Little Bird
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White sandalwood has ruined more bpal blends for me than any other note. I just cannot stand its baby powdery dryness and it almost always amps up on my skin. I would love this and get a full bottle if it didn't have the white sandalwood. The super sweet rose and creaminess are gorgeous. It's a sugared, sweet, red rose that reminds me of LUSH's Rose Jam, but Imose-Yama is minus the lemony fresh part of LUSH's Rose Jam and is all sugared rose goo instead, which I prefer. For the first hour on my skin, it's wonderful sugared rose jam and a hint of cream, and then all of a sudden the baby powdery white sandalwood comes in and makes everything dry and chalky feeling, and then the scent fades quickly after that.
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I took a break from buying perfume when this was originally released and I'm so happy that I was finally able to track down a bottle. I love the story behind this, love RuPaul's Drag Race (and Lil' Poundcake is hilarious), and love Dorian. I get the blast of hard candy cherry for all of 5 minutes and then this dries down to an impression of Dorian (cream, tea, a lil lemon) scented dusting powder. The powder isn't baby powder, but distinctly reminds me of some of the fancy dusting powders that I own, sort of sultry and warm and reminiscent of cosmetics powders, which is very appropriate for a face full of stage makeup ^_^. I absolutely love this and I'll cherish my bottle <3.
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I somehow overlooked this blend when I did my first several reads through the Lupercalia update and put together my first couple orders, even though I literally love every note in this blend and it was a guaranteed winner for me. I have several magnolia trees around my house in Florida and they're blooming now and smell so good, like breezy white flowers infused with lemon and cream. I definitely smell that realistic magnolia here, extra creamy from the coconut milk and, well, cream. The apricot is delightful, smelling bright and sweet and full of sunshine, realistically of fuzzy peel and juicy, ripe fruit. As it dries down, the apricot makes a bit of room for a hint of woody, milky, sweet fig. I never smell coconut outright, but this is definitely a creamy scent and the milkiness is there. I really love all of the creamy, milky elements, the realistic magnolia, the warmth from the fig and the cheerful, bright fruitiness of the apricot. Everything about this is perfect. Fruity-floral-gourmand.
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I am so deeply in love with this and I want at least one more bottle to hoard. The banana isn't a sickly candy note or fake smelling at all. It has all the creamy sweetness of a perfectly ripe banana, but it also has a fresh, cool, clean edge to it that I get from peeling the actual fruit. It goes through a stage where it's freshly sliced bananas over vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of silky, caramelized rum sauce. I was worried about the spiced part of the rum, but this never turns aggressively spicy. The white frankincense is so beautiful and it really starts to come through in the drydown, softly smoky wafts of golden resin. The drydown actually reminds me a lot of "Dark Chocolate, Madagascar Vanilla, Haitian Vetiver, Benzoin and Champaca," which is one of my favorite bpal scents. The banana fades away and I'm left with creamy, sweet vanilla and white frankincense with a tiny hint of warm spice that really just enhances the warmth of the frankincense. It's like white chocolate left in a temple with the most beautiful, soft resin smoke wafting around it. Gorgeous.
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Blueberry flavored bubble gum, creamy and sweet, with a little freshness from the salty aquatic part. It lasts about 8 hours on me and doesn't change or morph at all. I really enjoy bpal's blueberry scents and I'm glad that I got a bottle of this one. I still miss Blue Fire, which this is actually a bit similar to with the candy blueberry + freshness. Sweet and lovely.
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I'm glad that I listened to the hype and ordered a bottle of Sugar Cookie Satyr. I love Satyr (one of my favorite bpal GC blends), but I didn't think that I'd like a Sugar Cookie version of it and I would have been really sad to have missed out on this beauty. It turns out that the smooth, dark, reddish, slightly animalic muskines of Satyr somehow smells really magical and perfect paired with a buttery, vanilla-y cookie. It becomes the most delicious, sensual, deep and dark, sugared musk with throw and lasting power for days. I don't get the cinnamon-ish spice or much of the resinous tones that I get from regular Satyr; this is all about the amazing musk note. It smells like it could even be a Snake Oil variant with lots of extra vanilla; and I like it more than I liked the Sugar Cookie Snake Oil from this same collection (actual Sugar Cookie Snake Oil was lighter and more brown sugary on my skin). Wonderful. If you love slinky, smooth, dark, sweet musks with some extra vanilla, then you should definitely try this one.
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White sandalwood is my bpal nemesis because it just smells like baby powder to me and it drowns out the other notes that it's paired with (and I don't like the powder scent at all). It's hard to smell much here other than the powder, but I get whiffs of an astringent, clean, sharp milkiness and dry clove.
