roisnoir

There's not much I can add to the previous reviews - so I'll keep mine rather short.

 

This is every single rose perfume I've ever loved. All at once.

But not overpowering or offputting in any way.

 

In the bottle, it smelled rosy, but not like much. Once it touched my skin, however, it exploded into roses everywhere.

 

This is, on me, the ultimate rose.

 

I am completely in love.

Rose Red was previously my favorite rose perfume. Not anymore!

 

I'm incredibly glad that I bought the 5ml of this unsniffed.

 

 

edit:

I've gotten more complements from strangers (and blown kisses from hot guys on BART!) while wearing Two, Five & Seven, than every other blend I've worn all together.

It's a hit with the men of San Francisco, at the very least.

Silk Road.. ohmy.

This may knock Morocco from #1 on my personal top 10.

This is rich brocade fabric that someone has encrusted with beadwork. And a layer of travel dust.

 

Sophisticated, complex, spiced, gorgeous.

It's actually a little old for me, but I don't care.

I wouldn't think twice about passing this to my mother or grandmother.

 

It hovers very close to the skin, and doesn't last as long as I could wish, but that just means that I get to reapply.

 

The scent doesn't change much at all from the bottle to my skin, or wet to dry.

 

My grandparents have some friends that travel a lot. Their house is filled with gorgeous things they've brought back from all over the world (you can have no idea how much I covet their house and its contents). This scent matches that house.

 

I'm getting a bottle of this in my next order. Oh yes.

This has been in my imp box for a long while, and while it passed the wrist test to see if I liked it, I've never worn it.

 

Today, it seemed appropriate.

 

This is fresh, cold morning air when you're camping, and are the only one awake.

Cuddled in a blanket with a mug of tea, listening to the silence of the trees and birds, breathing in all of the green around you.

 

Lovely and peaceful and green.

I got this thinking I'd try The Lion on a friend of mine (I call him my "pretty lion boy"), but I don't think it's leaving my possesion - this is simply gorgeous.

 

It's all warm amber, like sunwarmed fur.

This is so going on my big bottle list.

Sudha Segara, Queen of Hearts, Dragon's Eye, Danube, and Envy.

All are very bright and springy to me.

This blend is very sexually charged. 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

I have to agree 100% with that statement.

I wore Bathsheba tonight to the club, and had put a little on my fan (the smell of the popcorn they were giving away at the bar was making me ill) to sweeten the air around me.

 

I was hit on more tonight than I have been in *months*, and they all seemed fascinated by my fan.

 

The scent.. ohmy.

Warm spiced musk. Definitely smells expensive and decadent.

The carnation is hiding on me, though it's peeking out just enough to add to the spiciness. The plum is making me think of honeysuckle for some reason.

 

I bought a 5ml of this one unsniffed, and I'm very glad, because I'd have hated to wait another month for it - this is a glorious blend.

On me, Antique Lace is pure cotton candy. (It's very similar to Pink Sugar, actually.)

I love it, though it's definately mood dependant as to when I can wear it.

I bought a 5ml of Bastet unsniffed - the description was enough.

 

On, she's all golden musk and soft. The first time I wore her, she faded within an hour, but I slathered this morning, and the scent is going strong.

 

I'm still of two minds on this - it's gorgeous and I like it, but at the same time, it's not as -me- as I might wish. I expect that I'll keep her, though. A different mood may make all the difference.

Mmmmmm. On me, this becomes a sticky, alcoholic rose.

This smells like I imagine the dregs of wine made with roses would.

 

Lovely and rosey and definately something I will wear again.

Sudha Segara has been living in my purse almost since I got it.

Definately on the shortlist of favorites, and yes, I did order a 5ml.

 

On me, this is a gentle, clean, warm scent.

Incredibly comforting, like cocooning in warm towels from the dryer on a chilly, but sunny day.

No one note really stands out - this is very balanced on me. The ginger has more of a cooked scent to it than raw - not sure why that is, but since I like the smell of cooked ginger as much as I like the raw (I've been known to rub the cut-off ends of a piece of ginger on my wrists when I'm cooking), I'm certainly not going to complain.

I got a bottle of Chaos Theory LXXII, sniffed it, and stashed it in the back of the box.
On me, it's a slightly minted apricot, though the mint fades out quickly, and leaves behind a hint of something that I suspect is sweet pea.

I decanted a few imps, and I hope the recipients get a chance to review - I think I'll be keeping what's left of my bottle, though I don't know how often I'll wear it. Maybe if someone really really loves it, I'll send the rest on, after pulling off an imp for myself.

Apricots are yummy for eating, but the smell has never done much for me.

With my chemistry, the closest I've tried so far has been Moon Rose, which isn't as cold a rose, but it's similarly bright.

Wet: I hate to say it, but this smells like cat pee with a hint of ammonia on me. There was a thread about an unsexy scent - this would fit the bill.

Even if it improves upon drying, there's no way I can wear this.

