Deceitfuldescender

Blargh. I'd really been hoping for a nice autumnal scent. I have found, however, that Bpal apple goes 100% potpourri on me. From wet-to-dry on my skin, this scent is fake, perfumey apples, with fake, perfumey spices. Sigh. I'll re-test, but I don't have much hope.

Hecate starts out as the nice buttery almond with just a wistful hint of the myrrh and musk. After about 30-45 minutes or so it starts to fade prodominantly into the myrrh and musk which end up as a delightful, sort of skin hugging veil that makes me feel delightful and a bit cosseted. Sometimes when it dries down it ends up a bit much, but over all I like it quite much. Not enough for a bottle, but definitely keeping my imp.

This has become one of my most coveted scents. It is almost impossible for me to describe, but wet it is a string of indiscernable florals that are sweetened by some kind of faint sugary syrup. As it dries down on me it starts being a little sweet-tart candy-ish but then ends up as a warm, red and very intimate musk that has just a flicker of sweetness and femininity. This blend makes me feel warm and confident and a little like I have a secret. The throw seems pretty minimal and the staying power is a handful of hours.

This was the first scent of Bpal I tried on that worked for me (and interestingly it also helps me develope an appetite when I don't have one.) When I put it on, it is all rich coffee with that nice hint of Irish cream. As the drydown comes on, the oak comes out with the faintest whisp of paper. It smells so very academic and rich. This is probably one of my favorite woody scents, which has the dryness softened by the Irish cream. It fades into just a touch of sweet oak before disappearing. It has excellent throw for me, and decent staying power (a few hours.)

I should have known this sounded too good to be true (for me.) At very first sniff, I got a little of the pepper, but everything else was drowned out by the orange. Citruses are by far one of the things my skin amps most, and for whatever sad reason, they always turn medicinal and sharp on me. I get a strong, medicinal/cleaning product and astringent orange out of this on drydown with a hint of the promised spicy sweetness underneath. Had to wash off, way too painful.

This is my first purchase of a Lunacy from the Lab, and I am so pleased I took the risk! The notes are almost all sweetly blended together for one of the most comforting scents I've ever smelled. The clove is not overwhelming but instead offers a gentle spiciness to a very woody-enveloping scent. I can pick out a little of the sandalwood but on the whole the rest is just a sweet-ish, fluffy, warm scent. Ahhh. So good! Edit: I don't get any vanilla at the moment, and it is the only thing I wish I got more of. If this changes, I'll update.

For whatever reason the green that I get out of this is not Christmas/pine-y at all. It is like lush tropical rain forests, as said earlier that fades into a savory, rich, redolent cinnamon. The kind out in the undergrowth-- not in your kitchen. The orchids are super faint on dry down for me, I just get whiffs of the cinnamon and greenery. I can imagine the huge, waxy leaves and the dark reddish brown and deep green colors all around me when I wear this. And it feels like a hug when I put it on. For me, this is a signature scent.

In bottle: Bright and crisp citrus scents, a hodge podge of jewel like colors. A hint of lavendar weaves in and out. Wet on skin: All brutal citrus. Somewhere between grapefruit and lime... this is so strong scented that my tongue is watering as if imagining the acidity, not entirely in a good way. Dry down: Citrus amps and warps on my skin and this appears to be no exception. I get massive amounts of pledge-like grapefruit/lime with a soapy under tone. Lavendar is no where to be found. It makes my eyes water a little bit Alas. Another scent destroyed by citrus.

Blargh: I'm having trouble. I really like foody scents but most of them appear to not like me. So far, Miskatonic University, Pais De Canela and White Rabbit are the only foody like scents that don't smell awful on me. I've tried Dana O'Shea, Fae, The Hesperides, The Dormouse, March Hare, The Knave of Hearts and a few others and they always come off too strong, too chemically or with a different unpleasant note (lemon in particular goes pledge on me.) I'm super desperate for things that don't fool with my body chem. It seems that fruits are a no-go almost altogether :/. Help!

I'm actually pretty interested in finding more of the incense-y/deep/dark/bark/earth like cinnamon. I'm not a fan of the 'red hot' scent as someone called it, but I super super like the depth of this scent on me when paired with darker things. I saw a few to this accord earlier. Anything specific? Edit: As cinnamon is by far my favorite note, I'm taking this supa-serious.

In the Bottle: Herbs and a faint, sweetish musk. Wet on Skin: Clean, faint herbs. Lemon-ish scent. On Drydown: The peony is starting to peak out, but I’m getting a pledge-like scent on me. Hopefully it’ll fade/change shortly. Slight scent of ‘green.’

I'm a little shock it hasn't been mentioned, but: PAÍS DE LA CANELA. H-omg. The cinnamon in this blend is a deep, rich, satisfying, REDOLENT cinnamon. It isn't a sweety sweet scent, as it is cut with the scent of fresh greens (like big tropical leaves.) I would say more of a 'savory' cinnamon than sugar-cinnamon. This particular scent makes me happy as apple pie (but smells less sweet than it.)