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Wet in imp:

fresh citrus, floral

 

Wet on skin:

pure lemon

 

Drydown:

lemony flowers

 

Wearlength:

completely gone within hours

 

Final impression:

It turned to lemon cleaner very quickly. Not a harsh cleaner, but cleaner nonetheless.

Wet in imp:

cranberry juice!

 

Wet on skin:

cranberry juice with a bit of herbal to make it interesting

 

Drydown:

mmm… cranberry and clean booze

 

Wearlength:

softens after a while, but hangs on fairly well

 

Final impression:

Wet (in imp and on skin): Oh, no... Yankee Candle again... My nose and skin just don't agree with the sweet, food scents.

 

Dry: Sickly-sweet fakiness

 

 

I so wanted to be a foody. I am not.

Wet (in imp and on skin): fruity evergreen

 

Dry: I smell the heather, and the berries are sweetening it.

 

 

I think my chemistry may have turned this a bit more masculine than I prefer. It smells like something I'd like my grandfather to wear - not unpleasant, just not me.

Wet in imp:

lemony lavender

 

Wet on skin:

herbal lemon

 

Drydown:

Smelling a bit like lemon Pledge and a cologne my grandma used to keep around to use as bug repellant while camping (I liked the smell of that repellant as a kid, but I'm not so sure I want to smell like it now - ooh… although, if it works as a repellant, it's one I'd gladly wear instead of the normal ones). -fades to a sweet, soft lemon with a hint of mint

 

Final impression:

I basically like it, and it brings back great memories, but I don't want to smell like it.

Wet in imp:

sweet floral

 

Wet on skin:

powdery floral

 

Drydown:

a pretty, soft floral - it fades to smelling like a clean baby in a flower garden

 

Final impression:

gentle, soft floral with baby powder and a touch of vanilla

Wet in imp:

tea, ginger, and an apple-blossom-like smell

 

Wet on skin:

ginger and clean laundry

 

Drydown:

ginger, clean laundry, bright pepper, and a honey-floral scent

 

Wearlength:

hours later, all but the milk and honeyed vanilla have vanished

 

Final impression:

Clean, bright and pretty, but eventually fades to Dana O'Shee. I like it, but a bottle of it would basically be redundant.

Wet in imp:

fruity

 

Wet on skin:

fresh apricot jam with a touch of nectarine

 

Drydown:

same as wet, but the clove is warming it up nicely

 

 

Soft, warm, sweet. I love it

This starts out as caramel and rose, but quickly turns to Yankee Candle and old lady's house.

 

I suspect my chemistry doesn't work well with foody scents, unfortunately

Wet in imp:

mmmm… like Dana O'Shee in a flower shop

 

Wet on skin:

the floral notes are developing more

 

Drydown:

soft, clean floral with a touch of milky baby powder (but not in a bad way)

 

 

This is a really good one. It's clean and girly, and smells like Dana O'Shee with roses and a touch of carnation.

I so wanted to love this one, but after the initial pineapple upside-down cake and toffee yumminess, it turned to Yankee Candle on me.

 

I'm thinking the sweet, foody scents may just not be for me.

Wet in imp:
light, bright, pretty - I can't quite pin down the elements involved

Wet on skin:
citrus, apple blossom and a touch of ginger

Drydown:
same as wet, but quickly takes on a sharp, bitter lemon cleaner-type smell

Wearlength:
the citrus part fades after a few hours, and the rest is faintly detectable 8 hours later

Final impression:
Gorgeous in the imp, alarming for about two hours, then beautiful apple blossom after.

Wet in imp:

pungent, spiced fruit

 

Wet on skin:

booze, fruit, musty rose, and lilac

 

Drydown:

boozy floral - very pretty for a while, but then parts of it I can't quite pin down amped up and became too strong (it may be the musty rose and booze)

 

Wearlength:

going strong 8 hours later

 

Final impression:

We had a few good minutes together, but then the Blood Countess overpowered me.

Wet in imp:

floral chocolate (I don't know where the chocolate is coming from)

 

Wet on skin:

pretty floral with earthy warmth in the background

 

Drydown:

the floral is developing complexity and a touch of fruit is lurking behind

 

Wearlength:

by morning, it has faded to a soft, pure chocolate

 

Final impression:

The longer I wear it, the more chocolate seems to develop, and it fades away as chocolate.

Wet in imp:

sweet nuttiness

 

Wet on skin:

pure nuts

 

Drydown:

boozy nuts with butterscotch

 

Wearlength:

fading fast by 4 the four-hour point

 

Final impression:

Did I mention it smells like nuts? I like the smell, but I don't believe I'll be wearing it. Maybe a comforting room scent in the fall or winter.

