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How is The Manuscript not on this list?! Probably pretty hard to get, but you can smell the ink on the pages! Really intriguing. Also, Jolabokaflod is a lovely leather bound volume with a dusting of chocolate, and I still see that up for trade on occasion. As far as GC's go, Aelopile makes me think of the way an old Victorian library would smell, clean and paneled in lemon oiled wood, and The Red Queen reminds me of an antique shop, but I could see it going library. The wood notes were more prominent on me than the cherry. Lastly, The Writing on the Slate, though technically not a book scent, certainly brings bookishness to mind with it's dust, chalk, and candle wax. This thread needs more love!

I got a frimp of the perfume of Fairy Wine a while back, and thought it was lovely. The bath oil smells a bit different to me though. Stronger on the red currant and less of the honey sweet dandelion that I really liked in the perfume. Perhaps the dandelion comes out more with age or just doesn't translate as well in bath oil form, but I can't quite fall in love with this one. :/ The bath oil is very much a honeyed wine scent to me, kind of along the lines of Athens. Pleasant, but swapable.

"Sheer juniper" is a great way to describe this. The Crescent Moon smells pure, clean, and slightly astringent to me, like a pale, hazy green. There's a sweetness to the scent too, from the amber, and a certain depth. I do not get sexy from this scent. Rather, it feels ephemeral and holy to me. Kind of a weird description, but it's what I get. It's not really foresty. I could actually almost see this being a cool, herbal gin cocktail. Different from my usual type of scent and unusual in and of itself. I haven't decided if I like this one or not. It's interesting.

This smells of ozone and delicate peppermint at first, pretty close to the lab's snow note. It's cool and calming and very white. I'm not getting anything floral. No citrus either, but melon was mentioned, and I could believe that. There's something watery and sweet and not quite cucumber that could be a light melon note. This is lovely and soothing.

Very lush, wet, and juicy. This makes me think of brilliantly colored hibiscuses more than lillies. I get no cocoa. I do smell the orange, orchid, and lily and the dragon's blood. I'm not really aware of any amber, but perhaps it's responcible for the hint of warmth in the dry down. Overall, this smells like a succulent, floral fruit punch. Very red, and thin vs. syrupy.

Stinky jasmine blast of DOOOM. Sometimes I like jasmine, and sometimes it comes of as acrid, like urine or burning plastic. That's what this is doing, but I'm gonna wait it out and see if it calms itself the hell down. Ok, after about 10 mins, it's decided to behave itself. Now it's pretty white floral. Sweet and somewhat creamy, with a backing of soft, dusty woodiness that reminds me of sandalwood even though I know it's the cedar and red patch. Cedar generally does not like me, but it's pleasant in this. I LOVE gardenia, and I can smell it here, and it's nice, but there are other gardenia blends that set me more agog and don't suffocate me with jasmine for ten mins first.. I can see what Aveya said about it having a western feel though. It's sort of a rustic gardenia. Shabby chic, if you will. Worth the sniff, but not something I need more of. ETA: It occurs to me that this makes me think of Anne Bonny with white floral floating over the top. I'm not too keen on AB, but I know she's very popular, so perhaps Lily would appeal to quite a few BPALers out there.

Fresh, green - but gently so, slightly aquatic but just short of soapy. It makes me think of pale aqua. Both Cancers have a paleness to the scent, a luminescence similar to lunacies I've smelled. This becomes a gentle, powdery sweet skin scent on me. This will be nice for sleeping or for quiet days in the heat of summer, but it also smells very spring appropriate.

Oooooo. O_O Thank you Bunny Butt! I appreciate the input.

So... given that this scent has been resurrected, and I have a bottle of the original, I thought I'd give it a proper review here. I probably will not ever try the resurrected version as I am happy with my bottle. This starts out SUPER lotusy. Wet, lush, sticky, cough syrupy lotus. Probably what people describe as "bubble gummy," though to me it smells a bit different. It's lotus with a titch of warmth to it. I think the citrus adds to the impression of fresh, juicy sweetness but it doesn't smell crisp or clean like citrus. The amber starts to warm up and sort of round things out underneath, and I think there might be some jasmine in this. The lotus starts to get sort of a plasticy/lipsticky smell to it, but that's just what lotus seems to do on me. :/ It's still quite lush and fruity floral and bright pinkish red to me, I like it, but it's almost overly ripe smelling. Forbidden Fruit always makes me think of that line from American Hustle - "There's something, the topcoat. It's like, perfumey, but there's also something, rotten. And I know that sounds crazy, but I can't get enough of it." That's pretty much how I feel about this blend. So there's my two cents.

