BPAL sniffing notes 49 - Anactoria, Penis Admiration, Unveiled, Needlework, Al-Shairan

Anactoria - I feel thy blood against my blood; my pain
Pains thee, and lips bruise lips, and vein stings vein.
Let fruit be crushed on fruit, let flower on flower
Breast kindle breast, and either burn one hour.
Why wilt thou follow lesser loves? are thine
Too weak to bear these hands and lips of mine?

The scent of the throes of violent passion: entangled limbs, teeth on flesh, furiously grasping hands, the taste of blood and sweat. Golden amber, white honey, red currant, daemonorops, kush, and Arabian musk.

In the vial, it's rich and sweet without being sickening. Color, red gold.

Wet on my skin, it's musky, sweet, and golden. Almost soporific.

10-15 minute drydown - It's musky-sweet, with an incense-y edge. Heaven.

6 hour drydown - This is a definite Pennsic Party Night scent. ;-)

*****

Penis Admiration - Lilac, ho wood, smoky vanilla, galbanum, and tonka.

In the vial, it smells like movie popcorn butter. WTF?! Color, cream yellow.

Wet on my skin, kettle corn. Huh? This is, by far, the weirdest smelling perfume I've ever found.

10-15 minute drydown - Creamy vanilla lilac. Ok, that's better. That initial scent was something else...

1 hour drydown - There's something kinda addictive about this one... I keep sniffing my arm.

6 hour drydown - There's just something inherently comforting about this one... I think it's the vanilla/tonka combination - it's very warm.

*****

Unveiled - Red bush tea, vanilla, white peach, golden amber, mandarin, lotus root, and myrrh.

In the vial, it's peach and lotus root and myrrh. Color, red gold.

Wet on my skin, this is the myrrh I like. The tea, amber, and peach temper it to the point that it doesn't give me a headache. This I could see going well with my garb (Ottoman Turkish), but I don't know if I could wear it to summer events or if it would be too heavy for War. Maybe at night?

10-15 minute drydown - Very nice. Feminine without the florals. I like this a lot.

*****

Needlework - Oolong tea, lilac, sheer musk, crushed ginger, wisteria, delphinium, and lavender.

In the vial, this is a *very* herbal, green scent. Color, light purple-green.

Wet on my skin, it smells like fresh cut herbs - the ginger, lilac, and lavender are prominent with my chemistry. The herbs are very appropriate - it's a very spring-ish scent.

10-15 minute drydown - It's very pretty, but I don't see myself wearing it much. Something just doesn't seem 'me' about it.

*****

Al-Shairan - The enemy of God, also named Iblis, He Who Despaired of the Mercy of God. Al-Shairan is the leader of the Jinn, a tempter who whispers false suggestions to men enticing them into evil and perfidious acts, and is the sworn enemy of all of Adam's children. His scent is fiery, bright and thick with sweet sinfulness: clove, peach and orange with cinnamon, patchouli and dark incense notes.

In the vial, Oh, My. It's spices and patchouli and orange. I think I'm in love. :-)

Wet on my skin, :-( I am teh sad. It's cinnamon, clove, and incense on me. I seem to have eaten the oranges and patchouli. It's a plainer, darker version of Plunder on me.

10-15 minute drydown - Unfortunately, I think the only way I would be able to wear this one would be in a locket... However, this may be my excuse to buy one. Heh.