Minh Scent

This is a sweet, light and happy scent on me. I gifted it (reluctantly) to my husband for his birthday and it smells great on him; I don't find it a girly scent at all, as was mentioned above. I smell all of the listed notes and it settles to a light floral honey backed by a quiet amber. The coconut makes an exit quite quickly.

Green, light, yes, the dawn light indeed, sparkling through a prism, Liberamoris. This smells like finely blended perfume, with the notes in harmony. As I sniff over time, the rose comes delicately to the forefront without being overpowering. Not much throw, but I like having secrets. Note to self- Judging from the components, not sure this would age well. Slather.

This is such a stunning blend. It is long lasting (overnight), but sits very close to the skin. Agree it is perfect for meditation and, yes, perhaps even yoga class, Joyfulgirl, as it is so close to the skin. I do love rose, but have generally found it too powerful in the bpal oils (pretty, but powerful). In this blend it is a perfect whisper. (Although I see Annemathematics said it amped too much on her.) This reminds me of the very beautiful EnTendre by House of Matriarch, but at a fraction of the price and longer lasting. 10/10!!! ETA Several months later: This might be the most beautiful scent I have ever met. It has come into such lushness. The perfect incense, with just a hint of rose and sage. A stunner!

So aquatic over the top, male cologne, for me at first stiff on wet skin. Light hint of milk or maybe even coconut??? Lavender?? But I have learned to wait with Beth's brews for the magic of the morphing process. Yep, 20 minutes later, there it is- milk and sea! Beautiful! I think this will be a summer sleep oil.

So smooth! It starts out strong, but cozies quickly onto the skin, the sandal and leather balanced.It is close to my skin, seductive. I got no chemical or barn smell as others have mentioned.

This is a beautiful blend although it loses its strenth quite quickly after the initial dramatic entrance, considering the ingredients. This would be good for daytime wear if you like leather and tobacco, but don't want to overwhelm your colleagues. Actually, after an hour it needs reapplying and I usually get good mileage on the bpal beauties.

So pretty! Fruity withoutbeing too sweet. Delightful to wear.

At first wiff on skin, overpowering peachy sweetness. However, in 10 minutes, this all settles and I am veiled with a rich concoction and can smell each note listed.An hour later, I am left with the prettiest flower infused sandal.

Waited til New Years to try this out. Very, very lemony (I get the fruit, not lemon grass), but after 30 minutes that is backing down to a softer lemon and some herbal notes. Pleasant after 30 minutes and I am smiling to have a gift with good wishes from the Lab.

Yes, rose,and not a light or fresh cut one. Can barely pick out the spices. Pretty.

Wow! Cakes when wet, but then the incense takes over.However,a continued memory of that cake sweetness remains even over time. Sigh. Another one to love!

Smells unpleasant and strong on first application but then the lotus makes a brief appearance, a herald for the woody and musky dry down which is just lovely. Happy to have a bottle.

The osmanthus and coconut are the most obvious on my skin, with the resins playing background.Cannot pick out the honey. Pleasant to my nose.

One of the few BPALs that smells amazing on me from the very beginning. Could have sworn I smelled a touch of osmanthus in the early stages,but not listed in notes. Creamy, coconut perfection; not at all sun tan lotion. So glad I bought a bottle,as it does not have the staying power of other BPALs and it is definitely in the slather genre.

This was awful, chemical smell first 15 minutes,but turned to a quite pleasant spice pumpkin and finally after 30 minutes, I can also smell honeys and resins. Great!

Oh, goodness...enveloped in beeswax and vanilla, a bit of sandalwood. It is warm, a sensuous, bordering foodesque but not crossing the too-sweet line. Yes!

Wow, I love this, but it smells so different, yes a bit perfumery. Trying to pick out the listed notes, but not doing so well. There is definitely something green in here.It smells womanly, sensual...a woman in a Chanel suit walking down a Parisian street.

2014 version Wow! After drydown,can't take my nose away from my wrist. This is drinking spicy apple cider at a cabin in the woods.Stellar! Six hours later,still smelling amazing. I smell apples and honey but there is no honey listed. It is so beautiful!

Wow! What a little changing! Hit with the tobacco when first on the skin, but in about 15 minutes, I lose that to a spicy orange blossom that sits close on the skin. The cinnamon is light. I have trouble making out the vanilla until much later. The tobacco makes a re-entry with the vanilla. I love this and it is a good alternative to my beloved Antikythera Mechanism when I am in too close quarters with potentially sensitive noses.

Very unpleasant in the bottle,but have learned to ignore this.Rough, upleasant, medicinal on the skin. Also have learned to ignore this. After 10 minutes I can smell the sweetish frankensence and after 20 minutes, it is so beautiful, I can't keep my wrist from my nose. This is a stunner and could easily be one of my top scents.

Oh, very useful thread for me. I am in search of a new violet scent from BPAL now that TucaTuca from Lush is discontinued...and besides, can give a rubber smell.Thank you!

Beautiful, sophisticated blend. Light on the rose, magic on the wood. Took about 20 minutes to settle before the wow set in.

First bottle ever! In bottle- disappointed with medicinal smell. First on skin- medicinal, but then quickly morphs to a most beautiful frankensence which seems to be the dominant note, although there is a small chorus of light wood in the background.Very reminiscent of Catholic High Mass when it was still in Latin and magical. l'm in love.

First sniff - overwhelming white floral On the skin - strong white floral and pear Does not smell like any plumeria I have stuck my nose in, but perhaps that is the distraction from the pear and champagne. Lovely and delighted to have a frimp of this. 45 minutes later- oh, goodness! This has softened into the loveliest nonpowdery floral...yes, closer to the real deal plumeria!

Hands down, my favorite scent so far. Between the teak, vanilla and tobacco, it is my version of heaven. As with many of the BPALs, it gets a nose wrinkle when first applied. I am not sure why so many of the scents do this with me, but I have found if I wait just 5-10 minutes, something magical happens; indeed I understand why "alchemy" is part if the name. Ordered a bottle. It lasts 8 hours on me and has a respectable sillage the first 4 hours.