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Trying to get your guy hooked on BPAL? I think this is the perfect initiation scent. It reminds me of Curve for men. I think Vicomte de Valmont is an inoffensive, all-around likeable scent for any guy. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a masculine scent, or looking to get a gift for a man even if you aren't sure of his tastes.

There is something unbelievably strong and bitter and a bit green when Queen of Sheba is wet, but hold on! It will go away! Once dry, Queen of Sheba is something that reminds me of an almondy O. After a few hours it dries into the same thing Le Petit Mort, O, and Decadence dry to -- it's kind of like an after-sex scent.

This is like Alice without the sugar -- I like it! The rose is a bit stronger in Maiden. I think it will be fabulous layered with Dana O'shee or Bliss. This is a must for Alice fans who want a change from the sweetness.

Strong florals! I really only smelled jasmine and magnolia in this blend. Black Dahlia smells true to real flowers -- there is nothing artificial about how this smells. I was hoping to wear this as an orchid scent, but overall it is bright white floral, not sweet. ETA: I've given this to my mom, and she loves it. She tends to wear floral scents with a bit of powder in them.

Zombi smelled like the potpourri in my friend's mom's house. Their house was decorated in dark green and deep red, which I also associate with this blend's scent. This is certainly the smell of dried roses -- it contrasts sharply with the fresh roses of Persephone. I'd recommend this for someone who likes Othello.

I was really looking foward to Pele, but it just wasn't intense enough for me. I was hoping for a deep, exotic scent but Pele is mostly just clean florals. When I rubbed my wrists together, the scent came out more. Very pretty, but I would like Pele if it was somehow more concentrated.

Kali, the Black One, is the fearless Goddess of Destruction, Creation, Energy [in her Shakti aspect] and Dissolution. Also named Kaliratri [black Night] and Kalikamata [black Earth-Mother], she is the fiercest aspect of Devi, the supreme mother goddess. Kali is a protector Goddess, the destroyer of evil spirits and guardian of the faithful. She, along with her consort Shiva, represent the unending cycle of death and birth, sexual union, creation and destruction. Kali annihilates ignorance, maintains the natural order of the world, and blesses those who strive for spiritual awareness and knowledge of true holiness with infinite tenderness and motherly love. The constant, unending Work of Creation is called the "The Play of Kali". This perfume is a blend of the sacred blooms of cassia, hibiscus, musk rose, Himalayan wild tulip, lotus and osmanthus swirled with offertory dark chocolate, red wine, tobacco, balsam and honey. Oh Kali, how I tried to love you! While wet, Kali is rosey and chocolately and nice. After it dries, all I get is something that reminds me of nailpolish remover. I think it's the combination of wine and florals.

Velvet! This is like a more sensual Bliss. It isn't very sweet, but leans more towards incense from the sandalwood and myrrh. I think this would be great on a guy for its warmth.

This was a dusty, powdery, bluish-purple scent. I discovered that I personally dislike violets -- they're a bit too strong for me to handle, but on the plus side, The Raven had good lasting power. I liked Sybaris a bit better than this one.

Eve isn't a very rosey scent on me. The apple blossom comes out the strongest. I usually like scents that are sweeter, but I think I'll keep this one. I'd recommend it for someone who likes Ophelia, and think it would be interesting to try layered with O.

While Wolfsbane definitely shows off BPAL's artistry, I'm not a person who likes herbal/green scents, so this one didn't work for me. I'd recommend it for someone who enjoys woodsy blends, or someone new who wants to experience a range of scents offered by BPAL.

Bewitched was very herbal on me! The blackberry didn't come out as much as I expected it to. This blend wasn't sweet on me at all. I might try layering it with Carnivale.

I like the coconut in Black Pearl. It has a smooth and warm feeling, overall. I'd like it better if the iris didn't come out so much. It layers nicely with Bliss. I'll use up my imp and maybe purchase more.

Persephone is one of the best BPAL scents I've ever tried. Unfortunately, rose tends to "wilt" on my skin after a few hours and I couldn't wear it anymore. I'd recommend this for anyone to try, just to experience it, even those who don't necessary like fruit or floral scents. If my skin chemistry didn't bring out the rose so much, I'd have bought a 5ml of this.

I immediately liked the scent description for Blood Kiss for the vanilla, honey, clove, and cherries. It made me think of a poor man's Formula 54. I expected to love this scent, and did while it was wet. It seems that I'm only getting vetiver and musk now that it's dry though. I'll give it another try because the description sounds too good to give it up so soon.

When I first put this on, it smells like evil almonds. After it dries, it smells like evil dark-colored hard candy and evil french milled soap. This isn't my type of scent at all, as it isn't sweet or spicy or floral or feminine in any way. This is one of the oddest perfume blends I've never smelled.

Another thought on this...while I was going through a bit of heartbreak, I didn't want to do my "regular" scents so much. I found myself picking out scents from my imp collection more than my signature scents.

The lovely Emu Nymph was kind enough to send some of this to me. At first I thought the blackberry wine was too strong for me to ever wear. I started wearing it to bed because even though it was strong, I thought it was so beautiful. I found that it helped me to relax, so I started wearing when I felt tense or had an upset stomach. Mabon is unlike any other scent I've worn, but I love it! I'd definitely like some more of this.

Why was I so surprised that this really smelled like chocolate? Bliss layers beautifully with other scents, can be worn well by itself. It has good staying power because hours after the layered scents have faded, Bliss is still there. It's also not grossly sweet -- I love it! Must find a 5ml of this one.

When I first put this on, I could smell the coconut with something warm in the background. The coconut fades on me after maybe 15 minutes and I'm left with a smoky rum scent. Very nice to wear on a cold day! Perversion is a warm, cloudy gold color. It actually smells exactly like Snake Oil on me but without the spice. It seems to have good lasting power, and hasn't changed much since after the coconut went away. I'll definitely use up my imp.

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Oh, and get yourself some Snake Oil. Dragon's Milk is what Snake Oil smells like to me once all of the spice wears off.

Sudha Segara smells lifeless on me. I'm not sure why, but it's like flat soda. This is very disappointing, as I was looking forward to this scent for a long time and it seems to work beautifully on other people. I'll give it a few more tries and hopefully I'll be able to update my review with good news. ETA: Dana O'shee and Alice are my absolute favorite scents, but I don't get any of the creaminess in Sudha Segara that others are lucky enough to experience. I suppose my skin brings out the ginger too much. I could fully imagine this as a beautiful, milky-sweet ginger blend, and the color would be pale yellow. I wish Sudha Segara worked for me.

Try these, I love them all: Velvet Bliss Alice Dana O'shee

Dear, I think just about everyone here on the forums reaches for a favorite imp when they've got the blues, or if they're going through heartbreak. I went through it recently, so I'll list scents that were in rotation, or ones I was thinking of often: Dana O'shee Dragon's Milk Velvet Bliss Sudha Segara Gingerbread Poppet Lampades (when I was feeling a bit more "tart" and didn't want to smell sweet, heh) The note on Lampades also says that I wanted to wear a stronger scent at times, to appear that I was stronger and didn't need comforting.