BPAL description: A deep, solomn earthen scent containing pine, juniper and musk.

Sniffed: Sweet pine, juniper & other evergreens. Black musk, maybe?

Wet: More mentholic and strongly woodsy, less sweet & musky - though I like that the sweetness comes from musk, not the pine. Nothing bulies.

Dry: This reminds me greatly of a pine body wash I had ( Read more... )

BPAL description: Bittersweet bay rum, bourbon, and a host of funeral flowers with a touch of graveyard dirt, magnolia and Spanish Moss.

Sniffed: Light yellow oil. Dirt, slightly almost bubblegummy (pink) flowers, magnolia. Surprisinly sweet & fruity.

Wet: Sweeter, really, this smells like strawberry bubblegum! The dirt note is light and not ( Read more... )

BPAL description: Dried roses, rose leaf, Spanish moss, oakmoss and deep brown earth.

In the bottle: Dark, rich soil, wet green leaves, and a hint of lush rose.

Wet: Fresh, fruity, almost citrusy rose - reminds me of Rose Red, especially combined with the same dewy greenery. Slightly soapy edge. Still loads of dirt.

Dry: Some oakmoss emerging, ( Read more... )

MIDNIGHT - An ethereal bouquet of night-blooming flowers. Evening primrose, ruellia, flowering nicotiana, wild petunia, panani-o-kai, night phlox, night gladiolus, moonflower and the elusive scent of Nottingham Catchfly.

IN THE IMP: Light, crisp, greenish evening florals, almost herbal. I can detect my moonflower, but can’t identify any of the ( Read more... )

TWILIGHT - Lavender and jasmine, with a touch of glowing honeysuckle.

IN THE IMP: JASMINE. Followed by woody, cool lavender. No honeysuckle, as usual for me.

ON SKIN: Fresh, astringent lavender - smells more like the stalks than the foliage or blossoms to me - over the heavier jasmine. Still no honeysuckle, but it's surprisingly calming and ( Read more... )

BPAL description: Vibrant gladiola, graceful stargazer lily, triumphant iris and bright heliotrope flare, and is finally made somber by heavy copal, a drop of labdanum, and tonka.

In the bottle: Light amber/dark honey color. Quite sweet, very rich and velvety, heavily floral. Labdanum, sort of honeyed resin, rose-like florals, sweet golden ( Read more... )

BPAL description: Evening primrose, ruellia, flowering nicotiana, wild petunia, panani-o-kai, night phlox, night gladiolus, moonflower and the elusive scent of Nottingham Catchfly.

In the bottle: Pale honey coloured oil. Slightly sweet and herbal flowers. A little sour. Woodsy.

Wet: Similar, but less sweet, cleaner - a touch soapy, ahh ( Read more... )

BPAL description: A sorrowful graveyard bouquet of somber blooms, funereal boughs, dismal green and laden with grief.

In the bottle: Sweet and woody, faint flowers. Evergreen plants, herbs, some dark incense, maybe frankincense. Spicy and smoky.

Wet: Less green and fresh, still sweet, spicier and smokier. Many notes complexly blended, making it ( Read more... )

BPAL description: Longiflorum lilies, white rose, chrysanthemum, and carnation.

In the bottle: Slightly powdery lilies, spicy carnation, a hint of sharp chrysanthemum. Purely floral, but complexly so.

Wet: Less sharp and spicy, also less fresh; gentler, almost aquatically so. The carnation and chrysanthemum are more green-white and delicate, and ( Read more... )

BPAL description: White iris, osmanthus, Calla lily, tomb-crawling ivy and a coffin spray of gladiolus, lisianthus and delphinium.

In the bottle: Ethereal, green-white florals. Feminine, fresh, with some greenery.

Wet: Similar, though within seconds the iris starts to amp, making the scent headier. Fortunately, the ivy note is now distinct; very ( Read more... )