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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.

In reference to the version from Clearing Out the Cobwebs: Dark Delicacies Trunk Show, 2/8/09. In the bottle this is a dark fruit. Sweet and smooth, a little creamy. On my skin it morphs. Now it is musky. Still a tinge of fruit but way way shoved to the back. We were lured into her hut with the fruit candies and now we can make out scents wafting from out of the bottles and jars stacked everywhere. There is a teeny hint of dark floral in here as well. A small bit of spice with some herby medicinal parts poking out. Still sweet too, and almost a little green. Fantastic scent.

Lush green and fresh as the others have noted, but this isn't the bright green grass of A Blade of Grass. This feels darker and wetter. There is a juicy bottom note. Maybe a little ozone or chrome sneaking in there too. As it dries down, the musk comes out. Not red, not black. A much lighter and very sweet musk. The grass is only a teeny whiff of green now. I was iffy on it wet but the drydown is amazing.

On first sniff from the bottle, I can smell some of the same wood from Wood Phoenix. But there is also a really strong almost alcoholic-medicinal scent. Wet on skin: my nose is still smelling the same thing. Maybe the medicinal sharp bit is Birch? (Birch IS in the Oak family for those who are unaware...) As it dries a creaminess comes out. I want to ascribe it to vanilla or tonka. Sweet. I would describe this as a sweet creamy woody birch beer with a sharp bite. *Edit* As this dries even further, my leanings towards birch are solidified. So birchy it is almost wintergreen.

Got my Dark Delicacies today too! Those and the Prototypes and Vintages are up on flickr.

Ooh, pretty. My vintage and unreleased/prototypes were put in the mail to me today.. once I receive them I will put up some photos. I'm still waiting on my two remaining lupercalia orders (now with agape) .. still a week off at this point I am guessing (snake charmer being back ordered and all) so no photos of Agape yet on my end. Soon!!