BPAL- SONG OF NATURE IMPRESSIONS

BPAL SONG OF NATURE REVIEWS/THOUGHTS

I wanted to post a review on this for the first moment I got them from the mail but I couldn't make my mind in some of these if I really like them or not. The main reason I got these is the nature theme. I love the sea and I could stay just watching the weaves for hours.

I don't know if other perfumer have made scents inspired by the creatures of the sea again but I did find it very inspiring and original. I love the artwork as well. For the look of these bottles and the notes I realize that Beth put a lot of care into these.

1. Desmonema: White amber and mimosa with tendrils of Italian bergamot, myrrh, green tangerine and green patchouli, sheer coconut, quince, and vetiver.

Demonema the giant jellyfish! When I first read the description, I found the combination of notes quite intriguing. The sourness of the tangerine, bergamot and quince, the sweetness of the coconut and the resinous amber and myrrh combined with the earthy patchouli and vetiver

From the Bottle: I get vetiver, patchouli and sour tangerine and bergamot. The bergamot here is strong and real. I love it

Wet: The vetiver is still very strong and makes the perfume very earthy and I don't know if this note is suitable for a jellyfish really. I see here why some people may not like this because vetiver doesn't have as many fans. The quince is a very clever addition and makes the whole sweeter.

This is a complex perfume and everytime I put my nose close to my wrist I smell something different.

Dry: The vetiver is getting softer now and the coconut becomes more obvious. I still get some sourness but isn't overpowering or annoying. The drydown is a green, powdery and a little bit sour patchouli

All in all I can't decide how I feel about this perfume but it's definitely unique!

2)Epibulia: East Indian Mango, cassis, blackcurrant, orange carnation, sugared coconut, and Maid of Orleans.

Belongs to the Siphonophores species. Similar to jellyfish. I got a half bottle of this because I love the smell of cassis and I was hoping that this will take me to France, where is possible to find anything with this fruit: Ice creams, liqueurs etc.. I still have a bottle of a liqueur which I use with white wine!

From the bottle: Mixed fruits and jasmine. It reminds me of a fruity bubblegum.

Wet: Mango, orange, jasmine.

The cassis and the red currant are there too but the jasmine and the coconut are taking over.

Dry: Drydown is a juicy jasmine with a hint of creaminess from the coconut.

Overall,it's a very nice summer scent. Nothing spectacular in my opinion as it does smell like a conventional perfume but I really enjoy wearing this when the weather is hot.

3)Octopus: Pale moss, white kelp, sea buckthorn berry, ambergris accord, Somalian frankincense, rose geranium, and salt.

How cool is to have an Octopus named perfume in your collection! Well I thought the same lol!

This is my favorite of the three perfumes I bought, When I smell this from the bottle is fresh and salty. On my skin it doesn't change too much. The strongest note is the aquatic / ambergris accord mixed with the rose geranium. It last at least three hours on me! It fits it's name perfectly and I love it!!!!!!

Bpal and Arcana Haul!!

Hi Guys!
Here are some pics of my latest bpal haul. I got half bottles from a decanter and I am very happy about it:)
My next order will possible be when the much awaited Carnaval will be back.

Octopus:Pale moss, white kelp, sea buckthorn berry, ambergris accord, Somalian frankincense, rose geranium, and salt.

Desmonema:White amber and mimosa with tendrils of Italian bergamot, myrrh, green tangerine and green patchouli, sheer coconut, quince, and vetiver

Epibulia:East Indian Mango, cassis, blackcurrant, orange carnation, sugared coconut, and Maid of Orleans.



and two full bottles:

Self-Portrait:A quiet honey musk with gentle orris, rice milk, and white gardenia


Uncle-Brian:Raspberry sherbet dotted with orangesicle, merlot gelato, pink cotton candy, and iced lime



Then from The Rhinestone Housewife I bought two amazing perfumes from Arcana. If you love vanilla as I do you have to buy these now that you can still get them!  The owner Jeanine also sent me a blush as a freeby and I love it! This wasn't something that I could have chosen to buy but I tried it and it looks so good on me that I am thinking to buy a full size. It's a coral but it's not in your face coral and it blends in with my natural skin color!  It's part of this set

Now the pic!

Thaks for reading!!!!!!!!!!!!

PERFUME: Almond milk

COMPANY: Firebird

AVAILABILITY: Available via Firebird's Etsy site

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION:Soft, sensual, intoxicating: almond, vanilla, musk, a wisp of white chocolate. This fragrance manages to be both a soothing comfort scent and incredibly sexy at the same time (try it- you'll see what I mean). Sugary perfume haters need not apply, but lovers of all things sweet and gourmand- I think you'll enjoy this one quite a bit.

