tarotgirl99

In the bottle and initially on my skin this is honey with a fruity accent. Since I am a honey girl, this made me just reel from pleasure. Sadly, within a short time the honey went south...and all I could smell was cotton candy (grape cotton candy, at that). I will try this again, but I am so sad. Baby, baby...where did my honey go?

Thanks for the recommendations...I LOVE Water of Notre Dame--I think I'll wear it today (it's a tough day for me). I sent her Sea of Glass (which I also like), Jolly Roger, and Arachne...also Kitsune Tsuki. The last two aren't aquatic, but they are light. And Arachne is a very clean scent. I will try to get Niflheim for her.

A non-BPAL friend of mine likes clean, aquatic scents...I don't...so what would you recommend for her? Thanks in advance!

Warm, floral, with a touch of spicy booze, this is one of my favorite BPAL scents ever. Like others said, I don't understand why this isn't a staple on the lines of Dorian...It's rich and strong, but not overpowering. It's slightly fruity, but not remotely foodie. Great throw, too. Just bought a bottle and I can't wait for it to arrive!

I thought this would either be fiery passion or gently cool--lion or maiden, if you get my drift. But it's neither. It's the grassy space between the two of them--the outdoors, which can be peaceful or tumultuous. It's Beltane without the flowers. And it has me practically inhaling my arm whole, because it's such a perfectly drawn line between instinct and control.

Great question. For me, it's Honey Moon. I associate it with wonderful, special times, plus it was my first BPAL love. But if I need to get things done despite my mood, I think I'd put on Love in the Asylum. There's something about it that makes me feel ready for anything.

Glorious and lush fruity floral richness...am I the only one who is reminded of Freak Show?

March Hare is amusing and delicious. I can't explain why, but it makes me smile every time I put it on.

I just got around to this one. It made me think of the Van Morrison lyric, "Making love in the green grass behind the stadium with you..." Flowers and grass and sunshine and love. I wish Beltane had more endurance--it seems to have disappeared after two hours--and I liked it best on drydown and first blush. But I will be ordering a bottle if it comes around again, so I can slather it on if necessary. This is lovely. And while I like florals, they can be tricky for/on me. This one is a complete winner.

I've come to the conclusion the lunar blends can make you...loony. Take Frost Moon for example. When I first wore it, I would have described it as a chill moon, where the air was clear and crisp, but not bracing. I thought I was in love. I kept sniffing at my wrists like a junkie. My second two ventures with it were, therefore, quite disappointing. I found it overly minty and sweet...no cool air, no chill moon. I know that there are scents that grow on you, but I didn't know there were scents that you grew to dislike... Honey Moon, otoh, was love at first sniff and has never worn off. These lunar blends can make you loony.

My favorite floral combination (as opposed to very rose or other dominant flower scents)...sweet but not too sweet or powdery/bland or overpowering...what I had hoped for with Persephone and Juliet, I got with Moscow. Even so, not sure I need a bottle. Time will tell. But for those who are interested in a complex and potent floral...go to Moscow!

Well, I'm a honey girl who was first seduced into BPAL-dom with Honey Moon. I have looked for something that could excite me as much for a long time. And now I've found it! I love fig, too (before BPAL, my signature scent was Premier Figuier), so I can finally say, "It's okay that Honey Moon isn't a catalogue scent." In fact, I think I may like Hetairae even more. Not as sweet, but lotsa honey and fig. I'm in LOVE!

How cool! I don't have a lot of the scents mentioned, but I'm thinking Tintagel might work because John represents another idyllistic time <G>. And it is a real December-y scent, too.

Rose is not an everyday scent for me, but I like it once in a while--if it doesn't turn soapy. I was still looking for a BPAL rose scent when I tried Black Rose. It is perfectly named. When I was young I thought the dramatic Spanish dancer in red and black on the Maja soap labels was all that was beautiful and passionate--but I didn't like the smell of Maja. I imagined it smelling just like Black Rose--drenchingly, excitingly romantic with black lace mantilla dipping and sweeping. An intense, vibrant but dark rose... I don't need a bottle of this stuff--I don't want to be a diva on a regular basis--but for the times that I do, I'm glad I have an imp of Black Rose. Now I need the black lace mantilla.

This is so very Ace of Swords-y. Lavender, lemon, and a tiny slap of eucalyptus are the scents I get...but more importantly, it gently but firmly keeps reminding me to get back to work on my writing. It's mentally stimulating. I love it for its effects, and like it very much for its scent.

I didn't think I liked sweet or foody scents, but I'm a big honey fan and this is a combination of strawberry and honey for me, with something slightly tart, too. I really like Pink Moon...more than I thought I would. Fortunately, I get not a trace of bubble gum. That would be a turn off for me.