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Sob I love Yvaine. I don't know any recs, but I'm going to try some of these out, too.

In the imp and wet on skin - grapefruit? I guess that's the citrus of the lemon plus the bitter aloe.

Dry on skin - the lemon dissipates entirely (as do all citrus on me, sigh) and I get green tea, aloe and a hint of white musk to ground them. After a bit, the white musk sweetens the whole deal, and I am reminded of newly mowed grass. It doesn't actually smell like fresh cut grass, it just reminds me of it.

A perfect summer scent, one that I will wear often.

I have a friend looking for citrus + vanilla scents, and I thought I'd try putting together an imp pack for a x-mas present. Any suggestions? I'm already thinking

Hunger

Zephyr

Dorian

I was reading this thread, and it reminded me of this article I had found.

http://www.enotalone.com/article/19528.html

Just thought it might help anyone looking.

In the imp - roses and church incense. I like it already.

Wet on skin - I can smell roses and lily of the valley with a background note of incense. The incense notes are well blended, and I have to concentrate to pick out any one of the resins.

Dry - roses with just a hint of lily, and a strong incense. This, I think, would be a good oil to wear to church, especially for the important holidays. Of course, I'll just wear it when ever I want, as well.

imp - sweet floral rose, like the rose oil my dad sent me from Iraq

Wet on skin - sugared roses - smells like what rose Turkish delight tastes like.

Dry - same as wet, all I get is lovely sweet rose. No grass here.

Overall, it is a wonderful straight up rose scent. I really love it, but I'm still going through BPAL's rose scents to find the perfect me rose. This may be it, but I haven't tried enough to be sure.

Dirty smells a lot like clean laundry, but for me it has a strong plumeria note. Like the laundry dried in the sun in the backyard next to a plumeria bush.

in bottle - lovely, sweet, crisp. Plumeria?

wet on skin - same

Dry - It smells like cotton sheets or towels dried in the sun on a spring afternoon! That hint of sweet flowers with clean cotton. I just love it. Perfect for a sweltering Florida summer.

Fantastic! Thank you so much, BAJ. These will be a great starting point.

You're welcome! If you want to round out an imp pack, I just tried Croquet today, and it may fit the bill.

Croquet - pink citrus, soft wild rose and a hint of musk and patchouli to ground them. It smells a bit like pink lemonade, and then drys to a soft rose with a citrus edge.

In Imp - Pink Citrus and a hint of patchouli (I'm very sensitive to the smell of patchouli, but I like it)

Wet on skin - a creamy citrus with musk and patchouli to ground it

Dry down - pink wild roses with a tart hint of citrus and an earthy hint of musk and patchouli. I love it! Must have more!

Hey there!

 

Newcomer to BPAL, I've never tried anything but I wanted to get some advice first before I ordered a messload of imps. I'm seeing so many things on this list that sound lovely, y'all obviously know what you're talking about.

 

I'm getting married in early December and wanted a Signature Scent for the day, and possibly little gifts for the wedding party and favors at the reception. It's gonna be a small and fairly casual wedding, so I don't want something terribly glamorous or overwhelmingly traditional. Whimsical without being too innocent, light, subtle with staying power, something that would work both for the early afternoon wedding and the wedding night. And it's Texas, so pine and other traditional Christmasy notes probably wouldn't work. Colors are emerald and maroon to dark red. Only problem is that the Love gets migraines pretty easily from lots of strong scents. Just a few minutes in places like Bath Junkie and Bath&Body Works will give him a headache.

 

If anyone has any ideas for what should comprise my first order, I would be Very Grateful.

Perhaps Yggdrasil - it starts out strong and almost medicinal, but when it's dry, its all sweet white sandalwood and sweet, green herbs. And on my oil devouring skin, it lasted about four hours.

Les Bijoux is apples and honey and skin musk with a little sharp green in the background - I find it very sexy.

Muse is lime and white florals - if you can wear jasmine it is very nice.

Katharina is apricots and white musk - sweet and fruity, but still a perfume - not food.

Or for something slightly more traditional there's always Maiden. Sweet rose with a hint of spicy carnation. But it really doesn't have much staying power.

