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When I first smelled this in the bottle, I had an immediate UGH reaction because, although I love leather, this is practically leather single note and it's *strong* when it's wet. On my skin, after about 20 minutes it warms up into a beautiful soft and mellow leather with a hint of sweetness (as opposed to that strong brand new hide smell), which I know I can layer with other scents any time.

First off, rose is a note that very rarely ever works on me, because my skin either turns it to 'old lady fake rose perfume' or dry and dusty. I was so surprised by how beautiful Victorian Rose Milk turned out to be! I don't get milk from it at all - to me, this smells like a luxurious lady's body cream with just a delicate touch of a full, pink rose. The lack of other flower notes there stops it from being OMGFLORAL, but the rose allows it to be ultimately feminine. Very pretty and ladylike.

I'll have to agree with everything Midnight Aeval said, EXCEPT for the pine part - I definitely get resins, but pine is an absolute death note for me, and this is gorgeous, so I find it hard to believe that there's any present. This is reminiscent of the Lamia and Osiris prototypes, and in the same family as Mr. Jacquel, all of which are scents I LOVE. But while it's similar, this has an extra spice in there, either cardamom or clove that really makes it truly beautiful and outstanding. Rich, warm spices and resin, clove and vanilla. Sexy, sex-ay!

 

Medium throw, medium wear length, and absolutely gorgeous.

Um i'm not sure now wether i included my shipping address in my paypal order i'm so used to ebay where the address is just sent automatically with any order. Do i get a mail if they didn't get it or can i mail them myself?

 

You can email them, and include the transaction ID# but I wouldn't start worrying if you don't hear back from them. It most likely means they did get your address after all.

How are people not going batshit crazy over this? I briefly sniffed it in the bottle before I got it home, and although it was lovely, I got mostly coconut. Once I skin tested it, I could pick out hazelnut and something that gave it a little depth, which I'm guessing was anise although it didn't have the 'OMFGANISELIKEWHOA' effect that it usually does for me. Not a fan of anise. Anyway, it ended up being a creamy, musky dark coconut scent with medium throw and plenty of sexiness.

I asked a sweet person to pick up a bottle of this for me from NYCC, but was immediately wary of the mentions of root beer and popcorn in the reviews from those at the Con. This is a richly smoky, creamy vanilla with sweet musk and root beer foam. Delicious, and so much better than I was expecting! It does bring Snake Oil to mind just a touch, but it's distinctly different.

I've skin tested this twice, and I'm reading through this review thread just shaking my head. Candy floss? Blackberry juice? No! Oh, and since I'm probably one of the biggest lovers of Pumpkin King ever, let me just say that this doesn't have anything at ALL in common with that scent. No. All I get from this is spices and cinnamon. Not even any pumpkin, which I found surprising since the prototype for this oil was a fresher, soft pumpkin with a touch of sugared fruit. This was a big ol' disappointment on me, and will be headed straight to the 'get the hell out of here' pile.

Pumpkin and vanilla, with a tiny dash of spices. Really nice!

This is simply beautiful, botanical and fragrant and to my nose it's a sweet Spanish moss. It's somehow very definitely a FALL scent, and couldn't be confused with any other season. Unique, lovely and has decent staying power.

Odd Portents reminds me a lot of Scorpio 2004. The rose and lavender should be wrecking it for me, though, and instead they're just blending in with everything else to make a sweet, rich incense.

Interesting to read the other reviews. I'll start off by saying that I just don't like pumpkin scents on the whole and the only one I've ever loved was Pumpkin King. So.. I expected to hate Blue Pumpkin Floss right off the bat, and I was very pleasantly surprised. What I got out of it was a sweet, smooth pumpkin (not pumpkin pie, which I detest) with something delicious and lightly sugared in there that reminded me of Midway. If you like foody, gourmand scents or have a thing for pumpkin, this is definitely one to try.

I have the original Strawberry Moon as well as the 2009 version, and I wondered which version the prototype would be like - the answer is neither! I hadn't planned on buying this, but it's so juicy and sweet that I could resist it. It's rich red berries with a touch of amber. Gorgeous.

I got an unremarkable sweet fruit with an edge of metal. Very little throw, and it disappeared completely on my skin within 10 minutes. Meh.

I'm a big fan of the released versions of Snow White - for me, it's a floral that reminds me strongly of trumpet lilies with a touch of vanilla), and though this prototype is very different it's easy to see why it would have fit the concept. I get sweet, delicate vanilla with just a hint of a light floral and a chilly breath of mint. It's actually extremely pretty, even if it wasn't at all what I was expecting.

