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Bottle: a lot of rose, jasmine and lily

Wet: this is a surprise, the rose is actually playing nice with the jasmine. Usually jasmine rose combos are baby powder on me, but no, the rose is staying forefront, this is a very rose-centric blend on me, but the jasmine and the lily give it a nice lightness

Dry: Still mostly rose, but a very nice rose, with the lovely white florals and a great warm amber base

This one really surprised me, I wasn’t expecting to like this one, but I think the lily and the amber save this one from powder doom, and the rose really is a very nice rose. I’ll continue to wear it to see how I like it as it gets warmer, but I’m very pleased.

Bottle: JASMINE

Wet: straightforward lab jasmine and rose blend, which tends to go all powdery on me, and again does so here.

Dry: The myrrh comes out to play and is lovely lovely lovely, my skin loves myrrh

The myrrh is the best part of this blend for me, but I have other myrrh blends that I prefer.

Bottle: unexpectedly floral

Wet: a round vanilla floral, much like Midnight

Dry: soft, round, deep florals, slightly purple, slightly spicy and incensy but only a hint

This very much reminds me of Midnight, which is a favorite, something deeper going on, but at the same time very soothing and welcoming.

Bottle: almond, orange, rose and spices

Wet: delicious citrus and almond with ROSE

Dry: the citrus fades and this becomes a predominantly almond and rose blend, with hints of delicious spice

Heady does describe this blend. It’s full blown rose, sensuous almond with lovely warm spices. Warm, rich, luscious.

Bottle: a field of green grass and clover

Wet: stays very green, heather, grass, clover, ivy, clean and crisp

Dry: the spiciness of the carnation and the moss note come out as this dries, the tea rose is there but in the background, this is still mostly bright green

This is lovely. Exactly as I expected. I wanted a green field and I got a green field filled with heather and clover. This is a clean scent, very strong, and perfect for spring and summer.

Bottle: Sweet Sweet Sweet and Tropical Florals

Wet: The tropical florals are right up front and still very sweet with the vanilla and the ylang ylang rounding it out

Dry: This one doesn’t morph much on me, sweet white tropical florals, no coconut, very light, very feminine, and fades pretty quickly on me.

This is a very fun summer perfume, sweet girly tropical. My only wish is that the coconut were more prevalent, but I think this will be great during the hot days of summer.

Bottle: buttery vanilla

Wet: vanilla, amber, sweet and creamy with a hint of musk and sandalwood

Dry: I think I can detect the Orris as well, the lily is just a hint

I love the delicious vanilla, amber, orris blend, there is a slightly nutty undertone, and I can smell the sandalwood and a little of the musk, the lily is just the right floral balance to the warm base. The sandalwood threatened to go powdery but never did, adding a nice wood note.

Bottle: Whoa. Comet? Probably the mint and lime

Wet: thankfully the cleaning powder smell fades quickly into predominantly sandalwood

Dry: mostly sandalwood and patchouli, a little vetiver, a little lavender, I can’t smell the lily, it is sweet though, probably from the mint and yuzu

Interesting blend, it’s earthy and ethereal at the same time, slightly powdery, in a bone dust kind of way. The sweetness kind of kills it for me, as well as the mint, as there are other blends of this type that I prefer, but well done in capturing the idea.

Bottle: hmm…pinesol

Wet: all right, the pine is a little better at this stage, a little more woody, true pine

Dry: GAH, powdery sweet note with the pine, ick ick ick.

Blech. This is reminding me too much of the cleaning powder the janitor used in grade school to clean up vomit on the carpet.

Bottle: heavy rose

Wet: rose, I can definitely smell the roundness of the amber, not a lot of musk

Dry: a lot of rose, hit you over the head rose

I tend to like a lighter rose, my favorite being Crabtree & Evelyn’s Evelyn or Lush’s Amandopondo, so this very heavy moody rose is definitely not my thing.

Bottle: the ylang ylang smells like honey, and the oleander is big and floral

Wet: ylang ylang and oleander, I don’t smell patchouli at all, the neroli adds to the overall sweet floral

Dry: sweet floral, now a hint of incense from the patchouli

This is a really nice blend, the drydown is a nice contrast to the mostly floral wet stage.

Bottle: traditional, slightly masculine perfume

Wet: the sandalwood, lavender, tobacco, nag champa blend is really nice, well balanced, why do I imagine this God of Night to look like a Neil Gaiman character?

Dry: this is a very nice warm blend

This is a more traditional perfume/cologne blend than I usually wear, but its really nice, elegant and balanced, and all good notes on me. I can definitely imagine a lanky, slightly androgynous, black-haired god, coolly smoking a cigarette on the corner as he waits to save your ass.

Bottle: lots of wood

Wet: there is a slight sweetness and earthiness over the definite cedar and sandalwood

Dry: crap, this goes powdery sweet on me

The cedar and frankincense are always nice, sadly, the rest of the blend doesn’t like me. Meh.

