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Figs and Fig Scents - alone and in combos
lookingglass replied to Ina Garten Davita's topic in Recommendations
Hetairae!:The sublimely beautiful, fiercely independent, impeccably cultured, fascinatingly worldly and witty courtesans of ancient Greece. A seductive and dazzling blend of golden honey, fiery patchouli, sweet fig and clove, and a blushing touch of ylang ylang. -
The Musk Thread! Need to know what type is for you?
lookingglass replied to SKiser's topic in Recommendations
I find BPAL musks so soothing...sensual...and wearable...especially the dark, powdery ones mixed with patchouli. To put one on, I feel instantly dressed in effortless, comfortable sophistication, day or night. Dance of Death, baby: A gloriously elegant representation of Lady Death. Dry, bone-white orris, black musk, serpentine patchouli and our murkiest myrrh. I wear Snake Oil almost exclusively to work and so many people openly appreciate it. The Siberian musk and vanilla just smell like my skin but better. We are all animals, after all... Both of those and Haunted are my modern Shalimars (which I also wear from time to time, but it is overtly nostalgic, and not BPAL). I wear Le Lethe a lot at home because it's very intimate and has a shorter wearlength: Red musk and sweat-damp golden skin musk with labdanum, golden amber, nutmeg, tobacco absolute, black orchid, and hemlock accord. It's deep, yet soft, like a thick down quilt for the soul. Mme Moriarty is my most worn red musk. Sometimes reds can be spicy yet fleeting, but the patchouli and vanilla keep her going strong enough to go out on the town-sillage like "Woah!" so much I get complements in smokey bars (YEAH!). Dragon's Musk is a catalog must try-I think it has every musk in the book and can go just about anywhere. I couldn't do Dorian (I think it was the tea-too tingy for my chemistry), but I can do Crowley, which I find richer and creamier:Infernal musk, red patchouli, lilac cologne, mahogany, lemon rind, oakmoss, leather, and vanilla husk. -
Le Lethe, Shub, and Heretic (I hear! Waits, with bated breath...).
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Limited editions equivalents in the general catalog?
lookingglass replied to Absinthe's topic in Recommendations
Jonesing for Hand of Glory, I tried the Lights of Men's Lives and was temporarily appeased. The waxiness is similar, minus the smoke and nutmeg. -
I know I keep raving about it, and some may think it is a stretch, but the Book! It's sweet, dusty, and rich.
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This scent smells like it could be a Weenie. It has a dark, autumny, sweet feel to it. The wood is soft, and there is a tang that I read as cider, before knowing the notes. There is dust there, but it's mostly warm and spicy. I'm very fond of it, and glad it's GC!
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This is my new precious! "Yellow", and "leather" were giving me great pause, but I have a very close relationship with books in general, and appreciated that The Book is honored here as a character, so I had to give this baby a go. This does NOT smell like chemically mall leather, or soft Ren Fair leather, or horse tack, or slick S&M black leather. This smells like a leather lined smoking room in a mansion full of dusty old books, seeped in years of cigar smoke and bourbon...and incense...like a creepy bedtime storybook...It has PRESENCE and BOLDNESS, and is a bit disturbing, but is so warm and wearable. You all might think I'm crazy, because it doesn't share notes at all, save for a creamy, vanillicundertone, but this scent FEEEEEELS like Banshee Beat and U Mutter Museum got together and wrote it all down. I'm in. :love!:
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This is my favorite musk. Hands down. Ever. It is the vital essence of Snake Oil and Old Demons of the First Class, and other such delicious, sultry blends. I notice a note a bit like anise with it's spicy bitterness, or cola syrup, in that ambery Youth Dew way. Way more than that, though, is the indescribable muskiness of it all: round, sound, and sensual, like soft but clean underparts...animalic in a "it's so good it's bad" way. It stays close to the skin, wears warm and soft, and dries out lightly sweet. There is nothing else like it. I'm glad I snatched up some bottles.
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I don't know why I've never tried this. I'm pretty ashamed of myself, really, because I ADORE it, and my partner loves it on me, too (He said: "That's the best kind of filthy!"). I've tried to love Samhain over the years, but I find it too sharp and acidic on my skin, though I think it's brilliant. Samhainophobia is like the fruit in Samhain got cooked down to a sticky reduction, then the creamiest vetiver ever (a note I struggle with, but do sometimes really like...as in Blood Kiss, and Great He Goat), and a big drop of U Mutter Museum was added (dry and balsamy), and the whole blend got aged to perfection-a dark skin scent that is just my style. Holla!!!! It's a serious perfume with a silly name. I hope it comes back in 2012!!!
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At first I think this is going to be all Parma violet candy: sweeeeeet, vivid violet! Drying out, though, this smells like such a grand nod to Après L'ondée I think I might cry. Violet and orris dry down, seem to crystalize, and smell like bubbles. Osmanthus and mint create light, spectrum colors, behaving...not at all garish, overt, or competitive with the violet. The oppoponax...oh, how I looooove oppoponax and her smoldering, sweet ways....is the shadow to the bubbles light in the drydown. Truly, I think this is my favorite BPAL violet.
