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Oh! Using Gentle Lentil as a soap! I'd never have thought of this. Thanks for the tip. I have tons of Gentle lentil sitting around that I'm not using as shampoo anymore. Okay, here are some LUSH/BPAL combo rec's: *Potion with: -Alice (these match each other eerily well) -Maiden (this brings out the carnation/floral side of Potion) *Hot Toddy with: -Old Port-au-Prince -Hellfire (the NEW version) -Hellcat *Sympathy for the Skin with: -O (love this combo!) - use some Afterlife moisturizer with this for the full effect! -Snake Oil -Bliss (chocolate-y/vanilla sundae )

Black Dahlia is a lovely gardenia scent. It is sweet (there's some jasmine in it as well), but not too sweet. Also, it contains some amber, which nicely grounds the scent.

Some scents that have lasted a particularly long time on me are: Spellbound, Haunted, Snake Oil, O. Most oils containing amber have a lot of staying power.

Hey hypothermya. I, too, placed a Blue Moon order on 6/17 and have yet to receive it. As you know ( ), I'm in California as well. I, too, placed another order on 7/2. I'm thinking, though, rather than combining the orders, that I haven't received my 6/17 order yet because of the BOTTLE SHORTAGE, as belladonnastrap was mentioning. There was some post somewhere - can't remember where, or whether it was made by Brian or Elizabeth - that said something along the lines of, "All orders from 6/17 should be shipped out by 7/15 (or something like that), with a few exceptions." You and I are probably among those exceptions. Did you place your order late in the day on 6/17? I did, and I think that this might explain why I'm one of the ones who hasn't gotten her/his order yet. I think what BPAL did was queue up the orders in the order they were placed, and that they ran out of bottles by the time they got to the orders that were placed late in the day (that's my theory, anyway). What I'll probably do is wait until BPAL re-opens and if, Heaven forbid(!) , I haven't received my 6/17 order by then, I'll contact them. However, I know that the not knowing can be more frustrating than the waiting, so if you're just going nuts wondering if there's been a mistake with your order, then maybe you should try to contact them. Perhaps you could double-check some of the forum threads first, though, to see if you can find your answer there. Good luck!

Dolly Dimple and Mrs. Black, usually when you receive a freebie imp that has no Lab description you are the lucky recipient of a prototype for an up-and-coming scent. I'm one of the ones who received Wolfsbane in my latest order. It's a cool scent - masculine, strong and woody and foresty. If I were to guess about some of the notes, I'd say sandalwood, cedarwood, and something pine-y. I'll try to go re-sniff and get more specific.

It's funny, the first 3 that immediately came to mind for me were: *Nocturne *Twilight *Zombi Then I realized that all 3 were Funereal Oils, so I think andra's right on in recommending any of the Funereal Oils. Other Funereal's that could work for your purposes are: *Despair *Shroud *Eternal (I've not tried this, but it sounds like what you might be looking for) *Silentium Amoris (ditto the above) *Tears (ditto again) Other non-Funereals that might do are: *Water of Notre Dame *Tombstone (this one's not wet and soggy or wistful and flowery like many of those above. It's more dry, dusty, desolate, and abandoned feeling.) Good luck! Let us know what you choose. Oh, and welcome, by the way...

I don't know what it is, but it sounds great! The closest thing I can think of is Ultraviolet (violet, eucalyptus, maybe some mint - I forget). In general, many scents containing violet have a wide-open, indigo night sky feel to me. Faustus also has this feel - the violet and the frankincense give it a tall, wide, dark feel. The cinnamon is not too pronounced and so doesn't warm it up too much.

Bummer! This is a minor tragedy, because Old Morocco is sooooo yummy. Other scents I can think of that have some similarities to Old Morocco are: *Scherazade (slightly more floral and just a tad sweeter than Old Morocco) *Snake Oil (you've probably tried this already, though) *from the description, Queen of Sheba seems as though it might have some similarities. I haven't tried this one yet, but just received it today and will report back when I have some firsthand info for comparison. Also, are you absolutely sure your skin has swallowed Old Morocco? I used to feel this way about Dana O'Shee, then gradually discovered that it was not actually the case. In the beginning, I could hardly smell Dana O'Shee on me, but others could smell it. Later I wouldn't smell Dana O'shee when I first put it on, but could smell it after it'd been on my skin for awhile. I wonder if this might be the case for you?...Also, sometimes scents smell differently/more/less on your skin at different times.

