JasminDreams2010

La Belle au Bois Dormant is absolutely stunning. This is such an odd blend, it has so many layers. I can pick out the plumeria throughout, but all the other notes seem to shift and turn, and I can't place them. I don't get any rose at all- and for me that's a good thing. At first, this smells sharp and greenish, maybe as a result of the magnolia. In the bottle, the sharpness is predominant. After wearing for a little while, though, especially in warm weather, this perfume does an about-face (on me, anyway), and becomes a dewy, light musk with the sweetness of fruit, and the plumeria wafts out a little, positively lovely. Oddly enough, I get a lot of compliments from men on this one. I say oddly, because in my experience, men seem to like vanilla or sweeter fruits or heavy musk/spices and not the light florals. For some reason, though, guys seem to prefer this one on me. I have narcolepsy, so the name of this perfume is fitting for me, it makes me laugh. It wears well through all of my naps, and has a decent throw. Potent, for being such a light scent! I think it induces sweet dreams. This was a must-have, I've almost used my entire bottle. A good one to wear to bed.

Delight is, hands down, my favorite perfume EVER. Not just from BPAL, but any other brand I've ever tried- and I am a horribly addicted perfume hound with dozens, maybe hundreds of scents in my closet. A perfume of this caliber deserves a thorough review from me, so I'm sorry if this is long-winded. I am so fortunate that a friend randomly gave this to me as a freebie, just because it didn't work on her. I will start by saying that this blend is complex and seems to be the kind that wears differently on everyone- try the imp first. On my skin, it changes a bit day to day. Sometimes, it is a blaring rose, sometimes a subdued jasmine, and sometimes it has an almost sandalwood-musky scent to it. I like the exotic, almost tropical background that the frangipani lends, and the odd mood-ring effect. I am not a jasmine hater, I am absolutely enamored with jasmine (as you can see by my screenname), on me it smells nice, so for the known jasmine-haters out there, you might want to avoid this one, however, the rose and tuberose might tune the jasmine out enough for some. Oddly enough, I am something of a rose-hater, usually rose turns to sour sweat smell on me, but in this blend, it is lovely, sweet blossoms. On first whiff, there is something sharp, not entirely unlike nail polish remover, or maybe those synthetic aldehydes that are popular in commercial perfumes. On my skin, though, the sharpness is grounded and turns rich, and has something of a green scent, like a lush garden. It has somewhat of a throw, people seem to compliment me when I'm wearing it, women and men. My sensitive-nosed mother likes it, and my lover sent me a text message the first time I wore it, saying his pillow still smelled amazing from me sleeping there. After a few hours, it fades to a demure, floral with a sort of white musk scent in the background, this stage almost reminds me of a much more sophisticated Japanese Cherry Blossom from bath and body works. My one complaint with this scent is simply that it fades too soon. It is feminine, sexy, original, and would not smell the same on 2 random people. Well done, BPAL! you have given me the signature scent I've been looking for.

I just ordered my first imp of this. I'd been resisting because of the lime note. I seem to be in the opposite camp of a lot of people on the forum- it seems jasmine is unpopular. Me, on the other hand... my skin loves jasmine and turns it into a beautiful bouquet. When I first open it up, there is a sharp twist of lime, but then on my skin it instantly disappears and is replaced with a stunning tuberose. Tuberose is by far the most prominent note in the blend but the other notes support it, the lotus adding an airy touch, and the jasmine adding a little oomph. Chemistry is weird, so for the jasmine haters, this may not work but the other notes tone it down, and if you love jasmine like I do, this is a nice take on it. To me, this is comparable to fracas, though for some reason, fracas turns to bubble gum on my skin. I would also like to add that if Delight and Forbidden Fruit had a baby, this would be it. This, to me is a good daytime component to the sexier, night-time scent Delight.