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meeow712's Blog
 

Snake Oil

Snake Oil: By far, our most popular scent! Magnetic, mysterious, and exceedingly sexual in nature. A blend of exotic Indonesian oils sugared with vanilla.   In the bottle: It smelled weird. A funky bitter spice, no vanilla at all. I sniffed it at different times thinking it was me, the moment, etc. Nope, still weird. Knowing all the rave about it and loooooving the entire Snake Pit, I decided to still give it a shot.   On me: At first it was the same weird smell. And then it dried down to a lovely spicy vanilla. The spice toned down a bit, which took the bitter edge off while still leaving a lot of spice. And it blended really well with the vanilla to make it a very warm spicy scent. As the day goes by it's smelling different, I can't pinpoint it though. I think I want to buy a bottle and age it, since apparently it is better aged.
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Bordello

Bordello: A decadent, deep perfume, lusty and luxuriant. The scent evokes images of velvet-lined Old West cathouses, tightly laced corsets, rustling petticoats and coquettish snarls of pleasure. Bawdy plum with amaretto, burgundy wine and black currant.   In the bottle: A delicious fruity blend of plums and currants, plum dominating. I didn't get much amaretto except for a bit of sweet almond. And no wine either, but that's ok.   On me: The plum deepened and the currant came out more. I got more amaretto, not too much, and a hint of the burgundy. It smelled very sensual on me, and it is definitely a "Mia" scent.
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meeow712's Blog
 

Blood Amber

Blood Amber: Slivers of warm, pulsating blood forever crystallized in golden amber resin.   In the bottle: a very sweet amber. As an amber fan I'm in heaven.   On me: A very toned down version of what's in the imp. It doesn't smell much like amber, and really smells like a commercial perfume. It also doesn't have much throw. Nothing spectacular.
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meeow712's Blog
 

Pisces

Pisces: Mutable water: the essence of faith. Hemp, opium poppy, sarsaparilla, grains of paradise, passion flower, wisteria, Irish moss, and gentian.   In the bottle, a sharp green/white scent.   I can't pick up any specific notes in this blend, but it is a very fresh green scent with a tiny bit of florals to warm it up some. It is very March. It lost a touch of its sharpness on me, but is still a bit sharp.   I am liking this. I don't have any other BPALs that are even close to this one, so it's good for variety.
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vultureguy's Blog
 

Wow.

It has been an intense and stressful day.   Again.   I didn't sleep well last night. I can't, won't, go into whys. That's personal.   So I've put in an order for TKO and The Deep Ones. That is odd. Only putting in an order for *2* bottles is odd. I usually get in touch with the people I've enabled or the Hamilton BPALer to see if anyone wants to tack something on. Not this time, I really feel I need to get this order in ASAP so I can get TKO sooner, not later. I've got other bottles I want, especially GCs. I decided to hold off for now.   It's been a Western Diamondback day. I put it on this am knowing it was going to be a busy day and that I had an appt after work that I needed some comfort for.   Going to go put some more WDB on, chuck some more Baku on my pillow & see if I can sleep better tonight.  
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Review Round-up!
 

Loviatar

In the imp: Sweet powder and myrrh.   On wet: Sweet powder and myrrh - maybe a touch of wood.   Drydown: Leather and woodsmoke for a good while, then...smoked powder. Bleh. The red musk never showed, either.   Overall: Evil powder scent = not for me. Amber never fails to disappoint on my skin, and myrrh's becoming more and more troublesome for some reason. This blend pulls a 2/5, thanks to my wannabe Dominatrix chemistry.
furygrrl

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Review Round-up!
 

