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I have to second that this is a lot like eating a perfume. As potentially awful as that sounds, it's not at all. The predominant flavor for me is rose. I adore rose flavored foods and beverages, from teas to ice creams. It's delicate and light, not a smack you in the taste buds and knock you down kind of rose. The cucumber shows up more as a clean aftertaste than something in the candy while it's dissolving in the mouth. It's almost astringent without actually feeling drying. The sweetness of the candy is more of a fruity sweetness than straight up sugar. The lozenge takes its time dissolving and stays smooth on the tongue. It's satisfying enough that one piece is plenty for one sitting. The other flavors blend well to the point that nothing stands out above the rose, but you can tell it's enhanced and supported. When I was a little girl a neighbor gave me some French candy I can't remember the name of. It was a rose candy, and this is evocative of that.

This was a frimp, and when I first opened it I was very excited. It's a rich, complex blend that almost has a tobacco-like vibe, which is probably the leather and patchouli together, although I could also pick the patch out individually. It's a very salty aquatic, and I thought it would do well on my skin. While it's wet, it's perfect, earthy and smoky, sexy and sultry. I thought maybe I had found the feminine pirate equivalent to my husband's love for Calico Jack. Then the dry down happened. Men's cologne. I wish I knew what BPAL note does this to me. I haven't been able to pin it down yet. Not all of their aquatics do it. The ones that do wind up just smelling like a very cheap, flat men's cologne and almost give me a headache. If I could somehow freeze it in the wet stage, I'd buy bottles of this and slather. Unfortunately, that only lasts about 20 minutes. Then it's strong men's cologne for hours and never morphs further. Not for me.

This was my first foray into BPTP hair glosses. When I read the description, I couldn't pass it up. I've been growing my hair out over the past year, and it's finally long enough for me to want to do things with it (a little past shoulder length). My hair shafts are thin and fine, but I have a lot of it. It's a kind of wonky wavy/straight without enough wave to do more than bend in weird directions and not straight enough to look good without styling. It's very easy for styling product to weigh my hair down and make it look lank and greasy, and I usually have to wash it every day or put it up on day two for it to be at all presentable. The scent is incredible. Pure, sexy goodness. This is the honey of O, sticky and unrepentant in its sexuality (though not its texture). The musk is warm and alluring. There's a slightly nutty quality underneath it all I can't describe well but that brings it together. I sprayed one squirt into my palm and rubbed my hands together before glossing this over wet hair straight out of the shower. Once my hair was dry, I did the same thing, focusing more on the ends than the roots. VERY happy to say my hair didn't look even slightly greasy. The hair shafts themselves seemed a little thicker and a lot more manageable. No flyaways, no weird, wonky flips and bends. My hair behaved itself without mousse or spray and didn't look like a stringy mess by the end of the day. It was tangle free. The magic happened overnight, though. First of all, the scent lasted forever and was faint on my pillow the next morning. For the first time ever with my hair this length I was able to get up, brush it, and go out without being forced to put it up or wash it again. It looked good, healthy and shiny. It behaved all day. I hope they never discontinue the hair gloss, because I've finally found a product that works with my hair with minimal application or fuss and actually seems to improve the texture. THANK YOU BPTP! I think I'll finally learn to love my hair.

Olibanum, elemi, Bulgarian rose, yew, and opoponax. This was a frimp with my latest Trading Post order. In the imp it's a little hard for me to describe. Sharp, woody, resinous and not entirely pleasant. There's something off-putting and worrisome that I can't put my finger on. Wet, the sharpness goes very bitter. It's a sticky oil, almost like I rubbed pitch on my wrists. It's bordering on giving me a headache, so I'm trying not to smell it directly. Unfortunately, I amp it up to a big throw. Dry, it's still sharp wood, bitter, and dour. It's depressing and heavy. While I usually like yew and other woods, this one doesn't work with my body chemistry at all.

