Esmeria

Err, this one works. As well as smelling gorgeous and a new favourite (I've had my bottle over year but not really paid it any attention), I wore it out last night and let's just say, I wasn't without male company for longer than five minutes. Thumbs up!

Jesus Christ, Shepherd of Judea! This is gorgeous! In the bottle, it smells quite faint and vaguely musky so I wasn't expecting to fall in love with it. I put it on, and it's like POW! Musky McMusk is here to make you salivate. After an hour or so, it's still really strong but Honey is home. It's so beautiful, heavy musk but a kick of honey is right there. I'll just go eat my wrist now...

Oh my God, I want to drink this so much. Upon first sniff, it's so boozey and almondy. It smells utterly divine. It smells the sort of drink that would really warm you up on a cold winter's day, alcoholic with a great big kick. On skin, I amp up any sort of boozey note so it won't be one for work, but it's just amazing.

Well HELLO Eric Northman crossed with Lucius Malfoy. This is sexy, dirty and wild. As soon as I put it on, I get musk and peppers and spices. It makes me want to don a dominatrix outfit and round up the local hotties. Unfortunately, this is short lived and it dries down to something soft and creamy, but with a hint of spice. But the initial hit is like woah.

This was one of those 'OMG it was made for me!' scents, but alas- it wasn't. It smells wonderful in the bottle, but as with Sugar Cookie (and Gingerbread Poppet and Underbed and Gluttony et al) I amp up the cinnamon so badly, it just makes me smell like I've been bathing in curry sauce. Another one to try in the scent locket, methinks!

2008 version Oh, the spices! This is another one that turns to curry on my skin. I'm pretty devestated, as it smells gorgeous in the bottle. I'm going to try it in my scent locket I think, 'cos I really don't want to trade this one away. I hate my skin chemistry sometimes.

This is everything I ever wanted it to be and more! I never thought that I would get to try this, but thanks to the amazing generosity of my Switch Witch I received some today! I get boozy coconutty caramel initially from the bottle. On skin the coconut blends with the butterscotch to create something that is purely amazing. Apples are bobbing in the background. I can't believe how perfect this scent it. I need moar, I need to hoard.

Holy Hellhounds! This is the most masculine BPAL I've come across so far. It's the scent of the manliest, hottest guy who you just want to stay in bed with. All day. Dean Winchester? This is your scent! I didn't expect to like this on me, and swapped for it purely because of the Supernatural connection. Damn, am I glad I did. I love it- if I can't have Dean Winchester, then I can at least smell of him.

I've heard about this, also. I figured she must have some sort of Lab affiliation as I know she sells the retail-only salons in her brick and mortar store (she doesn't sell them online, but I know for a fact she does on a forum, if someone requests them). Also she says she will soon be carrying Trading Post stuff? Interesting. I have refrained from ordering from them as 1. there hasn't been an official Lab announcment and 2. I would sooner just order from the Lab and have all my money go straight to them.

Woah nelly- this is a strong one! In the bottle, I can smell the beer and barley and nothing else. On skin they meld together with the blood and form something really rather musky. Beery-musk oh, nom nom nom. I don't get any whiskey, which would have been nice, but I'm not going to complain about what I am getting!

This? It is love. It reminds me strongly of Pumpkin 1 06, which is odd as the only thing in common is the pumpkin. It's beautiful- I don't smell any rose or jasmine. Just pure, unadulterated win! It's going to be hoarded, for shizzle.

LIX (59) I was so nervous of this one- I sniffed it last, after all the other bottles and the frimps. I was so worried it was going to be something like pine, or an aquatic, or something overly floral. I needn't have been. Bottle: Um, hello Midway? :D Wet on skin: There is definately some serious Midway going on. But with a hint of something from Snow White and something from Torture Queen. Little bit later: still pretty much the same as above There's also something in the background that is also in Tiki Queen* but I don't know what. *I can also smell the Tiki Queen note in the bottle, when I went back for another sniff. It isn't strong and is even lighter on. Suffice to say, this is GORGEOUS. I'm having serious problems tryin to take my wrist away from my nose. Oh my. I think I won, heh. to Beth, Brian and Puddin!

Woah, mama! This just screams sex in a bottle*, I'm going to have to be careful where I wear this one. This is so strong and powerful, and lasts sooo long. At first, when I sniffed it in the decant I wasn't so sure. I put it on and was just *bam*. It's wonderful. *Note, I'm not saying it smells like the scent of sex. Nor like someone has had sex in the bottle (they would have some serious issues).

Oh God, this is wonderful! I don't get chrome in any way, shape or form; what I do get is woah vanilla! With hints of tea, musk and gardenia. I'm so, so hoarding this one!

Why's that? She already bid on it before asking here (Sorry to butt in like this ). I bought a 5ml of Pumpkin Queen from that seller with no complaints, they also have an etail store of the same name which I think other forumites have bought from before. But I can't help with the 30ml thing!

