smellsgood | Review - BPAL's "Against Idleness and Mischief," Mad Tea Party Line

(One of my 2015 NYRs is to write more BPAL reviews! I slacked off sadly during 2014.)

Frimp from our lovely decanter! I love the Alice line and it's one of my favourite books ever, so this seemed like a good scent to start the New Year off with. I also love the BPAL honey note.

Pollen-dusted honey, diligent tonka, steadfast chamomile, and goodly hyssop.

In the imp: A barely yellow thin oil, almost clear. I get a nice whiff of golden honey, and some flowers, maybe a little spice.

Wet: Rather faint honey, sweet but not cloying. I really slathered it (accidentally, and there went the label) but it's still quite faint. Definitely not that golden rich heavy honey, but a nice unsyrupy sweetness. (Husband thinks it smells powdery, boo. Also: "Wow, that's really faint.")

Drydown: This doesn't fade too much, but remains very light. Husband thought almost a light musk came out, I got more powder -- we might both be picking up on the tonka. Green turns to instant ugly blech on my skin, so I was worried about the chamomile and hyssop, but I also amp honey so I guess it's drowning out the green. I don't get the honey-in-tea smell, but this is definitely sweet honeyed herbs, rather than herbed honey. It might be much sweeter on people who have less trouble with green notes. Not a lot of throw, but pretty good staying power for something so faint.

Verdict: It's sunny out but really cold here, and we have the blinds drawn all the way up but the windows tightly closed to catch the sunshine, which is fading but a little bit warm. Pathetic Fallacy Alert: this reminds me of very early spring, when the sky is that pale clear blue and you see a promising haze of green on trees more than actual leaves or buds. This would be a nice light, slightly green, honey for those who don't want that big sweet blast. Not bottle-worthy for me, but I'm glad to have tried it -- I might get another imp of it.

ETA: Actually, hell, I might get a bottle of it anyway, because my husband says "I like it quite a bit" -- which is practically a rave for him re BPAL (I like the heavier, fruity/flowery perfumes, he....doesn't. Heh.) He says it is "sophisticated," sweet without being fruity/flowery/powdery, and actually the throw increased quite a bit and it's got really good staying power for such a light, sweet scent. I wound up liking it more and more the longer I wore it.

Review - BPAL's "Against Idleness and Mischief," Mad Tea Party Line

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