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I the 10 mls. Could we petition the lab to do a limited run of them again?

****** Answered questions in BOLD Have you any desire to read Hannibal? Nope not after Silence of the Lambs, thought it could have been done much better If your witch goes to Convergence (or is bestest friends with someone, same thing), is there anything you'd love to have? Possibly am going, still dithering - wish I hadn't waited so long as cost has gone up stratospherically! If I CAN'T go, a C15 babydoll tee Are you freaking out over any of the discontinued scents, dear fellow Witches? Nope, tried em all For those candy loving witchees. Are there any 3 that u love and would like more of? dark chocolate, am trying to think of waht I never get to have...anything decadent really And, are there any 3 that u just cannot stand and would not like any of? black licorice (red is good though), snickers (anything with peanuts) Do you have an electric stove, and would you like a bowl and tarts to use the residual heat (and for extra safety)? Yes & no, I have an electric warmer With all this talk of chocolate, do you prefer milk or dark? Dark (family doesn't like it much), would love to try funky flavors What's that one thing you keep meaning to get but keep forgetting or passing over? ***6/29*** Do you like coconut? In Mounds/Almond Joys but otherwise mostly just fresh in chunks What kind of mythology are you interested in? Roman/Greek - Zeus, Athena etc. ***6/28*** Which flavors are you interested to try from the Chocolate Research Facility? I didn't even dare click, LOL Do you wear makeup or nail polish? Need brushes, containers, storage, mani/pedi supplies? What colors and brands do you like? Yes, WL is in my makeupalley.com account. Need/want very little for makeup but there's a bit I'm looking for for nails Do you like shiney hanging porch decorations like windchimes or those things that spin and swirl in the wind? Love chimes, esp. glass Hair adornments? Barrettes that stay tight - try to find those!! If you could make your perfect scent (or at least most desired at the moment!) what would be in it? Lemon & musk with litsea to make the lemon last. Maybe something else give it interest. Vanilla? nah, too sweet though I do love it. So would anyone like to receive some original, or very much loved recipes from his/her witch? you bet List things you DO NOT need any more of: Tarts at the moment; makeup; ***6/27*** Is there something that would offend you if you received it in your mail/gift/email)? Pretty hard to offend me, though I think the really childish humor is well, childish. Not likely to be an issue though What do you like to snack on? Popcorn, chips or vanilla ice cream with strawberries. In a pinch a popcicle. What is the color scheme you use most when you decorate? I like blue and white for kitchens, cream and dark green with peach for other spaces (but hardly ever get to use that as we keep buying for resale and have to go with beige a lot) If you have music or DVD's on your wishlist, do you mind getting a burned copy? How about if it is original packaging but previously used? Or do you only want it new? any is great Who is your favorite artist? What are some of your favorite pieces of their work? Kay Boyce, love old line drawings, have some things in my etsy to show what I like Are you a candles person, incense person, or just a BPTP spritzer for room scents? Lately sprays. I spray a bit of Snow White atmo when I go to bed at night, just LOVE it What is your favorite latin or faux latiny phrase? Carpe diem ***6/26*** How are you doing for BPAL storage? Need any boxes? Yes, desperately! Is there any place you've visited where you feel like you left your heart there? Thought I did in England, til I left Alaska, then I knew I did, that broke my heart. What one item would you just love to have that is made by a Switch Witch? A lightweight soft throw for my cat and me to fight over? a wrap? I don't wear knitted hats so not that, don't need mittens or a scarf What kind of a car do you drive and would you want something you could use in your car? Rear view mirror charms, steering wheel covers (a new thinkg for the knitters ), car blessing medicine bags? 2002 Acura & 1961 Thunderbird (renovation project) will post pics Do you want to know when you have something coming in the mail, or would you rather it be a complete surprise? Either will make my day! What is your mailbox situation? Separate, end of driveway, she comes around 1 pm, delivers to the house stuff too big for the box ***6/25*** Are you interested in Tarot or Tarot art? lazy interest What would you think of soap samples/shampoo bar samples? Or other sample sized bath/beauty products, for that matter? yay!! What about burnables as in candles, tarts and/or incense? see RT wishlist