Monster Salon I Carceri d’Invenzione, Silence Salon II The Great He-Goat, Itasô Kansei Nenkan Jorô No Fûzoku, Judith Victorious, The Lantern Ghost of Oiwa, Lot and His Daughters, La Mort Qui Danse Salon III Fox Fires on New Year’s Eve at the Garment Nettle Tree at Oji, Mad Meg, The Spirit of the Komachi Cherry Tree Salon: Dogs Playing Poker Riding the Goat Sin & Salvation Tzadikim Nistarim Tarot The Heirophant, The Hermit, Strength, The Sun, The Wheel of Fortune Wanderlust Île de la Tortue, The Isles of Demons, Kumari Kandam, Mag Mell, Prague Witch Blade The Curator, Sara Pezzini Yule Angeronalia, Archangel Winter, Chanukkiyah, Christmas Rose, Joulumuori

SultryWolf

August 16, 2008

Eek! Stuff

My triple dagger yoga pants and brimstone locket came in the mail today. This is my first BPTP order, and I am in love. The yoga pants are perfect, soft cotton with exactly the right amount of stretch. Can't wait to wear them to class on Tuesday. And the locket! The locket! ZOMG, it's even better than I imagined. I'm so happy. Puddin included a bunch of frimps too, including two I've been dying to try, Queen of Sheba and Dragon Tears. Also, I bought the L'Autunno set from Maidenhell on eBay, and that came today too! Again, I am in love. I may have a new favorite scent. My hubby and I both are crazy about it. We love fall (we got married last October, the date chosen because it's our favorite season). Maidenhell also included a sample of Villainess Autumn Gala soap. I've been dying to try Villainess, and it smells wonderful, so I can't wait to take a shower. All in all, a fabulous day. Anyway, now I'm off to the weekly wine tasting at our local wine shop.

August 16, 2008

Inez

This started off very pretty, though rather perfumey on my skin. Then my skin started amping the amber and something else not too pleasant. As it dries, the sandalwood and myrrh slightly come out with a hint of vanilla. At first I thought "It's very pretty, though a bit perfumey and sophisticated for my taste." but as it's drying down even more, it's actually very nice. The vanilla has amped more, but not too much. I really think hubby will like this one as he loves vanilla. Can't wait for him to get home and sniff me. hmmmm.....will have to try a couple more ties before deciding on a bottle. I'm so glad I was gifted a decant though. ETA: mmmmmm.....it's mostly vanilla, myrrh, sandalwood, with a bit of amber and just a hint of carnation and at moments, cedar. It's very nice, but I think a decant will be enough for now. I could see it being a "dress perfume", which I don't need all that often.

