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In the imp: I'm mainly getting lavender and resins from this.

 

Wet: Lavender and resins. I am getting some gardenia and pear as well. The more this sits on my skin, the weirder it gets. It is now an herbal, resin-y pear scent. I'm not enjoying it.

 

It is becoming less sharp over time, and now it is pear dominant, with the herbs, resins, and florals in support. The gardenia and the herbal aspect of this blend is somewhat reminiscent to BPTP's Three Impossible Errands bath oil.

 

Dry: It's a rather odd scent. There's a sweet aspect from the pear, an herbal quality to it, and then the floral and resin-y components.

 

Verdict: This isn't really my cup of tea. I won't be purchasing a bottle of this before it is discontinued, but I will keep my imp of it since I'm collecting imps of all of the Mad Tea Party scents.

In the imp: A salty floral blend. I think there may be a lavender note in the floral component of this scent. I hope this ends up being more of a floral blend than an aquatic one. I'm generally not fond of aquatic scents.

 

Wet: The salty tears are the dominant note. This note, combined with the floral note, makes the blend veer into 'soapy' territory.

 

Okay, this is odd. The florals are more prominent now (although I am not getting any lavender on my skin), but this note, combined with the salty note, is giving me the impression of a bathroom cleaner. Oh no!

 

Dry: The blend seems to have rounded itself out now, but something in it is still off-putting. I think it is the floral component of this blend.

 

Verdict: I will stick to my sugary florals. I am going to keep my imp of this (as I want at least an imp of everything that has been in the Mad Tea Party collection), but I won't be upgrading this to a bottle.

I bought this because I love the combination of lavender and vanilla.

In the bottle (when it first arrived): The blend is lavender-dominant in the bottle. It is not an herbal or medicinal lavender; it's a sweet lavender. I'm not sure what cotton blossom smells like, but I think I can smell a bit of what must be that note, and a hint of bergamot as well. I really like the scent of it in the bottle (but then again, I am a lavender fiend)!

In the bottle after a week of settling: Sweet lavender, what I believe to be cotton blossom (although I am not familiar with the note), and a hint of bergamot and vanilla. I think I am getting a bit of the hinoki wood and oriental blossoms as well, but I am not familiar enough with those notes to know for certain.

Wet: Lavender is the dominant note! It is a sweet lavender, and the vanilla is making it even sweeter. I am loving this thus far! This is not as sweet as TKO, and I think the cotton blossom adds a bit of a 'clean' element to it. The other notes seem to be hiding in the background. If I inhale really deeply, I can detect a faint trace of them, but the sweet lavender and cotton blossom notes steal the show.

Dry: Sweet lavender, vanilla, cotton blossoms, and perhaps hint of the hinoki wood.

Verdict: I am so glad that I ordered a bottle! I'm not sure I need a back-up of this one (as I prefer TKO and Capax Infiniti), but I'll definitely be keeping my bottle.

I am reviewing this as a moisturizer (and not as a product that has been used in the bath).

 

This smells like something familiar (although not like anything I've tried in BPAL land). The black tea note is rather strong, followed by the vanilla orchid. I don't really smell the vanilla itself in the bottle. Oddly enough, I keep detecting something vaguely like a white fruit note even though there is no fruit note listed. It probably isn't a fruit note, but the combination of the tea and the orchid really reminds me of something, and I just cannot pinpoint it!

 

Once it hits my skin, I get the scent of the black tea and vanilla orchid that I could smell in the bottle, but it isn't as strong. I'm not really getting the vanilla absolute on my skin at this point. The orchid is the most prominent note, followed by the black tea, but the scent just seems to be getting fainter over time. I have to really press my nose to my arm to smell this one.

 

The scent doesn't really change. Alas, the vanilla absolute doesn't really emerge at all. It's a floral and tea scent.

 

I will keep my bottle and probably use it as a moisturizer on the days I choose to wear Dorian, but I won't be needing any more of this. I thought this would be my favorite BPTP Luper when I read the scent description on the website, but unfortunately, the vanilla I was hoping for doesn't show up on my skin, and the scent is light.

Upon opening the bottle, I think, “Chocolate!” The cacao is the dominant note, but I can smell the coconut and vanilla as well. This smells delicious.

