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In bottle: It's so faint! I get a hint of a very dirty patchouli and nothing else. Wet on skin: It's barely there! Still a very dirty, herb patch. Dry (about four hours): It took forever for the patch to calm down but it settled into a dry patch/honey scent that I'm not entirely sure works on me. Maybe I have to let this one sit for a few months....

In bottle: Gingerbread. Really spicy gingerbread (YUMMM) Wet on skin: Warm gingerbread fresh out of the oven, the chocolate comes through ever so slightly (Loving this stage). After a few minutes the star anise really comes through and takes over, but then it mellows out. Dry (after about twenty minutes): It's mellowed out into a super sexy, dark gingerbread. I'm hoping the chocolate comes through more during the day, I can tell it's there, like a subtle cocoa sweetness. Dry (throughout the day): oH my gods, the chocolate came through. I keep getting a whiff of these amazing dark chocolate covered gingerbread cookies and I keep forgetting that it's me.

I adore this one, it smells exactly like the local witch store I used to frequent in university. Definitely one of my new favourite scents. In bottle: Leather, incense, books with a hint of beeswax and rose (I'm IMMEDIATELY transported back to the witch store, it's honestly uncanny. I'm there, in the shop, on the Persian carpeted stairwell with the swirly iron railing, looking at all the lanterns hanging from the ceiling.) Wet on skin: Sweet patchouli, beeswax, and a smokey rose. LEATHER, and someone's lit candles in the background. Dry: It turns into this beautiful patch/leather/books sort of cinnamon rose/sweet beeswax candles scent that is just AMAZING. My only complaint is that it doesn't tend to last more than 6/7ish hours on me, it gets very faint.

Finally got my hands on a small tester of this (and oh dear gods I wish I had more.) In imp: Dirty patchouli mixed with a head shop. Reminds me so much of hanging out in Themptations when I was a teenager! Wet on skin: Sugar and patchouli (I sort of get a silkybat/hemp vibe from it and I'm absolutely loving it) Dry: Super warm, sugary vanilla, sexy patchouli, and smokey hemp just envelops it beautifully. Absolutely amazing.

In bottle: Blackberries crushed into the sidewalk, covered with dirt and starting to rot. (I think that's the leather) Wet on skin: Black berry/black currant, it sort of smells like a grape popsicle? The leather is very prominently in the background. Dry: Blackberry and leather/cade. I'm not a huge fan of the undertones, it just reminds me of fruit rotting in the summertime. Onto the swap pile with you!

I've had this bottle for almost a year, and I'm still not too sure how I feel about it. Admittedly I snapped it up when I realized that Abigail Larson did the artwork and it has a lot of notes I love. In bottle: Sandalwood, what I assume is ambergris and tobacco. I never like it when I take a whiff of it in the bottle as the sandalwood is really overpowering. Wet: Blast of sandalwood and a sort of salty/cologne that honestly, kind of reminds me of the smell of taffeta. Thankfully it changes fairly quickly as the sandalwood fades, the tobacco becomes more prominent, and the vanilla/bourbon just peeks around the edges. I'm still not sure if I like it. Dry: Sandalwood/ambergris. I just want the other notes to come through!!! Edit: Dry after a few hours : Tobacco, vanilla, ambergris, and the patchouli is in the background. I think the reason I struggle with this scent is that it's "perfumey" in a way that most of my oils are not, It's definitely an understated and delicate scent despite the heavy notes. And I *do* like it but I want to be in love with it.

Finally got my hands on a full bottle of this and it's exactly what I'd hoped it would be! In Bottle: Black leather, like high quality leather goods in a sex shop. Sharp and black (it sounds weird to phrase it like this) and a blast of red rose. Wet on skin: My skin tends to amp rose notes so that's very prominent and the leather takes a back seat and there's just some sweetness around the edges. Dry: Beautiful. Honeyed red musk, black leather, and sugary roses, the whole effect is dark and sexy. So damn sexy.Good through and long wear length on me. Will be trying very hard not to burn through my bottle of this since it took so long to track down.

