Ondine

I've tried many of the BPAL and BPTP apple scents before and none have worked on me (sadly, because I love apples, especially tart green ones). But this perfume--something about it works for me. Maybe it's the "candy corn" part? But I really like it; it's sweet slightly tart candy apple. (And I had tried Sugar Slathered Candy Apple previously and it didn't work.) So if you haven't been able to handle some of the other apple perfumes, try this one ... it might work!

I didn't get honey or pomegranate--instead, this smelled nearly exactly like Gluhwein, the BPTP perfume, on me!

This is pretty delicious and on me a lot like Bah! Since this one is harder to find than Bah!, I'm glad they're fairly similar Delicious sweet coffee.

Weird. I don't get anything like the "smells like" references earlier: It's not at all like Underpants, Glowing Vulva, Antikythera Mechanism, or Antique Lace on me.

Instead, what it smells like--almost exactly--is The Girl. So, fans of The Girl who want something that smells like it, try this! It's amazingly similar on me.

2010 version:

I will preface this by saying that I really love the 2008 version, which is a dry cocoa on me, nicely chocolately.

This year's version is amping super-floral on me. It must be the amber, which in the 2008 version plays nicely and isn't too crazy. These two years smell quite different to me; I really love the 2008 but the 2010 is almost no chocolate, all floral.

Why in the world am I getting peach and MINT? I don't like mint in my peach.

#560. Previously reviewed by Livejournal owner as "Resins, black musk, opium, amber. Definitely a dark scent on me, I get some powderiness from the black musk and a bit of a 'perfumey scent' which I think is coming from the amber. I feel it has a similar 'feel' as Romanti. Goth (not as sweet or smokey though) and the Butter Arsenic proto, but with vanilla."

I agree with the resiny/smokey aspects. I couldn't wear Romanti.Goth because something in it went sour on me. This is similar--opium, smoke, etc.--but without that sourness. There's an oddly powdery note but it's not overly potent. Very nice for fall!

Grog with a bit more sugar--super rum, all the time.

Tea, tea, tea all the time. Which is fine by me! I love tea and drink it constantly. On my skin, Severin is lemon herbal tea, and Lilith's Tea Party is Earl Grey-ish tea with not very much bergamot. I'm not getting the cakes or strawberry and actually no flowers either (which would have been fine by me). It's really like "tea single note."

Wow. I got a half decant from a decant circle and that one is like the antithesis of my bottle: strawberries plus Teatime in Roswell! I actually like my bottle better but it's interesting how different the two are.

Bizarre. I was expecting to amp the jasmine in this, as I usually do, and that's a deal-breaker note for me. Instead, I am getting almost exactly The Anti-Saloon League. It must be the birch and vanilla! I like it, but then I like ASL and I really can't smell much of a difference in them. Really weird, skin chemistry!

A lot of my reviews end up being "this reminds me of X" and this one will not disappoint! This reminds me of the Valentine's Day LE Dark Chocolate and Pepper Smoked Caramel. Dark, rich chocolate and a peppery bite, but still sweet. I really like this one!

EDIT: Blerg. For some reason something in this makes me nauseous in a way that DC&PSC does not

Hm. This was pretty nice but not amazing in terms of throw or staying power. I used three capfuls in my bath along with putting some directly on my skin. I shook to make sure I got chocolately goodness, too, but I really had to stick my nose up close to the water to smell much. Either I have a dud nose or I have a weak bottle o' Gula.

#631, purchased via LiveJournal and previous owner said the notes were vanilla and candy-ish. There's a layer (small layer) of something dark at the bottom which mixes in somewhat if shaken. Very Play-Doh vanilla scent to me. It's interesting! Not very sweet but slightly salty and vanilla-ish--like saltwater taffy.

I made dandelion wine and while the dandelion petals are steeping in water, before anything else is added, they smell sort of dank and musty, but not bad. This reminds me of that in a way. Yellow, wet things that are herbaceous but not disgusting.

This is really interesting. I can definitely smell the star anise and so it reminds me of Pink Mood, but deeper and more fall-like.

....annnnnnnd then I tested it on my skin and washed it off desperately after five seconds. It was absolutely awful on me!

I'm getting Bah plus the dust note from Miskatonic U. Something about this year's pumpkin note = dust on me. I still like it but not quite as much as Bah.

Weird. I am not getting the buttery note like others mention--the buttery pumpkin that ruins blends like Jack for me--which is good, but I'm getting an oddly dusty note from it like Miskatonic U. I like the proto better, although this isn't bad.

#658. A partial from a decant circle. Previously reviewed as "fresh-squeezed lemons; tart and juicy. Evocative of hot summers with refreshing lemonade (but hold the sugar- this is more tart)."

I agree--nice and lemony, very little vanilla that I can smell in it. There's maybe a bit in the drydown, but up front it is fresh, juicy lemons with a zing! Just up my alley

#398. Previously reviewed from a decant circle as "shortbread cookies to me. It's got that dry/flaky cookie scent. Not overly buttery, but pretty rich" and "caramel corn on this one. Totally overpowered the amber, too."

I get buttery caramel or kettle corn with very little amber. This is amazing and perfect for me. It's like what I wanted Shill to be. Buttered popcorn, but sweet, not salty. It smells exactly like movie theatre popcorn on me. The only downside is that it's a light, brief scent. It's gone pretty quickly. But while it's there--man! It's wonderful.

This one smells almost exactly like The Clod and the Pebble on me, which is interesting given the cedar note of The Clod. But yeah, pretty much exactly the same--rose and cedar.

#519, previously reviewed by marared:

Very light colored oil, no layers. When I put it on, it's a blast of grassy greenery and berry, kind of like Rosalind but with a fruitier berry. As it dries down, it gets a baby powder edge to it. It's nice, and my husband says it's a keeper

I was so excited to try this, having heard the comparisons to Snow White and all that. Sadly, they are not at all similar on me. I get coconut/fruity soap, heavier on the fruity I like the prototype version much, much better.

CCXII: Livejournal previous owner noted it smelled like sweet fresh incense. I'm getting something lightly floral and not much Penitence. So, maybe a floral incense or candle.

#575, previously reviewed by claudia6913:

There's a dark layer of sediment on the bottom (not very much) and a much lighter, almost clear probably, layer at the top. After mixing them together I get an almost-masculine, Yule-like scent that is quickly replaced by vanilla/resin incense--something like Fred Soll might make. This is definitely a fall scent and very pretty!

#543, previously reviewed on Livejournal as "slightly sweet, dark-ish vanilla, tart, zesty, zingy lime, a little booze (possibly rum), and something grassy/herbal, perhaps lemongrass and some fresh ginger."

Pretty much all clear here--no layers. It smells kind of like an evil Tiki Bar scent! I smell something greenish and herbal, but it's not a planting or floral type green, more like a herbal green as noted above. I do smell something citrusy and maybe it's lime or lemon. Not much lemongrass coming through. It's a really interesting, complex scent.

So I went and tried this today (because I love Spanked that much, seriously) and it actually does smell very, very similar to my nose. However, the throw and lasting power are nowhere near Spanked. It really did smell like Spanked to me, though, so until it gets resurrected (oh please oh please oh please) this could be a good alternative.