In bottle: it's very sweet with a hint of... something? I can't put my finger on what it is but there's a very deffinate spike to the sweetness. Wet: Umm. Like above but stronger... Dry: Yikes, something has gone incredibly wrong on my skin. I suspect it's the gingery/spiceyness as, well, this happens every time (I can only wear Gingerbread Poppet in my scent locket. Cockaigne went to curry...). I didn't notice that the rum was 'spiced'. Ach, this must go to the swaps pile.

In the bottle- this smells, well, golden. Truely, if liquid gold had a colour than this would be it. Wet- Mmm, honey and dandelions. It's so gorgeous, and reminds me of hot summer meadows. A bit later- still that same goodness as before! It also kinda reminds me of the drink Dandelion & Burdock (which, I figure, must be the dandelion!). I honestly love this, I haven't stopped smelling my wrists all day. Absolutely beautiful.

In the bottle, it reminded me immediately of Delphi. I don't know what the two have in common from the top of my head, but I wasn't keen on it (even though I did originaly like Delphi). I tried it on a couple of days after getting it, and I don't get scary blood (contrary to the name ) or musk from it, I get a strange mixture of berries and cake. In a word, this is GORGEOUS on me. I can't get enough of it. I'm the kinda person to forget that I'm wearing anything, so every few minutes I get whiffs of it and it's just to die for. I'm already on the hunt for back-up!

Bottle: Gorgeously strong vanilla, like the thickest most luscious cream you ever smelt/tasted. Wet: Well, it lost some of the lovely but it still smells good. Few minutes later: Umm, I don't think I like this one. It doesn't smell anything like it did in the bottle which is just shit. Half an hour later and onwards: No, it's not for me. It's gone a bit plasticy and reminds me of something in Snow White (another no-no). Can anyone say devastated? I was so looking forward to this one

I got a decant of this, and wasn't drawn to the scent straight away, so I put it back in my box and forgot all about it. Fast-forward about three months later, and I became curious once more. I sniffed; 'hmm', I did think. 'This is different'. I put some on, and loved! It's so sexy and mature. I love plum, it really does go gorgeous on me and coupled with the Snake Oil feel it's just rawr. I ordered a bottle already.

In the bottle this is pure cocoa heaven. It reminds me of the type of hot chocolate drink I'm always trying to make, but never quite manage it. On skin, it amazingly stays the same. Usualy I amp spices, but with this it's just chocolate and cocoa. I prefer this to the likes of Bliss (which, to me, smells like melted chocolate- I think there's a difference in solid and melted - and makes me hungry) as it's stronger and deeper. A keeper, for sure

2007 version In the bottle, it's straight up spiced gingerbread. Lovely, warm and Christmassy. On my skin, it immediately turns to spice and curry (any hint of spices do this to me). In my scent locket, however, I could sit and sniff it for days. Truely gorgeous and makes me want to eat soft gingerbread!

In the bottle: a pleasent floral scent, not really my kinda thing. On: Hmm, it's actually pretty good. I can smell more than just florals now, something a little coconutty, something a little frosty. About five minutes later: Oh my god this is amazing! I'm really not one for florals, but I am a coconut person through and through and the two together is... is, words fail me! I love it. This one conjours crisp, untouched snow covering everything in a layer of beauty. (Oh, and I get nothing like Lush's Snowcake which to me smells like pure marzipan. A good thing, as I'm really not keen on Snowcake). But it doesn't stop there! I first tried this just before bed at around 12.30pm. I woke up at 10.30am (hey, I'm ill and on annual leave!), and I can still smell it. I put some more on a few hours later, and hours after that it's still there! I've never come across something, BPAL or commercial, with such staying power. I'm astounded and converted and now very excited for my bottle of Rose Red that's winging its way to me. Snow White will be hoarded!

The first thing that hits me when I open the bottle is Candy Floss/Cotton Candy. It's really light and sweet. I can smell a whole variety of other things, yet can't attach a name to them. It definately creates that feel of a fair. Every October, my city hosts an enormous fair. The fair is a bit rough, and seems to attract a whole manner of suspicious people, yet I still make a yearly pilgrimage! Midway just recreates all these scents, and makes me want the fair back again (even though it only just left!).

In Bottle: Aaaaah seaside rock! This is something pretty exclusive to British beach resorts, but we have sticks of mint (often in lurid colours with writing running through them). This is it all over! I know it smells like candycanes, but all I can think is seaside rock Fresh On: Mint-tastic! I'm not usualy a fan of minty scents, but this one has a sweetness to it that makes it very likable. I prefer this over Tokyo Stomp far more, as Stomp reminded me of a Club Biscuit (another British food). About Three Hours Later: It's really faded now, it reminds me of an old mint wrapper that you find in your pocket. Not a bad thing, however! It's faded to become a very subtle mint, in my opinion.