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starrykitten

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  1. This is one of the few blends with cinnamon that doesn't leave itchy red welts all over my skin, and I'm glad for that!

     

    It's a potent, yet subtle almond blend, very marzipan-y, very Snowcake, but with a little kick of incensey spice from the heliotrope and cinnamon, respectively.

     

    I don't know if this is what an Eclipse smells like, but it is a good nighttime scent, and great for winter parties.


  2. The violets come out most on me with Veil, which is a good thing. It just feels light purple. The sandalwood is a nice, grounding powdery scent which reins in the violet from running rampant like with Nocturne, but not too muddled up or confused.

     

    Like a lot of florals on me, it fades pretty quickly, but I guess the point of something named Veil is subtlety after all.


  3. I ordered a 5 mL of this, unsniffed. I have a thing for Ouija boards and the description sounded awesome, especially thinking of dusty lilacs and rose.

     

    Unfortunately, the osmanthus decided to be the star of Ouija for me, and it just doesn't smell all that interesting with my body chemistry. The drydown was more woodsy than the wet application, but the rose and lilac never took over as I'd hoped they would. Alas!


  4. Very very honey and red wine. Boozy and golden, methinks.

     

    It smells almost edible and a bit incensy. Somehow it feels almost too rich to really wear though, so I either swipe lightly or sniff in the bottle.

     

    I think if you were going to be in a big open room, this would be a good one to draw attention to yourself without getting tired of the scent.


  5. Very sweet pea on me. The tonka and sage just seem to ground the sweet pea more, and make it fade gently rather than seeming loud.

     

    Aeval feels light pink to me. It feels like a pretty subtle scent and seems to last less long than I would like, but I am a slatherer and I like perfume that screams from a distance and lasts all day.

     

    I'll use up my bottle and be happy, but I doubt I'll buy again.


  6. Golden Priapus?

     

    That's on my list to try. I wasn't sure, though, since it's supposed to be kind of masculine. Does it turn sweet vanilla on you?

     

     

    Not too masculine, but I just got my bottle and haven't worn it yet, only sniffed the bottle!

     

    Have you tried Jack? Very foody and also sweet and spicy and creamy.

     

    If you like Black Phoenix, try Hecate.


  7. Maybe I'll receive a prototype or new scent in my first BPAL order! Then I can review it.  I guess I was also confuzzled because I have no idea how old the scents are - unless indicated on the site.

     

    Why do I feel like I've seen a review of Two, Five and Seven somewhere before ?  I searched the forums but came up with bupkus. Maybe it was on LJ, in which case who knows where it is now.  There's no way to search the content of our LJ, is there?

     

    I know it's been listed as an upcoming scent a few times in the past, maybe you saw it then?


  8. In the bottle, there's a very sharp, browny green earthy note that I wondered might be too much. When I put it on, the really sharp note died down, leaving the scent of a dry, dusty, cracked rose covered with fresh wet dirt, and I found that beautiful.

     

    Zombi was sexy in a surprising way. I felt like I wasn't generally smelling sexy, but that anyone I attracted would be really interesting.

     

    Wears very well too; though the rose outlasts the dirt.


  9. Wow.

     

    In short, Regan rocked my world this morning. I put it on and just basked in it for ages. The quick bottle-sniff I did didn't do it justice at all.

     

    I was nervous about the orchide, but it blends so smoothly and velvety with the vanilla that I don't feel like a flower shop. There is something similar between this and O, but this is more innocent, more daytime than O. Very feminine, very versatile, and I'll see how the staying power goes. Right now I'm glad I bought a bottle right-off. :P

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