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honestly this is one of the greatest honey blends i’ve tried from bpal. i tested a smidge of oil that got on the decant paper and it’s SO strong and soooo good. not as foodie as i was expecting from the milk-honey combo. it was slightly creamier and nuttier in the bottle but once applied to the skin the honey definitely comes out to shine. it’s very evocative of dark, golden, caramelized floral honey. does not go at all plasticky on me as some honeys have done. an absolute stunner

a really gorgeous, light and sweet scent. in the bottle this is very buttery, but as it goes on the butteriness settles into a sleeker, more marshmallow-esque sweetness. i feel like the amber and plastic may be adding a touch of cleanness to this, so it almost smells like marshmallows and clean laundry (not in a soapy or generic detergent type of way). this comes out more throughout the drydown, with the candy corn decreasing in strength but remaining to give some body and sweetness and keeping the other notes in check.

i agree with the other review that this gives the vibes of incense ash. in the bottle it's almost spicy. freshly applied the spiciness dissipates. on the skin this is a beautiful, slightly clean incense blend. the vetiver doesn't come out strongly like it sometimes can, this is very well blended clean warm woods.

super well blended. fruity red musk in the bottle and a gorgeous, resinous, deep red musk on the skin. hard to pick out any individual notes that are the strongest players. i think the frankincense comes out a bit for me. maybe the plum, which to my nose can give some perfuminess to a blend. definitely a very majestic velvet red musk blend that would be a great "extravagant night out in an evening gown" scent, or to evoke that feeling.

Definitely very scary in the bottle. sniffing the bottle, this smells at first to me like very strong body odor. i was like hmmmm at first but after rechecking the notes and resniffing, i definitely agree with other reviews that that's the whiskey coming out strongly. on a re-sniff it definitely gives me the vibes of the whiskey from the weed and whiskey duet which i adore but it also very boozy/medicinal in the bottle. after application some of the other notes come out, with the candlewax being the strongest, supported by the tobacco and coconut shells. stays slightly mentholic from the whiskey when freshly applied but the notes blend really well together. i'm really looking forward to seeing how this ages

this one was a lot fruitier on first sniff than i was expecting. i think it must be the red musk blending with the other notes to kind of take central role, which i am very much in love with. surprisingly the orris does not come out too strong for me in the bottle or freshly applied, it remains to be seen if it will come out more throughout the wear time. very red musk-fruity in the bottle and when freshly applied the narcissus seems to be the most dominant note alongside the musk. goes from very red and sweet in the bottle to a more golden, rich floral supported by the red musk.

this is all about the violet/bergamot in the bottle and freshly applied. definitely evokes a cool "porcelain" type of vibe. the vanilla and red musk bloom on the skin. as others have noted it's not really a foodie vanilla but more so that the blend take on a vanillic-red muskiness as it settles on the skin. the red musk really is just a trickle but enough to add a lovely complexity to the violet-bergamot combo.

strong teakwood and myrrh when sniffed in the bottle. teakwood is sweet and borderline cologne-leaning to my nose, with the myrrh adding additional sweet resiny powderiness (myrrh tends to go powdery on me- in a pleasant way and not a "baby powder"/soap way). freshly applied this is very true to the in the bottle scent but now has unfolded. it goes from concentrated, sweet body powder in the bottle to a cozy, closer to the skin, blend of resinous amber. smells good af. pretty low to moderate throw.

definitely agree with the last few reviews. very snuggly and powdery. i assumed the rusty musk would be a red musk but sniffing the bottle it seems like it may actually be more of a black musk based on how powdery it smells (black musk on me is very powdery). i’m guessing that’s also the myrrh coming through. on at first is very warm, powdery, and golden. not in a baby powder way, i agree with other reviews calling it “snuggly”. i’m not getting an orange note myself. i also don’t detect much of the tobacco chewiness. as it dries the powderiness tones down just a touch, just enough to allow some of the licorice to come through without becoming licorice candy. it’s not too sweet, it actually kind of cuts through the snuggliness to give kind of the vibe of metal/rust coming through. i adore this. definitely much less scary than i was expecting based on previous experience with the scent krampus that is very bold, woody, and red musky. this is a much gentler, quieter krampus wearing a christmas sweater

