Diana

This one has piqued my interest for a while, and has been on my "to try" list for some time. I finally gave in & bought a 5ml off of a forumite. =)

Wet/in the bottle: it is strong pine smell. Reminds me a bit of Loup Garou minus the eucalyptus, or Skadi times 10. I can kind of pick out the astringent note of orange blossom too.

Wearing: the pine softens incredibly, as does the orange blossom. It starts to smell of oranges a bit, rather than orange blossom. It starts to take on a woody scent rather than evergreen. There is a barely faint minimal trace of mint, but I have to really inhale deep & think to look for it to even get a hint of it. I'm not detecting much of the clove at all, nor the cumin. I think there is a basenote of the musk, which is quite nice. I musk!

Overall, this is a lot softer than I expected. I really really like this! Then again, I'm a sucker for traditionally masculine scents.

I can detect lavender easily. I believe it is the common basenote in all the Somnium oils. There is something else there... something herbal. I really don't think it is rosemary, but perhaps a sage of some sort, maybe clary sage? It's almost slightly bitter, but not awful.

As for how well this wears or if it changes, I really couldn't tell you. I fall asleep. By the time I wake up, I can't really detect it. This isn't really an oil I wear for the aroma, though, so it's a moot point.

This does work for dreams. I would not say that I get especially prophetic dreams. But they are lucid, strange, interesting, and very detailed. This is awesome stuff!

edited to fix my bad vocabulary.

Dead Man's Hand, hands down (no pun intended) if you can beg, barter, or borrow to get some. It smells like walking into a leather goods store.

Wanda did smell like wine & leather to me. DeSade, on the other hand, smelled like bandaids. Yeah, I did the face too.

I'd consider these unisex, with traditionally masculine ingredients, but I am pretty girly and love them:

Yggdrasil. Hellfire. Sin. Thanatopsis. Golden Priapus. Mad Hatter. Wilde.

Hope that helps. =)

Lightning. It was very aquatic & ozone from what I remember.

Maybe also look into obtaining an imp of Hurricane to try out. I have not sniffed that one personally, but it sounds like it might be up your alley.

In the bottle, I get a strong scent of violet. The slightly tangy & very sweet note that make it one of my favourite flower smells. There is an underlying note, but it is hard to pick out.

After this has been on for a few hours, violet is still the predominant note. I can't really make out the clove, unfortunately. There is a slight powdery incensy note, which I can't identify as either tonka or "mediterranean incense" specifically. I will say that this scent reminds me of being in Italy a lot for some reason. Maybe it is the mediterranean incense notes, but this just smells like the air that wafts in on a breeze through my grandmother's house in Italy.

This is just so pretty. I like it whole bunches.

I'd second Ides of March if you can get your hands on a bottle.

Snake Oil is kind of spicey... it smells like vanilla incense. mmm

Namaste is resin/spice with lemongrass. It does have rose in it, but it's very faint.

Rome is fairly herby, too, from what I can remember.

Check with people in your building maybe?  Same appartment number, different floor, or something?  Perhaps it was delivered to the wrong person.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

did that. i live in a tiny walkup with only 4 apartments and grilled everyone.

i'm so upset right now. i really hope it turns up. =(

I got my CnS last week, and I've been waiting and waiting and waiting. I finally checked the tracking number, and it said it was delivered on the 19th. I never got anything. I doubt highly that it was stolen since I usually have no problems with packages going missing in my building. I've already contacted the lab but I'm on the verge of tears now because it's my order of gone or about to be gone oils:

2x Mi-Go Brain Canister - 5ml

1 x Corazon - 5ml

1 x Chiroptera - 5ml

1 x Tulzscha - 5ml

1 x Shub-Niggurath - 5ml

Anyone have any helpful advice? I already called my post office, but they were unhelpful as usual, insisting it was delivered.

crap.

thanks.

Can somebody please explain to me why all the BPAL imps I have received over the last week all smell the SAME when they are in the bottle? Everything I got smells like cheap new age store incense, until I put it on my skin and it dries down a bit. WHY is that? It's freakin' annoying and I wonder if it's my nose or if the imps have turned or what it is? These were all from swaps...my imp order from the lab should be here today!! YEA!! I know i sound awful....just wondering what's wrong with my nose!!!!!!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

DO they all have similar components to them?

