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I was so eager for this scent. Gingery, milky, yumyumyum. Unfortunately, this had no staying power on me. It would vanish within minutes. *sigh* You win some, you lose some.

I am quickly learning that myrrh goes funny on my skin. I smelled the dbr, I smelled the clove and the cherry. Ah, delicious. Fantastic. But in about 10 minutes the myrrh popped out and killed the other scents. Wahhh! I tried it several times hoping I could convince the myrrh to chill out, but nope. Myrrh, myrrh and more myrrh.

This scent makes me think of the color brown. Rich, soothing, delicious. I am usually into more of the resin scents, but damn. Beth is so talented. She makes me love things I never thought possible. *sigh*

Anyway! This will be one of those special occasion scents. A comfort scent. Just me, a soft fluffy blanket, a cup of tea and Intrigue.

I liked this in the same way I liked Lolita. Very sparkly, very girly. A very positive, happy smell. Too happy for me, unfortunately.

As with all of the Ars Draconis...I love this. It smells very similar to Dragon's Heart on me, but without the fruity note. Musk + Beth's Dragon's Blood= one happy ewalk.

This starts out strong almonds, but fades fast. Turns into cinnamon...reminds me of Block Buster. Which is good, but I really am not getting any boozy or vanilla-y whiffs. Oh well, I know of some one who will want this!!

I don't get anything fruity or flowery at all. On me this is a bright, spicy resiny scent. I love all of the Dragon's Blood blends, so I was curious to try the single note (thanks lorajc!!!). This is a very powerful scent, makes me want to stand up tall. I love it.

In the bottle it smells like...you guessed it, almonds! But to me, that's good. I like almonds.

As with Eclipse and Hecate on me, the almond vanishes within a couple of minutes, and I am left with a honeyed milk smell. Very nice. I love milk scents and this is definately good without being foody. After a while I can smell something grainy, mixed with that milk and honey. Wow. I was expecting a bowl full of oatmeal, but this is awesome. I have some Oatmeal and Almond shower gel that will go great with this.

Occasionally, I will get a hint of O, probably because of the honey, but O never stuck around with me, just vanished.....not this. Though light, it does stick around!

Another winner!

Wow. I finally found a rose scent that I not only can tolerate, but love. And, of course, it would have to be a discontinued scent. I love all of the dragon's blood scents. I especially like the ones with musk and patchouli....This one is more feminine. The ylang ylang and rose really give it a soft feel.

It definately has staying power, 9+hours with only one swipe on my wrists.

I especially love the drydown. Dragon's Blood, musk and patchouli with a hint of rose.

I guess I am gonna have to scrounge around and find imps of this.....

Vetiver strikes again. I actually love civet. I love oak leaf. I was open to the idea of anise...but really all I can smell is the vetiver. Or vertiver or however you spell it. My body just takes that note and runs with it...turning it into a weird lemondirt kind of smell...Grrrrrr.

I was hoping that the vetiver wouldn't go all lemony-weird on me( like it always does), but it did. I love violets and lavender and musk, but damn it! Every time. Vetiver killed it for me.

wow. Deeliciioooussss! I am definately not a big fruit person...more resins, incense, etc....but, whoa.

At first it is all peach, but not jolly ranchers peach, real peach. Then it starts to get spicy and a little earthy and I just can't help but adore it. The patchouli never gets really strong, just enough to make it nice and dark. I layered a little Depraved on top and it was sooo sweet and delicious.

I love this. Absolutely a 5 ml!

I didn't know what to expect from this. I really didn't know how most of the ingredients smelled, except for spikenard .. So, when i got this grapefruit-y coconut smell, I was surprised. But, in a good way.

Tzadikim is really refreshing. I really love grapefruit EO, because it is so spicy....this makes me think of a bottle of grapefruit EO that I always used to carry with me for its invigorating effects.

I like to wear this when I have been feeling down or sick. It just makes me feel good.

btw, it smells very nice layered with black pearl!

Haunted

This is one of my comfort scents. Soft, long lasting, and just plain cozy. I really love amber and I am coming to find that musks work really well on my skin. This blend is one I find neccesary to have.

