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I think that we are to keep this thread to BPAL recommendations only as ivyandpeony says here, so I started a thread for other etailer/retailer perfumes here. That said, I need to try the Motu from CSP that TroubleDoll mentioned. I agree, Jolly Roger is a good recommendation as well;)

 

Huh. I never thought that supplementing BPAL recommendations with something else that someone might enjoy would be inappropriate. Thanks for cluing me in. Sometimes I have trouble compartmentalizing my thoughts as much as it is necessary on this board. I'll try to be more careful.

I hope that you didn't think that I was scolding you, TroubleDoll, because I was confused about the whole thing. That is when I hunted down ivyandpeony's post and made sure. I hope that the thread that I opened over in the Retail Therapy thread was the right was to do it. I wanted to offer some other suggestions as well.

I think that we are to keep this thread to BPAL recommendations only as ivyandpeony says here, so I started a thread for other etailer/retailer perfumes here. That said, I need to try the Motu from CSP that TroubleDoll mentioned. I agree, Jolly Roger is a good recommendation as well;)

The owner of the snake sounds as if they are willing to work something out and I hope that is the case. I think that they may have been surprised more than anything. Holding good thoughts for all involved

For BPAL, my favorite is Thalassa, then Tempest and Caliban. Caliban has the fern notes, but on me, it is as aquatic as Thalassa, just a different beach

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Priala yet! It's very smoldering fire; very dry and crackling.

I decided to try my decant when I saw Jessiesquash's post and on my skin, it is definitely the case. The cinnamon is strong initially, but backs down and the burning ember smell comes forward. I'm a huge fan of bonfire scents and I love this.

The lab is shipping about 3 - 4 weeks. You will not be receiving an order confirmation from the lab, but you should have received your paypal confirmation. What you most likely will receive from the lab is a shipping notification. You can check this thread here to see what order dates are going out.

I'm in love with a wolfman. I seem to be obsessed with chocolate lately so I decided to give Wulric a try. There is the dark powdery cocoa and the lavender. The lavender is smooth and muted, made a bit earth from the cocoa and sweetened just slightly from the vanilla. This is so beautifully blended that no note is jarring or out of place. This will be my new sleep scent because the cocoa, vanilla and lavender are so soothing in this blend. Beautiful!

The fruits in this smell very tropical to me. It reminds me a bit of a Filipino dessert, Halo-Halo which has fruits and crushed ice and canned evaporated milk. That is the type of milky/creamy note that I smell in this as opposed to a coconut milk. I really like the mix of the tropical fruits and the creamy milk and I think that this will be lovely in the summer.

Yup - Thin Mints! It's mint, dark chocolate, vanilla and that sort of dry wood/cookie note. After about 45 minutes, the mint mellows and allows the chocolate and vanilla to come forward. The mint was a bit strong for me in the beginning, but seems more balanced after a bit. The whole thing gets creamier as time goes on.

The newest Milk Moon smells very tropical to me. That may sound sort of odd with the milk note, but it reminds me of Asian tropical drinks/desserts where canned milk is used - think Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia.

There is always Manila. Some get more greenery, tropical florals and wood, but some also get the banana note.

This is a pretty bizarre request, but is there anything in the bpal catalogue that smells like chocolate milk? I'm thinking Bliss may be my best bet, but I'm really looking for something milkier than pure chocolate. What say you, experienced bpalers?

I think that Bliss is your best bet. It doesn't really have the cream note, but it is a soft milk chocolate, but then there is Candy Butcher and that has more of a cream note, although there seems to be more going on with it. Depending on your chemistry, you might not pick up those other things. Bliss is more straightforward.

By the way, happy birthday

Bloody Mary is wonderful, creamy goodness

Okay, let's make this easy. Cherry cheesecake, with an Italian cherry soda and strawberry incense wafting around in the distance, all with a sprinkling of powdered sugar. My poor Paypal is being attacked by the monsters!

