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Just bought a bottle tonight...mmmm...on the skin, it wears similarly to Chaste Moon a favorite of mine

This one is fabulous.

The name from Baudalaire appropriately enough translates to "quite far from here" and it does transport you.

I wore it today and woo hoo, got so much attention, I think I need to save it for when I need to bring out the big guns!

On me, it reminds me like others have mentioned, of a blend of Scherazade, O and as I am sniffing right now, I am getting Hexannacht if it were more honeyed.

O + Hexannacht...mmmm

It does seem to have a touch of jasmine which gives it a richness. The jasmine hint reminds me of New Orleans.

Seems from the reactions to be a real hit or miss type scent and fortunately for me, its a hit!

The honey and caramel accord here is sexy and not overly foody or sweet like in Red Lantern or Sugar Skull which works best for me.

I say, this oil is for when you need to amp it up and get what you want

I am wearing this right now and can't stop sniffing myself.

It smells on my skin exactly like how I smell when I have bathed with Lush's Skinny Dip gel.

This is a very good thing because I still miss SD in the gel form (the body butter just isn't the same).

It is chocolately, softly spicy with herby flowers.

The fig gives it a fruited subtle sweetness but the sandalwood grounds it.

A+ from a very happy camper

So sexy

I LOVE this one.

I hate fruity scents too so I don't get the fruity comparison some are picking up on or maybe my skin is just doing something different. In any event, I love it and it's making me feel like a vampy Indian princess on the make

The skin musk and the amaranth plus tonka is a good combo on me. Its musky with soft orchid coming through but not in an overpowering way. Very rich and nuanced.

If anyone wants to unload a bottle, please please shoot me a pm.

Macha is right--- this is a keeper

In the bottle and before drydown, the cardamom is the main event.

However, within a few short minutes, it suddenly shifts gears and becomes a soft lightly spiced floral- I definitely get the tabacco and the tonka which are great together so B., you were right, this is my kind of oil!

It reminds me of Lush's Skinny Dip because it is spicy and creamy with flowers peeping through- just more rosey instead of violets or of Lush's Sore Labours Balm b/c its a very yummy and exotic soft "chai latte" type floral.

In Bpal comparison, it is reminscent of Chimera on the drydown...so lovely...the softness of the honeysuckle tempers the spice- pleasing yet a tad complex.

I love it and am glad I didn't just go off the initial cardamom whiff~ its a changling

I want to say that I did not think this oil was a "me" scent but at Bpal tonight I sniffed it and then put some on and became addicted and had to buy some It is very similar to Pink Sugar---lots of sugary and sweet on the top but grounded by the deeper notes and the black currant perhaps?

Very very nice stuff and certainly more than silly

I wanted to share that Harvest Moon is fuggin' amazing

For those who like to think in terms of other bpal oils, it reminds me of Hamadryad with waaaaay toned down cinnamon and a splash of Perversion winey sweetness and a dash of Aunt Caroline's Joy Mojo...heavenly

Everyone will love this one!

It is pure autumn- woodsy, fresh light herbs with wine that is sheer and aquatic...mmmm...

I didn't try the prior incarnation from last fall but from reading the reviews, I definitely think this one is different.

I don't get foody or buttery just woodsy, freshly aquatic, winey with light spice

My guy friend who rolled with me to grab it sniffed it from the bottle and said, " smells like fall!"

Thank you Beth!

Midway and Sugar Skull both remind of dessert and eating bad things

Al-Sharain on me is like a spicy candy Atomic Fireball!

The cloves and cinnamon are the main thing but what makes it sweet is the orange, the peach and the incense.

It is the closest to what you are describing imo.

Mine was my lucky number- #7

I adore this one...seems made for me.

From the bottle to arm it stays pretty true to its magnolia base.

It definitely has a sparkly effervescent thing happening and is lightly spicy.

Reminds me of Hell's Belle in a way- another favorite of mine.

so, in a nutshell, it is southern belle glorious magnolias in creamy spice

Thank you Beth!

I would suggest O or Seraglio. Both are tremendously sexy and what I find myself reaching for when I want a sexy fix

This is beautiful and so me

It is woodsy, smoky, incensey and yet goes beyond Mistletoe or Skadi or Samhain on me. Those were all more "environmental" and never became "second-skin" on me like a lovely, gorgeous perfume I am drawn to again and again.

In the bottle, I get the soft spicey incense along with the woods.

On the skin, the honey-ocean-melon note comes through and is equal in strength to the woods and incense smoke.

After a bit, I figure it out...it is a strange mix of woodsy spiced incense sort of like Hamadryad minus the cinnamon, kind of like Icon by Lush only softer and with more layered prettiness, and Blue Moon!

I get all these layers...wood, incense, smoke, fir, aqua and cucumber- melon.

It is as if the witches revelry in the woods around the fire with the incense burning has a magically otherworldly seaside feel with fruity wine being shared all around

I love this so much...A+ Beth!

Another match: Seraglio and Black Magic.

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Oh god, I love Black Magic.

