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I was frimped this with my last order. From the name and description alone I would never ever ever, not in the whole of time, try this scent. I like the milk in Milk Moon 2007, and I am more often than not pretty neutral on aquatic scents, but the thought of mixing the two seemed too discordant to work. But I am so happy the lab decided to send it along. I had no idea a blend of sweet creaminess and salty-aquatic-ness could smell so beautiful. My assumptions pre-sniffing were completely wrong! I cannot tell which I smell more during any phase of wearing, but it does smell to me like the 'higher' part of the scent would be the ocean, rounded off by a sweet, creamy milk. It is ever so slightly masculine, but a 'pretty' masculine. The biggest characteristic and scent description would be comforting. It makes me want to curl up and close my eyes, if not nap. If someone else were wearing this, I would want them to hold me, if that makes sense. I will definitely have to buy a bottle of this ASAP!

I bought this already slightly aged from a forumite months ago. I tried it on and it was okay. Not really what I thought it would be. For some reason I was moved to try it on again today. The smell of it in the bottle reminds me of art class, for some reason. It smells like some supply I cannot quite place. When I first put it on it smells like the new agey bookstore others have mentioned. It was gone after a short time, so I slathered it on. I can smell the bookstore still, but overall I associate this scent with a wise storyteller. Closer to the skin there are undertones of something smoky. It could be sensual, as well, which is great...but it does seem like one is running the risk of just reminding someone of a quaint little bookstore.

This is 'my' BPAL scent. You can ask anyone around me, I cannot shut up about it. I bought an imp very shortly before it was discontinued, and I guarded that imp with my life. I rarely wore it. I have a bottle now, and even then I guard it with my life. I am probably selfish enough never to let anyone around me try it out. I even get nervous if it happens to fall over, and things like that. In the bottle, ozone and very faint cherry blossoms. Wet on skin, florals and ozone. I smell bamboo. After a while, this is honestly the first BPAL scent that got an emotional reaction from me. It smells like highrises above heavily-trafficked streets with cherry blossoms and bamboo kind of hovering. It is gentle, floral, 'electric'. It lasts forever on me and it is a scent that kind of 'wafts' up to my nose every so often. Sigh.

In the bottle, it is...ugly? That is the only thing that comes to mind. Wet on skin, whoa florals! And whiteness. After a while, it smells like linens and light florals. Like finding an old dress hidden away in a closet. I love it. It is soft; I would have to put a lot on for there to be much throw. It does not seem like a scent that should have much of a throw, though. I think it is perfect as a close-to-skin scent.

Honeyed milk, baby powder, lavender, orris root, sage, carnation, angelica, frankincense, and rose otto. In the bottle, it smells faint, but sharp. A light purple--maybe the lavender? Fresh on skin, this scent is like the concept of childhood. I am not getting rose, but I am getting baby powder and a mixture of other scents, none of which I can quite separate and pick out (partially because I have no idea how some of this stuff smells!). I assume the honeyed milk adds to the creamy feel of the scent, and it plays nicely with the other notes. It is less about that than the images I get while wearing it, though. I see a nursery with plush toys, I smell the taste of those juices for children that is nothing but sugar water and dye, blankets, crayons and colouring books...it really does smell like a young child's world to me. There is a slight sweetness, not terribly foody-sweet at all. Has anyone ever gotten a handful of those hard candies shaped like fruits from the quarter machines at the entrances of stores? That kind of off-sweetness. It does not morph much on my skin; after a while everything but the 'juice' component fades a little. The throw is excellent, though. It is not a favourite, but it is a keeper.

When I read reviews of Morocco and then try it on myself I become convinced my imp is off somehow. In the imp, fresh on my skin, and after drydown, this is sweet. Just sweet. Horribly sweet. It gives me a headache and makes my stomach turn. Oddly enough, it smells just like Kubla Khan does on me. The only thing they have in common is sandalwood, though this has red sandalwood and Kubla has golden, and I wear other sandalwood scents just fine... This, like Kubla Khan, breaks my little heart that it does not work just because their descriptions make them sound so heavenly. I may order another imp, give it another go. I really want this to work for me!

In the imp, soft jasmine. Fresh on skin, it blooms to a dark rose, a little powderiness, and wood? I do not know where the wood component is coming in. It is a beautiful, dark scent, though. More seductive than outright carnal, if that makes sense. After a while, well, it does not morph all that much, just gets softer, but I do not mean fainter. It turns from a little powdery to a little sweet, but it is overall a dark, seductive scent. Perhaps a very womanly, mature coquette? I have no idea how many rose scents I will end up with, but so far I think I love every BPAL rose scent I have tried. I just wish the throw were better. It smells beautiful but it seems that my skin just eats it up. Perhaps when I get a bottle I will be a little more liberal in its application.

A decadent, deep perfume, lusty and luxuriant. The scent evokes images of velvet-lined Old West cathouses, tightly laced corsets, rustling petticoats and coquettish snarls of pleasure. Bawdy plum with amaretto, burgundy wine and black currant. This was a frimp from the lab. It smells sweet, almost foody-sweet, in the imp and on me. But it is not the sort of sweet that gets on my nerves, and, unlike other foody scents, it does not make me nauseated or give me a headache. It is like candy for those who hate candy! It does not morph on me as it dries or through the day. I cannot pick out any single note. It is not quite 'happy' enough for spring or summer, but it is a light scent. Wearing it on somewhat-chilly-but-still-sunny autumn days, as I did today, actually seems nice. It makes me smile when I catch little wafts of it. At this point I am unsure if I want a bottle, but I do love wearing it. I know if I had a bottle I would wear it all the time, which is odd considering the fact I just said I am unsure if I want it. I am amazed at how the lab seems to know my tastes better than I do!

