Numanoid

Well, I wouldn't try to worry too much. I have placed a few orders with the lab and some come pretty quick, and some do take a while. Some orders even showed up at my door and THEN I got a Click N Ship number for it...crazy, I know. I had ordered a few bottles from the last Yules, and I was reading everyone's reviews on the same bottles they ordered and received...even orders I placed BEFORE them. Then they eventually showed up. I too tried sending e-mails and they are not very good at responding, at least in a timely manner. I would get answers about orders way after they would show up. So, since you are in the UK, I can imagine it taking longer to get to you...I live in the states, in fact, only about 3 states away and it takes weeks to get orders to me...so try to be patient..at least the first order showed up, so there is hope the other in not far behind. Maybe if you can, might be worth a phone call to the lab asking about it. Hope you get your goodies soon!!!

Well, I just want to add....What's wrong with being 40???

In the bottle, first sniff, very pink and strawberry... On skin: starts to get a little powdery and tart, but not in a bad way...turns almost a hair floral-y on me, odd! After a few minutes: I get a hint of strawberry and a hint of vanilla...both very faint. This, to me, is a very girly scent...soft and feminine.

Hello..thanks for the info, but I have no trouble finding Satsuma products, in general, what I can't find is the Satsuma perfume oil! I found all the other things, lotions, shower gels, soaps, body butter, etc etc, but seems the oil is discontinued. (?) So, that is why I am hoping there are some nice forumites out here that have a wonderful nose for something close!!

Hello all.... wondering if you can help me to find a scent like The Body Shops "Satsuma" scent? I see that The Body Shop doesn't seem to sell that anymore, :@&*$!: so does someone know of a BPAL scent that would be the same? Satsuma is a nice citrus-y orange-y Autumn-y scent? Any ideas?? THANKS!!

Yeah, I looked online too, but there was no perfume oil to be had...OR in the shop here at the mall!! But thanks for the info.. I will look into it!!!

I got this one as a frimp from the lab...smells ok in the imp, but to be honest, when I put it on, smelled like a Band-Aid!

This is a WINNER! I used my soap for the first time today and it is soooo yummy!! It smells GREAT and has a wonderful exfoliating texture! I wish I could find this scent in an oil, lotion, snack bar, drink...etc etc! Anyone of you out there debating on whether or not to get this, GET IT!! You won't be disappointed.

Hello all...hope this is the right place to post, but this will be my first Lupercalia release (only been into BPAL since July 2011) and I was wondering if someone can give me an idea of any returning scents that might be coming up so I can review and plan an order? You know, kind of like how Snow White seems to come out every Yule...thanks for any info!!

Wet: Got LOTS of raspberry....but not overly sweet! Dry down: OOH...still raspberry, but then the cookie pokes out from the corner! After a few minutes: Mmmm....gets a little more of that crumbly cookie smell..but this is very nice...not overpowering as I thought it might be. This is my fav out of the 3 imps in this pack!

This one is a hard one to review... I do get a very mild "snowy" feel to it...and I get a bit of rum smell, but the rum isn't too boozy, if that makes sense. At least compared to BPAL's booze notes. I haven't decided if I like this one yet...it is nice. It fades fast on me and the throw is low. I might have to swap this one away.

Well...like some of the others, I get mostly honey in the drydown. Wet, I get both gingerbread and honey, but then the honey is dominant on me. But it smells JUST like the honey you get out of those cute bear shaped bottles! It is nice, but not for me.

Wow...thanks everyone for your input and help!!! Good to know there are great people out here in BPAL forum land to help out!!

OK.. so your Sugar Skull isn't 2008, or 2010 - those looked like this ('08 on the left - photos from TwilightEyes' flickr page): So yours must be from 2004, 2005, 2006, or 2007. I had some old SS bottles, '05 and '06 I think they were, and if I remember correctly both were cobalt bottles, however I swapped them away ages ago and I can't remember now what the labels looked like but your description does sound familiar. Is the bottle blue or brown? ETA: I searched the Sugar Skull review thread, and found this description in a review for the 2005 bottle: "a lady, arm aloft ~ standing amongst flames... with bars in the background " - is that your label? If so, you've got the 2005 one! Edited again to add this, because it might be helpful for future queries - I found that post by opening up the review thread for Sugar Skull then typing 'label' in the search box (search within topic).. the search results then brought up any review in the whole thread that contained the word 'label' . . Awesome!! Yes...that is the one...Thanks so much for your help!! 2005 it is! AND it is a blue bottle to answer your question.

So, again, sorry if this question is in the wrong spot, but I have a bottle of Candy Corn Coated Candy Apple with a label with a witch in red sitting next to a cauldron and a bottle of Sugar Skull with a label with a dark haired woman with a chain on her wrist standing in front of flames....can someone tell me what years these are? I wish the review pages would include pictures! thanks anyone.

