Belladonnastrap

Could it be Jailbait, as mentioned recently?

You know that's a really good idea! It could be Jailbait !

Thanks to the lovely fairywingmaker I have a decanted imp of The Caterpillar which makes me very very happy

 

First sniff

Heady...very heady. It smells like an incense shop covered with flowers. Actually I don't know how many of you are into manga/anime but if you've heard of the series Petshop of Horrors this is what I imagine Count D would smell like. Which is very fitting.

 

When wet

I've smelled this before...Oh yeah! THis smells exactly what a bag of incense smells like when you lump in a bunch of different kinds together.

 

Drydown

Much less incensey now, it's a very subtle heady scent....comforting and a bit numbing actually. Very sweet as well.

 

 

Aftermath

While the first sniff and inital wetness put me off a bit I really loved the drydown for this and so the caterpillar gets a thumbs up. I'm not quite sure if I'll ever buy a full bottle of it but I'll most definitely use up the imp!

Thanks to swapping I've gotten a decanted imp of The Unicorn and I'm glad I did

 

First sniff

Wow this is very sweet and a bit heady as well. I've never smelled Linden Blossoms before but I assume the heady bit are the herbs. It's very different from anything I've smelt from BPAL so far.

 

When wet

Absolutely lovely! Very sweet and almost ethereal I want to say. I have to concentrate to really pick up the different notes but when I do it's very ethereal and very much on the edge of my scent vision if that makes any sort of sense?

 

Drydown

Very much like the Unicorn itself this scent turned extremely elusive and faint on me. It doesn't last very long alas () but the nature of it pretty much stayed the same as when it was wet...except maybe a fruiter.

 

 

Aftermath

I'm so happy I recieved this in a swap ( fairywingmaker) as it's a scent I had been wanting to try for ages. I'll be buying a bottle of it but further down the line as it's not a MUST GET for me. My only real issue with it is that I wish it stayed on longer!

Yay it's Akuma...a scent I never would have picked on my own. Whoohoo.

 

First sniff

Very strong and devilish. The orange jumps out at me along with someething darker, maybe the neroli? It's almost TOO strong and a bit offputting acutally but there's something that draws me as well.

 

When wet

Wet this becomes Raspberry heaven on me. Nothing but raspberry, can't smell the orange, can't smell the neroli jsut overpowering raspberry. It's very sweet but very strong as well.

 

Drydown

Raspberry, raspberry and more raspberry. But now it's not as strong and a bit lovely actually. Still very very sweet. Pretty good staying power as I put this on early early this morning and it's now 8 hours later and I can smell it still.

 

 

Aftermath

I'm not sure what to think about Akuma. I was ready to write it off on first sniff but it was sly and changed its nature on me. I think I will use up the imp as it will be a nice scent for the coming colder months but I doubt I'd get a 5 ml of this.

Blue Moon...the stories about your glory are true.

 

First sniff

Oh gods. Something sweet and familar...yet rare as well. I've smelled this before but I cannot for the life of me remember where. The juniper really jumps up at me but there's another stronger scent...maybe the moonflower? I don't know but I LIKE it! Smells very much like the I imagine the actual blue moon would smell...fleeting, mysterious and beautiful.

 

When wet

*flusters* This is brilliant. It turns into this wonderfully aquatic smelling floral...one I've been lusting after my whole life. It's a bit berry as well...heartbeast was right it does smell a bit like Love's Rain Scent (which I adored) only without the nasty alcohol smell. My body chemistry really picks up the juniper now (one of the very few scents I can identify on contact as I used to slather myself in Bath & Body Works Juniper Breeze) and I can smell more of the cucumber as well. Absolutely beautiful, I feel enchanting.

 

Drydown

I think this is the very first oil that hasn't changed its nature on me as it dries down. Still the same lovely wistful scent it was when wet...if anything the juniper is brought out even MORE. Perhaps my body just loves juniper...who knows?

 

 

Aftermath

WHY. WHY did I not buy a 10 ml of this? Or 8 5mls? This is beautiful, it's goregous and ITS MINE. MINE DO YOU HEAR?!

Thanks to Diana I have an imp of this scent which is great because it's not something I normally would have went after!

First sniff
Wow this is actually...sweet. I don't get really images of barren fields but it does seem a very gold/yellow sort of scent. Maybe a *bit* of wheat in it.