You might want to go to the lab site search engine here and plug in either tangerine or mandarin since they are related to satsuma. Meanwhile, I will grab my Body Shop bottle of Satsuma oil and compare it to some BPAL Ooooh, how fun - a new quest *claps hands in glee*

Oh, this is lovely, a soft rose-type floral, strawberry, chocolate and a wood note, like rosewood, perhaps. At first sniff, it was more foody and reminded me of one of the original Monster Baits. After about half an hour, the chocolate backs down and the other notes get stronger. It still retains that soft quality, but on me, the throw is fairly strong. I bought a decant on the forum, but I definitely will need a bottle because this is so beautiful.

Thanks for the suggestions. It would prolly be easier if I knew what made up the incense.

It is primarily Frankincense and Myrrh and I have seen other ingredients added as well - sometimes benzoin and styrax and also copal.

Yup, what parrot_suspect and northatlantic said. I think that Midnight Mass comes closest, but nothing is exactly like the incense in the Catholic church. I love that smell and have hoarded bottles of the 2005 Midnight Mass because of that. The 2006 version is close, but has a bit more wood notes. I noticed both 2005 and 2006 in the sales/swaps section last night

I'm a huge patch lover too and I love Anne Bonney. My favorite LE's which contain patchouli, but where it doesn't surface for about 45 minutes are Trick 2, The Organ Grinder and to a lesser extent, Kanishta. These, on me, end up with a very dry, nutty patchouli note.

Sorry everyone, I'm still new to this whole Paypal ordering thing as well. If I use CCNow (grrr...) I get charged sales tax.

 

**When doing a Paypal order, how the heck do I calculate tax? And is is California sales tax or the sales tax of the state I live in?**

 

I appoligize if I'm being totally stupid, or just couldn't find the answer somewhere else!

TIA!!

There is no tax charged

This is incredibly beautiful. There is something here that reminds me of Midnight Mass, my absolute favorite blend, but this is brighter and not quite so somber. This is like midnight mass in the Philippines with the smell of coconut giving it a little exotic lift. There is a sort of dry powdery note from the orris and probably from the coconut husk. I normally wear dark resin/wood/incense scents so this will be perfect to wear in the warmer months when I want something a bit more lighthearted. I'll need to get another bottle of this to tuck away because I'm sure that it will age beautifully. After all, you don't think that I'm going to stash the one bottle that I have, do you

You might want to check out Black Forest - *This is the captured scent of a cold, moonless night, lost deep within the darkest wood. Haunting and desolate, this scent evokes images of fairy tale tragedy and half-remembered nightmares. Thick, viscous pine with ambergris, black musk, juniper and cypress.*

Darkness, Blood Countess, and Sed Non Satiata all have a strong opium note, too.

I'm a NOOB (as in...haven't even gotten my first order yet, noob!) But I'm also a huge amber fan.....so this thread is of great interest to me.

 

My question is....is there a good scent that blends amber, musk, vanilla and dragons blood? (the dragons blood doesn't need to be there.....but it works well on me.) I adore musky/amber/vanilla smells! (maybe some sandalwood, though it sometimes gets a bit soapy).

 

Anything warm and not too floral!

I did a search for amber on the lab site and the results are here.

Blood Amber from Bewitching Brews category sounds good for you and then, of course, there is O from Love Potions. Hmmm, maybe the Lion, too.

I'm not sure if this is the right place, but is the BPAL paypal account a business account? We get a nifty paypal rebate if we buy $30 or more from a business account, and of course, my mind jumps to BPAL immediately!

Here is the thread addressing the Paypal rebate. Apparently, it doesn't count if you used the *send money* tab. It needs to be a cart-type checkout system taking Paypal.

Stupid question: How do I get to this marvelous search engine? It sounds like the best thing ever, but I can't find it on the site.

After you follow Jarvenpa's instructions, bear in mind that the search engine will not function on words three letters or less. So, if you find something in a sales post like Urd from the Excolo category, it will not pull up when you plug it into the search engine