grnwoodtree

Good lord, this is a keeper. There are just a handful of BPAL scents that I know immediately are keepers...this has such a complex scent - I really dont smell any of the individual notes, thank god for that - and funny, I never would have chosen this scent based on listed notes. I think what is REALLY appealing to me is the orange blossom and patchouli - and then that bitter lemon scent that reminds me of the old lemon perfume from when I was a kid...and somehow the touch of licorice root holds it together. It smells sophisticated, feminine, calming...something I will try wearing several days in a row to see how it goes. An amazing blend.

Oh lovely strange perfume! I was gifted this in a forum swap. Ive been jonesing to get any of these Song of Nature scents since they came out, and at the time had no money to get decants. This is so up my alley. At first I was dismayed at the strong mint scent - I dont wear mint. I eat mint, and I generally dont like wearing my food. However...as I continually huff my wrist, it has mellowed to a sweet earthy herbal mint, and its unique and herbal enough that its something I can honestly consider wearing in the warmer months. I do wish the khus was just a teensy bit stronger.

Finally got to test this! Im shocked to not smell ANY of the listed notes - all I smell is a sweet floral. What in the world?? Is this the tea leaf amping? Sheesh - how disappointing. I hope it does something better when I retest in a couple days. I had such high hopes for this. Most of the other RPG scents are great on me.

Darn it. I hope the patchouli settles down. As usual BPAL patchoulis seem to smell like sawdust on me and not pleasant. It amps badly. I cant even smell the vetiver, and I am a vetiver lover! I will update if it changes into something better...for now it is doing exactly what Sara Pezzini did. sweaty woodchips. Boo - I waited for a long time to try this.

Testing things I dont wear... In the bottle its very sweet - the amber sticks out as the main note. Sprayed in my hair it went from a dirty kind of sweaty note to a white ginger predominance. It is kind of bright and clean. Although it's nice, I dont see myself using this one.

The complexity of initial application disappears on me and after 20-30 minutes I'm left with a candy-like sweet rose and nothing else. It's too bad because the notes initially make it tempting to me. But Im not into sweet, or this kind of rose. Im not sure if its the musk or the rose or both. Sadly it's going into my sale pile.

I've just tested 3 apple scents, and this is the first one that doesn't turn candy-sweet and unpleasant. For some reason apple amps on my skin extremely, and hides everything else, but I'm hoping that changes(maybe) because the other notes sound wonderful.

This scent is sweet and delicious and goes through many stages before it settles to a gingery, aquatic floral. I generally do AWFUL with BPAL florals, but for some reason this works, and is delightful.

Re-testing lots of things since my skin chemistry has massively changed since I discovered BPAL 6 years ago. So, This one is complex...I love the woody note, as well as the musk and clove. So glad the patch is not amping. Too bad it seems to be fading fast. I do like this one - it's very odd.

A floral that doesnt hate me or amp just one or two notes. I do detect something trying to kill it, but it's not making it bad. I would love this as a candle or room spray. VERY strong on me.

This is a perfect leather scent...nothing overpowers another, and although the leather amped initially, on drydown, the sweet rum/caramel notes are blending wonderfully. At first it was like leather dipped in butterscotch...but now the patch is also peeking through. After 5 minutes, the leather has taken control again. Although I adore this leather note, I wish it wouldnt take over the other notes like this.

I'm getting all the notes! YAY! It started out a VERY green, fresh evergreen/herbal scent...and now it has mellowed to green, but with tinges of tobacco and a slight touch of patchouli. This is great because usually BPAL's patchouli amps on me and turns to something unpleasant when the essential oil is one of my favorites to wear. This is the scent I should wear hiking or camping. It's earthy and comforting.

Earthy, sweet, musky male cologne at first application.It gets very light on me, and I can smell a warm richness that I wish would come out stronger. Alas, I only have a tester imp, and it's about gone. I love men's scents, and this has some of that going for it. Just need more!

On first application, the herbs come to the fore front, but BPAL's frankincense always turns to powder on me, amps, and takes over. This is a disappointment. However, the myrtle and bay are still holding their own, but it's basically an herbal body powder scent - which I would LOVE in a body powder. Will have to try this in a scent locket.

So...I remember testing Haunted by itself a long time ago, and it was a no-go. Well..the skin chemistry is changing. I finally smell the TRUE amber and musk here. It's so surprising - no morphing, no baby powder...it's very incensey and nice. The only problem is my skin eats it. BTW, the chocolate note disappears immediately - well, all the bonbon oils do that for some reason