I'm not very adept at identifying notes and smells, so bear with me.You'll notice a bit of a theme here, largely violet and vanilla. I don't think I'll ever want to try the whole BPAL catalog, or that I could afford to if I wanted to. So I decided to pick some of my favorite notes and explore those, along with other scents that were highly rated or just sounded yummy.Winter of our Discontent - Yule 2006 - "balsam, myrrh, mandarin orange, bitter clove, artemesia, rosewood, nutmeg, dark musk, smoke and cypress.In the imp: spicy. I really smell the nutmeg.Dry: Spicy cold rosewood, with a green almost vanilla quality. Must be the cypress. Rather compelling. I love it. There's something in it that reminds me of Snow Bunny, though this is not as heavy. Lasts nicely as well. Currently bidding on a bottle on eBay.Nocturne - Funereal Oils - "Deepest violet touched with lilac and tuberose."In the imp: Violet with a touch of sourness.Dry: Violet. Not a bright happy violet, but as the name implies a somber violet. Good throw. Put it on in the morning and could still smell it at bedtime and even faintly the next morning.The Raven - Bewitching Brews - "Sleek, dark, and ominous. Violet and neroli mingled with iris, white sandalwood and dark musk." A gift imp from elfgirlIn the imp: Violet and neroliDry: Violet predominately, with neroli keeping it anchored. To me this smells just like Yves Saint Laurent's Paris, which I love and used to wear quite a bit when it was first released. Sumokid loves it too. Bought a 5ml of this.Tombstone - Wanderlust - "A rugged, warm blend of vanilla, balsam and sassafras layered over Virginia cedar" (freebie from the lab)In the imp: Sharp, acrid cedar.Wet: First time I smelled this wet my impression was that someone spilled vanilla extract on the pile of cedar shavings in a pet store. Second time I smelled this wet, my impression was again vanilla and cedar, but more of the aged wood in my Mom's cedar chest.Dry: Vanilla and cedar, again the aged wood. Soft and lovely. May get more of this one at some point.Catherine - Diabolus - "A sinful blend of orange blossom, rosemary and rose" (another freebie from the lab)In the imp: Citrusy but not in a good way.Dry: Well, on ginamariewade and Sumokid, it smelled kind of like lemongrass. Not a bad scent, but not for me. Will be sending/giving this to ginamariewadeAnd some comments from the meet-n-sniff with softlywhispered, hosted at the home of the lovely pixelmonster, with the ones I liked enough to consider imp-worthy in bold:Dirty - tea rose with soapy lemon undertonesOphelia - Camay soap roseMagdalene - old lady roseCordelia - sweet citrusSeraglio - great in the imp, but on wearing the rose overpowered the almondEden - coconutJolly Roger - rum drenched citrusHecate - Jergen's almond-cherry original lotion scent, imp worthy for me but not bottle worthyLe Serpent qui danse - violet, definitely imp worthy, possibly more as I continue to determine my favorite violet scent, speaking of which...Peony moon - sweet peonies and violet, two of my favorite flowersLe petit mort and Titania - liked them but didn't write down how they smelledAmsterdam - lemon, but not in a good way
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