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Forspecial Plate's Blog
 

blecch

I feel yucky and anxious, nervous even. No damn good reason at all. And also feeling burnt out on my routine, both at work and at school. I keep telling myself it's my usual anxiety and it will pass. Soon. I know exercise would help.   On the plus side, I feel a little better about my apartment, and tentatively decided to stay for another year. Yeah, the neighbors and the neighborhood suck, but it's so close to school. And it's a lot of space for a little money. Now I just have to do more fun stuff with it. Furniture, rugs, curtains, etc.....which I have put off for what, eight months now?? :love!: Anyway, the thought of moving again in 2 or 3 months is rather exhausting. : /
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Gotta Get 'em All!
 

Rares Swaps

Here are the rares, etc., I have available for swapping. THIS IS STILL IN DRAFT.   Bottles:   Ares v3 Eidolon (Clearing Out the Cobwebs label) Hony Mone     Discontinued imps:   Tarots: The Fool, The High Priestess   Despair Mantis Rage Shadow Yerevan     LE imps:   The Agony of Heartache The Agony of Longing Bat of Health Bat of Virtue The Ecstasy of Passion King of Clubs Midway (resurrected? not sure) Monsterbait: Closet Old Roswell Cemetery Queen of Clubs     Decant Sets:   Bards of Ireland/Ides of March 2009 -- complete set of five imps, pristine, as decanted Wind in the Willows -- complete set of ten imps, pristine, as decanted; includes Toad Hall, the Bats Day exclusive Unity Roses -- pair of imps, pristine, as decanted Le Mat (BPTP) -- complete set of three imps,tested cleanly twice     Testable Sniffies:   The Ecstasy of Infatuation
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claudia6913's Blog
 

Bottles Currently Owned

This list will be updated regularly to reflect new purchases, swaps, or sales.   Bottles I currently own: ~ Autumn Coolness x2 ~ Hallloweenie 2008 ~ Black Butterfly Moon ~ Lunacy August 2009 ~ Bordello (incoming) ~ Ars Amatoria ~ The Caterpillar ~ Mad Tea Party ~ Chuthlu (incoming) ~ Earth Phoenix ~ Anniversary ~ Lambs-Wool (incoming) ~ Halloweenie 2009 ~ Lawn Gnome x2 ~ Summer Garden 2009 ~ Mme. Moritary, the Misfortune Teller (incoming) ~ Nocturne (will be selling/swapping for something else) ~ Bewitching Brews ~ Sachs (incoming) ~ Sachs & Violens 2009 ~ Snake Oil (incoming) ~ Bewitching Brews
claudia6913