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A lovely lavender cologne. The Empress & The Chariot reminds me of scents like Maison Francis Kurkdjian's Masculin Pluriel, bpal's Wilde, and that familiar smell when you approach the men's cologne counter in a department store (a mix of chilled, dark musk and bright aquatic, vibrant citrus, and overall clean man scent). I can pick out the realistic oak in the bottle, but not so much on my skin, where the cold, black leather comes through instead. This is musky, sweet, clean, chilly yet bright and cheerful, with lots of sweet lavender and dark leather. I love wearing scents with that edge of masculine cologne in them, so this works for me, and I was happy to not smell any of the motor oil.
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I'm surprised that some people aren't getting lavender from this blend because it's almost all lavender on me. Sweet, cool, slightly powdery lavender (bpal's white sandalwood always turns to baby powder on my skin, so that's probably the powder). I get a teeny hint of cardamom's warm, smooth spiciness and more of the baby powdery sandalwood in the drydown, but it's mostly lavender until it starts to fade quickly around the half hour mark. I can't smell it at all after it's been on for an hour.
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I love Lilitu when it's first applied. For the first few minutes on my skin, this sings with sugared lavender musk, juicy black orchid, and hints of dark leather and cozy black tea. If it stayed that complex, I would full bottle this immediately. Unfortunately, it quickly washes out to just a whisper of sweet, cool lavender on my skin, even though it's full of notes that are usually quite strong. I'm surprised at how quickly this fades on me.
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I never really enjoy red currant because it's just so unbearably sour smelling to me, and it's definitely ruining this blend for me too. In the bottle, I like the gothic scent of red rose and dry wood. On my skin, this is immediately unbearably sour, like the olfactory equivalent of biting into a lemon, tinged red with rose and berry, and made worse with a really bone dry, bitter, woody note that turns sharp and peppery in the drydown. My partner said it smelled like lemon pepper seasoning that went bad.
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Neroli single note at first, which smells like creamy white blossoms scented with orange and an undertone of oily, dark green plant sap. It's all neroli for about ten minutes and then the clove, balsam and champaca come in strong and meld together in a way that reminds me of dry, spicy cedar, incense smoke, and tortilla chips. The clove spice gets stronger over time, but this is a very dry scent with a sour quality, so I'm not loving it as much as I usually love clove. It makes my throat feel scratchy when I smell it, like breathing in dust and smoke.
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Dry, elegant, slightly powdery musk (that gives off an old fashioned cosmetics powder scent in the drydown) and soapy aldehydes with a bubbly, citrusy, sweet tone that reminds me of bpal's champagne notes. It makes me think of flapper outfits, fizzy booze, and The Great Gatsby.
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This reminds me of cleaning out old houses and having to throw away mildewed curtains. Something about the oakmoss and cool, almost minty-herbal, damp lavender and dirty yet industrial petroleum really reminds me of plasticy, rotting fabric and mold. The sweetness of the lavender and opoponax comes off as the cloying scent of rot here. The drydown is a bit more motor-oil-esque, but I had to scrub this one off because it was making me sick to my stomach.
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The tangerine in Water Tiger is so realistic, like peeling ripe tangerines and getting the zesty juice on your fingers, and the plum blossom and lychee smell so good together. Lychee is almost like fresh, juicy grapes, but with a sweet, tropical, perfumey quality, and the plum blossom's tart fruitiness and creamy blossoms smell so good mixed with the tangerine and lychee. It stays fruity and bright for about an hour and then the dragon's blood incense comes in and gives a dry, smoky incense veil over everything. For a while, it was like a tropical wine and incense, and then it dries down to mostly a hazy, softly smoky temple incense with hints of citrus zest. This is one of my favorite New Year's blends.
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This reminds me of Midwinter's Eve (cheerful, syrupy sugar plum that's bright yet thickly sweet) plus patchouli. It's funny that Snake Oil on its own isn't patchouli-ish on my skin, but I smell this and immediately go, "Yes. Snake Oil's patchouli." It's distinctly Snake Oily and I love the sugar plum with this earthiness and a bit of the sensual slinkiness from Snake Oil's vanilla and musk. This is definitely one of the Yules that I'm considering hoarding multiple bottles of.
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I can't pick out most of the notes listed for this, except for the amber, which goes very powdery and kind of chalky smelling on my skin. There's a brief whiff of lemon at first and something sweet in the drydown. Powdery and dry with what smells like a hint of vanilla.
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Midway was always a light perfume and it got even lighter with age, so I wasn't expecting this to really give off Midway scent vibes and it doesn't. What it does smell like to me is tart green apples and slightly powdery vanilla musk. As it dries down, the musk takes a darker turn and I can pick out the sultry, warm red musk (vanilla musk and red wine type of feel), which smells really good and interesting with that tart green apple-ish scent. I can also pick out the pink bubblegum that others have mentioned. A very pretty red musk, apple and candy scent. Sweet and clean, yet darkly musky.
