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for some reason, this is WAY sweeter than i imagined it would be. i guess i am mostly smelling osmanthus and musk? it definitely isn't lily of the valley, and the frankincense is subtle. this is a very strong, sweet floral on my skin. maybe my skin amps osmanthus though? i don't have much experience with it as a note, i only recall 1 or 2 other scents smelling like this.

Vampire smut: patchouli-infused honey, red musk, red sandalwood, red ginger, pink pepper, Peru balsam, dark Eastern florals, Himalayan cedar, smoky vanilla, bitter clove, and leather. the leather, cedar, musk and red sandalwood seem to stand at the forefront of this. especially the leather. cedar isn't one of my favorites, and it's pretty strong here, so mostly this smells like leathery-musky cedar on me. alright, but not quite what i was hoping for. i do like the leather a lot though!

ooooh i really like this one! it actually reminds me a lot of a violette market scent i have, but i digress. this is a very soft white musk with florals and a hint of amber. the sandalwood behaves itself in this blend (sometimes it does not, with my skin chemistry.) this scent does indeed smell very white, misty, and otherworldly. very lovely.

this is one of those scents where the sandalwood goes wonky on me. BPAL woods often have this effect, but it's random so i never really know. i do quite like the white leather though, and look forward to more scents that contain it. after the perfume has been on for about an hour, it smells good, but the first part is just kind of sour and weird due to the woods and my skin chemistry.

hmm, i get nothing pine-y from this at all. i guess this is a carnivorous plant though. this smells like a sugary, slightly watery sweat pea. reminiscent of the mouse's long and sad tale, but more pungent. it's very sweet and candylike. i really don't know what other notes are in this. it's overwhelmingly sweet pea on me. i am surprised that anyone gets pine from this...i am almost wondering whether i have a mis-labeled imp!

this is very similar to other "metal" scents i've tried. warm and musky, but with an ozoney-underlayer that sharpens it. i pretty much get musk and metal, and a hint of the frankincense, which, as it often does, turns to pencil shavings on me. this scent is alright, but it's a bit too strong and ozone-y for my tastes.

i chuckled softly when i left nycc and looked through my frimps at my friend's house where i was staying, and came upon 3 bedbug imps! as others have mentioned, this smells a lot like cardamom with some orange spice tea peeking out of the background. since i tend to avoid foodier scents, i can't really think of a similar BPAL i've tried. orange and cardamom pretty much sums it up.

hrm, i have mixed feelings on this one. i get a mostly incensy oriental-floral from this, where everything is so blended, it's difficult for me to pick out individual notes. it does smell nice, but because it's so blended, it smells like a lot of other scents i own(ed.) i mostly get amber, incense and musk i think. i wish i could sense the rose, violet and iris more. i like this, but i may swap it, just because i have similar scents that i like better.

did a search and realized i reviewed this twice, sorry!

i really love coconut scents, but i think i do better when they are softened by musks or florals. this one was pure coconut on me-it smelled like suntan lotion, with a hint of paperiness, actually. it wasn't a bad scent, and because i like coconut, i might pick it to wear on a rare occasion. however, i rarely think i'd like to smell SO coconutty.

i love rose. sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't, depending on the type of rose, the amount of it and the other notes in the scent, so i honestly never know what will happen when i try on a rose scent. i am ambivalent about this scent. i don't love it, but i don't hate it either. i guess it's a darker rose with hints of plum and oud on my skin. kind of deep, but not as deep as gypsy queen...maybe more reminiscent of peacock queen, but a little duskier and warmer (if memory serves.)

wow, what a beautiful scent. i love all the notes in this, except i was iffy on the peach, because i am generally not a fruity-loving person. the peach seems to come to the front, and i like it less, because it overpowers, but then it moves to the back, and i :love!: this. it smells a lot like incense to me, i definitely get the coconut, amber and oude coming out the most. i just wish the orchid was a bit more obvious. i think i may need a bottle of this though...it is so warm and pretty.

wow, this is a really pretty scent. at first i wasn't so sure, because i got a weird sour thing that i often do from wood notes. now that the sourness has faded, this smells like a candied rose with a hint of amber. i LOVE how this turns candyish on me. it's like hope is a sugary rose, but this is a candied-rose, and i think i might need a bottle of this too.

the amber in this goes WAY powdery on me. at first the rose and oak are a bit sour, but that fades quickly, and i'm left with a musky-powdery-amber with a hint of rose and moss. i like this, as i can do powdery florals, though this is REALLY powdery. however, i have a lot of amber scents, so i'm not sure i need to keep this since it is similar to many other scents i have, that i like better.