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Bamboo Chicken
 

Wishlist

Blue astericky things are the most wanted of my very long wishlist.   -LE'S/DISCONTINUED/DARK DELICACIES/RETAIL ONLY/MISC.- B-Horror Boadicea Chaos Theory V: The Dorian Series *Chaos Theory V: The O Series Chaos Theory V: The Snake Oil Series Christine Dark Chocolate and Pepper-Smoked Caramel *Diary of a Lovestruck Teenage Cannibal *The Gaoler's Daughter *Gelt *Glowing Vulva at Ryoguku Bridge *Haloes *Hellhound on My Trail Hua Mulan Ichabod Crane Invidia J-Horror Katrina von Tassel *La Vague La Vita Nuova Litha (2009) *Love's Philosophy Midnight on the Midway Milk Chocolate Buttercream Monster Bait: Bloody Mary Monster Bait: Closet Monster Bait: Tokyo Stomp *Monster Bait: Underbed *Monster Bait: Underpants *Peacocks *The Piper at the Gates of Dawn Pumpkin Patch III (2008) *Smut (any year) Snake Charmer: Resurrected Spinning Multicolored Metallic Pinwheel Strawberry Moon *Succubus Tomoe Gozen *Wezwanie/Hold White Chocolate, Marshmallow, and Coconut White Chocolate and Strawberry   -BEWITCHING BREWS- #20 Love Oil *Antique Lace Aunt Caroline's Joy Mojo Aureus Belle Epoque Bess Bewitched Black Pearl *Bliss Block Buster Blood Amber Bon Vivant Come to Me *Delirium Dove's Heart Eclipse Fire of Love French Love Grand Guignol Has No Hanna Horn of Plenty Intrigue Kill-Devil La Belle Dame sans Merci Love Me Penny Dreadful Red Devil Queen *Scherezade Schrodinger's Cat Shattered *Sudha Segara *Swank Ultraviolet Undertow Van Van Velvet Zephyr   -ARS MORIENDI- *Embalming Fluid Jazz Funeral The Phantom Wooer Sheol Twilight   -SIN AND SALVATION- De Sade *Dorian Envy *Gluttony The Great Sword of War Nero Seraphim *Vice   -ARS AMATORIA- Ave Maria Gratia Plena Bathsheba Bien Loin D'Ici Bordello *Brisingamen Carnal *Defututa Endymion Fascinum *Golden Priapus Harlot Hetairae Hunger Jezebel La Belle Au Bois Dormant *La Petite Mort *Lolita Lorelei Muse Queen of Sheba Seraglio Siren Vixen Whip   -DIABOLUS- *Akuma *Fenris Wolf *Hellcat Kitsune-Tsuki *Kumiho Phobos Villain   -GAIMAN, GRAVEYARD BOOK, GOOD OMENS, STARDUST- Mr. Jacquel Pepper Spider Tristran War Wensleydale   -MAD TEA PARTY- Against Idleness and Mischief Alice All in the Golden Afternoon Croquet The Dodo Drink Me High-Strung Daisies Jabberwocky March Hare Queen Alice Tiger Lily 'Tis the Voice of the Lobster *Tweedledee *White Rabbit   -ILLYRIA- The Apothecary Hermia Katharina Regan *Titania Viola   -WANDERLUST- 51 Bengal *Cockaigne Eden The Hanging Gardens Kyoto Machu Picchu Mag Mell Port-Au-Prince Port Royal Prague R'lyeh *Shanghai Tombstone Whitechapel   -ARS DRACONIS- Ladon   -RAPPACCINI'S GARDEN- Cobra Lily The Lotus Tree Squirting Cucumber Sundew The Zieba Tree   -A PICNIC IN ARKHAM- *Night-Gaunt Shub-Niggurath Y'ha-Nthlei   -EXCOLO- *Aizen-Myoo *Centzon Totochtin *Eos Euphrosyne Eve Grandmother of Ghosts Iambe Kali Mania *Obatala *Peitho Persephone Shango Sophia Tezcatlipoca Xiuhtecuhtli Yemaya   -MARCHEN- Belle Vinu Prunella The Sea Foams Blood The Sea Foams Milk   -STEAMWORKS- Aelopile *The Antikythera Mechanism The Coil   -PHARMACOPOEIA- Bruised Violet Compound Nostrum Remedium Slippery Poppy Tincture Stimulating Sassafras Strengthener   -THE SALON- The Arrival at the Sabbath and Homage to the Devil Schlafende Baigneuse Sunrise With Sea-Monsters   -PANACEA- *Bitch Detox *Grr Lustration *Moxie Oof *Quietude Safari Seduction Succor *TKO Ugh   -CARNAVAL DIABOLIQUE- *Candy Butcher Carnaval Diabolique *Eisheth Zenunium The Illustrated Woman *Marcilla Parthenope The Torture Queen Xanthe, the Weeping Clown
Eucatastrophe

Eucatastrophe

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Bottles & Baubles
 

Wants

All nice, neat, and alphabetized on ScentBase!   Any and all Mad Tea Party releases   Any and all Thirteen releases (I am so close to completing my collection!)   Any and all Stardust releases   and I'm a general lover of the foodie, the spicy, the roses, the berries, and the occasional herb.
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Forspecial Plate's Blog
 

Alien prequel

I'm excited, of course. The first one is pretty much my all time favorite movie, and I liked all the sequels, even the ones that most other people said were crap. I liked the third one, and even liked that 4th one somewhat. Never cared much about the Alien Vs Predator spin-offs, though.   I have been hoping for a prequel for years. I always wanted to know more about the Space Jockey in the first film. So, of course I can hardly wait for this. I don't expect to be blown away, but I also don't think it will completely suck. I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high. I think with the current technology, the special effects could be really great. The Space Jockey was a lot bigger than the humans in the first movie, so maybe the Aliens will be a lot bigger too. They seem to take on the physical stature of the host, somewhat (like the "dog-alien" in the third movie).   As for the story, who knows. It could go pretty much anywhere, really. I like the idea of the movie ending on a down note, because of what we already know about the story in the first Alien movie. But I guess it's pretty useless to speculate at this early stage.   But really, it would be so great if the series was redeemed in the eyes of.....well, everyone since pretty much everyone hated the last one.
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Ambitionless
 

