Joy

[UltraViolet]

 

In the bottle

I'm partial to oranges so please keep that in mind lol.

It's sunshine in a bottle. It's light, bright....joyful.

I definitely smell oranges....and maybe heliotrope...and something freakin' gorgeous smelling. This smells exactly as it sounds.

On

Orangey and bright and lovely. This is honestly one of the better orange BPAl or TAL blends I've tried to date.

30 minutes

It is long lasting, surprisingly for a citrussy blend. It doesn't stay quite as "fresh orange juice" as it did when wet, (I had this as 5 when wet) but it's still quite a joyous blend when dry.

Throw:

maybe a wee bit more than average.

Scent category:

Citrus

Summary

If you like the scent of BPAL's single note orange, or even the blood orange sn, you will like this.

Purchase again?

Yes.

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4

 

Edited to add the date on the title bar, after I deleted it for some reason.

 

EDIT: I've removed the subtitle, 'cause this scent hasn't been released yet and I'm trying to keep the titling in this subforum consistent. --Shollin

[Nadirah]

Hmm Joy, Out of the bottle I smell Oranges, almost like one of the Stations of the Sun, it has that smoky edge to it. When this is wet, it is absolutley unbelievable. I kept this in my pocket so I could reaplly all day, it doesnt seem to last in this stage for too long. It starts to smell like melons or some other fruit~ With frankincense very strange, it does keep me feeling good when the pressure is on, it's a very beautiful oil on scent alone, and it really has helped me when I wear it!

[aidenraine]

Just sniffing the imp made me smile. Joy is a blend I desperately need right now. I need to attract happiness to myself and lift my depression. I have been depressed for weeks.

I decided to apply this oil directly to my heart and wrists. I concentrated for a moment on the idea of drawing happiness to myself and inhaled deeply.

 

Joy is a nice, orangey blend. I like the smell better than Joy Mojo, but it seems to have less throw. I can't smell my wrists or chest from anywhere other than with my nose pressed to them. Hopefully the oil will work on me anyway, less as aromatherapy and more by drawing the right energy close. The scent is a bit like the orange flouride the dentist used on me as a kid. Orange, but with a weird minty-pasty undertone so it isn't quite.... good. Ever tried orange toothpaste? Kind of like that.

 

Since I can't really smell it on my skin, it's not really an issue.

I have to say, I am glad that I could wear this for the energies, and still wear perfume. I will also use this on candles, I believe.

 

As for its effectiveness, I will report back (if anything of note occurs. Sometimes I never "report back" because I have no noteable outcome.)

[yeahbutnobut]

Joy

 

In the imp: milky orange! This isn't the uber-citrus sunshine zing of Energy, this is creamier and gentler. There's a definite milky/creamy smell to this orange, like orange milkshake (which doesn't exist, oddly, but that's what it smells like!) or orange ice cream. Today I will apply this to the skin, but I will use this on a candle when I feel a big bout of the blues coming on as well.

Wet on skin: oh, this is lovely. There's something about this that smells so comforting and reminds me of summer…probably because it's very slightly reminiscent of a suntan lotion (but not a coconut one)?

Dry on skin: very pretty. At first, this really does make me think of a certain brand of sun cream. Not sure which one, but those sun cream scents always remind me of holidays, and thus, they make me feel happy. This is a creamy orange scent with a hint of green to it, but the orange fades slightly when dry on skin, and it gets interesting…there's something gently almondy/vanilla like but also powdery and delicate (heliotrope?) and also something which I'm sure is sweet pea. Yeah, I think there's sweet pea in here. Either that or a kind of lily, maybe calla lily? It has that waxy white petal quality to it which either means sweet pea or calla lily.

After a while: after a short while, whilst still retaining that sweet pea/lily scent and with the orange lingering there in the background, I now get the summer holiday scent back. There's something slightly salty, reminiscent of the sea, a bit of greenness, and a floral 'whiteness/cleanness' which reminds me of clean beach towels. There's a hint of suntan lotion (the non-coconut variety), a smidge of ice cream, a little bit of chilled orange juice, and a definite sunny warmth with a cool breeze over it. Yes, this is what my skin smells like on the beach! This reminds me of being somewhere warm and sunny, where I can let all my worries go. Now that's enough to make me feel joyful-but in relaxed way, as opposed to a hyper and bouncy way.

Over time, this summery scent still lingers, but a hint of tangerine (or is it more orange?) starts to creep in, which just makes it nicer. It's also a little bit sweeter. And yes, I do feel more cheerful now.

The final scent lingering on my skin is pure orange/tangerine. I'm impressed at how tenacious these TAL citrus scents are, more so than the normal BPAL ones!

