BPAL description: The warmth of doeskin, dry plains grasses and soft, dusty woods warmed by amber and a downy, gentle coat of deep musk.

Sniffed: Orangey amber oil. Dry dusty woods, almost a little soapy - it reminds m very strongly of some other BPAL. Definitely some perfumey amber. A little sour, a hay note?

Wet: Much warmer, richer, and ( Read more... )

BPAL description: An ancient formula that inspires unrepentant decadence, lechery and debauch..

Sniffed: Sweet, heady jasmine and gardenia. My two floral nemeses, combined in full force. Oh boy, this would probably knock me out.

Wet: Sweeter, like lily or honeysuckle of some sort, with a powdery edge. Much less jasmine, though gardenia's still ( Read more... )

Sorry for all the weird review combinations - I keep on running out of space for tags, forgetting to paste in reviews, etc.

OBATALA - Obatala’s ofrenda is soft, white and pure: milk, coconut meat, shea butter and cool, refreshing water.
IN THE IMP: Dill and cream sauce?? (like gyro sauce) I think the aquatic + milk might be going weird on me.

ON SKIN ( Read more... )

Shango - red apples, banana, chili pepper, coconut, pineapple, pomegranate and sugar cane.In the bottle, the banana was masked by the pineapple and pomegranate. On my skin, the banana amps, and I smell like a rancid starburst ( Read more... )

Eros: Myrrh, lilac, and honey wine with crimson tea leaf and sweet resins.This starts off sweet and slightly musky, with the sharpness of the lilac cutting through the sweetness ( Read more... )

HI’IAKA - mai'a, hibiscus, white ginger, akala, na'u, Hawaiian moon flower, yellow ilima, pink lokelani, jewel orchid, and fringed orchid.

IN THE VIAL: Fresh, creamy, joyful tropical florals. A bit spicier here than on skin, probably due to more hibiscus.
ON SKIN: A white-golden scent, full and sweet, but not heady. Another floral most of whose ( Read more... )

Humbug

BPAL description: Vanilla licorice.

In the bottle: Extremely pale yellow oil. Vanilla and licorice, yup. Rich, creamy, artificial, sickly sweet vanilla. The licorice is sweet, true and natural but overwhelmed by the vanilla.

Snowblind

BPAL description: Vanilla mint.

In the bottle: Light yellow oil. Super sweet, foody, artificial french ( Read more... )

More from the meet 'n' sniff I had with a friend last night, all BPAL this time.

PICKLED IMP - Cinnamon, clove, vanilla, and pine sap.
Cinnamon, clove, and pininess. Like a sweet Christmas potpourri - no vanilla at all for me.

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BPAL description: Osmanthus, Damascus rose, violet, delphinium, white mint, palmarosa and white sandalwood.

In the bottle: Nearly colourless extremely pale yellow oil. Extremely strong mint and very faint florals. The mint totally reminds me of gum.

Wet: Still extraordinarily minty, with a sort of bitter, harsh edge that reminds me of pennyroyal ( Read more... )

"...mai'a, hibiscus, white ginger, akala, na'u, Hawaiian moon flower, yellow ilima, pink lokelani, jewel orchid, and fringed orchid ( Read more... )