Yerevan

In the imp: Sweet, sweet apricot - almost fake fruity-sweet, like gum or candy.   On wet: Yummy! Deep, rich apricot - the blindingly ripe, perfectly fuzzy kind - with just a hint of musky perfume underneath.   Drydown: This is such a wonderful mix of musk and fruit. The apricot has melded with the plum (not getting any hint of the pom, but it could be in there, too), and the musk is sweet and heady and feminine. If there are any roses in here, they're well-blended, 'cause I can't smell 'em at all.   Overall: Really lovely scent - and versatile, too. The sweet n' fruity angle covers everyday wear or fun/casual events, while the perfume-y side makes it appropriate for work or an evening out. It's a *titch* too heady for me, personally, but I'll definitely be keeping - and using - my imp. 4/5
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BPAL Log
 

Thus Far . . .

I have been a fan of BPAL for years, however due to financial hardship and general madness, I can only recently really afford to splurge on their wonderful oils. I have ordered very lightly here and there throughout the years, which is easy to do since the oils last much longer than a bottle of perfume, and a little goes a long way, even on my fragrance-soaking skin. Now that I am in a better place, I intend to start collecting more seriously, at least more often, hence my account and blog here.   The reason I started with BPAL was simply curiosity; I was intrigued by the artwork, poetry, and names of scents on their website (found through the Chateau Bizarre blog). As a lover of aesthetics (visual, sensual, anything) and fragrance, I decided to give them a try. The oils blew me away, and I've been a fan ever since, if not a big spender, sadly. I have tried, whether in imp or 5ml, 13 scents (ha, nice number). I own four 5ml bottles: De Sade, Snake Oil, and today I received Pool of Tears and Khandita. The rest are imps I still have in varying levels of fullness, and those would be: Haunted, Twilight, Cathedral, Katharina, Anne Bonny, Jester, Iago, and Bordello. There is one mysterious scent whose label fell off and I am currently tearing my room apart looking for, which is a pretty floral, heavier than my other scents. I am terrible at identifying notes, which leaves me in a bad spot trying to distinguish it enough to seek it out.   I'm not an expert or artisan, simply a lover of a beautiful, pleasant atmosphere, and I find BPAL to greatly enhance any place it is worn to. Especially perfect for times outside the home, where you can't light a scented candle or burn up some incense!
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vultureguy's Blog
 

Tattoist/Piercer in Trouble!

I wonder if there would be a way to let Beth know about this, see if she'd be willing to consider doing a small donation like she does for the comic book fund? Or are they too stretched on donations already, with the ones they have? I'd buy a bottle just to be able to donate. Would it be too forward to drop an email to the Lab and mention it to them? I have a feeling this kind of injustice would be as close to Beth's heart as it is mine. I've got 3 (had 4) tats, got piercings too. (**Edited: I couldn't go to bed without emailing the Lab about it. I feel really silly doing that but I don't think it should have waited while I wrestled with my shyness).   Here is the long version Linkie Thingie   Here is a recent update   Short version: a tattooist/piercer in UT is being harrassed because she refused to tattoo an under-age minor without a parent present. She even refused to sell the supplies so they couldn't pierce themselves. The minor has complained to the cops in this tiny po-dunk town saying that she and friends were able to view the shop's genital piercing book. Never mind that the "witness" story has changed several times. This book isn't left out for people to just view. Regardless, the cops have raided the parlor, taken a bunch of flash (come on, semi-nude fairies???) as well as the book. Unfortunate for the parlor, a couple of 17 year olds snuck in and got a tat. The receptionist didn't notice, the guys signed paperwork swearing they were over 18. The parents didn't really mind but did their 'civic duty' (this is UT remember) and reported it to the cops. This has been brought up in the recent charges against the tattooist. She has a 2 year old.   Please spread the word. If you are able to, donate $1 or more to the legal defence fund. I've donated $15.00. It isn't much but hopefully every dollar will help.
vultureguy

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Review Round-up!
 

