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Bought and imp and got a frimp in the same package. =) This is warm, sweet, comforting, deep and all around huggable scent. It doesn't have the overwhelming spices that Sahmain does, though I think Jack with a touch of Sahmain would be heavenly. While this is really, really nice, I'm not sure how much wear I would get out of it. Though, were it in a candle I'd buy enough oil to fill my house with this scent. I think it works much better as a room scent vs. perfume - but we will see.

Very much a woody-caramel in the imp and wet on the skin. As it dries, it gets more of a sweet wood scent. I think the sugar cane, instead of just pure sugar is what helps that along. The molasses is dark and sweet, just like in Lawn Gnome. This is more sweet than I usually like - but it's not a disagreeable scent. The more it dries the less sticky sweet it is and the more it mellows out. Not something I'd reach for without being in the mood, and honestly, Lawn Gnome is close enough that I'd probably just grab that first.

Wicked and vicious! A sharp, cruel blend of lavender and pennyroyal. I got this as a generous frimp from the lab, and honestly, I'd never looked twice at this scent. I like more ... diversity in my scent blends? Definitely not a floral girl, and that's what I had assumed this would be. However, when I opened the BPAL box, I got a nice whiff of mint. Very mild, slightly floral, but nice. It had a sharp edge to it, but it was, for the most part, softer than I expected BPAL mint to be. In the imp it is pure Altoid mint. That strong, sharp, almost overpowering mint scent. However, once on the skin and once it gets a chance to dry down a bit, it's more like an old loved Altoid mint tin that you keep things in. And you know you inhale deep everytime you open that little tin because it still smells so much like the mints it once housed. THAT is what Pain smells like to me. And, quite honestly, I love it. Much to my surprise. This really is NOT a floral. Perhaps ... mint in bloom, maybe, but definitely not flowers and petals and anything overly soft. Oh Boo! Within 15 minutes of putting a tad on my hand, the scent is almost completely gone. At least, I can't smell anything on my skin, though there is a faint whiff coming from ... somewhere. I think a drop or two splashed out of the imp when closing it. Perhaps a nice candle out of this ... mmmm.

Huh - I really had completely forgotten what notes were in here, and had you asked me from first sniff, I would've said, why, there's carnation of course! Can't you smell the yummy spicyness eminating in a sweet floral cloud? Really though, this is candied/sugared carnations. I love it. I assume the spice is the cassis? It's the same kind of "spice" (though it's much more predominant in Alice's Evidence) I get out of Autumn Coolness, and that's the only note they share. It really is a sweet and lovely scent. Not too heavy, but not light either. It lets you know it's there and swirls around for a while before dying off without you realizing it's even gone. However it doesn't really leave. It's there, but only when it wants to be. I'm not sure I'm even describing it right. It's not like I'm catching wafts of it as I move, since the last time I'd caught a sniff was while I was sitting still and could've sworn it would've worn off by then. Yet when I put nose to wrist, I couldn't smell the scent. I really enjoy almost all of the Mad Tea Party scents. However, I think Alice's Evidence will replace my Queen Alice (since amber and I don't play nice most of the time).

I honestly got an imp of this from the lab purely for the watermelon note. I'm happy to say, I can smell it in this blend! It definitely is what it says, though I don't get a lot of woodsy out of it. Mostly it's fruit juices, some floral (gardenia), and it seems somewhat aquatic. Definitely weird. Definitely cool and not over powering, but not a softy either. It's slow, languid, and takes it's time wafting to you. Unfortunately, the throw is not significant. Not sure if I will upgrade this to a bottle or attempt to hoard some imps of it.

Oh. My. God. This is love in a bottle. This is sexy, sweet, musky love. I can't even begin to explain just how wonderful this scent is as it wafts around me. I literally moaned after I put it on, and have not stopped sniffing my wrists since. It's been a little over an hour since application and the scent is still going strong. This somewhat reminds me of Hymn to Proserpine, but the GC has a bit of a bitter note to it, where as Blood Garden does not. A co-worker said it reminded her of an old perfume called Tweed. The Blood Garden does have a very ... refined quality to the scent - I get images of the Talamasca, or even David Talbot, after Lestat had him turned. Yes, very much David Talbot - refined English Vampire. No one scent seems to be vying for attetion, but instead they mingle and dance together, drunk on blood and wine, twisting like the roots of an old oak. Yet I can smell each scent, almost individually. I don't know why this was not one of my first orders, or why it took so long to get into my warm little hands, but I'm not letting go!

This is for the Resurrection. I honestly had to go through and look at the reviews because it doesn't smell on me the way I thought it would. I get none of the carnations. I love me some carnations, and that's one of the reasons I bought it. Don't get me wrong, this is still a lovely scent. It's very ... deep on me. I can smell amber (reminiscent of O), maybe a touch of vanilla, and some wood. Maybe sandalwood? Not sure. It's almost like a polished wood though, like in Store Time @ DD. I really am getting a lot of O out of this. The throw on Hod is just ridiculous. I put this on at like 7am, it's now 11am and I can still smell it perfectly. I don't even have to get close. I get a whiff whenever I move. Usually I slather, today I just put a bit on my wrists since I wasn't sure how it would go ... and that's all I've put on. I'm sure if I put a little bit on all my usual places I'd be wafting around in a cloud of Hod. And once I figure out how much I like this scent, might not be a bad thing. Edit: This is now aged 4 or 5 months and I must say - aging has only made it better. The comparison to O is still there, however it is more just the amber note and vanilla, but it does not have the, um, sexual imagery that O has. This is now a very nicely blended, sweet, slightly spicy perfume that wafts wonderfully around me. It still has a wonderful throw to it so that a little goes a long way.