Do you like coffee? Whole bean or ground? Bold/Medium/Mild roast? LOVE coffee, I like it stronger than my DH Are there any other knitted goods you might like? Lap blanket? Fingerless gloves? Arm warmers? Little knitted animals? Silk scarf? Head band? Wrist cuff? Dish cloths? Lap blanket, fingerless gloves (marked some in etsy), dishcloths ***6/24*** What are your favorite materials? Or material things? Some people like jewelry, some like woods, some plants... Is there anything you've been wanting to learn that your witch might be able to help you with? Are there any historical figures you are particularly interested in - say, that you'd enjoy reading about, or movies, etc.? ***6/23*** Anyone reading an amazing book right now? I don't know about amazing, but it's good, not so good that I can remember the name of it however... Tea. How do you feel about it? I always think I should drink it more - in theory would my future witchee like to receive steampunk style jewelry? Love to look at it, but can't see me wearing it Does your feline like catnip? OMG yes Salt soap bars (soap made with a large quantity of salt, like salt-scrub-in-a-bar)? yup, my current obsession How would you feel about homemade jelly/jam from home-grown berries? Yes! DH voted no on jelly though, LOL (he's a jam/preserves kinda guy) Homemade dill pickles? Made from cukes, beans, snap peas, baby zucchini? YES!!!!! ***6/22*** Based on Prior Carnivale act prototypes...which one are you truly excited about? Haven't read about these - need to get my ass in gear maybe? Would it bother you if you are not the first person to receive the same gift? Imagine a Witch who always sends her favourite book, for example. I do this all the time! Check out the silk scarf I have favorited in etsy for $12 - I gave it to 3 people for xmas Twilight fans, would you be interested in any products from this Etsy seller? I wouldn't be interested in Twilight anything from anywhere. The book I read was a study in mediocrity. ***6/20-21*** Are there any single notes (likely non bpal) that anyone is dying to have/try? tonka, musks, litsea, carnation, lotus (I'm not a BPAL snob - there are great SN etailers out there) net flix or the likes gift subscriptions? A month of Netflix vs a DvD? I'd love this, but am considering doing a trial, so be better to ask or see if I mention it? we don't have cable so are starved for decent movies/shows Adorable Japanese characters? Such exists? I do like the stationery though My fiance sent me an early dvd rip of Coraline that he was given (pretty sure it's not been released yet, but I sometimes have a hard time keeping up) and I was wondering if anyone would like a copy of it? yes! Do you collect dolls or miniatures? What kind? Do you like to get new clothes or items for them? no, although I'd love to have a BJD Would you like any recycle/upcycle supplies for your crafting? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Is there a program you might have missed or show you love which is gone from the airwaves which might be found (or burned) for you by a Witch? The browncoats thing everyone raves about? never saw that show; also have never seen any Dr. Who Do you play any online games, like World of Warcraft? no Would anyone like bath bombs or bath melts scented with one of their favorite Bpal scents? This would be an amazing personalized gift Would you like homemade cinnamon buns or sticky buns? yes, but it could get ugly shipping them here Any non NZ or Aus witchee that I get gets Tim Tams, OK? I've gotten these & I like 'em but honestly there are homemade ones that are better (gasp, blasphemy) ***6/19*** How many potential witchees have an iPod, or download MP3s? don't have one. really. ***6/18*** Are there any of the BPTP bath oils you adore (particularly ones that you cannot get anymore). What about the room sprays? snow white spray - I would like to corner the world supply. The bath oils - see WL, but esp. Semiramis & Tomoe. How would you feel about an ultra-girlie shawl or wrap in summer-weight (lace)? Would love one - I hate TX a/c What would you think of hand-dyed items? terrific ***6/17*** Do you have a certain type of handmade item that you love to collect? Socks, boxes, jewelry, dolls etc? can't think of any - I'd love to have little pillows for my bed, but that's not a collection But, if you're NOT a vegan how would you feel about soaps made with emu oil? Squicked out/concerned about animal cruelty, or willing to try them? Put in anything you want, bits of the Donner Party if you like (well, ok, maybe I'd draw the line there)

If The Perfumed Court isn't authorized to sell BPAL, and I think it's established that the owners don't want unapproved sellers to do that...why are they doing it? I've heard mention of BPAL lawyers, wouldn't they just send off a cease and desist letter?