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Sweet scents, sugar notes & things that smell like candy
lookingglass replied to voila's topic in Recommendations
Eat Me and Snake Oil are sweet scents that really last. -
I do SO wish this was GC!!! I love it so very, very much. It's DENSE, has TONS of throw, and wears on and on. It's a showstopper, a crowdpleaser, it fills the room, just like I love a rich fragrance to do. It is THE patchouli vanilla to forsake all others. It is the olfactory Boho Chic. It feels so right on me, any time of day or night, fresh out of the shower or day old skank, it still fits in. I CRAVE it. The vanilla is rich and black. The patchouli is both earthy and creamy, lifted by the hemp. Glorious. Perfection. Pleeeeeeease, WE WANT MORE!!!!
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Initially this smells like walking through the farmers market, dewy grass and all! It becomes a little floral, then, dried out, I really smell like I've just made a salad!
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Oh, yeah. I get a blast of Banshee Beat patchouli (so, so, so happy!!!), then tangy teak, and the drydown...swoon! The osmanthus is prominent, just as I hoped, which smells a bit like apricot pit, but also grassy. It's really brilliant with the patchouli and woods, which dry down considerably quickly, because it is at the same time quiet and deep, with this little breeze of musk. It reminds me of warm skin, like a Depraved light (patchouli and apricot-yum) but cleaner and slightly sweeter. It fades very quickly and wears close to the skin. It's fluttery and springlike, but also earthy; I don't consider this very floral or vanillic- more like fruity/woody. It's very natural smelling. I've been wearing it in the evening when I want something soft and comforting. She's a keeper, for sure.
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This is JUST what I wanted it to be! It's green yet soft, deep, and sweetly resinous. There's a swift clearing of the mind with the herbs (I'm SO glad it's not too minty or lavendery!), and then it becomes softly powdery and classic with a strong galbanum undertone. I love the gramma's purse finish to the thick dragon's blood note. I find it very, very comforting.
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The absolute darkest scents? dark, ghostly, haunting, scary,
lookingglass replied to Cinder's topic in Recommendations
Dance of Death, man. LOVE it. "A gloriously elegant representation of Lady Death. Dry, bone-white orris, black musk, serpentine patchouli and our murkiest myrrh" -
Dance of Death
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Mouse's Long, Sad, Tale
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This smells like home to me...drinking tea, someone's smoking a clove cigarette, and wearing patchouli.
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I think this smells like yuzu fresh on. Drying out, it's bright green with sexy creamy honey! This smells like SPRING! Drying out, the ash manna gets kind of dusty and I still love it!
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While not the exact notes your looking for, you might want to try Lurid: it's got a piercing ozone top (like lavender can be) with a rich, sweet, resinous dry-down, and is very gothy.
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We Need Your Lupercalia 2012 Recs! BPAL and BPTP
lookingglass replied to ivyandpeony's topic in Recommendations
and Womb Furie!! -
Croquet gets a lot of SPRING reviews. I'm gonna try it in my next order. I like Haunted and Debauchery for my dry animalistics, and Fae for her sweet airyness.
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Let's talk about soothing nausea with BPAL!!! My son started chemo this week and is extremely nauseous. I know that peppermint, anise, and lavender are traditionally used in aromatherapy for nausea, but I wanted to start a thread of BPALs that people have found helpful. I have NO scents like this so right now I'm not wearing any BPAL. Well, and he HATES like the smell of medicine, and lavender and mint smell like medicine and toothpaste to me. He does NOT like the smell of lemon, ginger or lavender, either. Says they smell like cleaning products and medicine. He's been loving the smell of clean blankets, but the thing with scent like that on my skin is that they go really sharp. I like scents that are creamy. He told me that Dragon's Milk would be OK (that's been his comfort scent since he was a toddler) but I am afraid he'll develop an aversion to it through all the nausea, and that would be sad! I'm thinking maybe Snow White would work, maybe Lick It, maybe Breathless Horror (white musk and thick olibanum with niaouli, carrot seed, white mint, and camphor-scared of the camphor, though); maybe Colder and Colder (Peppermint, spearmint, white musk, and elemi settling into a deepening darkness). I'll have to wait for reviews. Hm. I used to wear Lurid (lavender, white musk, and ozone). I'm a heavy resin/incense lovin' Momma. I still want to smell like perfume, but one that doesn't make my kid puke! I know it's a very individual thing. Even day to day different smells really get to him. I just need to expand my repertoire outside my comfort zone and it's kind scary! I hope that this thread will be helpful to others, though, not just chemo patients.
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Update: 5 rounds of chemo (it sucks but he's doing great-one more round to go...fingers crossed!) and is favorites are (still) Snake Oil, Dragon's Milk, and, now, White Light. He also likes the smell of baby lotion and frankincense & myrrh.