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😍Ohhhh this is good. I got it as a frimp from the Lab and didn’t expect much from the almond extract I smelled form the vial, but on the skin it just radiated out into a beautiful soft and sweet warmth that is just so comforting and just a tad seductive. I’ll be needing a full bottle and reaching for it often. This is right up my alley!
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Somehow this was very cinnamon-like when I first applied, maybe the clove is playing tricks on me. It smelled like cinnamon gum for a while but then later it was a lot of clove and black musk. Blood Moon has been hit and miss over the years but it's one I'm always hopeful for and always look forward to. This one is just a little too strong for me and something is turning a little bit sour. Clove sometimes takes over everything on my skin, maybe it's teaming up with patchouli in a not so great way on my skin (I love patchouli but it can go wrong too, sometimes). Come to think of it, tabac may be a problem note here too. I'm not sure if this has potential for aging or not. It smells the same now as when I first got it. I am undecided but not favoring it at the moment. I'm disappointed but that's the way it goes sometimes!
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so interesting to me how different people's skin chemistry reacts to certain elements so differently! like @OxfordComma, this went very soapy on me. i am learning that citrus notes really do not work on me; even though here the orange peel is listed quite far down, and some of the other notes are ones i not only usually love but also tend to do well with - jasmine, myrrh, my beloved rose!! - here everything simply goes soapy and quite sharp. i do not want to smell like soap!! - a couple of other scents i've tried have felt clean and fresh (by candlelight, which i've also been wearing recently and enjoyed testing) without being explicitly soapy in this way, so that world is possible...but only evidently as long as orange and lemon are not involved. otherwise they really do take over. i don't think i get much violet or cypress, but i am less familiar with these so i probably find them harder to pick out. in all, i've found the luper scents i've tried so far very well-blended, so perhaps they do still contribute to the overall picture even if i don't get them. the throw is also quite low on me; i couldn't really smell it well until i put my arm right up to my nose.
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I have a gift card and anxiety over what to get
ShadowEtienne replied to fallwcyc's topic in Recommendations
If you're interested in trying an aquatic, but have had some bad luck with aquatics, an you give a little more detail on which aquatics you've tried and the results? I adore aquatics, and would to help you find one that might be worth trying, but I don't want to recommend ones you already know don't work. - Yesterday
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Paris Being Admitted to the Bedchamber of Helen
doomsday_disco replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Limited Editions
I was hoping for lots of sweet pea from this one, but of course it's tuberose that takes the lead right out of the gate and holds that position throughout wear. It's backed by the pink silk note, which smells somewhat cotton-y to my nose. These two notes were strong enough on me that I wasn't able to pick out the sweet pea or the honeyed skin musk, curiously enough! Definitely one for tuberose fans that enjoy fabric notes. -
I have a gift card and anxiety over what to get
LavenderCoffee replied to fallwcyc's topic in Recommendations
what's one you know you like and one you know you don't like? that might help folks recommend more options. and you might check out the sales and swaps section of the forum if you haven't yet. of course you can't spend your gift card there, but lots of folks end up with things that don't work for them, so you can still turn your "no thanks" bottle into some cash or a different scent that becomes a favorite. -
Milk Moon: Golden Grains & Orange Blossom Honey Lotion
doomsday_disco replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Lotion
I'm not a fan of orange blossom notes, as they tend to be bitter and can be headache-inducing on me, but I decided to try this when someone posted a comment on another platform wondering if this might smell like Golden Grahams cereal. In my experience, it does not smell like cereal. This is mostly about the orange blossom honey, but fortunately, while the orange blossom is stronger than the honey, it isn't as strong as straight-up orange blossom. I can tell there is something else going on in the background, which is taming the orange blossom honey and keeping it from being too strong/heady, so it must be the grains -- but the golden grain note isn't distinct to my nose like the cocoa corn puff note in Milk Moon 2026. This is not a lotion that I feel the need to grab more of, but if you're a fan of orange blossom and you can do honey, this will probably be up your alley. -
The pear and white tea create a watery, fresh, spa-like atmosphere. The cedar adds a dry, aromatic backbone, as if you've just exited a cedar sauna and the scent is still barely lingering. The eucalyptus blossom is a delicate floral with a just a hint of something camphoric. To me, this one is mostly about the pear. As an avid pear 'fume hunter, this one is unique in my collection. It's not trying to be too sweet or too soapy. It sits somewhere in the middle. Crisp, clean, humid, relaxing. Just lovely.
