shelldoo

in the bottle: melting chocolate

 

wet: chocolate

 

as it dries it gets a bit creamier, i do get something akin to hazelnut, or coffee of some gourmet variety. this is almost like a cup of mocachino w/ double cream. yummy

in the bottle:verbena and vetiver, and lavander

 

wet: verbena. lemony.

 

dry: bright, crystaline, clean, lemony.

in the bottle:guava, fruity, almost bubblegumish.

 

wet:whoo that is some bubblegum scent

 

as it dries, this is still all bubblegum on me, my younger kids actually came in looking for bubblegum, i told them i don't have any, and they insisted i did because they smell me chewing it i had to prove it was xanthe, in late drydown it becomes more citrus fruit and a peppery bite but coated in sweet sticky sugar. i like that alot better.

preface: jasmine is my nemesis, i lovingly call it satan's flower (ok not lovingly) it gets sharp, and metallic and gross. but i needed the whole set, and thought maybe it will work.

 

in the bottle:ummm yeah it is jasmine, and musk

wet: sharp, metallic.....

 

dry:yep satan's flower, that is all i can smell, it kills everything else, and turns rusty nail....i hate jasmine.

in the bottle: wood, more teak then cedar.

 

wet: labdanum, and woods. this is like fresh fallen trees, but not at all sharp, actually it is rather soft

 

as it dries, it is teak wood, and a soft rose, to me it is the same rose in black rose. soft, velvety, smooth, deep. like a rose preserved in an ornate teak box. simply gorgeous.

in the bottle:this is so unique i detect a hint of pine, something very sweet, but not immediatly recognizable

 

wet: sweet almonds, hint of pine, and sarsparilla.

 

dry: this is a swet outdoorsy scent. i really like it. i tend to like the lab's pines. so yay, another hit for me

in the bottle: hmmm i am not getting the cn midway connection some have, this is incensy floral

 

wet: somewhat floral, very clean

 

this went pretty floral soap on me.

 

i am gonna age it a bit and see what comes up, cn midway became stronger and more beautiful w/ age, maybe this one will too.

in the bottle: juicy citrus. i almost thought lime, but i guess that is the lemon flower.

 

wet: smokey citrus.

 

as it dries, this is kind of candy like very sweet. i definitely get alot of vanilla, and a splash of coconut, there is also a slightly floral background, but it is so light it is just a shadow of flowers.

in the bottle:musky patchouli

 

wet: it is a strong, musky scent w/ hints of fruitiness, and patchouli, and incense smoke.

 

as it dries the vanilla comes out a bit: this is somewhat like voodoo queen and snake oil's love child. it is sweet, but not in an innocent "sweet" way, more like a sultry, sweet. like a long, slow, juicy kiss with your soulmate. the kind of sweet that leaves your heart feeling easier. i love this scent and can only imagine how it will age.

oh....my....god.....

 

how is that for a review? want more? ok, give me a second to change my undies....

 

back i will try to expound on my thoughts, however i will be unable to do the incredible scent justice. with that in mind:

 

 

in the bottle: a lush scent, creamy, yet spicy. very musky slightly smokey a touch of what must be the ginger.

 

wet: ther is a very familiar note, something resinous. also i do recognize an opium type note, and something slightly floral, but a mild gentle floral.

 

 

as it dries, this scent gets creamier, yet retains a floral type incense feel. it is indeed in the snake oil, a.l. etc, yet is also a whole new animal. sexy, slinky, hypnotic, and all around scent perfect for my tastes. well done. very well done.

in the bottle:apples. spices. yummy. reminds me of mabon.

 

wet: a hint of green comes out i think it is the bamboo... this still reminds me a bit of mabon w/ a hint of greenery.

 

as it dries is this a golden/green scent, there is a common something to mabon, but this dries much more herbal, and tea then mabon does. i put mabon on one hand and h.m. on the other. the mabon has that deep reddish feel spicy. h.m. is much greener in comparison. on me this is more bamboo and tea then apple spices. i do occassionally get a whiff of a grainy note, but it is fleeting. this is very much an asian moon on me.

