Poenari
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This is amazing! Little Bird nailed the description. The initial blast of smoky patchouli with a heavy overlay of an industrial smell - is that the ink? The patch is not that sweet chewy patch but a dry and dark one, and upon drydown it can't be separated out from the other notes. I always amp patchouli but this blend isn't a "patchouli" forward blend. No, it's the scent I remember from childhood trips to Chicago! Back when smog was still a deep haze over the city as we drove in from the South Side, passing smokestacks along Lake Calumet, mingled with the scent of my pre-teen slathering of Coty Wild Musk Oil perfume.
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Dark honeyed musk, not as strong on the tea note as I had expected! This is lovely and very sexy... the sleekest softest black cat caught out of the corner of your eye, slinking around the corner.
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OMG how is it possible that in almost 20 years of wearing BPAL that I never reviewed this?! I know I have worn it many times. I got a random urge to pull this from my imp stash and apply this evening. I love cinnamon, myrrh, and honeysuckle and my limited experience with copal is also positive. This blend is a sticky sweet honeyed cinnamon on my skin. It bears a lot of similarities with the way that Dragons Milk goes on me. In fact, I would say this is spicy Dragons Milk, as if DM had added cinnamon to the blend. It has good throw and longevity too. I'm not suggesting that it's an equal replacement, but it has a similar vibe to me. Lovely!
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Oh, this is definitely a sweet vanilla musk! I haven't smelled Millennial Pink so I can't speak to the ruby chocolate from that. I tend to avoid chocolate or cocoa or cacao notes on me. This is so subtle that it's just a grounding note well after dry down. It's not foodie but is a sweeter vanilla scent than I usually wear. I like this.
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Reviewing this briefly fresh from the mailbox! Sniffing from the bottle, this is a super fizzy sweet rosé! I don't tend towards the Lab's champagne notes so I've never really understood how Beth can create a scent that smells the way carbonation bubbles feel when you hold a glass of a bubbly drink under your nose! It's so realistic I can almost feel the bubbles pop at my nostrils. On dry down a hint of the clove studded orange comes through, more citrus than clove. I actually misread the description when I ordered this and have been waiting for my package to arrive with feelings of buyer's remorse. I've prepared myself to not like this and planned to swap it for something else. I haven't given it a full wear test yet, but I have a feeling that this one is going to end up a surprise keeper after all! 12/30 After a full wear, I am definitely keeping this bottle! I don't wear fizzy, bright, citrus, or champagne notes so why do I like this?! It stays bright and lovely on me. This is now going to be my annual New Year's Eve scent! Out of my usual wheelhouse but worth the change! 🎉
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This one was an instabuy for me. I adore Snake Oil, and have loved all the scents I could get with the SO and Dorian combo. At first this spray is actually heavier on the Snake Oil than I had expected- which is definitely not a bad thing. But yes I can definitely smell the Dorian as well. I also love Beth's dirt notes. Here it's just a very subtle grounding that I detect a few minutes after spraying. This one's going to be in heavy rotation on my pillow.
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Black Pine and Incense Smoke Atmosphere Spray
Poenari replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Atmosphere
Yes! As described. My package came on Tuesday and I immediately sprayed my Black Pine & Incense Smoke Atmo! It's as described- a gorgeous smoky pine forest. It's not Pine-Sol, it's a dark spooky pine forest where someone has been holding a ritual using the richest dark incense. Don't sit on this one! -
This is so fun! I love and agree with Invidiana's description. It's definitely got that smoky bonfire note, but not as harsh as I expected. Dries down with a fresh but dry breeze. I will use mine to make my car smell like a cool vintage hearse.
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This is another lovely scent from the Spiritus Arcanum collection. I definitely get the similar dirt note as in my beloved Graveyard Dirt, but here it seems greener. It dries down to something softer than I expected. A lovely earthy scent that has an aquatic vibe to me, probably from the lichen. Makes me think of a cobble-stoned, moss covered path along a babbling brook, where the water splashes the path just enough to keep it damp and amp the scent as you walk along.
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Testing my decant and was not expecting to really like this, because butter and cream/milk blends do not work on me. Well I'm happy to be wrong here! Initially the butter is there, but it quickly dries down to a rich blend that is quite gourmand, but not in a cloying way. The notes all blend well, and this became a warm skin scent, slightly musky and with a touch of the bread note, very much like the smell of warm bread fresh out of the oven. I'm really glad I decided to get a decant to test!
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Oh this is a lovely soft autumnal floral! I find it to be very well blended, without any one particular note standing out. I don't have words to describe it other than a beautiful autumn day spent in the sun, hiking through a pumpkin patch that is ringed with sunflowers and late-blooming carnations and roses. This doesn't have a lot of throw in my hair, but I catch lovely wafts as I move my head and my hair falls close to my face. Love!
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Sweet apple cider, softened by the marshmallow. I also have Autumn Cider hair gloss from a few years ago, and this one is much softer. Lovely scent!
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Harvest Moon: Black Clove and Wildflower Honey Hair Gloss
Poenari replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Hair
This is as straightforward as it gets: a lovely black clove sweetened by honey. Nothing musty or harsh in this. It's spicy and just gorgeous and will go with my many clove-scented bpals. -
Ok, I know my review won't do this justice, as I'm not good with words and descriptions the way many are. But holy cow is this scent gorgeous! I am testing my decant, and already regretting that I didn't have the funds to take a chance and blind bottle this. Dark seductive floral indeed! I get the beautiful orchid and poppies, but everything else is so well blended that no distinguishing notes stand out. This is one of the most elegant and sophisticated BPAL florals I think I've ever smelled. Granted, I don't consider myself a florals gal for the most part, but this one hits all the right spots for me!
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Oh this is lovely! I'm testing this and get a lovely smoky beeswax dripping down ancient interior walls... There is moss on the windowsills and in the corners of the hall where moisture has gathered, but overall this is dry (but not arid), dusty, earthy, and ancient. The leather plays nice for me, which is rare, and just contributes to the ancient vibe, not as a player. Very evocative!