Beneathglass has many Pseudonyms

Running Tally:   lucid_phantasm, beneathglass, starsbeneathglass, brokencommie, scared_kitten, LuaLucidity, poeticbloodlust, thecommunistvegan, fading-red, proleamory, dulcius-ex-asperis, myview2u, lucidillyria, arguilehcommie kisskisskill primpedkitten herokitty moonkitten777 counterclockworktiger (on ebay) defy_you_always (on lj) Lia (on bpal) Loviatorthertip (on bpal)
Carmencita

Carmencita

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Gaidig's Blog
 

Djinn

Imp #29: Djinn   "An ancient, free-willed race created from the essence of Fire, much as man was created from Earth. They prowled the land at night, vanishing with the first rays of dawn. Myths surrounding the Djinn paint them as many things: benevolent champions of mankind and slaves to mad sorcerers, malicious incubi / succubi and energy vampires, or malevolent harbingers of madness and disease. The Djinn are ruled by Iblis, the Prince of Darkness, who bears unspeakable contempt for man. The scent of black smoke, of crackling flames, and smoldering ashes. "   Note: Middle of cycle. Imp from littleone101701's sales.   In the bottle: It doesn't seem particularly fiery. Woody, perhaps. Green sandalwood wet with oil, ready to light.   On me: A little smokier, dryer. Like a cedar sauna, with a hint of pine boughs. Nordic.   1 hour+ later: Dry cedar, light smoke and wet rose? Possibly some kind of sweeter incense? Myrrh perhaps? (I have no idea what that smells like.) It lasted strong for several hours, then dropped off almost completely just before I went to note the scent down, so that's making it tricky to describe. I think I get quenched iron in there as well, like the smell of a blacksmith shop, if the smith were working over a wood fire.
Gaidig

Gaidig

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confessions of an olfactory orgasm addict
 

sneaking them in

It's been really busy at my end with sickness and adjusting to meds, fitting in part-time work, and attending films for this year's Melbourne International Film Festival.   I've been wearing my BPAL collection out a fair bit rather than testing. Good heavens, I have a *lot* of bottles!   Haven't been testing as much as I'd like as usual but here is a list of what I have used since I last updated this blog.   Pollution Madame Tracy Noche Buena 2007 Whoso List To Hunt Berry Moon 2009 The Host of the Air The Deserted Village The Dole of the King's Daughter Velvet Unicorn Velvet Nudie Velvet Bandito Velvet Panther   Standouts for me are Madame Tracy, Whoso List To Hunt and Velvet Panther.   Off for more testing on this sacred day off from work!
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scopoliacarniolica's Blog
 

Wishlist

This is not everything I want to try, so if you have something you think might interest me, by all means make an offer, but please don't be offended if I decline. Many of these I just want imps/decants of to try, but I would love to get full or partial bottles of the ones with stars next to them.     ::LUNACY::   BLACK BUTTERFLY MOON BLOOD MOON 2011 FLEDGLING RAPTOR MOON★ SINGING MOON STRAWBERRY MOON     ::LUPERCALIA::   DANCING KOI DARK CHOCOLATE AND CHERRY★ LOVERS IN A CARP STREAMER LOVERS IN A RICE FIELD WHITE CHOCOLATE MARTINI WHITE CHOCOLATE, STRAWBERRY, AND WHITE PEPPER TRUFFLE     ::HALLOWEENIE::   DIA DE LOS ÑATITAS GHOULISH★ HALLOWEEN: LAS VEGAS★ REGINA EREBI THE WILD SWANS AT COOLE     ::YULE::   DANCE OF THE MIRLITONS★ HARLEQUIN AND COLUMBINE★ KLARA THE NUTCRACKER THE SOLDIER★     ::ANNIVERSARY::   COPPER PHOENIX★ THE PHOENIX AT DAWN THE PHOENIX AT MIDDAY THE PHOENIX AT MIDNIGHT     ::OTHER LIMITEDS::   CABARET.GOTH CHAMPAGNE AND PARTY HATS★ CHAMPAGNE, CHOCOLATE, AND CHEAP SEX EAT ME V6★ EIN KUSS VON KRAMPUS GOTHABILLY★ LOLI.GOTH LULU V7★ MANGO LYCHEE CHAMPAGNE SANGRIA CHAMPAGNE★ SENELION★ SNOW, GLASS, APPLES TATTERED LACE★ TIKI PRINCESS VAMP.GOTH     ::GENERAL CATALOG::   BON VIVANT BORDELLO COCKAIGNE MOUSE'S LONG AND SAD TALE PERVERSION SHATTERED SWANK THE RED QUEEN VELVET         ::Unimpable::   BANANA PEEL IN A GRAVEYARD COUNTESS WILLIE★ FAIRY WINE JOSIE LADY UNA MME. MORIARTY★ THE BUTTERFLY THE LAST UNICORN★ TKO★     ::Trading Post::   FIG AND WHITE SANDALWOOD HAIR GLOSS★ GERTRUDE DIX'S SPRAY CASTITAS BATH OIL HUMANITAS BATH OIL LUXURIA BATH OIL SPUN SUGAR SPECTRE BATH OIL★ TKO MASSAGE OIL★ UGH MASSAGE OIL★
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my scent ramblings
 

