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Wayne Campbell, from Wayne's World. Not exactly fitting, but I wore Pirate Moon.

This is a strong scent in all stages. In the vial, I could sense similarities to Shanghai and Embalming Fluid, though the Vampire Tears was richer and rounder than either of those scents. Upon application, I got a refreshing grapefruit, which citrus-lovers should appreciate, and which the non-citrus-inclined may interpret as lemon Pledge. Then the blend got more perfumey as the florals picked up. Honeysuckle check, neroli check, jasmine check. In the end, Vampire Tears ended as a soapy floral on my skin. No thanks.

Whoa, buttery! While I do get pumpkin at the outset, Pumpkin Cheesecake quickly becomes dominated by a sweet buttery note, reminiscent of Drink Me. There is a bit of spiciness that I like, but overall, this cheesecake is too rich for my blood. Silly skin chemistry--I didn't know you ate pumpkin. ETA: My second try went better than the first, with the pumpkin holding its own more.

I need to press my nose to my wrist to smell Egg'd, which is quite light. I mostly get powdery sweetness and carnation, especially during the drydown. There's a bit of soapiness too. During the end phase, I get more sweetness and spice.

I like the idea of a non-sweet pumpkin, but the asphalt and smoke are a bit strong during the early phase of the drydown. The pumpkin mostly made itself known during the wet phase and became more of a background player during the drydown, adding sweetness and spice. In fact, the end phase isn't bad, being mostly soft spice (cinnamon and clove?). Great concept and worth trying, but I certainly wouldn't need a bottle.

Sweet apple that dries down to brown sugar...what more can I ask? This is more of a red apple than a green apple. I often have issues with apple notes because of their acetone-sharpness, but Sugar-Slathered Candy Apple behaves itself well and softens quickly. I do sense the similarity to Creepy, though I swapped my Creepy imp away last fall and can't do a direct comparison.

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This is a bright, sweet, candy-like orange to my nose. Carnal actually reminds me of orange-flavored Triaminic syrup. If you like sweet citrus, you might give this a try. I found it too one-dimensional to keep.

What I guess is 'sea air' strikes me as a general, cologne-like aquatic scent. The sea air dominates The Phoenix, and unfortunately, I don't like aquatics. I did detect a bit of gunpowder and earthy sweetness that were pleasant, but overall, this blend is too masculine for me to wear. But I will say, if I had a pirate emoticon, I'd insert it here. As a concept, this a fantastic oil.

Soft and sweet with apple and a hint of mint. The lime might be in there too, but it's being fairly quiet. Unfortunately, Mock Turtle's Lessons dries to a kind of generic handsoap. Pleasant wet, but the drydown is completely uninteresting.

In the imp: pineapple and butter On my skin: the pineapple hangs around for a little while but soon goes away. Then I'm left with a very buttery, sweet cake. Or custard, perhaps? This is kind of fun!

The Lion was a warm but somehow dirty scent on me. You can tell that it's a tree-based scent, with the resiny essence that sap has. Apparently I prefer amber in blends.

In the imp: buttery pastry, berries, and roses. Surprise surprise. On my skin: at first I could still detect the fruit pastry, but the rose became more prominent. Then I started to smell like an Indian restaurant! (Neptunienne's Curry of Doom, indeed.) Savory and spicy, but absolutely not a fragrance I want wafting around me. Even my boyfriend asked me when I got in the car, "Do you smell Indian food?"

Shanghai is like a lemony tea. Very similar to Embalming Fluid.

Whoa, this is way strong and sharp on me! I definitely get the yuzu, mikan, and cherry blossom. Each of the notes sounds good on its own, but when they're combined, I get...citrus bathroom air freshener. There is nothing subtle about this scent. Sorry, swapped this off!

In the bottle: mint and almond Wet on skin: strong mint. As the perfume dries, anise comes out and makes the scent almost rubbery. Not a fave, but it *is* interesting.

In the bottle: Bon Vivant smells like soapy, artificial strawberries. Wet: the strawberry comes out and smells less artificial. There's also a bit of a floral edge. Drydown: kind of a weird floral strawberry. Not really sure if I like this. It isn't offensive but doesn't excite me either.

A fruity blend with a dark undertone--the apple and pineapple are prominent, and for some reason, Shango also smells like wood and incense to me. Fits with my image of the god but is not something I'd choose to wear.

Ra smells like a fairly generic cologne (yep, men's cologne) on me. Bah humbug.

This smelled like sweet gingersnaps on me. The lemon and tea were barely discernible, and only when I sniffed for them. Dorian wasn't bad, but it wasn't what I was looking for either.

I didn't actually try this on my skin (just a sniffie!), but from the imp I got notes of orange, rose, and cinnamon. It reminds me a lot of BNever's Love perfume line.

Spicy sangria (made with red wine, thank you very much) and something yeasty. Good staying power and evocative of holiday feasts. A fun scent to try but not something I'd like to regularly wear.

Ah, the first BPAL imp I ever tried (thanks copyshopclerk!). In the bottle: clean lemony goodness, maybe sharpened a bit by the green tea or aloe. I'm not good at picking out notes. Wet: one early review describes the wet scent as sweet, fresh, lemonade, and that's exactly what I get as well. This is my favorite stage. Dry: the lemon falls back and allows the greener scents to come forward. Then the musk becomes more apparent and sticks around for the drydown. This lingering scent is okay, but I don't love it. Overall: Not a bad scent at all, especially for an inexperienced perfume customer like me. Light, refreshing, and as others have pointed out, a great choice for summer. The end stage is what's preventing me from wanting a bottle. I've also combined some of my imp's oil with unscented lotion to make an Embalming Fluid lotion, which is quite lovely. I don't notice the musk or green tea much and mostly get the gentle lemon.

A clean laundry scent. It was okay to sniff in the bottle, though as other reviewers have pointed out, Dirty smells like something you can find at a department store perfume counter. Unfortunately, Dirty goes to strong dryer sheets on me. I wouldn't mind my linens smelling that way, but I prefer more organic scents on my skin.