Wednesday, April 21, 2010

BPAL sniffing notes 56 - Scurvy, Embalming Fluid

Scurvy - no notes.

In the vial, I'm getting lime, definitely, and maybe bay rum and sugar of some sort. Reminds me of a boat drink! Hello, Mr. Buffett! Color, lime green.

Wet on my skin, I'm getting lemon, lime, some sort of sugar, possibly that bay rum and another citrus. I'm smelling something peppery - I can't quite place it but it's very reminiscent of cardamom or the slightly effervescent peppery scent of grapefruit rind.

10-15 minute drydown - Hrm. I'm now fairly certain that that pepper note is cardamom. I dunno how I feel about smelling like cardamom. Love the way it tastes, not so sure about the scent. There might be some almond in here too because I'm getting a 'baked goods' note every once in a while that I've come to associate with the Lab's almond.

30 minute drydown - Ok, I don't think I'll be hunting down a bottle, but it's not painful.

*****

Embalming Fluid - A light, pure scent: white musk, green tea, aloe and lemon.

In the vial, very nice. I'm getting mostly green tea, aloe and lemon - not much of the musk. Color, spring green.

Wet on my skin, aloe and tea. Maybe a *touch* of lemon, but not much. I'm really not getting any musk at all. Very bright.

10-15 minute drydown - Hrm. Tea. Nothing But Tea. This really just smells like Kumiho on me... maybe a little more depth, but that's about it.

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