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Wet: fruit (definitely reminds me of pineapple, tangerine and apricot) and amber On: maybe a hint of tobacco but mainly fruit and amber. Dry down: here comes some Tobacco. Fruity Tobacco haha. Mainly just fruit though. There doesn't seem to be much nuance to it. Low throw short wear.

Decant: cigarettes, something creamy and sweet Wet: vanilla only so far with tiny hint of cigarette/food smoke On: this is creamy and the smoke has mellowed. It's not really a Tobacco on me but it is nice. Very vanilla. It reminds me of creamy fig milk with smudge of smoke. Dry down: Not much morphing from here. I like it but would like it more if it weren't for that cigarette note at the start (I like a chewy Tobacco). Medium throw long wear.

Wet: Fresh dirt. Mint. Sweetness from some apple blossom On: So much dirt. The mint and apple blossom has blended with the dirt to make it a slightly nicer smelling... Dirt haha. Hint of sandalwood peeking through. Dry down: More of the same. Overall I think this has been blended well. I thought I could smell some all-spice but it really does complement the dirt haha. The mint is not overbearing and although I won't wear this personally it definitely was interesting.

Wet: slight medicinal like vanilla essence On: Yep pure French Vanilla, the medicinal note has receded. Low throw. Dry down: yuuum this gets better over time. French Vanilla but from proper vanilla beans and creamy. The throw is better here, I'd say medium. Forgot to add- it is really good for layering!

Wet: Sweet tonka On: Rum without the spices (I didn't get the clove interestingly), oh so slightly plastic note (unsure if tonka or the rum itself). It's not too boozy, low throw. Dry down: Rum and tonka and plastic. Sigh. I suppose other blends mask the plastic more, so I wouldn't wear this alone. It also has a short wear on me.

Decant from someone who has labelled this as version 4. There isn't a thread for 4 so I assume she had incorrectly labelled this? Smells almost foody initialy. Something lemon/orange and sugar. The released version didn't work for me so I'm excited to try this one. I'm guessing a hint of amber in this and maybe sandalwood (based off the original). As it dries it becomes a little powdery. Much later it morphs again and it's like the blend has become something new and complete. It's creamier here, resinous, and slightly fruity almost in a currant way. Still not love but I do much prefer this to the original. Low throw.

Frimp of unknown age (orange red in colour). Wet: like a fruity but red grape wine. The sandalwood is making me think it has that red wine quality I think. If I read the notes I pick the mango but I originally thought it was currants. The mango and red musk is prominent as it dries with cassia notes giving this a powdery and slightly spiced feel (definitely not cinnamon hot). The lemon peel and sugar cane lends some subtle sweetness to this blend without it being foody. It's rather lovely, like a mulled wine. Sadly the throw is a little low on me. Update: I decided to try it again on another imp (less red in colour more orange). Starts off with mango (still feeling like red currant), sandalwood and red musk. The cassia is still not overly cinnamon but adds a certain dryness to an otherwise creamy scent. As it dries the mango disappears and citrus takes over with more red musk. Sandalwood recedes into the background with just enough hint of sweetness. Good throw and much better wear than the other imp surprisingly.

I tested this on both myself and my partner who has different skin chem to me. Wet this is very green and floral aquatic with a hint of musk. Very bright and soapy on me. As it dries it becomes much less soap but still quite soapy. To be fair I'm not good at reviewing aquatics. They always seem to smell the same with my skin chem. On my partner: citrus soft cologne with a darker musk. Strangely, as it dries, it actually became brighter and soapier to smelling like what it was on me at the start. It's a shame as it was quite nice at the start for him.

Red rose, oud, plum, bergamot, and red sandalwood. I could have sworn I reviewed this, but apparently not! I am testing both an aged imp (darker in colour, at least 5 years) and a fresher imp (lighter in colour, of unknown age). Fresh: Mainly rose, with wood notes and bergamot as it dries. After a little longer something else suddenly emerges (something very citrus and tart) which makes me think it could be plum or even more bergamot trailing behind. It's highlighted the rose here. This Snooty Rose is now a fruitier more "floral" rose which has seemingly left some of the earlier woodier notes behind. Aged: This still smells of roses but is a little greener/woodier, with a stronger throw. The bergamot and plum are darker, and less bright. It is a warmer scent compared to fresh, and honestly, is lovely and my preferred of the two. I generally don't love florals, but aged, Snooty Rose takes on a different feel. The complement of the aged oud/sandalwood is wonderful and warms the rose in it beautifully. Verdict: Fresh from the lab, Snooty Rose is brighter, fruitier and more traditionally floral. Aged, Snooty Rose is warmer and accentuated by woody notes. The aged one reminds me a bit of Between Your Heart and Mine without the vanilla.

