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zephyrofgod) wrote2010-07-05 06:25 pm
zephyrofgod) wrote2010-07-05 06:25 pm
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BPAL Review: Grief
From BPAL's website: "It is not well, therefore, to mourn long for the departed; else Grief, whose sole pleasure is in such mourning, will be quick to send fresh cause for tears.
Inconsolable: lily of the valley, hyacinth, calamus, muguet, hydrangea, and elemi."
In the bottle: Muddled, but they got the emotion down pat, which is interesting given that most scents don't usually have an emotion for me. Hard to tell scents, though there is a sharp note of lily of the valley and a bit of ozone that chills things down considerably.
Initial use: Brings to mind a heavy floral spray at a funeral - smells strongly of lily of the valley. It is slinky and elegant, but at the very heart of it is sadness and grief. How do they do that? Based only on use now, I'd keep it. I really like this scent.
Fifteen minutes: It's dried enough that the main scent is lily of the valley. It's not quite as evocative as it was on initial use, but it's quite subtle. Somehow, there's a spike of ozone that I'm not sure where it was hiding.
Thirty minutes: After time enough to warm up, there's more than just the lily of the valley. I can smell dew-scented hyacinth and rain-drenched hydrangea, and a clean lemon note. I think this might be the elemi (it's another resinous thing). As it stands now, I really like this. It is gentle and feminine, and furthermore, I really like it.
Forty-five minutes: Strangely enough, it smells more like the in the bottle scent than it ever did. It's complex, floral, and still incredibly feminine. I normally don't like overtly feminine fragrances, but I like this. The base notes of calamus are intertwined with the lingering lily of the valley (which I think is the quicker-drying top note) and the hyacinth and the hydrangea play nicely with each other. (Upon doing my research, muguet is nothing but more lily of the valley, hence explaining things with scent a little bit.)
One hour: The scent is fading, but the last notes to linger are a hint of lily of the valley and a bit of the elemi and the calamus. It is sweet, but not overly so. It's still pleasant.
Verdict: Keep. It is pleasant, but I'm not entirely sure it's me.
Inconsolable: lily of the valley, hyacinth, calamus, muguet, hydrangea, and elemi."
In the bottle: Muddled, but they got the emotion down pat, which is interesting given that most scents don't usually have an emotion for me. Hard to tell scents, though there is a sharp note of lily of the valley and a bit of ozone that chills things down considerably.
Initial use: Brings to mind a heavy floral spray at a funeral - smells strongly of lily of the valley. It is slinky and elegant, but at the very heart of it is sadness and grief. How do they do that? Based only on use now, I'd keep it. I really like this scent.
Fifteen minutes: It's dried enough that the main scent is lily of the valley. It's not quite as evocative as it was on initial use, but it's quite subtle. Somehow, there's a spike of ozone that I'm not sure where it was hiding.
Thirty minutes: After time enough to warm up, there's more than just the lily of the valley. I can smell dew-scented hyacinth and rain-drenched hydrangea, and a clean lemon note. I think this might be the elemi (it's another resinous thing). As it stands now, I really like this. It is gentle and feminine, and furthermore, I really like it.
Forty-five minutes: Strangely enough, it smells more like the in the bottle scent than it ever did. It's complex, floral, and still incredibly feminine. I normally don't like overtly feminine fragrances, but I like this. The base notes of calamus are intertwined with the lingering lily of the valley (which I think is the quicker-drying top note) and the hyacinth and the hydrangea play nicely with each other. (Upon doing my research, muguet is nothing but more lily of the valley, hence explaining things with scent a little bit.)
One hour: The scent is fading, but the last notes to linger are a hint of lily of the valley and a bit of the elemi and the calamus. It is sweet, but not overly so. It's still pleasant.
Verdict: Keep. It is pleasant, but I'm not entirely sure it's me.