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how did i never review this? i know tried it once...anyway, i got an imp to try again because i couldn't remember. ok, yes it's pretty foody to begin with but not the foodiest ever. pretty autumnal and halloween type scent. it's a bit nicer when it becomes a bit less foody but still overall it's too foody for my tastes.

hmm, i don't seem to get the notes clearly. it smells just like a head shop or indian incense. a little bit soapy too, can't smell much else. very "hippie" scented on me.

this is like slightly minty-aquatic ice water, like taking a deep breath on a cold winter's day. there also seems to be something slightly smoky, which i guess is the stone and fire. it's bringing to mind a roaring fire, outside on a cold, damp night, however the coolness seems to dominate. this strikes me as a more traditionally fresh masculine scent.

ok i tend to avoid fruity scents, especially peach but i noticed that i seem to be a bit open to apricot and nectarine because they're more tart. also jasmine often goes wonky on me, and sometimes patchouli too, so this was a risk for me! it really does smell like candied apricot with a hint of jasmine, quince and skin musk. very dainty and pretty. after awhile i am smelling the tonka as well, and later on, unfortunately for me, it becomes much more sweet and heavy on the peach. if you like peach and patchouli you'd dig this, but it's just not right for me.

huh, this is not what i expected at all but it's a pleasant surprise! it's a pure, skin-musky tuberose. i looove tuberose so i am really loving this. a little later on a very slight greenery comes out behind the tuberose, yum. this is almost a tuberose single note on me, which is fine by me. perfect for warm summer days. i am SO happy bpal has been doing more tuberose lately. it is delectable, especially in summer. ETA: about 2 hours later this is a soft tuberose-vanilla. gorgeous.

interesting, it's a lot sweeter and light than i expected for some reason. i think it starts off with orchid, bergamot and juniper. light, floral and almost kind of fruity. it seems more traditionally feminine or maybe just unisex. after a few minutes the sweetness burns off some and there is some rosewood now with maybe a hint of sandalwood but the orchid still remains. overall this reads kind of fruity-floral to me and it smells nice but it just doesn't really fit my personality. i am curious to smell this on a man to see if it's any different. it is very orchid-heavy on me for a long time. however, after maybe 30-40 minutes this weird powderiness comes through. i think it must be sandalwood, because it smells dry and masculine. i don't really like that kind of powder (unlike violet and amber) and i am going to have to swap this.

ok, this starts out as strong jasmine but it's a nice jasmine that doesn't smell stinky on me, which is a rarity. it's a bit strong but i think i can handle it. after about half an hour the jasmine settles a bit and i think the woods come out a bit more, and then finally the vanilla, honey and ambrette seed warm it up even more. such a pretty scent, it's kind of like a unisex jasmine scent which is more to my liking than super-feminine jasmines are. however there are two things that might make this difficult for me to wear. 1. this has a lot of throw on me and i think it's giving me a bit of a headache, and 2. something seems to be turning slightly plasticky on me, but not TOO bad. i think this might be nice to wear from time to time but not very often, so i will probably keep my decant but won't need a bottle.

i tried this because i like blackberry, but whoa is this sweeeet at first. it smells like cough syrup or definitely something medicinal. a few minutes later it's a very strong berry scent with a kind of sickly sweetness from the honey. it's very cloying on my skin and alas, this is why sometimes fruits and honey are complete no-no's for me.

hmm, i admit i was a bit scared of some of these notes, since a lot of them often don't work on me. freshly applied this smells like chcoolate and vetiver and both are very strong on me at first. after a few minutes i think i am sensing the maize and the chocolate is calmer so this is still primarily vetiver on me. after about 20 minutes this scent rounds out a lot more and it isn't as bitter as it was in the beginning. i think after being on my skin awhile it's copal, cacao and a bit of honey. thus far i can't seem to smell any cotton blossom. i think i just amp the vetiver so much that it kind of takes over everything, unfortunately.

i smell predominantly white musk at first. then it seems that the frankincense and vanilla come through, warming this up a bit and rounding it out. it's very subtle, and it's mostly white musk on me with hints of the other notes. after about 15 minutes or so the leather and armor comes out more and it's less ethereal than it was before. eta: a couple hours later this is a very pretty skin scent of white musk and vanilla. <3

this starts out with just amber then i can smell a hint of oudh and then vanilla is added to the mix which kind rounds it out and makes it even richer. it becomes much more strong and then this becomes primarily vanilla with amber, but the oudh is subtle because i can only sense it slightly. this is quite warm and beautiful and luckily this vanilla works pretty well with my skin chemistry, yay. ETA: after about 40 mins this is OMGGORGEOUS on me. i really love it so much, it reminds me of some high end perfumes i've tried. need a bottle of this and oh i'm sure that's going to be a bit difficult.

