HerbGirl
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As I'm testing News From Afar, I realize that I never left a review for its cousin: Golden Sunrise. Hello Amber Cream. Amber Cream. Even if there wasn't more, wouldn't that be enough? Yum. Fantastic. My only complaint about this isn't about the perfume oil itself but of the lack of quality control and batch variations. The first bottle I bought, as soon as they were announced, was perfect. The two subsequent bottles I bought were both lacking...Amber Cream. I couldn't believe it. Anyhow. I just wanted to mention that if you loved the heavy amber cream original batch of Golden Sunrise and aren't afraid of a touch of cypress, give News From Afar a try. I doubt you would be disappointed!
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LAWFUL Rigid oak, blue chamomile, rhubarb, and fig leaf. Lawful smells sparkly. The first thing I smell is the Blue Chamomile which, despite being a flower, is so earthy and comforting. Next the Rhubarb and Fig Leaf come out and smell delicious together - the Chamomile is starting to lessen. After about 20 minutes, this turns into such a wonderful blend - I can still smell the Chamomile and the Fig leaf with a sparkle of Rhubarb, and the oak lays nicely underneath. I love Oak, but it tends to be quite powerful, and in this blend it is very smooth and understated. What a great blend - I'd say this is my favorite of the RPGs so far. 5/5
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This has aged beautifully. It's 10° here but still no snow accumulation on the roads with beautiful sunshine and snow capped mountains so...I grabbed my decant to wear today. Snow White with cocoa and enough myrrh to dirty it up a bit. Gorgeous.
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The moonflower with the evergreens is amazing. They compliment each other so well. Moonflower is rare to see in a perfume oil and sometimes, like Tuberose, is unwelcomely strong. Here it is on equal footing with the evergreens, which are fresh, and the whole thing feels bright...and somehow cold (apt for a Moon based concept). This feels like a Yule oil to me, and I love it. I'm surprised there are so few reviews of this so far.
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Just getting around to trying my decant of this. Holy moly this is gorgeous...and strong! The throw keeps vavooming into the 2nd hour ? which is intense. The sandalwood and terebinth are strongest on me, the vanilla is a sweet afterthought and the red musk is a nice bottom layer. I really like this.
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Finally getting around to testing my decant. I love this and wish I had bought a bottle, but the plum note scared me off. It's there, but very subtle and just adding to the sweetness. The tea and bamboo and sandalwood are lovely. Very smooth and comforting to me. A bit of lift from the lemon, a bit of smoky woody-ness from the hinoki. Love it. Actually, during the drydown phase I started smelling the Bordello plum...yup, the good one. I'm not sad about it. Eta Dec. 24 The smoky hinoki, hint of lemon petal and green tea are most prominent today with just a hint of plum. This may be one of my favorite bpal oils.
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This is terrible in the bottle and on my skin for the first 20-30 minutes. I can't even describe the horror. But. I knew this list of notes couldn't possibly fail me, and my patience was rewarded. I've been letting this rest since it was released, so it isn't a fresh out of the mailbox impression. After about an hour I started picturing one of my beloved high country Olympic Peninsula trailheads and after a minute realized that the oil on my wrists was wafting a familiar scent...all I can say is it must be the pine and mosses working their magic. I'm glad to have a bottle.
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There is a subtle amount of cocoa that disappears within 30 minutes on me. This reminds me so much of Our Lady of Pain after 30 minutes...just switch the florals. I love it. The labdanum is most prominent for me, but there's something that makes me smell an opium-esque note, too. Very nice, resinous and long lasting.
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This is beautiful. Smells how Moldavite looks to me. Some of my ancestors are from the area Moldavite is most extracted from so I feel a closeness with the material and had to get the perfume because the notes sounded amazing. Scent is great, bottle only full to the top of the label is...disappointing. Eta: I wore this the other day (in Feb '24) and finally smelled the blackberry and mint! My original review was based on feel, not scent, because I just wasn't smelling much. I wonder why this isn't more popular? Frankincense, patchouli, oakmoss, blackberry and (my opinion) spearmint. Very unique and wearable.
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Ok. So, I came here to write nearly the same thing! Also agree about Dior's Addict. This incarnation is such a beautiful powdery vanilla (not in a musty way or a baby way but in the way that on a hike you can smell rocks baking in the sun) and there's just barely a hint of milky black tea...I love it, but this is not anything like the original. I've been alternating between my 2013 bottle and my newer one so I'm not basing this on memory. No fougere in the new version. And that's ok too. ?