Hell's Belle

Sweet, smoky and sensually wicked. A thick, steamy scent, truly sinister in its voluptuous sexuality. The perfume of a demon's favored consort, or of the devil herself. Oleander with wet, sweet mandarin, lush magnolia, a rush of deep musk and a touch of spice.

in the bottle: Fruity and musky, with a background of some warm spice, like cinnamon or clove.

on wet: Musky floral. Puts me in mind of something like Opium or Poison. I'm not saying the scent is similar, but that it gives me a similar feel. I liked it better in the bottle.

drydown: A minute later and the scent is already back to fruity, or at least, it has gotten significantly sweeter but not in a bad way. This really reminds me of Poison. My current impression is that I like it, but ... hmmm. I'd call it sexy, but almost too in-your-face sexy, which is definitely nothing like me. I don't think that anyone who knows me would call me sexy, not even sensual, more ... reserved. Granted, part of the allure of perfume is stepping outside one's own skin for a short time, but this is too much like wearing someone else's clothes.

one hour later: Cloying. I don't think the scent has changed, more like my nose is overwhelmed, saturated. This really isn't for me. I won't be aging this one to see if it morphs.

end of day: Never made it. Had to wash it off after an hour or so. This scent was literally exhausting to me. It wore out my nose, wore down my mood, and left me feeling ragged and tired.

compared to official description: "Thick" is a good word for this: It almost literally weighed down my wrists. At the very least, it weighed me down -- made me lethargic right to my core.

I've never smelled a scented magnolia blossom, so don't know how to pick that out of the mix. I'm sure I've never smelled oleander straight either. I just looked up oleander, and assuming it's Nerium oleander, it's supposed to be an exceptionally toxic plant, which I find interesting. I wonder if Beth picks scents for their historic or mythic character as well as the actual scent. Probably. Almost certainly, I think.

notes: Heady. Not for the timid or restrained. This one needs a big personality and a desire to disturb the serenity of nearby males. Definitely not me.

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Graphica

Graphica

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Review Round-up!
 

The Zieba Tree

In the imp: Mmm...really high-end shampoo.   On wet: Clean, clean, clean! Watery, with just a hint of something floral - again, it brings to mind some gorgeously expensive bath product. Niiiiice!   Drydown: This is *so* clean, so cool, so fresh, it's like I'm in taking a bubble bath. In a lake. While it's raining ever so softly. And pale flowers are floating all around. And the breeze is mild and equally fragrant. Very pretty and evocative...though a tad too perfumey for my taste, heh. The peach eventually peeps out from beneath all those blossoms and well-blended notes, but it's majorly overshadowed by the primary players.   Overall: Quite a heady fragrance, though it maintains a lightness that's very appealing. Reminds me quite a bit of 51 - in feeling, rather than scent similarity. Both are glittery, perfumey, floral-fruit-white resin compositions, and I think both could pass for complex commercial scents (in a good way, mind). Not sure if a bottle is in my future, as I already have 51 to see to this particular olfactory niche, but I will absolutely be keeping and using my imp. 3/5
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Review Round-up!
 

Berry Moon

In the bottle: Figgy, blueberry musk!   On wet: Light honey, something herbal - kinda perfumey, but very pretty.   Drydown: It's taken a little while, but musky berries have finally become the order of the day! Still a bit perfumey, still quite honey-sweet, but definitely a nose-to-skin scent. The blueberries are the dominant component, right up there with the figged-out musk. Honey is keeping things sugared up nicely. The poor raspberries are indistinct for most of the time, but there *is* the tiniest swirl of something red hugging the scent's edge - I imagine that's them.   Overall: A really lovely blend! The honey-musk-fig-berry combo works extremely well, and each note (with the exception of the elusive raspberry) is quite pronounced. I expect this will age fabulously, with the berries becoming even more obvious - just like Crawdad Dream did, much to my delight! - so I will definitely be hanging on to my bottle. 3.5/5
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furygrrl

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Review Round-up!
 

