velvet

when wet on my wrists i get a lot of white florals jumping out at me, then it tempers into juicy tart fruits and then it settles into a delicious sweet, creamy and perfect scent. It's not foody, its what I imagine dorian or alice should smell like when they dry down(on me), but those scents have vanilla..

I'm fairly certain there isnt vanilla on this blend unless its a vanilla that the lab rarely uses. the bpal vanilla usually goes plasticy and bandaid on me. This, however, does not. I am so so happy I was able to buy this from someone on the forum. this is easily in my top 5 bpals of all time. I hope they decide to bring it back.

i put it on with out knowning what the notes were... its very strong, heady- and beautiful!

the red musk works on my in this scent much like it does in schrezade. i typically have bad luck with these kinds of scents like smut, mme moriarty, snake charmer.. and many others i cannot think of now.

this scent glows a deep red, its a heavy velvet that just lets the sexiness of your own scent peak through.

i only sniffed the bottle, but this is very unique.

it smells warm, and yes... it glows!

The idea of wearing something called glowing vulva has its appeal and recoil. lol

trying to extract my memory from the St.L meet and sniff, the bottle did not smell sweet to me, i could see how it might smell carmex-like to someone (or sadly turn that way on their skin) but of course it was much more complex.

dry wood, spice and the glowing element is my best description from only sniffing.

This is a vanilla like scent that does well on me! i can list many bpal vanillas that smell terrible on me. this one is different! it doesn't turn plasticy on me for once like antique lace and snake oil for example.

the strange thing about this scent is the minty note. it reminds me of the mint in villainess' scintillating smooch! which i love... a lot!

okay... now to plot an order with money i dont have.........

update...

i can STILL smell it on my wrist and i put it on almost 12 hours ago. this stuff last forever on me.

i think pele would be a good one

i really want to slather this stuff... everywhere!

it smells like lemonhead candies on me for about 15mins....which isnt bad, i really like those but the dry down is to die for.

the notes are so well balanced it hard for me to pick them all out. certainly there is a hint of sweet coconut as well opium... everything else is hard to pick out.

it reminds me of belle epoque, which is one of my favorites. if i use up my imp i will need a 5ml for sure

the scent was lovely but very masculine on me. it was deep and dark with an edge. so i thought, "hey i'll try it on the boy"

i put it on him.... he's all vanilla creme and tea with a spot of lemon, which would be great if he wanted to smell sweet, but unfortunately he does not.

i say its a bit backwards from what we were wanting lol.

i say tushnimatay if you love cedar

another rec. for Urd. its up your alley

Belle Epoque! my number one opium scent

what shelldoo said!

it is very pumpkiny on me and it does have a certain edge that i love in shub, perhaps it is cinnamon and ginger?

im very please with this scent, my only halloween scent this year.

it is cool yet it has the warmness of a distant bonfire (not bonfire smell)

i'm going to be wearing this the rest of fall

soil. fresh moist soil. and for me thats not a good thing

and as it develops i get a bit of berry, but still the dirt smell is there

luckily after a WHILE the dirt goes away and this become a lovely blend. not too sweet, but it has a regal feel. i dont smell any amber. its mostly vanilla and berry.

divine rum and coconut!! smells like a new needed bottle to me

this is pretty strong going on, and i like it that way

this is certainly the right scent to slather and exactly what i would imagine an offering to elegba would be.

tropical... and now developing some brown sugar.

i find it to be a lot less sweet than grog. it doesnt have that butterscotch candy smell. i highly recommended it if you like rum and coconut

eta: because nouns are important

this is probably what the market would smell like

its got the spice you'd expect and an outstanding wood which im guessing is sandalwood.

so far i can pick anything else out, but it smells like an exotic spice store... depending on how it develops im not sure i want to smell *like* it. though the scent is very pretty

as it goes on.. it is mellowing out a bit from the spice store scent to something i enjoy. its softer and closer to the skin.. the up your nose punch is gone

which is a good thing in my book

luckily this isnt very rosey on my which makes me quite happy

it smells so familiar-- grounded(not quite earthy) and maybe some sort of church incense. a bit of sandlewood and something else a bit sweet which i am guessing is the catus flower

i must note that i do like vetiver pretty well, though not every blend.

this smells almost like the sweet religious sister of blood kiss

this is a beautiful blend

the imp is staying in the box

almond for about 3 seconds

then lots of cinnamon. i think i like this better than chimera, it may go on my list for a nice fall/winter scent

its not a red cinnamon.. but an almost subtle sprinkling of it on warm apple cider (though it doesnt small like apples)

i definately dig this cinnamon scent

what are some likes and dislikes? i think those are keep to helping you relax

when i wear my favorite scents i feel very calm... maybe its just me

if you like lavender at all that is supposed to help

i got this orginally because she used the name
Astarte in the description
i was not a big fan of gingerbread poppet

but i LOVE this
like others have said before. fresh ginger. the sexiest thing ever
the resins and herbs give it a feel that i have only found before with the orisha oils. something sacred.
this is beautiful
thank you BETH!

Edit: 12ish years later...original bottle, original release.

So, time changes chemistry a bit, possibly from the bottle aging, possibly from me. This review is of my original bottle.

I decided to wear this today because I wanted something warm and comforting on a damp dark day. It started off surprisingly lemony, but very pleasant. Not what I was intending to wear but it was still nice wet stage. Then it got a little spicy in the initial dry down, closer to what I remember. I've had it on for about an hour and a half now and all the nice spicy/lemony smells are fading and leaving a very faint plasticy smell when I put my nose up to my wrist. Serious sad face moment. It's not quite as intense of a plastic note as... lets say, Snake oil, but it's still there in the background. I guess I need to pass this one along.

another vote for queen of sheba

i put it on when im on the prowl. muy sexy

my votes are for corazon, the lion, sin and brisingamen

i lurv my amber.

goes on cool at first and warms up

a refreshing, slightly lemony scent with a bit of floral, and dandelion

very light and whispy.

nice, but i dont see myself with a 10ml of it

smells exactly like spiced apples.

i dont like apples

but i am sticking through it, there are a lot of things i need to get done tonight!

the cinnamon is very strong. i dont know if its my allergies that are making my eyes water or the cinnamon.

it smells good. i just dont like apples

hopefully i will get more of a floral smell soon.

im off to my homework!!!

oh my goddess i love this!!!

its a bit woody, and very resiny.

i wouldnt mind smelling like this all the time!

i dont get any green, floral, soap or cherry. just dark incensy goodness...

i may need more. quickly!

im suprised no one mentioned chimera... very warm scent for me... though you may not be down with the cinnamon

i agree with the lion, queen of sheba and sin! they are warm scents to me.

Lemon cookies. its smells exactly like the cookies with the lemon cream in the center between two little lemon waffers.

makes me want to eat my wrist

i dont get the sweet tea note, thank god. i HATE it. seriously hate sweet tea.

I do believe this is it. my favorite BPAL of all time

beautiful! beautiful!

suble but long lasting ambers with a slightly (very slight) under tone

i can smell both egyptian amber and the amber used in haunted.

I want to roll in it.

its very clean and proper but sensual and expressive.