tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post8404317975559526819..comments2024-02-28T06:21:13.077-05:00Comments on The Redolent Mermaid: Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab: DorianTheRedolentMermaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-18897515341510650112018-04-11T08:09:05.963-04:002018-04-11T08:09:05.963-04:00Hahahhaaa!! YES! If nothing else is a true rabbit ...Hahahhaaa!! YES! If nothing else is a true rabbit hole, BPAL is. I have been staring at the BPAL website for several years now lost in a daze of scent descriptions and imps. But I have finally landed on one that sheds the light and gave me that "AH HA!!!" moment. Wow. Frost Bitten Dorian sounds ethereal. Thank you for letting me know about stashing Snake Oil away. I plan on grabbing a bottle (I have to try the classic right?!) and I have no qualms about hiding a bottle for ages. <br /><br />NY Comic Con??? I am swooning over the idea of that. I bet it is incredibly awesome. My daughter has just now begun to ask me about Comic Cons and Mega Cons. I think this year I will try to take her to one. I may have to don my Radagast persona again. TheRedolentMermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-7883556291758655582018-04-04T08:39:58.671-04:002018-04-04T08:39:58.671-04:00Ah BPAL. One of the best/worst indie rabbit holes ...Ah BPAL. One of the best/worst indie rabbit holes to go down! I haven't picked up a bottle of Dorian yet because I am always sucked in by all their Limited Edition releases. The last big hit for me was actually Frostbitten Dorian from the 2017 Yule release. It's Dorian blended with their Snow White (flurries of virgin snow, crisp winter wind and the faintest breath of night-blooming flowers). My favorite BPAL ever is probably Meus Amor Aeternus from their 2015 Lilith release (A cotton candy-suffused blend of Snake Oil and Dorian, touched by earthy green moss and raiz de moras, hope-filled vanilla bean, sweet honey, and joyous carnation). Now that I'm looking up the scent descriptions I'm noticing a pattern here! I'm not in love with new fresh Snake Oil on it's own but I do love it blended. Most people suggest aging Snake Oil so my bottle is currently hanging out on my dresser waiting out the years. BPAL attends lots of conventions which is great because I can go sniff and test their enormous catalog in person every year at NY Comic Con. I always save most of my Con shopping budget for perfume, and I usually overspend anyway!Joanne F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07680739635647288543noreply@blogger.com