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Vintage Kitty Blow Molds is primarily a mango scent on me, although it reminds me of something more like a mango curd than a mango sorbet. The clove in this is pretty tame on me, which is weird since I feel like I tend to amp that note (but it would be fine if I had, as I love the note). So it's mostly a tangy mango scent on me, with a dash of clove, until the end of the day, when it's morphed to the plastic-y bright amber that's the blow mold part of the scent, made a little fruity by what remains of the mango. I think I'm going to keep the decant, as I think this would be fun to wear while it's still too hot to wear my autumnal scents, but everyone's stalking Weenies. I'll have to retest it to see if I need more of it before it goes away.
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This smells like cheap chocolate on buttered pumpkin bread. I say cheap chocolate because of the waxiness of the sprinkles, although Dutch hagelslag sprinkles are completely unlike American sprinkles, aren't hard or waxy, and taste way better (and there's also a vlokfeest version that's like chocolate flakes instead of sprinkle shapes). I totally get the choice to use a note more akin to American sprinkles, though, as most people wouldn't be familiar with the Dutch stuff. Eventually, the chocolate fades away, and I'm left with a syrupy sweet pumpkin scent by the end of the day. I thought I was going to prefer this to Pumpkin Zucchini Bread, but I actually think that I like that one better! Still, if you want a pumpkin and chocolate combo that isn't heavily spiced, give this one a try.
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Dang this has sexied up over time. At first I get harsh evergreens, no happy little trees, but mean massive trees. Later, the dark evergreens recede, and in a strange twist of fate, warm sandalwood and tonka emerge, and this smells more glamorous. The scarlet musk, expected to be a strong, growly, slightly indolic red musk is softer, sweeter. I don't get much florals or orris, but perhaps they're also softening the edges of the sandalwood melding with the tonka (it's not heavy on the tonka, either). Overall, the effect is a fresh, cold, soft sandalwood, with evergreens a ghostly presence in the distance. I picture a glamorous lady at a New Year's party stepping onto the porch for a breath of icy air, peering into a dark forest.
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If you like Antique Lace, you may like Victoria Secret's Vanilla Lace. Although it's back, it's not nearly as strong as it used to be. Frosted Vanilla Fantasy alao shares some similarities, but has more amber. -
This was a success for me, it started put kind of weird and chemical-like for a few seconds but as soon as it settles on my skin it smooths out tremendously. The frankincense is very polite and is there just enough to provide a nice backdrop for the merlot. After a while the wine note is becoming fuller and rounder, with a little more fruity sweetness. I think wine scents are good but I don't often reach for them. I will enjoy wearing this from time to time. I have Montresor from years ago and I suppose it will eventually lose potency or age out, and this scent will be a good stand-in (I haven't tried them side by side, they are probably more different than I'm perceiving right now).
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I was wary of honey but lured in by everything else and just the idea of a cozy SO variant. This smells pretty good at first, and for about a half hour it is indeed a cozy SO variant. For me it kind of falls flat after that and turns into a blurry faint kind of scent that just sits on my skin and doesn't really project or do anything exciting for me. There is nothing bad or off-putting about it, it just doesn't really do anything, I guess this is a case where my skin just eats up most of the scent. There's a little bit of whiskey and SO in there but overall not a success for me.
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Decant from last year - this is intensely sour at first, and I'm blaming the rosey rosé, as some rose notes do this to me. I really didn't like it for the first hour or more but then eventually it calmed down and some sweet orange peel came through. At this point it's a slightly sour sparkly citrusy scent, I feel like I'm not even sure if rose is here, and no clove to be found which is unusual for me. It's not bad but Welcome Unto Thee is my favorite champagne/sparkling wine scent so I will stick with that. I do wish I got some of the good qualities some of the other people here described!
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I think this one is 2008. immediately bitter green cut flower stems. Then I get a tiny bit of tobacco. On drydown it's copal, with a little bit of wood and tobacco under. Best for cold weather, I think. Edit: I can sense rose but only after being told it’s there. I think my nose is partially non functioning
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Somehow I am not getting the spice in the pumpkin. It's a very foody scent. Pumpkin with chocolate? It does remind me of a 13th scent but with pumpkin instead of chocolate
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This is a fizzy cherry cola in the bottle, but my skin turns this into a generic men's cologne.
