Cali

Hhmm. Very sexy from the start. VERY peppery hot though - it's currently making me nervous whether it's got saffron in there, which makes me sick. sligthly bitter, very red. Aaaaaaaaaand then, when dry, it's a copy of the robotic scarab on me, with a slighty more herby-reddish feel. It's lovely, I just don't know if I need it.

A soft vanilla on a sharp leather. That leather that BPAL does so well. Only is slightly green on me, while I usually amp those. It's very unisex, quite sexy, well blended and versatile for any kind of day.

A foodie that I can somewhat stand! Sweet cake with honey topping, on a sunny summer day on the beach. That's the image that goes through my head. just a liiittle too much suncream, otherwise it's neat!

Ahh yes, very strong cherry though I don't find that as harsh as I've smelled before in BPAL's cherry blends. Must be dorian that's keeping this grounded. It almost goes to a creamy strawberry as it dries. It's actually quite lovely!

I like it, but unfortunately this is one of those blends where the jasmine is overpowering. I like it, but just not enough to keep the imp!

Just getting something you'd get at an apothecary, a grim mixture. It goes a little sweeter on me as I wear it, but I can't really pick out notes. Maybe the myrrh? That tends to amp on me anyway. Somewhat sweet liquorice? idk. Weird, not for me.

And here I thought I had reviewed this before! Well, the notes certainly scared me, but it sure isn't as frightening as I had anticipated. Expect strong vetiver in this though, that's for sure. The anise reminds me of what we used to put in our warm milk before we went to bed sometimes. Gotta be honest, got over that pretty quickly, but it sure didn't help I was actually super lactose intolerant. Anyway, to me this is somewhat "cozy". A dark, winter night, maybe with dark intentions...? Hm. Masculine, but soft. Sweet, but with this underlying murkiness.

Almonds, one of my enemies! Wet it's just all almond! Strong and super sweet! almost bearable for someone with it as a death note, bahah. On drydown it actually reminds me of Edith Cushing somewhat, just with "more almond". Is there coconut in here? It's not bad. Not for me, but not bad!

Hmm. Herbs, linen, something slightly sappy green/yellow (lime?) and something strong, sour and musky. ...Agreeing with the Clint Eastwood comment above. I can't pinpoint exactly what's in here. Doesn't work for me!

in the imp: golden honey mead! Simple and true! Dry: Same! But stronger. It's super nice and reminds me of some good days roaming around the ren faires! Dissapears within ten minutes and I am frustrated.

I really wanted to try this, so it's MY fault that I now have to sit through a whaft of vetiver! ? It's the same soft pachouli as in reptoid dominion and the laughter of loki, but from the get-go it's mostly vetiver! Drying, it morphs to something softer and the vetiver goes a lil creamier (thank goodness). and there's something super sweet almost hiding behind a couple of bushes from afar, perhaps a lil scared ghoul. Which, I'm guessing is a mix of oakmoss (which is always kinda sweet on me), geranium and clove. In the end, it's a lot like Samhain on me. Which I... wasn't expecting from where it started! Samhain, but a lil darker. Perhaps the horror-genre version of Samhain. It's lovely, but I like Samhain a lil better.

Wet: YES! The lovely flowers that remind me of hymn, but more varied and not as in-your-face-screamy-floral! Aaaand it's practically gone with about five minutes. Damn it. I like in-your-face floral when it WORKS on me, and so far, in the BPAL world I've barely had luck. This is lovely though, just not worth the infinity war conclusion from my skin...

Oh man I have been waiting so long to try this!! On me, pepper is childlike mischievousness and. Spunky, but nothing too childlike or candy. It starts out pepper and rose-heavy (lovely!), but balances out later, with a lil more berries, blood orange and pine. Unfortunately there's something in here when dry that's not mixing well with my chemistry. Somewhat plasticy on me at least; I can't figure out which note it is, but it's one step away from being a perfect blend for me. Sad, but very glad to have tried it, it's lovely!

Wet; sweet as candy, light frothy vanilla/caramel milkshake. It morphs quickly though, and on me the lilac comes out in a matter of seconds and then, there's the tonka. Really like it on drydown!! There's the smoky note and wood (which is green-y on me somehow) that come in on drydown. Now it's more like a freshly cleaned furniture store, lol! Doesn't morph from there. I like it, but I can't shake the furniture store outta my head!

Soft, troubled apple cider. Wet fruits. Pretty sure there's gotta be SOME apple in there, but I definately get more "general fruit" than just apple. Tiny bit of spice in the background. Getting a liitle bit of pine too, which gives it a nice edge to it. Dissapears FAR too quickly on my skin!! Shame cause it's lovely.

Very very strong vetiver with a touch of ice cold violet. Vetiver is my death note unfortunately, so if that's the opposite for you, go try this!

I'm getting some buttery, creamy red current? Idk if it's just me, but there is a certain "milky" quality to it as in Alice. It's only red wine to me after I got here and read up on the notes. I guess the myrrh is the strongest on me, which it does tend to do. Not for me, but I'm sure someone will love this!

Soft fur, sappy sharp greens, a touch of honeysuckle. Soft musk. Sweet and lovely for summer!

My goodness have I gotten it wrong on the notes this time; usually I pretty much know what I'll like but this caught me off guard. Right off the bat it reminded me of Braving the ice, which I also wanted to work out so bad but alas, I am hit with a scent of something oddly I can either describe as slightly off-date foodie or skin bathed in sugar for an hour. I don't know. It's just not for me and it's a shame. I so want to like this!! Goes a little lemony later on, softer, and then the lemon morphs to something a little more soap… and then it's gone. I'm no getting much of the notes (or my brain is messing with me) besides the skin musk... Sad. Onto the sales pile it goes!

Ahh there we have our good old buddy jasmine again. I think my skin just amps that like crazy. The honeysuckle and lavender are lovely though, same lavender on me as in TKO. My skin ate this in seconds!! ?

Hmm. Reminds me of an overgrown, abandoned garden house in the best way possible on application. Ozone, greenery, rose and amber. Definately getting that white of thunderclaps (musk? mint?) in there too, reminds me somewhat of midnight on the midway, however in that bottle it feels more "sugared", this is straight up ice cold thunder. I can definately tell the moss and flowers apart in there too. the rose and ozone get a little stronger on drydown but that's all it changes on me - I like it a lot but I already have on the balcony, which makes this overkill. It's very interesting and oh-so lovely!!

Wet, this is a very scream-y cinnamon on me. a hint of something more, but nothing really comes through. I was hoping this morphed on me and did all these lovely things other people describe, but alas... Just cinnamon on me. and a fading one at that already!

This is wholly different from what I expected; having the notes in mind I was expecting something more sea-rat, this is more apothecary to me. Sharp, clean to the teeth. Spices (apothecary spices) packed in sturdy cloth and JASMINE oh my. the honeysuckle comes out more as it dries down (thankfully) but I'm not getting much of that insence. ...That's a lotta jasmine!

Buttery, warm spices encased in a mushy sweetness of fig and dates. Lovely. Kinda reminds me of a cream soda if anything. Dried down it's got something of the vitamin bottle I have for my bird, but not in a bad way. Maybe it's just me, but the spices are driving me insane - which is SUPER unfortunate bc this is lovely. Bah!