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How odd. Is there strawberry in this? I am hallucinating. This reminds me of Yankee Candle's Strawberry Buttercream. Anyway, it has a buttery bourbon vanilla drydown similar to Detestable Putrescence, with less cream. I like having two bottles of this but I think this will be a very situational scent.

VIRGINIA: HER BATH Vanilla-infused Mysore sandalwood with khus and bourbon vanilla. Wow! This came in a brilliant violet velveteen bag. The scent is definitely a strong, rich, smooth sandalwood. The wood is a warmer, more thrummy wood, not as dry or powdery as some sandalwood is. The khus (vetiver root) is faint if present at all and does not overpower the blend. The bourbon vanilla adds a certain alcohol-ic, sweet light vanilla to the whole thing, but it's mostly a very warm sandalwood. The oil itself is a blend of large chunk salt brimming with liquid (there was some at the base of the pouch, that was mostly emollient oil and perfume oil). The salt particles are a variety of translucent, opaque, clear, pink and white crystals of various sizes. The dispersion was adequate as a few large crystals did remain on the base of the tub to scrub my bum, but overall a great product. Had to use three small handfuls to get the bath to where I wanted it to go. The bag may last me 2 to 3 baths.

Biwa Biwa Biwa Biwa Biwa Biwa - Mushroom Mushroom Biwa Biwa Biwa Biwa Biwa Biwa - Mushroom, Mushroom! A-Biwa Biwa Biwa Biwa Biwa Biwa - Mushroom Mushroom... Biwa Biwa Biwa Biwa Biwa Biwa - Mushroom MUSHROOM!!! A bright citrus that has a hint of a foul mushroomy background, but not bad. I like its depth, like a richer, slightly earthy yet bright scent.

On me behaves a lot like Emathides, which was also a violet-containing scent that didn't turn into violet on me. Mostly caramel. This one dries down foody waxy, like sweet resins. I don't get much parma violet

Stinging wind whips past the trees, stripping the dead and decaying bark from their trunks. This is a time of renewal, both earthly and spiritual. The scent of wind and wood, and the smoke of council fires burning in the distance. The bottle is beautiful. It has very graceful appearing boats, over blue and violet text. On fresh sniff and wet, this has a resemblance to but much softer opening akin to Thunder Moon. It's definitely a toned-down ozone. Wet, it's a fresh, crisp aquatic. As it starts to settle on the skin, there's a touch more 'ocean spray lemon,' which goes progressively more salty as the oil dries down. The snap of ozone remains although this is going more towards marine/fresh bright waters. This is ocean air on the East Seaboard, but only on a bright, sunny day. This is like what the area that inspired Kingsport would be with no clouds, bright sun, at high noon, light reflecting off the water. Very lighthearted, not somber or misty at all. As it dries further, there's a touch more soapiness but overall it remains a more gentle marine aquatic. I can see this being good summertime wear, for when you need something unobtrusive. The color is like a light, bubble pale powder blue/teal. I think of Polo Ralph Lauren commercials when I smell this.

So, this is definitely strong on the fruit sours, sugary, encrusted fruity things. The drydown is still fruity, and there's not as much mint as I thought there would be. This is all mashed up fruits and sugar with a strong orange jellybean vibe. Not playing well on me, but still, I can imagine a gigantic castle made of tooth-aching, bright jellybeans, stretchy cherry taffy.

This is heavy on the dark swarthy musk, and not so much sweet red or airy white. Not very much frostiness or icy note on my skin. It's... intriguing. There' a burnt vetiveresque note in the drydown. I also can't spell it... Mrr.r.r.r.rguthr.ae. I'm a murloc!

This has a very smooth, addictive lather, and a very rich, ripe pomegranate juice scent. There is perhaps a touch of something darker, like a deep musk, but it's otherwise very close to the fruit itself.