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Hello one and all! I've been asked to relay this news from the warehouse: we don't have an official "order by this date to receive your package in time for Christmas!" cutoff. Everything is just too loosey-goosey at the moment, for reasons both foreseeable and un-. So how about this instead: if your order is time-sensitive because it contains Christmas gifts, please make a note of it in the comments section of the order, and/or email Ted (answers@blackphoenixalchemylab.com) to let him know. We're gonna be on the lookout for these orders so we can prioritize them in the queue and give them the best shot of reaching you ahead of the holiday. Thank you so much for including us in your holiday gift-giving! We are definitely feeling the love this year, and doing our best to spread it around.
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We've created a gorgeous new perfume oil to accompany the launch of Century Guild's latest Alphonse Mucha fine art poster print: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/centuryguild/monaco-rare-vintage-1897-mucha-art-nouveau-poster?ref=creator_tab MONACO The whistle cries. Cheek pressed to the cool glass, breath fogging faintly as orchards and riverbanks blur past in watercolor hues. The air fills with rose crème and warm pastries from the dining car. Night falls. The train glides along the darkened coast, and lights shimmer in the distance like earthbound stars. Burnt sugar amber, polished French oakwood, cacao fleur, blushing peony, and cashmere musk. Only available via CG's KS as part of the poster rewards tier!
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Greetings, astromages! BPAL/TAL has contributed a set of three oils to the latest launch from Sphere + Sundry, drawing upon aspects and influences of Jupiter in Cancer. These can be found (along with an array of incredible products by other contributors) exclusively in the S+S shop: https://sphereandsundry.com/product-category/series/exalted-jupiter-in-cancer/ XENIOS The Welcomer. An expansive, joyous, festive oil that honors the sacred act of opening one’s doors. An oil that guards travelers, blesses hosts, and keeps peace between amicable strangers. Utilize to enhance festivities, invite easy conversation, and smooth frayed bonds, and encourages goodwill, open hands, and gentle hearts. This oil rewards those who offer warmth, bread, and a place at the fire to those in need. HERKEIOS The Bulwark: protector of the home, the hearth, and the family. An oil for warding, anchoring, and sanctifying homes that need fortification and for protecting families (found or blood) who deserve to rest without fear. Use to seal a space, bless a doorway, or shield your household. Wear or utilize in ritual when you need to feel rooted, watched over, and unshakably safe. May your hearth stay lit, your walls stay strong, and your loved ones remain fiercely, quietly protected. EPIKARPIOS The Guardian of Fruits. Under the wide, magnanimous crown of Jupiter, fruits thicken on the branch and ambitions grow fat with promise. Epikarpios is the old name whispered to the orchards, the title given to the god who watches every seed, every plan, every hidden hope and coaxes them toward sweetness. Utilize in ritual to enhance personal growth that unfurls like hearty vines, financial growth that roots deep and rises strong, and success that ripens heavy in the hand, and to enforce your sovereign right to thrive with your hard-won harvest.
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There’s a similar makeup note to Clown White SN but here it’s faint under the buttercream and sandalwood and gardenia. It’s largely vanilla, fairly low throw but delicious. Gardenia blends seamlessly, only detectable in top note.
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Well OK Sarah! As a big 80s fantasy fan this is certainly evocative of that subgenre in its way. This is Big Hair and Big White Dress: The Fragrance, but rather than the fairytale magic, this is more of what that would actually smell like behind the scenes. The powdery white florals of a specific hairspray, talc, makeup applied with well-loved brushes and a freshly dry-cleaned ballgown under the hot studio lights.
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oh this is so lovely. lavender MIST! I am hit or miss on Dorian blends but this is a hit for me. very soft, perfectly evocative: a sweet memory of dry cypress on the ground and a chill in the air.
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This is beautiful; I'm surprised I have never reviewed it. The leather is more prominent on me now than it was when fresh; soft leather and chestnut are the main players on my skin. There's also sandalwood and amber which tend toward the cool spectrum. I don't get any pepper or clove. Despite the misty description, there's only the tiniest twinge of aquatic, and Phantom Team doesn't dissipate immediately either; the wear length on me was quite decent. The chestnut and leather combination is one I don't have in any other scent. It's both comforting (chestnut) and sexy and rugged (leather).
