OriginalWacky

The things that come to mind right away as confidence boosters to me are Arcana, High John the Conqueror, Moxie, Queen, Tarot: strength, and the discontinued Crucible of Courage.

Thats just too funny O_W. Since most people seem to have thought the other way with the question. In this case you were the only one on mark so to speak. I'm also the person who hears something and thinks, "Hey, that could possibly be not dirty" when most people think, "Hey that could be taken dirty". As far as something that scentwise matches up to the wet Blood, I really don't know. I like the drydown, so I really didn't pay that much attention to the wet stage.

Am I the only person who will hear someone talk about blood, and have me ears perk a brief moment where I think they are talking about BPAL Blood, the scent... then realize they mean that stuff in my veins?

Normally I'd want to stick with catalog scents, but recently, SUgar Skull, Fruit Moon, and especially Gingerbread Poppet have been a great comfort on crappy days.

The Mate rarely says anything about noticing what I'm wearing, but the other night after a decanting spree I had Pumpkins, Samhains, and Demons all on me; and he must've told me 6 times how good I smelled.

Hiya... you didn't get to try Midway? Only the best evocative smell ever that so totally reminds me of being right at the fairgrounds that I could just close my eyes and almost hear it all too? Yipes! (Want me to send you an imp? PM me your address.) AC Joy Mojo is a pretty different scent, but might work fairly well if you like Midway. Hmmm, I wonder if Trick or Treat or possibly Sugar Skull would give that super sweet smell too. I love love LOVE Midway, and both of those are soooo sweet and wonderful too.

Bottle (Imp): Smells flowery. My nose instantly cringes, because flowers usually mean crappy deoderant soap smell. Just On: Yes, flowers. No soap, though I'm not getting my hopes up. An hour or two later: Flowers and a chocolate vanilla scent? Around 6 hours: Sweet flowers, fading quickly, and something else. 12 hours: It's gone. Overall: Not bad, for a floral scent, and my skin doesn't turn this to crap, so that's good. I'm just not much of a floral person, but this one isn't bad at all. After reading other reviews: Hmmmm, I wonder if that's the tonka that comes forth as it starts to dry down. And wouldja look at that... a musk I can wear. Hurray for this, it's a flower I *can* wear! I may have to check out more sweet pea things again.

Bottle (Imp): Mmmm, I smell apples. Just On: Oooo, there's some buttery richness underneath those apples. An hour or two later: It's still apple-y, and kinda buttery. Around 6 hours: Apple butter! Not really applesauce, but certainly like apple butter. 12 hours: It has faded away to nothing. Overall: I'm loving this one. Not much more to say there. After reading other reviews: This absolutely is appley goodness. I don't get so much of the caramel out of it, but the apple is so nice that I'd keep it around for that anyway. I really didn't get the bark and leaves.

Bottle (Imp): Oh, interesting, it has like a sharp sour thing going. No clue on ingredients of course. Silly nose. Just On: Something familiar is tickling my nose, but I can't figure out what it is. This deepens up as soon as it hits my skin. n And oddly enough, it smells like dry air. An hour or two later: Myrrh. Patchouli. Around 6 hours: So much more depth now, and it is fitting it's name even better than I thought. I'm actually picturing a skeleton dancing, hauntingly sad, for she is in a tattered wedding dress, and I can almost hear the faint music in the background from her wedding day. She's dancing alone, and will draw you in (to dance with her, or die with her, depending). Or perhaps her partner is only in her imagination. 12 hours: I now *know* there is myrrh in there, I have that beautiful skin close powder thing that I *love*. I get that with amber, and sometimes a couple other scents as well. Well worth waiting for, as the first stages are neat too. Overall: This one was a sleeper, I was pretty neutral, then started to warm up to it, and now, I'm loving it. After reading other reviews: I never saw jasmine out of this, and I haven't a clue what orris smells like, so I guess that might be the sour thing that hit me at first. This is so very evocative of the name that were it my first BPAL trial, I'd have been just as hooked as I am now. Except this isn't a foody one, so it's even better that it strikes me so well.

Bottle (Imp): Definitely flowers, a nice bouquet. Just On: Lots of flowers, and something watery. An hour or two later: Watery flowers, with a hint of soap. Around 6 hours: Kinda watery flowers, maybe a hint of some kind of spice, not quite as soapy. But I still think my skin is in some kind of conspiracy against me wearing the pretty floral scents. 12 hours: Tiny bit of soapy smell, a rather fresh soap as opposed to a nasty one. Overall: I love it in the imp, so I want to try it in my hair or something, because it's pretty. My skin seems to make it so much less than it really is. After reading other reviews: Goodness, I really didn't get all the much dirt/mossy scent out of this at all. If I were able to take out that bit of soapyness, I might find I could wear this much better, but my skin just screws up so many flowers that it's not even funny. Not sure I'm willing to buy a big bottle, but it's tempting.

