Little Bird
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I love Lilitu when it's first applied. For the first few minutes on my skin, this sings with sugared lavender musk, juicy black orchid, and hints of dark leather and cozy black tea. If it stayed that complex, I would full bottle this immediately. Unfortunately, it quickly washes out to just a whisper of sweet, cool lavender on my skin, even though it's full of notes that are usually quite strong. I'm surprised at how quickly this fades on me.
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I never really enjoy red currant because it's just so unbearably sour smelling to me, and it's definitely ruining this blend for me too. In the bottle, I like the gothic scent of red rose and dry wood. On my skin, this is immediately unbearably sour, like the olfactory equivalent of biting into a lemon, tinged red with rose and berry, and made worse with a really bone dry, bitter, woody note that turns sharp and peppery in the drydown. My partner said it smelled like lemon pepper seasoning that went bad.
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Neroli single note at first, which smells like creamy white blossoms scented with orange and an undertone of oily, dark green plant sap. It's all neroli for about ten minutes and then the clove, balsam and champaca come in strong and meld together in a way that reminds me of dry, spicy cedar, incense smoke, and tortilla chips. The clove spice gets stronger over time, but this is a very dry scent with a sour quality, so I'm not loving it as much as I usually love clove. It makes my throat feel scratchy when I smell it, like breathing in dust and smoke.
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Dry, elegant, slightly powdery musk (that gives off an old fashioned cosmetics powder scent in the drydown) and soapy aldehydes with a bubbly, citrusy, sweet tone that reminds me of bpal's champagne notes. It makes me think of flapper outfits, fizzy booze, and The Great Gatsby.
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This reminds me of cleaning out old houses and having to throw away mildewed curtains. Something about the oakmoss and cool, almost minty-herbal, damp lavender and dirty yet industrial petroleum really reminds me of plasticy, rotting fabric and mold. The sweetness of the lavender and opoponax comes off as the cloying scent of rot here. The drydown is a bit more motor-oil-esque, but I had to scrub this one off because it was making me sick to my stomach.
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The tangerine in Water Tiger is so realistic, like peeling ripe tangerines and getting the zesty juice on your fingers, and the plum blossom and lychee smell so good together. Lychee is almost like fresh, juicy grapes, but with a sweet, tropical, perfumey quality, and the plum blossom's tart fruitiness and creamy blossoms smell so good mixed with the tangerine and lychee. It stays fruity and bright for about an hour and then the dragon's blood incense comes in and gives a dry, smoky incense veil over everything. For a while, it was like a tropical wine and incense, and then it dries down to mostly a hazy, softly smoky temple incense with hints of citrus zest. This is one of my favorite New Year's blends.
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This reminds me of Midwinter's Eve (cheerful, syrupy sugar plum that's bright yet thickly sweet) plus patchouli. It's funny that Snake Oil on its own isn't patchouli-ish on my skin, but I smell this and immediately go, "Yes. Snake Oil's patchouli." It's distinctly Snake Oily and I love the sugar plum with this earthiness and a bit of the sensual slinkiness from Snake Oil's vanilla and musk. This is definitely one of the Yules that I'm considering hoarding multiple bottles of.
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I can't pick out most of the notes listed for this, except for the amber, which goes very powdery and kind of chalky smelling on my skin. There's a brief whiff of lemon at first and something sweet in the drydown. Powdery and dry with what smells like a hint of vanilla.
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Midway was always a light perfume and it got even lighter with age, so I wasn't expecting this to really give off Midway scent vibes and it doesn't. What it does smell like to me is tart green apples and slightly powdery vanilla musk. As it dries down, the musk takes a darker turn and I can pick out the sultry, warm red musk (vanilla musk and red wine type of feel), which smells really good and interesting with that tart green apple-ish scent. I can also pick out the pink bubblegum that others have mentioned. A very pretty red musk, apple and candy scent. Sweet and clean, yet darkly musky.
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The label on the Blapimpsottle set is the cutest thing ever. Snekhellden definitely reminds me of Snake Skin with the sweet, dark vanilla and leather (and a hint of something like sweet cherry), but the white tea from Maiden gives it a fresh, lemony brightness. The lemon fades over a few minutes, though, and then I really enjoy the scent that's left behind. It's like black yet soft and snuggly leather, dark vanilla, and a sweet smokiness that starts to waft in over the other notes. The drydown reminds me of a darker Snake Skin with a little smoke. I really enjoy this blend. Dark, yet cuddly.
