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Beaver Moon: Green Tea & Cookie Dough
Leah703 replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This is definitely a jasmine green tea. When wet, I get the sharpness of the tea and the jasmine goes awry and does an indolic cat pee thing. Fortunately, once it begins to dry down, the jasmine moves into the background and the cookie dough comes out. This is a plain cookie dough - no chocolate and no spices. It’s subtly sweet, but it’s tempered by the acidity of the tea. I get only the slightest hint of floral at this point. This is very light scent that wears close to the skin and is quite lovely after you get past the initial phase. -
This was on my wishlist forever until I opened my purse just now and found a bottle I don’t remember buying. What a great surprise! Sweet golden amber, with the barest whisper of orange peel (as in a spiced tea) and an elusive “outdoors” aspect that resembles or mirrors a riverside masculine in Benitoite Phoenix. Stately, cozy, calm, and gracious. Candleglow, yes, from a handmade beeswax taper. I don’t usually associate scents with whatever I’m watching or reading, but am presently watching Outlander and this scent suits it absolutely perfectly.
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I thought this would be a dry, colder scent, but I'm glad that this wasn't what I had imagined. This strongly reminds me of 2013's Go to Sleep, Darlings (Kiss-soft clouds of spun-sugar snow), which means it is a sweet snow note infused with a soft mint and no florals, menthol, ozone, or evergreens. In other words, it's amazing and one little sample pot decant will not be enough. I could not stop smelling my hand after I applied this. Add this to the 'I should have just blind bottled it' pile because of all of the lotions I have tried so far, there have been only two that I didn't think were bottle-worthy.😅
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It's official. Purple sage is my favorite sage. I knew I enjoyed it in scents like Colemanite Phoenix, Thirteen (13): January 2023, and No Man is an Island, but it is really the star of this duet. It's so relaxing and herbaceous in a way that reminds me of lavender. The piñon lurks behind it and complements it perfectly. I tested this in wet hair one day and dry the next. I could smell the scent in my hair on both days, but it was far more prominent in dry hair. Whenever I would have my hair up in a bun and took it down, I would always get a nice whiff of the hair gloss, which made me feel really relaxed. I have a decant in the original bottle, and although I have very few desert-y scents to pair with this, I don't think a decant's worth will be enough. I just feel like this is one of those scents that will be hard to obtain more of once it is gone, and I can't bear the thought of running out when it is so comforting, so I am going to have to get a bottle.
- Yesterday
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Okay, so Funnel of Love is tied with Banshee Beat/Revenant Rhythm as my favorite BPAL of all time. It was a really big go-to for many years, especially my first few years living in LA and starting to work for the company. That was like, my "signature scent" and for the longest time, I couldn't pick apart any particular notes in it (now I know it's the patchouli and champaca that I'm really drawn to). It has always been a synesthesia thing for me of seeing this amorphous hot pink cloud on black velvet. That is Funnel of Love to me. Snake Oil variants I'm used to, but a Funnel of Love variant might break my brain. I'm going to try on both so I have the original to compare it to. In the bottle, they're drastically different from each other. Funnel of Love is sweet and incense-y and heady, Funnel of Herbs has a very fresh spiciness. On the skin... After letting the -GREEN- of it all settle down a bit, I begin to find crossover with Funnel of Love. The leather and soft, aged patchouli... the vegetal musk... the champaca and night-blooming jasmine begin to creep out... It's almost like that very clean, green from Foolish & Vacuous. It softens very nicely. I think this'll be fun in the summer.
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I know key lime isn't the limiest lime to ever lime, it's a sweet little guy, and I think that comes through in this year's Beaver Moon. it's wrapped up nicely in the usual superb tangy cheesecake that we know and love with a nice big dose of gourmand vanilla, and I am getting a good bit of graham cracker crust in there as well. interestingly the lime blossom and amber sugar duet seems to feature a citrusy lime note more prominently, and it almost contrasts with the "parent" blend rather than accentuating or complementing it.
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fresh on this is all bracing fir and damp soil, like a megaphone in your face saying "yep you are really IN the woods!" but of course the wet phase gives way to more nuance. there's a pleasant chill to the composition, a gorgeous boreal chorus of greeny blue black tones with silver accents. the amber and grey musk duet smells positively soft and sweet by comparison, and serves to round off the spiky edges of evergreen boughs very nicely.
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Well, this is a Creamsicle in perfume form and it's absolutely divine. Lots of bright, juicy mandarin at first that slow fades into a creamy vanilla cloud. I'm going to wear this all summer.
