BPAL Reviews

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Harlot
Website Description: An 'Ars Amatoria' scent. Based on a Romany incense blend reputed to induce sexual dreams: Somalian rose, Moroccan rose and Bulgar rose with a sultry dribble of cinnamon.
In Vial: A strong sugary cinnamon scent. It smells a lot like Red Hot candy.
Wet: Pretty much the same. Very much like the candy. I'm not getting the rose at all.
Dry: This one fades *really* quickly on me. An hour later, and I don't really smell anything at all, even though I put quite a lot on. It's too bad; the description was just so appealing to me. I had a very similar problem with Chimera, so I suppose my skin chemistry must do something weird to strong cinnamons.



Morocco
Website Description: A 'Wanderlust' scent. The intoxicating perfume of exotic incenses wafting on warm desert breezes. Arabian spices wind through a blend of warm musk, carnation, red sandalwood and cassia.
In Vial: A warm musky scent, pretty simple. Not a lot of layers here.
Wet: A warm, spicy scent, like dry spices. I can't quite tell what scent it is... maybe cardamom? Something that makes me think of warm and brown spices. There's a bit of vanilla, too, and underneath is a sweet almond scent.
Dry: Not a lot of difference on the drydown. I think I slightly detect some of the sandalwood- there's a faint woody/incense-ness behind the spices- but it's mostly just this warm, brown, sweet scent. I don't really get the carnation at all. Pretty, but I have similar feeling ones that I prefer.



Sed Non Satiata
Website Description: An 'Ars Amatoria' scent. A pounding heartbeat coalesced into scent: demonic passion and brutal sexuality manifested through myrrh, red patchouli, cognac, honey, and tuberose and geranium in a breathy, panting veil over the darkest body musk.
In Vial: A warm, musky scent. Not too much to it, though there's a faint hint of something almost like black licorice.
Wet: Just musk. Pretty faint, actually. The licorice is gone, and it's almost unnoticeable.
Dry: It turns into smoky honey. Very, very sexy, but quieter than a lot of the other ones I have. I feel like this is kind of an in-between scent for me- not as awesomely sexy as ones like Hetairae, but also not as professional and quiet as ones like Coyote or Snow Moon, which means I probably won't actually wear it too much. However, it might be just right for someone else.