bogartnoir

okay- i'm trying to find something, ANYTHING that smells like Encens Mystic by Crazylibellule and the Poppies (which seems to have gone under). another signature scent of mine bites the dust. sigh. simply, it smells like a midnight mass in france. but here are the notes:

 

Top Notes

Clove, Cedar

 

Middle Notes

Incense, Myrrh, Benzoin

 

Base Notes

Patchouli, Vanilla, Musk

 

does anyone know the scent and have a similar alternative?

Nothing smells like Encens Mystic IMO. I love that stuff and I'm glad that I have a couple of tubes of it, but I have never found anything that smells similar. There is just something about EM that smells more like church incense, or incense period. The notes are similar to a lot of blends that I have, but the proportions make it smell so different. I think that I may need to try some layering to see if there are any combos out there that come close. I haven't really tried before, because I had the real thing, but those won't last forever.

 

my last tube is running woefully low. i thought i'd just be able to buy it forever! it was so popular at sephora. i wondered what happened to the company. i was going to write them directly about encens mystic, but the websites are down.

so the two alternatives i was given are:

 

+bpals 'ave maria gratia plena'

 

+comme des garcons 'avignon'

 

any opinions?

 

is there any way we can send a sample of encens mystic to bpal and see if they can maybe create a viable likeness? do they do that? seriously, i need my encens mystic.

In answer to your last question, no, BPAL does not do customs.

 

I saw a review for Encens Mystic where someone mentioned Avignon, so I might order a sample from Luckyscent so that I can try it. I think that it is not as sweet, so it might need to be layered with something.

 

I am testing Ave Maria Gratia Plena right now and I'm really finding it to be mainly a floral.

 

I'm wondering if some of the woodier blends layered with something might work. I will start playing around with things tonight. Maybe Aureus or Cathedral layered with something with vanilla or a sweeter resiny blend. Ugh, so sad that Encens Mystic is gone. I bought a couple on line for $5/ea, but I didn't realize that they were disc, or I would have gotten a lot more. =(

have you tried Cathedral? if so, what did you think? really considering it. thanks for all the help, btw.

okay- i'm trying to find something, ANYTHING that smells like Encens Mystic by Crazylibellule and the Poppies (which seems to have gone under). another signature scent of mine bites the dust. sigh. simply, it smells like a midnight mass in france. but here are the notes:

 

Top Notes

Clove, Cedar

 

Middle Notes

Incense, Myrrh, Benzoin

 

Base Notes

Patchouli, Vanilla, Musk

 

does anyone know the scent and have a similar alternative?

Nothing smells like Encens Mystic IMO. I love that stuff and I'm glad that I have a couple of tubes of it, but I have never found anything that smells similar. There is just something about EM that smells more like church incense, or incense period. The notes are similar to a lot of blends that I have, but the proportions make it smell so different. I think that I may need to try some layering to see if there are any combos out there that come close. I haven't really tried before, because I had the real thing, but those won't last forever.

my last tube is running woefully low. i thought i'd just be able to buy it forever! it was so popular at sephora. i wondered what happened to the company. i was going to write them directly about encens mystic, but the websites are down.

so the two alternatives i was given are:

+bpals 'ave maria gratia plena'

+comme des garcons 'avignon'

any opinions?

is there any way we can send a sample of encens mystic to bpal and see if they can maybe create a viable likeness? do they do that? seriously, i need my encens mystic.

okay- i'm trying to find something, ANYTHING that smells like Encens Mystic by Crazylibellule and the Poppies (which seems to have gone under). another signature scent of mine bites the dust. sigh. simply, it smells like a midnight mass in france. but here are the notes:

Top Notes

Clove, Cedar

Middle Notes

Incense, Myrrh, Benzoin

Base Notes

Patchouli, Vanilla, Musk

does anyone know the scent and have a similar alternative?

most scents are too heavy for me or smell differently on my skin, but Aveda's Hana was my favorite perfect signature scent. they discontinued it a while back, and i have about 2 inches left and i'm panicking!

are there any bpal scents that smell like Hana?

halp!

(and thanks in advance!)

-sofia

someone mentioned 'samhain' and it sounds like it smells so lovely, but i couldn't find it anyplace

neither could i find trick or treat. i wish there was an advanced search.

i owned 'vice' and found it very heady and probably terrific for chilly weather

i'd like to try: dia de los muertos, sugar skull, harvest moon, scarecrow, samhain, jack, and trick or treat

the bastards at aveda discontinued my signature scent, hana.

is there anyone familiar with the scent and could provide me with what the topnotes and undernotes are so i can find a similar scent at BPAL?

thank you in advance!