Delirium1009

In bottle/imp: A sharp blast of lemony verbena followed my silky warm smooth notes of amber and a touch of heliotrope. Immediately on skin: This is very heavy on the verbena, and at first is a very heavy bit of lemon. As I sniff, though, it finishes with a smooth touch of amber and heliotrope, and there’s a bit of resin to this that gives it a nice base. After a little while: This is still very strong on the lemon verbena, with just a little amber and heliotrope making it warm and glowing, and some resins for depth. It’s very assertive and a bit on the unisex side. It’s not sweet, but it is very citrus-y and smooth at the same time. Overall Impressions: This blend is very strong on the verbena with just a bit of amber, heliotrope and resins to temper it and smoothe it out. Very nice, but a bit unisex for me.

In bottle/imp: Sweet and herbal, followed by a blast of glowing, warm heliotrope. Immediately on skin: This is sweet and resinous, but it also has a feeling of watery and warm florals about it. It has a hint of spicy carnation, but also the cool chamomile and deep, sweet frankincense. This scent overall smells llike floral resin, a bouquet of flowers trapped under fragrant amber. After a little while: This is all frankincense now, with a bit of carnation and heliotrope. It’s mostly resins, with a little bit of floral notes coming through. Overall Impressions: I don’t love frankincense or any resinous notes for that matter, so I was really hoping that it would be pushed into the background in this scent. However, it seems on me to be the strongest note, with the florals lingering behind it. This scent is very sweet on me, as well.

In bottle/imp: Milky creaminess with a musky pinkness. Immediately on skin: This smells like a pinker version of Posset’s Madame X. It’s this thick creaminess with a musky note and some pink florals. It’s a little soapy but still really creamy, pretty, and feminine. After a little while: The floral notes seem to have come out more, and now they have a much cleaner, perfumey feel than they did at first. That’s the only thing keeping me from loving this blend, as underneath that high pitched clean floral is this musky, pink creaminess that I really love. Overall Impressions: This scent is very pretty and lovely. It is definitely feminine with an almost gourmand type of creamy, musky note with a bit of florals accenting it. At first the florals behave but they got out of hand a bit once the scent dried down. I’ll have to do a full wear of this to see how the flowers behave.

In bottle/imp: Coconut-rose baby powder. Immediately on skin: The baby powder doesn’t come through on my skin at all. Instead, I get a scent that’s a perfect balance between rose and coconut. It’s smooth and almost creamy (with a hint of rubberiness) with the cool, watery rose lingering above. There’s just a hint of sweet orris/violet, and a slight hint of high musk. After a little while: The rubbery coconut fades a bit from this and most of what I now smell is watery, perfumey rose, a bit of fruity orris, and a hint of high musk. It’s pretty, and very feminine. Overall Impressions: This scent is very pretty. The coconut I get at first is nice, and I wish it had stuck around a little longer. After a while on my skin this smells a lot like White Rose from the Unity Trading Post set from Lupercalia 2009, only this is much more rose, where White Rose is a lot more orris and vanilla tea with an equal amount of rose. White Rose also has an almost fruitiness from the amount of orris, whereas this scent is a bit more perfumey.

An amorphous, radiant, incandescent scent. Ever changing, protoplasmic and primordial: white amber, green coconut meat, iris, palmarosa, Chinese peony, lime, water lily, snowdrop, muguet, lemongrass, osmanthus, wisteria, glassy musk, and hinoki. In bottle/imp: Lime mixed with pulpy coconut and white, cool flowers. Immediately on skin: At first, there’s an almost creamy coconut, and it blends into a bite of lime and lemongrass. Rounding out the scent are florals, mostly on the sweeter, airy side, but not really fruity. This scent smells almost radioactive green, glistening, and quivering. After a little while: This gets a lot heavier on the coconut and flowers after just a little bit. It smells almost dusty now, with just hints of lime and white musk. It smells of powdery, warm, floral and slightly citrus-y coconut. Overall Impressions: This scent is very bright at first, all lime, lemongrass, and coconut with a background of elegant white florals. After a while it settles down to a powdery, unremarkable coconut scent on me, unfortunately. A very interesting scent and perfectly suited for the name.

