UltraViolet

In the bottle

This immediately smells like rum and caramel and coffee. Yumay.

On

The amber and tobacco smell like caramel and coffee.

30 minutes

Its more like deep lushious currants and golden resinous amber now. Still great.

Throw:

Yes indeed.

Scent category:

Resin/foody/spicy

Summary

This is rich and toffeish initially and dries to a more currant and amber goodness but still dark, thick and foody.

Purchase again?

Yes.

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4

In the bottle

Sweet mother of God I don't think I can take much more of this much goodness.

On

It would seem this is now the 3rd BPAL rose blend (only) that I like, and which likes me. I've smelled the sn Tuberose and it isn't real primary in here to my nose (yay).

This is such a different blend than any bpal blend I've tried. There is no blend to compare this to. It's so beautiful. I would say Khajurajo and Night's Pavilion are in the lead for best Lupercalia blends, with Luperci and Smut tuied for 3rd best IMO.

How is it possible that I don't smell rose in here? Just lucky I guess.

30 minutes

Nose twins: This is a six-bottle scent (as Night's P is too I believe).

It smells like light, vanilla sugared sunshine with a vague creamy floral in the background. Dries down to a totally tropical smelling blend.

I've never smelled date palm nor davana blossom nor champaca so I can only imagine these are what I'm smelling.

Throw:

average, you really have to put your nose to your skin to get at the goodness.

Scent category:

foody/floral/incense/resin

Summary

Foody incensey floral. Very different and surpringly out of this world fantastic on my skin.

Khajurajo/Night's Pavilion/Smut/Luperci are all multiple bottle blends. You've created a handful of absolutely classic blends Beth.

Purchase again?

Yes!

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4.5

In the bottle

Snake Oil smelling. That's the first thing that popped into my head. But this is good.

On

OMG, this is so good. There seemed to be for a split second, something nutty and sandalwoody and do I smell sasafrass? Dunno. I smell the sugar first, the dark caramely boozy notes second (and so far this all smells like vanilla a bit) than the smutty musks are kind of supporting everything I guess because I don't smell musk's telltale...muskness yet. This is really freakin' good.

30 minutes

Okay the musk notes are there, and these all were apparently made for each other becuase they all combine to make a scent that isn't really musky and really isn't really boozy, it's just golden-brown, comforting, foody goodness.

Throw:

a bit

Scent category:

Foody/Animalistic

Summary

It smells like when I put my vanilla pods in the sugar bowl. After I scrape vanilla beans when I"m baking (right) or my husband is baking, I pt the pods in the sugar bowl to flavor and scent the sugar. Emeril taught me that. That's what Smut smells like....but musky. Soooo good.

Purchase again?

Yes.

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4

In the bottle

This smells like apple peel, myrtle and quince primarily (it's really yummy).

And the jasmine is in the middle.

minute tracesof thyme, and sandalwood way underneath.

No trace of myrrh nor musk that I can smell.

On

This is working already. Wow, this is really yummy and beautiful. There are some blends that are light, bright, yummy and beautiful...Snow White...Fae...White Light....and then this splash of green yellow (from the citron and the apple peel?) here and there in the throw.

30 minutes

The jasmine and the myrrh amps up a bit as it dries on my skin, but the other ingredients are still holding their own.

Throw:

Yes

Scent category:

Fruity/Floral/Incense/Animalistic

Summary

This is so different and it smells like you'd think it would from the ingredients listing, which is why I bought this. I am very pleased.

Purchase again?

Yes.

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4

 

On

Just a reminder that rose and my skin chemistry do not get along historically.

The white rose is so sweet and soft spoken compared to the other types of rose. But just as the previous poster rabid pointed out, it's softer and more innocent, yet it is a bit sharper. If I didn't know better I'd swear this had dill or frankincense in here. It does get more fresh and pretty the longer it's on my skin.

30 minutes

It's lightly sweet, just a wee bit and this sharpness too and then the underiding freshness of the rose scent is there at the back end of the sniff so to speak.

