Laudanum Bonbon

[Numanoid]

LAUDANUM BONBON

Nicely narcotic: bittersweet chocolate with nutmeg, sassafras, black poppy and myrrh.

So, I am sure I probably smelled the GC of this, but don't remember if I liked it. But here goes with this one....

In imp: I don't smell any chocolate....just a harsh blast of sassafras and a hint of myrrh.

On Skin: Pretty much stays the same. Sadly, I get zero chocolate from this. I think the other notes are just too powerful and drowns it out.

Dry down: Gets a bit sharp....maybe that is the poppy?? Not sure, but to me, since I get no choco out of this, it is just the GC bottle scent.

[Haltija]

I really like the GC version so I have high hopes for this.

 

In the imp I smelled 0 chocolate and I got strong poppy and sassafras. Wet, the poppy receded a bit and more of the nutmeg and myrrh came forward but the sassafras still was sort of dominating the scent. Dry, the sassafras mellowed out a ton and I think my nose is picking up a little bit of a bitter chocolate mixing with the nutmeg but it isn't super strong and I really wanted to pick up the chocolate. I still like it but it's not a big difference to the GC version of it.

[zankoku_zen]

Strong sassafras, poppy and a hint of poppy and nutmeg. If there is chocolate there, its mainly MA. This really just smells like GC's Laudanum. Decent throw, average wear length.

[agirlnamedfury]

I haven't tried the regular Laudanum, so keep that in mind with this review!

 

 

In the imp: STRONG, bright sassafras with a touch of nutmeg and other spices. I don't get chocolate at all.

 

Wet on skin: The sassafras is almost minty, it's a scent that really wakes me up whenever I sniff it. Still not getting any chocolate but I actually quite like this one. It's like a more complex Stimulating Sassafras Strengthener.

 

Drydown: Still the same, no morphing.

[Magycmyste]

Ok, so I don't think I've tried the original of this yet (I've got an imp somewhere, just haven't tried it yet), so I'm going into this one pretty blind.

 

In the imp: Almost minty incense, with a slight sour note. I'm not getting chocolate yet, except maybe a slight dusting of sweetness on top of the incense.

 

Wet on skin: Still minty, like wintergreen gum, with the sourness going a little rubbery.

 

Dried down: Latex rubber dipped in mint.

 

Throw: I'm getting a very mild minty throw. It's not bad.

 

Verdict: ** This isn't completely horrible. I actually like the wintergreen, but I don't need a perfume that smells like rubber on me. Even if the rubber is mixed with mint. Reminds me a little too much of getting my teeth cleaned at the dentist (assuming they use the mint flavored fluoride instead of that icky cherry one).

[Ethaisa]

I found the sassafras to be very dominant (also got a 'minty' - yes, definitely wintergreen - note) and the nutmeg unfortunately disappeared once dry. I agree with the comparisons to SSS at this point. There's a hint of dark bitterness in the dry down that might be the chocolate, but it's really MIA. It's not really what I expected, but overall I like it, and since my original Laudanum imps are all quite aged at this point, there's enough difference to my nose that I'll keep it.

 

 

ETA: quite unexpectedly, hours later the dry down is all deep dark chocolate; very close to the skin, no throw at all, but it's there with bells on.

Edited May 10, 2015 by Ethaisa

[Greenwoodtree]

This is so odd.

 

When I 1st put it on the chocolate came out for a brief howdy, then promptly disappeared. Immediately it was the strong medicinal sassafras - I could barely stand the scent!

 

So, I'm outside, it's warm, I'm re-potting plants...and this warm, delicate, feminine scent keeps wafting past my nose. I smell this again and it's not that...then I realized it HAD to be, so instead of sniffing close to the skin, I sniffed several inches away, and sure enough.

 

This is a new experience for me regarding testing BPAL oils.

 

Anyway, it stays too strong and with a pungent floral note for awhile...it's only after several minutes (15+/-?) that light, warm, beautiful scent comes out.

I really WISH it would be that way from application onward.

[milo]

Rootbeer! And something medicinal. The rootbeer is pleasant, bit the medicinal vibe is making me nauseous. That along with the chocolate is so very mismatched. This one is a BIG miss.