BPAL reviews again
Not as fluent or hilarious as Lupie's, because I don't have the nose for these that he does.
Anyway. Tried Hymn, Penitence and Leanan Sidhe over the holiday. Will try them again later to see if they fit with what I remember.
* Hymn smelt almost overpowering violet-y, and got washed off quickly. (I think it was violet - it may have been lily of the valley, the one that turned up in Sea of Glass so strongly.)
* Penitence had mild but noticeable incense notes in there (yay).
* Leanan Sidhe I can't remember very well, other than that it was quite pleasant.
Am now trying more. Perfume summaries added after I tested these, so I don't cheat and go "oh, that's that scent". As it were.
* Grand Guignol: Our Grand Guignol perfume is a shot of sweet apricot brandy; just enough to settle your nerves after a ghoulish, gory brush with the macabre.
- In the bottle had a tang almost like red wine, but it kept coming and going, which was odd.
- On skin, it's milder (I think my skin's swallowing the base notes again), but there's a definite note of something I can't quite identify but that I've not smelt in any perfume before. Something clear but also with a tint of cloyingness (as opposed to the similar-but-not-same note I've smelt in other perfumes, not BPAL ones, which is just somewhat thicker and richer and more cloying).
- After reading the summary: I guess that slightly-cloying smell could be apricot, but it doesn't smell like it to me.
* Shadow Witch Orchid: This perfume is a dusky orchid, subdued and ethereal.
- In the bottle it smelt "perfume-y" in a way I can't describe but reminds me of things like Chanel and stuff (from very vague childhood memory). In any case, my mental image of it is an amber-coloured oil.
- On skin, the "perfume-y" dies down a little and there's a touch of incense in there.
- After reading the summary: ...goodness only knows. This may be one of those perfumes where the blurb is just a guide to how it smells, rather than an actual list of ingredients.
Anyway. Tried Hymn, Penitence and Leanan Sidhe over the holiday. Will try them again later to see if they fit with what I remember.
* Hymn smelt almost overpowering violet-y, and got washed off quickly. (I think it was violet - it may have been lily of the valley, the one that turned up in Sea of Glass so strongly.)
* Penitence had mild but noticeable incense notes in there (yay).
* Leanan Sidhe I can't remember very well, other than that it was quite pleasant.
Am now trying more. Perfume summaries added after I tested these, so I don't cheat and go "oh, that's that scent". As it were.
* Grand Guignol: Our Grand Guignol perfume is a shot of sweet apricot brandy; just enough to settle your nerves after a ghoulish, gory brush with the macabre.
- In the bottle had a tang almost like red wine, but it kept coming and going, which was odd.
- On skin, it's milder (I think my skin's swallowing the base notes again), but there's a definite note of something I can't quite identify but that I've not smelt in any perfume before. Something clear but also with a tint of cloyingness (as opposed to the similar-but-not-same note I've smelt in other perfumes, not BPAL ones, which is just somewhat thicker and richer and more cloying).
- After reading the summary: I guess that slightly-cloying smell could be apricot, but it doesn't smell like it to me.
* Shadow Witch Orchid: This perfume is a dusky orchid, subdued and ethereal.
- In the bottle it smelt "perfume-y" in a way I can't describe but reminds me of things like Chanel and stuff (from very vague childhood memory). In any case, my mental image of it is an amber-coloured oil.
- On skin, the "perfume-y" dies down a little and there's a touch of incense in there.
- After reading the summary: ...goodness only knows. This may be one of those perfumes where the blurb is just a guide to how it smells, rather than an actual list of ingredients.