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ebonykawai

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  1. ebonykawai

    Are bpal blends all-natural?

    Ahhhhhh!!! Thanks everyone!! That makes a lot of sense to me now. Must investigate this "perfume oil" thingie...
  2. ebonykawai

    Are bpal blends all-natural?

    Well, I think they almost have to use one, don't they? I wouldn't think that putting pure essential oils on the skin would be a good thing to do. Some of them are very potent and major irritators and need to be diluted. Yikes, I HOPE I'm not slathering pure essential oils on my skin!! Beth? Anyone??
  3. ebonykawai

    Are bpal blends all-natural?

    I was just reading up on carrier oils and came across this post. Can someone correct me if I am wrong? BPAL oil blends are NOT just pure essential oils but are blended with some sort of carrier oil. I've come to this conclusion because essential oils never go bad and have an infinite shelf life. It's the carrier oil that doesn't last forever. I'd like to know what carrier oil BPAL uses. I know jojoba is really a wax and never goes bad. There is also something called fractionated coconut oil that also never goes bad. What would be the best thing for me to purchase to extend my oils that would blend perfectly (no separation)? Any help would be much appreciated!
  4. ebonykawai

    Incantation

    My scent machines must be totally out of whack on this one. All I get is that Violet gum my uncle used to chew.
  5. ebonykawai

    Scarecrow

    !!!! That's it exactly, Boo! I smelled this on the skin yesterday and I immediately thought "OMG, this smells just like Boo's DAD!!" Now I'm really curious...we must investigate. I love this, BTW.
  6. ebonykawai

    Midwinter's Eve

    I have 5mL of this in its pretty green bottle, sitting in the back of my oil cabinet to keep it safe until the cold winds and snows blow again! Anyway... Lush, ripe, red berries are what strike me as soon as I apply it. I can almost taste how juicy they are. After about 15 minutes on the skin, the scent becomes a bit more subtle and a faint floral comes through. It's a very "alive" scent, not melancholy to me at all, and makes me feel almost giddy! Just gorgeous.
  7. I'm in NY and if I get a click and ship on a Friday, I get the package by Monday. Sometimes I even get the package Monday if I get the click and ship on Saturday! For some reason, CA to Buffalo is super fast. I honestly don't think it's ever been slower than that. Hard to believe, I know.
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    Nephilim

    I absolutely LOVE this!!! It's almost nothing like it seems in the bottle, which at first sniff is SO STRONG. But I agree with the other reviewers, once on the skin, it calms down quickly and evolves into a gorgeous earthy fig and I swear, a bit of clove or something (the cardamom??). I don't know, but it's amazing. I've worn this nonstop for two days.
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    Amber Bottles vs Other Colors

    I just got 5mL of Desire yesterday in the amber bottle and to tell the truth, I didn't even notice that it was in an amber bottle until hours later!! They are adorable, very cool looking!
  10. I think it's just been very hectic because Nella is on vacation. I'm sure things will straighten out again when she returns. I've sent some emails as well and haven't heard back just yet. My June 1st orders came in but with missing imps, and I haven't heard anything about my June 8th order yet. I'm sure they will get to the emails as soon as they can. I will be grateful, though, when Nella returns and the work is more evenly distributed. I never thought to "add on." All I want is what I ordered to begin with, in a reasonable amount of time. I think that's all anyone wants.
  11. ebonykawai

    Pronouncing "BPAL" and scent names!

    LOL, you say tuh-MAY-to, I say tuh-MAH-to...
  12. ebonykawai

    Amber Bottles vs Other Colors

    Just a quick FYI regarding amber bottles: In chemical industry, EVERYTHING that is light sensitive is kept in amber glass bottles. That's all I have in my lab, no other colors. They will be perfectly suited to the work of keeping the precious safe!
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    Hellfire

    I put this on tonight and layered a bit of O on top... AMAZING!! Andrabell, you were right on about this one!
  14. ebonykawai

    Pronouncing "BPAL" and scent names!

    I only know this one because of Persephone (gotta love the Greeks): ti-SIF-uh-nee or ti-SIF-oh-nee
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    Danube

    In my opinion, this is a PERFECT water scent. Totally, completely blue. I ADORE THIS!!!
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    Tiger Lily

    This is absolutely beautiful but for some reason, I can't smell it on me!! With most other scents, if I'm sitting still just minding my own business, I can smell them pretty well. I cannot smell this one at all unless I press my nose against my wrist. It's WAY too light on me. My skin appears to eat it, which stinks because I love the scent!
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    Mystery

    Funny, I don't get anything anisey or soapy out of this at all. On me it's a gorgeous dark kind of floral, I almost want to say similar to a violet Darkness but nowhere near as heavy. I'm in love with this one!
  18. ebonykawai

    Estimated ship time.

    OMG, I almost peed myself!!! ROTFLMAO!! Beth, you should just throw in the old "acts of God" line and be done with it!
  19. ebonykawai

    Blue Moon Update: Now Live

    Ooooo, I just can't wait to get these new ones!!
  20. ebonykawai

    Blue Moon Update: Now Live

    Just curious: Are most people planning on using Blue Moon as a perfume oil or are some buying it strictly for ritual? I'm planning on the latter and wasn't really thinking about wearing it. Hmmm....
  21. ebonykawai

    Limited Edition stock update.

    I did the same thing: ordered 5mL of Havisham with my Blue Moon order. YIKES.
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    Slight change in plans.

    Oh, poop! I can't get on the website from work (it's blocked as a cult, LOL), so I'll have to go home on my lunch hour and put my order in. What a nice surprise, though!!
  23. I love Hellcat and was wondering if anyone knows of any other oils that are similar but more masculine. I'd like to get hubby something similar to Hellcat, which I wear quite a bit. Thanks!!
  24. Just curious if we could possibly get one of the lab's much anticipated shipping status updates. You know, like the one a while ago that said "Everything through April 15th is out the door." I'm curious to know where I am in the queue.
  25. ebonykawai

    Serpent's Kiss

    Another fan here! I got a ton of compliments on this today and it's really growing on me. The spice and the dragon's blood are an awesome and extremely interesting combination. It's one of those scents that makes people say "Wow, what is that smell? That smells great!" I wore it because I wanted to feel cold-blooded today. I'm going through some crap at work with another person whom I need to pretty much ignore (read: "pretend he doesn't exist"). I always choose my scent of the day based on what I want to project. Needless to say, this is definitely working for me. I feel very confident wearing this.
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