[vesicapisces]

I just found an bottle of perfume oil in the bottom of my purse and thought I'd come in to put in a plug for its creator - Kamala. I used to wear her Aries oil a lot, and now I remember why! She's a trained herbalist and really knows her stuff health-wise, plus she makes some amazing scent blends. My ex husband used to wear her Satyr oil and it was all I could do to keep from jumping his bones right in public. Pure sex in a bottle.

[octobersky]

I'm always allured at the thought of 13 - but I got the October one and it just went straight up chocolate on me - none of the loveliness of the other notes listed.

Shouldn't there be a carnivale update this summer? There hasn't been one for sometime.......

[angelle321]

It's update time! There's a new "13". It sounds nice. So now I'm resisting the temptation cause I need to cool it on the spending for a while. I am curious about it though. I have the last two 13s too though and they didn't work as well on me as I hoped. Perhaps this one wouldn't either.

[tart]

Update! Gaiman, Pratchett & Leo, oh my!

[tart]

I used to wear Calgon, Arcadia - there was a tea & ginger scent, maybe your Hawaiian Ginger, that I liked a lot. I liked that they didn't have the commercial perfume funk, and I could put on a good layer without clearing the room, you know? And the Body Shop's Freesia single note was my very first "grown up" perfume purchase (ie, not bought by some well-meaning family member)...

Back on the BPAL wagon, Caliban has turned out to be the surprise hit of the summer.... it's lovely & green & verdant, like lying in a bed of ferns with the sun filtering through the leaves & the ocean in the distance. Perfect for hot & humid days when most of my oils are way too heavy. Thanks so much for passing it along, Angelle!

[Arcadia]

Does anyone else love Calgon? It doesn't last forever and it's pretty cheap to buy, but I totally appreciate it. I get them for Christmas a lot and I have so many that I layer them to make different scents. My favourite of the original line is Tahitian Orchid and Hawaiian Ginger. They also have a new kind that is based on yummy desserts - I like the Vanilla Swirl and Marshmallow of those ones.

I don't know, I just think that they are great for summer because they are so light and fresh smelling. I know they've been around forever and aren't overly expensive but I love them.

I also wear Gap and Body Shop scents. In the city I just moved to there isn't a Gap here so the next time I go back to my hometown I will have to pick up some "So Pink". It's definitely my favourite out of all of them. Every time I smell it, it brings me back to a certain place in my life that I love to relive, which is probably my favourite thing about perfume, actually! Depending on the scent, it always reminds me of a significant part of my past. Sometimes I purchase new scents just for that purpose alone.

[angelle321]

Anyone else order Pruno? I'm still trying to decide how I feel about it. I smell fruityness but it also has something that reminds me of deoderant soap. I think.

[turbojenn]

Bwahahaha!! Ava, you crack me up!

*BTW, at the Chicago bustie gathering last night (where tart was missed greatly), the bpal was uncorked, and jokes made at the expense of pop princess perfumes*

Don't you worry, my dear....On Saturday at the BBQ, we'll get you fully bpal-ennabled. Its what I do best.

[avaadore]

That Britney Spears makes one HELL of a perfume. Amazing, my absolute favorite.


But seriously, it's smells horrible. Like cotton candy and death.

[tart]

Continuing the Yule theme, I'm test-driving Herr Drosselmeyer - it's really nice, but smells oddly of hot buttered pannetone...

[gogosgirl]

krampus today, 'cuz nothing makes me feel more confident than a big dose of sexy scent (well, except for big ol' boots, but those don't come into play very often in the islands...)!

[vesicapisces]

Qspice, Phantasm was one of the imps I got in my *very first BPAL purchase ever*, received earlier this week - unfortunately it doesn't last very long and turns pretty soapy on me. I'm loving Arcana, Envy, & Black Forest.

[tart]

I'm wearing Pumpkin #5 today - thanks for the inspiration, Angelle! The longer it ages, the more the woods come out, the cloying sweetness tones down... and dare I hope, a whisper of the promised ivy.