In the bottle - Almost pure patchouli, enough to make me sneeze. I like patchouli, but only in small doses. We'll see how this goes.

Wet on skin - still strong patchouli, but now the amber, and musk are coming through, and I can smell the slightest whiff of peach.

Dry on skin - okay, the amber, musk and peach are much stronger, and blend well with the patchouli. I can more than live with this scent. In fact, it is definitely going on my autumn rotation!

Imp is March Hare's perfumed cousin, spicy and fruity without smelling "foody."

ETA: It's got a very good throw and lasts for a few hours. My skin eats oil, and I only needed to reapply once, after lunch.

Yeah,

 

I've noticed that there are plenty of dry masculine scents that are considered dark. Perhaps saying a "Yin" scent would help haha. The concept of Yin and Yang reflect my perception of darkness far better than the more socially accepted concept of relating it to evil and hell. Depraved sounds like it could be quite lovely.

For a dark, cold, wet, dangerous scent, you could certainly try

Cthulu -

or R'lyeh -

And check out the rest of a Picnic in Arkham

Aging Les Bijoux will bring out the musk.

 

Lady Una has some pretty, musky honey, not white musk though, and some people (including me) like to age her to soothe down the screamy vanilla and green tea she has fresh.

Alright, I'll get some Lady Una, and let her and Les Bijoux age for a few months.

Are there any good honey + white musk blends? Les Bijoux was almost, but not quite, what I wanted. The skin musk is too faint.

As for my worries... it's just, he has some strange behaviour lately... in comparison with his friends...

Even I was more manly at his age...)

I don't mean to say I will be sad or disapointed, if he turns out gay, everyone is allowed to love whoever he wants... but, I can't say my familly is as accepting as I am...

I'd personally be glad if a preteen was taking an interest in hygiene! Most think if they showered this week, they are fine.

My three favourite characters are Hermione, Minerva McGonagall and Mrs. Norris. Anyone have suggestions for their scents?

Well, Professor McGonagall would definitely have a heather note. Perhaps Glasgow? I haven't smelled it yet, but the description seems like McGonagall to me.

I'm looking for something that smells like Hessian of the Hollows. On me it's mostly sandalwood and vetiver, with just a hint of smoke. I'd really appreciate any suggestions.

Any recommendations for similarities to Pearberry? For some strange reason I have fallen fast for this one.

 

# Fragrance Top Notes: Cantaloupe, Pineapple

# Fragrance Mid Notes: Pear, Lily of Valley

# Fragrance Base Note: Musk

I just received a frimp of Dian's bud, and in the bottle it smelled rather like pear and pineapple to me.

Hey, I'm new to bpal, but have heard nothing but great things about it! I'm looking for two BBW scent look alikes - Velvet Tuberose and Enchanted Orchid. The BBW site lists these notes for them

Velvet Tuberose:

# Fragrance Top Notes: Modern Citrus, Dewy Magnolia, Juicy Apricot, Ylang Ylang, Green

# Fragrance Mid Notes: Tuberose Accord, White Freesia, Tender Cyclamen, Diamond Orchid, Heady Gardenia, Indian Jasmine, Succulent Fig

# Fragrance Base Notes: Addictive Ambers, Sensual Sandalwood, Exotic Spices, Cashmere Accord, Warm Musks

Enchanted Orchid:

# Fragrance Top Notes: Pink Grapefruit NP, Wet Greens, Waterlily, Crisp Apple

# Fragrance Mid Notes: Calypso Orchid, Fresh Gardenia, Delicate Iris, Violet Petals

# Fragrance Base Notes: Vanilla Orchid, Heliotrope, Creamy Amber, Skin Musk (captive)

Any suggestions would be helpful, even if it were two bpals that should be layered to achieve the effect. I'd appreciate suggestions that are currently in stock, though.

ETA: after using the search function for the various notes I was wondering if anyone thought these combinations were good ideas: for Velvet Tuberose Muse + Queen Mab, and for Enchanted Orchid Shadow Witch +Veil or Shattered?