Andrea912

I really detest mint. Truly. I was loathe to try this bc of the four mints present...

Thank goodness I took the plunge! This is the zesty version of Dorian! Sugar, cream, and powdered mint confection sugar... Perfect for the summer!

Mint haters, give this a shot; I think you'll be pleasently surprised

While this is definitely lemon, I'm lucky enough to have the coconut, vanilla, and black musk come out and take away that citrus bang of lemon; nice and summery soft.

um; bright and dishwashing liquid like...

I dont know what yuzu, kaki, and mikan, but I don't like this; it's fruity and bright and loud

the cranberry and ginger is lovely; I'd like to pair this with a creamy note...

Kind of spicy and rummy; very piratey!

I love this! It totally belongs with the Atomic Lounge collection; the gin is sweet and bitter and citrusy all at the same time; I'm heading to the bar right now to celebrate this drink with a gin and tonic

um; lemons and roses; dishwashing soap with old lady panty sachet...

but, in an oddly smooth and beautifully blended manner

OK, I'm in love; this smells exactly like Abuelita's hot cocoa, the mexican cocoa in the yellow box?! Do you know?

I love everything in this except for the sandalwoods; and, unfortunately that is a note that really amps on me; I'll let it lay down and see what happens...

wet: so-so; kind of clean; lightly floral; perhaps the amber and orris peeking through mostly...subtle

This is gorgeous! I love cocoa, hands down; it's so much drier and deeper than the chocolate notes. Rice milk is dreamy; I personally like all of my scents to have a touch of cream or milk of some sort; I'll often layer a cream note under my BPALs that lack that note. And teak! Well, this is something that adores me; my fave oils have teak, and this oil fits the bill perfectly.

Wow, I also suffer from fibromyalgia and I never thought of asking the forum which oils might produce good effects; great question!

Hi everyone,

 

I am a complete noob here, but you all seem pretty nice! The individual things in my post have probably been dealt with in other topics, but since I have a specific angle here, I figure it isn't a total repeat.

 

I have fibromyalgia and if statistics bear out, so do about 340 other fourm members. Plus all the fam and friends of fibromites, that makes a bunch of people this is of potential interest to. I was poking around on the BPAL main site and noticed the Panacea and Somnium series. I had been thinking BPAL was just perfume, then I got all excited about the possibility of aromatherapy that might help me deal with some of my fibro symptoms.

 

So, I would like to poke into the collective wisdom of the forum for your recommendations about what oils to try for what symptoms. Hopefully the thread will be of use to others who come along looking for similar info.

 

Fibromyalgia 101. It is a chronic illness that causes chronic pain (body wide or site specific), fatigue, sleep problems (fallling asleep, staying asleep, etc.), digestive problems - most commonly IBS, TMJ disorders are very common, can lead to anxiety and panic attacks, hypersensitivity to noise and touch, well, we'd be here all day if I did a full rundown. It seems to be a central nervous system/hormone/biochemical disorder, since there is nothing actually wrong with body to cause the pain we get. A bit of a medical mystery at the moment, although research is finding new stuff all the time. Treating fibro is really just about relieving symptoms since the cause is unknown. The effects on individuals run from somewhat inconvenient (think mild arthritis) to completely disabling.

 

I will list the main symptoms below and I will love you forever if you can suggest the oils that have helped you. Don't restrict yourself to just the Panacea and Somnium scents, there might be others you have found good.

 

Sleep problems

falling asleep

staying asleep

calming the racing/stressed out mind

this one is weird - lots of fibromites get what is called the Alpha/Delta anomaly. When you get down to stage 3 and 4 (deep) sleep, you brain kicks you back out to REM. This results in excessive and VERY vivid dreaming and a lack of deep sleep. So, something to deepen sleep and/or reduce dreaming/REM stage sleep.

 

Stress reduction

 

Relieving anxiety

 

Antidepressant/mood lifters

 

Fatigue

 

Pain relief (if you can think of the type of pain, we have it)

anyone know what kind of scents might cause endorphin release?

