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Oh Jack. My newest love! Jack is sweet without being too sweet. Only slightly gourmand to my nose (mostly in the wet stages). It is my perfect fall scent that I have been looking for. The notes are so beautifully blended. The peach isn't too peachy, just adds a brightness to the scent. The spices round the scent out perfectly and my skin is not amping the clove like crazy. I love cloves, but it generally takes over all the other notes. It plays nice here and is very much in the background. This scent is not a heavy one. I definitely don't understand how some people think this is strong. Its soooo light. After 5 minutes I can barely get a whiff of it. Unless there is something wrong with my bottle? Either way, I will slather myself in Jack any day of the year!

Just wanted to say that to my nose, Tavern of Hell reminds me very much of J'adore (which I used to wear)!

Mouse's Long and Sad Tale, Hollywood Babylon, and Hell's Belle seem like they might be right up your alley!

Ok guys, I need a recommendation and I believe it may fall into the almond category... I want to smell like wedding cake!!! Any recommendations?

I received a generous frimp of Silver Haired Bat. Though vanilla is not listed, I just want to say this is a beautiful vanilla scent to my nose! I guess its the benzoin that my nose is interpreting as vanilla. I love this stuff!

This stuff is GOOD. To me, it smells exactly as described. I use a black vanilla shampoo, so it layers so well with that too! I get a strong whiff of the black vanilla, which to me has always smelled like a grown up, sophisticated vanilla. Followed by the cardamom and a cinnamon note. mmmm spicy vanilla! I'm not exactly what sure what oud smells like, but I do picky up on a faint woody scent. Overall, I find this to be very rich, warm, and intoxicating. Edited to add: The bottle art is beautiful, so I keep this baby on display in my bathroom!

Wow, I never thought this would smell good! it's hard to pin point what I'm smelling, other than it reminds me of a commercial perfume. I do get something ozoney and a little floral. Surprisingly wearable if you enjoy scents like that.

I think someone referred to this as spiced Indian rose. Yep, pretty much! It's nice for what it is, but not for me. I'm very picky when it comes to my rose scents!

Carnal!!!

ziggystardust - I know it's been a while since you posted this, but as soon as I read your list I thought of Lucy, Kissed - it was an LE from the Trading Post, but you should be able to track some down Lucy, Kissed Diabolical voluptuousness, a siren song from the grave: juniper and yew brushing against blackened violets and funeral roses, red musk and hot blood, veined white marble and icy, brittle musk, all pulsing with the sinister, hypnotic scent of patchouli, amber, oude, and cubeb. I know that might sound like an odd mix, but it's a deep warm and sensual patch/musk/smokdy rose - kind of like Snake Oil + Vixen + Midnight Kiss + Rose Red had some sort of illicit romp and Lucy, Kissed is the feral lovechild borne of their tryst Reviews here. ziggystardust - I know it's been a while since you posted this, but as soon as I read your list I thought of Lucy, Kissed - it was an LE from the Trading Post, but you should be able to track some down Lucy, KissedDiabolical voluptuousness, a siren song from the grave: juniper and yew brushing against blackened violets and funeral roses, red musk and hot blood, veined white marble and icy, brittle musk, all pulsing with the sinister, hypnotic scent of patchouli, amber, oude, and cubeb. I know that might sound like an odd mix, but it's a deep warm and sensual patch/musk/smokdy rose - kind of like Snake Oil + Vixen + Midnight Kiss + Rose Red had some sort of illicit romp and Lucy, Kissed is the feral lovechild borne of their tryst Reviews here.Omg. I thought it already sounded lovely, but the way you described it.... I have never even heard of this one until now! Thanks sooo much

Oh Dionysia - how I love thee! The scent I reach for when I am craving the perfect plum. And I find that I crave this one a lot. I love the combination of plum/berry fruits with the incensey notes. So pretty with a little something sexy underneath. Such a well balanced, yummy sent. If you want a more grown up version of Bordello - Dionysia is the one.

