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The Curator In the vial: Herbalicious! Dusty! Wet: A "yellow" feeling herbal. Usually herbal blends smell "green" to me, but this one comes across as "yellow." Sweet, actually. Drydown: Still sweet, but now it's getting, hmm, almost spicy. But not from cloves or anything like that-- the spice from resins. Very warm feeling. Verdict: A really really interesting blend. Not one I'd choose to wear as perfume out, but one that I really enjoyed smelling and testing. BIG THANK YOU to the C2E2 sniff circle started by GypsyRoseRed!

Sky City (Before) In the vial: Green. Ah yes, dandelions! Wet: At first it's that dandelion note again, one I've loved in other blends, but I guess I prefer dandelion NOT straight up. Morphing into something with a hint of sweetness, actually. Mmm! Now I'm getting the "shining metal" but it smells less metallic ("blood" kind of metal) and more just, ozone? Very clean. Drydown: Still a lot of dandelion, but more of the subtlety of the other notes is coming forth which helps to smooth and round out the blend. Makes the green grassiness of that dandelion note much smoother. Verdict: I rather like this! If a decant ever comes my way, I'd be pretty excited, but I'm not in a rush to find a decant, much less a bottle of this blend. But a really nice blend. BIG THANK YOU to the C2E2 sniff circle started by GypsyRoseRed!

Sky City (After) In the vial: I swear I am not on crack and not kidding, but this smells like a smoky Coca Cola! Like, exactly like that! Wet: Cola. Hints of burning and smoke. But ultimately, cola. Drydown: Shifting to a warm, slightly smoky, spicy wood. Still very sweet, and that Cola is now a hint, but still there. Verdict: Fascinating blend! I really really get a kick outta this one. I would never ever wear it as a perfume, but I'd love to have even a partial decant of it just to keep and sniff because it is just so damned unique to my nose! BIG THANK YOU to the C2E2 sniff circle started by GypsyRoseRed!

Mr. Croup In the vial: Black musk and something. I don't know what, but it's insanely strong. I'm guessing the geranium? But my only experience w/ geranium is via LUSH's "Magic" bath bomb and this barely seems similar. Wet: The geranium wet, on, smells closer to the geranium I know from LUSH. Green. Herbal. But boy is that black musk full of gloom and doom! Hovering over everything. So. Damned. Strong. It makes me want to cough. Think I've been sniffing it a bit too hard, a bit too long. Drydown: Weird. Just weird. Herbal black musk? Ick. Verdict: I am so glad that I didn't spring for even a decant of this untested. This is just so out there and I'm starting to think I can't handle black musk. This isn't the first blend w/ black musk that has gone odd on me, weird, considering all the other musks I've encountered play v nicely w/ my skin-chemistry. BIG THANK YOU to the C2E2 sniff circle started by GypsyRoseRed! ETA: Now it smells slightly spicy, which makes it more tolerable, but it's still outside of my comfort zone. Far far outside of it.

Lamia In the vial: Definitely get something reminiscent of vanilla and orchid, but also something fruity. In the vial, my nose can't pick out any specific fruit. Wet: Still creamy, fruit isn't as noticeable, except coconut has ramped up. And now the grounding earthy notes are much more noticeable (the vetiver and ode). Drydown: Powdery coconut. Ooooh, a lot like LUSH's hair conditioner, Coolaulin, which has primary notes of vetiver and coconut. Verdict: Not a bottle purchase for me, but I'd love to swap for a low-level partial or a decant. It's pretty! BIG THANK YOU to the C2E2 sniff circle started by GypsyRoseRed! ETA: The peach really comes out later. It's nice, but it's so similar to Tamora or whatever peachy GC.

Lair of Nefarious Misdeeds atmo spray In the vial: Erp, unfortunately, all I can smell from the vial is alcohol. Like, the spray alcohol, not a "booze" note. And while I'd love to spritz it to get a feel for the actual scent, this is just a little vial included in a sniffy circle so I'm afraid this scent will just go unsniffed. Ah well. BIG THANK YOU to the C2E2 sniff circle started by GypsyRoseRed!

