Lycanthrope

In the Bottle or Imp: Citrus, floral notes, jasmine and tuberose florals. Maybe a hint of powdery amber. Wet, on Skin: Lemon, very potent jasmine and a white, light and airy rose. Drying Down: Takes a turn for aquatic with that accursed lily soapy note that gets amped on my skin, but also detecting more tuberose and wisteria. Very watery, very fresh. Soft amber base holds the florals down. Over Time/Longterm: A lightly peppery, light floral. I think I detect a hint of fennel? Mostly lily at this point. Final Verdict? Very floral, a series of white flowers and lily. I was expecting a much colder scent, maybe a minty herbal, but this is pleasant an inoffensive. Very feminine, soapy fragrance. A mood or room scent for me, if I want to bring in a breath of flowers to a gray day.

In the Bottle or Imp: Lemony florals, mostly lily and lotus for me. Somewhat sharp, but mostly sweet. Wet, on Skin: Definitely sweet florals. Gardenia and lily, with a distinct lemon or citrus kiss. Drying Down: A little bit of myrrh or other resin rises in the background, but it's still a very watery, aquatic floral blend, soft and feminine. Over Time/Longterm: The myrrh is gone now, but there's some dry sandalwood essence lightly brushed onto the same lily and gardenia that was present when the oil first touched my skin. Final Verdict? Evocative, aquatic floral, relaxing. But not my thing... Lilies and gardenias, mostly, with maybe a tiny hint of dry Egyptian resins and herbs.

This scent makes me feel EVIL when I put it on. Very odd, after the oil touches my skin I get this distinct feeling of... wanting to just be bad. Weird. In the Bottle or Imp: Wet amber with a touch of dark woods, a spicy, twisted and chaotic topnote. Wet, on Skin: Definitely a peppery vetiver on me, with an interesting green herbal kick, like lime, sage and thyme. Definitely sharper, pungent herbs as opposed to wet or fresh ones. Maybe a hint of mint. Drying Down: Still peppery, but has gone sweeter with musk. I get a very potent camphor/benzoin resin, medicinal whiff at this point. Over Time/Longterm: The camphorous aroma is gone, and Czernobog has transformed into a subtle, sweet amber and musk blend, akin to Titus Andronicus. I'm actually sort of missing the extra herbal/camphorous bite it had about an hour ago. Final Verdict? Makes me evil! Naughty! Will keep the imp, but it's not really something that goes with sweet (generally) innocent me. Dark, potent, but it turns rather unassuming and generic men's fragrance after an hour or so.

In the Bottle or Imp: Spicy, definitely full of pepper. Grounded with dry woods and some muddy dirt scents. Not a damp scent at all. Wet, on Skin: Pepper rises to the forefront, can smell a touch of smoke, incense from a dark ritual. Patchouli and sandalwood combine for a shadowy, foreboding woodsy base. Drying Down: A blend of dirt, earth, pepper and patchouli. Very earthy and dark. A touch of lemon? Over Time/Longterm: Patchouli and peppercorns, layered with lemon tea. Final Verdict? Very interesting. Spicy, moody, dry and raspy. Getting caught in a spiderweb in the corner of a room where a dark ritual is taking place, the scent of fear and incense smoke wafting about with a calculated dryness.

In the Bottle or Imp: Rose, rose, rose. With maybe a hint of dark musk. Wet, on Skin: Comes across as a wet, damp rose, with a menacing undercurrent of something cloying or creepy. Must be the blend of musks and ambers in addition to the rose. Drying Down: The wet rose is screaming on me... but it has this odd creamy wood scent, perhaps a touch of sandalwood? Over Time/Longterm: An odd rose that doesn't sit well with me. Too potent. Final Verdict? Swaps.

In the Bottle or Imp: Definitely sweet musk and amber. Has a bit of bite to it. Wet, on Skin: The musk is combined with the amber, on my skin neroli comes to the forefront and there's a resonant floral tone. Maybe a little bit of sandalwood and other resins are pushing to the forefront. Drying Down: Doesn't change much, although the wood notes are more apparent as the fragrance oil sits on the skin. Over Time/Longterm: A very masculine, sweet amber and wood, men's fragrance, with a dusky woods base. Smells just like Fragonard's Men's Eau de Toilette in 'Sandalwood.' Final Verdict? Just like a French perfume for guys! Not bad, but I'm not the type of guy who can pull off these ubermasculine fragrances. Good to keep an imp for a night when I feel a little predatory.

In the Bottle or Imp: Sweet, slightly fermented milk/yogurt aroma with a definite ginger kick. Wet, on Skin: Smells very akin to The Thymes' Ginger Milk products. Definitely little sweetness or creaminess here, it's all a sharp ginger right now. A touch of pepper, perhaps? Drying Down: The ginger is transforming and melding with the spices and the milk, and right now I'm getting nice little whiffs of a comforting cup of chai tea. Very nice. Over Time: 1 Hour: The scent has almost faded out. I think my skin ate the ginger. It's all a sort of peppery condensed milk on me, which is actually grossing me out some. Beyond: Whoop? Where did it go? I just get a faint generic 'perfume oil was here' scent when I try to figure out where Segara skipped out to. Final Verdict? I wish it were stronger. Keeping the imp for those moments when I need a little spicy pick-me-up. Too milky without being creamy (just like my slight visceral reaction to condensed milk, which is too sweet and essence of milk without balance) for my tastes, particularly when it goes into the Borden Zone. It is starkly yet simply beautiful, but my chemistry sadly wallops it into oblivion.

