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Ganymede is an icy lavender with touches of oudh on me, with an aquatic/slightly soapy edge. The metallic iron note isn's something I pick up when wet, but it comes forward as everything dries down. Normally I go for warmer blends, but I think this would make for a lovely post-nighttime summer shower blend; something to dot on before bed. The lavender makes this a great sleep blend for me, and the icy and metallic notes are cooling. The oudh is light—definitely there, but not overwhelming.

Wet, Guatemalan Volcanic Coffee Bean smells like an intense coffee liqueur, with a strong roasted note and some sweetness. On my skin, I also get some sub-notes like light almond/cherry and something rooty. As it dries, the intense coffee note burns off and it mellows until it smells almost like coffee with cream and sugar. A few hours later, I still get faint coffee and cream with sugar. It's unlikely that I'd reach for this to wear on its own, but I think it will be fun to layer this with other perfumes.

Mod Note: Posts have been split. Please talk about orange blossom and neroli in this topic—and oranges, satsumas, tangerine, and mandarin over here. Thanks!

Mod Note: Posts have been split. Please talk about oranges, satsumas, tangerine, and mandarin in this topic—and orange blossom and neroli over here. Thanks!

Bulgarian Tobacco is delicious. This is gourmand tobacco on me, half chewy tobacco and half caramel and vanilla. One of my colleagues at work loves perfume, and when I was wearing this one afternoon, she asked me if I was wearing Tom Ford's Tobacco Vanille. When I set her straight, she went right to her computer and ordered a bottle for herself. If this is drier and less sweet than French Tobacco for most people, I don't know if I would love that note better, since this already smells very sweet and lush to me. It's really viscous and thick, almost sticky like honey on the skin. It's honestly just heavenly.

Hygeia is such a great red musk-centric perfume. The red amber and sweet incense are also central players on my skin, with the other notes much less prominent—although I do catch the Mysore sandalwood from time to time. The orris makes it a touch powdery on me, and it draws sweetness from the incense and helichrysum, but although it teeters on the edge of being a bit too sweet and powdery on me, it stays on the right side of that fence. I don't wear this too often, but when I do it always smells absolutely classic on me, like I've dipped into a perfume from the dressing table of some 1940s starlet.

Mod Note: Merged this into the existing thread with the same name. Please do a search before creating a new topic, thanks! On topic: Try Pink Moon! it's very pink.

Bumping because Faith is baaaaaack.

Bumping to recommend The Mirror: White lilies gilded by sparkling grey amber, Oman frankincense, pink pepper, raw white clove, and white musk. It's such a beautiful blend on me, with lily, grey amber, and white musk the most prominent notes.

I agree with z_z, The Mirror would be great gateway BPAL. The white lilies and grey amber and white musk are the most prominent notes on me, merging together to create a soft grey and white amber-musk-lily perfume that's smooth and refined. This smells like a perfume from the past, but not dated—classic. The frankincense, pink pepper, and white clove give depth and a bit of spice, but they don't intrude. Really beautiful.

Mod Note: Merged with existing topic. On topic: Keep your eyes out for vegetal musk, which does appear from time to time!

Lizzie gave great suggestions—Lovers and a Fan is particularly lovely, if you're looking for something a little less layered. It's pretty wonderfully straightforward. There's also the Coconut, Vanilla Bean & Tiare hair gloss from the Post.

Bumping this for those who were looking for Boomslang but had a hard time tracking some down in Sales/Swaps...the Snake Pit is back! This year's Boomslang retains what I loved about the original...it's like Snake Oil dipped in cocoa.

Bumping this to say that I finally got to test Dark Chocolate, Black Tobacco, and Vetiver bonbon last night...wow. As noted above, vetiver is a note that can be overwhelming for me (even though I've found some scents over the years that contain it and are glorious on my skin). The vetiver in the bonbon is strong at first, but it pulls back pretty quickly and the scent ends up smells a bit like a really unique version of a 'tobacco vanille' perfume, with the vetiver lingering just enough to add something a bit bitter, green, and smoky (almost like a tea note on me). I bought this bottle for my husband but he'll probably need to share it with me. If you also like vetiver in moderate amounts, and you love chocolate and tobacco—I definitely recommend it!

