kisha

A salacious, lecherous, leering scent - dirty and dark, slapped with a wet sweetness. Earthy black patchouli swelling with apricot. I've been away from BPAL for almost two years. I think in that time I've worn a BPAL scent a handful of times. Boy did I miss it! This is the first time in a few months wearing a scent, so it was randomly chosen from my GC imp box. This one is at least 6 or 7 years old, and I now realize that I've never tried it before! I didn't sniff the bottle but put it directly on my wrists, but only a small bit. First impression was WOW! That's powerful! (A little went a LONG way!) The scent of a sweet juicy fruit and dirt came to mind immediately. I have no idea what the dirt smell is since I've forgotten what some of the notes actually smell like. I'm a bit confused about the fruit as well, but its definitely a ripe one. As it dried I smelled the wet dirt smell a bit better while the fruit mellowed and sweetened it. I like this! I looked up the notes and I guess I'm not the least bit surprised. I can smell it now. I'd like to see how this develops on me. So far it's bottle worthy!

Spiced rum, coconut, pineapple, and vanilla. Hmmm, it's been a while since I've reviewed (or even worn) any BPAL scents! I get a very caramelly pineapple rum from this one. In fact, it's pretty much all I get from it for most of the wear time. I do get a hint of a coconut and a touch of vanilla from time to time, but not enough to say it's actually a part of the scent. I do like it, but only because of the pineapple scent. I love me some pineapple! It does turn foody on me though, so I think this one will be reserved for those lazy summer days in the sun.

Not sure which version I have but I haven't touched it for almost two years, I think. I was in a rush, so I didn't get a sniff before I put it on. My first thought was the color orange when I put it on, and thought it may have pumpkin in it. I had to second guess that pumpkin assumption because I didn't smell any, but I kept envisioning the color orange. I also thought dessert of some sort, but was confused by the slightly floral image I was getting. I guess I wasn't too far off. This oil is pretty strong on me, and I feel like I smell like an orange cupcake. It's not bad, I do like it, but I was totally thinking this was going to be different on me. Maybe next time I'll look up the notes before slathering. I'll give it a 3.5 out of 5 for now.

I am so sad with this one. I've had nothing but goodness from these notes before. I was expecting magic, but all I get is a chocolate mint scratch and sniff on my skin. Why isn't this better on me?! I'll try it again in a few months.

I got the soap that unlaced got upon first sniff, and the wet stages after application as well. I don't drink, but I think I know boozy when I smell it, and I get a fairly boozy smell also. Once dry, however, I do get a really nice, sort of powdery Antique Lace sort of smell. It's like all of the elements that stained the creamy vanilla cotton evaporated. I love this one and am very glad I'm getting a chance to own a bottle of this!

I got this from a decant circle back in 2007. I remember sniffing it and not really liking it. Well, I was going through my imp boxes and found this one. Upon opening it, I didn't really smell anything but upon application, it turned very incensey and sweet. Sicne I was testing it, I only applied a touch to my neck (like ONE tiny spot) and to my wrist. Within minutes, it was jumping off of me. It has quite a throw, man!! I really do love it, but I'm going to have to dilute it with something. Way stronger than I'm used to.

Okay, so Black Friday is a holiday, right? So today I'm wearing Capricorn since it smells of Christmas tree shopping on me. I wore Fearful Pleasure yesterday. That goes all apple cider and cinnamon smelling. Yum!

Seperately, I can smell the almond and the caramel. Before trying Bite Me, I didn't like any blend with caramel in it. This one is different. Instead of giving me an instant headache from the burnt, syrupy smell, I get what I can only describe as a sweet hops scent. Yes, this smells like caramel beer on me. It's not what I was expecting, and I only just got this one from a forum purchase an hour ago, so I may have to come back and re-review this one. Oh, and I get no rose from this one either, as other reviewers have mentioned. Too bad, rose is one of my favorite scents. It reminds me of my grandmother. (Now I've gotta go call her!)

I love strawberries! This scent is exactly what I expected. In the bottle, it smells like strawberries and fresh mowed grass, but the second it touches my skin, it turns to cut strawberries sprinkled with sugar with a touch of the grass scent. It's not candyish to me, but it is a sweet strawberry smell. I LOVE it! The throw is medium to strong on me for the first 1 1/2 to 2 hours, then it settles close to my skin where only I and the few people (dh and kids) I let into my personal space can enjoy it. it, it, it!

This to me is a soft watery floral. I don't get much carnation from it. I agree with the bath salts comparison too. It's nice, but I'm going to have to be in the mood to wear this one.

Hmmm. This was a random imp I grabbed from my box this morning. I have no idea when I got it or that I even had it. Upon first application, I can smell the orangy fruityness with the white musk in the back. While it doesn't smell like it, it reminds me of Xanthe, the Weeping Clown. Upon drying though, I get a powdery sweetness, and you can tell the sweetness is from the orange. I STILL am not sure what sandalwood smells like, but I'm betting I smell it somehow. It's not masculine, in fact, it's kind of pretty on me. I can't see my husband wearing it, but I can see my 12 year old son wearing it. It's a light scent but has medium throw. I'm in the beginning stage of testing this one, but I'm betting I'll like it in a few hours too!

I wore Sticky Pillowcase, but it doesn't stay on me for very long. I originally wanted to wear Zombi, but chickened out. That one I've never worn in public, only at home when I can huff away in private!

I'm wearing Zombi tomorrow night. I'm not dressing, but I'm expecting to be overtired, lots to do tomorrow, so I should look the part!

Mmmm.... pretty! I'm reading the reviews and find it hard to associate this with a more manly Dorian. I'm not sure if it's the white musk (which is probably my favorite scent on me) or the fact that I'm used to wearing men's fragrances, but this is very soft and pretty on me. I do see a man being able to wear it (and I did try it on my husband *swoon*) but I like it too much on me to see it as anything other than a confident female/unisex scent. I don't think I've sniffed this one in the bottle, I'm in too much of a rush to put it on, but I do get the tea and the white musk while wet. It gets vanilla sweet on top of that as it dries and while dry. The tea mellows but doesn't disappear, and the musk stays the same throughout. The throw is strong on me, and it lasts quite a while. Getting multiples of this one, especially after the Candy Butcher crisis. (Why, oh, why did I choose to wait for that one! That was right up there with this one!!!!) Overall opinion - LOVE!

In the vial: Soft tea rose with a touch of sugar Wet on skin: Candied pink tea rose scent Dry: That same candied pink rose scent layered over a soft powder This one stays close to me (as far as I can tell) but stays for a while. I thought this one would disappear within a couple of hours, but it's still going after 6 hours and has no intention of quitting just yet. I love rose scents, so that's just fine with me. I'll be getting a bottle of this (and Faith ) soon!