BPAL #5 & #6

[kelliem]

More BPAL perfume sampler reportage:

BASTET: Luxuriant amber, warm Egyptian musk, fierce saffron and soft myrrh, almond, cardamom and golden lotus.
I put on Bastet yesterday but got busy sewing and forgot to take notes so all I can tell you is that I liked it quite a lot. It was a long-lasting, very sensual blend, not overly sweet (probably the myrrh bittering it up), so well balanced that no single scent really stuck out.

SERAGLIO: Sweet almond and Mysor sandalwood enveloped by a heady veil of Bulgarian Rose, neroli, nutmeg, clove and orange peel.
Vial: ALMOND!
Wet: very strong almond. After a few moments, the rose starts to emerge as well. It's a very unusual rose, not as sweet or cloying as most roses. It has a deep, rich scent. I still don't really smell the neroli, orange peel and spices.
Drydown: Rose-almond with a hint of orange.
Dry: The orange and neroli have finally emerged, along with the sandalwood. It's a luscious blend. I can't really pick out the spices individually but I am fairly sure they are what is keeping the scent from being too cloyingly sweet.
This is a very womanly perfume, with just a hint of mystery. And one that really, really lasts. Even 14 hours later I can still smell a faint, lingering trace -- mostly sandalwood, clove, orange and rose.

I love this one. Though for some reason it makes me feel like I should be wearing Stevie Nicks' wardrobe and reading tarot by flickering candlelight inside of a gypsy caravan. :)

Comments

[imkalena.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're having so much fun with your perfumes!! My days of that are long over, now that I'm allergic to almost everything. But it's kind of nice to hear about it, and daydream!

[kelliem.livejournal.com]

I sort of understand-- I am not allergic, but I am a supertaster/supersmeller so a lot of the average commercial perfumes just smell nasty to me (you'd be surprised how many of them smell like bug spray!) and give me a headache, but the nice thing about the BPAL scents is that they are oils, without a volatilizer (alcohol to dissipate the scent faster) and the blends are much more subtle than the usual commercial blends, too.