BEFORE I SMELL: When I read the rave reviews that Dee and Su had written on this I had to buy a full size unsniffed. Check their amazing reviews here and here and you will buy one yourself too!

FROM THE DECANT/BOTTLE: Sweet almond like macaroon but “fresher”

WET ON SKIN: Now I get the white chocolate too. It's very yummy but not sickening sweet

DRY DOWN: Soft and very addictive. I keep reapplying this while I am sitting on my sofa. The almond here is not the sharp kind and I think that this perfume will please almost everyone so, it's a great idea for a gift

FINAL THOUGHTS I want the body cream too!

IF YOU LIKE THIS YOU WILL LIKE: Troika-HoG

AND A SONG:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCuUvNclXJA

The Field of Reeds-Possets

PERFUME: The field of Reeds

COMPANY: Possets

AVAILABILITY: Permanent

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION: Relief and relaxation, paradise Egyptian style. Sweet sandalwood and two ambers, a touch of wood for reeds, and a kiss of golden musk, black pepper married with a drop of labdanum and this conjures the eternal happy golden light in which the elect must have bathed every day. A smooth and resinous sweet blend but with enough of the spice kick of a modern perfume to escape being downright primative.

BEFORE I SMELL: The scent of Aaru the Heaven for the Ancient Egyptians. Filled with Reeds which are something like papyrus if I am not mistaken.

This poppet was sent to me as a freeby. Black pepper doesn't always work for me but I am wondering how reeds smell and how Heavenly this is.

FROM THE DECANT/BOTTLE: Black pepper, lots of resins and something slightly medicinal.

WET ON SKIN: The black pepper is very well blended and it doesn't overpower the blend so fear not! The labdanum and the sandalwood are the stars of the show. It's not a green scent, at least on me. It's very woody, unisex and resinous.

DRY DOWN: The musks and the woods are so beautiful when the black pepper eventually goes away. It's almost like this one has a drop of vanilla in it.

FINAL THOUGHTS: Full bottle without a question!

IF YOU LIKE THIS YOU WILL LIKE: Manor- Solstice Scents

A SONG TO LISTEN WHILE WEARING IT:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7exvD2nJG8

RAVEN MOON-BPAL

PERFUME: Raven Moon 2012

COMPANY: BPAL

AVAILABILITY: Limited edition

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION:Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance: shining, moonlit ebony musk with benzoin, myrrh, smoky vanilla, patchouli, nutmeg, and dried red chili.

BEFORE I SMELL: I am a huge fun of E.A.Poe and I love Ravens. I wish we had ravens in Greece as well... The notes sound interesting as well especially the dried red chili.

FROM THE DECANT/BOTTLE: Spicy patchouli and deep raisins.

WET ON SKIN: Nutmeg is the strongest note. The red chili note is similar from the scent that you get when you are opening a vase of dried chilies and not the hotness that you are getting while eating them. The patchouli is lovely, is the variety which I love. In my opinion is a little bit masculine and definitely something that Poe would wear!

The myrrh and the benzoin are definitely there and my boyfriend thought that I smelt like incense and he really liked it.

DRY DOWN:Still no vanilla.. It isn't so strong as I was expecting from a heavy on the patchouli scent. It remains smokey and resinous.

FINAL THOUGHTS:I really like it, I will keep my decant but I don't think I will hunt a full bottle.

IF YOU LIKE THIS YOU WILL LIKE: All sinners day- Possets for the weird chili note!

AND A SONG TO LISTEL WHILE WEARING THIS: THE CURE- BURN 1994

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyr5WdrEvGI

FAE-BPAL

Hi! I am finally to my new home in a neighbor that I always wanted to live with my man and my beautiful and a little bit spoiled dog! Moving was exhausting for me and very expensive. Thank God I have stocked up on perfume, scrubs and body creams because I don't think I can afford any in the near future!

I really miss you guys, reading your blogs and leaving comments.

I will continue my small perfume reviews because I really enjoy doing them!

PERFUME: Fae

COMPANY: BPAL

AVAILABILITY: General Catalog- Bewitching Brews

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION:A brilliant, ethereal scent: white musk, bergamot, heliotrope, peach and oakmoss

BEFORE I SMELL: I had tried this one before and the peach was overpowering on my skin. I found the imp again and I put it on because I wanted a light and summery scent for the day.

FROM THE DECANT/BOTTLE: I get the bergamot and the peach notes the most. I really like that sourness from the bergamot let's see if that aspect of the perfume stays on my skin.

WET ON SKIN: The sourness goes away and the peach is now stronger. It's a very nice peach note and not the fake one. I love lab's white musk note and I love it here as well. It fits the ethereal part of the perfume too! When I read ethereal in a scent description my mind goes immediately to musks.

