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Gorgeous, gorgeous billows of lavender with a sharp herbal spike underneath. It's lovely, and has helped me post-nightmare. However, it's not the greatest blend to help you fall asleep, not that it's supposed to be.

Tea and vanilla and yummyness...in short, SOOOOO much like Dorian, but...not. As much as I love the smell of Dorian, there's a musky undernote that just goes very "boy" on my girlish self in an unpleasant way. However, it's not there in Theodosius. This does smell "androgynous" in a "woman wearing men's fragrance" way, but it's really good. In short: just a bit manly, yes, so I really like it too!

Hmm...maybe, Forspecial Plate. For me, though, all I smell in Neo-Tokyo is cherry blossom and ozone, and Zombi's all rose. Interesting thoughts, though...and I definitely want to try Wet Garden now! This is so pathetic; I never thought I'd miss this place so much, but I really do. Especially sitting out on the porch, or even on the living room couch, smelling early evening breeze and hearing amazing street musicians a few blocks away...sigh.

Thanks, guys! I definitely know what you mean about Danube, Electra...it's kind of got part of the feel, but not entirely. Never tried it layered, though; also, never tried Szepasszony. Any other ideas, fellow forumites?

Okay, weird question... I just recently moved to a small college town, which has a lot of great things about it. However, I'm really missing specific things about the place I lived before...most importantly, the smell. (Well, and the selection of restaraunts, but I won't go into that here.) I lived in the garden district of Dayton, OH, and I really miss the smell when it rained. Particularly in the spring, since there were white blossoms on the trees (I WISH I knew what kind) that would fall off and get crushed on the sidewalk. There was the smell of rain, flowers, ozone, and however you can define the smell of...city. I don't know, humanity and exhaust? But it wasn't overly hot...still cool and moist. Can anyone recommend a BPAL that is somewhat like this?

I had the same stomach-turning reaction as many here...rotting wood, possibly with bodily effluvia. If I didn't know better, I'd think that my nemesis vetiver was in here; the only BPALs that have been this bad on me have all had it. I really wanted to like this, but I couldn't wash it off fast enough.

On me, this scent becomes black tea with honey. The mint and citrus are just the *tiniest* note of sharpness in the background. It's warm and soothing, without being too domestic. I absolutely love this one. Lots and lots.

"Welcome to the Freak Show; here we go...." I absolutely agree with Wickedgoddess' original review: this is absolutely a juicy Dia de los Muertos, with the sweetness that DDLM has when fresh enhanced with ripe fruit. Love, love, love!!!

I have one word to say about this scent: OUCH! It burned both my arm and my nose, particularly at first. At drydown, the scent mellows slightly, with the honey scent coming to the fore. However pretty it is at that point, though, I can't go through the wet stage to get there. I feel like a wuss saying this, but Bengal is too much for me...there's just more spice here than I can handle.

I must add a rave here. The story on which this is based is one of my all-time favorite short stories in the world. And I'm a big ol' English geek, so that's not an easy honor to achieve. It got me hooked on Hawthorne in a big way...so I had to order this scent. It's everything I dreamed it would be; somehow I'm absolutely sure that this is the exact scent that wafted from Beatrice and "her sister," the large, dangerously beautiful plant at the heart of the garden. The scent is dark green with a fuschia core, like a pitcher plant of fragrance. You want to drown in this. To be slightly more concrete, there's rose and thick greenery in this. It's rich and feminine, but in no way "girly" or cute. It's sexy as hell...my Halloween costume last year was Poison Ivy, and I wish that I'd had this scent then. Somehow, I'm sure that it's her favorite perfume.

Wet: Is it wrong to say that you want to drink yourself? If so, I don't wanna be right. This almost made me blow off work to go down to the corner pub for an Irish Coffee or three. Exactly like the best I.C. I've ever smelled. Dry: The woody and dusty notes come out, and the coffee and cream drop back into second place, with a faint whiff of whisky remaining. Absolutely fantastic...a real triumph of fragrance art yet again. Beth, you rock.

This is lovely stuff--light, fresh, with one of the nicest lemon notes ever. Unfortunately, one of the notes does *not* like me. Bah. Two bottles off to swaps...

I was really surprised to read other reviews of this scent, as I can't smell anything masculine about it. Granted, it's not a super girly-girly scent, but it makes me feel very feminine when I wear it. It has really great staying power on me, and it's perfect for warmer weather or when I want something that just feels fresh. I also made up a shower gel in this scent, and it's heaven. It's all green moss and white flowers...one of my absolute favorites.

My skin just does the oddest things with some fruit notes...on me, this is my beloved O, but it has the smell of rotting grapes on top. It can't just be the fig, as I can wear it well in Dragon's Heart. ?? Bleah, bleah. Grrr.

On someone else, this would be a commanding, beautiful, womanly blend of lush and spicy florals. Gorgeous. On me, it instantly turns into "smell of Grandma." Damn.

A little Lab birdie did tell me that there was no cinnamon in it. As to what IS actually in it, I've no clue.

This one is definitely brilliant in its complexity...after all, how often do you smell an incensey foody/floral scent? It's also the one BPAL with chocolate that works for me. (Which, as I'm a huge chocoholic, is pretty funny.) My boyfriend LOVES it, also. Then again, he clearly has good taste. This scent is best applied after using Villainess Soaps' Gingersnapped Smooch and soap in combination...the combination is to die for. (Hee!)

This may well be my favorite BPAL. The likeness to Dragon's Bone is definitely there, but the woods add a resonance and depth to it that's rich, sophisticated, and unbelievably gorgeous. The rose comes out as just a hint for me, but it's a full-blown rose that adds the perfect touch of feminity. I cannot even tell you how much I love this scent.

I love this scent...it's my standby for the "hey, I'm feelin' kinda girly" moment. It's fresh and light on me, without being overpoweringly rose. Rose and honey are definitely in the forefront, with a strong background component of apple. Also, for some reason, this has fantastic staying power on me, which seems odd for such a light scent.

I'm excited to see that others are thinking about this...I'm perfuming to match my costume. I'll be going as Poison Ivy. I'm working some roses into the ensemble to match my mask, so I'll be highly scented in Blood Rose. I'm hoping that the final effect will be sexy as hell, and that the boy I'm interested in won't be able to resist at least one kiss...

Oooh. I'd have to vote for Eve, Old Morocco, Maiden, The Caterpillar, Old Sybaris, and Dragon's Heart.