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Now you have me dreaming of BPAL cocktail parties...

Lolita is like hard red candy (to me at least).

It's the ofrenda of the feral cat butt! In the future, I've gotta try layering patchouli with scents that are too sweet. For some reason, layering is not something I generally think of (I think my mind gets boggled by the infinite possibilities once you start down that road ). I do know for a fact that patchouli+hony is , because I have a habit of mixing DSH samples together and not keeping track of what they are, and I had a mystery shortie that smelled yummy, yum, yum and I knew ingredient A was patchouli, but only after wearing it for a while did I realize that ingredient B was honey or beeswax. So, go to it and get sticky, though don't forget remove your fancy scanties first!

"What about anointing ourselves with BPAL during the day...couldn't we view it as an ofrenda to our waking life? And to our bodies?" That's brilliant!

Voodoo, Blood and Blood Kiss are the first ones that come to mind.

I'm trying out Euterpe right now, and it definitely has some carnation action going on.

Eden is definitely coconutty (and very sweet if I remember correctly). If you want a fruity tropical drink sort of coconutty, you might want to try The Star.

I have been on something of a patchouli quest and this stuff is the shit (as they say). It's so rich, smooth and mellow that it is to patchouli what Marvin Gaye is to Motown. I'm soooo glad I got to try this.

Awesome! Thanks for posting the pics!

Gluttony!

I suspect you would really like Strength, too. I remember it being very rich, warm and resiny.

The Star is totally piña colada to me, though without the booze.

I second the Vechernyaya recommendation. I immediately thought of Oisin when I tried it and smelled that masculine white musk that is just too masculine for me to wear. I bet it would smell awesome on a guy, but alas, it's a miracle I've gotten mine to even use decent soap. Fragrance just ain't gonna happen.

I'm a total lemon fiend and Severin is my main source of lemony goodness. On me, it's a slightly creamy and smokey lemon which probably sounds completely insane, but I find it refreshing in summer and soothing in winter. Embalming Fluid is the most beautifully clean and mindclearing lemon scent I've ever smelled. Shanghai was just too light and not lemony enough for me and Phantasm was way too floral for me. I'm gonna have to check out Spirits of the Dead before it disappears!

This must be further proof of my corruptive chemistry, because I absolutely LOVE Catalyst. It's spicy and herbal without being the least bit foody. I primarily get what I would call hardcore clove. This isn't sweet clove, but clove like an actual clove you would stick in a ham or put in mulled wine or whatever people do with cloves. Anyway, I adore it and wear it whenever I (and the people around me) need a good kick in the a** to get going.

The first thing to pop into my mind was Bloodlust.

I would have suggested Severin. It always makes me feel cool, clear-headed and somewhat detached when I wear it, so I imagine it would bore most men to death or they would want to know what it is to buy some for themselves.

I'm probably even more out of my league than you are when it comes to vanilla and musk, but you made excellent choices. Everyone is so crazy for Black Opal, I don't see how she could fail to like it.

A perfectly lovely and true lavender. I'm afraid I don't have more to add, but lavender fiends should definitely check it out.

If you're looking for moss, I would suggest Thanatos. And even though it didn't work on me, I would also suggest Bayou. I have the same problem with my chemistry amping anything remotely sweet into unbearable levels of sweetness, so I wish you luck. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the boozey fruit scents like Swank and Grand Guignol somehow manage to be fruity without being sugary sweet, so I look forward to eventually trying Cosmopolitan, too.

I'm totally looking for that scent, too, but I'm not sure if it exists here in BPAL land. I thought Graveyard Dirt might be it, but that vanishes poof! on me within 10 seconds of applying it. Burial seems to have a bit of the damp earthy feeling, however my skin amps the rose in it and so Burial doesn't really work for me, either, though you may want to try it. I wish you luck and if you find something, please report back.

Plus, I know you're a rose fiend and therefore would have tried all of the rose blends, so if it was mislabeled, then it would likely be something you had already tried. If you were willing to part with one of your rosey implings, you could seek out another rose fiend to see what they think. Alas, I am a patchouli fiend, so I'm not volunteering for the job.

My thought would be that maybe the components of the master bottle had separated a bit and somehow the imps were filled with a higher concentration of rosewood, because when I had a rosewood imp, it smelled like pure rose to me and nothing like my bottle of Seance whatsoever.

You should definitely try some Tintagel. I am sooooo looking forward to wearing lots of Masquerade, Grand Guignol and of course my beloved Hunter Moon. ETA: How could I forget my newest love, Sudha Segara! Spicy and comforting.

You should definitely try Ouija and/or Seance.