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DIWALI In Bottle: Dirt and incense On Skin: Wow, what an interesting combination of notes. It covers so many bases! Foody, woody, spicy, incensey…. The fruits are nice, not like a tropical punch of fruit salad at all, just notes that blend and compliment the scent well. I wouldn’t call this a fruity scent at all. The coconut and almond milk give it a gorgeous creaminess. The other notes don’t stick out enough for me to say, “I smell the cashew.. or clove… or rasins…” As the scent develops, it’s foody qualities fade and it becomes much more about the woods and incense. I really like that there are no many notes, yet they meld and make a very significant blend that isn’t really dominated by any note. The closet blend that resembles it is Hungry Ghost Moon, but I do think HGM is more on the fruity side whereas Diwali is more on the incense side. It has a moderate throw and an average wearlength.
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HALOA 07 In Bottle: A berry tart On Skin: The grapes come out first… very sweet and a little over-ripe. Then I smell the offertory cakes, giving the sweet tart crust feel. The incense gives a sweet smoky background, but there is something that is just “off” to me. Something I didn’t get from last years blend. Is the olive leaf going funky on me? Last years blend worked on me, this one doesn’t really. It also fades super fast. It turns into a slightly herbal incense blend with grapes in the distant background. Oh well, still not a bad blend, but I think my bottle from last year will be enough for me. Light throw and short wearlength.
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LICK IT ONE MORE TIME In Bottle: Sweet peppermint On Skin: Ah the holidays. Here they are… in their candy splendor. This makes me want to suck my wrist. Yes, my wrist is beginning to resemble a candy cane more and more by the minute. The scent is so convincing! Sweet, minty… dipped in a vanilla coating keeping the mint from being too sharp or harsh. Yum! I don’t normally wear mint scents, but this one just screams festiveness. It’s perfect for a holiday party or a gathering around the fireplace. This scent is very cold, and it actually numbs my wrist a little. Very fun. It is heavier on the peppermint compared to the last 2 versions, it’s not as sweet. But I love the chill it gives. It would also make a fabulous holiday room scent. Strong throw but short to average wearlength.
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GINGERBREAD POPPET 07 In Bottle: Pure spice On Skin: This scent is super fresh moist gingerbread. This is not a batch of cookies that have been sitting around for a week after someone baked them and brought them into the office, this is a just opened oven containing a big batch of healthy sized gingermen ready to come out and tempt you with their soft centers. I smell all the spices, the nutmeg especially. The ginger is full force, this scent really seems edible. Never has a scent been so dead on. I don’t like to wear ginger as a scent, but this is a must have scent for me as a room spray. It’s instantly warm, inviting and festive. Very yummy!! As the scent develops, the cinnamon begins to overpower the nutmeg and the scent seems very spicy, almost hot. It finally settles into a more spicy scent, rather than a sweet foody scent. Still, it’s quite delicious and anyone who likes spices and gingerbread needs multiple bottles of this. Strong throw, average to long wearlength.
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SNOW WHITE 07 In Bottle: Candied berries and light florals On Skin: Snow White has always been my favorite of the traditional BPAL Yule blends. It is just pure happiness. It is so sweet and soft, so feminine and pretty. This years formula stays true to form and I can’t tell the difference between the previous years blends. The berries are warm and powdery, sweet like candy. The blooms are hearty yet coated in sugar, and the snow is light, just a sprinkle starting to melt under the winter afternoon sun. A blend that is both warm and chill in feel. No matter when I smell Snow White, I am instantly put in a good mood and feel like it’s the Christmas season. Love it, love it, love it! I can never get bored of Snow White. Light to medium throw and average wearlength.
