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High Strung Daisies, Last Days of Summer Fro-Yo and Pink and Blue Candy Canes. Alice and Merry Owls on Velocipedes and Tricycles are also very pink to me but not so much candy pink. Xanthe the Weeping Clown smells like candy necklaces to me. Cerus, Pink Quartz Bedroom, Bugbear Doula and Mouse Circus are pink and child-like. I think Xanthe and Last Days of Summer Fro-Yo are closest to what you're looking for, but they're all good. Bitches Love Unicorns too.

I smell the peppermint a lot in this, almost like it's mentholated. It smells exactly like it's meant to .. sparkling lights, almost fizzy. And the sandalwood like the skeleton. The pumpkin rounds it out and makes it seasonal. Its weirdly accurate to the title/inspiration. 

Mary Shelley

I do find this wearable, though unique. Smells exactly like it's description which I love for the artistry of bpal. The poem is also very fitting for the times were living in. Glad I have this one.

This makes me feel SO grounded too grounded, like my body is contracting in on itself to stay firmly placed or compressed. It was not a comfortable feeling, but it sure matched the intention of the oil being to create stillness in the home. I was packing at the time of trying it (Pax, lol) and so my mind and body were more about being active and productive than being still, which is probably why I had such a visceral reaction. Impressed.

I came across two more rain scents that I haven't tried - Sad Ted Behind the Wall - Rain-splashed strawberries, and Peugeot Punch - The Christmas lights of the 17th arrondissement glittering in the rain: white musk and ambergris sparkling violet and blue. Both from Yuletide with Lilith 2019.

two more - Waiting from Lilith 2016 - Raindrops and asphalt, lavender, pale musk, and white oudh, and Under the Silvery Moonbeams from Five Paintings That Smell Like February 2022 - Rain-spattered, shimmering soft green mosses, mints, matcha, jasmine, cardamom, chestnut, pine needle, and sweet labdanum.

I bought Snake Milk from the lab and it arrived about a week ago. It is very heavy on the condensed milk. I ordered Shadwell along with it which also contains condensed milk as a scent note so I'm thinking maybe they were blended at the same time and that's why Snake Milk is so milky? Does anyone know if the condensed milk note weakens over time, or if not, do you think the Snake Oil will deepen with age? 

This reminds me of a bedtime version of Lurid (lavender and ozone) which has been oos for a long time. It really does help me sleep, Upstart Crow's review above is hilarious and dead on. 

On 10/6/2019 at 1:28 PM, Upstart Crow said:

It comes across as an olfactory portrait of someone trying to sleep but not really understanding how sleep works. 

This was recently restocked by the lab, right in time for summer. This is an all-time favorite of mine, even though it contains amber, which is probably my least favorite note, so that says something! It's a fresh glowing almost effervescent scent without being fizzy, it smells sweet without being fruit or candy like, although the honeydew, which I love, is obvious in this. I think it's a great scent for the gym.. running, etc, and the "night air" aspect is amazing. 

12 minutes ago, simplyfussfree said:

I can't speak to Hunger, but I have a bottle of Smut from 2006 that is perfection.

 

From 2006?! That's incredible. I'm so happy to hear that! I'll be putting mine aside then. Thank you for your advice. 

I'm wondering if anyone knows how Smut and Hunger are aged? I have two bottles of each and not sure if they'll do well after time. Not sure if this is the right place to post this question. Thanks!

I used to take care of a girl with autism whose favorite phrases were "no please" and "dragon" when she was angry, so obviously, I needed to get this for the memory alone. It does remind me of her, it's a scent that screeches at you becoming increasingly angry but still silly somehow, and does smell like pencil somewhat too, which reminds me of helping her at school. I love the orange blossom in it, and the pepper and tobacco are what transform it into an aggressive scent. It's really a special one for me!

I think the most rainy scents are Shanghai Tunnel, Mag Mell, June Gloom, On the Porch in the Rain, Dandelions and Concrete, Shadwell and Stormclouds Over the Midway. And probably Slate Black Clouds Tumbled Over Eden, but I haven't tried that one yet, it's on my wishlist ( :

This smells like straight up gingerale to me mostly, which was a happy surprise because I love fizzy scents. It dries to more sake-like and snow. I never get pine which is a good thing by me. Even though it smells like soda, it's still very adult and upscale smelling. I love this one and I'm glad I blind bottled it. 

This is a really beautiful perfume. At the beginning I smell the frosty snow and almond paste/amaretto, and the middle stage is like a very grown up cherry and lemon icey/slushie drink. I can also smell the bricks somewhere between those stages. At then end it dries to a pretty scent that I keep craving, I think it is the Oman incense. It's a very unique perfume.

This is exactly as described.

I'm not an apple fan, but I love the concept and bottle art. It's green apple to me with snakey sinister undertones. Haven't picked out the pomegranate seed yet, which is funny because that's what I had for a snack today not knowing it was in my perfume! 

I do detect the pomegranate in the end, it adds something sweet and sour but you wouldn't know it's there unless you read the description. 

I'm getting the opposite of warm and spicy like a couple reviewers said above. To me this is a screechy pink floral and candy scent, really high-strung, and I think best for a young girl or teen. It's a cute silly scent! 

This starts out weird but dries to a lovely cucumber melon scent somehow. I might even pair it with squirting cucumber or a meal interrupted. It's really beautiful and I look forward to wearing it in summer. 

Seth is my favorite masculine scent from BPAL so far. It makes my eyes roll back in my head when I smell it! I can't describe it other than it blends beautifully - the honeyed leather myrrh and champaca flower come out most for me with the papyrus making it a little bit crisp. 

Yes! Waiting for more reviews of Chocolate Babka because I did not like Olisbab something or other (the bread one) from this year's Lupercalia. I'll probably get Chocolate Buttercream from the lupers and I have Amor to show.. and love it. I was thinking about trying Hildegard's cakes. Have you tried it? 

14 minutes ago, Lucchesa said:

Several of the scents in support of Ukraine are based on baked goods, if not exactly cake. I’m particularly looking forward to Chocolate Babke. There’s Hildegard’s Cakes of Joy and Mari Lwyd from the most recent winter line and Amor To Show That He Was Pleased from the current Lupers. The Lilith scents usually include a full on cake with frosting but they’re not currently available. Good luck! It sounds like so much fun!

I just got a side job at a bakery; does anyone have good bakery scents to recommend either GC or current catalog/limited editions? Thanks in advance

Specifically I'm looking for cake scents other than Eat Me because I'll be a cake decorating apprentice ( :

Does anyone know how Halfling compares to Frumenty 2021? 

This is simply the sexiest perfume I've ever smelled.

This is the first BPAL LE I've really wanted backups of. It's close to perfect - in fact I think it is a perfect perfume for me. It's almost like Lemon Sugar from Fresh but more perfumy and refined with something distinctively BPAL about it, and it layers really sweetly with Lemon Scented Sticky Bat when I want to feel more energetic or when working out.

For newcomers I’d suggest 3 imp packs..

For summer – Lyonesse, Pele, Eden, 51, Oblatala, Tushnamatay

For fall and winter – Bathsheba, Lights of Men’s Lives, Miskatonic University, Dorian, Dee, Black Phoenix

For spring – Schrodinger’s Cat, Drow Yoga Instructor, Halfling, White Rabbit, Bugbear Doula, Drink Me