BPAL review: Gluttony

[telophase]

BPAL decription: From the Sin and Salvation collection. Thick, sugared and bloated with sweetness. Dark chocolate, vanilla, buttercream, and hops with pralines, hazelnut, toffee and caramel.

This one was my freebie: someone obviously looked at all the ones I'd ordered and noted they all had food of some kind in ther descriptions - chocolate, nuts, fruits, and so on, and tossed this in to make a thematic statement. XD

In vial: Chocolate and nuts.

Wet: Some strong note I can't identify that fades into a nutty smell. Faintly chocolate, but the chocolate is overpowered by the nuts.

Dry: A bit of roasted nuts, smooth with a frisson of a minty scent, and then the chocolate reasserts itself a bit. With a hint of floral. Again, this is another one that has that smell I associate with incense - I'll have to compare them and see if there's anything they have in common. Hour and a half later, it's a nice light but still rich, faintly chocolate smell.

Notes: First order - extra. Cat actually got up and walked away, although she may have been more tired of me shoving my wrist in her face than anything else. I like it more as the scent develops. Can't decide whether I want to keep this imp or offer it for a swap. XD

Comments

[nightambre.livejournal.com]

Are you BUYING all of these? O.O

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Just samples. :) The thing about BPAL (http://www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com/) is they offer most of their perfume oils in teeny little sample vials, "imps," probably only hold half a teaspoon or so, and you can get a set of 6 samples (http://www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com/sample.html) (plus maybe a freebie so) for $16+shipping. Then you find other people who have other imps and swap out the ones you don't like. :)

If you like the scent, you can buy a 5 mL ($12.50) or 10 mL ($21.50) bottle of it.

[nightambre.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I'll have to do that when I get over this ZOMG OTAKON mess I'm stuck in T.T Hee

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Do eeet!

They're backlogged with orders, so if you order directly from them it'll take about 8 weeks to get yours (I got mine Friday, ordered them the Monday after A-Kon). But there's several LJ groups, the BPAL forums, and eBay where you can swap or buy them if you're impatient. *considers bidding on one of the eBay lots just to have a lot ready to swap...*

[cicer.livejournal.com]

It greatly amuses me that in your reviews of these perfumes, you put what you're cat's reaction was. *grins*

[telophase.livejournal.com]

XD Got the idea from oyceter, who runs them by her rats. My cat's reactions aren't as entertaining as theirs, more on the order of "WTF? What are you doing? Move your hand!" and "Euw!" Hers at least decide "food" or "not food."

[magicnoire.livejournal.com]

Maybe you can find an imp of Bastet and see what the cat's reaction is. ;)

[telophase.livejournal.com]

XD Utter freakout, perhaps.

it's got a nut and a flower in it ... it might actually work on me. XD