I've been blogging in various spaces since 2002, but never done a special-interest blog before. However, I can't stop thinking about BPAL, and my husband is getting sick of me going on and on about it, so I set this up so I can blather on and on without annoying anyone!

I'm totally new to BPAL. I thought I was "not a perfume person", since I'm hyper-sensitive to chemical/factory perfumes. I am Pagan and used to be interested in blending my own incense, but when I quit smoking cigarettes, I started being annoyed by incense smoke as well.

Anyway, for my birthday in May, a friend sent me a bottle of TAL "White Light". I wasn't sure I liked it upon smelling it in the bottle- my first thought was that it was a "Granny perfume", in total honesty. That first impression could not possibly have been more wrong or misguided.

I applied the oil to my chakra points before a ritual (a Tantric chakra meditation, to be specific). I'd only had limited success in chakra meditations before- I usually have trouble clearing my mind and focusing. But this time was completely and totally different. My partner also thought it was an especially intense session. I felt like I was floating for a couple of days afterward!

I've used White Light three or four times since that first night. The second time was when my husband and I were having a discussion that was about to degenerate into a fight. I put a drop of oil on each wrist. The mood in the room lightened within seconds. I've also used White Light on my chakras a couple of times when I was feeling depressed or having persistent negative thoughts. It works amazingly well! I would love to wear it every single day, but I'm afraid it'd lose its effectiveness if I use it too often.

I visited the BPAL and TAL sites to learn more, and ended up here. Last week I ordered a dozen imps from the Lab that have not yet been shipped. The next day I gave in to temptation and ordered five 5mls from TAL. I screwed up that order (sent payment in Euros instead of dollars). The Lab cancelled my order at my request, but I'm still waiting for PayPal to get their act together and release the money back to me so I can put the order through in the correct currency.

Today I purchased six more imps from a forum member, so soon my single bottle of White Light will multiply into 18 assorted imps and 5 full bottles!

I can't wait for my purchases to arrive. Here's a list of what I'm waiting for.

BPALS:

Lilith (of course)

Helena

Succubus

Persephone

Yggdrasil

Lightning

Blood Kiss

Dragon's Heart

Ephemera

Hamadryad

La Belle Dame Sans Merci

Leanan Sidhe

Love Me

Queen

High John the Conqueror

Fire of Love

Block Buster

Van Van

And from TAL:

Blinding Glory of Love

STFU

Caliph's Beloved

Charisma

Bastet's Laughter

(and I'll probably go ahead and order Firey Wall of Protection, as well.)

Can't wait until they arrive!