fairnymph Report post Posted March 16, 2010 (edited) Pale yellow oil. Lavender! Very strong, a bit sharply herbal/medicinal, but also slightly floral. Same, but somehow a bit sweeter and rounder, less pointedly sharp and medicinal, more floral, and almost...honeyed? It's quite a beautiful lavender note. Something distinctly citrusy has emerged - I believe it's sweet orange, because it's going to that Pez powdery candy thing that the lab's orange note does. A shame because the lavender and orange are balancing each other perfectly. I'm reminded of Panacea blends. Lavender fades more and more while sweet orange amps - sadly, it also goes more and more powdery. It's still the strongest orange note (that lasts more than 10 minutes) I've ever smelled in any BPAL blend. The throw is strong in the earlier stages and less so in the later dry ones, but still not too bad for a citrus scent, and longevity after initial lavender fading down is good. Edited March 16, 2010 by fairnymph Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zankoku_zen Report post Posted March 17, 2010 Originally posted this in the Naiad thread under Discontinueds. Tried the cobwebs proto, Naiad v4, and I feel like the lotus is more of the lotus flower, as I don't get the bubblegum to it. There might be either ginger/ginger flower in this. Def. can smell the lavender and its sweet and mildly aquatic. I like this one much more than the original! My skin eats this up though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edenssixthday Report post Posted August 13, 2011 Naiad v4 - When I first put this on, it's lavender and nothing but lavender, which happens to be a BPAL nemesis note for me. Fortunately, the lavender quickly softens and something else starts to come out that's really bright and pretty. The released Naiad had lotus, lavender, and neroli. I don't think that has lotus, as there's none of the ultra-sweet bubblegumminess of lotus flower about this scent. Also, neroli tends to go either pretty and powdery or strong and bitter on me, and this scent doesn't do either on me. It's a very pretty, soft, floral (the previous reviewer may be right about the ginger flower) over a sweet aquatic base. Once the lavender dissipates, it's very pretty, and I'm really glad I had the chance to try it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