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The Judge of Hell is Jealous of the Sexual Exploits of his Petitioners
Little Bird replied to Seajewel's topic in Lupercalia
The tobacco, myrrh and slight spiciness meld together in a way that reminds me of syrupy opoponax and chewing tobacco. Very sweet, almost maple syrupy or reminiscent of molasses. It's very heavy and definitely leans towards being cloying on my skin. -
White Chocolate, Pink Carnation, Coconut Cream, and Clove
Little Bird replied to Seajewel's topic in Lupercalia
The spiciness in this is more like cinnamon sugar than clove or carnation, and it smells so good mixed with the coconut cream and white chocolate. It's like the best coconut cream pie scent with rich coconut custard, caramelized toasted coconut flakes, and a nicely spicy, sugary crust. Very strong, long lasting, creamy and sweet. I bought this because I love carnation and clove, and I don't get any carnation or floral at all, and this smells more like cinnamon than clove on me, but it's such a delicious scent that I'm not even mad about it, lol. -
Luperci 2022: Lots of oakmoss and a little evergreen, warmed up with soft patchouli and sweetened with creamy honey. It reminds me of LUSH's Assassin and Tramp shower gels (which both have a strong oakmoss note as well). I really love oakmoss. It's vintage perfumes, but also being outside in nature, and it just feels so calming and grounding to me. Dark green, slightly sour moss with bits of patchouli/dirt clinging to it. The creamy honey makes it even more sensual and pleasant. Luperci is a scent that I've found to be very different throughout the years, but I love this year's version.
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I love all of these notes, but they play out strangely on my skin here and this scent isn't at all what I was expecting. Somehow this smells like a chocolate bar studded with sour herbs and the watery, fresh quality of ambergris. I expected something much darker and heavier. As it dries down, it smells like a cup of watery black tea with a little sugar and honey and a backdrop of the leather, patchouli and tobacco melding together in a gritty, masculine, smoky character. Having tea with a man in a leather jacket with the scent of smoke clinging to it (a bit like cigarette smoke, but not that harsh or sharp). A half hour in, I'm still getting that watery and clean impression and the smoky new leather jacket. I wanted this to be sweeter than it is and I don't get any of the red musk, which I love and which my skin usually amps up. It's overall more clean and bright than I was expecting.
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I smudged the smallest amount of this on my wrist and my partner was complaining for hours that it was too strong, so it has great throw and longevity on me. 😂 I really love the opening of The Red Ribbon where it's sweet, warm, sultry red musk and a thick, honeyed cream scent. It starts off very gourmand, but that stage fades quick on me (about 5 minutes) and then it becomes more of a muddied, brown scent with a much heavier, slightly powdery amber and hints of dry wood and patchouli. The amber has the quality of a traditional perfume and feels very fall-like to me (reminds me of wearing Shalimar and walking through crunchy dead leaves). After an hour, The Red Ribbon settles into a sweet red musk and dry, heavy amber that's very dark and deep in feel with an edge of powdery sophistication (not baby powder, more an edge of dusty, powdered incense). The musk and amber blend together so seamlessly, like a chunk of amber that's glowing red. Bpal's ambers are usually baby powdery on my skin, but this one isn't, and it feels very full bodied and complex. So. Yeah. I love this too.
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White Chocolate, Strawberry Pulp, and Calvados
Little Bird replied to Seajewel's topic in Lupercalia
I love all of the Lupercalia white chocolate & strawberry blends because the strawberry in them smells realistic (tart, sweet, juicy, refreshing) rather than sickly sweet, artificial or candied. I was worried about the calvados/brandy here because I don't tend to enjoy boozy scents, but this is just super creamy and smooth. It reminds me of a fresh strawberry and vanilla milkshake that's milky and icy and not overly sweet (though this is still quite sweet). I smell this and can imagine a strawberry cream drink in a martini glass, the sort of alcoholic drink where you can't really smell or taste the alcohol, but the flavors and scent are more grownup and sophisticated. That's what this scent is like <3. -
Olisbokollike is another blend that I am going to have to hoard multiple bottles of. It's definitely a savory *and* sweet scent. It's like rye bread's distinctive, savory spiciness next to a batch of Hawaiian sweet rolls and olive tapenade (salty, olive oil-y, herbal, rich and mouthwatering). I love bread scents and this one is so unique and strong and really makes me feel like I should be sitting in front of a delicious selection of fresh baked breads and flavored olive oils for dipping. I can definitely smell the sweet cream as well, but it melds into the bread to just enhance the bread and make it smell moist and lightly sweet and very realistic. I had a friend smell this on me in the drydown and they said I smelled just like Hawaiian rolls. So I smell amazing I love it when I find a gourmand fragrance that is something new and surprising, and this one is so enjoyable.