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EGG NOG 07 In Bottle: Creamy boozy egg nog On Skin: Oh yeah, this has a “wang” to it… somebody was very generous with the rum and brandy this year. But… wait… after about 2 minutes this scent totally sinks into my skin. I mean I can barely tell I put it on. Nooo!!! Come back!! It is so strong in the imp, it must have some staying power… So I reapply. The cream and sugar are swet and pure bliss. The nutmeg makes me salivate and crave to drink this whole imp staright. Watch out. Ok, not going to do that, don’t worry. But… there it goes. Fades within 2 minutes. It does leave behind a trace creamy note, but nothing like the gorgeous foody bliss it started out as. The booze has completely vanished. After 10 minutes I smell nothing, not even the vanilla. *whimper*. While I LOVE the scent, I’m heartbroken it has no plans of sticking around long enough on me for anyone including myself to enjoy it’s godliness. Light throw and shortest wearlength I’ve ever encountered in BPAL.
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CHRISTMAS ROSE In Bottle: Winter florals On Skin: Very light and gentle. A sweet floral blend that is just an echo in the chill winter air. Remember this is NOT a rose scent, some people are confused by the scents name, but it is a hellebore scent, not rose. A fragile scent, just peeking out and hiding away from the cold. Powdery and white in feel, like a soft blanket of snow. It smells quite sugary, like a candied bloom. It has the creaminess of gardenia without being overwhelmingly cloying or overly sweet. For anyone wanting a subtle floral blend, this scent should be perfect for you. It’s very light and has the “come in close to smell me” effect. Several people have mentioned a effervescent note and I too smell that. Quite interesting. Like a sweet floral champagne. Very light throw and average wearlength.
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THE SNOW STORM In Bottle: Fir tree On Skin: This smells like outdoors at Christmas time to me. So beautiful and bright. The clean sweet fir note from the trees, the crisp clean ozone of the snow and chill air, and the woodsy leaf notes from the cedar. The mint is light and just adds to the clean ozone note. I agree that it reminds me of Skadi, and Skadi is my favorite tree/winter scent. Outdoorsy yet still sweet and wearable. I also smell a sweet berry note that helps the scent from being too sharp. A gorgeous winter blend and perfect for both wearing and using as a room scent. Moderate to strong throw and long wearlength.
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EL DIA DE REYES In Bottle: Chocolate and spice On Skin: YUM! Oh my god! Usually I am not a huge fan of chocolate scents, just because they have a tendency to smell artificial. This is not the case here, this smell like a big chocolate mocha with foam and cinnamon on top! It is DELICIOUS! I want a bottle of this, a lotion of this, a soap of this and a tub of this to bathe in. Pure yum!! The chocolate is very sweet and very creamy, it smells more like milk chocolate than cocoa. Cocoa usually tends to be a little more bitter and powdery on me. As the scent sinks in, it does become a little powdery, but stays very sweet, probably due to the tasty brown sugar giving it an extra sugar rush. After about an hour of wear, the chocolate has drifted to the back and it smells more like coffee. Still quite tasty, but a little more bitter and faint. I still love it. It has a low to moderate throw and average wearlength.
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CHANUKKIYAH In Bottle: Sweet and delicious On Skin: Wow, bottle worthy! This reminds me a bit of my Brown Sugar and Fig lotion, which I LOVE. I smell the fruits, the gorgeous amber, and deep honey, and also a brown sugar/caramel note. It is so pretty! Sweet and foody but not sickly sweet, yet it’s also sexy and sultry. Yes a perfume can be both! It is so warm in feel and it instantly comforts me, yet it also kind of makes me feel like a sex-cat. Hell yeah, this scent is multiple bottle worthy. I loves it! I do wish it was a bit stronger, but it just means I’m going to slather so no biggie. 5 stars from me!! Light to moderate throw and average wearlength.
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NOVEMBER In Bottle: Pine and ozone On Skin: The pine screams out of this at me. Very very sweet and sharp, almost like a pine single note. I don’t really get leaves though, I get pine needles. With a nice crystal clean snow ozone note. Very crisp and cold. I love how this scent is gender neutral, and how the feeling it invokes makes me want to pull a blanket around myself and cuddle with my man. It feels likes winter, it feels cold, it feels like a true shiver running all through me. Pine scents don’t work on me, but I would LOVE this as a light room scent, especially since I have an artificial tree and miss the smell of a real tree. It has a strong throw and like most pine scents on me, a long wearlength.
