joojifish
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Wayne Campbell, from Wayne's World. Not exactly fitting, but I wore Pirate Moon.
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This is a strong scent in all stages. In the vial, I could sense similarities to Shanghai and Embalming Fluid, though the Vampire Tears was richer and rounder than either of those scents. Upon application, I got a refreshing grapefruit, which citrus-lovers should appreciate, and which the non-citrus-inclined may interpret as lemon Pledge. Then the blend got more perfumey as the florals picked up. Honeysuckle check, neroli check, jasmine check. In the end, Vampire Tears ended as a soapy floral on my skin. No thanks.
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Whoa, buttery! While I do get pumpkin at the outset, Pumpkin Cheesecake quickly becomes dominated by a sweet buttery note, reminiscent of Drink Me. There is a bit of spiciness that I like, but overall, this cheesecake is too rich for my blood.
Silly skin chemistry--I didn't know you ate pumpkin.
ETA: My second try went better than the first, with the pumpkin holding its own more.
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I need to press my nose to my wrist to smell Egg'd, which is quite light. I mostly get powdery sweetness and carnation, especially during the drydown. There's a bit of soapiness too. During the end phase, I get more sweetness and spice.
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I like the idea of a non-sweet pumpkin, but the asphalt and smoke are a bit strong during the early phase of the drydown. The pumpkin mostly made itself known during the wet phase and became more of a background player during the drydown, adding sweetness and spice. In fact, the end phase isn't bad, being mostly soft spice (cinnamon and clove?).
Great concept and worth trying, but I certainly wouldn't need a bottle.
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Sweet apple that dries down to brown sugar...what more can I ask? This is more of a red apple than a green apple. I often have issues with apple notes because of their acetone-sharpness, but Sugar-Slathered Candy Apple behaves itself well and softens quickly.
I do sense the similarity to Creepy, though I swapped my Creepy imp away last fall and can't do a direct comparison.
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Just popping in to recommend pugmom's spreadsheet. Clean and easy to read, with dropdown menus for sorting. Thanks for creating and maintaining it, pugmom!
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This is a bright, sweet, candy-like orange to my nose. Carnal actually reminds me of orange-flavored Triaminic syrup. If you like sweet citrus, you might give this a try. I found it too one-dimensional to keep.
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What I guess is 'sea air' strikes me as a general, cologne-like aquatic scent. The sea air dominates The Phoenix, and unfortunately, I don't like aquatics. I did detect a bit of gunpowder and earthy sweetness that were pleasant, but overall, this blend is too masculine for me to wear.
But I will say, if I had a pirate emoticon, I'd insert it here. As a concept, this a fantastic oil.
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Soft and sweet with apple and a hint of mint. The lime might be in there too, but it's being fairly quiet. Unfortunately, Mock Turtle's Lessons dries to a kind of generic handsoap. Pleasant wet, but the drydown is completely uninteresting.
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In the imp: pineapple and butter
On my skin: the pineapple hangs around for a little while but soon goes away. Then I'm left with a very buttery, sweet cake. Or custard, perhaps?
This is kind of fun!
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The Lion was a warm but somehow dirty scent on me. You can tell that it's a tree-based scent, with the resiny essence that sap has. Apparently I prefer amber in blends.
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In the imp: buttery pastry, berries, and roses. Surprise surprise.
On my skin: at first I could still detect the fruit pastry, but the rose became more prominent. Then I started to smell like an Indian restaurant! (Neptunienne's Curry of Doom, indeed.) Savory and spicy, but absolutely not a fragrance I want wafting around me. Even my boyfriend asked me when I got in the car, "Do you smell Indian food?"
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Shanghai is like a lemony tea. Very similar to Embalming Fluid.
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Aizen-Myoo
in Excolo
Whoa, this is way strong and sharp on me! I definitely get the yuzu, mikan, and cherry blossom. Each of the notes sounds good on its own, but when they're combined, I get...citrus bathroom air freshener. There is nothing subtle about this scent. Sorry, swapped this off!
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In the bottle: mint and almond
Wet on skin: strong mint. As the perfume dries, anise comes out and makes the scent almost rubbery.
Not a fave, but it *is* interesting.
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In the bottle: Bon Vivant smells like soapy, artificial strawberries.
Wet: the strawberry comes out and smells less artificial. There's also a bit of a floral edge.
Drydown: kind of a weird floral strawberry.
Not really sure if I like this. It isn't offensive but doesn't excite me either.
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Ra smells like a fairly generic cologne (yep, men's cologne) on me. Bah humbug.
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This smelled like sweet gingersnaps on me. The lemon and tea were barely discernible, and only when I sniffed for them. Dorian wasn't bad, but it wasn't what I was looking for either.
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I didn't actually try this on my skin (just a sniffie!), but from the imp I got notes of orange, rose, and cinnamon. It reminds me a lot of BNever's Love perfume line.
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Ah, the first BPAL imp I ever tried (thanks copyshopclerk!).
In the bottle: clean lemony goodness, maybe sharpened a bit by the green tea or aloe. I'm not good at picking out notes.
Wet: one early review describes the wet scent as sweet, fresh, lemonade, and that's exactly what I get as well. This is my favorite stage.
Dry: the lemon falls back and allows the greener scents to come forward. Then the musk becomes more apparent and sticks around for the drydown. This lingering scent is okay, but I don't love it.
Overall: Not a bad scent at all, especially for an inexperienced perfume customer like me. Light, refreshing, and as others have pointed out, a great choice for summer. The end stage is what's preventing me from wanting a bottle.
I've also combined some of my imp's oil with unscented lotion to make an Embalming Fluid lotion, which is quite lovely. I don't notice the musk or green tea much and mostly get the gentle lemon.
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A clean laundry scent. It was okay to sniff in the bottle, though as other reviewers have pointed out, Dirty smells like something you can find at a department store perfume counter. Unfortunately, Dirty goes to strong dryer sheets on me. I wouldn't mind my linens smelling that way, but I prefer more organic scents on my skin.
Carrotberry Pie
in Yules
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First I get the blackberry, which makes me think of berry Jello. The spices (cinnamon and clove?) are present too and hang around during the drydown. Fruity potpourri...it *is* a festive and fun scent though. Medium to strong throw.