Pepperminx

Oh, this one is delightful, but sadly very very faint, and it only lasts so long. In any case I'm glad I've got a bottle. Might even get another one to see how it ages.

I haven't ever had egg nog, but this smells just like I would imagine weak egg nog would smell like. Creamy, a little boozy and a tiny bit spicy! Lovely!

2007

This is probably going to sound weird, especially considering that I'm not usually into roses, but this is the first ever BPAL that has made me feel uber sexy - and I honestly don't know what to think about that. isn't it supposed to be all innocent and stuff?

In the bottle the first waft is almost disgusting, I have no idea what it is, but it's an incredibly sharp, almost green note, and then it's gone *poof* like that, and there is the rose. Same thing when I apply, except the yucky sharp notes linger a little longer. As it dries it goes very powdery on me, but in a good way. TOTALLY GOOD WAY! It goes sweet and lush, wild but soft at the same time and it almost gives me a head rush.

Wow. This is a rose that I like, that I can wear. Amazing. And it has good throw and lasts for a good amount of time.

Will definitely get more of this!

2007

All Souls is one of my favorite of the Halloweenies! I've already gotten a backup bottle, that's how much I like it.

On me this is mostly incense. Very very sweet, tingle-in-your-nose incense. I do get a bit of sugary white cake, but again, it's still mostly incense, and I love it. The only drawback is that it lasts, at most, around an hour on my skin before I have to reapply. But I can live with that!

2007

I get brown sugar from this. I haven't tried any other version, so I can't compare, but this one I know for sure is lovely on me. It took a while to get used to though, I had to test it a couple of times before I decided I liked it. It reminds me a lot of Pink Moon 2007, which I initially hated, but later warmed up to (I wish I'd kept the bottle!), I think it's the same brown sugar note in both. I don't get much, if any fruit, but I don't mind.

I already have enough backup bottles of this to last me for years.

2007

Oh dear lord - this is absolutely delicious! It's gingerbread cookies, straight from the oven. It's warm, it's cozy, it's Christmas in a bottle!

Got to order more!

2007

Oh, I like this! It's such an unique scent that I had to ponder and sniff for a while before coming to that conclusion.

It starts out kind of funky wet, a bit plastic if you will, but that slowly fades as it dries down. Then it's both coconut and almond on me (or is that cherry?). I don't quite get the florals, but then I'm not very good at picking out those notes. I do get a bit of "chill" from this, but when I asked my spouse He said it was a very warm scent, and I get that TOO, so I guess it's quite complex.. It has an odd synthetic smell in the background the whole time, but it doesn't bother me.

Another bottle is already en route!

I thought I would like this, so I ordered two bottles immediately. Unfortunately it doesn't really work on me. It's pear and vanilla alright, and I can imagine this being really good on the right person, but it turns play-doh on me. The pear turns funky and plastic while the vanilla just kinda sits there, doing neither this nor that to help the scent work on my skin.

I'm glad I got two bottles though because I'm keeping one for myself just in case it gets better with some aging, but I also have one to give away as a Christmas present! Yay for enabling!

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It's been a handful of months now, and I decided to try this out again. I've been wearing it for a couple of days straight and not the slightest hint of funk or play-doh to be had anywhere!

The pear is soft and subtle, the vanilla warm and cuddly. Love it!

I love this! There is something in this blend that reminds me of both The Atrocious Attic and The Emathides, something sweet and slightly salty, with a splash of violet in the background. Do these three really have anything in common, or is it just me?

Mostly I smell buttery caramel and powder, but there is a hint of something floral too. This is pretty much how it stays while drying down on my wrists.

I like this a lot and I'm glad I got a bottle. I might even get a backup!

In the bottle it smells almost minty, I’m kinda guessing it’s the wormwood. It’s a dark herbal smell, with a little freshness to it, which I guess might be the basil. When I put it on it immediately turns quite sweet and VERY resinous. I can clearly smell the dragon’s blood resin, even though I don’t own that many oils with dragon’s blood, it stands out a lot at first. The opoponax is sweetening it up a whole lot - or it’s the dark musk which tends to go very sweet on me, or more likely, it’s a combination of the two.

Reading up on Wikipedia, galangal is supposed to give a faint hint of citrus - that explains the freshness. No real hint of basil, but I’m sure it’s adding to the herbalness of the blend.

This is a nice resinous/herbal blend that I’d probably wear a lot if I were into resins more. I can imagine this being a fantastic room fragrance!

I'm no longer selling or trading my stash, but if I were I'd still keep this, and not just because it's my sign.

Hmmm... I think I know which chocolate you are referring to, but I'm not sure as I've never tasted it (I'm an immigrant, heh!) - but you've caught my attention. I'll see if I can get myself a bar of this and then see if I can compare the taste to a scent.

I don't know if the bottle I swapped for might've contained something else, because on me Ostara turned to pure lemon all purpose cleaning liquid. Nothing else stood out and after a half hour I just had to wash it off.

Thankfully someone else wanted to give it a go too, and hopefully it will get more appreciation a third time around.

Wow, I'm glad I got two bottles of this, and an accidental third from the lab, so I've got enough to last me for a long time.

On me Bloody Mary turns mostly strawberries. They're sweet, yes, but they're also very fresh smelling, ripe but not overly so. There is a vanilla-esque note in there too that is absolutely yummy! It's got a nice throw for a couple of hours, after that I need to reapply.

This is a definite favorite of mine.

I was so hoping I'd love this scent - nay, so SURE I'd love this scent, but alas, it is probably the one BPAL scent I've tested so far that made me ill.

It just smells of bitter, burnt sugar on me. The carnations are there but I've no clue what phlox smells like, and even if I did it would do me no good - Pink Moon just doesn't work on me.

Even so, I'm keeping the bottle. Maybe half a year/a year will do it some good!

ETA: It's been two months now and Pink moon is not at all as offensive to my nose as it was when I first tried it. I came down with a bad cold on the evening of trying it the first time, so that is probably why I had such a bad reaction to it. It's not one of my favorites, but it's not bad either.

Pele smells like "clean" to me. Whatever clean smells like, it smells like Pele. Most people seem to associate Pele with white, but on me it smells rather yellow, and like on most people it fades quickly.

This is definitely one of my favorites!

This turned out to be nothing like I thought it would be, but I've worn it every day for the past week'ish, so it's all good!

The citrus smell (clover?!) is overwhelming the first minute or so when I put this on, but it quickly fades and the white musk comes out. It's faintly sweet on me, and it lasts for a couple of hours or three.

I definitely love this, even though I don't get a spring feeling from it like I thought I would - this scent seem to be an all year round'er and I'm very happy I bought it unsniffed!