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Oh, how I wish I had bought more than one bottle of this. As soon as the package came, I tore off the bubble wrap and dabbed it on my wrists. Then I made my husband smell it. "Smell this! I love it!" I exclaimed, and he got that look in his eyes that he gets when I'm being a little too crazy about the BPAL. It's pure, delicious, thick honey on me. I hardly get any of the other notes, and that is totally fine with me. I suppose I am getting the notes without realizing it, though, because it's a complex honey. Not just a bottle of clover here, no. It's rich and dark. I would bathe in this if I could.

Dry and dusty, this reminds me a little of Coyote. The amber really comes out on my skin, as does a good bit of spiciness. The grasses ground everything, giving it a bit of a green scent, but not too green, if that makes any sense. I don't get much honey out of this, but I do get a bit of lemon. The lemon fades pretty fast, leaving behind the strong amber and dry grass. When I'm not actively sniffing, I keep getting peppery whiffs, which is interesting!

In the imp this is sugary sweet tastiness. It's like fruity candy, but there's something that keeps it sophisticated. It doesn't go all FRUIT PERFUME!!!1111 on me, which is great, cause I wouldn't be able to handle that. It's all dark fruit and juicy darkness. A good pick-me-up for a long day at work! ETA: Hours later, it gets even deeper, with sweetness at the center. Just kind of richer. Very hard to describe.

In the imp, Kumiho smells kind of cookieish, but then gets lemony as soon as it hits my skin. After it dries, it smells exactly like the description! White tea and ginger all the way. It's a great summer scent, but is suuuuuuper light and doesn't have much throw. It doesn't last very long, too, so as much as I like the smell, I probably won't get a bottle or anything.

Mmmm I knew I would love this and should have just ordered a bottle! Sigh. It's earthy and deep and woody and lovely. I don't get the heavy patcholi that some other people are getting, and I like patcholi anyhow, so it's cool. It does have a nice, dirty, outside after the rain kind of feel to it. It's comforting and grounding for days when I feel like I have a floaty head. There's a little bit of floral to it, but not too much, which is good, because rose doesn't usually work very well on me. So, yay for The Clod and the Pebble!!

There's a bit of smokiness to Luperci in the imp. Of course, the florals are there, and the moss and the musk. I couldn't quite decide how I felt about it. It comes out a bit more floral than I'd like on me, and at the end of the day my husband said I was wearing too much perfume, though I had put on only as much as I usually do! Luperci lasted FOREVER on me, and while I wasn't aware of the crazy throw, I will take his word for it. He said he thought the floral smell was the woman in the car repair shop, but it turned out to be me. I don't think I'll wear this again! ETA: 2008 version!

I tried Somnus for a couple of weeks straight after I bought it, and feel like I should go back and try it again. It certainly relaxes me with its flowery lavender and maybe lemon. I find if I focus on the smell, on breathing deeply during those first few minutes in bed, I'm able to leave the day behind. I don't, however, find it as strong a sleep aid as some of my friends here do. I was disappointed there - after hearing such raves over it, I was hoping it would work for me! I do appreciate its help with relaxation, though, of course!

As soon as I smelled it at ECWC in February, I knew I had to buy a bottle. I can't believe I haven't formally reviewed Smut until now. This is one of those oils I put on when I want to feel sexy and playful. If we're going out to dinner or for drinks, this is the first thing I reach for. It's warm and sweet and definitely musky on me. There's almost a deep, dark cherry scent going on here. Smut has decent throw, and lasts a good long time. It smells really good once my body gets warm, too, like if we're in a crowded bar or dancing. YUM.

I was really surprised by the sugary sweetness going on here upon first sniff. This goes to a sweet vanilla on me, with a few whiffs of plastic now and then. And every few sniffs I get a teeny bit of powderiness. I'm not really sure about it. I'll have to give it another try, but it just doesn't feel like "me."

With the hot weather we've been having, I finally reached for Dirty after a nice cool shower. It ended up being a great winding-down down scent, for a quiet evening on a hot day. It's all clean laundry, dried in the sunshine. Not necessarily what I would reach for normally, but the crisp and cool mood is wonderful for summer.

I am so in love with this. I was certain I had reviewed it, but in looking at my dorky BPAL spreadsheet, I saw a big blank space in the "review" column! So here I am! This is comfort food in a bottle. It's a blanket, a mug of cocoa, a snuggly couch, a fireplace. Sweet coffee and chocolate grounded with cinnamon, in fact like my favorite cocoa. I haven't worn it lately, as it just seems wrong in this heat, but that doesn't stop me from opening the bottle every couple of days just to take a deep sniff and dream of days I'm not sweating my ass off just standing in a room, days of crisp air, days calling out for an oil just like this one. I feel warm and safe and cozy when I wear this, and wish the bottle would never run out!!