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Milk, Burnt Honey, And Ambrette Seed
Little Bird replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Bright honey turned into a crunchy, hard toffee that's burnt around the edges. There's also a floof of powdered milk that smells clean and fresh (and less powdery, more milky in the drydown). It's like LUSH's Honey I Washed the Kids was made into a slightly fresher version that's a bit sharper, but this definitely does remind me of HIWTK, especially in the sweeter, creamier drydown stage. -
Vanilla Bean, Marshmallow, and Benzoin
Little Bird replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This was the easiest blind buy of my life (I love vanilla bean, love marshmallow-y vanilla even more, and I adore vanilla + resins). I ordered two bottles initially and I'll definitely add a couple more bottles into my next order. I have and love Stekk and different ages / variations of Antique Lace, but Vanilla Bean, Marshmallow and Vanilla doesn't remind me of any of my other bpal fragrances. If anything, this reminds me of the sweet, shadowy vanilla and benzoin base in Guerlain's Spiritueuse Double Vanille, but with a realistic marshmallow instead of SDV's more complex top notes. It's so good and really blooms and warms on the skin. Shadowy like whisps of incense and cocoa powder underneath a smooth vanilla cream and realistic marshmallow. This blend is simple, wonderful, and beautiful. It smells of high quality vanilla and the benzoin is a little spicy, a little incensey, and resinous, adding so much depth to the vanillic tones. I love this one so much! -
I don't know how I overlooked this blend originally, but I recently purchased a bottle on ebay and I really enjoy how rich it is. It starts off reminding me a bit of Shub Niggurath with the addition of earthy, deep, patchouli that blends into the spices in a seamless, sophisiticated way. I feel like I can smell the sweet molasses and spices in this moist gingerbread. It's 90% spiced baked goods and only 10% earthiness, though both parts are discernable. In the drydown, it's much the same, but the gourmand aspect starts to remind me of those hard, spiced oatmeal cookies with the hardened frosting glaze on them. I used to love dipped "iced oatmeal cookies" in milk because the cookie part would soften and the hardened icing would stay kind of crunchy. I have a lot of gingerbread scents from bpal, but this one might be my favorite. Yummy gingerbread with hints of icing and the spices make the hippie patchouli into a spicy-earthy, slightly incensey perfume undertone to the gourmand part. Very good!
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Florentine orris butter, red sandalwood, white patchouli, leather accord, and ambrette musk with a drifting eddy of King mandarin, wild bergamot, bourbon vanilla, and gold-limned saffron. Mythological Scene reminds me of a lot of the Phoenix anniversary blends at first, in that it has a warm, glowing feel underneath darker notes. In the drydown, it reminds me a bit of Morocco. The red sandalwood is prominent, giving off a warm, almost incensey woods note, with the mandarin giving it a sweet, citrus brightness. The patchouli and leather add a dark, earthy hint, but that's barely there on my skin, and I have to really search for the leather, especially in the drydown. In the drydown, this is mostly vanilla and sandalwood on me, with the orris giving it a plush, powdery softness. Woody, warm, red sandalwood and creamy vanilla with a hint of powdery orris. I smell a soft, white, suede-like leather every once in a while, but mostly this is a soft vanilla-sandalwood.
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I hope that the Sheet Ghosts become a recurring collection because they're my favorites from the 2021 'Weenies and they have a fabric-like quality, subtle sweetness, and sophistication that makes me think of Black Lace and its series of flankers. Traditional Sheet Ghost, in particular, really reminds me of Black Lace (and Boo, but nowhere near as sweet as Boo). If you like sweetened cotton scents like Black Lace & Boo, I would definitely recommend giving this one a try. Traditional Sheet Ghost is more clean smelling, but in the same family for me, and it's a really beautiful perfume. Traditional Sheet Ghost conjures up images of white sheets hung to dry in a cool breeze with the scent of powdery lily and sweet, milky, cool vanilla clinging to the fabric. On me, the frankincense gives off just a hint of something darker, like a whisper of church incense weaving through the clean fabric and delicate sweetness of the larger scent. As it dries farther down, I get the lemony facet mentioned in the description and it starts to remind me of the way that magnolia flowers smell, like floral scented lemon and vanilla cream. Clean laundry scented with sweet lily and lemony magnolia, vanilla cream, and a whisper of church incense. I don't like soapy scents and this is clean without smelling like I outright rolled in laundry soap. I really love this one.
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Snake Oil's slinky, dark musk and smooth, almost spicy vanilla baked into a sweet bread and topped off with brown sugar that's starting to caramelize. I love gourmand Snake Oil blends and gourmands with a twist, so this is wonderful to me. I find it interesting that all of the Sugar Cookie blends in this series smell a little different to me. This one comes off more bread-like, Sugar Cookie Snow White has a very realistic cookie-browning-on-the-edges scent, Sugar Cookies & Popcorn Garland is much more on the brown sugar and caramel scent, and so on. The only negative is that this only lasts about 2 hours on me before it's disappeared into a hint of brown sugary skin scent, so I'm hoping that the Snake Oil part gets stronger and more tenacious with age.
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Chibi Skull is my big win from my recent orders. I usually hate red patchouli (it tends to be the sort of patch that turns to BO on my skin), but I took a chance because I LOVE vanillic gourmand notes. On me, this is like buttercream frosting, whipped cream, and milky foam with a hint of lemon, poured over a wonderful, soft, smooth, almost chocolate-y smelling patchouli. I hope to get a couple more bottles of this one and if vanilla + patchouli is something that you love, then I'd definitely recommend giving this one a try.
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Philopannyx is such a huge letdown to me. I should love this based on the notes. I love dark, resinous florals, but I don't get any resin or floral here. This is like black musk single note on me, and it goes super sour, dry, dusty, and powdery smelling on my skin. I get no florals, no myrrh and no patchouli. I don't know if something is off with my bottle or what.