Had an imp of this and I finally have a bottle! So yummy. This is probably one of the lightest scents I have and it's a favourite. In bottle: Pear, super juicy pears in syrup. Wet on skin: Pear is still very prominent and the creamy vanilla immediately comes through, very sweet but not in an overly sugary way. Dry: It's a very lovely scent, It rounds out as this vanilla/cinnamon caramelized pear scent on me, which I really love

I was so excited for this after seeing the fifteen minutes of fume on it and oh my goodness. It does not disappoint. There is SO MUCH going on in this scent that it's hard to pick out the individual notes. It's very complex and dark in the bottle and it makes me think of a dark purple/burgundy/ colour. Right off, I get the musk and something deep red and juicy, as it mellows out the smoked rose petals come out beautifully. Later, (As this is the second time I've worn it since getting it two days ago) it will become this dark, red fruit juice running down your chin- smoke laden-vanilla scent. It's absolutely gorgeous. Very heady and I need like, forty backup bottles of it.

*Straight out of the mailbox In the bottle: Wet leaves and a slight licorice scent Wet on skin: Very vegetal, wet leaves are very strong and the licorice comes out right at the end. It's a subtle scent which I was not expecting. I had assumed it would really take over Dry: So lovely!!! A perfect blend of the namesake. The licorice has mellowed considerably into a slight spicy note, really thrilled with this scent! Very evocative of Samantha's of Haute Macabre's review

Straight from the mailbox! In bottle: Very creamy, pumpkin spices note is most prominent Wet on skin: The chocolate crust really comes through and blends super nicely with the pumpkin. It definitely has a graham cracker/cheesecake scent to it! Very tasty, I can tell I'm going to love this I really like how subtle the scent is on the whole.

In bottle: Red and orange gummy worms! (With a bit of lemon) Wet on skin: Cherry and Dragon's Blood (I'm in love with this) Dry: Okay, after about a half hour to forty-five minutes this changes completely to an awful almond/powder make-up smell that I really hate. (Oddly enough, this part actually reminds me a lot of actual stage blood.) Reminds me of cleaning fake blood off of actors' costumes backstage. Dry (after an hour and a half): Okay there we go! This has mellowed to a lovely cherry/dragon's blood scent. Thankfully, now that it's aged a while it's fantastic. Really glad I held onto the bottle!

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Managed to acquire a BNNU in the original box (1st release) from a seller on the Madness page, which was so thrilling as I'd snagged the HG from someone earlier in the year but it got lost in the mail 😭 So I figured it would be stupid of me not to pass up on the oil. This scent has skyrocketed to the favourite slot in my BPAL collection. In the bottle: Patchouli and slightly boozy Wet on skin: Patchouli and lemon, the lemon disappears immediately and is replaced by the most amazing cotton candy/burnt caramel sugar/booze scent I have ever encountered. I do no have words for how amazing it is; but my partner did! As he comes in from a smoke he remarks "It smells really good in here...like a sex cave!" And I will take that as a win lol Dried down after forty five minutes: Patchouli and burnt caramel booze I can't wait to see how this wears throughout the day, this is the crown jewel in my BPAL collection

As always I'm super late to the BPAL party! Snagged the HG of this in this year's Lupers (so glad they brought it back!) and knew that I had to track down a bottle but wanted the 2018 version rather than the 2020. Luckily, I managed to grab one from a destash. In the bottle: Snake Oil and Lemon with a hint of sweetness. Musk. Wet on skin: Snake oil is quite prominent and the sugary vanilla comes right to the front for me and the lemon has disappeared entirely. Dried down (for about twenty minutes): A whisper of scent, snake oil and vanilla cream with a slight beeswax undertone that isn't at all unpleasant even if it's not quite the sugary honeycomb I get with the HG. I adore this scent and can't wait to see how it goes one throughout the day. So glad that I've got a full bottle of this one! (The honeycomb is coming through a little more now)

In the bottle: I get a super heavy blast of rose over top of the bitterness of clove, it smells dirty but not in a bad way. Wet on skin: Rose is very heavy along with the tobacco, it's very sharp and the clove peeks out but I'm not getting the velvet opoponax. It has a whisper of a sweetness which I hope will soften it a bit more. Dry: ASTOUNDING. So sweet, heady, and intense. The rose softens and the tobacco and opoponax mingle and turn into this velvet dark sweetness. This is amazing. It's dark and just so dreamy. Such a rich scent and I can't wait to see how it ages. I love that with BPAL I can find complex florals that I adore, as I find lots of other brands just focus on the "baby powder" part of florals.