Kaidan In the vial: Pretty! That's my first thought. Then, "Smells sooooo familiar." I finally got it-- I'm pretty sure it reminds me of Jingu. I no longer have the BPTP Warrior Queen Jingu to test out or smell, even, but I'm' fairly certain that's what this is reminding me of. Must be the plum blossom as that is the only listed note they have in common. Wet: Plum blossom, but sweeter than I recall it being in other blends. Brightly fruity. My issue w/ plum blossom, however, isn't when it's wet, but that it tends to go very sour and/ or soapy on my skin as it dries down, guess we'll see! Drydown: I think the rosehip is coming forward, not sure as I'm not familiar w/ this note. But if it is true to its namesake and reminiscent at all of rose? Then yes, this is another note that is dooming this blend for me since the lab's rose notes almost inevitably turn sour on me. Still that bright bright plum blossom but with the white sandalwood, it's reaching fever pitch in the sharp and powdery perfumey smell. Just a whisper of incense. Verdict: I love this in the vial, but it just doesn't seem to wanna work on my skin. Yes, this could work in a scent locket, but I think my nose would tire of it. I think I would love this blend the most if it were like an atmo spray! Still, am v glad I got to try it. BIG THANK YOU to the C2E2 sniff circle started by GypsyRoseRed!

Gun Moll In the vial: Leaky vial (or that evilly leaky vial of V.olste.ad A.ct oozed all over this one). Sniffing-- ZOMG OPIUM POPPY! Wet:Still mainly getting that opium poppy. Please keep in mind that I really dislike that note and am biased as my nose will be sensitive and pick it up, but it also seems to amp on my skin. The opium poppy is drowning everything else out. Drydown: Shifts slightly to something almost piney. Getting something that might be the sharp tang of tobacco leaf or, it could be the night blooming jasmine, I'm honestly not sure. Yes, after a few more minutes, lots of jasmine. Verdict: Am glad to have sniffed and tried, but am glad to know that I haven't missed out on a whole lot and don't need to track some down, either. BIG THANK YOU to the C2E2 sniff circle started by GypsyRoseRed! ETA: Later, the clove is charging head-to-head with the opium poppy. I tend to amp clove notes and it usually bothers me, but thank goodness something is trying to stand up against that bully of opium! ETA: Much later, it's become a powdery grandma smell (as in, I've sniffed grannies that smell like this).

In the vial: Sugary sweet and cleeeeean. Like others mentioned, laundry clean. Yet sweet. Verdict: How odd. Yet amazing! I am very sad that I don't have any of this lovely smelling atmo spray. In fact, this is from a sniffy circle so I can't even get a very accurate gauge by spraying it-- this is my best guess based on smelling it from the vial, which is hard since there's still a tang of the alcohol spray in it. Still, I would v much so love to own my own bottle of this. *sniffle*

Bathtub Gin In the vial: The effervescence of gin and slap-you-silly juniper. Wet: Nano-second of gin then JUNIPERJUNIPERJUNIPER. So piney! Eek. Drydown: I can see the potential for this to smell like ginger ale, but for the time being, my darned skin does not want to let go of that juniper. But yeah, I can easily see how this blend on someone else would read more as ginger ale. Verdict: Big n-o, no. I don't like gin in my blends, and don't like juniper in addition to the fact that I amp it. So this blend just doesn't do anything for me. BIG THANK YOU to the C2E2 sniff circle started by GypsyRoseRed!

Banned in Boston In the vial: Boozy, and so sweaty. Musky. So thick and heavy smelling. And sweet. Sweaty sweet. Sweet sweat. Wet: Still sticky with sweetness and sweatiness. And boozy. Drydown: Sometimes booze and tobacco notes go sour on me, and I think this might be one of those times. Verdict: I really wanted to love this blend so much. I love booze notes and love tobacco notes, and musks usually work very well on me. But for some reason, Banned in Boston is just very overwhelming to me. I am incredibly glad I got to try this, though. BIG THANK YOU to the C2E2 sniff circle started by GypsyRoseRed!

Anesthesia In the vial: Minty lavender! Wet: Still minty lavender. Drydown: Er, and yes, I'm not really getting much more than a minty lavender. Verdict: I was really hoping for more complexity. Or mebbe something creamy. Hehe, but that's just in my own little dream world. BIG THANK YOU to the C2E2 sniff circle started by GypsyRoseRed!

