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I really like this!  

The smell of daffodils is so ephemeral and hard to capture, I think.  But I love neroli and spices and amber, too, so this was a natural blind buy for me. 

This reminds me a lot of Closet Raid laced with a good dose of neroli.  It's sophisticated but also warm, clean, and pretty.  

This is really gorgeous.  I have many of the previous 13s, and they are deliciously foody, and I cherish them.  But this one is special.  The lavender and herbs in it give it a drier, perfum-ier, spa-like vibe that I love and that differentiates it from other 13s.  

This smells very much like the July Labors of the Months scent (in fact, I thought at first I ordered two of the same bottle accidentally).  Luckily, I like it:  it's a happy, sweet scent.  It doesn't necessarily smell like the given notes, although there is a warm, sunny, wholesome, grain scent.    

I feel like there is a pleasing similarity to many of these Labors of the Months (at least those for the warmer months).  

This smells just like I imagine a mixture of Jack and Lamb's Wool would smell.  It could be a Weenie, yes, indeed, as others have said.  

It does eventually veer into candle territory:  there is an almost waxy scent to it after a while.  Yes, it does have the fall candle vibe, but it is a fun ride, especially when you are looking forward to fall!  

This is a really nice blend!  When I put it on last night (without remembering the notes), it smelled to me like buttered toast (made from hearty, tasty bread) with orange marmalade.   It was a comforting scent to wear to bed, and I still smell traces of it on my wrist in the morning.  The fennel is not licorice-ey, but I think that note plus the honey is what brings the citrus peel to mind when I smell it.  I don't get much smoke, but it does smell like toasted or freshly baked bread.  

I've really been enjoying these Labors of the Months scents!  

This is a lovely, old-fashioned scent that lovers of powdery florals will enjoy.  The powder is not particularly sweet and there is no cream/vanilla note; it is indeed like an old-fashioned dusting powder.  The throw is moderate, and after 8 hours, I can only smell traces on my wrist.   I may have to upgrade my decant. 

This is one of those types of scents that the Lab does so well.  It is a gorgeous, moody, dark opium.  It's brightened by the champaca orchid, giving it an almost champagne-like effervescence and a high-end perfume vibe, a bit reminiscent of Closet Raid.  The violets are there, too, giving it a velvety base.  I put it on at bedtime and could still get traces of its scent in the morning.   

Wearing this today after a long hiatus.  It has aged beautifully.  It goes on with a blast of marshmallow and then some oak and nutty coffee.  I think I get some sweet vetiver here as well.  I'd put this in the same family as Stekk and Two Sheep and Two Goats.  

This is a lovely, lovely scent that does, indeed, showcase lilacs in full bloom.  

I thought it would remind me of my Mother, who loved lilacs above all other flowers.  And it does, but even more, it reminds me very strongly of one of the very first "little girl" perfumes I had as a young child.  That doesn't mean that this is a youngster's perfume;  I think it could be worn by anyone of any age. 

I'm so glad I have a bottle of this beautiful perfume.  

What about Lemon Scented Sticky Bat?  

This is a lovely, lovely scent!   Even my husband (who classifies most of my scents as "cardboard", "men's cologne", or "weeds") said he really liked it.  It's a masterful combination of the three notes.  The white clover brings sweetness and a hay-like/coumarin-ish warmth, but also some floral character to enhance the elderflower.  The apple brings its own balanced tartness and sweetness. 

We have lots of both of these plants growing on our land, so to me, this is the ultimate upper Midwest summer scent.  I remember one time biking near a field of white clover in bloom, maybe 25 years ago, and thinking it was the most beautiful scent I had ever smelled.  This reminds me of that.  

It has some serious throw at the beginning.  

Really?  No one has reviewed this one yet?  

To my nose, this perfume is richly fragrant with the BPAL snow note and coniferous tree notes.  The amber is in the deep background, proving a hint of warmth.  I don't detect any florals, maybe a hint of iris, but perhaps they will come out with time (although I'm not sure what snowdrops and hellebore smell like).  

This honestly smells more like a Yule fragrance.  It's quite lovely and makes me think of walking through a pine forest on a quiet winter day.  

I really, really like this one!  It's like Tombstone without the cedar, per my husband.   The vanilla is indeed reminiscent of Antique Lace, and the nutmeg is fairly quiet.  The hay is beautiful.  

Longevity is good:  I put it on more than 12 hours ago, and it's still very noticeable.  The scent profile doesn't change much over time either.  

I wanted to love this... but I just "like" it.  I think I assumed it would be sweeter, with some grounding vanilla vibe from the amber.  But there is something about this one that doesn't quite do it for me.  The lemon here seems almost bitter, like lemon rind, and there is almost an aquatic note to this as well.  It does have pretty good longevity, though.  