this smells soooo good. fresh from the mailbox so an unrested impression. it’s definitely very musky and well-blended. there’s something almost camphoraceous when wet, but it warms up as it dries so it’s like a little hint of forest in some fur. i feel like i’m getting hints of dried grasses, hay, and flowers as well as this dries but nothing is coming out strongly as a recognizable or dominant note (definitely a musky scent and not a floral/green scent but like those may some part of the musk). just super well blended musk with a touch of sweet powderiness. i applied a test patch like a perfume on my wrist and can’t stop huffing it

i could not wait to get a bottle of this. i was hoping for something like vital fluid based on the reviews. this is not at all what i was expecting. fresh from the mailbox so i will def have to retest but first impressions in the bottle i can detect the bandaid all the other reviews are mentioning, very spot on. freshly applied the bandaid note does morph in a way, it’s almost still there in some way but other notes are coming through to change it from bandaid to something vaguely foodie and familiar on me. as it dries it becomes almost like a root beer on me. it’s not root beer as in a fizzy pop root beer type of note but definitely a root beer/cola like vibe, sort of in a medicinal way like birch. smells sort of cold, almost like a snow or frozen note but possibly in a surgical way. very atmospheric definitely continues to tone down and blend into the drydown. i will be retesting at a later date to see how things settle but atm this is reminding me strongly of the 2006 weenie carpathian mountains.

bullfinch scared me at first because in the bottle this smells very soapy. that is sometimes how cberry blossom seems to go for me so i was expecting it to take that turn. much to my surprise and delight, upon application bullfinch blossoms into an absolutely gorgeous white floral musk. it’s really well blended, with the cherry blossoms coming to the forefront as the most recognizable note. the other notes don’t seem to come out on their own, but blend seamlessly to give the vibe of a department store perfume. very much a pink/white floral musk. sadly my skin eats this up. it’s almost completely undetectable on the skin after about an hour of wear, although my clothes abosrbwd the oil where i applied it and the scent lasted on them for much longer, with a crazy strong throw.

i’m testing a frimp i received. nyx is super strong and super perfumey. freshly applied i thought this seemed like a green floral at first. i’m strongly reminded of the lab’s daffodil note which comes across to me as green in a perfumey way, like not grassy or herbal but sweet green floral. upon checking the note list i can see it’s jasmine coming out loud and proud out of the gates. def agree with some of the other reviews that it’s like an elevated jasmine. the rose seems to be adding some sweetness without being identifiable to me as a note on its own. the myrrh seems to come out more into the drydown, taking this from the jasmine show to a sweet, powdery, floral tinted department store perfume. throw is strong af. i swiped the imp stick twice across my wrist and distributed that to my other wrist. even with that amount it was basically all i could smell the first half hour. in a like “what is that smell? oh damn it’s me!🖤” kind of way

this is honestly one of my top ten bpals. i agree with some other reviews that this is all about the frankincense with some added spice from the clove. the clove and tobacco aren’t very prominent on their own but give the frankincense a really gorgeous base to shine from. the clove is more of a suggestion of spice than anything else but compliments the frankincense beautifully. this lasts forever on me, after 8+ hours a hint of it is still there

i was very intrigued by this note list and excited to test this. so it's only been a day out of the mail. i wasn't sure what vibe to expect. the only thing that was a potential no for me was the raw leather aspect, but for leather ampers like myself have no worries because the leather doesn't amp for me here. it's actually barely noticeable at all for me, i completely forgot it was in the note list until rechecking after application. in the bottle this smells like celery seed. i suspect this is the mushroom because once applied it goes from celery to like a yeasty greenness. it's definitely very green, but not fresh cut grass or leafy green. more like a green musk. to my nose, i would say this veers masculine in the sense that it's well blended and gives off more of a cologney vibe rather than a sweet perfume. i would guess that's the sandalwood or oak adding a little base but neither one is really detectable on their own. after an hour or so the yeastiness fades away leaving the musky green cologne and omg this scent is so good. it's got a moderate throw and it laaaasts all day on me, 6 hours before the throw starts to fade and by 8 hours it's fading but still faintly detectable on the skin (my skin eats perfume so this is a long last for me). another well-blended painting, 10/10