This scent has me grinning b/c it's so unabashedly "boy." It's like... what a young guy would wear on his first date, where he knows he has to smell nice and he has to smell like a MAN. Or maybe... what a chick would wear if she was pretending to be a man, cause this is totes what men smell like, so who would suspect? It's what the male cast smells like in Grease. Iconic 50's bad boy - cleanly washed, cleanly shaven , with well combed hair and a leather jacket. It's not the kind of sent I would normally go for, but I can't deny it's pop culturey goodness. P.S. Lol. I just read your review crimescenecleanup, and it seems we were definitely on the same wavelength! Thank you for frimping me as well.

Hey folks! I'm waffling over whether to blind bottle some De Sade Resurrected. I was not around for the original, but I know it's supposed to be one of those holy grail leather scents. While I love my leather, I've got 2 bottles of SN Riding Crop, and it's hard for me to imagine anything more perfect. Does anyone know how SN Riding Crop and De Sade compare? Are they different enough to warrant owning both?

This smells like deep purple velvet to me. I definately smell the violet, but it's a violet with all the sweetness gone. The clove in this is subtle, just a subtle nose twitchy spice behind thick, sweet resins There is a mossiness to this that adds to the soft lushness, but it smells more cool than earthy to me. Thick, soft but not powdery, dark, mysterious, cool but somehow warm at the same time, utterly fascinating to my nose. Velvet in a bottle, which I will be adding to my collection.

I smell blue musk and lots of orris, with an undertone of darkness from the resins. This is sweet and soft and sort of luminescent. It's also VERY powdery on me. It doesn't quite smell like baby powdery though, and I rather like it. It has a cool blue feel. It seems restful and ethereal, as someone above said. I'm glad I got to try it.

This is much smoother and lower key than I was expecting. I'm wondering if that was always how it was, or it's due to aging. At first sniff and application, I get a mellow spiced coffee with something vaguely animalic to it. Like, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a teensy drop of oud in here or maybe some Arabian musk. That goes away though, and then it becomes this soft halo of spiced coffee warmed by a nutty browness from the hazelnut. The leather I get is very subtle, the barest hint of kid skin. I DO like this, and would love to see it show up for a rerelease. It reminds me a bit of Cafe Mile et une Nuits and is more spiced on me than gourmand. Thank you for the lovely BPALer who gave me a chance to sniff it!

This is soooooooooo purrretty! It is NOT a peach fruit scent. That's fine with me though, b/c I don't really care for peach. What this IS is a creamy sweet goodness with a tart, fresh floral dancing lightly over the top. It's effervescent and playful. It's a butterfly. It's soft, gentle, and light, and makes me think of a floral flavored cream soda. I get why some folks are saying hairspray and what not, b/c the effervescence has sort of an aerosol nose tickling thing going on, but where as that smell is chemical, this is just all fluttery. Don't know how else to describe it. I'm hunting down a bottle, stat!

I rather like this one, which shocks me a bit, because at first sniff, it's a LOT of black pepper and sharp tobacco, and tobacco is hit or miss on me. This quickly takes on a smooth richness though, sort of a golden brown warmth. The pepper continues to lend it's spice, but mellows greatly. It smells almost like smooth cinnamon. I also get some sarsaparilla vibes, but I think that's just nose trickery with the sweetness and the spice. There's also an airy cleanness to this that I don't often smell in tobacco blends which tend to smell heavy and warm to me. I guess it's the cognac. I get a picture of someone smoking a hand rolled cigarette on a clear day on a mountain top. Sort of cool, contemplative, and aloof, but still grounded. I have no idea if that describes Ginny or not, but that's what I get. Anyways, I would say, if you are a tobacco fan, you should check this one out. It smells different enough from the typical blends to warrant it and I think would work in both the cooler and warmer months. I don't know that I need a bottle, but I'll be enjoying my imp. ETA: AHA! I knew it was reminding me of SOMETHING. Ivory Phoenix - a tad bit. But less sweet and powdery. But sort of that same mellow, spicy warmth with an air of coolness. So maybe that "dust" IS cinnamon? Or maybe a drop of frankincense? Hmmmmm...

This is just lovely. ZESTY! A getcha goin sent perfect for the morning. It's very citrusy with the grapefruit and lime, a very natural, freshly squeezed smell that blends nicely with the white tea. The florals just add a bit of depth and character in the background, and I think, add a lushness that keeps this from turning into a cleaning product smell. This is in the same family as Kumiho, Boabhan Sith, and Aizen-Myoo. I also have to say, as someone with dry skin, I'm learning to love their bath oils.

