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Rose Recommendations - which blend is for me?
DiZZysTARdust replied to Nadirah's topic in Recommendations
Omg i totally forgot about lilith. I just broke out an imp of it and it's exactly what i was looking for. Wine infused roses. I want to bathe in it -
BPTP (Hair Gloss, Atmo, Bath Oil) to BPAL Similarities/Reccs
DiZZysTARdust replied to Juushika's topic in Recommendations
That's good to know cause there's this one atmo spray Orchards of Hell and every time i read the note list i'm like ZOMG then i see that it's an atmo spray and i'm like aw, just cause personally i don't use stuff like that. I assume it's the bpal equivalent of febreze, which i would absolutely not douse myself in -
Posting to revive this thread cause i love tuberose, too! Consoling Pussy of Horseface mountain is gorgeous murky blue green (in my head) tuberose. Mori girl is actually very close to it but slightly sweeter imo.
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Rose Recommendations - which blend is for me?
DiZZysTARdust replied to Nadirah's topic in Recommendations
The 2017 yule Not Such an Agreeable Seat is a great rose. It's described as golden and that's a very accurate description as ir's warm and sweet without turning foodie. It didn't turn powdery or soapy on me. The rose was very "rosy" a la geraniums or rosewood. On a side note i'm looking for a rose recommendation. Is there a red roses-red wine dominant scent out there? I don't know why but i had a thought that it might match perfectly with a chocolate-coffee dominant scent. Kind of in a valentine's day way but also not -
BPTP (Hair Gloss, Atmo, Bath Oil) to BPAL Similarities/Reccs
DiZZysTARdust replied to Juushika's topic in Recommendations
I don't know if this will help, since it's an older fragrance and no longer at the Etsy BPTP, where I snagged it, but These Were the Four Loves Faded has a very similar vibe to my nose as BinCW. Both are cool, damp florals with tuberose. I'm guessing "queen of the night" refers to jasmine, so they both have that note too. Also, you might check out Bayou from the GC. It's mossier, but it's definitely got a languid, damp floral thing going on, and I'm pretty sure it's got some jasmine in the mix. Omgggg, four loves faded sounds so gorgeous. I LOVE putting old unattainable things on my wishlist so thanks for that rec. I'll have to snag some bayou somewhere and then test it against CP. Thanks to those who answered! Much appreciated! -
BPTP (Hair Gloss, Atmo, Bath Oil) to BPAL Similarities/Reccs
DiZZysTARdust replied to Juushika's topic in Recommendations
Autumn Coolness shares a couple notes ' "Autumn Coolness - The scent of wisteria, Cymbidium, lotus blossom, and cassia buds drifting on a breeze through gently swaying bamboo reeds" Or maybe Consoling Pussy of Horse Face Mountain - Tuberose incense, blue wisteria, and oakmoss. Or you could just get the atmo and spray it all over your clothes, as many do, thus wearing it as a personal scent. Oh, i love consoling pussy ()! It was the first bpal i tried that made me love tuberose, initiating a mad search for all tuberose scents. And autumn coolness sounds so beautiful, i think it's on my wishlist but if not it def is going on. And i would not have thought to do this with an atmo, that sounds like a whole new avenue of possibility is opening up... -
BPTP (Hair Gloss, Atmo, Bath Oil) to BPAL Similarities/Reccs
DiZZysTARdust replied to Juushika's topic in Recommendations
Looking for recommendations as to what BPAL oils might smells like the atmosphere spray Bathing in Cold Water. Every time I hear the name I think oooh, and then I see the notes and i'm like OMG!! but then I see it's an atmo spray and I just can't dig that. I would really like to hear about any similarities to perfume oils but i'm not opposed to bath oils or even hair glosses if there's a close one (hopefully bptp to bptp similarities are also ok in this thread!) -
This has what i assume to be a very strong line-up of notes so i expected a powerful blend. In the bottle it seems very delicate to me, almost im a sense "flat-ish" so i was a little concerned. When testing i could only remember the king mandarin, and it made sense because it seemed a little citrusy but to me more blossom than fruit or candy. I put it on and it seemed the same on the skin. It was initially very close to the skin. I moved on with my life and remembered a few minutes later to re-sniff, and i was completely shocked by the morph. It's like serious floral musk right now, very sexy. I wouldn't even have guessed that patchouli was the muskiness, although now that i know it does have that hippie flavor. Still more strongly blossom than citrus, at this point i would say the citrus is basically gone. It definitely needed the time to warm up because now i can smell it on myself. The throw is more floral than musk to me
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I have to emergency review this because the imp of this i have just broke. This perfume is much more delicate than i would have guessed with the rose geranium. It is very well blended. I can't detect any of the individual notes. When i picked up the vial i got a strong impression of a booze note, either light wine or champagne. I was absolutely confident that was going to be listed in the notes. My mom smelled lilacs. On my hands i can detect the rose geranium. While it does overpower the other two notes, it's almost as if they are keeping the geranium in check. It's almost berry-like to me overall. Can't really speculate as to the throw as it's all i can smell at the moment, but hopefully i'll be able to salvage enough for a better test
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My mom tested this one for a work meeting. She normally does not go for florals but of the three options I gave her this was her top choice. In the bottle this smells like literal fresh cut grass. Very green but slightly sweet. On her skin the sweetness of the florals becomes much more prominent but nothing stands out that I could identify. When i smelled the test patch I actually thought I smelled light honeysuckle or maybe a floral honey. The grass is definitely still the top note, though. Not a very strong throw but it definitely was noticeable when I was sitting right next to her. After about an hour I smelled the test patch again and the scent was still there. It did not morph much from the original scent, still mostly grass with a sweet florally edge. After 2+ hours it was mostly gone but left a distinct sweetness behind.
