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- Today
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This is delicious! It’s a yummy pumpkin latte with eggnog cooling it, sweetening it, and making it creamier. Thank goodness the espresso isn’t strong or taking over, that’s what killed plain Pumpkin Latte for me. This one is perfect. And it had good throw and staying power too. 🧡🤎
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These Hundred Acre wood perfumes are going to slay my heart. They are achingly beautiful and yet another shining testament to Beth’s artistry as a perfumer. Our sweet little stuffed Donkey SMELLS like his color scheme. So many soft greys, pinks & purples it is honestly difficult to decipher what is what. There is a coolness which I am guessing is the rain soaked moss but makes me remember holding hands with my childhood best friend while we splashed in puddles in my driveway many years ago. Gloomily, Gloomily is a perfume of grey sighs and a lavender smile from one corner of the mouth. The Donkeys’ Tail is also extremely beautiful and I feel like I don’t have the vocabulary at this point to accurately describe how beautiful it is. I am sure someone else will do a better job talking about it!
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a nice soft black licorice. the best anise/licorice I've tried from the lab - not too foodie or overpowering As it wears, I get more gray and dusty and mouse-y, almost with a hint of popcorn, the licorice is still there, but subdued
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tysm Geminirubyshoes for comparing this to Sunbird, I'm so glad to find a replacement for that one. it's not exactly the same but it's very close and very much in the same vein: warm, dry, spicy, resinous. perhaps a bit darker, like the chord of scent notes is stacked a bit lower into the bass range. and it does feel a bit more posh as well, extremely well balanced even though the cinnamon is a very persistent top note. no skin irritation btw, but I've never had that trouble with cinnamon, only some clove notes. I love it so much!
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This is very much for the rose lovers! I put a tiny dab on my arm (elbow nook) and now my entire sleeve smells like bulgarian rose and roasted coffee beans. Like if you put a fresh rose into a bag of coffee beans, sealed it up for awhile and then opened the bag, that’s what it’s like.
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I previously received a mislabeled decant that was supposed to be zombie flash but was (probably) pumpkin trash bags. The decanter kindly replaced that decant but I find Zombie Flash puzzling even now. This is definitely the right scent now, the mushrooms and ink are clearly present. But otherwise Zombie Flash is quite surprising! In the opening I get something quite sharp that I struggle to identify, possibly a “shampoo” style musk wedded to a subtle floral? The ink is there as well, and clashes discordantly with whatever that sharp note is. There is also a deep sweetness present that recalls decomposition and just a hint of moss, giving an impression of mildew. I find this jumble quite unsettling, and it could almost belong to this year’s Yellow Wallpaper collection but for that dark ink note. Soon I get something almost indolic before the ink and mushroom really start to come into their own. This was the point at which I thought “yep, this is definitely the right one this time.” The sweetness starts to come to the fore while also smelling less off-putting. Now there is a distinct tart fruity quality. I had wondered whether brains might be a gummy candy accord before I tried Zombie flash, and this is the closest ZF comes to that preconception. The scent begins to get mossier around the edges but never really loses that fruity quality. It kinda just gets softer until it fades away. Overall, well, I don’t like ZF that much. Its clean facets and decomposing facets come together in a way that is just too uncanny together. I was hoping for graveyard dirt and ink, but this all about the mushrooms and brains. I hope that more people try it and review it because I have a hard time making sense of this one and I hope it is a more coherent and beautiful experience for others !
- Yesterday
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Bombastic Subtropical Turquoise Cream Pie
doomsday_disco posted a topic in Gifts with Donation or Purchase
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A burst of summer sun to treasure during the icy months ahead.
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A velvety, sophisticated concoction for the ages!
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We're that relative who tries to make everyone try a green pie! This one dances lightly on the palate.
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This centers as a gentle cold fresh water aquatic on me. The delicate florals of water lily and jasmine drift on the water, sometimes they are very bold, loud florals on me, but they are soft and gentle here. Wild plum brings fruit in the background, but it doesn't overwhelm any other notes. None of the other notes are identifiable on my skin, but they bring a bright greeness to set the scene of the cold river. I am glad the moss doesn't take over. Lovely scent overall, and I appreciate how soft and nuanced it is.
