Ajila

It may sound obvious but the TAL Concentration is amazing for studying. I really wouldn't want to do an exam without it anymore.

I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the correct place but here goes: I ordered on Feb and it was shipped out, till then all fine, it arrived in Germany a month ago but hasn't moved since, I contacted the post office and they said it was sent back... what do I do? I e-mailed BPAL customer service but they haven't received anything... Thanks in advance I'm just a bit worried and to be honest I really want my bottle of blood kiss

I don't really know the answer, but I had a parcel from a decant circle in the US sent back by the postal service and it took the best part of 3 months to get back to it's origin, so it may still have a while to go before it turns up.

In the bottle - A gentle honey with a rich treacly undertone

Wet on me - A sweet almost lemony fizzy sherbet scent

Dry on me - A sweet soft floral honey with an almost anise-like undertone

Overall - Whilst I do like this I don't love it as much as I expected to

In the bottle - Coconuts with a slight sense of suntan lotion and a slightly salty note

Wet on me - A soft calm coconut oil with a greenness beneath

Dry on me - It disappeared fairly quickly

Overall - Never really grabbed me

In the bottle - A high pitched sweet/sharp floral bouquet with a hint of pepper beneath

Wet on me - Sharp green sappy florals with a hint of pepper

Dry on me - A calm cool floral

Overall - It's quite a classy scent, but it's not really me

In the bottle - Smoky furniture wax

Wet on me - A dash of surprisingly acidic musk cuts out from beneath the wax

Dry on me - A cool, smooth masculine musk

Overall - It's not really me, but it is very sexy

In the bottle - A green floral with an apple-y undertone

Wet on me - A slightly high pitched green soapy floral, basically lily of the valley

Dry on me - A soft green soapy floral

Overall - Lily of the valley isn't my cup of tea and thus was all lily of the valley on me

In the bottle - A smoky, peppery sort of scent with an almost salty undertone

Wet on me - A dry smoky scent with a hint of pepper

Dry on me - A clean green smoke scent

Overall - I guess my skin amped the smoke note, actually at times I could have sworn there was vetiver in there

In the bottle - A sweet, floral honey

Wet on me - Clean white honey with a hint of musk

Dry on me - Clean skin musks with hints of a very floral honey

Overall - I was sort of hoping this would resemble Antique Lace, but whilst it's pleasant enough it doesn't grab me

In the bottle - Bright zingy grapefruit. Very like the post's Lightening Storm HG

Wet on me - A spiky sappy green citrus scent

Dry on me - A soft gentle musk with hints of citrus

Overall - I don't know if I should be surprised, but I am by the mellow softness of this blend

In the bottle - A sour/sharp cream cheese like smell

Wet on me - Still mostly that sourness although with a fruity sweetness beneath

Dry on me - A sweet bakery scent comes through

Overall - Just doesn't come grab me

In the bottle - Dark, muddy patchouli

Wet on me - A light citrusy sweet floral comes through

Dry on me - This disappears quite quickly on me

Overall - Never seemed to settle on my skin

In the bottle - Mostly jasmine and a touch of myrrh

Wet on me - A soft gentle rose comes out against a smoky myrrh

Dry on me - A pretty rose

Overall - Better than I expected because the jasmine didn't show up, but still not really me.

In the bottle - Musk with a smokiness that I think must be the peat behind it

Wet on me - A musty mossy soil that I imagine is the peat

Dry on me - The dark loam of the peat and soft green blur of the heather

Overall - The one note I wanted to not get from this was the peat and that was pretty much all I got

In the bottle - A sweet rich rose with a touch of honey and a hint of bergamot

Wet on me - Such a light pretty green scent with an unctuous honey behind it

Dry on me - A light green floral honey

Overall - I feel it could have done with a little more depth

In the bottle - A green sappy scent

Wet on me - Green but with smokiness and depth coming from the resins

Dry on me - A light, slightly creamy incense note

Overall - I quite like the dry down, but I'm not certain about the wet stages

In the bottle - Smoke with a hint of bitter green vetiver

Wet on me - The vetiver really comes through, but its unusually soft

Dry on me - A surprisingly clean green vetiver

Overall - Nicer than I expected on me, but still not my cup of tea

In the bottle - A tart black fruit with a light green overtone

Wet on me - Definitely the blackcurrant coming through with a light green herbal undertone

Dry on me - A clean soapy scent with a hint of blackcurrant

Overall - I have a feeling I would like this on a man, but it's not me

In the bottle - Pickled beetroot

Wet on me - Smoky incense with still I think pickled beetroot beneath it

Dry on me - A surprisingly soft clean metallic scent

Overall - I found the initial pickled scent really off putting

In the bottle - Cardamom and something fizzy

Wet on me - A bit soapy with that cardamom on top

Dry on me - Cardamom scented soap

Overall - I never really get past that soapiness

In the bottle - Sweet soft fudge, or tablet I suppose

Wet on me - A touch of leather but a really sour top note that's a bit like bile

Dry on me - I actually had to wash it off (which is unusual for me), the sour note was just turning my stomach

Overall - Didn't work for me at all

In the bottle - A dry fizzy apple scent with just a hint of tart cranberry

Wet on me - I smell like a bag of haribo, backed with a slightly dry fizziness that's a bit like tonic water

Dry on me - Sweet sugared berries with that smooth dry fizz in the background

Overall - I love this, even if I do think it's more like a cosmopolitan than cider

In the bottle - Sweet warm mint with sticky undertones

Wet on me - A soft squish peppermint cream

Dry on me - Dust, dust and ashes

Overall - All the minty blends in this batch of yules have gone back on my skin and this is no exception

In the bottle - Soft almonds oddly enough

Wet on me - Soft powdery almonds and a touch of something aquatic

Dry on me - A sweet dark rich incense

Overall - I love the dry down but there is a period between wet and dry when it smells like stale dishwater on me and I just can't get over that

In the bottle - Caramel and just a touch of something green and nutty

Wet on me - An almost medicinal treacle, those green nuts and a touch of sweet pastry

Dry on me - Green woody nuts

Overall - I don't really know what to make of this, it's not unpleasant but I don't know if I like it