yakavenger

Oh no! I'd ordered a decant of Samhain 2006 a few weeks ago from someone lovely; however, when it showed up something in it was very sharp, astringent, and sour on my skin (I'm going to guess at the fir or mullein). I'd placed the order for Hexennacht before receiving the Samhain, and I'm sad to say the same note must be in the two. Now, reading the reviews, I see others note the similarity between the two scents. Ahh, well, another for the swap pile... but the addiction lives on!

My very first review! I got this as an imp from a swap with darkophelia. O was just not... me, being too dark. Brisingamen seems to be a lovely amber scent, though. About 12 hours after applying it, it's still faintly there on my wrist. My husband walked through the door last night and said, "Oo! You got new BPAL-- I can smell it, and I like it!" (He has very little sense of smell, so the fact that he could sniff this one is also good.) Since it's now Valentine's Day, hopefully that means good things today It's very mellow, starting out being mostly amber and sweet on my wrist. Some time later, it gains a faint spicy floral (likely the carnation) while still being 'warm'. This is a sort of amber that is not heavy but more faintly woody and green on the drydown-- my two favorite types of scent.

Did you hear back from the lab regarding the oils? I have a slightly worse case than you-- severe allergies to all tree nuts, peanuts, beans,... (all legumes, essentially). I received my first order last week, ordering nothing with tonka bean or almond notes, but information is good to have for the future orders!