JuliskaMarie

In the imp: Exactly as described - lots of waxy, smoky, lit candles with a really creepy overtone to it. Strange, but very cool! Wet on skin: Beeswax. An almost sickeningly sweet & smooth beeswax. I normally love the smell of real beeswax, but there's something old & creepy about this beeswax! Dry on skin: The beeswax still smells old & dusty, but much more realistic (& nicer) now. There's a hint of smoke too - like a whole lot of candles were extinguished at once & the room was allowed to air out a bit. After a few hours: Same as dry, maybe slightly more faded. Verdict: I don't think I'll get a huge amount of use out of this one (the imp is probably enough for me - for now at least), but I quite like it!

In the imp: I don't know how they do this, but this perfume does indeed smell just like the description! I can pick out a few individual notes that smell familiar to me, but I can't quite identify them. Wet on skin: Similar, but one of the familiar notes is now standing out a lot more. It has sort of a savoury-food feel to it now. Dry on skin: Savoury-ish cooking spices? I'm not sure what I'm smelling right now, but I'm not loving it! After a few hours: It's almost completely gone. I have to sniff really closely & I'm still hardly finding anything. Verdict: I'm honestly not sure how I feel about this. Normally I love the really evocative notes - even if they go bad on my skin, I like keeping the imps around to sniff occasionally just for fun, but I don't think I'll be keeping this one.

In the imp: EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED! Just like being alone on a stone bridge at midnight. How do they do this??? Wet on skin: Completely different now, but with a similar feel. More like salt water at night, but the bridge or other stone buildings are nearby. Dry on skin: Changed again - warm, wet & dirty stone. Weird, but not unpleasant. After a few hours: Warm stone in the afternoon caked with dried sea salt &... creamy vanilla? Again, REALLY weird but not unpleasant. Verdict: I can't make up my mind about this one, it's doing all sorts of strange things on my skin! I think I need to test it again another day. It would be interesting to see how it works in a scent locket too.

In the imp: Dusty, musky woods, with a hint of old books. Wet on skin: Similar, but less dusty. More "wet" smelling (the only way I can describe it really!). More like a sapling than dry wood. Dry on skin: A light, mysterious Sandalwoody-musk with just a hint of dusty old books! I like it! After a few hours: About the same as dry, only more faded. Kind of like being in a library, actually! Verdict: This is a very gentle & subtle perfume (I can only smell it when I get close). It's just unusual enough to be interesting, while still being neutral enough to wear in situations where you need to be/feel serious.

In the imp: Milk. And. Ocean. What? How do they DO that??? Wet on skin: Same. So bizarre & yet... I love it! Dry on skin: Both notes are still there, but the effect is less "surrounded by ocean & milk" & more "outdoors, at a cafe near the beach, with a milky dessert" (like an unflavoured milkshake, unflavoured icecream or something covered completely in cream). Very weird & yet I still really like it! After a few hours: I'm not even sure how to describe this now, but it smells strangely... dry? Almost like sandalwood. Otherwise, pretty similar to how it was after it had just dried on my skin. Milky & salty & almost driftwood-ish. Verdict: Weird, but I kind of like it! I'd probably use it more in a scent locket though.

In the imp: Exactly as described. I don't even know what to make of this, but WOW it smells interesting! Chilly (in a cold-water sense, not just cold air) & frothy. Very evocative! Wet on skin: Less chilly & frothy (though both of those effects are still there), but otherwise unchanged. Dry on skin: The water has gotten murky now. Not awful, but certainly not as nice or exciting as it was wet or in the imp! After a few hours: Weird. My husband says this smells like a handsoap. It doesn't smell soapy to me, but the fake-smelling scents they add to cheap handsoaps? Yeah, it smells like those. It makes me think of a "marine" or "aquatic" inspired cheap handsoap/cleaner/air-freshener/etc. Verdict: This failed miserably on my skin, but it's SO exciting in the imp! Another for the "someday when I get a scent locket" pile!

In the imp: This smells BRIGHT & clean, but not soapy. Earthy, herb-y & grassy, but not dirty or murky. It smells like the colours white, yellow & light green should smell. The smell of the afterlife? Could be! This is most definitely not somewhere on earth! Wet on skin: Almost exactly the same, except it's slightly grounded by the amber. Dry on skin: Warmer, sweeter, softer. Not as stark, bright or clean as before, but more gentle & heaven-like. I think ginger is a very good note on me, because there's a really nice note in here that I don't normally associate with real ginger, but I smelled it in another BPAL ginger perfume too. After a few hours: That really nice note-that-doesn't-actually-smell-like-ginger-but-is-probably-BPAL-ginger is now the main note & it's making this smell so very pretty! Verdict: The end result of this is SO very different to how it starts, but all variations of this perfume are gorgeous! I think this one may become a favourite!

