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The magnolia champaca smells clean, yet sensual but there's an undercurrent here of pure magnetic power. I am entranced 🪶 I thought this one was okay when I tested the full collection, but now she's shot up to fave-town. Forgive me Ravenna, I almost overlooked your charms! This is a creamy champaca powerhouse, heady and spiced just right to alter something in my brain chemistry, it's hypnotic. Despite listing smoked molasses, it is not super sweet. The dried fruits are incredibly subtle, a well-balanced skin scent I unequivocally need more of. Wearing Ravenna makes me feel resplendent, otherworldly, surreal. Longevity tbd (I keep falling asleep to it, will edit once I have data).
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Sweet & sticky vintage golden amber with globs of crystal vanilla, orchid petals swirling through the heart adding delicate allure! Floaty cardamom adds warmth without overpowering the composition, neither too citrus-forward or terpenic. Dahlia is decadent, indulgent & harmonious, a triumphant amber fit for a main character! 🐾 Longevity 8hrs, medium throw.
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Posh, fragrant tea-time, violet-tinged matcha dust, pastel pink roses, sumptuous honeysuckle, delicate, delightful, pink eleganzaaaa. longevity 4+ hrs, medium throw. So darling!
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I anticipated a similar metal accord to the ones found in the Steamworks line, Torture Queen, RPG or Witchblade scents. ⚔️ Instead Corvissa is fizzy, sparkly date paste, warm & glowy, no screechy metals, smoke, spice or leather. Shocked at how gooey this smells. I have nothing like this in my collection ✨ Longevity 7+ hrs. Dazzling!
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Warm clay vessels baking in the sun, not exceedingly spicy, but dry, sand-kissed and snuggly. The clove is not medicinal or too sharp, it floats around on the desert breeze. A subtle, foxy skin-scent for those who wish Morocco/Inez had a little more oomph! 🦊 Longevity 6+ hrs
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Dreamy lilac & creamy magnolia! The daintiest romantic Victoriana vibes, pretty as a portrait. A magical spring deity has graced your presence, this is what Lorrainna radiates. Probably my fave lilac I've ever tried, ethereal to the max. Impressive longevity 7+ hrs, medium throw. 💜 absolutely delightful!
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Dark-academia, forbidden texts, necromancy, secret societies. Unsweet clouds of incense surround her workspace as Nouria toils away in her dark leather corset. The drydown is the chewiest beeswax-y sweet patch combo, I'm picturing dripping candles and incantations! Wow 🕯️ I agree with the similarities to Snootier Bat in the opening, after ~30 mins it reminds me a pinch of Medley of Vulvs, longevity 8+ hrs. 🖤 Immersive & atmospheric
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Finished my full size bottle and cracked into the backup, I love pairing it with the Stitched Together hairgloss for green minty milkshake vibes. Initially I thought Grasshopper Pie didn't have much longevity, but it does have a long-lasting marshmallow fluff once the mint has moved on. I like that it's soft, smooth-edged and the opening is mouth-watering! So glad it's still available for purchase and supports the World Central Kitchen ??
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Oh this is absolutely lovely! Delicately musky marigold petals and stems, their traces leaving a gentle fragrance on your hands after handling them. La Ofrenda is not a face-full of stark photorealistic marigolds, it's a touch perfume-y but in a way I thoroughly enjoy. The oakmoss incorporates a pinch of dew, adding a green creaminess connecting the copal to it's tree resinous nature. I find this blend uplifting/enlivening in a strangely alluring way. The dry down retains a bit of the marigold petal musk crystallized in an ambery copal that lasts hours on the skin. For those who enjoy Advice of Dead, this is a stunner to add to your Dia De Los Muertos collection. This blend is much more wearable & approachable, less worms more charm. Throw medium, longevity 7+
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"Steeped a bit too long" indeed! This is for the lovers of the Earl Grey in it's most floral facets, not for those in search of a gingerbread forward London Fog experience. Agree with @doomsday_disco in that it does veer into neroli-land, the warm spices in the back waiting for their turn to shine. This tea is bold, a blaring alarm clock of citrus, petals and tannins with a splash of vanilla milk far too shy to stand up to Prince Bergamot. The ginger is pretty subtle, I get a small amount of clove and nutmeg about 40 mins into the dry down. A gingerbread heart two sizes too small for my taste. Throw: medium, longevity 4+ hrs ?
