twilighteyes

I didn't much care for this the first time I tried it. Tried it again tonight, because these scents SHOULD WORK FOR ME. I love patchouli. I love ginger. I'm good with orange and orange blossom. So it should be teh WIN! And today is better. I am smelling a sweetened gingery patchouli -- almost foody, like molasses cookie with a ton of ginger, but then the earthy patchouli kicks in for a bottom note. Now I am loving it. Weird how the body chemistry changes during the month.

This is all amber musk top note to me with a rose bottom. Very yummy!!

I used to think that I liked violet. One of my best friends goes by the alias of Violet, and I'm Twilight. We've been using those names on-line for about 20 years now. Over 20 years in my case. (Yes, I'm dating myself obviously.) I have always purchased violet scented things for her. But something about most of the violet notes from BPAL turn my stomach and this one is no exception. It's not that they're a BAD scent -- they totally scream "VIOLET!!!!" at me -- but I think they are just too STRONG. Violent Violet. This one has very much of a violet top note with an earthy bottom. But sadly nothing that I want to wear.

... Her scent is a bounty of golden honeyed almonds and a whisper of African and Middle Eastern spices. I was really pretty excited about this one. Honey! Spices! Nuts! teh win! In the imp, pure almond. The kind that smells like cherries. On my skin, still lots and lots of cherry almonds. A little honey. Not much spice. Which is weird because I touched my lip to my wrist by accident and now my lip is burning.

Musk and lavender. Tiny bit of resin in the background.

I actually go to a lot of bondage balls, fetish clubs, goth clubs, you name it, we live it. This is NOT a scent I like nor does it remind me of dungeons. Number 1, you can't drink during bondage. It's dangerous because you're not getting an accurate reading of pain levels. This smells a LOT like cheap wine. Number 2, I don't smoke and I don't like kissing or playing with people that do. I like the smell of pipe tobacco, but the blend in this just smells like cigarette smoke to me. This perfume to me is totally cheap wine and nasty cigarettes. I don't smell the leather or tonka. Or rum for that matter. The wine scent in this reminds me of the smell of a drunk's vomit. This is one of *the only* bpal scents that I have NOT liked. I even did the "well, ok, it doesn't smell the great in the imp but it might morph on my skin..." test. Nope, if anything, it just smelled even MORE like cigarette smoke on my skin.

I am having a hard time picking out individual scents with this one. Bright fruity top with a floral bottom.

Roses. Light, tea roses. Not a red rose. No cinnamon here.

I think the imp I have is really old. It smells like stale perfume. I found another imp of it in my extras box. One is lab fresh from lab month, the other was frimped from an ebay person. hmm. They both smell a little stale. Dark heavy perfume. Musky.

I can smell the plum and black currants immediately this time. Last time it was very wine-y. No amaretto at all.

Rosewood, musk, and sandalwood. Not getting any floral or lemon.

I'm getting a lot of honey and vanilla as top notes with a teeny bit of strawberry and sweetpea. Very nice!!!

Peach!!!! Lovely peach top note and a patchouli bottom. Honeysuckle lurking. A little spicyness I'm guessing from the carnation. This ones turns all deep and dark on me, yet retains a tiny bit of sweetness. I bought a bottle from the lab (ebay) as soon as possible! One of my top ten favorites.

Mmm. Warm ginger, dark - a little sweet but not soaked in sugar or molasses. Spicy and resiny.

Lime and coconut. But no rum, sorry. The amber and musk are strong and heavy. Well blended.

Salty soapy aquatic.

Cedar and vetiver. But I like them.

This one is both floral and fruity at the same time. The type of smell that I can feel on the sides of my tongue. I can't make out any individual scents but it's very nice and not unapproachable at all.

This one smells VERY sweet, almost maple-y, in the lab fresh imp. Yum! In a more aged imp it smells more incense-y and sharper, but still sweet.

This was a tarted frimp received recently from the lab. I am assuming it is well aged. I am getting heavy mahogany and wood as the top note with a bottom note of sweet fruit.

I received a tarted imp of this in a swap so it must be well aged. I get a sweet burst of fruitiness as the top note with a bottom note of musk.

This smells the same on me as it does in the bottle. Musky dark heavy lavender. It must be the magnolia that makes it so musky and dark? This is a very "adult" scent and seems too heavy to properly be Yvaine, although I suppose she was quite serious in the book. Having said that, this is one of my favorites from the Stardust series. I love lavender. This is probably going to be the first bpal bottle that I have emptied. Long lasting, large throw.

In the bottle: Smokey plum. Beewax and musk in the bottom note. Dry on Skin: This becomes more floral as it dries and less fruity. Remains smoky and musky. Another one with a large throw and good lasting power.

This smells the same in the bottle wet as it does dry on my skin. Mostly tea rose. Maybe a TEENY bit of vanilla musk and lily, but predominately ROSE ROSE ROSE.

In the bottle: Incense-y green floral. Dry on skin: Dry down becomes sugared candies with a fresh green floral background. Huge throw, long lasting.