rags and feathers

thank you, cordia! before taking the leap into BPAL (i think i've found a new addiction!) i used to wear either a patchouli/tangerine combination or a cinnamon/ylang ylang combo. my chemistry is weird with perfumes, and most scents, regardless of make, have a tendency to disappear. florals stay well and smell nice, they're just not my "thing" (though i loved the night-blooming jasmine in New Orleans, and i'm liking Delirium today, though it turns mostly to rose on me). i've never experimented much with sweet scents, so i'm not sure if they'd work for me, and fruit is out. all fruit smells like lemon pledge once i put it on. i really appreciate your reccomendations. i'm off to look at the scents you listed. one other question: maybe i've started off the wrong way. how did everyone here start picking their first BPALs? i went with names that intrigued me and narrowed it down by what i knew wouldn't work. (Dorian and Zombi were on my first list, they'll probably be part of my next order!) um. yeah. thanks again and sorry i ramble.....

Greetings all. I have a question that seems to be the reverse of this thread (and I hope that I'm not misposting--I tried to search, but got nowhere). I've been testing out my first set of imps, which included: Nyarlathotep, Bordello, Perversion, Highwayman, Delirium, and New Orleans. So far, I've tested all but New Orleans, Bordello, and Delirium. I understand the huge difference that body chemistry makes, but while all of the scents have been lovely, none of them seem to have any throw on me (I must stick my nose right to the application site--my husband says the same, meaning he can't smell me either!), and Nyarlathotep and Highwayman seem to disappear on me almost immediately! (Perversion lasted about 3 hours, but got fainter and fainter). I'm starting to wonder if I'm applying correctly? I keep seeing the phrase "a dab'll do you," but it feels as though I'm going to have to slather on a whole imp to get any staying power or noticability out of these. Any thoughts or recommendations would be appreciated. For the record, I tend away from florals, perfering earthy, boozy, smoky, leather or cinnamon scents (though nothing too musky). Thanks in advance!