aquazoo Report post Posted November 11, 2010 Blood accord, bitter clove, English ivy, Tempranillo grape, red currant, oak, leather, blackberry leaf, and ginger lily. Spicy bloody to start! I do get the mature fruit, maybe a little rose — some kind of flower is there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gin Report post Posted May 21, 2012 The Blood Garden is super grapey at first, drying down into a grapey spicy wine-incense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brilliantcat Report post Posted September 19, 2013 In the bottle, I can smell grapes with something darker curled beneath. On me, the grape is significantly reduced, I get mostly a smoky floral. I have a very hard time picking out individual notes, this is so well-blended. Slightly fruity, smoky, incensey. Beautiful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inhumation Report post Posted September 8, 2014 This is one of my favorite BPALs. A real dialogue between me and the husband: Me: "This perfume is called The Blood Garden." Spouse: "Eeeeuuughghh. You smell like you murdered someone in a flower garden." Me: "I love it." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cali Report post Posted January 10, 2018 Upon seeing the bright red colour in the vile something in me had to try this first of the batch I got. My first impression is sweet, dark, lush. And ofcourse, blood; something similar to the metal note in the magician, but much subtler. Quite beautiful! I can't really tell the plant notes apart, but it's definately green. I'm also getting something like... fig? Maybe it's the currant. A couple of minutes in this is almost candy-sweet on me. In it's dry state it's become very dusty on me, and a lot of it has faded. Shame, cause I really enjoyed this! It's still nice, but it's become very 'warm' and too dusty for me to wear daily. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agirlnamedfury Report post Posted August 14, 2018 I probably should have expected it from the name, but this one is a bit too floral for me. Just turns sour and unappealing with my body chemistry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tinyvulture Report post Posted August 23, 2019 Like being deep in a magical herb garden. The ginger and clove are so sharp, I can feel them in the back of my throat. The dragon's blood is heavy, raspy, resinous. There's woodsiness from the oak, and the deep fruitiness of the grape and redcurrant. SO powerful, mysterious, and sexy!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bambi Report post Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) This started out as a very strong grape on me. As it dried, it became more generally dark fruity and metallic, which I wasn't sure I'd like, but something made me keep sniffing. The clove made its way in, and this became almost an incense-y wine scent. The leather (and maybe the oak) worked to ground the scent, and pushed this out of feminine and into a more gender-neutral scent for me. It's nice, but not something I'd wear. Edited March 14, 2021 by bambi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
