Verios

I am so, so glad that I was fortunate enough to swap for a partial bottle of this! I had some doubts as to how much I'd like this after sniffing the bottle, since it smelled very...subtle, almost to the point where I was afraid it would disappear completely on application. However, not to fear! While it's not a scent with a ton of throw, so far so good, as it's not one that vanishes right away, either. It sounded gorgeous, but even I couldn't have predicted just how gorgeous this would smell. This isn't an overtly sexual scent, but at the same time it's so sexy. The musk is soft and sits close to the skin, tempting me to huff discreetly (or probably not-so-much) at my own wrists, and melds into what smells like a clear night in the forest. This is one of those rare ones where everything is present, but nothing is overwhelming, and the overall result is that it's even better than I thought it would be. Instant favorite.

This, for me, is about as perfect as a pumpkin scent can get. The pumpkin is buttery and rich without being too foody or heavy, and the orange peel and amber are both present and intermingle with it gorgeously. This was as amazing as I was afraid it would be (curse you, self, for falling utterly in love with a relatively HTF scent!) Definitely one I'm on the lookout for a backout bottle of. Throw is pretty decent, and it lasts a fair bit, as well. One of my top 5 BPAL loves of all time.

This is a scent that I (very fortunately) got in a swap a few weeks ago--I'd been wanting to try it as it sounded really amazing, but had begun to think I wasn't going to manage to snag some anytime soon. It was well worth the wait. (I'd put off trying it for this long after receiving it because I was afraid it was going to be straight florals after smelling the bottle--I like some floral, but not usually a ton...) However, this really is the golden, warm, amazing scent that I was hoping it would be. The floral is there as well, but there's a gorgeous, creamy golden vibe to it. I'm so glad I got a bottle of this! I keep sniffing at my own wrist, so if there's any one flaw I see with this, it's that the throw isn't huge on it--I want to wrap myself in this scent like a blanket and roll around in it! EDIT: I also do get some of the similarity mentioned by a previous reviewer to the Harp of Cnoc--both really make me think of hot, lazy summer days.

Now that it's summer, I found myself reaching for this bottle this morning--unlike pirate moon, which, while nice, I didn't find really made me think of pirates when I wore it, Frederic does. For me this is primarily dark woods, although something (I assume the musk, or the patch) prevents them from being too much--I also get a hint of saltiness/seaspray, and the bay rum...it continues to amaze me, how much this makes me think of a gentleman pirate. I think I get whiffs of the tea rose, at times, but it's subtle--at most they're just helping to round this scent out. This definitely tends towards the masculine, but not to an extent where I don't find it perfectly wearable. It's not overly boozy, either, so it's one I have no issue wearing to work...love it! (I may have to try to get ahold of a backup bottle...)

this is a lovely, simple scent--I'm pretty sure I'm only really getting the heather, because while it's sweet and gorgeous, I don't really get any blackberry from it--the sweetness that goes with the heather is almost honey-like, to me. There's a really pure feeling to it, and while it's definitely not my usual sort've scent, I find I keep sneaking sniffs of it on my wrist. This is one of those that I'll have to debate as to whether I want a whole bottle of, only because I rarely go for really typically girly scents--however, for the days that I want to smell downright pretty, this imp will definitely be one that I reach for.

On me, I get none of the smoke/ash/burning upon initial application...all my nose is getting is pine and something vaguely...lemony. There's something preventing either from being too sharp, but I can't pick out what it is--however, within 10 minutes, it dries down to a strong smoke with a hint of pine--I totally get the impression of a pine tree burning from this, although it's a bit more complex than just that! Not sure this'll be a bottle-worthy scent, however I love how evocative this is...and I'll definitely be using my imp

I just got a bottle of this via a swap, and was really excited to try this blend out! I was expecting whoa!leather from this..however, i mostly get the metallic scent another reviewer mentioned (clean is a very apt word for it, as well)...it's got a hint of the smokey leatheryness that seems so prominent for everyone else, but it's definitely not all that strong, on me. It does, however, have nice throw, and lasts quite awhile on my skin! I like it, but I think I'll let it have some aging, and perhaps another test or two before I decide if this one's a bottle I'll reach for often or not (and thus, whether I'll keep it or swap it off).

does anyone have recommendations for BPAL that smells like Lush's Black Pearl? I had some of the cobweb bath bombs that were released with that scent a couple years back, and completely fell in love with it-so if I could find a bpal that smelled just like it, I'd be a very happy camper, lol.

