AuraWilkes

Oh, Dorian. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...I lost count. This has been my favorite from BPAL thus far. On opening the bottle, I was in love. Creamy, creamy vanilla tea, with lemon and an afterthought of moss. Oh, yes. Mmph. I love it. Immediately on, I feel tucked away comfortably in the most luxurious spa ever. The vanilla comforts with a sort of creamy kiss that perfectly compliments the acidity that's most assuredly due to the tea. The lemon is barely there, but is there, dancing on the sugar so delicately it's as if it's floating. And oh, that beautiful fade to something like a beautiful Victorian parlor, like watching the rain fall outside on the rolling hills while sipping tea, comfortable and cozy and warm... Drydown catches me by surprise every time I turn my head. It's so delightfully wonderful. I can't say enough about this. I keep rolling around on my bed to smell myself. Dorian, o how I adore thee!

This was the best sort of incense-y wood smell ever. It makes me want to dance around naked in the forest barefoot. It was strange, but this one stayed the same from opening the bottle to drydown. Love it, but I'll be keeping this one as an imp; won't be wearing it often enough to get a bottle. Good for my faerie side though!

Whoomph. In the bottle, the first thing I got smelled like musk, musk, and nothing but musk. I was, quite frankly, scared to even try this. I didn't get any coffee or rose whatsoever. Nothin'. Just what I like to call "old lady smell." Ick. First swipe/wet: Well, THERE'S the flowers. But...it's all jasmine. My god, the jasmine. It's nearly overpowering. So. Much. Jasmine. Drydown: Well, thank the lord for patience. It's a very gentle, very comforting floral with a sort of after-spice I dig. However, this won't be going on my bottle list. To the swaps with ye!