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2023 version: This is a warm spelt porridge, with heaps of nutmeg and spicy clove, perhaps cinnamon as well. HEARTY AS FUCK. There's a cheery, citrus zest in the opening that plays well with the nuttier aspects of the grains. The honey is tame and a little bit herbal as opposed to syrupy sweet. I want to eat so many of these medieval, mood-boosting biscuits and take the snuggliest carb overload nap. I enjoy this far more than I expected as I'm usually hesitant around baked goods ☀️ throw: low, longevity: ~5hrs
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LOVE THIS! Undeniably warm milk plays a large role in the way this scent smells, it's wild Beth could capture that super specific smell. The milk featured is full fat, no 2% or watery milk alternatives here. It’s slightly savory in the opening, almost goat’s milk adjacent due to richer, creamier qualities, minus the goat. I went into this expecting a sweeter gingerbread scent with the scorched/condensed milk accord, this isn’t that. And I’m not mad about it! It’s a concoction on the stove, stirred and spiced but removed from heat prior to the milk sugars caramelizing. It’s an aromatic golden moon milk; a warming bedtime blend to soothe and comfort in the way milk and cookies do once the weather turns frigid. There’s a soothing quality to this scent, a relaxing tight hug that warms from the inside and lulls you safely to sleep. I cannot stop reaching for this ‘fume. All of the BPAL gingerbread spice players are present: the molasses, cinnamon, clove, cardamom and of course tons of glorious ginger. I adore enjoy wearing this scent, it’s unique to my collection and I’m so happy to have a FS!! Throw: medium, longevity: 8+ hours.
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I generally love a plush, narcotic tuberose and celebrated seeing it without it's loud companion in an obnoxious tropical print shirt: gardenia. Unfortunately, the sweet amber is pulling this into a strange place, like a green banana skin dipped in Ouzo, milky sweet and anise-like but also high-pitched & alcoholic. I'll hang on to my sample and retest before it leaves, currently not planning a FS.
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Can confirm, this is not Gingerbread Snake Oil but a gingerbready patch seasoned with a bit of SO. ? In the bottle the oil is an opaque yellowish-orange as opposed to the deeper, reddish-chestnut tint of the classic Snake Oil. On the skin, I get a gingery patchouli musk that leans airy as opposed to sticky. The frosted vanilla bean wafts and weaves, still a little shy and not at the forefront. The ginger itself is lively, like chewing into a piece of crystallized ginger and does so without smelling medicinal or soapy. If you were hoping for a Snake Oil blend with a bit of ginger on the side, this is the inverse. The patchouli isn’t gnarly, it plays deliciously well with the rootier qualities of the ginger. This is more of a ginger-musk patch blend than a molasses heavy baked good, the spice doesn’t feel too fiery to me. I’m looking forward to seeing this bottle age, will probably revisit and wear next year like with most SO variants. It does tend to separate and settle so make sure to swirl the bottle prior to application. Throw med, longevity ~6hrs
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I absolutely adore this one and wish to bathe in it! The cinnamon bark is on the more aromatic side than the spicy side, melting into radiant amber core. It's not the dry and lifeless cinnamon that feels hot but smells hollow, it's the kind that wafts around when you're baking/boiling cinnamon, that fills you with comfort & warmth. The molasses accord is so indulgent, smells like delicious Turbinado Sugar made gooey. It thankfully does not impart that suffocating brown sugar nauseating candle vibe, which I loathe. This doesn't read as powdery, the molasses adds an ever so slightly sticky texture while the amber keeps everything within wearable parameters. It has few notes, yet excels at them in the way a BPAL trio can. I crave this scent when I'm not wearing it and have a full size on the way. Definitely my fave from all the Weenies I sampled. Throw medium, longevity ~7hrs ?