FelicityTwitchell

It reminds me of an orange-cicle mixed with something I can't place and then it turns bad. I'm not sure how to describe what the scent changed to but I didn't particularly like it.

wet: clove & sandalwood

1/2 way point: clove gets a bit strong/dominating then disappears, the sandalwood disappears

dry: soda pop, cherry coke

fruity bubblegum under just a little spice

transforms into a candle shop

Sweet and reminds me of stores at Christmas, did I mention I'm not big on the smells of stores at Christmas?

much later sharp sour

much later rather nice, pity it took so long light sweet incense smell

There is a bit of incense in the background but more like potpourri than anything else, mostly it is very very sweet.

Definitely not something I like, at least not on my skin. Not what I would have expected from the name and description, sigh.

I was afraid it would go vinegary or something but it went the side of super sweet blackberry jam or sauce. Not very herby or woodsy on me. Damn I'm hungry now, exactly why I don't go in much for foody scents. On second thoughts I might try layering it with something at some point to make it more complex and less foody.

In the bottle: sweet, floral, very tropical - lovely, yummy

wet on skin: floral a little citrus

dry: I smell floral soap, not in a totally bad way, but not the lovely tropical vacation sniffing the imp offers

After a while the soap part dissipates

much later: flowers dipped in sugar (too bad it is such a long wait)

However my BF said it is very floral, sweet, but with no soapiness detected by his nose. He didn't like it very much because it was too "musky."

I wanted to use this in an oil warmer for when I want to feel transported to a tropical paradise full of flowers and wonderful fruits. That didn't go very well, it was like I'd bathed the whole apartment with floral soap, emphasis on the soap. After I opened the windows I decided that for me Hermia is destined to remain in the imp from whence it came. At least I can still be transported when I put the vial under my nose.

I believe I read somewhere that alcohol does the trick (no not to drink, silly!). If you get a cotton ball and rub the applied area, this should take the sniff out. Depending on the oil, from my experience, it is possible to just use soap and water to wash the scent off, but this doesn't work with some fragrances, especially the resin-esque ones.

 

-doreen

but if I drink it, then I may stop caring

I haven't put this on me yet, but I put some on the fiancé:

In the Bottle: sharp, strong, wood & herbs

Wet: spicy musk?, and citrusy

then musky soap

Dry: first an ivory type soap, then settled as a fancy sweet and spicy lavender-ish soap

Definitely not what I want my man smelling like. Given what it came out like on him, I'm very curious what it will be on my skin.

[Original title: "Has anyone ever gotten headaches?"]

 

especially sinus ones from any BPAL perfumes?

Yes, two of the lunar blends have given me sinus pressure and from one a headache. It seems my skin eventually amps Dragon's Blood and then once it has come out the sinus pressure starts in. Of course it could be the combination of DB with something else, but I don't think so. I used to have some DB incense that gave me a headache too.

bottle: clove, cinnamon, and ?

wet: cinnamon - like the powdered stuff, maybe a hint of vanilla

dry: musky cinnamon, very slight hint of clove, warm and sweet, my impression was it is way too cinnamony. If a sniff really really hard I can pick up a smoky wood scent in the back somewhere but its too faint to enjoy, (reminds my fiancé of Nag Champa?!?, second sniff a few minutes later he also said it got sweeter and it was too strong)

sometime later: smoky wood (cedar?) with a bit of sweetness, still a little cinnamon, on me this one just changes from one note dominating to another

Oddness of skin note: on the left arm it is softer and a little bit blended but still not very "me"

I went to bed and the DB came out to play with my sinuses, "we were not amused."

In the Bottle: lemony and very sweet

Wet: ? didn't quite catch what this smells like wet, but I'm not putting it on again to find out.

Dry: a over ripe lemon-pineapple? fruity, very sweet a hint of tart, weird not yummy, I'm more nauseous than hungry

Note: it lasted (despite various attempts at scrubbing) for quite some time

Red Moon

In the Bottle: rather nice actually, call me crazy but to me there is a hint of root beer, must be the "light spiciness" mentioned by others

Wet: cinnamon candy w/ very little orange and something else?

Dry: Dragons Blood soap, maybe a lil astringent, the DB is really strong, overpowering, also seems to cause sneezing, and sinus pressure

I absolutely love Ralph Lauren's Romance for Men on my significant other. Any ideas? It is described as "blend of velvety woods, lavish florals and seductive, alluring musk."

 

Top notes are: orange, ginseng, ginger, black currant, pistachio leaf, lavender and mandarin orange

 

Middle notes are: lily, celery, basil, saffron, rose, geranium and cardamom

 

Base notes are: pine tree, patchouli, musk, oakmoss and vetiver

 

Well, what does it smell like to you?

I'm to new at this to describe things unfortunately. Plus the bottle seems lost at present.

I absolutely love Ralph Lauren's Romance for Men on my significant other. Any ideas? It is described as "blend of velvety woods, lavish florals and seductive, alluring musk."

Top notes are: orange, ginseng, ginger, black currant, pistachio leaf, lavender and mandarin orange

Middle notes are: lily, celery, basil, saffron, rose, geranium and cardamom

Base notes are: pine tree, patchouli, musk, oakmoss and vetiver