Bottle: warm leather with tobacco, opium, hay, the tiniest hint of ice and mandarin

Wet: leather continues to be the predominant note, blended with the warm opium smoke and tobacco, just a little sandalwood and ginger, hay, balsam, a little vanilla. I don’t get the florals beyond the suggestion

Dry: it’s a lovely warm blend, I love the leather, opium, tobacco, ginger, vanilla combo, very masculine, a little exotic.

This is a very nice blend. I like it a lot. It dries down very round and warm and a lot of leather. Definitely masculine. I have other leather blends that I prefer, but this is very nice.

Bottle: the High Priest works at a head shop

Wet: it really does smell like an occult or head shop, a mix of herbs and incense, soap and candles, but not the powdery soap smell, its actually very clean. I’m so surprised there is no patchouli in this.

Dry: I think the clean note must be the chamomile, slightly sweet, I don’t get a lot of leather or musk, the incense is nicely balanced, not too overpowering.

This is a surprisingly nice and clean hippy scent. I think I’ll keep it around for those summer street festival days

Bottle: it smells like brimstone, probably the vetiver

Wet: sharp tangerine smoky vetiver over the earthy amber and cedar, slightly chemical smelling

Dry: the sharpness subsides to a spicy smoky wood blend

Great blend for capturing the image of the name, but too strong for me to wear day to day.

Bottle: the best brownies ever

Wet: cocoa, coffee, cinnamon

Dry: dark creamy cocoa with a hint of coffee and cinnamon

Mmmmmmm. I love this blend. The BPAL cocoa and coffee notes are favorites of mine and they blend beautifully here, the cinnamon gives it a nice depth without overpowering. The only downfall is I will be craving brownies all day

Bottle: incense and spices

Wet: mmmm incense and spice with a hint of sweetness and creamy almond

Dry: creamy almond with a hint of sweet mango and raisins, incense, and a touch of spice

This is a delicious blend, very much like a couple of my favorites, Eclipse and Morocco, with a little more incense. The milk, almond, and coconut blend really well into a slightly sweet creamy note, and the mango isn’t too sweet. It makes me think of walking into a shop filled with open containers of spices, dried fruit, nuts, incense, and Indian desserts. Yum!

(2007 edition)

Bottle: creamy almond, the tiniest hint of snow

Wet: mostly almond, a little high white floral note

Dry: continues with almost an almond single note, a little white floral, sweet, this reminds me a lot of Sudha Segara without the spice

On me this is mostly sweet almond, with a hint of powder on the drydown. A fine blend, but I have other almond scents that are more me. As holiday ladies go, I prefer The Snow Maiden.

Bottle: gingerbread cookies

Wet: wonderful cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, ginger cookie

Dry: straightforward continues the gingerbread theme

I am amazed at how Beth has captured the cookie aspect of this scent. It smells like the cookie, not just the spices, the actual baked part of the cookie, this is a great holiday scent!

Bottle: crisp pine

Wet: pine, and surprisingly something floral underneath

Dry: this is a more floral blend than I expected, a white floral, elegant and cool with the crisp pine. It could be the floral note I’m getting is the snow note

This is an unexpected blend on me. I love the pine note. The blend reminds me of The Snow Maiden without the warmth. The floral qualities surprised me. It’s elegant, leaning toward a more traditional white floral perfume, reminding me a little of Moon Rose. Beautiful.

Bottle: wow this is sweet, but there is something else going on underneath

Wet: this blend feels very pink to me, very much a cute anime girl scent, probably because the wine goes so candy sweet on me, and yet, the other notes really create a great dark undertone

Dry: sweet wine, a hint of warm amber, cocoa, and the vanilla of the nicotiana. Underneath, sandalwood and patchouli, I don’t get a lot of musk.

I don’t usually like the wine notes, as they amp to candy sweetness on me, but the other notes temper this nicely, making the wine closer to the currant in Eat Me. I’ll keep it around to see how much I end up actually wearing it, but a very fun blend to try.

Bottle: craft store holiday potpourri

Wet: mostly bayberry and wine

Dry: still bayberry and wine, with enough juniper to make it seem like a cheap holiday scent

Meh. I wanted to like this one. I don’t think my skin likes bayberry or the wine note, as both go way too sweet on me. Not for me.

Bottle: This is one weird plant

Wet: It smells like a humid greenhouse and very very green

Dry: sharply green, slightly spicy, exotic and strange

Wow is this odd. I think the oddest scent I have yet to smell from BPAL. It’s essence of plant, and not a very nice plant, a plant that will give you scratches and is probably poisonous.

Bottle: straightforward tea, carnation, rose

Wet: continues with the tea, carnation, rose, the spice of the carnation comes out

Dry: tea, carnation, rose

This is a very nice blend, I like the spiciness of the carnation, and the tea is a nice compliment, I’m just so picky with my rose scents, this is not quite the rose scent for me.