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Sunlight illuminates freshly washed skin. Pink pepper adds gentle lift like a breath of fresh air with a subtle hint of rose. There is a white bar soap impression to this one in the best possible way. It smells put-together, fresh, flawless. I am a sucker for these types of scents so it's going on the bottle list.
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This really does smell like pumpkin and cocoa puffs. You can tell that the pumpkin marshmallows are dehydrated because while they are pumpkin spice-y and sweet, they lack the usual marshmallow floof. Although this is a cereal scent, it never becomes super milky on my skin, and the sweet pumpkin is always the star of the show. The cocoa puff part of the scent is most noticeable during the first few hours of wear, and eventually, the scent settles into a syrupy pumpkin scent. Layered with Milk Moon: Matcha & Pumpkin Rind - When I wore the duet on its own, the spicy pumpkin was stronger than the matcha. When I layered it with its moon, the matcha was the strongest note, hovering over the pumpkin notes. Layered with Milk Moon: Milk & White Musk - This adds a milky layer over the moon and makes it seem more like a bowl of cereal. I think this smells lovely and think it would be nice to wear during the autumn. Since there's not much of an autumn where I live, I'm going to have to deliberate on whether or not I need a full bottle of this before the scent departs. But I'll definitely be hanging onto the decant!
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Snowy Circus Peanut
VioletChaos replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Gifts with Donation or Purchase
Two great tastes that taste great together: the banana-candy quality of a chewy circus peanut is dead-on and I concur with all prior statements that the "snowy" note is all Snow White, all the time. I like both, so I don't dislike anything about this as a duet, but it's not a standout for me in either genre. I'll hold on to my imp for the time being, but there are other versions of each note that do more work in other iterations. I might try layering it with the accompanying 13 but that 13 dries down to coming decidedly not chocolatey or sugary, so I'm not sure if the addition of this scent will be a check in the plus or minus column. Stay tuned! -
From the bottle until about 90 minutes post-application, this version of 13 reminds me very, very closely of the Lilith of long ago, Sprinkle Cake. There's the same melange of sweetness and cake-y-ness but also a nice, dry cocoa powder to balance it out. I wasn't mad about it. At around the 90-minute mark, a lot of the hallmarks of a typical 13 vanished, along with most of the sweet elements, and for the next several hours I had a lovely, low throw, low-key mix of benison, tobacco and smoky bits. It sounds like it could be quite dramatic, something at home amid the Weenies, but it's very soft, which keeps it from being overwrought. 13's tend to be hit or miss for me, but I really like how far afield this one turned out to be. I shall hold on to my bottle for sure.
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I have a gift card and anxiety over what to get
Billie replied to fallwcyc's topic in Recommendations
Can I ask how much is on your gift card? That would affect my decision-making for sure. Unless it's a lot, I'd recommend trying multiple GC samples over blind-bottling anything, especially since you've already had some surprise fails in the past. Can I also ask what the scent was that ended up smelling like bubblegum? That way we know which notes not to rec you. For a delicious non-soapy aquatic I recommend Obatala, and for honey and vanilla I'd suggest picking up hair gloss in Honey and/or Miel et Ambre and Bourbon Vanilla. -
As the title says I have a gift card and so much anxiety over this year's scents that I basically shut down and never ordered Dark Macadamia which was the one I was most interested in. I think I'm just looking for something different this time but panicking because the last time I bought a bottle blind it ended up not going well. And that was a scent I was so sure would be good. All the notes were winners. Just apparently they all came together to smell like bubblegum to my nose. I think I really want to try something aquatic. Something like stumbling upon an ancient ruin in a forest on a rainy day. But some aquatics frimps I had gotten smelled like soap to me and others seem to very green scented and I have yet to meet a green scent I like. Searching through the site is just making the anxiety feeling worse. So I'm asking if anyone has anything they might recommend. I think I've settled on The Woodland So Wild as my other scent, but this years Lupercalia has so many interesting sounding ones. Like the Very Gods and the Achilles and Patroclus one are stumping my imagination on how they would smell. Plus I love honey and bourbon vanilla and they're everywhere this year. Normally when I get like this about things I just don't buy. I throw it out of my mind. But I will absolutely forget that I have a gift card if I don't use it soon.
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My nose and brain don’t know the difference between apricot and peach. *shrugs* This is juicy and fresh and simple at first, but as the notes behind the apricot bloom on the skin it becomes surprisingly sophisticated. I’m considering a bottle purchase.