Senelion has only gotten better with time. That Nepalese amber is almost buttery, the 'twin red musks' (!) are warm and gently animalistic, and the vegetal black musk is mineral-y and starchy in a way that's really satisfying. I pick up almost no lotus, but the star anise and orris and cedar I do get right out of the gate. The hops, mallow, chamomile, and zdravetz offer a sweet, tangy, and herbal tinge. Dry, this is a red musk blend with something earthy and herbal and sweet in its orbit. It smells different to me at different times of the month, and (appropriately) although it smells great every time I wear it, every once in a while it strikes me as stunningly gorgeous.

The Great He-Goat opens with a reallll strong vetiver note, wow. Serious vetiver! It takes about 20 minutes for it to fall back on my skin, while the Egyptian amber (yum), carnation, and black musk come forward. The pom, patchouli, and smoked ginger are harder for my nose to find, but this is rounded off in a nice way and I think I can smell the smoked ginger from time to time. It smells great on the drydown, but I'm not sure I can make it through the vetiver stage again. This will be great on my husband, who loves vetiver!

Carceri d'Invenzione is sweeter than I imagined from the notes, although the blonde tobacco and frankincense might be contributing to that. Like others, I also get a fruity note that might just be the redwood and red sandalwood colliding. The black pepper has a light touch. On the drydown, this is a red sandalwood-dominant blend on my skin, with the blonde tobacco closely behind. On the whole, it's a tobacco and woods blend, with sweetness and resin underneath. At times, this actually reminds of Queen of Spades, although this is much lighter. It has the feel of a classic perfume.

Mod Note: Rolled this into the existing thread. On topic: I loved Mount Fuji Reflected in Lake Misaica from last year's Shungas (An oakmoss chypre with black cypress, wild mint, labdanum, pine needles, white sandalwood, and white cedar.)

Yes, Glaucous Snow! So beautiful. And Adante con Fantasia is lovely. I'm also a big fan of Pontarlier.

The Lantern Ghost of Oiwa is a black tea and creamy cherry blossom blend on me, with the mint making it smell fresh and white at the edges. The calla lily is present but doesn't push past the cherry blossom. The rice wine gives the scent something tangy and a bit starchy. It sounds like it wouldn't work together, but it does. I'm slightly addicted to Beth's black tea note, so I'm guessing the inclusion of that note (which smells like anise to a lot of people but smells just like black tea to me) is what's making me enjoy this so much. As it dries down, the mint burns off and I miss it—my favorite stage is wet, when the mint swims about with the other notes.

The osmanthus in Itasô Kansei Nenkan Jorô No Fûzoku is luminously pretty and soft. I get mostly osmanthus and white honey and sugar cane when wet, and on the drydown I smell what I think is the ti leaf and the hibiscus—there's a thread of something bitter and tart that sets the osmanthus off to advantage. This is a gentle floral that does run a bit sweet, in a way that I enjoy. Lovely!

I love the Lust Smooch! The scent is amber, copal, and red musk/red patch with a touch of honey on me. The rose is very light and I'm not sure I'd pick up on it if it wasn't listed. It does smell sexy, which I attribute to the red musk. The smooch formula itself is really great, both scrubby and moisturizing.

I think WidgetAlley's review above is spot on. Lot and His Daughters does smell like "hot citrus in the midst of an incensed desert". My imp is well-aged, so I suspect the tangerine and lemon peel notes would have been stronger on release, but this smells like something savage and scorched and brightly acidic. Black patchouli, petitgrain, and bourbon geranium can all make a blend smell unsettling to me, and they work well here to that effect. The incense and skin musk make this smell intimate and close. The brandywine is a clever touch. I'm not sure if this is one I'd reach for often, but it's an amazing capture of the tone of the painting and the story behind it.

Mmm, Garden Path with Chickens smells like late spring/early summer! Both wet and dry, it's grass and ivy and teeming with flowers. The grass note can sometimes be a bit overwhelming for me, but it's absolutely lovely here and really does smell damp. The dampness is what keeps it in check, I think, as it's like the smell of grass pulled through beads of water. This is a really beautiful capture of the art and I'm so glad I got to try it!

Bernini's sculpture of St. Teresa has always been one of my favorite works of art—it brings amazing physicality to a divine experience. The frankincense and Roman chamomile in this blend are what make it feel 'right' for the inspiration, in addition to the searing beauty of that white gardenia note. The amber and agarwood marry at the bottom, bringing warmth as foil against the almost unworldly high whiteness of the floral. I like this best after it settles in and the gardenia settles down a bit, as the golden arrow of the frankincense, chamomile, amber, and agarwood are what I enjoy most. I'm so glad I got to try this!