BPAL Review: Dorian
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breakinglight11Because I decided to wear this today, and it's interesting enough to talk about.
Dorian
from the Sin and Salvation Collection:
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself." Inspired by and created for my beloved Tedwin: my eternal, beautiful, wicked Dorian Gray. Refined, elegant, and lovely, with a noble bearing and seemingly gentle air. This blend is an artful deception: a sweet gilded blossom lying over a twisted and corrupted core. A Victorian fougere with three pale musks and dark, sugared vanilla tea.
In the imp: It's lovely, the musk making it very rich while the vanilla tea keeps it light and delicate. I have a taste (or a nose, rather) for old-fashioned soft scents like this.
Wet: Much the same, a scent that is full and deep but not heavy.
Dry: It mellows nicely, maintaining the richness but more subtle. Rich but delicate is a perfect combination for me.
The verdict: I love it; really beautiful and elegant. I actually think this scent could work on a man as well as a woman. I could see this becoming something I wear frequently.
Dorian
from the Sin and Salvation Collection:
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself." Inspired by and created for my beloved Tedwin: my eternal, beautiful, wicked Dorian Gray. Refined, elegant, and lovely, with a noble bearing and seemingly gentle air. This blend is an artful deception: a sweet gilded blossom lying over a twisted and corrupted core. A Victorian fougere with three pale musks and dark, sugared vanilla tea.
In the imp: It's lovely, the musk making it very rich while the vanilla tea keeps it light and delicate. I have a taste (or a nose, rather) for old-fashioned soft scents like this.
Wet: Much the same, a scent that is full and deep but not heavy.
Dry: It mellows nicely, maintaining the richness but more subtle. Rich but delicate is a perfect combination for me.
The verdict: I love it; really beautiful and elegant. I actually think this scent could work on a man as well as a woman. I could see this becoming something I wear frequently.
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Date: 2010-01-12 12:44 am (UTC)I have not tried Dorian myself, although it is a) on my miles-long wishlist, and b) one of the Lab's most popular scents.
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Date: 2010-01-12 02:23 pm (UTC)I shall have to do more reviewing then! I really like reading yours as well-- one of the reasons I stalk the back-entries of your LJ. :-)