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Pale, peppery, powdery sandalwood in the bottle. On the skin, the chalk is very apparent, but not in a dusty blackboard kinda way, just very soft and crumbly. It's got an air of gentle sophistication. Wears close to the skin and fades into a dreamy whisper of a ghostly cologne.
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Beaver Moon: Coconut Cream & Guava
doomsday_disco replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This duet is mostly about the coconut cream throughout wear. The guava is most noticeable during the wet phase of the scent and for an hour or so afterward, bright pink and pairing perfectly with the coconut cream. Sadly, the guava does not stick around on me and it becomes all about the coconut cream after a while. The coconut cream is not buttery whatsoever and is somewhat reminiscent of the coconut pulp found in Son of biggerCritter. I'm generally not big on coconut scents, but this is one of the better ones that I have tried. I don't think I need a full bottle of it, but I think I'll keep my decant around to try layering with its moon (which I will be ordering in my next order)! -
Beaver Moon: Yuzu & Warm Honey Drizzle
doomsday_disco replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This goes on smelling predominantly of yuzu on me. I believe it's the same yuzu found in Lightning Storm Hair Gloss and Grapefruit, Yuzu, and White Musk, as smelling it reminds me of those scents, which I love. The honey emerges after a while and eventually overtakes the yuzu in prominence, and it really is a thin honey drizzle as opposed to a thick, goopy honey. There's only a hint of yuzu in the background by that point, and the scent itself is very light and stays close to the skin. I really enjoy this one and will have to give it a full-day slather to determine if I need more of this. My only gripe is the throw, but maybe this just needs to be slathered! -
Beaver Moon: Lime Blossom & Amber Sugar
doomsday_disco replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This is really pretty. I didn't think I'd like it as much as I do as I generally prefer my citrus not to be unadulterated with things like florals and resins. This reads as a candied lime with some deep amber on me, with the amber overtaking the lime after a while, but the lime never fading away. There's nothing about this that really screams blossom to me like the somewhat soapy lemon blossom of Fleur de Citronnier Hair Gloss. I'm going to have to give this a full day of wear to determine if I need more than my decant, but I think there's a definite possibility that the decant will not be enough. I also want to try layering it with its moon (which I still need to blind bottle in my next order). -
Since I never reviewed this and I'm wearing it today, here's a quick assessment: This is a pretty light and refreshing Luper, mostly fizzy champagne and bright citrus. Vanilla is definitely the dry variety and quite soft in the background, just sweetening everything up a bit. The floral isn't overwhelming and is quite smooth over the bergamot. This is a nice cheery scent for when winter is lingering just a bit too long.
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I am bad at nails and nail care (and nail polish pics!) but I love goofing around with polish. Pink and Green Lovebat are like a sweet easter basket pair of colors even tho they were dressed up for weenie season. This green feels very spring to me, fun for various holiday color schemes. Or maybe a playful poison ivy mood. The numbers indicate number of coats over the base coat, and all of them have a clear quick dry topper over them.
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I am bad at nails and nail care (and nail polish pics!) but I love goofing around with polish. Pink and Green Lovebat are like a sweet easter basket pair of colors even tho they were dressed up for weenie season. I like putting an iridescent flakie topper on this pretty pink but I did not include that in the photo to avoid confusion. The numbers indicate number of coats over the base coat, and all of them have a clear quick dry topper over them.
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Cosmic Criquet is an INTENSE floral on me, with some impressive projection. It smells like I am standing in a greenhouse, surrounded by humid air, giant tropical blooms, and rich black soil. I wish I could identify which florals I'm smelling, but alas, I am too unschooled in florals to be able to differentiate. I can probably safely assume there's some orchid, based on the scent notes and @patina's review. I cannot overemphasize what intense tropical-greenhouse smells I'm getting from this blend. I'm getting that almost uncomfortably musky intensity of hundreds of tropical flowers in full bloom soaking the air around me. It's so intense it's almost melon-like, bringing to mind juicy, sweet-but-musky overripe melons splitting on wet soil. It's honey-thick, almost syrupy. If it isn't clear, I am so into this. I feel like it would be an absolutely insane scent to wear on a hot summer day, and I kind of want to. It lasts a good 5-6 hours before it calms down a lot and recedes quite close to skin, but once it does it's still a really beautiful floral, just more like flower clippings sitting in a vase in your house than a whole dizzying greenhouse experience. I feel like I don't have enough experience with BPAL's moss note to know whether I'm getting the moss; it's hard to pick out from everything else going on in Cosmic Criquet. I definitely never got leather though.
