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Hm. Someone who just joined the forum today, who has zero information in her profile, posts a bunch of disparaging stuff about something we all clearly love. Then acts all innocent about not wanting to cause offense. Why do I think this might be a TROLL?

Sadly, the Tarots are discontinued. Reviews are here. You might have some luck if you post an ISO.

Wow. This is just simply stunning. I'm a huge fan of white florals, and this is definitely that. I agree there's just a hint of sweetness here, just enough to knock any sharp edges off the florals. I do think there's some freesia in here, which makes me happy - I adore that scent. Heck, whatever it is makes me happy. There is just the slightest hint of baby oil when I sniff my wrists up close, which I suppose is appropriate. So very glad I bid on this lab auction, this is just gorgeous.

When I first spray this one, I get the unmistakable scent of - pickles. I thought, "no, that can't be right," so I tried it three different times. Every time - pickles. Fortunately, the vinegary pickle smell doesn't linger long, and the cinnamon sugar comes out strongly, and lasts a long time. I do get a hint of Samhain underneath, that keeps it from being too foody. This is a very comforting and snuggly scent - once I get past the pickles.

I loooooove this! The chamomile gives it a bitter edge that perfectly balances the richness of the vanilla. And it lasts forever on me too! The vanilla is that lovely, smoky vanilla too. It reminds me a lot of my Vanilla Bean SN. I hope it ages as well as the VBSN too, because I plan to stock up on this baby.

In the bottle, this is all plummy, plummy, plummy spice. Completely delicious. Once it hits my skin however, it’s all spicy, spicy, spicy pl- no, actually that’s spice too. At least I know my super power for amping spice notes still works. :sigh: After a bit, the lovely plum starts to come back, and I begin to be hopeful, but it never quite gets past the vicious spices to be as nommable as it is in the bottle. Faded completely after a couple of hours. I will retest when it isn’t quite so hot, but this one doesn’t seem like a keeper for me. Stupid skin chemistry.

In the bottle, a pile of yummy berries. On my skin, sharp and green and just a bit too aggressive. Once into the drydown, the berries peek out a bit between the thorny brambles, though they're still just far enough out of reach that I'm not willing to stick my hand in to try to pluck one. Initially, I'm a bit disappointed in this scent, but I'm pretty sure a bit of age will wear the thorns off this one. I'll update in a month or so if things change.

I adore melon scents so much that I bought a bottle of this unsniffed. So very glad I did! On me this is melonmelonmelonmelonmelon! Plus a hint of green mint to add sparkle. I'm wanting to say honeydew, but then it morphs into cantaloupe. Maybe both? I get none of the other listed notes, but then my bottle just arrived, so it may settle down a bit.

Also, information as to the current TAT can be found on the Lab's main page here: http://www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com/welcome.html. Looks like 14-21 business days atm. Welcome!

ITB: lots of juicy greenery, and a hint of dirt. ON: a bit sweeter, still juicy green stems but with a hint of cedar in the mix. Why cedar? I have no idea. Lightly floral, perhaps rose as its drifting towards soapy. DRY: greens, with a dab of soapy rose on top. Sadly, not a complete winner on me, though aging may help moderate the sour greenness a bit. Ultimate drydown: a surprisingly wearable rose. I think I need to hang onto this one, as the rose note is the most wearable I've tried so far.

This was mint over cedar like whoah on me. Just a drop was nearly overpoweringly strong. Fortunately, it dried down quickly to a musky cedar. There may be other things here, but my skin amps cedar, so that's just about all I get.

This is an odd one, for sure. I'm going to agree with the dusty almonds. There's something floral here too, though I'm darned if I can figure out what. Just the barest hint of something that seems more like tonka than vanilla, though vanilla is certainly possible too. I just can't get a grip on this one. ETA: After a couple hours of drydown, I'm really getting wood from this now. I want to say teak, because this is reminding me of - dare I say it - Glowing Vulva. I'll need to compare them side by side to be sure, but that's the feeling I'm getting right now. EATA: So trying Glowing Vulva on my right hand and PGAI17 on my left. GV is much stronger on the vanilla, but these are definitely in the same family, at least on me.

Something in this scent is reading as nut to me. I think the coconut blending with the oakmoss, perhaps? Whatever it is, it's putting me off. Of course, since the scent isn't working on me, it's lasting forever. Four hours and still going strong.

Wow, I thought I had reviewed this one, but apparently not. Probably a good thing, as when it was new, my overwhelming impression was all shrill spices. Spices do tend to amp on me, but it really ruined this blend for wearing for me. Aged however! Just slathered some on, and it is sooooo gorgeous on me now! The spice is still definitely present, but in a much reduced way, and just gives the whole scent a bit of a zing. It is most definitely a foody blend, but for those of us who like that sort of thing, this is just about perfection, imo. The crumpety base never gets too buttery on me, just rich and warm from the oven, the berries are perfectly ripe and oozing their juices out onto the crumpet, and the dusting of brown sugar and cardamom over the top adds the perfect finish. This bottle just went into the "pry it from my cold, dead hands" box. ETA: And it lasts! My wrists still smell delicious, 24 hours later!

Yep, in the bottle and when applied this is orange Pez for sure. As it dries, it becomes less candylike and more bitter - like the rind and pith of the orange. Moxie is probably my favorite BPAL orange scent, and this is much less juicy. I love the bitter edge to this - I sometimes like to eat orange rind, and this smells like that tastes.

