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    Imp: Damn, the caramel comes through strongly. I have no hope for this one. - applied to middle of right forearm

    Wet: all caramel :D

    Dry: caramel with a hint of cinnamon, damnit.

    1 hour later: damn caramel. One stupid note blocks the currant, patchouli, tobacco, cinnamon, sandalwood and whatever tf muguet is. :D

    Verdict: Not a keeper. I don't like foody scents but since it was only one note in a blend with so many other notes I love, I hoped it would be drowned out. Nope. :P

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    WESTERN DIAMONDBACK:

     

    Imp: Thankfully the leather is well-buried. - applied to middle of left forearm

    Wet: Mostly sandalwood + sage + Snake Oil

    Dry: Mostly sandalwood. Just nice and clean. A bit too squeaky clean to be Snake Oil, iykwim :P

    1 hr later: It's faded a lot. I can pull out the leather, tonka, sage, sandalwood and Snake Oil.

    Verdict: Feh, not a keeper. There's too many snakes I like and this one just doesn't really appeal to me.

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    TEMPLE VIPER:

     

    Imp: A sweeter Hellion. - applied to side of left wrist

    Wet: Sugary ... cream of wheat? with flowers. Weird. the hell?

    Dry: I can still smell the random cream of wheat note. With a mix of floral Snake Oil. This is the weirdest damn thing BPAL has done on my skin yet.

    1 hr later: Ohfuckyeah, cream of wheat is gone, this is just now well-blended sweet Hellion-flavored Snake Oil. :D

    Verdict: Keeper. :P

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    SAW-SCALED VIPER:

     

    Imp: Just red ginger, that's it. - applied to back of left hand

    Wet: Yep, just ginger

    Dry: Hello ginger, meet your Top, cassia. Ladies, please, stop fighting.

    1 hr later: Cassia, you won. Congrats. Go find a new home. :P

    Verdict: Not a keeper. I don't like Cassia single note which precisely what this approximates on my skin :D

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    KING COBRA:

     

    Imp: Just spicy Snake Oil. Bad spicy (yeah, I wish I could pull out the notes but my nose is not that sophisticated :P ). - applied to middle of right forearm

    Wet: Yeah, it's not pretty.

    Dry: Ooo, this pretties up. Nice spicy now.

    1 hr later: Huh. Now its just weirdly spicy.

    Verdict: Not a keeper.

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    HABU:

     

    Imp: Hmph, a woody Snake Oil. Different. I like it. - applied to side of right wrist

    Wet: More Snake Oil than woods

    Dry: Woody yet sexy. Hm. Perhaps a male scent. :P

    1 hr later: Same as dry, slightly sexier.

    Verdict: Not a keeper. It's sexy but not my kind of sexy. If I had a man though, I'd be insisting he try it. :D

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    GREEN TREE VIPER: Snake Oil with four mints, bergamot, and green tea.

     

    Imp: Hello there, Andes mint candies. - applied to back of right hand

    Wet: Andes candies and green tea

    Dry: More Snake Oil, less mint - yay!

    1 hr later: Mint is gone, now it is bergamot and green tea Snake Oil.

    Verdict: Not a keeper

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    DEATH ADDER:

     

    Imp: The glory of black-n-white moving picture shows! The darkness of vetiver and opoponax against the cool smoothness of coconut and vanilla. I feel dirty sniffing this :P and I love it - applied to the middle of the left forearm

    Wet: Same, love it.

    Dry: Yep, Snake Oil, dark and dirty.

    1hr later: Mm, the seedy side of Snake Oil. I really like this.

    Verdict: Keeper.

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    COTTONMOUTH:

     

    Imp: Pretty flowers! Synthenesia says Peach! like this - applied to left wrist

    Wet: Pretty flowers over Snake Oil, still getting the color Peach O.o

    Dry: Mostly the flowers. I wish I could place each of the noted flowers. I'm not sure which is the dominant note. I can barely detect any Snake Oil at all.

    1hr later: Different top note, still a floral I can't identify though. :D Snake Oil is surfacing.

    Verdict: Keeper. I want to keep it until I figure it out! :D :P

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    CORAL SNAKE:

     

    Imp: All I'm getting is the plumeria and apples. :P - applied to back of left hand

    Wet: Okay, I'm getting some snake oil below those two notes, which is an interesting mix!

    Dry: Weird, I'm not getting lemon at all and normally I amp that. Still, mostly apple and plumeria (thank you, Bath & Bodyworks for enabling me to distinguish those notes! :D).

    1hr later: Apple is gone, now plumeria and gardenia are battling it out.

    Verdict: Not a keeper. This smells like something I would have picked up at B&BW, sniffed and put down. It's nice but not me.

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    BANDED SEA SNAKE:

     

    Imp: Soft green, mossy Snake oil - nummy! - applied to middle of right forearm

    Wet: mm, mostly just snake oil but its a tempered snake oil, softer a bit and yes, greener.

    Dry: Yes, a softer, greener Snake Oil.

    1hr later: Mm, this is the Snake Oil to curl up and cuddle with. After brushing teeth as I'm getting a vague mint note in here.

    Verdict: Keeper.

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    AUSTRALIAN COPPERHEAD:

     

    Imp: Mm, berry-'nilla goodness - applied to right wrist

    Wet: neroli-vanilla-snakeoil.

    Dry: Mmm, this blended well. The vanilla remains the easiest note to pull out but I just love this blend.

    1hr later: Sharper than the Asp Viper, a different sort of sexy. Red silk.

    Verdict: Keeper.

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    ASP VIPER:

     

    Imp: WOWRED. Sharp myrrh and almond. - applied to back of right hand

    Wet: Softer red, heavy on the almond, not so much anything else.

    Dry: Okay, much softer, I'm getting it all now, the almond, the myrrh, the mandarin, the Snake Oil, I can distinguish every note.

    1hr later: A soft, red, oozing sexiness.

    Verdict: Keeper.

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    The Ecstasy of Infatuation:

     

    Imp: Grapefruit, ginger, floral sweetness, definitely reminds me of the drink inspired by this scent at the MNS! - applied to back of left hand

    Wet: Grapefruit and nothing but :P

    Dry: Ugh, I have no idea what this would be called. Whatever ugly things musk and lemon can do in an alley, that's what this is. Ick.

    Verdict: Not a keeper. :D

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    The Agony of Loss:

     

    Imp: Cedar! And other things I don't know. Seems masculine to me. - applied to middle of right forearm

    Wet: Mm, lavendar and sandalwood, it's a bit sweeter now.

    Dry: Mostly sandalwood, still some lavender, something sweet that I can't identify, no smoke at all.

    Verdict: It's kind of on the edge, but ... Keeper.

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    The Agony of Heartache:

     

    Imp: All sage (clary?) and patchouli - applied to side of right wrist

    Wet: Citrus! :P Tiniest bit of berry sweetness

    Dry: Mm, nearly all blackberry! With a nice touch of sage to temper it a bit. The dread citrus is all gone! And didn't leave behind any trace of powder!* :D

    Verdict: Keeper.

     

    * Usually, anything citrus goes first to lemon then to lemon-scented powder on me. :D

  24. Posted · Edited by lissalissa · Report reply

    In the imp: lemony.

     

    On me: ..remember when you were little and you'd squeeze the bottle of talcum powder so there was a giant little mushroom cloud of talc and anyone walking into the room would immediately a: know what you did and b: start coughing? :P That's it. Talc explosion + a spritz of lemon on me.

     

    So, yes. Definitely a working oil, not one to wear. At least for me.

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