Ryokumuji

Soapy, green, very pretty flower scent. I've seen people use the term soapy in a negative sort of context but I think it's actually very pretty in this scent. Sometimes, lily can be super grossly sweet on my skin, to the point that it makes me kinda feel sick. When I saw this imp I was thinking, "This probably won't work out too well!" Nope, this scent is actually extremely nice! There is something sort of "darker" lurking beneath the surface. This is very feminine and nice. It goes ever so slightly powdery on my skin, but I'd rather that than the super sickly sweet I usually get from lily! I could imagine myself getting a bottle of this.

All pumpkin in the bottle, but on my skin, the Dorian really comes out. This scent strikes me as being quite foody. The pumpkin in this one is different than what's found in Jack, the only other pumpkin scent I've really tried. I think the reason I didn't like Jack was because of the clove, which I honestly do not detect at all in this scent. I don't detect any typical pumpkin spices in this scent actually. The pumpkin is buttery and sweet, almost syrup like, so I'd say it's more like a baked pumpkin sort of scent. The scent of Dorian's musky vanilla tea blends extremely well in this. This is a great fall/winter scent. If you like foody blends, then this is a great choice.

Out of the bottle this is ALL pomegranate and it greatly reminded me of Persephone... But once it hits my skin, it's a different story. It's fruity, sweet and candy like. This doesn't say there's anything like lemon in it but it reminds me of lemon drops coated in sugar. I do wish the pomegranate had stuck around because I love that note. If you're looking for something pleasantly candy like that isn't going to give you a stomach ache, TGAoV is for you.

Oh wow! This one has really surprised me. It smells so grassy, which I didn't think I'd like that much but... It's really nice! As it stays on my skin a bit of citrus comes out too. I didn't think I'd like something like this but I think it's so pretty. Reminds me of Embalming Fluid a bit actually. They're both different enough from each other that I'd keep and wear both though. This would be a wonderful spring/summer scent.

I was a little worried this would be overwhelmingly sweet but... It's not bad. I can tell there is a drop of cinnamon in there but the fruit that I'm smelling the most is grape. The pomegranate comes out as it stays on my skin. I like this enough to use my imp but if I wanted a grapey scent, I'd reach for Titania before this one.

I really wanted this to work on me but I'm sort of undecided. I like the notes, I like the name, the concept, but... Someone upthread said it reminded them of Lysol which I can totally see. It also reminds me of the Clorox wipes I use to clean my kitchen. I don't think I can wear this with those associations in my head.

This is all bubblegum on my skin and in the bottle. The super sugary sweet pink kind with a drop of... mint???? Now I know there can't be any mint in this but it smells an awful lot like some mint gum a co-worker gave me the other day. Actually this is making me feel kinda ill in the pit of my stomach. Regardless of that, this is just so not me. Jailbait definitely does smell childish... Not the type of image I want to project to the world.

How did I not post a review for this one?! I just love it. Initially, Dorian is very lemony smelling with and underlying hint of soapiness that at first I was worried about. Once on my skin though, the soapiness goes away leaving sweet musky lemon and vanilla scent with a hint of tea. I didn't really expect this one to be such a winner. Definitely worthy of a bottle.

This is all cake at first. But as it dries down, it does go oatmeal cookie! A spiciness comes out on the dry down that does make me think of oatmeal cookies with cinnamon and nutmeg. It doesn't seem very boozy at all. It's all cake, milk, and honey that reminds me of tasty oatmeal cookies. I like this a lot. Delicious~ Edit: After testing this out for a day, this blend gets syrupy sweet and gross on me. No more oatmeal cookies, just a gross, sweet, rotten mess. Whhhhhhhhy!?

Buttery pastries with roses! I swear there might even be a little honey drizzled into this. I don't detect any blackcurrant or fruit in this scent at all. I'm not sure how I feel about this. It's almost to the point of being too sweet and too buttery, but the rose keeps it in check. The combination of the pastries and roses also makes this perfume unique, which I like. It's not a combo I've smelt or a pairing I would have come up with. I could see myself wearing my imp, but I don't think I would use up a bottle of this one. Not a scent I'd want to slather because on me, it has a lot of throw. Edit: After doing a long skin test of this, I don't think I can even see myself wearing the imp. It just gets so syrupy, sickly, sweet after awhile.

This was terribly butter like in the imp and initially on my skin. Once applied, the spices and peach totally drown out that butter scent, and I can still smell the pumpkin on my skin. The spices totally remind me of apple cider. Actually, this would be more comparable to a sweet peachy pumpkin bread that's super moist, fresh out of the oven, with just a little butter spread on top. An awesome fall scent but I think foodies would like this too. I could imagine wearing this at other times of the year too because it's so tasty.

