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Very citrus-y, along with some tea and ginger to spice it up. I like the blend a lot. It's freshing yet warm. I'll keep the imp but not bottle worthy.

Apricot and clove. Yup. It kinda reminds me of Jack a little; only with no pumpkin.

Midnight is made up of (usually) the only kind of florals I like...fresh, white and light. Only Midnight makes it clear that it's alll about the dark. I smell lovely night-blooms and something wet; like there is dew on the ground. Then something goes manly on me. Too manly and I feel like I should look for aftershave. If I wait for that to calm down, I get my lovely night-blooms again. I just don't know if I can handle that stage and there are others that are of the same style that I like more.

Spicy cherry lollipops. Yup. Peppery suckers. It would be nice if I could somehow equate that in my head but it just seems so weird to me. A unique blend but not for me.

OMG I'm in love! The Mum starts off very boozy methinks; I can also smell the opium right away. As it shifts (like a woman's garmet, shifting as she walks...softly yet swiftly) I get a little ginger; a little cream but the booze is still there as well as the opium. After a little while longer it continues to deepen. The Mum comes out to play as well as the musk; it really is so well blended that all the notes play together and beautifully. I love it. I calls to mind a very swauve lady; one that has a fine dress on. But hinding underneath that dress? No panties with grass stains on her knees.

I got a frimp (decant) in a swap recently and I'm glad that I tried it. It starts out as a sweet, tart citrus (I guess that would be the grapefruit everyone is talking about) and then morphs into a nice dry woody scent. Although, as I said it is nice, it's not me. This stage lasts about 2 hours on me until settling into a smoky, tart vanilla. I love it but it takes hours to get there. I'm not sure as I have the patience to go through the wood to get to the vanilla.

Upon first application The Unicorn is sweet, white florals softly speaking of innocence to me. Soft, subtle and light. Quite airy but yet moist as well. It'd be a great scent for those "white flowing dress" days of summer. I like.

Unfortunately, with Florence all I have to do is quote this review.

This is such a smooth, clean scent. I smell light colored florals as well as freshly washed linen. Very very comforting to me in a way. While it does smell like freshly washed laundry, if this is like laundry detergent, it's got to be the lightest most lovely laundry detergent EVER. I'll definitely keep the imp but I'm unsure of a bottle yet.

What a lovely fall scent! Creamy pumpkin goodness with a little spice and a little sweet and everything nice!

Oh my. I have to say that I'm so glad I got this. I agree with everything that is stated Brianne! It's so refreshing, wet and just...lovely sea smelling. Sea with a little mint. A lovely blend and a keeper for sure.

Ok...I'll start out by saying that The Star (tarot oil) is one of my favorite Bpal blends. I love the tangy coconut thing it has going on. Now, with that said Carnaval Diabolique starts off on my skin as The Star. Oh...but it's not done yet. As it dries down, it morphs and the opium smoke comes out to play, while the lemon sits down, humbles itself and lets other scents come out. The coconut is there; but it's taken a seat by the lemon while the smoke, vanilla and the florals play. I really love this. The more I sniff it, I love it. It's dark, yet playful. Playful like a tiger.

Midnight on the Midway is definitely one of the ones I'm undecided about. In the bottle it is all sugary incense, as some have said. Immediately upon application, I get a floral/sugar soapy-ness that I'm not sure is the right type of scent for me. Don't get me wrong. It's beautiful and smacks of a black sky, one with a high moon...and just-crushed petals under your feet. Wait. The incense just poked it's head into the picture, saving the scent from becoming all out soap for me. The florals are still there, along with the sugar. They've blended together in a way that is clean yet "trampy" smelling, if you ken it. This is turning out nicely on me. I think I may keep the bottle.

I really thought I was going to love this. Really. Upon application it was like like a visitation of my fav Bpal EVER....Antique Lace. A chocolate Antique Lace. ::drool:: It stayed that way for a little...then the drydown happened. It turned into chocolate nail polish remover. I think my skin is pissed at me or something...decided to tease me with something sooo beautiful and then give me something ugly. I'm bummed. It started out soo beautifully. It may work on others...I think the nail polish may be my chemistry....I may try it again in a few days.

Oh the beauty! Ladon, to me, is a combination of two of my fav Bpal blends ever. The Hesperides and Pele. Oh my. Think of the light, tropical florals of Pele mingling ever so well and lovingly with the crisp apples of TH. Just lovely. *on the bottle list*

Mag Mell is definitely a rich, fresh green scent to me. It starts out with the verbena and I get that "lemony-lime" citrus thing going. As it dries down, it is joined with ginger and the grass (and maybe sage) comes in to take it deeper...along with the amber, which is very tame yet very present. Again, it is a very fresh and alive scent to me, somehow. It makes me think of golden sunshine playing on fresh grass...newly uncovered of snow. A spring scent, if I ever smelled one.

