theredkilt
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Cardamom and orange peel/mate combo hit me right in the nose. Quite a strong pair. It's an intense perfumey smell bordering on high-end potpuri. I think this beast will shine in rainy weather.
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What a beautiful beginning: a smoky plum (???), could be the opoponax, and traces of myrrh and mandarin. This calms down as it dries and i smell some soapiness creeping in (lavender ?) and the mandarin note wears off completely soon afterwards. Semi-sweet Opoponax and something else clean is what stays on my skin. Win!
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Such a beautiful and gentle apple scent. Apple pulp supported by apple blossom. A fragrance appropriate for any occasion.
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Sniffing inside the bottle, the neroli hit me so hard, i needed to take a step back and regroup.I hope it's not a neroli-centric scent. Testing on skin, the neroli note goes away and i'm left with beautiful wafting cloud of sweetened mandarin. Very ethereal and cozy. After 10 minutes the neroli reappears (WHY???), but it's a sweetened amber neroli with hints of saffron. This reminds me of A Wonderful Light from the 2011 Yule release.
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Swift as Light, Beauteous in Color, Charming in Song
theredkilt replied to aphrodite's topic in BPAL Anniversary
It's a rich floral dipped in honey musk. Reminds me of honey rice crispies. As time goes by, it settles into a neroli creamy honey musk. There's a note that stands out and doesn't sit well with me (not the honey), neroli or orange blossom maybe. If you're crazy about floral honey blends, get this! -
I get a popcorn note out of this blend that sticks around during its entire life span. It's smells like snow soaked popcorn
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Freshly applied, this smells like shampoo or shower gel. But as it dries down the apple fades and i get a mellow sour champagne note. Not for me.
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I get no ice, i get no freshness, i get no ozone. What i get instead is a full-on chypre smell and reminds me on the spot of Roberto Cappuci for Homme 1967 frragrance, It's a bold masculine chypre fragrance. Totally not expecting a sea of ice smelling so manly.
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Such a beautiful blend. I secretly hoped that the DB would shine, but it's nowhere to be found. Freshly it's a beautiful creamy strawberry lavender, but it gradually fades and i'm left with a strawberry cream and hint of plastic that comes and goes. I still enjoy it and boy, does this oil last! Good job, Beth!
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The Musk Thread! Need to know what type is for you?
theredkilt replied to SKiser's topic in Recommendations
Die Nacht. It's green musk with faint traces of lemon verbena. -
This smells like a woody-herbal-chypre men's cologne from the 70s. The opoponax lends a waxy texture and together with the leather and musk smells like a mild candle black smoke with a dry mint undertone.
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I have never smelled anything remotely quite like this before. I get the waxiness and sweetness of the beeswax, some incense, maybe resins and sedated ambergris. All in all, it's such a nice oriental blend. Not for everyday wearing.
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The scent of tea - BPAL's tea note, BPAL blends like your favorite tea
theredkilt replied to sarada's topic in Recommendations
+ 1 What about Desert Places? Is it a white tea-centric blend? -
I usually stay away from DB blends, because this note doesn't agree with me, except for Dragon's Musk. Dragon's Tears has a soapy vibe and it mingles very well with the incensey quality of the dragon's blood resin. A really good combo. Will wait to test it in warmer weather.
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I was expecting a refreshing zesty citrus with zingy traces of pink pepper and a dusty orris base. IT'S NOT IT!!! It's such a bright and cheery scent, BUT unexpectedly SWEET. It's not like Lemon-scented sticky bat, it's a fuller citrus, but the sweetness is almost juicy-like. Over time it settles into citrus sugar and reminds me of a citronade (get it?) with floating sugar cubes. If you enjoy your citrus blends on the sweeter and juicier side, GET THIS!
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In the bottle i smell ozone, lemon, white musk, ambergris. It conjures an image of shimmer and coldness. But on my skin it fades to a hazy grey rose, bordering on soapy territory. I'll wait and test it during summertime. I want this to work so badly
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Askel Waldemar Johannessen A haze of verbena, lemon rind, transparent amber, ectoplasmic green musk, ti leaf, and bamboo. Freshly applied, i smell lemon verbena , followed by green musk, which progressively makes its presence known. A refreshing zesty green musk blend for summer days.
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I'm reviewing the 2016 bottle, purchased in May. So, i let the oil age for 7 months. I get a sweet smoky vetiver rounded with a hint of coconut, but no SO in sight. I let it sit on my skin and the vetiver just lingers on and no coconut, opponax or vanilla showing up up. By this time it's a one-note party: VETIVER
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I smell lily of the valley from the get go and then it suddenly turns into bitter stinky garbage. Later it settles into a bitter green floral scent.
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This is a such a beautiful honey blend, very appropriate for warm weather. It is so well rounded and the honey/sugar cane/ white tea are the main players, while the mint and lemon balm show up shortly in the opening stage. On me it last 2 hours tops, but still it feels very comforting and delightful.
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I was looking forward to testing this oil and had high expectations. My final take on it is that i'm afraid i will have to let it age for a while. I get Vetiver and light patchouli with a veil of plum holding it altogether. The plum is not sweet, just an afterthought and the vetiver is the note that pops up on my skin the most, but it's not heavy or the smoky kind. I was hoping for a sweeter plum note and for more shimmery musk.
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In the bottle i smell the pumpking candyfloss, which reads like canned unsweetened and lightly spiced pumpkin filling. Later, the lemon sugar comes out and melds into the pumpkin floss to the point that it dominates the entire scent. It smells like a lighter and less sweet (but still sweet) Lemon scented Sticky Bat. And to top that off the pumpkin floss adds a vague foody/pastry element to it. Can't wait to test it in the summer
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From the start i get a dewy fresh green peach, but soon the oakmoss shows up and trumps everything. Smells like an oakmoss infested unripened green peach.