I've noticed certain trends among my BPAL, and this is my page to chronicle that. These are the main impressions I get from certain scents. Keepers are in bold. Bottle-worthy scents are *starred.
ROSE SCENTS:
*Spellbound - My first impression was Ren Faire! Roses and incense! The rose scent definitely fades a lot as this dries down, but remains detectable.
*Lucy's Kiss - Similar impression as Spellbound, but with something sweeter. The rose smell remains very apparent in this one.
Zombi - The wet earth smell behind the roses keeps this from being "just another" rose scent.
London - A very rosy scent, didn't catch much of anything else.
Blood Rose - Seems like the middle ground between Spellbound and Lucy's Kiss, a little bit of sweet, a little bit of incense.
SHAMPOO/SOAPY SCENTS:
Shoggoth - Definitely dries down into something a little more tart, a hint of citrus. Fades super quick on me.
Envy - Very soapy/shampooey smell, with an undertone of flowers. Pleasant enough. Fades quickly.
Lord Teishin with a Demon Behind a Screen - Had high hopes for this one. It almost seemed like it would pull it out, then started smelling like generic shampoo.
Vasakasajja - Like I just took a bath, and there's that faint scent of bar soap still on my skin.
CITRUS/FRUIT SCENTS:
*Serpents with Glittering Eyes and Forky Tongues - Not too sweet, offset perfectly with the musk, a wonderful throw and staying power. My favorite. <3
Ether - First impression is a sweet, tart, fruity smell, though once it dries down, it's more of a clean/soap smell to me. Fades super quick on me.
Poisoned Apple - This is almost an oceany scent to me. That crisp, almost 'salty' scent lends itself to images of the sea.
Ushi - Sweet and tart mango goodness.
Tweedledum - Sweet, fruity smell. Very subtle.
*Lurid - A deep berry scent underscored with a sexy musk that seems to strengthen the longer it stays on
Embalming Fluid - Bright and lemony, very fresh scent.
*Maenad - So many hearts for this one. It's a deep, sweet smell with just enough undercurrant of darkness to keep it from being too childlike.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Bat - So melony sweet and sparkly, but fades very quickly.
Candy Corn Coated Candy Apple - I was pleasantly surprised! A lot like Poisoned Apple, that same crispness, but sweeter!
The Hamptons - Wonderful, fizzy lemon soda.
Imp - Delicious, sweet peach with a bit of musk to keep it from being too sweet.
Phantasm - Lemony goodness, with a hint of sweet floral.
Vixen - The first impression is 'sultry'! I like it, sexy without being too overwhelming, the citrusy notes sweeten it perfectly.
Bewitched - A pretty, but not overwhelming berry smell. Seems to fade pretty quickly on my skin.
Namaste* - Delicious, juicy orange with spice and incense underneath. <3
OCEANY SCENTS:
The Sea Foams Blood -
Ogygia - Like fresh salty water and flowers. The flower scent is too much for me.
SPICY SCENTS:
Spicebush Swallowtail - Definite sweet clove/allspicey scent. Not at strong as Port-au-Prince. Fades really quickly on me.
Port-au-Prince - CLOVE. LOTS AND LOTS OF CLOVE.
Blood - Something in this just clashes... the clove doesn't sync with the sweet, I think.
FLOWERY SCENTS:
High-Strung Daisies - Sugar-coated flowers, but the sweetness fades quickly.
Veil - Sweet, summery flowers. Something familiar, can't put my finger on it.
#20 Love Oil - Much too much flowery old lady, with a sharp, weird note of metallics.
Against Idleness and Mischief - Almost overpoweringly flowery, too much for me.
Oleander Honey - Way, way too flowery for me. Almost dizzying.
Rapture - I think it might be jasmine that turns into a pee-like smell on my skin. This fell victim to that.
Dance of the Mirlitons - Not sure what I'm catching, but there's a not-so-pleasant sharp flowery scent.
L'Ecole Des Filles - A sweet, floral scent. Very sensual.
Fire Pig - A really sharp, almost metallic floral scent.
The Ghost - Reminds me of that pee-like smell from Rapture.
Dyan Moon - Pleasant, sweet flowery smell.
Forbidden Fruit - Something just clashes in this. There's a strong flowery smell just warring with the sweetness.
Juliet - I was hoping the pear would even out the flowers. Unfortunately not on me. All I get the host of floral. Too soft and girly for me. Definitely embodies the idea of 'Juliet'!
Amsterdam - Clean, light flowers.
Seraphim - Reminds me of a 'drier' version of some of the rose smells, with a bit of other florals mixed in.
Arachne of Lydia* - The perfect clove smell. Soft, not overpowering, and with great staying power.