August 16, 2008

Winterwind's Blog

Halloweenie update

Harvest Moon: balsam fir, cedar, juniper berry, clove, saffron, damson plum, sage, black cherry, and fennel with the crushed wine grapes of Dionysus and Janus' lingum aloes. - intriguing! But it probably won't work on me. HELLHOUND ON MY TRAIL: nope. Sorry. A BLADE OF GRASS: Autumn leaves scattered among blades of grass. Not really. AUTUMN COOLNESS: The scent of wisteria, Cymbidium, lotus blossom, and cassia buds drifting on a breeze through gently swaying bamboo reeds. Probably not. JOHN BARLEYCORN: Barley, beer, blood, and whiskey. NO. CHANT D'AUTOMNE:The scent of the year's fall and the setting sun, ominous and foreboding: dried leaves, charred wood, blood musk, amber, khus, and Nicotiana tabacum. NO. DAY OF THE SKULLS: White sandalwood, beeswax, and frankincense crowned by hydrangea, rose, and kantuta blossoms, dressed with tobacco, cocoa leaves and flowers from the sacred Cactus of the Four Winds. No. GRAVEYARD DIRT 2008: NONONO. HUESOS DE SANTO: Orange-glazed cake, dotted with anise seed, and filled with custard, set beside a bouquet of celebratory funeral flowers. You know, I'm a foody, but this doesn't sound good to me at all. MEDITATION IN AUTUMN: A desolate scent, dusty, bleak, and withered: old wood, burnt brown sandalwood, and twisted vines. Maybe. Decant? MICTECACIHUATL: Copal, precious woods, South American spices, agave nectar, cigar tobacco, and roses. Nope. Samhain 2008: I love 2007. Will I love 2008? Probably. STICKY PILLOWCASE: Smushed candy corn, rock candy dust, marshmallow gunk, strawberry goo, spun blue sugar, globs of salt water taffy, and lint. See Huesos. SUGAR SKULL 2008: Vibrant with the joy and sweetness of life in death! A blend of five sugars, lightly dusted with candied fruits. Sugar doesn't work so well on me. TO AUTUMN: Mist and mellow fruitfulness: mist-swirled, moss-covered bark and dry red leaves, apple pulp and knotty galangal, with poppy juice and nutmeat. I want to like this, but I don't think I will. Decant? PUMPKIN I: Pumpkin with mango, persimmon, coconut, and myrrh. No? PUMPKIN II: Pumpkin with black musk, leather accord, tonka, teak, orange wood, and opoponax. No leather PUMPKIN III: Pumpkin with pink grapefruit, lemon verbena, yuzu, lime, parsley, and mint. Sounds weird. PUMPKIN IV: Pumpkin with white sage, cherry tobacco, honey, smoky vanilla, cedar, and pine. Tobacco is a no-go PUMPKIN V: Pumpkin with cranberry, strawberry, red musk, red rose, rosehip, frankincense, fig, jasmine, and carnation. Probably not. BROM BONES: The butchest, manliest of musks covered in well-worn leather. NO. THE CHURCHYARD: Overgrown dark green bullrush, midnight roses, dwarf St. John's Wort, frankincense, blackberry leaf, and moss-covered, half-buried tree bark. Not really. ICHABOD CRANE: Dusty black wool, tea with cream, black pepper, muguet, and beeswax candle drippings. Interesting. Decant. FEARFUL PLEASURE: Dried orange peels floating in simmering cider, roasted apples, smoldering firewood, chimney smoke, sassafras beer, warm hawthorn wood, and oakmoss. Decant? Too many iffies in there. THE GOBLIN RIDER: The scent of fear, and terrifying pursuit: wind-whipped, chilly night air, oppressive black pine, globs of dark opopponax, and bleak cedar, and distant, unreachable church incense. Not really. GUNPOWDER: Carrot peelings, hay, chaff, molasses, maple oats, red apples, stable wood, and musk. Maybe. Decant. THE HESSIAN OF THE HOLLOW: Grave moss and bone-white sandalwood, with vetiver, gunpowder, artillery shrapnel, and blood. NO. THE SCHOOL-HOUSE: Dandelion, white clover, balsam fir logs, and birchwood switches. Meh. THE SHATTERED PUMPKIN: Soil-covered crushed pumpkin, water-weeds, saddle-leather, and pine pitch. No. KATRINA VAN TASSEL: White rose and honeyed cream. Definitely not. WILEY'S SWAMP: Water-logged and rotting wood, fallen chestnuts, oak leaf, bog laurel, and Virginia creeper. No. THE WITCHING TIME OF NIGHT: Moonflower, night-blooming cereus, white hellebore, English ivy, monkshood, angel's trumpet, oleander, and eastern hemlock. No.

akiko

August 15, 2008

Halloweenies! (and more)

ZOMG! My first BPAL Halloween, and everything is so awesome! I'm so happy about the Sleepy Hollow scents. It's always been a favorite story of mine. I've already placed an order.... Ok, I went a little crazy here, but managed to hold off a *tiny* bit. Harvest Moon Hellhound on My Trail Chant d'Automne Huesos de Santo Samhain 2008 Sugar Skull 2008 Brom Bones Fearful Pleasure Gunpowder Ichabod Crane The Hessian of the Hollow The Witching Time of Night I really want the Pumpkin Patch, and a few others too, but I'm hoping I can pick those up sometime between now and November. My wallet's already crying here. I can't wait to try these! Also, looks like I should be getting the CnS for an order I placed on 8/4 soon too, to wit: 5mls Mme. Moriarty Dracul Crowley Imps Queen of Sheba O Perversion Dee Sudha Segara No. 93 Engine The Antikythera Mechanism Severin Black Phoenix Loviatar Cockaigne Cthulu *Cough* So um, yeah. Bad Cam. Think I'll be holding off on the Pumpkin Patch, etc. (or anything else) until October or so... unless the Gaiman lockets go live between now and then...

August 15, 2008

Machu Pichu

Wet, it's a very hot, humid, tropical floral scent with something very earthy mixed in. As it dries down, my skin really begins to amp the amber. It becomes less tropical and takes on a more perfumey scent and ah yes, there is the powder making an appearance. My wonkychemistry strikes again. I think this would be lovely in my locket, so I'll try that before deciding whether or not I need a bottle. It's doubtful because I can really see reaching for my Caliban or Manila before this when I need something hot and summery, but we'll see.