Against Idleness and Mischief

In the imp: Pollen-y honey and something oddly astringent.   On wet: Chamomile, a smidge of sweetness - but it's SO light! I can barely smell anything, and I slathered my wrist up good! I hope it intensifies as it dries down...   Drydown: Still pretty faint, which gives me massive sadface 'cause I not only LOVE chamomile, but have wanted a honeyed-cham scent *forever*. What I *am* able to smell, however, is exactly that - gentle, bee-kissed chamomile. It's sweet, delicately herbal, and makes me feel clean, cozy and safe. Not getting any tonka or hyssop specifically, but I'm sure they're lending themselves to sweetening things up and grounding everything. And I agree with some of the previous posters - the further this dries, the more it smells like O without the amber.   Overall: I'm hoping this scent will get more intense as it ages - especially the chamomile. Other than that, I quite like it! It's soft, sweet, and comforting. I will definitely be grabbing a bottle if my imp ages the way I'm hoping it will. 4/5
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Forspecial Plate's Blog
 

Pumpkin Patch Breakdown.....all years, all releases!

I've been thinking about the Pumpkin Patches, past and present, and I know there are at least a couple I'd still like to try. Here's a breakdown so I can get it all straight in my mind. There are so many, it's kind of hard to keep track of them!   So, I will rate these on a scale of 1-5, based on interest. Anything 3 or above, I'll probably track down a decant at some point.   Pumpkin Patch '05 and '06......   I......Pumpkin with apple cider and mulling spice. This sounds pretty yummy, but I think my ultimate mulled cider scent has already been found (Fearful Pleasure). I wouldn't mind sniffing this but I won't go way out of my way to find it. However, if I found a cheap bottle, I'd probably grab it for a room scent. 2/5   II.....Pumpkin with cocoa, hazelnut and walnut. Nah, don't like cocoa that much, and not crazy about nuts in perfume either. I can safely pass on this one. 1/5   III......Pumpkin and pomegranate. I'm not a big fruit scent fan either....I already have a few, and they are more than enough to fill that niche in my collection. Pass on this one. 1/5   IV......Pumpkin with sandalwood and orris. I don't like orris that much. I like sandalwood, but I already have plenty of nice sandalwood essential oil. If I ever get the urge for pumpkin and sandalwood, it would be pretty easy to recreate on my own. Pass on this one too! 2/5   V.......Pumpkin with five woods, English ivy and galangal root. Now this one, I have always wanted to try. I tend to like green scents, and a lot of woods work well for me. Some woods go kind of flat for me but this is worth a try, for sure. 4/5   Pumpkin Patch '07   I.......Pumpkin with pear, white wine grapes, and jasmine-laced tea. No.......not for me. Probably smells nice, but just not my thing. 2/5   II........Pumpkin with tobacco, champa flower, carnation, and tonka. Hmm, I thought I had tried a decant of this, but I never wrote a review. It does sound like something I'd like. Tobacco is the only iffy note, but it works for me sometimes. Would like to try except I have this nagging feeling that I already have a decant of this somewhere. I'll have to look for it. 3/5   III........Pumpkin with white chocolate, caramel, pomegranate, and cream. Again, not crazy about chocolate. I remember thinking this sounded interesting when these first came out. Since then, I've had my fill of chocolate and/or fruity scents. 2/5   IV.....Pumpkin with cactus blossom, sage, and sweetgrass. Definitely already have a decant, not a bad scent, but do not need more. 1/5 (would be higher if I didn't already have some)   V.......Pumpkin with benzoin, bourbon vanilla, lemon peel, neroli, blood orange, and red ginger. Yes! Already have a decant, and could probably use another one. I have tested this side by side with Pumpkin Queen, and although they are different scents, it's really hard to tell the difference. 3/5 (would be higher if I didn't already have some)   Pumpkin Patch '08   I......Pumpkin with mango, persimmon, coconut, and myrrh. Already tried it, have some, do not need more! It smells like sweet potato casserole to me. 1/5   II........Pumpkin with black musk, leather accord, tonka, teak, orange wood, and opoponax. Yes, yes, yes! Have a decant, would not mind another. 4/5   IV......Pumpkin with white sage, cherry tobacco, honey, smoky vanilla, cedar, and pine. I had an interest in this one, but I let it pass by because of the honey, probably. Still wouldn't mind trying it, as long as the honey behaves itself. 4/5   V.......Pumpkin with cranberry, strawberry, red musk, red rose, rosehip, frankincense, fig, jasmine, and carnation. No ma'am, no sir, not for me! Red musk, jasmine and frankincense are nice, fig and carnation are okay, red rose can be wearable sometimes, but all together, and with the fruits, make this one an easy pass for me. 1/5   Pumpkin Patch '09   I.......Pumpkin, almond, brown musk, and honey. I usually can't wear honey, with a rare exception here and there. And I don't think I like brown musk that much. Pass on this one. 2/5   II.......Pumpkin, rosewood, red sandalwood, and tea rose. Not really of interest to me, except for maybe the red sandalwood. 2/5   III......Pumpkin, fir needle, pitch, rosemary, and tomato. I am interested in trying this, not sure if it's something I'd wear, but it's unique and I'd like to try it. 3/5   IV......Pumpkin, black musk, tobacco, myrrh, and clove. Reminds me of a couple of the past ones. I wouldn't mind trying it, but I also have lots of scents like this already. Maybe not with pumpkin, though. Interested enough for a decant at some point. 3/5   V........Pumpkin, chocolate, coffee bean, vanilla bean, and hazelnut. At first I wasn't interested because of the chocolate, but the will-call reviews are saying this is heavier on the coffee, which makes it a little more appealing in my eye. Would like to sniff at some point. 3/5
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Forspecial Plate's Blog
 

