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It's not a GC, but I found it to be quite similar to Budding Moon- just not as sweet. I hope you get your order soon!

Peony Moon reminds me very much of Budding Moon, just without the lotus. It's sweet and pink- perfect for spring...

I LOVE Sundew! I think it has quickly advanced to the top of my favorites list! It's a beautiful yellow floral on me with a bit of spiceyness underneath- I love it!

I second The Lion- it's very golden. You might want to try Dragon's Heart for a reddish brown. It's really nice.

Sleepy Moon is very different from what I expected it to be. I didn't order it on the moon because I'm not crazy about sandalwood and lavender (both, especially sandalwod overpower most blends for me). Well, later I decided I had to try it, and I'm glad I did. It's very nice for sleeping, I've been wearing it as I go to bed and it's really nice. There is a note I recognize from Holiday Moon which must be the bamboo. It is a very clean scent, it reminds me of how you would smell after a bath, clean and with the lingering smell of a bit of soap- lavender soap to be precise. I think this is an oil that can grow on you. The first time I tried it I thought, "meh", but as the days pass I find I like it more and more. It's a different scent that any other BPAL I've tried, and it's notes blend really well together, so it might even work for you if some of Sleepy Moon's notes are usually ones that you she away from (like I was).

I am really fond of Holiday Moon. It's a nice lemony green tea scent and is very refreshing. It has good throw for about on hour on me and then fades away. I've been wearing it first thing in the morning, it's a good waking up scent.

This oil actually elicited a compliment from my husband, a rare thing (he’s not really into all my perfumes). The jasmine doesn’t overwhelm the blend at all, and the musk isn’t too pronounced, it’s just a wonderful unique floral. This will be great for spring- I need a bottle for slathering.

I had really high hopes for this one. It was more perfumey then I had expected and dried down to a light powder scent. It’s nice, but not for me.

Oh honey, why are you my nemesis! I can see why so many people love this- the milk, carnation and bergamot are wonderful- but my skin amps honey too much. If you can at all wear honey this is one to get.

The lab’s description says it all. Clean linen. It’s wonderful and not at all perfumey. I need a bottle of this- I think it’ll be great on those insanely hot days in the summer. I think this would also be a good imp for non BPALers to try, it’s just lovely.

My skin amps anything butter-esque, so like Jack, Gluttony was just too buttery for me (and on my skin it smelled weirdly of buttered popcorn). I think if Jack works for you you’ll like this.

This smells very much like hot cocoa mix. I think I’ll wear this more layered with other scents then by itself. I think it would be great layered with Akuma (chocolate raspberries- yum!)

Very pretty and light. When I first put it on it oddly smelled a lot like lemonheads, but as it dried the musk and bergamot came out. I don’t know if I’ll keep my imp, because it did turn kind of powdery in the end (I’m trying to be ruthless with my imps, only keeping the ones I love).

I’m really amazed that this one worked on me. It’s a great blend of dark fruits and a touch of incense, and the fruits amazingly don’t smell like generic shower gel on me (my skin chemistry is so strange). Very nice!

This is amazing. I got it as a frimp from the lab (I never would have ordered it) and I LOVE it! Floral with a hint of plum and delicious spice- that might not sound like the best thing ever but it is. This has to be one of my favorite new BPALs, and it's even more amazing because fruits usually go weird on me. You MUST try this!

I am not really a fan of coconut, but The Star is lovely. I can't imagine how nice it would be for someone who actually likes coconut...

Rose scents usually go wonky on me but I've found three I really like: Rose Red- if you can find it for sale on the forums is a wonderful long lasting rose scent. Wolfsbane- a unique herbal rose scent. La Bella Donna Della Mia Mente- a nice sweet blend with a bit of rose in it.

First, I have to say what a lovely label this bottle has. This is a very light fragrance that smells slightly perfumey. I can smell the frankinsence and a light fresh floral. To me, it smells more airy than aquatic. The scent stays close to the skin and has more of a "my skin smells good" rather than "my perfume smels good" if that makes any sense... I wish the trading post would make a shirt like the bottle's label...

I was a little nervous about trying this one because of the lotus root, but after reading so many nice reviews I thought I had to try it... When I first put it on I could smell the plum blosson and a sweetness from the lotus, but it wasn't the typical super sweet lotus that I usually want to run from. It has decent throw for longer than average (on me), and over time grew on me I think. I think this will be nice for when the weather gets a little warmer. Ths doesn't sound like a glowing review, but Budding Moon is nice, and may be the only scent with lotus that I don't want to scrub off...

Morocco is on my "to try" list too, I'm just worried that it'll be a little too dry (as sandalwood sometimes is on me). Alice sounds nice also, but honey always goes way too sweet on my skin. The bergamot/carnation combo sounds so interesting though... I've tried Brisingamen also (I didn't realize it had carnation), but it was surprisingly meh on me...

Thanks everyone! I think I'll have to try Maiden. I've tried Masquerade, Saint Germain and The Caterpilar but they had notes that didn't agree with me (patchouli I think) Thanks!

I have a few lockets and use similar scents in one locket, I have a light floral/aquatic locket, a foody/spicy locket and a foresty locket. I rotate wearing them and will put a new bit of felt with my new scent after rinsing it with water and drying it off. It works well that way and since I use similar scents in one locket I haven't had any problem. If you have one locket for your scents you might try some soap and water (I don't know if alchohol would damage the finish of your locket but it would certainly work to remove the scent). I love scent lockets and can't wait until the lab has theirs for sale. They're especially good for me since scents last such a short time on my skin. With a locket I can smell BPAL's beautiful oils all day, and don't have to be limited to oils that have some staying power. I've been wearing Gingerbread Poppet for a few days (which I love, but it only lasts 15 minutes on my skin- so it's great in a locket).

I love love love Phantom Queen, but it's not really floral on me, it's more of a wild outdoors scent. I'll have to try Asphodel- the idea of "grey flowers" had turned me off... Archane sounds nice, but I really have a horror of spiders so I don't know if I could wear an oil named that... it would almost seem to invite disaster... I've been looking into Budding Moon- I didn't order it when it was up because of the lotus root (lotus' sweetness is bad on me), although in reading the reviews for it I didn't really see anyone write about a real "lotus" scent...

04 Version... Oh my. This is amazing. I received GP in a swap and wasn't terribly excited about it, but thought I'd give it a try (I'm not really crazy about foody scents, or so I thought). Gingerbread Poppet doesn't last a long time on my skin (what a surprise- my skin just eats perfume), so I've been wearing it in a scent locket and I have to say I'm in love. It's spicy and delicious but oddly enough, it doesn't make me hungry- it almost has the opposite effect, like I could just sit here all day smelling GP and I'd be fine. I'll be interested to see what the 06 version will be like (please let there be an 06 version!). I can't rave enough about how wonderful this oil is. I would say it's in the top 10 of all the oils I've tried. I love it! *edited because I can't spell...

Well, after the many rec's for Pele and after reading her reviews I think I'll get a bottle on my next order. I had stayed away from her because of the ginger, and it seemed similar to Machu Picchu (which was nothing special on me) and Xiuchuli (that's spelled wrong I'm sure, but Xiu.. I had high hopes for, but it was too sweet and strange on me- I think it was the smoke or incense that it has in it). Anyway, Pele's reviews sound lovely, so I'll have to give her a try.