This smells good, like moist earth, at first. The sweetness grows, becoming slightly spicey with a hint of white floral, but unfortunately, it then turns into baby powder on me. Boo hiss. Dry earth and powdery florals. Not something I really need to hold on to, but not unpleasant. Alas, poor Yorick. If you liked the earthy vibe of Crossroads, but it's a little too much upfront floral, or you can't do jasmine, this might be a good bet.

This is boozy, butter scotchy rum and sweet coconut in the imp. I was thinking, "Drat! It's going to be too gourmand for me," but it calms down quickly on my skin. I get a hint of the rum, but it's in the background behind a cool, natural smelling coconut similar to the one in Obatala. This is Obatala, on vacation, in a Hawaiian print shirt. Fun, unisex, and a good bet for summer.

I don't quite get this one. I have multiple imps of this, one of which is obviously old, and I love it. It's got the spiced woody sweetness of Dee, Bow and Crown of Conquest, and Black Rider that I just love. Warm, wonderful, and unabashedly masculine, and very close to what many happy reviewers are describing. But the newer imps smell very different. Higher pitched, sweeter, more ambergris, less depth underneath. Less warm and lived in. Closer to scents like Djinn. Not unpleasant, but definitely not the same, and not really something I would hold on to. So now my quandary and my dilemma. Do these just need to age? Is this batch variation? Was there a 2nd reformulation? (I don't think this is the original butter bourbon one.) Should I keep these extra imps in hopes they shall metamorphose into deliciousness? Or are they what they are and need new loving homes? I'd love to know if anyone has answers.

The dry down of this is almost identical to All That I Possess on me. Soft, dusty amber, wood, and clove. Masculine and beautiful. The beginning is a bit different though. The nose itchy tingle of pepper and clove is very strong in this at first, along with a green bite from the cardamom, and I worried this would become a strait up spice cabinet on me, but everything blended down very quickly, and the cardamom smoothed out and hid itself. A bit of an animalic note surfaces, a bit like oude. I don't know if it's the wood or the musk, but it smells like old house, or an old room that needs to be aired. That passes, and then I get the lovely ATIP vibe. I'm considering a bottle. I think this one will age nicely too.

I too had bad luck with this one. Strange since the notes all sound like win for me. This was mostly honey and an earthy sort of musk on me which I dont care for. There was also somthing that smells sort of plasticy or synthetic. Not for me, though I'm curious as to why not.

... Her perfume is a crush of Irish herbs and flowers, Gaelic mists, and nighttime dew. I'm a bit surprised, b/c Leanan Sidhe IS a bit soapy on me, but I like it and think it's an aquatic I can actually wear. It comes across at first as very green and misty with some sort of white floral. Maybe lily or lily of the valley, though that usually goes waaaay soapier on me. I get the Irish Spring references, but there's enough difference that I don't feel like I'm wearing generic bar of soap. I feel like I'm wearing fancy fairy soap that's clean and full of little white flowers and aqua glitter while I bath in a forest pool. After a bit, this stops being soapy and I get almost a honeyed sweetness with the now creamy white floral. This is VERY pretty, and perfect for a hot summer day.

It's interesting so many people are getting floral from this, b/c on me it becomes a very clean, astringent, sort of woody herbal. It's really interesting, and it actually does remind me of the smell of an old house. Like... one with old hard wood floors and cabinetry that's not dirty, but definitely has a smell from all the age. There's a bit of floral in the opening, though I didn't guess it was violet till I looked at the notes. I also smell the oude, which might be what's reminding me of that old house smell. It's a little funky, but not going strait to "poo" as some oude does. Then a sort of astringent, green herbal thing starts creeping in, which I'm guessing is a mix of white tea and angel's trumpet and who knows what else. Then the balsam peeks and there's a camphorous quality to the whole thing. This phase is very woody before it slides to a sort of soapiness. Not floral soapiness, but again, clean and herbal. This smells to me like clean old house. It's very atmospheric and not at all what I expected, but I'm glad I got to try it out!

This makes me think of those orange gummy slices, the ones that are soft and sprinkled with sugar. The fig steps in shortly and adds a bit of maturity, rounding the fragrance nicely and taking it from candy to actual fruit. I will enjoy my imp this summer, but it's not complex enough to be a love. If you're a fan of sweet, bright, and fruity though, give this one a go.