Halloween Summary....

decants, priority 1 Carlin Feeding The Dead The Hell-Gate Of Ireland Lambs-Wool Countess Dolingen Of Gratz Sarah Julia Stone   decants, priority 2 Shadowless Like Silence Summer's Last Will And Testament Trick Or Treat 2009 Pumpkin Patch III Pumpkin Patch IV Lord Ruthven   bottles? The Hell-Gate Of Ireland Lambs-Wool Sarah   Edit: ordered the ones crossed off (in decant form so far), and Devil's Night to boot! Honestly at this point, I'm thinking Sarah might be the only bottle I go for. But of course that could change if I fall in love with any of the other decants. : )
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Merinette's Blog
 

ISO / Wishlist / Wanted

WISHLIST - 5ml bottles only please. Partials are acceptable. Usually swapping my LEs for GCs is not a problem; feel free to ask.     Many of the "Lace" scents: Mourning Lace, Red Lace, Tattered Lace, Absinthe and Lace, Pink Lace Snake Pits (any, always, Snake Oil anything) SN India Ink and other single notes
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merinette

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Hoyden's BPALog
 

Imperious Tiger Lily

sigh. I adored the 'other' Tiger Lily, so I'm sorry but this review is largely a comparison to the other one. I know they're supposed to stand alone and one is not the substitute for the other, but I just can't separate them in my mind.   so, plain ol' Tiger Lily was saturated, indolent, thick, warm, peachy honeyed lilies with a lot of throw while Imperious Tiger Lily is cooler, fruitier more delicate and whimsical. It just strikes me as a more candied, more youthful treatment of lily. Not really more imperious.   So, even if the concept goes a bit awry on my skin, I like them both. I wish Tiger Lily was still around, but this is a very nice lily scent. :love!:
TPOD

TPOD

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my scent ramblings
 

Zephyr

A gentle white scent, breezes laced with the scent of springtime blooms and citrus. Lemon, lemon verbena, neroli, white musk, white florals, white sandalwood, China musk, bergamot and a drop of vanilla.

in the bottle: Perfume. This is the first BPAL scent I've smelled that immediately put me in mind of traditional perfume. Feminine. Floral. Strong sandalwood, but without the sense of dryness I usually get. I definitely smell lemon verbena and a strong but light musky component. Bergamot -- one of my favorite scents. I'm a bit put off by the overall perfume-y-ness of it, but I'll give it a go.

on wet: Immediately, the sandalwood and musk are dominant; all the other scents drop away completely.

drydown: Sandalwood and vanilla. A really nice vanilla. I don't know if this is a special type of vanilla or if it's just being affected by the surrounding components, but it's a dry, non-sweet vanilla which I like very much. Oddly, the sandalwood is already not as strong, which is counter to my past experiences with sandalwood (where it usually becomes the dominant -- if not only -- component throughout the scent life of the oil or perfume). No hint of bergamot left. :love!:

one hour later: Okay, still a perfume-y perfume, but not offensive. I'm getting a whiff now of the neroli (one of the few floral scents in real life that doesn't give me a headache). Also, this is the first one I've tried that has throw. That sort of makes me want to wash my wrists, but I'll tough it out.