 

Alas, it is not nearly as awesome on my skin as it was in the bottle. It isn't as chocolate-y on me, and I can see why someone might get suntan lotion for the coconut and shea notes, although it doesn't quite veer into that territory. The cacao note has become more prominent after this blend has been on my skin for a bit, but it is definitely a cacao note (and not the chocolate that I originally got from the bottle).

 

After a while, the cacao note mellows out, and the vanilla cream makes more of an appearance, but all of the notes are still present.

 

I will certainly keep my bottle, but I think the one bottle will suffice!

 

*edit* Almost an hour later, the scent rounds itself out even further, and the cacao, vanilla cream, and coconut notes remind me of a Magic Bar without the crust. Yum!

In the bottle: This is my favorite of the Luper blends that I ordered. Hopefully it will remain that way once it hits my skin! The bourbon vanilla note is the most prominent (huzzah!), followed by the white honey. The florals are present, but they are in the background. I love sugary florals, so unless my skin chemistry ends up hating the ylang ylang, this should be made of win.

I just applied this to half of my arm. It doesn't take long to sink in, and I can detect all of the notes in this blend. The florals are more prominent than they were in the bottle, but the bourbon vanilla note quickly claims its place on the center stage. Oh, this is lovely. The honey note doesn't seem to be one of the main players in this blend, because I just tested Fallen Woman hair gloss (which also has a white honey note), and it isn't very prominent on my skin. Maybe it adds to the general sweetness of this blend.

It's mostly just bourbon vanilla awesomeness now. The other notes have been confined to small background roles. I am in love.

Needless to say, I adore this! I will be needing back-ups of this one!

*edit* After a little over an hour has passed, the chamomile and ylang ylang emerge, but they stay close to the skin.

In the bottle, the pink carnation is the dominant note. It pretty much dominates all of the other notes in this blend. After much sniffing, I can get a bit of the rose, moss, and frankincense out of this. This scent does seem like it would be appropriate for spring, and I'm hoping that I get more of the sugared vanilla rose and pink peppercorn out of this once I spray the scent all over the room.

Once sprayed, the frankincense note is one of the prominent notes, and it smells like a frankincense and floral blend at first. I also sprayed this on a blanket, and I can smell the lemon peel note when I sniff the blanket, mingled with the floral notes (especially the strong pink carnation), moss, and frankincense. The scent on the blanket is sweeter (thanks to the lemon peel giving it a candy-like quality), and I prefer it to the scent of it in the room (which has mellowed out into frankincense, moss, and florals). The pink carnation is the strongest of the florals in this blend.

I like this, but I'm not in love with it. I will keep my bottle, but I won't need a back-up of this one.

When I first sniffed this in the bottle, it reminded me of something familiar. Eventually, I figured out what it is. The combination of the floral and the tobacco reminds me of Summer Lace (one of my favorite blends, although it contains a different floral note and a caramelized tobacco note). I can detect all of the notes in this. When it first arrived, the white honey note was the most prominent, but when I sniff it now, it is a rich, creamy scent of the florals, white honey, and then the tobacco.

 

In my damp hair, I can smell all the notes as well. The white honey seems to be the strongest, followed by the camellia, and then the tobacco. The tobacco in this does not make my hair smell like an ash-tray, for those who are concerned about that. It really does remind me of Summer Lace with a different floral note, minus the fruity notes and cognac, and with white honey in place of the vanilla cream. In other words, I love it! I can't stop sniffing my hair!

 

As my hair dries, the tobacco seems to be coming out more, adding a somewhat smoky quality to the scent (without making one smell like they are a smoker).

 

I will definitely be keeping my bottle, and I may buy another before it goes away.

I had to have a bottle of Playful Cat just because of the label art. I also wanted it because of the sweet tonka note.

In the bottle, it smells incense-y. I mostly get the smoky myrrh note, and a hint of something that reminds me a bit of a note in Hair Loosened and Soiled in Mid Orgies -- it's either the ambrette seed (which I know that Orgies contains) or the musk note.

When it is first sprayed, the myrrh note is quite prominent, and then it turns into a very powder-y scent. I had the boy walk into the livingroom to smell it, and he said it smelled like baby powder. (Note: He does not normally say this about scents.) I actually have to agree with him on that one. Once he said it, I couldn't stop smelling baby powder myself... well, a more expensive baby powder. Then, the myrrh note (and the note that reminds me of something in Hair Loosened and Soiled in Mid Orgies) returns.

