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Someone described this as fruity pebbles, and now I can think of no other way to describe it.

Sweetly, smokey gourmand, I think it all comes together as carmalized, or as some others have described tobacco-like. Well-blended, so it gives me more of a feel than specific scents. Like others have said cozy autumnal, but I wish it was a little less sweet.

feminine, but not girly, there's a sexiness to it that feels breezily confident

This was a pleasant surprise. I wasn't expecting it to be citrus, I kept focusing on the fig which is mostly a backnote to the mandarin, but really gives it some nice depth - hard to describe, because for me it doesn't stand out as a scent exactly (the fig), but it makes the mandarin less of a floaty citrus (as many citrus scents feel like on me) and it just gives it more substance. Gives me late summer, early fall vibes.

Ever since Sunrise with Sea Monsters, I love a good oceany aquatic. Love the touch of lavender (I also have Lavender, Sea Salt, and Rain - but find this quite distinct from that one that I can justify a bottle of this). I can't wait to wear this in the summer!

This was a little too sickly sweet at first, but once I gave it some time to dry, the amber-gilded sandalwood came forward and helped round out the sweetness of the rosebuds, vanilla, and marshmallow. There's a faint background note of something a little more citrusy which I assume is the bergamot. It is very pretty - and the amber sandalwood grounds it, keeps it from being "delicate pretty."

Sweet, grassy florals. The typical floraly-ness of the lilies and roses is more hint as they mingle with the maple and sweet grass. I am not getting much of Lilith's lavender and Dorian, which is a bit of a bummer, as I really, really, really love Lilith's lovely lavender. I was hoping for a touch more of the soft herbaceous-ness of that. But all that said - it's a very beautiful scent, delicate - makes me think of...wind? Because it feels ethereal and evocative, I think of wind rushing through the cemetery and making the dead, maple leaves dance around the tombstones, and those fake rose and lily flowers people put out (not because anything in this smells "fake" - it's just the image I get).

This is very strong on the tea when wet - that I figured it wouldn't be a keeper. But then I went for a walk and found myself sniffing it constantly - it had settled on my skin, the sweeter and more resinous elements came through (I am not sure if it is lavender frankincense or if it is once everything settles together that is the best descriptor of it - a bright herbal resinous scent), but it became a keeper then - not sure if I need a bottle though.

Because October is in the name I was hoping for a more traditional fall scent, but this is more in line with BPAL's green florals. Has a very clean scent upon first whiff, but the other notes keep it from becoming soapy. It's very complex - it intrigues me, but I don't imagine myself wearing it much, at least right now, so I think I will save the imp and see if next October I find myself drawn to it.

A little syrupy sweet with a touch of nuttiness. Makes me visualize pressed tobacco flakes which then I can see the connection to a brunette wig. Nicely done, BPAL.

What @alterosen said is spot on! I thought maybe it was just this not blending well with the usual scent of animal in my house...so I am relieved by their description. 

Damn, I do love the BPAL graveyard dirt note. It's just so unique. That's what I get right at first, but then the sweet booze quickly marches in. Giving it some drydown time (about 30 minutes), the sweet booze mellows out significantly and it becomes a well-rounded evocative scent - it's got the lurking sweet decay (sounds bad but if you love NOLA, you get it) with the spice from the rum and the gardenia giving it a more sophisticated feel - which is very NOLA in my opinion.

I was expecting this to be a lot headier based on name alone, but it's a wet rose. I tend to amp rose, so I am not getting much in the way of cinnamon and incense, which saddens me, but considering that I amp rose, I am finding this to be a surprisingly light rose on me.

I got this as an imp from a swap. I read Blockbuster and thought of like movie and when wet I thought red candies with a background of popcorn - but sophisticated. The notes seem more real and less fake red flavoring and fake butter. Then when I read the description and reviews, I realized perhaps it might be better described as cinnamon hard candies. It becomes less hard candies as it dries and more of a softer cinnamon scent. I am not a big cinnamon person, but what's unique about this is that it doesn't make me immediately think Christmas.

The first thing that hits me is the BPAL loam note from Graveyard Dirt and others, but with a spicy kick (the ginger and peppercorn, I presume). It doesn't take long for the fizziness to come out - again, I recognize this from the BPAL champagne notes. It's so damn interesting. One of those BPALs, I don't see myself wearing, but delighted I got to try such a unique scent.

(My version is the pale oil - since reading other's reviews there's batch variation it seems.)

This is mostly peach on me - it takes a long time to dry down to something less peach dominant, and I am not sure I can wait that long. I was hoping this would be less peach forward due to all the other, seemingly contradictory, notes - and I do get some of that given a few hours - but the wait is sweet, sweet peach for too long.

There's a touch of the spicy loam from graveyard dirt in there. In fact, this smells like a very gentle version of Zombi (Dried roses, rose leaf, Spanish moss, oakmoss and deep brown earth) to me. It's stunningly unique and subtle. I may need to hunt down a bottle.

My 2016 review:
 

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The chocolate is pretty strong in the bottle and when wet on me, but it fades pretty quickly and I am left with a more floral scent with chocolatey undertones. I never thought chocolate would be a note that I enjoy, but I am finding in these unique combos, I really enjoy it. This is like white chocolate coconut in a mist of florals. Lovely. I can't express how much this evokes the Last Unicorn for me, it's an innocent and sad scent. The notes would seem to make it light, but it has a lot of depth like the story itself.

 

2021:

The chocolate is not nearly as prominent for me in the 2021 version. In fact, without the description, I probably wouldn't think chocolate, so much as general sweetness added to the pale florals and greenery. I think the addition of the gardenia has shaped it towards more floral from the get-go, which is fine by me as I adore gardenia. I think I may like this version more!

I get the slight, delicate fuzziness which seems at odds with the citrusy bergamot. I suppose that gives it the sense of erraticness that does capture the butterfly from the book. I can't decide if I like it enough to keep it...which also seems apt.

This scent is soft, lovely, and wistful. To me, it really brings the overall feeling of The Last Unicorn to life - poignant and sad. I can't tell you if it smells like lilac as I haven't ever really had the chance to give a lilac a good sniff, but it is pale florals and green - perhaps some white musk in there, too. I think I'll keep it.

I applied this on, gave it a sniff, then let it sit a bit, then huffed several minutes later and suddenly there was the smokiness - prior to that it was just sort of sweet, tree sap. Then some polished wood starts to come out. It's like a hipster handcarved a coffee table.

Whew, spicy-sweet and sultry, and sharp, especially at first. Waiting to see if it softens up...it does a bit.

This scent is soft, lovely, and wistful. To me, it really brings the overall feeling of The Last Unicorn to life - poignant and sad. I can't tell you if it smells like lilac as I haven't ever really had the chance to give a lilac a good sniff, but it is pale florals and green - perhaps some white musk in there, too. I think I'll keep it.

I get the slight, delicate fuzziness which seems at odds with the citrusy bergamot. I suppose that gives it the sense of erraticness that does capture the butterfly from the book. I can't decide if I like it enough to keep it...which also seems apt.

This queen has one hell of a poker face. I think the tea and chrome make what would usually be a moodier scent come off as much more controlled, but it lurks, just beneath the surface. What is she thinking? What is she feeling? There's certainly a lot of feeling there, but she keeps it tight.