ModderRhu

in the bottle, it smells like chocolate cherries. Then I sniff it again, and it smells like pepper Sniffing again, smells like pure dark chocolate. Weird! On my skin, though, I think I mostly smell the champaca. It smells kinda like tuberose, very fleshy and voluptuous. A badass flower. I like this very much.

avoid putting BPAL on your inner elbows ESPECIALLY right after showering. i don't even have sensitive skin (not in the least, it's very resilient and puts up with a lot of abuse ) and it bothers me. the area breaks out in a hurty, angry red rash. it DOES go away after an hour or so but it's not at all pleasant. blech

In the bottle it's a little...off-putting. Smells like...fertilizer? Just a little, though. On me is a different story. It's very creamy clove and carnation. Reminds me a lot of Alice. I will happily finish my bottle but I don't think I'll have to hunt another one down.

I love the combination of the tart sugaryness and clean linen. I wish I got more marshmallow, though! This is a very happy scent and I'm glad to have it.

Wow! Very tart and a little spicy in the bottle and on my skin. Drydown is fruit + caramel + violet. I LOVE the combo of creamy caramel and violet. So glad to have this birdie. Thanks, NeonGreen.

I haven't reviewed in a while! This is my first after a long hiatus I get how people smell apple in this. There is absolutely something apple-like in Giant Squid. It's not quite apple, though. It's fruity but not...grassy but not...marine but not...hempy/smoky but not...it's WEIRD. I love weird. Different from any other BPAL I've tried. I never really comment on color impressions, but I definitely get a compelling sense of translucent, juicy emerald/jungly green from this. Like green jello or something. Or Slurm. Wow. I'm gonna get a lot of use out of this one. Love it!

Whip is nice, and The Blockhead from the Carnaval

definitely get goblin. it's so sexy. shango was mostly apple and banana to my nose.

i've heard that sugar skull smells like brown sugar, but i haven't actually tried it. hopefully beth will bring it back as a halloweenie this year!

weird! it's men's cologne + bubblegum! i love it!

This smelled like salad dressing on me. I won't be wearing it again.

Alice This is really nice. I can't really pick out the individual notes, but it's not too floral and I think the lab's milk note works on me. I can sense a gentle creaminess to this blend.

Luna Moth This is sweeter than Rosy Maple but has the same tartness, if that makes any sense. It's pretty tart in the bottle and on my skin for a while. After it fades, it reminds me very much of High-Strung Daisies + lime and pear. I like it.

Chocolate peppermint, mint-soaked vanilla, pistachio, oakmoss, and green cedar. Holy moly. I was not expecting to love this oil this much. It's so YUMMY! It's mostly chocolate and buttery pistachio at first, and the longer it "cooks" on my skin, a gorgeous, mysterious, jungle-y sort of smell comes out. I'm guessing that's the oakmoss. It's WONDERFUL! Oh man. I LOVE this!

Monarch In the bottle, this smells mostly like a delicious, savory, buttery pumpkin. On my skin, it turns into CINNAMON pumpkin. Maybe it's the ginger I'm smelling, because I wouldn't have bought this if cinnamon was listed as a note. I wish it stayed yummy like it was in the bottle. Maybe with some aging the cinnamon-ness will calm down. Also, I was very surprised at how light this is and how quickly it fades once on my skin.

Goblin Desert-dry coconut and filthy, sexy, warm patchouli. I love this so much.

Rosy Maple Moth holy SWEET. this smells just like sour straws with a lil cotton candy in the background. very tart and sweeeeeeeet. i like

“Many things -- such as loving, going to sleep, or behaving unaffectedly -- are done worst when we try hardest to do them.” TKO I've been so looking forward to trying this, and it's more than fulfilled my expectations. I should say that I don't have any chronic sleeping problems. Maybe the occasional stress-related difficulties falling asleep but that's about it. The real reason I wanted to try TKO was because I heard it smelled like lavender marshmallows!!!! In the bottle, TKO smells weird. It smells strongly of lavender and savory herbs, with a leetle eucalyptus. It doesn't smell like sweet food, it smells like FOOD food. Like dinner. On my skin, it's an entirely different story. All the dinner-time elements disappear and I'm left with a gorgeous, nommy lavender buttercream icing smell. I wanted to eat my own arm. It actually did help me fall asleep, sooner than I preferred, in fact. When I woke up in the morning, I felt well-rested. The lovely creamy lavender I smelled last night had turned into a light, chocolate baked goods scent. Weird, but I like it! I love TKO!

Goblin is awesome. Imp is sweet peaches with patchouli. Urd for me was dominated by nag champa rather than patchouli, but the patchouli was definitely there. Vechernyaya is great, too.

i just got an imp of alice in my lab order, and just from smelling the imp, i can tell i need a bottle for slatherins.

random question...do some GC scents have unique labels? I just came across a pic of Schrodinger's Cat () and it made me ponder. I only have LE bottles so that's why I was wondering.

*nods* thanks!

thanks for your responses, guys! is the customer service email answers@blackphoenixalchemylab.com?

black opal, dorian, eat me, and high-strung daisies. and, surprisingly, urd!

I've already posted about this in BPAL chatter, but it still hasn't been resolved. I placed my order on 6/13 and I still haven't gotten a C'n'S. I noticed that people who made orders of similar size and around the same date as me have gotten theirs. My order consisted of 6 bottles: luna, rosy maple, monarch, paper kite, tko, and the blockhead. Also an imp pack: alice, how doth the little crocodile, drink me, nostrum remedium, phoenix steamworks, and goblin. Someone said in another thread that rosy maple might also be on back order, in addition to gypsy. It's approaching 3 weeks since I placed my order and no C'n'S. I don't want to be a nag , I just want to know what's up. Or even that it's not unusual and there's no need to worry or something. Thanks in advance!