Throw:

average

Scent category:

Floral/Resin

Summary

Not as floral or rose-like as I thought it would be. More delicate, which is good. If I could only smell the back end of the sniff it would be perfect, it's this other resin note that is in the way. Maybe I shouldn't have tried this one after Night's Pavilion, dunno.

Purchase again?

Dunno yet. I'm on the fence.

1-5 rating (5 being best)

3.5

In the bottle
More bright and fruity than one would imagine. Thusfar this smells sort of like Blue moon meets..I dunno... Neo-Tokyo maybe a bit. The Lily, osmanthus, musk and frankincense blend together so well that the no one thing really sticks out as primary...yet.
On
Still smells the same as in the bottle (thank God). The lily and osmanthus are primary now. I can't pick out the frankincense nor the musk any longer. Very pretty blend, somewhat perfumey, and similar to an aquatic. There's a cucumbery mintiness to this underneath the perfuminess.
30 minutes
The dry down is even better because it becomes a bit powdery, but this slight powderiness only adds to the loveliness of this white floral.
Throw:
Yes it does have more than average.
Scent category:
Floral/Animalistic/Incense
Summary
To me this doesn't smell like a incensey floral. It smells more bright white floral, aquatic blend. I'm not even able to pick an existing blend to compare it to. I would say a Jasmine Danube or Tulszcha but no, this is not getting at what it smells liek exactly. So pretty and different. I bet some would imagine Snow White to smell like this. It's that kind of scent. Greatest throw of the Lupercalia blends and the longest lasting of the bunch as well
Purchase again?
Yes. This is beautiful.
1-5 rating (5 being best)
4.5

Luperci

In the bottle

Mmm...a golden honied musk.

On

Way better than I thought this would be. It's warm, golden, slightly sweet, soft honey and musk primarily. And the oakmoss is the background. I don't smell the juniper. And I've had Beth's sn juniper so I was looking for it, but it's not as noticeable. The patchouli is secondary and it is exquisite.

30 minutes

Doesn't morph much. I smell musk and patchouli primarily and a bit of light sweetness because of the honey.

Throw:

a bit more than average

Scent category:

Incensey/foody/Animalisic

Summary

This is so lovely. I normaly never equate patchouli with "lovely" but this blend certainly is that. It's blend that a woman would want to wear, and smell. And I believe Luperci is what a man would love to smell too.

It's somehwat perfumey, and warmly foody. Comforting and beautiful to wear.

Purchase again?

Yes.

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4

 

In the bottle

Oh my. This is orangey, and herbal, not sweet at all. There may be some frankincense or a Kephri like mix in here. Medium strong with the egyptian herbs but would be absolutely loved by the folks who like orange blends I think. Not too often get to smell orange with herbs much. It's a great combination.

On

This has some spice in it perhaps, as a handful of Beth's spices go straight to my tummy and start a warming process there. Cinnamon does that and pepper too. This isn't quite as strong as cinnamon nor pepper though, I'm not sure what it could be, some kind of camphor-like egyptian herbal. And a definite smokiness.

30 minutes

The scent on my wrist is turning from bright and sparkly citrus to dark, smokey, herby and citrus. I am totally and utterly addicted to this. I must have huffed it deeply like 45-65 times now during this review. lol.

Throw:

average

Scent category:

Fruity/Herbal/Resin

Summary

Starts out bright and crystalline-pure and dries to a lovely, smoky, herby citrus.

Purchase again?

Yes, as a working oil because it is very much as if Isis herself has blessed the surroundings. I get a strong sense of calm. Tthat sounds kind of confusing but you know what I mean, a large presence, albeit a quietly powerful one...there's cleansing, loving, darkly feminine almost emotional energy. Definitely a divine energy. Okay, I guess I'm a glutton now, I selfishly put it on on another arm so I could smell it wet again and go through the whole process over again. This is a powerful blend and I do feel feel fortunate to have an opportunity to try a blend as divine feeling and orange smelling as this one.

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4.5

In the bottle

Wow, really pretty like melon and cucumber...and mint?

On

Oh wow , it has an incredible amount of throw.

