BPAL description: Bright, intoxicating, hectic notes masking a twisted, corrupted core: sweet wild berry, spicy carnation and heliotrope layered over deep amber and musk.

Sniffed: Deep golden oil. It smells exactly how it sounds. Sweet berries I can't quite place, spicy carnation and bright slightly almost citrusy heliotrope with some perfumey ( Read more... )

Sniffed: Light yellow oil. Strongly, almost sharply herbal. A little mentholic-medicinal. Manly. Lavender most strongly, with maybe some bergamot and basil below. Reminds me a lot of Temple of Dreams, actually.

Wet: Sweet, with an almost creamy vanillic note - either vanilla, or possibly benzoin - it does have a resiny sort of tone. Still reminds ( Read more... )

BPAL description: Surround yourself with an aura of lethal allure. An incomparably enticing blend of intoxicating aquatic scents and florals.

Sniffed: Deep orangey-red oil. Fruity-sweet, almost boozy/winey/grapey, rich floral. I do get a sort of aquatic soapiness underneath. Ylang-ylang and lotus?

Wet: Lighter, definitely more aquatic. Still ( Read more... )

BPAL description: Sage with orris, Florentine iris and a drop of civet.

Sniffed: Light yellow oil. Sagey, floral powder. Orris and iris, whoa. The sage isn't too harsh or medicinal, and I'm not really getting any civet.

Wet: Soapy, and much more powdery. I'm reminded of old lady violet-scented talcum powder with dried powdered sage on top. Hmm, ( Read more... )

Sniffed: Yellow oil. Sour, heady florals. Rose! Almost a little aquatic.

Wet: Brighter, a little citrusy, and something herbal-mentholic - geranium. Still very floral. ROSE.

Dry: There is something sweet here..and creamy! Definitely a cream note, and some vanilla, a very nice vanilla. Strong Katrina van Tassel vibe.

Later: Strong powdery/soapy ( Read more... )

BPAL description: Carnation and white poppy, honeysuckle, lemon, iris and white musk.

In the bottle: Golden oil. Bright citrusy floral. Lemon, carnation, and iris with a bit of musk. It's the same iris note from Black Pearl. The carnation is very creamy and soft, the lemon juicy.

Wet: Lemon, iris, white musk. This is really a lemony, coconutless ( Read more... )

BPAL description: A misty, otherworldly scent laced with ethereal florals, crushed herbs and soft, dew-covered grasses.

In the bottle: Golden oil. Sweet, herbal, and floral with a sour astringent note - sour rose, perhaps? There's a sugary note that reminds me of the candies in Fairy Market. This is almost foody.

Wet: Very faint on my skin, even ( Read more... )

In the bottle: Light golden-beige oil. Bright flowers (sour roses) and various wood notes. A bit heady, quite sour overall. Bay leaf? A heavy, slightly bitter note, maybe myrrh.

Wet: Sweeter, a little smoky, still very astringently sour.The floral is that sharp, slightly powdery, rose. The same rose from The Miller's Daughter, original Libra and ( Read more... )

BPAL description: Chamomile, lilac, lemon, rose.

In the bottle: Bright yellow oil. Lemon, chamomile, and a tiny bit of rose. Quite sour/astringent. There's a dry, powdery edge. Still, it feels pretty Cancerian in vibe.

Wet: Gentler, less sour. Lemon is still the main note, followed by chamomile, but the rose is stronger - it's white rose. I'm ( Read more... )

BPAL description: All flash and glam: white wine, heliotrope, d'Anjou pear, and lotus.

In the bottle: Light yellow oil. Sweet, fruity, citrusy - and almost sparkling. Definitely some lemon, and lots of heliotrope, a little pear and lotus.

Wet: Bright juicy lemonade! With a sparkly edge and touch of pink-feeling lotus. Quite sweet, but not ( Read more... )