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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.
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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. -
This blends honey with the layered, woody scent of oud. I've had a few shocking encounters with oud notes -- on one occasion, I wondered if a bottle of oil had gone rancid, only to have the scent turn gorgeous on drydown. Smoke, earthy, woody oud isn't for everybody, but paired with honey, it goes down much more easily. This balanced combination would make a great introductory oud scent for someone trying it for the first time.
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This duet is easy to like. Wet, the cacao is forward and aromatic. As it dries down, the humid black tea note comes out to balance the cacao. The scent has a lot more throw in its wet stage than in the dry one, but it has good wear length once it's settled. A good pick for lovers of bittersweet chocolate.
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I'm a honey lover, and I'd been impatient to get my own bottle of Womb Furie after experiencing my partner's 2016 version. They're not identical, but I'd be hard pressed to say which I prefer. I think 2026 is a little brighter. Both are rich, thick honey scents given texture by snake oil -- languid and sensuous. For me, this is a BPAL standard, one I want to always have in my collection.
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An attempt to represent the alchemical marriage of opposing principles in scent! It's interesting to experience BPAL's forceful, earthy red musk somehow also smelling ethereal (maybe from the resins). The honey comes through clearly as well. This one lasted several hours on my skin and has relatively low throw once dry. I think if I didn't have to go nose to wrist to enjoy it, I might upgrade to a bottle. It's complex and lovely, but quiet.
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Although the notes are not the same, this solar and celestial scent makes me think of Aasimar. It's warm, golden, and airy, and it lasted several hours on my skin without any special preparation (I didn't moisturize first). Lovely and easy to wear.
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This scent is well-blended and I'm hard-pressed to pick out notes aside from honey. That being said, it's just a touch sweet and wonderfully textured from the wool/wood/leaves/leather combo -- definitely a unisex scent. It makes me think of being outdoors. Inspired by the intense friendship of David and Jonathan, I think this one could be shared between lovers or best friends.