Shoggoth

In the imp: Sweet candy, lemon, and coconut - yum!   On wet: Lime and coconut, a titch of floral goodness - mostly the iris, which I love.   Drydown: The lemongrass has emerged. It's very distinct from the lime (which is still very present), and they're both sitting on top of the iris and coconut. There's something dusty or powdery hanging around, too - I'm thinking it's one of the florals I'm not very familiar with (snowdrop, wisteria), possibly the amber, which doesn't tend to like me. I don't normally care for even the slightess bit of dust/powder, but it doesn't seem to last very long, and all the other notes are pleasantly distracting.   Overall: Definitely a wild - but lovely - scent! It's bright and warm, sweet and sharp, saved from being too fruity or foody because of the florals, and not too floral thanks to the coconut and citrus! A gorgeous summer or party blend, suitable for a wide range of ages, too. I feel like I'm wearing a rainbow on my wrist! 4.5/5     edit: Needed to upgrade my overall score from 3.5 to 4.5 - I haven't been able to stop sniffing myself all day! I smell freaking *awesome* - like lemon-lime, sweet-tart, glittery coconut musk. LOVE!
furygrrl

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The Passionate Shepherd To His Love

In the bottle: Clean, fresh, grassy...with just a *hint* of something sweet-tart underneath.   On wet: Pale, pale green aquatic, with the vaguest touch of watery fruit around the edges.   Drydown: Mmm...the sharp aquatic-ness has died away. Now it's insanely fresh smelling - like a garden, comprised of nothing but carnation and big, green, leafy plants, all dappled with cool water after a good rain. The heather is sweet, the carnation is lightly spiced cream, the green things stay green - really, really lovely.   Overall: I had to have this scent purely because of the poem - it's been a favourite of mine since childhood. I was incredibly fortunate that none of the notes were dealbreakers (though moss and ivy *can* be troublesome), and doubly lucky that they all decided to play nice on my skin - I would have been heartbroken if this hadn't worked. But here I am, smelling deliciously fresh and spicy and green all at the same time, anxiously waiting for warmer weather to arrive, as this is definitely going to be one of my go-to spring scents. A delightful blend - 4.5/5.
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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Clio

Category: Discontinued Scents   I pretty much get patchouli from this, with a bit of lavender around the edges. Unfortunately, it didn't get any more complex than that on me. Will pass it on to someone else who can appreciate it more.   I do like that patchouli. This is saying something, since I'm used to suffering exposure to it via people who seem to bathe in that instead of hot water and soap. Usually, it tends to crawl up into my sinuses, summon little knife-wielding dervishes, and then dance back and forth up and down my nose. Normally, only pollen does that.   There are other incense-like scents in the GC that work better on me than this did, so I'm not too sad about it.
Argentwolf

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Boomslang

Snake Oil with cocoa, teakwood, and rice milk.   Reviewed 03/26/2008   I didn't sniff the imp of this, because I was nervous after reading the notes and didn't want to pre-judge it. I didn't read the reviews either. The teak note makes me nervous, wood goes to sawdust on me normally, and I've never smelled Snake Oil so I can't compare it with that.   Wet: No sawdust yet, thank goodness. It's mostly dark cocoa, with a hint of something like caramel. It's not sweet or foody though. It's complex, I can smell some other, spicy notes floating around but I can't identify them.   Drydown: This stained my skin where I put it on for a test patch. After about half an hour a sandalwood-like note came up and became very prominent, to the exclusion of pretty much everything else. It's very strong, and I'm not really fond of it. At the same time, a pounding headache came on. I'm not sure if they're related, but I had to go wash it off anyway. I'll have to test it again to see if the headache returns, but right now I'm not fond of this one.
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meeow712's Blog
 

