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Imp #5: Sea of Glass "Upon the Sea of Glass, glowing with the perfection of spiritual union and the radiance of true wisdom, rests the throne of God. A scent of inimitable purity, crystalline grace, and limitless light." Note: Mid cycle. Imp fresh from the Lab. In the bottle: Pleasantly citrus and... lily? Gardenia? Very fresh. Somewhat as I would imagine the edge of the sea in Narnia with Reepicheep sailing away. "Where the waves grow sweet...There is utter east." On me: Wet, I get a lemony fresh almost cleaning product smell, but that goes away fairly quickly. On drydown, I have a fresh, gentle floral aquatic. 1 hour+ later: Stays fairly true to original drydown. It is rather lovely, not an annoying floral, but it is floral none the less. I don't know how much I will wear it.

Imp #4: Anne Bonny "A blend of Indonesian red patchouli, red sandalwood, and frankincense." Note: Mid cycle. Imp fresh from the Lab. In the bottle: It smells like salt-water soaked teak, the smell of a sailing ship! On me: Knocked back a little -- mellowed. More feminine. Less patchouli. I like this red patchouli much better than the patchouli in Lust. I still get a whiff of the salt spray. It doesn't seem to have changed much at all, in general. 1 hour+ later: Same as when I first put it on. I like this very much, especially since I enjoy sailing. [Edit] Anne Bonny has proven to me that it is entirely possible to have too much of a good thing. After liking it so much I applied more so that it wouldn't be just on my wrists, and OMG strong & headachey! It took a while to calm down, but by the end of the night it was back to happy pirateishness.

Imp #2: Lust "red musk, patchouli, ylang ylang and myrrh." Note: Early in the cycle. Imp fresh from the Lab. In the bottle: This smells rather perfumey to me. And red. Like Red Door? Or is that just a totally dissociated scent memory? On me: The "perfuminess" is starting to mellow. I'm not sure what it is I don't like. Is it the patchouli? Is it the ylang ylang? I'm not sure I've ever smelled red musk or myrrh. 1 hour+ later: This has mellowed down to a light incensy scent, like old books in a sacred library, or the library at Hogwarts, yes, I think this is a Hermione Granger scent -- at least on me. It isn't the lust I was looking for, though. *tear*

Note: Mid cycle. Imp fresh from the Lab. In the bottle: Faint and hard to capture. Sweet, mossy... On me: Licorice! OMG LICORICE! 1 hour+ later: The licorice has gone away, and it is now a mild, vaguely spicy, unitentifiable second skin scent. I like it, but I'm afraid to put much on and have to wait out the initial stage.

Imp #6: Hamadryad "Seven dry woods with mossy lichen and a gentle breeze of forest flowers." Note: Mid cycle. Imp fresh from the Lab. In the bottle: Faint and hard to capture. Sweet, mossy... On me: Licorice! OMG LICORICE! 1 hour+ later: The licorice has gone away, and it is now a mild, vaguely spicy, unitentifiable second skin scent. I like it, but I'm afraid to put much on and have to wait out the initial stage.

Bewitching Brews Aeval Anne Bonny Blood Kiss Eclipse Hamadrayd Ouija Penny Dreadful Scherezade Séance Swank Diabolus Black Phoenix Djinn Phantom Excolo Pannychis Queen Mab Funereal Oils Dance of Death Limited Editions Beltane Love Potions Libertine O Salomé Seraglio Whip The Muses Melpomene Sin & Salvation: The Bow & Crown of Conquest Lust Sea of Glass Sin Tzadikim Nistarim Somnium Temple of Dreams Wanderlust Athens Delphi Florence Neo-Tokyo Prague Tintagel

Note: Mid cycle. Imp fresh from the Lab. In the bottle: Pleasantly citrus and... lily? Gardenia? Very fresh. Somewhat as I would imagine the edge of the sea in Narnia with Reepicheep sailing away. "Where the waves grow sweet...There is utter east." On me: Wet, I get a lemony fresh smell, but that goes away fairly quickly. On drydown, I have a fresh, gentle floral aquatic. 1 hour+ later: Stays fairly true to original drydown. It is rather lovely, not an annoying floral, but it is floral none the less. I don't know how much I will wear it.