Alana Patel In the vial: Sharp. Gin. Generic perfume. Wet: Gin. The "faded perfume" doesn't seem so faded to me. In fact, still very sharp and reminiscent of Smoky Moon. Drydown: Reminds me soooo much of Smoky Moon, which, is a blend I love, but don't need a near dupe/ backup of. Verdict: To my nose and on my skin, Alana Patel is v similar to Smoky Moon. I haven't done a side-by-side comparison, but seeing as it'll take me awhile to get through my 5ml lunacy, my wallet is glad that I can avoid getting Alana Patel, but if my Smoky Moon ever runs out, guess I have a pricier GC option left!

I don't know many citrusy or orangey blends but... ^^ I definitely remember trying that one and thinking it was undeniably orangey. Also, available to purchase in 5ml big bottle form from the lab (not little 1ml imp), The Maltese Cross of Sanctus Germanus: Golden amber, blood orange, ambergris, lilac, frankincense, and agarwood. I get a lot of the blood orange in that blend, but YMMV. And, a discon'd blend that might not be too too difficult to track down: Kunstkammer: A sensory jumble, a true cacophony of odors: black pepper, benzoin, blood orange and olibanum. And again, I get definitely get a blood orange, but in this blend, it comes across as almost candy-like, though I tried this awhile back and rehomed it so I can't verify.