I got zero butter or anything chemical from this! I have no idea what is is, but it's a smooth, dark 'poison', but there's something slightly resinous about it and on the whole, it's a good smell. Very interesting and unique.

Loli.Goth is very pink and sweet without straying into candy or sickly territory. The strawberry, white peach and pink musk are the strongest notes here, but I think the 'pale woods' listed are what is holding this back from going supersweet. There's still a light quality that I never get from strawberry blends generally, but it still has that juiciness that I love. Lovely!

ETA: Something about the 'pale woods' and musk is reminding me distinctly of Jingo Kogo. LOVE.

Rivet.Goth is unique amongst BPAL leather blends, and I am in with it. This isn't the fresh leather 'new car' scent, nor is it the old leather of Dead Man's Hand. What I get is well-loved, butter soft dark leather overlaid with a sexy musk, and a whiff of smoke. My overall impression is that of a sexy superhero, complete with leather suit. So, so good. :love!:

In my late teens, I had a nasty run in with a bottle of cherry liqueur and never felt the same way about the smell since. I thought for sure that Gothabilly was going to be all strong, boozy cherry and nothing else. Wrong. In the bottle, I smell cherries and a smooth liqueur but it's not that sickly cherry flavor if that makes any sense. I don't particularly pick out the black vanilla or Egyptian musk as dominant notes wet, but the overall effect after 5 minutes on my skin is so smooth and soft that the cherry has definitely taken a back seat. Lovely.

This is surprisingly pretty for a blend made from three of my dealbreaker notes. Rose usually turns dusty and decidedly old-ladyish on me, but this time it stays fresh and slightly sweet. Maybe that's because of the lilac and amber notes? No, what makes this a no-go for me is the lavender which is very nice here (even though I cannot stand lavender) but it adds a dryness that I always, always amp. I am *this* close to being able to wear this, because the lilac and amber balance out the dryness but I can still pick out the dreaded lavender. Bah. Floral fans really ought to try this one!

Given that the notes in this are some of my favorites, I expected to fall in love with Romanti.Goth. In the bottle, it's resiny and mostly incense, opium tar and some resins. I was hoping it would warm up and blossom on my skin, with the plum coming out to play and give it a little more dimension but it really didn't. What I got was powdery incense. Very pretty and all, but not quite what I expected though I have a feeling my wonky body chemistry screwed me. I'm looking forward to seeing how this ages, though.

ETA: 30 minutes after I posted this review, it changed again! It suddenly became richer and deeper, a little smokier and sweeter. WIN!

Geek smells very much like Sprite, and is very effervescent. On my skin, it is light and refreshing, and all I get is a subtler version of the lemon and lime. Nice, but so not my thing.

I could swear there's leather in this! I guess it's the tobacco, playing tricks with my nose. I don't get a chemical smell from this in the bottle, but it did smell dark and almost fruity. There's no fruit here! The overall effect 10 minutes into the drydown is smooth tobacco smoke, a dribble of dark liquor and a tiny bit of chocolate. On me, this is a very fast fader and it's gone within 15-20. Shame.

In the bottle and wet, this smells strongly of classic soap and dryer sheets with a touch of something kinda cologney - (kinda like those giant tubs of green hair gel my brother used to use in high school). Dried down, Tony is very different. It ends up smelling like warm cotton sheets, fresh from the dryer and redolent with that clean, 'dryer sheet' smell with a touch of something that warms it up and stops it from being a straight up fresh or clean blend. Because I usually *hate* those scents, but the overall effect of this is really goooood. I would love to have a linen spray that smells like this. And I would give it to every single male friend I have, because dammit, they need it.

To me, this is sherry with a dash of something fruity and syrupy. It's an interesting blend, and one which manages to be sweet and dark at the same time once it's dried down. Might be a little too boozy for me, but it's fun nonetheless!To me, this is sherry with a dash of something fruity and syrupy. It's an interesting blend, and one which manages to be sweet and dark at the same time once it's dried down. Might be a little too boozy for me, but it's fun nonetheless!

In the bottle, this is the dark and gritty smell of things burning - it actually made me flinch a little at first sniff and I almost didn't test it on my skin. I'm glad I did! I'm hesitant to guess at notes because this is so evocative, but what it dries down to is a beautifully rich, slightly sweet woodsmoke. Unexpectedly good.