Note: Mid cycle. Imp fresh from the Lab. In the bottle: It smells like salt-water soaked teak, the smell of a sailing ship! On me: Knocked back a little -- mellowed. More feminine. Less patchouli. I like this red patchouli much better than the patchouli in Lust. I still get a whiff of the salt spray. It doesn't seem to have changed much at all, in general. 1 hour+ later: Same as when I first put it on. I like this very much, especially since I enjoy sailing. [Edit] Anne Bonny has proven to me that it is entirely possible to have too much of a good thing. After liking it so much I applied more so that it wouldn't be just on my wrists, and OMG strong & headachey! It took a while to calm down, but by the end of the night it was back to happy pirateishness.

Note: Mid cycle. Imp fresh from the Lab. In the bottle: This smells like French double milled soap! The cherry is coming out a lot in it. I am getting the metallic, too. Like wet, fruity, finely milled soap on the side of a steel wash tub, in the cold mountain air, where you poar fresh water over your head from a pitcher. On me: Cherry is moving back on drydown. Yay! (Why does my right wrist smell totally different from my left? It's cherry +5.) 1 hour+ later: Clean, metalic. I think that clean sharpness is the ozone. The fruit is gone, except maybe as the faintest hint of sweetness. This is a very clean scent on me. Not what I was expecting, but I think it will be good for work wear. Also, it's very light.

Imp #3: Neo-Tokyo Note: Mid cycle. Imp fresh from the Lab. "Urban metallics and an ozone-tinged breath of electric light mingled with reedy bamboo, crisp mountain air, cherry blossoms, delicate orchid and a splash of playful, wet fruits." In the bottle: This smells like French double milled soap! (In a good way.) The cherry is coming out a lot in it. I am getting the metallic, too. Like wet, fruity, finely milled soap on the side of a steel wash tub, in the cold mountain air, where you poar fresh water over your head from a pitcher. On me: Cherry is moving back on drydown. Yay! (Why does my right wrist smell totally different from my left? It's cherry +5.) 1 hour+ later: Clean, metalic. I think that clean sharpness is the ozone. The fruit is gone, except maybe as the faintest hint of sweetness. This is a very clean scent on me. Not what I was expecting, but I think it will be good for work wear. Also, it's very light.

Note: Early in the cycle. Imp fresh from the Lab. In the bottle: This smells rather perfumey to me. And red. Like Red Door? Or is that just a totally dissociated old scent memory? (Was there red musk in the perfume I used to wear?) On me: The "perfuminess" is starting to mellow. I'm not sure what it is I don't like. Is it the patchouli? Is it the ylang ylang? I'm not sure I've ever smelled red musk or myrrh. 1 hour+ later: This has mellowed down to a light incensy scent, like old books in a sacred library, or the library at Hogwarts, yes, I think this is a Hermione Granger scent -- at least on me. It isn't the lust I was looking for, though. *tear*

I decided to try O first. Here goes: "The scent of sexual obsession, slavery to sensual pleasure, and the undercurrent of innocence defiled utterly. Amber and honey with a touch of vanilla." Note: Early in the cycle. Imp fresh from the Lab. In the bottle: This is much sweeter than I expected! Something sharp... but not in a bad way, more bright. I don't know why I didn't expect it to be sweet, looking at the description "Amber and honey with a touch of vanilla." The honey is shouting out here, with a sort of Sweet-Tart-ish tang. On me: A little mellower, less sweet. The amber is coming out more. The vanilla is just giving it an extra zing. I'm not sure I put enough on to really get a wet stage and a drydown stage. My skin kind of soaked it up before I had a chance to order my thoughts. 1 hour+ later: It still has throw, despite the fact that I only applied a little. I was smelling it a tiny bit as I went about my tasks around the house, without having to sniff at my wrists. It isn't what I expected from other reviews. On me now, it is like warm, aching desire. I'm glad it has morphed into this. Here I go to put a little more on.

After O, I'm really thinking that I like amber on me. I love how it came out after it developed. I agree that I really love the concept of the scent reacting to my skin, and changing. In this case, I'm really glad it did, because at first, I was like, "Yiye! Sweet Tarts!"

I just received my first order from the lab, and I can't wait to try it out! Of course, it's something I will do better to avoid, since I am about to go out and join friends, and I have no idea of my body chemestry. Still, I will try one tomorrow morning. I received my order: Anne Bonny, Blood Kiss, Hamadrayd, Scherezade, Swank, O, Lust, Sea of Glass, Sin, Neo-Tokyo, Prague, and Tintagel. Plus, I received two free imps: Seraglio The Bow and Crown of Conquest Funnily enough, the package smelled a lot like stepping into Raven's Nest Herbals. From that, I really feel that true oils were used.

