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I adore Kweku Anasi...passionately. I agree that it has a masculine edge, but to me, it just smells sexy. I found that in the beginning, the smell reminded me of a hamster's cage (nice imagery...sorry), but it mellowed out quickly and morphed into something warm and sensual.

In the bottle: I distinctly smell incense and geranium...and while it smells a bit strong, I can already tell that this will be a good one for me. The worse they smell in the imp...the better they smell on my skin. On my wrist: The same...maybe a bit muskier. I can pick out the rose and lily now...but the lily has more of a Lily of the Valley scent than I expected. It smells lovely. After a half hour: Very floral. Unfortunately, a lot of the heavier incense smell has gone away and has been replaced by a generic floral scent. That really bums me out. Verdict: Gorgeous at first....too floral by the end. I'm disappointed but I've had worse scent experiences. I'll keep the imp.

Alecto has entered my top five fragrances of all time...right after Saturnalia. In the bottle: Woody and not so exciting. I really had to get myself pumped up to even put it on. But I trusted Beth's magic.... Initial skin contact: Dusty and woody...with a slightly green feel to it. It still didn't floor me, but I gave it some time. After 10 minutes: LOVE LOVE LOVE!! It's so mysterious and glam. The wood notes are still there, but there is a greenish incensy undertone that is just beautiful. Unfortunately, it fades out fairly fast. I guess I'll just have to reapply all day.

Just perfect! This smells exactly like those small, imperfect roses that are loaded with rich, rose scent. Unbelievably good! My only complaint...my skin sucks it up so quickly. After about a hour I can't smell a blessed thing.

Skadi is the epitome of a December scent. Overall, the first thing that hit me was the ripe berry scent...a crisp, tart berry scent. Then the pine kicked in...but it never drowned out the berry. Even after a couple of hours, Skadi smelled gorgeous on my skin. I got many compliments on this one when I wore it...mostly from men, strangely enough.

Snow White is GORGEOUS. Slightly minty, slightly floral and just perfect. In a really odd way, it smells like Scotch brand Magic Tape...which is a really good thing. I associate that smell with wrapping paper and Christmas, so when I smelled Snow White, I nearly fainted with happiness. It smells exactly like a winter smell should! (sorry for the lame tape analogy.... )

On my skin, Belladonna smelled distinctly of cinnamon ribbon candy (which I associate with Christmas). It also disagreed with my skin and burned, but the smell was very pretty.

Lampades is a definite. The Red Queen is also a red berry scent that's quite lovely after the dry down. Wet it smells a bit like toilet cleaner...ehh. But that fades in about three minutes.

Teddy's gloriously dismal creation. As a lover of rainy days, grey skies and chill air, summer is his antithesis. A spell of June Gloom is always welcome in our household. A bouquet of bright summer flowers dampened by the scent of morning mist and rain. First of all, I'd like to thank Shollin for selling me June Gloom. I have been dying to try this (the name just pulled me in) and she gave me that opportunity. In the bottle: The strongest lemon scent...like Dawn dishwashing liquid. My eyes burned as I smelled it. Initial Impression: Still lemon...with the *slightest* hint of a floral coming through. After an hour: Wow! This is beautiful! The lemon has subsided and a sugary floral is coming through. It smells like some sort of candy..but I can't put my finger on it. This is a very pretty scent and would actually be nice as a room air freshening scent. I might have to drop some in some candles tonight...

In the vial: Sweet Orange and a slight hint of something incensey. On the skin: The sweetness of the orange is coming out, but I can now also smell some of the floral notes peeking through. So far, so good!! An hour later: Less floral, more spice and the orange is still there. It's a very pretty scent...and one that doesn't overpower.

This is my favorite rose scent that BPAL makes. It smells so much like pure roses that I find myself sniffing my wrist constantly when I wear it. My husband doesn't care for it and says it makes him sneeze. Whatever. I wear it anyway...

Sudha Segara: In vial - slightly lemon, very much full of sweet honey. The ginger is there, but it's slight. On skin - a lemon-honey mix...I don't get ginger anymore. After an hour - Holy crap! This is a must for people who like Lush's Honey I Washed The Kids or BNever Shower Gel...it smells like milk and honey. I don't normally go for this kind of scent on its own, but this smells sophisticated and good. This makes me want to put on my pyjamas.