end of day: Light floral.

compared to official description: Simplistically, the throw on this one does make me think of breezes, especially the type that waft the warm scent of Philadelphus blossoms across the yard (nice match to the description since, for us, Philadelphus blooms in late spring, so ... spring breezes). If "white scent" is supposed to mean light and non-heady, again accurate. I would've thought that sandalwood would immediately make a scent not light, but I see that it's described as "white sandalwood." I'm not sure what that means, but it's clearly a completely different scent than the one I'm used to.

notes: Lagniappe. Not one I would have thought to try because of the floral component. I'm glad the lab throws these in because I do allow myself to be dissuaded by a description. This forces me to take a chance, for better or worse.

It's a very pretty but light floral. Very much a perfume. I can see the appeal if you like this sort of thing. Overall, it isn't me. It leaves me feeling fragile and withdrawn -- not sensations that I enjoy.

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Graphica

Graphica

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Forspecial Plate's Blog
 

Halloweenie breakdown

Here are my thoughts. I need to write get it on paper (or on computer screen, as it were) so I can figure out what decants I want. And what bottles. Here we go....   edit: decant desires bolded   BLACK BUTTERFLY MOON Soft, deep, and luminous: Lady of the Night orchid, benzoin, opopponax, currant, black chypre, white gardenia, ambergris, damp, wooded mosses, and black lily. The notes sound nice, except for black lily. I don't feel the need to try this, though. Probably somewhat feminine and perfumey.   THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER A quiet, solitary scent: white rose, frankincense, Arabian sandalwood, neroli, orris root, and patchouli. With 'Rose' in the name, I can safely pass on this one. Not that I hate rose, but I don't really like orris and the combination here would probably be soapy and/or powdery.   SHADOWLESS LIKE SILENCE Dry leaves and white sandalwood, rock moss, cypress, and dry, lifeless roses. Dry, lifeless roses sounds powdery or soapy to me. Another I can pass up. Edit: preliminary reviews are saying the rose is faint.....maybe a decant after all.   SUMMER'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Doomed summer, supported on the shoulders of winter and autumn: citrus-infused Baltic amber, red valerian, marigold, blood orange, and sunflower subdued by somber myrrh and dry geranium alongside the leaves of autumn and a breath of winter wind. Sounds nice enough, except it does sound like at least one other blend that I already have a whole bottle of (Red Moon, the newer one). Worth a decant.   UNDER THE HARVEST MOON Blue and white musk, summer roses, wild crimson leaves, grey amber, carnation, lavender bud, and vanilla bean. Sounds very perfumey which I know is a lame adjective but it describes the kind of scent that I'm trying to avoid lately. It's just the word I use for a particular quality that I don't know how else to describe.   BITE ME Croquembouche with almond silk and a drizzle of caramel. Nah, not so much.....I'd sniff it given the chance but not going out of my way to obtain some.   BOO Eerie billows of spun sugar, fluttering white cotton, and sheets of cream. Definitely not. I'm not into cotton/linen notes, or cream for that matter. Worth a sniff, though.   CARLIN Black sage, ivy-twined rowan, thistle, snapdragon, heather, gorse, fumitory, and anise. Just not sure about this one.......worth a decant just to find out. I like herbal scents from time to time.   CREEPY 2009 A return of 2006's Ridiculous Scent! As creepy as Spooky was spooky, this is the scent of butterscotch-kissed, caramel-smothered red apples spiked with a blast of coconut rum. I swapped my bottle from '06, no need to try it again. It's nice enough but a little too rich for me.   DEVIL'S NIGHT 2009 This is the scent of autumn night, fires in the distance, with a touch of boozy swoon, playful sugar and thuggish musk. One of my favorites, but I already have enough to last me a long time. I may get a decant if the reviews indicate it's different from the past ones.   DIA DE LOS MUERTOS 2009 dry, crackling leaves, the incense smoke of altars honoring Death and the Dead, funeral bouquets, the candies, chocolates, foods and tobacco of the ofrenda, amaranth, sweet cactus blossom and desert cereus. Never have tried this, I may end up with a decant eventually. I just don't like chocolate in perfume (usually).   FEEDING THE DEAD A barrel of beer, a pyramid of cakes, and three sticks of incense. I am interested, enough for a decant.   