OZONE SCENTS:
*Lightning - Amazing. Sweet and ozoney, in a way which is absolutely lovely.
The Phantom Wooer - Wonderfully lovely, like a rainstorm.
Stormclouds on the Midway - Like flowers in the rain. I don't get any of the incense, which makes me sad.
INCENSE SCENTS:
*The High Priest Not to Be Described - Nag champa incense. So delicious, and stays on me forever.
Dragon's Blood - Delicious dragon's blood scent, nailed it.
Dragon's Hide -
*Dragon's Milk - A sweeter version of Dragon's Blood.
Dragon's Musk -
Dragon's Tears -
Two Monsters - Musky, almost masculine, resiny scent. Similar to High Priest, but less sweet.
The Great Sword of War - Very soft, sweet incense smell.
And There Was a Great Cry in Egypt - Up close it's lovely, but the throw softens and muddles to something too powdery. I kept catching whiffs of diapers.
*Paramatman - Incensey, with a "purpley" throw that's gorgeous.
Serpent's Kiss - All I get is a sharper Dragon's Blood.
Penitence - A soft, clean incense scent. Almost soapy.
FOODIE SCENTS:
Bread-and-Butterfly - Just... too buttery weird for me.
White Rabbit - Has an underlying scent that just goes wrong, like a buttery sour milk.
Anne Beany - Butterscotch yumminess!
Miskatonic University - A pleasant coffee/mocha scent. The only chocolately scent I've found that I like.
Bedbug - Get the same 'ugh' weird butter smell from Bread-and-Butterfly. Just not for me.
Inez - For some reason, I get raw chocolate powder out of this.
Reindeer Poop - Smells like cookies to me. Perfectly pleasant, just not for me.
Bones Trombone - A sickly sweet smell of pies.
CANDY SCENTS:
*Hideous Heart - Wonderfully sweet and spicy, like cinnamon hearts!
Blue Fire - Not as bad as I was expecting. Smells like grape soda on the skin. A lot less "fizzy" after a couple hours, fading into a pleasant sweet.
Gelt - Chocolate, but a little off somehow.
How Doth the Little Crocodile - Reminds me of chocolate dinner mints. Pleasant, but not for me.
The Kingdom of Sweets - Soda pop sweet and bubbly.
Velvet Unicorn - Like those boxes Strawberry Rolls mixed with taffy. Fades very quickly on me.
SWEET/VANILLA SCENTS:
Anne Beany - Lots of butterscotch yummy.
The Antikythera Mechanism - The black vanilla doesn't hate my skin as much as regular vanilla! Sweet but still somewhat masculine and utterly dreamy.
Grog - Almost exactly like Anne Beany to me... just a bunch of butterscotch.
Blood Kiss - Ugh. Goes molasses on me, like most vanilla scents.
Mouse's Long and Sad Tale - OMG! A vanilla smell that doesn't go bad on me! It does, however, disappear very quickly.
Rangoon Riptide - Gorgeous! The pineapple and rum is delicious together.
Pahoehoe - Delicious tropical sweet smell.
Rosy Maple - I think I've found that sweet pea evens out that molasses yuck of vanilla on my skin! Like with ML&ST, this one in lovely and sweet!
Knockout Drops - Reminds me of a sweeter version of Absinthe.
Dracul - Starts out as an herby smell, then just muddles into non-descript sweet smell.
The Dodo - Wasn't sure where to put this. It has a weird, flat smell. Like old, papery red soda.
*Absinthe - Gorgeous, sharp and sweet with that hint of wicked 'wormwood' impression.
GREEN/PLANT SCENTS:
Whoop - Sweet and softly spicy, almost like a cider of some kind to begin, then dries into a pine scent.
Squirting Cucumber -
Hairy Toad Lily -
Chuparosa - Very green smell, like wet, fresh plants.
Phoenix Steamworks - I get a bunch of pine that fades into nothing.
EARTHY SCENTS:
Death Cap - Dirt. Dirt, dirt, dirt.
Rumpelstilzchen - All I get is dusty patchouli.
Ra - All I get from this is a sharp, dirty smell at first. maybe 30-45 mins. Then finally it fades into a non-descript sweet smell.
Aureus - A lovely cedary scent. I love the smell of cedar, just not on me.
Thunder and Blazes - Has the wet earth smell with a hint of leather underneath.
Malediction - Charcoal with the tiniest hint of sweet. Almost like mesquite.
MASCULINE SCENTS:
Vicomte de Valmont - Very spicy men's cologne-y.
Galvanic Goggles - Very sexy male scent.
Screeching Parrot - Not sure what I'm catching in this (maybe the rum and the ginger?) but it seems spicy and almost masculine on me.
NOT SURE:
Love Me - Metallic... sickly... I just don't know.
