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Lucky enough to get a 5mL of this just the other week from happygophucky as it aggravates her asthma and she wanted a good home for it. It found one! Bottle: Crystalline and a hint of citrus. Wet & Dry: I initially feared the amber note, but it's gorgeous and soft. The crystal notes remind me of the ozone I love in Lightning. Drydown is quick, but I get wafts of it all day and don't feel the need to reapply.

A huge bouquet of squished rose petals: Bulgarian rose, Somalian rose, Turkish rose, Damascus rose, red and white rose, tea rose, wine rose, shrub roses, rose, rose, rose… …and just an itty bitty bit of green grass. (GC - Mad Tea Party) I can already tell I'm addicted to rose scents. Two, Five & Seven was one of the first imps I ordered from BPAL almost a year ago. Imp: Roses. Wet: Roses. Dry: Roses. I love this. It's not too cloying, and the drydown leaves the roses smelling sweet - not like the potpourri in your grandmother's closet. Has great throw and wear - I usually repply once during the day just because I like being surrounded by the scent. Verdict?: Bottle! Need! More! Roses!

Milk and honey with rose, carnation and bergamot. (GC - Mad Tea Party) I got this because I love carnations and roses, and wanted to like the honey notes (though the SN of Honey goes rancid on me). Imp: Lightly floral, threatening to go powdery. Wet: Heavy on the carnation. Surprisingly creamy. Dry: This smells exactly like chai tea on my skin! Pity it fades pretty quickly, because I can't stop sniffing my wrist. I've reapplied twice today because the scent is gone after about two hours. I like this one a lot, but I think I may have to swap it away because it doesn't last. Edit: Forget swapping this away - I'm keeping it and hording more! I'll just have to slather. Verdict?: After the edit, I might need to get myself a bottle of this. LOVE.

I got this because I love carnations and roses, and wanted to like the honey notes (though the SN of Honey goes rancid on me). Imp: Lightly floral, threatening to go powdery. Wet: Heavy on the carnation. Surprisingly creamy. Dry: This smells exactly like chai tea on my skin! Pity it fades pretty quickly, because I can't stop sniffing my wrist. I've reapplied twice today because the scent is gone after about two hours. I like this one a lot, but I think I may have to swap it away because it doesn't last. Edit: The hell was I thinking, "swap it away?" Alice is lovely. This particular imp, which is a different one than I'd first tested from, has something in it that goes more lemony tea than chai - more bergamot than carnation, perhaps? Maybe it's that I've been sniffing Ugh all day.