In the bottle, I get a soapy floral. It remained quity soapy for a while - I think probably mostly because I may have overapplied - a little of this one goes a long way! I'd agree with the moonflower or sweet pea guesses, because of the soapiness on me. Once things settled down, Gossamer became a delicate, crystalline scent. This is the one you want to put on when you want to wear perfume, but you don't necessarily want anyone to know you're wearing perfume. Despite my heavy-handedness in application, this one never overpowers - it just drifts around in an airy little cloud. Quite lovely, and I'm so happy I was able to get my hands on a bottle!

Yes, with tomorrow being the last day of winter (calloo! callay!) it's time to break out the springtime scents. Headed for some heavy rotation soon: Ether Squirting Cucumber Dian's Bud Dirty Absinthe Baobhan Sith Beltane (2005 is my fave) Holiday Moon Door 13 Embalming Fluid Empyreal Mist Irrelevant and Disturbing Surreal Crawdad Dream Megaera Shanghai And I think Snow, Glass, Apples might fit in there too, though maybe only on the warmer days.

I've been putting off reviewing this one, as I seem to have a totally different experience, and I keep trying it to see if I really do smell what I think I smell, or if it's just a fluke. After eight or so tests, I think I can safely say this is just where this scent goes on me. In the bottle, and when first applied, this smells to me exactly like Andes Mints. Chocolate mint candies, and nothing else. Very weird, and I can only conclude that my skin chemistry just effs this one up all over the place. The minty note fades almost immediately, and I eventually wind up with chocolate covered flowers that may have been near a beehive at some point. Sadly, chocolate - or whatever my skin is turning into chocolate in this scent - is a no-go on me. I am glad to see that other reviewers also get the chocolate note. I was thinking I must be crazy!

Alas, Snow Angel, I love you so. Why do you repay my love with such disdain? I had a bottle of the original version, and swapped it away. I have missed it ever since, and was thrilled to see it return. Now I remember why I swapped it before. Seriously, every single note in this should be a winner on me. Sugar - check. Tea - check. Lemon - check. Peach - check. Floral - check. In the bottle, lovely sugared lemon tea. However, when it hits my skin it turns to soap. And not even good soap, but cheap dishwashing liquid soap. It's really not fair.

Looking back at the notes, I am left wondering why I ordered this. I think it must have been the ambergris, white wine grape and vanilla. In the bottle, it's lovely and sweet, with a drift of incense floating over the top. Unfortunately, on my skin I get all frankincense and myrrh, all the time. Not for me, alas, although I must say the bottle art is stunning, and tempts me to keep it just to admire.

Oh. My. Gawd. Excuse my while I nom my arm off... On first applying, this is utter foody perfection on me. Everything yummy about cake, without turning to butter or sour milk, just sweet, moist and delicious, with the orange lending just the right bit of tartness. Like grand marnier drizzled over sponge cake. Yum! Once it dries a bit, the anise does come out to play more strongly, which just sends me into another frenzy of wrist-sniffing. It's very well-behaved anise though, and never takes the scent over into licorice-land. The cake and orange are still there - it's just as though that chef thought they'd add a drop or two of ouzo to the grand marnier drizzled cake. After a few more minutes, the florals make themselves known. I do think there might be a hint of a very light rose - it smells just a bit like the Sterling Silver rosebush I have in the garden for just a minute, before becoming a mixed floral again. There is never any hint of the soapiness I always get from rose though, so I could be mistaken. The foodiness has faded quite a bit now, and I mostly get a truly lovely light floral with hints of orange, cake and anise. Yeah. Need to stock up on this one.

Fans of Beth's asian blends (which I am) and bamboo fans (which I also am) should definitely give this oil a try. In the bottle, I mainly smell the wisteria, which makes me happy, as I love that note. I do also get the lotus blossom quite strongly, which makes me nervous, as I tend to turn lotus into bubblegum. Once on, this is all about the bamboo on me at first, though the blossoms come out again once it has settled for a bit. For a wonder, the lotus blossom behaves without a hint of bubblegum and just gives the whole a hint of sweetness. The scent is light and fresh, like a crisp autumn day. Really lovely.

I have to agree with Tania. Cheshire Cat is one of my very favorite BPAL oils, whether GC or LE, but this soap just doesn't smell like it to me. Instead, it smells like a pure sandalwood soap. A very nice sandalwood soap indeed, but not what I was hoping for. I did not find it drying at all however, and I do like the little scrubby bits. I just wish I got some grapefruit out of it, as that's what I was really hoping for.

I've been hoarding my bars of Snow White, and finally decided to crack one open. I am ever so glad I did. The scent of Snow White is very true in this: fluffy clouds of coconut cotton candy - nom nom nom! While very distinctively Snow White in the shower, the scent did not linger on my skin, which is nice, as there is no interference with whatever oil I might want to put on afterwards. I found that this lathered amazingly too - probably more lather than any of the other BPTP soaps I've tried. I really hope they bring this one back this Yule, as I need to stock up on more.

Neither the bath oil nor the perfume worked on me, but I adore the room spray. It makes my room smell like a clove-studded orange pomander. I'm guessing the sandalwood and cardamom are interacting to trick my nose into thinking there's clove here. I also learned that three spritzes are too many for my small space, and that it lasts a good long while - several hours later I could still smell it when walking into the room.