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I sometimes look back at my arrival to bpal, not so very long ago, and laugh at the way i was picking scents. At the time i had been wearing lush's karma for something like 6 or 7 years. Before that the only scents i'd loved were a vial of egyptian amber i got when i was a teenager at a little hippie store in yellowsprings ohio, a tin of solid amber perfume, and a bottle of woody sandalwood from the body shop. I knew that karma contained patchouli and some orange too, and i knew i also loved vetiver. So when i found bpal i nearly crapped myself over all the scents with those notes. I wanted all resins and musks and vetiver and some woods and just anything dark and NOT a fruit or a flower and definitely nothing foody. Ugh, foody! I avoided those like the plague.

 

Through the wonder of frimps and some imp lots i bought off of ebay that contained one or two things i thought i wanted and an assortment of others i didn't, i discovered that i was a bit off in my original assesment. I still love all those elements, and i'm still not an outright floral or fruity kinda gal. I like anne bonny and czernobog, but my range goes so much further than that! I like some dirty, gritty dark scents, but more and more i'm loving certain select fruits (currant, FIG, orange, and more), and certain florals (heliotrope, carnation), and even certain foody scents (red lantern is food to me!). Even vanilla is sneaking in here and there.

 

Oh bpal, look what you've done to me. You've made me so happy, and so guilty for all the money spent. I wish i could stop that damn guilt!

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minilux

I know what you mean. I never in a million years would have expected myself to wear anything sweet or fruity, but now I am guilty of both. :P I am still steering clear of the over the top foody stuff, though. If I ever smell like a cupcake, I want someone to shoot me.

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Try not to feel guilty over spending money on BPAL. I know, it's easier said than done, but look at it this way. In a world full of corporate conglomerates (LVMH et al.) and smell-alike, ho-hum department store fragrances, BPAL stands out. It is an independent company with a unique aesthetic, and we have this friendly community where we can chat about it -- and other things. Every time you send money to BPAL for an imp pack, you're supporting all of that.

 

BTW, if you like LUSH Karma, I'll bet you'd like BPAL Vixen :P It's very similar.

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oh man, seriously on the smelling like a cupcake. i find that so disturbing. i want to EAT piles of cupcakes (or cake or cookies etc), not smell like i just rolled in said piles of whatever.

 

[weird, i wanted to reply to your comment a long time ago but i swear the "reply" option wasn't here before. hmph, who knows.]

 

I know what you mean. I never in a million years would have expected myself to wear anything sweet or fruity, but now I am guilty of both. :P I am still steering clear of the over the top foody stuff, though. If I ever smell like a cupcake, I want someone to shoot me.

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A very good point p_s. Very good indeed. :D

 

Funny you should mention that about vixen. I heard the same comparison, and i have an imp but it's weird, i find that it smells nothing like what i expected. It actually reminds me of the Shalimar perfume my mom used to wear. I've sometimes wondered if it's mislabelled (it's a decant i think), and think i should find another imp of it some day to compare.

 

Try not to feel guilty over spending money on BPAL. I know, it's easier said than done, but look at it this way. In a world full of corporate conglomerates (LVMH et al.) and smell-alike, ho-hum department store fragrances, BPAL stands out. It is an independent company with a unique aesthetic, and we have this friendly community where we can chat about it -- and other things. Every time you send money to BPAL for an imp pack, you're supporting all of that.

 

BTW, if you like LUSH Karma, I'll bet you'd like BPAL Vixen :P It's very similar.

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