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Spices of the Orient mingle with crystalline musk, midnight flowers and cereus, jasmine, primrose and vesper iris. smells like a warm floral oriental. a lot of times jasmine is overwhelming on me, but the musk reigns it in a bit here. there is some thing underlying that doesnt mix all that well with my skin and brings up a musty smell. i think it's the iris. this one is ok, but doesnt wow me as much as some of the other floral-orientals i've tried.

this is sweet but smokey. and i like boozy smells. it kind of smells like burnt maraschino cherries- which i believe another scent smelled like on me. there is definitely a deep, burning, warm smell to this. its not my typical scent, but it's kind of nice- maybe something nice to wear in winter.

i think the bay rum is coming out mostly on me- i cant smell the tropical blossoms, AND its giving me a headache. i usually love scents with tobacco, and i thought i might even like the bay run, but i guess it doesnt like me! it's also a bit too masculine for my tastes.

roses are hit and miss, and this is a miss for me. it smells like roses and dirt, but not in the good way like zombi does. more like roses and stale dirt. it kind of turns my stomach when i smell it on my skin. i suppose some spice in there is not sitting well with my skin chemistry. off to the swap pile!

at first this was WAY too violet-y, and i like violets. but after it faded a bit, the vanilla came through. reminded me of what violet cake might smell like. if it existed (maybe it does?) but not strong like the violet candy. then after it wore off even more, it started to remind me of black pearl, which is one of my favorites so far. on me it smelled like a more violet-powdery version of black pearl. i thought this was strange because neither of these contain any of the same notes. i might have to get a big bottle of this one! once i decide if i like this one or black pearl better.

this was a weird one. when i first put it on my skin, i didnt like it at all. after it faded some it smelled like floral musky skin scent. just smelled like someone's skin who had worn something floral that had faded. if that makes any sense. i attribute the skin scent to the musk, but i am not sure. after it faded i decided i liked it. i cant even pick which scents came out though- i didnt smell the violet much, so i think maybe my skin picked up more of the iris. ill keep the imp but probably wont buy any bottles of this.

i should have learned to stay away from apricot scents. siren is no exception- i smell basically apricot and something else- i think it's the ginger. but the strongest smell is apricot. and while i think apricots are tasty, i dont like to smell like them. not that this is a bad scent, just not me. back the imp swap pile!

this is the second scent i've tried with dragon's blood in it, and i just don't think its for me. i can see how someone would like this- it smells sweet, kind of like maraschino cherries. this is way too sweet for me- it makes me kind of nauseous when i smell it. that could be the honey though, as i tend to like vanilla. probably a combination of honey + dragon's blood, neither of which i like on me. oh well. i really wanted to like this one

this was my first brush with dragon's blood. i thought i had smelled it before, but wasn't sure. now i know i have. this reminds me of stores i went into that sold oils and incense. i have tried other wine/rose combinations- some work, some don't. with blood rose, wine is the faintest, and i mostly smell the dragon's blood and rose. it smells like burnt cherries and roses to me, which really isn't my thing. however, this doesn't stop me from wanting to try other dragon's blood scents.

i got this as a freebie from the lab, so it's not something i would usually order at all. i think all i am smelling is the honeysuckle and jasmine. i can't detect the lavender at all. it's very soapy/commercial perfumey like others have said. at first it's very strong and sharp, and causes me to wrinkle my nose. it fades a bit, but is still too strong and floral for my tastes. i do like florals...but more of the violet and rose variety, so this scent is just not me and is off to swap.

love in the asylum is my first LE bottle purchase, so i was very excited to open it! when first applied this smells very rosy. it kind of reminds me of a tea rose i once tried, but as it dries the tonka/carnation/vanilla comes through and turns into a bit of a spicy rose. it also smells familiar, somehow- it reminds me of gaultier perfume, but obviously not as strong or alcohol-y, and more rosy. i think the similarity lies in the florals mixed with tonka/vanilla/spiciness. i really love this scent- it's warm and sexy.

i have been searching for earthy scents that might do well on me. maybe i should just stay away from them though! i'm not sure what exactly i am smelling in the caterpillar- i think it's mostly patchouli, vetiver, and carnation. i am not a big fan of patchouli or veviter, but i thought all those other notes might balance the scent out for me. i really wanted to like this one, as the name 'the caterpillar' is so endearing...maybe because i think of the cure song, but it's just not my kind of scent/doesnt do well with my skin chemistry.