Wet: Ozone and metallic, with just the barest whiff of menthol. Drydown: This softens really fast, and the menthol goes back to wherever menthol goes in it's off hours. Why am I getting an impression of thunderstorms and...yes, crackling telephone lines?! I don't usually catch impressions, but Construct definitely evokes that

My review on this one is completely different. Probably a good thing I took notes before I read the others Wet: Clove and cardamom? Hey, is this a Pickled Imp dupe??? Drydown: Still smells an awful lot like Pickled Imp, but with a faint dustiness added. After half an hour or so, the dustiness mostly fades out and a lovely sweetness moves to the front. But the Pickled Imp impression continues to hang around. I like this a LOT more than I thought I would. Throw: Average - I think (the cat's not sayin').

Wet: A mix of mineral smells swirling around. Drydown: Still very mineral, but I can't pin it down. It has a dusty scent to it. It also has a slight sourness, which usually means that there's a floral in there somewhere and my brain is sending it to my olfactory senses as 'sour.' And I got no eucalyptus at all.

Wet: I totally agree, this is overwhelming eucalyptus Drydown: It takes quite a while to settle down, and until it does the eucalyptus is in the forefront. Within an hour or so, it burns off, and I'm left with a softly sweet scent. Like a dusting of powdered sugar on my arm. I morphers, and the transformation on this scent was especially surprising. Wearlength was only 2-3 hours (but I didn't moisturize my skin first & we're in the middle of an extreme drought where I live, right now).

In the bottle: Lavender and sage. Strange! Wet: Lavender and sage are duking it out. It's hard to pick out the rest because those two are so aggressive. Drydown: As the scent settles on my skin, the verbena comes out, but delicately. Cypress is in there somewhere, but I don't get any peach or tansy. Lavender is the most prominent note in the middle stage. At the end, this Bat goes to sweet amber, and it's gorgeous. This scent stays close to the skin, and wearlength is around 2 hours.

In the bottle: Mossy, with a hint of sharpness. I think I'm smelling the hyssop. Wet: Damp forest, cedar, and what smells like gin (must be the orris root). Drydown: This just smells vaguely sour. Entirely my fault. I amp almost all florals, and the orris (iris) root must be drowning out everything else. At the far end of drydown, it goes to sweet sugar. This Bat doesn't have great throw, and wearlength is fairly short for BPAL.

I'm surprised this doesn't have more reviews, considering how good great it is. The Snow White spray is absolutely stellar. It's supposed to differ somewhat from the perfume, but I can't detect it. I really, really wish I'd stockpiled more before it d'ced. Please bring it back?

A wonderfully potent spiritual purification blend. Wet: Lemmonnn! Drydown: Picture a weight scale. On one side is Lemon, on the other is Lilac. As this dries, Lemon gradually fades, going up, up, up. And Lilac sinks down, down, down. Eventually, there's Lemon high in the air on one side. Apparently, they've shoved Herbs off the scale entirely.

Other people are getting dark musk and vanilla, but with me, vetiver reached out it's big ugly paw an- *POW* Hey, that hurt! I was just- *POW* POW!* Damn vetiver. *scuttles off at top speed*

I did a side-by-side test today for someone who wanted to know if PK is a twin to I Fell in Love With a Floating Brain. Answer: Nope. Kitty starts out with sweet fruit and a prominent boozy note. Brain is sweet and sugary with some sort of fruit, but no booze. As they dry, PK turns into a cousin of the Tikis (who said that? dead right) - strawberry and gin, mostly. Brain dries down to cake with a bit of caramel, and a hint of a burnt note. No idea where the fruit went. Maybe the brains ate them. I like the fruit in Pink Kitty much better than in any of the Tikis, but still can't deal with the booziness.

CCXXXV (235) The love child of O and Milk Moon. MM makes me turn as green as a landlubber in choppy seas. I'm rehoming this sucker ASAP.

