Doc M

Ethereal lilac fougere and gleaming leather with ti leaf, tonka absolute, white musk, and oudh. I'm echoing Lit Chick's above review... Though this is less sexy and more ethereal to me. Leather present but behaving and working well with other components before vanishing... Dry down is straight white musk. To me, this is more reminiscent of David Bowie on the Heathen album cover art and less like Jareth.

In imp: sexy caramel. On me: dusty leather car seats. :c

BPAL uses several different scents for leather and "worn" leather tends to smell a little less new-car-smell-ish. More like "expensive new purse." IIRC (because I don't have my notes handy) from protos, Jareth had more of that "new leather" smell and Hoggle had more worn leather smell. Hope that's helpful! And of course thanks for the input c:

BPAL uses several different scents for leather and "worn" leather tends to smell a little less new-car-smell-ish. More like "expensive new purse." IIRC (because I don't have my notes handy) from protos, Jareth had more of that "new leather" smell and Hoggle had more worn leather smell. Hope that's helpful! Very much so. I'm sorry I lied, I recently discovered a long forgotten 2010 decant.of the soldier. There is leather there,.in the background, amazing. Very faint but adding complexity. Maybe I'll give jareth and hoggle a shot

Need advice! Just tried my first leather note in "in the forest", and it was a big NO. All new car smell. Dare I risk getting decants of Jareth and Hoggle? I love Labyrinth but am scared of the leather.... Hoping someone with more leather experience can help ease my mind.

New car with a pine air freshener.... first foray into leather, hope they aren't all like this....

Tester from forumite. This is pretty much all floral on me. Not traditional floral by any means. I get a bit of that over-ripe tiger lily scent. As usual, my skin absorbs the mint immediately. Boo. There is faint chocolate underneath. Nice inversion of the last unicorn scent, but not nice enough to warrant a bottle.

I was lucky enough to get a decant of this from a forumite really wanted to try it out based on the notes. Watermelon is very present in the imp and on my skin. I detect minimal woods. Some sweetness from, what else, the sweet pea. As it dries down I get faint watermelon and musky, citrusy elemi. Maybe a bit of sandalwood. Pleasant at first but too musky/cloying later on... Almost what I'd call a "greasy" scent, if that makes sense. Would be good layered with something to cut the musk/elemi.

Aged imp from 2010 horn set. In 2010: I would not call this fuzzy per se... It's mild and sweet, very warm, and dear god, insanely strong on me. Headache inducing strong, can only wear in small doses. Also insane throw. Mind your neighbors... I think I'm amping the amber. I'm not familiar with tonka and petitgrain but I imagine that's what's rounding this scent out. Will update for 2012.

Aged imp from 2010 horn set. In 2010... This was one of my first BPAL scents. I was too inexperienced to pick out notes. It was all dark incense and smoke to me. Will try again for 2012 aging.

Honey, gunpowder, and pleonectic, twopenny magics. Aged imp from 2010 horn set. In 2010: the lab's honey note is all over the place... This is not the high, sweet note from Athens. This is a low, dirty note. Perhaps that's the "two penny magics". During drydown a sharp, zinc-like smell makes an appearance. Makes me think of unused flintlock pistols rather than gunpowder. Surprisingly wearable, if you can tolerate metallics. Perfect for something like a Renaissance fair. Will update for 2012.

Aged imp from unicorn horn set 2010. In 2010: I get an even, consistent blend of clove and currant. Moderate throw, long durtion. I feel like I spent all day in a kitchen. Many compliments when hugging the gal pals Will update with regard to aging in 2012.

Age imp from unicorn horn set 2010. In 2010: sophisticated lilac, floral but not cloying. A bit traditional. Dry grasses and something smooth, deep, and shadowy in the background. Pleasant but not really me. Will try again in 2012 and post updates to aging.

Aged imp from unicorn horn set 2010. In 2010: on me, mostly earthy and sweet: lettuce, moss, and white chocolate. Someone mentioned heads of lettuce in the garden--yes, this. Plus light white chicolate. There is a delicate but noticeable floral (lilac) edge. No coconut. Beautiful and wistful; sophisticated. Possibly bottle worthy. In 2012: More floral now. Lilac is very strong... The blend has gotten very sweet, less earthy. Almost cloying. Sigh. Not so bottle worthy now. Will retest later with hope the lovely earthiness cones back...

Part of a Unicorn Horn imp pack I ordered in the spring of 2010? Maybe 2009? Just getting around to reviewing it now. Straight up cologne. Very strong. Fan of the Last Unicorn book & movie but not this scent. Passed it on to a friend who is also a LU fan.