Vaudenilla

Wow. I wore this for valentines day, and I was mildly hesitant to review it because uhh Fuck that guy but wow I love this scent. It really does smell… chilled. I kept getting whiffs and it smells like cold, wind whipped skin and crisp apples. Something metallic does lurk under the surface, perhaps implying blood under snow. My hands feel cold while smelling it. I am so pleased to have a whole bottle of this and I really cherish it. wear time: 5-6 hours sillage: medium

This is an unbelievably good perfume. I almost can’t believe it exists because it’s just so good. Soft powdered-sugar skin musk, warm dark suede, fresh red roses that start bright, turn jammy, then syrupy, then powdered. I love snake oil because of this wonderful perfume. I am smitten as a kitten right now. I could honestly hoard bottles of this and will be on the hunt for this specific year. Wear time: 7-9 hours Sillage: strong (<3)

I simply don't understand how this isn't more popular!! The cotton candy is so light and airy, the rose is velvety without being cloying. The mint only sticks around for about an hour or two, and after that it's just a perfect, light spun-sugar scent. I love the label art, too! I am so happy about having a bottle, as this is a rare mint that doesn't irritate my skin. I do believe this is a more "summer" perfume, however. It would be the perfect thing to wear to a Carnival, or a county fair. Wear time: 4 ish hours. Sillage: Delicate, but still there!

Oh lovely thank you!! I’m super excited for the luper release! I’ve seen some people posting in the “decant circle” threads for the LA wildfire release, so I’m a little familiar with that and might hit one up! I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled for my beloved Nag Champa… or champaca, which smells super similar to me!!

I recently grabbed a bottle of midnight on the midway! Madame moriarty is on my to-buy list as well as… 50 million other things! Thank you guys so much for the recs!!

This perfume is white light streaming through dust motes. It’s clean, cold, and powdery. A touch like vintage parfums such as Chanel No.5, maybe perhaps a little bit like fresh laundered cotton. There This does smell ghostly and a little more mature, which is quite apropos to me. It captures the smell of an all-knowing being. I will say that later into its lifespan, it becomes a creamy, clean skin scent with a touch of incense and vanilla. I am so so pleased with this, I smell like a beautiful ghost. Wear time: 3-4 hours Sillage: Ephemeral

This is similar to “My soul acquiesced” but it’s a touch cleaner. This lace has been recently laundered, which is not to say this smells like laundry, but just that it’s a clean, cold vanilla. The rose petals are velvety and the blackcurrant is lending it just a little bit of… tartness? This fragrance has medium throw but lovely lasting power. It floats around me in a very enticing manner. Wear time: 6 ish hours Sillage: medium and ephemeral

You need to know two things about this scent: 1. It is divinely beautiful, outshining nearly all of my other “skin-musk” fragrances. 2. It hangs around for upwards of 20 hours on my skin. The vanilla is creamy, the musk is luminescent and addictive, and the benzoin lends an absolutely incredible depth to it- not “patch” or “wood” or “darkness” in any way, it just gives the whole blend a touch of something a little warmer. This reads as the most cozy and comforting blanket wrapped around your shoulders, which absolutely fits the bill for the perfume’s inspiration. I ordered a backup bottle of this but now wish I’d ordered two. Alas. Wear time: An extremely impressive 20+ hours, considering I didn’t slather it. Sillage: Low-medium but that’s *perfect*

The Red Queen is another BPAL my mom adores, out of her collection it’s probably in the top three most worn slot- which place it takes, I’m unsure, but she blows through bottles of this stuff during winter. To my nose it’s just a woodsier, cherrier version of Lady Macbeth, perhaps that’s due to the currant. I don’t wear this one often, but when I do I think of her. Wear time: 6-8 hours Sillage: Medium