got this one as a frimp, and for some reason i've never even heard of it either. sniffing the imp it's definitely a "dirt floral" scent. it reminded me of a subtler zombi at first. it basically smells like dirt and something...woodlike? i'm not sure, but it's the bone/papery note bpal uses that turns weirdly off and sour on me, mixed with dirt and a slightly spicy green floral. glad i got to try this, even if it's not really "me".

hm, something in this has a sweet, fruity plasticky smell, similar to plum. luckily, the poppy is subtle, because poppy doesn't often work with my skin chemistry. something in this off though, maybe it's the rose wood. it smells like a very sweet, bordering on fruity resin. it really does smell like incense, kind of like this cherry champa i tried once. all in all, it's not for me.

i was pretty sure i'd love this one, as long as the dragon's blood wasn't too strong, and alas, it is not! it's a warm, sensuous vanilla-oriental-floral on my skin. it is one of those scents with many notes that is so well-blended, that i really have trouble picking all the notes out. it's mostly amber, fig and vanilla on me. the resins are very subtle, and i can't detect the leather at all. i think the oak peeks out a tiny bit, which comes off as a slightly foody tinge, almost like nutmeg. i think this may be going on my bottle wishlist!

wow, unfortunately, this scent doesn't smell like the description on me AT ALL. i love musk and leather, and honey is hit or miss, but the only thing i can smell that's in the description is the leather. it's like someone dropped a leather jacket on a rainy night in the woods, and the sun is just coming up and the scent of leather, herbs and leaves is coming forth. in theory it sounds good, but i don't like how it smells on me. but what's weird is it's nothing like the description!! i almost think that maybe i got something mislabeled? (decant from a swap.) because there is no honey-musk warmth to this at all. it's herbal and leafy and leathery...i am thoroughly confused! even in the decant, it smells similar, so i am not totally sure that only my skin chemistry is to blame...hmm.

unfortunately, this smells pretty terrible on me. sour, green and herbal, like old rotting leaves or something. i can't really make out any notes, just know it smells icky. eta: a few hours later it smells like a sweet floral that's pretty innocuous. not really bad or good, still, much better than the initial stages.

holy ginger! i am getting mostly ginger, berry and a bit of the smoky vanilla. a little touch of clove makes it smell yule-like. it reminds me of this xmas craft fair i went to with my mom when i was a child. it was out in a barn and it smelled of pine and apple cider. this scent is reminiscent of apple cider to me, actually but with that drop of berry instead. very pretty and yule-like. since it's spring, i'll probably save this for next winter-it's a very cozy, nostalgic scent.

i got a frimp of this in a swap! i am just testing it like a normal perfume, so i can't say anything for its massage qualities. it does indeed smell earthy to me. it smells like vetiver to me, though that note is not mentioned in the description. i think sometimes patchouli can smell vetiver-y on me though. i get the myrrh and the other notes are very subtle. i can see how this is grounding-it's very very earthy with a bit of warmth. i don't wear a lot of earthy scents, so i'm not sure i'd try this massage oil full-on, but i'm glad i got to try it.

what an odd scent. at first, this positively reeks on me. i'm not kidding-my skin chemistry just does not like it...it smells like burning vomit or something. however, i gave it awhile to settle and didn't sniff my arm for awhile, and it smells better now that it's dried. it still smells odd on me, but not gross. it smells ike a metallic-ozone leather jacket on me. there is just no other way i can describe it but that.

what a soft lovely scent! at first it's a sweet tangerine, with the cypress and musk barely hinted at in the background. after it dries it turns to pure white musk and cypress on me. i am not too familiar with cypress as a note, but it seems to work in this on me. and i love white musk, so i find this quite nice. it's subtle, fresh and i think it's a good spring/summer scent. i kind of wish the tangerine lasted longer on me, though.

holy crap, this is beautiful. i LOVE olive blossom, and all the other notes, so i was 90% sure i would love this too. i only have one other BPAL with olive blossom but it's one of my favorites. this is light, springy and beautiful. at first it's a bit sweet from the flowers and maybe the fig, but that dies down and i am getting a beautiful olive blossom-tobacco scent with a bit of sage, herbs and flowers in the background. need.big.bottle.now.

yep, this is mostly a clovey-black musk, but not as bitter as i thought it would be. the "copper colored feathers" add a nice sensual softness to this scent. it gets a bit powdery from the black musk, but not in a bad way. it's a very warm and enveloping scent to me. i like it quite a bit...it is reminiscent of a few other bpal's, but this one is more warm and sensual ( and i can't remember the names of the others, either. )