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- Yesterday
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The very floral honey is for sure the strongest scent note and the tea while present is very meek and only shows itself well into the dry down but it’s lovely very similar to the tea note in London fog cream pie which is amazing. And while I don’t know that I get boba I do get a hint of a molasses-y smell that kind of reminds me of the brown sugar syrup that boba typically lives in.
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This is all about the spice for me, aggressive fall spices in there, cinnamon for sure maybe nutmeg as well. I don’t get any fig but the cream is putting in work to temper it so it’s not just a fall yankee candle smell. Its sweet and the honey isn’t floral which is what I was afraid of but the spice is much more the forefront than I would have preferred.
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Super fresh super pretty, it’s mostly a bright crisp apple and something with a bit of depth to it, I want to say it’s the patchouli but whatever is it’s very subtle and almost woodsy. It reminds me of a very fancy high end shampoo, this would be amazing as a hair gloss.
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Pulling this out in 2026, I am in love! It is a perfect white musk with a gorgeous vanilla overlay. I am guess the vanilla has come out with age. Funnily enough, I get none of the mint others have mentioned, but instead pick up a light floral heliotrope.
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struggling to articulate anything different than what is already in the description: "sharp green opening ✅ that quickly settles into dry soil ✅, resin, and a faint sweetness ✅ reminiscent of sap and old wood. There is a subtle heat to it, peppery ✅ without being hot, and a clean bitterness ✅ that reads as clarifying rather than harsh." not really a scent that projects much, but still has its own sort of presence.
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Beaver Moon: Coconut Cream & Guava
VioletChaos replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I think my experience was a bit more balanced than either of the above folks. In the bottle and definitely when first applied the guava comes out in full force. As it warmed up, it got even stronger, almost to the point of it being like a Guava Single Note. After drydown, it settled down a bit, but in a way where it came into balance with, instead of dominating, the coconut cream. The coconut in this scent is delicate and soft- this is not overtly food-y, not does it veer into suntan lotion territory, nor is it the "cool" coconut note of, say, Obatala. Saying it's a coconut *cream* is actually very accurate as it really gets to the vibe of it in the blend. In all: a low throw, close-to-the-skin scent, gently tropical without being "HI I'M FRUIT SALAD", this is a delicate daytime scent perfect for warm weather (or dreaming of the same). I anticipate getting a lot of wear out of this over the summer! 🥥❤️ -
"O lady, my heart" indeed! she really had me at rose resin, but every single other note enhances and complements it perfectly. not too much of any one thing: touch of fig, sprig of thyme, dab of orris, drop of olive, smudge of myrrh. to the point that it's almost not a rose scent, it's a poem. soft and subtle and lovely.
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I wanted to try all the new Inspiration category scents so I just snagged imps of each one. I don't always love red musk or orangey scents tho, so I wasn't anticipating swooning so hard for this! it reminds me of a shunga from 2024 that I love (Hallway of a Train Station) but the sparkling mandarin takes the place of lilac cologne, making it sufficiently different to covet, slightly more summer appropriate, and irresistibly sniffable! if smoky plum with a pop sounds good to you, I recommend giving this one a try.
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this one is as it's written-smoky frankincense. i definitely get something stony as well. i get the cedar but no beeswax. a very churchy incense indeed. i need to re-try in cold weather to get the full effect though, but it's a nice smoky incense.
- Last week
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Ylang ylang and moonflower are a real match made in heaven, they're bringing out the best in each other, and the stargazer lily is a graceful addition. Overall, it's a nectarous nocturnal floral with a sweetly spicy edge to contrast with the lunar glow. These spice-like and skin-warm and eerie ghostly qualities mingle under a fine honeyed glaze that quietly meets the sun-baked earth, a bit dry and crumbly, a little bit reminiscent of some sun-dried desert plants. Flower Moon nimbly side-steps all the pitfalls some of the more controversial notes can bring - there's nothing over-ripe about the ylang, nothing funky going on with the honey, nothing mushroomy about the earth. The perfume is such a lovely match for the label art, a reminder about the hidden world of bats as pollinators, fuzzy velvety little fairies nuzzling into glamorous night-blooming flowers. The earth and balsamic dark amber merge into an enticing, complex incense accord that lingers long after the finely defined florals dissipate into an ambiguous moonlit glow. Somehow this is simultaneously very "natural" and very "perfumey," which I love. Gorgeous!
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I'm sorry for even writing this. I really thought this was going to be a winner and it was great in the vial. But something unholy happened on skin and that funky note others are mentioned turned to, let's say, butyric acid. Just a little, under the surface, making you keep sniffing and wondering if you're losing your mind and then NOPE no you're indeed smelling that.
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Definitely a subtler, more delicate scent on me. I get a lot of agave, which is a thinner, sharper sort of sweetness than the lab's lush and perfumed honey note, and some pale, cool-toned florals, I think primarily ylang-ylang. As it dries I get the dry earth in the background gradually taking up more space. I don't know how bpal gets the sun-baked quality but it feels distinct to me, with the dirt note dusty with that warm heat from the sun and a light herbal quality. The dustiness of this almost makes it feel like it should be tickling my nose, and the sharpness edges on uncomfortable for me. It's a sophisticated, complex scent that I find really interesting, but not precisely pleasant to wear; I was hoping for a lot more florals than I got on this one.
