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joiedecombatFew more BPAL reviews, for those interested:
Aureus turned out very similar to Cairo on me, and made me think of clean, sunwarmed stone. Not precisely what its description had led me to expect, and not unpleasant but not anything I'd wear as a perfume.
Skuld smells mostly like honey, and it's almost too sticky-sweet to wear as a fragrance, but it's interesting enough and unique enough that I'm going to hang onto it for a little while.
Terpsichore is very similar to Skuld once it's dried down, but with a more conventionally floral wet stage. Conventional florals aren't great for me, but since it dries down to honey without Skuld's sticky-sweetness, I may keep it instead of Skuld.
March Hare is apricot and clove, exactly as described. Unfortunately, I don't really care for the effect of the clove, and the apricot doesn't make up for it enough.
Wilde is a very clean, fresh scent that puts me vaguely in mind of hot water and soap, but it's a bit too masculine for me to wear. I'd like it better on a guy.
Khajuraho's incensy notes take prominence rather than the vanilla and sandalwood or the florals. I can smell them beneath the incense, and it's one of those that is, again, not unpleasant but not me.
Montresor turns out to be a warm, smooth, faintly buttery fragrance, with a whiff of alcohol that is to be expected given the source. I would like it better without the booze, although unlike Juke Joint, at least this one smells like really good booze.
Holiday Moon = love. It's a smooth, soft, extremely pale green, and I think I recognize the bamboo note from Neo-Tokyo. Go figure it would be discontinued, but I have hopes of a 5ml from eBay for a less than absurd price.
Budding Moon, like Holiday Moon, is pure love. Florals often don't work out on me, but this one is very delicate, sweet, and clear, and it's another one I love enough to eBay for a 5ml.
After Moon Rose and Budding Moon, I had a lot of hopes for the moonflower in The Evening Star, but this one, unfortunately, did the thing that a lot of florals do on me, and while it's not by any means bad, when compared with Budding Moon there's no contest. May it like![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
qara_isuke more than it likes me.
Aureus turned out very similar to Cairo on me, and made me think of clean, sunwarmed stone. Not precisely what its description had led me to expect, and not unpleasant but not anything I'd wear as a perfume.
Skuld smells mostly like honey, and it's almost too sticky-sweet to wear as a fragrance, but it's interesting enough and unique enough that I'm going to hang onto it for a little while.
Terpsichore is very similar to Skuld once it's dried down, but with a more conventionally floral wet stage. Conventional florals aren't great for me, but since it dries down to honey without Skuld's sticky-sweetness, I may keep it instead of Skuld.
March Hare is apricot and clove, exactly as described. Unfortunately, I don't really care for the effect of the clove, and the apricot doesn't make up for it enough.
Wilde is a very clean, fresh scent that puts me vaguely in mind of hot water and soap, but it's a bit too masculine for me to wear. I'd like it better on a guy.
Khajuraho's incensy notes take prominence rather than the vanilla and sandalwood or the florals. I can smell them beneath the incense, and it's one of those that is, again, not unpleasant but not me.
Montresor turns out to be a warm, smooth, faintly buttery fragrance, with a whiff of alcohol that is to be expected given the source. I would like it better without the booze, although unlike Juke Joint, at least this one smells like really good booze.
Holiday Moon = love. It's a smooth, soft, extremely pale green, and I think I recognize the bamboo note from Neo-Tokyo. Go figure it would be discontinued, but I have hopes of a 5ml from eBay for a less than absurd price.
Budding Moon, like Holiday Moon, is pure love. Florals often don't work out on me, but this one is very delicate, sweet, and clear, and it's another one I love enough to eBay for a 5ml.
After Moon Rose and Budding Moon, I had a lot of hopes for the moonflower in The Evening Star, but this one, unfortunately, did the thing that a lot of florals do on me, and while it's not by any means bad, when compared with Budding Moon there's no contest. May it like
qara_isuke more than it likes me. 
