ShadowAngel

I had some reservations about this blend, but I tried it anyway. It was nice in the bottle, but quickly after applying it, my skin amped up the anise/licorice/herbally part of it, and not in a good way. I'm not terribly fond of anise to begin with, so perhaps it was just my own perception, but I just could not deal with this. It's a shame too, because it is a very skillfully blended scent, but just not very "me."

In the bottle: Slightly spicy and very floral

Wet on Skin: Damn, this is masculine! I really hope that it mellows out some. I can really smell the frankinsense, and quite a bit of the violet. The cinnamon isn't very apparent, however, which is too bad, because I love spicy scents.

Drydown: Blech! Cloying!

Final Analysis: This went entirely soapy on me. I like it in the bottle, but it does not mingle well with my chemistry at all. No sign of cinnamon, either. Maybe I'll try it on my SO.

Does anyone know of a scent that is comparable to the lovely, lovely Glitterbug? Some days I just don't want the glitter, but that smell of rose, neroli, and vanilla is absolutely gorgeous!

In the bottle: Fresh ginger with a hint of sweetness underneath.

Wet on Skin: Oh no! This is lemon and fresh ginger. While it smells very clean, I would much prefer the spicy goodness that I keep hearing about. Panic...

Drydown: Aaaah, there the spices are. There's still that gingery tang, but the spices are really warming this up.

Some hours later: I smell of spicy goodness. I wouldn't say that this smells like gingersnaps, but maybe the spices that go into gingersnaps. It's sweet, too, but not overwhelmingly so. Definitely a keeper.

I agree with Snake Oil. I put some one yesterday afternoon and I can still smell it today at noon!

In the bottle, this was all chocolate. I didn't think that you could capture white chocolate in a perfume, but this was very specifically white chocolate.

As this dried, it became a little more orangey, but the chocolate was in the forefront. This smells fabulous, but I don't think I want to smell quite this much like food (and I like foody scents!)

Eventually, this morphed into a beautiful symphony of all of the notes in it, and it was gorgeous. I would LOVE to smell like this does on my after four hours of wear. Unfortunately, I don't want to wait four hours to smell that way. I would like to swap this, but I have a feeling this will be a "I'll just give it one more try," scent, and that once more turns into the rest of the bottle.

Bottle CDLX (460)

In the bottle: Smells fruity and very candy-like. There's some kind of not that makes my nose tingle that I can't quite place.

Wet on skin: Bubblegum! Fruit flavored bubblegum! I'm really hoping that this morphs because while it smells delicious, it's not quite the grown-up scent that I had hoped for.

Drydown: Well, the gum scent has gone away and is replaced by cotton candy. Smells very tasty, and slightly warmer than it did. Very sweet.

Final Verdict: It smells wonderful, but it's not very "me." I'm not really into pink scents. I might give it another try, but I'll probably swap it.

Thanks! I'm glad you mentioned that because I didn't want to bug them with an email if it was unnecessary.

Hmmm, my 3/25 Paypal order still hasn't shown up, and I'm getting kind of worried. It's only my second BPAL order ever, and it's my first Paypal. Am I freaking out for no reason, or is this normal?

ETA: When I ordered it I did not get a confirmation from the Lab. When I emailed them about the confirmation a couple of weeks later they said all was well. But that was almost three months ago!

In addition to the woody notes that you don't like, I think that the fig in Intrigue might make it a little too sweet for your taste. I haven't tried the other, so I can't really comment on those.

Thanks for the fast reply!

I Paypal'ed an order to the Lab on 3/25. I haven't heard anything and there's no sign of the package. Should I be worried?

Nefertiti is very aptly named becauase it makes me feel beautiful.

This is a lovely scent. The sandalwood and myrrh make it incensey, but the herbs and iris lighten it up to make it perfect.

I really liked the way this smelled in the bottle, but on my skin it was not as nice. I smelled like grape candy all night!

I received an imp of Intrigue in a Lush swap.

In the Bottle: Very sweet, chocolatey and foody, with a hint of darkness.

On my skin: Beautiful! I'm not big on chocolate scents, but the cocoa in this is subtle. Fig and wood notes are prominent. It remains sweet, but not cloying.

Final Verdict: This may be my first "big bottle" scent. It's very sophistocated and perfectly named.