BPAL questions!

[wesleysgirl]

The lovely harmonyfb sent me BPAL imps to try, and I have questions. (I do know about the BPAL forums, but either my questions are extra dumb or I can't find the answers there.)

1. Where to you put the stuff when you try it out? On your wrist? Should you only do one wrist, or is it better to do both?

2. How do you put it on? I haven't actually opened an imp yet because I'm afraid of spilling it everywhere, but there's a little plastic wand type thing sticking down from the cap and I wonder if you're supposed to dip that into the oil? It seems like if you put your finger over the opened top of the vial and then tipped the vial, you'd end up with the scent on your fingertip and then transferring it to everything you touched.

3. Reviews I've read seem to talk about how the oil smells 1) in the bottle 2) when first put on the skin 3) some time after that and 4) much later. What kind of time period are we talking about here (between-times?)

Comments

[fadedwings]

when trying something new that I'm unsure of I usually put it a bit above the wrist on my forearm where the skin is a little less sensitive, just in case. I use the wand and just put a little on when trying something new. I often wrap my fingers in my shirt when I open one of those little imps because the smell tends to get on my fingers if I don't.

When I wear something I know I like I dab a bit on the back of my neck then a bit on one wrist and then wipe one wrist against the other :)

I think the time period varies on the person and the scent, especially since some scents really don't have a lot of staying power and others change a lot depending on how long you wear them...and of course depends on who is wearing it etc.

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

Yes, that makes sense. It seems clear that the scents really do smell different on different people. I think I might use a tissue around the cap to undo it -- I opened one and got the stuff on my fingers even though I was being careful, and I'd hate to end up rubbing it in my eye or something! Thanks for the advice. :-)