how have i never tried this?! i love almond and rose. maybe it was the nutmeg that frightened me. i always think of it as when it's a strong note and all foody, but there are a lot of scents with subtle nutmeg that i adore. anyway... this starts out with a lovely almond, very marzipan like. then some rose comes through with the neroli and it smells good for a time, then suddenly it just turns to a sour rosy scent. i don't know why but some of BPAL rose scents are absolute favorites and some go all sour like this.

in the imp i think i just smell cypress and hint of patchouli. on my skin it starts out very green and herbaceous, then it's mostly cypress with hints of rose, patchouli and maybe fig. something in this seems a bit soapy to me, but i'm not sure what. i think i amp cypress because that seems to be the most prominent note and it isn't changing much. after a bit it gets a bit more rosy and the tonka seems to come through, warming it up, but it's still mostly cypress i think.

hmm i wasn't even sure what to expect from this one. this is a soft, worn leather, not a fresh black leather at all. it basically smells like a woody leather to me and a hint of amber or musk, which is probably the fougere. it's softer than i thought it would be. i also get something a bit rubbery, but luckily it is subtle. i like this, but i think this may smell better on my boyfriend so i'm going to test it on him.

daaaamn this is the cream/milk note that smells like pee on me this starts out with some toasty foody note that smells like burning slightly, then i get the urine note, which i never know will happen, because i've tried some scents with "cream" and they are perfectly fine. and this sounded so lovely too, but my skin chemistry is not having this. no sirree.

ah thank you, that's been on my wishlist for awhile now, maybe i should bump it up to ISO

this is pretty much how the description implies- a sweet, rich berry musk. the berry is strong at first and lasts quite awhile but later on the musk becomes more prominent and balances out with the berry. fruits often don't work on me, but berry mostly does. it works at first in this, but is still too sweet for my personal preferences, however when it's been on the skin awhile it does start to turn a bit plasticky, which does happen with certain fruits and my skin chemistry at times.

this starts out all hemp- just greenery. i think after a few seconds a hint of honey and honeysuckle peeks through, but it's still very green and continues to be 97% hemp after 5-10 minutes. after awhile i think i can smell a tiny bit of honey and amber along with the hemp, but not much else. it becomes a honey-hemp scent for the most part after being on the skin awhile.

this starts off milky and baby powder sweet. i really don't get much tuberose or pear as singularly recognizable. it's all milk and opoponax on me and it stings my nose a bit when i smell my wrist. after about 15 minutes the powderiness calms down a bit and i think i'm getting carrot seed. i'm a bit surprised because usually tuberose is a bold note but i am not getting any in this! after about half an hour this is a subtle, slightly sweet powdery scent. i think it's mostly opoponax and carrot seed and the tuberose is really subtle, faint in the background. this is a very pretty, soft scent. powdery and close to the skin. <3

thanks i will check out eisheth. i think i tried tezcatlipoca a long time ago but can't remember. unfortunately rigorous love wasn't for me, but i have some contemplating the moon on its way to me right now, and i'm excited to try it! thank you, i will look up seekim. i tried wulric years ago and i did like it, i should track some more down and re-try. thanks everyone for suggestions!!

thanks, i haven't tried that one, i will have to seek it out! tbh i've avoided pear because a lot of fruity scents go plasticky on me, but i should give it a try and see how it works.

i re-tried delight and consternation last night and boy did i love it. originally i steered clear because i am generally not a fan of super-foodies that contain cream or cocoa, but the addition of florals, citrus and skin musk is a perfect combination with my skin chemistry. can anyone recommend more scents like this? or any scents that are slightly gourmand but not too much? ETA: i love dorian, i never considered it really gourmand but i guess it is. i also sort of liked love's philosophy, which seems to be in the same vein(?) i do like sugary florals, vanilla and tea notes.

in the bottle it smells like a grassy floral but on my skin it starts off as baby powder and that quickly fades to exhibit a soft white musk with vanilla and acacia. this smells very young and innocent so definitely "good". it doesn't have much throw on me at first, and it's pretty soft in general, but after about 10 minutes the acacia and honey really stand out and it becomes a sugary honeyed floral. it's nice but i'm not sure how i feel about acacia on me personally. once it's been on about 20 minutes it's kind of soapy on me.

i love dungeon. it was one of the first atmosphere sprays i tried and my first favorite spray. it's just what it smells like, a winey-leather musk, but i really love the wine element i must say, because it adds something a bit different and complex to the scent. this scent is very sensual and i loved to spray it around my room (especially at night ) before i ran out.

i really like cathouse a lot. i could see it being nice sprayed sparingly on a warm summer day because it has that sultriness to it. i can't really pick out notes in this, but it seemed to be mostly florals and vanilla with a hint of musk, but probably mostly magnolia-vanilla. very evocative!