I will update this review if the scent ends up changing after settling for a few days, but at the moment, I am not loving Playful Cat.

In the bottle: It has a candy-like quality to it that might somewhat reminiscent of a note one would expect from apple-flavored hard candy. That said, it is not a candy-like green apple scent like Rapunzel in Ballpoint. It reminds me of Golden Delicious apples! Golden Delicious apples are my favorite, and I am so happy to have a scent with a yellow apple note! It is definitely a wonderful sweet (not tart) apple scent.

 

Wet: When it hits my skin, the candy-like note is there for a few seconds, but then it is becomes the scent of a sweet, juicy yellow apple. I am loving this! It is strong, too!

 

Dry: It seems to be getting somewhat sweeter over time, and I am wondering if this syrupy sweetness can be attributed to the birch. I am not familiar with this note, but I am pretty sure it is not coming from the apple note itself (and I know it isn't the apple blossom).

 

Verdict: I adored the scent of this in the bottle and in the wet phase. Once it is dry for a while, it becomes less like an actual apple and more candy-like. The boy says that it smells like Jolly Ranchers and that he can smell it from across the room. I wouldn't compare it to a Jolly Rancher, but it does remind me of something, although I can't pinpoint what that something is at the moment. I will be keeping my bottle, but I will probably use this in a scent locket to prevent it from going too sweet on me. I'm also curious as to how this will age.

In the bottle when it first arrived: Upon opening the bottle, I get the sweet pea note. I have the single note, so I know it is the main floral I am getting in the bottle. However, the sugared cream note makes it a sweeter sweet pea (if that makes sense). I can smell another floral in the background that must be the cherry blossom. This is really promising!

In the bottle a few days later: The cherry blossom note is far more prominent after the blend has settled for a few days. However, I can still detect the sweet pea note.

Wet: I can detect all of the notes, but the cherry blossom note is the dominant note on my skin at the moment. It is really lovely. Although it is cherry blossom, I can detect cherry in the note (much like I get apple from the Lab's Annurca Apple Blossom single note before the blossom dominates). The sugared cream note is emerging more over time. It is more cream than sugar on me.

Dry: Ah, the 'sugared' part of the cream has made an appearance!

This has dried down to a sugared cream (like the kind one would eat with a scone) with cherry blossom.

Verdict: Absolutely lovely. I will definitely be keeping my bottle and may get a back-up bottle if I don't fall in love with too many scents from this Luper update.

*edit* On second wear, the sweet pea is more prominent on me than it was during the first wear, and the scent is even more gorgeous than it was before! I think this is going to age wonderfully. I may need a second bottle.

This one reminds me of candy! Another reviewer mentioned a candy necklace... I think that's an adequate description of this scent. I mainly get the sugar and the lemon, and then the peach, and after it settles for a while, I get the floral tea note (but it isn't nearly as strong as the other notes). I really like it! I wouldn't say that it is a winter scent as it is probably better suited for spring or summer, but it's very nice.

 

My decant is almost empty, and I will be needing a bottle!

This. Is. Amazing.

 

It starts off as intense mint, but the vanilla is definitely present, and it reminds me of a buttermint. As it starts to settle, though, it reminds me more of a minty buttercream frosting on top of a cupcake.

 

It actually has really great staying power despite it being a mint-dominant blend. I can walk into the room I've sprayed it in several hours later and still smell it. I even asked my boyfriend if he had sprayed some in one of the rooms once, but he hadn't -- it was just still going strong from when it had last been sprayed.

 

Needless to say, it smells delicious. My boyfriend walked into our apartment one day asking what smelled so delicious, and he was disappointed to discover that it was the atmosphere spray and not minty buttercream cupcakes.

 

This one is back-up worthy.

I have used this as an after-shower moisturizer a few times prior to writing this review.

 

I concur with what others have been saying: this does not smell like the perfume oil. It is heavy on the snow note, which seems to be more minty and far less sweet than the perfume oil. While the perfume oil is a chilly vanilla rose on me, the bath oil is mostly minty snow with a (I hate to say it...) disjointed rose note. I shall have to elaborate on what I mean by this. When the rose does emerge, it pokes out and does not have the chilly vanilla snow of the perfume oil complementing it. This bath oil still layers well with the perfume oil, and would layer well with other snowy scents as well, but it does not make me think 'Snow White with rose in place of the other florals' like the perfume oil does. I don't dislike it, but it was certainly wasn't what I was expecting.

