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Some more Bpal reviews :)
Love Potions
Agony and ecstasy: black leather and damp red rose.
Wet on the Skin: Lots, and lots of rose....No leather at all, just...rose. Ugh.
I don't like this at all. It's..pretty, but just SO not me..I honestly can't say I'd enjoy wearing this if it stays like this.
Dry down: Well no leather - at all..none. Which is probably a good thing, but my gods - the rose has amplified like a MILLION times - and it's all I can smell.
It's pretty - but just NOT me.
This one is definitely going into the swap pile.
Limited Edition - Lunacy Oils - Released: 1/14/06
Budding Moon shines as Spring moves with its first breath, and this scent expresses that burst of life-affirming joy through an olfactory interpretation of Huang Quan’s flower-and-bird paintings. Plum blossom, peony, lotus root, Chinese musk and a hint of white ginger.
I got this as a decant..and I really wanted to love it.
In the bottle: SO pretty! It's light and beautiful, and I just love it.
My nose isn't really sure of what the blends in here are - but wow...so so pretty!
Wet on the skin: Uh oh...this isn't like the bottle at all...This smells soapy on me, it smells...sicky sweet....Something just reacted badly right away, and it's making me feel ill.
Dry Down: *sighs* Budding Moon, you and I were just not meant to be..It smells like laundry detergent on me, and it's not getting any better as time goes on. This one is pretty heartbreaking - I'm having bad luck with imps lately!
Sominum
DREAM FORMULA III: TEMPLE OF DREAMS
For use when working with the many Gods of Sleep, Dreams, and Nightmares.
I received this as a frimp from the wonderful Bpal peoples...
I will be honest - this scent made me feel rather ill...
I am one of the few people on this planet who does not like the scent of lavender in the slightest, and it actually makes me feel queesy.
When I first opened the imp - all I could smell was lavender, with a SLIGHT touch of rosemary - probably other herbs too, but I'm not the best at identifying notes yet...
It was VERY VERY herbal, and right away, I felt like I was going to be sick.
But, I must be fair...you cannot judge a scent by the bottle...So - I dabbed it on my skin and took a sniff.
Not much better.
But there's a slight citrus undertone to this....lemon? Not quite sure, but it's there.
After about an hour, my stomach was in knots, my head was pounding, and I really thought I was going to be sick. The lavender was stronger than ever, and the lemon smelled just like lemon cleaner...the combo was migraine worthy.
I thought that I'd be able to at least sleep with this on and see if it did aide my dreams, but sadly I couldn't handle the scent enough to do that...I scrubbed it off as soon as I could.
Sorry Bpal Lab..
Wanderlust
This scent was created for a very dear friend in Kyoto, with love, admiration and continent-spanning affection. The name itself was inspired by Vladimir. A scent that captures a meeting of the serenity and elegance of ancient Japan, the vibrant, shining, neon-lit and ultra-modern splendor of today's Tokyo and the fantastic electric fantasyland of post-modern manga fantasy. Urban metallics and an ozone-tinged breath of electric light mingled with reedy bamboo, crisp mountain air, cherry blossoms, delicate orchid and a splash of playful, wet fruits.
I purchased this as an imp off someone on LJ.
In the bottle I wasn't quite sure what this smelled like, but it was a very "wet" smell.
I'm guessing that this is ozone? There was a slight cherry blossom smell behind this dampness - kind of smells like being out in the rain, in the city with trees blooming around you...At least I'm guessing this is what it would smell like.
There's a slight OTHER floral smell that lingered in my nostrils after I had my first sniff...I felt like I was in a garden...nevermind the city..
It was beautiful.
So so pretty.
Wet on my skin a bamboo scent came out, very wet and soft...then a citrusy type of smell, not quite sure what this is, but it's nice...
As it started to dry down the ozone smell started to intensify on my skin....not for the better, I started to get a soapy type of smell. Oh no! Not pleasant at all!
Please don't do this to me Neo-Tokyo! I like you!!
Sadly after an hour, the smell didn't get any better...it was SO soapy it was awful..
After I washed it off, it reminded both me and my fiance of Dove Soap.
