Bon Vivant!

With every order The Black Phoenix Alchemy Laboratory (aka Bpal;) tempts me with samples of scents I wouldn't have picked for myself. Sometimes I can tell right away it's not going to work for me, but this one made me curious. I tried the Bewitching Brews series before, but Blood Kiss and Kill Devil were both what I would call 'dark and heavy', while the description of this scent sounds rather light and bubbly:
Bon Vivant!, an effervescent blend of crystalline champagne notes and sweet strawberry.
A little sniff made me smile though, so I dabbed it on for the day. I didn't consciously notice the strawberry, but it has a hint of freshly picked fruit. I'm not sure how champagne smells, I mostly associate it with pleasant sparkles up my nose and I suspect those notes give it the little sour twist. The scent has the same feel in and outside the glass vile. It's definitely a lot lighter than the ones I usually go for; I have a preference for strong musky or candy scents, but this is very nice for a change in between all the chocolate and caramel clouds I tend to surround myself with:) I like it.

Scents I rated in 2009
#1 Gluttony
#2 Vice
#3 Blood Kiss
#4 Dragon's Milk
#5 Wrath
#6 Jezebel

Results in 2010
#1 Stinky
#2 Kill-Devil