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So excited to have this!!! Tore into it right away! Sniffing in the bottle, reminds of a relative of Boomslang. On my skin though, I get the rich S.O and Coffee Bean! This smells so good! Great throw too. As it dries, it stays true. Rich S.O. and dark roast coffee beans! Very BU bottle worthy. 🐍☕
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He dank, yo. Krampuslaufen is your Old World alcoholic great uncle with the tobacco stained beard and herbal breath mints that don't do much of anything to improve his general scent bubble. Literally smells of unwashed old mountain man to me and will not have a spot in my rotation.
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I don't know why, but this really reminds me of Dia De Los Muertos 2004, one of my all-time favorite BPALs. It's just the slightly sharper-edged goth club vampiric version; there's a little agar funk, leather bite, and gush of pomegranate juice...but around that, there is an addictive scent of spooky, yummy Fall.
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Quite lovely! Very orange blossom forward in the open, with a delicate honey that is sweetly pleasant but not cloying. If the pepper is there, I can't detect it when first applied. The amber and incense lurk in the background until about a half hour in, and then step forward. Low but wafting sillage that lasted about four hours for me. This is a much daintier, floral scent than I would normally reach for, but I like it quite a bit. Very pleasant, work safe, and wearable.
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i think i’m the odd man out here because all i got was an almond milk single note so incredibly disappointed. not even a little hint of rose or tea or tapioca— it’s as if a metric f*ck ton of almond milk was dumped on me. if you also amp almonds, like i do, then beware of this one.
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This is the Christmas sister of my darling, beloved precious Fearful Pleasure from the 2008 Sleepy Hollow series. To save you from looking that one up, Fearful Pleasure is “Dried orange peels floating in simmering cider, roasted apples, smoldering firewood, chimney smoke, sassafras beer, warm hawthorn wood, and oakmoss.” Christmasween has a similar vibe with the candied orange peel, smoked myrrh, hearthwood and mulled cider but it’s sweeter and glowy-er (glowier?). The balsam resin & warm beeswax notes are not super forward but they can be detected on the drydown. This is absolutely fuckin’ MAGICAL and I am smitten. Put on a flannel nightgown, slather on some Christmasween and sit in front of your yule tree while drinking a hot beverage a burning a halloween candle in the room.
- Last week
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Realized I never got around to leaving a review for this gorgeous scent, and it's due to come down some time this month! I was surprised that it was described with only "the faintest touch of crushed blackberry skin", as it's primarily a gorgeous blackberry scent on me, just the right balance between dark fruit/berries and floral, backed by myrrh. Myrrh sometimes goes a bit too sharp on me, but here the "dusty" myrrh just gives this lovely softened undercurrent. Strangely it seems to *not* morph on me very much, it pretty much stays constant throughout the day as it gets slowly fainter, and I do get some impressive longevity from this one. This is my first experience with both tuberose and orchid, so I don't think I am quite able to pick out and describe those notes, but I've seen both florals described as sometimes vanillic or a bit lactonic, and I am absolutely getting those aspects from this blend. I've also seen tuberose described as sometimes a bit tropical, which makes me wonder if it's adding some lushness to the fruitiness from the blackberry. As usual, anything with "scorched" or "smoky" in the description never shows up as smoky on me. I have no explanation for this, but this blend is no exception. It gets a little less creamy as the day goes on, more focused on juicy, tangy blackberry and myrrh. I will for sure be buying a bottle before this Lunacy comes down, and if you're a fan of blackberry I highly recommend you grab one too if you can! If it's useful data for anyone, I'd also like to note for the record that a friend of mine who has never tried BPAL sniffed this one, and her eyes went a little wide and she said "...oh my GOD that is SUCH a good blackberry!"
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a true wild card in my little imp collection! i love eating all sorts of mushrooms (not wild ones, only commercially farmed unfortunately) but i’m not sure how i feel about smelling like them. ooh. a mouth full of hay in the imp. a very dry scent, very wood and hay heavy in the imp. hm. smells like chewing on a 2x4 fresh from the home depot lumber aisle. or snorting a line of sawdust. a LOT more wood heavy than what the name would lead you to believe. there’s a slight hint of sweetness underneath the pile of wood, but whether that’s the slight natural sweetness of presumably hiba– or the mushrooms, it remains to be seen. hmm, it kind of reminds me of the natural dry sweetness of cinnamon? i mean, cinnamon IS tree bark after all. there’s a very dry subtle sweetness that’s reminiscent of cinnamon. i don’t detect any ginger root or ginseng in here. just pure woodiness. not what i expected going into it, but i kind of dig it.
