Poenari
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This one is a basic white but dusky floral on me; not bad, but not something I would wear. I love coconut, but it doesn't come through on me enough to overcome the floral. However, this just might suit my daughter. If so, it would be the first BPAL that I have bought that would enable her. I will pass it along and see what she thinks.
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2007: I said in another review that I don't usually wear rose scents, but I have heard so much about Peacock Queen, Rose Red, and Snow White that I ordered decants of each to try. Rose Red in the vial is very sharp red roses. Once on my skin, it went straight to my sinuses, as if they were stuck by a thorn, and caused an instant headache. I had to wash it off right away. I'm not having much luck with the Yule scents I've tried. 2021: hahahaha and here we are, all these years later, deciding that my nose must have evolved enough to give Rose Red another try! I'm so glad that I did. I only ordered a decant, but that may be remedied soon. 2020/21 Rose Red is deep true red rose, fresh on the vine, not a bland grocery store rose. The scent is luxurious and just perfect. Long lasting too! What a n00b I was in 2007. ?
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I don't usually like to wear rose scents, but having heard so much about Peacock Queen, Snow White, and Rose Red, I ordered decants of each just to try them out. Peacock Queen is definitely my favorite of the three. A dark, pure red rose, very beautiful and dusky in the vial. On me, it didn't morph, but I don't really see myself wearing it. However, my husband loves roses and he will probably like it. Hmmm... I wonder if men can wear rose scents? This might be worth having him try on just to see what happens to it with his chemistry- you never know till you try, right?
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At my Halloween party on Saturday, I was Akasha, Queen of the Damned , and I wore Crypt Queen. Today for work, I wore my fabulous green witch's hat and Death of Autumn.
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Sexy, Smutty, Seductive, Provocative... It's All in Here
Poenari replied to ipb's topic in Recommendations
dArtagnan, There's a whole thread on sexy recommendations here . It's a long thread, but if you read through some of it, you will get lots of great suggestions! edited because I forgot to give you my recommendations! Mme. Moriarty, Misfortune Teller, for a dark red musk, patchouli, vanilla scent with just the mildest hint of fruit; and Bloodlust, which has vetiver to darken the musk, patchouli, and dragon's blood combo. -
Death of Autumn is the perfect fall scent. The ground is covered with fall leaves crunching underfoot and I can smell the smouldering fire from the pile of leaves already burning. There are decaying trees and branches nearby, and a slight chill to the air. I really love this! Must order a bottle before it's gone.
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To me, this is a highly perfumed walk through the fall leaves. I don't get any smoke, it just smells like autumn to me. And it lasted for hours on my skin! I need to order a bottle.
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I was nervous about the orange in this, as I really don't like anything orange-scented or orange-flavored. But I amp both dragon's blood and red musk, so I hoped that they would overcome any orange. I was right. On my skin, the red musk is the predominant note, with the dragon's blood just underneath it. It's a much softer, lighter version of Dragon's Musk on me- not as musky, if that makes any sense. I'll be able to wear this to work without overpowering anyone.
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I don't know what I expected, but the description of all the notes just called to me. I usually love anything with Dragon's Blood. Wet: in the bottle, it's all herbal, and reminiscent of some scent from my distant past that I can't quite recall. On my skin: I can't pick out any particular note, but the blend is beautiful, soft, and neither completely herbal nor floral. And there's that fleeting memory that I've smelled this before.... wait! Earlier in this thread, Taniwha said it smells like the original Herbal Essence- that's it! I used that shampoo when I was in college in the 70's, and this does smell familiar! Don't worry, it doesn't smell like this It just makes me feel happy to wear it. edited: oh noes! spelling error
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Bloodlust! I amp dragon's blood, so it's a good thing that I love how it smells on me, but with this one, the patchouli, red musk, and vetiver keep the dragon's blood in check, and the vetiver really comes out to play after about a half hour. It's sex in a bottle to me.
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I am not a big fan of lavender because it usually turns into a medicinal scent on me, but I had to buy Gemini because it's my astrological sign. In the bottle, oh yes definitely lavender. When I first applied it, still lavender, but not unpleasant or medicinal. But then after about a half hour- what is that scent that is wafting to me? Is it the orchid? It doesn't smell like the descriptions of benzoin, so it must be the orchid. Whatever it is, I love this! A floral that is very pretty and calming and it just makes me feel good to wear it. I'm having a hard time putting it into words, which is hard to believe (being the typical talky Gemini that I am) but it smells exactly like I want to smell. I am really sorry I didn't buy two bottles.
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In the imp, I could smell the mint but I wondered where all the thin mints descriptions were coming from. But once I applied it, hello! Definitely thin mint, but not too strong or sharp on the mint. This is very pleasant and fresh, and now I am really mad at myself for not ordering a bottle!
