Poenari
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This is as named. Testing it as a body spray to get the full experience. This isn't as sweet as I expected! Not as sugary as the brown sugar I get from Eat Me. The woody oak tempers it. Glad I have this decant but I wouldn't wear it often enough for a full bottle. Will test in hair at a later date.
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This is my wedding anniversary 13- there have only been a few August Friday the 13ths since I was married in 1976, much less since I discovered BPAL in 2006! I rarely wear them, but have to collect the ones falling in August. Now that this one has aged, let's see how she wears on me! This is simply a deep herby chocolate, neither milky nor sugary sweet on me. A hint of spice from the clove pink comes through, and maybe it's just the overall herbal mixture. I can't really identify any other single notes in here. This isn't as dusty cocoa as one of my other 13s, but fortunately not milky sweet. I actually think I should wear this more often now!
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I too get an initial note of carnations when wearing this! But it changes almost immediately to a lovely slightly spicy floral with a hint of Snake Oil. Now that my bottle is nearly a year old, I had expected the Snake Oil to be more apparent. This blend is lovely and very wearable in closer quarters than most of my others.
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I tried this again today because I never reviewed it when getting it last year. This is a sweet strawberry scent on me, very pink. I guess the dragons fruit note isn't what I expected, nor do I get patchouli. It's a lovely scent, and I do like it, but I plan to gift it to a friend who I think will wear and enjoy it more.
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If this has Snow White in it, then it's the first time I've ever been able to wear it! I do get a lovely wintry Snake Oil, and the snow note is perfect with it. Actual Snow White goes straight into my sinuses, no matter how well aged. I've even been fortunate to have friends let me test their really vintage versions. So I am thrilled to have a bottle of this because I adore Snake Oil and it's great to have a wintry version.
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Sweet apple pie up front with my beloved dead leaves note somehow perfectly blended together. I have really been trying to avoid adding to my very large Halloweenie bottle collection, but darn it this one is too good to pass up! *Adds to cart*
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Dead Leaves, Green Tea, and Tahitian Ginger
Poenari replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Halloweenie
This is a lovely addition to my dead leaves collection because it is very different from my others. I don't typically go for Shungas or tea scents, but this one really works. The scent is green from the tea leaves, and not like the autumnal dead leaves I love. The ginger lends just a hint of spice, yet this is not a spicy blend. I would love to drink this tea! (Note: do not drink your bpal.) -
This is my first time trying my bottle. I applied it to my freshly washed, dried hair by applying a few sprays into my palms and scrunching into my curly hair, then a spritz over the top for extra shine. The scent is more peach than chai. It smells of sweet ripe peach juice trickling down my hands as I bite into a juicy peach. I had hoped for a lot more chai spice, and am worried that aging won't bring out the spices much more than they are now. I have a decant of the Masala Chai beard oil and was hoping for a peachy version of that scent. All the same, this is a lovely, very wearable scent for any occasion. The actual throw is fairly gently and this would make a nice body spray without overpowering anyone.
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I ordered a goblin squirt of this and a few other hair glosses to try, with my Dragon Con order. I can't place it, but oh wow something in this has triggered an old scent memory. I can't recall when or where, but I hope it eventually surfaces, because it's definitely a good memory! I love this and can't stop sniffing my arm where I tested it! After looking up pomace brandy, I see that it is the liqour made from the leftover grape remains after wine is made from them. Perhaps my memory is reaching all the way back to my time spent in Spain in 1973, or my trip to Romania in 2005. Each of those trips involved a lot of wine and brandy, although Romania involved plum brandy rather than pomace brandy. Either way, the woody bark and moss notes are all muddled into this brandy and turn into a gorgeous scent. Need to upgrade this one to a full bottle for sure! I will probably also wear it as a body spray because I love it so much! Edited to add that this might wear on the masculine side for some folks, as I get a kind of cologne note in the mix.
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I never got around to testing my decant of this last year, so this is one year aged. And now I am angry at myself! On first application, this is not faint at all! So aging this is the key. This scent goes on my skin and is a luscious blend of juicy peachy red musk. I almost can't distinguish the musk from the peach because they have melded together into something else. I really don't detect the other notes other than the patchouli which grounds this. I typically amp red musk and patchouli but not here. I just smell amazing! And now dammit I have to find a bottle of this for my collection!
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I love these notes and wanted to give the new lotions a second chance. As stated above, the scent is not as strong as I had expected... certainly nowhere close to the strength of my Garnet lotion! But the texture and consistency is the same. This scent goes very well with a wide variety of scents that I like to wear in the summer. So far my favorite combo is to wear it with Hetairae, but I'm also enjoying Snakes In the Coconut Cake with it. The pros: wonderful thick texture that soaks right in without leaving me greasy, but feeling hydrated and moisturized. Lovely scent that layers well without overpowering my perfume and increases my perfume's longevity. The cons: as others have said, this packaging ain't it. So sorry, but I've tried two of the new lotions now in their original bottles, and it's impossible to dispense the lotion with a pump or from the bottle. I have to remove the lid and slap my bottle upside down against the sink to get the lotion out. I really don't want to see the lotion more liquefied.. the thickness is a real Plus. But this needs to be in a jar, for sure. I want to be able to reach in with an applicator to scoop out what I need. And for this price point, I would not repurchase unless the lotion is in a jar. I am currently fiddling with a long thin spatula to scoop it out of the container, but know that product will be wasted in the bottom. 😭
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I just obtained a bottle of this from the FB sales group. The honey is the kind that smells musty to my nose here. Sadly, that means my initial reaction was disappointment. But I'm never one to stop at a first impression. I gave my hair a full test this morning ... sprayed it lavishly through my freshly shampooed curly hair, used my diffuser for just a bit to help it soak in, and then applied my curling cream before diffusing the rest. Then I finished off with a few sprays in my palms and used that to gently break the curl cast. My hair looks super shiny and feels so soft! And the scent is much nicer to my nose now. The honey has lost its mustiness, but the amber is still quite faint to me! I wish this had more amber, but honey it is! Fortunately my beloved Hair Loosened and Soiled/Mid Orgies is the perfect honey from the start for me. Thinking I will pass this on to my daughter.
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2025 Version This is a lovely sugary rose! It's in the same family of rose as Rose Quartz Bedroom. If you loved that one, don't sleep on this. I can't separate out the cotton candy and vanilla notes, as they all meld together to create a lovely sweet rose. This is not high-pitched at all. Would also be a great scent for a younger fem person who wants to try something with rose.
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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.