Cali

This is sharp mint, tea, lemon and orange blossom from the start, and doesn't morph much from there on in. A consistently strong throw for about three hours and then it fades into a softer version of itself and I can finally smell the honey. And honestly I don't think this'll ever fade off my skin entirely if I don't wash it off! Not for me, but I'm very glad I got to try this lovely, feminine scent.

A sharp earthyness is the first thing that comes to mind. There's a greenery in there, a contsricting vine. The decay is like rotting fruit, but not... disgusting? It works? Which baffles me. Is there only a hint of red musk in there? I LOVE this perfume. I mean, not necessarily as a perfume or on me, but man, Beth certainly did SO damn well on the Crimson peak scents. Once again perfectly fitting the story. This is sad, twisted, and so dark. I love it.

Oh no. Oh no. I got this very sweetly as an extra, but I forgot how much lotus doesn't work on me. I mean, I'm not a fan of the note on itself, but it goes so... eughg on my skin. Love the rose though, thick and heady. What a shame.

Mmm... this is so soft and sweet. This is like a fairy tale. A pink room in the east wing tower, top floor of a castle. A princess room. I'm having trouble describing this like a normal person, but it's super cute alright!! They all work together very well, but the standout notes on my skin are the lilac, myrrh and crimson tea leaves!

Tbh I'm not familiar with what carnation is supposed to smell like.. but it's got the same freshness/sappyness that Liadain & Curithir has, but this is darker, a little more woodsier. Soapy. Slightly spicy. Not my thing unfortunately!

That lovely (artificial) blue note that's in blue lollipops~ Kids' candy, hyper slushies and the red current to ground it and give it a dark undertone. yummy!!!

Yep, sirupy sweet dead leaves! Green sap? Dew? ...In the background? An autumn afternoon in the gleaming sunlight, after a shower of rain. Nice, and I don't think it's for me, but I see why people go mad over this. n_n

Orange zest is always meh on me, but the notes work together well. Rich thick honey. The bourbon vanilla reminds me slightly of Crimson peaks' The waltz. I gotta be honest, as much as I get the wax concept in there as people mentioned before, it reminds me of an ill-spiced watery gluhwein. At least, that's what the notes do on me. Gotta admit I'm not a fan of honey either but damn it I wanted to try this anyway!

2009 Version. Kinda goes Fuck you, said the raven on me but in the wrong way. Dirty, gravelly. White florals? Sweet woods? Salty? Mostly sandalwood. Oh man this does not work on my skin.

Beeswax is the first thing that jumps out on me!! This reminds me of a Crimson peak scent but I don't remember which one. This is like sitting in a dark room, trying to read a book by candlelight, that keeps flickering due to a mysterious wind. The windows are closed... odd.. A very faint (purple, not red...! strangely) rose in the background. Interesting. Not for me, but it tells a story!

Fiiiinally got to try this after hoping to find a decant of it for years, weeee! Dusty chocolate... Smoky chocolate? It dries to a calmer, smoother chocolate, creamy and delicious... remind me not to eat my arm!

2005 Version. Whoa, on application this is pure bonfire smoke and cinnamon! It reminds me only a biiiiit of Krampus. This has more of a berry-freshness to it with that musk smoothening it out on drydown. The cinnamon nearly dies down alltogether, aw. Not getting much booze from this myself! :c

Oooh! so happy and summery! The hypercandysugarness similar to screeching parrot, but much more... pink! Sweet sticky marshmallows indeed with a tinge of grass in the far far background. So glad I got to try this!!

Well, that's great, my imp broke as I tried to take the handle out. That aside, when it did, I'm met with this ...musky plastic mixbag of fresh inanimate mess. Slightly floral or soapy.. but it's basically exactly what it says on the tin. How fun!

Lovely salty sea air jumping right outta the imp! That, and the green notes and violets is what I'm getting when wet. Goes more bitter on the skin, taking a more woodsy turn, and then ...it turns to hairspray? ¿POR QUÉ SKIN?

Minty, dark. Can pick each note apart individually with ease, which is fun! It's odd how these would work together but they do! This is not something I want to smell like, but it's very interesting!

Hm. I'm getting honey too... That, and REALLY strong embalming herbs. Bleh. Very loud on me, and it smells like nasty soap or what a clinic of sorts would smell like... Maybe I'm too harsh, but it's not for me.

I finally tracked a bottle down, and while I've never spent so much on bpal before, lemme tell ya that it's worth it. From the bottle to drydown, this is absolutely lovely. The fir is most appearant on first application but it's just-not strong enough for it to be irritating. It fades a bit almost instantly and It's almost a creamy mix of herbs. The same patchouli (are there more? idk) as in reptoid dominion that my skin wears so well, soft ginger and sexy green musk. It reminds me a bit of my favourite insence 'forest' by HEM, but this is more... human. All in all, loving this.

Oh Seth. How delighted I am I decided on a bottle of this handsome scaly dude! There's leather that BPAL does best, which is sexy as hell but there's also something oddly nostalgic in here, something reminding me of summer. Warm, spicy, something sliiightly herbal in there, which is a little sunscreen-y but nothing to worry about. This would work fantastisc for both fall and summer. All the notes are blended perfectly and there's not one that really stands out on me. I'm in love.

Oh my god. This is absolutely delicious when wet. Deliiicious realistic vanilla mint, something grounding it that reminds me of cocoa, delicious spun sugar, the frankincense as in Midnight over the midway and a soft rose. I'm afraid however that at the moment of drydown I'm stuck with the same problem as Lizziesluck. My skin isn't having it. There's still that wonderful mint but my skin is just turning the rest of the notes into burnt plastic and it's just... not good. A damn shame, hope this'll adorn someone else's skin much better because it'd be so worth it!! Gahh

In the imp, green, juicy, medicinal. Wet, this is very in your face, green!!! Cold rose water, sharp boozy note, slightly sugary. Indeed slightly liquorice-y/vanilla-y, it seems jarring, almost but it's not in a bad way. Doesn't change much from here besides that it amps and amps. I ...like it, I truly do... But I can't get myself to love this.

Ahh, patchouli is the first thing that greets you here, with a lovely undercurrent of tobacco. The pine in this amps on me though along with the indian resins, barely any honey or vanilla detected on drydown. But then! Luck strikes. There's the vanilla. The sharper notes are still overpowering but the vanilla has now come up along with the skin musk and it's quite lovely! The pine is mostly gone at this point too. This is exquisite but not something I'd want to smell like in daily wear. I totally get what this is going for though.

There's another BPAL scent that's exactly like this in the imp/when wet but I forgot which one it is gah! It's pretty close to Mme. Moriarty though but I'm betting that's the red musk. This is sexy, soft and the Clove and Iris gives it this earthy and cold edge, while still smelling as comfortable as a pillow. Red musk and florals are the more dominant notes on me here.

Soft squishy cake, topped with chocolate sauce, grated apple pieces, something almost champagne-y and a cherry on top. Delicious!!!!!!! Ahh I want to eat my hand. However my skin (un?)ironically eats this in minutes and I'm only left with the cake and cherry-ish type note in there. Still lovely, but I surprisingly loved the boozyness in there!

The same snow note used in Winter-time but also the pine used in Woods in winter mixed with sweet, red berries and something that resembles honey. Chilly, but the really cold note gets eaten by my skin and I'm left with the drizzly sweet note. Wet. Nice, but not for me.