This was a frimp with my latest Trading Post order. In the imp, ylang-ylang overdrive! A little sour, very heady floral. It smells a lot like some incense an old boss of mine liked to burn at her bookstore, so it's a bit of a walk down mostly decent memory lane. I had fun at that job. Wet, ylang-ylang! Hugely dominant. There's some herbal greenness and still that sour note that's probably neroli which doesn't always play nice on me. No hint of patch whatsoever. Dry, the ylang-ylang has gone straight up floral soap. It's a nice soap, but it's still soap. Kind of a shame because I was enjoying the nostalgic vibe. I might do better with this in a scent locket than on my skin.

This came as a goblin squirt in my last Trading Post order. Thanks, Puddin! Of all of the RPG atmosphere sprays I've had the chance to sample so far, this is one of my favorites. It's light and sweet, like baked goods and incense blowing in a warm breeze. I totally get where a lot of people are making an autumnal association. It's not heavy, though. To me this is a daytime scent, where The Inn was nighttime. I'd want to be out and about in this, not settling in yet. It doesn't linger too long. That's OK. Sometimes all I want in a room spray is a little burst of scent for on the spot enjoyment. The RPG series truly delivers on the idea of "atmosphere." I haven't had one yet that didn't evoke its namesake.

I have no idea why this sat so long untested in my frimp pile. It came with an order a couple of months ago. In the imp, it's rich tobacco, smooth oak, and just a touch of teak. I can't catch any vanilla at all. It's dry and smooth, a very masculine scent. Still, I love tobacco and wood, so I eagerly put it on. Oh. My. GAWD. Instant love. Every note behaves itself while wet. It's like sticking your nose in a well tended cabinet where someone has taken meticulous care of their papers and possibly left a tobacco pouch lying around. It's exactly the right amount of dry, and the teak and oak compliment one another like well mannered gentlemen. The tobacco is the same gorgeous, delicious tobacco of the single note French Tobacco Accord. Dry down is when I can finally smell some of the vanilla. It's so woody it's really more like tonka, not in the slightest sweet or foodie. By this time it's more unisex than strictly masculine, and I am head over heels in love with this. It has just enough throw that I keep catching whiffs of myself, thinking, "What's that wonderful smell?" Then I realize, "Oh, it's me!" Got two random compliments while out and about, both to the effect of, "Something around here smells really good. What is that? That's your perfume? What is that??" It lasted all day, at last fading down to a soft, woody skin scent with just the smallest touch of tobacco. 5/5 on me. I'll be picking up a bottle the order after I finish out my Lupes, or possibly with them if I get impatient. HOWEVER. This just goes to show what body chemistry can do when it comes to BPAL. I thought this would be amazing on my husband. NOT AT ALL. One small dab, and it was loud, horrible generic men's cologne. He amped something in it to headache inducing levels for both of us within five minutes of applying. It was bad enough it sent both of our cats fleeing the room. It was also hard to get off of him. This is one we won't be sharing.

I received this as a frimp with my last order and tried it on without reading the description first. Ha! It had me so confused! In the imp it was boozy and a little smokey with something kind of like stomped grass. I thought about the outside of some of the , ah, rougher places I've been in my life without the stale piss and other unsavory smells that accompany all of that. Certainly evocative of the name. Wet: Almost any BPAL I test I'll test in two places, my wrists and the crooks of my arms. Invariably the scents at least differ slightly from one spot to the other. The difference in Roadhouse was pronounced. On my wrists, it almost instantly went soapy and aquatic, almost like the aquatics in Cthulu. It was a very clean scent there with also a touch of something I recalled from the RPG series in Thief. After looking it up, I realized that had to be the hemp. In the crooks of my arms, completely different experience! It smells exactly like the last few swallows at the bottom of a can of what I call yard beer, the dirt cheap stuff that cuts the dust out of your throat after a day of mowing, like Miller High Life. Beer and aluminum can, plus a kind of bitter, in your face herbal green. Dry down: The aquatic at my wrist went more to ash tray. The beer and crushed greens at the crook of my arm stayed the same. I know it doesn't sound like a flattering description, but somehow it all works. I don't need a bottle of this. I am going to hang onto my imp and enjoy it as something novel and different when I don't want to smell like something pretty or seductive. As an interpretation of a road house without the most unsavory smells, I'd say they nailed this one dead to rights.

