MerriAnneStowe

This one starts off as a light aquatic. After a few hours, it shifts to primarily floral, almost powdery (not the Baby Powder Of Death, but a nice powder). The throw is never very strong, but the scent does have staying power. I could still barely discern a floral scent after 12 hours. I never did pick out the seashell accord, but my nose is not yet well trained Nice. I may have to stockpile a second bottle.

My overall impression of Whirling Wind Moon was of chilly, wind-swept desolation. The dominant note was icy and reminded me a bit of Snowball Fracas. Nothing that I picked up made me think of florals. The throw is excellent; I immediately thought "oh no, my usual amount is 'way too much with this scent!" For a couple of hours I felt like I was walking around in the middle of a cloud of Whirling Wind, and even after 6 or 7 hours I was still getting the occasional whiff. By then the scent had settled down to what I think must have been the musks - the iciness was pretty much gone. This wasn't an OMG LOVE, but I like it.

In the bottle, it smells. . . . .foodie? wet: chocolate drydown: chocolate several hours later: chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate. Where's the kelp? I want my kelp! Will have to test again in a few days. . . . . ETA: Tested again five days later. Still amping chocolate to the exclusion of all else.

Thank you for the very detailed posting, kebechet. You rock!

Charging the same price for various fragrances does not mean that the profit margin is identical for each. And from a business point of view it makes sense to have one basic price point. That makes transactions so much easier! As long as the price covers the average cost of components, it really doesn't matter. And I'll assume that Beth & company are good enough businesspeople to track the cost of components (and other costs of doing business) vs the price they're charging and adjust the catalog price if necessary in order to stay in business. Also, not all the blends are the same price. LEs cost more, and there are also some charitable-cause fragrances that cost even more than the LEs (in part because of the charity-contribution component in the price).

Oh that would be really cool. I live in a larger city, so it might be an option. I looked on the website but I couldn't find any listing for boutiques that carry BPAL. Is there a page anywhere that has this? It's the "Bazaar" link in the menu on the Lab's website.