Poenari
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It's a minty gingerbread when wet. The chocolate comes out after drydown as the mint fades. The gingerbread isn't sharp or lemony. I think foodies will love this one.
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This one is more pine than peppermint on me. At first, it's a blast of sharp pine, not pine cleaner, but as if I held a handful of freshly cut pine needles up to my nose. The peppermint isn't sweet, but dry somehow. Dries down quickly to a softer scent, which would make it a lot more wearable for me. However, the overall blend remains more pine and I just don't think it's my kind of scent. Might try the suggestion above to layer it with Stekk and see what happens. Glad I got a decant to try, but that is all I need of this one.
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Wet on skin, a blast of gingerbread and anise! A combination I would never have thought would work. But I like it! After drydown, it softens and wears closer to the skin than I expected. I don't detect the chocolate, which is good as it doesn't usually wear well on my skin. I think the chocolate and cinnamon are just so well-mingled with the gingerbread that it keeps the gingerbread sweeter and more gourmand, without any of it's usual lemony notes. The anise still stands out, but I like the taste and smell of anise. I really like this version of gingerbread. It's much sweeter on my skin than Gingerbread Wolfman was, and I like it better.
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I use rosewater daily in my facial routine. I love the gentle scent of rose given off. This is the same rose as in Rose Quartz Bedroom, but softer and with a powdery myrrh grounding it. No soapiness here, just a lovely scent.
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This is the strangest experience! It smells like Boo on me! I cannot figure it out, but the top note is the same kind of cotton/linen note that I get from Boo! As it dries down, it warms up and becomes a gentle brown musk. Stays very close to my skin and would be wearable in any situation. It's very nice but I can't get the similarity to Boo out of my mind. Skin chemistry is so weird.
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Wow this wolf bites! This is some very dark gingerbread - very much akin to to the Black Label Thirteen (Feb. 2009) minus chocolate. That Thirteen is all strong spicy ginger on me, and this reminds me a lot of it. The molasses and nutmeg are present, and I can detect the chestnut too, but this is more gingery than anything. For the first 20 minutes the throw was so strong and so dark that I feared I was going to have to wash it off. At 30 minutes it had tamed enough that I knew I could keep wearing it. This is still going strong 6 hours later. If you like strong, dark, spicy ginger scents, this one is for you.
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This is more like snowcovered pine with a hint of sweet marshmallow. The same kind of snowy, wintry note that is in my beloved Skadi. I actually smell the marshmallow quite distinctly once it's on my skin, although the pine-snow is more dominant. It's a lovely wintry scent, but as for me, I prefer my Skadi.
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Upon first sniff from the decant, sharp recoil! That was unexpected. It smells more like cigarette tobacco than either weed or whiskey to me! Upon application, however, this is a very strong harsh whiskey, not the smooth bourbon I like to drink. The weed note here is a supporting player that doesn't stand out as distinctly as in my other weed-included BPALs. I really expected to upgrade my decant to a bottle of this, but sadly I have other boozy or weedy BPALs that I prefer.
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I have had such limited luck with rose scents that I skipped Bear Prince the previous times it was released. This year I have been in a "rose mood" and after Rose Quartz Bedroom was such a hit, I decided to try a partial bottle of 2020/21 Bear Prince. I am so glad that I did! This is another lovely soft, gentle, sweet rose on me, with just a hint of winter's chill. The fur keeps it warm enough that it doesn't give me sinus pain the way that Snow White does. I am so happy to have my partial bottle, and have added another to my wishlist if I can afford it before they come down. Lovely scent!
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This is just the most perfect blend of cinnamon and clove, and I love it! Smells like winter holidays in Ye Olde Fashioned Tymes. Upgrading to a bottle.
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Lovely warm amber and spicy cardamom make a lovely duet. There's just not much else to say about this, other than I need to upgrade to a bottle. Good throw and stays on a long time. Comforting.
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Retesting my decant that has been sitting around for forever, so that I can review it. This is the very green sharp dead leaves note, not my favorite version. The maple sap helps tone down the sharpness of it. After a while it all calms down into a scent that is like the dead leaves that I prefer. Overall, not one I would reach for, as I have many more dead leaves scents that I really love.