Darn.
Love Potions
Agony and ecstasy: black leather and damp red rose.
Wet on the Skin: Lots, and lots of rose....No leather at all, just...rose. Ugh.
I don't like this at all. It's..pretty, but just SO not me..I honestly can't say I'd enjoy wearing this if it stays like this.
Dry down: Well no leather - at all..none. Which is probably a good thing, but my gods - the rose has amplified like a MILLION times - and it's all I can smell.
It's pretty - but just NOT me.
This one is definitely going into the swap pile.
Limited Edition - Lunacy Oils - Released: 1/14/06
Budding Moon shines as Spring moves with its first breath, and this scent expresses that burst of life-affirming joy through an olfactory interpretation of Huang Quan’s flower-and-bird paintings. Plum blossom, peony, lotus root, Chinese musk and a hint of white ginger.
I got this as a decant..and I really wanted to love it.
In the bottle: SO pretty! It's light and beautiful, and I just love it.
My nose isn't really sure of what the blends in here are - but wow...so so pretty!
Wet on the skin: Uh oh...this isn't like the bottle at all...This smells soapy on me, it smells...sicky sweet....Something just reacted badly right away, and it's making me feel ill.
Dry Down: *sighs* Budding Moon, you and I were just not meant to be..It smells like laundry detergent on me, and it's not getting any better as time goes on. This one is pretty heartbreaking - I'm having bad luck with imps lately!
Sominum
DREAM FORMULA III: TEMPLE OF DREAMS
For use when working with the many Gods of Sleep, Dreams, and Nightmares.
I received this as a frimp from the wonderful Bpal peoples...
I will be honest - this scent made me feel rather ill...
I am one of the few people on this planet who does not like the scent of lavender in the slightest, and it actually makes me feel queesy.
When I first opened the imp - all I could smell was lavender, with a SLIGHT touch of rosemary - probably other herbs too, but I'm not the best at identifying notes yet...
It was VERY VERY herbal, and right away, I felt like I was going to be sick.
But, I must be fair...you cannot judge a scent by the bottle...So - I dabbed it on my skin and took a sniff.
Not much better.
But there's a slight citrus undertone to this....lemon? Not quite sure, but it's there.
After about an hour, my stomach was in knots, my head was pounding, and I really thought I was going to be sick. The lavender was stronger than ever, and the lemon smelled just like lemon cleaner...the combo was migraine worthy.
I thought that I'd be able to at least sleep with this on and see if it did aide my dreams, but sadly I couldn't handle the scent enough to do that...I scrubbed it off as soon as I could.
Sorry Bpal Lab..
Wanderlust
This scent was created for a very dear friend in Kyoto, with love, admiration and continent-spanning affection. The name itself was inspired by Vladimir. A scent that captures a meeting of the serenity and elegance of ancient Japan, the vibrant, shining, neon-lit and ultra-modern splendor of today's Tokyo and the fantastic electric fantasyland of post-modern manga fantasy. Urban metallics and an ozone-tinged breath of electric light mingled with reedy bamboo, crisp mountain air, cherry blossoms, delicate orchid and a splash of playful, wet fruits.
I purchased this as an imp off someone on LJ.
In the bottle I wasn't quite sure what this smelled like, but it was a very "wet" smell.
I'm guessing that this is ozone? There was a slight cherry blossom smell behind this dampness - kind of smells like being out in the rain, in the city with trees blooming around you...At least I'm guessing this is what it would smell like.
There's a slight OTHER floral smell that lingered in my nostrils after I had my first sniff...I felt like I was in a garden...nevermind the city..
It was beautiful.
So so pretty.
Wet on my skin a bamboo scent came out, very wet and soft...then a citrusy type of smell, not quite sure what this is, but it's nice...
As it started to dry down the ozone smell started to intensify on my skin....not for the better, I started to get a soapy type of smell. Oh no! Not pleasant at all!
Please don't do this to me Neo-Tokyo! I like you!!
Sadly after an hour, the smell didn't get any better...it was SO soapy it was awful..
After I washed it off, it reminded both me and my fiance of Dove Soap.
Darn.