galahad
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In the bottle: Sour berries/fruit? On the skin: more of the same but sweeter. I get vinegar, cucumber and pine to start with, which is concerning. As this develops it quickly morphs to a sweet plum still with a pine/balsam cedar note in the back. I actually enjoy the drydown and hope this smooths out as it ages. It has a lot of promise.
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In the bottle: very reminiscent of my beloved Black Lace On the skin: on the skin is where this veers away from Black Lace. The caramel is obvious but doesn't clobber you in the nose; it's present but subtly part of the whole. Leather is there in the drydown but its a refined leather rather than rugged. It's definitely a Lace but I'm on the fence on whether I love it or not.
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In the bottle: Back in 2008 I ordered Pancake Breakfast, which I love and I still have half a bottle of as I don't reach for it often. This smells like that without the blueberry syrup in the bottle. It's coffee and syrupy pancakes. On the skin: OMG sooo good as soon as it hits the skin - coffee and pancakes and very, very sweet. I don't think the pancakes are as realistic as Pancake Breakfast and there is something in this that shifts it from purely gourmand to more perfumey. The doughnutty cruller note creeps in giving it more of a 2am Diner Coffee vibe the the actual 2am Diner Coffee. Fascinating.
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In the bottle: totally unexpected. I get strong lime? It's astringently dark green On the skin: I'm seriously confused. I think I can make out a little Snake Oil. As this wears it becomes so much more agreeable and interesting. The astringent note possibly the metal.of the shovel and the mud. Like most of this delivery, I have beena bit stumped for words but everything has been joyously beautiful. This one even more so. It's odd, well blended and really entrancing. I love the drydown. I still don't really get Dorian or Snake Oil. Glad I got a bottle. I am almost certain I will be frustrated that I didn't get a backup. ETA: I am almost certain this is actually Lime Green Hearse.
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In the bottle: mostly vanilla with a coconut undercurrent On the skin: the coconut note is very prevalent on the skin and, as has been mentioned above, it's not especially gourmand. To my nose the coconut has two aspects, one is a perfumey coconut interpretation and the other is light coconut milk, or even coconut water. Always the vanilla sweetness is there and it is super sweet. I thought I'd like this more but I'm sure it will grow on me.
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In the bottle: Hello jasmine. I understand the yellow as this jasmine is not white but definitely stained. On the skin: absolutely gorgeous and genius. While it's jasmine heavy, again, it isn't white and I don't know how to truly describe it other than the description - it is heavily stained with yellow. As it dries down the lace aspect provides a buffer against the intense floral, making it warm, dry and parchment-like. Haunting but not gauzy
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I've been meaning to grab one of these for years and now I have. In the bottle: resins with a slight sharpness. Nothing really jumps out and the resins are unburnt. In the skin: this blooms on the skin but not quickly and not assertively and it becomes sweeter. Again, this isn't burning incense but an accumulation of resins over time and gently releasing their scent in the air. Glorious, warm, radiant and unassuming. Love it. This would pair spectacularly with a beeswax scent (The Writing on the Slate?).
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Lick It always makes its way into my cart and is always culled out to bring my cart total down but this time I decided to stick with it and I am glad I did. It's pretty simple but effective. I like it and will consider future variants more seriously.
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I have been a BPAL junkie since 2008 and, while I have plenty of tweenies in my stash, I have never tried any of the duets or any of the dead leaves duets. In the bottle: another unexpected but delightful surprise. A fine musky perfume. On the skin: I definitely get dead leaves right off the bat, a fuzziness and that perfume, lingering on the wool. This settles into a cohesive scent quickly, to leave a gorgeous scent that actually feels like body heat warming a woolen sweater imbued with perfume. Out of this world beautiful. It gives me goosebumps.
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The Dregs of a Bottle of Vanilla Extract (Discovered in the Mud)
galahad replied to doomsday_disco's topic in The Edward Gorey House
In the bottle: this is not what I was expecting. Less dirt and more pine with a vanilla undercurrent. While unexpected it is lovely and delicate. On the skin: elusive and ghostly. Definitely more mud and balsam or pine, giving it a coolness. The vanilla emerges pretty quickly. It's almost a minty chocolate vibe. Strange and utterly gorgeous. I just hope a full wear and some times gives it some oomph. -
In the bottle: yep, that's red apple and beeswax alright. There is a simmering humidity to it. On the skin: waxy, sweet and tart apple with bitter skin. The beeswax is a supporting player in the early stages, not overly evident. There is a bit of spice drifting around in there. On the drydown: the beeswax has more influence making the crisp sweet/tart of the apple more rounded, deeper and "meatier". This is a cooler weather apple scent and I am all for it. I almost culled this from my cart but so glad I didn't.
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In the bottle: toast, butter and a subtly sweet perfumeyness. On the skin: such a realistic toast note. It's definitely toast and not just bread with fatty butter smoothing it out. I don't really get honey but a general sweet underlying note. So far this doesn't really develop any further. It stays a lovely, warm cuddly savoury gourmand with a subtle sweet thread. Really beautiful but understated.
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In the Bottle: Sweet coconut and champaca On the Skin: The champaca is actually quite strong with a backing of coconut and quite sweet, I assume from the sugar cane note. The initial blast softens quite quickly On the Drydown: The champaca is a little overbearing for a while but once it settles into the rest of the blend this is sweet and bone dry. The extreme drydown is really nice. Age will serve this one well.
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In the Bottle: Very sweet vanilla marshmallow and pulpy strawberry On the Skin: Juicy strawberry to start, backed by vanilla. The strawberry is tart and realistic. The strawberry backs off a little, becomes jammy and then candyish. The references to strawberry icecream in other reviews is appropriate On the Drydown: Creamy strawberry candy. I actually really like this especially since I am all out of Sticky Pillowcase.
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In the Bottle: Cream, amber and lotus. Definitely a cool pink On the Skin: Creamy pink. Sweet and a little musky. All of the vulvas I have tried work on me and they all have the same vibe. This one is just as elegant and refined but is a little more playful. On the Drydown: This dries down to a sparkly, powdery pink. The ambers give depth and lasting power. This is really special.