Bottles: Dorian Bordello Harp of Cnoc I'Chosgair (x2) Womb Furie Black Lace (Resurrected) The Great Sword of War Himerus Unveiled Pirate Moon Selkie (x2) Lycaon The Antikythera Mechanism Boomslang Katrina Van Tassel Egg Nog '07 Haloa '07 Diwali '07 Snake Oil Coyote Incubus Theodosius, The Legerdemain Frederic Tiki Princess Monarch Minotaur Hunter Moon '07 (x2) Count Dracula Red Lantern '06 Hua Mulan VILF (x2) Interfector Philologus Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series #245 A Howl in the Darkness The Byronic Antihero The Infernal Lover The Hag Pumpkin Queen Wolf Moon 2011 The Soldier Puck Imps/Decants: Alice Antonino, The Carny Talker Belladonna Bengal Blackberry Jam & Scones Blood Blood Pearl Calico Jack Cairo (x2) Cake Smash Cockaigne Dance of Death Danube Deadly Nightshade Honey Debauchery Dorian V2 Dracul Envy Fascinum Fenris Wolf Grand Guignol Gypsy Hellcat Hurricane Hymn to Prosperine Irrelevant & Disturbing Surreal Crawdad Dream Jolly Roger Juke Joint King of Hearts Lightning Lilith Victoria Love's Torments (x2) Lucy Westenra Lurid Malice Mary Read Masabakes Megaera Morocco Neo-Tokyo No. 93 Engine Nuit Ogun Oya País de la Canela Peitho Perversion Phantom Queen Ravenous Red Devil Red Lace Roadhouse Rosy Maple Satyr Screeching Parrot Shub-Niggurath (x2) Sin Spooky Tavern of Hell Tezcatlipoca The Bow & Crown of Conquest The Castle The Caterpillar The Lion The Robotic Scarab The Unicorn Tiger Lily Tombstone Umbra Undertow Valse Finale et Apotheose Vasakajja Versailles White Rabbit Wicked Witchblade

This is really gorgeous! I definitely get a strong melon note, but I think I'm getting the juniper showing through, as well, as it gives it a sort've tart juiciness that is just wonderful! I also can get hints of the gin (it's not overly boozy, though, which is nice), with the other notes playing nicely to just give it a bit more depth. As at least one other reviewer commented, I don't notice the honey or the chili pepper. Definitely one of the more odd/different scents I've tried (I'm not sure it merits my hunting down a bottle, but I will definitely be using the imp!)

Initially, I got honey and apple blossom--and it is as lovely as I'd hoped it would be. The mint worried me a bit, as I had no idea how it would play off the other two notes, but as I caught a few hints of that within a few moments, I realized that, surprisingly, it works amazingly well with everything else. This is a gorgeous, light scent. I can easily see myself reaching for it on those days where I want to feel downright pretty.

I finally got to try a decant of this via swaps (thanks again!) , and was hoping I'd get awesome red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting and a hint of the dorian, snake oil, etc...however, on me this is almost all dorian--I get hints of red velvet cake, but they're so faint as to be almost unnoticeable unless I'm really looking for it. So, while this one's still pretty, I already have a bottle of Dorian--I'm afraid it'll be off to the swap pile with it, in hopes of it finding a home where it will get more love!

I can only assume that this is vetiver (I've always been somewhat cautious of blends where vetiver is a strong note), when I first apply-right off the bat, it's all I could smell, and I wasn't sure I liked it. However, BPAL has taught me the smell on initial application can be deceptive, so I stuck it out..and I'm glad I did! I don't pick up as much leather as I'd like, but the florals start to come out quite quickly...no cinnamon yet, either, but then I only applied it a short time ago (I will update later, if it morphs). It's smokey but with the florals tempering that, which I'm finding makes it totally wearable, for me. I never thought I'd describe a scent thus, but this is definitely a more masculine sort've floral--I think I really do like it, though! Not sure this is one I need to have a bottle of, but I'll definitely be using the imp!

I mostly get clove and wood notes with this one--but the other notes play into it just enough that this is one of those scents that I wouldn't change a thing in--I spent a bit of time tracking down a bottle after snagging a decant, and it's one I wear only for special occasions (because I don't want to use it up any faster than I have to!). It tends towards the masculine (as in, would love to slather a gorgeous guy in this scent), but I find it wears gorgeously on me, as well. One of my top 5 scents, for sure.

I snagged a bottle of this in a swap just today, after deciding I wanted to give it a try (I'd never tried a blend that listed 'civet' as a note, and was curious to see how that particular iffy note would play on my skin). This is definitely a scent that strikes me as feral, musky and earthy (as the last reviewer also said, I think)...I actually find I like it, though--I think this will be one of those scents I wear more for a day where I plan on not going out with a lot of other people, since it's not a scent that would be everyone's cup of tea. Very glad I managed to get ahold of a bottle of it, though! EDIT: I feel a need to point out that this is probably the longest-lasting BPAL scent I've ever tried! I applied it yesterday, and even though this morning I attempted washing it off (I wanted to wear something different today), I've still caught whiffs of it throughout the day.

Red musk, vanilla cream, black tea, black pepper, leather, and pie. I bought this even though the combination sounded like it could go incredibly odd on me...and am sooo glad I did! I mostly get creamy vanilla red musk with leather...and the pie crust. I don't notice any of the anise some reviewers mention, nor do I detect the pepper. I'm having a tough time explaining in detail what I smell with this--all I know is that I love it.