Eat Me in the imp has a fruity vanilla buttery cake smell. Matches the description perfectly! Once on my skin, the buttery cake note backs down considerably. It's still there, but it's not "BUUUUUUUUUUTTER LOL~" like it was on the intial application. The currant note fades back too. It turns into a slightly fruity, slightly cakey, vanilla musk. The vanilla note is pretty sweet. Gives me visions of a sweet little angel food cake smothered in vanilla frosting topped with a handful of berries! I'm pretty sure the vanilla note in this one is the same as the one used in Zephyr, although I'm enjoying Eat Me more than Zephyr. Final Thought: Like it! I really like the slight muskiness that it has to it that I wasn't expecting. I don't know if that's just a skin chemistry thing but I've seen people say as Eat Me ages, a red musk note seems to pop out. Funny because I thought red musk didn't work on me, but perhaps I must stand corrected!

Woody and spicy with a strange untone of sweetness. I'm not sure about how most of the notes in this one smell on an individual level, unforunately. This scent is not me at all.

Frimp from the lab... This is super SWEET. Doesn't seem aquatic to me at all, just has a super funky, gross, sweet floral scent. Gotta wash this off.

Frimp from the lab. This is a dark resinous floral scent. And totally not me.

I REALLY want to like this but this smells very much like old lady perfume to my nose. It reminds me strongly of the times my grandmother would bring me over to her retirement building to visit with her and her friends. This is what their perfumes smelled like. While I like the memories this blend brings back, I don't want to wear "old lady" perfume! I wish I had the sexy, sensual, exotic impressions that other people mentioned in their reviews. Although, I suppose I wouldn't mind wearing this at home just for the nice cozy feelings it brings up.

@ astarinel - All your reqs sound great! I'm hoping to have good luck with "Eat Me" because it sounds like what I'm really looking for, but I know others haven't had good luck with it. Here's crossing my fingers.

Frimp! I love the apricot note, and this is making me want to try more BPALs with this note. It's lovely and sweet. But I do not like patchouli. At all. It's just not something I want to smell like. It gives this that pure wet dirt smell, like you had dropped a juicy apricot straight into the dirt. I'm VERY torn on this one. I love the juicy delicious apricot note... But the patchouli is gross. But the sweet delicious apricot makes it bearable! But I could probably find another BPAL that smells as sweet, delicious, and juicy minus the patchouli.

This smelt very green in the bottle, surprisingly! The release version has always made me think of light purple. That intial greeness fades when applied to my skin. This version of Titania is very floral. The release version is more fruity on my skin, and fairly heavy on the grape. As this dries down though, the fruit definitely comes out to play. This also seems more peachy than the release. Very beautiful!

Powdery, clean, cotton with a hint of musk. It reminds me of cotton blossom hand soap my mom has, but this scent isn't really "soapy". There is also an underlying sweetness to it. It definitely evokes the image of a fuzzy little bunny. It's an innocent sort of scent. I like it.

Juicy, delicious fruit! It's sort of candy like, and there is a hint of booze. I'm pretty sure there is mango and pineapple in this, possibly also coconut. It gets a tiny bit more boozy as it dries down on my skin. This is a wonderful summer scent. Love it.

Normally, I am an all floral/fruity kind of girl... But lately I want to smell like... cakes and sweets! I definitely have "Eat Me" thrown into my next imp pack. I find a lot of the Mad Tea Party line falls towards foody. Alice's Evidence smelled like rum raisin cinnamon toast, and I really enjoyed it. I also remember Alice smelling like spiced delicious cake too but it was one of the very first BPALs I tried, haven't retried since, so that's probably gonna get thrown in my order anyway. I hope to get some GC recommendations, as I'm not into hunting down LEs. Thanks guys!

When I first tried this as a frimp months and months ago, I wasn't even willing to put this on my skin so I never reviewed it, threw it in the back of my imp box, and forgot about it. My tastes lately have been changing though, so I pulled this one out again to play. Alice's Evidence smells like a delicious rum and spice cake with pieces of plum baked in. I've never been into foody sorts of scents and I did hate this when I first got it but I would wear this now. It's yummy and would be an awesome fall scent. But to heck with it, I'm wearing it out tonight!

Frimp from the lab. Oh my gosh, it's soap! Pure soap! I always wondered what people meant when a blend smelled soapy... This one starts out as smelling like dish washing liquid, the green kind. But as it dries down on my skin, that super soap smell fades away into a very pretty floral, with a purple feel to it. It stays pretty "clean" smelling though. I'll wear it but probably not that often.

Green herbs slithering through mint, lime and lavender. Frimp from the lab. Not a scent I would have ever picked on my own. Envy starts out as VERY minty on my skin. Makes me think of minty gum. The herbs are in there too. As it dries down, the lavender comes out in a big way. And while the lavender is pretty, I definitely don't like the herbal mintiness of this one. Sadly, I get no lime at all which is a note I really like a lot.