amberbella

Each bottle of Chaos Theory is truly unique, a fragrant fractal, and 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. Wow...do I get to be the first to review my Chaos Theory? How neat! My bottle is Chaos Theory XXXVII Let me just say....Beth outdid herself with my Chaos Theory. I LOVE it. It's so delicate and beautiful....not at all what I was expecting, but I'm so pleased. I'm really sad that I only have the 5ml of it...I'm sure I will use it all and want more. Mine is sort of what I might expect to smell if I mixed Endymion with Old Morocco and Pele...cept, it's not quite floral as Endymion. I'm fairly certain I smell white musk...but that's the only note I can distinctly detect (and I might even be wrong about that one.) It has a wistful, ladylike feel to it. If it were a fabric it would be lace...maybe very sheer silky gauze. It's got a warm tone to it that made me think it would be perfect for Winter...but now that it's dried I can definately see wearing it in Spring as well. Color....white...absolutely white. I detected cinnamon briefly, but not at all now. Hope hubby likes it cause I think it's going to be my new signature scent (for as long as it will last). Looking forward to seeing what others are like. ETA: Hubby came home tonight, sniffed my neck and said "Mmmmmm!" He likes it! Woo Hoo! So glad I got it....so sad I can't get more.

I'm looking for a BPAL oil for the house, but have to think of my husband too. What would you recommend that isn't too girly or masculine. I tend to stay away from overly earthy or incensy scents. I'd prefer fresh scents for spring/summer. What do ya' think?

In the bottle: I'm getting the smell of an old movie theatre....in such a good way. Hubby, however, insists on vinegar, if you can believe that. I just keep smelling movie theatre...buttered popcorn, old candy, spilled soda. I love the idea of my house smelling like that so I'm planning on trying it out as a room scent. As others have said, it fades on skin quickly.

I really like Whitechapel in my car.

I used to wear Amber Romance daily. Kind of a signature scent....mostly just because we share the name. I haven't really found a BPAL scent that is very similar. I personally can't really wear O and don't see a similarity to Amber Romance. Honestly...if I had to pick the BPAL that suited Amber Romance best I'd have to say Old Morocco. They have a similar warmth and sweetness. Of the ones you listed, I really smell no resemblence. I think that the reason is that "Amber Romance" doesn't really have an authentic amber smell to it.

OH MY GOD!!! This is it! I've been so nostalgic recently pining for an old perfume I used to wear. Le Fleurs (or something like that) by Coty... Wet, this is it. It's beautiful! It dries so much fresher than my old favorite did, but I love it. (so far) This is my favorite of Beth's rose scents so far...though I am far from having tried them all. It's just so pretty....pink and lovely. Hope it stays like this and doesn't turn to bug spray on me like Old London did.

My chemistry killed this one. I'm so sad because I loved the smell of it in the vial (I love that almond smell). Smelled good on me for about 30 seconds and then something funky happened and it started smelling dusty, sharp and spikey...then the headache and turning stomach began. Had to was this one off. So sad.

I had been avoiding any scents with clove in it like the plague...now I'm wondering why. I hate the taste and smell of clove, but aparently mixed with apricot, clove isn't half bad. This one reminds me so much of a specific scratch and sniff sticker from my childhood. I can't remember which one, but I get this very distinct scratch and sniff vibe from it. I don't know if I'll wear this much, but it certainly is a fun one.

I'm going to put my vote in for Viola...that's a nice warm powdery rose on me. Not really spicy, but warm.

I have to disagree....I think they are a lot like almond extract, but I LOVE the smell of almond extract. To me it's a sweeter version of almond extract as almond extract can be somewhat bitter and the almond in the perfumes isn't at all bitter.

Yes it does...I can't wait either.

Got this in a swap and it's beautiful. It's the gentleman's scent I was looking for for hubby....not a dirty manly, but a fresh, confident, clean manly. I love it....but sadly hubby smelled it (on me) and said "eh". ARGH!!!! Perhaps he'll like it better on him. You can bet he IS going to try it. I'll add more when hubby has a chance to wear it.

