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I like the mandarin and musk, but this is very soft on me, and the mandarin is a little more acidic-smelling than I like -- usually I like the very bright fruit scents (like plum). Tangerine and mandarin go a little sour on me sometimes.

I like lilac scents a lot, but this one smells bitter on me. Not soft and fluffy. BPAL has other lilac scents I like better, so this one can safely go on to another home.

Nicely fruity. Soft -- not acidic or too bright. It's mostly soft and cute. I'd like to try it out a little more.

Kind of green and herby, but it also smells a little sweet, like a fruit. Mostly, though, it's quite herby, like a herbed soap.

This smells like a nice, pleasant cologne to me. A little salty, but mostly kind of a breezy aquatic. I'm not sure I'd be able to identify a "blood" note, but it does seem more complex than a standard aquatic.

I wasn't sure what to think of mango (or what my skin would do to it), and apart from red ginger being a death note for me (only thing I've ever had a bad reaction to), I wasn't sure whether this would work.

It's great, though. There is something in it that very clearly reminds me of that spicy-doughy scent from Ghoul Hooligan (a personal favorite of mine). I don't really get much of the chai part of this, or the latte. But it is very warmly and pleasantly spicy, and the mango is not overpowering and is nice and round.

Surprisingly, this one's a favorite of the Halloweenies.

More red musk than I was expecting at first, but give it 30 minutes or so. It dries down into an autumnal smoky musky scent that is extremely pleasant and very lovely. Very autumn. Extremely well done.

The red musk is the most identifiable and definitely most long-lasting note of the bunch. I agree with lahdeedah that it reminds me of Smut, but the red musk in it keeps me from thinking of Womb Furie too much. The honey isn't loud. If you like red musk, this one is a must-try. It's kind of a dry, slightly hazy red musk.

It's nice, but... I'm a big fan of BPAL's red musk note, and I already have several RM blends. I'm not sure if this one surpasses others I already have. It's good, though.

This mostly smells like baby shampoo and honey to me. Not so much in the way of strawberries. It's not a bad scent at all, and I love the idea behind it... not really something I'd wear as perfume though. But kudos to Beth for being able to create a scent that smells like her little girl!

Bought a bottle of this unsniffed because I love the poem, and I thought the notes sounded wonderful.

Sadly, the coconut note in this blend is the one that smells like artificial plastic on me. I have had trouble with coconut notes in the past, but sometimes they work -- not this one, though.

I can't smell any absinthe or anything that smells green -- this smells nothing like what I expected.

What is smells like is JASMINE. That's it. Kind of a weird sour jasmine.

It is so strongly jasmine that I actually wonder whether milo and I both got decants from a mislabeled bottle.

That's how much this smells like jasmine and how little it smells like I expected it to smell. It really makes me think this is some kind of mistake, and I really do not think that I should try to swap/sell this partial bottle I have because I kinda doubt that it is what it's supposed to be.

I'm trying to whittle down my collection, and I'm trying to decide whether to keep La Mano Del Destino or #occupywallstreet. I have both of them on right now, and I'm doing a side-by-side comparison. I like BPAL's patchouli notes, but I really don't need more than a couple of patch scents.

La Mano is a drier, more woodsy style of patchouli. Not earthy in the sense that it smells like dirt, but more of a woodsy earthy. I think the tobacco is giving it that dry feel. The cacao comes out more when it's dry.

#occupywallstreet smells like pretty much the same patchouli, but it also smells like it has Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo poured over the top of it. Not kidding -- that's exactly what it smells like. It's not bad at all, but honestly it really does smells like patchouli and shampoo.

Of the two, I like La Mano better, personally.

I'm trying to whittle down my collection, and I'm trying to decide whether to keep La Mano Del Destino or #occupywallstreet. I have both of them on right now, and I'm doing a side-by-side comparison. I like BPAL's patchouli notes, but I really don't need more than a couple of patch scents.

This one is a drier, more woodsy style of patchouli. Not earthy in the sense that it smells like dirt, but more of a woodsy earthy. I think the tobacco is giving it that dry feel. The cacao comes out more when it's dry.

#occupywallstreet smells like pretty much the same patchouli, but it also smells like it has Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo poured over the top of it. Not kidding -- that's exactly what it smells like. It's not bad at all, but honestly it really does smells like patchouli and shampoo.

Of the two, I like La Mano better, personally.

This bottle has been sitting in my BPAL box since 2007. I originally intended to let it age for a little while, but... I kinda forgot about it. So it's just been sitting there. I remember thinking it was too green for me when it was fresh.