 

*adds seraglio to her ever-growing wishlist*

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i love black magic and i love seraglio but see no resemblance btw. these two. i am sure they can layer together well b/c they are both wonderful but black magic is the scent of ylang ylang, clary sage and geranium.

seraglio is orange peel, sandalwood and rose.

just my 2 cents

galen , for the crashcourse smell, i get the lemons and the sandalwood there the strongest so maybe explore the possibilities with those ingredients in bpal oils.

I would have to say Love Me

and on me, Chimera stays good thankfully- I have a big bottle of this!

I would highly recommend Dorian .

The Living Flame and Venom are very similar- Venom has lime whereas TLF has pink grapefruit...both are yummy

Chaste Moon is similar to Dana O'Shee and Sudha Sugara.

Hetairae is like O crossed with La Petit Mort and Patchouli single note.

I wrote this in my Hetairae review but it reminds me of Flying Saucers with patchouli thrown it

It has the earthy depth of honey that the Saucers have...mmm...

Chaste Moon is similar to Snow Cake with a heightened gormand-vibe.

This is gorgeous

I wish I had known how much I would love this b/c I would have gotten another bottle!

It is very simple and stays true from the bottle to the skin on me.

It reminds me of Antique Lace layered wonderfully with Sudha Sugara or Dana O'Shee

Beautifully creamy but not foody and sheer, light, comforting with a hint of vanilla-soaked musky flowers.

How does Beth do this again and again...?

A+

This is quite lovely and reminds me straight out of the bottle of Venom.

When I put it on, I get more of a pink grapefruit note with the florals rather than the lime that Venom has in it.

It is soft and glowing and very beautiful with soft lighter flowers in the blend.

I don't get anything heavy about this except a touch of light musk in there and maybe a resin.

Initially I thought it wasn't for me but now, I am second-guessing myself because I just put more on and it is quite haunting and similar in ways to other Bpal yet very stand-out and remarkable

I am glad I took a chance on this LE...a fruited glowing soft floral...ahhhh!

Well, I love this one

It has a base note of O which I am crazy about and then the ylang ylang in there reminds me of La Petit Mort.

Wet and in the the bottle, it does smell herby and sharp.

The patchouli is the strongest note when it is wet and drying on my arms.

It is lovely almost like a single note.

This mellows out quickly for me. The amber comes into play and it becomes a cousin to Queen of Sheba and Bastet.

It is a very warm and sexy skin scent and I can't stop sniffing my arm

Quite lovely indeed-

It wears on me rather like Lush's Amazonian massage bar minus the tangerine/citrus note which is great and if you love Flying Saucers bbs like I do, this is very close

eta: forgot to write about the patchouli

i saw a few on e-bay earlier

Spooky is very Island girl on me...my skin eats the chocolate and the mint and I am left with gorgeous coconut with faint liquor

Have you tried Swank? Pomangranite martinis

Juke Joint is so good...pure Mint Julep...having been a bartender, you could layer this with a cranberry like Lampades maybe for a fruited effect.

Grog is naughty pirate drink and so good...

Blood Countess is sort of like a wonderful punchy sangria...mmm...

Enbalming Fluid is nice green tea with lemon.

Bewitched is sooooo good blackberry with green tea.

Centzon Totochin is like a winey-boozey chocolate drink...so enticing.

gosh, there are alot of them when you think about it.

ps- for marine aqua, I recommend Bayou and R'yleah!

On me, this didn't smell overly of choccie or mint but rather became a fabulous coconut summer tanning oil.

It reminds me of a sexy hot summer day at the beach and what you smell like later that evening such a great coconut scent on its own and I could see layering this with sheer light white florals too for a Tahitian Island girl effect

I got this yesterday and found my self reaching for more as it faded which is a good thing...very me and very comforting and yet sexy!

Vice + Blood Kiss + Centzon Totochtin = Vice is the least cherry of the three, but shares a similar base note I think. Blood Kiss and CT have the same sweet and sultry cherry/wine/blood top not, but while BK turns really soapy on me within about 30 minutes, CT stays very true to that luscious sweetness.

 

Golden Priapus is a more rugged Snake Oil

 

Fire of Love is a very smoky version of Siren

 

Snow White + Sweet Almond + Dana O'Shee all share the same creamy, albeit slightly plasticky note.

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you are so right on the blood kiss and centzon t.- vice is a bit more orange blossomy but i can see the similarity!

golden priapus is actually o with added wood notes for the boys.

snake oil is more vanilla and patchouli than o or golden priapus and i liken it to sacred whore with added gardenia

also, hell's belle is very similar to sacred whore and black dahlia.

someone above said new orleans and bayou are similar...i don't get that...new orleans is a bit boozy with jasmine, honeysuckle and nightblooms...bayou is ozoney murky water with spanish moss and earthy elements and swamp flowers.

Blood Kiss IS Flying Saucers.

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hmm...i would never think to make that connection and i do love both of these!

flying saucer is honeycomb, palmarossa, cypress, benzoin and ylang ylang...the two do have vetivert in common but blood kiss is full of red wine, cloves, and vanilla...so i don't know that i think these are similar scent-wise but they def. are both wonderful