In the bottle:
Not a strong scent. Green and herbal.
Wet on Skin:
A masculine scent that I don't feel any less feminine while wearing. It's comfortable and cozy, like wearing your boyfriends shirt to bed at night and smelling him as you drift off.
After an Hour:
The smell has become much sweeter. Most of the lovely green herbal scent has has faded to the background. I think I'm amping the labdanum in odd way. I smell like honey mead. It's not unpleasant, but so many scents are more appealing. I think I'm going to swap this.
Alas, the honey mead smell morphed into ... ferret. While ferrets are perfectly lovely creatures, I don't really want to smell like one. I really liked the initial scent, but this just doesn't work with my chemistry. Oh well.
Rating:
2 of 5
In the bottle:
Spearmint Gum, which unfortunately, I'm not a huge fan of.
Wet on Skin:
Thin mint cookies and the slightest hint of green tea. Refreshing, but somehow not very me. A little too sweet. Probably a swapper.
After an Hour:
Vanilla and soft green tea. No trace of mint at all. Lovely.
Rating:
3.5 of 5
Went from a medium throw to a weak throw fairly quickly (and as the scent improved ) , but is still detectable to me after about 8 hours.
This isn't the scent I was expecting, but I'm new to BPAL and still learning what notes work on my skin. It is subtle and sweet, and more... innocent than I normally like. I was going to swap this scent, but it grew on me as it aged. I'll probably never buy a 5ml, but I'll try to keep a decant around.