I think that if my body would let that sliver of hazelnut come out and play, I could wear this. But, It won't. What I wind up with is just way too sharp and masculine.

I can't stop wanting it to work... I think I may keep this a while longer...you know, give it a fair shot.

Yum. I am so glad this worked for me....I bought a 5 ml from bigeyedgirl, unsniffed, and was hoping....

Very Incense-y, very sweet. I love it. Sometimes, I think I smell a bit of rose, but if it is in there it fades. This is my longest lasting BPAL. I love it!!

One of the reasons I enjoy BPAL is the way they are named, the description...I absolutely wanted to love this, but it wound up smelling like grape koolaid on me. I tried it twice, each time a week a part ( hormones, don't ya know) and my body was persistant. nothing but grape koolaid.

Oh, well. Ya win some, ya lose some.

I did not expect to love this. Actually, I was kinda afraid to try it because of the eucalyptus. Eucalyptus has a way of making itsself the only thing I can smell when I use it in a blend. Not so with this. Swiped it on my wrists and collarbones....Brrrr...very mint, very icy.....POW...blast of eucalyptus.....Mmmmm...then quietly, the violets creep out. And OMFG, what violets are these? They smell exactly like the little violets that grew wild in my yard in Michigan. Perfect! This scent is uplifting, I can't help but be in a good mood when i wear it!

I am definately getting a 10 ml. Oh. Fucking. Yeah.

When I first put this on it was creamy, buttery, butterscotch goodness. But then it disappeared and became booze. It lasted a very long time....but only the booze part! It just figures that my body chemistry would amplify the only part I am not crazy about. My husband actually asked me if I had been drinking. Waaaaaa!

I knew I would love this...and I do. My favorites, Dragon's Blood and Cinnamon. I don't get the redhots thing, I just get lovely DBR and Cinnamon. Absolutely delicious!!!

I got this in my first order from the Lab. The first time I tried it, I wasn't impressed. It was very light and I had so many others that I loved(Sin and Blood Amber), so I put it aside. Well, I like to do a random draw with my imps, and I came up with Snake Oil. OMG. I slathered it on my neck, back, hair and arms. Evidently, I need to use a bunch to get the desired smell, but holy shit. I was floating in a cloud of spicy vanilla goodness. This is definately one of my favorites. I find it very comforting and calming. It puts me in a great mood as soon as I smell it. Oh, and it lasts foreeeevvvveeerrr. Yum.

Mata Hari

Roses seem to turn to powder on me, and this was no exception. Powder and coffee. I thought I would love the coffee, but I don't. My skin chemistry is so funky. The first time I tried this it smelled mostly of coffee....the next, roses(powder).

Sent it off to VorpalBunny, to make a lovely body scrub.

I should have known that the vetiver was going to spoil this for me. I so wanted this to work, despite the vetiver. Bloodlust's vetiver is tamed by the cinnamon, so I thought surely all that honey and cherries would do the same for Blood Kiss. Nope. It goes on thick and juicy and I was loving it. About 5 minutes later out sneaks the vetiver and it is firmly planted. My skin totally ate all of the other notes and amplifyed the vetiver. Oh, well. I sent it to AnaisSatin, hopefully it will be loved.

I think someone reviewed Hamadryad as smelling like cinnamon pencil shavings. I am so glad this smells like that on me! I had a cinnamon pencil in school when I was little and I would sniff it constantly. I personally love wallowing in the past...and this is pure nostalgia. It lasts a very long time and isn't sweet at all. It is a dry cinnamon. Exactly like my cinnamon pencil. Beth is so awesome. I will never buy scents from anyone else.

Thank you, Beth.

I got this as a freebie from wolfie13

In the bottle this smells so leathery and warm. I swiped once, and apparently that was too much. The myrrh has taken over. Don't get me wrong, I love myrrh, but I was hoping for more leather in this one. It stays strong and overwhelmingly myrrh throughout the entire experience. I wonder if i just layered it with De Sade....hmm. Nope, I think I am gonna have to watch out for myrrh in future imps.

Oh, well.