zankoku_zen
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I hate to be a negative reviewer but... the plastic vanilla doom gets me. It smells like pear plastic on me. It really does bum me out. I was hoping for sweet fruity pear. No. I get evil instead. WAH!
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This one is an interesting on my skin. Hint of vanilla, some of the blood orange. Again, not a big pumpkin smell (unlike PIII). Vanilla and I aren't great friends so it has that weird plastic like undertone to it. Sad.
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This is the one pumpkin that doesn't smell like it! I get a very mild pumpkin note, but this is dominated by a grassy note (I have no idea what a cactus blossom smells like). Very desert like. Interesting.
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This is sleek and glossy! At the beginning it was a bit too powdery for me. It smelled like iris talc powder. Nice but not menacing. Now I'm getting the sleek and glossy vibe, a touch of muskyness that sets off the iris powder. Not really brooding, but the possibility is there. This is spying a crow in the daylight.
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So far, I like this pumpkin. It's less sweet and pumpkiny than the rest, with a touch of spice and a light carnation to it. Very pretty and very much autumn. Very enjoyable.
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In the imp: Citrusy bright On Skin: The lime is very predominant, but there is a slight soapy undertone to it. Lime soap? Still yummy. On Drydown: Such a mishmash of things. It kind of reminds me to Fairy Markey - slight incense, slight foodyness, slight sweetness --- but in this case with more citrus Verdict: Pretty.
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This was very sweet very grassy cucumber. Very fresh and clean. At the beginning it was slightly off putting but it mellows out. Yummy.
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This is such a sweet blend on me. Fresh mix of florals, sweet berries and something else. It is sort of climbing vines vibes for me. Pretty, feminine, good throw. It's a tad too sweet on me but it does well as a representation of an overgrown garden with poisonous and beckoning flowers. Red for blood and white for bone, indeed.
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Both the husband and I are having trouble defining this scent - there is something sweet, and something floral, and on me definitely man's cologne. On him, its sweet, something old lady, something old man, something foody, something slightly earthy. Verdict: Yes, this is the scent of someone with stars in their eyes. It's got this dreamy and slightly enchanting quality and in my mind boyish on the verge of masculine. Unfortunately, my boy isn't quite the dreaming youth type so it's a no go for him.
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I have to say that this was a sharp, green floral. Almost unisex... but not quite. Slightly ozoney at the beginning, but toward the end I got some of the woodsyness of the cypress and in general just a short of marshy like floral. Pretty. But not for me.
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In the imp: Florals On Skin: Florals, hint of amber, hint of pepper On Drydown: The hint of pepper becomes a little more distinct and the amber turns powdery. So this is a mildly powdery and peppery floral. Verdict: Erm. Skin chemistry is not cooperating with this one. Ah well.
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In the imp: Buttery Jack On Skin: Pumpkin, light citrus (probably from the pomegranate, slight creaminess On Drydown: The creamy aspect has turned into a plastic aspect. I am really thinking that the BPAL cream note and I don't get along. Verdict: Bad skin chemistry. I was hoping for chocolate and pumpkin, and I got something else instead. SAD!
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In the imp: Lavender and sweet tabacco On Skin: This very sophisticated lavender perfume, and the scent of something else that I can't recognize On Drydown: Oh no. The dreaded black musk makes an appearance. Now I smell sweaty and full of smoke. Verdict: Grr... black musk. If not, this would have been a great lavender blend.
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In the imp: Tobacco and flowers On Skin: Flowers and smokey rum Drydown: Hothouse flowers and a hint of smoke with a splash of rum Verdict: The florals really takeover for me in this blend. I'm not a huge smoke/booze person but this doest make me think of the tropics and just the heat, the flowers and sort of ... well, being piratey.
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At the beginning, this is very floral but toward the end of the drydown, I get a more woodsy/resinous scent with cedar playing a more prominent role. This does make me think of a blooming garden, and how it 'dies' and transitions more into 'earth and woods' during the winter months. There is however a rather sharp note lurking about, like a little prickly thorn, that I'm not too keen on.
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This a lush and very regal rose blend. It's not entirely rose, but on me, this is definitely a rose-dominated scent. There is a muted floral background upon which this rose is blooming, and there a hint of earthiness to it. Very pretty.
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In the imp: Pear and pumpkin On Skin: Pear! OOH lovely. Unfortunately after a few minutes, it burns off and I get in-your-face pumpkin. Very much like Jack On Drydown: Jack Two hours later: I get less pumpkin, hardly any at all, slight grapes and very slight jasmine. Pretty. Verdict: I'm going to have to give this another whirl, possibly in a week or so to see how my skin reacts. I'm not entirely ready to give up on it. Not keen on the drydown stage and I was really hoping that the pear would last longer. Ah well.
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In the imp: Shrill floral On Skin: Very shrill floral. My immediate reaction was ... what is this and why does it smell like a byproduct of a feline digestive system? On Drydown: It's less shrill, slightly more soft, less pungent. I can smell some of the dirt. Verdict: This just doesn't work on my skin. At all. I think the violet is way too sharp (I haven't had good luck with blends with violet as a component) and the BPAL dirt note smells just 'dirty' on me.
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I can barely pick out any notes on this one. What can I say? This is a haunting, ethereal floral. It was barely there upon application, and then closer to the drydown it blossomed only the slightest so that I could catch whiffs of it. Haunting. Poetic. It really are like the words of love whispered in the wind. This blend embodies a concept so well, it's actually a little creepy. Bravo labbies!
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Straight from the beginning, this was a rose blend. I had hopes in the imp that some of the other components would show up but it was pretty much rose with a touch of sweetness. WAH! Rose, why do you have to love me so? I also wanted the other notes to come play with me!
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In the imp: Aquatic and ozoney On Skin: Aquatic, ozoney, very chill. Is there perhaps a hint of mint in this? On Drydown: Slightly softer, more lemony After several hours: Soft, slightly lemony aquatic. Verdict: This is pretty... but it wasn't what I expected at all. It's pretty but I don't this door and I will become close friends.
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Again, an ubershort review. This one started out promising, a relatively 'profound' aquatic and I do have to say that it was unlike any other aquatic I had encountered. Unfortunately, it turned into a generic cleaner after about thirty minutes. Sad.
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This is a very classic perfume that dries to a very dry vanilla on me. The vanilla is not too sweet and it does have very dry and rocky like properties. A very fitting interpretation of the poem.
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In the imp: Sea, kelp and aquatic On Skin: Some plum and a soapy aquatic On Drydown: Plum soap Verdict: This suffered the same 'soapy' tendency as Thalassa. BPAL's aquatics are a hit/miss thing apparently on my skin. Ah well.
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In the imp: Slightly musky, slightly floral, a bit fruity On Skin: A tinge of apricot (which makes it sweet), a brush of roses and a swirl of musk On Drydown: It's a weird meld of sweet apricot (fruity) and roses. Verdict: Ah, roses. My favorite nemesis. In any case, this one didn't work out. The drydown is very interesting but not something I'm personally attracted to.