bpal woe - uruk

[rivendellrose]

Bpal says: Thick bitter almond and heady night-blooming jasmine with saffron, cinnamon leaf, red patchouli, river lilies, bergamot, fig leaf and the sacred incense of Inanna.

In the bottle, it's magnificent. Resiny and sweet with flowers and a dry spiciness. I couldn't wait to try it.

Unfortunately, on my skin absolutely everything seems to vanish except the bitter almond. It smells like almonds left to soak for too long, and as much as I like almonds, it's a bit sickening, especially in comparison to the sweetness and excitement of the wet scent.

I'm hoping it's a bad interaction with my hand lotion, so I'll give it one more shot on a spot that hasn't been doused in Burt's Bees lotion, but if that doesn't make a significant difference, I guess this one's all yours, windrose.

Update: And that's the last time I test my perfume on the back of my hand after applying lotion. On the inside of my forearm, the scent retains much more of the incense and other scents. Phew. I'm going to stick with it for a little and see if I can't make it work.

Comments

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Fingers crossed...

[shadawyn.livejournal.com]

I've noticed that a lot of mine go bad on me if I apply too soon after putting on lotion.

Uruk, unfortunately, never seemed to live up to what I was hoping for, though. I adore almond scents. :/

Mebbe I'll go try it again now that it's aged a little.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Yeeeeah... I never apply after using a scented lotion, but I completely forgot today after using my Burt's Bees lotion.

It smells good on my bare skin, so I'll just have to be really careful about the lotion thing.

[shadawyn.livejournal.com]

*tries again* Hrm, yeah, better this time around. Or I'm just easily influenced ;) I think I was disappointed by the lack of almond the last time (I got it when I was on an almond kick), but with that expectation gone, I like it better for what it is.

[windrose.livejournal.com]

So, is it working for you now?

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

It's better on bare skin, definitely. The incense sticks around, and I had a period where the jasmine was really strong. After the initial scare, I think it's working so far, yeah. I love the incense in it, I just hope it sticks around and doesn't go totally almond like it keeps threatening to do!