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Morning Sunlight on the Snow, Èragny-sur-epte
HerbGirl replied to Seajewel's topic in Limited Editions
I *just* got this in the mail and had to try it after I smelled it in the bottle. The leaves are wonderful and smell like the brown leaves under melting snow. Incredible. That's my first impression and I will add more if there's more to add. Right now I love this. 15 minutes on- there's a sweetness from the chestnut and amber and I think I smell the sandalwood. I'm so glad this is incredible because I was so excited to smell it. Eta- 25 Feb 2024 I am surprised by the lack of reviews but I guess most folks are on fb or other social media platforms? Just wanted to add that I'm wearing this today, and it is lovely but just atmospheric. Trying to find the listed notes is just frustrating, and even though it smells wonderful, it's more generic perfume than what I would identify as BPAL. Just enjoy the scent for the scent instead of looking to find the notes. -
I agree with spiced- quite. This is a very loud spiced scent- honestly it doesn't smell like any amber I've ever smelled, has big throw and sticks around.
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Gorgeous black musk with a hint of amber.
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I was recently sent a bottle of this by accident (gift!) and decided to give it a try. This is lovely. It is what I have wanted from every Frankincense/Myrrh blend and where they have all failed, this one succeeds. Over the hour that it takes to settle, I smell every note! And it settles as mostly ambergris, ambrette seed and frankincense, which I love. Nothing harsh, everything mellow: a warm, comforting scent. I keep reapplying to repeat the journey. Love. What a wonderful accidental gift. Still a love on 19 July '23
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White Chocolate, Mysore Sandalwood, and Lemon Peel
HerbGirl replied to Seajewel's topic in Lupercalia
This is one of my favorites of the past several years. The sandalwood and white chocolate are creamy and sweet and the lift from the lemon is just perfect. ETA: I smell like a gelato shoppe and I love it. -
Hmm...I agree with doomsday_disco but, I would add Hollywood Babylon as a GC rec. It is a favorite of mine- very berry with red musk and patchouli but no clove. ? So...it is actually amber, not patchouli but my recommendation stands!
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Mallow Flower, Honeysuckle, and Vanilla Bean
HerbGirl replied to Silvertree's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Haha. I was testing the Vanilla, Nutmeg, Hay trio...oops -
I was very excited about this one. I'm still trying to figure out if that terrible glass note will ever calm down so I can wear and enjoy it. Grr. Eta The 'terrible glass note' was actually the fir not wanting to play nice with the other notes. I will enjoy one of the 2 bottles I blind bought, lol.
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It's everything you want it to be if you drool over the listed notes. Excellent. However... Eta: this dries down to an evergreenish red musk scent. Not sure where the red musk came from... Eta 30 Nov. 2023: zippy red musk? Where is that note coming from and how does it drown out the other notes??? I love the scent but it is not true to the expectation of its parts...
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I'm wearing Greed this morning. It has been one of my favorites since 2010. I came here to check the notes...I always forget that this gets really strong after 30 minutes! I keep reapplying for the first 10 minutes because it seems light and I need to remember that it just takes a while. This is a truly gorgeous and yet almost off-putting patchouli. The copal and oakmoss are lovely, dark and deep. I never really get the heliotrope. If you like gnarly, earthy patchouli blends with a glow that isn't amber- this is a win. Eta- the heliotrope is the 'glow'!
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Would you believe the green tea is the strongest note? Yup. And this is beautiful, lightly piney but grounded by the resin. I love it. The tea fades pretty quickly but it is still wafting around me...this is gorgeous. An hour later, the tea is still the strongest. I wonder how this will age and am contemplating another bottle. Eta- March 17- this has smoothed out and blended and is, dare I say, inky. If you think you might like this, you will most likely not be disappointed. This is so very good. Eta- September 28- very deep and smooth combo of green tea, terebinth and ink. "These woods are lovely, dark and deep" This oil reminds me of early morning army training exercises waiting in a tree line as the sun just starts to come up...there's a brightness to the velvety inky darkness. I am thrilled to have a bottle of this because the decant I've been carrying with me all year is almost gone. Soooo good.
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This showcases the best of both scents and I absolutely love it. I layer Snow White with many scents and I was surprised I hadn't layered with White Rider before.
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It took about a minute after the effervescent crap calmed down to realize this is the frankincense from Totality, and it is strong. I love frankincense and will wear this but I had expected more complexity from this.
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2022 version- Yes. Full, velvet red rose. I don't think aging does Peacock Queen or Rose Red any favors but they are delightful new.