A problem I seem to get is that a bit of oil from each imp will get on my fingers as I open and close them. Then I'm whiffing a melange of scents from my finger + the oil in the imp! heh.

yggdrasil.

smells like sweet, dried grasses & woods.

I'm calling this one Samhain Lite.

In the bottle, it has that woodsy-not-quite-pine smell. Putting it on, the wafting characteristics of the patchouli-earthy-wood notes take over and surround me with an aura.

It is very similar to Samhain—they could easily be sisters; I'm not getting the apple notes, but the earthy-smokey-incensey smell is almost exactly the same. Works out for me well, as Samhain is one of my staples!

In the bottle, this smells very green, almost pine scented. It reminds me a bit of Skadi.

As this goes on, the green smell kind of develops into a nice, fresh, herbal scent. The lemon isn't very outstanding, but kind of lurking down in the background. I definitely get a beautiful cardamom top note, which smells like a sharp, green version of cinnamon.

And wonderful! The iris isn't very strong either. It's a note that I don't typically like very much.

This is very lovely! This makes me want to go back to Rome to wander around the Forum for hours on end.

There have been a lot of imps & 5mls that I've bought over the months, many to which I exclaimed LOVE!!!

Every other oil must now stand to the side. I have found my holy grail of scents.

This is just so utterly perfect for me, I cannot even fathom words in the English language that can properly describe the deep, musky, sweetness.

Going on wet, it really does not compare to the drydown. Wet it does seem a bit cloying and perfumey, but it softens up really quickly and just becomes a swirly essence that surrounds you in a soft incense cloud. Picture Pigpen but without the dirt, only good smells.

I even spilt about 85% of an imp on me and didn't run away to wash it off. I want everything to smell this good!

Another amber scent to try out!

This didn't change much from wet through drydown. It is a very soft scent. I expected the amber to kind of pick up on the drydown, but it stays very soft and subtle. There is a spice note in here. I'm not quite convinced that it's cinnamon, but possibly cardamom. It also has something of an herbal sweetness to it.

Overall, it is quite a lovely scent, but it's a little too soft for me. I like scents that are deep, dark, and have a lot of throw. If this were a bit stronger, I'd be all over a 5ml. Like a lot, but not love.

On me it's predominantly rose, from wet through drydown.

Initially it is almost pure rose. It takes a while for the other components to appear, but that is usually the case for me + amber or me + musks. They seem to need to warm up on my skin for a while before I can notice much of it.

This is different from other rose scents the lab offers, I must say. Whereas Red Rose smells like a fresh red rose, Zombie smells like rose bushes + dirt, this I think reminds me of a yellow rose. I don't know why I get that impression, I just do. Maybe it's the sweetness of the amber and musk. They usually soften up blends, so this on me is very delicate and light.

I think this is yet another winner! I don't know if I'll ever end up with a full bottle of this, but it may be something to consider if I ever tire of Zombi. =)

This is one that I ordered a 5ml, untested, just because of the way this smelled in a gifted imp!

Today I decided to actually try it out before the 5ml comes.

In the bottle there is a sweeeeeet cherry-anise scent. Smells so devine. I really love cherry scents, so I am drooling.

Putting it on, initially it is mostly cherry. The cherry does fade a bit after a while, not completely, but enough to let the anise come to the foreground for a bit. The anise does have a very slight licorice smell to it, but its mostly a soft, sweetness that complements the cherry very well. It actually reminds me more of fresh fennel bulbs rather than licorice candy. Fresh & sweet. YUM.

After this has been on for a while, the red musk finally makes an appearance. The three components are all still recognizable and mingle into a perfectly sweet, yet slightly spiced, soft scent.

Another huge winner for me.

Though this is billed as a "men's blend," this is amazing on me, and I'm totally without Priapus. Honest.

I love this! It's cousin to Snake Oil. The same vanilla, without all the resiny-insense notes, plus wood. Huh huh huh. Wood. How appropriate!

This imp that I got as a bonus in one of my orders had a defective cap, so I used the opportunity to slather this one on. YUM. Strong vanilla. The pine/juniper notes are very evident, and mixed with the vanilla it is fairly unusual, interesting and provocative.

I also took the opportunity to let my friend try this out. It led to the creation of a song of sorts called "Golden Dick," but I'll not get into that.

As it dries, the predominant note remains vanilla. The woody (huh huh) notes are still there, but softened into a nice blend with the amber. UNGH. I want to hump it, but seeing as how it's an imp, that could be rather impractical and dangerous.

