mochi227

my first review! I got this as a frimp in my first order almost one year ago! In the imp: weird. moldy lemons. wet: citrusy and sharp but with something else that stands right next to the lemon/citrus, literally two pillars of scent next to one another, not touching at all. and it's musty. i think this must be the tonka. don't like it wet at all. drying: getting more interesting now. the rank/musty smell is calming down and the lemon/citrus is rounding out. like it more now. dry: powdery, more floral. the jasmine is smoothing this whole thing out. i have oily skin and can wear nuclear-powered florals like jasmine. occasionally i get a whiff of ylang-ylang. maybe that's the tonka, neroli, and jasmine coming together. powdery lemon floral with a creamy undertone as so many others have mentioned and after one hour, SALT. when the salt comes out, this blend gets most interesting. verdict: i wouldn't order this for myself, but i will wear the imp til it's gone. medium throw, seems to fade quickly but doesn't disappear.

When I read the description of this one, I had to have it, and it was the one I was most anticipating in my very first BPAL order (aside: I also gambeled and bought a full size bottle of O unsniffed. I wasn't disappointed ). In the imp: bitter chocolate. totally unsweetened. baker's chocolate, cinnamon. dry, and very mexican (I know the taste of authentic mexican chocolate due to my upbringing; this is it). On me, at first: I love it. It's so unusual. The scent begin to reveal cacao butter, what might actually be binding an actual piece of bitter, dark Mexican chocolate. The red wine is there. If you took bitter chocolate and red wine in a fondue pot and began to stir, this is what you would get. On me, later: Centzon Totchtin mellows and the bitterness of the chocolate turns morphs into a cocoa/cacao butter/shea butter note...something oily and silky. The rum just thins the cocoa out a bit, as someone else wrote, like Tia Maria coffee/rum liquor. This scent doesn't inspire me to orgiastic delight or give me images of hundreds of bunnies, but it is a stunner. Not sexy in a conventional way, but defitely arresting and I have been given compliments when wearing it. Lasts for hours and is unquestionably a unique scent amongst even the masterpieces of BPAL. I will consider a full size bottle, but I might just keep an imp on handy since I wouldn't want to wear out this unusual, evocative scent.

Feminine sexuality in its rawest form. Palmarosa, red sandalwood, attar of rose, patchouli. in the imp: thick rosy sweetness with a tinge of dust/powder/dirt on the skin: totally different than in the imp. something harsh & green, like branches of a rosebush, torn and shredded. very sharp. upon mellowing: yet another facet of this fragrance. now Wanton is powdery and soft again, with rose and sandalwood lingering close to the skin. it does not project (except for maybe the first 20 minutes, in the violent green phase), and it has gone somewhat dusty/powdery again. if body heat increases, so does the scent, but now it's dry rose peddles, trampled underfoot in dry, blanched dirt. longevity is average, at best. this one hides in the eaves rather quickly, not one to be obvious or attract attention... the name implies "wanton lust" but I am getting something far more innocent and/or self-conscious from this scent. it stays close to the skin, and it has an old-fashioned quality to it. word associations: attic, lace, petticoat, dirt, mary jane, dirty white... for me, there are better blends, but on the right person, perhaps someone just a bit fragile, with milky white skin, this could be very good. edit: i found some interesting information on palmarosa for all those who wondered about it. I would say it is definitely the palmarosa that gives Wanton its green tinge... Native to the Indian subcontinent, Palmarosa is a wild herbaceous plant, growing to a height of nine feet (three meters). With long, slender stems, fragrant grassy leaves, and flowers in ‘terminal’ clusters Palmarosa is a member of the Cymbopogon (formerly Andropogon) genus of aromatic tropical grasses. Palmarosa has a soft, lemony-fresh green scent with hints of geranium and rose. Considered a “middle-note”, Palmarosa essential oil is extracted by steam or water distillation of the fresh or dried grass. Also known as (Indian) rosha, Palmarosa oil has been distilled since the 18 th century. Featured in the Indian Materia Medica, Palmarosa essential oil and the dried herb are both used in Ayurvedic medicine. Palmarosa essential oil is recommended for neuralgia, lumbago, sciatica, and rheumatic pains. The herb is used to (treat) fevers, dyspepsia, and colitis. In terms of traditional oriental medicine, Palmarosa oil is cool and moist in energy. Like both Rose and Geranium, Palmarosa clears heat and strengthens yin-energy (the body’s calming, moistening functions). It is thought beneficial to the skin because of it's moisture balancing effects. Palmarosa essential oil may be beneficial for candida, the cardiovascular system, circulation, digestion, infection,, nervous system, and rashes. It is valuable for all types of skin problems because it stimulates new cell growth, regulates oil production, moisturizes and speeds healing. Palmarosa’s most common application is in the treatment of skin challenges as well as in general skin care. Its ability to tonify the yin gives it a superb hydrating property. Palmarosa is helpful for dry, undernourished skin conditions. Palmarosa is cooling and anti-inflammatory making it applicable for wrinkles, dermatitis, eczema, and psoriasis. The oils anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-viral properties make it indicated for a wide variety of skin infections, including acne, boils, shingles, and mycosis (fungal infections). ADDED Sept. 8: An imp from my first order with BPAL. In the bottle: pungent, strong. Spicy and also sweet. Wet: I am getting "Christmas." I tried to guess at the notes and couldn't. I thought bayberry, holly, hemlock? I get a potpurri type of scent. It really smells red and like something for cold weather. I'm really not getting rose at all. Dry down: Now I get the rose. Wanton has gone floral and much softer. The incensely quality comes out in the dry down, but unfortunately this one doesn't last on me! From its initial pungency, I thought this one would stick around. Alas, not so! Unlike O, which I put on last night before bed and it was still kicking this morning Verdict: minimal throw, shorter than average wear length. I like my imp but I will probably not buy again since it didn't last on me