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In the bottle I get ambergris, oakmoss, and a little musk. On my skin, it seems fairly light and close. The black musk is much lighter than anticipated. The honey is starting to peek out and a teeny hint of fruit and citrus from the currant, neroli, and bergamot. The patchouli seems to be a sweet one. Earthy and sweet. Dry: The honey and fruit has come out a lot more -- this actually reminds me of Gluhwein but without the spice. Very very nice.

Ok, *THIS* one is green. I don't smell dandelions as much as heather, clover, and green grass. A very green and refreshing floral blend.

First thought: whew, the dirt is barely noticable. Second: Roses, lilies, and woah -- Helllloooo Yew!! This reminds me a bit of Rose Red because of the green waving at me except that, of course, it isn't pure rose otherwise. I like this one a lot -- I expected not to like it as much as others because of the dirt note, but I can't smell dirt at all.

In the imp: Gleaming metal and leather? I think also some vanilla, moss, white rose, and possibly frankincense. On skin: Hasn't morphed at all. This is not grassy on me in the slightest. On the exhale I get the same tingle on the sides of my tongues that White Rose & Symmakhia give me. Dry: Smells a lot like Miller vs California's dry down. Leather. I think Brom Bones also had this sort of feel. This is a little on the masculine side but very lovely all the same. Thank you Beth & Laddies! (er, Labbies!)

I ordered two sets of the Bards and got one imp of Leipreachan, so I don't think it is set related. Mine are all posted on Flickr now too.

Is it just me, or do White Rose and Symmakhia smell veerrrrry similar?

I posted a pic of dorian a few pages ago - http://www.bpal.org/index.php?s=&showt...t&p=1372625 Sorry I can't help with the Jolly Roger I have the older label of Dorian, which is just a GC label.

Hmm, I think the label of the new 13 is black. But I live in a dark basement. Join the "Bpal Fiends" on Flickr and post photos there too!!! And Angelicruin also has a ton of flickr photos of bpal. Butterflies & Plovers a bit hard to see.

Spiced, nutty vanilla plum. A bit later, the sandalwood and plum blend together. Very nice, I might need another before the end.

This smelled like straight up real lavender flowers to me. Never did get any of the bergamot.

Oohh why didn't I get a bottle of THIS?? Minty eucalyptus! Love!

At first sniff I get artificial strawberries and vanilla, but on the exhale it becomes strawberry jam. Will need to test further!

Cinnamon oatmeal raisin cookies!!! VERY foody.

I am getting cantaloupe from this. Srsly. Mixed with musk and spice. Hm.

At first sniff, all I could smell was indian food. Cardamom, curry, etc. But now, yes, the cassia or cinnamon is coming out to play. Whew. Will have to test further and return.

As soon as I smelled this, I knew I had smelled something similar... It definitely has some of the feel of the L'Autunno room spray. Fig, orange, violet, musk, oakmoss, and bois de rose is my guess.

In the bottle: Spicy ginger and chocolate. Dry on skin: Gingery! Softened a bit by the brown sugar and depth added by the nutmeg and allspice. This reminded me of Flesh Eating Reindeer but sans musk and a bit sweeter.

Posted a photo of 13 to flickr.

Added Windy Moon to flickr today. I love the colors!!! They totally match my backdrop (a scarf. hee.) 13 is in my next order. edit: Added Storyville too.

Posted photos of the new Novel Ideas for Secret Amusements, Ode to Aphrodite, Chocolate Box, Miller vs California, and Agape over on Flickr.

In the bottle: Can make out the cumin but otherwise I would have to say it just smells like cologne. On my skin: I can tell it has the same origins as Dr. Henry Jekyll but this is a lot darker and muskier. The blood note is a little sweet, or maybe that is the bourbon? That note reminds me a bit of John Barleycorn. I'm not getting any of the tobacco. I think I like this one better than the Doc!! Uh oh. As it dries it does get a little bit sour, perhaps the sweat note peaking out. But that interlude seemed brief and it went back to it's musky, cumin, sweet blood & barley scent. edit: after a while this is starting to smell like leather! A beautiful dark suede leather jacket smell. *peers at notes, looking for leather and not finding any.* Leather and cumin. It's FANTASTIC.

In the bottle: Vetiver. Black Musk. Resins. As it dries on my skin, the vetiver recedes and the smoke comes out, then the wood. A faint whiff of leather. Predominately musky, smokey wood. Resiny. The smoke is receding into the background. Wish I had a guy close by to slather this on, I can see it being VERY sexy.

First impression in bottle: Katrina Van Tassel. Honeyed rose. On skin: Still honeyed rose. A little bit of tang from the rosehips and possibly the nectarine. This has a darker depth than Katrina, which must be the wheat. I'm not getting very much myrrh, but that could be contributing to the darker bottom. As it dries, I am getting small whiffs of the nectarine and it reminds me a teeny bit of Gaoler's Daughter but without the gardenia. However, the rose is predominant on me. Didn't think I would find a honeyed rose I loved more than Katrina... but I'm thinking this is it!! Might have to procure more before they sell out.

Woah. In the bottle: Dark musk, Vetiver, frankincense. Smoky and earthy. On my skin: Smoke! Eek! Burning nose! Vetiver! ouch! Dry on skin: Whew. *feels nose* Back to the head shop. Dark, musky, smoky, incense. Well blended!

In reference to the version from Clearing Out the Cobwebs: Dark Delicacies Trunk Show, 2/8/09. Dear Black Orchid, Where have you been all my life? *This* is the scent that I love so much in the Dark Delicacies fragrance! Dark, sweet, earthy in a patchouli fashion but not a dirt smell.