Roogna

I pretty much try everything BPAL does with leather (unless it has any rose notes in it which are death notes on me, and I *still* can't resist trying some of them lol)

I too get a sharp, peppery note, almost citrusy, almost powdery

really hugs my skin

after 30-40 min even softer. the sharpness is mostly gone, but I also can't pick out any notes in particular, just a vague "incense-y" with a hint of the sharpness

no leather

makes me think of The Sea Rat at first ... wood, kinda salty(?)/sharp, herbs

but when I try them side by side, this one is obviously sharper, more mediciney, and has black pepper too, maybe a touch of honey

in the imp- cologne. and immediate on my skin.

then...Sweet? Herbal? hard to place on top of the cologne

and then it turns to soapy musk which is a little sickly

very light and sweet, wood, beeswax, yellow and biting in a soft way

in the imp - sweet tarts lol

on skin - sweet tarts and vicks (vapor rub) and cedar

yeah...so it's sweet and tangy and kind of mediciney

in short - too perfumy and not enough leather for me to keep.

the longer I wear it, the more the leather comes out, always tempered by a sweet grass/cedar note and something that can only be described as "perfumy"

very pepper, warm, thick spice (thickly sticking in the back of my throat), smoky, vetiver laces through, tobacco brightens it a little

reminds me of heavily spiced cooking pits

let it fully dry down and it's a really nice smoky vetiver with a pepper/cooking spice kick

I don't think I need more, but I'm middling on vetiver - not crazy about it / must have, but sometimes it's very nice on me

dry vanilla mint with sage, very clean and plasticy

mainly oranges/mandarin with some peppermint and laurel/juniper/sage

there's a sweetness to the oranges that's also almost herbal

it's unusual but nice, but you need to like orange/mandarin

strong

mint, lavender?, juniper, sage and more corriander is an odd spice, but still works

the mix is something that can help relax (even though it may not seem like it on first sniff - and it will open your sinuses), but with how strong it is, I would save it for when you really need it. or get the bath oil and have it diluted with a tub of water for a couple drops lol

definitely red apple!

it's really nice - sweet and juicy apple

maybe some copal underneath? the apple really dominates

96 - a light colored oil. went soapy on me (a skin chemistry thing), there's maybe some wet/yellow leather underneath, but when things go soapy on me I know I'm not smelling the rest right

97 - a dark colored oil. a musk (red?) and resins. not sure exactly, but I like it (and got complemented on it day 1)

103 - omg yummy brown/dark leather. I need more

wow. very nice

better than I expected too

it's almost sweet - the red musk - which blends nicely with the apple. hints of clove, tobacco, vanilla, but mainly it's red musk and apple (and it's the second apple scent that I REALLY like, the other being the black apple of saturn, which is a completely different apple lol)

this wears very close to my skin

initially it's just cinnamon, then it fades and myrrh comes out and something almost like cola. strange

if you like Laughter of Loki or Bub, try this one.

It's not as green spicy and more grassy than Loki and not as sunny as Bub.

it does get a slight astringent smell to it a couple hours in, which fades back down again with the musk becoming the strongest note. I prefer both Loki and Bub to Venus Murica, but I will definitely try it again

on me it's earthy (like clay, not dirt) with a lemon bite. It's musty and sharp at the same time.

blood comes out a bit later, mingling with the rest, but it's not a typical dragon's blood scent...it's more like the blood from the Ragnarok series.

maybe a hint of the wood..or maybe the "wood" is the lemony bite?

edit - by day's end it's turned soapy on me, but the rest of it is still there beneath the soap

strongly peru balsam and frankincense, maybe powdery myrrh underneath

it's pretty well balanced, no morphing, but it's seems the pb and frank are just not quite right for me

it goes on as biting benzoin and lavender, and quickly turns deeper with fig and incense. then settles within a few minutes to just a very soft mix, all note fading soft and together

on my skin it's a candy-like orange, very sweet

citrus isn't really good on me, so I'm not going to leave it on, but it doesn't go instant "cleaner" which is good

oddly spicy, warm, almost cinnamony. then the rose comes out (which I amp)

very soft on my skin - floral and salt.. I can't pick anything out specifically because it's so soft and blended

bite of patch and labdanum which comes off as a heady, biting floral-like scent. no vanilla. I don't think any saffron. the leather comes out after an our or two, but it's a wet brown leather that's just not that appealing to me.

voluminous! I applied a tiny bit to my wrist and I feel like I'm in a cloud of it. My throat is not thanking me, so this will be a pass for me.

The scent itself is middling. It's powdery on my skin.

up close (nose to wrist) I can pick out the sweet myrrh and champaca (which is kind of powerdery itself) and maaaybe a hint of vanilla. The other notes just blend into the cloud of scent that I apparently amp.

*edit - after about an hour it settles some - slightly more vanilla/sandalwood and less powdery and enveloping cloud

soapy citrus

that is all

well..I may be forcing some vanilla with my imagination right before the soapy citrus takes over

it's real light and stays close to the skin

almost candylike initial sweetness (orange blossom?) then champaca mainly and sandalwood over the sweetness. Very strange.