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August 28, 2005
BPAL - Akuma, Jester, Kyoto, Shadow
Jester
"Huckleberry and red currant with the incisive bite of neroli"
This was a frimp with my first lab order. (A freebie.) This is very sweet, and a bit fruity. It's pleasant, but not as nuanced as my favorite fruity-sweet scent, Pink Moon.
Akuma
"Devilish temptation, as sweet as sin: blood orange, neroli, and raspberry."
Actually, much less sweet than Jester. Quite sharp when wet, it sweetens and mellows as it dries. However, I don't think it's quite my thing.
Shadow
"A subtly menacing blend of lemon verbena, white sandalwood and cedar, dimmed by droplets of the darkest patchouli. "
In the general family of cedar-ey scents, all of which I seem to love.
Posted by lisa at August 28, 2005 10:35 AM
Comments
Does the patchouli in Shadow cause it to smell like hippie shop at all? I think Steph has it, but I can't remember if she liked it, and I haven't tried it.
Posted by: Stephanie on August 28, 2005 12:03 PM
i guess it does, a bit. i don't have a problem with patchouli, although it seems like everyone i know does. cedar is the dominant note in shadow, to me, and the patchouli is there but blended well.
Posted by: lisa on August 28, 2005 12:11 PM
did I miss the review of Kyoto?
Posted by: Sarah on August 28, 2005 09:05 PM
d'oh. no. i intended to review it, then decided i wasn't getting a good enough idea of it, but forgot to take it out of the title.
that's the one with anise, anyway.
Posted by: lisa on August 28, 2005 11:02 PM
ok, so a) your comment won't post right away because i have to approve it first and b) you might get a server error but your comment probably posted anyway and c) previewing doesn't work so i've removed the preview button.