Pepperminx

Most people seem positive to, yet not overjoyed by this scent - I am in absolute love over here! I don't get the marzipan, I don't get cocoa either. Just cupcakes. Maybe a little batter on the side. Sugary, yes, but not overly so. My only complaint is that it doesn't last too long on me.

 

Even if it seems to me that my nose must be missing a slew of notes that other people are getting I'm grateful. I'm adding this to my top 10 of foodie scents.

Awful boozy mess in the bottle and wet on the skin (where does that come from?), but after about 5 minutes that has evaporated and what is left is a gorgeous soft leather. It smells to me like the coffee is creamy, or it's the hazelnut (I'm thinking the creamyness of Nutella.) Am very pleased, I can't always do leather. I love it, but only a few don't give me a headache and this is one of those few.

 

It feels soft, snuggly and warm. Like a cashmere sweater.

This was added to my last Yule order and just arrived today. I almost has teh sad that I only ordered the one bottle, but it does remind me of Arcana's Frilly Underpinnings, which I have a bottle of, and there are some notes in there that remind me of last summer's moths and butterflies, which I also have a couple of, so I will probably not need more bottles.

 

It's a soft amber and vanilla floral. Not my usual thing, but it's real gentle on my nose and hasn't turned to soap. I like it a lot!

Eeek, can't believe I haven't reviewed this yet. I first got a bottle when the series was live, but years and swaps later I found myself with just a tiny drop or two left. Luckily I found one on eBay..

 

This is one of my favorites of that series. Smoky ashtray, leather and musk, plus like others I also smell coconut even though it's not listed. Unfortunately I get a headache if I sniff too much for too long, but on my husband it is divine.

I think I recall someone liking this to Playing With a Loaded Gun, of the BPTP inquisition 2009, and I say

 

I opened both bottles and took a side-by-side whiff. It's the exact same zingy/fizzy/fresh ginger note in both. Mother Ginger has some gooey undertones to it that PWALG is missing, but that said this is the first time I've found a true replacement for one of my very beloved scents. I LOVE PWALG, but I am just as happy, maybe even just a little happier, to be wearing Mother Ginger.

 

Am actually quite shocked that it's getting its share of less than stellar reviews as I find this a really likable ginger and not as cloying as Gingerbread Poppet (although I love that one too.) I guess it means MOAR for me.

I was so lucky there was someone to pick up for a whole slew of people on LJ, so thanks!

 

I'm at the tail end of a rough cold, so my sense of smell is not the greatest, but my first impression screams Countess Willie at me. And a little Smut.

 

Wet it's pretty sharp red musk, a little sweetness rounds it out. After 20 minutes or so it goes through a salty phase. I could almost swear I smell bacon, but take that for what it's worth - not a whole lot, not with this cold.

 

I can't wait till my nose clears up and I can try this proper.

I don't usually receive money with Paypal (sadly, my money usually goes out, not in...) but what about gifts via Paypal? Would that work at all? I'm not sure if that helps with US buyers, though (I always buy BPAL with Paypal because I'm in Canada).

 

I came here just to say the same! Is there a way to buy Paypal gift cards? I'm pretty sure the lab accepts paypal from anywhere, even that they prefer paypal over credit card payments because it costs them less, or something.

Nommy! This years Halloween hit, I think. It's pumpkin and spice, which is automatic win, soft marshmallow, a dusting of flour and powdered sugar.

 

Medium throw, not that long lasting (but they almost never are for me.)

 

Love it!

Oh My Godses, this smells edible! I get nuts, a hint of spice and dead leaves drizzled with maple syrup. I am so glad I got two.

I've always been wary of red musk, maybe even avoided a couple of scents because I thought it would be too sharp. Who knows, maybe it was.. But I knew I had to try this, just so I could swear it off once and for all.

Either red musk wasn't the horrible offender I thought it was, or my taste has radically changed. I think it might even be patchouli that is the actual offender in most red musk blends that I've tried.

On the skin this is a juicy musk. A bit sharp wet, but it quickly dried down to a sweet and bright musk. I can smell the honey! Lovely. Must have MOAR bottles!

Talk about surprise success

Eeek, nutmeg! Or is it cinnamon? I smell nutmeg..

 

I thought for sure that this years hit would be Pumpkin Latte, but for me this one wins the pumpkin award. That is, only after the spices have died down a little. The pumpkin is lovely and warm and the berries juicy.

 

Doesn't last long. Will have to get a backup or two.

This one smells of conserved strawberries when wet, but then dries down to something that smells an awful lot of Zombie Apocalypse and slightly of I Fell In Love With A Floating Brain. It's this spongy cake that has a bit of saltyness to it with just a hint of red berries.

 

Not bad at all, but not one of this years favorites. I would much rather that it kept it's fruity start all through dry down.

This is so close to Bite Me! & Banketstaaf of last years weenies that I'm probably going to keep this one bottle but not get any more - I already have enough stocked up of Bite Me!

 

If you love sweetness, almonds and pastry in general this might sit very well with you.

