Cali

Glam - a thick mix of silver specks of bright lights swirling in fruity champange! On drydown this goes a little more goop-y, a little more wine on me. Dunno if I've just been unlucky with everything I've been trying this week, or whether my skin is being weird, but this also fades pretty quickly and I'm left with really mostly zesty lemon. Which is, nice and summery, but it's not alike what it's started off as.

Wet, this is all caramel 'n apple - I'd almost say halloweenie! On my skin the teak really comes out quickly, and so does that honey. To me, a very starberry-sugary, realistic honey. And after that, the cream comes in. I'm a little scared starting here, cream usually goes off on my skin. I'll let it sit for a bit... Aaand, a good amount of minutes later... nothing's changed! Lovely! A light, sexy scent!

a dark, fiery rage. This reminds me a little of Crimson, but a softer, less malevolent version. It's got that silver lining of softness in the amber, and the lavender and sage turning this slightly herbal on me. I don't hate this, but I don't know what to think of it!

Very strong herbal mix. It's like falling into a violet blended whirlwind powered by myrrh, lol. Strong greens, light and resiny. The flowery note goes bitter in less than five minutes. Not my thing at all.

Ahh yes, vetiver. A whole whaft of it right as I open the imp - let's let this settle for a bit - but so far I'm getting that, and the olive leaf coming in strongly. The woodyness comes in after 10 minutes and then it..... fades. Left with the slightest bit of olive scent, but otherwise... nada. Huh.

Hmmm. I want to eat this, and I'm pretty sure that's weird. A beautiful, soft, christmassy pine, with berries strewn over dusted with sugar, on a wooden cutting board. Not super strong on me, but lovely sweet goodness.

Heavy red musk , a hint of lovely leather, coupled with something fresh and a good 'ole (smoky) plum. Idk if it's just my skin being weird today but it seems to fade a lot and I'm left with just a vague impression. Sad, it's lovely.

The radiant amber in here is somewhat spicy on me, which goes a little sweeter on me on drydown. There's something ...soapy in here, maybe it's the rose. It strangely reminds me of Between your heart and mine, but far more subtle, herbal and woody. It's got a musky, hairy something in there, I feel like my bunny could smell like this? Anyway, everything I like about it kinda fades away within ten minutes and I'm left with mostly amber. aw.

Oooohohhh loovely. Wet, this is a soft, berry wine, with a lil bit of spice. As it dries down, I DO see how people drag black moths into this. This one could be it's "softer" cousin. Really lovely, though the wine note - (could be helped by the oudh, judging by how that used to go on my skin), goes a little sour on me.

That really tipical BPAL mint-note, the one that's in snow white and woods in winter. There's gotta be some vanilla in there (it's slightly foody on me, wet it's a liiiiittle bit like tokyo stomp without the cake/HYPER=foody aspect), and it's somewhat lemon-y. Not a fizzy, or zesty one, but a soft one like restaurant hand wipes. Somewhat fruity - possibly a berry note? It's nice, but really faint on me, my skin doesn't pick up on this when dry. :c

Just a nice, woody masculine smell of a man who spent a day hiking in the woods. It's that, but less ...dirty. More fresh. It's also got this thing that I can only describe as "morning dew" in there.

Sharp, green and red frosted berries. It's a sharp, herbs kinda green, with a good layer of frankincense and myrrh in the background, giving this something "holy" (or, holly, ah ah ah). I reallly like it and would love to find a drink that tastes like this...

Beckons all giant creatures from gargantuan reptiles and humongous moths! These babies are sure to crush everything from dollhouses to shopping malls! Can even be used to summon colossal robots in a pinch! A sweet and crisp vanilla mint! Hmmmm, delicious vanilla mint muffins! Finally a foody that works on me, and, finally a hit to add to my collection again!! The throw is not huge on me, just enough, and it doesn't last too long on my skin, stays about 1,5hrs at most, but I'll learn to live with it. Does not go plasticy on me like other foodies. It's smooth, delicious and minty. What more could ya want?!

Oooh I'm really enjoying this. Soft, colourful, sexy vanilla covered in a blanket of gentle tobacco and cognac. The sharp reflection of moonlight on a silver mirror on an autumn night.

Sharp fig honey, if that makes sense. It's like someone put some honey and something green/herbal in a bowl and added a bunch of chilipowder. Might sound bad but it's honestly not. The honey is melting over a wilting flower. Make whatever you want of that.

A soft, warm, sexy blend. Could work for business meetings, or on a date. A nice, soft amber, but not as sharp as amber tends to amp on my skin. There's a liitle bit of the sweeter notes in there on me, but it's so soft that I'm not smelling like a walking fruit rollup. It reminds me a little bit(!) of Mme Moriarty in softness and redness.

From the bottle it's way sharper and darker than I anticipated, but I don't dislike it, but on my skin it goes a little fruitier, the black musk constantly in the background, and the coconut as a top note. It's still somewhat sharp, woody, and the lemon makes is only slightly kinda aftershave/cologne-y. Masculine. I'm sure this would smell awesome on a guy. On me though... I'm not convinced.

A dark plum, engulved in woody, sticky scents. Almost resinous. It's mostly dark on me, a sexy dark, but the sweeter notes after only a couple of minutes decide to fade on me, leaving me with the slightest bit of fig and orange, just enough not to make this remind me of a vetiver single note. Oh dear, dry it's morphed again, slightly, getting back to that original fig. But it's a dried fig. Unusual, and it was fun to try, but it's too faint on me for my taste. It's dark, and I imagine someone would find this sexy.

powdery, dusty honeysuckle. Slightly more green, and less sweet than most BPAL honeysuckle notes I've smelled. It's quite lovely, and could be that scent, that wild, lush, green honeysuckle, but alas, my skin turns this incredibly soapy. Like, exactly how soap bubbles smell. Which, I'll admit is quite nice and reminds me of summer back in the day, but I don't know if I'd wanna smell like that. Too bad, lot's of potential, just doesn't work on me.

From the imp I'm just getting a big whiff of dragon's blood. On application there's directly a leathery touch, but also, strangely something floral. Kind of getting sun screen when dry, hidden in a bunch of spices and surrounded by leather. Weird, but not bad.

Soft, powdery - coconut, summery sweetness. Glistening mist going through an old carnaval, bringing every attraction alive it flows past. Mostly getting lemon. This has a magical little "spark" in there. A zesty one! Lovely, but my skin eats this. Too bad, it's lovely!

Strong, rosy wine. The pear gives this a holiday-y vibe. I am getting that insence in there too, reminds me a bit of the one in midnight on the midway, though this is not comparable to it due to all the other notes.

Very sweet. For some reason I'm thinking of cherry blossom in warm sunlight. Hm. Resiny, thick, fuzzy peach and overly soy scented candles.

Candy-sweet cinnamon sticks! I'm using a tester with the slightest amount which is more than enough!(!!!)

Wet, it reminds me a lot of Crimson peak, but a less sharp(e, heh), evil version. It morphs sligthly into something more wet and green, almost sappy. Now it reminds me of Slippery poppy tincture but with Crimson peak in the background. Interesting...