 

once this has had plenty of time to dry it is indeed very similar to mabon with a bit of bamboo and tea thrown in for good measure. mabon lovers will love this.

MALEDICTION, and SCHEREZADE both smell incency to me.

i want to get her onto the bpal bandwagon. is there anything reminicent of rapture by v.s.?

snake oil has the most throw/longest lasting scent on me, however it took me a while to love it, which i now do

i fully agree w/ donna's assesment. al and mlst are my two favorites in your list. the mlst seems to me like a cousin of al, the sweet pea is very pronounced though. eat me imho wasn't like the others in this catagory, and i don't get the connection to snake oil at all, but that is my chemistry for ya

i can take some pics. but my digital camera is broken, so i am using the one for the body shop. it doesn't take them so good (the come out kinda like the choas pics did)

yes donna, they are all smaller versions of the pic on the salon portion of the site.

i could be wrong, but i believe the salon labels are from the original pieces of art they are named after? and therefore are not macha's handy work...but i may be mistaken.

here are the chaos labels if anypne is intrested

 

although they are a bit bl,urry (my digital camera is still in the shop)

in the bottle: vetiver. strong, and deep.

 

wet: still mostly vetiver, but i can smell the patchouli, pepper, and musk also

 

as it dries it softenes the vetiver lets others join in on the fun. it becomes a soft incensy sexy blend. very nice.

in the bottle: airy floral. slightly green edge.

 

wet: very soft floral. definitely can get the lily, also can smell the lavender. no jasmine, which is hell's flower on me. it overpowers and makes me smell metallic, so having it go mia is a good thing.

 

as it dries it softens even more, and the amber is very obvious. this is a very subtle, gentle, sophisyicated scent. not my usual fare, and yet i am still loving it. it is very complex, well blended. and "dressy"

I got 2 bottles of strange attractors.

CXCII:
in the bottle: almondy, possibly hazelnut too.

wet: cherry/almondy scent...more almond but i know some peopel associate the two.

as it dries it mellows a bit, becomes a bit more resinous, hazelnut, dusty. the almond burns off quite a bit, and leaves a much mellower scent then when it was wet.



CXCI:
in the bottle: light, fresh, spring flower scent.

wet: very fresh, slightly soap like edge, yet not soapy like coast. this is very floral. possibly lily, and i am thinking maybe hyacinth or wysteria. something along that spring flower like line.

remains pretty much the same, a very feminine, spring, sunny scent.

in the bottle: powdery soft amber sunshine. definitely can detect the ylang ylang.

 

wet: very much the same, this is definitely a bright cheery scent giving me a pale yellow buttery impression.

 

as it dries i can occassionally get a waft of carnation, it has a honeycomb background that can be smelled when i put my hand up to my nose, but it is not detectable in the throw, i aslo get a bit of vanilla musk after complete drydown. the powdery amber note makes a soft fuzzy edge to this beautiful smile in a bottle.

in the bottle this is very fruity, almost sucker like, looking through the ingredients i don't know what is causing that scent so i look uo the components i am unfamiliar with.

 

ho wood

If you are familiar with Rosewood, you will find that Ho Wood maintains that soft, delicate, feminine scent, and adds an extra fresh & green tone to the initial impression

ti looks like a tea leaf maybe?

 

so i am guessing in the bottle i am getting the ho wood, and aloe scent, it has a green edge, possibly some tea.

 

wet: it is very strong fruity scent, has alot of throw. yet a green herbal back ground.

 

as it dries it remains much the same, almost a candied fruit smell, not getting any vanilla, or musk, it is a bit aloe like, and has a green edge. i think i would describe it as being a bright pink lollipop w/ green streaks in it.

i am one that doesn't find o and snake oil similar, but i *do* find morrocco and snake oil similar. i also agree w/ g.p. but not so much w/ snake charmer (it was all plummy on me not spices like snake oil), i love patchouli so i love snake oil, but prefer it aged about 6 months. also my reccomendation would be to go back to snake oil after being getting familiar w/ bpal for a while. i didn't like snake oil so much when i was new, i wondered why people raved about it. but now i love it, i think my nose needed to get used to the feel of bpal, and then snake oil smelled fabulous.