ErinZ
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Wet in imp:
cranberry juice!
Wet on skin:
cranberry juice with a bit of herbal to make it interesting
Drydown:
mmm… cranberry and clean booze
Wearlength:
softens after a while, but hangs on fairly well
Final impression:
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Wet (in imp and on skin): Oh, no... Yankee Candle again... My nose and skin just don't agree with the sweet, food scents.
Dry: Sickly-sweet fakiness
I so wanted to be a foody. I am not.
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Wet (in imp and on skin): fruity evergreen
Dry: I smell the heather, and the berries are sweetening it.
I think my chemistry may have turned this a bit more masculine than I prefer. It smells like something I'd like my grandfather to wear - not unpleasant, just not me.
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Wet in imp:
lemony lavender
Wet on skin:
herbal lemon
Drydown:
Smelling a bit like lemon Pledge and a cologne my grandma used to keep around to use as bug repellant while camping (I liked the smell of that repellant as a kid, but I'm not so sure I want to smell like it now - ooh… although, if it works as a repellant, it's one I'd gladly wear instead of the normal ones). -fades to a sweet, soft lemon with a hint of mint
Final impression:
I basically like it, and it brings back great memories, but I don't want to smell like it.
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Wet in imp:
sweet floral
Wet on skin:
powdery floral
Drydown:
a pretty, soft floral - it fades to smelling like a clean baby in a flower garden
Final impression:
gentle, soft floral with baby powder and a touch of vanilla
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Wet in imp:
tea, ginger, and an apple-blossom-like smell
Wet on skin:
ginger and clean laundry
Drydown:
ginger, clean laundry, bright pepper, and a honey-floral scent
Wearlength:
hours later, all but the milk and honeyed vanilla have vanished
Final impression:
Clean, bright and pretty, but eventually fades to Dana O'Shee. I like it, but a bottle of it would basically be redundant.
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Wet in imp:
fruity
Wet on skin:
fresh apricot jam with a touch of nectarine
Drydown:
same as wet, but the clove is warming it up nicely
Soft, warm, sweet. I love it
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This starts out as caramel and rose, but quickly turns to Yankee Candle and old lady's house.
I suspect my chemistry doesn't work well with foody scents, unfortunately
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Wet in imp:
mmmm… like Dana O'Shee in a flower shop
Wet on skin:
the floral notes are developing more
Drydown:
soft, clean floral with a touch of milky baby powder (but not in a bad way)
This is a really good one. It's clean and girly, and smells like Dana O'Shee with roses and a touch of carnation.
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I so wanted to love this one, but after the initial pineapple upside-down cake and toffee yumminess, it turned to Yankee Candle on me.
I'm thinking the sweet, foody scents may just not be for me.
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The ghostly White Women of the Scottish highlands. They seduce unwary travelers by night with their unearthly beauty and mesmerizing dancing. They engage their victims in a wild, hypnotic dance, and once they reach exhaustion, the demonesses exsanguinate their partners with their vampiric kiss. Talk about a quick courtship. Grapefruit, white tea, apple blossom and ginger.
Wet in imp:
light, bright, pretty - I can't quite pin down the elements involved
Wet on skin:
citrus, apple blossom and a touch of ginger
Drydown:
same as wet, but quickly takes on a sharp, bitter lemon cleaner-type smell
Wearlength:
the citrus part fades after a few hours, and the rest is faintly detectable 8 hours later
Final impression:
Gorgeous in the imp, alarming for about two hours, then beautiful apple blossom after. -
Wet in imp:
pungent, spiced fruit
Wet on skin:
booze, fruit, musty rose, and lilac
Drydown:
boozy floral - very pretty for a while, but then parts of it I can't quite pin down amped up and became too strong (it may be the musty rose and booze)
Wearlength:
going strong 8 hours later
Final impression:
We had a few good minutes together, but then the Blood Countess overpowered me.
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Wet in imp:
floral chocolate (I don't know where the chocolate is coming from)
Wet on skin:
pretty floral with earthy warmth in the background
Drydown:
the floral is developing complexity and a touch of fruit is lurking behind
Wearlength:
by morning, it has faded to a soft, pure chocolate
Final impression:
The longer I wear it, the more chocolate seems to develop, and it fades away as chocolate.
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Wet in imp:
sweet nuttiness
Wet on skin:
pure nuts
Drydown:
boozy nuts with butterscotch
Wearlength:
fading fast by 4 the four-hour point
Final impression:
Did I mention it smells like nuts? I like the smell, but I don't believe I'll be wearing it. Maybe a comforting room scent in the fall or winter.
