vikitty

Ooooo thanks for the recs guys! Starting my wishlist now

Hi everyone! I haven't been around since 2012 so suffice to say... I have missed a LOT. I honestly have no idea where to even start building up a BPAL stash again so I wandered in to ask for some recommendations. What have been your favourites in the last decade so I can build a wishlist?

 

Hilariously, I'm locked out of my old Scentbase account since I have no idea what email was attached to it and forgot the password, but I was able to pull it up to read young me's ratings. I'm not sure how much my nose has changed since then, so rather than look to the past I'd rather start fresh and go off of what I know I love. My favourite BPAL of all time is/was Antique Lace and I still have like 1/4 of a 5ml (original version) that I will stretch out as long as I can.

 

My usual style:

- Vanilla (any kind, from true to buttercream, foodie, smoky, etc)

- Rose

- Coconut

- Peach

- Strawberry

- White musk

- Really anything foodie

 

I got an imp of Debauchery in a recent Ajevie order and I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked it, but there are so few notes in it I can't tell exactly what it is that makes me feel so sexy. 

 

 

On me, my body amps the honey SO MUCH and the drydown is pretty much a honeycomb candle. Nothing bad with that, just a little bit plain considering all the components.

Welcome to the forum, and the addiction!

 

You should post your query in the "Looking for a BPAL that resembles your favorite perfume" thread, here:

http://www.bpal.org/topic/30307-looking-for-a-bpal-that-resembles-a-favorite-perfume/

 

Wasn't impressed with this, didn't detect much of a scent to it at all. Disappointed!

Obatala is subtle but very lovely. A soft coconut, not too sweet.

 

Oya is very warm on me, hard to explain.

 

DEFINITELY try Shango! On me, it was a less floral Tiki Queen.

The Unicorn is also very powdery and soft.

I'm still hoping that one day BPAL will come to Canada. *daydreams*

Les Fleurs du Mal and Eternal are very gorgeous florals.

Unfortunately this one was the only imp from my first official Lab order that worked on me. It's a gorgeous aquatic -- a gloomy floral with a biting ozone that just WORKS. I love it. I need more of it!

Eden is wonderful. I get the most droolworthy toasted coconut and almond on my skin from start to finish. The throw is average, staying power was about 3 hours.

This aquatic was recommended as being similar to Machu Picchu, but it's much too strong for me.

Wet in imp: Licorice. Ew. I hate licorice.

 

Wet on skin: Aaaah, cherry blossom! Shoo, licorice. CB and I need some alone time...

 

Dry: Mercifully, the licorice fades leaving behind a spicy cherry blossom. Love it.

 

I need a bottle!

Mainly sweet pea. This reminds me of the B&BW scent called Sweet Pea, only BPAL's version is more pure, more light, and more clear.

 

Doesn't stick around long, though.

Peaches and cream! This is absolutely gorgeous. The sandalwood is very faint on me and stays at bay so that I get the full fruitness of the peaches.

 

I've got a few imps of this.

Blech. The sandalwood in this just killed it for me. Not a fan of wood.

I didn't like the original Dragon's Blood at all, but this is a very nice variation. The vanilla keeps it from being too sweet.

Elegba is probably the first coconut I've tried with BPAL and I absolutely love it. The coconut is deliciously toasted and fragrant, the rum sweet. The tobacco only shows up at the very end before it fades away completely, thankfully.

Absolutely delicious. Verdandi is like an herbier version of The Hesperides, but it lasts longer on my skin. I need a bottle of this so I can slather myself in it!

I wanted to like this but it's overpowering anise on me. I like anise but only if it's complimenting something else!

 

Up for swap it goes, sigh.

I shy away from strong lavendar, but I like this for some reason. I am going to try sleeping with it on tonight and see what happens.

Jasmine and honeysuckle! Jasmine and honeysuckle! On me, this is like a prettier version of New Orleans without the decay. I absolutely love this. The moss keeps it from being too cloying.

This is what I had been hoping the original SO was! The sugarcane cuts out so much of the spiciness in the vanilla that I hated in the original SO -- leaving behind a yummier version of SO.

I'm perplexed by this scent. It seems to be a morpher, going from something green to something berry and then back again as it dries.

 

I love it, though. So sad it's DCed.

Wet in imp: All plum, soft and musky.

 

Wet on skin: Plum and apricot with something faintly floral.

 

Dry: The most DELICIOUS sweet plum. Normally I hate musk but this works with the lusciousness of the plum.