Lit Chick

My skin eats all the top notes. Just POOF. For a little while I’m left with that “generic BPL smell”, you know the one you get when you open your imp box? Must be the opium smoke… but that didn’t last on me either. I may try it in a locket.

I avoided this because BPAL vanilla tends to go plastic, lily tends to amp too much, and orris is a death note. However, this blend works. Mostly. It turns into a very delicate a gentle powdery scent, neither baby nor old-lady. Soft and lovely. It does not have enough personality to make it a favorite, but it is very wearable. Could be good for layering.

Weird. I have an aged second hand imp, and the wet smell of this is funk. But not the usual indolic floral, much more animal and sexual. I didn’t like it but I’ve had great success with other people REALLY loving that sort of thing on me, so I was hopeful. Annnd then my skin ate it. I thought I just went nose blind, but nope, it turns into the ghost of headshop on me, only noticeable if you’re looking. Oh well.

Oh this was STUNNING for a while. A gorgeous non gourmand sweet floral musk that I could not stop huffing. I was sure this was bottle worthy. Alas, in the very dry stage it goes rather play-dough. The earlier stages might make it worth it… not sure yet. I’ll definitely use up my imp.

Oh I really want to like this, since the soft musk and cream are lovely, but this is HONEY HONEY HONEY on my skin. It’s still pretty but tooth-achingly sweet. This is probably an excellent one to layer with, but a one it’s a bit to sugary for me.

Celery???? Why does this smell like demonic celery on me? It must be the coriander… This went wild with my chemistry and not in a fun way.

For some reason, BPAL’s civet is a holy grail note on me, but they seem pretty rare. Please let me know if a scent smells like cat pee on you, because it might smell hot AF on me… Debauchery - awesome Black Annis - haven’t tried because vetiver is a death note Red Devil - Discontinued and no notes were listed but in the bottle it smelled like pee to me before my skin transformed it.

YESSSSSSS BPAL Vanilla is a death note on me, but I can wear the FUCK out of BPAL civet! The only sad thing is that my skin eats this, like devours. I have to huff like hell and then I just get a hint of something sensual. But that’s perfect for when I want to feel good but don’t want to announce it to everyone in the office. I was hoping this would give me the animal sexiness of my beloved discontinued Red Devil, and nope, but it might be in the vicinity. I’ll see what slathering does.

So sad! I had massive hope for this, and in the imp and fresh on it was stunning. But it turned soapy and powdery with such overwhelming throw. There’s still a really pretty scent in there but my chemistry sours it.

This is a weird one. I get clean crisp floral, kind of a purple-green smell. I really like it, but there’s a hint of an off note. Like a touch of stank. Maybe it’s the musk, maybe it’t the rotten note that jasmine can have. In any case on my skin it smells like I’m using a lovey fresh perfume to cover up some workout BO. Alas, not for me.

In the bottle this smelled so amazing, but on it’s ALL ANISE ALL THE TIME. It’s not a quite a death note because I find it somewhat interesting, but it’s not all that compatible with my chemistry and preferences. As it dries down even more the cherry mellows the anise, but it stays far too gourmand for me.

I finally ran out of my last bit of Red Devil. Any suggestions for a BPAL or other that has a similar sweet spicy musk?

I opened this and tears came into my eyes. My elementary school was surrounded by crabapple trees, and there were many such trees scattered about the neighborhood.. In the spring, they were so heavy with pink and white flowers. It was my favorite time of year. Sometime when I was in high school, the trees were cut down. I assume disease... they were old. They were not replaced. It made me so sad. Then I moved away, and have not been near an apple tree in the spring since. I cracked open the bottle and those trees came back. The sound of happy bees, the joy of those trees in full bloom... I never even really thought of the trees as particularly fragrant either.... but scent memory. They were, but it's not an overpowering smell. Just the sunny smell of childhood. sniffle. This is not particularly wearable for me - apple fruit works, but apple blossom goes a bit soapy. I smell good and clean, but very much changed from the bottle. Still, I will treasure this - what a bright and happy and fresh scent! I think I might make this a pillow scent.

I am Christopher Walken and carnation is my cowbell. This SN is perfection, smells exactly like the real thing. Fresh, creamy, spicy.

In the bottle - traditional masculine cologne smell. Nice, nothing special. Also nothing scary. A BPAL newbie could smell this and not be afraid to try it. 1st wet - Lilac for a second, then LEATHER. Clean leather. Not brand-new, but not broken-down either. Well worn but meticulously kept. Dry - Tonka (which smells like vanillaness, but does not go plastic on me like real vanilla does), spiced wood, sex. Very dry - a sweet, sexy, close-to-skin musk. Honestly, this is SUPER SEXY, and gorgeous, and it makes me feel wrong because it smells like I'm cheating on my husband. He usually wears more romantic blends (Oisin). This will smell SO good on him. It smells fantastic on me - but because of the musk it smells like it rubbed off, rather than was applied. This will be in heavy rotation.