BPAL - it's all Janet's fault!

By Lisa on April 18, 2007 8:30 PM | daily misc | Permalink | Comments (3)

Janet gave me some of her BPAL imps to try out. I've tried 2 so far. One I liked and one - ew. I won't be doing this often because I only have the 5 Janet lent me and really, I don't need another money-spending hobby.

Updated: tried a few more... notes below.

Mata Hari: "A renowned exotic dancer and courtesan, possessed of aristocratic elegance, matchless charm, an iron will and a streak of fearlessness. The actual events of her life have met with much speculation, and to this day it is unclear whether or not she was truly a German spy. Despite shaky evidence of her guilt, she was tried for espionage by a closed court-martial and was executed by a French firing squad in 1917. Her scent is striking and bold with a delicate yet dark undertone: five roses with soft jasmine, warmed by vanilla, fig, tonka bean and mahogany, spiced with a drop of coffee bean."

Too flowery. I want to scrub it off my skin. Actually, I'm going to. It's giving me a headache.

Pumpkin Queen: The Glorious Grand Dame of the Pumpkin Patch! Regal Egyptian Amber, red ginger, orange peel, mandarin, cardamom, fig leaf and warm pumpkin.

This one was nice on me.

Others left to try:
[No no NO!] Gluttony: Thick, sugared and bloated with sweetness. Dark chocolate, vanilla, buttercream, and hops with pralines, hazelnut, toffee and caramel.

[Still haven't found] Tushnamatay: Pure internal harmony and spiritual bliss: the perfected meditation blend. (Janet - do I have this one? If so, I'll have to look for it as that may be the one that the cat stole!)

Midwinter's Eve: A melancholy, deep scent, poignant and brimming with nostalgia. The perfume of sugared plums over a breeze of winter flowers.

[Oooh, this is nice on me... I like it] Tombstone: A celebration of one of the first commercially produced perfumes of America's Old West. A rugged, warm blend of vanilla, balsam and sassafras layered over Virginia cedar.