SophieCedar

The forks of the road: an in-between place, sacred and tangibly magickal in innumerable cultures and faiths. This scent is dark with mystery, taut with power. A chill twilit garden of blooms over dry earth and mosses, heavily laden with incense and offertory herbs. In imp: this smells like grandma's perfume. Something that made them feel contemporary and refined in the 50's and 60's. easily recognizable. Wet: the fun kicks in. this is the warm dirt smell that does well on me and amps to high heaven. This turns a little sweet like Penny Dreadful. Drydown: sweeter and the florals get headier. dirt is moist and gives me an impression of magnolias and honey mixed with clay and baked in the sun like a mud pie! Yay!

Lavender for sure. I can't really pick out much else! Maybe thyme? I did use it last night as a sleep aid, which worked wonderfully. Softens nicely and smells a bit like fruity pebbles. How weird is that?!

Love it!!! Another frimp. Much sweeter than expected. In imp: dirt and florals Wet: boom! girly sweetness pops out. I guess the unexpected twist in the story. Drydown: lovely flowers that I can't place my finger on. everything else is still there.

This was a kind and unexpected frimp. I really love this one. Brassy, herbal, honey sweet and no powder. Wine like when wet and dries to a bouncy green sweetness. Very nice!

Guess I'm getting a little too bold for my britches with these experiments into hated territory (violets being one). Violet Ray gave me courage to try another blend. Wet: the violet explodes. My facial expression is akin to pain & suffering inflicted by noxious farts. Drydown: ok, not so bad. I survived. however this may get swapped if I don't use it for boundary pushing therapeutic purposes.

Ok so water musks and blue musks are a known enemy in my world.. At first, I said to myself "What was I thinking?! I hate these!" However I tried a tiny dab, applied with a wince. This isn't bad. cool and swirling for sure. Smells a bit like a hardware store..? where do I get that from? anyways, still totally not me and awaiting a good home. I tried to break out of my mold however this is too bold of an attempt.

This is MUCH sweeter than I expected. thanks for the frimp, lab! I really like this and it makes up for some of the flop & fizzles I got, in this recent order. Yes I admit I've pulled a crocus or two out of someone's front yard, from impulsive excitement for spring growth. This does have a discernible note of crocus. The lilies take a minute to come out. Nice and light!

Hmm.. seems the lab likes to frimp this one. I received one too! Not bad. Another jasmine mix and slightly too jumbled for me to discern fully. I can smell currant and cardamom. Slight lily too. Not bad and sweetens on me after a while. I'll have to see but maybe a swapper. Update 3.26: apparently I blew my nose out the day I made the above review. I tried Pannychis again and loved it so much I'm now the proud owner of a bottle! hahaha

This is less boozy than I expected. Bit of an initial let down. After I was over pouting about it, I was ok. This review stinks a bit because there's a squirrel outside my window staring at me. What a creeper! Distracting!! hahaha anyways, it's smells like dirt and flowers more than expected. Slight cologne backing. This has that saccharine sweetness that makes me salivate a bit. I'll have to put this one aside for a while and try again.

I was hoping to feel sadness but alas, this brings good memories to mind. Oh well! My old hometown has victorian housed, brick sidewalked craggy sections where wisteria grows like crazy on the homes that allowed it. This reminds me of spirited springtime strolls. Actually makes me happy. 12 years ago I owned a night lily lotus moonflower scent that was totally heart-wrenching.. sweet and sad. I keep searching for it in bpal scents. However have not yet found a match. Onward I go!

In imp: sage and carnation. hmm.. Wet: lavender and vanilla start to develop. Wonder if this progresses differently on guys? I like it. It does have a cologne backing to it and gives the impression of rigidity with grand sweeping gestures and large expectations. Weird! Kinda like wulric without the cuddly part. Drydown: the cologne aspect settled down, thankfully. Not much white musk and the carnation doesn't blow up in your face. Well balanced and snooty! hahaha

I picked this up because people attested that it smells like Sex Bomb from Lush. TRUE! It does. First words out of my mouth were "oooh CUTE!" There is a vanilla base to this with some flirty florals mixed in. A bit musky and perfumey. Smells oddly familiar outside of the Sex Bomb association but I can't place it..

In imp: jasmine with a flirty back. Wet: muted jasmine with myrtle and with slight lily obscured by these 2 pals. Slight hint of clove. No bourbon vanilla.. bummer. Drydown: still the same and if I try really hard I can smell bourbon vanilla. though that's a stretch and it must be a very small amount. I need to remember that elements are listed in order of prevalence. If the ingredients were flipped around a bit then I think this would be a hit. I still like it very much though!