The intoxicating perfume of exotic incenses wafting on warm desert breezes. Arabian spices wind through a blend of warm musk, carnation, red sandalwood and cassia. This was a frimp from the lab with my latest order. I guess from the description I was expecting something very exotic, and I adore carnation. However, in the imp it's kind of sharp and high, generic "sweet", and fairly more perfumey than spicy. What spice there is also smells pretty generic. Wet it's reminding me a little of Scherezade without being as sensual. It's still more commercial perfume than what I associate with BPAL. Dry down the throw sinks down just to skin level, which honestly is OK by me. Any stronger, and I believe this would give me a headache. I can't toss it up as a skin chemistry issue because it didn't really morph all that much from imp to skin. I'll stick to Scherezade when I'm wanting this kind of vibe. Sadly, Morocco isn't working for me at all.

This was a frimp from the lab, and when I saw it I was excited, my first chance to try any of the Doc Constantine's and starting out with one of my favorite florals, violets. In the imp it smells like exactly what it says, bruised violets, not just the petals but stems, leaves, and roots, too. It's sharper and greener than I expected but nice. Wet the violet amps along with an herbal sharpness that was unfortunately headache inducing. Crazy strong throw, much more perfumey than I was expecting, and very tart. On the dry down it went through a violet soap old lady phase that didn't last very long. It wasn't until close to four hours in that the headache inducing quality started fading, and the moss started coming through. I have enough BPAL violet scents that I like that I don't think I'll be turning to this one. It's a shame, too, because it does have a very true to violet quality. Maybe it was the red currant that threw it into headache territory for me. I've never had a problem with the other listed notes.

I only ordered one bottle. Wow, was that stupid of me. This is heaven in a bottle. Smoky, rich, and sweet as soon as I open the cap. Wet, it's as though I just walked into the humidor of a good tobacco shop. It reminds me of my Dad, my uncle, and a good family friend all at once, all pipe smokers back in the day. Whenever Dad would come home with new tobacco he wanted to try, I'd dive nose deep into his tobacco pouch to get a good whiff. It's sweet without cloying, has a throw that filled the whole house (with just ONE small dab on my forearm), and had me trying my best to snort my forearm through my nose. Dry down, it's not a morpher at all. It's still exactly as it went on and gorgeous. I fell asleep with it on. When I woke up, I could still smell it where I had dabbed it, still very much sweet tobacco, just lighter and fainter. I'm glad the one bottle I ordered will last me a long time, because I really don't want to be without this. It smells the same as the tobacco in The Tata, only somehow by itself it's greater than the sum of those parts. *Edit to say that this plus Captain Cully is dead sexy if you're a leather fan at all. I've had to resist the urge to devour my arm whole. All it takes is a tiny touch of the tobacco, too.

In the bottle: Patchouli like woah, to the point that it's nearly impossible to pick anything else out. It's also grassy, reminding me of the hay note in Brood. Wet: Bitter, tarry patch, herbal and unisex. I love patch, so this isn't much of a problem, but I was really hoping to catch sign of the other notes, and at that point they're nowhere to be found. It's such a strong patch I can taste it in the back of my throat, the same way I can with Occupy Wall Street. I didn't slather, either. This is just dabbing. Dry down: Aha! There's the amber. Sweet and rich. Patch is still very dominant, though. This is a very dry, woody scent on me, almost as dry as cedar. There's a resinous quality as well. It smells like it should be sticky, but it isn't. It's much sweeter in the crook of my arms than on my wrists. It's assertive and bold, and it's unisex enough that my husband says he wouldn't mind wearing it now and then as he's a patch lover, too. (He used to claim he hates cologne. As it turns out, he hated commercial cologne. BPAL has converted him to wearing scents, much to my delight.) This is one of those that promises magic with aging.

