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I only have a tester of this so maybe that is why it fades fast and has low throw on my skin? Despite that fast fading and low throw (which could just be because of the tiny amount I tested), it is a deliciously beautiful rich vanilla scent. Not foody, not "perfumey", just perfect. I can see why people love this scent so much. This is what I wanted Antique Lace to smell like.

On my skin, I only get the jelly and snake oil. No donut unfortunately! However the jelly is a wonderful raspberry/strawberry jelly. I am not fond of fresh snake oil but I think this snake oil is aged and pretty! I prefer Strawberry Sufganiyot more to satisfy my donut needs, but this is a very fun girly, foody scent!

Decant: On my skin, it smells like a mix of a beautiful sugary sweet vanilla and Banana Boat suntan lotion. I love it. Bottle test: I get creamy vanilla meringue with strawberries. The strawberry note in this one reminds me a lot of Loli.goth. I get lots of compliments on this one!

I have been wanting to try this one for awhile. I own many bpal patchouli scents and this one sounded quite unique compared to my other ones. Dry on my skin I get a very woody patchouli scent. It is strange because it is reminding me a lot of a cedar type wood but there is no cedar in the notes listed. I am a bit sad because none of the other notes are showing up for me. All I get is a woody patchouli. The patchouli note is reminiscent to another patchouli scent I have. Impressions of the Floating World it is like a softer version of This is Your Wilderness (without the pine). Overall, I don't think I would hunt down a bottle of this. I will probably keep my decant and test it again in the future to see if I am just having an off-day with my skin chemistry. I was really hoping for that vanilla silk note!

Usually I steer clear of lilac because I have not had luck with it in the past. But the hype of this scent intrigued me to give it a shot! I was luck to get a decant of this from a swap Dry on my skin it smells like a luxury perfume without the alcoholic-based. The lilac is quite calm on my skin and it is balanced equally among the other notes. I do not distinctly smell the cream accord but maybe it is helping blend everything together! I get a soft floral musk with a sexy hint of honeyed amber. It is very pretty and sophisticated. Maybe even bottle worthy!

I have heard much talk about Haloes being a favorite vanilla bpal by a lot of folks and I was lucky enough to get a bottle of it. I have tried several bpal vanilla blends and I haven't found any that I am in love with. I was told I must try Haloes! Wet: Something is a bit sharp and almost cologne-like. I think it is the oak and sandalwood. The vanilla is not standing out much. Dry (after about 10 minutes): All the sharpness/cologne smell from the wet stage is gone and it has morphed on my skin to a beautiful vanilla scent. No plastic, no "vanilla candle", and no foody vanilla smell. The vanilla is cradled softly by apricot and amber. It is absolutely gorgeous and very sophisticated. The scent stays fairly close to the skin and doesn't have much throw (light to medium depending how much you slather), however the scent is very lovely. I am very happy to have a bottle of it.

When I first saw the label art for Jiaolong, I was blown away. Not only is it a gorgeous guy, but he is also an aerialist! I am an aerialist as well (aerial silks, hammock, and lyra), so I knew I had to buy this bottle even before I knew what the notes were. As soon as I read the scent description, it was an insta-buy. I love coffee scents (Café Mille et Une Nuits, Dusky Shroud, Guatemalan Volcanic Coffee Bean SN, etc.) Wet: Dark (but not like a bitter black coffee; dark as in mysterious/complex) coffee with vanilla sugar. This reminds me of Dusky Shroud without the opium petals. There is no vanilla listed but there is definitely something with the sugar cane that is reminding me of gourmand vanilla. Dry: This is absolutely luscious. It isn't foody, it is sophisticated coffee (I got that impression from Dusky Shroud too). However when dry, it isn't as dark/mysterious as Dusky Shroud because there are no opium petals. Yet, I enjoy this more than any other coffee scent I have tried. I seriously cannot stop smelling it! The sugar cane, black musk, and coffee make a brilliant combination. Multiple bottle worthy.