Updated FEBRARY 2012 Bolded = really really really want! Bolded = really want! Italics = pending/ on the way Strikethrough = received Would Love Decants of these TALs: Abundance Oil Anthelion - Thank you, Frolic! Bastet's Laughter Love Oil 7 Milk & Honey Senelion Oil White Light Would Love Bottles of: Alice 10ml only (any fill level) ANTIQUE LACE! A.ntiq.ue Lac.e! (even an empty 5ml) THANK YOU DARK ALICE! Antique Lace 10ml (any fill level) Ara.bian Da.nce (partial) B.eaver M.oon 2005 (good label) Blackbear Moon (empty/ partial) Blue Pumpkin Floss proto (partial) Boo 2010 (empty, partial) Bow & Crown of Conquest Candy Corn Coated Candy Apple (empty/ partial) Clockwork Couture Male (partial) Confectionary proto!!! Devil's Night 2006 (partial) D.orian Egg Nog 2010 (partial) Fenris Wolf v2 Golletes (empty) Halloween L.A. (empty) Halloween SF (empty) Holiday Stress Relief bath oil (1-3oz.) L'Eau de L'Engouement Bath Oil L'Essence de L'Engouement Perfume Oil Marquis de Carabas (partial ok) Mourning Lace Panther Moon (empty/ partial) Parker Lily* (empty/ partial/ any! - don't I know how to dream?) Phyllocrania Paradoxa v1 (partial/ full) Pink Lace Pumpkin IV '09 (low level partial, 1-2ml) Pumpkin Latte Pumpkin Stout bath oil (partial/ 1-2oz decant) Sky City Before (partial) Snow White 2003 perfume oil Sno.w Wh.ite 2004 perfume oil Snow White 2005 perfume oil The Solder (partial) Tat.tered La.ce Time Does Not Bring Relief (partial) Treatsy bath oil Ticksy bath oil XCDL13 Would Love Decants - LE/ Rares: (Not in a rush to obtain; only interested in swapping for some of these) Alana Patel Anactoria '10 Angeronalia Arachnina, The Spider Girl (CD) Atrocious Attic Autumn Moon of the Mirror Stand B340 Bakeneko Banned in Boston Beanman & Beanwoman Prepare to Attack the Vagina Beaver Moon 2005 Berenice Bette Noir Bijoux Y'ha-Nthlei Blackbear Moon Blossoms in Springtime Body, Remember But Men Loved Darkness Rather Than Light Candles Moon The Changeling Chaste Moon '05 (orig.) Cheshire Moon Clarimonde vamp. '09 Cloister Graveyard in the Snow Corazon (ha!) Thank you Dark Alice!!! Crumpet Rebellion Dancing Koi Daya (Nov. '09 Will Call frimp) Dark Chocolate, Whiskey, and Cognac Truffle Ded Moroz Yule '09 Devil's Night '09 Dia (Aphrodite/ Lupercalia '09) shouldn't have gotten rid of mine Door Dreamland '05 Dreamland '07 Egg Moon The Elephantine Colossus (would swap for) Enlightenment of the Courtesan Jigokudayu Enkhespalos Eshe, A Vision of Life-in-Death (CD) The Fairies Forbidding Foyer Formula 54 (I know, I know, ha!) Gods of Intercourse The Gorrobble Gun Moll Haunted Palace '05 Haunted Palace '07 Harigata II Harikata Harimise Hunter Ichabod Crane ('08 Weenie) II No Hayata Kills the Nue at the Imperial Palace In the Forest The Infernal Lover (creamy, non-red musk version) The Infernal Lover (red musk version) Jólasveinar Kusunoki Tamonmaru Masatsura Surprising a Fox Ghost Lair of Nefarious Misdeeds Atmosphere Spray Lamia v3 (ha!) Lenore '05 Lenore '07 Lick It '05 Lick It Again '06 Lick It Like You Mean It '08 Looking Glass bath oil Loosening of the Obi Lord Ruthven vamp. '09 Lump of Coal (ha!) Lust v7 MVJBA: Spring Training MVJBA Summer Summoning Spectacular Maiden v2 (ha!) Maltese Cross (CD) Marcilla (CD) Marquis de Carabas (would swap for) Melainis Menacing Ionospheric Research Instrument Minamoto No Yorimitsu Cuts At the Earth Spider Miskatonic University v3 (ha!) Moana Mourning Lace Nanny Ashtoreth Needlework Nig.ht's Brid.ge Nightmarchers v5 Olis.bos Op.uhi Ov.al Po.rtrait P0.13 PX79 Parker Lily (would swap for) Pink Lace Phyllocrania Paradoxa v1 Perchta Pe.rilous Pa.rlor, The Poe Pi.nk Mo.od Pumpkin II 2007 (tobacco, champa flower, carnation, and tonka) S.amhain '04 Samhain '07 Sa.ra Pe.zzini S.et v3 Se.verin (discon'd GC) Shivering Boy, The '09 Yule *SINGLE NOTES (listed at bottom)* Sky City Before Snow Angel (either year) Snow Bunny '05 Snow Bunny '08 Snow White 2003 perfume oil Sno.w W.hite 2004 perfume oil Snow White 2005 perfume oil The Sorrow of Love Staged Moon Landing Story Time at Dark Delicacies Storyville (I know, I know) Street Festival Summer Summoning Spectacular MVJBA The Ta-Ta Tattered Lace Theodosius, The Legerdemain (CD) Tiki Queen Time Does Not Bring Relief Under the Harvest Moon Unveiled Vasakasajja The Velvets Variety of Pleasing Amusements The Vine White Phoenix Witchblade Wulric, the Wolfman (CD) XCDL13 Yule Cat '09 Yürei Would Love Imps - GCs/ GC Unimpables: Against Idleness and Mischief (Mad Tea Party) Anne Bonny (Bewitching Brews) Aperotos Eros (Ars Amatoria) Aremata-Popoa (Atomic Luau Lounge) Aureus (Bewitching Brews) Beer From the Marsh Woman's Brewery (Marchen) Bread-and-Butter-Fly (Mad Tea Party) Carnal (Ars Amatoria) Cloister Graveyard in the Snow (Salon) Coyote (Excolo) Crib Girls (The District) - tester is fine! De Sade (discon'd GC) will ALWAYS gladly accept more!!! Desdemona (Illyria) Dorian (Sin & Salvation) will ALWAYS gladly accept more!!! Ehecatl (Excolo) Emma (The District) Fallen (Sin & Salvation) Flora (The District) Golden Wave (Atomic Luau Lounge) High-Strung Daisies (Mad Tea Party) Hunter Incantation (Bewitching Brews) Josie (The District) Lilith (Excolo) Lulu (The District) Marquis de Carabas (would swap for) Moonshine and Mist (Marchen) The Night-Raven (Marchen) Oblivion (Sin & Salvation) Old Demons of the First Class (Marchen) Pahoehoe (Atomic Luau Lounge) Paramatman (Sin & Salvation) Pollution (Good Omens) Polynesian Pop (Atomic Luau Lounge) Prurience (Ars Amatoria) Prunella (Marchen) Nanny Ashtoreth Red Tide (Atomic Luau Lounge) Sed Non Satiata (Ars Amatoria) Severin - AGED for comparison (discon'd GC) Screeching Parrot (Atomic Luau Lounge) Sybaris (Wanderlust) Trevor Bruttenholm (Hellboy) Whoso List to Hunt (Ars Amatoria) Wolf's Heart (Bewitching Brews) BPTP Goods I Covet: Bath Oils: Treat | Tricksy | Pumpkin Stout Claw Polish: Croquet | Maiden | Robotic Scarab | Sed Non Satiata | Smokestack Soaps!: ANY! Snake Oil | Snow Glass Apples Goblin Squirts: Cathouse | Down the Rabbit Hole | Okiya | Saloon #10 | Boot Hill Atmo Sprays: Boot Hill | Citadel of Awesome | L'Estate | The Path of Dreams Apparel: Carnaval Noir: Babydoll V-Neck - small Carnaval Diabolique: Babydoll V-Neck - small Drink Me Eat Me: Girlie Crew Neck - small *** Hunter Moon heather green ringer tee- small *** White Rabbit scent locket Would Love Decants/Testers of these SINGLE NOTES: Single Note: Ambergris Single Note: Anise Single Note: Bergamot Single Note: Black Amber Single Note: Blood Orange Single Note: Blue Lilac Single Note: Calamus Single Note: Carnation Single Note: Cherry Blossom Single Note: Coffee Bean Single Note: Daffodil Single Note: Dandelion Single Note: D'Anjou Pear Single Note: Dark Myrrh Single Note: East African Black Patchouli Single Note: Egyptian Amber Single Note: Egyptian Musk Single Note: Fig Single Note: Frangipani Single Note: Frankincense Single Note: Heliotrope Single Note: Hyssop Single Note: Indonesian Red Patchouli Single Note: Light Myrrh Single Note: Lotus Single Note: Mimosa Single Note: Neroli Single Note: Orange Blossom Single Note: Peony Single Note: Pikaki Single Note: Plumeria Single Note: Red Ginger Single Note: Red Mysor(e) Sandalwood Single Note: Roman Chamomile Single Note: Rose Geranium Single Note: Saffron Single Note: Siberian Musk Single Note: Stargazer Lily Single Note: Tonka Bean Single Note: Tuberose Single Note: Vanilla Bean Single Note: Violet Single Note: White Musk Single Note: White Sandalwood Single Note: Ylang Ylang Bolded = really really really want! Bolded = really want! Italics = pending/ on the way Strikethrough = received My current faves: (ideas of scents/notes I love) *Antique Lace* A Bachelor's Dog Beaver'Versary* Boomslang Creature Feature DORIAN!* (fresh or aged) -- Can never get enough Dorian! <3 <3 <3 Flowering Chrysanthemums Glowing Vulva* Hanerot Halalu Hellhound On My Trail* L'Estate Le Père Fouettard Mme. Moriarty Osiris v4 Sacrifice Smoky Moon Snake Charmer Res. Sugar Moon Velvet Tiki *XCDL13* * = wouldn't mind gettin' more of

