BPAL expertise?

[kindkit]

I'm thinking of trying out some Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab scents, because I find commercial scents pretty uninteresting. I'd love advice from anyone who's bought BPAL stuff (whether you love it, hate it, or whatever). Are their scents very heavy? Are they usually very feminine? (I know to avoid scents with a lot of flowery notes, but if their scents run feminine in general I may not bother.) Are there particular ranges or scents you think are great and would recommend for a n00b to try? Of course I'm aware that a scent that's great on one person may be terrible on another.

Generally I go for citrusy scents or spicy, woody ones. I don't like florals. And I detest patchouli--the smell of it makes me feel sick.

ETA: At the moment I'm only considering their main lines of scent, the ones that can be ordered as imps' ears, rather than any of the special/rare lines.

Comments

[matgb]

wandering my network.

I'm in no way an expert, but miss_s_b used to buy loads of their stuff, and there's a big chunk of bottles and imps on her side of the bed.

There's also a small jar with some in on my side, I rarely use them but there are some 'male' scents and a fair few gender neutral ones--frankly, i don't think SB would use them at all if they were floral or feminine, although they do do lines in that direction as well.

That's pretty much the extent of my knowledge, but, y'know, bloke that's happy to wear them on occasions.

[kindkit]

Thanks! It's a little unnerving buying scent over the internet, but I suppose there's no way to find out unless I try.