neptuneanblues

To me, the GC Bien Loin D'Ici is quite a bit like BPTP's Virginia (from the Courtesans), just somewhat less complex. I have a backup of Virginia, but it's still comforting to me to know this....

There's always White Chocolate and Sugared Violets, which was a 2009 Lupercalia scent....

Hello there, I'm looking for scents which are both dark and elegant, and which are masculine (though not overpoweringly so). Something appropriate to a gothic gentleman. Any opinions?

General catalog scents that might work: Robotic Scarab, Czernobog, Dracul (well, I guess that's obvious?), and maybe Dee (which is very popular). My husband has all of these (and more), and while he's not exactly "gothic," I tried to think of which ones in his collection might seem "dark and elegant."

Back to this chocolately goodness thread...but this time I am looking for a scent that is Chocolate Chip Cookies. All that chocolate, sugar and bakery goodness. Wasn't sure if I should post this in baked goods but I think that Chocolate is the main note I want so thats why its here...

 

(I do have Bliss already so other recs with chocoalte and vanilla would be awesome. )

Boomslang sprang immediately to mind for chocolate and vanilla together....

It's already been mentioned, but I totally got an Old-Spice-but-better vibe from a certain BPAL... but for me it was Dee rather than Dracul! Trying to mentally go through the more traditional-cologne things in my husband's imp stash... there's also Port Royal, Casanova (though that might be a funny name for a present for ones' father), Titus Andronicus, Fenris Wolf, Windward Passage, Lear, and Antony.

My favorite BPAL lilac is Dragon's Eye for sure!

Here is a "recs for role-playing games, LARP, and cosplay" thread on the forum

Some people say that BPAL's Troll is a rather "stinky" smell, so maybe it would work for you... it's described as A lurching, hateful, bitter scent. This is a gruesome blend of ghastly greens and blacks: vetiver, pine pitch, troll musk, black basil, clove smoke, and scorched cumin. I understand that you mentioned aquatics more than fire or burning smells, but when I think of BPALs that may be strong/potentially off-putting, that's where my mind goes, so I'm thinking of Brimstone, Scarecrow, and Djinn. I also got the same sense from Bohun Upas, but that doesn't seem to be shared by many reviewers, so maybe it's just me!

Are there any GCs that are especially similar to Manilus Hurled from the Rock (Frankincense, leather accord, sandalwood, Himalayan cedar, nutmeg, and violet leaf)? My husband has become quite enamoured of it (on himself), so he asked me this today ....