Bottle (Imp): This smells pretty cologne-y, not in a yucky way or anything. Just On: Hmmm, cologne that has fresh stuff in it, pretty stuff. Maybe some kind of medicinal type scents; or herbs. An hour or two later: Something green. An herby type thing going on. Around 6 hours: It's like, woody nag champa. How neat. 12 hours: A hint of smoke? It's pretty faded now. Overall: This one morphs a LOT, so if you're trying it out, pay attention all the way through. I'm not sure how well I like it, I may have to try this one out some more. After reading other reviews: Wow, I really didn't get all the lavender. How odd, usually I amp that up and it takes over completely. I must try this one on The Mate at some point.

Bottle (Imp): As usual, I can't figure out exactly what's in this, but it's neat. Flowery musk, vaguely reminiscent of a wedding party in full swing, where you can sorta smell that folks have been sweating, but not in that icky body odor way, but fresh clean sweat... and the scent of the flowers on the tables is kinda mingling in there. Just On: Okay, I'm getting musky out of this. The flowers have all but disappeared, and I smell a soft musk. An hour or two later: Hmmm, it's like a sweet musk almost. Very interesting. Around 6 hours: I get a hint of the ugh musk scent and that's about it. 12 hours: It's very faded, but all in all, kind of a gentle musky skin scent now. Overall: I'm not a huge musk fan, especially as my skin can do some *really* odd things with it, but it's kinda pretty, and might be a good 'warm' scent. After reading other reviews: Whoa, all those folks got neat flowers and such, and I didn't get any of that. The musk was okay, but not exceptional on my skin, and it's not something I'm probably going to go out of my way to get.

Bottle (Imp): Very sweet, with a tart "pop" of something very juicy. Just On: Sweet tarts! Juicy sweet tarts, but that's what it smells like. I love it! I hope it stays like this. An hour or two later: Sweet tarts with a kick, because I'm getting a taste of something spicy layered into this. Around 6 hours: Ooooh! Back to the sweet tarts! Yay! I'm totally loving on this one! 12 hours: Leftover vestiges of sweet tarts, but just barely. Overall: I lurve this! After reading other reviews: Okay, so this wine scent turns to candy on me. Not a complaint in the world from me, in fact, this has leapt to one of my very favorite catalog scents ever.

Bottle (Imp): Hm. I dunno what this is, but it almost smells like it's rancid. Just On: Pretty strong ick scent going here.. An hour or two later: The rotting type smell is apparently in full bloom because of my skin, and this is really not working. Around 6 hours: It's faded a lot, but it's still all yuck on me. 12 hours: Okay it left now. Overall: Wow, I've never had such a strong reaction of ick to something before. It smells like something that's gone spoiled. But not quite. It's not like opening your frig and finding something spoiled, more like wandering through a crypt and getting a whiff of *something* not good. Maybe a person who hasn't bathed in far too long. Now, mind you, this is probably a perfect scent for New Orleans right now, as I'm pretty sure it smells a lot like this with the flooding and death. I do wish it had worked for me, the name would have made me buy more of it. After reading other reviews: Good gods, I didn't get any of the pretty flowers. Why oh why do my sniffer and skin have to be so godawful? I may need to sit on this one for a while and try it again, perhaps there was something else causing the problem?

Bottle (Imp): This smells fresh and breezy to me. Just On: I smell fresh plants, not the dirt with them, but not plants that have been cut or pulled, and a bit of a breeze. It's not really floral either, just plants. An hour or two later: Okay, plants, and some flowers. Around 6 hours: Flowery plants with a dribble of sweetness. 12 hours: It went bye-bye. Overall: I rather like this one as well, though it's still not in my 'regular' foody category of favorites. It is another amazing scent though, as Beth has captured the smell of flowers in the wind (at least to my nose). After reading other reviews: Wow, I didn't really get a lot of berry sweet out of this the way others have mentioned.

Bottle (Imp): Hmmm, possibly some yummy incense. Just On: Yes, incense, and myrrh. An hour or two later: Settles down to some quiet scent of cedar. Around 6 hours: Probably the myrrh is all I'm smelling now. 12 hours: It's gone now. Overall: I rather like this one, although it's probably not something I'm going to rush out and buy. Might be good for The Mate. After reading other reviews: Heh, the patchouli never really came out in this one on me. I didn't get much in the way of sweetness either.

I've not tried this, but one would *almost* think that layering Gluttony plus The Hesperides might be a little close. Since I don't always get much amber on me, adding O to the mix might bring me fairly close. I dunno, but Midway is certainly yummy.

I hate to toot my own horn... but I have a tarot decant group thing... and that might work well for you. Tarot Decant Post The details are there. It may be possible to work something out for less than full decants as well, to save money ( I *so* know the woes of budgeting).