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LA BAFANA In Bottle: Candy! On Skin: Yummy! I smell the sugared sweet fruits of Sugar Skull, mixed with caramel. The lily is almost non-existent on me, I wouldn’t know it was in there if I didn’t read the description. The violet is sweet and purple, very soft and quiet. There is a dusty kind of funky note in the back that isn’t liking me, but that note vanishes pretty quick luckily. A candy foody scent for sure, with just a smidge of floral and smoke. It’s quite pretty and tasty, I just wish the blend would last longer on me. It’s has a very very light throw and the wearlength is super short.
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NOCHE BUENA In Bottle: Herbal floral On Skin: Very heavy floral, and very purple in feel. The florals blend very well and are dominant with plumeria leading the way, and the sage offers a nice sharp herbal slice through the sweet blooms. The incense is also light, more in the background, but keeping the scent from being cloying or too floral. I am not a huge fan of florals, but I do like this one. It has depth and doesn’t overwhelm me in a clowd of flowers. A perfect balance and very nice feel. A harmonious floral blend with a very feminine side. Moderate throw and average to long wearlength.
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EL AMOR Y LA MUERTE In Bottle: Clove and resin On Skin: Very spicy, the clove jumps out at me. The resins are sweet and so velvety soft. I don’t get the Voodoo Queen so much as some people have said.. I can see similar elements, but I LOVE Voodoo Queen, and this one doesn’t do much for me. I think it’s because the clove is so very dominant and clove tends to go metallic spice on me and I don’t like it. I do love the perfumey side of this scent, and wish it could be more dominant. The patchouli is clean and actually works on me, horray! The orris, benzoin and opoponax are freaking gorgeous, they’re notes that almost always are pure love on me. The red sandalwood, is tame and kept in check. The rose is slightly sour, but it helps give a perfumey edge. I do like the scent, I just wish the clove would hide a bit more. Moderate throw and average wearlength.
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HEAVENLY LOVE AND EARTHLY LOVE In Bottle: Incense On Skin: This is the incense motherload. I feel like I’m in church. I smell the frankincense right away, and am transported to the many many days in church I spent while going to Catholic school. Very resinous, very smoky, very woody. This scent screams warmth and incense. It’s sweet, it’s dark, it’s beautiful, and I need to make a room scent out of it. It’s like burning incense without the messy cleanup. Hell yeah! It is very soft, very well blended and the absolute perfect incense blend. I can smell the teak, the ambergris, the individual resins, then they all embrace and it is perfection. I would love to smell this on my husband, but alas… he hates incense. Light throw and moderate wearlength.
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MAD KATE In Bottle: Gardenia On Skin: Gardenia comes out right away, although it’s a little more tart than creamy on me today. Maybe it’s the rose and thyme that add some sharpness and counteract the gardenias usually sweet cream note. The honey and vanilla are there, although quite faint. The freesia adds another sweet floral element, and the red currant offers just a stab of brightness in the blend. I wish the honeycomb was stronger, but on me it’s just a light waxy background. It is a pretty scent that I’d wear for sure. Maybe a much more floral version of Honey Moon. Light throw and short wearlength.
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WEZWANIE / HOLD In Bottle: Nutty honey On Skin: Yum! Very nutty and honey filled. It starts quite foody, and has almost a chocolate feel to it. Very strong, very sweet. The hazelnut is the dominant note on me, followed by the honey and vanilla. The sandalwood gives it a woody background, and the amber is a sexy powdery resin. This scent is beautiful, and quite tasty. It’s a bit heavy in the nut department for my taste, but I still would love a bottle of this scent for days when I feel like something different. It has a very gold/brown tone to it. Warm, comforting, and very very rich. A snuggle scent for sure. The throw starts strong but fades quite fast, the wearlength is a little shorter than average on me.
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ARCHANGEL WINTER In Bottle: Light ozone On Skin: Wow this scent is so light! It’s like a whisper. I don’t get piercing from it, to me it’s a like a gentle cold chill, right next to the skin. It is very transparent and slightly masculine. It turns quite salty aquatic on me, like sea spray but in a very small dose. A good scent for someone who likes things light and not overwhelming. Soft, pretty, and very subtle. A good non obtrusive scent that could work on anyone. Light throw and average wearlength.