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This one confused me. I didn't refresh my memory on the site description of this scent before using it, and looking at it after I had tried it and taken my notes, I'm baffled with what my results were
Wet in imp:
spiced apricot
Wet on skin:
spiced pumpkin
Drydown:
still spiced pumpkin, but with a hint of berry
Wearlength:
hardly detectable 7 hours later
Final impression:
not sure where I'm getting the spice or pumpkin, but I think this would make a good winter or fall scent
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Wet in imp:
plum and booze
Wet on skin:
plum candy
Drydown:
turning to fruity wine with plum candy
Wearlength:
Still around later in the day
Final impression:
I think Bordello is a bit too sticky-sweet for me. It's not unpleasant. I just don't want to smell like it. I can pick up the tutti-frutti similarity others have noticed.
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Wet in imp:
sweet vanilla
Wet on skin:
same
Drydown:
I'm not terribly familiar with musk, but I think the "three pale musks" are pushing forward through the vanilla. I'm not picking up much tea - just a hint.
Wearlength:
Still there 8 hours later.
Final impression:
Not sure I like this one. It seems to smell like someone I used to know, but I don't recall who or if I liked them.
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Wet in imp:
jasmine and ginger
Wet on skin:
jasmine seems to be asserting itself a bit… jasmine love
Drydown:
the sharpness of the ginger softens down so my result is a beautiful jasmine, warmed by ginger with a hint of vanilla
Wearlength:
applied before bed - it was mostly gone by morning, but I could still smell a hint of it
Final impression:
The siren has called me in to be dashed against the rocks. At least I'll die happy
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In imp: yummy chocolate cherry
Wet on skin: sweet, earthy, floral cherry
Drydown: initially dark chocolate cherry with a slight powdery floral behind it. Rich chocolate made pretty with orange blossom.
I put this on about an hour before going to bed, and I loved it. I woke up with most of the scent faded away. About 4 hours after re-applying in the morning, it seems to have gone a bit soapy on me. Well, at least it's yummy-smelling soap, but I don't think I'll be getting a bottle of this unless I find it makes a great room scent.
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Wet in imp:
chocolate/toffee scented candle
Wet on skin:
still candle, cocoa/toffe/nut/caramel… and cinnamon?
Drydown:
What I perceived as cinnamon morphed into a spicy floral I would assume is the hops. I smell like a Yankee Candle store in the mall.
Wearlength:
Stayed on overnight, and it remained very strong.
Final impression:
An hour later, I don't like it. Way later, I still don't like it. I like Yankee Candles, but I don't want to be mistaken for one.
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... Offerings of milk, honey and sweet grains were made to placate these creatures, and it is that the basis of the scent created in their name.
Wet in imp:
sweet almond
Wet on skin:
slightly powdery, sweet almond
Drydown:
Turning to oat flour and powder. Soft powder with a gentle tinge of almond
Wearlength:
Detectable 12 hours later, but not without getting very close to the skin.
Final impression:
It reminds me of a foaming milk bath I once used, with a bit of a floral vanilla element. Not quite what I was expecting, but I do like it.
edit to add: The more I wear this, the more I love it -
Wet in imp:
brownie batter!
Wet on skin:
still brownie, but with more cocoa and a touch of almond
Drydown:
little bit fake, smells like hot chocolate with marshmallows from a powdered mix
Wearlength:
Still smell it faintly 9 hours after application
Final impression:
It mellowed a bit and became slightly less powdered-mix-like as it faded. I had been hoping for a more real, creamy chocolate scent, but I still like it.
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In imp: boozy fruit
Wet on skin: fruit, booze, and... woody flowers?
Drydown: woody, soapy fruit...
Two hours later: soapy, woody bubblegum
I'm so disappointed. The description was so promising, and I liked it in the imp, but my skin turned it
2 hrs later: After a little longer wear and a futile attempt to wash it off my arms in the restroom at work, it has lost some of the soapy bubblegum smell and smells more like a true fruity booze. I like the smell much better now, but don't think it's quite "me"... and the search continues...
(edited to add 2 hours later update)
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In imp: slightly floral/herby citrus
Wet on skin: bit of herbal/sweet fruitiness coming forward
Drydown: mossy, orange, sweet, floral with a hint of chocolatey mint
Wearlength: Wore for 2 hours before taking a shower. Unsure how long it would last if left alone. May give it another try sometime when my shower time isn't so near.
Final impression: Just not me… Smells like a sweet, happy older lady who tells good stories, dresses nicely and has good taste… I'd love to meet her, but I don't want to smell like her.
(disclaimer: this is my first BPAL scent and first review... my nose is very inexperienced )
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Wet in imp:
fresh citrus, floral
Wet on skin:
pure lemon
Drydown:
lemony flowers
Wearlength:
completely gone within hours
Final impression:
It turned to lemon cleaner very quickly. Not a harsh cleaner, but cleaner nonetheless.