I don't think I can recognize the heliotrope here but I maybe there is another citrus note as well.

The oakmoss rounds the blend and gives an earthy vibe to the whole

DRY DOWN: This perfume stays close to the skin but is easy to wear and perfect for HOT weather. Longevity is medium to low, approximately 2 hours on me.

FINAL THOUGHTS: I am not sure yet if I want a bottle to slather when is hot outside and I want something fruity and light.

IF YOU LIKE THIS YOU WILL LIKE: Chantilly cream- Solstice Scents

MAY-JUNE EMPTIES POST!

1)      Appivita shampoo samples.

 I love appivita shampoos as I have stated before. The lavender one is my favorite. High quality shampoos guys, if you are looking for a good shampoo I highly recommend them

2)      Haus of Gloi sugar exfoliants in Odette and in Hearth.

I really liked both of them and I love HoG scrubs in general but I will choose a different scent next time.

      3)   Haus of Gloi pumpkin butter in Sweet Potato pie.

I have talked about these products in my HoG collection post.

      4) Make me Smooth She She Poo and She she Dish( Shampoo and Conditioner)                            in Bathing beauty scent.

I love the scent but I hated the products. They made my hair very dry and not easy to detangle afterwards. I am glad I finally finished them!

      5)MMS Layers body cream in Black Sphinx.

I love the scent and I have review it here. The body cream is really nice as well. It lasted on my skin for 24h no Joke!

     6) Avon Anew eye cream.

This is the eye cream I am using. It’s very nice nothing spectacular but it does the job!

It is divided in two parts one for the day with SPF and one for the night.

7) Korres face mask.

Reviewhere!

8) Avene Gentle purifying scrub sample.

I am thinking of buying a full size of this in the future. It is really gentle and my skin is so sensitive that I can’t handle well other scrubs. So this is a Winner!

9) L&L Tahitian Treasure Shampoo.

This works well as the other shampoos from L&L. It is lightly scented and it doesn’t foam as much but if you buy am all natural product you expect it. I don’t think I will buy it again as I prefer the other shampoos that she has. I love to pick different scents from her scent menu!

10)Honey and Jojoba Conditioner in Pumpkin Peeps

Mmmm this is delicious smelling! Sweet and lightly spiced.

I need more stuff in this scent.

11)Olive and Honey shampoo in White pumpkin

I love this too. It’s similar to the Pumpkin peeps scent.

The combination made my hair smelling incredible!

12) Cocoa Pink Argan therapy conditioner in Smashed pumpkins.

Guys this scent is to die for! I need to stock up with products in this scent!

It’s hard to wait until Halloween..

The product is great to and it works on my hair like a charmL

13) Mini Sorbettos from the paintbox soapworks company!

The consistency of this scrub is great. Scrubby and foamy and thick. Definitely I am going to buy more from her!

The scents:

 Punkie night: Frothy steamed pumpkin milk spiked with rowdy cloves, jittery black tea & a rasp of cinnamon bark

This one is heavy on the black tea and the spicies. Yummy and different from the majority of pumpkin scents.

Indian Summer:Golden amber & heaps of freshly mown hay strewn with windfall peaches & the last of the summer’s blackberries.

I thought that this would be my least favorite but it’s the perfect scent for a scrub. It’s fresh smelling and it layers well with other scents. I really enjoy it mainly at the mornings

Guy Fawkes:Penny for the Guy! Sticky parkin & roasted apples washed down with a bottle of oatmeal stout, a waft of smoke & a shower of sparks on the night air.
This remind me of HoG Hearth but smokier. I don’t get the stout so much but it’s a nice apple scent.

14) L&L body yogurt in Honeyed  Pumpkin.
This is like a combination of Honey I washed the kids with pumpkin. Very nice scent. Sweet and girly.
15) L&L Body lotion in Vampire kiss
Black Plum, raspberry, vanilla, peony, amber, musk and spun sugar

Wow this was very sugary, Even stranger commented that I was smelling sweet, Sugar and plum are the main notes of this blend. I liked it.

16) L&L Triple twist sugar scrub sample
I love her winter scents and I have several in full size products. Tis was very convenient for travelling.

17) Flutterby beauty Spellbound Silky body oil.
Another company who is closed. This body oil is a combination of dry oils and moisturising ones and I really like it as a post shower moisturiser when I am in a hurry. The scent lasts all day too. I still have some bottles left..
This one was an Amber and white flowers. It went well with a lot of my perfume oils.

18) Crater Lake Company sugar fluff in visions of Sugar plum
No picture..
The scent: vanilla, treacle, brown sugar, oat flour, white spices, roasted chestnut and icing.
I am in love with this and I have only the body cream left… Goes very well with Bordello from Bpal. I am wear this together and I am in heaven!!!!!