Evengloam

This is for the Halloween 2009 Boo! Bottle: Sweet and creamy. Somewhat strong. The scent reminds me more of a combination of spun sugar and icing, rather than just one or the other. The cotton is the most subtle scent. Wet: More subtle than the bottle scent. A good thing, since it's a touch too strong in the bottle, and it would be more difficult to wear at that strength. The cotton is much more detectable in this phase, though the creamy sweetness is still noticable and in the foreground. The spun sugar is also more detectable; it doesn't smell like a combination of spun sugar and icing anymore, like I mentioned above. Just spun sugar with that vaguely burnt smell, as if it's just been prepared. I don't notice any souring of the scent here. Dry: Linen and sugary vanilla cream. It's probably a combination of the notes and my over-active imagination, but the perfume seriously reminds me of making rice krispie treats while doing a load of laundry. I like Boo! a lot. Other people seem to like it too, since it's one of my BPAL perfumes that gets the most (positive) comments when I go out, even from strangers.

A spicy rose, with a tinge of orange sweetness. Imp: I can smell the almond and orange peel right off. No rose that I can detected. Wet: Ah, there's the rose! And it's soapy. Pooh. Dry: Rose, sandalwood, clove, and orange. The almond has pretty much disappeared. Blends nicely.

More proof that jasmine does NOT work on my skin. The jasmine does calm down once it dries and morphs into a rose and myrrh combo, but the initial jasmine smell is just too strong, for me. If jasmine works for you and you're interested in the other two notes, it's worth a try if you're looking for an everyday scent, though.

Smells just like cinnamony tea leaf blend, or walking into a tea and/or spice shop at the market; warm, spicy, and sweet. More dry tea leaf than brewed tea. It's predominantly spicy, but I'm also getting a bit of green woodsiness from it. I can detect the peppercorn more as it dries. It never really becomes a dominant note, but gives the blend an interesting bite.

Flowers with an edge of purple fruits and a smidge of incense. The plum in this is very similar to the plum in Bathsheba. Once it dries, it's a pretty blend of florals and purple fruits followed by a woody incense. A womanly, mature scent.

Sweet and bright, for lack of a better word. Somehow makes me think of hot pink hard candies. The dandelion sap lies beneath several layers of sugary pink goodness. On drydown the sap develops more, turning the scent into a sweet and bright green one. This blend is a bit girlish, too. I'm continually reminded of candies or something similar. I think I'm thinking of that coarse sugar they use on cupcakes and the like that resembles crushed rock candy. Makes sense, because it encases the marshmallow smell. The marshmallow smell is more like the inside of a marshmallow rather than the dry outside. I like this. A little goes a long way, too. I'll probably have my bottle for a long time.

A yummy feel-good scent. Sweet floral. A bit heady initially but does soften. I can detect the jasmine and flowers right off, but it isn't cloying as it's sandwiched between the honey and vanilla. The cinnamon trails along behind everything else, and sandalwood shyly joins it every now and then. The sandalwood is a surprise, because it's usually quite strong on me. It does come out a little stronger once the scent has dried, but not by a whole lot. I am reminded of olives, but since I've never smelled olive blossoms before, I'm not exactly sure where the blossoms come in. I smell florals I don't recognize around the top and middle notes; that's probably it. If you're looking for something with florals, and you're normally not a floral person, try this. Definitely. Also try it if you like vanilla and honeys scents.

Florals, wood, and something wet. Has a bit of a spicy herbal undertone. Very dark, murky, and green. As it dries, the florals, wood, and herbs blend together. Also becomes a little sweet. I couldn't detect anything resinous at first, but they become more prominent as the blend dries down. Recommended to people who normally don't like florals.

Really does smell like scorched earth and stone and soot. Also getting something salty, like a sea breeze, and a bit of fruit. Becomes a little more herbal as it dries, though I'm not good at picking out notes as of yet. Green, spicy, and fresh. Surprisingly wearable. I'm not totally sure if I want to use up the imp on me yet. It didn't turn out horrible on me at all, but I'm not sure if it fits me. I know I'll at least use it as a room scent, though.

Bottle: Toasted coconut and sweet rum. Wet: So very coconuty. It's kept from smelling like suntail oil with the rum's gaining strength. Dry: The toasted coconut has mellowed down thanks to the rum and a shy note of tobacco. 1 hour in: Mmm. This is yummy. Smoky coconut and rum. Lasted about 3-4 hours. Something is missing to keep me from purchasing a bottle, but I'll use up the imp.

Bottle: Juicy plum and musk. Wet: The carnation that I previously couldn't detect comes out. All three notes blend together beautifully. Dry: The carnation occasionally rises above the plum and musk, but it's mostly the same. 1 hour in: Same as it was dry. No morphing at all with this blend. I actually find absolutely nothing wrong with this scent, but I can't see myself ordering a bottle. Not sure why; it's a pretty scent. If you're looking for a plum and/or carnation blend that you could wear absolutely anywhere, I would check Bathsheba out.

Bottle: Dark pine; woods and musk. Vaguely spicy. Murky. Wet: Not as bitter as it was in the bottle. It's a touch sweet. Not exactly sure what's doing that, but I'm going to assume it's the labdanum or saffron. Dry: Spicy wood blend with just a smidge of sweetness to keep it from being too bitter. Very resinous. Almost too strong for me. I hope it softens. 1 hour: Yay! It softened. There's a balance between the woods and the spice. Still very resinous. Unfortunately, it only lasted a couple hours. Blah. I think I'll keep my frimp, though.

Bottle: A dark floral. Fitting for all the night-blooming flowers. A bit woodsy. Wet: Amps quite a bit, haha. Bitter florals. Also a bit... sappy, for lack of a better word? Or maybe nectary? It reminds me of stickiness flowers have on hot nights. With that, it reminds me A LOT of summer. More so than any of the floral blends I've tried so far. Dry: Much of the same. 1 hour: Not as bitter as it was. Still has that "sappy"-like smell to it. It doesn't disgust me or anything, but I'm amused by how much it resembles that. Gives me memories. 3 hours in, I can barely smell it anymore. I ordered an imp of this in my search for a floral that would work for me but no dice. It's gorgeous otherwise.

Bottle: Rum, tobacco, and tonka. Wet: Chardonnay comes out to play and lightens the blend. Other than that, everything blends so nicely that I can't really pick the notes out. It smells like sweet, leathery tobacco smoke; a dry scent. "Perversion" isn't really coming to mind, though. It's more of a sensual blend than sexy/perverse. Dry: NOW it's finally turning sexy/perverse on me. Sweet tobacco and leather. If you like tobacco scents, you should really check this scent out. I'm not getting the coconut others have experienced at all here. That's definitely tonka. 1 hour: Little to no change. This scent gently fades away rather than morphs. I hopped into bed about three hours after I put this long, so I'm not completely certain about wearlength. But it was still going steady three hours in. I'd like to try more tobacco scents before I order a bottle of one, but I'm really tempted to just jump the gun on this one.

Bottle: Vaguely spicy, sweet vanilla. Wet: This is weird... Not unpleasant. Just weird. Totally lost the vague spiciness of the bottle scent. Kind of makes me think of cherry, almond, and vanilla extracts. Sickly sweet. Dry: Still getting the cherry, almond, and vanilla extract-like smell. 1 hour in: On me, this is a dead ringer for the cleaner they use in those porta potties. Eww. Going to swap this and hopefully get it to someone who it will work for.