Moon of Ice

Moon of Ice: The Moon of Ice shines its pale white light on snow-blanketed hills and barren fields. Icicles dangle from skeletal branches, and the desperate howl of starving men and beasts echo through the darkness. Frost-crusted winter flowers, white pine, eucalyptus, and traditional lunar oils.   In the bottle it reminded me a bit of Zest soap. It definitely has a good "splash you awake" feeling to it.   It was cold today (weird for Miami), so I decided that Moon of Ice was appropriate. I am loving the combination of scents in this. The flowers, pine, and eucalyptus blend together and I can't really pick out any specific notes, they just all create a cold wintery fresh scent. It's got a pretty strong throw, and I'm definitely doing a lot of self-sniffing. From smelling this in the bottle I didn't think it would work on me, but it has! Yay.   A funny note, two friends of mine said I smell like incense. I didn't really get an incensey feel from this, and I would have squeed if I had because I love incensey smells. But....yeah....I smell like incense to unindoctrinated noses.
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A whole bunch of reviews from my LJ

#20 Love Oil: A potent, enticing love formula, favored among Louisiana courtesans. >It smelled wonderful in the imp. On me – I didn’t smell like a courtesan, I smelled like a cheap alley hooker. It was BAD!   Absinthe: An intoxicating blend containing wormwood essence, light mints, cardamom, anise, hyssop, and the barest hint of lemon. >I had high hopes, but on me I smelled like a pack of licorice. Ick.   Aeaea: A dark ocean breeze, electric with adrenaline, magic, and fear, clashing with the thick scent of poisoned berries and spiny aloe, against a backdrop of snowdrop, cedar, and cypress. >I really enjoyed the scent in the bottle and on me. It faded really quickly though, which sucked. It was very ocean-ey on me so it brought back great memories of when I was a kid on the beach.   All Souls: An incense blend that invokes the higher qualities of mercy and compassion, mingled with the soft, sugared currant scent of offertory soul cakes. >On me it smelled like a blend of honey spiced up with incense. AMAZING! I love the currant in this. Must hoarde.   Baku: Our Nightmarebane. Named after the Baku, benevolent Japanese spirits that eat nightmares. In Japanese tradition, nightmares are gifts from malevolent spirits; when you wake up from one, you may call, "Baku, please eat my dreams!", and if you are virtuous and merciful in spirit, the Baku will devour the evil, transforming it into a blessing of good fortune. >Total and absolute disaster on me! I can’t describe it, but I was not smelling very good after putting this on. And I had weird dreams.   Baneberry: A poisonous fruit-bearing member of the buttercup family. The scent, like the plant, is dark green, herbal, and plump with bulging black fruit >I got this from the lab as a frimp and it’s one of my favorites. It smells soooo yummy on me! Seeing a pattern – me likes the darker fruits. Although to me, the scent wasn’t “dark” it was more of a deep red.   Belle Epoque: Impressionist and Art Nouveau movements. Sweet opium, Lily of the Valley, vanilla, mandarin and red sandalwood. >On me it was a delicious blend of opium and vanilla. Heaven. And very Art Nouveau. I can’t believe I’m starting to associate scents with art – but it’s oh so true.   Blood Kiss: Lush, creamy vanilla and the honey of the sweetest kiss smeared with the vital throb of husky clove, swollen red cherries, but darkened with the vampiric sensuality of vetiver, soporific poppy and blood red wine, and a skin-light pulse of feral musk. >On me the clove turned into some funky rotted leaves smell/err stench. Ick.   Blood Phoenix: Dragon's blood resin, helichrysum, burgundy wine grape, red musk, opoponax, red poppy, myrrh, carnation, tonka, almond, mimosa, jonquil, and neroli >I’m wearing it today (used to cover up the most awful smell I’ve yet to put on myself). I’m in love! It isn’t as sweet on me as it is in the bottle, but I’m loving the spiciness of this one.   Bon Vivant: An effervescent blend of crystalline champagne notes and sweet strawberry. >Another favorite. It is so sexy and sensual on me. And it makes me crave champagne and strawberries.   Diary of a Lovestruck Teenage Cannibal: missing the notes. >On me it was the yummiest mixture of vanilla and grapefruit. And not in a foodie way. Gotta love the name too!   Dragon’s Bone: The dry, thin scent of a draconic ossuary. Dragon's blood resin with white sandalwood, dusty orris and crisp blondewood. >Damn I wanted to like all of the Ars Draconis! I love dragons. But, no, the woods turned to rotted leaves on me again.   Dragon’s Eye: A piercing, radiant perfume: dragon's blood resin, lily of the valley, lilac and galbanum >Another disappointment. It went ALL lavender on me, way overkill. Damn.   Euphrosyne: Gardenia, tea rose, vanilla and jasmine. >On me this was the loveliest blend of vanilla and jasmine. I was in heaven.   