This is the smell of a black and white picture of an older woman sitting in an adirondak chair eating chocolate cookies. It's dusty and dry...but there is a definite hint of cocoa and a rich wood smell. I didn't like it at first, but after an hour, it has melded nicely into my skin.

I think that Pride smells a bit like a woman from another time and place. It's so obvious and decadent... By the way..."Hi!". fellow Lush forumite!

Mmmmm....I love Marie. Pure, sultry violets, with a touch of rose. It's definitely not a subtle scent, so I wear it when I want to get attention.

In the bottle: A sweet melon scent. Initial thought when placed on skin: Melon with a slight curry smell? It smells good...we'll see what happens. An hour later: Wow! This has really developed into something fabulous! I can get a hint of fruit every now and then...but I can also smell the deep rich scent of incense. It smells warm and safe.

In the bottle: Red and juicy...and I can smell the wine in it. After initial swipe: Pure cinnamon. But it doesn't burn my skin, which is good. I ready for some other notes to come through. After 15 minutes: The analogy to a craft store is right on the money. It's a bit too "country crafty" for me. I think it's the cinnamon... After an hour: My skin sucked this up. All I can smell is cinnamon. Overall....I'm not that into it. It doesn't smell bad...but it doesn't turn me on either. It's sort of meh.

Fruit scents usually end up too sweet on me...but Lampades stays tart and rich on my skin! The initial smell is a bit medicinal and strong, but it really settles into a deep, red smell that lasts for quite a while. This was a freebie in my last order and it will probably end up being a purchase for me.

Blood Amber is gorgeous! The exact notes are eluding me, but overall the scent is warm, sweet and rich. It smells expensive, if that makes any sense.... I will definitely be getting a larger bottle of this one.

My husband asked what I was wearing and I told him that it was Le Petit Mort...and then I told him what it meant. He came up and sniffed again and decided that it did, indeed, smell of skin after, um, love. This is a beautiful, warm scent...and it makes me want to snuggle up in my bed. Beautiful. Not too floral, not too woody...just a perfect blend.

In the vial....like Robitussin. (kudos to whomever made that association) Freshly dabbed on the skin....it has morphed into a Hall's cough drop smell. At this point, I was near tears because I wanted to love it. But I waited.... After an hour....gorgeous! The cherry and wood smell has merged into a deep, sensual perfume. I hate to make the comparison, but it smells a bit like the perfume oil that the Body Shop used to issue called Dewberry. I had a roommate who wore that constantly and I am overcome with good memories when I wear The Red Queen. Again...a scent that surprised me.

Each bottle of Chaos Theory is truly unique, a fragrant fractal, an exercise in the joy of chance and uncertainty! Each is a one-of-a-kind, utterly random combination of scents, the composition of which is based on whim, mood and gut instinct. Each bottle is numbered, and comes with a small parchment certificate. I am the proud owner of Chaos Theory CXIV...and I mean PROUD owner! It is the best scent yet that I have experienced through BPAL. I have a problem with description, so bear with me. This scent smells exactly like a certain Halloween scratch and sniff sticker from the early 80's that I was enamored with. There is a anise-type base..but there is a cherry/cranberry type scent in there as well. I can't describe it...but it is beautiful. Oh how I love my Chaos Theory....

The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire takes place at the Mount Hope estate where they also sell wine and put on really cool interactive productions that focus around the works of Edgar Allen Poe and Charles Dickens. They sell a Concord Grape Wine which is sweet and wonderful in the fall. Lady Macbeth smells exactly like this wine! Everytime I put it on, I think of the Mount Hope estate with it's dark and lush Victorian room furnishings and Poe stories and Fall. It's brilliant.

I really love Belladonna. On my skin, it dries to a sort of "corrupt Christmas" smell...pine and spice and something sweet that I can't put my finger on. My only problem with Belladonna is that I am apparently allergic to one of its ingredients because I itch everytime I wear it. I still wear it though!

Oh how I love thee! I was intimidated when I first smelled this in the vial. It smelled too strong and almost unpleasant. However, I finally put it on and oh my god....its perfect. It smells to me of ferns and moss in a deep, dark part of the forest where things are rotting and growing at the same time. This is one of the most complex scents that I have tried from BPAL. Perfection in a bottle.