Looks (and smells) can be deceiving... In the bottle, this is definitely sharp, urine snappy, and frightening, and on the skin, it does temper and become a slightly sweet, airy (and still somewhat biting) floral. Lots of interesting florals used here that don't make too many appearances in Beth's other scents. I think it's the helichrysum, balsam, and chrysanthemum that are giving this its slightly sappy urine-esque scent. Give it a shot... it doesn't stay the way it is in the vial for too long on me at least...

Thank you, Golletes, for destroying the last vestiges of any attempts at trying to be masculine, because now I smell like a little pretty frosted donut. It is pink. And so is my spirit. And I need moar. Sugar sprinkles, fried dough, and a somewhat cherry-esque fruitiness.

Used by prostitutes to increase their clientele, and by others who wish for quick, passionate one night stands. Hah hah... I guess I got this one for a specific purpose. My profession isn't prostitution, so it wasn't quite for increasing my 'clientele' so much as increasing my passionate one night stands. Yeah, right. Anyways, Cleo is very sweet and candyish from the bottle, and I wore it in a scent locket, with a dab over my heart and one swipe over my sacral area. It's quite honeyed, mixed with a spicy rose and perhaps dark plum or deep sweet fruits. It is a sinful, sugared honey fruit, definitely provocative and quite 'promiscuous,' might I say? It clung to my scent locket like no other, though, and I could still smell it even after removing the cotton ball and wiping it clear of wet oil with another cotton swab. Did it work? No. Hrrrm. Perhaps it is just me

I tried this before my trip. In the bottle it reminds me a little of Aziraphale with that dry cedar-y... paperosity. There is a pretty homogenous, sweet overtone to the scent, and plenty of index card. Yes, this smells kind of like a ream of 3x5's when you break them open from the shrinkwrap, fan the paper between your thumbs and smell the insides. Or when you buy a textbook (dermatology, let's say) and spend a few minutes smelling the paper and hearing the binding crackle. Um... not that I do either of the above... On my skin, it smells like paper, sweet, strange inks, and dusty cedar.

So, per description? Lemon - NO. Rose - NO. Sweet Pea - NO. Sugar - NO. On me? Holy farp! It's sweet, light, and has that sorta jammy berry huckleberry note as in that April Fool scent but not as overboard or ampy on my skin as that blend was on me... and the sugar adds a nommy sweet innocent depth, and neither rose nor lemon is amping out of control on me as they usually do, given that they are my amp notes. Whrrrr? I need a bottle or two! Surprise hit.

Sweet, silken lather with a lightly floral honey. This is divine! The price point makes it an absolute luxury, but it matches that price with a truly lux experience. The scent I'd say is a slightly sweet, realistic honey, not cloying or sugary. There is a very faint thrum of an airy floral but again, nothing really brash or center stage like rose or lily. If I lather long enough, there's a tiny bite of a slightly dirty, menacing ginger, deep, and just giving it a hint of threat. Very good. Yes. Must be around forever so I can buy it when I want to be pampered. And so I can't spell it :|

Eat Me is a slightly musky, cake-y scent with a sharper berry note (it's drier than I expected). Not quite as fruity, it's more foody. Drink Me is on my skin mostly a pineapply bready scent, so less dessert-y, more fruity as in whimsical fruit, airier, sweeter.

Oh no, no no no. Citrus notes are not a go on my skin. Anise has only really worked on me when it's with ... well, gaufrette and leather like Pere Fouettard. Clove can be quite strong... and cumin, well... This smells very foody on me, sort of like that tamarind salsa that is served at Himalayan/Indian restaurants, way too much herbiness, not a 'perfume' aroma on me at all. I amp that, and the sharpness of the mandarin, and the dirtyness of the clove, and it's just too much. Oh ye Gods! It also has such tenacity!

Will be working on decanting tonight and tomorrow. Sorry decantees! They will likely not be there by V-Day But I have pics! No womb fury. My randoms contain: Metal Tiger, Olisbos, Two Loves, Signior DA D! Truffles Miskatonic Valley-entine Random Lupers (and a Tiger!) Ode to Ares Shungas 1 + Shungas 2 Whew! Now to get decanting...