When I saw the scent description and the label art for Seth, I knew I had to get a bottle of it ASAP! Wet on skin: Lots of myrrh and amber! It reminds me of Diamond Star, however there is no ambergris in this blend. Dry: I start to smell the lotus and champaca flower. The florals start to mellow out the myrrh and amber. It doesn't go powdery. It is a soft dry floral incense. I get no leather at all, which is surprising because I usually amp leather in blends. No honey either. Maybe that papyrus is mixing with the dry florals? This is starting to remind me of Diamond's Gong now rather than Diamond Star. I will have to try this on my partner's skin because he loves leather blends.

Wet: I smell a lot of apple blossom! It reminds me a bit of Samhain 2008. Dry: It smells like this could be a Weenie scent. Unfortunately the caramel is not very prominent. For a caramel apple scent, I will stick to Caramel Apple Cookie I would say Agrat-Bat-Mahlaht is a less foody version of Caramel Apple Cookie.

Wet: Woody cloves! It almost reminds me of frankincense and cloves but there is no frankincense listed in the description. It smells like a clove version of Midnight Mass to me. A little spicy, a little woody, lots of cloves. No patchouli. Dry: Rich dark wood with a hint of saffron. I am not getting any fig from this.

This was a gamble scent for me because typically I avoid wine notes (list of wine scents that didn't work on me: Blood Kiss, Blood Rose, Bordello, Horreur Sympathique, Lady Macbeth, Lilith, Nosferatu, The Obsidian Widow). Wine scents usually overpower the other notes on my skin and just smell like wine and I am not a fan of that. Wet: This smells like artificial grape candy This isn't looking good. Dry: This smells like Smut mixed with Streets of Detroit to me! I agree with mizliz2176. I own Streets of Detroit and it is one of my favorite scents. The dried of Behind the Veils is definitely giving me the aroma of Streets of Detroit if you replaced the motor oil note with Smut! I am curious as to how this will age. Since I own Streets of Detroit and Smut HG, I don't feel as I need to purchase a full bottle of Behind the Veils. It is the first wine scent that I've tried that didn't overpower the other notes though. I recommend this scent if you enjoy Smut and/or Streets of Detroit!

Wet: A nutty scent (like almond milk) with a creamy rose background Dry: Smells like earl grey (probably the bergamot!) with a dash of vanilla almond milk and some tea roses. I do not get any incense or labdanum. This scent is borderline foody on my skin because the vanilla is quite sweet! It is a tea rose version of A Little More Tea without the cookies. It is a pretty scent but I do not think it is bottle worthy as it fades after 20 minutes. I think this will age nicely though.

I love Old Scratch! On my skin it is a mix of Dorian and TKO which is a lovely combination! It is a lot like The Serpentine. If you liked The Serpentine or never got a chance to try The Serpentine, I'd recommend Old Scratch. The tonka balances the lavender well. The lavender isn't astringent. It is quite elegant and smooth on my skin.

Beautiful scent. I wish my skin didn't eat it up because the scent fades very quickly when it dries. When it is wet it smells like a wonderful coconut shea butter. The coconut is not sweet or artificial smelling. It is a fresh/nature coconut smell. And shea butter makes the coconut very smooth and soft. It eventually becomes a vanilla candle wax smell very close to the skin. If the scent didn't fade on me, I would've bought a full bottle!

In the bottle: Chocolate and caramel with some spicy cinnamon Wet: Cardamom, cinnamon, and cherry. It is a nice real cherry smell which is great because I cannot stand artificial cherry. Drydown: Some French vanilla peaks out amidst the cinnamon and cardamom. Dry: It smells like a snickerdoodles baking in the oven! Yum! The cherry has disappeared completely and I am left with French vanilla, cinnamon and cardamom. There is just a hint of caramel in the background. I am usually cautious of cinnamon scents because I have had reactions to them in the past (Eclipse and Pumpkin Spice Everything, I am looking at you), but Enraged Groundhog Musk did not bother my skin. I felt a little heat on my skin from the cinnamon but thankfully nothing turned red or rashy. I was hoping for more chocolate. I never got any chocolate on my skin, but I still enjoy this scent! Medium throw and good wear length.