This is love at first sniff. ANOTHER for the big bottle list (dammit)!

Let me first state that I love amber. I love smelling it, I love looking at it, I love wearing it in various forms. amber amber amber!

In the bottle & wearing it, it was almost entirely amber scent that could be detected. It slightly reminded me of a blend of amber-sandalwood-honeysuckle that I made for myself ages ago. But I think that's almost all because of the... yes! amber.

There is a soft spicyness that does appear, which must be the carnation, but overall it stays fairly resin-based. Not tremendously floral, but I'm sure they are there to soften it a bit.

This is amazing. I couldn't stop smelling my wrists and tucking my head into my shirt to catch a big whiff. It is like plumes of scent roll off my skin as my body temperature reacts with the oil. LOVE.

Definitely an A+ scent for any amber lovers out there. And Freyja lovers too!

This is another bottle I received in a swap. I especially wanted to try this because of all the melon type comments in this thread.

In the bottle & wet, it does bear some resemblence to a fruity melon type food product. I'm crossing my fingers that it will stay that way.

As I wear it, it definitely becomes less melon and slighly more floral. I'm wondering if this actually has melon in it at all. Perhaps, but it may be something more akin to cucumber than actual fruity melon.

It occurs to me that it reminds me so much of Lucky Chick lipbalm. It smells like melon, but in actuality it's a blend of mimosa, violet & jasmine. This smells like a dead ringer! Awesome, thinks I.

I do have some reservations as the florals become more evident, because there was a nice fruity-floral that I had high hopes for in my past. I hope and wish and pray this doesn't become the cloying floral disaster on me that was Titiana.

As it wears on, it does soften a bit, there is still a melon-esque note, but it's really in the background. The flowers stay soft & light and don't (thank god) become cloying and annoying, as some floral blends are wont to do.

This is very lovely and I am happy that I have an entire 5mL bottle of it to wear to my heart's content!

I got this in a trade. Yay!

Like the previous poster stated, it's very juicy-floral. I can definitely see a resemblance to Persephone, but to my nose it's a fraternal twin to Blood Rose. Unfortunately, I couldn't find my imp of BR to do a side-by-side comparison, but from memory, they are VERY close.

The vial->wet->drydown doesn't really change at all. It stays a floral + wet & juicy & tangy fruit scent. Very luscious and mouth-watering. This also lasted ALL day with not one touchup. It's very potent, but not overwhelming either.

I'm so glad to have recieved a bottle of this. I want to try all of the Twilight scents!

I've been slacking on reviews lately, and my box of imps has been looking at me with sad puppy eyes. So, here we go!

Black Phoenix. This is one I've only ever worn in combination with Snake Oil (which is an AMAZING duo, I might add). Today I am wearing this straight up.

In the vial, it's very sweet. The predominant note is almond, in fact, I can't really smell anything beyond the almond extract type of scent.

Putting it on wet, it starts to morph immediately. At first it turns into a spicy cola/Dr. Pepper type of smell. Then, a spicey note starts to appear (and the oil begins to burn a bit on my neck). It's pretty damn cinnamon at this stage, but it wouldn't surprise me if there was also a pepper of some sort in the mix.

As this dries, it becomes almost floral but not quite. It more of a powdery & resiny type drydown. Like amber and soft sandalwood. The almond note is in the background, lending a slight sweetness.

I so am in love with this. The imp has got me once again! Big bottle to be ordered!

Gosh!

In the bottle it's very chocolately minty! I can detect a small tiny note of coconut, but I don't really get much else.

Wet, the chocolate-mint takes off running. The chocolate has a slighly bitter note to it, like dark chocolate. The mint is also very cooling & slightly bitter too, very reminiscent to pennyroyal. I can get a bit of the coconut mingling in the background with the chocolate.

Drying, and on and on, the chocolate & mint soften to a nice cool & rich smell, reminding me of Thin Mints. The coconut is a bit stronger now. I think this perfume is the bastard child of Thin Mints and Samoas! Still no buttery rum, which is fine with me, as I love it as it is.

I am so glad I bought a metric assload for myself! This is devine.

Frost Moon, if you can get your hands on a bottle.

Some aquatic scents off the top of my head:

Danube, Bayou, maybe Undertow (haven't sniffed this one yet personally), R'lyeh, and Water of Notre Dame.