when i first put this on i didnt like it- the cocoa/chocolate scent was very strong and was too foody for me personally. later on, it still smelled slightly foody, but more spicy and 'exotic'. i can also see the 'scent reminiscent of blood' and it smells good- a slight metallic edge. i've never quite smelled anything like it. it's not really for me, but i do like it and will keep the imp and wear it from time to time.

ah this is beautiful! it smells like some sort of lemon-vanilla cake, but the lemons are very soft and subdued. the citrus just add to the vanilla, and doesn't overwhelm it. it is soaking in very quickly on my skin, and i wish it was a little bit stronger, but i think i've found another favorite to update my wishlist with!

i had a feeling i wouldn't like this one, but figured i'd try it anyway. it was mostly apricot on me, and far too sickly sweet. had the musk been more prominent, and the apricot the subtlest note, i think this may have worked for me.

Green herbs slithering through mint, lime and lavender. oooh this one smells delicious, soft herbal smells with an icy, strong mint shooting through it. when i tried the imp i kept smelling my wrist trying to decide whether i like it or not. i think envy is one of the most interesting scents i've tried. it's relaxing, cooling, and fresh. i still didn't keep it though, because it's just not me. i admire it's complexity though.

i normally like rose, but didn't like this one for some reason. floral, but not in the kind of floral way that i enjoy. i think maybe it's the lilac, as i usually like rose and wisteria. i found this to be sickly sweet in a way, like flowers dying, which is funny because that's what the name means, but i guess i don't like to smell like that.

florals are hit and miss for me, but this is one i love! it's sweet but not TOO sweet. it does smell floral, but has a darkness to it, hence the name midnight i cant pick out any separate scents, but they all go together quite nicely. this is a scent i wear when i feel pretty.

to date, i think black pearl is my absolute favorite bpal scent. it's warm and sexy but also soft enough so that it doesn't overpower my senses. i don't really smell coconut, but like i've said in numerous other reviews, i can't pick out scents. in fact, to ME, perversion smells like coconut, but black pearl doesn't. i'd love to douse my sheets in black pearl, and i will definitely be getting a big bottle. or two. or three.

i think sage and i dont agree, because this was very strong and herbal on me and too pungent so i had to wash it off. i love the other 3 ingredients though, so maybe if it didnt have sage, it would have worked better on me it's too bad, it sounds like it's a beautiful scent on some people.

this one was way too floral for me, or maybe the florals involved just are not to my liking, because i DO like some florals. it smelled sickly sweet and floral in a way i just don't like. of course, it could be some of the other notes that i am disliking, like sandalwood, as i am not as familiar with single notes.

bordello took awhile to grow on me, but once it did i really liked it. it smells like wine + sweet cherries. i cant handle light sweet scents, or things with peach, but this cherry deepened by wine is really nice, and gives it more of an edge.

i guess my idea of sex/sexy is different than most people's, as i don't really find O to be an overwhelmingly sexy scent. it smells like honey poured on a bale of hay, at least on my skin. the vanilla is nice, but i don't like the taste of honey, and i guess i don't like the smell of it either. it seems more innocent to me. not sexy. but maybe i am missing something.

i can't tell if i am having just general allergies or bpal allergies. i got an order of imps on monday, and have been trying them, sometimes 2 at a time on separate wrists, and my allergies have been bad since monday! i didn't realize till TODAY that maybe it's a bpal thing. i really hope not though i haven't had any direct skin allergy. i've just had a slightly sore throat, itchy nose, and sneezing. i had similar allergy problems in high school, but haven't had them for a long time. i live in san francisco now, and hardly ever have allergy attacks. when i do, they usually don't last this long. today i am wearing zombi and my nose is itchy and i keep sneezing. i guess i'll just have to wait a few days, not wear any, and see if it goes away, and if it does, then i'll have to go through all my new imps, one by one and find out who the culprit is. it could be the zombi i'm wearing, but last night i felt sneezy too, and was wearing wanda on one arm and perversion on the other. hmm.

ooh this is a nice, warm, sexy, tropical scent. on me it smells like burnt coconut, and i like that. i am guessing i am primarily smelling the tobacco and the vanilla. and i can smell the leather faintly, waaay underneath. it smells a bit masculine, and even moreso as it fades, but i like it. except when it's really faded it reminds me of obsession for men. possibly a 5 ml purchase. i notice i am having by far the best luck in the love potions section of the catalogue.