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A flash of buttery pumpkin, the same as I get from Jack. Then Smut. The "pumpkin spice" note isn't as strong as in my other pumpkin scents. This blends together into a sweet and spicy Smut on the dry down. Truthfully, I wish it blended this well into my Pumpkin Spice Dragon's Milk hair gloss. This one is bottle worthy.
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Oh my! The scent of a mouthful of black jelly beans (I love 'em) and Smut is the combination I never knew I needed. The licorice keeps Smut from wafting it's usual dirty "after sex" smell on me and keeps it a more traditional musk (is that a thing?) This one is truly bottle-worthy. Long lasting and has good throw, the way I like it!
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Well this is exactly as advertised. Strong black licorice note and dead leaves. I do love the smell of anise, and it goes so well with the dead leaves! Really enjoying this one.
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This has a bright lemony tinge at first... weird, but I think it is somehow the sharpness of the combo of each of the notes forming a strong top note. It dries down slowly to a more cologne note but still bright, sharp, and lemon. Huh. A rare miss for me! Decant will suffice.
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I love the dead leaves and champa notes that Beth uses, but the palo santo comes across as lemony and sharp and overpowers everything. This went straight to my sinuses in a bad way and has hella throw. It's a rare scrubber for me. ?
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Very lovely vanilla lace, pretty and soft. I too think it's like a gentler Edith Cushing. Stays close to my skin. I think this should be a huge hit.
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Disclaimer: I don't like candy corn, and I'm a candy junkie. But I recognize the smell. I like Smut, but it isn't one of my top 10 BPALs. To my nose, Smut smells like "after-sex" smell on my skin. However, I get a lot of compliments when I wear it. This perfume has that recognizable sugary sweetness truly mixed into Smut. Hmmm. It fades quickly, and goes plasticky on me at dry down. Glad I got to try it, but I have others I prefer more (Chocolate Smooch Smut, I'm looking at you!)
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This is not what I expected at all! I love the dead leaves scents and have several bottles of them, including the SN: Pile of Fallen Leaves, so I am very familiar with that note (or notes, as there is more than one kind.) This barely registers as a dead leaves scent. It's all creamy pistachio marshmallow, with the barest hint of leaves grounding it. My initial reaction was "mint!... no, soap!.... no, foodie!... no, uhhhh this is lovely!" It is pretty, and feminine, not too sweet, and reminds me of something way back in my memories but I can't figure it out. I keep sniffing my wrist. I want more. I can't wait to slather myself in this.
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Initial reaction: ? The scent of melty fudge. Oh so good. Then, oh hai there's the Smut! The chocolate fades quickly on the dry down, and the whole thing blurs into a musky deliciousness. I only got a decant because my husband detests chocolate scents and he never complains about my BPAL. In all honesty, while this is gorgeous, I wouldn't wear it enough for a bottle. I enjoy getting to sniff this decant but prefer to eat my chocolate than wear it. But if you love to wear chocolate scents, don't miss this one!
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Dead Leaves, Tunisian Amber, and Smoked Balsam
Poenari replied to zankoku_zen's topic in Halloweenie
That dead leaves note right away, followed by the smoked balsam. I don't really smell the amber, but as soon as this perfume dries down, the individual notes all blend into a warm smoky autumn scent. I like this even better than I expected to! -
I was gifted a bottle of this, and what a gift! This is my beloved graveyard dirt note with flowers. Zombi is one of my favorite scents and this is a non-rose floral version. I love this and will wear the hell out of it come Spring.
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I love the Dead Leaves scents and I love smokey scents, so this had to be a winner. On my skin, it is exactly as named: the gorgeous dead leaves note that I love with smoke. It's not as dark nor as strong as I would have expected. Actually much lighter, which makes it wearable in more situations. I really like this! I have bottles of SN:Bonfire Smoke and Pile of Fallen Leaves and had never ever even thought of layering them! I'm going to play around with them together, but I know I can't do justice to them the way Beth does. That's why I keep coming back to her creations.
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Initial application is a burst of dry amber. It dries down quickly to a powdery golden amber, and wears very close to my skin. Smells like my big ginger boy asleep on my lap, keeping me warm. Lovely!.