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I love those burning papers too!  I really don't know of any BPALs that are a close match.  Perhaps a layering of Like a Girl and Tombstone? or Antique Lace with Cedarwood, Vanilla Absolute and Tolu Balsam?    :). I will have to do some experiments.  

 

There is one conventional perfume that is supposed to (and IMHO, really does) smell a lot like the papers:  Mad et Len's Petit Papiers.  In fact, I tried the perfume first and then sought out the papers because I liked the perfume so much.  

 

 

Golden Priapus is a lovely vanilla, amber, and pine blend that smells like Christmas to me.  

 

Also, Tintagel (which was sadly discontinued) had a great winter holiday vibe to it. 

 

Wow, this is an intense and very interesting perfume, as I had hoped from the notes.  

 

Wet, I definitely get the musks and a clean but dark marine vibe.  It's like laundry soap/dryer sheets on steroids!!!  With a definite hint of danger lurking underneath.   

 

As it dries, it becomes more of a sweet aquatic.  It's pleasant and not so intense but not quite my thing (I'm not into aquatics, as a rule).  We'll see what happens later.  

This is really lovely.  Sweet honey dust and a non-sour cream note open this perfume:  it's cuddly, clean, and warm, reminiscent of Stinky but more refined and less baby-powdery.

 

This would be a great daytime scent or a great sleep scent, IMHO.  

It's been a long time since I've been the first to review a scent!  

 

This is exactly  far better than I expected, much better!  And my expectations were high. 

 

I love bananas.  I eat them every day.  I have a small collection of banana scents from various sources.  

 

This one is really special.  It's banana-ey at first, yes, that's a given.  But the amber, the tonka, the sugar cane, give it is lovely, sweet, rich, vanilla-like base. The fig and guava give it just a hint of non-banana fruitiness, while the ylang-ylang adds a subtle creaminess.  

 

I am really pleased that I blind-bottled this one!   

This is an interesting scent.  It's brighter than I expected, with the tobacco not making its presence obvious. "Sugar blossom":  I wasn't sure what to expect, but it's clean, sweet, with a touch of dry cinnamon.  It's not overtly floral or spicy.  I think this would make a good daytime scent;  it's not overwhelming or in your face.  I am not reacting to the cinnamon in this oil (I do sometimes).  I like it quite a bit, and am hoping it ages to something even better.  

This was a surprise hit for me!  The tea rose is there, and it is lovely and soft and nicely grounded with the lace background.  But it's not an "in your face" kind of rose at all, and there is no trace of sourness that rose sometimes has on my skin.  Sadly, it doesn't last long (only a tiny hint of lacy rose 5 hours later.  But it's a definite keeper! 



This is great!  Exactly as you might expect based on the description:  sweet coffee and a bit of musky vanilla.  It's kind of like a less musky, more gentle, vanilla-accented Jialong (which I love too).  It reminds a bit of the scent of the Campsite Coffee candle from Bath and Body Works that I have, only better.  

This smells like an old BPAL forum exclusive, I think? Werepuppy?  but with a dusting of cinnamon.  

The dark sweetness of these notes called to me strongly before I ordered it.

Upon initial application, the dried blackberries seemed to give this scent a sour funk, and I was worried. After a few minutes, however, that dissipated, and I was left with a dark, fruity blend with a grounding of dark incense. It's not foody or overly sweet, and the musk is not powdery.

It's got some punch, too: I could still smell it on my wrist after exercise and a shower.

I can see myself getting addicted to this one. I think this is going to age remarkably.

This is probably my favorite Dead Leaves scent ever. At first it's heavy on the classic dead leaves, with a hint of incense. As it dries, I get more of the incense, then just a wisp of dusty vanilla. Gorgeous!

I was the lucky recipient of #12. It starts out with a bit of orange and maybe a bit more of the the eucalyptus vibe I get from regular Samhain. I love it! With time, it morphs into the sweet, honey/apple-like scent of regular Samhain. I love it!!! My best Chaos Theory gamble ever!

This is a lovely fragrance, although not exactly what I expected. I've let it rest for a few days before I posted my thoughts here.

I don't really get a lot of Tombstone from this. I do get a certain woody sweetness underlying the scent, but it really doesn't smell at all like Tombstone to me when I sniff them side by side, nor does it have the throw of Tombstone. I was expecting the over-the-top vanilla sweetness in my 8-year old bottle of Tombstone. As it dries, more of the almost root beer sweetness of Tombstone does come out.

I do get a bit of the red licorice whips: a tiny touch of anise and a generic red fruit, probably more cherry than strawberry but not prominent. The red velvet musk is not something that red musk haters need to fear, IMHO. I almost get a hint of patchouli?

This one is going to age spectacularly, I believe.

