I was one of the lucky participants in the BPAL prototype circle
synechdocic just ran, and I'm really interested in talking about other people's responses to what they got.
My first two test subjects:
BOBN1 - This one opens with the particular soapy smell that means my skin chemistry is eating one of BPAL's rose notes. It's a vague, pretty pink-ish smell, but very light, and it never quite recovers from the soap barrage. It also disappears within half an hour. When I stick my nose right against my elbow, I get the faintest possible whiff of... is that porridge? o.O
ICD23 - Medicinal and green-smelling. Something cool and menthol-ic, and probably some vetiver, and evergreens. And then a soapy note comes in, which probably means a floral note my skin is breaking into pieces.
Once this one dries, it's very pleasantly evergreen-outdoorsy in a way, but it still smells very tame to me. These aren't wild woods, they're someone's backyard, with the light from the kitchen windows fully visible at all times. Not really for me, but not at all bad, either.
The rest of my haul: PW7, PPV662, and NVPR4, still waiting to be tried. If other people have tried these, or protos I didn't get, I'd love to hear about them!