I recently bought a bottle of this. Cantaloupes are my favorite melon and when I heard Moonbathing was a melon scent, my excitement soared. In the bottle: It is the most beautifully fresh, ripe summer honeydew. It smells like the real deal. I want to eat it. On the skin: Yummy melon. I never get any pineapple. It is a melon single note on my skin. It reminds me a bit of Kasugai honeydew gummies because of how sweet it is, but the scent manages to steer away from an artificial smell. Low throw and very low wear length, but that doesn't stop me from loving it. It disappears in like 30 minutes on my skin. I should try this in a scent locket to see if the wear length improves. This is a wonderful scent for summer!

If Musée de l'Erotisme had a perfume, this is what it would smell like. Immediately when I smelled my decant of this, it reminded me of when I visited that museum in Paris. It smells just like it! I had to buy a bottle immediately. The leather is soft and sexy. One of the softest leather notes I have smelled from bpal. The "softness" of the leather reminds me of the brown leather note from The Book from the 2016 Lupers. However it still has a "bite" to it but not in a bad chemical leather way. Almost like a slight pepper to make it sharp. Compared to my other black leather perfumes, I think "Pleasures of the Imagination I" is like a mix of brown and black leather. The only chemical leather experience I have had are with Ian and Adam from the OLLA line. But I know everyone's skin chemistry is different. Maybe it is the black amber and myrrh that calms the leather note down, but personally I am not getting any chemical scent like some others are from this scent. On my skin dry: It is sexy worn leather with a slight sweet powdery dust. I think the powder/dust and the worn leather is what makes me think of the Musée de l'Erotisme. The powder dances back and forth between sweet and spicy (like pepper). It is very complex despite it only being three notes. The throw is medium/strong and it sticks to my skin all day.

Beautiful scent! I was hesitant about this one because I typically stay away from any booze notes (specifically rum and champagne). Thankfully the cognac note in Die Begierde is not noticeable on my skin. In the decant: Rose water and sugar. There is a slight creamy/smooth quality to the rose. On the skin dry: Sweet pink rose water with cream and a tiny touch of carnation. This reminds me a lot of the hard French rose candies (by Les Anis de Flavigny) I used to have as a child. If you loved Lucy's Boudoir Atmosphere Spray, you will love Die Begierde! This may be my new favorite rose scent! It has medium throw and the rose stays on my skin all day. No headaches, no sour notes, no soap, no artificial smell. This one is a winner!

This scent is one of my holy grails! In the bottle/wet: Luscious vanilla with amber and red musk. Drying: It is glorious red musk and sweet clove with a hint of amber and ambergris. Finally drydown on the skin: My skin really amps the red musk! Red musk with sweet clove wrapped in a cloud of vanilla. Absolutely stunning. It is a very elegant, sexy, and expensive-smelling incense scent. Amazing wear length (lasts all day on my skin) and strong throw. The red musk note in this blend reminds me of the red musk note in Lady in Black atmosphere spray. If you are a red musk fan, you will love this!

Cherry blossoms with a drop of strawberry is the perfect way to describe it. I would not describe it as a floral hair gloss because the strawberry keeps it from being "floral" smelling. And the strawberry note in Kamisuki is a beautiful realistic strawberry! It smells like it is "shampoo-like" in the bottle, however once it is sprayed onto my hands then rubbed into the ends of my hair it becomes a very fresh, real cherry blossom scent. It definitely does not smell like fake cherry blossoms. If you have tried the very strong/perfumey cherry blossom lotion from Bath and Body Works, this smells nothing like it and that is a good thing. I do not find Kamisuki to be a perfumey cherry blossom hair gloss. It is very fresh, clean, and uplifting. No musk or artificial smell. Kamisuki is the real deal if you want a true cherry blossom scent. It smells like real cherry blossoms in full bloom. No vanilla orchid detectable which is great cause I am not a big fan of orchid as it can be very overpowering in scents. This is very innocent yet romantic. It is more complex and elegant than many "floral" scents I've tried, yet it is very wearable for daytime!