August 13, 2008

Mr. Nancy

I've had this for a long time now. (I believe I got it when it was first released) I never really tried it (I don't think) because not long after I got it I got pregnant and omg, the morning sickness kicked in. So I kept going back recently, sniffing the bottle and thinking, ewww...this is going to be way too sweet, why did I keep it? I am so glad I did! Wet: A fizzy, sweet lime drink. Oh wow, this is yummy though I'm not sure I want to smell like this for long. Drying down: mmmm.....it calms down. The lime goes into the background and out comes this sweet spicy slightly boozey cookie scent. I'm not a foodie person but this smells awesome. Dried: It's a spiced sugar with just the barest hint of tobacco. I love this and I'm sooooo happy I never got rid of the bottle. I have a feeling this will get worn a lot once the cooler weather rolls in. ETA: As it dries down further a bit more of the tobacco comes out, but in a good way. It really balances out the sugar to keep it from becoming to sweet.

August 13, 2008

Pontarlier

In the imp: Lightly sweet, herbal greens. On wet: Lilac, green things touched with mint, a smidge of sugar Drydown: Hmm...the lilac (or the rose?) has gone a bit powdery. The floral contingent is quite strong, and more prominent than the fresh, green base (which is slowly disappearing the longer I sniff), the lavender, or the currant (it's finally decided to make an appearance - yay!). After about 10 minutes, it's become this really interesting, multi-layered scent - it's still pretty floral around the edges, but almost warm and lightly spiced at the center. Reminds me of a complex, high-end perfume now - but a really, really nice one. Overall: Not a usual scent for me - it's a bit too classy/perfumey for my taste - but it's lovely all the same. 3/5

August 13, 2008

The Grindhouse

In the imp: Sweet - almost creamy - wood. How odd! On wet: Nothing beyond an indistinct, vaguely perfumey sweetness - weirder and weirder... Drydown: Okay, I'm getting red musk, the richness of the vanilla - perhaps even a bit of the magnolia, which often registers as a creamy, vanillic floral my nose - and a hint (and I mean *hint*) of clove adding a touch of spiced heat to mix. Not sure if it's the mimosa or the iris (which I usually love), but something in here is *incredibly* sweet - like, painfully so. It seems to burn off a bit after a while, but wow, is it ever potent! When my wrist is safe to smell again, I'm left with clove-studded, vanilla-tinged, still-fairly-sweet red musk. It's really quite sexy! (The rose never made an appearance, in case you were wondering.) Overall: Clove rarely plays nice on my skin, so it was kinda surprising to find it behaving in this blend. I'm thinking that it was the mimosa that went uber saccharine (I had a similar reaction to the mimosa-laced Marianne), so I'll likely be avoiding (or at least wary of) scents that contain it in the future. If it wasn't for the sweetness, I'd likely be going for a bottle of this one with the next update (I don't have anything with clove in it, so it'd be nice to finally get something that does), but as it stands now, I'm going to stick with my decant a bit longer, test it again, and see if it improves or my chemistry is more welcoming over the next couple of weeks. Currently, a 3.5/5.

August 13, 2008

CnS!

Just got the CnS for my first order from Black Phoenix Trading Post: Triple Dagger Yoga Pants Brimstone Locket Eeek! Got the CnS last night, so it should be here by Friday or Saturday I think.

August 13, 2008

Chaos Theory IV - 467

CDLXVII - 467 In the bottle: Light caramel, possibly some kind of wood, a fruit - maybe apple - underneath. On wet: Caramel-dipped fruits! (Plum? Apple?) Drydown: PLUM! Lightly glazed with the most delectable caramel-tinged syrup. There's still a hint of incense/wood underneath, some musk (red?) - maybe even the tiniest smidge of patchouli. I smell incredible right now, and I can't *wait* to see how this scent ages! Overall: I'm not a foody person *at all*, so I was a little scared when I opened this (extremely full!) bottle, and got a whiff of caramel. Thankfully, it's not only the lightest caramel I've ever smelled, but the plum/musk/woods are strong enough to keep this blend firmly out of the foody category. An amazingly warm, sweet, *sexy* scent - another winner!

August 12, 2008

Chaos Theory IV - 339

CCCXCIX - 339 In the bottle: Fizzy grapefruit and...lilac? On wet: Grapefruit or lemongrass, but it's almost powdery - reminds me of the pith. No other notes are coming through at this stage - it's like citrus SN! Drydown: Oh wow, this is gorgeous. The grapefruit has backed off a bit, and is mingling with something so delicate and watery (not aquatic, just a cool, green, moistness) - I'm guessing it's aloe. I still think there's some lilac in here, too - it's soft and gentle, but riding the edge of the scent, giving it just enough creamy sweetness to round things out. That powdery vibe (which is almost gone now) has me wondering if an orchid snuck into the mix somewhere along the line... Overall: This is a fantastic blend - very reminiscent of Whitechapel (which I )! I will definitely be keeping *and* wearing this scent - it's perfect for me!

