Sin and Salvation
Cathedral
Wow - this is beautiful. I love woods and resins so I knew that I would love Cathedral.
In the bottle - cedar and pine predominate with other dry woods in the background.
On the skin - It starts out on me as woods and cedar. As I wear it, it softens and the incense and resins come out but still remains a predominantly dry woody scent. Red sandalwood and patchouli seem to emerge. It’s very similar to Annie Bonnie and Aureus, both of which I adore.
It’s a deep scent but surprisingly enough fades quickly on me - after ~ 2-3 hrs I have to reapply and start the process over again. That's ok with me!
Dorian
Damn. Dorian is oh so sexy.
Dorian smells like lemon sugar on me. As it dries, the lemon fades a bit. The sweetness remains and the tea and musk comes out. The tea is very faint and the musks add a creamy velvety smoothness. Beautiful! I'm so glad that I have a 10 ml on the way!
Sin
WOW! I am in love. Sin made me find BPal and was my very first BPal purchase (5ml) - totally unsniffed but I knew I would love it. Was I right.
First smell: incense, a little headshoppy (my nose was unprepared I think).
Wet: Amazing. Warm, very well blended, having a problem picking out specific notes. Rich dark sandalwood, very slight patchouli. Spicy.
Drydown: Truly amazing. Warm, spicy, yummy - just wonderful! Sin has a very rich, warm deep sandalwood smell. I can't stop smelling my wrists and want to slather Sin all over.
Sin has gotten me compliments on how good I smell! I like it better and better the more that I wear it. I definitely have to get a big bottle of this.
this was my first BPAL review ever and among my early BPAL days, I'm tempted to go back and re-review to see how different it would be
Wow - this is beautiful. I love woods and resins so I knew that I would love Cathedral.
In the bottle - cedar and pine predominate with other dry woods in the background.
On the skin - It starts out on me as woods and cedar. As I wear it, it softens and the incense and resins come out but still remains a predominantly dry woody scent. Red sandalwood and patchouli seem to emerge. It’s very similar to Annie Bonnie and Aureus, both of which I adore.
It’s a deep scent but surprisingly enough fades quickly on me - after ~ 2-3 hrs I have to reapply and start the process over again. That's ok with me!
Dorian
Damn. Dorian is oh so sexy.
Dorian smells like lemon sugar on me. As it dries, the lemon fades a bit. The sweetness remains and the tea and musk comes out. The tea is very faint and the musks add a creamy velvety smoothness. Beautiful! I'm so glad that I have a 10 ml on the way!
Sin
WOW! I am in love. Sin made me find BPal and was my very first BPal purchase (5ml) - totally unsniffed but I knew I would love it. Was I right.
First smell: incense, a little headshoppy (my nose was unprepared I think).
Wet: Amazing. Warm, very well blended, having a problem picking out specific notes. Rich dark sandalwood, very slight patchouli. Spicy.
Drydown: Truly amazing. Warm, spicy, yummy - just wonderful! Sin has a very rich, warm deep sandalwood smell. I can't stop smelling my wrists and want to slather Sin all over.
Sin has gotten me compliments on how good I smell! I like it better and better the more that I wear it. I definitely have to get a big bottle of this.
this was my first BPAL review ever and among my early BPAL days, I'm tempted to go back and re-review to see how different it would be