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Im one of the weird skin chemistry that gets the smell of fresh poop the minute mi-go hits my skin BUT, a minute later, not even a minute, its all fresh fruit and light florals. Fruit of the juicy refreshing variety and I wouldht even say the jasmine is prevalent.. its more of a non-descript white floral blend. I can see this being added to my "wear at work for refreshing energy fix" catagory ;D

Gee thanks Little Bird, like I need another scent to obsess over That sounds awesome from the reviews, especially the "smells like clove cigarettes taste" part... I'm definately going to try to snag some myself, and cant believe I missed seeing it before!

Three Witches: Warm cinnamon, husky clove and white pepper. Pickled Imp: Cinnamon, clove, vanilla, and pine sap. I used to smoke cloves, and I would say that pickled imp is the closest to the aroma... Three witches is a lil on the drier side and its gorgeous, but I think the vanilla in the P.I. makes it dead on for me....and I wouldnt really call it sweet. I adore clove scents...I'll be watching this thread myself!!

baby wipes always always do the trick for me!

This is one of those odd ones that the *throw* is really nice, but up close theres a funny burnt thing going on thats a lil off to me. Its almost like a burnt custard.. pleasant from afar though... I also get in the throw, a cakey pineapple... but yeah burnt custard.

I get dirty mint from this from the start... Its lovely, but then something gets perfumey, I think it may be the cedar... Its like a cologne-ish scent. Not too keen on it. try again later

I was thinking Pickled imp would be a grail scent and .... OMGITIS!!! Its Three Witches without the heavy cinnamon drydown. From onset its lovely lovely lovely clove-cinnamon-vanilla (in that order of strength)sweetness. Its absolutely divine!! no pine at all... which put me off because I couldnt imagine it with the others. X 1,000,000

I have two penitences to compare... fresh imp and aged cobalt bottle. The aged penitence (which my daughter chewed the label off of almost as soon as I recieved it ) is dark and resiny.. the myrrh is stronger in the aged, its almost dusty... definately a churchy incense smell. VERY comforting. The fresh penitence is much sweeter, I think without aging the frankincense is stronger. Its very nice as well.. more wearable as a day to day than the aged. Beautiful either way, Im glad to have both!

my hubby really digs honey scents so I was excited to get this... In the bottle I do smell a bit of mead, but on the skin its a nice warm spicy honey. Theres also a touch of something my nose is saying is yarrow, although I know its not one of the notes. I think its very similar on me to something else... cant remember though Nice, My partial will be adequate, I'll just wear it for him. (p.s. this puppy is strongggg. I slathered in re-apply and got a raging headache)

I like jasmine, I like ylang ylang, but the combination of the two is overpowering... and thats what this seems to be.. (I think I sense a touch of cinnamon as well?) I wore this once and hubby liked it although he rarely likes florals ... But just now, in a room burner.. overpowering. I think its lovely, but so strong... I dont want to dilute it... As far as effectiveness, I think the fact that he likes it and doesnt like florals speaks for itself... hes always on me like glue.. so ....

When I first got this it was extremely light, so I put it away for a while to let it settle... Straight out of the bottle it smells sweet and foody, almost caramel-ish. First applied myrrh and that nutty thing in hearth that makes me ill... It goes away thank goodness and dries down to almost single note myrrh with a hint of powder. Not really my thing.

maybe my nose is broke... vixen is aged snake oil on me. Just that, aged snake oil. so... I LOVE Vixen

*bumping the heck outta this thread* I just started using BPAL as room scents, I used a tad bit of samhain yesterday, while my skin swallows it up to nothingness quickly, I swear one drop of it had my WHOLE house in a FOG of scent, I dont get scent-induced headaches often, but I did yesterday. Temple:witches, the same. Anyone used anything to dilute that works well?? In a burner I mean??? Cake Smash is the BEST that Ive tried thus far!!! OMG good!!

I already reviewed the 08 version of this, which Im a big fan of... I managed to obtain a bottle of the original, and while I ususally cant tell a whole lot of difference in my fav's between original and ressirected, theres definately one in this... I even had hubby side by side blind sniff it and the original is richer and stronger. Its dirt amped. Im wearing it today to get a bit of nature freshness (in a way ) and its lovely. So glad I managed to get this!!

Without looking at the notes on this one I was guessing, purple friuts and florals. It is very purple, and the plumeria wafts heavily, but in the background theres a good bit of chrysanthemum (funny how I go from "floral" to reading the notes and YUP chrysanthemum!) Its very energetic and pretty. A good "for work" blend

when this first came out, I completely dismissed it. I'm not a berry person.. I'm soooo far from a berry person because so many that Ive dated in the past only liked "berryish" scents. After all the reviews, had to at least give it a try but wasnt expecting much. I ended up slathering it the entire 12 hour road trip I took yesterday Its ripe, overripe berries, mostly blueberry (which I can tolerate much more than strawberry!) I'm also getting this superclean musky thing from it. Its like a sexy clean blueberry. Not getting much honey or fig *shrugs* I really like it

Ive been waiting to try this, finally got to today. I love gardenia anyways, but.. this, is this the labs typical gardenia note?? Its beayouuutifull! Creamy gardenia with a touch of honey. This makes me feel all sorts of girly. I'll be keeping my bottle.

I'm going to say it.. really I am... This... this is better than snake charmer. I must have more. red musk is a favorite and clove as well... I was worried about the orchid being overbearing and drowning out the rest but it stays comingled with the rest and its just .. gorgeous!!!

ahhhhh this is GORGEOUS!!! its like ... black... powdery... like feathery... *scratches head* I dont even know how to describe it other than stunning! Its blended so well, and I got this with intent to age because the notes all age well.. but .. nope, this is getting worn pronto!

Frimped a decant of this: Wet on skin this smells like popcorn balls, sweet sticky popcorn... dries down to popcorn balls with something flowery no sweet fruity no flowery... wow! this damn oil MORPHS!!! I cant quite figure it out and once I think I have it.. it changes. In the end though it is what the description states - the beer (which is what put me off in the first place) Cake+Incense =

oh wow I totally unexpectedly love this. I bought this on a whim expecting it to be a *sniff sniff pass* scent.. But it is definately one of the best things I have ever smelled, and definately the best of the winter-types. It reminds me alot of November, with a fruity undertone to sweeten it up. Stunningly beautiful, I cant stop sniffing my wrist!!

I wouldve been happy with cherry cough syrup.. or cherry anything... I get cinnamon red-hots after an initial beautiful spiced cherry.. I swear it was only there to tease me

This is a beautiful powerful oil... I think it will be very powerful in my search for self-identification in chakra work... Its very sunny, I can almost feel the sun on my skin while wearing it and swear things seemed brighter and clearer ... Bright citrus smell, a slight bit of wood....

I was leery of this at first because it was all cinnamon red-hots on me.. and there are enough other blends that do that to make it not that special... But on drydown when the clove comes out it... is... heavenly! This is a gorgeous clove/cinnamon blend... its making me crave clove cigarettes, and brings me back to my fabulous gothy days. I love it!!

This is a lovely blend of rose/lavender/dirt on me... with a touch of milkyness and a bit of sugar. It smells very childlike... but more of a toddler than an infant smell... like my lil girl.. who loves to eat dirt <3