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telophase ([personal profile] telophase) wrote2005-09-17 11:49 am
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BPAL review: Akuma



Akuma

BPAL description: From the Diabolus collection. Devilish temptation, as sweet as sin: blood orange, neroli, and raspberry.

In vial: Hrm. There's a top note in here that I really don't like. Bitter?

Wet: That icky note blends a bit and the raspberry comes out more.

Dry: Raspberry with a bitter aftertaste.

Notes: Cat more interested in sleeping than smelling. Not for me - the raspberry is OK, although reminiscent of kiddie cosmetics, especially flavored lip gloss, but that bitter scent is … ick. I think it's the neroli.
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[identity profile] literaticat.livejournal.com 2005-09-17 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. Neroli smells like... poison ass.

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2005-09-17 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Definitely in agreement. I've tried two other scents with neroli that were not my favorites for other reasons, but I don't think the neroli was strong enough in either to be an issue.

[identity profile] magicnoire.livejournal.com 2005-09-17 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, the bitter note is definitely the neroli.

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2005-09-17 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Good. Now I know to avoid it. XD

Seems the ultimate anti-Telophase blend would be neroli, dark musk, and mint with a soupcon of jasmine and cedar just to make me sneeze.

[identity profile] yhlee.livejournal.com 2005-09-17 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Given that Akuma is my absolute favorite, I think we might be BPAL inverses. ;-)

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2005-09-17 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
At least we can monitor each other's reviews for anti-recommendations. XD

[identity profile] loligo.livejournal.com 2005-09-17 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes! That would be my ultimate worst combination, too! (But we aren't BPAL twins, though, because Aizen-Myoo is *divine* on me.)

I tried Akuma at a meet-n-sniff and it was horrid. I was blaming the blood orange, because I'd tried other blends with neroli with no problem, but maybe it just wasn't prominent enough to stink before....

[identity profile] magicnoire.livejournal.com 2005-09-18 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Cedar is terrible on me. And I also think I might be just a little bit allergic to the Lab's cedar note because whenever I put something with cedar in it, my skin starts to itch just a bit. Same with vetiver(t). I'm not sure which one it is; I know the Lab has two different versions indicated by vetiver and vetivert, respectively. One makes my skin itch; the other is fine.

Dark musk is a disaster on me. The only red musk that's worked on me is the one in Lampades. White musk works just fine though.

Dark & heavy = anti-Vern apparently. XD
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