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Next in the big 'trying out all of these imps ive ignored for years' project. Imp from approx. 2019 A very heady blend that has a green champagne fizz to it. Reminds me a lot of a traditional perfume I have on my shelf, Moschino Fresh (the one that looks like a Windex bottle) , but the lily (and opium?) in this one gives it more throw and a more mature vibe. This feels very well blended but I think the headier florals make this too much for me.
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Beatrice and Dante is BEAUTIFUL on me, just gorgeous. As a lover of rose who is cursed with skin chemistry that sometimes rejects it, I'm very happy to report that not only is this a rose that works for me, but on me it's a very beautiful rose-dominant blend. It's an absolutely lovely, soft, enveloping sort of rose; I would agree with @OxfordComma that it feels plush and velvety. The note is described as "white rose", but to me this feels like a very soft, pale pink smell. Beeswax comes into play, adding golden warmth and a smooth, rounded texture that complements the rose beautifully. On initial drydown, if I sniff close to my skin I can detect a trace of peppery frankincense peeking out from under the rose and beeswax; then maybe fifteen minutes in, there's a shy touch of powdery orris that reminds me (in a good way) of old-fashioned beauty products, like when orris butter was put in lipsticks or face cream. This feels very lush, soft, and warm---it sort of gives the impression of slipping into a warm bath, scented with rose petals. The warmth in this blend is palpable, with a touch of spice and incense. It's quite pretty and sophisticated. A few hours in, it stays warm and pretty in a lovely musky sort of way. The top-heart-base note progression actually reminds me a good bit of The Moth Fairy; they share a similar structure with a floral opening, beeswax/orris/resin heart, and an amber base. I think this might be the same amber as in Moth Fairy, actually; it really does somehow feel sort of light and luminous. I reapplied about 3-4 hours in, and when I did, interestingly enough I started to get a bit of a sharper, spicier rose, as the myrrh came into play (might also be the saffron? not sure I know how to pick out BPAL's saffron note yet). Myrrh and amber are the last notes on my skin, but to my delight they remained quite rosy! Average throw, surprisingly good longevity on me! It lasted all day, and the rose stayed as a throughline the whole time. This is such a beautiful, complex, sophisticated floral, and it will absolutely be a bottle purchase for me.
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I was really hoping for more of the varied florals, but this is mainly strawberry on me. It first goes on a little fresh and grassy, like the snap of green stems, but the grassy green note almost immediately gives way to a LOT of strawberry, initially a tangy, juicy strawberry, but very quickly goes in a more artificial strawberry lip-gloss sort of direction that I don't really care for. An hour or so in, there's a touch of powderiness, possibly a pansy accord, or part of the silk accord, but I'm not really sure I can pick out any of the other florals. I might be getting the faintest whiff of cherry (not cherry blossom tho), but I might also be reaching here where I am in fact just smelling more strawberry. A few hours in, and I can pick up quite a pretty, pale honey, but combined with this strawberry it's a bit too sweet for me. The base note here is BPAL's lovely skin musk, with the lightest tinge of honey and fruit. I love skin musk, but I might have to flag BPAL's strawberry as a note that doesn't really work for me. YMMV, but on me it reads as a little too young and girlish. Projection is fittingly gentle, but the longevity was a bit better than I expected from such a light blend, got a good few hours out of this one (maybe 4-6?), as it goes through a traditional top-heart-base note progression, which I always enjoy. Probably ultimately not for me, but I'd be interested in seeing reviews from those of you who were able to get more florals! (And if you happen to have similar skin chemistry to me and love strawberry, you'll probably want to pick this one up.)