In bottle/imp: Powdery vanilla butter with a hint of bread and maple syrup in the background. Immediately on skin: This smells almost plastic-y on me. Initially, I get a waft of maple syrup or caramel, followed by not-very-realistic-smelling bread and butter with a very plastic-y sweetness. This almost smells like it could be one of those plastic toys I had as a kid; they looked like the food, and they tried very hard to smell just like it (in this case, maybe thick rolls covered in brown sugar glaze and nuts), but you always got mostly just a big whiff of plastic from them. After a little while: This starts smelling a lot creamier and sweeter, and less plastic-y, for sure. It smells more like sweet buttered toast now, emphasis on the creamy butter, with some almost floral-like sweetness to it. Overall Impressions: This scent is very interesting, but I don’t think it would work for me. The initial phase is very plastic-y, but that’s when it smells the most like bread. After a while it becomes much more of a perfume scent, and the plastic note fades, but the bread is almost gone too. I can tell that this could be a great comfort scent, though.

In bottle/imp: Thick opium smoke among sweet plum and berries. Immediately on skin: This is fruity, with a lot of dark opium overlaying the entire scent. The fruitiness is dark and rich, but still very sweet. Mostly plum and berry (purple berries… not raspberries or strawberries specifically) with a bit of gardenia, which to me smells more fruity than floral. There’s a sharp fruity bite as well, almost like cherry, and then a light breath of lilac giving the blend a slightly cool feel. Overall this feels like a deep, dark red scent with a deceptively deadly sweetness. After a little while: The gardenia backs off a bit, and this is now more of a plum and berry scent with an overlay of smokey opium. Dark purple, this almost smells like a plum and berry version of Poisoned Apple now. Overall Impressions: Very fruity and sinister, this is quite lovely. It’s mostly plum and berry with opium smoke, almost sinister but candy-like. I love the feel I get from this blend.

I was so happy to try this, but alas, it doesn't work on me. To me, this is a mix of rose, incense, and powdery amber. It smells more like a traditional perfume than the things I usually wear. There's a nice hint of sweetness from the carnation, but the powder is a bit overpowering and really distracts me from the nicer parts of this blend. Overall, very pretty, but I wish my chemistry were different so it would be nicer on me.

In bottle/imp: Earthy, resinous and incensey. Immediately on skin: This smells grainy and resinous on me with a slightly bitter note. It also has a little bit of a cola-like note in it, which I guess myrrh sometimes smells like to me. It’s almost incense-like, but it’s thicker than that, though still deep and rich. After a little while: This has lost most of its bitterness and now it’s very rich and resinous with a nice sweetness to it. It smells very thick and dark, but still has that cola-like feel to it. Overall Impressions: This is a nice scent, but it’s not fabulous on me. It has a rich, resinous feel but also reminds me a little of cola. It’s very resinous and thick smelling.

It was a Halloweenie from last year. http://www.bpal.org/index.php?showtopic=59897 ETA link.

This scent smells like the inside of a fortune teller's shop. It's dark and thick, like black velvet shot through with glittering purple-grey threads. Mostly, this is opium and incense with deep resins in the background, and just a small bit of plum to sweeten it. It's very dry and almost powdery, but still a very rich scent.

Villainess had a Quick or Dead perfume out at one point. If that's it, the notes are "Sarsparilla and sweetgrass, worn saddle leather, tobacco smoke and the remains of a spicy lime cologne."

My bottles of Black Lace and Black Death don't smell like apple (I bought BL right after it was brought back, and BD within a couple days of it being on the site) but I have also noticed people saying that BD smells fruitier in later batches. It shouldn't have apple, though, I don't think... the only fruity notes listed are citrus.