Florence: The pearl of the Italian Renaissance. Elegant iris, bright berries, gilded amber and velvety spices. >In the imp it didn’t really do much for me, but since I like all of the notes in it, I tried it on hoping it would change on my skin. It did – wet it smelled wonderful on me – amber and berries. And then it dried……to old lady baby powder perfume. Yuck! I pictured some 90 year old lady sitting on furniture covered in plastic bathing in this stuff. Not good.   Gluttony: Thick, sugared and bloated with sweetness. Dark chocolate, vanilla, buttercream, and hops with pralines, hazelnut, toffee and caramel. >I hadn’t experimented with any chocolate scents so didn’t know what to expect. But OMG I wanted to eat myself! Oh so yummy.   Haloa: A Priest and Priestess bore torches that symbolizes Demeter and her daughter Persephone presided over the final ceremony, which culminated in the ultimate celebration of fertility: an orgy that lasted til dawn. Wine grapes, myrrh, frankincense and olive leaf, and the warm scent of offertory cakes. >OMG this is absolutely delicious! I want to eat it! When I wear it I can’t stop sniffing! Unfortunately, something in this one makes me red and itchy for about 20 minutes after I put it on. Won’t stop me though, it’s soooo yummy.   Harikata: Osmanthus, honey, golden musk, vanilla flower, and ginger. >It smells amazing in the imp, and good but totally different on me. After it dried on me it smelled exactly like Issey Miake. Now that I’m a BPAL addict, though, I realize that I don’t need to smell like commercial perfumes.   Highwayman: Vetiver with gardenia, blood red rose, night-blooming jasmine, a dash of cinnamon and a faint hint of leather. >Funky in the bottle to my nose. On me I got a lot of jasmine and leather, no cinnamon. It smells a lot like Bucheron on me – good stuff.   Kumiho: Nine-tailed fox demon of Korean lore who transforms into the visage of an irresistible beauty in order to seduce men and lead them to their doom. A sharp, biting blend of crisp white tea and ginger. >Nice and fresh scent on me. Probably good for hangovers.   Lyonesse: Golden vanilla and gilded musk, stargazer lily, white sandalwood, grey amber, elemi, orris root, ambergris and sea moss. >In the imp I adore the vanilla and musk in this one. Yum. On me it is a totally different scent – a lot of lily and ambergris. Still really good though.   Madrid: Swarthy and vibrant! An elegant, full-bodied scent that ignites all the darkest passions. Bold red wine, mimosa, and a trickle of clove. >A yummy spicy wine on me. And it does totally remind me of Madrid.   March Hare: A twisted teatime tart: apricot and sweet clove. >This smelled soooo good, and then I put it on and I smelled like I had been dunked in a bucket of cloves. In a bad way. Ick, what a shame.   Midnight Kiss: In Roman Catholic tradition, the Christmas season begins liturgically on Christmas Eve, though it is forbidden to celebrate the Christmas Mass before midnight. The most devout attend Midnight Mass, celebrating both the Eucharist and the drama of the Nativity. This perfume is a traditional Roman Catholic sacramental incense, most often used during a Solemn Mass. Traditionally, five tears of this incense, each encased individually in wax that has been fashioned into the shape of a nail, are inserted into the paschal candle. This is, of course, represents the Five Wounds of Our Risen Savior. Symbolically, the burning of the incense signifies spiritual fervor, the fragrance itself inspires virtue, and the rising smoke carries our prayers to God. >Delicious deep dark incense on me. Heaven!   Midnight on the Midway: Lightning splits the sky, illuminating the skeletal skyline of the carnival rides: sugared incense and night-blooming flowers. >It was heavenly on me. A sweet incense. Thank you B! Enable away.   Midway Resurrected: A bombardment of edible carnival indulgences. Funnel cake, caramel apple, cotton candy, salt water taffy and sugar tart. >It was absolutely delicious and yummy in the imp. After it dried on me I smelled like AN ASH TRAY! It was awful! Even my dog didn’t want to smell me. Damn that sucks! But I have this air deodorizer machine thing that I can put oil into to scent the room, so tonight my room will smell like the good side of Midway.   Minotaur: The Bull of Minos, guardian of the Labyrinth in Knossos. A deep, swarthy black musk dusted by a dark, resinous blend of sacred bisabol myrrh, atramentous benzoin, tsori, balsam, and galbanum. >B – WOW! This is one of my favorites. It’s a spicey incense on me, not to sweet and wow it lasts quite a long time. And the bottle has the coolest looking minotaur on it!   New Orleans: Reminiscent of hothouse blooms on a humid night, ripe, but touched with decay. Sweet honeysuckle and jasmine with a hint of lemon and spice. >T you’re awesome! This reminds me of Lestat walking through Anne Rice’s New Orleans. Yum! I totally need to order a bottle of this and keep backups.   Wanda: Her scent is a deep red merlot with a faint hint of leather, sexual musk and body heat over crushed roses, violets and myrtle. >Absolute heaven in the imp….all leathery and so-so on me. Damned body chemistry!!
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The BPAL Blog

