BPAL Reviews
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brigdhDragon Moon (I think this is the 2006 version, because it seems to match that description more closely, but I could be totally off!)
Website Description: A 'Little Lunancy' scent. In Imperial China, the Dragon was the symbol of the Emperor's power, and to this day, the concept and the image of the Dragon is considered sacrosanct. The Dragon is a symbol of power, the Lord of weather and water. The Dragon Moon celebrates the glory and vigor of Springtime: dragon's blood resin, tea leaf, bamboo reed, sandalwood and cherry blossom.
In Vial: A bright, fruity scent, almost citrus-y. It makes me think of the color orange, though not the fruit. I think that's the cherry blossom. It's very sweet, more like candied fruit than fresh fruit.
Wet: Still fruity. There's a strong note of smoke, also. It slowly turns to a bonfire scent. Very warm and pleasant. The sandalwood comes out, but it smells like a very light musk, similar to the smell of skin. This is really nice. It settles as a nice, light musk with a faint background note of fruitiness. It's a very spring-like scent, I have to agree with the description.
Dry: Bamboo becomes the dominant scent, which I LOVE, that beautiful wet-green-plant smell. There's a bit of the sandalwood to it, too.
Medea
Website Description: A 'Diabolus' scent. Granddaughter of Helios, Hecate's chosen: Medea was one of the greatest sorceresses of the ancient world. She is the embodiment of ruthless power, indomitable will and furious vengeance. Night-blooming cereus, black orchid, black currant and myrtle leaf enshrouded in the incense of Hecate's cypress and myrrh, and the dark rage of magickal labdanum and intoxicating poppy.
In Vial: Whoa, alcohol! A big waft of that very astringent, strong alcohol scent. There's almost nothing else to it. It's like a straight glass of rum or whiskey. I don't get red wine; this is definitely some sort of hard liquor.
Wet: At first it's just that same alcohol scent. Something pine-y joins it- pine or cedar or juniper berries, they all always smell similar to me. Then the alcohol disappears almost entirely, leaving just a musky scent, though there's still something astringent in it. It's warm and nice. Florals slowly make their way out; I can't identify any of them specifically; they remind me of jasmine, but many things do. This is definitely a nighttime-scent. It makes me think of darkness and shadows.
Dry: This scent doesn't have a lot of throwing power. It's a low, musky, dark scent, very seductive. It doesn't last too long; I can't smell anything now, 4 hours after applying. But it is very nice while it lasts!
Osun
Website Description: An Excolo scent. The Goddess of the Hand Mirror, Maiden of Love. Osun is the Goddess of beauty, love, enchantment, elegance, and pleasure. [...] She represents tenacity, the will to live and the drive to acquire, and the desire for achievement and fine possessions. She is the sublimely sweet and the revolting sour that we taste in life. She is charm used to every conceivable end, and is credited with bringing currency and the concept of money into the world, and is therefore the Patroness of Prostitutes and Courtesans. [This is a really long description...] Her ofrenda is thick with honey and herbs of love, passion and desire.
In Vial: Light, not overpowering honey. I love honey, but I know it can be a really strong scent, and this isn't so at all. After a moment, there's the chemical/alcohol scent I associate with most mainstream perfumes, which I hate, so hopefully that goes away.
Wet: Very light honey, with a sort of green/plant/almost floral background note. No chemical note, yay! The green note quickly becomes stronger; it doesn't remind me of herbs, exactly, but more like the scent of leaves on a tree, that particular smell that I don't know how to describe other than 'green'. The honey is pretty much gone.
Dry: A very mild honey scent. This is not a strong perfume at all, instead being quite subtle; I like it less than my other honey perfumes, because it's just sort of 'plain honey', but someone who is less into SO MUCH HONEY OMG than me might really enjoy this. It does fade pretty quickly on me, unfortunately.
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Website Description: A 'Little Lunancy' scent. In Imperial China, the Dragon was the symbol of the Emperor's power, and to this day, the concept and the image of the Dragon is considered sacrosanct. The Dragon is a symbol of power, the Lord of weather and water. The Dragon Moon celebrates the glory and vigor of Springtime: dragon's blood resin, tea leaf, bamboo reed, sandalwood and cherry blossom.
In Vial: A bright, fruity scent, almost citrus-y. It makes me think of the color orange, though not the fruit. I think that's the cherry blossom. It's very sweet, more like candied fruit than fresh fruit.
Wet: Still fruity. There's a strong note of smoke, also. It slowly turns to a bonfire scent. Very warm and pleasant. The sandalwood comes out, but it smells like a very light musk, similar to the smell of skin. This is really nice. It settles as a nice, light musk with a faint background note of fruitiness. It's a very spring-like scent, I have to agree with the description.
Dry: Bamboo becomes the dominant scent, which I LOVE, that beautiful wet-green-plant smell. There's a bit of the sandalwood to it, too.
Medea
Website Description: A 'Diabolus' scent. Granddaughter of Helios, Hecate's chosen: Medea was one of the greatest sorceresses of the ancient world. She is the embodiment of ruthless power, indomitable will and furious vengeance. Night-blooming cereus, black orchid, black currant and myrtle leaf enshrouded in the incense of Hecate's cypress and myrrh, and the dark rage of magickal labdanum and intoxicating poppy.
In Vial: Whoa, alcohol! A big waft of that very astringent, strong alcohol scent. There's almost nothing else to it. It's like a straight glass of rum or whiskey. I don't get red wine; this is definitely some sort of hard liquor.
Wet: At first it's just that same alcohol scent. Something pine-y joins it- pine or cedar or juniper berries, they all always smell similar to me. Then the alcohol disappears almost entirely, leaving just a musky scent, though there's still something astringent in it. It's warm and nice. Florals slowly make their way out; I can't identify any of them specifically; they remind me of jasmine, but many things do. This is definitely a nighttime-scent. It makes me think of darkness and shadows.
Dry: This scent doesn't have a lot of throwing power. It's a low, musky, dark scent, very seductive. It doesn't last too long; I can't smell anything now, 4 hours after applying. But it is very nice while it lasts!
Osun
Website Description: An Excolo scent. The Goddess of the Hand Mirror, Maiden of Love. Osun is the Goddess of beauty, love, enchantment, elegance, and pleasure. [...] She represents tenacity, the will to live and the drive to acquire, and the desire for achievement and fine possessions. She is the sublimely sweet and the revolting sour that we taste in life. She is charm used to every conceivable end, and is credited with bringing currency and the concept of money into the world, and is therefore the Patroness of Prostitutes and Courtesans. [This is a really long description...] Her ofrenda is thick with honey and herbs of love, passion and desire.
In Vial: Light, not overpowering honey. I love honey, but I know it can be a really strong scent, and this isn't so at all. After a moment, there's the chemical/alcohol scent I associate with most mainstream perfumes, which I hate, so hopefully that goes away.
Wet: Very light honey, with a sort of green/plant/almost floral background note. No chemical note, yay! The green note quickly becomes stronger; it doesn't remind me of herbs, exactly, but more like the scent of leaves on a tree, that particular smell that I don't know how to describe other than 'green'. The honey is pretty much gone.
Dry: A very mild honey scent. This is not a strong perfume at all, instead being quite subtle; I like it less than my other honey perfumes, because it's just sort of 'plain honey', but someone who is less into SO MUCH HONEY OMG than me might really enjoy this. It does fade pretty quickly on me, unfortunately.
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