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The label on the Blapimpsottle set is the cutest thing ever. Snekhellden definitely reminds me of Snake Skin with the sweet, dark vanilla and leather (and a hint of something like sweet cherry), but the white tea from Maiden gives it a fresh, lemony brightness. The lemon fades over a few minutes, though, and then I really enjoy the scent that's left behind. It's like black yet soft and snuggly leather, dark vanilla, and a sweet smokiness that starts to waft in over the other notes. The drydown reminds me of a darker Snake Skin with a little smoke. I really enjoy this blend. Dark, yet cuddly.
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The Judge of Hell is Jealous of the Sexual Exploits of his Petitioners
Little Bird replied to Seajewel's topic in Lupercalia
The tobacco, myrrh and slight spiciness meld together in a way that reminds me of syrupy opoponax and chewing tobacco. Very sweet, almost maple syrupy or reminiscent of molasses. It's very heavy and definitely leans towards being cloying on my skin. -
White Chocolate, Pink Carnation, Coconut Cream, and Clove
Little Bird replied to Seajewel's topic in Lupercalia
The spiciness in this is more like cinnamon sugar than clove or carnation, and it smells so good mixed with the coconut cream and white chocolate. It's like the best coconut cream pie scent with rich coconut custard, caramelized toasted coconut flakes, and a nicely spicy, sugary crust. Very strong, long lasting, creamy and sweet. I bought this because I love carnation and clove, and I don't get any carnation or floral at all, and this smells more like cinnamon than clove on me, but it's such a delicious scent that I'm not even mad about it, lol. -
Luperci 2022: Lots of oakmoss and a little evergreen, warmed up with soft patchouli and sweetened with creamy honey. It reminds me of LUSH's Assassin and Tramp shower gels (which both have a strong oakmoss note as well). I really love oakmoss. It's vintage perfumes, but also being outside in nature, and it just feels so calming and grounding to me. Dark green, slightly sour moss with bits of patchouli/dirt clinging to it. The creamy honey makes it even more sensual and pleasant. Luperci is a scent that I've found to be very different throughout the years, but I love this year's version.
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I love all of these notes, but they play out strangely on my skin here and this scent isn't at all what I was expecting. Somehow this smells like a chocolate bar studded with sour herbs and the watery, fresh quality of ambergris. I expected something much darker and heavier. As it dries down, it smells like a cup of watery black tea with a little sugar and honey and a backdrop of the leather, patchouli and tobacco melding together in a gritty, masculine, smoky character. Having tea with a man in a leather jacket with the scent of smoke clinging to it (a bit like cigarette smoke, but not that harsh or sharp). A half hour in, I'm still getting that watery and clean impression and the smoky new leather jacket. I wanted this to be sweeter than it is and I don't get any of the red musk, which I love and which my skin usually amps up. It's overall more clean and bright than I was expecting.
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I smudged the smallest amount of this on my wrist and my partner was complaining for hours that it was too strong, so it has great throw and longevity on me. ? I really love the opening of The Red Ribbon where it's sweet, warm, sultry red musk and a thick, honeyed cream scent. It starts off very gourmand, but that stage fades quick on me (about 5 minutes) and then it becomes more of a muddied, brown scent with a much heavier, slightly powdery amber and hints of dry wood and patchouli. The amber has the quality of a traditional perfume and feels very fall-like to me (reminds me of wearing Shalimar and walking through crunchy dead leaves). After an hour, The Red Ribbon settles into a sweet red musk and dry, heavy amber that's very dark and deep in feel with an edge of powdery sophistication (not baby powder, more an edge of dusty, powdered incense). The musk and amber blend together so seamlessly, like a chunk of amber that's glowing red. Bpal's ambers are usually baby powdery on my skin, but this one isn't, and it feels very full bodied and complex. So. Yeah. I love this too.
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White Chocolate, Strawberry Pulp, and Calvados
Little Bird replied to Seajewel's topic in Lupercalia
I love all of the Lupercalia white chocolate & strawberry blends because the strawberry in them smells realistic (tart, sweet, juicy, refreshing) rather than sickly sweet, artificial or candied. I was worried about the calvados/brandy here because I don't tend to enjoy boozy scents, but this is just super creamy and smooth. It reminds me of a fresh strawberry and vanilla milkshake that's milky and icy and not overly sweet (though this is still quite sweet). I smell this and can imagine a strawberry cream drink in a martini glass, the sort of alcoholic drink where you can't really smell or taste the alcohol, but the flavors and scent are more grownup and sophisticated. That's what this scent is like <3.