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    Dragon's Tears

    i got this as a frimp, and i am only trying it to say i did, because dragon's blood and aquatics do not get along with my skin chemistry. this smells strongly of lilac to me too-i feel like i get a lilac type scent from dragon's blood a lot, for some reason? unless there is some added to this...with aquatics in the background. totally not me, but i'm glad i got to try it.
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    The Black Rider

    this is nice. i think i'm getting mostly black amber, which turns a bit powdery, with tobacco. there's a soft leather is backing it up, blending nicely. this is warm and really pretty and smells 'high end.' also, i'd really like to smell this on my boyfriend as well.
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    Prurience

    i think my tastes, they are a' changing. i think i have a kneejerk reaction to scents like this and immediately think i'll like them. i love every note in this, and it smells quite sensual and good but it's just too much for me these days. i think 2-3 years ago i would've been really into this though. or maybe the tonka and orris are too strong and the carnation is not. i'm not sure. it's just a powdery-musky haze on my skin...which isn't bad but it's a bit overwhelming to me.
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    Hilma

    i kind of new i was playing with fire with trying this one, but oh well! honeysuckle and jasmine often go wonky on my skin, but i just never know until i try. they both seem quite strong in this, especially the honeysuckle...so yeah, this is a strong cloying white floral with a hint of nectarine. i was hoping it'd be mostly clove, tea and a hint of nectarine, but no dice. oh well, hilma...i'm sure you're quite lovely on someone else's skin.
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    Crib Girls

    in the vial i smell spicy lemon, which i guess is the cardamom and...cubeb? i don't smell honey at all. i admit, bpal's honeys often don't work on me, but i like cardamom, and thought, well if there are 7 honeys, then maybe that combination will somehow work? after awhile, the lemon fades a bit and the fieryness comes forth, as well as the honey. yeah, honey continues to smell weird on me (or maybe i just don't like it?) but i must say, this is a bit better than other honey scents i've tried. perhaps i'll age it awhile and see what transpires....i am really on the fence with this one!
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    When the Winter Chrysanthemums Go

    ooh yes, this is a snowy chrysanthemum with just a touch of gold, like the description says-though it's not too ambery on my skin. normally snowy scents aren't really my thing, but i think the mum really makes me dig this. i think i've loved all the other bpal-mum scents i've smelled quite a bit, as it is an uncommonly used floral, but one of my favorites along with carnation. the snowiness makes this not "super me" but i think i may keep it around for awhile.
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    Lulu

    in the vial this is a white, soapy floral, but i kind of like that. what can i say, i am a sometimes-floral gal. on my skin i get tobacco, gardenia and something fresh-almost herbal-minty (but not as sweet as mint)...maybe the geranium? i like this-it's not like anything i've tried by bpal, however i don't think i could really wear it on a day to day basis. i guess i wish it was more tobacco flower-gardenia on me-like a rich, sensual floral, but that's not really how it turns out on my skin at all.
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    The Black Temple Burlesque Troupe

    in the vial i definitely sense the cacao and black musk as strongest notes-it's a rich vs. clean sort of scent that way. i am normally not a fan of cacao, but damn, on my skin this smells pretty good. i think the black musk and tobacco ground the cacao nicely so that i will be able to wear this. it's clean, dirty and sexy all at the same time...very nice!
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    Emma

    in the vial i smell a sweet rose and pink pepper. on my skin it's kind of like a candied rose, but something else in it adds a touch of sourness-probably the jasmine, as it is a very hit-or-miss note on my skin. i kind of like this faintly on my wrist, but i think if i wore it full on my neck and wrists that it would be far too cloying. unfortunate, because it sounds like such a beautiful scent. if only skin chemistry would cooperate for this one! though i'll probably try it once more in hopes that it'll work better...
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    Now Winter Nights Enlarge

    Shorten those tedious nights with a surge of body heat: vanilla-infused red musk, champaca, petitgrain, ylang ylang, patchouli, nutmeg, honey, galbanum, and traces of caramel. i was hoping i'd amp the vanilla-infused red musk and champaca, but i am getting more of a caramel with a weird sourish scent i've gotten before...reminds me of a "white paper" note in a scent i tried previously. my skin chemistry just doesn't do this justice. in the vial it smells much nicer, even if it's a bit too much nutmeg and caramel for my tastes. i should know to steer clear of caramel, as it tends to dominate blends with my skin chemistry.
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    Pink Snowballs

    this smells SO PRETTY in the vial-like cold sugary rose. unfortunately, on my skin, the vanilla turns plasticky. i love rose and i love vanilla and had high hopes for this scent-if it didn't turn plasticky, i'd probably snatch up at least 2 bottles of this. however, my skin chemistry is not liking this vanilla enough
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    Ariadne Brunnell

    this scent smells very white and dry on my skin. i think my skin tends to amp poppy, and it is no different here. there is something almost powdery about this-no doubt the combination of poppy and lily. i was hoping for an amping of moss and gardenia, but unfortunately, i can't really smell them at all, except in the vial. however, after settling this scent is kind of nice-it's just too poppy-heavy at first. i may have to re-try this.
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    Egle

    i got this as a frimp from the lab. this is a salty aquatic with hyacinth on my skin. i think the star jasmine softens it a bit, and i do not sense any fir. for a salty aquatic, this isn't bad! my skin chemistry and aquatics do not mix. neither do many white florals, which i think hyacinth might fall under. this isn't really my type of scent, but i'm happy to say it didn't get overly strong or sour like many aquatics do
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    The Gladdener of All Hearts

