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I have been a fan of BPAL for years, however due to financial hardship and general madness, I can only recently really afford to splurge on their wonderful oils. I have ordered very lightly here and there throughout the years, which is easy to do since the oils last much longer than a bottle of perfume, and a little goes a long way, even on my fragrance-soaking skin. Now that I am in a better place, I intend to start collecting more seriously, at least more often, hence my account and blog here. The reason I started with BPAL was simply curiosity; I was intrigued by the artwork, poetry, and names of scents on their website (found through the Chateau Bizarre blog). As a lover of aesthetics (visual, sensual, anything) and fragrance, I decided to give them a try. The oils blew me away, and I've been a fan ever since, if not a big spender, sadly. I have tried, whether in imp or 5ml, 13 scents (ha, nice number). I own four 5ml bottles: De Sade, Snake Oil, and today I received Pool of Tears and Khandita. The rest are imps I still have in varying levels of fullness, and those would be: Haunted, Twilight, Cathedral, Katharina, Anne Bonny, Jester, Iago, and Bordello. There is one mysterious scent whose label fell off and I am currently tearing my room apart looking for, which is a pretty floral, heavier than my other scents. I am terrible at identifying notes, which leaves me in a bad spot trying to distinguish it enough to seek it out. I'm not an expert or artisan, simply a lover of a beautiful, pleasant atmosphere, and I find BPAL to greatly enhance any place it is worn to. Especially perfect for times outside the home, where you can't light a scented candle or burn up some incense!

By far, our most popular scent! Magnetic, mysterious, and exceedingly sexual in nature. A blend of exotic Indonesian oils sugared with vanilla. Snake Oil was the first scent I ordered a full bottle of, some years ago (still have the little round bottle with the cork). It ages beautifully, goes on so sweet but sensual and smooth. By far, my favorite scent ever. It's warm, and actually lasts a long time on my skin (which just drinks fragrance usually, even oils). Not a very articulate review, I know, but I had to pop in and say it's a gorgeous perfume. My all-time favorite.