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In the bottle: Hmmmmm, the first time I sniffed the bottle I didn't think this scent was all that special... Now it smells just the right amount of sweet. Kind of makes me think of honey flowers. Soooo good!! On the skin: Oh! Normally honey scents turn sour on me, but this one doesn't! The honey actually smells wonderful with a bit of florals. I am not really sure what osmanthus smells like, but I am sure it is in there somewhere! Either way this scent is wonderful and perfect for those who love honey, but have never had luck with honey scents (at least that is how I feel...). Boyfriend took one whiff of it on me and wouldn't let go! Hee hee! Definitely keeping this one around and using it on special occasions.

In the bottle: Cardamom and something herbal and sharp On the skin: Mmmmmm, turns in to tea and clove on me! I think it smells really good. Different, but good. It makes me think of having hot english breakfast tea in the mornings before leaving for work/classes. Boyfriend doesn't like it, but I think I might keep this one anyways. So tasty!

In the bottle: Wow! This scent is sooooo strong in the bottle! I think I can pick out some lily and something soft and sweet. On the skin: Not so sure about this one. It is such a strong floral on me.... Later: Well, it has died down a bit and is now lovely, gentle, and pretty perfect! At first I thought I would definitely swap this bottle away, but during dry down it has turned into such a lovely scent and a definite keeper! Mmmmmm! So pretty!

In the bottle: Sharp herbal chocolate On the skin: Slowly turns into a sweeter chocolate with definite florals beneath the smooth chocolate. I think this is pretty nice on the skin and I don't usually like to smell chocolaty! I normally dislike any scent with vetiver, but I actually don't smell it at all. Yay! Boyfriend's verdict: Wow, even though I think of this as a pretty foody scent that he would love, he actually turned down his nose at this one!! I am so surprised! I think this one may get traded away.... Well, I gave my wrist to him a few minutes later and now he says that he thinks it is excellent! I have no idea what happened because it smells exactly the same to me. Ah, well. This one is actually going in the keep pile!! Yay! I really like this one, but I wasn't going to keep it if my boyfriend really didn't like it...

Bottle: Pretty floral with something sweetish in the background. Lovely! On skin: Ick!! I know coconut is usually a deal breaker on me, but I just had to try this one. I can still smell a bit of the nice floral, but now it is being overcome by an almost burnt coconut smell. Where did it come from all of a sudden?? Later: Ooooh! Now the coconut is gone and this smells wonderful!! I can definitely smell something roseish and I am definitely getting the orchid and lily (my favs) Darn, I don't think I can get through the burnt coconut stage.... I think this one is going to have to go to a better home!

Storytime version In the bottle: Beautiful! I get a definite smell of sweet peaches! On the skin: Still sweet peaches, but now I am beginning to smell something a bit darker which must be the floral tea. Really is beautiful! Later, the peach dies down a bit and allows the tea to come forward and shine! Mmmmm! I would really love to eat my wrist right now! -EDIT- A year later, this blend has changed a bit from the review posted above! On me now it smells like peachy bubblegum. After a bit it just smells like sugared peaches with some tea. Not quite as bubblegummy. I am afraid that I am not sure if I like this one as much as I used to... I will have to keep testing it.

in the imp: Hmmmmm. I can barely smell anything, so I am not quite sure what is in there. Kind of reminds me of my first reaction to Snow White in the imp. on the skin: Now I can smell a bit of what I think of as ylang ylang. It is still so light though. This one is going to have to go to a better home...

In the imp: Oh, no!! Not a smoky scent! On the skin: Whatever is causing the smoky smell has just gotten stronger.... I am afraid that I had to wash this one off as it was making my nose hurt. Just a bit too much of a smoke smell for me.

Wow! This smelled completely different on my than I thought it would. In the bottle: definitely smell some rosemary with a bit of mint in the background. On my skin: Bess immediately turns into a licorice smell. Could be my skin chemistry is a bit off at the moment, but I get a huge whiff of black licorice. Sadly, this one has to be traded away.

I ordered a bottle of this recently as my boy loves giving me massages! Anyway, we both love it!! I definitely smell a spicy orange that is perfect. He normally doesn't like smelly things, but he certainly loves Ignis! Mmmmm! As a massage oil, it is awesome! A perfect consistency and is leaves the skin feeling wonderful and soft. Not too oily either! Definitely loving it!

I spritzed it a bit in my living room and I could smell... lots of pine mixed with cookies! Definitely two of my favorite holiday smells!! I think I am going to save this one specially for my bedroom. Mmmmmm. Now I will just need to keep lots of cookies there to satisfy the cravings influenced by the lovely Past spray.

In the bottle: Mmmmm! Reminds me of spiced cider and apples in a potpourri type of smell. Something I would expect to smell from a holiday candle. On the skin: Apples? Spiced cider? Yum!! Dry down: Spicyness has softened and I think a bit of sweet apple is peaking through (one of my favorite lab notes!!) At least I think it is some kind of apple or fruit. Overall: Many to the lovely forumite who sold me this bottle and to the labbies who created it!! This one is definitely a keeper!

In the bottle, I can definitely smell a few fruits blended together. Smells sweet and yummy! When I put it on, Carnal immediately turns into bubblegum on my skin and stays that way. While I like bubblegum, I don't think I would like to smell like it all the time, so this imp is definitely going into swaps. I really wish the fig had come out more and hadn't turned to bubblegum.

The notes in this one sounded soooo good, so I had to track down a bottle! Anyways, the scent is florals... floral everywhere! Normally I would like a strong floral such as this, but it is, in fact a bit too strong for me. The plum blossom and lotus are amped so much on my skin, it is starting to give me a headache. It is quite lovely, but just not in the same caliber as Phantom Queen for me. I think this one is going to have to find a new home.

