Deiicide

With so many different elements in this blend it's hard to say why this smells just like apples to me, and really that's all it stays. Warm, true to life, spicy and smooth apples. I would reccomend this blend if people wouldn't want something that's inbetween Samhain and Punkie Night as this blend isn't so applely but isn't so spicy either.

The comparasions between this and blue moon made me almost leap for this beauty when I knew it was being offered. I haven't actually tried blue moon per say but sniffed it briefly during a meet 'n sniff and from what I remember, blue moon is a bit sweeter while black moon is a tad darker. The pear and the cucumber play off my skin at first with the florals keeping the fruit from smelling so sickly sweet. The fruit also keeps the flowers from getting soapy like they tend to do at times upon my skin. The other notes don't tend to jump out as much as the others so it's hard to tell at times what I'm smelling but it sure is a unique and wonderful addition to the bpal line.

Thank you for the Decant of this Natch! From the vial Buck moon is a sweet green smelling ozone. The feeling doesn't really change much from vial to skin except there is more pines and the musk comes into play tempering the blend. I think it's more of the white musk that does it because it adds a cleaner feel. It reminds me of a more ozoney dublin, so lovers of the blend if you have a chance please try this as well because I would place them almost in the same family.

Dragon's Moon was my first lunacy that I purchased when I first got into my bpal addiction, and to this day I treasure my bottle as though it was made of liquid gold. In the bottle it is bamboo and cherry blossoms with the barest hint of cherry. It has a very clean feeling which is the tea coming from behind. When upon my skin it's the dragon blood and bamboo with the cherry blossom backing it up. Very violently that I add until it dries down in which all of them meld together with the tea. None of the sandelwood comes up but that's alright with me. It's the perfect spring time blend that's perfect for parties, sophisicated or no!

Color me another person surprised that she could wear a pine forest blend! At first it's all harsh pines that trigger just the barest hint of my ashema (And that's a hard thing to do!) but after awhile the musks temper the blend with the tonka barely sweetening it. The juniper berry amps a bit adding a sweetest berry blend. It sticks close to my skin and fades after 4 hours leaving the barest trade of pines, musks and sweet tonka. Wolf Moon is a hoooowwwllllinnngg hit for me. ((Someone had to say it. >< ))

The lust incense of a corrupted Astarte. A blend of ritual herbs and dark resins, shot through with three gingers and aphrodisiacal spices. Shub(the recently made GC one) is the end all ginger scent that you've been waiting for. I say this lightly as upon my skin it seems to fade faster then a Las Vegas Lounge singer at a low class hotal but that's besides the point. From the bottle to upon the skin it is deep red musky? ginger with a light under current of lemon, it's rich, warm and deeellliiiccciiiooouuuss I want to gnaw my arm but sadly only after 20 minutes? It fades away into a barely there ginger scent that leaves me going eh. I have the phantom calliope which I like a bit more then this. I'm starting to think that spicy scents don't like me too much. Long Wearlength, more throw dry then wet.

CTIII: DCCCXCII Whew, that was a long one to say! I've put off reveiwing this because the scent is kind of complex as in the feelings that it represents. The notes are pretty straight forward as there isn't much in the way but it seems almost tal in essence and it strikes me to my very core of belief. Heh, anyways straight sniff from the bottle is straight velvert. Me and this note have a history of not getting along together and each blend that has it in it, seems to dominate upon my skin. As I put it upon my skin it's nothing but Velvert but not as strong as it normally is. Hmm this seems to be a slightly sugared velvert and as it dries there is a pinch of night air. There might be a pinch of sandelwood in dry down. All I can say is that this blend encompasses so much for me, I may end up using it in some prayers to see how it works but then again, I think I already know.

Aquatics light with a faint floral backing. It's not as heavy as those named like Tempest, or Lightning or what not and not as floral as many of the other oils that bear it's name. The more I think about it, it's a ligher version of Lady of Shallot. It's pretty but not just for me.

A light, pure scent: white musk, green tea, aloe and lemon. A bpal classic (I almost called it a blassic. Hmmm. ) that I had to try in leui of the warmer months. With the green tea and musk, its the impression of drinking a cold drink in front of the porch with a spot of lemon. It's more of a sweeter version with a bit more lemony sparkliness then to Kumiho. As seeing as I already had a bottle of Kumiho, I don't think I would need a bottle of embaling fluid but it's still in the same family. Very sweet, clean, and classic. 'sides, the name will always turn a few heads.

I got this as a frimp from the lab and inbetween the 5 or so months I've had it, it's had time to age. I really like juniper but kind of weary of pine I tried this just to see how it would be. It's very beautiful. It mellows with mostly juniper *love* with pine and the musk isn'ts there but it adds depth to it. Perhaps dark musk with a touch of white. I recognize that sparkling quality from embalming fluid. After it dries down I think after an hour or so, it's the sweetness of the juniper with the musk behind it. Totally sweet and huffable. I think I'll keep the imp and still waft upon the bottle.

Going down the family scents of violet, I thought that Le Serpant would be the king of scents for me. Vanilla, Gardiana and Violet? Sign me up. I was so hoping for this oil to work upon me, but the only thing it did was give me overwhelming stomach turning violets with a bit of vanilla and gardina. It's more of a one man violet parade upon me with the other notes. I may try it again, but regretfully it doesn't work with me.

I got this frimp in my latest lab order and with the combination of notes, like lemon, rose and apple! I was sure to like it. That is until the rose turned into soap and only soap. I wish I would of gotten more of the fruits with it. *sigh* Another to the swaps.

I got this as a frimp and I heard so many good things about it I have high hopes for it. But Vetiver ruins it all with its sharpness. Oh well, can't win them all. Swap!