Verdict (scent): in the vial, it's more like a milky orange, oranges with cream. But on the skin, it's like liquid summer holiday. I smell like I'm at my favourite Mediterranean beach resort, slathered in sun lotion, with hints of salt from my recent dip in the sea, dried off with a clean beach towel, the remains of ice cream and fruit juice lingering on my lips. I can even 'smell' the sun and the breeze here. it's pure summer in a scent, and the drydown is a smooth floral tangerine with lingering hints of beach. Very evocative and definitely a scent that induces happiness.

Verdict (intent): another one that works. At first, I think it's a more relaxed kind of joy than what I was expecting. The kind of blissed out happiness you get when on you're on holiday, free from the stresses of everyday. Chilling out on the beach, away from it all. But then, I realise that I'm acting a bit more chirpy than usual. Maybe because it's Friday and I've eaten too much chocolate, or maybe it really is the Joy. I'm skipping round the house, singing silly songs I heard on the internet (songs about underpants and Daleks and so on…) without thinking that I'm making a fool of myself, and I'm just in a really happy mood. Which makes a change because most of the time I'm depressed by stress, but not today. I like this oil a great deal, and I love the way it makes me feel, but I don't know yet if I need a bottle (when it's released), since I also prefer Bastet's Laughter as my happy TAL, and Anthelion as my pick-me-up. I'll use the decant, for sure, and will see how it works on a candle.

To sum it up in a smiley: (for scent), (for intent!)

Edited April 19, 2006 by yeahbutnobut

[Inanna9]

Wow, this works great. I'm getting more energy and determination from this than from, well...Energy and Determination

 

I was in the mood for a cheerful, pick-me-up sort of scent, and on a whim thought I'd go "magical" and try this one out. I only have a decant, so I kept it simple and just rubbed as little clockwise on my heart chakra. Less than 30 seconds later I got a rush of heat--not of the surface friction type, but of the "energy" type I've come to recognize. I love TALs

 

So here's the effect: I expected to feel a giddy bliss, but what I got was a rush of energy and well-being. It was a really awesome, grounded kind of joy; I tackled projects I'd been putting off for months and felt really centered and content. It was like this scrim of depression that I hadn't even realized I had was lifted, and my motivation to accomplish things that would make my life better was revealed. Maybe that's true joy--contentment and hope and energy. That's what I got. I think I'm rambling here...

 

I used it again yesterday, when I was feeling a bit crummy. I didn't get the rush of heat (sometimes it goes like that :shrug:) but I got the same result. For chrissakes, people--I went to the gym! I haven't been in months. Really interesting.

 

This has moved to the very top of my TAL order list. Highly recommended.

 

(on me this is a soapy orange with just a tiny hint of spice)

[minnalavender]

I first received Joy as part of a decant circle of unreleased TAL blends, and wound up purchasing a bottle of it. It's that wonderful.

 

I am madly in love with orange and grapefruit notes; for me, they're instant cheer in a bottle, and having struggled with clinical depression all my life I worship anything that makes me happy. Joy reminds me of the bpal voodoo blend Aunt Caroline's Joy Mojo, as both are based on an orange note. But while ACJM is candy-bright and fruity, Joy is deep, spicy, and ceremonial. It's like my favorite orange spice tea, something to savor in sips when I'm feeling blank or grey. I could easily wear it as a perfume, but I actually prefer to put it in a scent locket to sniff or to put a few drops in an unscented wax tart to diffuse throughout the room. When I smell it, I concentrate on whatever meaning joy has for me at that moment: a loved one's laughter, wild bird song, beauty, ocean waves, acceptance. The scent helps me focus on that and draw it into my being for a little while, and also helps me to spread that feeling to those around me. I love wearing it out in crowds (which I normally avoid at all costs) and sharing smiles with strangers when it reminds me of its presence.

 

What a beautiful oil, and intent. People who give joy are truly blessed. I give my sincere thanks to them for this lovely ritual blend.

[alicia_stardust]

Scent: This smells like a blend of orange and grapefruit, possibly tangerine; the two meld together to create a bright, uplifting sort of scent. It's like sunshine. There's a slight softness to it that is almost powdery, but not quite, and perhaps there's an herb in there??

 

Use: The name says it all. I anoint myself with it whenever I am feeling particularly despondent and down. If I had more than a decant, I would use this more liberally in dressing candles and whatnot. It's very uplifting and in this case, I think the scent is a big factor in the efficacy of the oil.

Edited September 21, 2007 by alicia_stardust

[Koukla]

SCENT - First sniff gave me yummy spicy oranges, and then on my skin it went full-on spicyness - resins, frankincense, maybe even cloves (and if they're there, they're the only cloves I've ever enjoyed), and a really nice soft powderiness.

 

INTENT - Heh. At first I smelled the spiciness and hint of cloves and thought "oh, this is just not going to work." And then within the next few minutes I realized one of those happily bad songs had started playing in my head and I was wearing a silly smile and humming along. Every time I huffed the spot I had applied it, a smile broke out on my face all over again. It made me feel really happy all evening. Overall it gave me a feeling of relaxed goofiness, like when I'm at a good party and slightly tipsy and giggly. A joyous and festive oil, indeed.