This is a perfume that lived up to what I was hoping it would be! (It's super-fresh, since it just arrived today...will be checking it again in a week or so to see if it's changed at all) In the bottle, I got almost straight-up leather, which I thought would be fine...then I applied, and it was practically a leather single-note, to my nose...and while it wasn't terrible or anything, (I like leather, and it's a lovely leather smell...but I'd been hoping for something more) really didn't think it was me (which was disappointing, since this was a scent that, from the notes listed and other reviews, seemed like it was going to be an instant favorite). However, much to my delight, it didn't take long at all for a gorgeous spiciness to start to meld with the leather--and once it hits that stage, it's gorgeous. I don't notice any coffee or hazelnut, although I think I'm picking up hints of the tobacco in here, along with those middle eastern spices and that gorgeous leather. Definitely a keeper (and I think I may just have to pick up that second bottle I debated!).

This on me is mostly juniper berries--tart, but also very delicious smelling (and yet, it's not what I'd classify as a foody scent, at all), with a distinct chill. As the day went on, I do catch hints of the woods, and the musk, but they're very soft, and definitely not at the forefront. Not at all what I was expecting (I was expecting mostly wood, with some musk and possibly warmth from the 'blood', with only a hint of the tart, juicy berry, if any of it at all), but I find that I'm loving this blend all the same.

On me, this was so similar to snake oil that I had to put some of that on a different spot, to compare--WILF is gentler, and less in-your-face, but a close cousin, scent-wise. As time went on, I caught faint whiffs (if I pressed my nose almost up against my wrist) of some of the other notes (nothing strong enough for me to be able to pinpoint exactly what other notes were coming out to play, although I swore I finally caught tiny hints of mint, awhile in). Very nice, but I'm not sure I'll be keeping it, (I keep asking myself if I really need two scents so similar)...I'll have to age it a bit to see if other notes start to come out, since it is very fresh.

Count Dracula. I love this scent, period--but I definitely think that if I were to encounter a man wearing it...I'd follow him just about anywhere. lol. Kinda hard to find, but soooo worth it.

My only experience with this scent is from an aged imp (I got it from a very kind forumite, and they'd written on the imp label that it's from...06, I believe?), but this is going to be a bottle purchase for me, definitely. Amber is one of those notes that, when it cooperates, is lovely--spicy and warm and leaving me sniffing discreetly (hopefully!) at my own wrists. This is a blend where it behaves itself, and doesn't give me that 'perfumey' sort've feel that it tends to in blends where it like me as much. I definitely get the leonine feel of this blend...it's amber, with a nice cinnamony/spiced note (not overpowering like cinnamon candy or anything), and a soft fuzziness to it. Not at all sharp, but very cuddly and warm feeling. Just what I needed today, as it's cold and icy outside.

I'm loving this thread! Some of my fave red musks to-date are Fenris Wolf, The Infernal Lover, The Great Sword of War...and of course Snake Oil-but this thread's given me a few more red musk blends that I'm going to have to give a try (some of which I'd managed to overlook in my wishlist/musings of blends-I-need-to-try-sometime)

This was the one halloweenie that I would have bought no matter what the notes listed were--the name/theme of it alone were enough to make it a must-have. With that said, package arrived today! (and I've had it on for maybe 10 minutes...so I'll update the review if I find the oil behaves differently after it's settled for a week or two, or if the scent morphs as I wear it.) In the bottle, it smells somewhat perfumey, but not enough to be off-putting. Once it goes on, after only a couple minutes, I smell pure carnation--and not the carnation I'm used to smelling (as another poster mentioned, I also have a tendency to find that 'carnation' scents go spicy on me)...instead it really is a true-to-flower carnation scent, with something (I don't know which note) giving it a bit more depth. Fortunately for me, since this was one that the notes didn't really influence me on, I really am liking it so far!

Pink musk, white ginger, tea leaf, night blooming jasmine, bergamot, and leather. This is one of those scents that I've been keeping an eye out for awhile for, and managed to snag a bottle recently of--having just applied it for the first time, I'm getting a citrusy floral (it's not a strong in-your-face citrus, or floral, but a really gentle, pleasant combination of the two)...I'm hoping to get a bit more leather and such on the drydown, and will update if the scent morphs much on me as time goes on. Overall, this seems like, if it stays true to initial application and drydown, a scent I'm going to really enjoy on these hot summer days where I want something light and refreshing!

This is beautiful. Rose scents are a type of floral that I really love...when they smell more like the actual flower, as opposed to a more perfumey sort've scent (with that hint of stem/greenery, as if it's fresh-cut). As with many other reviewers, I get a lovely fresh-cut white rose, but it's also sweet and creamy. It didn't really morph over the course of the day, and while the throw wasn't huge, it was decent, and I could still catch whiffs of it at the end of the day, which I always appreciate. Definitely a keeper!