This seems like a good idea. Right now I'm randomly throwing in BPAL review in my livejournal and most likely boring most of my friends list. This way I can keep my reviews organized.   I'm still new at this, so it's still hard for me to pick up specific notes because I'm not familiar with a lot of the notes that aren't super common (like rose or lavendar). But little by little it's getting easier...
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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Asphodel

Category: Discontinued Scents   Oh, dear. I *like* this. It's a nice, light floral -- not sweet so much as...natural and a little earthy. It's much like leaning into the buds of a flower that have just opened, that soft velvety odor that you get from a flower that derives beauty more from the shape and color of its petals than from an overwhelming fragrance.   That, and it was long-lived in addition to being pretty...so now I'm sad that it got discontinued!
Argentwolf

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vultureguy's Blog
 

Freeway's Improvement

Freeway has been slowly gaining weight again. He's eating, not a ton but little bits here and there and that's what counts. He's sitting on the couch grooming himself. He had stopped grooming himself when he wasn't eating much so it gives me hope again. We've got a little digital scale & weigh me, then him & me. We've been doing it for about a week. Yesterday he was up to 4.7 kilos. He doesn't look like he's gained weight so I'm glad we are weighing him, so I tell he's doing better.   I'm ok. It was a tough week last week. Work got pretty unbearable. And it's not fun when issues you are dealing with at home come up at work and vice versa. It felt like everywhere I turned I was being attacked. Just not fun.   Checking the PO today, our 10/2 Lab order should be here, along with some decants I was expecting last week. And I hope Sharon's Possets order makes it this time. She's kindly reshipped since it should have been here by now and wasn't. Fingers crossed. We are seeing Sharon tomorrow and I can give them to her then. And we are seeing Joan so if the Lab's box is here that means I can give her the Muse she ordered.   We put in an order yesterday, got Hexennacht 08 on it and I hope that works for me. Most of the order was for Carol this time. I put Ebisu Making Love on for me, the reviews sound intriguing. And I put an imp pack on for me. I chucked a GLowing Vulva on because my counsellor really liked it so I can give her a decant. I want to pull a few decants out then Carol can use it. She liked it, not as much as others, but I wanted to be able to decant some.   Ah well, finish coffee then off to the shower. Busy today, PO then the pet store to look for some clumping litter, then the fruit/veg markets out in Massey for fruit for tomorrow. What else? Oh. Bills. I'm a week and a half behind doing them. Must Do Today. And gardening (lawn is up to my knees!) and housework. I'm glad this is a 4 day weekend!!
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Nuclear Winter

