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melaniesuzanneBPAL reviews!
The Gibbous Moon: (LE 2007: Moonflower, Madonna lily, orris, white ginger, cucumber, hyacinth, and Irish moss.) HYACINTH. Great heaving waves of hyacinth. And since I love hyacinths, I think that's pretty darn awesome. After an hour or so, it turns into a fresh, green scent like the smell of freshly cut flower stems in water. Definitely not a fall or winter perfume -- it's way too soft -- but this will be woooonderful next summer.
Upa Upa: (LE Atomic Luau Lounge 2008: Spiced rum, coconut, pineapple, and vanilla.) I wanted to smell like a fruity umbrella drink during these dark and dank days of late autumn. Unfortunately, the spiced rum slapped me in the face and Hubbyfink actually jumped away from me when I waved my wrist under his nose. This spice HURTS. My wrist may have started itching, but I think that was psychosomatic. Trade pile.
Swank: (GC Bewitching Brews: Simply cool, the essence of Lounge: the scent of a crisp pomegranate martini.) I. Love. This. Scent. I couldn't stop huffing my wrist and my spreadsheet notes simply say BOTTLE. It's sparkly and girly and pomegranate-y. A 5ml bottle is already on order.
White Moon (LE A Little Lunacy Oct 2006: Lilac, calla lily, wisteria, white sandalwood, moonflower, night musk, phlox, and violet.) Very soft and powdery, almost cloyingly so. It smells like my Mom, or rather, it smells like something my Mom would like. She may find it in her stocking because I don't need to keep it in my perfume box.
Lines Written Among the Euganean Hills: (LE Yule 2008: Skin musk, white sandalwood, balsam fir, frozen black berries, cedar, winter rose, and white amber.) I feared this would turn into Order of the Dragon: The Carpathian Mountains which is my personal standard for Epic Perfume Fail. But ho, what scent upon yonder wrist breaks? For it is chilly berries and soft rose. The sandalwood and amber kept everything from going too sweet and the evergreens never jumped out in their typical BOOYA style. If Moon of Small Spirits turns into EPF, I'll sneak another bottle of Lines... onto a post-Christmas order.
Port Royal: (GC Wanderlust: Spiced rum and ship’s wood mixed with the body-warmed trace of a prostitute’s perfume and a hint of salty sea air on the dry-down.) Unlike Upa Upa, Port Royal's spiced rum did not attempt to mug me and my loved one. The rum is warm and comforting. My notes say to try this on the 'fink.
The Gibbous Moon: (LE 2007: Moonflower, Madonna lily, orris, white ginger, cucumber, hyacinth, and Irish moss.) HYACINTH. Great heaving waves of hyacinth. And since I love hyacinths, I think that's pretty darn awesome. After an hour or so, it turns into a fresh, green scent like the smell of freshly cut flower stems in water. Definitely not a fall or winter perfume -- it's way too soft -- but this will be woooonderful next summer.
Upa Upa: (LE Atomic Luau Lounge 2008: Spiced rum, coconut, pineapple, and vanilla.) I wanted to smell like a fruity umbrella drink during these dark and dank days of late autumn. Unfortunately, the spiced rum slapped me in the face and Hubbyfink actually jumped away from me when I waved my wrist under his nose. This spice HURTS. My wrist may have started itching, but I think that was psychosomatic. Trade pile.
Swank: (GC Bewitching Brews: Simply cool, the essence of Lounge: the scent of a crisp pomegranate martini.) I. Love. This. Scent. I couldn't stop huffing my wrist and my spreadsheet notes simply say BOTTLE. It's sparkly and girly and pomegranate-y. A 5ml bottle is already on order.
White Moon (LE A Little Lunacy Oct 2006: Lilac, calla lily, wisteria, white sandalwood, moonflower, night musk, phlox, and violet.) Very soft and powdery, almost cloyingly so. It smells like my Mom, or rather, it smells like something my Mom would like. She may find it in her stocking because I don't need to keep it in my perfume box.
Lines Written Among the Euganean Hills: (LE Yule 2008: Skin musk, white sandalwood, balsam fir, frozen black berries, cedar, winter rose, and white amber.) I feared this would turn into Order of the Dragon: The Carpathian Mountains which is my personal standard for Epic Perfume Fail. But ho, what scent upon yonder wrist breaks? For it is chilly berries and soft rose. The sandalwood and amber kept everything from going too sweet and the evergreens never jumped out in their typical BOOYA style. If Moon of Small Spirits turns into EPF, I'll sneak another bottle of Lines... onto a post-Christmas order.
Port Royal: (GC Wanderlust: Spiced rum and ship’s wood mixed with the body-warmed trace of a prostitute’s perfume and a hint of salty sea air on the dry-down.) Unlike Upa Upa, Port Royal's spiced rum did not attempt to mug me and my loved one. The rum is warm and comforting. My notes say to try this on the 'fink.
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Date: 2008-12-10 06:52 pm (UTC)