Daaaaaaamnnnn. This smells good. Wet it has a burst of coconutty suntan lotion..coffee, check. Booze, check. bailley's booze.. mmm.. check! The oakwood starts to appear half way through the wet phase. Mmm dusty tomes. My favorite smell in the whole world is musty books. When I first joined, I asked for recommendations for gardenia and musty books. People responded with M.U. Thanks!!

The previous poster took the words out of my mouth on this one. Camphor edge with juniper. This stays pretty much the same on me from imp to drydown. If I was grouchy and wanted to revel in it until my blood boiled, I would lean towards this. Not a favorite.

maybe I burned my nose out already? Oh wait.. everyone said it takes the drydown for the ambers to come out. It did. the apple blossom and myrtle dominate in imp and wet. However it's balanced, beautiful, glowing light amber and lady-like when dry. What a keeper!

This is a relaxing scent for me. A flowery version if anathema. Not as preferred as, but still good. Slightly soapier.

Wow the throw on this one is amazing! This is unique. Crystalline musk is standing out with the gardenia. Swirling and sad. Isn't really something I identify with, however I'll keep it around for it's intrigue factor.

Smells a little like fresh soap on me. Floral fruity glycerin soap. It takes the drydown for the orchid and apple blossom to shake hands and put up the bedsheet partition. Then they sit and pout, like cranky siblings. These are the only 2 elements I can pick out. Not bad and very crisp. I really like this after it settles down, however! ADDED Mar. 30: Wow. This is just amazing with my skin chemistry. This gets sweet and buttery on me. Seriously.. I can almost feel the butter on my tongue! My sweetheart, who is really choosy about scents, felt the same way. The orchid is a wonderful addition that gives it a not very easily definable element. Moss lending a wetness that cannot be replaced. Whatever meadowsweet is, I love it.

Mmm the grown up sister to Eat Me. I'm picky about sweet smells because many tried before BPAL were VERY synthetic. BPAL has totally changed my mind. This is addictive. My new "come hither" scent. Fortunately I got this in time for Valentines Day..nice surprise for the sweetheart later! Honey sweet, soporific, decadent. This doesn't have a suffocating sharp cake smell like Eat Me. I really do smell like honey drenched baklava. Mmmm what more could I ask for??!

very sweet and mid-level headiness. In imp: big round flowers with the sweetness of a touch of lotus. Wet: the flowers busted out and it smelled a little carpet cleaner-ish on me. Reminds me of the desert bloom set from origins. Drydown: I can't say I've ever smelled this combo from bpal. It round, warm, heady. The artificialness subsided and all the flowers blended together. This is very sweet on me. Not really my style but I'll hang onto it for a bit. Might pique my interest mid-summer.

First words out of my mouth: Ooooh-lalume! The woods are thick in imp and wet. You may get a medicinal dark menthol waft. Hang in there! Wet: the oppressiveness of the cypress and woods starts to burst then soften. Reminicent of nosferatu's dirt smell? Drydown: the lilies come out and it gets greener. Not my favorite but perfect representation of early spring in my Maine woods!

The ylang ylang was eaten up by it's mates..? This is a lovely dragon's blood twist. Very spring, very translucent. The opium is not heavy or oppressive. Floats around with lovely wafts from time to time. In imp: blood takes center stage and there's a lily-ish essence creeping around. Wet: opium poppy bursts forth and the dragon's blood sweetens. Drydown: amber patiently waited for these 2 to quite down. It's lovely and warm!

Just like ghost hunting you really have to be searching and paying close attention to get a strong impact from this one. In imp: light lofty white flowers. No powder and not much green. Just crisp and soft. Wet: the sweetness amps and reminds me of passing the tiger lily beds in early morning, at the Mt. Auburn cemetery in Cambridge, MA (classic Victorian strolling cemetery) Lilies start to swirl around with some of the iris (light crisp floral) and I guess osmanthus. (this flower is not easy to find in the NE, so I don't really have experience with it however I think I smelled it at the same cemetery) Drydown: It has a floral ozone to it. Is that weird to say? Definitely cool and shivering like Prague but 10 levels lighter.

I can see if I turned my nose off that this would smell like perm solution. However the on switch is working so it picks up vetivert, leather, and gardenia. Strange and unique.