This is the perfect summer scent! I know this is a pretty bold statement but hear me out. Upon the application it's mostly mint and sweet grapefruit with the hints of something crystalline underneath. It isn't as aquatic as many of Beth's other blends that feature aquatics but just clear smelling, if that makes sense. The lotus seems to blend downward more with the mint creating a soft drydown similar to that. The grapefruit and crystalline notes fade fast upon me after a few hours with normal wear. But in the summer that changes. When you apply this oil, do so near a fan. The cooling sensation will cool the skin because of the dual nature of the mint and grapefruit. Very nice. Try an imp of it next summer and see why!

I wish I would of gotten more floral citrus from this because those combinations is what my skin seems to love the most but sadly it turned into soap as it was upon my skin. Poo. It was nice soap though. Off to the swaps!

To be honest, I can't really tell much about this blend aside from something that starts to smell sharp in the beginning and then fades in and out from what it smelled to the beginning coming round. At first it's all dusty chocolate and rich vanilla. There is a nice depth added to the tea, actually to my nose it smells like a really good vanilla and chocolate tea. It starts to try down rather cologney as others have mentioned before and then back to more of the vanilla and chocolate concoction. There lavender in there is hiding but other then that all the other scents are hard to pick out. Not in a bad way, but in a good seemless way. This is a more posh version of 13's older sister. Hardly any throw at all and sticks close to the skin upon myself.

Wow! I can see why people like this! It's a very creamy almondy vanilla with wafts of milk to temper the blend. It's very sweet and comforting, but it doesn't last very well upon my skin. Within a few hours it faded away into a whispery blend of almonds. In a way this reminded me of a creamier blend of Dragon's Milk but with less red then the latter. A comforting blend used to pacify the creatures of the moor, or pacify those with sweet tooths like me!

For those that are seeing the comparasions to Jack and Pumpkin Queen, please do not disgress. This may be the perfect pumpkin scent that you've been looking for. Butter, Warm Amber tends to amp upon me beyond in droves but here in Pumpkin Queen or PQ as I shall call it now it was smooth and understated. There is a hint of spice but not enough to make it overally spicy. Not enough butter to make it overally buttery. Just enough amber to make it warm and gooey almost. There is a hint of citrus that keeps things interesting too giving it a zip. Pumpkin Queen is everything but not. It's something that anyone whom has different tastes and reacts to things differently may like. A Bpal classic I would think.

The chill winds and dark skies of November mark a time of reflection and release, and though the sting of grief is oft-times most painful during this portion of the year, the icy air brings clarity and eases the burden of suffering. These are the blossoms of loss and liberation, soothed by the calm, comforting scent of sandalwood : lilac, calla lily, wisteria, white sandalwood, moonflower, night musk, phlox, and violet. This blend like others have said before is the cool and floral blend. The sandlewood stays throughout the blend what seems to bind the flower notes to keep them from going out of control. Each flower stays its course without really trying to dominate one another, the moon flower briefly giving the blend a watery edge. It's comforting and cool, something that one contemplates the mourning tone this oil gives. It doesn't have much throw but sticks close to the skin. I'm glad I got to try it but I don't like it as much as I thought I would. It may be great in an oil burner.

Antique lace is about the creamiest vanilla on top as others have said before gentle flowers and a touch of linen. It's all vanilla upon me from wet to dry, with the softest notions of the other two notes to give it a dazzling depth. Simply perfect.

With so many notes that I love I thought it would of been a sure thing, I stalked the forums and bought the first bottle that I saw! But there is a saying that too many things in one basket will might fail, and it was nice in the bottle- sniff sniff love to the extreme. A very pink smelling concotion with no note trying to dominate the other, a lovely whirlwind of fruits, sugar and a dash of floral. It was the same upon the skin but yet the more biting fruit that I was hoping from it never really showed up. It was basically vanilla and sweet pea. I like them both, but not in the extreme. I've already passed the bottle on, but it was clearly not for me.

This bottle definately was the one that clued me in that hey! Perhaps your skin doesn't like Opium..? Confused as I am, if so then read on. What from what I remember is that straight from the bottle its the creamy coconut and the ribbons of caramel. Oh yum! This will be fuuunnn. I thought as I applied it upon my skin, but then an unseen reaction overcame me. The opium basically amped causing me to become completely dizzy and sick to the stomach. I loved the smell of it in the bottle, I was completely in awe. But now I became crushed. The drydown after afew hours was lovely, a perfect balance of sweet with the edge of tabbcco giving it a smokey swirly scent that wafts and lasts. But the beginning st ages is something I could never again forget and thus didn't wish go through it again. It was one of my first bpal major disappointments but a lesson that I take with me. Deiicide + Opium = NO Really lovely perfume though, one that I cannot personally wear.

A fresh aquatic scent that is more in tune to Sea of Glass then of say Tempest. While Sea of glass is more of the white florals with equal parts of aquatic, The Pool of Tears is more of a traditional lilac and lavender to my nose with equal parts saltiness with ozone. It reminds me of Sea of Glass in that way and sadly both were not wowed with me. I think I'll pass this along to someone else.

Very honey sweet cherry and cremy vanilla. At first it's all bite with the Dragon's blood with a subtle vanilla flavoring. It smoothes out as it dries to a creamy cherry vanilla. I can see why this is so popular. It has long wear length.

A very clean and slightly boozey dry aquatic. It reminds me of a less sharp Tempest with more flow then Sea of Glass. It reminds me of a lot of Tempest because of the ozone notes. I think that the woods and dryiness will help a lot of those that couldn't like Tempest because of the floral element of it. Unfortunately Tempest fills my niche for aquatics.