I ordered a bunch of empty vials yesterday, as I've decided to just dip my toe into the decanting racket. I figure I'll start with what I've got on hand, & keep an eye out for good deals in the forums & on Ebay.

Pruno!

[zora]

A hilarious PAris hilton Update! Hah!

[tart]

Dudes, it's a Paris Hilton-themed update.

[angelle321]

I think it sounds like a fabulous idea and very, very useful. I hope it turns out even better than you imagine!

I think pumpkin smells like peaches on me. I won a bottle of Pumpkin Patch #2 and it arrived yesterday. I figured it would make more sense to try it today since I was already wearing Jack yesterday. This seems to have the same peachyness that Jack does on me. Weird!

[quantumspice]

Dude, I'm glad someone else thinks the wiki sounds like it's got potential! I just hope people will actually go and add and edit articles, otherwise it's just going to be about the forum. Which, I suppose, is still a step up from our existing rules & regs, since it'll be easy to search, reference, and ask questions (coz if you click the add reply button n the wiki, it'll take you to the forum), but I've got delusions of grandeur, that the wiki will be The Next Big Thing But yeah, I'm pretty sure that added functionality to our guidelines is the main reason why SV's agreed to the wiki.

Plus, I think it would be 10 kinds of cool to be able to go the wiki, type in a perfume name, and be able to not only have a link to the review (or better yet, the 5ish most recent reviews) but also learn more about it. Or to be able to a page about a single note and learn more about the plant, ways the oil can be made, descriptions of what it smells like, and a list of perfumes that has that note in it. See, delusions of grandeur. But it would be soooooo cool if it happened!

I wore Mr Ibis today. I was afraid that he'd be all heavy musky, but instead, he was light and vanilla-y. Yay! I'm thinking that tomorrow I may try to dig up Death Cap, as it turns into this wonderfully spicy earthy resin but not too powerful. If not, NeoTokyo will do me finely.

[tart]

Hi, QSpice! (flappityflap) A BPAL Wiki sounds awesome...

I have just the opposite problem, Angelle - my list of wearables drops off considerably when the weather heats up. I tend to favor incense, woods & spices, so once the temps go above 75, it all gets too heavy & overwhelming. So far only Kumiho, Enbalming Fluid & Tweedledee are really working - I can sometimes pull off Mag Mell, but the verbena usually comes whomping out... I may well be interested in buying some of your imps, if you want to PM me a list of what you're looking to move. I have a pretty small collection of stuff to offer in return, but can PayPal if you prefer the dinero...

Today's cooler & rainy, so I dredged up an original imp from my very first order - Cathedral. It's aged really nicely - the cedar is way more prominent, and the sandalwood is finally stepping back a bit.

Thanks for the resale input, Turbo & Q - I don't think I've got the disposable income yet to get into it regularly, but when/if I do, I'll go the forum route, for sure... I missed the LE run this round, anyway... or did I? It's still up on the site...

[quantumspice]

The price caps for bottles are pretty simple, don't charge more than a few bucks [or as the case may be, $2.50] more than what you paid for. It's the pesky imps that get crazy, and that's because there's some weirdness in how the imp packs were priced.

I've been wearing Phantasm for about two weeks straight. I'm thinking that today, I ought to peek into my big box and find something else to wear.

[angelle321]

Thanks for the reference qspice. It's still scary but maybe one of these days I'll give it a shot. In the end I'm just looking to lose as little money as possible on this stuff. Lately anything I make back just goes into buying more anyway.

It is early and I managed to get up a little earlier than my alarm. So I'm able to sit here and drink my coffee slowly and not be making myself late for work (yet). I don't know which bpal I want to wear today. My yes pile has grown almost too large for me to handle easily. It is nice to have variety though. This time of year especially. It all smells so much better on me in the warm weather.

And today's choice is... Jack! On me it smells like warm peach pie filling. So yummy!