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Doc Constantine's Phenomenal Peach Panacea
elissamay replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Event Exclusive Oils
This is so good! I've never actually smelled Doc Constantine, so now I probably need a bottle of that as well. Very peachy, fuzzy peachy. Not fake candle peach but a juicy, fuzzy peach you just bit into and the juice went all down your chin. Melded with a musky, ambery base and just enough smokey, piney tree notes to cut through the sweet aspects. Super wearable for any gender. I don't get a lot of leather, which for me is good, but it's there. Maybe this ripe, fuzzy, juicy peach was stored in the Doc's soft brown leather bag of holding before he whipped it out and blended it into a panacea for the peach-inclined. -
This one caught me by surprise out of possibly everything in the collection I've smelled so far vs. my expectations. This is probably my second favorite after Louis. Absolute spot-on paperback book paper, infused with espresso and tobacco, but it's picked up the scent of its owner's cologne because they've carried it with them for years and years. The static electricity or metallic air come through as a high-pitched sweetness for me, but it isn't really the most noticable note. It's all about the paperback book. Just absoutlely captured the persona of Daniel, and much like the show!Daniel, I liked it way more than I was expecting to. Looking forward, as I'm sure many Devils Minion fans are (though I don't count myself among them), to layering this with Armand to see what that turns into.
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This one is lovely. It really is the sum of its notes, and it captures the concept of Lestat as Wolfkiller and man so distinctly from other scents, ie, Lestat as vamp Rock Star or Lestat as vamp stage character in greasepaint. The musk and woods are all in beautiful balance at the forefront, grounded by the leather, velvet and stone, all just lightly accented with the sweetness of blood and amber. Very wearable, leaning masculine, and ideal for winter (just like the scenes it's inspired by).
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I really enjoyed wearing this one, even though gourmand scents aren't usually my thing. But, this really isn't gourmand, is it? It's sweet, and the butterscotch is identifiable as butterscotch, but the labdanum, smoke, and pepper pull this into a sexy territory that isn't as simple as sticky candies in meemaw's purse. Canonically, I think the Butterscotch Bitch is Armand, and so I feel that from the scent: a surface of perfect sweetness with a whole fuckton of complexity and sharpness underneath.
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This is perfection. Like, I don't even want to review it, it's so good. There are layers to this Louis, like show!Louis and book!Louis melded together. The old world brood and despair of Louis blended with the charismatic gloom of newer world Louis. It also strikes me as Jacob Anderson in a bottle, too. So. Many. Layers. Bay rum bliss with a sweetness of floral and freshly spilled blood peeking through a gentle haze of good-smelling cigar smoke, all just barely wrapped in a fine linen. I don't really pick up the sandalwood or patch but I think they're winding thru that sensational BPAL bay rum for me. Let the tale seduce you, indeed!
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I just acquired a full bottle of Spanked that's in a cobalt bottle, and I am wondering the same thing. It says "Naughty" on the label as well, so I am assuming it's the original release?
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Terrible Moon: Cardamom and Black Amber
elissamay replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Out of the bottle, I was shocked at how much I hated this. OOB, it smells almost like Irish Spring or something along those lines. After a very, very long rest, after venturing to put this on my skin, I was able to find the cardamom, but the freshness still boggles my mind. I don't remember black amber having this intensely fresh, almost aquatic quality to it in any other black amber blend I've tried. If you love aquatics or fresh scents, and you have difficulty finding that kind of vibe paired with a sweet spiciness, this is absolutely the blend for you. If you're expecting something darkly resinous with spicy cardamom, this one (at least for me) isn't that. -
This smells like those butter cookies that come in a tin that your grandmother recycled into a container for her sewing notions. The pretzel-shaped one with the rock sugar in particular.
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Strawberry Moon: Kyphi and Sweet Cream
elissamay replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I am searching for the kyphi and only finding the sweet cream. It doesn't go sour on me, and it's a beautiful cream note, but I would do unspeakable things for a no-holds-barred BPAL kyphi. I love Cairo but I don't smell even a smidgen of that kyphi in this blend. I am optimistic that giving it some time will let those elements come forward. -
2026 Smut Hell, yes! Last year I thought it was a little boozier than other versions I have (only circa 2021, I think) and extra good. But this year?! I am smelling my beloved BPAL black musk in this year's. It's almost got a little Streets of Detroit quality going on in that boozy, woozy bottle. I cannot WAIT to slather the hell outta this one. Sorry, not sorry, everyone around me!
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Strawberry Moon: Wild Strawberries and Inky Musk
elissamay replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
If you liked Wild Strawberries & Patchouli from last year, just THINK about how good these two would layer together! This is that same realistic strawberry with a lovely black musk, but a black musk that isn't completely intense and over-the-top potent BLACK MUSK like it can sometimes be (which I do actually love). Maybe imagine if it was 50% black musk and 50% BPAL's ink note plus that realistic tangy strawberry. This will be so fun in summer with the Wild Strawberries & Patchouli to layer or with a little spritz of the Feuilles de Patchouli hair gloss. Just call me a filthy, fruity hippy. -
Am I the only one who gets freshly peeled rhubarb from this blend? Anyone? It's fresh and tart and very enjoyable, especially as a warm weather scent.
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I ordered this because a) I wanted the book and b) I fancy myself a sensuous witch. I might not be the best person to review it since florals generally aren't my jam, but this blend is dark and stormy enough that I'm almost reading the flowers as fruit. Except for the tuberose - that one stands out unmistakably among her covenmates. It isn't loud or taking over, but I can discern it specifically. (I don't love tuberose, can you tell?) The oud and patchouli are truly grounding and centering this one, and the vanilla has a smoky, dry sweetness that is probably helping to keep that tuberose high priestess in check for me. One thing I definitely can't pick out yet is honey. But this is brand new, so I will give it some time. Recommend for anyone who loves an intoxicating, dark blend where the patchouli and spice take a bit of a backseat to the other players for a change.
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This is so interesting because OOB I get so much nag champa incense, but imagine if nag champa incense was, like, really, really classy. I think I'm also reading the bergamot as an almost sparkling or fizzy aspect. I can't wait to wear this!
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This is so effing good. I just picked up a second bottle because I always wished I had done so when it came out. I'm wearing it now and damn, if it isn't one of my favorites. It has aged into the perfect amalgamation of every single thing you love about these three scents, somehow kicked up to 11. Hippie, occult, headshop, maybe? For me, that's just what I want my whole world to smell like!