sarahjay

This absolutely fantastic aged, the notes have smoothed out in a wonderful way & the tobacco is no longer dominating in an unpleasant way (to me). love it.

edit - mine is the 2006 version.

this is just lovely.

in my mind I thought that it was like anne bonny, so I dabbed some midnight mass on one hand and some anne bonny on the other... AB is much more woody, and stronger. M.Mass is sweeter and warmer, with less obvious throw. so maybe I need that second bottle of M.Mass after all!

I think it would also be great for layering with a floral scent, gypsy queen stlyee.

I'm so pleased I received this in time for christmas eve!

eta - I wore this on christmas eve and also to church christmas morning - I'm liking it more and more. I agree with YBNBut (below) about the myrrh - it reminds me on annubis too (which for me, is a good thing! )

when I dabbed a little of this on there was something in it that I just don't like - reminding me of hesparides - a kind of rotten, burnt smell. I felt sad that I wouldn't like it when everyone else seems to love it...

however when it dries down it's lovely. creamy, figgy and the almonds are not too strong. it's not too coconutty. it's beautifully warm.

I'll be giving it a few more goes for sure.

I had thought that the pine and eucalpytus would be sharp and strong, but so far Rome's all rose, rose, rose on me. quite suprising.

I'm not sure it's me - but if you're a rose fan I would def. give it a go

the jasmine is strong in this one for me - but I like jasmine, so that's ok. the jasmine/citrus blend is soft and lovely to me actually, with the herbs in the background. it's making me think of chiroptera - with the jasmine replacing the lemonbalm. this DOES smell mediterranean to me - lovely

I like this a lot and would think of getting 5ms sometime.

I have been so lucky in my latest order with the new wanderlust blends and baghdad is no exception.

it's a really lovely perfumed wood when first applied, just like the perfumed chest mentioned earlier. it's warm and sophisticated and I can picture an elegant persian lady with lots of kohl wearing it.

I think I will be wearing it more in the autumn, it just has that kind of vibe for me

this is absolutely beautiful

it is smooth and lovely - the cedar is not too sharp, the sandalwood is glorious, the myrrh is warm, the smoke is not too smokey and the patchouli is spicy but not too heavy. I only tried a little dab on my thumb and I just couldn't stop sniffing (I'll update more fully at a later date). I think it would be lovely on me, but also fantastic on my old man - can't wait to try it on him - I think it would be very sexy on him.

I just got an imp because sometimes I find cedar too sharp - but I'll be buying 5mls before too long I'm sure

edit sept 9 - I'm about to order 5ml of this, I really love it. I thought that I would adore baghdad and like this, but it's the other way around, suprisingly (to me).

ooooh this is lovely. it does indeed start off *very* jasmine, with some other heady floral - must be the lily. (actually it reminds me of Bnever's '2 hearts beat as one' if any of you are familiar with that). as it dries I can smell the clove and the vanilla too - the sandalwood is grounding without being too sandalwood-y (not that I would mind, I love sandalwood). it's not too musky - just warm and womanly. a really smooth, warm, sexy blend. a 'grown-up' scent.

I love it! I'm so glad I got 5mls

I thought I had reviewed morocco long ago (but can't see it). I have a 10ml bottle of this & love it, but haven't worn it much lately as I've been wearing more spring like floral blends. I've got it on today & I'm blown away all over again by its loveliness - my bottle is 6months or so old now & it's aged beautifully

and it's fantastic when used with lush's potion

this was a frimp from the lab & I don't think I would have ordered it! but it's delicious, absolutely lovely. not too coconutty, but soft and warm. I would buy a bottle in a flash, but I've already got (& love) blood amber & I don't think I need both. I've passed my imp along to a friend but I'll def. consider buying a big bottle when I use my blood amber up.

delicious. thankyou lab

btw - am wondering how different 'blood musk' is to red musk? because red musk usually goes to powder on me.... but didn't notice this with blood pearl

this is lovely, but I do wish the mintiness would hang around a little. it's so creamy and milky on me, but I don't actually like milk to drink & don't think I want to smell like it.