In the Bottle or Imp: Smells very cedar to me. Definitely potently so. I kinda smell hamster cage. Wet, on Skin: Definitely astringent, sharp and dry cedarwood. Perhaps some other dry dusty woods like sandalwood and maybe a hint of vetiver, grassy but mostly just a giant screamin' cedar note. Drying Down: Maybe some amber, sweeter resins. Cedar's still there but it's diminished somewhat. A very powdery, saffron-yellow aroma. Over Time: 1 hour: Sweet saffron with a hint of cedar. Beyond: Just a faint lingering skin-sweetness, a memory of cedar's bite. Final Verdict? Not bad, but it's too much at first and fades away quite quickly. May be good for a homescent, or perhaps an 'intent' oil, but not really a good fragrance on me.

In the Bottle or Imp: A strong, somewhat musky amber that has a streak of almonds and cherries. Something about La Petite Mort also makes me catch my breath, as if there's something lurking beneath a simple surface. Wet, on Skin: Almonds and a powdery sweet fruit scent rise up to do battle with my nostrils. But, underneath this crazy strong, almost piercing throng of stuff-I-do-not-like I can detect a deep base of myrrh and resins. Drying Down: The blatant almond/cherry note has receded and is replaced by an amber, honeylike sweetness erring towards powder and a slinky, indescribably attractive scent. Wow, does this smell nice. Over Time: Has seemed to settle into something akin to the drydown. I mostly smell myrrh, the honey-sweet powder plus a little kick of something appealing and fruity. Final Verdict? Wow, this kinda... does smell like what I'd imagine a proper, uh... petite mort... would have as a fragrance. I like it a lot, but I don't think it could be regular wear on me as it's too sweet and suggestive for a guy. But, I'll hold onto the imp and if I use it up, it may need to be replaced for those special situations

In the Bottle or Imp: Definitely brings to mind the holiday season for me. I smell a dark, tart red berry, but I wouldn't have immediately thought cranberry. It's mixed with a green sprig of pine or holly. Wet, on Skin: Similar to in the bottle, but on me the berry recedes into the background and it's mostly holly, with some floral sweetness starting to peek through. Close up, it's more green, but from a bit of a distance, I detect more of the fruit. It still feels like a holiday scent. Drying Down: The pine transforms into something a bit more powdery/woody on me, like sandalwood, while the fruit note sweetens but pulls back, so it's not horrendously amped. There's this very subtle smoky incense vibe thrumming underneath the lighter notes. Over Time: I smell cedar! The brighter notes have sort of melded into a unique plant aroma and play and dance behind the base wood, which may be cedar, but keeps playing tricks on me. Final Verdict? What a unique experience! Keeping the imp.

In the Bottle or Imp: Whoa. Smells just like one of my favorite incense fragrances of all time, AIRS Dragon Cloud. Has a very swirly, fruity-floral topnote that seems to be composed of lots of exotic white flowers, with a very strong berry-fruit aroma underneath. Wet, on Skin: More Dragon Cloud, but it's fading, the florals getting forcefully shoved out of the way by the powerful red berry and sweet apricot. There's a hint of herbal, but mostly just sweet at this point. Drying Down: ...unbearably so. My gosh, I'm starting to smell like a giant strawberry. Over Time: ...sigh. It went simple and too sweet on me. I liked the start. Final Verdict? Swap pile. ETA. Whoever said this smells like Cereology... yeah, it does... freaky! I may have to keep it (and let it settle on me for... 1 h ) after all...

Starts off very lightly resinous to me, definitely frankincense, but sweeps towards that rather strong and potent rose geranium within moments of touching my skin. However, an undercurrent of dry woods manages to rein in the mad rose geranium before it can achieve that shrillness I associate with the pure essential oil, and the blend settles down into a complicated woodsy floral, with the geranium perfectly suspended between the other notes. Frankly, sweet, soft, and beautiful, but not something I can wear. Glad I had a chance to try it though. ETA: To follow my format. Old review above. In the Bottle or Imp: Smells sweet, very resinous. Frankincense... With an airy floral topnote. I see white flowers growing in a monastery. Wet, on Skin: Um... rose geranium... very blatantly so. It takes over everything and pummels me with its sharp, potent and distinct topnote. Drying Down: As the blend dries, the rose geranium steps back and I can smell resins, and warm woods, akin to church pews, a sweeter rose scent draws to the forefront and I'm happy. Over Time: Uh oh. Lily... is starting to creep up on me. Very sweet, too many associations with generic drugstore shower gel to be pleasant. The bone church is getting a scrubdown. Hours later, the only thing I can smell on my wrist is lily gone amuck, and I'm not too pleased. Final Verdict? Sad that this didn't work out for me. Will give it another shot before putting it in the swap box.

This is my first BPAL oil review, ever. These little buggers are STRONG. Pried open an imp and put a little on my wrist. In the Bottle: Sharp, sweet, minty musk. Maybe a hint of balsamic florals. Perhaps a touch of soapiness, but overall... sharp, potent, biting. Wet, on Skin: The musk sings - it's a very aquatic, wet, cold musk that, accompanied by sharp lavender, makes for a very vicious feeling aroma. I'm liking how the herbiness of the blend rises up, makes a bit of a preface to the cold, chilly pull of the white musk. Drying Down: As it dries, the floral aspect makes way for the very solid, resonating musk. It appears to sweeten over time. I'm finding it's losing the complexity I liked from before. Over Time: I am a guy, but I think this scent is too manly for me, in that it evolves and settles into a very green and watery musk that is way too potent for me to get away with. Final Verdict? Not bad, definitely very masculine, if you're a musk-wearin', predatory kind of guy, which I'm not.

3 orders - over about two months... A blend of paypal and CCNow orders, and I haven't received any lab notification for any of them. However! I did have an inquiry into one of my orders and it's there and accounted for. So no worries :> Ly