phinnia | clouds taste metallic (Reply)

First impression of BPAL's new 'Phoenix Steamworks' scent: very nice. Incensey blends don't usually like me as a rule, but the incense seems to be tempered by the gold/brass combination. Not getting much in the way of sage, but that's okay by me.

Have ordered imps of one or two more of them with my next lab order (Aelopile and The Coil, to be precise.) We shall see. May try Galvanic Goggles next, seeing as the incense behaves so nicely in this one.

Mmm. I have a perverse love for the smell of metal. I wish they'd blend their softer leather note (think Dragon's Hide) with some of the new oiled metallic blends. Mmm. *drool* (this makes me think of