I've already agreed to swap it as I already have bottles of spooky and chaste moon and like those more.

I really like this! I was so unsure from the description - I thought it would be too 'cologne-y' but it's not at all, once it's dried down. there's something in it that reminds me of silk road - it's like silk road's greener, fresher cousin.

wish I'd bought more than one bottle...

Shug-Niggurath dries down to a beautiful ginger-amber perfume.  Try it!

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oooh I'm rather excited to read that as I have a bottle on order...

I'm loving my Ides of March

each, peach, pear, plum

on me they smell like babies' bum...

I thought this would be too fruity for me & it is, light melon-y fruit it's true, but still...

I wanted to try this & I'm glad I did, but it's not me. but if you love fruity I think you'll be very very happy. I'll stick to the berries which seem to like me better

Would Bliss (or Velvet, or Gluttony?) be most like Lush's "Sonic Death Monkey"?

 

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you want something with a hint of orange in to be like SDM - not sure what that would be. bliss is more like cadbury's dairy milk, velvet is drier with the sandalwood & all I can remember about gluttony was that I had to get rid of it as quickly as possible...

maybe bliss layered with an orangey something would be good.

hello - because it takes quite a while to receive blends to the uk, I'm starting to think about oils suitable for late summer into autumn. not wet leaves autumn spice kind of vibe, but more an 'indian summer'.

I would be interested to hear your thoughts

some I had thought of: (opinions welcome)

bewitched, glasgow, florence (berries)

silk road, morocco (spices)

hetairae (spiced figginess)

blood amber (warmth)

caterpillar (deeper floral)

the new baghdad sounds very intriguing.

any others?

sarah x

fantastic - spiced honey on me, it reminds me of a mix of lush shower gels that I used to make (skinny dip & Bnever mixed in a bottle). I really like this & feel the need for a 5ml.

it has great staying power too - I wore it to bed the other night & could still smell it in the morning, this is unusual for me.

love it.

oooh, like jazziecazzie I love sandalwood, but don't like the orchid in queen mab...

rakshasa & velvet are my favourites, but I am looking forward to trying zephyr. rakshasa makes me feel so happy every time I wear it.

I first tried this along with all the other blends in my order (yes, I know that's not ideal) and it wasn't that special to me - I was blown away by silk road...

but having tried it on its own, it's lovely. the sweet pea is really very nice on me and the other notes stop it from being too too sweet. very spring & summery. I will enjoy wearing this this summer.

took it along on a lunch arrangement today & my friend (who's not into bpal) thought it was lovely too

so pleased I took a risk & bought 5ml unsniffed!

The other big coffee scent that was just released is Misktanic University.

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Yup, Miskatonic sounds wonderful to me. I'm a coffee fan, but didn't get along with Mata Hari as all I could smell was jasmine. I'm hoping that Miskatonic and I will get along better

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I agree - try as I might I couldn't get any coffee in mata hari...

aeval has a strong similarity to the new lush soap cerealogy (sp?) to my nose...

I love Silk Road. I can't really indentify the notes, it does indeed smell of a glorious mix of woods/spice/florals/herbs, or add to the wonderful descriptions above, but wanted to say how much I love it, it's really gorgeous.

I MUST HAVE MORE

I have discovered that I don't like violets on me and that they give me a headache...

ah well, knowledge is never wasted

yum.

yum, yum, yum.

I tried this out last night and snuggled into bed smelling all minty & coconutty & boozy. absolutely lovely. I can't wait to try this with burt's bees milk & honey lotion (which smells minty-coconutty to me).

I'm so pleased I got two bottles (amd one is super-full, too. lucky me )

this is just lovely and much fresher than I thought it would be, must be the iris. I love sandalwood, I love myrrh, I love the touch of herbs, this blend did not disappoint.

I've ordered 5ml today

I'm really enjoying the egyptian blends - cairo, khephra, ahathoor, bastet (a bit almondy actually, but settles nicely). nefertiti is a lovely addition to these blends.