los reviews, and lots o' rambling
Midnight: A very dark scent. When I first apply it, it's so strong it nearly knocks you over, but after half an hour, those strong little flowers settle down. I feels like I'm walking around late at night in a garden, and the dew is still dripping on the flowers. I can't tell these notes apart to save my life, but it's such a well-blended scent that I don't care. It smells very purple yet crisp and white at the same time. I think I'm in love. I might get a bigger bottle later on, if I run out of my imp. B+.
Sin: Today was the first day I tried this imp. I apply it and I immediately get the patchouli, but it's a little drier and smokier than the patchouli I usually wear...I re-read the description later, and it was black patchouli, which makes sense. I've only tried one of the BPAL ambers before this...and amber appears to like me, which is a good thing! While I'm on my period at least. Being on my period amplifies the amber, because yesterday I wore Golden Priapus, and that was all vanilla and amber.
Four hours later and I'm getting mostly patchouli and amber. None of it has turned into the dreaded powder smell I've heard so many others complain of. Thank God. icon_wink.gif Cinammon usually comes out loud and clear on my skin, I'm suprised I don't smell more cinammon in here, the other stuff must be overpowering it. But I have Bengal for my cinammon fixation, so I aint complain'.
I'm curious to see how the amber will smell when I'm not on my period, so I think I'll give Sin another few tries before I consider getting a bottle.
Verdict: B+
Jazz Funeral: On my skin I get the rum and bourbon right away, with a touch a graveyard dirt sprinkled on top. I was very weary of the dirt note being unpleasant smelling to me, but on me it's a very faint touch. Very nice. Hmm, I might like dirt smells after all. An hour later I get a faint whiff of funeral flowers...but nothing else! All the other notes have faded on my wrist. Wahhhhhh! However, when I smell the insides of my elbows the scent is still strong...I'm getting oakmoss, dirt and the flowers. Very lovely and evocative, but I don't know that I want to get a bottle if it's just going to last on the insides of my elbows. It's a little awkward to walk around smashing my elbow to my face all day! However I do like the scent, and i will keep the imp and try slathering a bit more.
A solid B, graded down because there is almost no throw.
Dragon's Heart: I am very dissapointed with the way this blend turned out on my skin. When I tried Dragon's Heart at will call earlier in the month, it smelled perfect on my skin: warm musk, sweet dragon's blood and a hint of currant that made me smell sexily musky and warm all at once. But when I applied from my imp today, all I got was generic powder. Now I know what people mean when they say a scent turned to "baby powder" on them. For the most part, I have had AMAZINGLY cooperative skin chemistry, with the exception of maybe Wanda. This is the second blend that my skin chemistry just crapped out on. Where was all that sexy musk and dragon's blood that I had smelled earlier? Then I remembered. I was on my PERIOD when I tried it. No wonder. I will give the imp one more shot, but if it doesn't work, I guess I'll have to swap it. Such a pity. Oh well, I've had such amazing luck with most scents I shouldn't be too heartbroken that this one didn't work on me.
Sin: Today was the first day I tried this imp. I apply it and I immediately get the patchouli, but it's a little drier and smokier than the patchouli I usually wear...I re-read the description later, and it was black patchouli, which makes sense. I've only tried one of the BPAL ambers before this...and amber appears to like me, which is a good thing! While I'm on my period at least. Being on my period amplifies the amber, because yesterday I wore Golden Priapus, and that was all vanilla and amber.
Four hours later and I'm getting mostly patchouli and amber. None of it has turned into the dreaded powder smell I've heard so many others complain of. Thank God. icon_wink.gif Cinammon usually comes out loud and clear on my skin, I'm suprised I don't smell more cinammon in here, the other stuff must be overpowering it. But I have Bengal for my cinammon fixation, so I aint complain'.
I'm curious to see how the amber will smell when I'm not on my period, so I think I'll give Sin another few tries before I consider getting a bottle.
Verdict: B+
Jazz Funeral: On my skin I get the rum and bourbon right away, with a touch a graveyard dirt sprinkled on top. I was very weary of the dirt note being unpleasant smelling to me, but on me it's a very faint touch. Very nice. Hmm, I might like dirt smells after all. An hour later I get a faint whiff of funeral flowers...but nothing else! All the other notes have faded on my wrist. Wahhhhhh! However, when I smell the insides of my elbows the scent is still strong...I'm getting oakmoss, dirt and the flowers. Very lovely and evocative, but I don't know that I want to get a bottle if it's just going to last on the insides of my elbows. It's a little awkward to walk around smashing my elbow to my face all day! However I do like the scent, and i will keep the imp and try slathering a bit more.
A solid B, graded down because there is almost no throw.
Dragon's Heart: I am very dissapointed with the way this blend turned out on my skin. When I tried Dragon's Heart at will call earlier in the month, it smelled perfect on my skin: warm musk, sweet dragon's blood and a hint of currant that made me smell sexily musky and warm all at once. But when I applied from my imp today, all I got was generic powder. Now I know what people mean when they say a scent turned to "baby powder" on them. For the most part, I have had AMAZINGLY cooperative skin chemistry, with the exception of maybe Wanda. This is the second blend that my skin chemistry just crapped out on. Where was all that sexy musk and dragon's blood that I had smelled earlier? Then I remembered. I was on my PERIOD when I tried it. No wonder. I will give the imp one more shot, but if it doesn't work, I guess I'll have to swap it. Such a pity. Oh well, I've had such amazing luck with most scents I shouldn't be too heartbroken that this one didn't work on me.