Schmoozy Report post Posted January 29, 2010 Desolation at the last moment in the gloaming on New Year's Day: winter snow with lavender, benzoin, lychee, white resins, and a cluster of melancholy, lachrymose lunar herbs and florals. Another favorite lunancy. Lavender snow soaked in bright, crisp resins and lychee. It is absolutely breathtaking and slightly aquatic. I wish that I had purchased multiple bottles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edenssixthday Report post Posted July 12, 2010 Moon of the Terrible - Lavender is my age-old nemesis, so I don't have high hopes for this scent. So I'm pleasantly surprised when I apply it, and it's mostly lychee with lavender, and as much as I also don't go crazy over lychee, they really compliment each other awesomely! I actually think I LIKE this blend!!!(???!!!???!!!) I don't know how that happened. It's fruity and herbal and floral and... whoa. What's that? Cat pee? Did someone put blackberry or black currant in this? That's sure what it smells like to me. I'm so sad... I thought I finally found a fun lavender (and lychee!) blend, but there's definitely a dark berry note in this that stinks on me. Boohoo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DifferentDances Report post Posted August 7, 2010 (edited) Bottle: Cleaning fluid, soap, lavender, with a slight lychee squelch at the edges. Wet: Pale warmth (resins?), lychee juiciness, and lavender. Drydown: Clean soap. Dry: Clean soap. My rating: 1/5 Edited August 7, 2010 by DifferentDances Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Truelove Report post Posted September 4, 2010 I like it - seems light, didnt stay on me very long. Slightly sweet, slightly floral but not too much of either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
filigree_shadow Report post Posted December 6, 2010 I wasn't interested in this when it came out because snow, lavender, and herbs are all notes I avoid. Figured this one would be pretty blech on me. SHOCKER!! It's not blech at all. Yeah, the lavender is a little strong when I first put it on, but that always happens. It calms down after a few minutes, and what's left is a crisp, slightly chilly, fresh scent. Not overly snowy (a bloody miracle, for me -- I really amp snow notes), not too much lavender or herbs at all. I like it. My only complaint is that it's faint and doesn't seem to last long on me. I've tried it three times now (continuously surprised that I keep liking it), and it always fades out into a very soft crisp scent after about 20 minutes. Honestly, it really is very pretty, but I feel like I'd basically have to coat my entire skin in it a couple of times in order to smell it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rachel L. Fox Report post Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) I bought a bottle from January 2009 (7 years ago!!) and it still smells so fresh and vibrant! BPAL is amazing. When you first put this on, you get a big, juicy burst of lychee (which, mixed with the other notes is giving me a sweet grapefruit vibe), that is totally delicious! Then it dies down to a cold herb and lavender scent---I say cold because somehow, there is the scent of cold, refrigerated air! Amazing! The herbs smell dry, which adds a lot of interest to the drydown and the blend stays gorgeous for a very long time. I can't get over the herbs! So beautiful. If you have the opportunity to buy this scent, it is worth it. (Even though this is a gorgeous blend with a big, juicy intro, it's still a dark, melancholy scent that perfectly invokes the theme.) Edited August 24, 2016 by DameTrixie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
