Hypnotize Me

[zankoku_zen]

White lavender and drops of mugwort.

[Nepthys]

I got this because I love lavender and I love mugwort. Wasn't sure how they'd go together but I figured it would be something I could live with. Then it arrived and I unbottled it to smell something pretty rank. I applied anyhow - and to my shock, this turned into something gorgeous! I don't ever recall such a dramatic swing with any previous BPAL. It smells light and feminine and very unique - neither floral nor herbal but something right in between. Love this so much.

[Deceitfuldescender]

On me this is an ultra sharp lavender with another sharp overlaying herbal note (mugwort I assume). On late dry down it softens a little but really this is a less sweet lavender than I generally like. If you enjoy that hard hitting lavender or herbal scents, this might be for you.

[Greensleeves]

In the bottle: Lavender and greenness, smells just a teensy bit like Saint-Germain and I am positively tickled pink.

 

Wet: Lavender and something fresh and minty. It's a bit like Envy, too.

 

Dry: There's also some sort of incensy note or sandalwood like aroma, but it's very clean.

 

After a few minutes: Very fresh herbal lavender, and the herbs are sweet instead of savory as I found with Chlorophyll.

 

The other herb note, which must be the mugwort kind of cuddles up to the lavender and makes a soft powdery green sweetness that is almost better than lavender alone.

It is kind of hypnotic, I can't seem to stop sniffing my wrist.

 

After first hour: Very faint lavender now, I think the mugwort is coming forward, but it smells nice so I have no objections.

 

After two and a half hours: Soft and very faint herbal. Still can't stop sniffing my wrist.

 

After 5 hours: Pretty much gone.

 

Final verdict: I think this one is a keeper.

[fenharel]

I AM LITERALLY FREAKING OUT OVER THIS ONE!!!!!!!!! it smells like really good expensive salon shampoo. kinda like Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Ginger, only with lavender. it's definitely a sharp herbal lavender and the mugwort just gives it this..... depth. this greenness. complexity. GOD it's gorgeous. i'm not sure i would even say this is a sleep scent, it's oddly energizing for a lavender. it makes me feel clean and fresh down to my very soul. we're gonna need multiples of this one

[Casablanca]

Such an airy blend! If you want to meet the Element Air, you could do well with this one...

 

Clean, fresh herbal lavender -- a bit sharp at first -- and soft, herby mugwort. 

 

[zankoku_zen]

Murky green mugworth muddles lavender. It's a murky green lavender. Good throw and wear length.

[doomsday_disco]

Hypnotize Me is a super herbal mugwort and sharp lavender blend that I liked a lot more on me than I did in the vial. I tested it last night, and I liked it enough to slather it before going to bed. I found it to be an effective sleep scent, and it pairs well with The Hypnotic Eye atmo, which shares these two notes.

 

The decant is definitely a keeper, and I may consider upgrading a bottle to use as a bedtime scent before the Weenies go away.

Edited December 20, 2019 by doomsday_disco

[Kytha]

Out of the imp, it’s shocking how medicinal this reads at first, but it quickly settles down into a minty-herbal lavender. I swear I catch a whiff of something like camphor or eucalyptus, and it retains a fair bit of that medical quality to it. Refreshing but with the lavender you’ll really catch yourself dozing off.