I too got the mysterious non-existant Cedar note. Infact, this was all cedar on me. I hate cedar. Oh well....too bad I don't know which note was doing that "cedar" thing, I assume it's the patcholi since I remember not liking patcholi, but since I have no idea what Ambergris smells like, it could be that I suppose. Into the swap list it goes. Oh well.

I think I'll have to get some dram bottles for that purpose. I have been carrying round imps, but I think I would feel safer carrying around oils in a container with a screw top.

Oh, Viola, how I love thee. Of all the rose scents I've tried so far, this is my very favorite. I think it's the amber that makes this rose wearable for me. This one is so pretty, floral, and soft. It is an absolutely round and full scent. Another of those scents calming enough for me to wear to bed. This one is a definate keeper and a big bottle must.

I've decided I really want one and will probably do it this summer. It just sounds like an interesting process and it would be lovely to do something this nice for myself.

I prefer to use paypal...the only thing I don't like about it is that you don't get a notice when your order has been pulled and/or when it has shipped. But, I'll order however the lab prefers me to order. Though I'm not actually sure which method they prefer.

Band Aids would have been preferable to my first 5 minutes of this scent. I got the distinct scent of driving by farms in Pennsylvania....yes, I mean manure....UGH! Must by my wacked out chemistry though cause no one else has mentioned this. In the next 10 minutes the manure calmed a bit and I smelled Amish (read a person whose been dealing with manure). In front of the manure smell my body turned this into was a lovely wealthy smelling floral. Too bad I ruined this one....it would have been nice to have a good haughty scent for industry parties hubby drags me to. Now I just need to figure out which scent my body hates so I can stay away from it.

This one is for those of us who LOVE soft powdery scents. This one is so soft and beautiful. I'm in love. THIS is the one I've been looking for to lull me to sleep. Yum. I'm so excited I found this one and will get a nice big bottle of it. Hubby just shrugged his shoulder when he smelled it (like he does with most scents) which means he won't mind my wearing it to bed, AND I'll actually get to sleep with it on. Thanks Beth for this beautiful oil

When I first tried Old Morocco on my skin, I didn't get any spice at all....in fact it was a barely there scent. I thought vanilla and it almost undetectable. Well, today I decided to try it in my scent locket and was surrounded by a lovely cloud of soft, warm, subtle sweetness all day long. It is a beautiful scent that I'm positive will fill my home in the cooler months. I think this is going to be amazing as a room scent. Anyway....the scent lasted and remained beautiful all day. As the day continued it got spicier, fuller and warmer. What starts out as vanilla morphs into the most delectable combination of spicy warm notes. Though it is sweet, spicy and creamy, it is not foody on me at all. At it's spiciest, I began to think it would probably smell delightful on hubby....but I'm not sure he'll agree. It's not really masculine, just unisex I think. I'm going to go reapply for bed....then put it on my wish list for a BIG BOTTLE!!!!

I just got Zephyr in a swap and it's so light and fresh. It's also not lemony....a major plus for me.

I've only been here a short while, but I don't see spoiling being so much of a problem that the lab's formulation needs to be altered. The scents are beautiful as is and I imagine that if we all just stored them properly they should last a good long while. Patrons who are concerned could probably add fixatives on their own I imagine. (?) I make sure to keep all my oils tucked away in a drawer in a cool dark room....I'm hoping this is all it will take to keep the little buggars nice and fresh.

This is a great question. I'm a teacher at a school with a girl who has a severe alergies to nuts. We are actually a nut free location...I'm not allowed to bring anything with nuts to school. I would hate it if a perfume I was wearing caused the poor child to have an allergic reaction.

To me Tears (when wet) smells like morning ocean air. Beautiful!

The only one I can help with is Scheherazade. That is pronounced: Sh-uh-hair-uh-zod.....My Hubby says, "just tell them it sounds like 'your hair is odd'." What a goof!