Rheliwen

The first time I sniffed Ulalume from the bottle I wasn't terribly impressed. It smelled like dead leaves to me. After initially putting it on, I smelled the woody ingredients the most. As it dried it just got better and better as the individual scents combined together. It's one of the most complicated scents I've tried from BPAL in that it evokes so many contradictory feelings for me. After reading the other reviews I do realize now that it is kind of a watery scent. But more a green mossy pond in the middle of the forest than a large body of water. Isis has a really great description of it in her post. I love the way the wood notes linger in the background while the lilies take center stage. They are a great combo and remind of beautiful dried flowers. This is a sorrowful scent to me. It's floral yes, but it has a depth that doesn't make it a cheery girly scent. I am not terribly into girly floral scents, I like depth and wickedness to my perfumes, so I was initially surprised when I decided to love this floral scent. But Ulalume is no innocent perfume, I guess that's why I like it. And I like it more and more everytime I wear it. I think I'll get a bigger bottle of this one.

I received this as a sample with my latest order, and again a sample has become my favorite of the bunch. This smelled so sweet and juicy in the bottle that I actually wore it to bed and sniffed my wrists all night under the covers. I've had mixed feelings about dragon's blood resin because it tends to smell really cherryish on me, and I'm not really into food scents. This one surprised me though and is making me rethink my opinion of dragon's blood This one has had fairly good staying power. I wore Jolly Roger yesterday and was sad that it has worn off by 5pm. It's about 5pm now and Blood Amber is still very noticable on my wrist. Verdict: I think the combination is perfect. I would wear this scent everyday! It reminds me of Snake Oil a little, but instead of the sugary coating, you get a cinnamon one.

This one reminded me of a chanel No. 5 type perfume. It's very musky and seductive. I imagine my grandmother wearing this when she was younger. There's something very glamouros and classic about this scent. I've pulled vintage clothes from the racks that had lingering smells like this one. Like others, it turned a bit powdery on me, but lasted quite a while. I don't know if it's unique enough for me though. To me, it's a staple classic scent. Something that you can wear and feel confident without being too risky.

This one was very much like baby powder, with a slight spicey scent in the background. This one lasted a while on me. I'm not too keen on the powder smell, but I don't outright dislike it. In the bottle it smells like a floral scent I could do. I don't like the pure, innocent, sweet floral perfumes out there. I like my perfumes to have a bite, which this one definitely does. I just wish it would have stayed that way on my skin. I'm undecided on this one. I'll have to wear it out some more and see if it grows on me.

This one was a freebie imp I received with my purchase...and boy am I glad I got it! On first sniff I wasn't too sure. I tossed it aside to sample my selected scents. But after going back and taking a second whiff, I was definitely intrigued. I couldn't quite pin down what I was smelling, but after reading some of the reviews I figured it was the coconut. I'm pretty ignorant about a lot of scents so I don't have a lot of experience with the ones used in this love potion. So, I immediately put it on...and couldn't stop smelling myself! I smelled the rum first, then the chardonnay and coconut smells. It's a perfect blend of sweet, spicey, floral and musky. Even my boyfriend loved it and he's hard to impress. This could definitely be an everyday perfume for me. I think I'd get a lot of attention...it's so unique and inviting. My favorite so far (coming from someone who likes exotic, sinful scents)!!!! UPDATE: I am wearing this at work today and a fellow BPAL girl at work has been trying to sniff me all day claiming that she wants to eat me. As long as she does't steal my imp

This is such a fascinating scent for me, as it literally takes me away to a dark creaking ship sailing through turbulent weather. It is one of the few scents that stirs all of the senses for me. I love smelling it in the bottle. I smell the wet wood so vividly. The darkness of it transferred to my wrist in a more woodsy pine scent, which was a little disappointing. Once it dried though, I got a little bit of the bottle scent back. This is definitely something you'll want to wear to make a striking impression. It's bold and seductive and not a day scent. I imagine wearing it out on the town to snare my catch or to seal a big business deal. Just don't wear this to meet the in-laws

I'm a little undecided about whether I like this one or not. In the bottle my nose is definitely hit with the spicy ginger. It smells very citrusy as well. Once I got it on though, the ginger disappeared and I was left with a sickly pine sol scent. It subsided a little after about 5 minutes to a more peaceful scent. I thought this might be an interesting linen spray or summer room scent. I don't think I'd wear it due to the overpowering lemon scent I get from it. I don't tend to like wearing fruity scents so I'm a little biased. This one I think I like better in the bottle than on. Smelling it right now from the bottle gives me a good invigorating rush, so maybe I have found a good purpose for it

In the bottle it smelled very, very candy sweet. On, it has died down a bit and like the other posters, it has turned very cinnamony. About 5 minutes later, the cinnamon has subsided and I'm left with a very mellow, almost floral scent with the cinnamon coming out in the background. It reminds me of spiced cider or those kitschy country knick-knack stores my mom used to drag me into when I was a kid. It would be nice as a room scent for the holidays.

If you go to your CCNow page where you got the order status info, you should see right above that your order number. It's centered on the page. Mine looks something like this: 12-3345. I should have checked this thread out sooner because I too have not received my order. But now I don't feel as bad knowing people who ordered way before me haven't gotten their items. I place my order on the 12th and it says it shipped on the 15th. I'm willing to wait until those ahead of me have received their items, though I have been so anxious to get my little imps!