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Just tried this one. I am a latecomer to BPAL Madness....

On me, this is woody & spicy. I don't really pick up the patchouli, or at least it isn't like hemp shop patchouli at all. I get hints of the cedar, but it isn't overwhelming. It is absolutely nothing like it smells in the imp. I think I am going to get a 5 mL soon, with my next order.

Me again! A friend of mine is feeling down-ish. I had her go thru my imps sniffing, just to see if it would cheer her up. She kind of liked Blood Amber, but said that woody scents are her thing. I *know* there's a link somewhere here that goes to a list of some of those but I *can't* find it. Can anybody help? I think a box of imps would cheer her up.

Blessed be,

Betsy

OK, my imp order arrived. Right now I smell like Scherezade. My whole office smells vaguely of BPAL in general (one of the frimps, Shadow Witch Orchid, is really aggressive). I'm psyched, next thing to try (probably tomorrow because the Scherezade is really lasting) is Debauchery. Morocco smells really, really carnation-y in the bottle but I'll get to that sooner or later. It isn't what I expected but that's OK, I am not going to condemn it until I've tried it. Several perfumes over the years that I didn't like much in the bottle turned out wonderful on dry-down so that's OK. On the other hand, does anybody want a frimp of Shadow Witch Orchid? It is *SO* not my thing.

Blessed be,

Betsy

Merry Meet,

Thanks for the replies. My wish list is up to about 30 items, but I've pared it down to 6 for now and more later. I'm ordering imps of:

Debauchery

Scherezade

Blood Amber

Golden Priapus

Bastet

Morocco

Some of these are based on my surfing of the BPAL site, some on recommendations here, and especially from the replies. I'll have plenty of material for future orders...

Merry Part & Merry Meet Again,

Betsy

Merry Meet!

I'm another newbie. Launched on this by a friend (a/k/a enabler) who gifted me with an imp of Fenris Wolf. I *LOVE* it. So much so within a day I'd ordered a bottle. It came with an imp of Katherine & something else I can't remember.

Anyway, I go to the BPAL website & I'm hopelessly lost in the poetic descriptions. I'm hoping somebody will take pity on me. This thread looked like the place to add my questions because of what I like.

I love Fenris Wolf. LUV LUV LUV.

Commercial perfumes that work well on me: Youth Dew, Opium, the Opium knockoff called Ninja (actually I think it is better than the original, but alas, no longer available), Emeraude, Magie Noir, Ciara & Red. The theme here is orientals. Not florientals, I don't care for floral notes much, but orientals.

Single-ish notes I like: musks, vanilla, spices, woods, incenses, resins, particularly amber resin & dragon's blood. I don't like most food-ish scents other than spices & vanilla.

I'd like to order some imps, and I'd like to keep it down to no more than 12 because my budget is busted due to a sick cat. Any and all suggestions would be gladly received.

Merry Part & Merry Meet Again,

Betsy