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After the lavender has died down a little is it gorgeous champagne and snow on a musky background.
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Big honey cream, the woodiness of the mahogany, and the crinkle of red silk are present in the initial wet sniff from the bottle. Upon application, the earthiness of the lotus root and a the smallest whiff of a lightly tanned leather emerge. The red sandalwood here reads like the "red" in red musk, but doesn't otherwise leave much of an impression. Moderate projection and a good 6+ hours of wear. My favorite parts of this scent are the red silk note (I bow once more to BPAL's fabric accords) and the mahogany. Unfortunately, the honey cream somewhat curdles on my skin and just doesn't hit right, giving "who has cheese in their pocket" vibes that refused to quit me.
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Black Butterfly Moon: Black Orchid and Crushed Berries Hair Gloss
Assimbya replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Hair
I had been wary of this one, since BPAL's red fruit notes do not tend to do well on my skin and the type of berries aren't specified here! But my partner wanted a decant and I'm very glad that we ended up with it - while I suspect this one probably wouldn't work as a perfume on me due to my skin chemistry, it's truly beautiful as a hair gloss. I can't manage to pick out what type of berries these might be after all, but they are complex and beautiful - there's a sharp, dry quality which melds with the orchid into a sort of dark richness, almost creamy without being at all lactonic. At the same time, it has a vividly atmospheric quality, with an edge that makes me think of a forest floor, some kind of quality of woodiness and greenness behind the berries. I definitely agree with @VioletChaos that this far more complex than its two notes makes it sound. I've been wearing this all day alongside the main Black Butterly Moon perfume oil, and they complement one another beautifully; while Black Butterfly Moon on its own will always feel like goth girl to me, with the hair gloss its suddenly a dark forest nymph or fairy, powerful and ever so slightly ominous. It doesn't match with most of my usual perfumes, so I feel reluctantly okay with just having my decant, but it's beautiful and special and I'm glad to have it for the right moments. -
Holy wow, this is RED, you guys! The REDDEST! A deliciously (red)candied, (red!)fruity (RED!!!)musk in the neighborhood of Blood Kiss and Madame Moriarty but REDDER and sweeter. If you do well with sweet red scents you really can’t miss with this one. It actually made my mouth water! 😋
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Jammy blackberry filling only, sadly no pastry
- Yesterday
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Beaver Moon: Lime Blossom & Amber Sugar
lithie replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Well. This is gorgeous. The amber is deep and smooth and reminiscent of the black amber in the black amber and sugar cane duet from a couple years ago. the lime blossom gives it just a touch of something extra - a hint of lime and the sweetest of a citrus blossom. 10/10 -
Almost a decade aged, the lavender leaps out of the bottle, less a thread and more like a ball that rolls up into your nose with a big smack. On skin, it amps up quickly like a flash round before fading just as fast, largely gone about 35 minutes later. The ambergris is briny-sweet instead of briny-stank, and the amber is indeed present with a very light hand. My experience is similar to others in that it doesn't last long (about 2.5 hours for me) but it's very pretty and airy while it's around. Perfect ethereal summer bedtime scent, despite being one of the Yules!
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Thrilled to announce that we've partnered with The British Library on a series of fragrances inspired by Wuthering Heights, drawing from artwork and other material in their archive. https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/wuthering-heights/ Launching with perfume oils to start with! And more coming soon...
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I am familiar with a couple bpal marshmallow scents but not an expert. This scent seems a little deeper, although there is definitely a fluffy sugary note standing out. I'm getting some spicy incensey extra goodness and there is something almost a little fruity about it. The recent marshmallow + grapefruit scent (La Dame Aux Pamplemousses) smells great to me but it's extremely light on my skin and fades fast. In contrast, So Devilish Hard is pretty potent on me and lasts a good few hours. I am reminded a lot of Mischief hair gloss, and a little bit of Midnight On the Midway. And I would venture to say the cinnamon is not really strong or harsh but ymmv. I might need a full 5ml of this!
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Matcha Latte Cream Pie
melandie replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Gifts with Donation or Purchase
Super realistic matcha note, with some creaminess to temper the grassy/herbiness, and a tiny hint of pastry backing it up. The pastry note comes on stronger at first, and then fades away. I wish that would stay longer, but this is a total winner of a creamy green scent. And now I want to find a recipe for a matcha cream pie. -
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It's as if I'd put my nose in a bouquet of Bulgarian roses and take it all in and then catch a whiff of roasting coffee beans nearby. The roses dominate, they're very fragrant, not jammy sweet, you get the rose petals aroma swirling around you and mingled with the roasting coffee beans smoke.
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The blackberry cream cheese is very reminiscent of last years Black Cherry Sufganiyot. The blackberry cream cheese has an artificial hardcandy vibe about it. I wish i got more pastry out of this to balance out the blackberry filling.
