Jenesis

I think it's time to admit to myself that rose doesn't work on me. This turned into sickly old-lady soap within a few seconds, and lingered far longer than I would have liked after I tried to wash it off. It's a shame, because I'd love a floral blend in my collection, but it's not for me

I don't know what happened with Dragon's Blood on me. I really, really wanted to like this, and as soon as I put it on my skin, I was nearly knocked out by a waft of sickly, headache-inducing soap. Nooooo I can't smell anything else in it at all, no spices, no DB, nothing except "fake" smelling, plasticy, soapy florals of the kind you get in granny's soap. I hate my skin chemistry Other Ars Draconis blends seem to be alright - Bone and Heart manage on my skin, although they're not favourites - it appears to be just "pure" DB that turns to soap and baby powder on my skin. On to the Swap pile with you!

Bottle: Very bright. My nose is very sensitive to citrus so it's picking up the lemongrass like a searchlight! Wet: Ahh, that's better. Green tea with lemon and a hint of mint. Drydown: As quoted from my BPAL database: "Ooh, how nice!". The honey comes out a bit more on me now and goes well with the slightly bitter tea and bright citrus and mint. Dry: It gets a little sweeter and a little less "wakey-wakey!". This is really nice, first LE bottle I bought, and I love it! Final verdict: I've actually gone a little less crazy for this, but it's still one of my favourites. A nice light scent that doesn't smell like it's trying to clear the sinuses. Rating: 4/5

In the bottle: Chocolate with a slight woody smell. Wet: Chocolate. Chocolate chocolate chocolate. Seriously, I found myself checking to see if I'd managed to smush some melted chocolate somewhere on me this smells EXACTLY like those "seashell" praline chocolates. No other notes at all. Drydown: The woods come out a bit more and mellow the "Woah!" sweetness of the chocolate. The myrrh starts to surface and complements the other notes nicely. Dry: After a couple of hours it hasn't changed much from the drydown - this really doesn't morph on me at all. A nice, sweet scent, a little heady for everyday wear but great when you're cuddled up on the sofa with a duvet and a cup of tea! Upon reading the rest of this thread, I think I'll let my Imp age for a bit before I try it again. Mine was fresh from the Lab, so maybe after a month or so it'll be a bit less heady. Just a thought!

I got a free sniffie of this in an Imp pack from someone (can't remember who it was, but thank you for all your sniffies! ) and I think I have to finally accept that citrus just doesn't work on me. All I can smell is artificial lemon-scented washing-up liquid although since Swank, Lightning and Aizen-Myoo all smell identical (and disgusting) on me, don't take my word as gospel!

This is my chosen "signature" scent. It begins with a strong rush of spices, and after about twenty minutes it mellows to a gorgeous soft, dark red floral, with just enough "bite" to be interesting. I find that, when I first put Hell's Belle on, all I can smell is spice and "perfumey" smell. It fades away quickly to the warm, mellow scent mentioned above. The staying power of this scent is pretty good - I can still catch a whiff after I get back from my last lecture.# Verdict: Only works on my skin for me, so I can't use it as a hair or clothes scent. But when it's on my skin: Wow!

Thanks, ladies Velvet and Blood sound particularly nice. (Can't wait to say "Blood!" when someone asks me what that smell is ) I have an Imp of Blood Countess, and I have to say I liked it at first, but each time I put it on it goes more and more "soapy" on me, until all I can smell is the yucky soap my mum used to use I've jotted down my next order for the Lab (haven't sent it yet): 1. Darkness 2. Bordello 3. Spellbound 4. Midnight 5. Snake Oil 6. Dragon's Blood 1. Velvet 2. Blood 3. Dance of Death 4. Perversion 5. Hades 6. Morocco This new hobby of mine is costing me a fortune I may have to cut it down to just 6 Imps - I'm a poor student and $30 is $30... (alright, it's about £16 for me, but that's five days' food! ). So which 6 of the above 12 Imps (those are the ones I'm the keenest to try) would you say I should get, if I can only get 6? Thank you all for helping out a n00b

Hi, I really hate to be so dumb but I'm very confused about all the talk regarding orders and shipping on this forum. I placed an order with the Lab using PayPal (I'm in the UK) on December 3rd (I wasn't bothered about LEs or the deadline so I didn't rush with my order). I got the "Your payment has been received" email from PayPal, but I haven't heard anything from them since not even a receipt. Did my transaction not work, do you think? What should I do, as $31 dollars' worth has definitely gone out of my bank? On a related note, what's all the CnC, CCNow and similar stuff about? What thread do I need to watch? Is there a thread for PayPal customers? Sorry for all the questions but I'm getting worried

Afternoon, all I've only recently been introduced to BPAL, but I have a small collection of Imps! However I'm a bit confused about the scents available and what "notes" work on me, etcetera. Before I got into natural oils and scents, the one perfume that worked really, really well on me is Dior's "Poison" (the original blend, not the spinoffs!). According to the website, the notes in "Poison" are Top: Coriander Middle: Wildberries, Orange Honey and Tuberose Base: Opopanar Now my favourite of all these is easily Opopanar, as I love the lingering all-day wearability of this perfume. But, the whole blend smells "artificial" to me now I'm used to more natural products, so I need a few recommendations for BPAL scents based on things that smell like or similar to "Poison"! If it helps, of the few Imps I have already, I like Chimera, Hell's Belle, Djinn and Fallen, but Swank makes me smell of dishwasher soap (I really don't like citrus), Nyx is an "old lady smell" on me, Midwinter's Eve is far too sweet and cloying, and Malice makes me smell like I had a bath in cloves! Please help me figure out my body chemistry Any help for a clueless newbie appreciated ladies and gentlemen

From the vial: The only word that I could think was "Marzipan!" Wet: Still smelt very strongly of marzipan - I only used a tiny drop from the Imp wand and it still swamped me out. Dry: Waited for it to develop, there were a few base notes I could smell underneath if I sniffed really hard, but the sweet sticky smell gave me a headache by then P.S. First review, this, so sorry for complete lack of technical vocabulary...!