oh, and, bpal

today:  Hecate.

Magnificent three-faced Goddess of Magic, the Dark Moon and the Crossroads.  She is the Mother of Witches, and the midnight baying of hounds is her paean.  Her compassion is evidenced in her role as Psychopomp for Persephone, and her wrath manifests as Medea's revenge. Deep, buttery almond layered over myrrh and dark musk.

in the jar, i can smell the almond, oh yes -- on me, the myrrh comes out quite a lot stronger, but the whole thing fades away remarkably quickly, especially compared to the others i've tried.  also, on my wrists it was fine, but when you go to put perfume oil on your throat and you dab a bit in your cleavage and it stings like hell and makes your skin immediately turn a really angry red?, you're less likely to use the product again in the future.  that's the first one that's happened with; i don't know if it was just a bad day, or it's got an ingredient that Tombstone and Blood Lotus don't have that i'm allergic to, or what.  but, ow.  (also, immediate application of neosporin put the kibosh on the inflammation.)

hmm.

today's bpal:  Port-au-Prince.

Dark, decadent and incomparably exotic:  the rich scent of buttered rum flavored with almond, bay, clove and sassafras.

in the jar:  rum-and-almond madness.  on me:  OMGCLOVE.

wow.  yeah, so, what i'm learning these couple of days is that bpal's almondy scents don't last that long.  pity.