Bolded = really really really want! Bolded = really want! Italics = pending/ on the way Strikethrough = received Non-BPAL Lusts: Arcana: Devilish perfume | Egyptian Musk perfume | Honey Tobacco perfume (tester) | Rich Vanilla perfume | ANY SOAP!!! CB I Hate Perfume: Blood Orange | Butter Cookie | Butterscotch | CB93 | Carrot Cake | Cheesecake! | Daffodil | Fennel | Frangipani | Gingerbread | Greenbriar 1968 | I Am a Dandelion | <b>Leaf Tobacco</b> | Licorice | M4: Room with a View | My Birthday Cake | Mr. Hulot's Holiday | Old Leather | Pipe Tobacco | Plumeria | Red Velvet Cake! | Sandalwood Mysore | Smoky Tobacco | Rich Tobacco Cocoa Pink: Un-Red junket creme conditioner, Un-Red VBB, Vanilla Sandalwood VBB, Black Vanilla junket creme Haunt: Winchester perfume!, ANY SCRUB! LUSH: Big shampoo, The Blonde shampoo, Marilyn hair mask, Rehab shampoo Possets: BBC-The Big Black Cat | Corona Borealis | Cri de Coeur | Isabella | Issota and Sigismundo | Lamp Black | Les Girls-Sloe Byrne | Les Girls-Sugar Puss | Maggie | Mockingbirds Trilling Their Mating Songs | Moon Drenched Magnolias | Mrs. Rabbit's Carrot Cake | The Queen | Queen of the Night | Reason | Silver Carnations | Silver Gardenias | Silver Violets | Starlight | Stewart | Strawberry Heart | Smell Bent: Incensed, Lemon Cowboy, Little Miss Panda, Sunshine TheSheSpace mineral pigments/ makeup: Leos & Lovers | Oh Precious Patience | Snow Capped Solstice Scents (etsy): Cenobite | Fright Night | Black Leather, Red Lace | Vanilla Sandalwood | Lace Draped Spectre Villainess: Datura Slick, Ennui Whipped, Gloop Whipped, Smashed Whipped, Mudslide Whipped, Mall Santa Whipped, Mall Santa Smooch, Jai Mahal Smooch, ANY SMACK! <-- never tried Nail Polish Lusts: BPTP Claw Polish: Croquet | Maiden | Robotic Scarab | Sed Non Satiata | Smokestack China Glaze: Recycle | Sky High-Top | Branding Iron | VIII | Wagon Trail | Refreshmint Essie: Angora Cardi | Flawless | Mint Candy Apple Misa: Dirty Sexy Money | Sorry, Just Can't Help It | That's My Little Secret | Fashionista | Camellia Destiny | Moody Model Rescue Beauty Lounge: Plie | Stormy | Chinoise | Bikini Bottom | No More War