I always blind-buy at least one Lilith each year. This year I immediately purchased "The dream is big enough for everyone" because I love the sentiment behind the scent (and the notes sounded gorgeous).

It's fresh out of the mailbox, but I couldn't resist a quick test. I'll try to add to this review later.

Wet: I can detect most of the notes except the vanilla cream. I mostly get honeyed fig with a tiny bit of patchouli. It's not particularly sweet, and fruitier than I expected. It's very pretty and quite powerful.

As it dries, I get even more fruitiness with a bit more sweetness. It's making my mouth water!

Here are a few more recent perfumes I might put into this category (which I still adore):

 

La Prostitution et la Folie Dominent le Monde

The Eternal Queen

Blossoming Vulva

Alabaster Vulva

Round Dance

Cave of Treasures

Blossoms in Springtime

The Bride

Lovers in a Rice Field

Flickering Lantern

Closet Raid (a fairly recent LE)

I'm thinking for a wedding you'd want something long-lasting and slightly different so it would evoke scent memories later.

 

June 23, 1968

Maybe a layering of Hope and Faith?

Another vote for Alice or Mouse's Long Sad Tale

Pepper

Dawn Priestess

Versailles

Belle Epoque

Kaidan

Kubla Khan

If she's not superstitious, maybe Lyonesse

I'm so pleased I managed to snag a bottle of this lovely "mistake"!

 

As Deceitfuldescender notes, it starts out with a sweet cola-like note. It's sugary, smooth, and delicious although not in a foody way. Snake Oil is in there, but this blend reminds me more of some other of my favorites including Luna Negra and Panther Moon.

 

It's got decent throw initially and is still going strong and is fairly linear at 3 hours. I honestly don't get that much patchouli, and the honey is the pretty, non-cat pee version. I do detect the dragon's blood, and it is indeed similar to that of Dragon's Milk.

 

This is possibly my favorite SO blends ever, I think.

This was the Luper I was most excited about!

 

I thought, naively, that I knew what this was going to smell like. I slathered myself last week with 8-year-aged Snake Oil and O, and thought that Snake's Kiss would smell as magnificent as that combo did. I was even more excited when I read Violet Chaos's review and saw that the honey was not the heavy "O" honey, which can go a bit cat-pee on me.

 

Caveat: I did just get this bottle last night, so it needs to age. But Snake's Kiss smells nothing like my expectations. Oddly, I get something that smells like lavender, the lemon that VC noted, and almost a tea note... (you see where I'm going here, don't you?)

 

It smells to me like Dorian with a drop of Snake Oil added to it. It's really quite nice, but I need to re-evaluate again because my expectations were so solid but soooo far off on this one.

This is just beautiful. All of the notes are evident, with the frankincense and bourbon vanilla initially prominent. In time, the champaca and patchouli become more dominant. It's not overly sweet. It's not a churchy incense scent nor a dirty hippy scent, but somewhere in a happy middle place. It reminds me of something which is escaping me at the moment.

I'm trying this scent for the first time, and I've fallen under its spell.

 

It does start with a blast of lavender. I get hints of most of the other unlisted notes that others above have commented on. There is a definite leather feeling, a metallic vibe, and a hint of band-aid, all notes I'm not a huge fan of. Yet I still find myself unable to stop nomming my arm.

 

It's a clean, elegant, and fascinating.

 

Will have to try again, but this might be a full bottle.

Potent, sweet, narcotic, floral. I don't get a lot of vanilla, at least initially, nor is it overly powdery. It seems to be a close cousin of Pediophobia, although I should try them side-by-side to confirm. I like this, especially after about an hour or so.

Initially, this is a blast of almond/cherry and patchouli. Almond never seems to last long, and this is no exception: within an hour, this is a truly lovely, soft scent. It's a warm, slightly powdery, slightly sweet vanilla and patchouli, with only the faintest whiff of pine or fig or almond. Don't confuse this with Banshee Beat: this is clean, gentle patchouli and a very mild, non-foody vanilla. This is a gorgeous, quiet scent that fits its name quite well.

The Serpentine is one of my all-time favorite BPALs, I think.

 

It's Dorian, amped up on the lavender and vanilla. I find it so comforting and beautiful. It's a soft, lovely lavender that is never harsh or weedy. The vanilla is marshmallow-ey, giving the entire scent the vibe of TKO mixed with Dorian.

 

I do love this and am so glad to have a bottle.

I feel like scents with Gardenia in them seem really creamy to me. I'm not sure why.... I love Le Serpent Qui Danse. It's not really foody, and it's a gorgeous creamy vanilla floral.

 

I agree. Tissue is a gardenia scent that I think has a creamy vibe to it.

 

Also, Katrina van Tassel definitely seems creamy to me too!

 

I am also someone who did not find Zorya P. to be particularly creamy. It is gorgeous, however.