In the Bottle: Wood and parchment - a little bit of herbs. Very intriguing. Wet on skin: Much more of the wood is coming out, almost to the point of excess, there's some parchment, ink, incense and herbs under there. I feel almost like there is a bundle of sage hanging from each wooden bookcase, and I'm surrounded by it all. It's not bad, but just a tad overwhelming. Drydown: Still very deep, woodsy, and full of herbs and some incense wafting nearby. I eventually had to wash this off as it was just too much incense and herbs for my delicate senses. I will put it away to age, and hopefully after I have my kiddo it'll be better, both on my skin and just in general.

I was not privvy to the original release of this scent, so this is for the 2009 version. In the bottle: Something akin to an overly citrus-y dryer sheet. Not unpleasant, but not something I particularly like. Wet on skin: There's still a hint of citrus, which I find odd, but it's not nearly as in-your-face as it was in the bottle. Slowly the vanilla comes to the fore. I hate to say it, but I think someone washed the Black Lace and tossed it in the dryer. Again, not unpleasant, just not at all what I was expecting. Drydown: Hmm, it's hit a "new soft plastic" phase early into the drydown. Something like what Barbie dolls in the 90's smelled like new out of the box. I do smell the smoke and vanilla, but that's it, the rest is "new soft plastic". *crosses fingers for full drydown awesomness* *slowly uncrosses fingers* *wipes single tear away* *solemnly hands out verdict* "To the Age Box with ye. Six months in tha hole should do somethin'." Edit 5 months later: This is still new plastic. Though, the potential is now starting to shine through for a few minutes before it all goes horribly wrong. For a few minutes I get a lovely vanilla/cotton/musk scent that just promises to be wonderful. I'm still not sure what is turning to new plastic on my skin as I can still smell the vanilla under the plastic. The cognac maybe? Seems odd since usually "plastic" is used to describe vanilla going wrong. Unless there are two different kinds of vanilla in this blend and one agrees with me and the other doesn't ...

Oh. My. God. Seriously, I just want to curl into this scent and close my eyes and just inhale. Just ... breathe it in, soak it in and enjoy it. Immediately what comes to mind is the color of over-ripe rasberries that have been out in the sun a day or two too long, but aren't even close to being spoiled yet. They're juicy and such a mixture of purple and red all glomped together - the red in the sun, the purple in the shade and yet it's something altogether different. A color onto itself. And now I'm waxing all poetical-like and should actually review the scent. In the bottle: I got mostly fruity cognac. Little weird, but okay. (Actually, the more I smell the fruity cognac, the more I actually like it.) Wet: I'm getting just a hint of the fruity sweetarts that other people claim, but it's fighting with the fruity cognac. Drydown: Fruity, sweet, little spicy, little boozy, and very, very swoon worthy. I'm not actually getting a ton of vanilla out of this, but it seems to be sitting in the background, along with the sandlewood, quiet, unobtrusive, but keeping a wary eye on the fruit incase they need a quick beat down. The fruit is definiately taking center stage, but not just one fruit. It's all the fruits, mixed in with a nice bouqet of carnations layering on top of the fruit and the sweet pea layering underneath. It seems the cognac has drifted away (or been consumed), leaving only a lingering memory of it. In short. I need another bottle. (I also hope after having my kiddo this doesn't turn bad.) Edit to Add: The throw is not tremendous, but I do get a lovely waft from my hand where I tested it whenever I move.

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In the bottle it is a juicy, red, ripe, and plump apple. You can smell the roundness and fullness of it. Simply delicious. Wet on my skin it's the same round, red apple, juicy and sweet without being overly slow. On dry down the spices come out and warm it up. It's a warm apple cider on my skin, soft, sweet, and yummy. This doesn't scream foodie to me, but it walks that fine line between wanting to snuggle with the scent and take a bite out of my arm. Edited after aging (7/1/10): Almost nine months later and I'm retry-ing this after setting it aside for other loves. It literally has not been touched since October. It has warmed up considerably. Wet the apples are freshly mushed and smashed, with just the barest hint of sugar. No spices wet for me. However as it dries down, it's almost like I can smell the drink being made and stewed/cooked. Little by little the spices get added until you get a warm, well rounded scent. I'm very thrilled at this development. I think my previous statement about walking the fine line between foodie and not still stands.

I smell musk and spice in the bottle. Not bad, but really strong. Wet on my skin is much of the same. This is a very heavy musky blend. The incense and the musk ride it hard, but on the dry down the sweetness of the vanilla, pomegranate, and plum sneak in, smoothing out the sharpness and rounding it all out. When I had this on earlier, I could not stop sniffing my wrist once it was dry. It is complex and sultry, hiding behind a veil to surprise you at every turn. Very nice and so glad I lucked into a bottle!