- Yesterday
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I don't often gravitate towards floral blends that aren't accompanied by a sweet note, but I really enjoy this one. I feel like I can smell the texture of the petals of the hydrangea note, but there's also a high-pitched aspect to it that reminds me of wisteria. I don't think it's sharp in a bad way, though, and, like wisteria, it has somewhat of a melancholic vibe to me. The sharpness is like that lump in your throat that you get when there's something you want to say, but you become overwhelmed with emotion, and it's hard to get words out. The jasmine in this does not smell indolic whatsoever and does smell pink and different than most jasmine used by the Lab, and it becomes more of a main player after the scent has been dry on the skin for several hours. The white musk lurks behind the floral notes, adding an expensive, yet clean quality to the scent. I am finding myself more drawn to straight-up florals more than usual as of late and wonder if I would have felt the same about this scent if it had been released at a different time in my life. This has massive throw on me, although it does calm down after it is initially applied, and it has great staying power, too, as it was still going strong the next day, before I took a shower. I think this is really pretty and will be needing a bottle before it goes away.
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Honey Dust, Patchouli, and Orris Absolute
doomsday_disco replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Lupercalia
I received a tester of this in a decant order. This features the toffee-like honey of the honey dust note. It's accompanied by lots of patchouli, and the two notes are a force to be reckoned with. The orris did not make me smell like I fell into a vat of baby powder, and it is very quiet here. Although this isn't something I could see myself reaching for, it was fun to get to try it. I would recommend it to those who love strong honeyed patchouli scents. -
This is a beautiful, warm, comforting blend. I acquire TAL oils to use them as magically intended; it’s always a bonus when they also smell nice and this one certainly does.
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When I applied this, the lotus came in WITH A STEEL CHAIR, followed by the sugared cream. Pretty much a fluffy floral candy explosion on me. It calms down once dry, and is pretty, but not for me, although the wear length is better than Mangetsu. ::sobs:: Right now it's cherry blossom cream candy on my skin, which is...nice? But as someone who already has a bottle of Cluster of Cherry Blossoms, my gold standard for Shungas, I guess that's a warning about creamy/milky scents in general, even with exceptions (Dildo with Boxes of Lubricants and a Plum Blossom Twig had zero cream in my hair).
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I’m surprised by how “juicy” this is, given the scent description and the reviews above: I don’t really get anything candy-like. No identifiable fruit notes, either, but that’s not a bad thing. (Sometimes I *want* to smell “like strawberries” but it’s okay to smell “like fruit” too!) Sandalwood can be really hit or miss for me, and here it is buried just deep enough that at first it offers a powdery puff base note, though with longer wear it tends more toward that plastic doll scent I dread.
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A cuddly, clean, sweet lavender blanket wrapped around you on a rainy day. Absolutely lovely. 🥰
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If you've ever eaten those expensive sticky licorice chews and said to yourself, "wow, I MUST smell like this..."- this is for you! Unfortunately I am absolutely one of those people and licorice is a guilty pleasure, so I very secretly adore this. It's really just strong, sticky licorice. For a few months there was a slight powdery element, but that's disappeared! (I have also mixed it with chocolate and patchouli...recommend...)
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Turned out to be one of my favorites ever! Milky sweetness, sticky caramel deliciousness with a bit of creamy fluffy coconut. Must remember to get another bottle before it disappears
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Jacob de Backer Creamy, narcotic tuberose, a flutter of pink silk, and blushing sweet pea warmed by honeyed skin musk.
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Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret Scarlet velvet, Byzantine amber, smoked Bulgarian rose absolute, and frankincense resin.
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The luminous, lactescent glow of moonlight poured through sea glass and pulverized quartz like starlight caught in cream. All of our nail polish is hand crafted by Haute Macabre! 10-free, cruelty-free, and vegan! Butyl Acetate, Ethyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Adipic Acic/Neopentyl Glycol/Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer, Isopropyl Alcohol, Stearalkonium Bentionite, Acrylates Copolymer, Silica, Benzophenone-1, N-Butyl Alcohol, Diacetone Alcohol, Trimethylpentandeiyl Dibenzoate, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Tin Oxide, Fluorphlogopite
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Golden Grains & Orange Blossom Honey.
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Cacao & Creamy Incense.