So, I had to try a drop of this one after I received it with my order of Tabella, and this scent doesn't seem to agree with me. Thankfully! It does smell pretty woodsy. Not evergreen woodsy though. More like a wooden desk. I also think there might be some vetiver somewhere underneath the wood. After awhile, it turns a bit sweet. I am glad I got this as a frimp. It really isn't anything I would ever wear myself though.

Wow.... I am getting a major whiff of the wine grape. It is almost hard for me to smell anything else. It kind of reminds me of sparkling grape juice. It has a light effervescent grape smell. So far it hasn't changed.... Drying... a bit of light greens are starting to show through, but there is still the overwhelming scent of light grapes. I don't think this quite works for me, but I have to say that this scent is very interesting and everyone should try it once!

Oh, my! This is bottled Christmas! This scent is exactly how Christmas should smell. Sadly where I live (Southern California) it never smells quite like Christmas. It is definitely the pine scent that adds to the Christmasy smell, but there is some other note that works perfectly to make me think of a cold night near the fire with the Christmas tree just decorated in the window. I think I need more...

Oooh! I think those all sound good. So, I believe that I have already tried Blood Kiss and there was something in it that didn't agree with me. I also have tried Smut '08 as well and the same thing happened. I can't remember exactly what either one smelled like on me, but it smelled awful enough for me to add them to my do not like list. Do the Smuts vary by year? Or they always the same? Maybe a different one would smell better. Oh, and Western Diamondback smelled like intense fake leather on me. I do like leather, but this one went horribly wrong on me. Kinda silly... I actually have a decant of Boomslang that I have sniffed, but never actually tried... So, need to try Perversion, Hetairae, Eat Me, Black Lace (almost afraid to try this one as it is so hard to find), Bastet, and Snake Oil. Are there any others out there? Oh, and for those of you who have tried White Phoenix (my ultimate favorite!), I was wondering if there was a warmer/sexier version of it. The notes in White Phoenix managed to work wonders with my skin chemistry (that seems really out of whack often).

I am definitely looking for some sexy scents right now. So far I have fallen in love with Robotic Scarab (my warm comforting scent), White Phoenix (My sweet peaceful scent), and Phantom Queen (my I feel pretty scent). Now I really just need a sexy, provocative scent. So, my boyfriend loves foody scents, but to me, they aren't very..... seductive. I would love to find something that the both of us like. I have tried Love Me and it didn't agree with me. I have Scherezade and it smells good, but just isn't sexy enough. Oh, and O smelled horrible on me! Anyways, some suggestions would be wonderful! Thanks!!

A very mellow scent. When smelling it I immediately get a sense of leather! The leather is so strong on me, that I think this is one scent that is going to have to be traded away. On the dry down, the leather moves to the background and the sage and something herbal peaks through. Smells pretty good, but I just don't think it is me. I don't really like the initial leather stage (leather just isn't me), and the second stage is a bit light for my taste. Anyways, I am sure this will make someone else happy!! -ETA- I've come to appreciate leather as a note, and really this is a good one. Leather, sage, and Snake Oil combined. I don't see myself wearing this one too often, but I do like it.

Wow! The perfect nighttime blend ever!! I put this scent on right before I fell asleep, and I actually woke up feeling rested! The scent is a beautiful sugary lavender that is very calming. I would definitely recommend this scent to those who have trouble sleeping as well as those who like lavender! Definite keeper for me!

Oh, my! I did not expect to like this one!! The cream offers the perfect amount of sweetness to a light floral/woody scent. I don't normally like wood scents at all, but it blends perfectly with the lotus. I don't normally like scents that even have a hint of foodiness to them (I like how they smell, but I wouldn't want to smell like them), but this is a major keeper for me! In fact, I think I might have to search around for some more. Everyone should try this scent once. Even if they have doubts. It is a nice sweet, but not overpoweringly so, flower.

Oooooh! A pretty floral! I really like it, but the strength of the flower in this one makes my nose twitch. I agree that this scent has to have some jasmine in it. A very green floral scent. Just lovely! I am not sure if I am going to keep this one though. It is a nice floral, but I am in to floral scents with a bit more sweetness rather than greens in the background. Sadly my boyfriend does not like this one. (He only really likes foody scents... *sigh*)

This is so sad! I though Phantom Queen was the first scent I ever reviewed.... Ah, well. Phantom Queen is and will remain my first BPAL favorite! In the bottle there is a hint of mossy greens mixed in with... light apple blossom!! Mmmmmm! This is why it is one of my favorites. In the beginning I mistook the apple blossom note for a different floral, but I now know that it is the apple blossom that made me fall in love! On the skin: the mossy greens give the apple blossom depth. This scent is truly lovely! -EDIT- After trying the Black Orchid scent, I now know that it is Black Orchid and not apple blossom that is the note that makes this scent wonderful to my nose....

So, I recently acquired a bottle of The Haunted Palace in a swap. At the time I hadn't looked at the notes in it (silly me!) but I got it anyways. Normally amber scents seem to go haywire on me. They turn into a bad popcorn jelly bean smell on me. In fact, the Haunted Palace is the first scent with amber in it that I have fallen in love with!! (now starting to think it is the honey note that turns icky on me...) Anyways, in the bottle, the Haunted Palace is a blue scent with bits of greens mixed in. I can definitely smell gardenia with a bit of rose. All the other notes stick to the background, but make this scent full of promise! On me the scent turns floral (yay!) with a hint of vanilla in the background. So far I have been wearing it for... 3 hours and it is still going strong. I think I am going to have to go hunt more of this one down.... --ETA-- Hmmmm, sadly it isn't quite what it used to be on me. The rose has turned a bit strange. Almost plasticky. Not for me anymore sadly.