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2026 version. I have a tough relationship with amber. It tends to read as “the powdered and unwashed” in my mind, a sort of head-shop resin seeping from the pores that someone tried to cover up with cheap talcum powder. And wow, the first time I sniffed my Alleviate decant, I noped right out of there. But I’ve set a goal to review more of the scents that I purchase, to have a better record about what I’ve enjoyed or not, so I did in fact skin test this later, and it did get better! What is aaaaaaaall amber when wet quickly gains a juicy peach note upon drydown. I just wish that lasted longer. “Sugared amber” is definitely the right description for the scent that hangs around past the 10 minute mark, and while the sugar makes it more wearable that straight up amber for me, this blend just isn’t really my thing.
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For the first 5 minutes, this was the juicy, sweet pear scent of my dreams. It was the best pear I’ve ever smelled! But just like the reviews above, it disappeared within 15 minutes and left just the faintest hint of sweetness behind. I’m gutted because this was perfect while it stuck around.
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This is oh so yummy! I haven't worn it since last summer, so with another year of aging, my bottle is even better. Snake Oil and Coconut....it's better than a Mounds Bar! The Snake Oil is more prominent than the coconut on me, but that's a good thing. If I want to amp the coconut, I can layer with with my SN Coconut Tree.
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2026 version. You ever smell a vial and start to giggle? And then you put it on and you're just grinning like a goof? Joy-inducing. Truly what a fun scent. If you think you're not a melon scent person because watermelon can read too jolly rancher or juvenile, this is a melon a for you. Here is the notes I wrote the first time I wore it: I wore it to a meeting today, and there was a fruit tray. What is on every single fruit tray? Mhm. You already know what I did. When everyone was looking at the screen, I nibbled that honeydew while smelling my wrist. No shame. Incredibly close, but my fruit was under ripe, so this absolutely is a syrup glazed ripe honeydew scent. Not getting cake, definitely getting a nice blobby of cream. Full size for sure.
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Most cake scents don't agree with me despite my loving the idea of them - but the same cannot be said for Let Them Eat Cake. it smells so much more to me like the cake batter (raw eggs & all!) than it does a baked cake. And it takes me back to a specific childhood memory: baking a confetti sprinkle cake with my mom for one of my dolls because it "was her birthday" - The finished cake went uneaten but I'd loved licking the spoon from the mixing bowl. It wears light but gourmands can feel a bit heavy & overbearing sometimes, so I'm happy to have it close to the skin. I didn't think I'd love this as much as I do.
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Milk Moon: Milk & White Musk
brwnpaperhag replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I got this because I can’t get enough of the Bpal milk scents. This is the same milk in snake milk - warm and milky, almost heavy, but I think the musk keeps it in line. I agree, I don’t get anything super musky, but it must be doing something because snake milk can get almost too heavy handed, and this one just stays singular, no morphing. I don’t need a bottle of this because I love snake milk, but if I could, I would buy it to add a laconic edge to some of the gourmand scents that fade too quickly on me. -
I primarily get a painterly, blended combo of fruity fig and a fine soft petaled rose and gentle resins. Thyme adds a savory herbal nip for interest and a sun-warmed mediterranean vibe, and on the flip side the orris just makes it smell softly powdered and 'perfumey' in a good way. It doesn't evolve much from the initial application to the dry down and fade out, but that's OK because I agree with the previous review about how soft, subtle, and poetic this perfume is. Sappho is really easy to wear, but if you slow down to sniff it carefully, it's not at all boring. I grabbed an imp of this one, but now I kind of wish I had just blind bought the bottle. 🤣
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Initially melon hard candy, but softened beautifully with aging into a plausible juicy melon. Cake is never super prominent but there is soft cream vanilla. Bottle.
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Heavily dragon’s blood lily. Maybe the label is influencing me but this one seems red and yellow. I’ll have to wait for aging to have a final judgement
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Milk Moon: Pumpkin Spice & Condensed Milk
amoray replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Oh it starts off sooooo sweet. That condensed milk note is sweet, but it works for me. Sometimes milk notes go very wrong on me. It smells like a deodorant I have that is pumpkin spice. It's very creamy and sweet. As it dries it turns into something similar to pumpkin spice everything, but it isn't dry like spices. It's like you took the dredges of a sweet PSL with all the delicious syrup and poured it on your arm. It's spicy but never dry spicy, a sweet pleasant spice. I will be layering this with everything come fall.