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I got mainly apple blossom on my skin, like granny smith apple shampoo....and that's how it stayed all the time. Bummer
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Roses and bit of cream, but mostly roses with a bit of powder. Not what i was expecting. Feels a bit Victorian.
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The Licor 43 truly stands out and beats the crap out of all other notes, stomping on them. The lab's liquor note is a tricky one....here i think it's more on the gin side and pulling the entire blend into boozy territory. The espresso and condensed milk get washed away and I'm left with the lemon and cinnamon spiced/ garnished Licor 43.
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This reminds me a lot of Nyx, the Night Goddess. It's those chewy caramelized fragrant sweet resins. I don't smell any coffee bean here, but a dose of resins and caramel.
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Ceaselessly By My Side the Demon Stirs
SmellsPrettyGood2Me replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Limited Editions
Quite a dusty sweetness in the bottle; is that the vetiver root and amber? On skin it gets even softer and fuzzier, with a counterbalance of light spice (cinnamon?) from the non-tannic tea. If the tonka bean is smoked, it's with incense and not campfire. I'm having trouble detecting any vanilla or patchouli at the 1 hour mark, but I keep checking for it. There is most definitely a yin/yang thing going on between the sharper and softer notes, but rather than competing with each other they sit nicely next to each other as if one is there for each side of your nose. The "brownness" is actually pretty prominent for me, and I agree with others who mention it seems fabric-like. I like it, but have to figure out where it fits in my rotation from a season and mood perspective. I can see putting it on before bed to both induce relaxation and act as a talisman against bad dreams. -
Hmmm, this smells a lot more oud-y in the bottle! On skin, the eucalyptus leaf and ambergris bring out an aquatic coldness that hangs around in watery pallor for an hour. The incense gets it's turn next, with the woodiness of the oud getting somewhat washed out by the remnants of the ambergris. Projection is low to moderate, and it lasts just under 5 hours on skin. I was not familiar with the poem that inspired this scent, but I can see how it fits. As soon as I put this on, my first thought was "Winter is Coming". This is a very Ned Stark coded scent to me, evoking a vision of bands of masculine travelers roaming around the countryside.
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Beautifully dusty honey and deep, chocolate-y patchouli in the bottle. Applied to skin, the honey gets even lighter and more floral, while the patchouli almost seems to have a bite to it (not animalic, but with a smooth pungency). I used the tiniest dab from the cap to apply it to my wrist and it filled quite a scent bubble around me. Please apply sparingly and mindfully if wearing in public spaces! Lasted well over 9 hours. This is a gorgeous, perfume-y scent that begs to be worn with leather, tightly pulled laces, and come-hither 5 inch stilettos. These Blood Milk scents have all been a big hit, well worth the slightly more premium pricing.
- Last week
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This reminds me A GREAT DEAL of Jiaolong!!!! I kid you NOT! Maybe here's less red musk, but in general both scents are almost twin brothers.
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Wet: rooty, pugnacious, herb-y, and peppery; the jostle of many leather boots stomping down a 19th-century street lined with sun-warmed brick and broomstraw (neither of which is a listed note, but nonetheless crowd into my nose's olfactory auditorium with the rest of the jostling crowd). But while the notes roar, the volume is bearable. The clove, surprisingly, is muted, and the green patchouli (maybe?) reads more as a dried ground ginger root. With wear: the tobacco and leather notes emerge, giving the blend a surprising brash but charming bad-boy vibe twinned with sorcerous patchouli root. Honestly, if I were blind sniffing, I'd think it was a Walpurgisnacht-themed collab. It's got quiet oomph. The drydown is smoky and muted: a little earthy; and grounding. Both a resolute and a supportive vibe.
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This is my favorite so far of the VILF series. Looking at the notes, it's probably because of the frankincense. I am indeed a sucker for frankincense. It elevates the tobacco and woods into something more sophisticated, or elegant. I remember looking up what "bunn" is a long time ago, but I do not remember, and an initial search isn't yielding immediate results. 🤷♀️ It isn't perfect for all moods, but I find myself grabbing it far more often than the other VDSA blends. Gotta catch 'em all, though! One day.
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The opening of this read as jasmine to me, which can happen with chamomile blends on occasion, more sweet than herbal. The drydown is like a dry berry wine, slightly aquatic and metallic. It's just okay.
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Trying on an aged decant without looking at the notes, I get orange blossom and grape juice, very bright, joyful, and springlike, unexpected for a Christmas Carol blend. After looking at the notes and inspiration, it makes sense. I don't get much vanilla, sandalwood, or tea until the drydown, where the sandalwood dominates and smooths out the orange blossom. I prefer the opening to the drydown, but it's nice overall. Fades kinda fast.
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This was a skin fail. I don't get along with the lab's snow slush note, which developed in my skin. Something lemony akin to the white tea note shows up, but the slush note still dominates here for me.
