tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49025730280402555302012-02-16T05:13:04.340-06:00A place for Tara and E.D. to keep track of sniffies. What we want, what we have, and what we think about it.Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323955138594701604noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902573028040255530.post-13172703877107330412009-03-07T23:21:00.005-06:002009-03-08T00:48:19.204-06:00

So, sinus season has been over for awhile, and that means it's time to get back to scent reviews. I refuse to get a new batch of BPAL imps until I've reviewed my growing collection... so I better get cracking.BPAL IMPSJuke JointBottle: Oaky wood (nice), very very subtle mint (also nice), a sort of earthy sweet (err..interesting?)Wet: Whiskey barrel & tobacco sweet. Kind of like Mad Sweeney, but

E.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08415803464191760400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902573028040255530.post-19486475301241206812008-10-05T23:40:00.003-05:002008-10-05T23:53:20.607-05:00

Yea! New BPAL sniffs are here at last! Alas, my sniffer is still broken from Fall allergies. Thanks to a combination of Claritin and Sudafed (or to be more precise, Generictin and Genericfed) I can breath, but my olfactory senses are impaired. I can sort of make out the stronger notes from each imp but none of the subtleties. So it looks as though comprehensive sniff reviews will have to

E.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08415803464191760400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902573028040255530.post-52424740578928891152008-09-17T10:57:00.008-05:002008-09-17T15:06:25.593-05:00

The Dormouse (Mad Tea Party)Bottle: Lemon and tea, in that order.Wet: This is lemony with a capital L. It's standing very close to the border of that land called Pledge.5 min: Pledgey-ness has faded, but I still mostly smell lemon. The tea smell is there, but it's more like dry tea, not brewed tea, and it's hard to find with all the lemon.30 min: The lemon has continued to fade and now is back

Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323955138594701604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902573028040255530.post-10627537453167491262008-09-17T10:57:00.003-05:002008-09-17T11:07:45.279-05:00

This morning's review is brought to you by the letter T.Amsterdam (Wanderlust)Bottle: I get a light scent of watery florals.Wet: Reminds me of a floral department, not smack you in the face strong, just like a fresh bouquet of flowers.5 min: I smell tulips and fresh clear water, like a clean pond or fresh rain. I'm quite digging it. If I didn't have to leave for work I wouldn't be able to stop

Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323955138594701604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902573028040255530.post-26262509814176003272008-09-14T21:47:00.006-05:002008-09-14T23:05:16.170-05:00

Just ordered the following BPAL imps:1. Alice (Mad Tea Party)2. Lightning (Bewitching Brews)3. Sudha Segara (Bewitching Brews)4. Envy (Sin & Salvation: The Seven Deadly Sins)5. Sea of Glass (Sin & Salvation)6. Baobhan Sith (Diabolus)Reviews to follow!

E.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08415803464191760400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902573028040255530.post-27146555113247395402008-09-12T11:31:00.002-05:002008-09-12T12:14:22.789-05:00

I feel a bit timid posting after E.D.'s reviews. Maybe in time my reviews will grow up to be such works of art, but in the meantime I'll muddle through. I have been terrible, and not written down a single thought on any of my scents. So I'll be testing them all again, in no particular order to document the experience as best I can.Severin (Ars Amatoria)Bottle: First there is lemon and then a

Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323955138594701604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902573028040255530.post-81575242782328869292008-09-11T19:42:00.002-05:002008-09-11T19:46:14.210-05:00

As of 9/11/08BPAL ImpsThe Red QueenThe DormouseAliceSeverinEveAmsterdam5mlBlue Moon (June '07 lunacy)

Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323955138594701604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902573028040255530.post-66814867999560722812008-09-10T23:13:00.003-05:002008-09-11T00:06:35.195-05:00

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

E.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08415803464191760400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902573028040255530.post-72391289009057061532008-09-10T22:37:00.009-05:002008-09-10T23:00:15.320-05:00

As of 09/10/2008BPAL IMPSAbsintheBakuBlack LilyDana O'SheeDragon's MilkDublin*GlasgowHetairaeKabukiKaliLoup GarouMasabakesNeo-Tokyo*Pool of TearsShanghaiSnake OilWhite RabbitMad Sweeny (5ml)*discontinued

E.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08415803464191760400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902573028040255530.post-71222851611371726752008-09-10T13:27:00.005-05:002008-09-10T13:46:04.740-05:00

First things first, this is the list that started the idea to create this shared blog.This list was originally scribbled on paper, and then posted for posterity on my now defunct live journal account back in February of 2007. Me and E.D. went through reading tons of BPAL reviews and decided that these were the scents that sounded most appealing to us.Tempest - crisp, slight citrus, floral, water,

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