In bottle/imp: Soft peach blossom. Immediately on skin: This scent is light and pretty. It’s like a perfume-y light peach floral scent with a touch of warm amber and citrus. After a little while: This scent is pretty much the same as when I first applied it, a pretty, light, perfumey floral peach blend with a touch of amber and citrus. Very feminine and delicate, but not boring. Overall Impressions: This scent is very pretty and girly. Peach is the most identifiable note but it’s not really overwhelming. It’s a soft, pretty floral peach scent with a bit of citrus and warm amber. I wish it were a little creamier, but it’s still very nice.

In bottle/imp: Sweet fruit and old rose perfume. Immediately on skin: I swear when I was little one of my dolls came with some sort of rose “perfume,” maybe even a solid one. This smells a lot like it, only less sweet. All I can smell is rose and something thick in the background. After a little while: This hasn’t really changed on my skin at all. It’s still this strong, perfumey old rose scent with some cloying note in the background that I think is the lychee. Overall Impressions: I had to give this blend a chance as I loooove lychees, but the rose comes out a little too fake on me. It’s a bit overly perfume-y with something thick and not very nice in the background. It’s disappointing as I can almost smell how it should smell, but it goes wrong on me.

In bottle/imp: Peppery cola. Immediately on skin: Whew… this smells like cola, pepper, and honey. It’s a little… bitter, I guess, from the honey, but also syrupy sweet. Then the pepper adds this sharp spice and somehow I smell cola behind that (I think it’s the sandalwood plus pepper). Wow, this is bad on me. After a little while: This is not nice on me at all. It’s a cloying, bitter, honey and pepper combo. So not nice. Overall Impressions: This is just a blend that doesn’t work on me. My chemistry completely butchers it. It manages to be bitter and rubbery at the same time. Not good.

In bottle/imp: Salty vanilla, that morphs into the scent of a black jellybean. Immediately on skin: At first sniff, this smells like some sort of yankee candle… cookie dough maybe. It’s almost like vanilla, but with a salty note. Then as I sniff that note morphs into strong licorice, or maybe just short of it. It’s… odd. After a little while: This scent is just odd. It’s a bit like salty vanilla licorice, now with a little bit of pretty pink florals mixing in. Like flowery candy next to a big black jellybean and a piece of vanilla salt water taffy. Overall Impressions: This scent is very interesting. It has these conflicting notes of vanilla, licorice, and pretty pink florals that just don’t mesh to my nose. I keep sniffing it because it’s intriguing, but I don’t think I could wear it.

In bottle/imp: Smokey, herbal creaminess. Immediately on skin: The note I mistook for herbs in the decant is actually the lilac, drawing over this blend with a very cool feel. It’s laid over smoky, creamy vanilla and a touch of warm tonka. The ho wood and galbanum kind of deepen the scent, taking it away from foody vanilla and making it a touch creamy, but also deep and sexy. After a little while: This is woody, smoky, and slightly perfumey. Lots of vanilla and rich tonka with a thin blue floral mist of lilac wafting above. Deep and rich and lovely! Overall Impressions: Ah, what a lovely scent! The lilac floats above the richer, creamier, smokier notes. It’s all blended nicely, smoky and woody vanilla with an overtone of lilac. So pretty, and a bit like Haloes.

In bottle/imp: A bit of creaminess, ending with a bit of citrus and snow. Immediately on skin: This is a touch creamy and very smooth, with just a little bit of florals and a bite of citrus and light snow. After a little while: This gets a bit sweeter as I wear it. It’s a soft, pretty scent. It smells of vanilla musk or amber, a bit of perfume-y florals, and a touch of citrus and snow. It’s warm and sweet with a touch of cold. Overall Impressions: This is so pretty. The olive blossom is smooth and floral, and blends with an almost vanilla-y musk. The lily comes out slightly, as this has a touch of perfumeyness blanketing the whole scent, and it ends with a kiss of the citrus and snow. Very pretty, and my favorite thus far of the Luper scents.