This is so pretty. It exceeded all expectations which were already high since I've loved The Vine so much. Wet in the bottle, it's herbal honey, crisp, clean fruit, and a hint of spiciness I wouldn't call peppery as much as just spicy. It doesn't burn the nose at all, but it leaves a pleasant little tingle at the back of it. When I first put it on my skin, I got that same hint of cinnamon another reviewer mentioned, the pepper blending with the other notes to give that impression. There was also some creaminess under the fruit and honey, much like with The Vine. Dry down and beyond is where this really shines. The cayenne holds its own and develops more of its true identity. It's a spiciness that prevents the other notes from running away into cloying territory. It's fresh and summery, much more of a floral than a foody fruit. The honey stays sweet without becoming heavy or sexual like the honey in O. Throw is moderate, and it morphs very little during the several hours I could smell it on me without having to search for it. Unlike The Vine which fades very fast on my skin, this hangs around. It never loses the soft, creamy quality and yet somehow manages never to tread into the baked goods or waxy territory so many fruit notes tend to do on my skin. I'm so very glad I bought this bottle unsniffed. I can only imagine what age is going to do for it and that it will be divine.

This turned out to be a bit of a disappointment for me. In the past with other booze notes, I've found I've amped them to an unpleasant degree, such as the tequila in Calaveras. I was hoping that wouldn't be the case with this. In the bottle, it's truly dreamy. Heavy, rich vanilla without too much sweetness, a slightly burned sugar tinge, and the booze isn't too strong. Unfortunately, when it hits my skin it's almost nothing but sharp rum. It takes a long time to come down from that to allow any vanilla out at all. When it finally does, most of the scent is so faded I can hardly smell it at all. I suppose I need to scratch off anything with a booze component from further purchases. I haven't found one yet that hasn't made me smell like I've spilled a strong drink on me and that doesn't drown out anything else sharing the bottle with it.

In the imp: Strong cypress with a green herbal touch, fairly sweet. Wet: Goes really aftershave-y, not in a completely masculine way but masculine leaning. The cypress is woody and clean, and there's almost an amber sort of powdery note on top of it. I usually amp rose, but it's nowhere to be found in this. Dry: It dries down to a kind of generic woody/herbal scent that stays close to the skin. Neither terrible nor spectacular. My skin eats it all within four hours. I'm not sorry I had the chance to try it. It's not one I'd ever reach for again, though.

This is really nice. Earthy and green. The cedar is deep and refreshing, never going over to bedding or pencil shavings territory. There's also something of a salt tinge to this, not quite an aquatic but close. There's no scent left on my skin from this soap. I don't mind. It's enjoyable enough in the shower on its own. Like all of the BPTP soaps I've bought the texture of the bar and lather are superb.

I could have sworn that I already reviewed this. I got a generous squirt bottle with my Weenie order. It's light and lovely. The tea is a very clean note, and the cherry blossom scent blends nicely with it. I can't pick out any booze notes whatsoever. It's a very high, sweet scent with surprising last for something so light. It makes me think of spring.

I use the bath oils as after shower moisturizers. Holy hell is this one sexy blend. It's as though Snake Oil and The Infernal Lover had a dirty, dirty love child under a rose bush. Strong throw, and it lasts and lasts. The color I associate with this is a deep, deep purple.

This is kind of what I would expect a hobbit's kitchen to smell like. I get beer, porridge, yeasty bread, a little smoke, and polished wood, pretty much in that order. No banana, thank god, because while I love them to eat, I loathe the smell anywhere except on the food going into my mouth. My husband loved this. Normally he hates any sort of room spray, but he said he would never mind coming home to the house smelling like this. I have to agree. Very cheery, homey, and welcoming.

In the imp: Sweetly floral, a touch fruity, and a very smooth sort of musk, not sharp and in your face like red or black musk. Wet: Holy cow is this like standing in a midnight garden! One of the most evocative "night" scents I've found with BPAL. Very feminine, very mysterious. I amp jasmine sometimes to a bad degree, but the rose geranium in this is making it play nicely. Dry: The musk and patch ground the florals, preventing it from going into old lady or soap territory. There's an incense like quality to this scent, a little resiny, and there's also a fresh, sharp green note like crushed stems. Throw is huge. It lasts forever. This is bumping way up my list of things to get ASAP, because it's a dream with my skin chemistry. Thankfully, plum doesn't do its usual note of doom thing here. If I can pick it out at all, it's just in a sort of juicy note with the florals.

