theseagrows
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somehow i'd never tried this one in my near 20 years of BPALing...then i got a frimp, yay! it opens with a lot of the opium and something a bit sweet, almost like cherry/dragon's blood, but less sweet. i sense the civet but it's pretty tame at first. egyptian musk is sort of the background that everything else is swimming in, i think. the civet is definitely animalic on me but it's also pretty subtle, and i can really only smell it close up as opposed to wafting from afar...wafting i mostly get musk and incense. the civet is still there close up but not super strong, but it is quite animalic.
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i got a frimp of this...i tend to dislike fruity notes, including apple so take my review with a grain of salt. it opens with fresh golden apples and that's all i can really sense, except for maybe a tiny hint of honey in the background. i get a slightly sharp cream in the background. primarily this is a crisp apple. if you like apple-y scents this might do it for you, because it's pretty realistic.
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hmm this opens with the honey cream and sandalwood i think. it's creamy and warm with a touch of red silk i think. for some reason some honey notes from BPAL are kind of maple-y like immortelle and it's definitely happening here. after a minute or two i get the lotus which adds a pretty floral element. for me, that maple note is just too strong and overwhelms everything. i think i had it happen with a 'honey dust' note in another scent. totally different from just a basic honey note. anyway, i get no leather here and it was not really what i was expecting.
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this opens with the orchid, violet and opium-it's sweetly floral and a little dusky from the opium. it smells very purple. there is a hint of green stems too. there is a soft background of heliotrope and sandalwood which props up the floral notes nicely. overall, this is mostly orchid and violet- a slightly sweet purple floral. the opium adds a bit of depth but is not super dark or heavy, just a little bit. this is a pretty purple floral that is kind of dewy, like a spring garden after the rain. very pretty and a bit lighter than expected.
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like doomsday_disco i smell something sparkling, like a champagne or labdanum note at first, and not much else. then i get a bit of patchouli and maybe 'ambre noir', unless that's the effervescence (?) after awhile the deeper notes become more prominent, but i still get that light sparkling note the strongest. it's pretty but much lighter and not at all what i was expecting. i don't seem to get vanilla here and the musk peeks out later on.
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this opens with a lot of blood musk followed by black cherry, saffron, and a hint of jasmine. the cherry leans a bit cough drop at first, but not too bad. within minutes, i am getting mostly red musk, amber, saffron along with cherry that is now subtler. after more time has passed i get a lot of rose added to the mix. now it's rose/red musk/saffon/jasmine/cherry. there is a slight woodiness from patchouli but it's not very strong for me. overall this is too sweetly red musky/cherry for me and there is something a bit rubbery after awhile that i dislike. if you love cherry and red musk you will probably love this though.
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Galanthus Nivalis, Single Snowdrop
theseagrows replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Limited Editions
this opens with a green, cold white floral with a bit of the ink as well. it's green and earthy/rooty. despite being a spring scent, this sounds wintry to me so i am trying it in late fall in the cold and it's perfect for this time of year, though i think this really has january/february vibes and am looking forward to trying it then. this kind of seems like an iris/orris root kind of thing. there may be myrrh here but if so it's very subtle. a unique floral. really pretty. -
this opens with a lot of cherry along with orange. after a minute or so i get a slightly indolic jasmine which grows stronger over time, then the tuberose. amber and vanilla are fairly subtle and this is primarily a cherryish heady floral with an amber background. dries down to cherry-tuberose. i love white florals and haven't smelled many with cherry and i like this a lot. it's heady and sweet.
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this opens with rose, merlot and some effervescence (from labdanum? i think i recall that BPAL's labdanum note does that. shortly after i get honey and resins as well. it remains pretty linear and the labdanum is quite strong on me. very pretty and leans almost fruity, however i thought it'd be deeper and more resiny, but it's actually kind of bright. actually now that i think of it, it reminds me of sangria with a little champagne.
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i received a frimp of this one, which i had never heard of. i get red musk with a lot of tobacco and patchouli. something here leans slightly animalic and there is a sweetness from the blackcurrant but it's not too sweet. this is one of those chewy, chocolatey patchoulis, really nice. after awhile it dries down to red musk and patchouli with tobacco in the background. one i never would think to try but ended up liking a lot.
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this opens with the red musk and oud with something kind of woody and slightly nutty. not sure what that is. there is a sweetness from fig but it's not too sweet, at least at the beginning. then i get florals and incense. the ambrette adds a sort of sheer musky quality and is quite strong on me. i think next i get the indigo musk because it definitely has a murky purple thing going on, supported by the incense and fig. i guess i would categorize this as a musky, dusky incense with some florals. the fig never gets too fruity or strong, thankfully. it's mostly musks and ambrette on me. pretty!
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this is a bitter, green, woody orange blossom. it's less floral and a bit more woody/masculine leaning for me. i think i get a sour orange rind too and/or bergamot maybe (?) it's refreshing in hot weather.
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i think i am having a pretty similar experience to other reviewers. it's a white spring floral with hints of green and also i think a bit of rootiness. i am super into narcissus notes lately and this does not disappoint. it's a little fresher and brighter than other narcissus perfumes i've tried, i guess due to the jonquil. it gets a bit too strong after a few minutes and is slightly headache inducing though, and then leans sort of soapy. i think a bit of vanilla or amber might round this out. i don't normally blend different perfumes but i might try it with this one because i really like elements of it.
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a creamy honey with amber in the background. lovely, warm and cozy. honey is the strongest note. i figured i would really like this and i do.
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this opens with the honeyed labdanum, neroli and incense. the jasmine comes out next along with rose. i'd say neroli and incense are the strongest notes for awhile, then i get a fare amount of rose. vanilla is just hanging out in the background, not the strongest note on my skin. a pretty dusky floral. neroli lovers will like this i think.