And people mock me for this...

[gwyn]

All my friends who've sneered or mocked me for my recent BPAL obsession? Hah on you. The lab came up with the coolest update ever today -- scents inspired by Neil Gaiman's characters in American Gods and Anansi Boys. (Feochadn and Gattagrigia, take a look at Mad Sweeney, and I am so, so getting Mama-Ji and Mr. Nancy... and okay probably Ibis and... well,maybe all of them, if I ever have any more money, that is. Sigh.)

Along with all their other cool updates, not to mention (Fire Pig doesn't sound like it'll work for me, which is sad, as I am a pig! Yes, indeed, I was born in this, the year of the pig/boar. Which, you know, I suppose says quite a bit about me.)

The best part of the Gaiman editions? The proceeds go to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Dude. Smell good for a good cause! I can't believe how many copyright and other hoops they had to jump through for this, and I think it's just the most wonderful thing: BPAL and Gaiman, a perfect match.

Comments

[kadymae.livejournal.com]

Just to let you know, tomorrow, at Sequential Tart, we have an interview with the head of BPAL.

[smithereen.livejournal.com]

Wheeee! What a fun update. I signed up for decants of Mr. Ibis, Mr. Nancy and Spider. And Orobot, which I don't really think will work on me, but I couldn't resist because it sounds interesting. Hee. I have two different categories for the BPAL I keep - the ones I wear in public, and the ones I just like for some reason even if they don't smell exactly "Good" or "Like Something I Want Other People to Think I Smell Like."

[dine.livejournal.com]

I'm seriously craving at least three of those (including Mad Sweeney) - and cursing that I can't really justify the expense for multiples. but maybe I can get just one, and not feel too guilty.

[merricatk.livejournal.com]

Just OT-ing here to say: what a beautiful icon! I love looking at it.

[marycrawford.livejournal.com]

Who's sneering! I think that's really cool, and some of the scents sound intriguing.

I have been hearing about BPAL for some time, as a lot of fans seem to be into it, and thought it sounded interesting. I'm not much for alcohol-based perfumes, but I do like some of the Body Shop perfume oils, and I finally bought some imps from an LJ seller.

Unfortunately none of these scents really click with me, yet, though I like some of them after they've been on my skin for a couple of hours. (You interested in trading out some imps that don't work for you? I particularly want to trade Thalia and Saint Germain for something else - to me the first smells of fake pears and the second like, well, a cologne.)