Monday, July 31, 2006
BPALI succumbed!
I have, for a long time, worn the scent of roses. I used to wear Victoria's Secret Her Majesty's Rose...but they discontinued it. Then I tried finding other rose scents, but few have pleased me. So I thought I'd give Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab a try.
These are the imps I received today:
London: Venerable Victorian Tea Rose… twisted, blackened and emboldened with wickedness.
Two, Five and Seven: A huge bouquet of squished rose petals: Bulgarian rose, Somalian rose, Turkish rose, Damascus rose, red and white rose, tea rose, wine rose, shrub roses, rose, rose, rose…
…and just an itty bitty bit of green grass.
*** This is the only one I've tried so far. For all that rose it doesn't smell "rosy" but it smelled good "on."
Rapture: Sensual ecstasy, the blinding red fire of the apex of sexual pleasure: Moroccan rose, Sumatran rose, mandarin, Egyptian myrrh, night-blooming jasmine, bergamot and neroli thrust into Arabian musk.
Ok, I'm pretty darn sure I wouldn't have ordered a scent redolent of blood, but this came along with the others:
Centzon Totochtin: The Four Hundred divine rabbits of the Aztec pantheon that preside over parties and drunkenness. Bittersweet Mexican cocoa with rum, red wine, and a scent redolent of sacrificial blood.
Marie: A blend of sinuous violet and elegant tea rose: the chosen scent of France,s Demigoddess of Debauch: Marie Antoinette.
Wicked: A paean to all the Wicked Queens, Evil Stepmothers, and other misunderstood villainesses throughout history and lore. Lends an aura of majesty, refinement, strength, and a deep, brooding malice. A sophisticated, womanly scent: rich myrrh and jasmine draped in the subtlest rose
Black Rose Exquisitely melancholy. The background scent to an ancient exequies. Heavy, dark and floral: a blend of roses, with a touch of amber and musk.
So far none of them are making me swoon. I'm going to try them all, though. What I want is a fresh tea rose scent.
M
