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More Bpal reviews for the curious...
Mata Hari
Bewitching Brews
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.
So when I smelled this in the imp...I thought - ew.
Stale...coffee...gross.
It reminded me of when I worked in an office, and when I had to rinse out the coffee pot.
Yucka!
But when you are trying Bpal - you must not let the smell in the bottle influence you - or you will miss out.
Once on the skin I got the coffee smell still - but the mahogany really started to come out. The vanilla is there, just very light giving a hint of sweetness to it. I'm not sure what a tonka bean would smell like, so I'm not sure if I'm smelling any tonka beans...
As it dries I'm getting that juicy tone of fig....
Smelling this, I am envisioning exactly what the lab described...
I can see that woman...I can see her applying this scent to herself.
It's intoxicating.
I want this in a 5ml.
Tamora
Illyria
Amber, heliotrope, golden sandalwood, peach blossom and vanilla bean
In the bottle - sandalwood, a hint of vanilla and fruity, peachy type scent.
Almost TOO sweet for me.
Wet on skin - VERY peach....that's all I smell! Where did all the other smells go? I keep smelling it to see if I can get anything else - but nope..just peach.
Wierd.
Dry down - Sandalwood really comes out now, but then slowly gives away to some peach.
I really don't like this on me...it starts to smell a bit like B.O. according to my sister and fiance. My skin chemistry just says NO!
Into the swap pile!
Bewitched
Bewitching Brews
Deep, luscious green and berry scents that evoke images of woodland witchcraft and the raw power of nature: blackberry, sage, green tea, wild berries and dark musk.
This fragrence made me sad..
I had really wanted it - but once I got it on me, it brought back memories of a flouride that I used to get at the dentist when I was a kid...
I had to scrub it off.
I wanted to like it so so bad
Jack
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.
n the vial I was kind of taken aback by how strong this one smells...
Spices, with a hint of pumpkin pie goodness..
When I put this on my skin, it smelled like butter...buttered pumpkin bread.
It also tingled a little - probably from the cinnamon.
I wanted to like this one so much, but as it dried down - it started to smell like...carmel corn almost on me, and I just couldn't deal with wearing it.
*sighs*
Bye bye Jack.
Mata Hari
Bewitching Brews
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.
So when I smelled this in the imp...I thought - ew.
Stale...coffee...gross.
It reminded me of when I worked in an office, and when I had to rinse out the coffee pot.
Yucka!
But when you are trying Bpal - you must not let the smell in the bottle influence you - or you will miss out.
Once on the skin I got the coffee smell still - but the mahogany really started to come out. The vanilla is there, just very light giving a hint of sweetness to it. I'm not sure what a tonka bean would smell like, so I'm not sure if I'm smelling any tonka beans...
As it dries I'm getting that juicy tone of fig....
Smelling this, I am envisioning exactly what the lab described...
I can see that woman...I can see her applying this scent to herself.
It's intoxicating.
I want this in a 5ml.
Tamora
Illyria
Amber, heliotrope, golden sandalwood, peach blossom and vanilla bean
In the bottle - sandalwood, a hint of vanilla and fruity, peachy type scent.
Almost TOO sweet for me.
Wet on skin - VERY peach....that's all I smell! Where did all the other smells go? I keep smelling it to see if I can get anything else - but nope..just peach.
Wierd.
Dry down - Sandalwood really comes out now, but then slowly gives away to some peach.
I really don't like this on me...it starts to smell a bit like B.O. according to my sister and fiance. My skin chemistry just says NO!
Into the swap pile!
Bewitched
Bewitching Brews
Deep, luscious green and berry scents that evoke images of woodland witchcraft and the raw power of nature: blackberry, sage, green tea, wild berries and dark musk.
This fragrence made me sad..
I had really wanted it - but once I got it on me, it brought back memories of a flouride that I used to get at the dentist when I was a kid...
I had to scrub it off.
I wanted to like it so so bad
Jack
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.
n the vial I was kind of taken aback by how strong this one smells...
Spices, with a hint of pumpkin pie goodness..
When I put this on my skin, it smelled like butter...buttered pumpkin bread.
It also tingled a little - probably from the cinnamon.
I wanted to like this one so much, but as it dried down - it started to smell like...carmel corn almost on me, and I just couldn't deal with wearing it.
*sighs*
Bye bye Jack.