HALLOWEEN PERFUMES! The Ghastly Garden-Bpal

PERFUME: The Ghastly garden

COMPANY: BPAL

AVAILABILITY: Halloween limited edition, The Haunted House 2007

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION:Overgrown oleander, marshy water hemlock, the sugared nectar of carnivorous blooms, putrefying wet greenery, oozing sap, crushed rosary peas, withered climbing roses, and nightshade berries.

I bought a bottle of this on eBay a couple of months ago because it was cheap and I really wanted a green scent!

FROM THE BOTTLE: Tropical white flowers, night stock and a hint of spice. Fresh leaves and wet soil. It's sweet and green and it definitely resemblances a night garden.

WET ON SKIN:Sweet juicy berries. I was expecting that this could be greener but it's not. On me is most wet flowers and berries.

Then, I smell the grass note again!

I think there is a lily note in that too or maybe a carnation because I get a light spice that these scents sometimes have.

The rose isn't strong but I get the powdery aspect of the rose and not the exact note.

DRY DOWN: Stays a green floral all the way and it has good longevity too but a little through.

FINAL THOUGHTS: I am glad I got a bottle unsniffed because I am wearing this a lot especially in the mornings when I have shopping to do etc.

It's a classic and feminine perfume. Don't let the sap and the greenery scare you!

HALLOWEEN PERFUMES! Ghost Farts- Possets

PERFUME: Ghost Fart

COMPANY: Possets

AVAILABILITY: Halloween Limited Edition

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION:Oh good grief! It must be a ghost fart! This annual blend is back to haunt us all again. Ethereal, very unusual, and about as easy to explain as spiritual flatulence. Actually, it's real nice stuff and you really should try it, but don't try to explain it. Foody gourmand.

This perfume is one of the most popular blends that Possets has and it appears every Halloween. This is why I really wanted to try it when I was a possets newbie. It has just the most hilarious name ever! I don't really remember from which year my decant is from. I think it's 2010.

FROM THE DECANT/BOTTLE: Cherry, almond and musk.

WET ON SKIN: This goes foodie! Like almond cake. Sadly, it reminds me a cherry syrup that I used when I was a child. When I had first tried it I didn't like it at all, it was too much cherry. Now after some years of aging it's more of the musk and the almonds.

DRY DOWN: It has very good staying power but I just can't get over the cherry syrup comparison in my head.

FINAL THOUGHTS: It's not for me. But I can't only imagine how fun it would be if while I was wearing this someone asks me what perfume I wear!

BPAL-MARIPOSITA

Pic from BPAL, This was actually the Label of the perfume! Isn't Lilith so cute?

PERFUME: Mariposita

COMPANY: BPAL

AVAILABILITY: Limited edition Forum only

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION: Soap, lavender, honey, sunshine, and strawberries

Every September Bpal releases a scent dedicated to Beth's and Ted's daughter Lilith who has her birthday. I found this very sweet and lovely! Usually these scents are very sweet inspired by desserts, Lilith's life and her preferences. This year they even had a whole update for their child's birthday! Usually, the Labels of these perfumes show pictures with Lilith or Lilith's drawings!

This years offerings include:

BLUE LOLLIPOS: Blueberry-swirled blue lollipops!

BUTTERFLIES, FLOWERS AND JEWELS ATTENDING:white patchouli with provence rose, delicate freesia, pink tuberose, jasmine sambac, orange blossom, butterfly musk, vanilla orchid, and delicate spices.

THE FUTURE BALL:Crystalline white musk, Somalian olibanum, smoky benzoin, Damascus rose, dark myrrh, sacred sandalwood, life everlasting, rock rose, and gummy bear fingerprint residue.

LILITH'S BUBBLEGUM AND ROSES

LILITH'S FEEL BETTER FLOWERS: carnations,lavender, honey ,ginger, aloe ,blessed thistles ,chamomile,chocolate peppermint.

LITTLE PYTHIA: vanilla frankincense and rose champaca with a little bit of red licorice

TARANTULA FASCINATOR:fuzzy cacao-drenched hazelnut with hay absolute, black pepper, and nutmeg, laced with stripes of wild plum and white sandalwood.

MARIPOSITA

FROM THE DECANT/BOTTLE: Sweet strawberries and lavender.

WET ON SKIN: The lavender is strong. I never thought that it will go well with strawberries but definitely does! The fruit here is more like a hard candy strawberry than a fresh one. It's not soapy but it is clean. The honey it's soft and flowery not the heavy type. Like there is a note of daisy or a similar flower.

DRY DOWN: The lavender calms down and I am left with freshly washed skin and over ripe strawberries. Very innocent and calming.