In bottle/imp: Cool, herbal florals, dry musk, and a bit of spice and smoke at the very end. Immediately on skin: The wisteria and lilac come out full force, cool, smooth, blue florals. Behind that lingers very dry musk, and some herbal lavender. It’s very cool and calming. After a little while: This scent is still mostly lilac and wisteria, but those notes don’t seem as lifelike to me now, and more like perfume. There’s just a touch of warm tea, and a hint of herbal lavender. This is cool and floral, but watery without being aquatic. Overall Impressions: This is a very floral, cool scent. The wisteria and lilac are the strongest notes and at first they seem very realistic, but they settle into more of a cool perfume scent after a while. That’s when the tea comes out a bit more, adding a bit of almost a smokey/watery feel to the blend. Pretty, but a bit on the “cool” side for me.

In bottle/imp: This is very tart and herbal with a light breath of mint. Immediately on skin: This is very much an herb scent, with a large amount of thyme and a little bit of mint, with the currant and cranberry kind of smoothing the scent from the background. It’s quite sharp and “high” smelling to me. After a little while: Berry! Refreshing, tart, slightly minty berry. This reminds me a lot of Baneberry, only with a touch of mint and some dry woods kind of dancing above. Overall Impressions: This scent starts out all herbs and a little mint with a hint of berry, but ends up with a lot of berry and a hint of mint and thyme with dry woods finishing it. It’s quite pretty and upbeat, but light. It has a nice mixture of notes that breaks up the tart, sweet berry.

In bottle/imp: Cool and damp vetiver and metal with a hint of leather. Immediately on skin: This smells damp, like an underground stone tunnel. It has something a bit smokey, almost like vetiver or leather. It smells cold and almost mildew-y, and quite “dirty,” without an actual dirt note. After a little while: This smells pretty much the same as it did at first, like a damp stone cave with a hint of something lightly smoky and warm, like vetiver or leather. It’s very dark and almost humid smelling. Overall Impressions: I don’t love the lab’s metal notes, but I enjoy them. Unfortunately I don’t get them here at all. This smells like damp stone with something smoky peeking through. This is a dark stone tunnel scent, rather sinister and creepy.

In bottle/imp: Citrus, moonflower, and something a bit jasmine-like. Immediately on skin: This is a citrusy, cool floral. It has a hint of blue-smelling moonflower, something a bit soapy (lily perhaps?), and a hint of grassy green citrus. After a little while: This blends together completely after a while into a cool floral with a bit of jasmine in the background. I definitely smell moonflower, but I’m not sure about any of the other floral notes. It’s smooth and cool, almost like a night time floral. Overall Impressions: This blend is pretty, and has a lot of floral notes going on, especially after it settles and dries. It’s a little refreshing and smells like it has a very blue tint to it. Pretty, but not me.

In bottle/imp: A definite mix of ambergris and rubbery coconut. Immediately on skin: This smells of rubbery coconut with a lot of ambergris and a bit of musk. It’s dry and smooth, with a bit of a creamy feel but also a definite “oceany” feel from the ambergris. After a little while: This still smells strongly of rubbery coconut with maybe a little touch of ylang ylang, but all the other notes are gone. It’s creamy and very smooth. Overall Impressions: This scent was one I was so excited about, but it fell flat on my skin. At first it’s all rubbery coconut with a touch of musk and a lot of ambergris adding an oceany feel. Then as it dries down, it’s all coconut. Ah, well.

In bottle/imp: A bright fruitiness, almost like citrus, with a hint of wine and finishing with a bit of creaminess. Immediately on skin: This scent is rich but fruity. I get a blast of fruitiness first, and it’s thick with the citrus of the mandarin lightening it a bit. Over the top is honey with a bit of powdery vanilla. This is very assertive and sweet, with a nice richness grounding it underneath, which may be the tobacco. This is reminding me of Mad Kate a bit with the fruit/honey feel. After a little while: This still smells very fruity… sort of a rich fruit scent with a slight hint of citrus lifting it up, giving it a glowing edge, and powdery honey over the top. It’s quite sweet, especially up close. Overall Impressions: This scent is very nice, considering honey blends rarely work on me. It’s not that bitter powdery rubberiness I usually get, but it’s still a bit overly sweet on me. The other parts of this blend are nice though; it’s sort of a rich, bright fruitiness that I wasn’t expecting. Gorgeous, but not for me.