It reminds me of Blue Moon in a way. Not as "icey" but it's sort of along the same lines. This is more spring like though, this smells of spring blossoms, light tea, green melon and cucumber, something herby and minty.

Sheesh, this is good, finally a Lunacy blend that I like as much as Blue Moon.

30 minutes

Doesn't morph but it does lessen in scent unfortuantely. It's so pretty this only means it's is a slathering blend then.

Throw:

An incredible amount, the throw period is when it's wet though, it does continue a wee bit into it's dry but no where near as much. It's just heavenly to me.

Scent category:

Green/Aqua/Fruity/Herbal

Summary

This is bright, lovely, airy and spring-like. It reminds me of blossoms budding and a cool stream nearby and some melon or cucumbery smelling plants. It's not a sweet blend at all, only the light sweetness of air, outdoors, green plants and water...vaguely sweet I guess is how it smells. It doesnt' stay as long as I'd like that's the only thing that makes me not want to give this a "5" rating, but I can't help it I'm going to anyway.

Purchase again?

God yes. Why didn't I get more than one bottle!?

1-5 rating (5 being best)

5

Here's a pic of La Fée Verte w/ Balthazar (#68/300)

http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL202/154131...8/126354260.jpg

 

 

In the bottle

Mmm...La Fée Verte (which means "The Green Fairy" in French and Absinthe-speak) smells like a more complex, earthy, more citrussy and less licorice-y absinthe scent. It smells like wormwood, musk, herbs or roots, and the smell of sugared lemons underneath it all.

On

Mmm...more citrussy on my skin. Now it smells exactly like sugared limes to me with some lovely incensey note and the vague scent of absinthe but with less licorice or anisette notes.

30 minutes

I'm smelling an earthy mushroomy scent like Lotus maybe or something I've smelled before in alot of blends. And the lemon or lime is quite strong now, almost piercing. The herbiness has moved to the background now. It still has that lovely, teeny bit of sweetness to it though in the back. Lovely.

Throw:

A bit. Not like the throw that Hellion has though.

Scent category:

fruity/herby/woody/incensey (maybe?)

Summary

Phase 1 is sugared lemons.

Phase 2 is piercing lime with herbal, earthy and woody notes.

Phase 3 More rounded and almost powdery now, it's lemony and herbal with a slight note of earthiness and a slight sweetness in the background. This is the phase where it might hook some folks who try it. When I catch a whiff of the dried down scent....Ohhh. It's quite lovely. The piercing quality is completely gone now and what's left is pretty, foody, but sensual.

This is a medium strong scent with a minute amount of throw, that I think will last for a lot longer time than the average blend on the skin. Bu tnot as much as Hellion I don't think.

Lemon or Lime primary, then some earthy and herby notes, then a light sweetness in the background, just underneath. Nothing comes to mind to compare this too really.

Purchase again?

Yes, I think so. I still like Absinthe just as much as La Fée Verte though, they're different but in the same family I guess you could say. This one is warmer, less licorice, deeper, more musky or incensey than BPAL's "Absinthe".

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4

BPAL blends which uses as one of it's ingredients: Bayou.

In the bottle

This is a pale green liquid.

Opening the bottle and sniffing it smells nothing if not real.

Where I live there are mountains with many fir trees that have pinon nuts growing from them. This is what it smells like to gather these tasty nuts from the trees at gathering time. I'm stunned that it is so real smelling (of course it's real smelling) and so provacative of that whole picking the nuts in season.

On

So lovely. I even smell the evergreen sap, holy smokes.

30 minutes

It stays nice, it's scent lessens too much for my taste but this is so nice it would be worth it to slather on a bit more, or more often.

Throw:

a wee bit

Scent category:

Green

Summary

So much nicer than any of the bpal pine, fir, eucalyptus type blends. Evergreen single note is a clean scent and really does help me breathe. It's soothing and cooling much like eucalyptus is. Even more of a nice fresh conifer smell in that regard than the juniper sn and that was really nice smelling.

Purchase again?

Yes indeed.