This one confused me. I didn't refresh my memory on the site description of this scent before using it, and looking at it after I had tried it and taken my notes, I'm baffled with what my results were

 

Wet in imp:

spiced apricot

 

Wet on skin:

spiced pumpkin

 

Drydown:

still spiced pumpkin, but with a hint of berry

 

Wearlength:

hardly detectable 7 hours later

 

Final impression:

not sure where I'm getting the spice or pumpkin, but I think this would make a good winter or fall scent

Wet in imp:

plum and booze

 

Wet on skin:

plum candy

 

Drydown:

turning to fruity wine with plum candy

 

Wearlength:

Still around later in the day

 

Final impression:

I think Bordello is a bit too sticky-sweet for me. It's not unpleasant. I just don't want to smell like it. I can pick up the tutti-frutti similarity others have noticed.

Wet in imp:

sweet vanilla

 

Wet on skin:

same

 

Drydown:

I'm not terribly familiar with musk, but I think the "three pale musks" are pushing forward through the vanilla. I'm not picking up much tea - just a hint.

 

Wearlength:

Still there 8 hours later.

 

Final impression:

Not sure I like this one. It seems to smell like someone I used to know, but I don't recall who or if I liked them.

Wet in imp:

jasmine and ginger

 

Wet on skin:

jasmine seems to be asserting itself a bit… jasmine love

 

Drydown:

the sharpness of the ginger softens down so my result is a beautiful jasmine, warmed by ginger with a hint of vanilla

 

Wearlength:

applied before bed - it was mostly gone by morning, but I could still smell a hint of it

 

Final impression:

The siren has called me in to be dashed against the rocks. At least I'll die happy

In imp: yummy chocolate cherry

 

Wet on skin: sweet, earthy, floral cherry

 

Drydown: initially dark chocolate cherry with a slight powdery floral behind it. Rich chocolate made pretty with orange blossom.

 

I put this on about an hour before going to bed, and I loved it. I woke up with most of the scent faded away. About 4 hours after re-applying in the morning, it seems to have gone a bit soapy on me. Well, at least it's yummy-smelling soap, but I don't think I'll be getting a bottle of this unless I find it makes a great room scent.

Wet in imp:

chocolate/toffee scented candle

 

Wet on skin:

still candle, cocoa/toffe/nut/caramel… and cinnamon?

 

Drydown:

What I perceived as cinnamon morphed into a spicy floral I would assume is the hops. I smell like a Yankee Candle store in the mall.

 

Wearlength:

Stayed on overnight, and it remained very strong.

 

Final impression:

An hour later, I don't like it. Way later, I still don't like it. I like Yankee Candles, but I don't want to be mistaken for one.

Wet in imp:
sweet almond

Wet on skin:
slightly powdery, sweet almond

Drydown:
Turning to oat flour and powder. Soft powder with a gentle tinge of almond

Wearlength:
Detectable 12 hours later, but not without getting very close to the skin.

Final impression:
It reminds me of a foaming milk bath I once used, with a bit of a floral vanilla element. Not quite what I was expecting, but I do like it.

edit to add: The more I wear this, the more I love it

Wet in imp:

brownie batter!

 

Wet on skin:

still brownie, but with more cocoa and a touch of almond

 

Drydown:

little bit fake, smells like hot chocolate with marshmallows from a powdered mix

 

Wearlength:

Still smell it faintly 9 hours after application

 

Final impression:

It mellowed a bit and became slightly less powdered-mix-like as it faded. I had been hoping for a more real, creamy chocolate scent, but I still like it.

In imp: boozy fruit

 

Wet on skin: fruit, booze, and... woody flowers?

 

Drydown: woody, soapy fruit...

 

Two hours later: soapy, woody bubblegum

 

I'm so disappointed. The description was so promising, and I liked it in the imp, but my skin turned it

 

2 hrs later: After a little longer wear and a futile attempt to wash it off my arms in the restroom at work, it has lost some of the soapy bubblegum smell and smells more like a true fruity booze. I like the smell much better now, but don't think it's quite "me"... and the search continues...

 

(edited to add 2 hours later update)

In imp: slightly floral/herby citrus

 

Wet on skin: bit of herbal/sweet fruitiness coming forward

 

Drydown: mossy, orange, sweet, floral with a hint of chocolatey mint

 

Wearlength: Wore for 2 hours before taking a shower. Unsure how long it would last if left alone. May give it another try sometime when my shower time isn't so near.

 

Final impression: Just not me… Smells like a sweet, happy older lady who tells good stories, dresses nicely and has good taste… I'd love to meet her, but I don't want to smell like her.

 

(disclaimer: this is my first BPAL scent and first review... my nose is very inexperienced )