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Be sure to check out the Lush similarities thread that's pinned at the top of Recs - there's been some B Never discussion there too. (You can search the thread using the "search topic" box that appears at the top and bottom of the topic itself. ) I didn't realise that thread might have B Never stuff too (thought it was just Lush) - although I couldn't find anything about Superworldunknown or Love using the search.

Thanks for the reccomendations. There's a couple I've already tried (Lyonesse just smelt odd to me and The Hesperides was the worst BPAL I've ever tried!) and I forgot to mention I'm vegan so Cupid... is out, but there's quite a few others there for me to try

Since they're closing down after Christmas (sadly), does anyone know of any BPALs that are similar to B Never Too Busy to Be Beautiful's "Superworldunknown" and "Love"? B Never Too Busy to Be Beautiful's Superworldunknown: Their description: "The smell of candy floss, sherbert fountains, toffee apples and the seaside, yet sophisticated… escapist perfumery really. Clever use of cocoa and vanilla absolute with cassia makes this fragrance really edible without having a single character that you can be labelled with. And a new blend of juniper berry adds a breath of Norwegian fresh air and walking in the hills in summer, a new material made from tonka beans to provide a hint of reassurance. Petigrain and bitter orange mixed with lime, lemon and bergamot create a dizzy fairground ride of top notes. All bouqueted with rose absolute and ylang ylang." My description: Lemon, candy floss (cotton candy) and sea air. B Never Too Busy to Be Beautiful's Love: "Love is an instantly bright and bubbly fragrance with a vivacious green apple fruit scent and sweet citrus innocence. As the initial burst fades it's replaced with a sugary sweet apple pie note whilst maintaining a sharp lift. A youthful blend of apple and cinnamon, Love's combination of cassia and the citrus notes of lemon and bergamot sit alongside the more traditional florals of jasmine and ylang to round off a sparkling fragrance." My description: Apples and other nice blended perfumey smells. And whilst I'm posting, anyone found anything similar to Urban Decay's discontinued "Go". Urban Decay's Go Their description: "This sparkling, fresh, fun perfume oil is an infusion of energy. Uplifting and energetic, it unleashes bright, euphoric top notes of yuzu (a Japanese citrus fruit) and grapefruit. Evoking a day spent outdoors, the citrus evolves into a green middle accord of crisp herbaceous notes…fresh-cut grass, lavender, and honeysuckle. The clean, airy base note of oceanic musk subtly anchors this effervescent scent." My description: Initially yuzu and honeysuckle, but dries to warm, dry grass, lavender and sea air. Kind of hard to describe as I think was the most blended perfume I've ever tried (and maybe my favourite).

I love Christmas Cookie (and Vanilla Cupcake as well) but unfortunately I've yet to find a good match for it at BPAL. But there are some foody and vanilla-y ones in the general catalogue that I like, even though they are nothing like Christmas Cookie: King of Hearts - Smells like a blackcurrant pie/tart. A bit like YC's blueberry scones. Antique Lace - Vanilla ice cream and clean linen sheets (I don't like it fresh as much though, I have to keep it for several months and wait for the scent to smooth out). TKO - Starts out sugared lavender but leave it a few hours and it goes to vanilla marshmallows. Dorian - I don't get much vanilla from this but a lot of people do. It's like sugared tea on me with a tiny hint of lavender on me. Eat Me - A big, fat currant bun. I've only tried about 180 scents though so there might be a closer match hiding somewhere.

My suggestions are: Jester: Bright berries and entirely inoffesive Antique Lace: Smells like sitting on a pile of laundry eating a big tub of vanilla ice cream; there's a reason it's so popular Tweedledee: Sweet and orangey fruit punch My absolute favourite at the moment is Victoria which is very girly and sweet - but not available in imps unfortunately. Squirting Cucumber and Kumiho are also excellent but I'd probably avoid them because their names can sound a bit... suggestive.

Quite nice mixture of lily and dragon's blood but a bit soapy and too sweet. 2.5/5 Hairy Toad Lily is similar but better.

OK lavender blend; nothing special. 2.5/5 Doesn't come close to TKO.

Not bad, traditional floral. 2.5/5 Nothing to write home about.

Lavender and lemon. It's not bad but kind of so so. It's OK but the best lavender scent ever is TKO. Temple of Dreams I found somewhat similar to Nanshe but better. 2.5/5 Get TKO instead.

I can't really figure out how to decribe this. It's not your typical floral in the same way that a violet is a typical (although this does not spell of violet). It is not as sweet or light as most florals. 2.5/5 I can't say I'm that keen on this although it's not unpleasant.

How do I describe dragon's blood? I was expecting something dark and maybe a little spicy, but the actual oil is quite sweet and inoffensive. It's not bad but straight up it's maybe a little too sweet and simple for me, but I wouldn't rule out trying blends with a Dragon's Blood note. 2.5/5 Not bad, but not great either.

Wood and patchouli are dominant here; both of which I quite dislike. 1.5/5 I don't like this at all.

Stinky wood. 1.5/5 Very unpleasant to me.

A lot like a less evil version of the Jabberwocky. There's some notes in here which I love (vanilla and lime) but also quite a few that I strongly dislike (myrrh, patchouli, vetiver, pine, almond and clove) so the result unfortunately is that the bad outweighs the good. 2/5 Can't say I liked it.

I wouldn't worry. I get zero florals from Garden Path with Chickens. Just oodles of grass and ivy. The only problem with it is that it fades rather fast on me and has a very slight hint of something artificial about it after a while, kind of like those washing powders that are supposed to make your clothes smell really fresh. But no florals whatsoever.

The florals are nice at first but there's something that smells like old sleeping bags. 2/5 Shame about that funny note.

Generic soapy floral reminiscent of Has No Hanna and Delight. Plus the rose has gone weird on me (like most of BPAL's rose notes do). Not for me. 2/5 Average floral.

A slightly weird and manly smell. 2/5 Not for me.

Weird, I can't quite decide if I like this one or not. I do get a bit of pineapple but also toast at the same time which just seems to confuse my brain. Reminds me a bit of Jack but slightly sweeter and less spicy. 2.5/5 It's a tad plastic-y though and I can't really see myself wearing it.

The greatest of all Aztec cities, and capital of their empire. Amber, hyssop, coriander, epazote, Mexican sage, prickly pear and Mexican tulip poppy. Strange mix of smells that I can't quite place. Slightly soapy but not very floral. It almost smells like there's pepper in this but I know there isn't. 2.5/5 Not bad but kind of 'meh.'

Quite nice but a bit manly. 2.5/5 I'd probably wear this if I were a guy but it's not girly so I won't be wearing it.

Pleasant and manages to be aquaticy without turning into that dryer sheet smell that a lot of them do. 2.5/5 It's fine and nice and fresh but not very powerful and not really what I'm looking for.

2007 Mostly rose and although it has a tiny hint of that funny smell I get from most of BPAL's rose blends (which I'd describe as a cross between socks and lettuce), it's only there slightly. It kind of smells like there are some other florals in the blend that I can't identify. 2.5/5 It's not bad but I think I prefer Rose Red and even then I don't think a pure rose scent is really right for me.

Dark floral. Reminds me a tiny bit of something like Nyx but without the myhrr. Also slight soapy. 2.5/5 Not for me.

Chocolate patchouli. 2,5/5 Not a big fan of any of the notes in this so it's not bad but not right for me.