PurpleHeather

In the bottle: Very fresh and green, with a faint background spiciness. Wet: Very light and green, almost coriander-ish in the background. Surprisingly long throw for such a light smell. Later: Green and herbal; the coriander-like scent has become stronger. Very nice, but I don't know if it is a bottle purchase – 7/10.

In the bottle: Sweet, and light, zesty and summery. Quite faint, but very nice. Wet: Vanilla is warming up. This has a lovely, delicate sweetness. Later: A lovely, light vanilla floral. Sweet and summery. 8/10; makes a lovely change to the usual heavy spices and foody scents I normally favour, and very summery.

In the bottle: Very sweet berries, almost cloying. Wet: Rich red berries, still very sweet. Long throw, but a bit more like a bath product than a perfume at the moment. Later: The sweetness has faded away, leaving a lovely fruit, almost crisp. 7/10; I'll keep the imp, but I don't think I'll buy a bottle.

In the bottle: Heavy and incensey. Wet: Incensey with a woody background note, faint soapiness. Is warming up nicely. Later: Gorgeous, mellow, incencey and spiced. 8/10, and an addition to the bottle list.

In the bottle: Golden coconut Wet: Coconutty - the iris adds a talcy (though not in a bad way) dusky background. Later: Nice - sort of like a sweet coconut milk, though sometimes it verges on the slightly overblown sweet floral. I like it, but possibly not enough to get a bottle. I can imagine it might be good on hot summer days, of which there are not many at the moment; 7/10. Very reminiscent of Lush I Should Coco shower oil; happy memories.

Not the most complimentary of reviews initially - sorry if my honesty offends! In the bottle: Smells of Wee. Wet: Wee, flowers and an acidic sharpness. Gardenia + Gladiola + me = bad. Later: A long time later this is actually not too bad - the amber & patchouli have warmed up, giving this a deepness, and the florals have gone pleasantly powdery. Not a big bottle, but I may keep the imp; 6/10.

In the bottle: Very warm and spicy Wet: Spicy and slightly sweet Later: Nice wear length, warm spiciness with a sweet, fruity background; 8/10.

In the bottle: Warm, orangey and faintly floral. Very nice. Wet: The orange warms up, with a background spiciness. Nice and warm. Later: Now the amber comes out to play. Gorgeous, slightly spicy, slightly fruity, and very well blended; 8/10.

In the bottle: Fruity apple. Wet: Fruit with a floral background. Later: Where Aizen-Myoo was a wooden scented peach, this is a wooden scented apple; Perfectly passable, but more a room scent than a perfume, on me; 6/10.

In the bottle: Gorgeous, rich and cakey, with a warm vanilla Wet: Has the same feel as my beloved Enraged Groundhog Musk. Quite thick and heavy, lovely. Later: Cake. Cake cake cake, with a nice depth. Bottle list contender; 8/10

In the bottle: Smells like marzipan. Don't really know where I'm getting that from. Wet: Marzipan, with a dark dusky background. Later: This has turned into Turkish Delight. A perfectly pleasant smell, but not something that I necessarily want to smell like; 6/10.

In the bottle: Sweet & Sherbety Wet: Sherbety - like refreshers. Sneezy. Fizzy & sweet. Later: Actually, quite nice - very Refresher-like, though I'm not sure I want to actually smell like this! More like a bath bomb than a perfume, to me. 6/10.

Hi All, I'm vegan, and I know the FAQ says the following on vegan oils: I'm vegan. Do your perfumes contain any animal-based products? With the exception of our honey products, BPAL perfumes are vegan. Our 'civet' and 'ambergris' are bouquets, and thus, are composite scents created from plant-derived perfume oils combined to best aproximate the scent. Black Phoenix is entirely cruelty-free, as our four dogs, many fish, and resident cat will attest. All perfumes are tested on Elizabeth. With that in mind, I have been through the GC, and created this list of blends which have honey listed as a note. However, I can only do this for those scents where notes are listed, so, for example, I can't put Voodoo blends on the list as notes are not listed. I was wondering if anyone has ever mailed the lab about a specific blend, and recieved a definitive answer either way about whether the blend contains honey. This will enable me to add to the list, and hopefully have a useful, up to date resource for vegan BPAL-ers. Thanks for your help! ETA - Mods - I searched the Chatter & Recommendations for threads specifically about vegan oils & couldn't find one - please feel free to move/merge me if needed!

In the bottle: Leather, very strongly leather. Wet: The leather has changed into a sort of liquorice scent, with a background of aniseed. Later: Slightly spicier, but still aniseed liquorice. Nice enough, but not for me*. Good throw though. *I'm vegan and this was my attempt to see if I'd like a scent listed as being leathery. I guess not.

In the bottle: Sweet, but not cloying, with something in the background. Wet: The sweetness has faded and the 'something else' has come out. Reading the description, possibly a faint mix of vanilla, lemon rind & lilacs? Very faint, almost like it has instantly been eaten up by my skin. Later: Very faint lemon rind & cologne - nose-pressed-to-wrist-faint. Nice, but needs another go to see if the throw/wear length is better before I decide if I'm keeping. Later - I keep getting wafts of this through the evening, and it is gorgeous, but still faint. Currently a 6/10, with potential to improve on second testing!