darklorelei

I'll admit that I'm not the great nose some of the other folks are, but I really like this! Cleanly (but sweetly) lemon, with a hint of the floral in Baobhan Sith and others, vaguely tea-ish. What really struck me about this scent is that it's all I wanted out of Phobos without the musk. However, it's a citrus note, and naturally doesn't last very long. Great none the less!

Your generosity and general awesomeness are fully worth a small increase, especially with all the snafus that have happened.

Sierona's right about Baobhan Sidhe. Gaelic's weird, just go with it.

Straight out of the bottle, I smell a really, really nice green smell, like celery or something. (good thing, I promise) The celery fades quickly and the scent develops into something very similar in some ways to Eve. I wouldn't really describe it as rose, but I'm not familiar with rose as perfume. It's a very warm honey scent, like fresh, hot honey-wheat bread. Anyways, while I don't really like it as a perfume per se, I really like this scent. It's very comforting, in some ways. I find that I like it even better than Eve, though it fades rather quickly on me (but that's because I have skin that does not absorb things at all)

Oh dear. Maybe mine was mislabled? Anyways, I thought Greed smelled exactly like maraschino cherries. Now, while I can eat a jar in a sitting, smelling like 'em doesn't suit my fancy.

I'm not alone! This one also turned soapy on me, but not unpleasantly so, like say with Lightning. This scent is green. The very embodiment of it. While I can't smell the lime at all (which is good, cause I think they smell like salt) or the lavender (also a good thing), the vague mint and the herbs were divine. The mint is not a peppermint at all. It's very soft, more like spearmint gum that's lost it's flavor a bit. Not overpowering at all. I shouldn't think it would blend well with other herbs, but it really does. I can't pick out what they are, but just fresh and green. Eventually it did turn a bit soapy, but like I said, it wasn't gross, just clean. ADDED Oct. 10: So, I reviewed this one 6 months ago, but I decided to post a second review. While I really, really liked the scent the first time I tried it, it completely took over. I've since discovered that mint loves me, and limes smell like socks. I like it less, now, but that's a personal problem. More importantly, even without leaking, it gets everywhere. It took over everything, and I'm so happy to pass it along to another home.

I never got a shipping thing from CCNow, just the actual shipping company (ups?), and that was dead on. Err, a day off, but that's because I'm on a college campus.

Mm. Grapefruit! This is my fav of the scents I've tried thus far. I haven't really found any I love yet. The grapefruit is amazing at first, but fades really fast. There's still a vague overtone later, however. Like all the scents which purportedly have ginger in them, I can't smell it at all. I wish there was a bit more bit to this--true ginger. The dominant scent in this quickly becomes white tea, balanced by the floral.

I don't necessarily get a headache unless I try sniffin' all of them in quick succession. That said, my stomach likes to do the gag factor on some. And those I don't try on for fear of further damage. I've learned that musk is not my friend.

I'd imagine that madarin would be a titch sweeter than regular orange, and I believe blood orange would be a bit more sour, less sweet I think bergamot with chocolate would be yummy. Just a bit of a spicy citrus.

Name: Melissa (sometimes Ziza) URL, if applicable: none now Photo, if you don't mind: sorry! Sin of choice: wrath and/or sloth Virtue you embody: truth Astrological Info: Taurus sun, Libra moon, Libra Ascendant How you found out about BPAL: Bust (the lounge before the mag) Any comments you'd like to add about the Lab or life in general: I love the lab! Still looking for the perfect scent, but I'll find is sonner or later. Also, Beth is the pinnacle of generosity!!

Yes, I was thinking of the 7 deadly, myself.

In the bottle/first on: bitingly fresh/green. I smell the astringency of ginger, but I can't smell ginger, alas. drying: wow, this fades fast! I feel spice in my nose, but I don't smell spice. Make sense? I smell something burning. Which I like, but 'tis odd. Sortof dries into "normal-ish" perfume...Reminds me faintly of Chanel w/o the alcohol. My relatives might like it. Unfortunately, I smell zero ginger; this perfume is not unbearably floral, but lacks the oomph to make me want to keep it.

I really, really, really wanted to love this one. On opening the bottle, very citrus. The Lemon Verbena really pops out, but a faint sweetness lingers underneath. As it dries, the bitterness of the grapefruit comes out some, but the sweetness really pops. Once dry it was vaguely powdery but smelled for all the world like Bazooka bubblegum. I'm giving this another try, but this one may have to go. Edit: Still bubble gummy. From reading the other reviews, I think this means no musk for me!