When wet
Whoo okay NOW I get the images of fields. It smells a bit nutty, a bit sweet and there's a note here I've smelled before but for the life of me I can't narrow it down. Ther's an earthy element to it...maybe some sort of grain. It's lovely though and really not something I'd have chosen for myself.

Drydown
Oh this is lovely. As it was drying down I kept sniffing myself...it turned into a lovely sort of masculine scent (BPAL oils make me want to find a boyfriend so I can test out scents on him/sniff him like crazy) that doesn't scream GUY so much. It's very warm, very soothing and ...gosh. I love this stuff.


Aftermath
Ok I gotta get a bottle of this. Which is great because I never would have picked it out orginially for myself..change is good! to Beth for making it.

Ah Voodoo how you TAUNT me.

 

On first sniff it smells like something primal. I can only pick out almonds and I think rum. It really does invoke images of shadows on the wall...writhing in some tribal rhythm.

 

Wearing:

 

Okay for 2 seconds it smelled yummy and almondy but when I wore it I started to burn. Dammit. So up for swap it goes...I really hope it's not the almond in this that makes me burn but I had a somewhat similar reaction to Eclipse so. Figures...I love the scent of almonds but if I can't wear it...pain! Ah well.

 

edited for grammar.

YAY for Diana (shrinkingviolet)! She sent me a bunch of perfumes I had shipped to her house and gave me some of her extra imps...one of which was Xiuhtechutli.

 

On first sniff it's a lovely white floral that's very vcery creamy. Sort of if a very rich decadent vanillaish orange creme was smothered in lovely fragrant blossoms. It invokes images of soaring for some reason. I couldn't wait to try it.

 

 

On me the scent stays pretty much the same as it is in the imp but my chemistry brings out the orange a bit more then normal. It's a very light sweet floral and great for days when you want to wear perfume but you just sort of want it to trail. The staying power of this is pretty long, I put it on around 5pm and it's now almost nine hours later and if I turn my head I get a whiff of it. This is LOVELY and the orange really makes the floral come out for some reason. I see a bottle of this in my future.

Gah tart you lucky ...tart! Head thee over to the review forum and post! It's been ages since we've gotten a new prototype!

 

And while you're at it...Lampades review!

I ordered the Hermit because his is the card that is currently ruling over the year for me.

 

 

First sniff

Mossy. Books. This actually smells a lot like virgo's inital sniff so I think it might have some oakmoss in it. It's a very wet sort of scent and definitely conjures up images of old bearded men grumping about...

 

Wearing it

Well holy crap. This just turned aquatic on me. Well no that's misleading...it went moss drenched in seawater on me. It's a very sort of subtle scent but I keep sniffing my wrists over and over because there's a note I'm missing but I can't place it. It's a bit sweet but mostly I get this overwhelming scent of tranquility wearing it. It's light but always lurking just beneath the surface. I'll update on staying power.

Okay ANOTHER question,...do we use the shipping calculations on the site (ie it says for orders up to $40 it's $6.50) or do we use what CCNOW calculates and put that over to paypal or what? Sorry I'm dumb

Quick question about Paypal orders...

 

Do these need to be connected to a bank card? Because my paypal account is connected to my amex and not my bank card and since I'm seriously considering putting in another order for the King & Queen I wanted to try and do it via paypal since I (stupidly) used CCNow for the Mabon/Wildfire order.

 

Did that post make ANY sense? So yes. Help!

I love layering March Hare with Skinny Dip. It really brings out the clove smell and I feel all deliciously twisted.

First Sniff

 

Like a rainstorm going on outside in the country. With the wind blowing...very fresh.

 

Initall thoughts

 

Wearing this makes me feel like I am standing in the middle of a storm with the wind whipping about me and thunder and lightening crashing around me. It smells like lightening would smell I imagine.

 

 

After wearing it

 

Oh this is lovely for the dog days of summer. Very fresh and cooling it has a tinge of sourness . It smells clean as well but I don't get any of the bathroom cleaner scent othes have. Very ...yellow and crisp. Perfect for the summer months but I doubt I'd use it in the colder ones. Nice!

Open Office is my new best friend. I do most of my spreadsheet stuff working it <3

Oh wow. This is beautiful and I can't believe I haven't reviewed it yet!

