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i was very excited about this one! all loved notes, hoping for a gorgeous combination. at the beginning, i get a very woody note with some myrrh.it doesn't really read as oudh to me, but i suppose that's what it is? it's meditative and smells like incense. something in this is mildly fizzy, not sure what it is, but there it is. it's pretty linear on me, and i don't seem to get any labdanum, vanilla or benzion. i will have to try it again after it settles a bit.

the polished woods are the strongest note at first, mixed with myrrh. after a few minutes on the skin, i get hints of honey, vanilla and the frankincense comes out fairly strong. unfortunately, i amp the frankincense in this, as i often do and it overpowers the scent. the honey is quite pretty though. i will give it another try later on and see how i feel. it *is* pretty, just too heavy on the frankincense for me.

i got this as a frimp in a swap this is much softer and sweeter than i thought it would be. i get the victorian oriental perfume along with hints of absinthe. it's a light, slightly sweet scent, but not as charged and intense as i thought it might be from the description. there is something almost floral in this but i'm not sure what it is, maybe lotus? or maybe it's just absinthe, it gets mildly sugary which makes me think it may be the absinthe. this is a pretty scent but not really me. also it's soft, my skin seems to eat it up.

i dunno, i'm usually not a foody person, but this spoke to me. i guess i need the comfort! it starts off with booze and coffee..kind of smells like an irish coffee. then i get some almond and coconut. praying the coconut doesn't completely take over as it often does. after a few more minutes i think i get molasses. there is definitely chocolate in here but it's not too strong. at this point it's mostly coffee and cardamom. i rarely wear foody scents but i could see reaching for this on a cold winter's day when i just don't wanna get out of bed, until it turns plasticky like most foody scents do. oh well...

right off i smell violets and orris/iris with hints of greenery. it's so pretty and springlike. i get lavender after it's been on my skin for about 10 minutes and i am really loving it now, it's a very interesting iris scent and reminds me of lolita lempicka without the anise. so pretty, i think i need a bottle.

this scent is pretty but so soft that i can barely smell it! i think it's mostly tobacco, sandalwood and maybe the "marbled" part is vanilla, because i swear there's something a bit like vanilla in this. i think i am smelling iris in the background but not the bergamot or leather...wish the leather came out more on me. this scent is pretty and i like it quite a lot, but it's very subtle and dissipates very quickly.

this is a soft milky iris/lilac scent. this milk note is so familiar and i feel like i smelled something similar in a moment in time, but a milk note isn't listed in that scent. i think maybe it's like the scent of soft goats milk & honey soap mixed with iris and lilac. it's very soft and comforting, i could see wearing this at bedtime. bpal had a milk note that did not work on me, but this one does, thankfully. this scent feels perfect for a rainy spring day and i really like it a lot.

right off, i smell coconut milk and honeyed saffron. it smells a bit like a chi chi tiki drink at this stage. after about 5 minutes on the skin, the olive blossom comes through, with hints of amber, deepening the scent and cutting the sweetness. 5-10 more minutes pass and the coconut milk gets stronger again. at this point it's basically coconut milk and olive blossom. i looove olive blossom but the coconut is just too sweet for me. and i get no leather, which is a bummer.

i'm getting something pale, powdery and floral in the beginning. it almost smells like tuberose mixed with vanilla. after about 20 minutes, yes, that's it. this is like an amped up version of neutral which has a really nice tuberose. this is just stronger and sweeter to me, but very similar.

this smells like a classic scent to me, something from the 20s-50s. it starts off with vanilla and vetiver i believe. it's slightly bitter earth with a powdery softness. the vanilla gets more honeyed after a couple of minutes, which warms up the scent and makes it increasingly sexier. after about 5-10 minutes i get more labdanum which is very pretty. it's resin-y and powdery at this point. i don't seem to get a lot of patchouli or jasmine yet. during the drydown i get a bit of patchouli but not much. jasmine is nowhere to be found! i really like this scent though, it reminds me of caron's tabac blond without the leather and a bit more powdery. ❤️ ETA: tried this again and i'd say it smells just like habanita.

