HennaFairy

in the bottle:

cherries and flowers…tulips? Roses?

 

wet:

cherry cough drops! Just a bit of spice or cinnamon underneath…

 

dry:

the cherry mellows and gets spicier (the woods?) yummy. Didn't last long (3 hours) and I have a headache now (I think it's unrelated but I wanted to keep track of it here)

 

overall:

Nice, wish it would last longer, need to try again to make sure it didn't cause my headache!

 

rating: 9/10

 

ETA: no, headaches are daily due to seasonal allergies. Upgrading this wonderful scent to a 9 rating!

in bottle:

flowers, I think lotus? A cross between lily and carnation…

 

wet:

lemon with patchouli and woods

 

dry:

same but jasmine and rose are there now, a nice meditative mix. Went through brief nose tickle phase but it passed. At times this is heavier floral than I prefer.

 

overall:

nice, I'll try again but it's not what I was hoping for.

 

rating: 6/10

in bottle:

yes it's sexy - musky roses? With incense?

 

wet:

I wasn't sure what amber smelt like, but this seems to fit the description perfectly. A sexy scent, very seductive but not in your face

 

dry:

more of the same! I do like it a lot, but it would be worn more when on the prowl for the way it makes me feel sexy.

 

Overall:

A keeper!

 

rating: 9/10

in bottle:
very alcoholy (trad perfumey…) smells like a perfume my mom would wear. seems like it will be heavy, not impressed (yet) - those were my first notes, now i've tried wearing it a week after that. WHAT was I thinking? It WAS the very first BPAL ever sniffed, and I guess I mis-read the musk.

wet:
slightly fruity with tea/musk. Much better than my first impression!

dry:
berries come out more. I keep sniffing as it gently morphs constantly but the notes never seem to change, just different ones move to the front or they age and change…

overall:
lovely!!! Only complaint is it didn't last as long, 4 hours and it was completely gone, most of the others were 6-8….

rating: 10/10

in the bottle:

herbally and a little cinnamon

 

first impressions on:

I can smell the orange and thyme - very herbally, nice blend

 

wearing it:

went SLIGHTLY soapy then passed, around that time also bothered my nose/throat just a little. Smells ok, but not great. by the end of the day it was fairly pleasant, but nowhere near that nice for the majority of the time.

 

overall:

not for me.

 

rating: 4/10

in the bottle:

sweet fruity floral - cantelope or honeydew melon hits me

 

first impressions on:

melon melon melon. As it dries some flowers join in, sweet but not sickening to me (yet anyway)

 

wearing it:

stays the same - borderline too sweet, but I still like it!

 

overall:

I have to be in the right mood for this. I'll definitely use the imp, we'll see about more….

 

rating: 7/10

i'm still VERY new at this, but my favorite so far is Kathmandu - smells like root or birch beer! then it mellows into cedar/sandalwood/incense. you may be interested in that, although maybe you are looking for less spice for summer? anyway, now i'll have to try some voodoo

bottle:

some menthol here - no wait it smells like - root beer??? Really it does. Good homemade root/birch beer (or birch bark from the tree)

 

first impressions on:

birch beer still (I'm talking the homemade pennsylvania dutch kind!), with some deeper spices underneath. Rounds out more as it dries, smelling more sandalwood and other things.

 

wearing it:

an invigorating medtitation/spiritual scent. Comforting and exotic at the same time…. Woody and spicy but fresh.

 

overall:

if it's this good each time I use it, definitely bottle time!!! (reservations about how long it lasts based on other reviews, I'll see. i may be reviewing prematurely hehe)

 

rating: 10/10

 

(Edited for new rating system (1-10 rather than 1-5) - this is still a favorite!!!)

in the bottle:

wildflowers

 

first impressions on:

green grass and wildflowers… I don't smell much berry. Very nice and refreshing, perfect for a spring day. Lightly sweet not sickening, the grass notes help keep it fresh.

 

wearing it:

dry the berries are still subtle but they're there. Smells amazing! Like youth, and spring. Reminds me of Demeter's "wet garden" which I love, only this lasts longer

overall:

Love it, would consider a bottle when I run out of the imp.

 

rating: 8/10

in bottle:

yum some menthol - very much a dark marine scent

 

first impressions on:

very minty when wet. As it dries deeper notes come out, woodsy (the juniper), herbally but still mint - a nice complexity, I was a little afraid that the mint would remain as strong as first sniff but that's not the case.

 

wearing it:

I really like the way this ages - wet, it was a "wake you up" type of scent, but now it's a wonderful calming blend. Really nice!

 

overall:

I can really see myself getting a bottle of this after the imp runs out…

 

rating - 8/10

second day of bpal (got my first order yesterday, tried shanghai last night)

 

in bottle:

smells a little like my favorite (unlabeled no name/source, it was a gift) incense… yeah i know that does not help you at all lol!

 

first impressions on skin:

yum - yes it is like my incense, I see great potential in this one. I smell the verbena along with just an incense smell. As it dries the mild spiciness of the other scents come out more.

 

later:

I smell more cedar/sandalwood. It's not as light as before but I think I like it still. It's a warm comforting scent.

 

Overall:

I like it - not enough for a bottle yet, but I will definitely wear again.

 

rating: 6/10

 

ETA: Wore this for the second time during PMS and it went soapy!! trying again tonight, so far, no soap. it just may be a borderline scent, I'll see if i have to downgrade my rating...

 

ETA: changed rating system and downgraded this one.

 

my first BPAL ever worn and my first review ever!!!!

 

(I got my first order yesterday and as i smelled all the imps, i am in AWE of how you guys can pick out notes!!!! i don't think i can come close with most of them, but i'll put in my 2 cents anyway!)

 

from bottle:

i get the impression of heather and wild roses - floral but not too heavy. (and wondered if i opened the wrong one...) (i didn't look up the official description until after smelling the bottles for my first impression)

 

on skin:

I love the clean light floral but fresh scent. Very light on, I can smell the honeysuckle now. So much lighter and better balanced than smelling the bottle. Love it!

 

later:

oh I wanted to love this. I did love this. But 5 minutes after I slathered it on (weaker than in the bottle!) I was going out the door and it went soapy/powdery. Not a bad soapy, but not good. I threw some black cat on to try to save the day, it helped but I now have to try that alone because the soapiness stayed a long time.

 

overall:

I may try again in another product or hair, not on skin. But I think I'll have to pass on this one.

 

sigh. not what i hoped for as my first BPAL experience. good thing there are another 500 or so to try

 

rating: 4/10

 

edited to add some notes, and rating