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This--is truly a high quality scent. I normally pause at buying ambers because it usually isn't my vibe at all, but I love lemony gourmands and had to try this. When I first opened the bottle, I immediately get a whuff of a golden, nearly soapy scent that reminds me so much of my grandmother's chestnut-leaf scented soaps (these soaps are I was only ever able to find in family-run pharmacies in Spain. I've no idea what they're called or what's in the actual soap, but they do give a golden, slightly herbal smell). This note then accompanies thick, golden honey (not the acidic acacia types, but like rawberry/manuka like honey), and I can then smell frothy vanilla cream, and a zesty, sweet lemon peel scent. This is how I pictured Chanel No. 5 would smell when I was a kid. It smells vintage, pretty, but it also smells like a pot of frothy Bon Maman mousse with near-caramelly honey. A perfume that nails its theme and makes you want to take a trip to St. Severin street.
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Bury me in spooky cereal!! Dry, pumpkin spicy goodness with a whiff of sweet cocoa underneath. The milk note is the drydown. This doesn’t have a serious throw to it, it’s more like if you sit near or hug someone that they will most likely notice you smell like some childhood favorite breakfast cereal that they can’t quite indentify. I bet it will age beautifully!
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This is a delicious smoky cloud of cacao, mascarpone and vanilla. The fig syrup showed up in the beginning but afterwards left the party. Very good... contemplating a bottle
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Carnation petals, not overly potent, just the right amount. I can also detect a woody spicy backbone.
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We've created a perfume oil to accompany the latest Century Guild publishing campaign, for Alphonse Mucha's 1897 fantasy/romance book Ilsée. You can add it on to any pledge tier for $27/each: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/centuryguild/alphonse-mucha-ilsee-the-far-princess-rare-1897-art-book? ILSÉE Ancient and unhurried, warm and resinous incense smoke curls through a palace that has stood since before the dawn of history. Amber sparkling like Byzantine beadwork, poppy petals, sweet frankincense smoke swirling into ornamental flourishes, feathery white orris. Gilded with ancient tales, this perfume dries into something akin to the inside of a forgotten reliquary box: sacred objects, old wood, petals pressed flat by the weight of centuries.
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In the bottle this is lightly floral and sweet. When I first put it on it went to a lightly floral baby powder, not unpleasant but not something I usually like. After an hour or so it is now more musky amber with a hint of spice and I quite like it. I will have to try them layered next.
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Boozy white wine mixed with glowy musk and jammy peach. The peach here is warm but not stewed or grilled. Instead, it's a gently oven-toasted peach half with a golden glowy amber syrup drizzled across it to amp up that sultriness. A gorgeous GORGEOUS peachy amber with a winey bite to it. This is one of my favorite BPAL peaches AND BPAL ambers. Every time I smell it I smile 🥰💕 Sexy, inviting, and fun 10/10 no further notes (;
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I love Fae! It's juicy and bright and fun. While wet, this reminds me Amos 4D peach gummies. The white musk keeps this feeling fresh and flirty. As it dries and the “peach gummy” features die back, the herbs bloom on my skin and make it feel like a totally different fragrance for somewhere between 10-30 minutes. But then the peach and white musk appear again, shimmery-sweet and oh so darling. It quickly becomes super fun and summery and fresh. Fae does warm up and become more complex throughout the final drydown phase, too, which is quite nice 🥰 This is one that I believe requires at least a few hours of wear before one can fully judge it, the morphing it does early on is pretty dramatic on my skin, and maybe it will be on yours too~
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Lives up to its name! Very fun and morphs a ton throughout wear. Upon application, a red musk thunders forward, incensey and glorious, hand-in-hand with a nose-clearing fresh note I at first suspected was some sort of Strange Mint From Another Planet. Not really mint, but cold-ish and makes my nose feel OPEN and CLEAR like mint does. I bet you can guess what that is from the notes (; A floaty floral lazily rolls out as this scent blooms on skin, joining the chaos with a smug lil smile on its face. Floaty and floofy, it plays such a fun foil to that W A S A B I I I I. Some resinous warm sweetness glows underneath, not overwhelming. I believe there's also my favorite BPAL black musk in here, with its incense dancing delightedly in the fray. Chaotic does not stay all-caps CHAOTIC for the entirety of wear, though. Warm, somewhat sweet, cozy notes are this cutie's base. I associate the base notes in this one with warm fuzzy brown coat, comfortably worn in, nice quality. The warm notes are the majority of the wear experience! That mélange of musks be mélangin' and I do be enjoyin. This one is definitely worth trying, even if it doesn't seem like your type of fragrance because it really is unexpected in how it smells, but in a fun way!
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This is nice. Dry, subtle, lightened up by the blueberry which isn't really super BLOOB for fellow fruit scent-eschewers. Unsure if I will upgrade to a bottle but it's very nice.
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Record of Women’s Treasures of the Way of Elegance Day and Night
bheansidhe replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Lupercalia
This becomes a kissin' cousin to Snake Oil on my skin: nutty, a little peppery, pleasantly dusty, ending in a faint waft of incense smoke. I'd say the balsam and labdanum dominate overall. The coffee note is perceptible at first, but only for a few minutes. -
PUMPKIN SPICE. CINNAMON AND CLOVE. A little hint of milk. After about a half hour the PUMPKIN SPICE mellows down a little and lets the milk and cocoa shine through. I think I'll like this a lot in the fall but it's not a very spring/summer scent.