<b><!--coloro:teal--><span style="color:teal"><!--/coloro--><u>Notes of FAIL </u><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b> <img src="http://www.bpal.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/00000020.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="00000020.gif" /> <!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--> <b>bamboo:</b> horrific soap <b>cedar:</b> amp amp amp <b>champagne:</b> BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD <b>cloves:</b> while I like it, my skin CRAZY AMPS cloves, must be barely there to work for me <b>honey:</b> Hony Mone is all wrong, ALL wrong on me <b>jasmine:</b> something about the lab's jasmine note rubs me the wrong way, and it doesn't help that I amp it <b>Jazz Funeral (Ars Moriendi):</b> goes sour on me <b>patchouli:</b> my skin über-amps patchouli to the point it obscures most other notes <b>rose:</b> usually sour on me, but not always <b>vetiver:</b> unless it's barely there <b><i>certain</i> WINE notes:</b> Delphi, Glühwein, Kali SOUR on me (LadyMacB & Fairy Wine are good, though!) <!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--> <b><!--coloro:teal--><span style="color:teal"><!--/coloro--><u>Notes of WIN! </u><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b> <!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--> <b>amber:</b> some work, some turn bad powdery <b>carnation:</b> <b>leather:</b> love it well-blended (but I <i>amp</i> it like whoa) <b>musk:</b> red, Creature Feature musks, Dorian, Ivanushka, Hunter Moon '07 etc., haven't found one that hasn't worked so far! (White musk isn't always great, but doable) <b>sandalwood:</b> <b>tobacco:</b> LOVE LOVE LOVE! Not the cherry-ish tobacco, but good ol' delicious, slightly sweet tobacco. <b>vanilla:</b> a la Antique Lace, Love's Philosophy, Dorian, etc. <!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--> <b><!--coloro:teal--><span style="color:teal"><!--/coloro--><u>My current faves: (ideas of scents/notes I love)</u></b><!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--> Antique Lace* <b>A Bachelor's Dog*</b> Bat of Wealth Bat of Virtue Beaver'Versary Boomslang Creature Feature <b>Dorian*</b> (fresh) -- Can never get enough Dorian! <3 <3 <3 Flowering Chrysanthemums <b>*Glowing Vulva*</b> Hanerot Halalu L'Estate <b>Le Père Fouettard*</b> Smoky Moon Snake Charmer Res. Sugar Moon Velvet Tiki * = wouldn't mind gettin' more of <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" /><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->

