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Thanks to the lovely forumite for gifting me this soap!! I remember being the oil much stronger, and probably wouldn't wear it out. This smells like a mild patch soap. I don't remember the colours being so cool, either. As far as lather, no one beats my mom's soap, but this is pretty awesome too.

I was frimped this, so excited, as I am discovering I love the dead leaf note. It starts out dead leaves, cherry and oranges. Not very nice at this point. As it dries, it kind of melds together, and it smells like a fancy soap now. I kept thinking I smelled patchouli, and was digging this blend, like a fancy patch soap. I don't mind soap blends at times. I like it!

Lovely, warm amber and creamy vanilla with the cognac. I love this. It is pretty close to Krampus Lace on me, but KL is not as warm. I can't wait to see how this ages.

Strong metallic and sweet, fake plum. I'm not getting any vanilla which may have saved this blend. I will keep this for a bit to see if it improves, but not a fan at this point.

Lavender, musk, and a touch of citrus. One of my bottle risks that paid off. Lovely now, but I think it needs some time to mesh a bit.

I love lavender, and this looked awesome according to notes, but it does end up falling flat on me. Rare for a blend with lavender. I'm getting something old and dusty with a slight fruit vibe. Like a wine gum that has been lost in the couch for about a year. On me, the same. I could really swear there was pom in here, which rarely works on me. The fruity Lilith's have been strike outs this year for me.

I took a chance on this, as some fruit scents can be really bad on me, but I'm really digging the lab's marshmallow note, (even though I'm not a foody). I do get the marshmallow in the dram, but not on the skin. What I'm getting is uber sickly sweet strawberry of the fake variety. This is a huge miss, and will be rehomed. I haven't met a strawberry I liked from BPAL, but I keep trying...

I thought I would like this, but it is uber sweet on me. It smells like coke on steroids, and I don't get any marshmallow. Coke to me has a fruity vibe, but I can't figure out the fruit. Citrusy? Whatever the case, it's a big fail.

Not sure why, but this lavender blend smells like a bluer version, but maybe it's just in my head with the title and all. I never met a lavender I didn't love, or at least like, and this doesn't disappoint. It's not Serpentine or Lilith Victoria, but this one will definitely do, and I'll use up the dram. A very unique take on the lavender theme. Very comforting. I think I may actually need more...FWIW, I don't get any noticeable rose or musk, just seemingly well blended.

At first, this is very much like The Serpentine. After a bit, it's pretty much the same, only with the addition of the coconut cream. I really like this, and may need more than the dram that I got. I'm on my last bottle of Serpentine, and this is pretty close.

Strong snow note at first. I find it's more of the Ice Queen type of snow note, more aquatic to me, like wet snow. After it dries a bit, the coconut comes out more, and now it kind of smells like Snow White to me. I'm not getting any lavender or rose, just slightly coconut snow in the end.

Not sure why, but this is smelling fruity to me. Maybe the honey? Ends up being a close to skin honey musk scent. This is quite innocent and pretty, but a fast fader. A distant relative of 'O', but not sexy, like a daughter or niece.

I love cardamon, and this does not disappoint. Sometimes it smells more like cinnamon, but it is not the case here. It has a creamy vibe, which reminds me of an original Chai Latte, which I had the pleasure of smelling when an Indian nurse made some at work. Though I love this to bits, I'd probably enjoy it more as a room fragrance.

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I love and wear all three of these scents separately, but together, I'm getting dried, candied fruit of the citrus variety that you put in fruitcakes. I love eating this kind of thing, but definitely don't like smelling like it. After a bit, Slime Queen takes over, which I guess is quite fitting, as children pretty much do that, but with that annoying fruit cake vibe in the background. I don't need more, but it was fun to try.

Lovely white musk and lavender. Something here is making me really sleepy here, and normally lavender doesn't do it for me in the sleep department, so I'm thinking it may be the hops. I love this, and will seek out a bottle asap. Fresh and relaxing at the same time.

The cherry is not the almond cherry, but a lollipop cherry. It smells rather fake to me, and the Dorian is not saving the day. Not a fan.

I love Tombstone, and cherry notes, so I thought that this was a no brainer. Colour me disappointed. I do not get any Tombstone, just a waxy, fake cherry chapstick. I'll keep the decant to see if it improves, but for now, a big miss.

Bright, citrus and fruity with a touch of musk. I'm not liking the apple here, and I wish the pink grapefruit were more pronounced, but this is a nice blend for summer, and I'll probably use the imp. I've yet to find a true pink grapefruit from bpal.

I knew this would be right up my alley, so decided to go straight to bottle. This is a summery version of Stekk. I don't get any mint at this point, but maybe it will come out later. Just a floofy, lemon, with a strong base of fluffy marshmallow. Bad English I know, but this whole scent is just puffy clouds of marshmallow citrus. I'm loving this, and will use the heck out of it in warmer months.

Sandalwood, musk and vanilla, which sounds amazing in theory, but it's just not wowing me. This one reminds me of the sheer musks of the 80's, Jovan and such. It smells like clean girl, and I do like it, there may be a place for it in my collection, but I prefer Psalms for a barely there clean scent. Hmm, I'll have to think about this one.

Call me old fashioned, but I really like orris type and/or violet blends. Definitely powdery orris, it smells sheer and gauzy, like a flowing nightgown on a cool, moonlit night. Kind of reminds me of Staged Moon Landing. I like this, and will keep the decant.

The combination of notes intrigued me here. I'm getting red musk at first, and neroli in the background. After a bit, this fades into practically nothing, which is OK, as I'm kind of into fleeting scents these days.

I am discovering that I really like sweet, mild patchouli blends, and this one does not disappoint. Strong cinnamon at first, with a touch of sweetened patch. It really mellows out after awhile, and it turns into a lovely blended, softly spiced patch. It kind of reminds me of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, but in the best way possible. I may want to upgrade from an imp, though I have told myself I don't need any more to add to my collection. Damn, I really do need a bottle, and I'm not even a spice girl...

Tropical fruity blend, mostly getting a very sweet apricot. There is a touch of marshmallow and something tropical, which may be the coconut. I wish there were more marshmallow, and not so sweet. This is far to sweet on me, so it is going to another home.