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zapevaj

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  1. Oooh boy, Spooky smells like a chocolate shop at Christmas. I don't get so much rum, mostly chocolate, mint, and coconut.

     

    It is also a very nice scent to wear when you're queasy. Supposedly mint scents are used in aromatherapy to settle the stomach, and I ain't no aromatherapist, but I sure am hungover. All my foody scents nauseated me this morning, but Spooky is light and delicate enough that I wore it today and definitely felt perked up.

     

    -Rae


  2. Anyhow. Anyone ever use a fancy bottle? I like the one below, as a guy, though, well probably shouldn't have elaborate perfume oil bottles about. Enough that I have my box of BPAL. I didn't get the fourmula fifty-iforget-the-number. But look at below, isn't it pretty? Doesn't say, though, how big it is... Lord to get a gallon of DeSade? I'd have to wait for years.

    http://www.mesart.com/artwork.jsp.que.artwork.eq.3513.shtml

     

    Pshaw. It's a very nice bottle. Pretty, but not overly girly. And trust me, it's far nicer to have a guy who pays some sort of attention to how he smells, instead of some guy who is too macho to like, bathe.

     

    -Rae


  3. I have no idea if this wil work on oil, but apparently hydrogen peroxide *dissolves* dried blood, really fizzy and mad-scientist-like (I was shown this by an ER nurse who was stitching up my hand, but I imagine it'd work for "other sorts" of bloodstains that women get- ahem).

     

    So anyway, since BPAL is organic, perhaps hydrogen peroxide will dissolve it off clothes too?

     

    -Rae


  4. In the bottle, it smelled mostly of mellow, rich chocolate- more of a milk chocolate than a dark one. Applied, a bit of the orange scent came through more, and even more upon drying- and yep, I smelled exactly like a chocolate orange! Good lord I love those things. The cherry was only slightly present for me. Awesome scent; I may have to get a big bottle.

     

    I've no idea how long the scent lasts, though...I can't smell it at all right now (6 hours after applying), but I had stir-fry for dinner so now everything smells like Szechuan sauce.

     

    -Rae


  5. I love, love, love Kali; it became my daily scent this summer, and I'll have to get a big bottle of it sometime! It's sweet, yet spicy; I think the main notes I get out of it are the wine, the spices and balsam, and a little bit of rose...but not enough to make it, y'know, rosy. Which is awesome. One of the most intense, sexy-in-a-fierce-way perfumes I've ever smelled.

     

    -Rae


  6. Whoo, Katharina is a blast of bright, uplifting apricot and orange blossom. I don't so much smell the musk at all. It's vivid, invigorating and confident. Though it is also very very fruity- I had a hard time deciding to swap this, but wow, way too fruity for me. I never thought apricot could smell so nice, though.

     

    -Rae

     

    (edited for spelling)


  7. I definitely get a strong whiff of apple blossom form this one, as well as a bit of honey and rose. Definitely more fruity than floral, though. I actually had a hard time deciding -not- to keep this, as the apple blossom is such a nice note, but I'm not a floral or pure-fruit type.

     

    -Rae


  8. I love lotus mightily, and can smell a teensy bit of it here, but mostly Naiad is just lavender, lavender, and more strong lavender! It would make a nice room scent, and would probably freshen up the air in a room quite well. But man, I cannot imagine liking how it smells on anyone.

     

    -Rae


  9. The carnation scent really stands out to me in this one- it reminds me of the feeling of rubbing your face in a freshly-cut, still-dewy carnation bloom! (What, you've never done that?) The tea scent gives a lovely balance- like a bright, crisp morning where you've gotten just enough sleep and wake up before the alarm clock. :P Very nice, but not for people who don't like florals.

     

    -Rae


  10. Wow, it's bright red! That's awesome.

     

    I'm mostly smelling only the lilac- not the Dragon's Blood at all. There's another very sweet, high-pitched note, which I guess could be the lily? A slightly sharp floral, but as far as I can smell, still mostly a classical floral.

     

    -Rae


  11. Whoa- this smells just like Czernobog, except a little stronger and more earthy, and a little less spicy. Could almost be gender-neutral, but is leaning a bit towards masculine. I think I'll give it to Hypothermya's boyfriend...I'm sure she'll appreciate it. :P

     

    -Rae


  12. I definitely smell the tea and the leather here- to me, Severin is a very masuline, confident scent. It's also very "dry"- the colors I most associate with it are grey and black. I don't pick up any florals, or anything feminine in this scent at all- not at all right for me, but it'd be great for a really butch woman!

     

    -Rae


  13. Man, as much as I like apple and vanilla, -all- I can smell here is patchouli. This must go to a patchouli lover, and that would not be me.

     

    -Rae

     

    (edited to fix spelling)


  14. Something in this blend made me seriously nauseous. :P It's quite strange. I believe it's the honey, but I couldn't even get to putting it on- just sniffed in the vial and put back down. It got swapped to a better owner.

     

    -Rae

     

    ADDED Dec. 6:

     

    Something about this scent makes me queasy. :D I've not yet isolated whether or not it's the honey or the almonds. It's a very warm, golden scent, but overwhelmingly so. I couldn't even birng myself to put it on my skin.

     

    -Rae


  15. It's amazing how well one can pick out the elements in this one- first the patchouli, then the apricot. And they're blended so well! The patchouli is way too strong for me, though (I'm beginning to think I don't like patchouli.)

     

    -Rae


  16. Definitely a sharp-smelling scent. I agree with Rois that there's some citrus there; I'm tempted to say lemon or lime. I can see how it would be invigorating, but it doesn't smell at all like a perfume, so I can't see myself wearing it. interesting concept for a blend, though.

     

    -Rae


  17. The essence of magickal enigmas and long-forgotten esoteric mysteries. Frankincense, rosemary, lavender, neroli, and verbena.


    I really wanted to like this, but it just won't work. I think the lavender is too strong for me, and coupled with the frankincense and lemon verbena, it's just pungent. I tend to like slightly warm-smelling scents, and this one is cold. If I had to assign it a color, I'd call it light yellow or violet (if that means anything outside of my own head!) Definitely a nice herbal blend, but totally not for me.

    -Rae
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