THE HELL-GATE OF IRELAND Smoldering brimstone, bitter labdanum, clove, black musk, and copper-colored feathers. This is one of the more interesting prospects. The only worry is that sometimes black musk is powdery. But not always. Decant.   LAMBS-WOOL A popular holy day beverage in 18th century Ireland: roasted apples mashed into warmed milk and ale, with nutmeg, sugar, ginger, and clove. Warmed milk is the only thing holding me back from a decant. I will watch reviews.   POMONA Azaroles, nuts, and apple blossoms with red apple pulp, mulberry, blackberry, and pomegranate juice. Nahh, too fruity for me. I'll stick with Possets' Pomona.   SAMHAIN 2009 Truly the scent of autumn itself -- damp woods, fir needle, and black patchouli with the gentlest touches of warm pumpkin, clove, nutmeg, allspice, sweet red apple and mullein. I am so stocked up on Samhain in its past incarnations, that I really don't need more at this point. Especially since I don't even wear it that much.   SUCK IT Sexy and suckable: black cherry brandy. This sounds like it could be nice, just not sure. Possibly a decant?   TRICK OR TREAT 2009 The sticky sweet scent of candy corn! Even cornier for 2009! - cuz corny is how we roll at BPAL. I might like a decant, to compare with my older decant. I do like the sweet comforting scents every now and then, and the older one has a nice touch of spice.   Pumpkin Patch I Pumpkin, almond, brown musk, and honey. Brown musk and honey make this a no-go.   Pumpkin Patch II Pumpkin, rosewood, red sandalwood, and tea rose. Nah, not so much. Worth a sniff some time, maybe, but not priority right now.   Pumpkin Patch III Pumpkin, fir needle, pitch, rosemary, and tomato. I would like a decant. I love pine and fir scents.   Pumpkin Patch IV Pumpkin, black musk, tobacco, myrrh, and clove. Possibly worth a decant, we'll see how much I have to spend.   Pumpkin Patch V Pumpkin, chocolate, coffee bean, vanilla bean, and hazelnut. There's that chocolate again.......again, worth a sniff, but probably not a priority right now.   TATTIE BOGLE Hay, gunpowder, patchouli, autumn herbs, and sun-baked wood. Could be nice, if I ever ran across a sniffie.   ARIADNE BRUNNELL Poppy flowers, peat, sphagnum moss, gardenia, and white water lily. Sounds good except for the lily. It's not one of my more successful notes.   CLARIMONDE Pallid skin musk, white roses, and a languorous vapor of Oriental perfume. Again, perfumey. This will be very perfumey. Also I think skin musk reminds me of honey, which is a note I really don't like very often.   CRISTINA Chestnut trees, juniper berries, violet leaf, labdanum, dazzling, moonlit white musk, and night-blooming summer flowers. Hmmm, could be worth a decant, just not sure on this one. As far as autumn scents, this is probably lower in my priorities, but it could be a nice scent.   COUNTESS DOLINGEN OF GRATZ Hailstone-pounded cypress boughs, olibanum, and an ozone blast of lightning. Definitely want to try a decant of this.   THE GIRL A seductive, serpentine white scent, elusive, crystalline, and spellbinding: white amber, silver birch, immortelle, davana, pale musk, star jasmine, and ylang ylang. Worth a sniff, but not so much calling to me.   MIRCALLA, COUNTESS KARNSTEIN Languid, melancholy fire: red musk, purple orchid, frankincense, smoky vanilla, Styrian herbs, peru balsam, tonka, Zanzibar clove, and patchouli. This should appeal to me....but I think I have a few scents like this already. I will watch reviews.   LORD RUTHVEN The father of all dandy aristocrat vampires: Aqua Admirabilis with polished boot leather and blood. I could be into this one......possibly a decant.   SARAH Unholy mist congealing into soft, white flesh, with black marble, remnants of liturgical incense, wolf's fur, and black flecks of froth. Wolf's fur is the only thing I am wary of, because I don't like muzzy furry notes all that much. But this is just so odd, I have to try a decant.   JULIA STONE Rotting once-white fabric, spotted with mold. I don't usually like linen notes, but I have a thing for the underdog. In most of the other breakdowns, everyone pretty much dismissed this one......which of course makes me want to try a decant! We'll see how the reviews go.   PERLE VON MAUREN Heliotrope, grave soil, and blood. Soil is a gamble of a note for me, I think I'll let this one pass me by, unless the reviews shout otherwise.   So, overall, no immediate bottle purchases. I have this nagging feeling about Lambs-Wool.....I think it's going to be a big hit, and I am pretty sure I want to try it. I might just get a surprise, even with the warm milk note! Other than that, I want to try the obvious masculine ones for the most part, and a couple others.
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