Fiam
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They All Came to Grief in a Beautiful Row is a frigid citrus mint with fruit sweeting the deal. I cannot help but think that the components work better in cold weather. Blended as Yule time scent it would be meant for colder weather. right? Well, when it first arrived our weather was 80 degrees I could smell the different notes breaking apart, morphing. Then the weather dipped below 55 degrees and I found the peach, mandarin and red currant riding harmoniously within the intense mint. The scent is now staying consistent from application to dry down. I've had it on each day since it arrived! Very bright, it's vibrating fast and making me feel very positive! I am keen to use this up quickly, something gives me the feeling it may be best within its first year.
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I hurried this review a bit, due to the request above, but here goes. Strawberry Buttercream Sufganiyot is exactly that! Tart Strawberries, Sweet Buttercream and a very gourmet deep fried dough, then a little extra powdered sugar.These notes swirl softly around, and are staying close to my skin. (No wafts of carnival deep fry oil in fact I would not descible the dough note as deep fried in this blend) I got my beloved Strawberry Suf out, so they can meet each other, and tested both side by side. I would NOT trade the old for the new because the new is sweeter and softer, but it's the same strawberry note and almost exactly like the original Suf. Buy it! Buy it!
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YES! Exactly what I was hoping for! I adore the Cider note of the Lab and adored the Weenie releases of Autumn Cider and Apple Cider SN. When the Ciders appeared this Yule season I did not hesitate. In Spiced Pumpkin Cider the fizz is perfectly in balance with the fruit. I get the apple and find the pumpkin to be a supporting player. Spices are there and blend with one another, (which is GREAT because cinnamon can be a deal breaker for me), but THIS IS GORGEOUS!
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Ceres is a soft, creamy sweet floral and IMHO about a 2 on the Big Frag meter. Gentle and stays close to the skin. I DO get the Lab's Peony that is featured in Little Flora except Ceres is sweeter and gooeyer. The corn and wheat are present but in this bottle (after months of aging) they blend well and support the other notes. This scent is so unique and FUN! Love it!
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This is BOTTLE WORTHY! I'm testing from a decant, the oxygen has run through it, perhaps causing a jumpstart to the aging process. But here we go... You know when you look at scent notes and think, "Oh yeah, I know what this is about." Well, this one was a big surprise. Stunningly blended, almost creamy, Rich, smooth chocoloate with beams of dry wood. The patch is barely perceptable as the white sandalwood "wraps" the blend together. I smell no spice, earth or vanilla. However I am getting something fresh...yes, fresh..like authentic cold air. Gorgeous. I feel Wrapped in a Sable Garment.
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Cannot add more than what has been already reviewed, however I think it will be PERFECT when aged a bit. I'm getting some Jailbait vibes and think Cherry Red has potential to take its place in my heart. Right now the Cherry Tootsie Pop and the Red Musk are competing, so I'll be putting this away to open next year when, hopefully, they will be entwined.
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Oh, this is intense! Apple Macchiato expresses very differently from bottle, skin or compared with on a cotton cuff or collar. (I am preferring the cotton on my wrist cuff because my nose can isolate the different components.) I am searching hard, but not getting much coffee at ANY stage, my mind thinks it's boozy. The dry down on my skin is reminsicent of a high-end niche gourmand. Not exactly Kilian's Apple Brandy on the Rocks, but close.
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Speaking truth to kings, beggars, and popes alike, immune to retribution and lordly wrath as he flings wise quips like cream pies and barbed arrows. A motley tunic, festooned in bells: red currant and lemon peel over sugared patchouli and a bit of buttercream. A huge "Huzzah" to this Jester! Opens with a bright citrus-like sugar. Fresh and sweet, like smelling a lemon poppy seed cake. As it wears the Red Currant supports the brightness of the lemon, keeping me away from the scent memory of a lemon scented cleaner. The Patch is playful, delightfully tethering it to the ground or it will all float away. Substantial longevity and mild throw. Now I want to get out my bottle of Cherophobia 2016 and side by side test them.
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Lately I have wondered about my "rank'. I am trying not to be insulted, but that has been my rank for like 8 years. No fun.
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It has to do with how many posts you have. it looks like you are really close to 200, it's possible it may change then? Not sure where the numbers that correspond with ranks are listed these days. I was able to change my "rank" to something of my choice at some point, but I'm not sure whether that's still a possibility... mods may know!
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Thank you ! Great advice! I will post more!
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Now I've been ranked "a little too imp-ulsive" again. That was my ranking like....9 years ago.
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I LOVE this! Makes me think of Mouse Circus. I cannot find the unique funnel cake Midway vibe, like I had hoped, but as its own thing, this is just gorgeous! I want to use my first bottle within the year, because I think the Midway notes may fade with age. When I focused on finding Darkness, it reminded me of the The Body Shoppe Poppy. But during a blind sniff...(random grab of a bottle to see if I recognize my collection ) I found it to be well blended and opium didn't dominate. I second the "juicy" that Donkehpoo wrote of in the first review. This is why I love BPAL... there is always something new under creation!
