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this one smells like sugary light tea with honey. bpal's honey sometimes turns weird on me, and i am afraid it does in this blend as well. when first applied, the scent is intriguing, but as it dries, the honey becomes very prominent on me and a bit sickly sweet. i'll have to try this one again at a later date and give a final verdict, but thus far, this one isn't working for me.

this is a very dry, woody scent with a touch of herbs to it, and maybe some frankincense as i get a slight pencil lead scent, which is usually what frankincense does on me. i think i smell some musks or amber too perhaps. i think the woods are a bit too much for me. on my skin they almost smell foody but not sweet-foody, and i don't really want to smell like that. lovers of herbal-woody scents may love this though.

at first the mums in this are STRONG, and sweeter than i think mums actually are. once it fades a bit i get a nice incense-musk-smoky-mum scent that is very nice! opium doesn't usually work for me, but in this one it is ok. has pretty good throw on my skin. i might decide to get a bottle of this.

i was apprehensive of this one, because of the patchouli, but i love spicy and leathery scents. luckily the patchouli isn't strong at all! i get mostly clove, leather and tonka (i think), with slight woods in the background. reminds me of the bow and crown of conquest, but without the vanilla, so it's less sweet and more masculine. but not TOO masculine. i quite like it actually-it's warm, dark and sexxxay. i think i'll get a big bottle of this one.

this is a very sweet floral with some smokiness and i think i sense the pepper. ive tried other scents with champaca, but i believe the note wasn't as prominent in them. it's a pretty scent for someone who likes sweeter florals, but it doesn't work for me. i think it'd work better on my skin if it was smokier with less floral.

first off, jasmine smells like....mothballs or bad breath on me-really hard to explain, but it does not smell good. not bpal's jasmine, anyway. at first all i get is the jasmine-strong, sharp and sour. ugh. then when it dries down it's a vanilla-violet-musk that is a bit powdery, but it's a GOOD powdery. in fact i really like it a lot when it's dry, but the first half an hour it smells gross on me. i'll most likely keep my imp but not buy a bottle of this one. i think i'd like it better if the jasmine was more subtle.

i can't seem to pick out many notes in this, but it smells like a bright fruity-floral to me. it definitely has an asian feel, and i really cant seem to get much musk or vanilla from this, maybe very faintly. perhaps i am getting mostly the grapefruit and rice wine? i dont really know what bpal's grapefruit smells like. it's a very pretty clear, bright, sweet scent. it reminds me of shampoo, and it's a little too sweet for my personal tastes.

this is one of the strangest bpal's i've smelled as of yet. at first it smells carbonated and almost root beer-ish with a woody/leafy scent underneath and a sweet floral. it has a bubbliness to it. then once it fades, the sweet floral (lily, i guess), becomes really sweet and strong, almost fruity. too sweet for me in fact. this scent isn't for me, but it is a really intriguing one!

at first love me smelled like cinnamon and baby powder with a jasmine/honeysuckle edge to it, both notes which can be hit or miss. when the perfume dried down, it improved, i get mostly a woody-cinnamon, but it reminds me too much of men's obsession by calvin klein. oh, skin chemistry. 2021: i just retried this, a million years later and i like it a lot more and it doesn't smell like obsession to me now. it reminds me of guerlain's shalimar actually. it starts with an indolic jasmine and cola and later i get spices and later on a smoky incense. i really love this one now that i'm older.

i got a near empty decant of this from someone, and there was enough left for one or two tests. initially, voodoo queen reminds me SO much of perversion (without the leather), and i like it a lot better than perversion. i think there possibly is a bit of skin musk, tonka, incense, amber and tobacco. but i am not the greatest at picking out notes. it's a bit spicy and very sexy. after absorbing a bit, it hardly reminds me of perversion, and i think i am mostly smelling incense and tobacco. oh lordy, i'd love to track down more of this.

sol smells just like bengal with ylang ylang on me. pretty much i am sensing musk, ylang ylang and ginger. nice, but not really my thing.

maybe i have weird skin chemistry, but this smells like a slightly aquatic, slightly sweet floral, with a touch of tea. it's a bit perfumy even. i think i like it though and that i will keep it. it's got a brightness to it, despite its name.

this is the third scent i've tried that reminds me of a fruit-scented doll. one other bpal i tried smelled like a strawberry shortcake doll, and this one would be an orange-scented doll. it's orangey-creamy, at first almost smelling medicinal but sweet, like children's cough syrup. sadly, i don't get any of the pepper, which i thought would spice this one up a little. it's too sweet for my tastes.