I have been trying to come up with a good enough review for this scent, but alas. I am not so good with notes, but I do recognise roses, vanilla, and tea. In the bottle it is sharp and citrusy but instantly on my skin it changes to this perfect scent. It is floral, powdery, sophisticated, warm, slightly sweet but thankfully the sort of sweet for which I have come to love and trust the lab. The throw is excellent. Sorry for the slight book-geekdom, but this is close to the scent I imagine was the subject of Grenouille's obsession in Perfume: Story of a Murderer. I would be completely taken by anyone who smells like this. Sometimes it fades on me far too quickly, but other times it lasts through the day. I suppose I need to learn how to make imps so I can reapply it during the day.

I wanted this scent to work out for me. I really did. The description alone makes me happy. In the bottle, all I get is extremely strong brimstone. Every time I smell this, and much like a sick puppy I keep smelling it, I always yell GAK! and have to close it back up. I get nothing but brimstone. When I first apply it, it is brimstone for a five-mile radius. It is really unpleasant. I cannot smell anything else, but this scent takes over anything else in the near (maybe far) vicinity. After a while, the brimstone barely fades and under it is a red scent...the wine, maybe? It smells like red peeking out under near-black grey. One would have to get pretty close to me to smell anything but brimstone. I usually apply oils between my boobs, and as much as I need an exuse to get people to bury their heads there I am afraid this is not it. Overall, I may be swapping this away. If I use the teensiest of drops it smells closer to what I would want it to smell on its own, but the brimstone is just far too strong. I almost want to keep it just because I love the theory of it so much.

I ordered an imp and it came broken, actually. Full, but the top popped right off and it will not go back on. I think this worked out because when I first smelled it, I was underwhelmed. I could see it being a popular scent, I liked it, but nothing for me personally to write home about. So many other GC scents make me rabid. It smelled like a lighter version of its colour, so I imagine vanilla is there. I have not had it long, but it has been very much exposed to air, on my bookshelf that must get some sunlight (but not much) because it was the only place I knew I could set it without any fear of it being knocked over. I imagine smelling the entire imp at once would not be pleasant. Just tonight I was compelled to try it again so I dabbed a little on my finger. Heaven. Just heaven. There is a strong vanilla scent, but whatever else is in it beats down the 'foody' vanilla that would usually make me frown. Shortly after that there is spices. Wonderful, wonderful spices. I cannot stop smelling myself, and I have a cold so inhaling is an annoying uphill battle of sorts! Now there are dots all over my skin of Snake Oil mixed with various other scents. I cannot imagine how great this smells after months or years of aging. I am going to need many bottles of this.

Oh my god. Just. Oh my god. In the imp I get something sharp and cologne-ish. As soon as I put it on, it turns to heavy, polished wood with a coat of vanilla, but more like vanilla the 'spice' rather than vanilla the 'food'. There is the faintest hint of sweetness, but it is almost an afterthought to the scent as a whole. A little goes a long, long way on me--luckily enough because I cannot stop dipping my nose in my shirt and sniffing! It is sophisticated, more masculine than feminine, but it smells like it would work well on anyone. The first time I tried it on I immediately thought about being in a dim room, either with wood paneling or decorated with heavy wood furniture, working at a table with just a candle or small lamp as the light source. This is definitely a favourite.

Dried roses, rose leaf, Spanish moss, oakmoss and deep brown earth. I got this as an extra imp with my last order. I am glad, too--I had been teetering on whether or not I want it. In the bottle I smelled nothing but freshly cut grass, and a tiny bit of sweetness. Wet, it was nothing but grass. Perfect complement for our rainy days--that kind of dark grassy, earthy smell. After drying and some time passing, I smell the roses. Still a lot of earthy, grassy smell, but I definitely smell the dead roses now. I would not consider this a favourite scent, but I do not dislike it. We get so much rain here, I am sure the imp will be used up very quickly.

I got this as an extra imp long ago. I honestly did not know I had it. It just randomly showed up when I moved. This scent was so made for me. I cannot pick out any obvious scents, . It smelled like burgundy in the little imp. It reminded me of black cherries or dark chocolate, not because it smells like these things...it smells like dark luxury. When I put it on it smells lighter...cherries and a chocolate brown colour--again, not the smell of chocolate, just the colour that pops in my head. The scent honestly gives me confidence! I walk around feeling so wonderful with it on, I never want to wash it off. It has a darkness to it that, I guess, speaks to me. What is more, it works during any weather; our winters are hot and humid and I felt as 'in place' wearing it on bright and/or rainy days as I did when it was actually cold out. I bought a bottle very quickly after wearing this.

I did not like the scent at all in the imp. It smelled a bit medicinal and off. I have been wearing it for hours now and I am in love with it. It smells so wonderfully of roses. Very light and...sunny. I think it is strong, but very few scents are not strong on me... It is not so strong that it offends my nose. I love that the scent seems to go between roses--that is so awesome. I cannot really smell the grass on me, though--but I am not so disappointed about that. I will definitely be getting a bottle sooner or later.