In the imp: Woodsy, soft, warm & earthy. I can pick out the sage, sandalwood & lemon peel, but the rest is really well blended. I'm a bit worried that this might be too woodsy for me! Wet on skin: I have no idea what's going on, but this just went really strange & not in a good way. Orris & sandalwood maybe? Dry on skin: Oooooohhhh! That's WAY nicer than wet & in the imp! Soft, delicate rosewood-musk mostly, with hints of all the other notes in the background - JUST enough to give this a really beautiful effect! You can really only pick them out if you're actually trying to find them. After a few hours: Much more faded & the sandalwood is a little more noticeable, but otherwise about the same as dry. Verdict: This is really lovely! It definitely suits the inspiration! Jasmine normally amps on me (I love jasmine, so I don't mind), so it was weird that I could barely smell any in this!

Azrael is the Angel of Death, marked as the last being to die in the Apocalypse. Though a harbinger of doom, his duties are an act of mercy: he curtails human life before world-weariness and despair destroys our spirits. Warm myrrh swirled with a bittersweet blend of violet, Lily of the Valley, juniper, cypess and cajeput. In the imp: Notes are exactly as described. This is a holy, comforting floral & yet not comforting in a warm way - it's almost cold & stern. Exactly what I would expect the merciful Angel of Death to smell like! Wet on skin: The myrrh & florals are leading this, but I'm a little worried about what the juniper is doing! Juniper-scents haven't worked on me in the past, but there's always been something else in them that didn't like me, so I don't know if juniper is actually the culprit. Dry on skin: I'm not sure what's happening here... I think I like it? Not as nice as in the imp, but not unpleasant. After a few hours: Not as nice as in the imp but still quite a nice scent, a bit strange though. Most woods tend to turn into antiseptic on my skin & this hasn't, so I like that about it, but the woods still went a bit strange. It's a very woody-violet scent - VERY different from the scent in the imp! Verdict: I like this, but I don't know how often I'd wear it on my skin. I'd love to test it with a scent locket someday though!

In the imp: I don't know what most of these notes actually smell like on their own, but this is definitely how I would imagine a Cleric in D&D to smell - mysterious, magical & holy! Wet on skin: Pretty much the same! It's changed slightly, but I can't pick exactly what or how. It's a bit woodsier than I normally like, but not enough to put me off it. Dry on skin: Changed slightly again - now it's a bit drier, but also sweeter. Strange, but pretty! Still smells right for a D&D Cleric! After a few hours: This one just keeps morphing while still suiting the name! The rose amber, frankincense & myrrh are quite easy to pick out now. It keeps changing, but so far I'm liking everything it changes into. Verdict: This is really nice - a holy (I really think it's the myrrh/frankincense combo giving it that feel), woodsy, magical smell. Not a daily scent, but very, very cool! I really need to try layering this with some of the other RPG scents!

In the imp: The main note is a scent I don't recognise - it smells rather like licorice, so I'm guessing that must be the star anise? There's a bit of sandalwood & a tiny hint of cherry blossom too (though really it smells more like the bark of a cherry blossom tree rather than the actual flowers, because it's so faint), but mostly it's the strange licoricey note. Wet on skin: It's MUCH fainter on my skin - the white sandalwood is the main note now, but this is really subtle at this point. Dry on skin: Star anise & the cherry blossom has shown up! Yum! The white sandalwood is here too, but not as noticeable. This smells strange, but weirdly familiar & I can't place it. I think I like it though? After a few hours: Much more subtle now, but otherwise about the same as dry. Verdict: This smells really familiar & I have no idea what it reminds me of! It's quite nice though. Not sure I'd ever buy a bottle of it, but I'll probably get some use out of the imp.

In the imp: Wow, this is really interesting! Notes are exactly as described - it's soft, dusty & woodsy, but it has a slightly creepy feel to it! Wet on skin: Mostly dry, dusty sandalwood. There's a hint of all the other notes & they do add a little something intriguing to it, but it's mainly just sandalwood on me. Dry on skin: This has faded a lot! Sandalwood is still the main note, but there's just enough of the others now to keep it interesting! After a few hours: Even more faded now. Sandalwood is still the main note & it's the only one I can really pick out, but it's not the only note. Verdict: "Soft, dusty & woodsy" still feels like the best way to describe this. It doesn't sound like something I'd normally go for, but I really like this one & can definitely see myself wearing it!