I could have sworn I already reviewed this. I first fell in love with carnation perfume when I was a child and an elderly neighbor gave me a small bottle of it. I felt very grown up with my little bottle, and I used it until it was all gone. It was zingy and spicy, not at all a little girl scent. I feel like for well over half my life I chased that scent again and never found another perfume to compare. I had kept the bottle for sniffing until even that faded away. When I saw this as a single note, I snapped it up. This is what I've been chasing all these years. It's that same spicy zing. This is the scent of a fresh carnation. There's something almost cinnamon touched to the fragrance. Sadly, it doesn't last terribly long on me, an hour or two at the most. It's so wonderful I'm happy to reapply. Even though it's not at all complex, I get lots of compliments when I wear it. It might be all in my head, but I also feel like it makes me focus better for creative tasks.

In the bottle, it's quite boozy. Sort of a cherry almond booze with a little bitterness. I was concerned about the cherry part in particular since that can be a note of doom on my skin. I shouldn't have worried. Wet, it's more soft vanilla with just a splash of booze. A little powdery but not in a little old lady way. Once it's dry, it's a very close skin scent, warm and relaxing, soft and vanilla touched. It's almost a fuzzy kind of scent. My biggest disappointment is that this doesn't last on me long. After around two hours, my skin has eaten it whole.

I bought this one for my husband, but after smelling it on him I had to try it for myself, too. He amps wood notes more than I do. On him it was a more sophisticated scent. You could definitely smell the oak along with the tobacco and rum. He said it made him feel like a distinguished sort of gentleman. It was just the right amount of smoky and sweet. I never thought I'd find something I liked on him even better than Calico Jack. This fits the bill. However, a little bit went a VERY long way. It had a tremendous throw. It made our whole house smell like a humidor. On me it wound up smelling EXACTLY like The Tata, not that I thought that was a bad thing except it was a little disappointing to have a scent twin in two different bottles. I lost all of the oak and amped the tobacco to a high degree almost to the exclusion of anything else. It's pipe tobacco all the way, too, nothing ash tray about this.

2012 bottle In the bottle, the cream note smells more buttery, like dairy that has been cooked or baked, not fresh cream. The floral is understated with some sharp greenery. It's not unpleasant, but it's different. Wet: For about twenty minutes the cream stuck around with nearly a burnt sugar sort of undertone to it. It smelled extremely foody and overwhelmed the floral. I was a little concerned that it would stay that way and smell more like a baked good than what I was hoping for. It's on the dry down that the cream fades back to something soft and understated, more vanilla now than caramel. The floral warms up to a bright sweetness but not cloying. There's also a cool note to it. It reminds me of the lettuce in The Last Unicorn or whatever gives Sonnet D'Automne its chill. It only lasted three hours or so before fading away. While there, the peony fragrance was very true to the flower. I liked the contrast of cool and warmth in this scent. It was soft and sweet without being too youthful.

2012 Version: I'm normally not big on fruit scents, but I decided to give it a try because it sounded so bright and playful. I'm very glad I gave it a shot! It really is a burst of colors for the nose. In the bottle, it has a very similar scent to August 2010's 13. They both have pimento berry, and it's prominent. I also get that sort of bubblegum suggestion of sweetness mentioned in other reviews, which was the same with that particular 13. While wet, it's difficult to pick out any single note other than the pimento berry. It has a little of Bordello's sweetness without going cloying or sickly. It's a wide awake sort of scent, energetic and invigorating without being medicinal. It dries down to a nice medium throw and a delicious tropical sweetness with a hint of vanilla and coconut. The violet is subtle but finally starting to show itself. I'm absurdly pleased that it didn't once go cloying or overwhelming on me, and I never got the citrus bite of doom I often get from any variety of orange or lemon fruit oil. I don't get much citrus out of this at all. It's not foodie, but it is delicious. As a bonus, the label art is TOTALLY GORGEOUS.