It's still green, but it's more mossy/dry now, and the Snake Oil is stronger than I remember. When it's dry I can barely even smell any of that green/aquatic scent.

I like it better now that it has aged, but with all the other Snake Pit bottles to choose from, this one isn't in the "favorites" category. So far I like all the Snake Oil combinations I've tried, but I like some better than others, so I have to be picky.

I definitely get a big blast of the cassis note straight away, which is how that note always acts on me. Oddly, I smell something that reminds me of bread with it. Well, no. Not bread exactly. More like a grain. Something that was like that grainy note that I smelled in the first Blood Moon and in Silk Road. However... while those ones smelled kind of like moldy bread on me (I didn't like either of them), this one smells gooooooood.

I can tell there's frankincense in here because when my nose is up close I do smell something high-pitched. However, when my nose is in regular whiffing distance, it smells like a musky, slightly patchouli-ish, cinnamon scent. Red musk usually amps up like no one's business on my skin, but to be honest it's really buried under the cassis in this, and I can't smell it very well.

I like this one.

Really nice. A little perfumey, and the amber is going just a touch powdery on me, but nothing I can't overlook.

This is not buttery or cloying vanilla on me -- it's much, much more sophisticated than that. Copal is one of my favorite notes and it usually smells particularly good with my skin chemistry, and I think it's coming out more for me than it does for other people.

I really like this one.

Why did my dumb ass not order a bottle of this one straight away?

BPAL's peony note is divine, and I love vanilla orchid.

This smells beautiful. Soft, pretty, feminine, and lovely.

This smells FABULOUS. But it's so soft. I can barely smell it. Believe me, I'm trying. I've slathered it on from the vial twice, and I still can barely smell it at all. Ten minutes later I'm not even sure where I applied it. I am very, very disappointed. With those notes, this one should have been a knock-it-out-of-the-park winner for me. Instead it's just barely there.

Disclaimer: I have ZERO idea of what any of these notes are supposed to smell like, other than violet and snow.

What I do know: This smells more rooty/barky/herby than I expected. I thought it would be kind of a soft floral, and instead it's a little harsh, and it's only chilly if you try to hallucinate snow while you're sniffing it. Mostly it smells like a rather bitter floral. Some people totally love this sort of scent, but it's not my type.

Good news: It gets nicer as it gets drier.

And yes, I'm drunk. What, you've never been drunk on a Wednesday? Don't judge. There's hockey on, and it's been a rough week.

I think it's safe to say at this point that none of the "Champagne" BPALs are ever going to be my Holy Grail scent. This smells kind of like fizzy gin on me. Maybe a very slight citrus -- not as strong citrus as Sprite, but just a hint. Not really getting ant rose at all from this.

Aww, this was discontinued? That's too bad.

It's one of the BPALs that would be entirely suitable for a child. It smells clean and fresh, but the amber and sandalwood make it smell just grown-up enough that a 10-year-old girl would feel soooooo grown-up if she were wearing this.

I like it. It's unusual and not offensive at all.

Wet, this smells gross. Sorry, but it does. It smells like someone has dragged in sticky wet rose petals on the bottom of their shoes into a gas station bathroom. (For some reason pomegranate has been showing up in damn near everything in the past couple of years, and it smells like cheap disgusting bathroom air freshener on me. It is really not pleasant.)

However... when this is dry, it is a lot better. The resins combine with the rose to give it kind of a sticky rosewood scent, which is not half bad in my book. I'm quite fond of rosewood. However, that dastardly pom is still lurking. Bleah. I like rosewood enough that I don't want it to smell distorted -- I like it just as it is. Don't want that gross pomegranate with it.

Nice, lived-in leather and a little bit of something smoky. This is a very, very comforting scent to me, and I am definitely giving this to my husband to try.

I was dying to try this because although I love the scent of Egg Nog, BPAL's Egg Nog perfume smells like plastic on me. I've tried different years, and yeah... all plastic. But! COFFEE?!? Maybe if you add coffee, a note I usually love, that would cover up the plastic smell and make it wearable for me!?!?

Uhhh, no.

This is better than just plain Egg Nog, and I do love the coffee note, but I can still smell the plastic.

Dammit.

You guys who can wear this one better be wearing it when you're out and about so people like me can enjoy it!

This smells like kind of a bright chypre. Peppery and sweet, but mossy and bold, too. It smells very complex, and to be honest I assumed this was an LE until I looked it up -- I was surprised to find out it was a GC. Super nice addition to the catalog. Great scent!