BPAL Madness!: Akurarei - Viewing Profile - BPAL Madness!

In the Bottle:
Myrrh & red musk - with a touch of carnations.

On my Skin, Wet:
The Myrrh blossoms with a center of red musk.
There is also a prominent honey note in this stage...like carnation infused honey.

On my Skin, Dry:
A very nice balance of red musk & Myrrh.
The carnation infused honey adds a touch of flirtyness to this sensual blend

Verdict:
this is a lovely blend indeed.
very well balanced and with just the right amount of youthful girly-ness to an otherwise womanly scent.

OMG YUM!
this smells fantastic!
it's got a gorgeous white tea note, that smells so clean & fresh.
The sage is subtle & adds to the overall freshness of this scented hair product.

My hair is noticeably less frizzy, and generally slightly smoother & easier to manage.
My hair is usually pretty shiny on it's own, so judging the shine factor may be apparent with continued use.

I don't think I'll have any trouble using this up before it's 6 month "expiration/shelf life"
I used about 7-8 spritzes & that covered just about all my hair (5-6 were directly on the hair away from the scalp, 2 were squirted onto my brush for brushing the roots)
Great product!
Thanks BPAL & BPTP!! :wub2:

Doesn't smell like much of anything in the bottle with the protective cap removed.
upon spritzing, it smells like a combination of Catholic church a few hours after a ceremony involving incense and Scorpio 2007.
the duration of the spray is about 1 hour in the living room per 1 spritz.

I will try it in smaller rooms and see if the duration lasts longer.
ETA: I tried this in a bedroom, and the effect was definitely better! there emerged a cinnamon/ginger scent in the smaller room that I missed in the larger room. after about 2 hours, there was a slight maple note that gave it a sugary, festive quality to the whole room. This is the best room spray ever!

Verdict:
I love this!
it's very nostalgic of Catholic Christmas masses that I have attended in the past.
additionally, I *LOVE* Scorpio 2007, so this is a great blend!
I just wish the duration would be longer than 1 hour :(
I guess that just means I have to buy backup bottles!

Initial thought:
Based on the notes I imagined this lunacy to be very faint and delicate, almost un-noticeable.

In the Bottle:
Quite strong and surprisingly dark and eerie!
I smell lots of resins, and they are *very* dark and menacing. I smell the mosses in the bottle as well. They are earthy and wet all at the same time. The mosses I find hard to describe, they seem to be there and yet disappear behind the resins. very odd.

On my Skin, Wet:
Potent and deliciously dark!
I am blown away by how strong this blend is! It it beginning to remind me of Venom's evil twin - very evil!
This butterfly is poisonous, bewitching and completely enveloping. She lures you in with her golden and dark resinous eyes, comforts you with her soft moss covered body and delights you with her dark lily wings.

On my Skin, Dry:
Yes! there is the black lily! and it's the most gorgeous lily I've ever encounted in BPAL
deep, luscious, intoxicating and even somewhat menacing.
She offers up a plate of almost black currants at this stage - and I gladly accept and delight in the sweetness of them! Yes, you can flutter about me all day and all night, you wonderfully dark shadow!

Verdict:
Fabulous!
This is the equivalent of a sultry lounge singer concealing a poisoned dagger.
tempts you, teases you, intoxicates you and pierces your heart - and you couldn't be happier about it!
I suspect that the orchid deepens all the other notes, and does so in supreme grace; as there is not a hint of dustiness with this orchid.
great job Beth!
10 of 10 Ranking!

THE GRINDHOUSE



In the Bottle:
I smell red musk and mimosa!
it's a clear, clean scent to me, which is unexpected - I was thinking this would be thick and sexy - like a very 'couture' version of Smut and a floral bouquet squished inside for good measure.

On my Skin, Wet:
MUSK!! overpoweringly so!
::moves wrists away from face::
ah - better.

From a forearm's length away, I can smell the red musk but now the iris blooms and seems purple green.
so at this stage, it's red musk and Florentine Iris.
Mimosa seems to have taken a hiatus.

On my Skin, Dry:
Still predominantly red musk - and while I keep expecting it to be sexy, it's very clear - almost like 'sexy after a refreshing shower' kind of feel to it, which I assume must be some other ingredient tempering it and "lightening" the effect.
I wonder if it's the magnolia doing that?
I do not smell any rose, though the green feeling I got in the wet stage could be the rose, since RR'07 smells much more green than I was expecteing....similar rose note perhaps.
There is no clove nor is there any vanilla bean for me right now, which is a surprise since I tend to amp vanilla like crazy.
While it's surprising that neither of these notes are detectable, it's a nice change to be different from expectations!

Verdict:
A scent that defies ideas about a "grindhouse madame"!
on me this is a very clear, clean scent that has hints of debauch hiding in the shadows.
It's an interesting play of notes and one of the most complex scents I have come across in quite a while - I am very pleased!
7 of 10 Ranking!

Synopsis:
Bottle: Red Musk & Mimosa
Wet: Red Musk & Florentine Iris
Dry: Red Musk, Magnolia, Floral (Blend between Florentine Iris and Damascus Rose)
Total: Red Musk fans - this one is worthy of attention ^_~