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    Boo

    I agree with the reviewers who said marshmallow, but I get Marshmallow Fluff. A big jar of creamy Fluff! Please forgive me, because I am not good yet at picking out notes. But I had to share how much I love Boo, I may need a back up bottle. Or two. As it dries, I can smell what I think is the cotton - a clean background note, so the Fluff isn't too too sweet. It seems to stick close to my skin, but as I move my arm, I do catch a lovely whiff - more than I would think, since if I try to smell it, I have to get close to my arm.... It's been three hours, and it is still there. It is just lovely, by itself and I can imagine layered as well.
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    How do you apply your BPAL oils?

    I love the wand caps! I want them on all of my bottles, so am adding them a little at a time. Question, though - is there anything that I can do with the caps that I take off to replace with wand caps? It feels just wrong throwing them away, so I have them in a zip lock bag until I figure out if there is any use for them. Does anyone have any ideas? or does anyone want them? I will be happy to send them to you! Laura
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    Beaver Moon 2005

    I purchased an imp of Beaver'versary from an awesome forumite because the reviews made it sound so yummy. In the bottle it does smell a little of cheesecake filled cupcakes, with the little graham cracker crust in the bottom of the cupcake liner. Definitely a cupcake, not the big heavy cheesecake - more brown edges. And I didn't get cherry - a teeny little bit of strawberry lurking in the background. ON: Yep, pick my self up, smell my arm and again This is vanilla, sweet and light, and lightly spicy on me. Not too sweet, no berries, just the perfect spicy vanilla. I cannot even describe how perfect this is on me. After about 15 minutes, I was pushing "search" frantically for other forumites selling this!
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    Voodoo

    I wasn't sure I was going to like this - I have a bad history with Patchouli. (Actually, with the man who wore patchouli, but that is a whole 'nother story) In the imp: very sharp and green, I can smell the pine and vetiver & that's it. Wet: pine, vetiver and vanilla. Huh. And then lime and vanilla - yay! Dry: when a scent makes your eyes roll up in the back of your head, it's time to order a big bottle! And I did. Hmmm, that's been happening a lot... This is smoky, clovey, limey vanilla goodness. But not sweet, I guess because of the pine and vetiver. Thank goodness, the patchouli is faint enough so it doesn't do bad things, there is just a depth to this that keeps it from going too sweet on me. It seems like a man or a woman could wear this, now I just need a boy to test it on! ETA: As I am typing, or just moving around, I keep getting a little drift that makes me think "WOW, what is that? Oh, VOODOO!" So hard to describe now, the pine, vanilla, vetiver and clove are feeling all warm and smoky and cozy, and the lime is adding a fresh citrus breeziness to it.
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    Pickled Imp

    When I read the description of this, it sounded gorgeous, my mind apparently just doesn't notice notes I won't like - "Oh, it says Pine? That's ok, I'm sure you won't notice any pine, really... Look at all the notes in there that you like!" Then I got the decant, and my brain caught up - "PINE!!!! Lots and lots of PINE!!!" It took me a couple days of looking at it and psyching myself up to try it.... And I am so glad I did! The pine recedes almost completely, just enough to make me think of outdoors. I smell ginger and other spices, clove and cinnamon I think, but mostly ginger. Just warm and spicy, and fresh smelling at the same time. If it stays like this, it is made of win. And I need more. ETA: Trying this again - just to confirm how much I love it. I got a bottle from a wonderful forum-ite, and it's the same - at first I get a huge hit of pine - and then, ginger vanilla. Just a touch of fresh air/woodsy/astringency from the pine. Mostly just ginger - some weird combo of notes makes it all smell like ginger to me. Fresh, juicy, ginger.
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    Agrat-Bat-Mahlaht

    I had been really looking forward to trying this Agrat-Bat-Mahlaht, and received a decant from a kind forum-ite - I had almost ordered it unsniffed just based on the notes. I thought it would be wonderful and perfect..... FAIL It smells like sweat. Old, unwashed, unhygenic human. That is the only way I can describe it with my chemistry. I guess if you take into consideration that Agrat lives at the Carnivale, travels around a lot, lives in a caravan and doesn't have much access to clean water or indoor plumbing, then it is absolutely the way she would smell. Excuse me, I have to go wash my hand now. With Dawn. Sooooo glad I tried a decant of this before I ordered a whole bottle!
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    Berry Moon 2009

    Thanks to a lovely forum-ite, this was passed on to me.... (Sorry it didn't work on you, Hayley - ) In bottle: musky berries! Very sharp. Wet: Still sharp, but more berries than musk. No honey yet, more like a bitter berry. I'm a little worried - after a couple of minutes, the musk seems to be amping to almost NO berry, just musk and green leaves. Dry: Soft, lovely berries. Sweet but not too - I think I must be getting the sweetness and gold of the honey without smelling so much "honey". Thank goodnes the musk recedes and let the berries shine! And not a specific berry, just all kinds swirled together. Once this dries down on me, it is a beautiful golden berry swirl. Fun and summery! I just have to get through that bitter musky leaf stage. Not one of my absolute favorites, but nice for a hot summer day. ETA: I put a drop of Beaver'versary on top of this, and Sweetens it up just enough!
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    Zombie Apocalypse