White Larry starts off buttery, creamy, sweet, goat milk. As it dries it becomes too sweet for me - I generally love sweet scents but this is actually too much. It doesn't morph much but I guess I don't like goats milk on me. Good throw and wear.

Aged imp from 2017. This starts off like a sassafrass incense and wood, quite strong, before mellowing a bit revealing bark and spices... maybe fenugreek, cumin, tumeric... After an hour the bark is still prominent with a spiced woodiness and a very, very low hint of lotus. This is definitely not for me but I feel like it has quite a "masculine" quality to it that would work for someone else.

Gnome is a green blend on my skin with a hint of spices mellowing throughout. It's not bad but it's more green and less smoky than what I would like.

I am reviewing an aged 2010 bottle. Wet: Smokey and sweet, I initially smelt tobacco in this. Dry: Less smoke as it dries— I can smell bay leaf, galangal, rum and spices initially, but as it settles it becomes a rum note with vetiver/grass on the edge. Dry down: The other notes disappear and I'm left with a musky bay rum. Long wear, short to medium throw.

I uh... spontaneously bought this thinking it would be delicious, but I forget cognac is not a smell I am a fan of. Wet: Something medicinal and alcoholic, very cognac, slight fig Dry: Ginger, cinnamon, clove… all the spices and that cognac accord really seems to be highlighted on my skin, that or aging has really amp'd the spices and alcohol over the fruits. It doesn’t remind me too much of pudding though at all. It's also rather “cold” and fresh rather than “warm” fig pudding. Sadly, the fig is not prominent on me either. Dry down: Perfumey cognac and slightly plastic... ahh that dreaded plastic note. Strong throw and long wear, but not for me.

For someone who personally doesn't love the smell of roses on myself, this is a lovely looooovely rose. I received a free-cant (free decant :P) from a lovely bpaler. I would never have picked this up otherwise and now I am HOOKED and off finding bottles to buy 😍 The Bois de Rose / rosewood is a perfect complement to the rose, especially with the vanilla. Instead of making this an overly floral perfume, it turns into a delightful rose oil tea scent. It reminds me perfectly of a Rose with French Vanilla Black Tea I really enjoy. I smell the tea and then this scent and for me, this is the perfect rose scent. Delicious.❤️

Testing a large splash aged in cobalt bottle. I have tested O fresh and I did not love it (I frimped it immediately), but aged, it's so different-- dark, resiny, golden and quite like honey. It's a little bit floral still but in a definitely honey way, like how certain bees make certain tasting honey. I completely agree with h_yeti on the transformation. I would never have tried it again if I had not been gifted a golden freebie from a bPal Looking forward to seeing how the honey ages in other scents now too. The amber on this is more prominent during the dry down. I probably won't buy my own bottle to age as I am not a fan of the amber, but it was nice to know the honey is not ruined on me. Verdict: Age your O! Aging brings out it's honey golden loveliness!

What a great freakin' word. BPAL LOVES TEH SMUT! Three swarthy, smutty musks sweetened with sugar and woozy with dark booze notes. Large splash at the bottom of a sniffer bottle from 2019 and I am testing fresh. My Smut also does not have a year on it, but it has the crumpled brown paper as the label picture. It's resiny musk, sweet, some kind of alcohol, and actually quite light despite the large splash I accidentally put on without realizing it was so large haha. This is not boozy at all on me. I do agree it is a bit root-beerish. I am generally not a fan of musks (I did not love snake oil but that may be due to the other ingredients) but this is quite kind to my skin, quite "natural" smelling and slightly sweet complementing it. This does not morph much and is actually really light. After an hour it's still there but as a skin close musk, slightly resiny, slightly sweet, not over powering at all but definitely sensual.

