BPAL Reviews

When I received my last shipment of BPAL imps, I actually took the time to record my first impressions. My poor noz is currently incapacitated due to the evilness that is ragweed, so I cannot provide any updates, but I thought I'd go ahead and post my initial sniff-reactions.

Dana O’Shee

Bottle: Thick. Smells like almond extract, sweet and just a wee bit boozy like a amaretto. Bright, but creamy.

Wet: cream and almond extract. Rich and a bit bright. Very sweet.

5 min dry: Softens up a lot. Boozy, almond extract fades quickly. Still a bit of almond, but not so pungent.

30 min dry: Really softens. Somewhat honeyed, but the creaminess has lifted. Definitely a feminine scent. I was afraid it was turning to powder on me, and I hate that baby powder smell, but it stopped just shy of baby powder.

Conclusion: Cotton blossom. That’s what it smells like. Not a bad smell. Just shy of powder, slightly floral. Sweet, but delicate. A slight boozy almond & honey scent wafts through occasionally, but doesn’t take over, just lingers and fades in and out. Very feminine and so-subtly flirty. Intriguing scent. Great weekender or spring scent. Will wear again.

Shanghai

Bottle: Wow, it’s like an angry lemon punched me in the face.

Wet: Bright! Lemon tea extravaganza. Very clean. A little too clean…like Pledge.

5 min dry: Lemon Spooj!

30 min dry: Interesting. The Pledge has gone. It’s like Lemon, the brassy, sassy younger sister came storming in, trying to get everyone’s attention by showing off her tits and dancing on the table tops. Then her more sophisticated and sensible sister, Tea, stepped in and subtly and tactfully escorted her to the drunk tank and, thus, saved the evening from complete disaster. Feminine, but not flirty or sensual in anyway. Clean and functional…and sensible. Great green feeling without any grass. Doesn’t have a lot of throw, but morphed into a pleasant bouquet of teas, bright greens and subtle citrus.

Conclusion: This is something I’d wear in the summer, especially to the office.

White Rabbit

Bottle: Wowzzah! Strong, bright and sharp. This bunny has one hell of a rabid bite. Lot’s of tea notes and something a little underneath that I can’t quite identify, as it’s overpowered by the tea. Very perfumey.

5 min dry: sweetens down. Tea with honey.

30 min dry: still bright, strong and perfumey. Tea & honey. Not a lot of cream in that tea either, though there is a subtle richness to the scent. I can’t smell anything distinct as pepper or ginger, but there is an ever-so-slight spice to the scent. Very sharp-tongued socialite kind of scent. The tea is still very dominant.

Conclusion: I don’t dislike this scent, but I’m not sure it’s entirely me. It’s a little too bright for my personality. Does have a bit of a laundry detergent smell. Will take further experimentation.

Loup Garou

Bottle: I was running through a pine forest free and wild...and got smacked in the face by one of the branches. Pine is the mistress with whips and chains and eucalyptus her assistant. So far appropriately named, as it's got a lot of bite.

Wet: Wow. So cool to the skin it burns. I smell like a bloody xmas tree.

Drydown: Wow, the pine really sweetens down. Not in any type of floral or honey sweet, but in a natural sap sweet. A lot of wood in the pine, reminds me of being in the spruce woods of Scotland. Dark green scent, very fresh and natural smelling, not like Pinesol at all. If fact, you could move this to the funeral oils and rename it “Pine Box”. Fades quickly.

Conclusion: Definitely more of a masculine scent, as the sweetness to the pine is reminiscent of a boy's cologne (but not too overpowering). Quite pleasant with a bit of rugged intrigue. If I encountered a man who smelled the way this imp smells on me, I’d mount him on the street. Ahrrrooooooo!!!!


Pool of Tears

Bottle: Umm…lavender soap?


Wet: The initial lavender smell backs way the hell off. Salty ocean scent is breaking through. Mmmm...I love salt. Very watery and sweet but not too soapy.

5 min dry: Salty soft florals. A slight ozone aftertaste but does not overstay its welcome. Drys to a slightly masculine scent on me. Light sweet with a bit of ozone sour and ocean saltiness. Not a bad scent. I love aquatics, but they always go soapy on me, and this one is behaving so far. It looks promising.

30 min dry: Wow. I’m really diggin’ this bpal. It’s doesn’t have a lot of throw, but it hasn’t morphed into poo either. That wonderful salt water sweetness remains. It harkens an image of overcast skies at the beach, with a bit of floral sweetness. The salt and sweet give it a gender natural tone, but what a nice tone. No fucking suds in sight. Wish it didn't fade so quickly

Conclusion: This one is a keeper.