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I'm obsessed, and imagining how this one's going to age has me salivating. I totally smell like a forest! I'm not sure what I can add here that hasn't already been said, but I needed to add my voice to the chorus before Wolf Moon goes down. The dark, camphorous fir/pine jumps out at me right away, but it's quickly followed by something surprisingly fresh and green -- like I'm standing in a grove of dark pines, but there's some really lovely fresh green vegetation around too. It has slight citrus undertones, and I can totally see the comparison to good gin. The longer it sits on my skin, the more I notice a a sap-like balsamic sweetness, but still very green and herbaceous, like pine sap mixed with crushed maple leaves. A few hours in I start getting something distinctly ink-like. It's mineralic, dark, a little bitter, a little bracing, a little of damp moss and soot. I wouldn't describe this as a "dark" perfume overall though, there's too much of an airy citrus-y lift to it. It's more that the moss/stone accord (whatever it is I'm smelling!) flecks through this blend like deposits of hematite in a larger stone cliff. It's just so good. I am in love. It's like that feeling of wanting to just stay outside all day so you can keep inhaling the gorgeous forest air, except it's on my skin and I get to wear it indoors whenever I want! 🌲🌲🌳🌱
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I blind-bottled this based on the strength of this review + another forumite's recommendation, and I'm SO glad I did! Purple Sage & Pinon is the absolute PERFECT complement to Wolf Moon -- it's SO herbaceous, camphorous, and a little bit smoky. The smoky/sharp camphor really brings out a surprising sappy sweetness in Wolf Moon I hadn't noticed before, and just makes me love it even more. Lovely, very photorealistic sage note (I can see the lavender comparison!), which I'm ecstatic about because I love sage and so far every perfume I've tried with sage listed as a note has mysteriously failed to appear on my skin. If you're a fan of Wolf Moon or foresty/camphorous scents in general, you'll want to grab this one before it goes down. It is what it says on the tin, and it's fantastic!
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Wow. This really is… shadow-y! It’s like walking into a room where someone was wearing a beautiful perfume – the person is long gone, but their scent lingers. And you want to go find this mysterious person, because you simply must know what they were wearing, but you know it’s too late so instead you just stand in the room and enjoy the moment. Soft, dusty plum with a hint of vanilla cream plays perfectly with the rich cognac and tobacco leaf. I’m not really picking up the patchouli individually, but I suspect that’s contributing to the warm dusky base of this one. The oponopax adds a lovely gentle smokiness. This is absolutely one of BPAL’s nostalgic Lace blends, and it’s hauntingly beautiful – I have to agree with the eloquent review by @VioletChaos – for me it brings to mind an elegant lady’s sitting room full of rich velvet chaise lounges and Venetian mirrors, with a soft light coming in through the windows.
- Yesterday
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At long last, Lupers are LIVE! https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/lupercalia-2026/ https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/novel-ideas-for-secret-amusements-bpals-ode-to-shunga-2026/ We'd previously announced a site overhaul early in the new year. That's still underway, which means we're experiencing some temporary irregularities in the meantime. Thank you so much for rolling with these punches, it's very challenging to launch a major release at the same time that we're pulling our shop up by the roots. I'll let you know when there are more concrete details to share about that! Now that Lupercalia's live, the countdown is officially set on Halloween: those products will vanish following May's Lunacy. So there's still a good bit of time left to agonize, sample, layer, compare, and grab whatever you need.
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As a swede, this is the most drinkable bpal I have ever tried. No gourmand can compare. This is the most delicious sticky sweet black liquorice imaginable. It's basically a concentrate of a bottle of Koskenkorva Salmiakki lol. BUT it totally has the popular combination of violet, no amber or black pepper, it's violet. It's impossible to miss as a Scandinavian, because its such a common flavour to combine with black liquorice. I'm so happy, I smell so good!! It's gonna be the perfect party scent, such a nice conversation starter. Tack så jättemycket för den här parfymen ❤️ 🥺
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I love this and I struggle to say why. It's just so fun! I've been craving a banana scent but this one isn't just banana. It's got a touch of Snow White but the circus peanut of it all keeps it from going too floral like Snow White does on me. I almost wish there was a bottle of this available.
- Last week
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Ooh, I get first crack at describing this scent! It and my bottle of Cathy arrived today and because I have zero patience I tried them both straight away. With Heathcliff I immediately got an intense scent memory of the men’s department at a venerable old department store where my grandmother used to shop. That area always smelled of expensive cologne and I would dawdle there, smelling the fancy bottles and running my hands over the well worn oak furnishings and silk ties before inevitably being dragged off to try on uncomfortable formal wear in the children’s section. This is an intensely, deliciously masculine cologne, and it cloaks its raw underbelly well but even so I immediately catch whiffs of birch tar and vetiver (two of my favorite scents that both love me and my skin in return). I also get a light dusting of something like lilac that shrouds the darker core of the scent which I think I recognize from other BPAL fougere blends. And all this is rounded out by the leather (which is a very subtle leather) and wood notes. All in all it’s an absolutely delicious beast of a scent and I think I’m going to spring for another bottle with my Luper order.
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Wolf Moon: Snow & Oak Bark
RoseThornAndOak replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I have also thus been mentholated. This smells kinda like Vicks Vape-O at first, but like if magic gnomes made it from scratch inside a gnarly oak tree in a frozen forest, and they use it for their frostbitten red noses, and everything in their world is sparkly. I also get the anise note as mentioned above, so it's like they have some sort of dark, herbal, rooty tea brewing. That's where my INFP brain goes with this. This is what you wear to the gnome synth gig. It's unusual, but I kinda like it. -
Yeah, I can't really follow up on the above beautiful reviews! In the beginning, the boozy plum brandy wraps around the powdered violet candy note, and the aldehydes aren't too fizzy like champagne, just a little sparkly and peppy. The final drydown lands somewhere between the grey, shrouded, iris musk of Lucy Westenra, and the glamourous, floral vanilla of Ava. I'm sooo glad I got this. It's pretty in a spooky, girly, antiquey kinda way.
