Bon Vivant!

[beelikej]

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

Comments

[fred-bear.livejournal.com]

Hmm, how do you get them to ship to you? When I click on the checkout link it tells me that they only ship to the US. :(

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

It took me a while to figure that one out too, but international orders are handled through PayPal; they now explain things step by step in the faq (it's the fourth question answered)
If you haven't a PayPal account yet, Bpal is definitely worth setting one up for;) I've already made a list of new imps to order \o/ (but I have to finish at least two more scents before I'll allow myself to add more *g*)

[fred-bear.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Thanks J. :) Shall have to get on with ordering some, but there are so many choices!

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Cool! Let me know which ones you pick/get (good luck deciding:)