Khajuraho is a seasonal limited blend that comes out around Valentine's Day the past couple of years. In BPALspeak, this is called the Lupercalia release--a bunch of limited editions come out every year around this time with general themes of love and lust. This year's Lupercalia is nothing short of spectacular, including a section that is ( Read more... )

Described as:

Otherworldy golden incense, blooming wind-flowers, everlasting lavender, bluebell, a faint whiff of exotic sugared candies, and fae mist upon wet green grass.

The first thing I smell is the candy and the lavender, then the incense. Underneath it is the bluebell and "fae mist," the green note. It's the least favorite so far of the ( Read more... )

I got a bunch more imps today, and now my spree is done. I have a ton of perfumes to try, and I need a storage solution desperately! Must take boy out shooting to free up some .22 ammo cases. Today's scent is Lady Una, described as:

Honey musk, green tea leaf, blackberry leaf, vanilla bean, and fae spices.

The passage from the book alone is enough to ( Read more... )

I just got two packages from fellow BPALlers absolutely packed with squee. (It's been a squee-ish day.) I now have more imps (sample bottles) than I can count, and a big bottle of Fairy Wine:

An ethereal vintage, steeped with dandelion, honey, and red currants.

Love at first sniff; I love the BPAL honey note madly. The dandelion is amazing. I got to ( Read more... )

Today's BPAL experiment is Mama-ji, another Neil Gaiman-inspired scent that benefits the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Mama-ji is the Goddess Kali, and BPAL says she is:

Spices, cardamom, nutmeg, and flowers.

On me, I like it. A lot. A whole lot. It is a warm, spicy floral. The first thing that hits the nose is the nutmeg, and then a flower like ( Read more... )

I just spent far too much money at BPAL and the box came today and I'm not sorry at all, I tell you, not sorry at all, mwahahaha! I got full bottles of Bewitched, Bilquis and Mama-ji, the latter two because they benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and I'm all about the comix love.

I'm not sure how I feel about them yet. The Bilquis I put on ( Read more... )