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naamah_darling

BPAL Reviews IX

Feb 20, 2006 02:28

Well. I've spent all week rubbing and sniffing and rubbing and sniffing, and now have opinions on all the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Lupercalia Limited Editions.

( Reviews of the following: Smut, Red Lantern, Luperci, Parlement of Foules, Khajuraho, The Perfumed Garden, and Night's Pavilion. )

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Comments 49

graciebaby_ February 20 2006, 08:51:41 UTC

huh? no smut availiable?

I was thinking I was gonna order me some smut.

naamah_darling February 20 2006, 08:53:50 UTC

You should be able to get some through ebay, they were only discontinued a week or so ago, so there's lots of bottles still floating around if you really have a hankering.

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Re: Body chemestry naamah_darling February 20 2006, 09:25:12 UTC

Yes, but I've learned that if I read enough of someone's reviews, I can compare what they can/can't wear to what I can/can't wear, and get a pretty good idea of how it will behave on me, so reviews are still very useful.

I find it helpful to know, for example, that "I can't wear most florals, but this smell is great anyway" or "if it weren't for the way civet goes to cat pee on me, I'd be fine." I can evaluate such statements based on my own chemistry when I read them in someone else's reviews.

I have one friend who can wear florals, I have to pay attention to her reviews and read them knowing I can't, but I also have a couple of people who have the same reaction that I do to those kinds of scents, and I can count on their opinions pretty much bookmarking mine. It's like having a friend with the same size shoe; even if your taste in shoes don't always match, you can still wear the same things. That was the girliest metaphor ever ( ... )

Re: Body chemestry amazon_syren February 20 2006, 18:19:05 UTC

Re: "Like haveing the same size shoe...":

Metaphor?

Simile. :-) (Not that I can spell...)

But a good one, what-ever it's called. :-)

I can wear flowers. I just tend not to like them (on me) -- too perfume-y, like the stuff at the chanel counter: All alcohol base and hit-you-in-the-face-with-my-pearl-necklace. No... sense of 'touch me' to them. (Usually).

Gah! ladycrimsonskye February 20 2006, 10:05:06 UTC

MUST HAVE Khajuraho! This is BAD!

I have found Red Lantern, The Perfumed Garden, and Night's Pavilion through alchemylab, but I can only find Khajuraho via e-bay. Dammit I want this scent, and it's ALL your fault!

I do LOVE your reviews! I need to take lessons, so I can review the scents appropriately. :)

Re: Gah! _boxinghelena February 20 2006, 12:26:18 UTC

Keep checking the community, it's bound to show up.

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naamah_darling February 20 2006, 20:04:19 UTC

Yeah! I do the same thing, only I make these scary hyena noises. I'll have to do a phone post next time I get a package. XD

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naamah_darling February 21 2006, 09:32:37 UTC

Yet, isn't that ironically appropriate in the case of Anubis? *lol*

Sure, I'm game! I can at least guarantee a review in return (I'm clean out of swaps at the moment). You can pop me an email at naamah_darling at livejournal dot com, if you want.

metalfatigue0 February 20 2006, 11:27:36 UTC

The words "I've spent all week rubbing and sniffing and rubbing and sniffing" sent my mind in, well, a predictable direction….

addendum metalfatigue0 February 20 2006, 11:47:59 UTC

Speaking of which, have you seen Neil Gaiman's new look, with the neatly trimmed facial hair? He was good-looking before, but now-I'm the second-straightest person I know, and he makes me drool.

Re: addendum naamah_darling February 20 2006, 19:43:29 UTC

I saw that. There was a massive hormone release. MASSIVE.

I REALLY go for that look, and on a devastatingly intelligent and talented man, it's like instant panty-remover.