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I'm looking for a BPAL that smells like Donna Karan's Cashmere Mist. It's all my mom will wear - and I'm thinking in an oil form, maybe won't be so overpowering?

 

Here are the notes:

Lily of the Valley, Suede Notes, Bergamot, Ylang, Jasmine Maroc, Sandalwood, Orris, Amber, Vanilla, Cedarwood, Patchouli, Musk.

 

Thanks so much!

Cherries and a little spice in the bottle, on it was almonds and cherries at first, then a musty scent. Like old spices - not good on my skin. This is a swapper.

My favorite aquatic so far, I really like the salty/lemon/citrus squeeze smell I get when I first put it on. There's almost a bitter twinge there, like grapefruit. Then it mellows to a "blue" aquatic smell with lily undertones (bellflower?). It seems to disappear a bit fast on my skin, but all aquatics and citrus fruits do that.

Very clean, and quite unisex. A sea-spray sort of smell, but somehow soft. I can't pick out any individual floral notes but the entire scent is a sort of white/light blue scent to me.

 

Disappears far too quickly, but I really like aquatics so I think it's worth reapplying.

Yum. I haven't smelled either Snake Oil or O (I know, what kind of BPAL lover am I?) but I do like this. Sweet and spicy, the myrrh is creamy enough to make this a subtle sexy scent. I like it so far - but I put Salome on the other arm and it's sort of tainting my experience. I'm pretty sure it's a keeper though.

I smell almond in the bottle - overpoweringly so. On my skin, a whiff of almond, then - pickles and bandages. I'm serious - I know some of it is the star jasmine, but what else is causing this scent? I smell no musk. This is the first scent from BPAL I've really disliked. Off to trade!

I was a bit worried when I first sniffed this imp, because berries can be really strong on my skin. I've pretty much avoided them since my teens, but the combination with the heather was intriguing. In the wet stage, blackberry was dominant, but it's not as much of a screaming berry scent as raspberry. When it dried a bit, the combo of heather and blackberry melded well - I couldn't really pick out the individual scents. Glasgow is definitely a nice light daytime scent.

In the bottle, this smelled just like juicy pears and apricots to me - so I was a bit afraid it would be *too* fruity. On my skin, it was like a giant apricot at first, but then a little musk floated through. I put on quite a bit so I could smell it properly, and I really feel like Katharina's a perfect springtime scent.

 

I couldn't smell the orange blossom until much later after a complete drydown - and I do wish it would last a bit longer. Maybe not a bottle contender, but I will definitely use the imp!

Soft and perfume-y; not really my thing. I smell a bit of soft fruits mixed in the florals, but the Mist blends together on my like a department store perfume I had when I was younger.

 

It's pretty, but not really my type of perfume. Worth trying if you want to feel a bit more feminine and don't like a perfume with spice or musk.

I agree with the recommendations of Whitechapel, Namaste and Embalming Fluid. Whitechapel is the most pow in-your-face citrus of the three for me, but I think that Embalming Fluid is an awesome mix of citrus and tea. Mmm.

 

Keep in mind I'm still pretty new to BPAL, so I'm not sure if others are better - but these are three I like! I also saw a bunch of Chaos Theory III's that were citrus based.

Oh, this is yymmy. In the bottle, it has a very bubblegum fruity scent, hardly any amber or spiciness. When on, even while still wet, it changes into a sophisticated smelling fruit scent. These are really hard to come by (at least for me!) and while amber can be too intense on my skin, this one blends nicely. Definitely a keeper!

This smelled like florals with a tiny bit of spice in the bottle (mostly carnation and jasmine) but when I put it on - I smelled like smoky tea. Not in a good way... I didn't detect the musk, and I kind of felt like I smelled like a floral candle that had been blown out.

 

Not my thing, but it was nice to try.

Oh I so wanted to love you Dorian... but it was not to be. Vanilla hates me, I always end up smelling like pipe tobacco. The tea and musk were not enough to drown out the extreme sweet vanilla scent.

 

I'm still searching for that perfect musk...

In the Bottle Sweet jasmine with a hint of Oriental spice

 

On Me - Wet At first, jasmine and iris but some musk quickly floated to the top. A sweetness I can't place (maybe crystalline musk??). Can't stop sniffing

 

On Me -Dry This fades down to a beautiful soft Oriental musk. It's just so... me!

I must buy a bottle of this ASAP!

In the Bottle

Lemongrass!! I also smell a bit of the rose and jasmine, but none of the sandalwood or patchouli.

 

On Me - Wet

Super lemony. Sharp, more fruity than floral. A tiny bit of spiciness peaking through underneath.

 

On Me - Dry

This doesn't last long. The lemongrass fades almost immediately, and I'm left with an incense/sandalwood smell, a bit powdery. I like it (to me, it smells like the tail end of Delight when it's been on a while), and I'll use the imp. I don't think I'll be getting a bottle though.

In Bottle
This stuff smells yummy - just like blackberry tea, as others have said. Also a bit fruity candle scent.

On Me - Wet
Still smells like blackberries and currants, but now there's a cough drop smell. Not great.

On Me - Dry
Eh. Hubby says I smell like a candle, and I agree. Kind of like a Yankee Candle store, minus the spice. Definitely a swap scent for me.

In the Bottle

Yummy! This smells like Woodstock (yes, I live near this town in upstate NY). Incense and shops filled with tie dye. Must be the frangipani. I really like it!

 

Wet

Still smells like incense. Very heady aroma, it smells spicier than I'd imagine a floral scent to be. Sort of soapy, but good.

 

Dry

On me, this has staying power! It's like, 12 hours later and I can still smell some of it. Delight dried to a powdery finish, I can see how some might find it an "older" scent, but I love it. Yum! I might need to purchase a full bottle, but I'll try it a few more times first.

 

Hooray! My first review.

Thanks everyone! I've got some great ideas of imps to try.

I love white musk or light musk scents - but I want something a little different. Are there any BPAL scents that would work especially well for me? I would like a scent to call my own. Thanks!