Freya

I didn't smell any lemons in this oil until I read these reviews. I smell cream and honey. It's what I'd hoped Milk Moon would have smelled like. Unlike M.M., Milk and Honey isn't sour. It's sweet and warm and certainly something I'm enjoying on this warming summer morning.

Wasn't Numb made specifically for HOT days? I was thinking of buying a bottle before I head off to Disneyworld.

Between Snow Moon and Snow Bunny, I've decided that I must own every "snow" scent I find. This smells crisp and green. It's floral and slightly sweet, as well. If I had to pin-point the overall essence, I'd say it's cold winter flowers covered with pine sap.

 

Also, the bottle image is SO pretty. I would love to send out holiday cards with this design on it!

Midwinter's Eve smells like those puffy scratch-n-sniff stickers that used to come with My Little Ponies in the 80's. It's very fruity and very sweet. It smells purple! I LOVE this scent. I've been looking for the 'puffy sticker scent' since they stopped giving away those stickers. My only complaint would have to be that this oil has no staying power. It fades away to nothing within an hour of putting it on.

Mitzvah smells a lot like Sugar Skull to me. It's a little bit creamier, and perhaps a bit more buttery. If I close my eyes, I can sense hot melted marshmallows and butter, stirring it around in a big pot and adding Rice Krispie treats.

 

I sort of wish I'd kept my bottle of Gingerbread Poppet, because I image these two would have layered nicely.

Beaver Moon is my first "must slather" scent. I want to smell like this all the time. The good thing is that this scent lasts forever. I put a healthy dose of it on yesterday afternoon and I still smell wonderful.

 

It smells like vanilla cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and sugar sprinkles. I believe this is the first time I've actually gotten vanilla from one of Beth's scents. Usually, it's non-existant. After resigning myself to a vanilla-less life, Beaver Moon came along.

 

I'm going to stock up on this one.

In the bottle and wet on my skin, this is a very sweet and fruity oil. Then, within a few minutes it's all maple syrup. I'm not sure if that's a good thing, because it makes me crave pancakes. Normally my skin really amps up the sugar in a scent, so I'm shocked at how mellow and rich Sugar Skull turned on me. I could see this being a nice oil for a cold fall evening watching the kids play hockey; it has a warming quality to it.

 

Sugar Skull 2005 isn't what I expected.

2005 version

 

DDLM smells a lot like Kali on my skin. I'm getting a lot of chocolate and tobacco. It's like Kali turned up a notch. It's almost too strong while it's still wet, but as it dries it evens out nicely. After a few hours, it's a little powdery (as all chocolate scents turn on my skin) but it's not too bad. 6 hours later and the scent has faded away to nothing.

 

I like it, and if I didn't already have a bottle of Kali on the way, I'd buy a second one.

Before I stumbled into a BPAL addiction, I used Nag Champa all the time. I burned the incense, wore the oil, used the soap. I couldn't get enough of it. Since my first BPAL imp, I haven't put a drop of it on my skin. I've tried to go back to it, but the blend I have smells bland and maybe a little sour. I don't know why I ever wore it. BPAL matured me and pushed Nag Champa to the back of the cabinet.

I tried Anubis today. I had my nose to my wrist trying to place the familiar scent. Then, after a trip to the bathroom cabinet, glancing at my lonely Nag Champa bottle, it dawned on me ... Anubis smells like well rounded, fresh Nag Champa.

I was hoping to find a BPAL Nag Champa scent, and I've found it. I'm going to have to order a big bottle of this one!

After hearing everyone rave about this scent, I decided I had to try it. It took me awhile to find an imp, and I almost bought a 5ml on eBay in desperation. I'm SO glad I didn't go that far.

 

in the bottle: It smells very familar, but I cannot place it. Something from my childhood. For some reason it reminds me of the swimming pool we used to go too. Perhaps it's faint coconut?

 

on my skin: Warm milk that's been left on the counter all day. It doesn't smell like my childhood anymore. There's no mint, honey, sweetness, nothing but milk that's starting to turn.

 

30 minutes later: Get this stuff off me! The milky smell only gets worse. I'm reminded of a baby's burp cloth. Sadly, it's so strong that it doesn't wash off very well. So I had to cover it with 13.

 

I wish I could smell what everyone else is smelling, because this scent is just not pleasant. Perhaps I'm hyper senstive to it because I'm a strict vegetarian and can usually smell people who eat too much dairy. That warm dairy smell makes my stomach unhappy.