Ooh I'm late to this party... but Midway and AC Joy Mojo are not even CLOSE on me. Joy Mojo is much brighter, and fruity almost, and Midway is all about the rich sweet scents you find at a state fair. I love both of them, but they aren't very similar to me.

Bottle (Imp): This is labeled Experimental Blend #1, and if I can figure out from my notes where it came from, I'll list that too. In the imp, it smells sweet and kind of dark. Just On: Beautifully smoky, sweet, and seductive. An hour or two later: OH gods, this is loverly. Smoky, incense, with a hint of sweet twirling around in there. Around 6 hours: I just love this. It's so flippin gorgeous, and smells wonderful on my skin. 12 hours: It's almost gone, just a bare hint of sweet smoke, almost like the scent after you light a marshmallow on fire and blow it out. Overall: I would fall all over myself to buy this if I could. After reading other reviews: I don't know which this follows, so no real reaction from reading other reviews. (Sorry for double posting, but I figured they needed their own slots.) Bottle (Imp): This is labeled Experimental Blend #2. I don't have further info on it as of right now, but if I can find my records, I'll update with that. In the imp, this smells sweet, and a bit spicy. Just On: I think I'm getting bits of cinnamon interlaced with something sweet (but I'm not certain what). I'm adoring this one. An hour or two later: Holy shit, this is freaking gorgeous. Sweet and spicy all mingled together. Around 6 hours: Fading cinnamon, some other spices, and sweet, almost sugary. I'm loving on it. 12 hours: It's pretty much gone. Overall: Another that I absolutely adore. This is so awesome. After reading other reviews: Again, I don't know which this follows, so no real reaction from reading other reviews.

Bottle (Imp): Possibly musky, or maybe I'm picking up some sharpish herbs. Just On: Yeah, it's more herby than musky. An hour or two later: It's faded pretty quickly. Around 6 hours: It's gone. 12 hours: Still gone. Overall: Some kind of green herbs, and maybe musk. I just don't know what else to add. After reading other reviews: Hmmm, sharpish herbs could be the lavender, and I did see musk mentioned. I'd love to see this come out.

Bottle (Imp): Hmmm, seems pretty floral. It might be an ozone thing, because sometimes that hits my nose as floral. And it's certainly got something that smells powdery. Just On: Yeah, seems more like ozone now, and sorta chilly, though not as icy as I was thinking. It might need to bloom some more though. I can still smell some of the powder, but the ozone thing and the florals seem to be dominant. An hour or two later: This seems to be rather soapy on me. Go figure, my skin ruins another scent. Around 6 hours: This is completely gone. 12 hours: Yes, still gone. Overall: Interesting. I think I like it better in the bottle than on my skin. This might just be the perfect room scent, the floral powder things smells great, and then my skin wrecks it. After reading other reviews: It is floral. I didn't really get violets, but I guess that's okay. I wish it worked on my skin, and that I got all baby powder like some posters did.

Bottle (Imp): Smells floral to me. How odd. Just On: Okay, so it's not floral, I must have imagined that. It's... well, it's metallic. Go figure. An hour or two later: Hmmm, some ozone jumps out and bites my nose. I have trouble with ozone scents, but this isn't too bad. Around 6 hours: It's mostly gone now, but there is a faint hint of aquatic flowers (there's that silly floral thing again, are there some kind of aquatic florals in here?). 12 hours: It's all gone now. Overall: Wow, metal. Interesting, but probably not one I'll wear a lot. After reading other reviews: I guess there must have been some floral there after all, I'm not the only one to get it.

Bottle (Imp): Mmm, yummy. Just On: A little sweet, and exotically spicy. An hour or two later: I'm really liking this one. It's got amber, I think, and vanilla, and some kind of dark red or purple fruit. Around 6 hours: Hmmm, I dunno what is spicing this up, but I really like it. Snake Oil's cousin? Maybe, but it seems to be working better on me than Snake Oil does. 12 hours: Ohhh, all that's left is amber and some kind of soft sweet, and this is a loverly scent. Overall: I really like this one too. There are 4 or 5 that just jump out at me in the CN set, and this is one of them. And it lasts much better than most scents do on me. After reading other reviews: Well, I sorta had this one nailed down pretty well. A lot of times I can't tell what exactly is in a blend, but this time I really did find a lot. And once again, I'm glad I waited on my reviews, or I might have thought I lost whatever little bit I gained in figuring out scents.

Bottle (Imp): Sweet flowers. Just On: Sweet, spicy flowers. An hour or two later: Not as flowery now, more smoky and mysterious. Around 6 hours: I get a little powderiness... but more darkness too. It's starting to fade away though. 12 hours: It's gone now, and I miss it. Overall: This is really interesting, and I rather like it. Again, not my favorite CN scent, but up there a ways. After reading other reviews: Okay, now I know which ingredients gave me those scents, and I'm pretty amazed that those all worked on me.