BPAL - the first one is always free... (Voodoo)

[puddingcat]

nannyo gave me her broken imp of this, many months ago. It was the first BPAL scent I tried, and it's still my favourite (Laudanum being a "Bring me a Man!" scent, but this one being Just Lovely). I've forgotten to write about it until now.

Bewitching Brews: Voodoo
A midnight scent, evoking images of flickering golden firelight reflecting off the sheen of glistening skin and the jerking shadows of bodies suffused with spiritual ecstasy. A deep, powerful, resonant blend of myrrh, patchouli, vetiver, lime, vanilla, pine, almond and clove.

Proof that myrrh, patchouli and clove are Good Things on my skin. It's warm, slightly rusty (in scent and colour) and spicy without smelling like a fruitcake. The pine & lime liven it up enough not to be sickly, but aren't anywhere near strong enough to be toilet-cleaner-like. Almond & vanilla give a lovely delicately sweet blurring of the edges and stop it being too incense-and-hippies. Vetiver *is* there, but only enough to smell like a country lane on a hot day, when the tarmac's starting to go soft at the joins. Actually, yes; this is the closest scent I've found to a warm engine. That explains a lot.