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This arrived on Friday and this is my first wearing. I'm reviewing for lotion info over scent. But the scent is true to the hair gloss and perfume and this is highly scented. This is another beautiful red musk/red patchouli blend, with a hint of myrrh on my skin. A little more powdery from the myrrh than the hair gloss and perfume, which are very red musk on me. 🥰 The lotion is thick and creamy, easy to spread and soaks in without leaving my skin feel oily, but definitely moisturized. I had to take the entire cap off to get enough squeezed out of the bottle for my lizard skin. The bottle is similar to the ones the Lab uses for bath oils and massage oils. I would prefer it to have a pump top, and am going to see if I can find any to purchase that will fit it. I think it will be more functional with a pump applicator. As for scent, it's highly scented with Garnet and since I'm also wearing the hair gloss today, I don't feel the need to add the perfume. But I'm also a slatherer so sometimes I know I'll wear the perfume too, like on a date night when I want to be smelled before being seen. 🥰
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This is the best witchy bonfire scent I own. The smoke isn't as overly acrid as the Bonfire Single Note, and it's tempered by the musk and incense. The patchouli doesn't leap to the forefront, but grounds the entire scent it's earthy warmth. I save this for wearing on Walpurgisnacht and it's the perfect representation of a witches' nighttime dance around the bonfire.
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This one is autumnal sweetness in the decant. Nothing stands out among the notes. It's a little fruity, like standing out in the pumpkin patch after almost all of the pumpkins are gone. The breeze blows over the field and mingles with the grasses and hay. Lovely enough decant but I don't need a bottle.
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This starts out with a surprising blast of red oud, quickly followed by the red musk. The oud is indolic and keeps the red musk from turning into that favorite sweetness that I love. Tobacco and poppy ground this as well. It's not an automatic favorite for me. Glad I got the decant to try, but I have so many other dark red musk and even oud blends that I love more so this will suffice. I look forward to retrying it in a year.
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I've had this sitting in my plastic shoebox where I store hair gloss decants, ever since I bought it when it was first released. I completely forgot to test it or review it!! I was looking in there for something else and found Garnet. Is this a sign that I have too many hair glasses? Never! Sprayed this on my wrist and OH MY this is such a gorgeous red musk/red patchouli blend! I love Beth's red musk note so much and it's blooming perfectly on my skin. This isn't "stinkie hippie" patchouli, no it's that rich red patchouli that always goes sweet on my skin, especially when blended with musk. I don't get any distinct notes of rose, myrrh, or blackcurrent, but there is a very slight powderiness, kind of a dustiness from those notes contributing to the overall scent. The entire thing is so well blended. I'm definitely going to need a full bottle and plan to use up my decant as a body spray. I will easily wear this hair gloss with some of my favorite red musk blends such as Le Lethe, Lust, Third Charm, etc.
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Woah! This is all deep dark smoky tobacco incense on me without any sweetness. I may have finally found an incense scent that is too strong for me! It has a lot of throw and is very long lasting. I applied after a late afternoon shower and could still smell it the next morning. I'm going to have to plan more carefully when I wear this one.
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I don't know why I waited so long to buy this, given that I love each of these notes. The recent need to soothe my soul over the SA reports of a once favorite author along with the reminder that proceeds go towards RAINN made me place the order. This is the dark BPAL plum note that I adore! It does appear to me to be the same plum as in Black Moths, A Shadow In The Elevator, and Mme. Moriarty, so I get the comparisons in previous reviews. The patch doesn't jump out at me as it usually does, but stays so well blended with the tobacco that it just deepens the plum and makes this dark and gorgeous and feeling very high end. I love this so much! I applied before bed last night and could still smell it this morning, so it has a nice long wear!
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This is amazing! Little Bird nailed the description. The initial blast of smoky patchouli with a heavy overlay of an industrial smell - is that the ink? The patch is not that sweet chewy patch but a dry and dark one, and upon drydown it can't be separated out from the other notes. I always amp patchouli but this blend isn't a "patchouli" forward blend. No, it's the scent I remember from childhood trips to Chicago! Back when smog was still a deep haze over the city as we drove in from the South Side, passing smokestacks along Lake Calumet, mingled with the scent of my pre-teen slathering of Coty Wild Musk Oil perfume.
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Dark honeyed musk, not as strong on the tea note as I had expected! This is lovely and very sexy... the sleekest softest black cat caught out of the corner of your eye, slinking around the corner.
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OMG how is it possible that in almost 20 years of wearing BPAL that I never reviewed this?! I know I have worn it many times. I got a random urge to pull this from my imp stash and apply this evening. I love cinnamon, myrrh, and honeysuckle and my limited experience with copal is also positive. This blend is a sticky sweet honeyed cinnamon on my skin. It bears a lot of similarities with the way that Dragons Milk goes on me. In fact, I would say this is spicy Dragons Milk, as if DM had added cinnamon to the blend. It has good throw and longevity too. I'm not suggesting that it's an equal replacement, but it has a similar vibe to me. Lovely!
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Oh, this is definitely a sweet vanilla musk! I haven't smelled Millennial Pink so I can't speak to the ruby chocolate from that. I tend to avoid chocolate or cocoa or cacao notes on me. This is so subtle that it's just a grounding note well after dry down. It's not foodie but is a sweeter vanilla scent than I usually wear. I like this.
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Reviewing this briefly fresh from the mailbox! Sniffing from the bottle, this is a super fizzy sweet rosé! I don't tend towards the Lab's champagne notes so I've never really understood how Beth can create a scent that smells the way carbonation bubbles feel when you hold a glass of a bubbly drink under your nose! It's so realistic I can almost feel the bubbles pop at my nostrils. On dry down a hint of the clove studded orange comes through, more citrus than clove. I actually misread the description when I ordered this and have been waiting for my package to arrive with feelings of buyer's remorse. I've prepared myself to not like this and planned to swap it for something else. I haven't given it a full wear test yet, but I have a feeling that this one is going to end up a surprise keeper after all! 12/30 After a full wear, I am definitely keeping this bottle! I don't wear fizzy, bright, citrus, or champagne notes so why do I like this?! It stays bright and lovely on me. This is now going to be my annual New Year's Eve scent! Out of my usual wheelhouse but worth the change! ?
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This one was an instabuy for me. I adore Snake Oil, and have loved all the scents I could get with the SO and Dorian combo. At first this spray is actually heavier on the Snake Oil than I had expected- which is definitely not a bad thing. But yes I can definitely smell the Dorian as well. I also love Beth's dirt notes. Here it's just a very subtle grounding that I detect a few minutes after spraying. This one's going to be in heavy rotation on my pillow.
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Black Pine and Incense Smoke Atmosphere Spray
Poenari replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Atmosphere
Yes! As described. My package came on Tuesday and I immediately sprayed my Black Pine & Incense Smoke Atmo! It's as described- a gorgeous smoky pine forest. It's not Pine-Sol, it's a dark spooky pine forest where someone has been holding a ritual using the richest dark incense. Don't sit on this one! -
This is so fun! I love and agree with Invidiana's description. It's definitely got that smoky bonfire note, but not as harsh as I expected. Dries down with a fresh but dry breeze. I will use mine to make my car smell like a cool vintage hearse.