Analise

This is one of my favorites. Very sweet, but lovely and perfect for most any occasion and great staying power. I've gotten more compliments when wearing Dragon's Milk than I have with most anything else I've worn from BPAL.

This is the first scent where I've sniffed it out of the (imp) bottle and sighed and wished I'd gotten it in a 5mL. It's that good. I kept getting chai tea off of it. I can't speak to how long it lasts because I was testing it before my shower last night. I'll have to come back later with something more in-depth but so far? Two thumbs way up. EDIT: put it on this morning before work. That was at least three hours ago and it's still there. I keep catching whiffs of it that are positively delightful. Will definitely need a bottle.

I wanted to like this one, I love the description. I ended up getting out of it dry, generic potpourri. Not at all what I wanted to smell like, alas.

Mostly I just got a nice, light coconut reminiscent of Elegba but...that was about it. And unfortunately, it wore off fairly soon and made me sad. Alas. (of course, this is why I have a full bottle of Elegba for when I want coconut)

Just saying: I didn't get any lemon out of this, thank God. That said: In the bottle: it's tea. Lovely tea. I couldn't wait to try it. On the skin: Warm, sweet (but not too much so), still tea-y and makes me very happy. Also gave me a craving for tea so I had to swing by McD's on my way to work and get some of theirs. Several hours later: Not getting as many wafts of it as I did earlier, but it's still there and fabulous. As this is only an imp, I think I'm going to have to look into getting a bottle of it. Hee. I should've tried Dorian sooner.

Very light and just sort of there. Clean. When I first put it on I thought it was aquatic but now it's just a bit...dry. Nothing terribly standoutish about it, really, but good for a quiet, bookish sort of scent. I didn't pick out any individual notes, it's just kinda there.

In the bottle: It's mostly smoky, but I adore it anyway. I've been attracted to smoky scents, recently. On me: Less smoky and something sweeter and more mysterious comes to the fore. Maybe it's because I'm wearing a purple shirt today but I think of it as a "purple" sort of scent. Smoky purple. Dark and mysterious and generally exotically lovely.

In the bottle, there's a hint of orange. But there's some other scent I couldn't identify. On my skin, it was NO orange, and just that unidentifiable scent. That I eventually figured out smelled like baby. Not baby powder, it was definitely baby. Like pure, innocence, just-washed-behind-the-ears baby. Not a bad scent, but...not exactly carnal either. I won't be keeping this one.

I got an imp of this in an ebay order and I kind of was hesitant to try it. Rose and I don't always get along so well. But this morning I grabbed it out of my imp box and gave it a try. I'm so glad I did. While I don't think I'll be wearing this one often enough to justify getting a bottle? This is a lovely scent, probably something I should be more likely to wear say, on a Sunday to go to my grandparent's church, or just when I want to feel especially ladylike (instead of a Friday at work where nobody really cares anyway and I'm dressed all casual ). It's rose, yes, but it's not ROSE, and it's a little warm and a little almost sweet (not sugary sweet just...sweet, a touch) and just generally fab. Hee.

Yep, it's right on the front page in red text (under where it says "for information about ordering samples CLICK HERE"). I didn't really understood what all that meant (for some reason) until after reading on the forums about it though. I'm not sure how blonde that makes me.

I'm getting pencil shavings and.....nail polish remover? I think. Yep, this is an absolute no, alas.

Yeah, I've called USPS and they're looking into it, but they were supposed to have called me back by now. I'm going to go into my local PO next and talk to them directly this afternoon after work. I'm going to be very upset about this because that entire order was LEs I can't get now. *kicks things* EDIT: I got lucky. Apparently someone was subbing for my regular mailperson the day this package was supposedly delivered and they delivered it to the wrong address and the right mailperson redelivered it to me today so I got it! Yay!

I don't want to email the lab yet because it could be the PO being weird but... I placed an order on May 6 (order number: 151-71-6434 with CCnow) I got a C&S on May 31 (number: 4-1-71-6434) USPS.com says my order was delivered on the 2nd of June. I had gotten a C&S from the trading post (for an ebay auction) at the same time that ended up being delivered (and USPS has the 4th on this one) yesterday. So, either my package is lost somewhere or it isn't actually delivered yet, I think. I live in an apartment (townhouse) complex and we have big metal boxes with little boxes in them for mail. If that makes sense. I've never had the postperson leave my BPAL stuff on my doorstep (they have for larger packages, though). I suppose it's possible they stuck it in the wrong apartment's box or something. Or...I don't know, something. Any suggestions? I was going to wait until this afternoon and make sure it hadn't shown up before calling the PO.

has not contacted anyone at the Lab at all, That's odd, because they keep saying (in a reply to me I remember specifically) that they have contacted you all by this point. I wonder how they did it that you all aren't getting it? Weird. EDIT: What they said to me in a reply on LJ:

I was actually wondering the same thing. Except more to the point: what the labels actually look like. Anybody have photos of the Snake Pit?