 

/ / EDIT / /

 

Oh lordses. I've tried this a couple of times now, one unfortunate incident where it smelled like acetone when first applied convinced me this is not for me.

 

It also burns. It's way too boozy for my nose, almost sneeze inducing. The almond is nice, but the cherry, oh dear. And the coconut. Double oh dear. It's rare that something so benign sounding turns on me so fiercely.

 

It's nothing like last years weenies, now I don't understand how I could ever have thought so. I don't think any of these notes are of DOOM! really, except me just not being fond of coconut, but this blend really manages to be DOOM! on my skin.

This was one of my big hopes for the weenies this year. Pumpkin, coffee, milk and vanilla - VANILLA! With PUMPKIN! And COFFEE! What can go wrong, right?

 

Applied it is almost sneeze inducing. I think it's the coffee that is particularly dry, or it's the spices. Buuurrrrnnsss! Won't be using it on skin again. The pumpkin is pulpy to my nose. This is not good.

 

While it dries it goes through a crazy nutmeg phase. It's all I can smell. It's awfully medicinal, but as the oil disappears into my skin the crazy spice calms down. I get the milk and vanilla, finally, the coffee is way in the back and the pumpkin has turned almost nutty. This is improvement, but still not the pumpkin/coffee holy grail that I was hoping for. Maybe if I let it rest for a while..

 

We'll see, the scents I am first attracted to aren't always the ones I end up loving the most later on, so there is still a lot of potential with this. Am definitely glad I ordered a whole bottle because I don't want to chance this one aging to perfection and not having any.

I won this on eBay without checking the reviews first. Then, a couple of days later I decided to take a peek and was a little discouraged, only a few seemed to really like it. It arrived today and I started out with a light dab, fearing the worst.

 

It's chocolate cupcake batter on me, a splash of booze, some cigarette smoke and a hint of musk. Or maybe it's woods, like everyone else is saying, but to my nose there is something musky in there.

 

The initial sweetness wears off quickly, then the booze. It's a lovely cocoa, smoke and musk (alt. woods) on me after an hour or two. I've definitely found a new favorite. Not too foody and still interesting. Love it!

A very sweet vanilla, soft and golden. The leather is quite mild on me. I thought there was some woods in there, but I guess it's the clay and moss playing tricks on my nose. This scent and I were made for each other! Unfortunately I have to slather this one, or it loses its throw pretty quickly.

#86

Oh Em Gee! This is baked resins with a slightly tart background. Sweet, powdery with a little fresh kick of lime. I think I want to keep this one.

 

 

#406

There is this faint whiff of vanilla/baked goods and a tiny bit of sugar. Very weak and unforgettable. Too bad!

One of those surprise hits. Although I am a Lavendar ho, with capital L. It's totally related to TKO, but the leather takes it somewhere else completely. It turns really soft and creamy the longer it stays on. I friggin' love this!

When DD put BL back up I was ecstatic, because I only had half a bottle left of the original. I got about 5 bottles just to hoard, and I love them. Then I started hearing about the apple note and I couldn't help wonder if my 5 hoarded bottles smelled like apple, and I just couldn't smell it myself.

 

It's been driving me nuts.

 

I made a DD order a week or so ago and tagged a BL on, just because, and they arrived today. HOLY HELL BATMAN! Now I've got a BL that has apple in it, for sure. It's not a bad smell, but I much prefer (and am relieved that) my stash is mostly non-apply.

 

There are scents blend with my skin so you can't tell what is me and what is perfume. Then there are those that lay on top, but is not in your face. Black Lace, on me, extends from my body. It's very loud and got good throw.

 

It's sweet, creamy and boozy goodness with a hint of smoke and cologne (plus that one bottle that also has apple.)

#38

 

OM NOM NOM!

 

This is a vanilla, bakery and sugar fest! This is what I've always wanted out of a vanilla scent. Too bad you can only have one of each - this is such a keeper!

#209

 

Lovely amber, slightly powdery, with a hint of leather. Possibly some florals in the background, of a fruity kind (plum blossom or some such.)

 

A keeper!

 

ETA - I don't think it's a fruity floral, there in the background, anymore. It comes off as slightly tropical, like a vanilla orchid or some such white floral. Very nice balance between foody vanilla, and some baked goods, and floral vanilla.

This one smells so BUTTER RUM COOKIE on me it's not even funny. Spicy and sugary and Christmas cookiey. I have a feeling this will smell better with time.

This one is not really working with my chemistry, as in, I can hardly smell it at all. There is something vague on my wrist, something that smells slightly of a dentist's office. I will have to get back to it at some later date because scents that give a bad first impression on me usually turns much better once it gets time to settle and my nose gets a chance to try again.

This became an instant favorite of mine, after I ordered a bottle from the lab on a hunch and it's such a winner.

 

The chocolate is present but tempered by the plum and the musk. Sometimes red musk goes too sharp on me but there is enough sweetness, from the fruits and the amaretto, to balance it out.

 

Good stuff.