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BPAL review: Jack
Despite my misgivings in the last post, I was able to separate out the notes more-or-less, and also my allergies didn't stop me from being able to smell it, even though they tried. XD
Jack
BPAL description - From Bewitching Brews. The scent of warm, glowing jack o'lanterns on a warm autumn night: true Halloween pumpkin, spiced with nutmeg, glowing peach and murky clove.
I'm not entirely sure why I picked this one, other than I like descriptions of thins as warm and glowing. :) Well, and it's name was Jack. I've always liked fictional characters named Jack, and the various literary/mythological/trickster associations that have accreted onto "Jack." (I don't think it's a coincidence that both Sparrow and Harkness are Captains Jack.)
Not that the scent has anything to do with them. Anyway.
In vial - Sharp and harsh, with a sweet undertone - almost like burnt cookies. Doesn't smell blended together - the notes are all distinct, and the sensation is rather like jamming a handful of cloves dusted with burnt sugar up your nose.
Wet - Starts to blend a bit - the harshness of the cloves modulates a bit, and the scent gets a bit more complex - as the harshness fades, the cloves get more prominent and the burnt-sugar fades into the background.
Dry - Harshness almost completely gone, with the faint scent of cloves lingering, with that sweetness. It feels like the scent as a whole is fading, but that's probably due to my nose getting tired.
Later - Almost an hour later - much calmer now, and faded a bit but still there. Still clove-y, perhaps a bit nutmeg-y, all blending together and smelling like a candle - there's sort of a base like candles have, maybe due to the remnants of the burnt-sugar smell.
Verdict - Cat not impressed and wouldn't let me scratch her behind the ears when it was still strong. Feels a bit like walking into a candle shop at Christmas. Totally did not get the pumpkin or peach - the spiciness of cloves and nutmeg (but mostly cloves) overwhelmed everything. Anyway, now almost an hour after putting it on, I kind of like it because the Christmas-shopping associations make me feel all homey inside. XD Not exactly the sort of thing to put on if I want to vamp about being exotic. Different holiday than the BPAL description goes with, but I don't go into candle shops other than at Christmas, for the most part, usually in desperation at trying to find a gift for someone. (I never find one in there.)
I really need some sort of BPAL icon. Not sure if I cna find an appropriate Saiyuki image... Hah. Found one in Salty Dog III. *uses*
Jack
BPAL description - From Bewitching Brews. The scent of warm, glowing jack o'lanterns on a warm autumn night: true Halloween pumpkin, spiced with nutmeg, glowing peach and murky clove.
I'm not entirely sure why I picked this one, other than I like descriptions of thins as warm and glowing. :) Well, and it's name was Jack. I've always liked fictional characters named Jack, and the various literary/mythological/trickster associations that have accreted onto "Jack." (I don't think it's a coincidence that both Sparrow and Harkness are Captains Jack.)
Not that the scent has anything to do with them. Anyway.
In vial - Sharp and harsh, with a sweet undertone - almost like burnt cookies. Doesn't smell blended together - the notes are all distinct, and the sensation is rather like jamming a handful of cloves dusted with burnt sugar up your nose.
Wet - Starts to blend a bit - the harshness of the cloves modulates a bit, and the scent gets a bit more complex - as the harshness fades, the cloves get more prominent and the burnt-sugar fades into the background.
Dry - Harshness almost completely gone, with the faint scent of cloves lingering, with that sweetness. It feels like the scent as a whole is fading, but that's probably due to my nose getting tired.
Later - Almost an hour later - much calmer now, and faded a bit but still there. Still clove-y, perhaps a bit nutmeg-y, all blending together and smelling like a candle - there's sort of a base like candles have, maybe due to the remnants of the burnt-sugar smell.
Verdict - Cat not impressed and wouldn't let me scratch her behind the ears when it was still strong. Feels a bit like walking into a candle shop at Christmas. Totally did not get the pumpkin or peach - the spiciness of cloves and nutmeg (but mostly cloves) overwhelmed everything. Anyway, now almost an hour after putting it on, I kind of like it because the Christmas-shopping associations make me feel all homey inside. XD Not exactly the sort of thing to put on if I want to vamp about being exotic. Different holiday than the BPAL description goes with, but I don't go into candle shops other than at Christmas, for the most part, usually in desperation at trying to find a gift for someone. (I never find one in there.)
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I can tell right now I'm probably going to have to try everything I like twice at different times to see if it triggers my allergies. Hm.
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In short: my sympathies.
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Email is skepticgirl (at) yahoo for addy swapping. :)
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(If you end up liking the peach/apricot blends, OMG do I know what to bomb you with!)
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Nuts seemed to work well, as did the florals and bamboo in Neo-Tokyo. That was unexpected.
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