    Ordered from Dark Delicacies on the 18th, received (in Virginia) today! I was sooooo hoping I would love this, I ordered 2 bottles! Remember, I am *awful* with the notes, but I will try. In the bottle: pure caramel - not like a caramel candy, sharper than that, but caramel... boozy almost? Wet: Still caramel, but there is something else - almost fruity? Must be the red jelly So far, it's wonderful. It is not as "sugary" as I expected from some of the reviews, but I really love it so far. If it morphs into anything, I will update! Cause it's only been about a minute and a half. ETA: Ok, an hour and a half - still sweet, but fruitier than at the beginning. I smell strawberries now - but still with a carmelized undertone. I like it more and more! Glad I bought a back up!
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    Love Me

    I have to say.... love me some jasmine. And cinnamon. and vanilla. So.... Cinnamon-y, vanilla-y jasmine? Love it!~ This is almost all jasmine wet, and then gets spicier and sweeter as it dries. Still retains the jasmine, though. I think this is one that will just keep getting better and better. Definitely a winner!
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    Hell's Belle

    Someone on another thread - sorry, don't remember who! Said of another oil - that it turned to "YE OLDE GIFT SHOPPE" potpourri. That is Hell's Belle on me. All I kept thinking was - a candle shop? a gift shop? Maybe a fair where they sell candles, crafts, potpourri (lots and lots of potpourri) and baked good and dried flowers all in the same <small> space? Yep, that was it.
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    The Hesperides

    In the imp: Pure, green, tart apple. Maybe a tiny hint of green leaves, but all like a Granny Smith apple - almost too tart to eat. Wet: I was hesitant to try this at first because of the pure apple I was getting in the imp. Although I love foodie scents, I wasn't sure about anything this tart. & at first, I was getting tart apples, a little woody, almost an appletini scent. Then as it started to dry: CARAMEL APPLES! YAY! I love the sweetness that I am getting as this dries. Still apple-y, but a nice warm caramel overtone. The only problem is that it is so light, it seems to be vanishing as I am huffing it all up. We'll see. If it lasts longer than a couple hours, this is a big bottle for me.
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    Blood Kiss

    At first this smells kind of - um, sharp, I guess - on me. I think that is the vetiver - it seems like anything with vetiver smells sharp kind of acrid to me, at least at first. Then as it dries - WOW! This is soft and warm and spicy. I smell cloves and vanilla and I think the wine - and just a little musk. Just enough to keep it from being overly sweet - although I seem to like overly sweet. I just have to get through that first half hour or so, and then I luuuuurrrrv it. But thank goodness, I can smell NO cherry. Yay! Laura
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    Tweedledee

    I'm so awful at picking out the notes - I am so "like" or "don't like" Hopefully the more familiar I get & the more practice I get, I will be more descriptive In the imp: citrusy sweet, like limeade or a popsicle - I'm smelling something margarita-ish too. Wet: Orange blossom sweetness, kind of a SweetTarts after a minute or two. Summery smelling, very nice. Not too sweet, I definitely smell the tartness - and maybe the pepper? Something that tickles my nose a little. I don't smell any tea. After about 15 minutes, I am smelling sneezy orange. I can't decide if I like it or not. The fruity is almost too sweet - I guess this is kumquats? To my knowledge, I have never smelled a kumquat! But if I huff my arm, I get the feeling in my sinuses like I took a big whiff of pepper. Will report back later. Wow, ok, after another 15 minutes..... gone. It was nice while it lasted, I guess. All 40 minutes or so, ha ha!
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    Australian Copperhead (2006)

    Wanted to like this.... sounded like everything I love. Do NAWT like on me. Of course, this could have something to do with spillage. On me. While applying. In bottle: cherry vicks cough drops. Wet: Still cherry cough drops. Artificial cherry & menthol - the menthol-lyptus they advertise. The cherry seems to be getting stronger, I can't smell anything else. Don't like cherry. Must wash off. No dry down to report. HAD to wash it off, change clothes, and maybe still have to go take a shower cause I think I can still smell cough drops. ETA: I only gave it 20 or so minutes on my skin, so maybe it would have changed. I have enough left in the bottle to try this again some other time, will let you know.
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    EPIC BPAL Spreadsheet Thread

    This is a truly wonderful thing! It will help greatly with my new obsession - I have not even rec'd my first imps yet & am already plotting what to order next! Thanks for sharing! Laura
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    Looking for a BPAL that Resembles a Favorite Perfume

    Hi all! I am a newbie, waiting for my first imps - there are so many that I am interested in, wow! I was wondering if anyone knew of these fragrances - - Child Perfume by Susan Owens : " This intoxicating fragrance is derived from brilliant exotic white flowers that dry to a crisp white floral. " I found another description that described it as jasmine, but it isn't really. I think the closest is pikake, with some gardenia & jasmine maybe? I love child, but it is so expensive! The other one is: 1903 by J. Peterman. The description on the website says: "The report said: an “old woody fougère.” Clean citrus notes, bergamot, "green notes." The middle notes: clary sage…cardamom. The dry-down: leather notes, smoky labdanum…elemi, tabac, frankincense." Lots of notes, I know! It is a men's cologne, but smells fabulous on women too. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!! Laura
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