Lambent

It smells like a cup of a rich, but smooth coffee in the bottle. On skin, more of the champaca and other resinous notes come out. Something about this is creamy/milky and lightly sweet. The vanilla orchid blooms maybe ten minutes after application. Sophisticated, elegant, and quite subtle.

I feel fortunate to have been able to snag a bottle from the recent restock. I don't know why, but I think "goth shop" when I smell this. Probably the black musk. It's well-blended, with the smoothness of the leather peeking through over time and a grittiness from the motor oil that is paved over with the myrrh and musk. It threatens to get powdery at times, but thankfully never crosses the line. It's so evocative and so sultry! EDIT: Must warn people, though, that Streets of Detroit has a powerful throw so it might offend people who aren't used to these heavier, resinous, murky scents.

This is strange and difficult to describe... I do get something musky and berry-ish, but the scent is also floral-y. I get the impression of wasabi without the painful nose-tingling sensation. It's fresh and green, but warm, slightly sweet and slightly spicy. An oddball of a perfume. I like it, actually, and I keep smelling my wrist.

Something about this reminds me a lot of Veil, only Veil has a stronger violet heart and The Unicorn Rushing... has, obviously, a stronger orris/lilac core. It truly is ethereal and wispy, like a silvery, shimmery, pale purple smoke. The orris in this also reminds me a bit of lipstick.

Smells strangely festive in the bottle, reminding me of the winter seasons. I imagine burgundy velvet when smelling this. The sandalwood gives the fruits in this some structure. Unfortunately, the pomegranate and black currant were a bit too sweetly syrupy on my skin.

A tart pomegranate with the haze of a clean gray wisp of smoke in the background. The incense doesn't smell so much like incense as it evokes the feeling of smelling smoke (my nose actually tingled a little bit when I smelled the perfume from the bottle). It's remarkably clean and sharp; I don't really get a resinous, heavy feeling from this at all. Elegant.

A perfect companion to the perfume oil. I think more of the fougere aspect comes out in the hair gloss. Thrilled to have it!

I felt pretty underwhelmed when I tried this out on my hair the first time, the hype having raised my expectations. Nevertheless, I bought a bottle and after several more wears, Enveloped in Silk has really grown on me. It's such a fitting scent for the spring and summer months. Inoffensive, innocent (despite the bottle art), and soft strawberry cream.

I can't believe this--an agreeable patchouli! The patchouli in this reminds me of the one in Miss Dior Cherie (2005) that I enjoyed. Tweedledum's dimensions are thick, yet light. The patchouli, the crispness of the green tea and green mango, and the slight sweetness from the fig combine to make a very likable scent. Green and fresh, but with some weight.

Testing from a frimp. A sharp lavender with a floral note (the lotus, I'm assuming). I don't know if I get any spice, really. It's just alright, for me. I feel it would be a good oil to use with a diffuser.

A celebration of one of the first commercially produced perfumes of America's Old West. A rugged, warm blend of vanilla, balsam and sassafras layered over Virginia cedar. Got a frimp of this. Fresh upon skin, it smelled somewhat dusty. It morphs into a mainly vanilla scent; the vanilla smells "dirtied up." I get the cedar looming in the background and a bit of that root beer-like sassafras. I'm not familiar with balsam, yet, so I can't say. Not really my style of fragrance, unfortunately, although vanilla lovers might enjoy it.

Someone was kind enough to sell me a partial bottle of this. In the bottle it almost smells boozy. Like a syrupy strawberry liquor. On skin, it becomes a sweet strawberry. I think it walks the line between artificial and real (I would not call this an authentic strawberry scent, to be very honest). I don't know if I get any of the dandelion or the grass, but there is a fresh element to this. Sadly, it lasts all of about two hours. Even then, this is pleasant and fun. A very innocent, even nostalgic sort of scent. Should a new Strawberry Moon surface, I wouldn't mind getting it.

Definitely definitely The Two Old Men from this year's Lupers for coffee/leather. The Bow & Crown of Conquest is a sensually masculine scent. An almost creamy cedar with sage, lavender, and leather (and other notes but those were most prominent to me). You might like The Jersey Devil or Thanatopsis for the pine.

Venustas reminds me so much of Kumiho (and also Dorian). The tea note is the strongest, along with a green, slightly earthy fougere. It's really lovely, crisp, and I feel so comfortable wearing it.