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Milk Moon is defintely not for me. I shouldn't have been surprised, because I detest the taste and smell of milk. But despite smelling to me like sour milk in the imp, I went ahead and tried it. Ugh- had to wash it off, and even then I could still smell it. Like a song that has earwormed its way into my brain, Milk Moon became stuck in my nose and I could still smell it hours later. Off to the swap pile.
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I can't believe I waited this long to try Urd! I bought an imp after reading all the reviews that say it smells like a headshop, because I've always loved that scent, although I'm not at all the type anyone would think of when they hear the word "headshop." I should have just gone for a bottle right away. I love the way this smells on me- at first, it's all Nag Champa and I didn't get the patchouli, which is odd because my skin usually amps patchouli. But after about 30 minutes, hello! There's the patchouli, too. This is also a long-lasting scent on me. I put it on about 6 hours ago, and it's still going strong. I catch wafts of it whenever I move or reach for something. This one is not only a keeper, but is going straight to the top of my "must never be without" list. I'm going to have to order 2 bottles right away!
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Someone on another thread was asking if a scent smelled like Catholic church incense, and I responded that it had been too many years since I was at Mass to really remember that scent. (I know, I'm in trouble ) But I just received my order of Midnight Mass 2006, and that memory rushed back into my brain! valentina's description captures it perfectly! This smells exactly like the Catholic church where I grew up and spent so many Catholic school girl days!
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This was a frimp from the lab. At first, I thought I smelled rootbeer. But no, maybe it's wintergreen. No, it's rootbeer. OK, after 15 minutes it's still the strangest mixture of wintergreen and rootbeer. Not completely unpleasant, but not something I want to smell like. It reminds me of a cleaning product scent. Maybe it will work in the oil burner.
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I received a frimp of Iago and after I tried it, the memory washed over me of an old shoe repair shop in my home town. My dad would take me along when he dropped off his shoes when I was a kid. Strong scent of old leather shoes...very manly, not unpleasant, but not something I wanted to smell like.
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Limited editions equivalents in the general catalog?
Poenari replied to Absinthe's topic in Recommendations
Can anyone recommend something from the GC catalog that is closely similar to Chrysanthemum Moon? I just love it, and my bottle is getting low.... -
This is my first lunacy oil. I have passed on the others because I decided when I discovered BPAL that there are so many GC scents to try, that I would just ignore the lunacies and other limited editions. Then I read the Mum moon description, and next thing you know, I'm ordering two bottles! It just arrived today, and I couldn't wait to try it. Slathered quite a bit on both wrists and back of my hand, and now I can't stop sniffing. This is a beautiful scent. I'm not good at picking out the individual notes, but all I can tell is it's a softcreamydustyspicyfloral and I love this! So glad I have two bottles to hoard. eta: I put a little more on before bedtime, and it is now almost 4 PM the next day and I can still smell this! Lovely lovely lovely.
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My first limited edition bottle. I'm not even sure what prompted me to order it, because I'm more the patchouli incense type , but I'm so glad I did! In the bottle- green tea and mint! For once, I can actually identify the scents that other people have described. On my skin- fresh, soft, minty, mmhmmm, I like this! Verdict- My bedtime Bpal is Blood, but once in a while I use a rosemary mint lotion instead. I'm really glad I bought F5, and I think it just might become my new bedtime Bpal.
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I received this as a frimp from the lab. Perfumes on me rarely smell close to the way they do in the bottle (except for Snake Oil ), so I rarely even bother to sniff them before applying. I always figure I can wash it off if it's something that disagrees with my skin. But I'm an adventurous type, and willing to try about anything, so I slather away! Hetairae is the first "honey" scent that actually smells like honey on me! This is all smooth honey and clove on my skin. A very soft scent, very pleasant, and I keep sniffing my arm, but I'm not sure if I would wear it very often. I've been described as having somewhat of a strong personality, and tend to wear scents to match
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First, click on the box where you want to freeze everything. The cursor should look like a +. Then, go to Window, Freeze panes, and you will be able to scroll up and down, and sideways, and keep categories you want as well as only the top line with the titles. Example: I usually click inside box C2, and then freeze the panes, to keep the category and name in view while I scroll.
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Thank you so much, and for being so fast! I swear I looked and looked, but now that I think of it, I didn't check Wanderlust. My bad!
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I received my order today (yay, 2- 10 mls of Snake Oil-y goodness ) and the labbies generously threw in some frimps. I've found all except for one: R'Lyeh. I've tried the search engine, I've scrolled through every review in the forum, and no luck. Anyone able to help me out? edited for spelling