Dianella

The link provided in the announcements doesn't work for me (for whatever reason) so I went hunting for info about Le Pink Apothecary and found this. Now I really want to go and not just for the BPAL, it looks gorgeous!

I just received Toxin today via the raffle and I immeadiately applied some. In the the bottle I got a sharp floral smell, I can't say that I really noticed any citrus. On me it is, unfortunately, an instant headache, which is a shame because the scent is really nice. It's a really fresh scent, but it's aquatics/ozone and they always give me migraines. I might keep it around to try again but I think I'll have to send this to someone who will love it more.

Mmm, Monster Bait:Underpants In the bottle, this is a very gourmand scent. I definitely get a cakey, foody vibe. On me the vanilla is predomnant, with sandalwood adding some interest. I didn't really detect much saffrom or rum, but neither of those notes are traditionally strong with my skin chemistry. Hours later is dried to a yummy vanilla buttercream scent, with just-enough sandalwood hanging out to make sure I don't actually gnaw my wrist off. I'm glad I got a bottle of this!

Wow, skin chemistry is a wonder! I wish I detected the notes that other are getting. Honestly, on my skin I'm getting soap. Spicy soap. Weird and not what I was hoping for. Maybe aging will help.

What a gorgeous blend! On first sniff I get nothing but snowy pine/birch notes which really worried me - I'm not a big fan of those notes. After about 20-30 those notes have receded into the background and I'm getting a beautiful floral scent with a base of snowy branches - like a small patch of flowers in snowy woods. There's a hint of berry that wafts in and out as I sniff. Truly, this is a lovely scent.

What else could possibly be more lickable at Yuletide? This is a candy cane perfume, minty, sweet and sugared. MMMmm, minty! It's amazing how much it smells like the taste of sucking on a candy cane. Uncanny really. I like that the mint sticks around for a while instead of fading after 5 minutes. I know that mint isn't an enduring note, but it's nice if it lasts a while, especially when mint is a favorite note. After the mint fades a bit, the blend is a musky vanilla, with hints of mint in the back. I love this blend, so glad I ordered 2 bottles.

This is a really yummy-smelling perfume In the bottle I smell cinnamon cakes with frosting, and that's how it initially smells on me. The spice has gone away now, and the scent of cake with mounds of frosting. I don't get any cheesecake from this scent, but that's not a terrible thing, I hate cheesecake. It's a really sweet blend, but I like that in a scent.

Out of the bottle Moxie smells like freshly squeezed tart oranges. Applied to my skin the oranges stay and I pick a sort of herbal background that my brain keeps calling basil. I think that's just me WANTING it to be basil. It's really pleasant and mellows into orange/herby/subtly spicy blend. It doesn't have great staying power, I couldn't smell it at all after about 2 hours. I love how this blend really kicks me in the ass - it gets me going and that's a great thing for this procrastinator. It was a really uplifting positive blend and I like it even more for the effects than the scent.

Shanghai is a lovely fresh scent. I love the tea and honeysuckle, very light. Envy is another great fresh scent. Mint, lime and herbs, it just screams cool green freshness. The Dormouse is another tea blend. It has a lovely peony note and just beautiful. Soft and fresh Chiroptera is another lovely spring blend. Sweetly floral, with a hint of lemon. I have a 5ml on the way.

This oil was interesting. I didn't really get the snow notes that people have been mentioning and I got am almost spicey note as I wore the scent. I kept thinking why do I smell spice? and I'd realize it was me. It's nice, I think I have to reconceive my perception of this scent though.

THis is a VERY green scent. When I put it on it was pure pine and I wasn't too sure about it. After 45 minutes or so a sweetness has come through, the berries that others have been mentioning. It's really nice.

Gingerbread Poppet is just gorgeous. I really love it. I find it doesn't change much from the scent to my skin - except that on my skin there is an initial peppery note that makes me want to cough or something. It's not sweet, more spicey and it's very festive.

It's funny how different people can be when smelling and wearing these perfumes. I don't get any mint or almond and only the barest hint of coconut. What stands out on me is the flowers. There really prominent, and they're backed by a creamy, sweet, milky note. There's a note in there that makes me think of a perfume from The Body Shop called Leap that I used to wear. It's nice, but not entirely what I hoped for. I'll probably swap away one of my bottles.

I so love this scent! It didn't seems particularly aquatic to me either. I initially got a fresh citrussy floral scent, which pretty much stayed true throughout the evening I wore it. I too felt regal and a tad haughty. I really slathered it on too and it's just such a perfect match for me. I'm so glad I bought 2 bottles of this

Mmm, I really like this blend. In the bottle I get buttery cookies, and that stays true when I apply it. The cinnamon that people mention didn't come out until the blend was dry and even at that it's not very strong on me. But then my skin seems to eat up spices, they aren't very pronounced on me. It's not cloying or too sweet like many foody blends can be. Sugar Cookie ends up being a fresh baked cookie sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. And now I want to eat one.