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I was on the fence about this right up until i purchased a bottle of it. I liked the garden theme but i'm ambivalent about lavender. So i took the plunge and bought a bottle and it was the first thing out of the package that i tried. I was initially disappointed. In the bottle this smells like straight lavender. Wet on my skin i could smell lavender but it seemed slightly greener. Othersreviewers have described how this is not necessarily the traditional "medicinal" lavender and i think that is spot on. The lavender throw stayed strong. For at least half an hour i could smell it whenever i moved. Then i randomly sniffed the dried patch on my wrist and was totally shocked to smell the most gorgeous, slightly leafy but still sweet, honey note. Omgggg, i am totally in love with this. I understand the description of cloaked in lavender perfectly, this is a soothing and not overehelming lavender at a distance and warm herbal honey close up
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So i tried some rose mint tea and it was fantastic, and i thought it would make a fabulous perfume. Can anyone tell me if this combination already exists in BPAL? I'm not concerned with other notes, i want to hear them all
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Any scents involving rose and mint
DiZZysTARdust replied to DiZZysTARdust's topic in Recommendations
I will have to make my way over there sooner rather than later i think. I've been avoiding most of the smaller LE collections because i have the "pokemon" mentality when it comes to collectable things and it's hard enough restraining myself around the LEs in general, but i think i'll make an exception for this one -
Any scents involving rose and mint
DiZZysTARdust replied to DiZZysTARdust's topic in Recommendations
Omg thank you, i was just wondering if it had even been done, seeing as there's almost every combo imaginable. Alisz sounds like it would be most reminiscent of the tea, and is def going on the wishlist -
Sanguinem Menstruum
DiZZysTARdust replied to TrailerTrashPrincess's topic in Gifts with Donation or Purchase
I'm conflicted about this scent and hate to leave this review but maybe in the future i can come back to it. I wanted to try this scent for the honey/poppy notes. In the bottle i smell blood. Not dragon's blood, not evocative of blood, legit a bottle of blood. I tried it on anyway. On the skin it smells pretty much exactly the same. Very strong, congealing blood. And perhaps because of the name, it doesn't just remind me of wound blood but actual menstrual blood, with that end of cycle mustiness. This has never happened to me before but it made me a little nauseous. I tried to keep smelling to see if it changed but it didn't seem to. I feel like the honey/beeswax was just underneath the blood smell but it wasn't distinctive, it just seemed to make it bloodier. It has a medium throw. Not sure about how long it lasts. I will be trying this again but not right away ETA 9/10/20: so i tried this scent again finally and i have completely changed my opinion of it, as i have become a dragon's blood convert thanks to bpal. It def smells somewhat coppery-bloody in bottle. But on the db comes out and it's so beautifully sweetened by the honey, which gradually overtakes. I am in love with this scent- 14 replies
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- February 2018
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I love florals! Dark, light, combo, I want to try every floral scent possible but it's really hard to keep track as there are so damn many scents. I just want to hear some people's thoughts on florals to add to my wish list. I love heavy florals rose, jasmine, lilac, honeysuckle, geranium, lilies, etc. Also combos with honey, wine, metallic, or musky type scents (but not so much patchouli or sandalwood heavy). But I want to hear any recommendations so please comment yours!