Dry. I can smell the violet now. I think it's the eucalyptus that's causing me olfactory grief.

Oh, that makes me mad.

I love the smell of eucalyptus.

 

This is something that's been on my wishlist since my first order, and I was excited to try it for all that I'm not a big fan of violets. Off to swapsville, where it will smell better on pretty much anyone else who tries it.

Electric! Citrus without being specific, other than it's not something sweet. I'll certainly wear this again, though on a hot day. This wouldn't smell right on a cold, gucky day.

 

Dry, it's definately taken on more of an aquatic feel, and I like it even more!

It smells turquoise. Not the way that Danube does with it's grapefruit, but drier, though it's still a watery scent. Gorgeous.

Apples? Pears? Something fruity. It smells the way that sugargrit gum tastes. I can just feel my teeth itching. I like it, but I don't think I'll ever wear it. It can live in the box for a while, though. Just in case.

Ohmy. Teak and salt spray. I need to smell this on a man. It's not that yummy on me, but I bet that I'd love nuzzling someone to find out all the spots he's applied it. I think I need to watch Pirates of the Carribean again. Mrowr!

 

Oohh. It morphed. More of the spicy bay now. I'd still like to smell it on a man, but he may have to fight me for it. This is delicious!

Cola?

Mmm. Cola with spices and a hint of cherry.

This is what Snake Oil SHOULD smell like, instead of screaming vanilla.

Sexy as hell.

 

I'm not picking up any almond, and for that, I'm incredibly grateful.

This is wonderful, and I can see that I'm going to have a hard time not choosing it to wear every day for a week solid.

Dark incense. Myrrh (whoops.. thats got to be the frankensense - see what I get for blindsniffing?). Something else. Vetiver? This just smells black. Like night or leather.

 

This is the smell of a leather jacket borrowed from the boy your mother dislikes and you know better than to get involved with, but can't seem to stop yourself. I'll have to find a boy to pass this to - it's wonderful, but I can't see myself wearing it.

Sort of a musty, minted rose. Very pleasant, in a powdery way. I can definately see this as a planet. I don't know that I'll wear her, but she's living in my imp box until I figure out what I want from her.

 

She's dry now, and less musty, less powdery.

Its still a dry rose, and very lovely.

I'm glad I have her.

In the bottle, Harvest Moon stank of wood. Like turning over a termite log or something. Leaves. Woods in fall. And oats.

 

On, it went soapy, like a woody, leafy, oaty soap. I was afraid that I was going to have to pass this one on - I like soap in the shower, but not so much as a body scent.

 

After about 10 minutes, though, it became beautiful. Like the hint of the changing weather, and the leaves are just getting red at the edges.

 

It's been about 40 minutes since I slathered it on (see why I was afraid that I'd dislike it? Slathering = commitment) and I can't find it anywhere I put it with my nose. I'm getting *something* delightful, but it's very faint.

 

I'll try it again in a week or so and see if my chemistry likes it better then.

I tried Glasya when it first arrived, and I liked it enough to put in my big imp box, but I've never *worn* her. Until today.

 

Ohmyyes.

Spicy powdery rose with bite.

When it was wet, the cinnamon tone of the dragon's blood and the musk overpowered everything, but as it dried, the rose got stronger, and everything balanced out.

 

I don't know about a big bottle - but this imp is moving up to the front of the box where she won't be forgotten.

No verbal compliments, but Persephone (and now Bewitched!) have gotten me lots of yummy attention.

I've had this in my imp box for a while - I tried it, liked it, and then forgot about it. Chose it today not-quite-randomly, and ohmy, am I glad I did!

 

It's wonderfully cool, sparkling blue. Grapefruity and not too sweet on me.

 

When I was wallking to the train, I kept getting these wafts of something marvelous, and thought it was the woman in front of me, but I kept smelling it when I was past her, and realized that it was ME!

 

Danube is getting moved from the back of the box where it's been hiding to the front, where the scents I wear most often are.

 

ETA: I put this on at 9 am, topped off at 3 in the afternoon, and it's past midnight now and I can still smell it. This is the longest lasting BPAL I've tried yet. I think I'm in love.

I've loved this one since I got it as an imp forever and a half ago. I have no idea why I never wrote it up.

 

If I hadn't seen it listed in the notes, I'd never have guessed that there is rose in here. The jasmine and myrrh are by far the strongest notes on me. The first few hours, I'm in my own little cloud of jasmine, and finally the myrrh takes over, making me feel candylike.

 

I feel womanly, rather than feminine.

Despite the oakmoss (asthma in a bottle. Bah.), I completely adore this.

It's figgy and dark (I'm attributing that to the vetiver), dry and rich. It smells like a heavy wool sweater feels.

 

It smells wonderful on me, not too masculine, but I bet it would smell amazing on a man.

 

I feel like I should save this for deep, rainy days, but I won't - I don't know that I could buy a bottle (that whole keep breathing thing), but I will definately use up my imp.