I really like BPAL's fougeres. I like Jareth, as well, and all the notes in it sound so amazing, but I find that the scent has a feeble throw and longevity (most likely my skin is to blame). I can hardly smell the perfume after the first hour. But from what I can smell, it does remind me of Dorian without the sugared lemon tea aspect. I hope Jareth's strength improves with age. In its current state, it's likable, but greatly underwhelming.

Temple of Dreams smells of potent, sharp lavender. The lavender note reminds me of Serge Lutens' Encens et Lavande. I can't comment on the effectiveness of this blend, yet (will edit if anything out of the ordinary happens during sleep). But it did make me feel more relaxed and open to sleep.

Hmm... Pine. It then becomes a soft, clean musk. I like the smell of pine, but it seems to be temperamental on my skin, warping into something akin to cat piss. I love the idea of this scent, but not how it performs on me.

Not for me, personally. It smells of damp, dirt-covered roses. It might make a nice oil to burn for a morbid sort of atmosphere.

I did get that juicy fruit gum vibe others have mentioned before. I let it age a few months and it now smells more prominently of juniper (I recognize the note from the BPTP Juniper + Mint hair gloss). It has one of the most pleasantly refreshing, clean (not laundry-esque, but more in the sense of the transparency of a crystal) drydowns I've smelled from a perfume oil--no "sticky" smelling residue or powderyness. It never crosses the sweetness threshold. I think it's perfect for any casual occasion.

I snagged a bottle of this after having fallen in love with the scene (and the song) in the film featuring Yasmine Hamdan. I do like it and it's one of those scents that transports you to some place you've only dreamed of. I feel a little intimidated by this scent, lovely as it is. I'm afraid to wear it out; I cannot articulate why exactly. Perhaps because I feel Hal will wear me? I think I get mostly the Egyptian jasmine (it smells a bit different from jasmine notes I'm used to) and perhaps saffron more than anything else. All the other sweet notes give it that syrup-y quality without it being too much so, yet they are unable to subdue the threat of that sharp, focused bite of the jasmine.

So. On. Point. This is the perfect evocation of its namesake. It immediately brings to mind an old, creaking Victorian home and one of those large glass cabinets used to display strange odds and ends. I think of old lace, dried flowers, hidden altars. The chill of some unseen presence and echoing footsteps and whispers throughout.

The hype for this scent is largely deserved, I think. I was afraid it would get too sweet or foody on my skin, but that wasn't the case. An almost sharp lemon is tamed by light musks and the Victorian fougere. I really do enjoy fougeres and this is no exception. Truly refined, indeed, and wearable year-round. It also lasted an amazingly long time (10+ hours) which is rare for me as my skin sucks up most perfume oils unless they consist of heavier notes. I am completely seduced.

Nobility and haughtiness befitting the Antichrist: sage, carnation and cedar with lavender, vanilla, white musk and leather. A newfound GC love! The Bow & Crown of Conquest reminds me of one of my favorite perfumes--Endymion from Penhaligon's. They don't smell exactly alike, but they do share some of the same notes like lavender, sage, and leather. My skin tends to amp cedar and I have conflicted feelings about that. But the cedar in this played well with the other notes creating that intimate closeness I feel when wearing the aforementioned Endymion. It's not overly spicy, floral, gourmand, woody, fruity, or saccharine. It has a masculine sort of sweetness and is a scent that is difficult to describe as being any one thing. Balanced, comforting, strangely sensual, and I could still smell it on me after the 6-hour mark. Massive win.

I love this! My first BPTP hair gloss purchase. It smells less minty on my hair and more fresh/sweet. Probably the juniper. In a sense, makes me think of III. The Countess of Morcar's Blue Carbuncle but not bubble gummy like that one. Super long lasting, too. I could still smell it the next day.

Seems like there's a first time for everything. This is the first BPAL scent that has left me in a state of panic at the fact it's limited edition. It seems very subtle in the bottle and then on my skin it becomes this long-lasting, smooth, incredible composition. Like eyes-rolling-into-the-back-of-my-head amazing. I couldn't stop smelling myself; it's almost obscenely divine. No single note starts screaming and I'm thankful it never becomes foodie, cloying, or overly sweet. The leather, which is already smooth, melds so well with the cacao, coffee, and teakwood. I do agree that it has a cologne-like vibe, but perhaps that's also why I enjoy it so much--it's another scent that could work well for any gender, really. I'd definitely recommend it for smooth leather lovers. Now I wish I had the disposable income to buy a lifetime supply of this.