White patchouli leaf, beeswax, ambergris, and pale incense. ooh, this starts off so beautifully. it's a very pretty beeswax with something slightly sweet and golden. this is a beautiful honey! after a minute or two, i think i get hints of incense. still so pretty. after being on the skin about 10 minutes, i think i sense the ambergris but get no strong patchouli scent, but then again it's white patchouli leaf, which i am guessing is more subtle (?) overall, this is a very pretty beeswax/honey scent. i'm really loving it and may need a bottle. i really love the interaction of beeswax and incense

this is a very sugary, sweet, creamy rose. it's reminiscent of hope, but sweeter. it's like a rosy whipped cream/vanilla/marshmallow scent. this is very pretty, and i love this rose, the scent itself is just a bit sweet for me.

this starts off with something woody and kind of nutty? not sure what that is. quickly it softens and turns to incense and rose with some bergamot for good measure. at this point, it's a little bit sharp, but not too bad. then it gets deeper from the labdanum. after about 10 minutes i get a smooth oude and a the vanilla musk. it dries down to a vanilla-oudh with rose and incense. so pretty. i honestly wish i had an incense that smelled like this! in the end it's a vanilla-rose with oudh, very pretty.

yes this definitely starts off with a strong red wine note! after about a minute i get hints of ash lingering in the background. a few minutes later i get something fruity-plasticky, like a plastic scented doll. perhaps it's something that makes up the red wine, because this sometimes happens to me with some of BPAL's fruit notes, especially plum. after about 10 more minutes, the plastic note dissipates, thankfully. i think i am left with amber, wine, ash and benzoin. i don't seem to get much vanilla from this. this seems like a fall/winter scent to me, and i think i need to try this again in the fall, when it will really shine.

from the start, i get mostly blood musk with hints of amber and jasmine tea, but it's primarily musk. after about 10 minutes the jasmine tea becomes stronger. this is a sweeter jasmine, not a strong and indolic one. if memory serves, it reminds me a bit of the jasmine in venus genetrix. (just checked and the note is listed as jasmine tea in that scent, so it's likely the same.) after about 15-20 minutes it's more smoothed out by the amber but the blood musk is still prominent. i like this one a lot-it's mysterious and makes me think of dark, warm summer nights.

got a frimp of this! it smells pine-y at first, then after a minute or so i get a hint of something sweet, kind of like a spicy muffin. then i get a masculine sort of woodiness and some other notes i can't place but it's primarily pine then woods.

oh this is very pretty and soft. a soft ambergris-tobacco, it's slightly salty and slightly creamy. the woods come out later during the drydown, and the tobacco becomes a bit more pronounced. still this is a pretty and understated scent.

got a frimp of this from someone at first i smell mint and vanilla with some buttery rum and a hint of coconut. i don't seem to get the cocoa. it's very airy somehow, and after a couple minutes i smell primarily coconut and mint and it's kind of beachy. i think i start to get a hint of cocoa/chocolate after about 5-10 minutes. it smells like ice cream to me! the mint settles a bit but the coconut stays fairly strong. this is definitely not my kind of scent but i'm glad i got to try it. foody scent lovers rejoice

received a frimp from the lab! it does smell like a soft woodsy cologne with some citrus and basil. there's definitely a bit of a herbaceous quality. i also swear i smell something slightly like leather? not sure what combination that could be. it smells like citrussy herbal soap with a hint of leather. kind of nice in a way, and not what i expected. still, probably not a keeper for me, though it is a nice scent.

right off i think i get sweet milk and honeysuckle. it stays pretty much like this, though i can sense a bit more jasmine as time goes on. there's a cleanness that i suppose is the essence of the female skin. it's very pretty, kind of soapy but a fancy european soap, so it's all good. it's delicate and perfect for spring and summer.

this scent is very pale and ethereal, and it makes me think of the cover of the cocteau twins' treasure album. it starts off with white tobacco and ambergris on me. i don't seem to get the vanilla right off like other people do. there is maybe a hint of moonflower. it's a sort of dry and pale scent. i get a tiny hint of vanilla but this is primarily tobacco on me, maybe my skin is really amping that note up. after about 20 minutes on the skin it's primarily a tobacco-vanilla with hints of moonflower. so pretty!

frimp from the BPTP! i smell honey with some grassiness at first. it's quite pretty and i like it more than i expected i would. after about 10 minutes it's mostly a pure honey note with a hint of grassiness. this was a surprise like. glad to have gotten this frimp, it smells pretty gorgeous on me.

i tried this on my hair first, not on skin. i definitely smell the amber and oudh as the strongest elements with hints of ginger. this is such a pretty HG. i love it even more than i thought i would. bpal seems to have different oudhs, from my limited experience. this one is fairly soft and reminiscent of the one in the first love fades too atmo spray. the overall effect is a cloud of amber with some oudh. so pretty.

when i first tried it on my skin, sprayed straight on, it was mostly tea and ginger blossom with hints of honey. next i sprayed some on my hands and put it in my hair and i am getting more carnation and honey now but can definitely still smell the ginger blossom. this is a very pretty floral, perfect for spring.

i smell cardamom and honey at first and it's very rich and golden. the tobacco comes in later adding depth to the scent. tonka and vanilla are in the background. a lovely scent! i really love the tobacco in this especially. <3