In the imp: Exactly as described - this really does smell absurd! I'm a little nervous about the patchouli as that usually doesn't like me (it tends to go absolutely foul &/or cause severe headaches & nausea), but I'm hoping it will play nicely this time! Wet on skin: Patchouli seems to be the main note here but this is really weird because it didn't instantly go gross! It's smelling like how patchouli often smells on people who aren't me! The green tea is there too & the fruits are way off in the background. Dry on skin: WHY HELLO THERE MANGO & FIG! So nice of you to join us (& so intensely)! Yuuuuuuum! The green tea & patchouli are just playing nicely together in the background! Did I just say the patchouli is behaving itself? On MY skin? I don't want to jinx this, but so far this is smelling GORGEOUS! Mango & fig are most definitely my friends! After a few hours: *Whimper* This is so nice! It's basically the same as dry, except slightly faded. The patchouli is still behaving (it's almost not even there!), the mango & fig are still in charge & the green tea is just balancing it all nicely! Verdict: I love this! It smells like a fantasy tropical-island dessert (or cocktail)! Perfect for summer evenings!

In the imp: As described! This is really light & delicate & gives the impression of a cool breeze on a warm spring day. Wet on skin: Almost exactly the same as in the imp! Very pretty! Dry on skin: The honeysuckle has faded noticeably (still there though), but otherwise about the same. Very dainty & fresh! After a few hours: About the same as dry, maybe the tiniest hint of soapiness. Sweet, clean & subtle, yet refreshing! Verdict: Just lovely! Perfect for when I want a pretty, yet mild scent!

In the imp: A fairly intense & heady zesty-floral. Tuberose & Jasmine mainly, with a lot of lime & a little lotus. Wet on skin: The tuberose & jasmine have stepped back here - this is now mostly lotus, with a little bit of lime zest & a hint of tuberose & jasmine in the background. MUCH lighter & more delicate than in the imp! Dry on skin: The tuberose & jasmine are showing up a little more now, but this is still very light & delicate. Very pretty & slightly aquatic! After a few hours: Almost exactly the same as dry, only with a little less lime. Maybe the faintest hint of soapiness, but in the nicest possible way. Verdict: It's not super-exciting in any way (except in the early stages when the lime is obvious), but this is VERY pretty! Perfect for when I need a soft, sweet & fairly classic-smelling perfume!

In the imp: It's been a while since I've had Absinthe, but this is more or less what I remember it smelling like, only the perfume is a bit more magical-smelling than the drink... so maybe it's what the Green Fairy smells like! Wet on skin: Not quite as fresh as in the imp - the same notes, but they've moved around a bit. Dry on skin: Less like the Green Fairy, more like actual Absinthe, only less alcoholic. Something in it has turned slightly soapy, but it's just giving the whole thing a really "clean" feeling at the moment. I quite like this! After a few hours: The soapiness is still there, but it doesn't ruin it. My husband says I smell like a lolly shop, haha! Verdict: It fades to a light, sweet lolly-soap smell fairly quickly, but it's still strangely nice! Not for days when I need a lasting perfume, but if I just need something pretty & exciting to boost my mood for a little while, this works wonderfully. I'd be curious to try it in a scent locket too!

In the imp: Tulips mainly, with a little peony & grass Wet on skin: Peonies! The tulips & grass are still there, but the peonies have taken the lead here. There's a very 'fresh' feel to this - like being next to a stream, in a really beautiful park in springtime! Dry on skin: All blended together now, so it's hard to pick out individual notes. A very sweet, fresh floral. After several hours: Slightly soapy floral. Still a really nice scent though. Verdict: This is a gorgeous springtime scent! While it does end up a bit soapy on me, it takes quite a while to get to that point, so it smells fresh for a fairly long time. I really like this one!

(2013 Version) In the bottle: Clover! Everything else is there when I actually try to pick it out, but the clover is the dominant note here - it's so gorgeous! It smells like a light rain or heavy mist in a meadow in a fairytale! Wet on skin: Less clover now - the carnation & heather have taken the lead. It smells slightly more "solid" now. The airy/rainy/misty vibe is still there, just lessened quite a bit. Dry on skin: Carnation mainly, with hints of ivy, heather & clover. Different, but still pretty. After a few hours: Carnation & heather. Verdict: I really like this a lot! It's nice on my skin, but I LOVE it in the bottle - another one to test with a scent locket one day!

In the imp: Exactly as described - the honey-bread stands out most, but it's all there. Yummy! Wet on skin: Same as in the imp, except a little less honey bread & a little more roast meat. I want to eat my arm now... Dry on skin: Pretty much exactly the same as both wet & in the imp. the honey-bread & meat notes are mostly equal now though. After a few hours: This has barely changed at all the entire time! So crazy! Verdict: This is a very, very, VERY cool scent! I don't know if I'll wear it much as a perfume (because... how often would I feel like smelling like a roast dinner) but it's a lot of fun to smell! It's discontinued & I only have an imp of it, so it's probably for the best that I prefer smelling this to smelling like this!