[lilirose]

Scent: Yes. primarily orange. I get a touch of musk and incense as well, though can't narrow it down further.

 

Intent: I'm not disappointed. I tend to be hypersensitive, and someone who is really, really important to me inadvertently hurt my feelings earlier (over something pretty silly, but whatever). Normally I'd tend to dwell on this and worry about it until I spoke to her again, but tonight I put on Joy, lit some orange candles, and meditated for a little while, and I'm not stressing about it as much as usual. In fact, I'm in a surprisingly good mood for a Friday night when I'm sitting at home.

 

So I'd give this high marks for intent, much like most of the other TALs.

Edited April 25, 2008 by lilirose

[Reedsong]

So, I'm having a bad day, and fortunately it's the same day my partial bottle of Joy arrives.

 

Sweet orange creamy popsicle in the bottle. If this were a dessert, I'd have already swallowed half of it.

 

On my skin, at first it keeps that orange-cream quality. This is a soothing sort of joy, a wise, discerning peace rather than an exuberant bounciness. I start to feel a little better.

 

As it dries down, it smells at first like rainwater and orange, a bizarre combination. Then, the aquatic vanishes, and this odd, wet, extremely soapy floral note starts to emerge. And gets stronger. Argh. What on earth is this? Lily? Moonflower? Sweet pea? I think I've covered all of my floral death notes, but there's this waxy-soft-soap flower in there that's bugging me. My new-found oil-induced joy starts to vanish as my hand reeks of old-lady soap.

 

This weird settling phase lasts only about ten minutes total, though, and what it finally turns into is a very simple, fresh fragrance: orange and honeysuckle. It's a mild honeysuckle vine simmering in the sunlight, next to a single orange blossom and maybe a small piece of orange candy. Still a little soapy, but pleasantly so. I can see that Joy and I are going to get along very, very well.

 

I think I know why this one isn't part of the general TAL catalogue; there's an 'intermediate to advanced user' vibe to this one. It seems to demand, as a condition of feeling joy, that you reach outside of yourself and recognise there's more to life than your own narrow concerns. It's not an instant pick-me-up, but it does work.

[Kayah]

This oil is a paradox to me. I haven't figured it out yet and I've decided to use it in a variety of situations and for a variety of intentions (all connected to joy, just.. in different contexts)

 

So, to date. Whenever I feel kind of down, I reach for joy. The scent is very nice, like creamy sweet oranges. It doesn't morph much and disappears fairly quickly.

 

As for the effect - well this is part of the reason I am trying it in a variety of ways. It works. I have cut it down to no other cause than the oil itself.

 

I rage when wearing it - anger is too nice a word for this feeling. It is pure unadulterated RAGE.

 

Rage against inactivity, against undoing. Rage against injustice, rage against stereotypes. I am filled with such rage that it threatens to burn me from the inside.

 

First few times I put it on a weekend afternoon - I was filled with the urge to DO THINGS I have been putting off. I saw red when I realized that I was the only in the house that tried to fix things up.

 

Last night, I thought.. I'd put it on before bed - perhaps it will give me nice dreams. Instead, I got caught up in a mental loop of an article that Beth tweeted.. I raged against the injustice of the tweeted topic (not the tweet itself) on many different levels and from many different viewpoints. It took me two hours solid to mentally go through it before I would calm down. If someone had started to talk to me about it I would have been rabid - foam at the mouth, wild eyes, everything.

 

I would agree with the above poster, but also not - Joy is what you need it to be. It can be the pick me up and the hug, but I think, it can also be something else. To me, it is something else - it's a big red button, but one that I have not figured out how to use constructively just yet.

Edited July 18, 2012 by Farenath

[zankoku_zen]

Milky, spicy, with a tinge of oranges.

 

I think Joy, is a deep well spring, and well it demands that you give. You will get joy, but you have to give to get it. Does that make sense? I think it inspires you to open up, and that's when you get joy. When you're ready to be vulnerable, and let things happen/unfold. It's about letting go of anxiety and control.

[brineydeep]

I'm so glad I bought Joy.

 

This is one uplifting oil. It's different from some of my other TALs in that it's not comforting/protecting/soothing uplifting, but more perky uplifting.

 

I put it on my chakras this morning because I did not want to be dour for a second day in a row (ugh cramps). A couple hours later, the grumps have gone and I'm slightly bouncy. I wore this the other day when I had to work at a public service desk and was downright chipper first thing in the morning - even before my caffeine.

 

I think I'm going to have to be a little careful with this oil because I'm pretty energized right now (it's like drinking a shot of espresso). Thankfully, this doesn't seem to be an all-day effect.

 

Perky. Bouncy. Happy. Joy!