Holy Almond! In the imp: Total almond. First applied: Almond soapiness. Morphing: into an almond medicine smell that I don't know if I'll be able to sit through...ohh..there it goes. The medicine smell has turned into a floral/light spice that is nice. I think it's the jasmine and river lilies that I may be getting. Very nice but not me. Off to swaps.

I think I've fallen. I totally love this. I don't know how the hell Beth did it but she's made me go gaga over a rose blend. It starts out as a very ripe apple with a hint of peach to it and quickly morphs into the floral stage. I was scared a little because I loathe rose, except wild growing ones...and it's hard to find a perfume that captures that. Well, Beth took that "hard" and whomped it's ass. It morphs into this lovely wild rose that is tempered and enhanced by the frankinscense and musk and probably a little by the orange blossom. It's light, airy and reminds me of being out in the backyard of the house that I grew up in as a little girl. Thank you Beth. Truly. Thank you.

I think I've found another note that should I need to be aware of when ordering...Amber. This is lovely in the imp. Bright and sharp almost. On, the amber immediately comes to the forefront and takes over which wouldn't be a bad thing for me if it would settle without overshadowing all the other notes. In Lyonesse, it does...it drags everything down in a powdery cloud of dust. It's still lovely. Lovely enough that I'll be keeping the imp but no bottle buying on this one. ADDED 9/15/09: I have to re-review my review. I have to say I'm glad I never got rid of my imp. Sad to say I'm going to have to buy a bottle and let it age. This is the scent that screams "golden, bright, warm, lovely, regal" the most to me. It's probably in my top two amber scents and one I want to be able to turn to on the cold days of winter for comfort and as a reminder that I'll see the sun (and warmth!) again. No more powder, just yum. I LOVE it. LOVE.

Wow. Cockaigne does something on me that I never expected it to do: go nuts. Literally. In the imp it's all lovely bakery dessertness but once it hits my skin, it's nut...more nut..and then spicy nuts. I'm not sure what that is supposed to mean but I better keep the spice away from my boyfriend. Now, this is lovely but it's really not the bakery scent I'm looking for...I'm wanting less spice/more cream. Still a lovely blend with a lot of throw.

Another bottle that I got today. Unfortunately for me, it was a 50/50 day. In the bottle, this scared me. I smells to me exactly like an "old" perfume. Something to floral and way not me. At first "wet" it seems there might be hope as the carnation brightens it and something else holds it steady but quickly it morphs into dirt. Dirt it stays. This 5ml will be swapped. Fast.

I just got a bottle of this today. In the bottle it's nail polish. Bah! Wet on my skin: It morphs into this lovely sugar blend with fruity notes in the background and continues to quickly change to sugar, spice and everything nice! Dry: It goes caramelly, vanilla sugar. Nice but hardly any throw. This one will need to be slathered. I put it in a roll-on to do just that.

The Star. Omy do I love this. In the imp: coconut, lime and something else. Something warm. Overall a lovely twangy scent. Wet on skin: LIME! with just a touch of the nut! Drydown: it starts to morph into this lovely warm yet white scent...lovely...the coconut takes over and the lime disappears into a bliss of cream coconut. Overall it lasts quite well on me and stays put in that warm bliss of coconut and vanilla (I guess it's vanilla). Very nice, very summery and white.

Pele was almost perfect for me. Wet it is a very lovely, soft non-perfumey floral, which I dig. I loathe anything overly-perfumey floral. On it sinks immediately into my skin and leaves a barely there hint of tropical blooms. Lovely but so light I have to huff my wrist insanely to smell anything. It's a nice, light scent so I'll keep the imp for I want a barely there, clean and light scent.

My first review!! Go easy on me. In the bottle: I get sweet, sweet vanilla cream. Lovely and strong and ripe. Yes. Ripe. Wet: Still getting the sweet vanilla cream Drydown: It's going musky, old and deep vanilla. I love the morph. It lasts on me for a good 3 or 4 hours but it's so strong as to put anyone else off. The throw is minimal but even with just dabs on the wrists I get waffs up to my nose, reminding me it's there. Overall, my first Bpal imp (a frimp at that!) was my first Bpal love as well. I have a bottle on the way.