CXXXIV (134) Wet: A breath of mint, a hint of kitchen-type spices, but I don't smell the Dorian. No fruit, resins, or florals. Drydown: Throw is niice, this is wafting around as I read my book No idea where the mint went, maybe it was my imagination? It seems to be Dorian + spice cake. In the very late drydown, around the 3-hour mark, something sweet and powdery appears too (amber?). Call it powdered sugar on the spice cake A little foody for my tastes, though.

Since I clear-coated the roman numerals with nail polish the second I unwrapped my bottles, my CT V is definitely CCCXCI (391). Mine got a big dollop of SO base. Wet: Primarily Snake Oil, but a hint of citrus struggled to come through too. It failed, so I couldn't ID it. Drydown: SO and a really dirrrty musk, nothin' clean and frilly about it. Could be patchouli, but my nose says good-morning-darlin'-what-was-your-name-again musk. Good strength too. Two hours-plus later, it's much softer and sweeter, and very close to the skin. This will be seriously kickass with some aging, but I may not have it that long

LV (55) In the bottle: Gingerbread with a dash of cinnamon (yes, I know there isn't any cinnamon, tell my nose that) Wet: Ginger, Snake Oil (light), and cinnamon again. The Cinnamon-that-isn't gets stronger. Reminds me of those little red hot candies Drydown: As it dries, I get a hint of cake to go with the other notes. This is a Seriously Foody Scent. Wear length is several hours and good throw too. This should age spectacularly well, but I don't see myself wearing something this foody. Nor do I love SO enough to cellar it. Off to swaps

I finally got around to testing this today and now I know what the fuss is about This was gorgeous from the second I put it on. The scent stayed true as well. To my (imperfect) nose, it's all ginger and musk. Probably several musks. Divine. Really divine. Did I mention divine? Half an hour after I put it on, I was standing in line at the p.o., and it was wafting around me - strongly. Now it's two hours later, and it seems pretty faint. But it's soo worth reapplying. This goes straight into my Top Ten list. There is absolutely nothing in the catalogue like Jingo-Kogo. There must have been a component issue, because it's not possible that it didn't meet Beth's expectations. Really. Not. Possible.

Burnt coffee? Why am I getting burnt coffee?! And more to the point, why would I want to smell like Eau de Who Left the Mr. Coffee On All Night?

In the Bottle: A bit of woodiness and an impression of age, like a whiff of mustiness Wet: At first, a bite of sharpness. This has no resins, sweetness, or smoothness to it, IMO. Floral scent!! If there's more than one in there, I couldn't tell you. My olfactory receptors go into shock when I test these. They must have been beaten by a bouquet when I was a child and never recovered from the experience. Drydown: Surely you didn't think I got that far?

In the Bottle: Sharp and astringent Wet: Whoa. This has some serious throw. Always happens with scents I don't like. My skin grabs any floral and runs with it like Harrison's 100-yard run in the Super Bowl. Drydown: Harsh to my nose, but see above disclaimer. Must. Wash. Off.

In the bottle: A promising sweetness, a citrus I can't identify. Wet: No florals, no resins...not getting ozone or metal either, exactly. The citrus may be grapefruit. It's the only one I dislike, and this is crossing my eyes. There's an underpinning of juniper or maybe gin? The alcohol keeps getting stronger, pounding the citrus into submission. Drydown: This has some serious throw & it's going strong after an hour and a half. It abruptly fades at the 3 hour mark. This is a Tiki hanging out on the wrong side of town. She's into gin joints and bad boys now. Her mother is wringing her hands and telliing all the neighbors that her baby used to be such a sweet girl and she just doesn't know what happened to her.

In the bottle: candied orange. Wet on skin: orange zest and *almost* real orange. This is what I imagined Orange would smell like. Drydown: Scent is staying pretty true. I told my husband, "Here, smell this!" thinking it was pretty cool, so he did. "I don't like that," he said. Oops. Guess this one won't be going into rotation. Too bad though. I do think it's unique, and it would be so much fun to try layering. Late drydown: It's nose-on-wrist faint within a couple of hours. There's just a hint of the orange left, and a hint of something . . .musky? Interesting and more grown up than oranges!

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