Dark Alice

This is by far one of the worst smelling BPALs I have ever encountered. The coffee is burnt, dark, and bitter. But the cardamom keeps it smelling clean. And then the rose comes out. Thankfully I am not amping this rose...but this scent is definitely not for me!

Gorgeous blue mint, berry, and aquatic notes while wet!

 

Dry: Same as earlier...but with a hint of tobacco and the smooth and richness of myrrh. I need this bottle for the summer months!

Cedar and honey which blends into a wonderful musky animal scent. The cat is a honey I can wear. I just hope that with some age...the benzoin kicks in.

Cykranosh! It smells like a bag of softly sweet Gummi Bears. You can get it now through the LE Pickman Gallery page. I am going to order one myself soon.

This has the lemon of Lemon Sticky Bat..without the sugar with the barest hint of lavender buds. It's quite captivating and relaxing. But it is not something I need in bottle form. I will keep my imp though.

Rose, lavender, cucumber, and coconut have never tasted so sweet and delicious! Everything is floral...where you can taste a bit of each note and then just deliciously sweet. This is not something I would eat daily...but it does qualify as a special treat that deserves to be indulged in every once and a while.

This is the mildest and most comforting sugary scent Beth has ever come up with. None of the components are "loud". Everything smells soft. The gummi bears smell like the tiny bears you find for kids, the apricot preserves are slightly sweet, and the cordial just whispers in this scent. Each note blends beautifully on my skin. This is a partial bottle purchase for me. It is simply lovely and not too overbearing. This is what I imagine a little girl would smell like after using one of those fruity/sweet shampoos!

This starts off with green apple, backed up with one or more soft musks. It very much reminds me of Snow Glass Apples, minus the snow/ice/cold note. Now as its drying, the green apple backs off and the musks stay light and a bit powdery. I'm quite enjoying this scent so far.

 

This sums up my scent experience with this decant. It's a light, green apple musk...and I can actually visualize the sparkles when first applied. And it is definitely related to the apple note in Snow Glass apples...just without the snow/mint note. Not so powdery on me when dry...it actually dries to a nice green apple soap. More like a green apple peel soap. I love it...but I don't think I need a full bottle of this one. Maybe a partial though?

This Antikytherian Mechanism's younger sweeter sister. The oakwood,agarwood and vanilla make this scent gorgeous! As it dries the oak steps back and the agarwood and benzoin come forward making it sweeter. This...unlike antikythera doesn't make my stomach turn as much. I do love it! So glad I took a chance on this bottle.

I know this sounds odd...but the old Arabian Nights (non TAL) perfume...smells just like a desert to me. It's amazing and I don't know how hard it is find but if you do...don't ever let it go. It smells just like the desert in Las Vegas. Warm, dry, dusty and slight sweet.

Unveil Thine Eyes...for Easter. It was the perfect spring scent for church!

First review:

Clean, slightly aquatic while wet.

Dry: Clean, musky, tobacco note. It definitely lives up to its description. So glad I took a chance on it and bought it.

Sic Erit today!

This is just gross. Seriously...gross. The cubeb is the first thing you smell and it stomps all over EVERYTHING!!!! When it dries there is a barely there scent of musty, rotten, dark chocolate and spoiled fig on my skin. NO WAY JOSE! This has got to go!

As usual...rosemary is my enemy. This stuff is potent! No dragon's blood, no ginger or coffee...just rosemary. Which turns savory on my skin every damn time. *sigh*

I think I am going to let my decant sit. B/c right now it's just red musk all the time. Beautiful, sweet, red musk that evokes the image of women eating cherries with red lips and laughing at all of the world's troubles. The image it evokes is amazing...I just wish the scent was lasted longer and that I could distinguish all of the notes.

This makes me sad. Wet: It smells of pencil shavings and opium tar. Drying: It is a magical walk through a lush forest with wild orchids blooming everywhere. Officially dry: Expensive Orchid soap. High end, expensive orchid soap. I wish the drying phase would last forever, b/c I would buy at least 2 bottles of it. *sigh*

b340 is my favorite "old lady smelling" perfume.

In the bottle: Om nom, nom, nom, nom

 

Wet: Om nom, nom, nom, nom

 

Dry: Om nom, nom, nom, nom

 

On my kitchen floor: Om nom, nom, nom, nom - combined with the salty brine of a thousand tears.

This pretty much sums up my feelings on this scent. Om Nom Nom nom nom...except with vanilla bean. This smells like the chocolate bar I received in the recent candy swap with ladymeag. I want and need to eat this scent...which means I don't need to wear it. It should be eaten....not worn!

Meh. Generic white musk perfume mixed with rose. Not much more than this. Off to the swaps with you!

Wet: Fresh medicinal lavender....and something sweet. As it dries, the lavender stays true to form the violet comes out and swirls around with whatever is sweet in this imp. This is so pleasant and intoxicatingly relaxing. I adore this and will have to buy a full or partial bottle stat!

I love this scent! Red musk, hints of wood, and rose geranium! All the Sic Erit shall belong to me!

This is a subtle but gorgeous plum scent. It smells like a mild plum incense mixed with sandalwood to keep it grounded. There is little to no mint in this at all. I like I think this will do well with me in the warmer days of spring.

From wet to dry down: Jasmine sambac and orris root. Light gorgeous Jasmine and orris root. This will need to age a bit so the jasmine smoothes out and the benzoin kicks in. But I really really like this. It's very pretty and ethereal.

Caramel and tobacco on my skin. So glad I only have a decant of this coming. That is all I need.