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THE SHIVERING BOY In Bottle: Sweet pine On Skin: Hmmm, how come I am the only person getting pine from this? It smells like a fresh cut pine tree! I smell pine, ice and snow… cold air and a dark night. I don’t smell grapes, and I don’t smell the resins. I’m worried I got a mislabeled decant? Ok, about 20 minutes into wearing it, I do get a grape note, but still no resins. Let me check into it… Strong throw and long wearlength by the way.
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AUTUMN In Bottle: Dry perfumey leaves On Skin: I get a dead dry leaf smell, but something sweet and deep under it all. The rose provides a tart pungent note that rips in and out of the scent. The sandalwood provides a lovely woody note, so soft and the perfect base. The osmanthus is sweet and keeps the scent from being too harsh. The dry leaves are the center note, herbal in nature, making this a beautiful Fall scent well deserving of it’s name. Overall I get a warm, dry yet creamy feeling from this scent. Very original and very well blended. The herbal note is a bit much on me so I don’t thin I’d wear it often, but I’d love to smell it on someone else. Average throw and about average wearlength.
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THE BLACK SWAN In Bottle: Wet and planty On Skin: This scent has quite a bit of ozone to it. Very aquatic, and murky. It reminds me of Zombi slightly but without the rose. Clean and crisp. I smell the violet leaf, sweet yet herbal. The florals are very watery and a bit diluted. I love the imagery it creates, a Black Swan swimming on a murky pond… pretty yet dark and slightly scary. A good floral for someone who likes a clean flowery perfume over a sweet or sharp one. It has a pretty good throw and long staying power.
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THE ATROCIOUS ATTIC In Bottle: Violet and lavender On Skin: The sweet violet starts as the dominant note, with the sharp lavender piercing through it. As far as florals go, I usually love violet because it has a candylike quality to it. Here it truly is sweet and yummy, but after a few minutes turns slightly plastic. The plastic doesn’t last long thankfully. I see this as a violet version of Antique Lace. Quite yummy. The lavender chills out and the sweet sandalwood comes forth bringing with it a bit of a powdery feel. The tea rose has a slight sour tint to the smell and the lily adds a little more sweetness to this bouquet. All in all, this seems like the love child of Antique Lace, Hope and Faith… Very light throw and short wearlength.
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THE GHASTLY GARDEN In Bottle: Berry powder On Skin: The berries jump out at me right away, they are dried out and powdery and remind me of potpourri. Then the greenery creeps in, dark and dry… the dryness of several of the notes really make this a powdery scent. The blooms are haunting, casting a beautiful perfumey veil over the other notes. This is a very enchanting blend, very feminine in feel. I’m usually not a huge fan of florals, but the greenery and berries in this are such nice companions that it winds me over. I would wear this again for sure and am considering a bottle. So very pretty! Light throw and short to average wearlength.
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PUMPKIN V 2007 In Bottle: Sweet pumpkin On Skin: The dominant note is pumpkin without a doubt, but the planty notes help keep it clean and not too sweet or cloying. A very nice balance. As the scent develops the cactus flower comes out, very sweet but in a floral sweet way, not foody like the pumpkin. I really like the contrast of the notes and how this becomes a not completely foody scent. I like how it has a green side, yet still remains quite Autumn like. A medium throw and medium to long wearlength.
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SAMHAIN 07 In Bottle: Massive spices On Skin: This version is very heavy on the spices. Especially the allspice and clove, both which almost always turn metallic on me. Sadly, this years Samhain doesn’t like me at all. I’m not a fan of spicy scents, but the previous few years always had more pumpkin and apple which sweetened the mix. Here I can barely detect the apple, and I don’t smell any pumpkin at all. I do like the wood notes though, they soften the overall feel and make it more deep. A nice scent, just not one for me at all. Strong throw and long wearlength.