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Milk & White Musk.
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Pumpkin Spice & Condensed Milk.
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Strawberry Moon: Kyphi and Sweet Cream
forspecial_plate replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I really love this one, I agree the cream note is strong, but I do detect the kyphi as well. For me the ratio is about 70 cream to 30 kyphi. Overall it's a light scent on me, and is mostly a skin scent after an hour or 2, with not much sillage. But I'm happy to reapply and already bought a backup bottle. I'm not familiar with kyphi but I get a "golden milk" kind of feeling from this scent. Not sure about individual notes beyond that. -
I’m not quite getting the watermelon hard candy note everyone else is getting. Rather, this immediately reminded me of The King’s Daughter, and I think if you lifted the “watermelon accord” out of that scent, you’d end up with I’m Close. I am delighted by that.
- Last week
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Dildo, Boxes with Lubricants, and a Plum Blossom Twig Hair Gloss
Miyabi replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Hair
I...don't think I'm getting any plum blossom from this, which is fine. What I do get is currently a fruity candy, so probably a combo of grapefruit, apricot, and honey. Absolutely fine that there's no amber cream, given how that note seems finicky on me. The throw seems to fluctuate--sometimes I can smell it, sometimes I can't. This is similar to the throw level of Pomegranate Slush, I think, so I may get a bottle, depending on how the second try with this goes. I will say the lower throw probably makes it more appropriate for when you're going out in public or at the office, at least. -
i am on a mission to find a good beeswax scent. for easter a friend of a friend went to jerusalem and brought back lots of little beeswax candles, one of which made its way to me. it smells so wonderful that i can't bring myself to actually burn it because then i know it will be gone!, but i will feel better about doing so if i can find a scent which smells the same. this is a very quiet scent that grows and grows; skin musk does very well on me and it feels like it really blooms once it's had a minute to settle. i think that remains the most dominant note throughout for me; there are a few scents here that i don't get (cacao, cardamom, wool), and i can't tell if it's because it's all just too well-blended or if they genuinely just don't seem to come forward on me, but i don't mind because i like it so much (and i don't have to be able to identify everything to like it...). it doesn't have much throw, but it does still last a long time close to the skin and it's a scent i feel happy to keep to myself. as others have said, it's very cosy and comforting. i have a couple of other beeswax scents either to test or winging their way to me, so i don't feel like i can justify getting a bottle of this one before it disappears, but i hope it's not something i'll come to regret!!
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delicious!! this was the first gourmand scent i tried, and i have been returning to my imp and really slathering it on ever since. i'm glad in a way that it's so simple, as this was probably the best way to be introduced to the lab's chocolate note. it's been interesting to read others' comments and see what they compare it to (brownie batter, cocoa powder, having a nutty quality, etc). my impressions have been sort of similar, but i couldn't quite put a name to how exactly i experienced it and what i could best compare it to until yesterday. i happened to be wearing this when i opened a bar of vegan chocolate with crumbled cookies and hazelnut paste, and as i opened it and took it out i realised that the smell was absolutely identical to what i was wearing! on me it has good throw for about three hours, and then if i put my nose to my arm i can smell it more faintly for probably another two hours.
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Working my way through and cataloging my collection of imps, this one is from 2017 so I imagine that the original citrus is much weaker than originally formulated Wet: Sharp powdery cedar Dry: dried orange peel in the back of a school desk, but not in a bad way After a while: The cedar has chilled out and the whole mix has settled into something very nice. a soft and almost mossy vibe.
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Orange Blossom Honey and Silver Musk
kinneret_rising replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Lupercalia
Just a touch sweet, this duet showcases BPAL's bright orange blossom note. I'm a fan of that note, but I'm not sure orange blossom combines well with this musk. I've had moments of thinking the two complement each other interestingly, and others where they seem to be competing and the musk just undermines the orange blossom's brightness. Still testing this one to see if I change my mind, or if the scent settles as it ages.
