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kraitI've looked over the BPAL site and drawn up a list of scents I think I'm interested in! There's a lot, so I've grouped them by the category they fell under on the BPAL page.
I also came up with a general outline of stuff I like and dislike when it comes to smells, because I know I'm picky and I also know there's no way I could perfectly predict which combinations I might like based solely on a written description! :D
General Guidelines for Advice-Givers
These are Right Out: Musk, Leather/Tobacco, Sweet Foods (honey, milk, chocolate, wine, cinnamon, vanilla), very sweet florals (e.g. gardenia, heavy rose)
These are Nice: Evergreens, woods, greenery (heather, sage, etc.), light florals, herbals, "sharp" foods (citrus, ginger, tea, mint, pepper, spices), incenses, rain, sea, paper/parchment
Scents I Tentatively Think I'd Like:
Rappacini's Garden - Baneberry, Black Hellebore, Belladonna, Black Lotus, Moon Rose, Destroying Angel
Picknic in Arkham - Arkham, Miskatonic U, Y'ha-Nthlei
Wanderlust - Amsterdam, Delphi, Dublin, Kostnice, Mag Mell, Rome, Sri Lanka, Vinland
Illyrica - Lear, Apothecary, Antony
Mad Tea Party - Dormouse, Tweedledee, Tweedledum
Excolo - Coyote, Anubis, Hades, Nemesis, Nuit, Old Scratch, Pele, Calliope, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, any of the Kindly Ones, Utrennyaya
Several of the Limited Editions also sounded nice; but since one can't order samples, I know it's unlikely I'll get any. :D If, however, you did order any of these (Yuki-Onna, Carpathian Mountains, Jonathan Harker, Midnight Mass, Snow Maiden) and didn't like them after all, the same applies -- I'd love the chance to try it, and would certainly pass it along if it turned out I didn't like it either.
Thank you all SO much!
I also came up with a general outline of stuff I like and dislike when it comes to smells, because I know I'm picky and I also know there's no way I could perfectly predict which combinations I might like based solely on a written description! :D
General Guidelines for Advice-Givers
These are Right Out: Musk, Leather/Tobacco, Sweet Foods (honey, milk, chocolate, wine, cinnamon, vanilla), very sweet florals (e.g. gardenia, heavy rose)
These are Nice: Evergreens, woods, greenery (heather, sage, etc.), light florals, herbals, "sharp" foods (citrus, ginger, tea, mint, pepper, spices), incenses, rain, sea, paper/parchment
Scents I Tentatively Think I'd Like:
Rappacini's Garden - Baneberry, Black Hellebore, Belladonna, Black Lotus, Moon Rose, Destroying Angel
Picknic in Arkham - Arkham, Miskatonic U, Y'ha-Nthlei
Wanderlust - Amsterdam, Delphi, Dublin, Kostnice, Mag Mell, Rome, Sri Lanka, Vinland
Illyrica - Lear, Apothecary, Antony
Mad Tea Party - Dormouse, Tweedledee, Tweedledum
Excolo - Coyote, Anubis, Hades, Nemesis, Nuit, Old Scratch, Pele, Calliope, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, any of the Kindly Ones, Utrennyaya
Several of the Limited Editions also sounded nice; but since one can't order samples, I know it's unlikely I'll get any. :D If, however, you did order any of these (Yuki-Onna, Carpathian Mountains, Jonathan Harker, Midnight Mass, Snow Maiden) and didn't like them after all, the same applies -- I'd love the chance to try it, and would certainly pass it along if it turned out I didn't like it either.
Thank you all SO much!
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Date: 2006-12-06 06:10 am (UTC)So maybe try Bess, it's a rosemary citrus if I remember right. The Apothecary is another herbal one that was too sharp for me. You also might want to try Asphodel, it's a very light floral/green scent.
And I'd be cautious about Coyote -- because I love it. It's a musky sweetgrassy smell on me. Kind of like drying hay, I think. I also loved Antony, so again, I'd be cautious with that one. The sage in it is a very smooth one, it almost has a fuzzy feel. (Makes no sense, I know, sorry.)
Oh, and amsterdam on me was pure tulips. Which may or may not be too sweet for you.
(And voila, 2cents worth from someone random who found your wishlist)