1-5 rating (5 being best)

5

BPAL blends which include Rosewood as one of it's ingredients: Dee, Séance, Medicine Show, Fenris Wolf, Himerus, Old Scratch,

Despair, Viola, Ave Maria Gratia Plena , Golden Priapus, Libertine

Kostnice.

In the bottle

As Aidenraine would say, this is a "Rosy McRosyington" smelling single note.

I don't typically work with rose skin wise.

Now I know the smell in "Kostnice" is not necessarily rose (well maybe there's some in there I can't remember) but this is what the smell in Kostnice, it's Rosewood, and it's in a couple of other BPAL rose blends too.

I had no idea up to now that Rosewood would smell like Rose. I thought it would smell more woody or exotic or dark like sandalwood or mahogany, but rosewood smells like rose. Doy.

On

It's nice but it does have more than it's share of old fashioned rose scent within it. I like it, just surprised is all.

30 minutes

It's turning soapy just a bit but it's a nice smell, I like it even better now that it's dry.

Throw:

a wee bit

Scent category:

Woody/Floral

Summary

It's a rose smelling scent that turns a bit soapy on me when fully dry. But it is pretty.

Purchase again?

Maybe

1-5 rating (5 being best)

3.5

 

Here's what some call a "spolier" pic of the statue and bottle and stuff: http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL202/154131...8/125155044.jpg

 

In the bottle

*is excited*

Smells so addictive. Spicy, incensey, fruitiness.

On

I smell the plum, dark musk, patchouli, narcissus (lightly ont he narcissus but present) and the scorched sandalwood is out of my mind wonderful.

30 minutes

It dries down to a more thick black plum with scorched sandalwood scent. More foody than when wet. A bit different now, not as tangy, muted now, but just as good.

Throw:

Yes, a bit.

Scent category:

Incensey/Spicy/Fruity

Summary

This smell slike 'Noir" mixed with "The Cracked Bell" a bit...but more complex than that really. It is good, real good.

Purchase again?

Yes.

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4.5

Here's the lovely bottle: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/lush...owMoonmypic.jpg

In the bottle

Wow this really smells like Ice Queen in the bottle. I smell that watery base but icey cold water...and that fir/pine smell that is so good.

On

It's really twangy with the watery scent and the pine is lovely and gives this some nice throw. It's almost a pine and grapefruity combination of throw.

30 minutes

Long lasting scent, medium strong. The floral is nout more and it smells like a wintery slope with pine trees and flowers. I'm loving that almost minty scent that's coming out in the background now, very fresh.

Throw:

Yes

Scent category:

Green/Aqua

Summary

Initially more pine and aquatic, then as it dries it turns more floral.

Purchase again?

No. Not my thing but the pine and the iceiness and the florals have a wonderful throw and a beautiful dry down. I'm loving that burst of fresh floral that I get a whiff of at the back end of the sniff, it's almost minty herby, it's gotta be the pine or one or two of the florals. That little freshness peaking out is what keeps me smelling this on my wrist.

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4

Here's a pic of the lovely bottle: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/lush...hoenixmypic.jpg

In the bottle

Smells surprisingly good. Like strawberries and cream.

On

Good Lord. Why did I only buy one bottle? Cuz I thought it might be like Strawberry or Pink Moon of which both were too something for me.

Nose Twin Alert: This is not too anything on my skin, this is good. It primarily smells of sweet pea and vanilla with strawberry. Then the sugared pear is in the back. I don't smell the honey really and it's turning more sweet pea based as it dries.

30 minutes

This changes but getting even better, it's less foody now and more of a fresh floral with a red fruitiness. This would be great for spring or summer. Reminds me of Cherry Blossom a bit now.

Throw:

average

Scent category:

Fruity/Floral

Summary

Starts out thick, sweet and foody and turns fresher and more floral as it dries. I like this better than BPAL's Strawberry Moon, Pink Moon, and Red Phoenix...but not as much as Black Phoenix.

Purchase again?

Yes.

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4

Red

 

Here's a picture of the lovely bottle: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/lush...hoenixmypic.jpg

In the bottle

Smells red and spicy. It's a dark reddish colored blend.

