More BPAL reviews, because I can

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Got this batch from sabinetzin. Pretty sure she has more for sale but don't know if the list is someplace linkable?
Once again, from blech to yay:

The Apothecary (reviews)
Has a similar dusty-chalky not-so-niceness to Yew Trees, although much less aggressively unpleasant. The listed notes unfortunately are not very helpful in identifying the disagreeable common element.

Helena (reviews)
A frimp (free imp, gift with purchase thrown in with the ones I asked for). Like someone thrusting a fistful of flowers, dominated by roses, in your face, with much enthusiasm. Not unpleasant, as my experience of florals goes, but not something I really want to smell like either.

Osun (reviews)
Also more floral than I really like, though it's not so bad once the flowers calm down as the honey warms up and takes over. Something vaguely artificial about the whole thing, unfortunately, and I find that disquieting.

Bathsheba (reviews)
Presents an interesting ends vs. means quandary--this is broadly similar to Kabuki in composition, and I think I might like the way Bathsheba ends up on me more than I like Kabuki (a similar warm musk but with a peppery edge from the carnation, and somehow suggestive of a very dark chocolate), but I do not like the path it takes to get there. Bathsheba on me starts very sour and harsh, which I presume is the plum not liking me, and more flowery than I'd hoped for, and takes rather longer than I'd like to settle down. Also fainter overall than Kabuki; I have to apply a lot more of it to get the same intensity.

Ochosi (reviews)
Smells more like moisturizer than perfume (shea = no wonder), but nice.

Lawful (reviews)
A pleasant surprise! I was a bit worried about this one because it smells assertively harsh and bitter in the imp, but on my skin it very quickly blooms to a delightful warm foresty smell. This one comes from the RPG series, scents that are supposed to be simple enough to layer in different D&D-style combinations of alignment, class, race, etc., but I'm very happy to wear Lawful on its own.

All Night Long (reviews)
It burns and I like it. Starts off CINNAMON CINNAMON CINNAMON (hence the burning) and with more throw than most of these blends have on me (as a trend I get lots of duration/durability, not a lot of waft). Sweet tingly cinnamon gradually gives way to something creamy-smooth-sweet--lots of reviewers are saying almonds, which fits, and probably musk as well. Could be some other resins or spices too; my nose lacks the appropriate training to discern. Something woody for sure. It's nice, though; energizing and relaxing, definitely warming. Dunno how effective it would be as an aphrodisiac but I can certainly imagine someday wearing it to a play party, for example. Spicy with intent to pull.