i think i am mostly getting the ylang ylang, honey comb and vanilla musk. it was a bit citrussy at first, but that faded very quickly. it is a very soft, golden scent- like a honey-floral with a powderiness to it. it's pretty, but since i am not a big fan of honey or ylang ylang, and those are prominent on my skin, i don't think i'll keep this one.

tavern of hell is VERY strong on me and very perfumey. it's a sweet floral with an herbal sharpness to it with woods in the background. my skin and woods often don't get along, and it's happening here too. though one or more notes could be the culprit. i am (mostly) getting a very sharp herbal-floral that's giving me a headache, much like ides of march did. i am so disappointed, i really wanted this one to work for me.

i was excited to try this one, as it seemed right up my bpal alley. i get a warm creamy spicy scent, like many others. i definitely smell something similar to white musk too. i like this scent, but don't love it. but i will keep my imp, because it seems like it'd be a comforting scent.

this is a very pretty scent. a little bit powdery a little bit musky and a little bit floral. very innocent, soft and sweet. the white sandalwood ads a touch of SLIGHT spice. i think it's where the powderiness comes from. this reminds me of the color white.

i got a partial frimp of this from someone. i am floored, i actually like this one! i originally had no interest in this, as honey as well as jasmine often do not work with my skin chemistry. however, honey moon is gorgeous. it smells like a softly floral and honey scent. i cant pick out the florals, as this is blended perfectly. i love sweet surprises like this!

maiden smells just like i expected it to, simply carnation and rose. it reminds me a lot of lush's potion, except the rose is more prominent here, whereas in potion, the carnation is more prominent. this is definitely the scent of dried roses as well. very soft and sweet with a little bit of spice from the carnation. this is a beautiful scent, and i will definitely add it to my big bottle list!

oh i had high hopes for this one, after seeing things like 'carnation' and 'spicy' mentioned in the reviews. i think i am getting some carnation, as well as the all-too familar scent of pencil lead, which is what bpal's frankincense does on my skin.

let me start off by saying that i am not a big patchouli or fruit fan, but i often love red musk, so i thought i might be able to rock this scent. mme. moriarty is kind of a spicy-musky-earthy scent. in the imp it smells nearly medicinal to me. at first it's REALLY strong and the plum and patchouli are the prominent notes. the red musk comes out more as it's fading, but the patchouli and plum are far too prominent for my tastes. also the musk is more animalistic musky than skin-musky. i don't note any similarities between this and snake charmer or smut as others have said. i love those 2 scents, but this one is just not me, and i'll probably swap my decant. i was hoping i would love this, so i could buy a bottle too, and get a tarot card, but i guess i won't now. damn you, patchouli.

first off, i see an initial dorian similarity, but that fades away. on me, this is much more perfumey than dorian. a bit masculine, but more unisex. i think my skin is mostly exuding the white musk, vanilla and earl grey. i LOVE earl grey and have been trying to find a scent that exactly duplicates it. theodosius does not, but the tea-ish element is definitely there. i am also getting a slight pencil-shaving scent in the background that i usually get from frankincense. i have no idea what's doing it in here. this scent gives off the same feeling as one of my favorite commercial scents- versace dreamer. a men's scent, but very perfumy and more unisex to me. both are very crisp and a little bit sweet and warm at the same time. overall, i like this very much, and i think i'll keep my imp and buy a bottle of this when i get the chance.

i just searched for oscar de la renta and found this description- This classic takes an entire garden full of summer blossoms and tempers them with a complex blend of rare spices, including clove, myrrh, and coriander. my grandmother used to wear that scent, so i am very familiar with it. i recently tried terpsichore, and it reminded me of it a lot. the notes for terpsichore are different though- right, joyful and expressive, her scent is kinetically charged, graceful, and an inspiration to all dancers: vanilla and carnation with neroli, iris, stephanotis, sweet pea, apple blossom and palmarosa. maybe it's worth a try?

snake oil did that to me too, and other bpal scents containing vanilla, so i think that could be it? i can only do bpal vanilla when not very prominent and that makes me very sad. ive heard amber does it to some people, but bpal's amber works really good on me, like it does on you, so maybe vanilla doesn't work on you either.

well, i've only tried bordello and lurid from that list, but lurid reminded me of cassis, now that you mention it. cassis + ozone, if i remember correctly. i love cassis candy-they sell some in tins at cost plus that i get sometimes. soooo good. in fact i think they sell a few different cassis candies at cost plus. it's been awhile since i've been there though...