On

Smells spicy. It reminds me of BPAL's Malkuth but less berryish.

30 minutes

Hasn't morphed too much but the cinnamon smell (wherever it might be coming from) definitely amps up on my skin.

Throw:

average for being so spicy

Scent category:

Spicy/Resin

Summary

I like Black Phoenix better really but this is a spicy alternative and not as sweet and not as fruity. It's got better than average staying power.

In terms of strength I smell mostly the Red musk, Patchouli Chinese cassia and tobacco.

The tonka is there with the benzoin in the back...and I don't smell the mandarin, nor the wild plum at all.

Purchase again?

Yes

1-5 rating (5 being best)

3.5

 

In the bottle

Almost spicy with the tea, the lemon wraps itself all around everything, and even thought he sugar is light it adds alot to this blend.

On

Once it's on it smells so much better on my skin. Like a light sweet icey lemon italian ice.

30 minutes

Doesn't change much except it does amp up on my skin. Now it smells of spicy lemonade.

Throw:

a bit yes

Scent category:

Citrus/Spicy/Foody

Summary

This is one of those blends that if I smell one way it's almost too something but if I keep in mind the ingredients, it's lovely.

Purchase again?

Yes.

1-5 rating (5 being best)

3.5

 

In the bottle

Lovliness, light peach blossom, with a whisps of something white and pure and lightly fruity.

On

This smells like a spring day, sunshine and purity, under a peach blossom tree. I can't really tell that there are carnation and the vanilla in tis blend. The oakmoss only lends it's bitter dark green edge and smells similar to the white tea.

In order of most to least; I smell, the lychee, peach blossom, honeydew, white tea, oakmoss, sunflower, carnation, vanilla.

30 minutes

Doesn't change. As when it was wet, I smells the lychee and the peach blossom and honeydew primarily. The white tea's astringency is an overall scent that holds everything up. I think this is beautiful.

Throw:

average

Scent category:

Fruity/Foody/Floral

Summary

*The sound of a baseball ball being knocked out of the ballpark*

This is along the lines of "White Light" to me. It's a light scent, vaguely floral...vaguely fruity...heavenly, like a whisp of pure spring air.

Purchase again?

Yes

1-5 rating (5 being best)

5

Lump of Coal

 

In the bottle

Um, it smells like chocolate.

I'm getting ridiculously hungry now.

Like if I gathered all kinds of really good milk and dark chocolate and put them all in a ziploc bag for an hour and then opened the ziploc an hour later and smelled the bag, it would smell like BPTP's Lump of Coal. Yummy.

On

Well this now replaces, BPAL's "Bliss", "Morocco", "Vice" as my favorite chocolate scent.

30 minutes

It doesn't morph at all, it just stays chocolatey and good.

Throw:

average

Scent category:

Foody

Summary

I like this because it smells like milk chcholate but also like dark chocolate.

Purchase again?

Yup

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4.5

On

Yeah baby

I smell hazelnut, butter, toffee, and some fresh cream in the back. This smells like Spooky's not evil twin. Yumminess. Toffee, Mmm.

30 minutes

As it dries it smells even more buttery. Oh my, thank you, for making this blend.

Throw:

average

Scent category:

Foody

Summary

I can't believe how good this is, and that I can wear it on my skin and it still smells fantastic.

Purchase again?

Yes!

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4.5

 

In the bottle

Smells like spicy goodness.

On

Ohhh I smell cardamomn and lovely pathcouli with a bit of leather in back. I am biased because I've always thought cardamom is one of the best scents in the world. The Patchouli is strongest on my skin, then the cardamom then the leather, then the bourbon

30 minutes

Doesn't change on my skin, it remains warm and spicy and an iota of sweetness.

Throw:

a bit

Scent category:

Incensey/Foody

Summary

It smells very spicy in the bottle and warms and rounds out on my skin. The bourbon is not strong in here as it is in BPAL's "Jazz Funeral" for instance but it definitely lends it's smell to the mix.

Purchase again?

Yes!

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4

 

In the bottle

This is a dark orange red blend.