Wet: um… bubblegum? On: Honey and fig seems to remind me of bubblegum. It’s much more recognisable as such now. It’s a little heady, maybe the tea (black tea specifically for some reason can make me feel dizzy). I find this to be quite a skin-close scent on me, or maybe, my skin is just suuuuper thirsty. Dry down: The throw here is actually quite good but only if I’m not breathing directly on my wrist (strange). It’s a light honey and fig milk scent, with a nice throw. The hay comes up just on the tip of my nose and is earthy on me, and the black tea if I breathe deeply. After I'm not sure this is love-- there's an edge of dry "hay" to it that keeps popping up that I don't love because it's just on the egde. I also hope that with age the fig and honey will emerge more, so here's hoping.

So I recently bought Gingerbread and more Ginger and looooved it wet/bottle, but the warmth of it made the scent turn into perfume. I missed out on getting Gingerbread Poppet when it was released and the reviews all seemed so promising so here I am with an aged 2004 bottle. Bottle: Warm gingerbread and something alcoholic, like a nutty essence. On: This has a very dark warm tone to it, very akin to gingerbread flavour but sweeter, and not as spicy. It has a cakey feel to it, and as it dries down… gosh, I hope it stays this way as it’s quite yum, although I still get whiffs of the “essence” every now and then. Dry Down: Oh ok, so now I’m getting a burnt rice smell with ginger spice… It’s warm, and strong, spicy and peppery, not perfumey, which is something Gingerbread and More Ginger didn’t have on the dry down, but I also don’t know if I like the burnt bitterness. I wonder if this is how Gingerbread and More Ginger will go as it ages… For now though, I wonder if they could be layered for the best deliciousness of both. Good throw and long lasting.

Bottle: smoke Wet: wood, smoke, leather and old books On: It morphs a bit revealing what I'm starting to learn is vetiver, and something peppery. This becomes quite dark and heady on a wood base. Dry down: incense, vetiver. Maybe a touch of tobacco leaf but it all blends together to a heady incense. On my partner it seems to be responding similar up to that pepper stage but faded very quickly. Unfortunately this isn't something I'll see myself wearing, which is a shame as I love all the notes listed, in principle.

Bottle: Something medicinal... Wet: Leather, linen, woody and a touch resiny. Very little tobacco which is a shame as I love chewy tobacco. Fortunately the cherry everyone is mentioning didn't amp on me (I'm actually not a fan of cherry). On: This becomes sweeter as it dries like currant. I can smell all-spice in this which always makes me think of body odour on me...dang. It wasn't listed in the notes. Dry down: this dries so differently to expected. It becomes an all-spice currant, very low throw. I can't really smell anything else... Verdict: low throw and wear, doesn't smell like notes with my skin chemistry (and when compared with the toothpick I used to sample this) sadly not for me.

Number 204! I am the second owner but the original person wrote the number on it, thankfully. In the bottle this is like port, tawny or warm dessert wine. But on its completely different. Peppery, slight cinnamon, vanilla and something licoricey. It's not overly sweet and if I breathe deeply it smells like a vanilla base. This is very low on the chocolate, if any (which normally goes to plastic on me). I personally find this a bit "masculine", but have not tested on my partner as he amps sweet. It's not for me, so off to sales pile it goes.

This is candy honeydew melon! Honey emerges as it dries. I am not overly familiar with green musk but it's not over powering here or powdery and really does complement this scent perfectly. I was worried I wouldn't love this scent because of the musk but I could see myself wearing it in summer. I was lovingly gifted this and I am so thankful! Also. Towing. Scrotum. Boat. Bless 😂

Wet: individual note of tobacco, caramel, rum... Then fwahh something that does not blend them together well. It almost smells like B.O. but going through my spice rack (haha!) it's all-spice, and apparently I do not like smelling like it. Dry: all-spice has mellowed out and it's mixed with rum and dark tobacco, touch of caramel. I feel like the scent contradicts itself, on me at least-- it doesn't seem as blended or carried well by the base. Completely likely my skin chem, because I think I'm getting a hint of the dreaded plastic... Dry down: It ends with rum, coffee like tobacco, hint of vanilla beans... And not too plastic. I thought I would love this but the spice at the start is not for me.

Reviewing an aged decant: Synthetic apple. Like a tart apple but I feel like it's more red. It does remind me of candy apples. It's not too sweet but it's not too apple-like either. It becomes a bit more perfumey at the end. Good throw and wear.