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Beaver Moon: Lime Blossom & Amber Sugar
Miyabi replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This went from "ah, maybe this has the tartness I was looking for in the Yuzu/Honey duet" to "overpowering cologne/bathroom cleaner" on my skin. Pass. -
Beaver Moon: Yuzu & Warm Honey Drizzle
Miyabi replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Wet, it almost smells like green apples and honey, no yuzu. Dry, the honey takes over completely. I was hoping for something like the Korea yuzu tea in jars, which is a perfect balance between the two, but oh well. -
I assumed the vanilla chiffon wouldn't work for me so I wasn't going to even try Dahlia at first, but then I saw amoray's review. I am a cardamomhoe. So I decided to give it a chance. And I'm really glad I did, because the cardamom is stunning. It grounds and tempers the lightness and sweetness of the other notes. I do find it just a little too sweet to wear indoors, but I've been wearing it outdoors where I only smell it in delicious wafts.
- Last week
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2025 Version! (I've never tried the earlier one) Fresh out of the mail, this one kind of confused me - I couldn't really pick out any notes, except the honey seemed a tad "screechy", as honey tends to do on me sometimes. But last night, after having it for about a month, I put this on before bed, and suddenly, I *got it: Like others, I don't really get much pumpkin at first, but it's lurking in the background, grounding the sweet vanilla-amber experience. I imagine this will only age beautifully.
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I loved the sound of this one but had mild concerns about the lilac since I don't care for the note. I can handle it in some blends but I steer away from scents where it is dominant. Though the boozy warmth of the other notes is very nice, I can't help but notice the lilac accent in here and it just doesn't work for me. YMMV - the lilac isn't even that strong but I can't ignore it. Quel dommage!
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I'm teasing this now so it doesn't get lost in the shuffle this Friday! As most probably figured, we'll be dropping the Coyote Moon Lunacy, 13, and the rest of our Wuthering Heights series all at once... and THEN on to Lupers. Since there are THREE 13s slated for 2026, we've decided to build a little charm bracelet for all you 13 collectors: a bonus frimp for each release, inspired by various lucky omens and signs we've observed in our real life wanderings. The first one is SNOWY CIRCUS PEANUT. Who will end up with all three?
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I've never tried the original, but I decided to grab a decant of the hair gloss since the original was so beloved. This is mostly about the red rose and musk on me, backed by the tobacco, with just touches of the other notes. I don't know how to describe the musk except to say that it's the same one from Aperotos Eros and Galvanic Goggles in the GC, so if you are wondering if this musk will be up your alley, dig through your imps and see if you have one of those around to sniff to get a feel for the musk. Red Rose is noticeable on both wet hair and dry, but of course, was much stronger when applied to dry hair. The hair gloss has great staying power and can still be smelled in the hair the next morning. I have a decant in the original bottle and will definitely be hanging on to it, but since I already have full bottles of Rose Red and Peacock Queen hair glosses in addition to decants of other rose hair glosses, I don't think I need more of this one.
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Sanguinem Menstruum
skyturtles replied to TrailerTrashPrincess's topic in Gifts with Donation or Purchase
This is great! How lucky I was to find this on the BPAL Etsy site. Though sometimes the lab's Blood note throws me off, I had previously had an imp of the Marshmallow Chick variation of this blend, so I knew I was probably going to like this. I'm almost always a big fan of red musk, anyway. The color of the oils is a dried old blood color, perfect for the theme. Wet, it's rusty and musky and just a little bit sweet. As it dries, so does the honey, and what I assume is the poppies come out more. The metallic overture stays throughout. I'm quite glad that I snagged this bottle, and look forward to it's monthly use. 😉 -
Hungry Ghost Moon: Honey and Summer Herbs Hair Gloss
doomsday_disco replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Hair
This goes on smelling like floral honey infused with orange peel on me, but the orange peel is quick to fade, leaving only floral honey, although I sometimes wonder if there's a touch of champaca in it. I'm not able to pick out any herbs. The hair gloss has decent staying power and is noticeable in both wet and dry hair (of course, it's more prominent in dry). I'll be keeping my decant in the original bottle around to pair with my wildflower or honeyed floral scents, but that's all I need. Hair Loosened and Soiled in Mid Orgies and The White Bees Swarming (I regret only getting a decant of that!) remain my favorite honey hair glosses.