That's what I figured, but thought I'd check just to be sure . Oh well. *sigh*

Did ya'll actually place your orders on June 10? or was June 10 the day the Lab mailed your orders (orders that you had place in May)?

Yes, definitely Old Port-au-Prince. That's the first scent that came to my mind as well. Let us know how you and your boyfriend end up liking it, ebonykawai. I also imagine the new Hellfire might have some similarities to Hellcat as well.

A paypal-type question, Brian: when placing a paypal order, would you like us to also send you an email at the Lab with a copy of our order, or does the one you get from paypal suffice? Happy to send you a separate email, if that would help you keep track of orders. On the other hand, if a separate email would just clog up your mailbox unecessarily, happy to not send one . Which would you prefer?

My favorite scents on men are: *Jolly Roger (this is an outdoor, ocean-y, manly man scent, a la Russell Crowe in Master and Commander ) *Faustus (a gorgeous, dark, complex, interesting scent) *Old Port-au-Prince (spicy, rummy, and a bit sweet - but not in a girly way) *Aureus (resiny and woody) *Tombstone (picture being in a deserted saloon with wood paneling, in a ghost town in the Sierras. You're up at 8,000' and there's a dry conifer forest nearby...With a dash of vanilla - but a buttery vanilla, not at all sweet) *Cathedral (resiny, dry, and incensey) *Black Forest (the name says it all, reminiscent of being in a murky dark forest)

No way! How did that happen? andrabell, I'm really curious about the notes in Lughnasadh, too.

I know! That's why I ordered 2 bottles.

Okay, I just placed my order through paypal. Should have gone to bed a couple hours ago, but what the hey, I couldn't resist. Here's what I got: 2-5ml's Blue Moon 1-5ml Lughnasadh 1-5ml Faustus 1-imp's ear 6-pack of: *Intrigue *La Bella Donna Mia Mente *Marie *Old Kyoto *Old Rome (these are the only 2 Wanderlust blends that I haven't yet tried) *Vixen Gloat gloat gloat! What did you all get?

Awesome! I hadn't been on the BPAL boards today, so I didn't know about the early update OR the extra scents, but I just visited the BPAL website and there they all were! What a great surprise. Any chance of you letting us know some of the notes in the Lughnasadh Limited Edition, Elizabeth? Or is it top secret? Of course I'll buy it anyway , but I'm curious to know.

Thanks so much for the update, Elizabeth. Actually I was paranoid and ordered both June Gloom and Havisham on the day each of them came out , but if I hadn't done so, I'm sure I'd be dying to know how many were left . I'm a Gemini, so the more updates and info flying around, the better, I say!

I've been counting the days, too. I even put it in my calender, for goodness' sake! I highlighted it in pink (lol at myself).

Should we submit our orders to paypal@blackphoenixalchemylab.com and then consider that it's a done deal? Or should we also send a follow-up email to Nella with a copy of our order?

Well, looks like I'll be getting: 5ml of Havisham 5ml of Alice a 6-pack of Imp's Ears: The Dormouse Tiger Lily The Unicorn Shattered The Lovers Fire of Love This'll be my second order this June. I'm sure I'll be placing a third on the 17th .

Wow, this is the coolest idea ever! Go Beth!

Yep, me too. Sounds like a perfectly reasonable request by the Lab. Re: all the "where's my order" emails - I suspect that once the Lab is running totally smoothly again (and it seems well on its way to doing so, even now) these emails will decrease. I can only speak for myself, but I actually have had 2 orders lost so far, and that has made me a bit nervous about this happening again. Usually I let at least 4-5 weeks pass before I begin inquiring about my order, but both times I inquired about it, it turned out that the order had, indeed, been lost. So in both of those cases it was good that I inquired. I'm not mad at BPAL about this or anything - I've been following the Job-like ( )trials and tribulations you all have been going through, so I completely understand. I only bring this up because I figure that once orders are arriving consistently and smoothly again, we'll all get less neurotic about wondering where they are.

Armenia! How cool! I've never been to Eastern Europe, and would love to go some time (my family on my mom's side is from Russia). Do you speak the language? Were you born there? "Back home" for me is LA, actually. I get down there several times a year. It's nice to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there . It's a bit too crowded for me - I live in a smaller city up in NoCal. Anyway, have a fabulous trip. Tell us all about it when you return.

Queen of Sheba is at the top of my list to try! Titiana looks amazing as well. Thanks for the info, Nella. By the way, where is back home for you? (If this is too nosy of a question, feel free not to answer it .)