ziggystardust13 Report post Posted February 22, 2016 So curious, which of all the bpal scents scream Osmanthus the most? Of all the ones I have tried, I cant even detect its there. I have Blacker Than the Raven Wings at Midnight and The Trappings of the Tea House on the way to try. I just want a Single Note so badly! Share this post Link to post
Minh Scent Report post Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) So curious, which of all the bpal scents scream Osmanthus the most? Of all the ones I have tried, I cant even detect its there. I have Blacker Than the Raven Wings at Midnight and The Trappings of the Tea House on the way to try. I just want a Single Note so badly! Hi Ziggystardust! Looks like we are both continuing on the quest! I have not yet found the osmanthus of my dreams (but remember, both you and I have our noses in the real thing, so we are pretty hard to please.) I do like the osmanthus in Blacker Than Raven Wings at Midnight. It is the only floral in that blend and so can be identified. Actually, I love this perfume overall. But still...not enough of the magic O! I did see the two Luper blends with osmanthus (including the one you mentioned, Trappings of a Tea House). I am waiting for reviews before I take the plunge. Have you tried Bell Vinu? I do like this immensely, although the peach can overshow the osmanthus. Yes, a single note would be to die for!!! ETA My best osmanthus is in Pouring the Strains of Sacred Song, Anniversary Phoenix 2014. Edited February 23, 2016 by Minh Scent Share this post Link to post
sprout Report post Posted February 23, 2016 I found single oil of osmanthus on Eden botanical website, quite reasonable. I'm considering an order, I think it would be even more affordable to buy and split if anyone else is interested... Share this post Link to post
Minh Scent Report post Posted February 23, 2016 Sprout, I have a bottle of the essential oil from Nature's Gift. It's lovely, but it is neither perfume nor my blossoms! So picky, I know The EO has a bit of wood element. It is funny how some EOs are EXACTLY the scent, but others are not. Share this post Link to post
ziggystardust13 Report post Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) So curious, which of all the bpal scents scream Osmanthus the most? Of all the ones I have tried, I cant even detect its there. I have Blacker Than the Raven Wings at Midnight and The Trappings of the Tea House on the way to try. I just want a Single Note so badly! Hi Ziggystardust! Looks like we are both continuing on the quest! I have not yet found the osmanthus of my dreams (but remember, both you and I have our noses in the real thing, so we are pretty hard to please.) I do like the osmanthus in Blacker Than Raven Wings at Midnight. It is the only floral in that blend and so can be identified. Actually, I love this perfume overall. But still...not enough of the magic O! I did see the two Luper blends with osmanthus (including the one you mentioned, Trappings of a Tea House). I am waiting for reviews before I take the plunge. Have you tried Bell Vinu? I do like this immensely, although the peach can overshow the osmanthus. Yes, a single note would be to die for!!! ETA My best osmanthus is in Pouring the Strains of Sacred Song, Anniversary Phoenix 2014. Thanks for your input! I think it is hard to capture the scent of the (magic O!) haha. I wonder why the search feature on bpal's site doesn't pull up all the scents with certain notes. Seems a lot get left out. I am adding those to my wishlist! And I need to still acquire Bell Vinu for sure. Edited February 23, 2016 by ziggystardust13 Share this post Link to post
ziggystardust13 Report post Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) I was possibly considering an EO as well. I know many of the Osmanthus ones are very pricey. There are also some local Nola perfumeries that carry Sweet Olive perfumes. I was considering those as well, but I haven't worn alcohol based perfume in so long. Not quite fond of it after getting into bpal oils. example site: http://store.neworleansperfume.com/sweet-olive/ Edited February 23, 2016 by ziggystardust13 Share this post Link to post
PrinceofcatS Report post Posted February 23, 2016 The Snow Maiden is a discontinued Yule that starts out icy and is almost all osmanthus on me when it dries down - if I get the other notes, they're just amplifying the osmanthus. I think it's very chilly, like icy-covered flowers. I was a little disappointed in it because I wanted more daffodil actually! If you're looking up other scents like Belle Vinu (which I didn't like personally but I wish you luck with it) you might look into trying that - I got mine on the forum here very recently. I didn't get any osmanthus out of Kali, that one was all soft watery lotus and maybe some other aquatic-y flowers over honey and some chocolate on me. Share this post Link to post
sprout Report post Posted February 24, 2016 Fairy Bites is nice for a blend with osmanthus. Share this post Link to post