I have several concerns with scent usage, as follows: 1) I have rather dry skin, and I am afraid that I will need to be a slatherer. I would like to have good unscented lotion that I can use to couteract this, but I don't know what to look for. There was a thread, but I lost track of it. I am alergic to some things, so I have to look for a number of options, just in case. Right now, I am using 100% Cocoa Butter, which -- logically -- makes me smell faintly of chocolate. On the other hand, I had good staying power in the past with just a few drops of Planitary Perfumes on the pulse points. 2) I would like to find (or make) good unscented moisturizing soap, shampoo & conditioner that would work well, and also not conflict with my BPAL scents. For reference, currently, I use Oil of Olay bar soap with shea butter, Aussie Moist shampoo, Garnier Nutrisse Sleek & Shine conditioner. I also use leave in conditioner. My favorite is Sheer Blonde spray in, but I am now using Garnier Nutrisse, or Sheer Blonde detangler & shine gel. Some of this should become unnessisary after I cut a good two feet off of my hair, but I'm not sure how soon that will happen.

Thanks. That looks really good. I'm not allergic to any of the ingredients. I'm surprised at them, though, because Shea butter often has a strong scent. Ha ha! Well, I know that I don't really like the scent of sandalwood insense, so that probably bodes well for me and my idea of "woodsy scents". Then again, the sandalwood note may be totally different from burning it! Thanks for commenting , filigree_shadow!

I decided to try O first out of my first BPAL order. Here goes: Note: Early in the cycle. Imp fresh from the Lab. In the bottle: This is much sweeter than I expected! Something sharp... but not in a bad way, more bright. I don't know why I didn't expect it to be sweet, looking at the description "Amber and honey with a touch of vanilla." The honey is shouting out here, with a sort of Sweet-Tart-ish tang. On me: A little mellower, less sweet. The amber is coming out more. The vanilla is just giving it an extra zing. I'm not sure I put enough on to really get a wet stage and a drydown stage. My skin kind of soaked it up before I had a chance to order my thoughts. 1 hour+ later: It still has throw, despite the fact that I only applied a little. I was smelling it a tiny bit as I went about my tasks around the house. It isn't what I expected from other reviews. On me now, it is like warm, aching desire. I'm glad it has morphed into this. Here I go to put a little more on.

I finally realized that there was something in the swaps forum for me, even before I got my first order -- the sales area. From fruitycake's sales: Bewitching Brews Eclipse Ouija Séance Diabolus Black Phoenix Phantom Love Potions Libertine Salomé Somnium Temple of Dreams Wanderlust Florence [Edit]Received 1/12/07.

Order from littleone101701's for sale. Bewitching Brews Aeval Penny Dreadful Diabolus Djinn Excolo Pannychis Queen Mab Funereal Oils Dance of Death Limited Editions Beltane Love Potions Whip The Muses Melpomene Sin & Salvation Tzadikim Nistarim Wanderlust Athens Delphi [Edit:] Received today 1/20/07.

Here's the grouping I expect them to fall into: Woodsy: Anne Bonny - A scent several people recommended for Zoe -- woodsy & sexy to boot! Tintagel - ancient magical forest! Hamadrayd - I remember fiddledragon especially liking this one - deciduous forest. Aquatic: Sea of Glass - it sounds so clean & makes me think of Ys. Also recommended by zankoku_zen. Neo-Tokyo - Recommended for Serenity & Steam Punk, according to zankoku_zen. Prague - After all the raves on Danube on the Aquatics post, people said this was the river version of the saltier Danube. Sexy: Blood Kiss - debated between this and Blood Rose for all the reviews, went with zankoku_zen's rec. O - "defiled utterly" sounds more my style than "sugared with vanilla". Lust - Lust in a bottle & highly recommended in the sexy stuff thread & by zankoku_zen. - Slinky subset: Swank - Pommegranate (my favorite fruit) that doesn't sound too sweet like Persephone. Recs in sexy thread. Sin - Described as slinky in a dark blue dress. - Exotic subset: Scherezade - Exotic, highly recommended on the sexy thread & by zankoku_zen.