I finally got to try Snake Oil bath oil. Actually, this was the first bath oil I've tried. About time since snake oil is my holy grail scent. Just WOW. Its like bathing in aged snake oil. Just vanilla/resiny perfection. If that's your thing

I LOVE this bath oil! One of my favorite scent combos is orange + patchouli. I was a little worried about the vetiver, I'll admit. But Ira is just pure woody, sensual, yumminess. I felt so grounded and relaxed after bathing in this (and slathering a little more on my skin after!) It was just too good not to. I am definitely going to save up for a bottle!

Obsidian Widow for sure. It's amazing. The wine listed is Pinot Noir, and it is juicy dark and red. Winning. The rose in this is not strong at all, in fact I didn't even know it had rose in it. It's much more of a wine scent than Blood Rose IMO. Thank you Stellamaris! I've added that to my wishlist.

So happy I got the opportunity to test Elf! Out of the imp: oooh! Herbal, fresh, and a little sweet. Lovely so far! Wet on skin: Evergreen (almost piney) and oh no... Soap?! Dry down: the soap is gone! I've never had a soapy scent go UN soapy on me. Yay! Now I'm getting more of the sweetness and touch of berry. It's a light and uplifting scent. Slightly evocative of another scent I love in this category... Bewitched. My husband's impression: smells like jelly beans! And now that he mentions it, it does. Lol I will probably hold on to my imp. Don't think its bottle worthy for me since I now associate it only with jelly beans. Oh well Edited to add: this dry down smells very much like Snow White!

I would suggest The Coiled Serpent. I find that it has a sort of grounding effect for me. Another one that I love is Carnal. Not sure why, it would seem with the mandarin it would be more of an uplifting, energizing scent. But it's very comforting to me and always soothes my nerves. Good luck in your search!

I adore Midnight Kiss Initially, I get a blast of the wine and cocoa. (Note that cocoa usually turns funky on my skin, but in this it somehow works!) The cocoa begins to die down and the wine begins to mingle with the other yummy notes. I definitely get the red musk (which I love) and a little smokiness from the nicotania. I get very little patchouli and amber. They aren't the main players for me, though I'm sure they add depth to the scent. I love this one throughout every stage - wet to dry, but I especially LOVE the dry down. This is sexy without being too strong. Its light and dark at the same time and definitely evokes the color red. final thoughts - This is one of my favorite bpal scents! It's one that I wear with confidence. I'm coming to find that my skin chemistry loves red musk. The one and only complaint is that I do need to slather this one or reapply, as my skin drinks it up after an hour or so. What I'm left with is faint, but gorgeous. Still, I find myself reaching for this one all the time. And I love the label art!

I also love red musk - so this one is added to my wishlist, thanks!

Bumping this because I'm in search for more bpal wine scents! I adore the wine note in Nosferatu. I looked over everyone's responses and didn't see Horreur Sympathique mentioned? That one is on my list to try. Soothing System seems like a sure win, but after reading reviews, not so sure. Blood Rose is great if I am in the mood for rose at all. But still would prefer a wine scent without. What I do not care for - Bordello (didn't smell like wine to me at all - just sweet and plum candy). Also, would prefer a scent without leather. Anyway, hoping to revive this thread! Truest or yummiest Red Wine scents? Thanks in advance

My top 5 would be: Snake Oil Midnight Kiss Vixen So Below Red Rose (bptp) Recs would be awesome!

This is one of my favorite scents! I rarely wear it, but I get my hubby to wear it all the time. It is my nuzzle scent. It's warm and inviting, creamy and perfectly sweet, incensey and woody - total perfection.

Nosferatu is one of those intriguing scents that turned me on to bpal in the first place, though I am just now getting the opportunity to try it! The description pretty much sums it up. I got a blast of the lab's wine note, the same herbal note I get in The Apothecary, and dirt. And the combination of these captures Nosferatu and it just works! After slathering it on yesterday evening, I got wafts of it all night and in the morning when I woke up. I love the wet stage, I love the dry stage. Its just such an awesome and unique scent. It's also got me craving more wine and earthy scented bpals.

I'd like to second some of the above suggestions - Sin, Carnal, Vixen, Velvet, and perhaps Eat Me

I love this scent. Its sweet, spicy, sexy, and sophisticated. The clove keeps the rose in check, which can sometimes take over on my skin. It's beautifully blended. This has instantly become one of my favorite bpal scents!

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