I thought I'd already reviewed this, but...apparently not! Anyway, I haven't worn Siren for a while, but I wanting something a little sexy-feeling tonight and remembered this particular scent and put it on and WOW. I have no idea what this smells like (never did) but it smells wonderful and is exactly what I needed.

I bought this smell unsniffed from the lab. I was maybe a bit afraid this would be a bit too masculine or a bit too boozy for me, but I couldn't resist anyway. Well, it's definitely a bit masculine and definitely a bit boozy (I wouldn't wear it to work, for instance), but I really really like it. But it's also definitely not for slathering. I smelled it for ages after I tested it on my hand last night, until I went to take a shower. I'm definitely keeping it. Hee. Though I might try to sneakily get some of it on a guy friend of mine to see how it smells on him...hmmm. (it helps he's in the Navy! LOL) Oh yes, and this is definitely a sailorly or possibly piratey scent. I'm mostly convinced to wear it to see PotC this weekend.

This smells exactly the way I thought it would and I love it. A bit toothy and nuzzley definitely. Also dry, but warm and kind of...dusty? In a good way. The coconut was stronger earlier, but now I'm getting more of the other notes and either way, I liked the coconut too. This one's definitely a keeper.

So, right after I put it on, I sniff my wrist and I'm getting lemon. I run downstairs and thrust my wrist into my roommate's face, "smell my wrist!" she asks, "isn't that the same thing you had me smell the other day? [arcana]" and I'm all...er, no...but it's herby and lemony like that innit? I wept because I wasn't getting any amber out of this, which is why I got the scent in the first place. Of course, now it's been a few minutes and it's not quite so OMG LEMON! (which I assume is the verbena?) but it's not really a scent I think I'm likely to wear, alas.

Okay, so after seeing a friend of mine talk about this particular scent, I found myself intrigued. It led me to look for it on Ebay and I found it, for a reasonable price and it got here a few weeks ago and though I'd sniffed it in the bottle when I got it (and it smells lovely, in the bottle. It's like a crisp autumn day with slightly damp leaves underfoot. It's, in fact, one of the few BPAL scents I've smelled and instantly felt transported, as it were), I only just actually wore it today. So here's a review. I love it. Any occasion. It's not too heavy, but it's got an amazing scent. Like I said, it's like a crisp autumn day with damp leaves underfoot. A good earthy smell but a bit fruity a bit floral (but not too floral which I'm glad of). I put it on at 7-something this morning and I can still smell it on my wrists now at 3-something in the afternoon though it's much more woody now. Love it love it love it. Will probably have to procure another bottle of it, just in case.

For some reason, I was figuring since I adore Elegba, I'd adore Mr. Nancy. I was right. Mr. Nancy is faaaaabulous. Warm and lovely and makes me smile every time I catch a whiff of him. Obviously, I need more of him.

Moroccan rose, king mandarin, red sandalwood, Egyptian amber, orchid, carnation, benzoin, tonka, calla lily, vanilla flower. I'm getting something a little milky, a little spicy and it's currently my favorite, "what I want to wear when nothing else is calling my name." I have an imp of it, I think I may need a bottle.

In bottle: sweet and wonderful Wet, on skin: a little rum-y, still sweet and wonderful Drydown: stiiiiill sweet and wonderful I wasn't entirely sure what I'd think of this one, but I think I like it. EDIT: I put this on this morning before I left for work. It's been two hours and I'm still smelling it. I feel like I'm in a sweet, yummy cloud. And though I keep saying it's sweet and yummy, it's not really "foody" and... just...I've got an imp of this, but I think I might need to make this my first bottle. (and I so thought it'd be Anne Bonny. Hah!)

In the bottle: definitely a masculine scent. I'm a little afraid to try it on my skin but...here goes! Wet, on skin: still very masculine, but I like the tree smell. On the drydown: getting the leather now, but it's not like OMG I'M LEATHER! which I like. It's really a nice scent but I don't think I'd wear it.

In bottle: oooh, very nice sweet flower, I assume that's the jasmine. Wet, on skin: Nice, but makes me think of a shampoo scent. Or something like that. Drydown: Jasmine's backing off a bit and I think I sense the vanilla. I'll have to sniff it a bit more. I'm not getting any musk at all which, for me, is a good thing. The more I sniff this, the more it grows on me. I might have to consider a bottle after trying it another couple times.