It might be a better idea to ask this in the Chatter section under the BPAL FAQ page or in the Speculation thread, but, in short, the three main Walletgeddon LE collections are Weenies, Yules, and Lupercalias, aka Lupes (Lupercalia is the precursor to Valentine's Day). There are also smaller LE collections we can usually depend on being released, like Bards of Ireland in March (we didn't get those this year, but we got the earthquake fundraiser collection instead), April Fool's Day in April, and Anniversaries in November. Then there's *also* the 13 series (I think there was one 13 blend that appeared on two different occasions, but they are typically mildly different) commemorating Friday the 13ths whenever they happen (note: They are only up for 24 hours, so don't wait for reviews if you think you want them!). And then we have the annual Lunar New Year oil. And then there are random surprise small LE collections like the RAINN fundraiser or Paduan Killer Bees, and then there are single surprise LEs like Lo Krathong or Stinky, not to mention Dark Delicacies exclusives that are basically DD-only LEs like Black Lace or Batty and other retail-only exclusives like Pretty Indulgent's various oils, plus Will Call exclusives like Blood Champagne, and WC exclusive giveaways like Hot Buttered Rum, and non-WC event exclusives like Giant Squid for Sakuracon last year (and then there are event exclusives that are given away for free at certain events, like Dungeon Crawl for, um, the Geek Girl Tweetup, if I recall correctly, which I probably don't). Oh, and I almost forgot the forum LEs: We have been getting Lilith scents every September for her birthday, and then there will be just random forum-only LEs popping up unexpectedly like Halloween: Las Vegas and WILF. Oh, and I also almost forget the Post's LEs like Candied Pumpkin or the Echo & Narkissos set. In short, although there are certain times when you can expect certain things (Lupes, 13s, Aril Fool's Day), there are always surprises. If you want to try them all and don't care whether you have a bottle, decant circles are your best friend. By my count, there were over 160 LEs between January and October alone, and that was *before* the Yules and Anniversaries. Edited to brak up the wall o' text. WOW....thanks for the response....overwhelming!! Love the "walletgeddon"....ain't that the truth!!

Ok....couldn't find an answer to my question anywhere here, BUT I have been into BPAL for 5 months now and learned that they put out, yearly, the Halloweenies and the Yules...also the Lunacies (spelling?) every full moon, my question is, are there other LE's released during the year, like, for example, Valentine's Day? Or are others just kind of random? I would like to know so I could be prepared for anything upcoming!! Thanks for any answers on this!!!

A lot of the 2007 bottles had 2 different labels. A "scroll" label and a picture label. I have quite a few of them in my bpal flickr gallery. Here's an example of the "Mirror Mirror" set from 2007 - two of bottles had the pictures and one is just the scroll label: Ahh...ok! Thanks!! Just was curious!! That is the Snow White label I have that you have pictured and the scroll one as well...

I think you should wear what YOU like best!! If the guy is going to judge you by the first sniff, in a negative way, then he shouldn't be worth your time!!

I am curious about something...maybe someone can clarify! Being kind of new to BPAL and having a few bottles..a while ago I swapped for a Snow White 2007 (love it BTW!!) and I recently swapped for another one from 2007, but both labels are different? Why would that be? They have the same year printed...I would just assume same year, same label art!

Well, I have been into BPAL since this past July and so far, thanks to being on this great forum, I have gotten to try easily 60+ scents, all general catalog ones, and none of them seem to like me. I am with you on the fact that they smell great in the vial, but once on, they seem to go funky...I wouldn't say baby powder on me, but just weird. So, seems to me, my personal favorites that seem to work are, of course, the limited edition scents. I did well with the Halloween ones and so far, I have had luck with the Yules. Normally, foody scents don't work, but BPAL's limited edition foody scents work great because they end up staying true to scent from bottle, on, and later. Hope you find something you like...have you tried other brands like Arcana or Conjure?

So, I have yet to try this on the skin, BUT sniffing it in the bottle, it is very yummy...to my nose, it smells a lot like this year's Pumpkin Latte. BUT this first sniff is sooooo goooood! Can't wait to put it on when my other scent wears off!!! Ok...so I LOVE this...it does smell like Pumpkin Latte at first, but on!! Oh boy..I don't know how they do it, but there is a gingerbread smell, but not only that...it really catches old memories of childhood Christmastime...hard to explain. Funny how each of us can find something different in the same scent..this is one beautiful...Christmas in a bottle!

I will let you know...I JUST got my shipping info today, so my order should be here tomorrow!! I am expecting Midnight Mass, Snow White, Lick it Descreetly, and Maison en Pain something something....the gingerbread house one! I also got into a decant circle, so waiting for 6 other decant imps of other yules. Can't wait!!!!

Well...I too am not so well versed yet when it comes to BPAL scents, but recently, I got an imp of The Black Tower...that is a general catalog scent and I thought that was more masculine...but not too heavy. I would recommend that!

Well, since I am new to BPAL...this is my first time getting some Yule scents. I did swap a while ago for a half bottle of Snow White 2007 and just fell in love with it, so of course I had to get a bottle this year! I bought 3 other bottles along with that one...just by description, so hopefully they will work out too. Can't wait for them to show up!!!