TrueStar
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I put this in my oil burner in the living room. It made its presence known around the house very quickly. It's powerful and sharp. The wood and incense are prominent with a bit of rose to back it up. When my fiance walked in, he said the house smelled like a ladies dressing room, but he likes it. Not an everyday scent for me, but nice.
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Nothing but hot cocoa in the imp and wet on the skin. Delicious, but...the chocolate fades away into something that all chocolate scents so far have done to me. I don't like what it turns into...overly sweet. No cinnamon or coffee for me.
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Single note rose. Nothing complex, but it seems it doesn't need to be. Beautiful for those who would enjoy rose, but it's just not for me.
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At first the cocoa is the dominant scent. After a couple of hours, the wine amps up and that's all there is too it. It smelled sweet and fruity, but it's not my thing.
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I get the whole dark and sensuous thing with Sin, but I don't like it. I don't know what it is, but it's powdery and ...like bad incense. There is a bit of spiciness, which I've liked with other scents, but there is just something in here that doesn't get along with me.
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Rose....all day. No change, just rose. Did I mention this is all rose on me? I'm not a fan of rose, so off to the swap pile it goes.
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Herbal, and a bit earthy. Kind of 'dark'? I enjoyed it for the short time it lasted which wasn't very long at all. It's heady and has a bit of a bite. I've never smelled lilies that I know of, but if this the norm I'd like to try out others. I'll keep the imp, bot not getting a bottle. Doesn't last long at all on me.
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I tend to go for green scents and bought a decant to try it out. It's very green, but it's also very citrus. I didn't like the citrus. It didn't go away for a long time ,but when it does it's an OK green scent. I wanted to like that, but the citrus lasts too long.
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This scent really is what the title implies. It has the scent of an old dusty library with leather bound books. It's not overpowering, but it is long lasting on me. I love this! I bought a bottle for myself because it goes so well with my bookish personality.
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This is the most bizarre BPAL scent I have ever tried. I swear, I didn't smell anything. Nothing in the bottle and nothing on the skin. When I let my fiance smell is, he recoiled in disgust. It actually made him cough. He said it smelled like insecticide to him. It's so weird...
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I wanted to try a pumpkin scent ad picked this one because I was interested in the cactus and sweetgrass. I had never tried any of the pumpkins since I got into BPAL. I opened the decant and ...GUH. So strong...I pushed it away. It's too much. Then my fiance smelled it from a distance and said he kind of liked it. So I put some on. Once it calmed down, we started to fall in love with it. It's warm and a bit spicy. It's a great fall scent and it's yummy! We couldn't stop sniffing it. I was sure I was going to trade this away, but I bought a bottle because...we loves the Pumpkin IV. Yes we do.
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I first put this one and was smothered in Pine-Sol. By the time I left for work...maybe half an hour, it lighted up a bit and got sweeter. I could smell a bit of he berry. Eventually the strong pine was good, but still woodsy and sweet with the berries. I liked this by mid-day. Not in love with it though. This is a cold, outdoors scent for me.
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In the bottle, this smelled pretty minty...which I didn't like. I tried it on and hoped it would change. It certainly did! The mint went away and it became very green and herbal. It also had a bite to it...spicy. Perhaps it was the salt. I can definately sense the 'autumn feel'. It's very powerful on me...and now and then with the dab I put on..I can smell it and it's really nice. I love this very much and need a bottle.
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This scent has no personality for me. In the bottle and immediately on the skin, it smells like sharp perfume. After awhile, it changes to potpourri. I couldn't pick out any individual scents and I just really felt 'blah' about it. This will be traded away.
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When I first applied this, it smelled like...plastic to me. It was really bad and I don't know what part of it would smell that way. After a few minutes, the plastic smell went away and it got floral...really floral. Very violet. Too floral girly for me. This was a frimp, but unfortunately not for me.
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In the imp, I could smell the pepper. When I put it on...it really just smelled like suntan lotion with a bit of pepper. A few hours later, I smelled like I had just spent the day at the beach. I didn't get any floral at all. Definitely not for me.
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When I smelled this in the imp, I thought it was going to be way overpowering for my tastes. I put it on anyway and wasn't like it for the first ten minutes or so. I smelled like a Christmas tree. Given time, it softened up and I could smell the musk coming out as the pine faded a bit. It smelled more woodsy. In fact, it started to grow on me. It's a little masculine, which I like. It was long lasting too, right up until I went to bed.
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This is a great scent for this time of year. I got a wonderful mix of grass and florals, but weak on my skin. In fact, the one thing I didn't like about this is that it did not last long on me. I like this, but I wouldn't get a bottle.
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Out of the imp this smelled like a cherry lollipop to me. Very strong, sticky, and sweet. After putting it on, this went away but out came a strong vanilla scent and...very foody. This isn't my thing at all. I'll be swapping/selling.
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In the bottle it smells strongly of pine with a bit of what I think is the apple After putting it on and throughout, I smell mostly the pine with just a bit of the apple left. I never picked up any almond. It's a nice smells that stays with you most of the day, but right now I don't see myself buying a bottle.
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I don't think I've smelled orchid before I got this, but I really like it. It smells all orchid in the bottle, but sweetens up a bit when applying and on the drydown. It is a floral, but not overly girly. I like wearing this to work; it gives me a strong feminine feeling.
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I received this as a frimp and it turns out that I love it and I want a bottle now. This is going to sound stupid, but it makes me feel like a pirate. In the bottle I smell wood and something like salt in the air. I tried it on and the spicy comes out. I smell it and it makes my tongue tingle just a bit. As it dries, the saltiness goes away leaving a really nice woody smell with the spicy rum. It stays with me all day and I get a kick out of it. Yarr. I need a bottle. Yep.
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I received this as a frimp. In the bottle and wet on my skin, it smells like peach wine. It's a nice smell, but nothing I'm crazy about. I don't know have much else to tell besides that because it doesn't stay long on me at all. Peach wine the whole time. Nice, but I'd like something that will stay with me longer.
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In the imp, I could smell mostly carnation with a bit of rose. I could not detect any tea scent. Soon after putting this on, it still very floral and mostly carnation. As it dried, I could pick some of the rose, but carnation stayed throughout. I never could pick up any tea. This is a scent that I would wear to feel more girly or innocent. It's nice and I'll use my imp, but I wouldn't care for a bottle of it.
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My SO and I sniffed this together after I opened the imp. Both of our reactions where the same. We stepped back and said 'Whoa!' Very sharp and very grapefruit to me. I don't like grapefruit. I tried it on anyway to see what would happen. This did change quite nicely after enough time. It toned down and I started to pick up the sweeter cherry. I enjoyed it after the change, but it smells too much like bitter grapefruit for too long for me to keep it. I'll be swapping this one.