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ooh. floral bomb. and most florals that land quite outside my comfort zone once again. soapy… with a slight spiced bite from it, presumably from the lily of the valley. more sniffs reveal a sort of, laundry scent to me. this kind of just smells like snuggles detergent but not nearly as sweet. not the sort of scent i would envision when i think of what grief would smell like, but to each their own interpretation. grief smells like dryer sheets apparently.
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hmm, three notes that i don’t usually go for, so this is quite outside the realm of my comfort zone. but i’ll give it a try anyway. the wine and the rose vie for equal attention in the spot light, with the dragon’s blood resigning itself to the backstage. it oscillates between wine and rose before eventually coming to a truce and settling down into a wine and rose scent. the wine is a sweet one, this blend isn’t a dry one– probably due in part to the rose. although it does lean quite soapy to me, or very perfumey. like in the after smell when i pull away from where it’s applied on the back of my hand, i can feel a sort of soapiness lingering in the back of my nose. oh! i was wondering why this was so familiar to me– it smells like a GC version of carved wooden bridal shop from last year’s yules! it’s less fruity than CWBS but i think the rose note used is the same– if not very similar. overall, it’s an unoffensive, albeit soapy rose scent, but i think i prefer CWBS more than this one.
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[muscadine, black and red patchouli, cereus and nag champa] most definitely grape with a bite in the imp! like wine but sweet. oh lord, it’s like a grape scented bomb went off on the back of my hand. the initial grape blast dies down pretty quickly, although it still definitely lingers within the blend. the patch in here kinda smells dirty, earthy, unlike the patch in my beloved SO. on the extremely quick dry down [VERY quick, like a dew seconds, quick] the grape skedaddles out of there and it’s only the patch and the presumably the cereus and NC that give it a little bit of sweetness. with a little more time the patch smooths out some more and it’s a little better, the grape peeks its head back in here and there but it’s no where near as present as it was in the beginning. the nag champa is unfortunately not anywhere near the spot light, which is a shame, as i love the smell of unlit nag champa incense sticks.
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my brain refuses to parse this as pancakes, but I love it so much. I keep wanting to check the notes for marshmallow fluff or powdered sugar, it has just the right amount of sweetness to it. I assume the blob on top of the stack depicted in the label art is meant to be butter, but what if it is marshmallow? what then!? there is definitely a warmth to it that suggests browned/baked batter, tho, and altogether with the sugar and the spices, it is delightfully comforting. so sure: it's absinthe pancakes. exactly what I didn't know I needed. order up!
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Knowing that there is at least one variety of sandalwood that reads as pickle to my nose, I was a bit worried I'd find it in this blend. No danger here! Sweet sandalwood dominates on the bottle and on skin, slowly trading places with the tobacco as time and body heat play their part. I also detect a bit of cassia and/or cinnamon here, kicking the spiciness up a notch. This is men's deodorant and/or body wash adjacent, and incredibly strong. One small dab fills whatever room you are in, and sticks around for 12+ hours. A scent impression remained even when I woke up the next day. I have to put it aside for a bit and come back to it. I like it, but the potency is overwhelming and I need to figure out what the right occasion is for wearing it. To be continued!
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2025 version. I got my Batty Snake Oil two weeks ago and at first, still suffering from mail shock it was furious: strongly medicinal without anything softening or gentle. I let it rest for a good while. Still in the bottle it's quite harsh leather and nothing else! After applying it morphs really quickly much, much more pleasant. Snake Oil is wonderfully beautiful in this one. Spicy, musky vanilla with soft leather. This reminds me a lot of Snake Skin but I haven't compared them side by side. After some time, maybe an hour or so I really can't recognize leather any more. It's mostly spicier Snake Oil with stunningly lovely dirty vanilla. I think Batty SO might be one of my favourite SO variants now.
