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wanda smells like roses and wine with a faint hint of leather in the back. i dont get much fruitiness. thankfully, wine scents seem to do well on me (such a lush ) and wanda is no exception. this is sexxxy. i immediately think of a dark haired woman with a deep red rose in her hair that matches her dress, dancing the tango or something. i must get a 10 ml of wanda!

i wanted to like hunger, it sounded right up my alley from the description, but it just smells harsh on me. there is some underlying earthy smell that i dont like. i want to say its the black narcissus, because i dont know what that smells like, but it could also be the orange blossoms. obviously i need to investigate single notes a bit further.

marie was one of the first imps i purchased from the lab. i love violet and rose, if done right, and marie is done right! some roses become cloying on me, but this one didn't. i cant even tell which scent is strongest- they are so complementary, and i am also not so great at distinguishing scents, but whatever it is, it's lovely. hours later when its dry it smells like a soft violet, and the rose is nearly untraceable. i think i might get a 5 ml of this.

on me, this smells like black licorice and milk mixed together. i keep smelling my arm, one minute i like it, the next minute i've not sure. i keep smelling it to see if it changes, and i don't think it does. just milky black licorice, with a hint of tea. also, it fades quickly on me. i am ambivalent about this scent. i cant decide whether i like it or not! i definitely dont love it, but it could be interesting to wear once in awhile.

i have a love/hate relationship with rose. some scents containing it smell incredible on me (london), while others do not. i really wanted to love whip, but this is one of those rose scents that does not agree with me. it smells exactly like what it says- roses and leather, the rose coming on strong, and the leather in the background. something about this rose smells slightly cloying on my skin though. i think if there was some spicyness added, it might smell better on me. i really wanted to like whip, but my skin just doesnt agree.

i have a love/hate relationship with rose, but i LOVE london. to me it's very sexy in a repressed, victorian sort of way. i imagine a girl from a merchant ivory film wearing this. its a warm, wet, sexy rose with a touch of spice, like the description says.

so far, this is my least favorite bpal scent. it smelled like a freshly cleaned public bathroom- that strong cleaning product-scent. i was intrigued by cinnamon + violet, but hadn't ever tried frankincense, which i think was the overwhelming scent here. at least i know that i can't do frankincense now. i tried to get see if i would like it once it dried, but it was so strong that i got a headache and had to wash it off.

when i first put this on i loved it! i love violet and tonka so i figured this one i would really like. now that it's dry, it's turning powdery, and it reminds me of "old lady" perfume, which isn't necessarily bad- it actually reminds me a bit of oscar de la renta, which one of my grandmothers used to wear. i like florals with a bite or spiciness to them, and somehow the spices and clove aren't coming through for me at all

in my last order, i ordered a bunch of imps containing leather, and loviatar was one of them. at first, it smells woody + leather. it also, strangely reminds me of this drugstore perfume my grandmother had, but also like a very woody men's cologne. i think maybe it's the myrrh. i am still getting to know what notes work for me, so i'm not sure, but that's what i am guessing. unless it's the leather, but i have a few others with leather that dont come off so masculine or overpowering on me. i wanted to like this one, but i'm just not sure it's for me. after letting it dry down: LOVE it! very sexay. it's just a bit too potent in the beginning, so maybe i can find some way to dilute this.

wow, when i first brushed this across my wrist and smelled it, the first thing i thought was "whoa, this is weird, but i think i love it." like everyone else said, it smells like roses and fresh turned dirt. or the way dirt smells after rain- roses, dirt and rain. i think it's very strange, but i love it. it's the most unique scent i've smelled from bpal so far.

i am a newbie, and i am not good at picking out scents. for instance, i've heard of neroli, but have no idea what it is/smells like, BUT i will say, whatever desire smells like on me, i LOVE it, and it is going to be my first big bottle purchase i am getting the warm musky vanilla smell that some people have mentioned, but with something deeper, and i dont know what it is. maybe patchouli? except usually i hate patchouli. but whatever it is, it gives it a nice duskiness, that makes it not very vanilla-y at all, but deeper and spicier. desire is the first bpal scent that has really wowed me.

i just re-tried this one after many months, and i still don't like it. unlike many people on here, i can't really pull out specific scents, but the smell in the vial is sickeningly sweet. after it dried, it DID smell better, but was still too fruity and/or sweet for my tastes.