Here are reviews of random Egyptian perfume oils, beautiful elixirs from the land of the pharaohs. In general these don't come from internet etailers, some come from friends and family, some are from eBay, and most are hard to find outside of Egypt...

The first three were given as free decants from a purchase on the BPAL forum, the forumite got ( Read more... )

Oils from Mara Fox's Love Potion:

Egyptian Sands
In vial: sweet, deep, honey and resins. Very sweet but in a deep, almost treacle like way, slightly smoky with something fruity, possibly dates.
On skin: when wet, it's a sweet crystallised honey scent, or like dates covered with honey. If the pharaohs had sweets, they would probably taste like what ( Read more... )

Lots of goodies need to go!

Do not worry if your post gets deleted-that's just to keep this thread tidy and help it to load faster. I delete posts when I have sent your stuff, so if your posts are gone then it means that you should keep an eye on your mail...

BPAL!

Bottles:
Krampus 06 (about 65-70% full) $10 Sinister red musk, black leather, dusty rags ( Read more... )

Oils from Nocturne Alchemy, who specialise in Egyptian themed scents!

Osiris (Osiris and Isis LE)
No notes listed.
In bottle: creamy, milky melon. This is very pretty and sweet, almost buttery.
On skin: ooh, I know this. it's blue lotus! The gorgeous fresh floral scent of blue lotus, very similar to my Egyptian perfume, comes out, and it seems that the ( Read more... )

Oils from Blooddrop:

Star Light Star Bright
In vial: an unusual mix of sugared lilies and coconuts with a hint of camomile and something almost tangy, like citrus.
On skin: this is gorgeous! It reminds me of Obatala, it even has the tangy greenness that I got from the shea in that scent, this time provided by the lily and maybe camomile. I get hints ( Read more... )

Oils from Woobie, this lot are from the Holiday, Hanukkah and Dysfunctional Holiday LE collections:

Christmas Cookie
In vial: a slightly buttery, a little boozy, very sugary cookie scent.
On skin: this is gorgeous! This smells like sweet, lightly spiced biscuits pulled out of the oven and sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon. A sweet, delicious, almost ( Read more... )

Another favourite oil company: Arcana Soaps http://arcanasoaps.com/

Little Ghoulie
Jack o’ Lanterns, ginger cookies, chocolate candy 
In vial: spiced chocolate with a hint of buttery pumpkin. Mmmm, yum.
On skin: darn and blast. Why do Arcana's chocolate scents hate me so? The chocolate note instantly turns to sour milk and bitter cocoa. I smell the ( Read more... )

Here is a list of every single BPAL I have laid my nose upon so far...

LOVE: BPAL I love enough to consider getting big bottles of (or have bottles of)
(I have, or have ordered, bottles of the ones with *stars*)

LE's-general
13*, 13 Oct 06**,13 April 07**, Chaos Theory II, the Butterfly Effect: LXXVIII, Chaos Theory III: LVIII, Chaos Theory III: DCLXXI ( Read more... )

This is the LJ I'll be putting all my posts related to bath and body and scent retailers and etailers. All my favourite smelly luxuries. That includes BPAL, my true love when it comes to perfume oils, and many many more beautiful fragrant things from all over. This is where I will post reviews, wishlists, lists of what I've tried, what I have, and ( Read more... )