I had such high hopes for this one! I love strawberry and Strawberry Moon is one of my favorite bpals! Unfortunately this was a foody perfume in the bad kind of foody way. The strawberry note was very artificial and sickeningly sweet to me. In the decant: It smells like strawberry cereal and milk. Very sugary and very artificial. On the skin: Overwhelming and strong strawberry and cream. Very strong throw. I never got the marshmallow from the mallow blossoms, and I think that is because mallow blossoms have nothing to do with marshmallow root. It did not remind me of Stekk or any marshmallow-like bpal scent at all. If this scent was sugar-dusted strawberries and marshmallow, I think it would have had more of a Stekk vibe. If you are a big fan of foody scents, I would probably say try a decant of this! I do not wear foody scents besides marshmallow or chocolate based bpal (marshmallow pumpkin, Stekk, A Breathless Chuckle, Boo, Bliss, etc.). If you are looking for a more realistic, juicy, ripe strawberry scent, I would suggest Kamisuki hair gloss or Strawberry Moon! If you are looking for a sugary foody strawberry scent, try this one! It may work for you!

Very pretty scent! I've never tried any bpal with pear or rice milk before. White musk is usually very generic perfumey on me. The rice milk and pear balance the white musk perfectly! In the decant: Very sweet pear! It reminds me of juicy pear Jelly Belly beans. On my clean skin: Pear and rice milk with a hint of white musk. The white musk makes it feel more elegant instead of foodie. 10 minutes later: The pear and the rice milk almost make a shea butter-like scent. Very creamy and gentle. The pear is definitely the dominant note. Low throw, stays close to the skin. I really enjoy this scent. It would be great on warm, sunny days!

Oh I wish I had the same glorious experience as everyone else! I have only tried a few bpal with blueberry in them (Bitches Love Unicorns and Blueberry Cream Pie). Blueberry Cream Pie is amazing on me. Bitches Love Unicorns did not work on me (candy scents don't work on my skin as they disappear very, very fast!). And I have only tried one other bpal scent with lotus in it (Poor Monkey) and that did not work on my skin at all. Sadly, Jinbari Nyûdô Bobo Dokisu does not work on me. In the decant: Yum! Blueberry heaven! I do not smell the lotus in the decant. It smells like blueberry green tea to me. ​On my clean skin: It smells like floral scented sanitary pads and public bathroom air freshener. Very artificial and yucky. My skin chemistry is doing very horrible things to this beautiful scent. It disappears completely from my skin within 10 minutes (which is a relief because it smelled so terrible on my skin!) I will have to test it on my clothes or a scent locket. I adore tea scents and blueberry. I am afraid the lotus may be what wronged me again this time.

Jareth is a beautiful scent. It reminds me of Dorian when I sniff it in the bottle, however when I apply it to my skin it becomes something truly magical. Wet on skin: Dorian fougere mixed with brown leather. The leather note in this reminds me a lot of The Book from the 2016 Lupercalia. Very soft and dreamy brown leather like that of an old story book or journal. No chemical leather note like black leather tends to have. Brown leather is one of my favorite notes. Dry: The brown leather is much stronger compared to the fougere now. Lilac blossoms to keep the brown leather soft and ethereal. The more I wear it, the softer, sweeter, and more lush the leather becomes. The tonka is not noticeable on my skin. Hours later: Dorian comes back and the lilac disappears. It is now Dorian with soft brown leather. Both notes are equally amped on my skin. Very gorgeous. Very unisex. This scent is very comforting and soothing. I would even like to wear it to sleep. It has a medium throw and lasts a very long time on my skin (almost a full day's worth of wear).

2006 version. I tried the 2008 version in the past and I was not a fan. The 2008 one was strong opoponax on me and I did not like it. I decided to give it another shot and try 2006! And I am so happy I gave it another shot! In the bottle, it reminds me a lot of Siberian Musk. Slightly cola-like. Kind of yucky. Wet: The cola smell is completely gone (thank God because I do not like how it smells in the bottle!). Gorgeous patchouli and amber. Very sophisticated. Dry: How did this get even more amazing? It is feminine yet dark. Very romantic to me. I would definitely wear this on a date night. This is one of the best patchouli and myrrh notes I have smelled from bpal. It is soft, sweet, yet dark. What a beautiful combination of resins. Thankfully no opoponax this time! 2006 you are a winner!