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[riverdresses]

Trying my imp of Galvanic Goggles out at the moment, which I was lucky to receive free in my last BPAL imp order.

Metallic notes with Indian musk, tobacco flower, and African balsam.
Erm . . . well, I did just put it on a few minutes ago, so maybe I need to let it sink in better, but so far, it's proving just too masculine for me. Plus, it's quite

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[nentari]

Ooh, so many lovely scents! Since you haven't picked anything for Eleven yet, I recommend something custard-y - with a hint of fish, if possible. :P
(And if it isn't too much to ask, have you found anything for our girl Fourteen?)

I'm not familiar with BPAL, as you can imagine, but I've recently fallen in love with a BeneFit perfume called Carmella. The description in the catalogue is as follows:
top notes: lemon, grapefruit, rhubarb
middle notes: cyclamen, peony, tiare flower
bottom notes: vanilla, sandalwood, amber

And I'm glad I'm not the only one who reacted to Solitaire with "this isn't a Companion Chronicle!" I really liked the story (particularly the twist at the end, with Charley showing just how brilliant she is and with the Toymaker growing more and more childish and petulant) but it didn't fit the format at all. For me, the most perfect CC within the format was the Litefoot and Jago one - storytelling taken to an extreme. Jo in The Mists of Time follows closely, since the storytelling becomes essential to the plot.

[riverdresses]

Hee, when you mentioned fish, I thought of some of the more aquatic scents in the Picnic in Arkham line, but I'm not sure if any of them would work for Eleven. :P
(& not yet, but I'm keeping an eye out, mind . . .)

O, BPAL is AMAZING, doll! I still think you should give it a try. ;) But your new perfume sounds equally nice too.

I hope this also means that we aren't the only ones who felt like that! It IS good for Charley, to see her be so bright & clever, but it just wasn't a Companion Chronicle - more of a solo Charley story with Dolly!Eight sort of added in to make it like a Companion Chronicle. I hope she gets another one in the future - a more 'classical' one.
& since you mentioned The Mahogany Murderers, I think that Solitare would have been a good sort of pilot episode for Charley's own series, much like the latter was for Jago & Litefoot's series.

[nentari]

Unless there's also some candy (or perhaps biscuits) in it, probably not. :P
(Yay!)

Sadly, I don't have much chances on getting my hands on it where I am. Ah well... But yes, mine has a lovely scent - and BeneFit's perfumes are packaged in small boxes depicting the apartment belonging to the girl the perfume embodies, and Carmella's apartment feels very Holly Golightly to me. :)

Yes, I'd love to see an actual CC from Charley. This one, as you suspected, was indeed a pilot for her series, but it didn't fit into the CCs like The Mahogany Murderers did.

[riverdresses]

Hee, there was a limited edition of Valentine's Day Lovecraft oils, but I don't remember any of them, alas. Some of those might have worked for Eleven! :D

O, I've seen those - aren't they just adorable? I tested them once, but I forget the one I really liked. I just love BeneFit's packaging so. :D

Hopefully this won't be her only entry - everyone else, even Zoe, has at least two, so maybe she'll have a better one in the future.

[nentari]

That sounds like an interesting line...

They're all lovely. I doubt Carmella is to everyone's taste, but I like the way it smells on my skin. :) And I adore BeneFit's products - Body Shop is my favourite, but everything else I have in terms of cosmetics is from BeneFit. :D

Let's hope so. *crosses fingers*