It's very grassy, a little warm, and a dry musk. It dries down on me a lot like the Rat King and Clio.

A powerful attractant used by homosexual men to help them find love, ignite passion, and enhance their charisma. Again, just a dab test for scent purposes. If favorable (or unfavorable!) effects come out of this I'll update it. I suppose by posting this I'm outing myself, but it wasn't really a big secret anyways So... long story short, I've always felt abnormally inconspicuous and mundane in the gay world. I've never dated anyone, nor has anyone shown interest in me, I've fallen for a guy or two who have given me the 'just friends' talk, and I am inordinately shy and lonely. Perhaps a little oomph would be what I need. Bottle: Sweeter than I thought it would be. I'm getting notes of some kind of floral, rose maybe? There's also a hint of honey and amber over the top. Sugary, this definitely is. Maybe a brush of ylang-ylang, too. Dab: Whoa, interesting. I think I got a touch of mint, leading to a sort of smoky, fir-touched aroma. It's slightly fiery and warm, with an insinuation of ginger and pepper, but it heads back towards a musk with a bite. No more mint. Maybe it was hallucination. Dry: A musk that kicks you in the balls and says 'I'm here and I smell really good!' I don't know what it is, but I keep sniffing my wrist and Q5 gets nicer and nicer as it dries on my skin. I even think my heart rate is a touch quicker now. I don't know what it is in Q5, but it's making my fingers and feet kinda tingly in a weird way, I think that sorta feeling when you're catching your breath and someone you think you're interested in is looking right at you. Maybe this time, he won't look away?

Thick, gloppy oil, with a definite separation of oil at the base. Cocoa absolute... I love thee. On the skin, starts off a very thick loamy scent, not Graveyard Dirt-esque, but adds a touch of depth. This is followed by cocoa absolute, which on me is a very pretty, but quite single dimensional aroma. It's tasty, but also over time it starts turning a bit more... 'charred and burned,' with very thick, gloopy resins and a hint of scruffy sandalwood. Veers away from foody cocoa, and more into 'cocoa touched with something,' and that something is smooth, woodsy, but altogether not my skin's favorite plaything.

Any idea what the main notes in Hana were? I had 'Mizan' from the same purefume line, and its dominant notes are black pepper, and some real strong woodsy aromas (sandalwood, etc). It may help you start focusing in on a few BPALs that are similar. I found that the old Aveda purefumes had a very 'natural essential oil' quality that was a bit... rugged, compared to BPAL, so a direct match may be hard to find. The Aveda 'fumes were natural for the sake of being natural, so they tended to come across as strongly influenced by EOs.

Ooo, thank you! The anniversary bottles are beautiful. *Flail* Mustn't. buy. perfume. for. the. art. *flail flail flail* Totally off topic, but I love the bottle collection in the background. Very drool-worthy! Ah... they lurk in the background like little hammerhead sharks. I didn't think they'd show up...

This is really beautiful. It smells a little like a Chowards Violet mint from the bottle, which endears me to it immediately. On my skin, it's got the same sort of dry, soft, powdery violet-esque aroma without the sharp topnote of violet (if that makes sense)... more like the subtle earthy rootiness and a soft sugary note blended together. On me, this is like a hybrid lovechild of Faith, Midnight on the Midway, and something insanely beautiful. A little Sybaris. Jeez, I need how many bottles?

Ask and receive.

Mmm! Milky chocolate and... something very, very weird, at least on me. I can't quite describe the note I'm detecting. In the bottle and on me, it was very dry cocoa, like the Gelt/El Dia cocoa on me, not a super rich absolute, but a milky fragrance. There's another note, possibly a milk, or goat milk, or something that is not playing absolutely nice on my skin. Over a few moments, the odd, literally plastic-y cloth-y note seems to meld more with the cocoa. Cocoa is emerging gradually and now appears to be... the dominant note. Over time, this mellows out a lot, and I like it lots. Still sufficiently weird to make me debate whether or not I need to hoard, but it's cocoa! With something weird! And I like it.