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.