August 12, 2008

Ladon

At first this is a very sweet, soft apple. As it dries, something slightly spicy and just a teeny bit sharp (dragons blood?) comes out. As it dries further it is very pretty, though a bit top close to a hair product I used to use (that smelled wonderful btw)., then my skin just eats it up. Very pleasant, if not really me.

August 12, 2008

Faeu Boulanger

In the imp: Sweet, misty violets...and something almost minty? On wet: I hate saying this but...household cleaner! A *good* cleaner, mind - like method or one of the other enviro-friendly brands that makes pretty smelling stuff - but still, not what I was looking for. ::crosses fingers for a morph on the drydown:: Drydown: I'm still getting cleaner in the background (but I'm willing to admit that this may be because I'm actually sniffing around for lingering traces of it). On top is an almost effervescent perfumey-ness - very bright, very sweet, and almost kind of delicate. The words "sparkly" and "fresh" come to mind. The violets are alive and kicking, I'm still able to detect a whisper of mint, and nothing even remotely "boggy" has crashed the party yet. Overall: Not as strongly violet as I'd hoped for, and a bit too aquatic/sweet for my taste, but definitely a nice scent. A good choice for warm weather, going to work, or hanging with friends - very wearable. 3/5

August 12, 2008

Marianne

In the imp: Mmm...smells very similar to Mme. Moriarty! Sweet and musky and fruity. On wet: A much higher-pitched sweetness than Moriarty - due to a lotus-y culprit, methinks. Drydown: Sweet-sweet-sweeeeet! And kinda perfumey, too. The musky, fruity aspects of the blend are great - and even the usually-awful-orchid is behaving - but this uber sweetness (lotus *and* mimosa? Not familiar with the latter to know) just isn't working for me. Overall: With only a scant few exceptions, BPAL's mega sweet stuff doesn't seem to jive with my chemistry, my nose, or my health (headaches! tummy aches! toothaches - seriously!). Marianne isn't making me queasy, thankfully, but I think wearing it in full force for most of the day, rather than just the wee test spot I've got going on right now, definitely would - it's just that heady and sweet. For anyone who wanted a kick of candy in their Moriarty, this scent's for you! 3/5

August 12, 2008

Plunder

OMG, I have no words. This is the perfect spicy blend for me. I have always looooved clove and cinnamon. On me this has an almost clove cig. scent, but without so much of the tobacco. It has a touch of sweetness w/out being foody. I am absolutely in love! It does tend to stay fairly close to skin, so I think I'll wear it on my skin and in my locket. It's also great to layer with when you have a scent that needs some extra spice. I have a feeling this will be my regular autumn scent.

August 12, 2008

meeow712's Blog

The Contract of Theophilus of Adana

The Contract of Theophilus of Adana: Parchment, Siamese benzoin, infernal incense, red musk, brimstone, and daemonorops. In the imp: a clean scent? I can't really pinpoint anything. On me: I'm usually a sucker for incense, but this just didn't go incensey on me like I was hoping. I smell like old crumbling parchment that has been locked up in a dusty library with some very stale incense traces. It's not awful, but not something I enjoy smelling like either. I usually love red musk, where is it hiding?

meeow712

August 12, 2008

Satyr

Ok, so I knew this wouldn't be for me so I had hubby try it. It smells like leather, cinnamon, clove. rotted hay, and butt. Seriously. It smells like someone is tryint to cover up a funk with something really nice. Hubby said it reminds him of the horses at Busch Gardens. It was almost good.

August 12, 2008

Priala, The Human Phoenix

Oh wow. wow wow wow wow wow wow wow I doubt I would've tried this, but luckily I got a frimp from a super sweet someone. At first it is warm with a light insense feel to it, but then it starts to sweeten and the spice comes up. It's smokey and spicy and sweet and sexy all in one. I love that it has a touch of sweetness without being foody. And thankfully, my wonky skin chemstry keeps this beautiful and it doesn't go all wrong on me. I can't wait to try it in my locket and I will most defnitely be getting multiple bottles of this one!

August 12, 2008

Why?

I ordered a bottle each of SGA, Schwarzer Mond & Lune Noir on 7/28, a few minutes after they went live. So why are people getting C'n'S for orders they placed on 7/31, and I still don't have mine? It's not fair! Okay, /whine. It seems like PayPal orders are processed more slowly than CCNow orders. At least, the orders I've placed through PayPal so far have not been shipped nearly as quickly as my CCNow orders (particularly this one).