Annihilation. The ice, desolation and barrenness of nuclear devastation shot through by a beam of radioactive mints.   Reviewed 03/21/2008   In the imp: Minty, but a different mint than the other minty BPAL scents I like (Snowblind, Tokyo Stomp, etc.)   Wet: This is a spicier mint than I'm used to, and it is amazing. I love this. YUM.   Drydown: This kept the spicy mint scent, but a tiny bit of greenness has come out under it, like the first little sprouts of grass peeking up through the snow. I want buckets of this, gallons and gallons of it so I can bathe in it. It feels so cool and fresh. I wish it had a bit more throw, but that might be my oil-drinking skin.
Rovylern

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Arkham

Category: Picnic In Arkham   In the imp: Wow. It really does smell like an old person's house. Like...cleanser and very artificial air fresheners trying to cover...something gross. Eeek.   This scent morphs quite a bit. When first applied, the florals are predominant, in an almost sickly-sweet way, though having them in open air on the skin does wonders for the geriatric-home smell. Then, there's pine, trees, woodsy scents...perhaps the moss as well. Definitely a sense of earth and loam and undergrowth there.   When dry...it actually smells a lot as if you'd come to a halt on a forest path, and were scenting the trees and ferns around you. I'm not familiar with Eastern US trees, but there's definitely a pine smell like Douglas Fir, cedar, redwoods...that's what it reminds me of.   I don't believe it's for me (and it didn't last long on me at any rate), but if you like nature scents perhaps you should give this a try.   I rather like the way that it morphs around, as it's an interesting phenomena. However, the florals are just too...artificial-seeming, to me. I compare them to something like Aeval or even Amsterdam, and they just don't stack up.
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The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife

Seaweed, honey, white mint, and ambergris.   Reviewed 03/20/2008   In the imp: This is an exact dupe for Zest soap! And it's strong, too.   Wet: This is an eye opener. It still has that Zest soap smell, and if I sniff it too closely it makes my eyes water.   Drydown: That strong soap smell never really leaves. I might wear this if I was dragging and had to wake myself up, but I can't picture myself reaching for this very often. I may try it on my SO to see if it smells better on him.
Rovylern

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Harikata

Osmanthus, honey, golden musk, vanilla flower, and ginger.   Reviewed 03/20/2008   In the imp: I have no idea what I'm smelling, but it 'feels' golden. It doesn't smell particularly musky or floral or spicy or sweet.   Wet: Now there's floral notes. Something is making my nose twitch if I sniff too closely, maybe the ginger?   Drydown: I have such hit-or-miss luck with honey notes. Sometimes it's gorgeous, sometimes it turns into cat pee. Sadly, this is the latter kind. I really enjoyed this scent until about 45-60 minutes into the weartime, and then it turned bad. I probably won't be ordering a bottle of this before it comes down, but I'll hang onto my imp for use in my scent locket.
Rovylern

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Parlement of Foules 2008

Medieval romance and courtly love. White rose and soft resins.   Reviewed 03/20/2008   In the imp: Flowers, but not roses specifically, and a hint of incense.   Wet: Now it's rose, a light, tangy rose with fresh greenery. There's nothing that says resin or incense anymore.   Drydown: This is my perfect rose scent. Not a touch of powder the way many roses go on my skin, light and fresh, simply gorgeous, never overpowering. It has a long wear time and a decent throw, which surprised me since it's such a light scent. I *love* this one, and I think it will become a mainstay of my spring scent wardrobe.
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