milo

I love pink grapefruit, but yuzu gives me pause, as it tends to make a blends dry and dusty on me. First off, lovely pink grapefruit, and maybe a touch of mandarin. I'm not getting yuzu, so I am very happy. This is a lovely citrus blend from the lab, and I will certainly enjoy the imp when I go on my tropical vacation next month.

I tend to love most Snake Oil variants, so I had to at least try it! Right off, masculine wood and Snake Oil, I love it at this stage, but it is too masculine for me to wear, so I pass it off to my husband. After a bit, it turns to powder, which I've experienced before with wood blends from bpal. This is not a bad thing, as I like powder, which I'm guessing certain woods seem to do to me. It's reminiscent of Twisted Oak Tree, actually at this point. Further on, less powder, and a touch of sweet Snake Oil. This is interesting, but I can probably get the same effect from layering TOT and Snake Oil. The imp will suffice, but it's definitely a win.

I love orange blossom, it smells amazing on me. Not soapy, or sharp, smooth and slinky. A definite Snake Charmer vibe, and I own a lot of blends with that note in it. Here, the rose is the star of the show, with the orange blossom making a late appearance, and muted. I don't mind rose, and this is nice, but the decant will suffice.

I love the lavender fougere here, but the cookie note smells fake to me. It is a fast fader, too, so not worthy of an upgrade

This blend is a classic BPAL incense blend. I'm getting a mishmash of greenery, floral and incense, but it really hasn't had time to come into it's own yet. I really think it needs some age behind her, and it's not really 'wowing' me at this point. A gentle, young wolf right now, that fades quickly on my skin. I'll probably revisit in a few months.

Pomegranate is a death note for me, but I had to try this variant. It normally turns dusty on me, but here it is sweeeeeeet. Very red fake fruity sweet. I do get the Snake Oil in the background, but it's pretty much a fail on my skin due to the note of doom. I should know better.

This one has a 'funk' to it, and I'm sorry, but like unwashed ass. It does fade into something musky, dry and feral, which isn't bad, but I can't get over the funk at the beginning. The oil was cloudy from the mail box, but seemed clearer after a day. I hope it's a matter of aging, (and not a 'mistake'), ETA: I'm happy to report that after a couple of weeks, the funk is gone. This is a 'wild' lace, animalistic as described. It is nothing like anything I own, and will hang on to it, as I love lilies. It's a very interesting combination that works.

At first, I'm getting something that smells like vetiver, so not sure what that would be. It smells like a dark fruit blend with a kick, along with the Night-Blooming jasmine (which is why I wanted to try out this blend in the first place). This reminds me of some of the labs dark, velvety blends, like Crimson, Blood Popsicle, The Velvets, etc. I didn't like it at first, but once the jasmine came out, it was a win. I rarely wear the dark blends I have, so the decant will suffice.

Almond at first, slightly bitter. It ends up smelling fake and chemically, like neoprene or a a fake leather pair of pants. Definite fail, and I normally like almond. Must be the oude

I'm not sure why I got an imp of this, as caramel and bourbon are death notes for me. By themselves, this would not have been good for me, but with the added smoke, I'm rather enjoying it. Not enough to upgrade, but it's OK.

This is what the dessert ambrosia would smell like if you could get a scent from it. I'm getting peach, cream and something fluffy like marshmallow. The marshmallow fades, and not sure why I'm getting coconut, but there it is. This blend starts off good, but ends up being uber sweet and nauseating on me. It reminds me of that Fair Maiden Side-Eye Dragon Con blend, which I sold pretty much right away. No fruity sweet scents for me!

I know I reviewed this, but I must have forgot to enter 'post'. I love the dead leaf note, and here it does not disappoint. Fresh, airy leaves with a touch of vanilla. I think the incense part of the blend is meshing with the leaf note, so I'm not really getting it. I hope the vanilla comes out more with age, but so far, I'm liking this blend.

This is a huge 'No'. The classic leaf note with nauseating fake sugary caramel, the kind I would definitely NOT eat. Glad I didn't blind bottle, the two do not mesh well at all together, and the FAKE.

Raspberries and tart currant make this a luscious, fruity blend. I'm getting a touch of cream, but this is mostly about the delicious fruit. I've kind of grown out of fruity scents, but I'm *really* liking this. I had a chaos Snake Oil that had this note in it, and I gave it up because I thought it was too similar to Australian Copperhead. I regret that decision, but this is a nice substitute. It seems a bit musky to me, it remind me of a Luper more than a Yule actually. I like this, for a change, but I'll probably just use the imp on occasion, or put it in my body butters that I make. It would make a great soap or shower gel scent.

This is a beautiful soap. Swirls of soft colours, and the lather is awesome. I remember the oil being too floral for me, but I love it here. Softly spiced ginger florals. I really like this, and need to explore the oil again.

Lavender at first, and then it fades to leave a pleasant, soft floral. The scent reminds me of a childhood doll in the seventies that had a tiny vial of refuge included. I get a bit of white musk, but it’s mostly florals. I’ll probably use the imp in the spring. It does bring back childhood memories for sure!

Exactly as described. Pretty much the same as Feed Me And Fill Me With Pleasure, which I kind of predicted. No upgrade needed.

Far too sweet for me. Lovely condensed milk note, but the honey and sugared coconut is making this one nauseating to me.

I know the notes aren’t the same, but this one totally reminds me of Stinky, from a few years back. It’s got a clean, sweet skin vibe, like your own skin only better. It’s definitely sweeter than Stinky, but that’s OK. I’m digging this, I kind of regret letting my Stinky go back in the day, so happy to have this imp.

Not getting any coconut, this smells like the best marzipan. It is strong at first, but fades into soft cherry marzipan that's barely there. Not getting any saffron, either. I hope this strengthens with some age.

Hmm, this smells like fresh Snake Oil, rather than something that's been in the trunk for years. I'm not complaining, though, this is 'The Awesome'. I'm getting the (fresh) Snake Oil, amped up with a lovely vanilla reminiscent of cream soda, but without the cherry, but I don't really get the cherry flavour in the pop either, so go figure. I love this, very true to the description, and so glad I took a chance on this one. It has jumped right up to my top five for sure.❤️

Overly sweet, slightly nutty, and way too much for me. Sickly, not edible at all, and probably a trip to the dentist. I like some foody blends, but this is way over the top sweet.

This is a virtually scentless bar of soap on me. I'm getting a bit of breeziness, but that's about it. I do like the lather and the exfoliating bits.

Lovely lather, but I only get a faint whiff of sweet pea.

I can barely smell this one, just a faint soft milky chocolate, like cocoa. It lathers nice, but I need my soap to have more scent.