FINAL THOUGHTS: I love it! If you like candy like perfumes and Lavender I am sure you will love it too! Too bud that isn't available anymore:(

HALLOWEEN PERFUMES! Nocturne Alchemy- Sarcophagus

PERFUME: Sarcophagus

COMPANY: NocturneAlchemy

AVAILABILITY: Halloween Limited Edition

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION:Sweet Cinnamon, Clove, Allspice, Blueberry, Apples, Amber, Pumpkin

I don't know which year is this. I bought it for 5 dollars from live journal! Nocturne Alchemy isn't a company I usually buy my perfumes mainly because of the shipping cost. The most of the times, I am interested in just one or two bottles and they don't ship first class. I really like what I have tested from them though.

FROM THE DECANT/BOTTLE: Tart blueberries and apples. Light spices. Fruity and fresh!

WET ON SKIN: Sweet cinnamon over baked apples and pumpkin, served in a bowl with fresh blueberries. It's an early autumn fruity scent. The spices aren't overpowering and they let the fruits shine.

DRY DOWN:It doesn't morph much. It stays fruity all the way with a touch of spice!

FINAL THOUGHTS: It's a morning scent for me. I really like it and this made me realize that I don't have enough fruity scents in my collection!

HALLOWEEN PERFUMES! BPAL- Halloween Las Vegas

PERFUME: Halloween: Las Vegas

COMPANY: BPAL

AVAILABILITY: Forum only Halloween 2011

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION:The aftermath of piratical nuptials: walls smeared with red and black frosting, copious amounts of spilled red wine, the leftover contents of three full bars, dry leaves and desert flowers crushed into carpet, tobacco smoke, and champaca incense in a cloud of body-heat amped Snake Oil and Dorian.

FROM THE DECANT/BOTTLE: Sweet wine, tobacco and cake. I could smell it from the bottle for hours.. It's that good!

WET ON SKIN: It blooms on the skin. It's still alcoholic. The combination of alcohol, incense and the foodie notes works very well!  The champaca incense gives a great depth and smokiness.

I haven't smelt Dorian yet but the resins of Snake oil are quite apparent.

I also get a cocoa note maybe that's the black frosting.

It's sweet, it's sexy , it's comforting.... It has it all actually!

It last hours on me as well. Perfection!

FINAL THOUGHTS: I love this and I bought a bottle right after I tried my decant. Actually, sometimes I wish I had bought 2! If you ever have a chance to buy this please do! You won't regret it!

HALLOWEEN PERFUMES! Salted Caramel- HoG

PERFUME: Salted Caramel

COMPANY: Haus of Gloi

AVAILABILITY: This is a part of the Candy Bowl perfume oils that they offer every Halloween. This particular it was a sample I got with my order maybe 2 years back.

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION:Caramel flecked with coarse sea salt

From the sample this is pure caramel with some alcoholic undertones. Very simple and decadent!

On my skin is almost the same. The salt isn't noticeable but definitely helps the blend to not become overly sweet.

It has a good throw and staying power.

This is one for the foodie lovers to buy and why not layer with other scents to make them sweeter.

If you ever wanted a caramel single note that's it!

HALLOWEEN PERFUMES! Pumpkin Face Down In the Gutter

PERFUME:Pumpkin Face Down in the Gutter

COMPANY: Possets

AVAILABILITY: Past Halloween limited edition. I think 2011

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION:Has the pumpkin landed face down in the gutter? Has he reached rock bottom? Judging from the smell of him, he is in deep deep trouble. Pumpkin, black pepper, black cinnamon, sandalwood, tomato leaf. yes, he is beyond the help of any programs no matter how well meaning. He is one of The Beautiful and The Damned.

BEFORE I SMELL: A dirty pumpkin! I am in:)

FROM THE DECANT/BOTTLE: This is atmospheric and very autumnal from the imp. Dirt, tomato leaf, spices and warm pumpkin. The cinnamon is the strongest note but it isn't the foody kind.

WET ON SKIN: Fresh pumpkin flesh and pepper. The tomato leaf it's a beautiful note and very unique with pumpkin. I get the sandalwood too. Actually, I am getting all the notes listed!

DRY DOWN:The spices calm down and I am left with pumpkin and sandalwood. Sometimes this blend can be overpowering to me so I put just a little bit. I love it especially when the weather is starts to chill and it feels like the rain will start in any minute. The scent of the real earth combined with the scent of this perfume it's magical!

FINAL THOUGHTS: I think my poppet is enough for now because I am wearing this for the experience the most. From the other hand, if they have a Retour again and I can afford it I may buy a bottle because it's aging amazing too.

AND A SONG:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPz5j70JJ-s

Have you ever tried any weird pumpkin scent?