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Fenris Wolf comes across as pretty feminine to me. It's the only Wolf scent I've been able to wear, and actually loved.

In the imp all I can smell is rootbeer lip balm. On me, the same. It is kind of pleasant, though!

This is *the* wolf scent to me!

I am so glad I was finally able to swap for it.

It makes me think of being curled up next to a wolf, warm in a den, which is somehow glowing with a golden light.

Beautiful!

Smells so much like curry. Really! The dry down seems to be fading curry, but still curry.

Make sure each imp is labeled as perfume and sealed with tape; put them in a bag with all your other lady-items that you WON'T open on the plane--deodorant, tampons etc. Keep the stuff you need on the plane in your purse, while the other stuff is packed in your carry-on.

 

Dress as straight as possible.

 

 

But this is no guarantee you won't be searched.  One of my girlfriends who looks NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL always has her bag checked because she packs a Hello Kitty change purse and a ton of make-up; guess Homeland Security wants to see what the hip colors of the season are. When we travel together we factor in 15 minutes for a cosmetic Q& A.

 

Who knows if they'll confiscate the imps.

 

Ship them to your sister's and save the hassle and worry

 

Airplanes are closed environments, so I try to keep perfume, oils, scented products to a super-minimum. What I love and think smells great could really annoy the person (who then starts sneezing) a couple rows back.

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I've never had a problem at Logan, Baltimore, and Atlanta. I pack them in a little purse (only usually bring a max of 10) and I never tape them up or anything like that. I've carried them on and also checked them. I guess each airport experience can be different, though.

To be brief:

In the bottle: Just like last year's Samhain.

On me wet: Smells like last year's Samhain with a bit of HM's buttery spice.

On the drydown: Just like last year's Samhain!

D'oh. Silly me. For some reason I read Money Order as Paypal. Must have my order on the brain!

I sent that info in the paypal notes portion of the screen.

Oops. Sorry, guess I should've reported it for merging. I still forget that it's possible.

Decanted means they took an amount out of a larger bottle and put it into an Imp sized vial for you.

Tarted refers to the old style Imps from BPAL that had the fancy parchment type label with the fake sinew ties.

I am also getting Cherry Sucrets, but am going to give it an hour or 2 before I decide I want to swap it.

When I was young, my grandparents' pantry always smelled of slightly overripe oranges, a sweet smell. This is what Tzadikim Nestarim smells like, to me.

ADDED Sept. 27, 2005:

This one is another trip down memory lane for me. I don't get melon.

I get slightly overripe oranges. Reminds me of my grandparents pantry, and also a small convenience store near my meme's old house which sold penny candy and was run by the original owner, who was around my meme's age. We used to go there as kids, and the scent of slightly overripe fruit was always on the air.

This scent has a long history with me. I believe it was in my first BPAL order. I sniffed it, thought to myself, "Old lady!" and promptly swapped it away.

A year or more later I have swapped for it back, and have a new spin on the scent.

I am picking up less old lady now that I've let it sit on my skin. Initially, yes, it is a bit cloying. It almost reminded me of lilac. I think that was because I assumed that's what my grandmother (old lady) smelled of, having seen the powder in her bathroom and smelled her.

Last week, my grandmother passed away. Bacchanalia has made several appearances on my skin since then. I smell initially a heady floral-fruity scent, I presume the grape. Later, as it fades, I get some musky scents, somewhat like amber. It is, hours after application, sweet, sensual and warm.

I wish there were more reviews of this, so I would have something to compare my impressions with!

EDIT: There are... you just couldn't find them! Merged with existing review thread. --Shollin

I would guess OH-nehr-wah

or maybe it's OH-ner-roy

"There's also the fact that, as soon as humanly possible apparently, Beth & co are planning on leaving CCNow."

True, but as soon as they do really make that switch, or it is impending, I presume we will no longer be able to make a payment through ccnow as the primary method when purchasing via the BPAL website.

I think I will use Paypal from now on, however, based on the information you both have provided!

Any guesses on Lughnasadh?

I did an internet search and came up with varying pronunciations!

Is there any benefit to paying via Paypal as compared to a ccnow checkout?

At first, for some reason, I thought I smelled leather. I figured I didn't like the smell, but I let it settle.

Then I smelled vanilla. Then I smelled trees. Now it smells like cedar and vanilla, kinda sweet to me.

I think I thought it smelled like leather because the smells remind me of "new car" or "car air freshener" but honestly they are much more amazing than that. Just my warped associative mind at play!

This is definitely something I will be wanting a 5 ml of!

ADDED Sept. 27, 2005:

I adore Tombstone. I wore it for a whole summer, so I'm on a little break from it right now. Will go back soon. The way the vanilla blends with the tree scents, and the sassafrass complements that is just amazing!

Actually, this is alot like what i had *hoped* Snowcake would smell like.

At first its very almondy. Later on in the day, it smelled almost cherry-ish. It is definitely a sweet, delicate smell. Kind of reminded me of my old Strawberry Shortcake doll, but in a good, much better way.

All I could smell in this scent was earth. Now, I love that dark, earthy smell a lot. However, I was really hoping to pick up on some of the incensy notes--- maybe each batch varies slightly, or maybe it was my soap, or my personal chemistry.