    thanks to a lovely switch witch, i have a bottle of this now this is a soft, beautiful scent- i don't get much carnation or lavender at all. it's like a creamy, sweet slightly candy-like baby powder scent on my skin, but not baby powder in a bad way, like i've had happen with other scents. very light and sweet.
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    Liz

    i bought a bottle of this, because this definitely sounded like a me-scent. however, now that i'm testing it, i am on the fence about it. it's like a soft vanilla, with florals i can't quite make out mixed with smoke. the smoke comes out very strong on my skin, and slightly too strong at first. however, after it fades a bit and balances with the vanilla-floral, it's quite nice. i think i'll have to re-try it again before i decide to keep it for sure.
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    Raven Moon

    aw, i was 95% sure i would really love this one, but it doesn't really work on me, sadly. i think maybe the "moonlit" part is something ozoney-aquatic, because that's what this is like on me-resiny and smoky, with black musk and ozone. i don't get any vanilla or nutmeg that i can pick out. the ozone turns kind of weird one me...i think i'll have to swap this one 2012 version: haha, had i realized this was a previous incarnation, i wouldn't have tried this, but i guess it slipped my mind. i like this scent, and at first, t's a bit too ozoney for my tastes. though to be honest, it's not all THAT ozoney, i just tend to steer clear of those scents. again there is no vanilla coming out, but this time i think i am liking this scent more . it's kind of sexy in a dark way. not sure if me or my skin chemistry has changed, but i am liking this!!
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    Boo

    got a sniffie of this. foody scents tend to hate me, for the most part, but anyway: creamy, sugary white...pretty much how you'd imagine. this goes a bit plasticky, as many foody scents do on me (especially bpal's), but since it's subtler and less cakey, it kind of smells good. there is something slightly perfumey in the background (white cotton?) that kind of reminds me of skin musk, which really helps the plasticky scent. later on, after the cream/sugar fades, this is a soft, pretty, perfumey scent. kind of nice!
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    Couple Consulting an Enpon

    Orange blossom, blackberry, amber mint, and red sandalwood. hm, this is a strange scent on me. in the vial i smell the blackberry and and sandalwood i think. on my skin i get mostly blackberry (which turns a bit plasticky, unfortunately), a hint of orange blossom, and the other notes blended together in the background. there is a slight freshness here, but i can't smell the mint as an obvious note at all. it's interesting, just not sure i would wear it. i am really confused by this scent
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    Milk & Honey

    i was surprised by the lemons in this! i suppose i thought it'd be a almondy-milky-dana o'shee type scent from the name, but it's not. it smells like honey and lemons, i think? soft but uplifting. something turns slightly wonky in here on my skin, but luckily it's pretty subtle. the lemons are pretty strong on my skin and turn a bit astringent. the honey is just a background note. can't wait to see how this works! eta: later on it turns to baby powder and lemons. not so great, but i'm willing to try it out anyway.
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    Ya-Te-Vo

    got this as a frimp. this is very vick's vapo rub in the imp! strong and eucalyptus-y with herbs...a sharp green herbal scent. on my skin it softens up quite a bit...something in this is reminding me of tarot: death, but not sure what it is. i think perhaps it's sandalwood in here mixed with herbs? it turns kind of spicy on my skin, which i think sandalwood can do. it's a very odd, interesting scent. it kind of reminds me of a lot of lush scents. it's kind of masculine, not one i would wear much, but i like it in this strange way!
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    The Ghost

    received this as a frimp. on my skin it's clean, clear and pale aquatics and florals-very fresh and springlike, and just wet smelling. i think i smell the ivy and maybe the lily? it just smells so watery to me, but i'm not sure which note that would be! it's a pretty, light scent, and not really somber at all, but it's not really my style.
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    Mircalla, Countess Karnstein

    in the vial i smell red musk and not much else-maybe a tinge of the orchid. on my skin, it starts out all red musk, but once it dries and settles the clove comes forward, and all the other notes sit in the background. they're very blended-i can't seem to pick out vanilla or patchouli, though i think i get hints of the tonka and peru balsam perhaps. all the other vampire scents i tried were pale and white and ethereal, this is the first one i've tried that's fiery and warm. it's nice and i like it a lot, it's just that i think i have a lot of very similar scents, so i'm not sure i need a bottle. i'll keep my decant though because i do like this a lot!
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    The Girl

    oh my god i LOVE this! buying a bottle promptly! this is BEAUTIFUL...and reminiscent of some scent i've tried somewhere, but even better. it's what i always hoped snow white would be on me. it's like a creamy white scent-the pale musk is gorgeous! it's really difficult to pick out notes-it's more like they blend together seamlessly to make a stunningly beautiful combination! this is wintry to me, but not with any aquatic or pine notes.
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    Cristina

    crap, the chesnuts are more prominent than i was hoping for. when i first put this on there's that strong foody note, but then it calms down a bit and gives way to the other notes, once it dries. however, now i've had it on for a half an hour+ and it is overwhelmingly chestnut. it doesn't smell bad or anything, i am just not a foody scent lover for the most part. i think i might love this if the chestnut was more subtle.
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    Perle von Mauren

    this is baby powderish...plus white florals. wasn't sure what heliotrope smells like, but i guess this is it. it's a white, powdery floral scent. i am not getting any blood or dirt at all. this is a very odd scent...not sure i'd ever wear it though!
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