It smells like spices and some subtle orangey or grapefruity goodness.

On

This is warm, spiced and a touch citrus, not sweet at all It must have cinnamon because I always feel the cinnamon in my stomach after about 20 seconds and yes here comes the warmth in my stomach. Initially this smells like it has the same lovely spices as Snake Oil but it's not as sweet and not quite as rounded. Now the orange is starting to come out more.

30 minutes

I feel all warm inside as if I've just eaten a bowl of green chile stew on a chilly day. It hasn't changed at all. It gets even better smelling as it dries, while it's not what I would call a strong or "out there" smelling blend, it is an assertive little fella and it softens just a bit when dry.

Throw:

average

Scent category:

Spicy/Citrus

Summary

This isn't as cinnamon hot as BPAL's "Hellfire" nor as sweet and orangey as "Inferno".

Le Flamme means business . I would think it would be wonderful to use as a fire/south element blend or for sexual and tantric magik as I can feel this pretty strongly hehe.

Purchase again?

Yes indeedy.

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4

 

In the bottle

It's a gold colored blend. that smells exactly of fresh lemons at first sniff then a mild sweetness underneath.

On

Different than I expected. This smells of fresh air and lemon and a touch of sweetness underneath from what seems like just a drop of honey. The milkiness is coming through now after about 10 seconds but it's subtle. Good lord this is good.

30 minutes

Still primarily lemony. It hasn't faded away but it has faded more than I'd like.

Throw:

average

Scent category:

Citrus/Foody

Summary

Even more lemony than the BPAL blends; Zephyr, Phobos, and Emblaming Fluid. This would make such a great spring/summer scent. There are some blends which evoke a strong emotional response in me and this is one of those. It evokes feelings of childhood, fresh air and sunshine.

It does't have throw to speak of and it isn't a sweet blend either. You really have to close your eyes and sniff to get the subtle layers of milky sweetness underneath otherwise you'd think this smelled like just fresh lemons.

This smells it's best when it's dry on my skin. It gets rounder, creamier (but just a touch) gentler, not as astringent from the lemon.

Purchase again?

Yes

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4

BPAL blends which use Black Narcissus as one of it's ingredients: Hades, Hunger, Languor

 

In the bottle

This is a clear colored single note. It smells a bit green, and a bit like fresh dill with an earthy musky scent in the background.

On

This is a different smelling floral that has a sharpness to it. It's a fresh scent likegreen grass at times. It smells almost like a male scent, no sweetness to it.

30 minutes

It doesn't change on my skin at 30 minutes but my skin does seem to drink it all up so this is one I'd have to re-apply.

Throw:

average

Scent category:

Floral

Summary

It's surprisingly piercing in the bottle then it warms a tad on my skin but it isn't sweet at all. It smells like it looks.

Purchase again?

Yes. It's so different, and intriguing.

1-5 rating (5 being best)

3

 

In the bottle

It looks like the little bpal insignia under the name is a purple blue color.

In the bottle it smells really similar to Horus to my nose. It's sweet, incensey and sensual.

On

Good lord this is good. Definitely a feminine sensuality but darker, warmer. I think I smell bulgarian rose, frankincense, golden amber, maybe some musk and possibly light myrrh.

At about 10 minutes it starts to have a smokiness to it but it's still sweet. It's almost too sweet. A little bit goes a long way with this as it's such a concentrated scent.

30 minutes

This blend doesn't change on my skin except that it does get a bit smokey, which I like in this blend, it offsets the sweetness of the floral and resin.

Throw:

Yes

Scent category:

Incense/Resin

Summary

It's sweet, dark, warm, smokey, incensey and resiny.

Very similar to "Horus" to me. To me Arabian Nights is along the same scent line as Horus, Jacob's Ladder, Midnight Mass, etc except it's sweeter than all of those bpal blends and stronger too.

Has throw and above average staying power, and a little teeny bit goes a long way so it's another bang for your buck blend to me. I'm curious to see what effect this will have on my husband.

Purchase again?

Yes

1-5 rating (5 being best)

4