jizatt

Definitely Haunted. Especially for October

Her scent is bewitching, almost intoxicating: a sensual incense of crushed mums, red ginger, and pulsing musk ... and the air is thick with leaden brown opium smoke that hangs thickly over a seductive mixture of red musk, body-warmed perfume, and hypnotic Eastern flowers. oh man. definitely the poppy/opium note. smokey, but not in a burnt way, more like hazy. I can see the descriptions of creamy, but its not a food/milk cream. The spice is very subdued on me. The whole thing is subdued, dreamy, but still sexy. Very much a fall scent. This is THE spice scent for me I think, I quite adore it! I barely get any musk from this at all, maybe I dont smell it but its the creamy velvety quality that I love here. I almost smell a hint of wood underneath too. sweet smoky velvet floral spice

re red musk: I would also suggest you try out Midnight Kiss! for myself, it turns out that musk is simply gorgeous on me. The Smut Kind, the Black Forest Kind, the Haunted kind. There are very few types that havent smelled good on me. The ones I love though are the softer animal ones. Coyote, Ivanushka, Buck Moon are the ones I know I love. I havent tried Oborot, but understand it might be right up my alley? Any other true musk lovers have recommendations? I'm really hoping theres a new one at Yule for me to love - snow and fur =)

see I didnt think I needed it, but now? NOW? I love Mange Too, and the honey vanilla! Stupid wishlists

I'm not sure if its elevating, but my serene scent is Dove's Heart. I never wear it jsut as perfume, its my I-need-serenity scent.

seems like Water of Notre Dame might fill this =)

Bottle Count: 100 (142) Absinthe and Lace Almond Blossom *Ambergris SN Antikythera Mechanism Antique Lace Archangel Winter As Above Autumn Autumn Lace Autumn Moon of the Mirror Stand Ava Banded Sea Snake Black Butterfly Moon Black Forest Black Lace Black Opal Black Pearl Black Phoenix Blood Kiss Bread and Butterfly Buck Moon Cake Smash Caliban Celeste Champagne and Roses Chaos Theory: Amber (champagne) Chrysanthemum Moon Cloister Graveyard in the Snow Court of Honor Coyote Crypt Queen Darkling Thrush Defututa Dorian Dragon's Milk Eldritch Dark *Elf Eve Giant Vulva Gingerbread Satyr Glowing Vulva Gypsy Moth Habu Halloween: Las Vegas Haloes Harvest Moon 2013 Haute Macabre Haunted Hellcat Hesiod's Phoenix Hod Resurrected Ice Queen (DD '09) Illustrated Woman Io Kiyohime Changes From A Serpent King of Hearts L'Estate Little Maggie Liz prototype Love's Philosophy Lyonesse Madrid Mechanical Phoenix Midnight Kiss Mopsfledermaus Mornings in New Orleans Mouse's Long and Sad Tale Nosferatu Not so Penitent Mini Magdalene Nothing Gold can Stay November O Old Moon 2011 Olokun Oak Moon Oval Portrait Parsifal Philommeides Phoenix in Summer Pile of Fallen Leaves Pink Phoenix Poisoned Apple Pumpkin V 2012 Raven Moon Raptures and Roses of Vice Sachs SN: Siberian Musk Snake Oil Snow Angel '05 Snow Moon '05 Snow White '10 So Below Sonnet D'Automme Spell of the Eastern Sea Sugar Skull Sylvia the She Wolf Thunderbird Torture Queen Under the Harvest Moon Unveiled Vain Sorceress Voyeurs among the Cherry Blossoms Wensleydale White Light White Phoenix White Rabbit White Rider nonBpal: Ava Luxe: Ambra Tibet Cobalt: Black Sugar Flourish: Almond Milk Flourish: Applewood Flourish: Vanilla Amber HAEE: Voodoo Punani Inesscents: Tunisian Amber Island of Eden: Tucked In *Lathers and Lights: Quiet Moon Lathers and Lights: Vanilla Spirit Moxie Nouveau: Bonfire Toffee Moxie Nouveau: Coquette Moxie Nouveau: Flaunt It Moxie Nouveau: Goodbye Kiss Moxie Nouveau: Hallowmas Moxie Nouveau: Twelfth Night Nocturne Alchemy: Amber Grey Possets: HopHead Possets: Silver Chypre Possets: Silver Amber Possets: the Moon *Possets: Velvet Lust Possets: Venus Black Possets: Pauline *Solstice Scents: Foxcroft *Solstice Scents: Blossom Jam Tea Cakes Starring custom: Bohemian Eyes Starring custom: Rain Shower Starring custom: the Writer Starring custom: Lamplight *Starring: Burlesque Starring: Just Baked Starring: Lemon Chiffon Starring: Peppermint Icemilk Starring: Red Velvet Almond Cupcakes *Starring: Tiger's Eye Villainess: Scintillating Villainess: Kill Switch Violette Market: After Dark

The only oil I could wear while I was pregnant without it making me sick was Ulalume -- -- I'm thinking it was the dirt/earthy smell that made it wearable, which sounds like one of those weird pregnancy craving things

after some creative searching: Wulric, Tell Tale Heart, Freakshow, 13 (march 2009), maybe Champagne, Chocolate, and Cheap Sex

I didn't like this wet, and kept sniffing thinking there was something I didn't like (something almost sour in there, thought maybe one of the florals...). Now that its been dry a couple of hours, I do like it quite a bit =) I think its the moss and peat that I'm liking right now, the florals have almost totally receded. I prefer to like all the stages though, so this won't be a bottle purchase for me. eta: the long dry down - ADORE. why can't I like the wet stage better?? its very sweet and earthy now. I know the poppy is something I like in this part, so maybe the poppy/moss combo..