In honour of my recently repaired relationship with my mother, I’m reviewing her signature scent. This is her perfume, it’s what I remember smelling on her before she went out when I was young, what she smelled like on my 21st birthday, what she smelled like the night before she married my stepfather. It’s a scent with a lot of memories for me, to say the least. Ripe, red berries that lean a little too “body spray” on my young hormonal skin, but wow does this stun on her! On her there’s much more sage and thyme, balancing out the absolutely gorgeous red wine note, and the berries are present but are nowhere near as bright and loud as they are on me. I bought her a fresh bottle from the lab pretty recently, and while it does smell wildly good and pretty similar to her 2009 bottle, the aged version of this is truly where it gets magical. Wear time: about 6 hours on me, much longer on her. Sillage: low-medium on me, strong on her.

This has quickly become my holy grail incense blend. My mom loves "cathedral" but something about the notes in that are a little discordant and screechy to my nose. This, on the other hand is glorious. This does smell exactly like a looming, spooky church. The floors are covered with a plush burgundy carpet, the pews are dark and gleaming. Everything is silent and still- you're not quite sure you feel the Lord's presence, but there's definitely something here. The stained glass windows depict the Crucifixion- and the deep, welling awe inside you crescendos as the ecclesiastical incense is lit, filling the room with thick, sultry smoke. A meditative calm fills you- the ritual of religion sating your soul. I mostly get a deep, resinous incense with a touch of something a little creamy or waxy or perhaps woodsy. I cannot even begin to give a review other than the "vibes" based one I've already provided- this is gorgeously blended. As with all hair-glosses, this makes my hair indecently silky. It's almost a little shameful how much I prefer the texture and detangling properties of BPAL hair-glosses to my Kerastase hair oil. Wear time: A whopping 20 hours. Seriously, this thing sticks around. Maybe that's just the nature of putting perfume in your hair, but WOW. Sillage: STRONG (/pos)

I just adore this one. I must acquire more from this collection, as it’s for incredibly good cause, and if they all smell this divine they’re worth hoarding. Velveteen rose petals with a gorgeous backing of spun sugar and flirty musk. It’s definitely a skin-scent. I know I’m preaching to the choir, but ACCESS TO ABORTION IS A RIGHT, NOT A PRIVILEGE. I still mourn the overturn of Roe V. Wade, but this bright, fresh, beautiful perfume helps lessen the sting a little. Wear time: about 3-5 hours Sillage: low, close to skin.

Hey yall! I’m obsessed with Nag Champa. I burn it a lot, along with sandalwood and frank, but I’ve got scents for those- it’s nag champa I’m after!! Thanks so much!!

This perfume confirmed to me that i’ll be a life-long BPAL devotee. I don’t understand how they wrangled pumpkin and incense and spices into the same fragrance without it coming off as a Fall Candle™️ but my goodness, they did! This is rich, a little musky and earthy, and very cuddly. I’m not able to pick out the individual notes apart from the overlay of pumpkiny incense, but the murky underbelly is pure comfort and warmth. This is the scent of fall, the warm feeling of a cat laying itself across your shoulders. Wear time: 9 hours!!!! Sillage: Strong.

If you bottled Victoria Secret’s 2005 winter wonderland lingerie runway extravaganza, you’d be creating “Nice”. We all know those models actually smelled like hairspray, stress sweat, and fake tan, but this is that vibe. The scent of a coquettish, cheeky model winking and flouncing her curls while she struts around in fur-trimmed pink undies and angel wings, carrying a comically oversized teddy bear or something- but don’t be fooled. She bites. I’m absolutely obsessed with this. It’s a light enough gourmand that it doesn’t turn the stomach, and the extra little kick of clove warms and spices the hazy, sweet cloud. The musk is definitely what’s reading so sexy to me, but the playful cotton candy aspect really balances it out. I can’t understate to you how incredible this is, lol. I might have to just bite the $50 bullet and get two more bottles to hoard, because it’s just that good. Wear time: 9 hours!!! Sillage: strong, but not aggressive.