 

First sniff

Very very green and a bit mentholy. A bit like NyQuil but not really...maybe NyQuil left outside on a crisp autumn night in the pacific northwest. I get visions of a woman cloaked in leaves.

 

 

First wearing it

This turns into a lovely pine scent when I first put it on. Definitely very green and earthy but there's also a deeper note underneath. I detect nothing herbaly about it really just pure green pine notes. Very much Christmasy almost.

 

 

Drydown

Oh this is fabulous. Belladonna turns sweet and piney on me. Very much beautiful but there's a bitterness there that sort of says "Don't fuck with me if you value your sanity" I love how it reminds me of cool breezes in a large forest, of whispered secrets and beautiful people. It makes me feel very sensuous. I imagine that this would smell lovely on a male as well, it doesn't smell too flowery or anything. In fact I'd probably have to be pryed off a man who smelled like this.

 

 

In short LOVELY work and my favourite green scent. Must...own...large...bottle.

Thanks to the loveliness of a fellow forumite I have gotten my hands on some of this.

 

 

First sniff:

Oh this is beautiful. Like I'm standing in a perfect winter garden surrounded by the largest, most perfect red roses imaginable. Also if any of you remember the doll PJ that was Barbie's friend and came smelling like roses in a lovely rose dres...this smells a bit like her.

 

Wet:

Rose. Pure pure pure rose. No other scents, just a pure pure rose. I keep sniffing myself and swooning. It's like I am drowning in rose scent and its so so lovely. Have any of you read Patricia A. McKillip's book Winter Rose? There's a scene when the main character Rois is overwhelmed by roses...I imagine this is what that would smell like.

 

Dry down:

Not quite as strong now but when I turn my head I get the barest whiff of Rose...like a memory of a scent. This is flipping gorgeous. Why did I not grab a 10 ml of this stuff?! WHY.

 

This is a true rose scent. Oh to be able to bathe in a tub of this...gah. Lovely. Just lovely

There is no more combining orders...once its placed it is final. However in the past I believe you had to email the lab with the information.

 

 

As for the order not showing up...there was a bottle shortage so they may have contributed to the delay. A lot of people haven't got their orders as well..I'd say wait out the term until the lab reopens and then if it still hasn't come up email.

I think perhaps you should maybe bold it on the webpage Beth so it's more noticable. The way it is now (at least on the computer I'm on currently) the font is very tiny and tends to just blend in with the rest of the page. Bold it or make it a different color.

 

Just a suggestion. And I tend to order oils..and then promptly forget what I ordered so when the package comes its a happy surprise. I don't mind the wait so much...it adds to the experience

Anyway you could maybe snap a picture and upload it Vicious Mistress?

I just txted Karyn (BelladonnasTrap) about Blue Moon this afternoon since she's out of town this month and am ordering for her.  Someone'll take pity on you, maybe even me.

And you are DARLING for doing so since I doubt I'll be able to get back online after tonight!!

 

*taking advantage of hijacking internet connection*

You guys. ROCK.

 

Thanks SO much for all your replies and help. I love this damn board

for all of you! Hopefully all of these problems will just END and they'll be smooth sailing soon.

Hi everyone!

 

I'm extremely pressed for time and do not have the time to figure out my new spreadsheet software so I was wondering if anyone here has all of the oils with their descriptions (including the new ones) in a file and if you do could you perhaps send to me? I would love to re-read and savour it while on my long flight on Wednesday. If you do just fire off a PM and I'll recieve it...thanks so much!

 

(posted in BPAL chatter but if it belongs in randomness you can just move it...I wasn't sure where to put it! )

Oh Jolly Roger...how I have been longing for you...

 

On First Sniff

Old pirate movies. The sea. People yelling "shiver me timbers!" Rollicking waves. Mint. Storms

 

 

After wearing it

YES. Another aquatic scent that doesn't disappear on me! I recieved this from the lovely Diana and wow...absolutely floors me. I was afraid that the rum would make this more mannish but it doesn't show up at all. The leather is very light (almost untraceable) but the defintie scent on me at least is just pure sea. Sort of like sitting outside cape cod on an early autumn day as the wind blows. Very very lovely. I agree with Dispatcherbert...its a toss up if I prefer this or Lightening more as they both have that more heady aquatic feel.