We'll see how it ages... 

This one starts with a very strong almond/cherry blast. After a few minutes, the musk comes through, as does the chocolate and mint.  The almond/cherry face to a marzipan/playdough note that I really like.  The star anise is barely a whisper.  It's not as foody as it sounds, but is more of a sweet, dark gourmand.  It's got serious throw! 

Overall, I like this quite a lot!  I suspect it will be one I wear often.  It reminds me a bit of WILF but with cherry and almond.  

A few suggestions:  

Belle Epoque:  this is a gorgeous GC that doesn't seem to get enough love.  It is a warm scent;  a rich orange-gold in my mind. 

Sudha Segara:  a warm ginger

Xanthe the Weeping Clown:  Not as fruity as the notes make it sound

Balancing the Sake Cup:  a fairly recent LE;  ginger and neroli

Mermaid:  an older Lilith perfume with tiare and gardenia but also has some vanilla and other notes; not that aquatic. 

So Below:  Amber, coconut, musk, but kind of summery

Some harder-to-find ones:  Queen Mab Lace, some of the Snake Oil flankers (Banded Sea Snake, Dragon-Smooched Snake Oil, Snake's Kiss, Peach Brandy Snake Oil), Marae, Et Lux Fuit, Signoir Dildo, Oval Portrait. 

A couple other ideas:  Fearful Pleasure (has some smoke, but not much), Winds of Autumn (I don't get a lot of apple in this one), Magnificient Autumn (no apple in this one). 

Samhain!  Although apple is not a dominant note for me.  

If you could tolerate amber, I would have suggested Liquid Gold is in the Air.  

Lamb's Wool is a great apple cider scent, too.  

Whiskey and Apple, maybe? 

As FeyoftheFellwood said above, Defutata is a serious reminder of why I should revisit the GC more often.  This is a gorgeous olive blossom and vanilla scent. Somehow it transports me to another place, another world, reminiscent of something from my past.  What a fantastic blend!  

9 hours ago, birdy17 said:

Has anyone tried this one? I’m dying to know what it is like 🙃☺️

I have a bottle of this.  It smells like a not-too-sweet cake (like a non-corny cornbread, if that makes any sense) with clove and a hint of nutmeg.  I don't get any obvious honey notes.  It's notably foodier and spicey with less honey than Amber Incense and Honey Cakes.  It reminds me of All Souls Day, but I haven't smelled them side by side.  

Overall, it is a really nice scent, and pretty much exactly as I had expected.  As someone who is somewhat of a fan of St. Hildegard, I believe this scent honors her spirit.  

I like this a lot, and expect that most people will:  it's a soft, feminine scent.  Call me crazy, but it reminds me a lot of Antikythera Mechanism spiked with some florals and a little marshmallow.  I suspect this will be a FB purchase for me.  

This is AMAZING!!!!!  I don't know what else to say.  I've been collecting BPAL for 12 years now, and this one has just catapulted to one of my all-time favorites.  Caveat:  I haven't let the bottle rest, and I've only just tried it on.  It's got an almost creamy, almost coconut-ey, almost marshmallow vibe to it.  The weeds are soft and sweet.  The cognac adds warmth and depth but not a lot of booze. The balsam is not pine-ey;  it's more resiny and grounding.  The vanilla is glorious.   

It reminds me a bit of Ivory Vulva, or Boo, or possibly even Glowing Vulva (although it has been many years since I wore that scent).  

When I first put this on, it smells almost exactly like a Tootsie Roll:  chocolate, sugar, and something vaguely fruity (maybe it's the lemon balm coming through;  I tend to amp that note, or maybe it is the wood sorrel).  It's potent.  

After the initial candy rush, I start to get a bit of the clove pink.  It's a bit jarring at this stage: the floral, the fruit, the chocolate. 

But then it starts to settle into something beautiful and difficult to describe.  There is still some sweet chocolate, but it's mellowed and blended with the marigold and some of the other things, I think.   I don't really smell fennel, borage, rosemary, yarrow or rue, and I don't know what butterburr, self-heal, sweet cicely, or masterwort smell like.  It's not "green" or overtly "herbally", but a comforting, almost clean scent.  I'm not describing it very well, but it's really lovely.  And it lasts and lasts!  

I'll have to try it again in a few weeks.  I find the 13s tend to age really well.  

This is awesome!  It's a warm, soft, dusty, cocoa (not chocolate, but cocoa) and dirt scent.  There is an illusion of a hint of mint here, maybe from the tobacco. It's not too boozy;  the bourbon cream just softens and rounds everything out. 

I do have decants of both Cathedral and The Magdalene;  I will have to dig them out and retest them.  

It seems like Kit from OLLA might be a good match, but I have not tried that one.  I think the benzoin is key.