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The honey smells baby powderish. The scent is soft and stays close to the skin.
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This weekend – December 13th & 14th – BPAL will have a vendor spot at Merry Gothmas, a spooky holiday market at the Ventura Fairgrounds! Chrissy will be presiding over a selection of Limited Edition and General Catalog scents and will be happy to contribute to your sniffing, sampling, slathering, gift-selecting, and what have you! https://www.merrygothmas.com
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On Good and Evil starts out rather heady with fig and beeswax, but quickly settles into a softer subtler state. Wearing this behind my ears I catch whiffs of sticky waxy fig as I turn my head, with a touch of contrasting grit from the murky background notes, of which an earthy vetiver seems most prominent.
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[from a 'feltie' sample so generously gifted to me by a fellow forumite] she warned me that there was a sort of... pissy scent to this one, and when i asked for more info-- she also went on to describe it as barnyard and i must say that she wasn't lying the in the slightest. reviews of the counterpart "is he, you know" have also mentioned there being a pissy and or poopy sharpness to this and it most certainly finds its way here. thankfully, the stank does disappear on the dry down and it's that sensational bpal lilac coming out full force. as mentioned by leptonpyr it's definitely more than just a sprig of lilac it's a whole bush of it! i'd say that it's kind of a mature lilac blend? i have very limited experience with the majority of the notes in here, but it's definitely lilac and then a sweetness that supports that [can't tell whether it's the sugar cane or the vanilla] and then a subtle herbalness underneath. quite a lovely lilac if you can get over the brief stank!
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On wet, this is almost exactly like pink lemonade on me. The eucalyptus and bergamot give the strawberry a very sweet fizziness, and I almost get a furniture polish like quality to the throw. However, it settles down a LOT after a few minutes and the polish disappears. Vanilla and amber are usually quite strong notes on me and they work hard to beat everything down into submission. Instead of candy-like strawberry this is much more of a strawberry creme for me - smooth, creamy and rich. There's some good distance on the throw still, but it's subtle, though the wear time is only about so-so until I'm left with a faint strawberry musk.
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Okay, I totally missread "The hope of springtime penetrating winter darkness." as "The hops of springtime penetrating winter darkeness." and thought 'MAN, that's weird. What do hops have to do with the winter bird theme?' and pictured beer hops in the snow, then bunny hops in the snow, then drunk bunny hops in the snow. So, I will now affectionately call this The Darkling Thrush, aka Drunk Bunny Hops In The Snow. And it fits! At first I get the green bite of winter air with evergreen (the type of evergreen that is ever so jammy), and cold soft snow, with a touch of soft, sweet florals. The soft orris and violet is reminiscent of Lucy Westenra a little bit. The warm amber sort of plays with the snow like it does in Es Lacht der Mai, but I find The Darkling Thrush to be much softer. It's more of the Skadi type snow note, to my nose, and not like Snow White or Pink Snowballs, which I generally enjoy more. However, I like how this smells cold and dark in a peaceful sort of way, like the silence when snow blankets the land, and the air is still, the same atmosphere Winter Night Figure on The Bridge brings, yet with more evergreen. Being that I've wanted this since the winter of 2006 (which is right around the time of my first Lab order!), I'm glad someone posted one for sale all these years later, and to have found a soft, cold, violet evergreen snow blend in it. 🌬❄️🌲🧝🏼♀️
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The sum of its parts is so gross and manages to convey the hate and disgust from its inspired paragraph. I love this story so much (good memories from school!) but knew none of these scents were “me”; I got this imp for the love of the project and a hope that this would be the least terrible to my nose. it’s been on me for maybe 20 minutes and has settled into an indolic jasmine with rotting citrus and dry plaster. It is breathtaking how dirty and musty it is. I can’t stop smelling it and feeling grossed out, it is such a weird scent to have been made. the marigold is slowly starting to peek out, making it sweet, and maybe the vanilla is there too, but that jasmine really makes that first part such a bad experience for me. i love it for what it represents, but I don’t think I could ever wear it, haha
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This opens to all sugary apple and it makes me so happy. It’s not at all medicinal or herbal, as some apples tend to get on me. the mint gives it a cool iciness that tickles my nose and as the scent settles onto my skin, the milky notes keep it grounded. I absolutely love this one, it’s cuddly and bright.
