I've tried a few times to break away and stop buying new imps, because I don't wear them most of the time! But then new updates come out and I get sucked in. I think it's been a few years now since I bought anything other than from the Halloween and Yule updates, but oh my gosh, those two are so amazing every year.
I'm a complete night owl, and in 2008 (a friend had a baby the week this happened, which is why I remember the year so clearly *g*) I bolted awake at something like 5 AM, after only a few hours of sleep, and went immediately to my computer to see if the Yule update was live. That's how much I've loved those scents. *^^*
On the odd chance you haven't noticed this--have you seen how on the BPAL site you can (unless this has changed) order a set of imps from the general catalogue rather than full bottles?
And if your goal is to try a lot of things, I'd highly recommend finding a decant circle for limited editions. Easily 90% of my collection is from decant circles, which is largely why mine are almost all LEs. (I'd direct you to the one I usually went through, but the decanter has stepped back from doing it--it's a ton of work, and she decanted for a LOT of people.) And most of the time, unless the mail gets really backed up, decanters are able to get your sample imps to you in time for you to try them and then order full bottles of your favorites from the Lab before the update comes down.
[When you make that post, I will come and weep with you. Oh, book of my heart...!]
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I'm a complete night owl, and in 2008 (a friend had a baby the week this happened, which is why I remember the year so clearly *g*) I bolted awake at something like 5 AM, after only a few hours of sleep, and went immediately to my computer to see if the Yule update was live. That's how much I've loved those scents. *^^*
On the odd chance you haven't noticed this--have you seen how on the BPAL site you can (unless this has changed) order a set of imps from the general catalogue rather than full bottles?
And if your goal is to try a lot of things, I'd highly recommend finding a decant circle for limited editions. Easily 90% of my collection is from decant circles, which is largely why mine are almost all LEs. (I'd direct you to the one I usually went through, but the decanter has stepped back from doing it--it's a ton of work, and she decanted for a LOT of people.) And most of the time, unless the mail gets really backed up, decanters are able to get your sample imps to you in time for you to try them and then order full bottles of your favorites from the Lab before the update comes down.
[When you make that post, I will come and weep with you. Oh, book of my heart...!]