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At first I was sure there were clove in it as I tend to amp clove like heck and something, propably wine and cinnamon, reminds it closely. I keep thinking of Blood, Blood Kiss and The Obsidian Widow. But thanks to the strong, heady red musk and myrrh this is much more calm and sharpness of the wine doesn't overpower everything. I like this very much. It's warm and spicy and if red musk is your thing you're going to like this perfume. I think this is very well balanced and rich scent. Beautiful and lovely.

I agree with @doomsday_disco. At first I was hit by the weird, sharp, woody smokiness that I did not expect after reading earlier reviews. It felt like I had completely different perfume than others as I did not find it calm, soothing or tropical. I was thinking the smokiness must be the hinoki but to be honest I have no clue. Woodiness is strong when wet, but after an hour calms down a bit, when I can get the coconut and almond and after a while the jasmine too. I was hoping more cardamom, actually I cannot find it at all. This is something completely different that I was expecting, but let's see what happens with time and aging. I received my bottle two days ago so it might still be a little shocked from the journey.

This is my first coffee scent and I'm in love. I have a fresh imp and I guess it's only getting better with age. Wet this is hit-you-in-face strong coffee, freshly brewed. After a while the coffee calms down and the spices show up with the cream. Dry this is warming, cozy and spicy, very lovely and smooth. Actually Kobold Barista is what I hoped Bengal would be. I'm gonna need a full bottle.

I think Maison Margielas Replica Coffee Break is very much alike Kobold Barista, latter being a hint sweeter.

Oooooh this is so good! Lightly sweet, a bit floral, soft and very fruity. This is mostly lovely mango with orange blossoms, pink musk is lightly, softly spicy. If I sniff very closely and attentively I get the incense, too, but it's somewhere in the background. Beautiful, perfect for spring and summer.

At first this is sweet, canned pears in syrup. Yum. But then something with my skin chemistry happens and the sweetness of the canned pears turns bitter and kinda like overly ripe. I don't really get any honey. I'm getting a headache so I need to wash it off. Skin chemistry disaster. Not for me, sadly.

This is very much alike BPTP's Blueberry Cream Pie perfume oil but this is like cheesecake version of it Blueberry, crust and cream, m'mm! This is delicious. I don't get any deep fried note but I think it's better so.

Vixen is one of my favorites and has been for years. Orange blossom is the dominating note on my skin being soft, light and sweet, but the sinister ginger brings some lovely spiciness. I get a hint of patchouli but it's not like a WALL of patchouli, it's sophisticated and grounding. Vixen is hot, dirty, rich and flirty. I think Vixen is very much alike Valuable, Powerful, Deserving (Lilith 2017), which I too adore. They both share orange blossom and it's the dominating note on both for me. But when VPD is a daytime scent and suitable for office, Vixen is a nighttime scent and would wear it in a dark, intimate wine bar - Vixen is more... well, vixen.

Valuable, Powerful, Deserving (Lilith 2017) is Vixen's pretty little sister. They share orange blossom and it's evident. VPD includes soft spices like amber and vanilla, when Vixen does strong, sinister spices and notes like patchouli and ginger. They are very musch alike but VPD is day scent and Vixen is night scent.

This is very beautiful and bright scent. To me it's mostly grapefruit, fresh citrus with a hint of ethereal white tea, that I find calming and soothing. Very pleasant indeed. I'm not sure if I get any of the ginger and I might not even know what apple blossoms smell like. To me the grapefruit and white tea are main notes. Sadly, this doesn't last long. After an hour it's faded remarkably but I can still detect it. Time to reapply.

This is mostly cotton blossoms. Still, it really feels like it's different scent each time I inhale. At the times I get something slightly smoky and then also hint of cocoa. But the cotton blossoms is the main note definitely. This is interesting and pretty pleasant, I really enjoy that clean laundry scent here. Not my favorite but still I like it and will happily keep the imp.

Personally I find dark and strong scents, often with incense, as femme fatale perfumes. My favorite femme fatalish perfumes so far are: Sin, Vixen, Perversion, Blood kiss, Sed Non Satiata aaand Obsidian Widow. Maybe Morocco, too, I love how it's spicy, warm and darn dry but still seductive and mysterious. I'd like to find more femme fatalish scents and think some red musk blends would be great to try.

Can we bring this thread back to life, please? My all time favorite BPAL is The Night Priestess (night-blooming jasmine, clove bud, cardamom, moonlit vanilla orchid, and moonflower) and it's been discontinued long time ago, and I've never found a substitute. To me The Night Priestess is dark blue, still white, cold starry night's scent and I get mostly jasmine, cardamom, florals I can't identify and only tiniest hint of clove bud (I tend to amp clove like heck but in this it is behaving). Is there anything I could try? Its review thread doesn't really help as most of mentioned there is also dc'd. I have New Orleans coming to me but I have never before sniffed it (that's mentioned in the thread). Luna Azul (2017) had some kind of similar feel (they share jasmin) but still wasn't close enough.

About a month later this one has became one of my favorite perfumes. It's delightful, sweet almond scent with beautiful spices and seductive darkness from frankincense. Great throw and last incredibly long - 20 hours later in the morning I still can smell it on my wrist.

I don't know if I'm in right thread at all but I couldn't find any other suitable thread. My question is: is there any similarity between Kobold Barista (freshly brewed coffee with ginger, nutmeg, cardamom, black pepper, cloves, cinnamon, and cream) and Café Mille et une Nuits (Shisha and thick coffee brewed with cardamom pods, cinnamon, clove, black pepper, and nutmeg), are they a lot alike or nothing at all? They both share spices I love and the description look quite alike, though I guess the shisha is bringing some smoke to Café Mille. I realized that I lack coffee scents and I desperately need one, just can't decide which one.