 

I will keep my bottle, but I won't need a back-up of this one.

In the bottle: Definitely masculine, but more promising than I thought it would be. The lavender is prominent, but I can smell the clary sage, sweet oakmoss, and a bit of the leather as well.

 

Wet: I am mostly getting the lavender fougere and the leather. The lavender fougere is the most prominent note. I'm not a big fan of leather notes, but I'm finding that I can wear this one. I can smell the polish as well. The blend seems to be getting sweeter the longer this sits on my skin, and the florals are starting to peek out now.

 

Dry: Dapper, indeed! Mostly sweet oakmoss, clary sage, and a hint of leather. I hope that the bourbon vanilla comes out more as this ages.

 

Verdict: This was a pleasant surprise! I will definitely keep my bottle, but I don't need a back-up.

In the decant: Well, I am not sure exactly what I am smelling. Something in this did remind me of a frozen river at first, and I can detect some woods, but the more I smell this, the more I just don't know what I am smelling! Moss? Woodsmoke? Pickles!? I need to stop sniffing my decant now.

 

Wet: At first, I get something that registers as somewhat soapy to my nose – I am not sure if it is the snow note in this blend or the icy river. I definitely agree with those that have said this is rather masculine. I do get a sense of “grey” when I smell this.

 

Dry: This turned into a rather soapy aquatic on me.

 

Verdict: I'm glad that I was able to try it, but this just isn't my kind of scent.

In the decant: Sweet wine, currants, and resins.

 

Wet: I am getting the sweet wine and currants still, but the resins quickly became the strongest on my skin. The sweet wine and the currants are lingering in the background. I am not getting any of the snow at all. Unfortunately, I don't seem to be getting much of the tonka, either.

 

Dry: Fruity resins.

 

Verdict: Not my cup of tea. I'm glad I was able to try it, though!

 

*edit* I ended up using my decant in an oil burner, and it was a very lovely room scent with a decent amount of throw!

In the decant: The white tea note is the most prominent. There is a hint of something lemony as well.

 

Wet: The white tea is definitely there, and the lemon note is a lot stronger on my skin than it was in the decant. The lemon note seems to be stronger than the tea note at the moment. The spot on my skin on which I applied this feels a bit cool, and I think that must be the eucalyptus sap. The cooling effect seems to be getting stronger the longer this sits on my skin, but it's very light and refreshing.

 

Dry: It is becoming more aquatic now as the ambergris foam has become the dominant note. The tea note and the lemon note are still present, and the eucalyptus sap adds a nice coolness to the scent.

 

Verdict: I enjoyed this during the wet phase, but I'm not as fond of the drydown. I think I will keep the decant to wear on a warm summer day, but I don't need a bottle.

Here are some of the combinations I have used:

 

Hope and Fear Set Free, Hesiod's Phoenix, or Snake Charmer Res. with Implacable Beautiful Tyrant

 

Lambs-Wool, Poisoned Apple, or All Hallows' Apple with Caramel Apples and Ancient Oaks and Implacable Beautiful Tyrant or Morocco hair gloss

 

Snow White with Juniper and White Mint (and pretty much any scent with a snow or mint note... this hair gloss doesn't really interfere with any of my perfumes... it also goes well with scents like Squirting Cucumber)

 

Summer Lace with Lightning Storm

 

Sudsy She Wolf with El Dia de los Reyes

 

Shiny Furball with Tombstone

 

Snake Oil with any of the Snake Oil plus blends (of course )

 

Fairy Market with White Peach and Incense

 

Hair Loosened and Soiled in Mid Orgies with O

 

Dorian in the Pumpkin Patch with Pumpkin Ice Cream and Dorian hair gloss

 

I am sure I will come up with more later!

In the decant: This is so strong that I can smell it without even opening the decant! Very strong, salty caramel! I am not really getting the cookie note at all at this time.

 

Wet: Super salty caramel. It seems to be getting saltier the longer it sits on my skin. I can't believe how salty this is! I think there is a bit of almond extract or something similar in this blend as well. That note is seeming to fade away now, and the sea salt is taking a step back to reveal the caramel itself now. It's very rich and gooey. I am not really getting any cookie from this!

 

Dry: Very salty caramel.

 

Verdict: This is way too intense for me. I won't be keeping my decant, but if you like foodie scents with a lot of throw, you will probably enjoy this blend.