In the imp, War is mostly sweet, trying her best to hide that sharpness that you can just feel below the surface. As soon as I put it on, wham! There it is - peppery and dark and something sinister, but never without the sweetness from the beginning. The musk comes in waves, with the sweetness of ginger following, but always keeping that pepper and spice. This doesn't have a lot of throw on me and I think it will be gone by midday, but I do really love it. I think I'll try it in a locket to see if it lasts longer on me.

This reminds me SO MUCH of a green tea perfume I used to wear a lot. In fact, when I came downstairs with F5 on, my husband said "You smell like old school Missy." I get a little bit of citrus with it, but not a whole lot - probably my fault, really, because all I can think about is that perfume I used to wear! It's a really light, clean scent - I bought it in January but decided to start wearing it as the weather warmed up, as it is a great summer scent. So glad I stumbled upon this one!

In the imp, this almost smells like chocolate cherries to me. It's very sweet, but surprisingly not too heavy. At first swipe, it's still sweet, but more fruity. It was very familiar to me at this stage, but I can't for the life of me place what it reminds me of! As time goes on, it gets a little more flowery. I like it, but I'm not sure it's something I would wear very often.

There is a warmth and a sweetness to this blend in the imp. The musk definitely comes out strong. Wet, it's much the same, but once it dries, a deep sniff gets hints of that grass and dirt. Coyote's musk is amped a bit on me, so the grass and dirt are in the background, but they're definitely there. Overall, this is a warm blend that is comforting to me. ETA: I've worn it a couple more times and now it just makes me so sneezy!!!

This morning, I decided I must be productive at work - doing research, getting stuff done in general. I felt drawn to my bottle of Clio for this purpose. Wet, it's very woody, with a sappy thick smell coming out as I applied it. As it dries, I get a lot of amber and a bit of really nice, not too dirty-hippie patcholi - rich and sophisticated. It's a touch masculine, and I don't get any of the orange. A teeny bit of lavender. I can't stop smelling it, and am pretty sad that it's discontinued. It's a no-nonsense, very direct, self-assured scent.

There is a sharpness to Thaleia when I first sniff it in the bottle and then put it on. Then, a moment later, I get something like mint (even though there's nothing minty listed!). This dries down into a light, summery floral fruit on me. I'm definitely getting some orange, but a warm orange. And a little powder. I like it, even though it's not like something I would normally wear.

This is weird! I would have sworn cherries and cinnamon, but then when I looked at the notes, neither is listed! As soon as I applied it, I got the smell of sweet cherries, and shortly thereafter a spicy cinnamon started coming out, and it ended up as a soft cinnamon scent, with the cherries going waaaay back into the background. So, a little crazy on me! But I really like it!

I noticed you never reviewed F5 (aloe, white musk, lime peel, fresh mint, seaspray, verbena and green tea), is there some note in there that you didn't like? It's definitely my go-to scent for lime, and strangely the lime seems to have gotten stronger since I first got it (strange because I thought citrus notes degraded faster than other notes)! I still love it. That's funny, because I don't get the lime from F5 at all - it's green tea to the max on me!

In the imp, I'm surprised by how soapy it smells. But really nice, high quality, expensive fancy soap. I didn't have the notes in front of me, so I wasn't sure what I was really smelling. Getting some floral with something deeper - looking at the notes now, I should have identified the sandalwood! The rose doesn't kill this on me, which is awesome, because normally rose is a dealbreaker. This is very soft, with very little throw, but very beautiful.

I need to throw my love for The Jersey Devil in here. The best part is the tomato leaf playing with the pine. Mmmmmm...I have an imp of it that I just love, and need to buy a bottle like yesterday!

In the imp, and wet on my wrists, The Dormouse for some reason smells like sugared melon. This quickly fades, and it dries down into a light floral. I'm not getting tea out of it, or herbs. So, I'm thinking this will go to the swap pile!

Frimp from the lab! Thanks, lab! In the imp, this is dark, a little smokey, woody, and deep. Smells animalistic. I chose it to wear today and take with me for my burlesque show tonight because I am feeling nervous and wanted something sexy and "in charge." I think this will do the job quite nicely. On me, it stays deep and dark, with lots of sandalwood. The musk adds that sexy, animal mood. As it dries, it goes ever-so-slightly powdery on me, but not so much as to ruin the blend.

In the imp, I'm getting BERRY!. When I apply it to my wrists, it's more of the same. Sweet but not too sweet, and more real-smelling than many perfumes. This gets really, really soft on me - almost gone now, and I put it on around 8...so, 7 hours...it does get a little sharper as the herbs assert themselves. Not bad at all.

I might be in the minority here (from just skimming the other reviews), but on me this is one thing and one thing only. An upturned bottle of Captain Morgan. Putting it on first thing in the morning made me feel liike I had a hangover. To be fair, it does become a little more than that as it wears on - the cedar comes out a bit. But I just can't get past the first stage with this one.