Phaedra777

Oh, I wanted this to work so badly. It sounded so good. But what I get is a very, very perfumey blend that makes me sort of headachey. It smells very like some well-known cologne, but I'm not able to put my finger on it at the moment.

On the other hand, my mother loved it. So I gave it to her.

I was worried about this when I first put it on, because I got sort of the same dry, stale smell I got with Queen of Sheba (oh, those almonds did not like me...) -- it smelled sort of like stale corn chips.

But thankfully that went away very quickly, and then I got lovely, lovely sugared currants. Which I'm still getting wafts of 3 hours later. Yum.

Oh man, oh man, oh man.

I've never been a fan of Dragon's Blood incense, but I've been wearing this for the last week. Sweet, rich, warm, and yes, very powerful, but not overpowering. I think it must be the musk that evens this out so beautifully.

Soft, sweet and woodsy. This is a very mellow and oddly comforting scent on me. Good throw, but I had to reapply after about 3 hours. But just gorgeous.

I'm happy to report that megalomania and desolation smell...really pretty. This reminds me of Chanel No. 5, as others have said, without the sneeziness. It's more "perfumey" on my skin than it was in the vial, but in a very soft and non-headachey way.

Spices, mums and a bit of smoke and resin in a rich creamy base. I'm not getting any ginger, but that's quite all right. This is gorgeous. I put a bit in my hair and I've had the guys at work trying to sniff my head unobtrusively all morning.

This smelled to me like a very upscale perfume -- lots of florals. It was also an extremely intense scent.

It was lovely, but unfortunately one of the reasons I love BPAL is that most department-store cologne makes me sneeze my head off, and Lucretia is, from an olfactory standpoint, hanging out with that crowd. I gave it to my mother, 'cause it's a beautiful scent, just not one that my nose will tolerate.

While this was wet it was heavy, chaotic florals. It dried to a lovely soft floral musk, but I'm not sure if I can bear sneezing for 20 minutes to get there. I really wanted to love this one.

This was a lovely, soothing citrusy smell...for about 5 minutes. And then it was gone, as if it had never been.