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Sugar Cookies with Extra Sugar maintains its cookie-like body and presents the sugar crystals, as if "on top", during the dry down. Despite the descriptors, I did not find it too sweet and even detected a buttery stage deep in the background. Very fun, but not for impatient, it opens up slowly and has surprises along the way. A win for me!
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Straight from the Mailer: In the bottle it's very light in both the Sugar Cookie and the SN. I feel the ageing process may allow it to strengthen. On skin...no sweetie sugar bomb here, the spices from the Sugar Cookie are politely supporting the SN base in the background. After a second testing and allowing it to sit for 3 days after possible mail shock: I am finding this absolutely lovely! Not an in- your-face scent, but a soft Snake Oil with a velvety round edge. I even got it by my scent intolerant partner. It's a keeper and I will reach for it this Holiday!
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When I saw this release, I immediately bought 2 bottles. The labs plum note is exquisite, black plum sounded even better and marshmallow is, well...collectable! Fresh out of the mailbox, I could not contain myself and tested a tiny amount. The marshmallow is the first scent that escapes from the bottle, (no resemblance to Stek... more like, grain?) it quickly burns off as the black plum marches in with confidence and sophistication. I do think of Prunella when testing this, but this is very fresh, so I'm not getting the "powder" I did with Punella and thus, I prefer Marshmallow and Black Plum. I gravitate to the sweet scents that Beth offers, and I would not think of this is overly sweet or sugary. It's a total win for me and I will report back when it has settled for a few days. (Might just have to elbow my way back and claim more.)
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Pink fruit, sweet and vibrant! I'm not detecting any milk, but this bottle has aged a few months, so I wager the notes are blending. On my skin it has a medium throw and a surprisingly medium longevity. I LOVE this, but it does not even faintly remind me of breakfast.
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It's burnt, alright, like stuck to the bottom of the pan. After 20 minutes I'm getting the bitter cocoa wafting out of the smoke. I'm reminded of the Gorobble, but with bitter chocolate. A very unique scent, even for a 'fumie chocoholic. Plans include aging and layering.
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Hello, If available, I would like to purchase.
1. Brunch Witches
2. Badgered by Dragons
3. Zombie Apocalypse 2009
4. White Chocolate Strawberry White Pepper truffle
5. Spiked Punch
6. Rangoon Riptide
7. Cake Smash
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I have the Weenie 2011 Apples, all save one. (No Black Apple) What do you think is a good price for them? There are 4. My Glittering of the Stars is BNNU. The others are lightly, cleanly tested.
These are gorgeous. I overspent this holiday and stressing the bills.
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I have the lovely Yipe! PM me here if you'd like me to wrap it up for you! What were you thinking is a good price?
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Ah! I dug this one out because it's Christmas Eve and I adore the story of the Little Match Girl. The candles are burning in a Victorian parlor at Christmas. The oil is almost 8 years old and all the scents have blended seamlessly. I LOVE it!
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This is a bitter berry pie that is not overtly sweet or gourmand. There is something in the dry down that reminds me of Alleviate The Frenzy and a Tom Ford perfume. Not any TF in particular, just how it settles in the dry down. Very unique, actually, I am impressed with it.
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I just found an aged bottle. It's lovely, however not at ALL what I expected from the description or the reviews. Marshmallow- like but NOT as in Stekk or Marshmallow Poof. The strawberry has taken a hike, maybe due to aging. Licorice remains, a very sweet anise scent. My take away..Sugary Marshmallow & black licorice. Editing to say I FOUND strawberry. My nose must've been saturated when first tested.
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Totally different scent from wet to dry. Wet: Soft Flowers and carrier oil Dry Down: Elizabeth Taylor’s Sapphire (or at least my memory of it) Longevity and throw is significant at this stage (2 hours and it smells just applied.) Verdict: A work of olfactory and alchemic art and why I love BPAL
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I've been after this for a while, finally got a decant in a little 1 ml bottle. (the kind with the twist cap) So it's been an aged a year with some air around it. Wet in the bottle: fresh natural Orange Blossom and a Vanilla so true it could be a dessert. The orange blossom reminds me of Henri Bendel's scent from years ago, very true to the fresh blossoms on the tree. Under that I think I detect incense. (what?) Upon Application: Creamsicle is there but not cloying. Exactly what I loved about Jiggery Pokery, but not as sweet. Dry Down: The Orange Blossom is outta there...a very fast morphing...it's going into its last phase, However I'm getting powdery incense instead of strawberry or honey. Unfortunately for me it did the "incense" thing, So I'm not fond of the dry down.
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If you have still have the following....
1. Blood Popsicle (bottle)
2. Improv Zombie Scene (partial bottle)
3. Obligatory Peach (bottle)
decants
1. Heart shaped beanie on a metro
2. Fortuna Liberum
3. Fortuna Huiusce Deim
4. Happy , Boundless & ...
5. Khysee
6. Laura Howard
7. The Waltz
8. zoe & the goat
9. roof goblins
10. Puegot Punch
11. Lawn Gnome
12. Lilith Poundcake
also would be interested in all the Violette Market.
Crossing fingers.
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This aged beautifully! On skin, I can not get more than a 20 minute longevity in its perfect balance. But the oil on my cotton sleeve is glorious Coconut Vanilla Lime. I’m over the moon with this and ISO.