angelicruin

Isabella I, Queen of Castile and León, was a proponent of education, establishing lasting institutions of higher learning, a patron of scholars and artists, and an enthusiastic sponsor of exploratory expeditions, including Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the New World. She possessed a great military mind, and was integral in the retaking of Grenada, thus sealing the Reconquista. With her husband, Ferdinand, she ruled with equal authority and power, unifying Spain and laying the foundations of the Spanish Empire. Frankincense, benzoin, carnation, and balsam of Peru. Inside the bottle, spicy carnations. On my skin, initially carnations and spicy benzoin. Very resinous. Average throw on my skin. Frankincense really emerges the more the bath oil dries on my skin.

I'm getting a floral incense with a hint of licorice. Very lovely scent and quite wearable.

Very much all bubblegum at the start. But as it begins to dry, the rose comes out and mingles very nicely with the bubblegum. I find the rose helps balance the super sweet bubblegum note and find myself enjoying this much more than I thought I would.

I too thought of Kingdom of Sweets when I smelled this bath oil. Very pleasant and festive for this time of the year.

Apples, cinnamon, cream cheese. What's not to love with this scent? Seriously, I wish I had picked up 2 bottles of it.

This is reminding me a lot of pumpkin latte. Very gourmand and rich. Definitely a strong foodie scent.

Holy cow. This is awesome. Smells just like my favorite kind of cake. I can't wait to bath in the stuff!!! Yummy, delicious red velvet and chocolate. Definitely a foodie lover's dream bath scent.

Yes, definitely cherry licorice right after initial application. As it dries, I pick up a spicy pumpkin note and plum, but the cherry licorice still holds strong too.

Spicy pumpkin and licorice on my skin while wet. As it dries, I begin to sniff the maple note as well. I'm an anise lover, so this one is a keeper.

This starts out all juicy blood orange on me, then I gradually smell the pumpkin note...as it dries more, it starts to smell like cinnamon.

Soap, soap, soap. With a bit of apple shampoo & ball point ink mixed in.

Lots of leather and parchment in this...I like the scent, but not as a perfume. I would absolutely LOVE this as an atmospheric spray.

I get mostly smoke out of this scent...and patchouli. No linen or suede. I wanted to try it even though I knew it was likely not to work out for me,

Definitely reminiscent of the Atomic Luau line. Effervescent, boozy, with that touch of pumpkin that reminds me of Fall.

I can actually smell every note in this one...the opium, tobacco and cologne are strongest, but I get whiffs of sherry too.

2012 version: Bitter blood, wine & dust. The 2007 version is much sweeter on my skin & one of my all-time BPAL favorites. I'll be keeping 2012 and start comparing it to 2007 as it begins to age.

I love this... such a sweet, innocent scent. I get sticky sweet strawberries, lavender (though not at all overwhelming), and a trace of honey. No soapy quality on my skin. Strawberries definitely the strongest note on my skin. I'm really trying not to buy backup bottles anymore, but this one is so pretty it's tempting...

Mmmm, pomegranate, leather, and cognac strongest notes on my skin. Very juicy & sexy. I've already purchased a back-up bottle.

Love this one! I get lots of leather, incense, and a frosty note. Tons of throw after just dabbing a small portion on my arm. I can't wait to sniff this as it ages.

Definitely tea rose on my skin, though it starts out a little bit lemon before it dries. Surprisingly, I really like this one. It's very refreshing!

My impressions are that this starts off with a very sharp earthy note with grass. As it dries, it does soften considerably. I know one of the other versions of this blend had a strong sassafras note in it and I think that note is in here as well, but it is very subtle and I can only smell it when the oil is almost dry. As it dries down on my skin, more than anything it smells like oiled leather. Overall, I like the blend, but it's not something I see myself wearing very often.

This is almost all banana on my skin right after application. As it begins to dry, I pick up the pineapple as well. It's a very light-hearted scent and I may turn my decant into a bottle sometime in the future.

Hands down my favorite Fraggle Rock scent. I get yummy creamsicle on my skin. I have only a decant now, but I do intend to purchase a bottle in the future.

Yes, definitely a clean scent. Smells too much like laundry detergent or fabric softener though for me to want to wear this as a perfume.

This one starts out heavily of butterscotch and vetiver on my skin. Almost bad enough that I washed it off. But after a while, the vetiver quality settled down and 2 hours later I'm left with burned butterscotch. I know that sounds like an unappealing scent description, but I kind of like it. Not sure I like it enough to keep the bottle, but it's a nice mix of candy sweetness and something dark & less innocent. I wish I got the anise seed note out of this one. I love anise, but sadly it never really made an appearance on my skin.