This bottle is fresh from the lab. In the bottle its almost a soda smell, one that was left to get flat. Wet on my skin it still has that flat soda smell. It's not horrible, but not something I would enjoy smelling like. The longer it's on, the more the exotic oils come out to play. I can already smell it turning exotic and sweet, slinky and sexy. (I wore this earlier without reviewing it, so I remember the dry down yummy, lovely phase.) Dry down is spicy, sexy, sweetness. Nice and smooth. Definitely going to age this one as I can imagine it only gets better. Hopefully the flat soda initial phase will go away with time.

In the bottle is a very smoky vanilla scent with just a hint of booze. Very smooth. Wet on skin it is much the same. The booze comes out just a bit more to the point I'm almost afraid I'll get drunk just huffing it! lol I'm noticing as it dries they are right about this being close to the skin. I nearly have to put nose to skin to get a good sniff. But it's smoothing out now, the vanilla coming to the fore. A nice creamy sensual scent. Sweet but not overly so. Very nice, and I think it will only get better with age. To the dark place with ye! haha The longer this stays on, the closer to the skin it gets. However, it gets smoother and sexier (assuming you can smell it). I like it a lot, very glad I got the bottle, but kind of wish there was more of a throw to it.

Hmm, after reading the previous reviews, I feel kind of bad now ... In the imp is patchouli and cinnamon. Wet on my skin is the same, with a hint of the sandalwood and a bit of the golden amber. Hmm, after my mishap with O, I'm really not liking amber. It's not bad, it just smells ... off to me. I've noticed people refer to O and now Sin with post-sex connotations...not something I wish to smell like unless I've actually gotten lucky, no offense.

In the imp is a soft lemony fresh scent. I'm looking forward to this. I've heard good things about BPAL's linen scent. Wet is it what it is. Freshly laundered linens, soft breezes, and the barest hint of citrus (lemon). It is clean, soft, and simple. I can see this being easy on the senses after a night of too much fun and drinking. Or wonderful also for those sticky hot summer days where you want to smell good, but really don't want anything weighing you down. Keeping the imp, possibly getting another.

In the imp is a sweet tang. Wet it is turning spicy with just a hint of sweetness. The vanilla is barely there, possibly what is giving this its sweetness. Another heady blend, but more feminine in nature than some of the others I've tried today.

When Black Butterfly Moon came out, I was reminded of this scent (which I hadn't tried before). I liked BBM, lets see how EH does. In the imp its incense through and through. Wet on my skin I get dark spices. The scent doesn't give the visual of removing all light like BBM did for me, but it definitely makes it darker, deep shadows with teasing glimpses of light. Dry down is a spicy incense smell. It's very heavy, not a huge throw, and not for daytime wear in my opinion.

Sweet fruit in the imp, with a little hint of musk and spice. Wet on my skin is still sweet, lots and lots of cranberries. Under that is some spicy musk. The more this dries, the more the musk comes forward. This doesn't scream need, but having this imp of it is nice.

This sounds interesting ... Spice + florals in the imp. Wet on my skin, it almost disappears! This is the second blend that's done that. Hmm, wonder if there is something in common between the two. I'll have to look it up. What I can sniff of it is light spices and a sweet floral. I'd give more, but even with my nose buried into the spot I put the oil, I'm not getting much.

In the imp is a very woody vanilla. Different, but good. Wet on my skin the vanilla takes a bit of a backseat to the cedar. I'm not sure what balsam or sassafras by themselves smell like, but I think they are a bit more in the front of the blend at the moment. As this dries, I think I've discovered I'm not much of a 'wood' person. I mean, the woody smells of patchouli and sandalwood incense is fine, but actual wood? Hmm, I'm not sure. Tombstone is nice, but not for me I think. Or maybe it's the wood+vanilla. I love vanilla, but not in this blend.

Eek, roses! Here's hoping I don't get earth turned with baby powder! In the imp is a sharp dirt smell. Wet on my skin, the dirt definitely comes to the fore with an undercurrent of floral. It's much softer and lighter than I thought it would be. I guess I expected a heavier moist dirt smell. This isn't moist dirt, it's dry dirt running through your fingers at the graveside. Luckily the roses aren't turning to baby powder. Perhaps it's the fact they are dry? I hope so. This is a nice scent, reminiscent of being at my grandmothers. She has potting soil, dirt, and plants everywhere. I like it a lot. Not bottle worthy, but would like to have an imp or two lying around.

Smells summery and aquatic in the imp. I'm getting soap. Very nice, probably expesive soap, but soap nonetheless. Summery green wetness is what I'm visualizing. But it keeps veering back to soap. Hmm.

The very first thing that comes to mind is "Cool Water" perfume. The second is a bar of fresh soap. The third is ... nice cool breezes. Cthulhu is definitely aquatic, more light and airy, than dark and mysterious, though it does have a small undercurrent that could sweep you in if you aren't careful. It's a perfectly clean scent. Love it and glad I swapped for a bottle!