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I had very little idea of how this would smell and totally bought this blindly. My nose is very new to hay and rice milk. I like milk and honey, so figured this could be similar? It's one of the more perfume-y blends that I own, but it feels so cozy once it dries down. It is a little sharp wet; I wasn't sure that I'd love it. It's not my usual gourmand sweetness or something very crisp and clean. It's a creamy sweetness? There's almost a vanilla note to it. It's great with a sweater? It has a muskiness to it, which usually doesn't sit well with me, but I don't mind this. I'm not sure if that's because it stays close to my skin but that helps. It wore well for 6 hours or so on me. Overall it's a relatively soft, dare I say intimate, scent. I don't think it'll be one I reach for often but I can see its place in rotation. I will say that it's similar to Morocco but much less complex and personally easier on my nose.

I got this in a mystery imp pack, and I love that I have it but hate that I need more than an imp of it? The honey is really sweet and I LOVE it. I'm also just thrilled and relieved that my skin chemistry is playing nicely. Some floral notes within the honey come out as it dries down, and I do catch a touch of salt. There's something that reminds me of the rubber of a hockey puck, lol, which is on occasion called a biscuit ? Otherwise I don't pick up anything that reminds me actual biscuits. It was going strong for a few hours, and then faded gracefully, but I can still get a delightful whiff of that sweet honey and a pinch of salt. There is something that reminds me of a clean baby powder in the dry down.

This was one of my surprise imps in an order, and I was super excited for a chocolate peppermint scent that I didn't even know about. Oh man, what a ride this one was. In Imp, on wand: Nutty, chocolatey, peppermint goodness! Could be a solid gourmand scent with some depth from the oakmoss and cedar (very dominate)! On skin initially: Mmm chocolate, mint, hit of pistachio and sudden amping of wood???? I'm guessing that's the cedar. Wear down: Uhm, wow, I feel like a fresh sharpened #2 pencil with a hint of sweetness that's either the chocolate or vanilla. The mint is...somewhere. I'm not upset but I wasn't expecting to suddenly turn into cedar shavings. It faded fast on my wrist but still cedar/oakmoss strong elsewhere. That only mellowed out finally towards the end of my day when the vanilla/chocolate and pistachio peek through again... All the scent notes still read true to what they are, just cedar dominates. It feels a little musty, which may be the oakmoss? It's really unique but I do wish that it was a little more foodie and less cedar-y. Thought I'd like a bottle but this imp will be plenty, maybe another imp later on.

This was one of my first blind buys, thinking I'd get something that was going to be sultry and fruity... I can at the very least say that this blend was an interesting learning experience. In bottle and wet: I get the blackberry, hint of mint, that orange blossom? There's something not quite right but I can't place it. Dry down: Resiny, maybe a touch incense like... I don't know where the blackberry went. It's very perfumey on me, and I think it's the orange blossom. There's still some note that isn't sitting well with my nose and I don't think it's as offending as cat pee, but it is not my jam. I really wanted to like this one but with the headaches I've gotten from it, and trying out a few other blends with orange blossom in them, I'm going to have to rehome this one.

Got this as an imp as I'm looking for my HG milk & honey scent... Right away after getting my package, I thought it was going to be "it" for me, wet from the imp. Fast forward a little over 6 months later when I finally got around to wearing it to see how my body reacts. Wet: still that milky sweetness and roses, barely bergamot and a hint of carnation. On Skin: The rose and carnation really come out and I think the honey got lost. Very floral and the powder is coming through. Wear down, a few hours: this now reminds me of a fancier version of baby powder and I have very mixed feelings about it. I don't have a clue as to where the bergamot went in this one. I don't hate it and I definitely don't love it. It does make for a very nice gentle fragrance that's soft in throw. I'll revisit this again in a few months.

This is my first BPAL bottle and honestly, I couldn't grasp what this blend would be like based on the description. After reading other reviews and feeling confident that this would play well on me, I'm thrilled to say that this is one of my favorite scents in rotation (and I have a lipstick in the same name). Wet - bitter orange with some fizz and hint of cream. Dry down - very boozy gin-kicked creamsicle that's mellowed out by the spice. Wearing it - actually very pleasant despite being a little ridiculous. It softens to citrus and gin on me after a few hours. I kind of wish I had bought another bottle, but I know this one will last me for a long time as I rotate through a lot of different blends.