I ordered them on the 5th, so I definitely won't get them until after Christmas. I'll let you know, though.

Unlike the Firefly post, there are few suggestions in the Tolkein post for what actually exists. I am trying to revive the thread & steer it that way, though.

Thanks for your help, zankoku_zen. I am now placing my first order for the following imps: Bewitching Brews: Anne Bonny Blood Kiss Hamadrayd Scherezade Swank Love Potions: O Sin & Salvation: Lust Sea of Glass Sin Wanderlust: Neo-Tokyo Prague Tintagel

Ok, I've gone through the Sexy, Smutty, Seductive, Proactive thread about as much as I can stand -- 15 pages. I was looking for specific categories, and of course it all depends on what makes you feel good about yourself, but: 13 #20 Love Oil Aizen-Myoo Alice Anne Bonny Antique Lace Antony Arachne Aureus Baghdad Baobhan Sith Bastet Bathsheba Bathsheba Bearded Lady Beaver Moon Bengal Bewitched Bewitched Black Dahlia Black Lotus Black Opal Black Opal Black Phoenix Bliss Blood Amber Blood Amber Blood Countess Blood Kiss Blood Lotus Blood Rose Bordello Brisingamen Carnal Carnivale Casanova Cerebus Chaste Moon Chimera Coiled Serpent Come To Me Crucible of Courage Dana O'Shee Debauchery Depraved Desire Dia de los Muertos Dirty Dorian Dragon's Heart Dragon's Milk Elegba Embalming Fluid Eve Fae Faustus Fenris Wolf Fire of Love Follow Me Boy Formula 54 Freak Show French Creole Frost Moon Glasya Gluttony Golden Priapus Grog Harlot Haunted Hecate Hellcat Hellfire Hell's Belle Hetairae Hollywood Babylon House of Night Hunger Hunter Moon Incantation Jack Jailbait Juliet Kali La Belle Au Bois Dormant La Belle Dame Sans Merci La Petite Mort Lampades Laudanum Lenore Lilith Lolita Love Me Loviatar Lust Malic Marquise de Merteuil Masquerade Mata Hari Midnight Mi-Go Morgause Morgause Morocco Nemesis New Orleans Noir O Old Athens Old Morocco Old Port Au Prince Old Scratch Old Shanghai Old Sybaris Omen Othello Persephone Perversion Pink Moon Psyche Queen Queen Mab Queen of Hearts Queen of Sheba Rakshasa Rapture Ravenous Red Devil Red Moon Regan Rose Red Sacred Whore of Babylon Salome Samhain Scherezade Seraglio Silentium Amoris Sin Siren Snake Charmer Snake Oil Snow Bunny Snow White Snow White Spanked Spellbound Spooky Storm Moon Succubus Sudha Segara Sugar Skull Swank Tarot: Temperance Tarot: the Empress Tempest The Lion The Star The Unicorn Three Witches Tombstone Tzadikim Nistarim Undertow Urd Veil Velvet Venom Vixen Voodoo Wanda Wanton Water of Notre Dame Whip Wicked Xiuhtecuhtli Yog Sothoth Zombi The ones I am most interested in trying based on the comments are: Blood Kiss Blood Rose Love Me Loviatar Lust Morocco O Scherezade Silentium Amoris Sin Snake Charmer Snake Oil Spellbound Sudha Segara Swank The Lion Vixen

According to the General Recommendations Post , folks recommend the following aquatics: Amsterdam Apothecary Bayou Black Pearl Blue Moon City in the Sea Cold Moon Cthulhu Danube Desdemona Dragon's Tears Dublin Empyreal Mist Glasgow House of Mirrors Hurricane Jolly Roger La Bella Donna Della Mia Mente Lightning Lurid Mock Turtle's Lessons Neo-Tokyo Niflheim Obatala Old Glasgow Ophelia. Paris Penthus Prague R'lyeh Sea of Glass Shattered Szepassony Tarot:Temperance Tears The Isle of Demons The Lady of Shallot The Pool of Tears The Unicorn Two, Five & Seven Ulalume Undertow Virgo/Harlot Water of Notre Dame Yemaya Zephyr Some sound more floral, etc. I will need to see how my skin reacts. From the descriptions there, the most appealing look to be: Danube Empyreal Mist Jolly Roger Neo-Tokyo Niflheim Prague R'lyeh Sea of Glass