I bought an imp of this over the summer and was in love! (it's this lovely cherry/clove/red wine on me as it dries throughout the day; super sexy!) I purchased a full bottle when it came up for sale in a destash group because I knew it would be amazing. The scent is however, different from the imp which I thought was rather interesting. In bottle: CLOVES and vetiver (the vanilla and cherry are hiding behind everything; they're there but it's very subtle). I also adore cloves so this overpowering aroma really isn't an issue for me Wet on skin: CLOVES but now the wine/cherry/vanilla and touch of honey are coming through a bit more prominently. It's rather powdery at present but I hope it deepens as it did when I wore it last in September Dry on skin: This is after 30mins: Clove/honey and cherry red wine. Juicy, dark and sexy! Just like I was hoping it would be.

I was so thrilled to get a decant of this because I adore Crimson Peak and Lucille's character; she's such an interesting tragic figure. I was incredibly wary of this scnet though because I normally hate floral scents; they're always too powdery. In bottle: Smokey plum cushioned by red roses. The amber comes through rather prominently making it a very, (as multiple people have stated above) sinister. It's divine in the bottle. Wet: The garnet/lily come through to cut the scent very sharply. I'm not great at identifying ylang ylang but I suspect it's there too contributing to the sharp(e)ness. I find the amber and musk very prominent right now. It's a like a stabbing dark scent (Ah, Lucille!) Dry: This dries down to the most AMAZING rose/plum musk/amber on me. It smells wet and rich, and so dark. I'm in love and hope I can find a backup bottle of this *I have to use this scent VERY sparingly, if I use too much it's incredibly cloying and almost suffocating (which I think is rather appropriate, given how Lucille's presence is so smothering as she is an extension of the House and it's madness/rage) This is such a beautiful and sinister floral scent

In the bottle: This smells exactly like the witch store I frequented when I was in university. It's rather astounding, because of this, it took me a second to get the individual notes. The incense and patchouli hit hardest and the sandalwood peeks around the edges. Really looking forward to this on! Wet on skin: Black liquorice (which I love) and incense. It's dark and the smokiness is sublime. Not getting the vanilla or tea as much but I'm sure as it dries down they'll come through more. Dry on skin: It's only been dried down for about ten minutes and it is an absolutely stunning combination of rich vanilla and black tea/incense with the faintest hint of black liquorice around the end. I'm so excited to see what this does throughout the day. The scent IS Ligeia. It's romantic, ghostly, and dark. It's this lingering presence mixed with intense longing. I'm in love and so thrilled that I have a full bottle of this (some of the notes are similar to Black Silk)

In bottle: Very syrupy with the honey and red rose with a bitterness underneath that I assume is the clove. It smells like something I remember but I can't pull that memory forward. It's rather intense in this form and wet. Hopefully it fades a bit as it dries down. Wet: Rose and honey are coming through more intensely, it's like sticking your face in a rose in full bloom after it rains, it's a very wet floral. Dry: The rose has dried down nicely and takes a bit of a backstage to the clove and the vanilla sandalwood and honey really come through. It's still floral but not overpoweringly so. I really love it now that it's a bit more delicate but still complex. It's pretty phenomenal how accurately it reflects my depictions of Dracula's Brides.

A gory ejaculation IS CORRECT. I want to bathe in this scent; the cherries and simple syrup are a fantastic compliment to the snake oil. They, incidentally hit you right out of the bottle and the snake oil IS there but it's very subtly hiding. As it dries, the snake oil, musk, and vanilla get much more prevalent but the cherry is super present. I adore it. It's very cherry heavy, which is great because I'm a sucker for cherries.

This one is amazing! The pomegranate and patchouli really come through for me and the black oud hangs back a bit. The cypress is a really lovely, I'm not sure hot to describe it? A shinning note? Regardless, it brings a lovely earthiness to this blend. The description is very accurate for "in between times"

Bottle: The pumpkin and bourbon really comes through first and foremost for me, it's soo foodie, I wanted to eat it. Wet: The scent is much more subtle. Clove and leather are prominent and pumpkin and pomegranate peek around the edges. Sweet and smoky. Dry: Subtle, very earthy and smoky. The sweetness of the pomegranate is just hiding behind everything. Overall it's very sultry and witchy. Reminds me greatly of Caleb's seduction in the VVitch.