So are you looking for stronger throw? Like, the scent projects outwards more? Or lasts longer on your skin? Or a combination of the both? (I only ask because some blends last a long time on me, but have minimal throw-- as in, you've gotta be really close to me to smell it.) Anyway, I have a similar problem-- my skin absolutely swallows up most BPAL scents. They rarely last more than 30-60 minutes! And unfortunately, most of the blends that last on my skin are LEs. LEs that last AND project: - Antique Lace (used to be GC but is essentially discon'd) - Black Lace - Creature Feature - Glowing Vulva/ Osiris v4 prototype (both v similar to my nose) - Hellhound On My Trail - Sacrifice - Velvet Unicorn GCs that last AND project: - Bow & Crown of Conquest - Dorian - Great Sword of War - Scherezade Blends that last but have low-throw on me: - Capela Dos Osos prototype (LE) - The Girl (LE) - Tushnamatay (GC) - Veil (GC)

I'd gotten a low-level partial and it's a little floral, but can definitely detect the lab's snowy note in there (especially as it dries down). But if my not-yet-arrived 5ml smells more floral or more sweet, I'd be even more ecstatic! I love the way this blend smells! ETA: I can just imagine it now, various "ISO snowy Okayaki" vs "ISO sweeter Okayaki."

Geek.Goth In your face Sprite. Sprite was the v first thing that popped into my mind. Okay, no, "WHOA, bubbles!" Was the first thing. Then it was, "Sprite." Definitely the incredible tooth-achingly sweet lemon-limey, sugary sweet (can I stress the sweet enough?) Sprite. I've never been a fan of the lab's bubbly scents, and I'm not much for citrus, either. So this combo is a big ol' no-no for me, though I could see fans of bubbly scents going ga-ga for this one.

Umbra In the Vial: Patchouli!!! Holy crap, I got an instant gag-reflex from smelling this. Whoa. Wet: Still a ridiculous amount of patchouli, it really does make me gag. I get a hint of the cinnamon, but really, the patchouli is way overwhelming. Drydown: Vetiver has been here the whole time but was overshadowed (like every other note) by the patchouli, but starting to be more noticeable. Cedarwood is moving forward, too. Verdict: I know that my skin-chemistry amps patchouli, but lordy, the way this smells in the imp alone was enough to make me give up. Strangely enough, I still gave this a skin-test. Guess I'm a glutton for punishment. Away with you! Shoo!

Chaste Moon 2010 In the Bottle: ZOMG. Soap in a bottle! Wet: Soapy florals. Drydown: Er, I didn't think it could get worse, but somehow, it's becoming even sharper to my nose. It's burning the nose! Verdict: This is NOT "soft and gentle as a baby's breath" and if it is? I shudder to meet such an infant. It would likely obliterate the planet with a lovely fart. Though, it's not bad if I drown it in some of my Dorian from '06. But it doesn't seem fair to my precious Dorian to do so. I really really really wish I got the creaminess from Chaste Moon that others get. Because I'm not inherently opposed to florals at all. And interestingly enough, I've read many posts that say BPAL has made floral-haters change their mind, whereas for me? The lab's floral blends haven't really worked out for me at all (but I like quite a few commercial alcohol-based floral perfumes). Weird. I was thinking about instantly swapping/ selling Chaste Moon, but it is really nice layered w/ Dorian. Might just see how it goes. If it sells, then it was meant to leave, but if it hangs around? Then I'll just let it stay with me. **And it's already found a new home, guess we weren't meant to be.**

Black Phoenix In the Vial: Super strong-- almond/ cherry? I've found that there comes a point, that both of those can smell like each other at first "glance." Wet: Super almond. Very sharp. Shifting gradually into something floral. Drydown: Super floral. Powdery floral. Wait, it's shifting again... as if a curtain is being pulled back to reveal *drumroll* ROSE!!!!!! Verdict: I'm really not a fan of such super strong almond/ cherry notes. I also don't like how it changes into super floral rose. Almondy rose soap on crack.

Black Lotus In the Vial: Bubblegum?! Wet: Still predominantly bubblegum (guess that's the lotus?), but something else. Just there. Just under the surface, somehow. Drydown: Bubblegum gives way to something incredibly sharp. I want to blame the amber. Starting to realize that the lab has some amber notes that really disagree with my nose and at the same time, my skin amps. Ick. Verdict: Really odd in the beginning, definitely much more tolerable later, but I've got to force myself to purge and rehome those that I don't really like.

Belladonna In the Vial: Like others have mentioned, super strong almost chemical scent. Menthol. Eek! Verdict: Ultimately, I'm scared to skin-test this and I'll pass this on, as surely, though it's not for me, this is the kind of scent for someone out there.