After reading the reviews, I couldnt wait to try this! The reviews were saying vanilla musk, and I thought, that sounds warm and that sounds perfect for me! It's not warm at all, but it is still a stunningly beautiful scent! I do get the sweet soft vanilla smell, but this is a cold scent. Crystalline is a good description. I think i can smell the amber and the musk. And the vanilla tone might be coming from the immortelle? (Immortelle is Helichrysum too: a strong straw-like, fruity smell, with a honey and tea undertone). I dont smell the jasmine at all, which is very strange Bottle!

Sachs has similarities to both Dorian and Lyonesse to my nose =)

I was SOOO looking forward to this. I however, did not get the beautiful latte that I wanted until after maybe 3 hours on my skin. Until then, it was this very dark, very ripe, planty, earthy smell. Not what I was going for, and not patient enough to wear that to get to what I wanted =(

I knew I was going to buy this as soon as I read the notes. I was hoping for a really dark, creamy vanilla, with the chamomile hint. It's about flipped from that but I still like it: Bottle: exactly what I bought it for! Wet: Very pretty vanilla, herby sweet chamomile Dry: Soft very slightly smoky vanilla'd chamomile =) Part of my misunderstanding was Bourban vanilla - I thought it was a darker variety - its apparently a more floral variety of vanilla, which makes sense now that I've smelled it. The smoky vanilla bean is what I'm banking on aging well! Probably moving into my top 10. Also to note: I had smelled Dorian earlier in the day, and was really struck by the similairites. Sachs is much lighter and less musky/dark - but same family to my nose. I also kept smelling something similar to Lyonesse in there too. So a light sister scent between Dorian and Lyonesse with chamomile = Sachs. eta: the second time I wore this, it was all herby sharp almost medicinal - which Im hoping was just a weird skin thing =(

I'm still looking for anyone that has ever heard of English Waterlilies -- I cant find the notes from this one anywhere, and havent smelled a BPAL that is similar. Now of course, my bottle has disappeared, and my memory of the scent is waning....

I swear its not the names that influenced me - but Pride and Privilege would fit this - more than a little haughty

I havent yet, and thats the oil of my dreams too. I did want to try lightning over Umbra, but never got the chance. It seemed like that had potential.

I tried Manhattan today, and it could be awesome if you dont amp the citrussy parts (like I did!) There was a wet oil moment before it changed to my skin where I thought of this thread =)

I wasn't sure, and was trying to come up with something, but I second Vechernyaya for sure =) From what others describe of the way it wears for them, maybe Black Opal? Greed was another that I really really liked on, that might fit your descriptions. But the name might turn you off. Pride maybe? It has a very uppercrust smell to it, although all floral. I havent had a chance to try Whoso List to Hunt, but it could fit. The Salon all has a much differnent feel for me than the rest of the BPAL oils. There could be a good one there for you. I just don't have much experience with them. (I do LOVE Judith Victorious though.)

I didnt get heavy spice, or really quite what I expected at all. It was soft, hot, and dry, but after long dry -- I think its red musk that I smell. I get it from several other blends -- its ... clear, high pitched and a bit fruity? caveat : my hormones are wonky, so I wouldnt worry about it =)

Imagine my surprise when I smelled this on my wrist, and it smelled edible. I had to go check the notes and read the reviews to see if I had lost my mind. A couple of others have noticed the same thing though. I get a very softly spicy, edible scent that is ever so quietly cakey - or maybe cookies. But not the heavy or slightly overcooked feel I get from a meant-to-be-foody scent. I bet its the combo of amber and almond blossom. I do smell a hint of the wood coming through as it dries. This might be similar to the Lion on my skin, Ill have to side by side them and see. (eta: At first I thought they were completely different, but the dry Lion does have some in common here. It jsut doesnt have the creamy, food quality that the Miss does. Miss Lupescu is like a creamier, more complicated version of the Lion. I, am a fan.)

Giant Vulva sounds like its for you! Maybe Hetairae too =) I like a lot of the skin musk scents for this, because I dont tend to like the darker ones either GV - Skin musk, sugar cane, honey, beeswax, vanilla flower, and copal. Het - golden honey, fiery patchouli, sweet fig and clove, and a blushing touch of ylang ylang (I dont get Patchouli btw, but ymmv)

the primer musts: Snake Oil (its a must try for BPALers) O (amber and honey and sex!) Alice (creamy and a smidge floral) Dorian (creamy tea musk love) Morocco (for a spicy scent primer) for a selection of foody type testers: White Rabbit Eat Me Gluttony Drink Me March Hare Bliss Dana O Shee Jack Kill Devil Vice

I havent smelled it, but heres the notes: (courtsey of Basenotes.net) Top Notes - Orange Blossom, Plum, Peach, Anise Middle Notes - Rose, Jasmin, Muguet, Ylang-Ylang, Orris, Honey Base Notes - Heliotrope, Sandal, Cedar, Musk, Amber, Benzoin

I found a decant of this after being absent form the forums for awhile and was so excited to smell it! So imagine my surprise when I put it on, and I've already worn this perfume, its one of my favorites. It's EXACTLY the smell I get from my Chaos bottle. I had thought then that it had lily and something fresh green in it -- but I had to go look up these notes, because whatever this is, is what's in my bottle =) I don't smell the floral, although maybe the sharpness comes from the carnation? What I smell is damp and wet green - extremely realistic. I'm guessing the wet green that I loved is the clover/heather/ivy? so is what I feel for this, but I won't have to track down a bottle! In my head, I'm imagining that when my bottle of Chaos got made, the lab said -- oooo we should keep this one. I think Chaos is their testing ground!