Cali

in the imp: golden honey mead! Simple and true! Dry: Same! But stronger. It's super nice and reminds me of some good days roaming around the ren faires! Dissapears within ten minutes and I am frustrated.

I really wanted to try this, so it's MY fault that I now have to sit through a whaft of vetiver! 😂 It's the same soft pachouli as in reptoid dominion and the laughter of loki, but from the get-go it's mostly vetiver! Drying, it morphs to something softer and the vetiver goes a lil creamier (thank goodness). and there's something super sweet almost hiding behind a couple of bushes from afar, perhaps a lil scared ghoul. Which, I'm guessing is a mix of oakmoss (which is always kinda sweet on me), geranium and clove. In the end, it's a lot like Samhain on me. Which I... wasn't expecting from where it started! Samhain, but a lil darker. Perhaps the horror-genre version of Samhain. It's lovely, but I like Samhain a lil better.

Wet: YES! The lovely flowers that remind me of hymn, but more varied and not as in-your-face-screamy-floral! Aaaand it's practically gone with about five minutes. Damn it. I like in-your-face floral when it WORKS on me, and so far, in the BPAL world I've barely had luck. This is lovely though, just not worth the infinity war conclusion from my skin...

Oh man I have been waiting so long to try this!! On me, pepper is childlike mischievousness and. Spunky, but nothing too childlike or candy. It starts out pepper and rose-heavy (lovely!), but balances out later, with a lil more berries, blood orange and pine. Unfortunately there's something in here when dry that's not mixing well with my chemistry. Somewhat plasticy on me at least; I can't figure out which note it is, but it's one step away from being a perfect blend for me. Sad, but very glad to have tried it, it's lovely!

Wet; sweet as candy, light frothy vanilla/caramel milkshake. It morphs quickly though, and on me the lilac comes out in a matter of seconds and then, there's the tonka. Really like it on drydown!! There's the smoky note and wood (which is green-y on me somehow) that come in on drydown. Now it's more like a freshly cleaned furniture store, lol! Doesn't morph from there. I like it, but I can't shake the furniture store outta my head!

Soft, troubled apple cider. Wet fruits. Pretty sure there's gotta be SOME apple in there, but I definately get more "general fruit" than just apple. Tiny bit of spice in the background. Getting a liitle bit of pine too, which gives it a nice edge to it. Dissapears FAR too quickly on my skin!! Shame cause it's lovely.

Very very strong vetiver with a touch of ice cold violet. Vetiver is my death note unfortunately, so if that's the opposite for you, go try this!

I'm getting some buttery, creamy red current? Idk if it's just me, but there is a certain "milky" quality to it as in Alice. It's only red wine to me after I got here and read up on the notes. I guess the myrrh is the strongest on me, which it does tend to do. Not for me, but I'm sure someone will love this!

Soft fur, sappy sharp greens, a touch of honeysuckle. Soft musk. Sweet and lovely for summer!

My goodness have I gotten it wrong on the notes this time; usually I pretty much know what I'll like but this caught me off guard. Right off the bat it reminded me of Braving the ice, which I also wanted to work out so bad but alas, I am hit with a scent of something oddly I can either describe as slightly off-date foodie or skin bathed in sugar for an hour. I don't know. It's just not for me and it's a shame. I so want to like this!! Goes a little lemony later on, softer, and then the lemon morphs to something a little more soap… and then it's gone. I'm no getting much of the notes (or my brain is messing with me) besides the skin musk... Sad. Onto the sales pile it goes!

Ahh there we have our good old buddy jasmine again. I think my skin just amps that like crazy. The honeysuckle and lavender are lovely though, same lavender on me as in TKO. My skin ate this in seconds!! 😨

Hmm. Reminds me of an overgrown, abandoned garden house in the best way possible on application. Ozone, greenery, rose and amber. Definately getting that white of thunderclaps (musk? mint?) in there too, reminds me somewhat of midnight on the midway, however in that bottle it feels more "sugared", this is straight up ice cold thunder. I can definately tell the moss and flowers apart in there too. the rose and ozone get a little stronger on drydown but that's all it changes on me - I like it a lot but I already have on the balcony, which makes this overkill. It's very interesting and oh-so lovely!!

Wet, this is a very scream-y cinnamon on me. a hint of something more, but nothing really comes through. I was hoping this morphed on me and did all these lovely things other people describe, but alas... Just cinnamon on me. and a fading one at that already!

This is wholly different from what I expected; having the notes in mind I was expecting something more sea-rat, this is more apothecary to me. Sharp, clean to the teeth. Spices (apothecary spices) packed in sturdy cloth and JASMINE oh my. the honeysuckle comes out more as it dries down (thankfully) but I'm not getting much of that insence. ...That's a lotta jasmine!

Buttery, warm spices encased in a mushy sweetness of fig and dates. Lovely. Kinda reminds me of a cream soda if anything. Dried down it's got something of the vitamin bottle I have for my bird, but not in a bad way. Maybe it's just me, but the spices are driving me insane - which is SUPER unfortunate bc this is lovely. Bah!

Hmm. Soft, creamy, ozone on first sniff. Getting only the slightest bit of pine/mint in there but this is quite lovely. Definately an evening scent. It's sweet but still refined. Goes a little sharper on drydown, a touch less creamy. Too bad, it's still nice (dryer sheets?) and seriously winter-y, but not for me.

Spicy, fresh green liquorice and anise! Headache-inducing when wet on me; Goes softer after a couple minutes; slightly more creamy liquorice. Not boozy at all, but a very fresh, fresh absinthe!

Tbh this is purely baking soda on my skin. Doesn't morph either, just goes down a bit on the throw on meltdown. Don't hate it, but not really interested in smelling like it.

Loooooovely. Soft, magical, mystical. A moon-lit valley filled with white flowers. Def androgynous on me. Very neutral (in fact, reminds me vaguely of that and elf... but mostly in how neutral and everyday/calm it is).

Thick, droopy like sirup. Green, bitter with a sweet undertone. I can waddle around it but I can basically pick apart the listed notes from the description. Interesting!! Goes a little laundry detergent on me after about five minutes - sad, it was quite lovely!

Starts as a lovely green FRESH apple on me, and quickly turns into a more red "mature" scent. Less candy, more "sitting at a jazzcafé with some hard liquor, surrounded by books on wooden shelves. Not that there's neccesarily a liqour-note in there, but there is a sharp edge. Slightly smokey, even a bit dusty but nothing too crazy. Warm and cozy. Nice.

Eehhhhh. Is there vetiver in here? Oppoponax? This is thick and droopy. Not getting much pine or fir ironically, just a hint. Not getting much floral or citrus here. The "nasty" notes dissapear within a few minutes, and it does dry down to something more ozone-y. Still thick and droopy, but not as evil this time around. No snow here! Just a troll-ridden bog.

This is what I was hoping Solanine was like! Smells like stepping into a flower shop!! Just, lotsa tropical flowery sweetness!! The throw goes down a LOT on drydown unfortunately. It also goes a bit more flat but my nose/skin have been doing weird things all day so *shrugs*

A very neutral, soft scent. Not a big throw, reminds me a lot of a halloweenie which I'll edit in whenever I can remember the name. It's much less cold than that one, otherwise very much the same. A graveyard in the shade. There's a sweetness to it thanks to the vanilla. Dark, goth but with a playful tinge.