 

Relieving/relaxing tight, sore, knotted muscles

 

If any fellow fibromites want to add anything to the list, knock your socks off.

 

I await your replies so I can get down to finding imps and decants and get sniffing.

 

Cheers,

Ruthanne

Many people have mentioned Torture King, but Torture Queen from the Carnival Diabolique is excellent as well; I think it smells EXACTLY like CK51!

I swapped for two imps of this and I'm disappointed; I'll try to age them, but right now they are just way too much cinnamon on me; I smell like a walking cinnamon potpourri bag...not lovely

At first this is way too flowery; the carnation and iris rules overall, with a touch of sugared cream and no orange blossom. Really not liking this. Reminds me of stinky fake white pearl beads that are found in toiler paper rolls/dispensers.

But then, after the drydown (about twenty minutes) the sugared cream and orange blossom takes over; this is sweet and soft and lovely!

ADDED Aug. 4:

This is so intriguing. I think the dominant floral is white carnation, which I dont normally love, but its really gorgeous here. The orange blossom and sugared cream is heavy, and that's fabulous. I actually detect something like pink pepper!

I don't know if this is bottle worthy, but I might try to get a second decant

I'm so glad I have a whole bottle of this! I have the Beaverversary and I adore this! It's not as cupcakey as my aged Beaver Moon 05, but I'll let it lie low for a few months and try again

I love the notes in this: buttermilk pancakes with boysenberry syrup and goat butter! Sounds fab, right? Well, let's see...

Wet: sweet syrup; can't really detect butter or buttermilk, or boysenberry, but I get a faint whiff of syrup...

Dry: where is the pancake smell? It smells like plastic syrup...not good

I am intrigued by clotted vanilla cream, pink pepper, grapefruit, and lemon-squeezed candyfloss...but I'm not thinking I'm going to love the blood lily, red ginger, or English pear...let's put it to the test...

Wet: Yum! smells like sweet ice cream, the plain kind, with juicy grapefruit (or maybe I'm getting citrus from the lemon-squeezed candy floss)...very sweet and creamy and sugary all at the same time...not detecting the florals or the pear...

Dry: wow, it's like a yummy cookie! I adore this; it's kind of reminscent of Mr.Nancy....yummers!

ADDED Oct. 6:

A foody gourmand; yellow lemon pound cake with spice, maybe...quite yummy!

At first this smells heavenly; it's a chocolate buttercream bakery cake! I want to nibble my arm...however, the drydown is very plastic; it reminds me of Bliss plastic...

This smells exactly like cherry coridals; it's OK; I think people who like cherries will swoon

Wet: not chocolatey, but very sugary and lots of violets; kind of reminds me of Faith from CD

Dry: just a hint of chocolate; that is the only difference between this and Faith...it's a nice smell if you like sweet sugared violets

This is divine! The dk chocolate is perfectly tempered by the spicy, smokey caramel....need a bottle of this!

I'm a bit put off by the dark oil that stains, but it is so lovely that I'll have to hunt down a bottle...

I am so excited to review; I have five of the six Box of Chocolate LEs, so I'm thrilled to begin sniffing away now...

Wet: Lots of coconut; not really chocolatey or marshmallowey, but definitely sugar and sweet

Dry: the chocolate and marshmallow are peeking through, tempering the coconut; this is a lovely sweet tropical scent...

So, let me preface this by saying I made a mistake in a swap; I got too excited and thought I was swapping for Engraged GROUNDHOG Musk...I'm looking at the notes of the Bunny Musk and I'm less than thrilled; I'm not into soft, powdery things...here goes nothing

Wet: sweet; perhaps the white musk; I detect the powder for sure; a tinge of clover; not enough to make the smell more savory and less...I dont know...baby head smelling...

Drydown: hmmm...not as sweet; still soft and musky, but getting darker; less like a baby's head and more like...the smell of a new doll, maybe...

More Drydown: hmmm...I dont think I like this, but I can't quite put my finger on it...