2013 version.

 

In the decant: Very minty snow... a very ozone-y snow.

 

Wet: A blast of ozone-y snow, but then the mint becomes more prominent the longer this sits on my skin. That said, the ozone-heavy snow is still pretty strong. The mint is actually rather calm, which I am rather surprised by given the description.

 

Dry: A soft mint, a hint of something green (perhaps pine?) and a bit of snow? It's very faint now.

 

Verdict: Not what I was expecting! There are several other snow and mint blends (scent and throw wise) that I prefer over this one, so I won't be needing a bottle.

In the decant: Intense pecans and a hint of pumpkin. I don't think I am going to like this one. It is very nutty.

 

Wet: There is a blast of pecans at first, but then the pumpkin quickly becomes the dominant note. Phew! The pecans are still present, but they are not nearly as intense as they were in the decant. Wait... perhaps I spoke too soon. The pecan note seems to be getting stronger over time, but the pumpkin note is still there. The pumpkin note is a spiced pumpkin.

 

Dry: Very sweet pumpkin tarts coated in sugary pecans.

Verdict: I like pumpkin, so I had to try this, but the pecan is far too prominent for my liking, and the blend is too sweet overall. I probably won't even keep my decant because it is so sweet and pecan-heavy.

2013 version.

 

In the decant: Hot chocolate and coffee beans.

 

Wet: Ooh. The hot cocoa is the dominant note, and it smells delicious! After a bit, the coffee note begins to reveal itself, but the hot cocoa is still the most prominent. I am getting some of the cinnamon now, but fortunately, it hasn't decided to burn my skin yet. Hopefully it will behave! The coffee note seems to be getting stronger the longer this sits on my skin. This is like a mocha (that is heavier on the chocolate than the coffee) with cinnamon. The cinnamon is warming up my wrist, but it isn't really burning it, so no welts have emerged. Ooh, now the brown sugar has made an appearance, and it is AMAZING.

 

Dry: Brown sugar dominant chocolate-y goodness with a hint of coffee and cinnamon.

 

Verdict: Ooh, this turned out to be so much better than I expected it to be! I am definitely keeping my decant, and I may even end up purchasing a bottle! (I think this and Sudsy She Wolf bath oil would be a great combination!)

In the decant: The grapefruit, yuzu, and lemon drops are the strongest notes.

 

Wet: The citrus notes take the center stage, but the snow is quickly making its presence known. It is quite ozone-y and citrus-y at the moment, and I can't say I am particularly enjoying it. The grapefruit seems to be the strongest of the citrus notes. I hope the vanilla cream makes an appearance. The citrus is quite strong and seems to have a lot of throw. The grapefruit is definitely the dominant note at the moment.

 

Dry: Bright grapefruit and lemon snow.

 

Verdict: I really wish I had gotten the vanilla cream from this, but alas, I did not. I think I would have enjoyed it more if the vanilla cream had been one of the main players in this blend, or if the snow note used were the one from Snow White. Ah, well. No bottle for me!

In the decant: Orange frosting, flour, pinwheels, and a bit of spice.

 

Wet: The orange frosting is the dominant note at first, and it smells delicious! I can smell the baked goods as well, and the scent of treats waiting to be baked. Mmm. My stomach is growling a bit now. The frosting note is still present, but it is less citrus-y now, and more creamy. Additionally, the ginger tea is becoming more and more prominent the longer this is on my skin. It's warming my skin and threatening to overtake the frosting note. I have sensitive skin, but this hasn't left a welt on my skin yet, and I hope that it doesn't, because I REALLY want Yule Cookies to work on me! The caraway is becoming more prominent as well, and I hope it recedes into the background again, because I am not a big fan of it. I am mostly getting the warm caraway cakes, ginger tea, and pinwheels now. The spot I tested this on is still quite warm... still no welts, though!

 

Dry: The frosting, the ginger tea, and the baked goods have decided to be friends, and there's just a lovely melange of deliciousness near my wrist. The spices are still quite warm, though. I would not be able to apply this anywhere but the wrist (such as the crook of the elbow or the neck) because of the spices in this.

 

Verdict: Although I enjoy the scent of Yule Cookies (save for the caraway), I will have to refrain from getting a bottle of this one because of my sensitive skin, and I amp the spices. I will keep my decant, though, because I would like to open it and sniff this every once in a while!