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Frosted porcelain, spun-sugar snow. This evokes the sweet berry blush on a doll’s cheeks in winter, as if she had been sitting by a cold fireplace but came to life, tiptoeing outside. Petals of withered carnations flutter from her vaguely floral-scented dress along with just the faintest dusting of chimney soot. While this smells nothing like Pediophobia, there is a feeling, a theme, that clings to both of them like a phantom.
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Sweet, piney amber with a faint smokiness. This reminds me of my beloved Epidote Phoenix. I'm glad to have a bottle.
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There is something *sparkly* about this perfume, I think it is definitely lightly aldehydic. It's not ultra fizzy like the Lab's champagne accord, rather it gives the impression of freshly fallen snow winking at you in sunlight. There's a really yummy citrus that feels like it's smoothed and refined by the musk and possibly the white tea; it's not overly tart nor is it sweet, but it feels more substantive than citrus otherwise might on its own. The oakmoss from the chypre is not a deep, rich, foresty smell, it's more like there's the faintest breath of a light, airy moss, sort of muted by the winter chill (you know how any outdoor smell smells more frigid than like itself in the winter? it's exactly like that, like the suggestion of moss carried to me on a cold wind that mainly smells like it's about to snow). It's definitely not minty, but I swear there's almost a breath of something faintly wintergreen here--oak bark maybe? Or maybe it's just the gently tingly sensation I get from the aldehydes. I don't know if I can quite pick out the ambergris, but I think it's blending nicely with the other elements. On me The Crumpet Fan-light Expedition is a light, gentle, but very smooth and refined scent. It feels very cold, a lovely bracing cold you want to linger in.
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Sich Aufstützender Weiblicher Akt Mit Langem Haar
Biocarbons replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Limited Editions
A pretty mimosa amber with a sprinkle of cardamom over dusty vanilla. This is what hoped the cardamom vanilla a few years ago would smell like. -
Muddy rainwater and white musk.
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A light, fresh mint and menthol over oak bark. The oak bark is mild. I really like this.
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Dusty, soapy, incense and bubblegum.
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Tart juice with an effervescent and musky quality. It sweetens up as it sits on my skin. I like it, but it leans kool-aid.
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Wolf Moon: Bloodroot & Evergreens
Biocarbons replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Astringent, lemony pine with raw beets.Very earthy. Sort of floor cleaner-y. -
Resinous, jammy pine. Becomes more ashy as it sits on my skin. A bit foody.
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This is exactly what I’d hoped it would be: a lavender version of the discontinued Fairy Wine! But instead of the sunlit, honied berry red glow of FW, this is indeed a shimmering, ethereal and iridescent brew. Both have that deliciously lazy, summery quality I associate with this type of honey and the same sweet, ever so slight booziness. If you’re a fan of Fairy Wine snap this one up!
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This is a giant champaca bomb, and I love it. The fruit notes come out a very tiny amount as it dries, but the champaca and subtle honeyed tobacco are the stars of the show here. It's a gorgeous, creamy white incense scent.
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Boney Moon: Spiced Chestnut and Honey
Invidiana replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Warm, roasted and honeyed, with a dusting of spice, this was made for the chill of autumn and winter nights. The spices here are soft and add warmth to the chestnut and golden honey without overpowering them. It reminds me of going to our town's holiday festival when I was a kid, warming my hands near the roasted chestnut and, and getting them stuck to the roof of my mouth when I ate them. For me, it's a bottled memory. -
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Just got this in the mail & have no patience! Just out of the box, no rest, in the bottle: It’s delicate. The bergamot is the strongest scent in the bottle. Wet: Still delicate! This might be one of the softest & most lovely blends I’ve gotten in 10 years. Beth has out done herself to match the book with this scent. It reminds me of one of my first lunacy blends (I can’t remember the name but I wanna say Old Moon 2012??). The bergamot still steals show once more but the inky page scent is there. Drydown: About 20 minutes in, the blend is now a melange of equals. The tea & lavender have blundered to an amazing sugared honey with hints of lavender & black tea. The bergamot & inky paper are there but gentle & closer to the skin. Like lifting a book to smell it while you sip tea from a bright yellow mug. So far, this is beautiful. I’ll let it rest a few days & see how it fairs but so far, it was well worth it. I wanted the book anyway (did a whole project on Art Nouveau in uni; Mucha was a huge part of it but so was Czeschka & Seder [among others] so the last few projects by CG have been a delight) & the perfume was a delightful addiction as I am a BPAL junkie (even if this year I’m on a buying hiatus except for the most unique of blends that might arrive; clearly, it doesn’t count on the hiatus if a kickstarter project has a BPAL addition… right?)
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The fig and cypress are strongest right out of the bottle, simultaneously sweet/jammy and resinous and sharp. After a few minutes, the beeswax and powdery/velvety myrrh come forward - the overall impression is a warm, golden-brown velvet.
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at first i mostly get a crisp white tea with oakmoss. it's herbal and refreshing. after a bit i get some white sandalwood in the background. i don't seem to get any florals here...or if they are here they add a sort of soapy element because this smells quite clean and soapy on me. i think of angel's trumpet as more of an indolic white/yellow floral and violets as powdery or green. so unless this is a very green violet, i think my skin showcases tea/oakmoss which makes for that clean herbal thing. there is a TINY hint of floral sweetness in the back...maybe that's the violet (?)