In the imp: PEACH. WINE. Everything else is there in the background, but pretty much all I'm sniffing is this heady & delicious peach wine! I've never had peach wine before, but I'm about 95% sure it's all I want to drink for the rest of my life! Wet on skin: The ambers, musk & myrtle have come out to play more now, but the peach wine is still the main note. I think I'm in love! Dry on skin: The peach wine has faded a lot & now I am sad. It's mainly an amber-note now, with everything else as support. It's still pretty, it's just not peach-wine-pretty. After a few hours: Still mostly amber, but there's a bit more of the peach wine again! Verdict: This is lovely & yet another one for the "upgrade to a bottle when I get a scent locket" list. It's still quite nice on my skin, but I'd use it a LOT more with a scent locket!

In the imp: WOAH YUM! Notes are exactly as described & it smells really crazy & weird, but at the same time I LOVE it! So juicy & fruity, with a strange woodsy-musk base & a teeny bit of gardenia - I wish I could drink this! Wet on skin: Something in this is amping like crazy! The strawberry & watermelon I think - I'm noticing a lot of throw straight away! Not quite as amazing as in the imp, but not bad either. Dry on skin: Ahhhhh! All of the fruits & berries! The weird woodsy-musk base is still there, but faded & there is a slight floral hint, but this is ALL about the fruits & berries, ESPECIALLY the watermelon! Like delicious Summer drink! who knew I loved watermelon notes so much??? After a few hours: About the same as dry. SO PRETTY! Verdict: I'm going to need to upgrade to a bottle of this & soon. I suspect this will get a LOT of use in Summer!

In the imp: Notes are exactly as described. This smells really sexy to me & yet very unisex - I want my man to smell like this AND I want me to smell like this! I'm trying really hard not to drool right now! Wet on skin: Same notes, but now they're competing with each other instead of complementing each other. Hmmm... Dry on skin: The leather isn't playing as nicely with my skin as usual. It's still quite a pleasant smell (the plum juice note is gorgeous!), it's just not as amazing & sexy as it was in the imp. After a few hours: Oooohh! This is really nice! Not the OMG-super-sexy it was in the imp, but pretty! Verdict: I like it! I really want to test it on my husband too. I think the imp will do me for now, but if I ever get a scent locket, this is a must for a bottle upgrade!

Orange blossom, East Indian sandalwood, and champaca. In the imp: I'm mostly just getting the sandalwood. It's sweetened by some slight florals, but they're not really noticeable. Wet on skin: Almost exactly the same as in the imp, only a little less sweet. Dry on skin: Mostly sandalwood, with a little of what I guess must be the champaca & barely a hint of orange blossom. It smells very woodsy & spicy. This would probably be very subtle & sweet on someone else, but I'm starting to think it might be just a tiny bit too woodsy for me. It's nice though. After a few hours: It's sweetened up now & faded quite a bit. I like it a lot more than I did before, but I still think this one is just too woodsy for me. Verdict: The florals are very faint, so the sandalwood is the main note on me, rather than being a supporting-note (which is where I like it to be), so I'll be passing this one on to a woods-loving friend!

In the imp: A warm/golden, citrusy floral. Strong, yet sweet. Wet on skin: Oh yum, the flowers & citruses are dancing around, taking turns at leading this perfume! The musk & amber are providing depth, without being noticeable & (as usual) the rose is nonexistent on my skin. Dry on skin: Rose??? Is that you??? The citrus notes are more subtle now, so it's mostly a warm/golden (the amber+musk combo) floral, with just a hint of citrus around the edge. The carnation & lily of the valley are taking the lead here, but the rose & jasmine are definitely there too! After a few hours: Dusty, musky, ambery florals. There's a slight "juiciness" left by the citrus fruits, but none of the fruits themselves. It's turned a little bit soapy on me too. Verdict: Not an everyday perfume, but a good floral "comfort" scent.

In the imp: Wow, this one is rather intense! Not overpoweringly strong, just... intense! Notes are exactly as described! Wet on skin: The oakmoss & almond are dominating here, with the jasmine playing a large supporting role. The musk & sandalwood are so far just intensifying everything else. This is strange, but intriguing! Dry on skin: Oooohh, the oakmoss, almond & jasmine have toned WAY down & blended with the sandalwood & musk to create this really cool, dusty, sweet musk smell! It's like a really sweet (unlit) incense stick. After a few hours: It's almost not even there anymore! Just a faint sweet-musky smell & you have to actually be trying to find it. Like a sweetened version of my bare skin. Verdict: Not something I'd wear regularly, but I think I'll get a few uses out of it. It's quite noticeable at first, but fades VERY quickly to a sort of "I'm not wearing perfume, I just naturally smell this nice" scent, which is pretty cool! Good for if I want to smell nicer than unperfumed, but don't want to smell like I'm wearing perfume!