Nosferatu

[Cali]

First impression was a dusty grave with beautiful, up-kept flowers. Definately not as dark as i'd expect anything vampiric to be. Has a touch of graveyard dirt, dust, strong herbs and soft wine. Really enjoyable, very wearable!!

[Acey]

Blind bought a bottle of it and I’m satisfied. Much more wearable than I expected. Nosferatu is exactly what I want and more. So far I’m lucky in the two whole bottles I own. 

 

In the bottle: dirt, heavy dewy moss over wooden things

 

Wet: Dirt at its strongest. Something ancient unearthed, the upturned dirt drenched in rainwater. After a moment I started to get wine aplenty, and faded dry flowers so crispy that they’d turn to dust upon touch. The wooden boards are gone. Dry herbs, but I can’t tell which. Pomegranates. Clay. Ripe berries? Lotus? 

 

Drydown: Thicker, sweeter wines. The rainy dirt scent died through the drydown but its heart, the darkness and aura of an open grave, remained. It was wretched and elegant at the same time. 

Edited June 18 by Acey

[Tungerine]

This is the creepiest BPAL I've ever tried, out of over a hundred! It's damp, mouldy, cold dirt and very sweet fruity wine with a hint of dusty herbs. The Lab's dirt notes usually just make me think of gardening (especially when combined with florals) but the way this cold green dirt combines with the sickly sweet wine is very unsettling. Not unpleasant, exactly. Just creepy. I wear it to create an atmosphere, maybe while reading/watching horror, not to smell good.

[gentle-twig]

This one seems to be pretty polarizing. Luckily, I am in the camp of admirers. This was my first BPAL bottle (or at least among the bottles in my first rider) a decade ago smdh one of my first perfumes of any kind. It’s so special to me, but in part because it’s so special period. It’s pretty linear on me, just a perfectly balanced mix of wine (bright, reminiscent of red currants), herbs (basil is definitely in the mix), and mossy earth. Additionally, there is the pervasive suggestion  of dust, maybe part of the soil accord but standing somewhat apart to my nose. It should be too sweet, too discordant, too sharp. It is none of these things. It is greater than the sum of its parts: grounding, elegiac, and just beautiful. For me it is not at all creepy or unsettling. Although it may recall a crypt, but in so doing it reminds us that a crypt is a vampire’s home. I recently ordered an imp to see if my more experienced nose still could appreciate this one, and I will likely be purchasing a second bottle given how much I’ve enjoyed it.