BPAL: Harlot
Jul. 8th, 2005 02:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
geekchickI was inspired to pull out some of the imps I have sitting around and try some of them out. First up:
Harlot
Based on a Romany incense blend reputed to induce sexual dreams: Somalian rose, Moroccan rose and Bulgar rose with a sultry dribble of cinnamon.
In the vial: ROSES. Yowza.
Wet: In the first pass, it seemed to go powdery almost immediately. Not to be discouraged, I tried again. Still lots of roses, but not as strong as in the vial. I'm not smelling the...okay, after about five minutes there's a small hint of cinnamon. I probably wouldn't have noticed it if I wasn't looking for it.
Dry: The cinnamon is completely gone, and it's tending heavily towards "rose-scented powder". It's not bad, but I was hoping for a little more spice. It also doesn't seem to last very long on my skin. [Edit: Okay, I must've just stopped being able to smell it for a while, as this morning there's still a very faint rose scent on my wrist.] As to the reputed effects, well, I'll tell you tomorrow. Or not, more likely.
Harlot
Based on a Romany incense blend reputed to induce sexual dreams: Somalian rose, Moroccan rose and Bulgar rose with a sultry dribble of cinnamon.
In the vial: ROSES. Yowza.
Wet: In the first pass, it seemed to go powdery almost immediately. Not to be discouraged, I tried again. Still lots of roses, but not as strong as in the vial. I'm not smelling the...okay, after about five minutes there's a small hint of cinnamon. I probably wouldn't have noticed it if I wasn't looking for it.
Dry: The cinnamon is completely gone, and it's tending heavily towards "rose-scented powder". It's not bad, but I was hoping for a little more spice. It also doesn't seem to last very long on my skin. [Edit: Okay, I must've just stopped being able to smell it for a while, as this morning there's still a very faint rose scent on my wrist.] As to the reputed effects, well, I'll tell you tomorrow. Or not, more likely.
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Date: 2005-07-08 04:28 pm (UTC)"The oils that we use are all steam distilled or cold-pressed directly from their organic origin. Some fragrances cannot be obtained purely through natural extraction processes, therefore some of the scents that we use are 'bouquets' - essentially a combination of natural scents created to imitate a fragrance that is irreproducible by other means. We never skimp on quality, and it shows through in the excellence of our creations. "
I haven't gone through it, but there's a topic in the forums about other uses for the oils. http://www.bpal.org/