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Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Those Condemned to Death
DiZZysTARdust replied to shelldoo's topic in The Salon
This went on my wishlist for the name and also for listed notes, especially the peach, honey, hemlock components. In the bottle this smells very herbal and I would even say somewhat piney. Wet on the skin it warms considerably. The pineyness evaporates although the herbal scent remains. The honey is much more present. I would say the peach is noticeable because it seems to have a fruity quality, but not in the manner of peach candy or syrupy fake peach. As it dries the resins come out slightly and give it a more incense-like quality. Overall it is a very subdued scent, mellow and warm but very pleasant, with light-medium throw that I feel would improve if I was wearing more than a test patch. Not sure about the last as I couldn't wait to review this and typed it as I was testing it, but I plan to wear it again so i'll find out. -
Recieved this as a frimp, which I was pleased about because i had seen it around and was intrigued by the name, although not quite motivated enough to investigate further. In the bottle it is an almost completely clear, slightly greenish coloured oil, definitely not ruby. But maybe that varies. The blend itself is both brilliant and ruby-colored, and I am not one to necessarily associate scents with colors. In the bottle it is kind of medicinal. It's kind of familiar but I can't quite place it. Almost like cough syrup, but not really cherry cough syrup. It's kind of critrusy, like a grapefruit type of subdued citrus, definitely ruby-like. Wet on the skin it smells the same but slightly less sharp, and very nice. As it dries the sharpness mellows out even more and it smells somewhat floral. I kind of think roses but I could just be over-thinking the ruby aspect. I read the notes after testing and I definitely note the booziness. It kind of explains the cough syrup I think. I only tested a small amount but it seems to have good throw
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I was very hesitant to try this because of the description. I kind of dislike food scents, especially sweet, baked-good types, which the word "buttery" really evoked for me. In the end curiosity won out because I really wanted to try a perfume based on the mother of witches. I'm glad I did because I really love it. In the bottle was straight maraschino cherries, which was also a little perturbing. Once I put it on the cherries became much less sweet but stayed the dominant note. I feel like this is perfectly blended because I sense the musk and myrhh without them becoming too incensey. Others have described this blend as "smoky" or "dark" and I think that is a perfect description. Smoked cherries. It's not foody or fruity imo, which seems a little backwards as it is cherries but works nicely. I accidentally applied this a little heavier handed than normal but it worked out, the scent has a medium to strong throw and lasts upwards of two hours without morphing. The cherries fade away after that but the blend stays sweet and reminiscent of them.
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This is just beautiful. In the imp i get a strong grape flavor, like a sweet imitation grape. On wet the sense of fakeness kind of dissipates. The musk becomes more noticeable. The cherry is not the maraschino, almond type. It's more like a cherry liquor, like a boozy quality. As it dries it blends somewhat but stays sweet and winey. Pretty strong throw.
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Looking for a BPAL that Resembles a Favorite Perfume
DiZZysTARdust replied to Ina Garten Davita's topic in Recommendations
@LizziesLuck, i would say Egle comes damn close! It does also smell somewhat watery. I love it. @Sprout, I'm trying to track down Mermaid, I'll let you know -
Morgause was almost straight lilac to me. A little musky, and I kind of got the feeling there were other flowers that weren't strong enough to be recognized, but definitely in your face lilac
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Ooh, thanks for the threads
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Thank you for all the beautiful recommendations so far And thanks for the bpal document @LizziesLuck , I too am a spreadsheet nerd, although I've been resisting so far cause I didn't want to get "too into it" but I think i'm past the point of no return now so I might as well TuT
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Looking for a BPAL that Resembles a Favorite Perfume
DiZZysTARdust replied to Ina Garten Davita's topic in Recommendations
I found the following description for it Blue Hyacinth and Orange Flower Templar blend with Laelia Orchid and Crepe Jasmin, warmed with Zebrano Wood. does that sound accurate? I've never tried it. Based on those notes I immediately think of a fairly recent LE from the Trading Post Do The Dancing Maidens Sleep hyacinth and snow-dusted honeysuckle, sweet with asphodel and honeyed vetiver. Hyacinth doesn't come up a lot and it was strong in this scent. Haven't tried it, but Dawn: Mourning Victory sounds like it might be similar? Red sandalwood, night-blooming jasmine, white tea, hyacinth, rosehips, and tuberose. Maybe Egle Ocean water, hyacinth petals, star jasmine, and fir.? Hopefully someone who has tried it can maybe suggest something. Thank you!! I'm super excited because i actually just ordered an imp of egle, so i will let you know if you were right. Def adding the other two to the wishlist.