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I was thrilled to see a pumpkin pie bath oil show up on the last update. I love pumpkin pie, and anything spicy and autumnal is right up my alley.

The scent is DIVINE. The tiny bit of spice I got in the bottle amped like whoa when applied. In the bottle, I also get a fairly strong whiff of what's probably pumpkin and buttery crust, but what reminds me very strongly of SEX, a little musky and rich and oh so devilishly decadent.

Applied, it's all clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, and star anise -- all the beautifully warm spices that go into pumpkin pie. I only just used it in the shower, applying the usual way by putting a small amount in my hand and then rubbing over my arms, shoulders and upper chest. The scent is strong and makes me want to eat my hand.

Those with extremely delicate skin should probably not apply. I don't normally get red patches when I use spicy blends, but this one made the crooks of my elbows and the skin under my breasts (plus a nipple and my nose, which I must have accidentally touched while I still had oil on my hands) BURN.

As is normal with BPTP bath oils, it's definitely moisturizing; my skin is soft to the touch.

It starts out a very strong anise, nice and spicy. There's a slight sweetness underneath that never gets any stronger. I hate licorice jellybeans, but this is awesome.

I figured it would be helpful if they matched, for that reason. I've got a few days of nothing coming up, thanks to a wisdom teeth extraction, so I'll try to start the switchover then.

Bat-woman marked for death, all of today's updates added!

Edit:

Upon reading Shollin's review forum update here, I'm wondering if people want me to revamp the spreadsheet to follow the same grouping and group naming conventions (i.e., Event Exclusives). It wouldn't happen overnight, obviously, but I thought I'd throw it out there for the spreadsheet users.

Spreadsheet updated with the Tales of Death and Dementia, and the Chakras have had their discontinuation date marked.

In the imp, it's highly aquatic and green, like Irish Spring soap.

Wet, it starts "drying" out very quickly, and I get a lot of sandalwood, dry crackling paper, and just an edge of that greenness from the initial stage -- aloe, maybe. It's a clean, fresh green, but it's an afterthought. Others have described it as The Castle without the blood, and if I close my eyes I can almost picture a bright sunny day next to a crumbling stone ruin surrounded by overgrown wild herbs.

Dry: Where'd it go? This one morphed super quickly and was gone just as fast. There are traces of it left on my hand, like the clean/soap smell on someone who got out of the shower an hour ago.

Absolutely no throw, and no wearlength, which is all fine for me as these aren't my notes. It was a pleasure to be able to try it, though!

Spreadsheet updated to include WKAP and the Black Butterfly/Halloweenie update

I just wanted to show people the bento database I created for my bpal - based upon the excel file hackess created (thank you so much)

 

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That's really neat!

Updates posted. Included Sunbird and Vampire Tarot's initial release, The Fool, but have not yet added any of the WKAP scents. I'll wait for an official scent list for those.

 

Yay! and thanks!

You're welcome! Also, icon love! Lafayette is full of win.

Updates posted. Included Sunbird and Vampire Tarot's initial release, The Fool, but have not yet added any of the WKAP scents. I'll wait for an official scent list for those.

Hi all, I'm going to try very hard to get the updates posted this weekend, now that the C15 and various new CBLDF scents have been announced.

For personal reasons, I REAAAAALLY wanted to like Set. I should have guessed from the Egyptian background that it would be all desert and musks, and that my skin would despise it.

In the bottle, it's sand and heat over throbbing wet musk. Wet, I get sharp notes of vetiver and exotic spices. The very hot musks still dominate this scent, but what's this? A tempting sweet honeyed note? My oasis in the desert? Oh god, this becomes pretty intoxicating. I can't stop sniffing my arm.

And then the heady tropical florals at the desert oasis take over and I cannot get it off my skin fast enough.

Blueberry, for sure!

In the bottle, it's sticky sweet blueberry, the same as is in Crawdad Dream, barely tempered with vanilla.

Wet, it becomes a rich, dark, fruity scent and loses quite a bit of the cloying sweetness. There's some type of musk present, as it starts to take on a "blueberry-scented eraser" lean. Thankfully, that passes once it settles into my skin. An earlier review claimed spice but I think acquires more of a woodsy undertone, almost like sandalwood. It's a mature blueberry scent, not at all like Strawberry Shortcake's companion. It has very little throw, but seems to linger for a while.

Updated! Includes all the DD prototypes and Summer Blockbusters, plus today's Smoky Moon update.

Now including Strawberry Moon update, Warrior Queens, new forum-only, and something else I'm forgetting.

How can I print just the names and descriptions without them getting cut off? I'm not familiar with spreadsheets/excel and what not. I must concur with everyone else and say Hackess you rock & Thank You!

Select all by hitting Ctrl+A, then right click and select "Format Cells..." Select the Alignment tab, and check the "Wrap text automatically" box. I'm using OpenOffice, but the Excel steps are about the same.

Edit: Additionally, Planting Moon has been added.

New stuff will always be at the bottom, and the date column will tell you what's newest. I think most people copy out the new lines and paste into their own annotated versions.

Velvet, Le Mat, etc. are already there. I'll add Planting Moon tonight or tomorrow. You can always check my sig for the last updated date

The numerals were almost completely rubbed off of mine. I see very faint Cs, and at least two Xs at the end. I *think* it's CCCXXX -- 330.

In the bottle, there's a very faint trace of the Snake Oil, blanketed heavily by what I think is violet and something vaguely tropical. Passionfruit?!

Wet on my skin, I detect notes of coffee, some kind of wood, and a very sharp floral. As it dries, cotton. This is a really weird and schizo scent, and contains very little SO.

Now including March's 13, Flower Moon, CT5, Bards, Ides, April Fools!

Sorry for the delay! Updated to include 13, Windy Moon, Dark Delicacies/Great Duets in Horror, the prototypes, etc.

Is there a place that the old limited edition and retired scent descriptions are listed? Has anyone made a database of these? (Or am I the only one this obsessed?)

Thank you!

All of those are in the spreadsheet I link in my sig.

ok I downloaded it but now what do I do? I've never made a spreadsheet before.Thanks for making it I'm having to cut back on my bpal testing now though since I'm so broke but I can still use this.

Use Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice (my personal fav) to open it, and then...whatever you'd like. Highlight scents you'd like to try, make notes on scents you've already tried. Many of us who use it have an at some times complex color scheme we use for marking scents we want to try.

I second what MisterShrapnel said! This is such a wonderful tool. Thank you so much for creating it and keeping it up to date and sharing it with us!!!

 

-Sherry

Oh, I definitely can't take credit for the overall creation, but I'm happy to maintain and share it!

updated! Starts on line 1604 with Agape. BPTP updated as well.