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Thank you Assimbya, I'm relieved. I've been aware that they are two different things, but I've heard that some people find them similarish. I've been avoiding nag champa note because of that, but now I think I have to give it a chance.

This might be a foolish question, forgive me, I'll explain! I really like nag champa incense and burn it a lot. I'm not familiar with BPAL's nag champa note, but I've found out that champaca note doesn't act well with my skin chemistry, and it becomes something I almost loathe. How similar or different are those two notes, nag champa and champaca? How would you describe those two in perfume oils?

It made me surprisingly happy when I noticed that Assimbya reviewed The Night Priestess above, because it is the first ever BPAL perfume I got to try years back, I fell madly in love with it and it always has a special place in my heart. I've never reviewed it myself but I've been mentioning it many, many times in other threads. I've also found out that The Night Priestess never got a massive amount of attention. I've been loving it so much that I managed to find a backup bottle so I never have to live without my dear, dark Priestess. Before finding the backup bottle I was hunting for alternatives that might resemble to TNP but nothing really attracted me. One I tried was New Orleans but I did not like it. Alkemia's Seduction Vanille (Mexican vanilla pods, luscious Tahitian vanilla orchids, jasmine flowers, and crystalline sugar cane, enhanced by a blend of delicate white and vanilla musks) is the closest I could get, but it's softer and lacks the feeling of night. On me The Night Priestess is mostly about jasmine, clove and vanilla orchid. White floral and spices, scent that somehow captures the feeling of a chilly night when the moon is full and lightens your path. Jasmine and clove are a bit sharp in this, but orchid rounds it a bit as I usually find some kind of waxiness in orchid notes. I do get a hint of cardamom. TNP is a rare floral perfume I find so delightful and wearable. Nowadays, sadly, something in this doesn't work any more with my skin chemistry and after couple of hours the scent turns a bit iffy, sharp. I bought my first ever scent locket (The Triple Dagger 💘) so I could keep on wearing TNP without skin chemistry issues.

Thank you! ❤️

Can anyone tell if there's much similarities/ differences between Snake Skin and Western Diamondback? They both share Snake Oil and leather but are they alike? I've never tried the WD, I have a decant of Snake Skin and now I regret that I didn't buy a full bottle.

I must confess, I bought this only because of it's name and description. I'm not psychodynamically oriented but as a professional of psychology I had to respect the roots of my field, and I could not pass this, even I had no idea what it would be like. Freud's ghost was whispering on my ear and I could not resist. When I got this I sniffed it and rapidly buried it hiding in chamber, it felt too intensive and uncontrollable, and I thought it must wait for the colder months (it was the last minutes of the Yules when I bought this and spring sun was beginning to feel warm). Now I got it out and let's see what's coming there. Wet on skin this is heavy with red musk and black leather, the red musk is really screaming for attention. Or maybe the repressed anger just got released and seen. But yes, it's fierce burst at first. About ten minutes after the red musk and leather softens a bit and I can find the pepper, vetiver and ginger, and I do like the way this is turning. This isn't yelling patchouli but it's definitely grounding that all. I don't know if there's any rose? Maybe there is but it's not flagrant at all. I was already worried I couldn't get any coconut but it seems it only needed some time to show up! And the coconut was just what this needed, bringing some softness beneath. I like this one more and more as minutes pass by. I was very hesitant when this was still wet but now completely dry this is more rich, spicy and dark. Unique. I guess this is still developing with aging.

It was purchased about four months ago so it's been resting a while.

I copy and paste my recent review of Mme. Moriarty, Misfortune Teller here, just because if someone is experiencing something similar. I've never tried The Original Mme. Moriarty, only re-releases. Okay, here I am again astonishing batch variations. I ordered a backup bottle of Mme. Moriarty lately (...). The first time I tested my new Mme. Moriarty, the backup one, I could not recognize it as the same perfume. Instead I was thinking it reminded me A LOT of my Snake Oil and at first I was pretty sure it must be mislabeled. The older one is dark, juicy and musky, I truly can smell pomegranate, currant and plum, but vanilla softens it all beautifully. The new one is mostly about the same vanilla that's familiar from Snake Oil, sweet, soft and a bit like dusty or spiced and patchoulied, slightly gourmand. I can't get the fruits or the berries, which is confusing. I asked my partner if he could recognize them as the same perfume and he couldn't. If I think of colors (not the actual colors of the oil but the idea of the color it reminds me), the older Madame is dark, wine red. The new one is burnt sienna or orange (just like Snake Oil). I had to test them all side by side - older Mme. Moriarty, new Mme. Moriarty and Snake Oil. I could get a tiniest hint of plum and currant from the new Madame only when comparing it to Snake Oil side by side. This is the only way I could actually tell they're not the same perfume and maybe the new Madame isn't mislabeled at all! But still it's very different from the older Madame. I do like the new Mme. Moriarty, and I like it a lot, but I'm gonna miss the juiciness and tartness of the older one when the bottle is being emptied.

Okay, here I am again astonishing batch variations. I ordered a backup bottle of Mme. Moriarty lately, I fell for it so badly that I had to. You can read above my review of my original Madame, the one I love so dearly. The first time I tested my new Mme. Moriarty, the backup one, I could not recognize it as the same perfume. Instead I was thinking it reminded me A LOT of my Snake Oil and at first I was pretty sure it must be mislabeled. The older one is dark, juicy and musky, I truly can smell pomegranate, currant and plum, but vanilla softens it all beautifully. The new one is mostly about the same vanilla that's familiar from Snake Oil, sweet, soft and a bit like dusty or spiced and patchoulied, slightly gourmand. I can't get the fruits or the berries, which is confusing. I asked my partner if he could recognize them as the same perfume and he couldn't. If I think of colors (not the actual colors of the oil but the idea of the color it reminds me), the older Madame is dark, wine red. The new one is burnt sienna or orange (just like Snake Oil). I had to test them all side by side - older Mme. Moriarty, new Mme. Moriarty and Snake Oil. I could get a tiniest hint of plum and currant from the new Madame only when comparing it to Snake Oil side by side. This is the only way I could actually tell they're not the same perfume and maybe the new Madame isn't mislabeled at all! But still it's very different from the older Madame. I do like the new Mme. Moriarty, and I like it a lot, but I'm gonna miss the juiciness and tartness of the older one when the bottle is being emptied.

Assimbya nailed it beautifully and I can nothing but agree. This one's a morpher, and the wet phase is truly intense neroli and nothing more. But wait a minute or even less, it softens remarkably and it softens fast. Amber and myrrh balances the sharpness of the neroli, but in the end the winner of the notes is mallow. Beautiful, soft mallow that's familiar from the White Cat. Nowadays I usually can't wear anything with honey but it seems that "honey-tinged" is fine. I can get the sweetness of the honey but it doesn't turn iffy at all and pairs lovely with sandalwood. I really can't get any heliotrope. Dry there's only a whisper of neroli.

Yup, seconding the previous review, this one's a morpher! And such an interesting scent it is. Based on notes I shouldn't care for this one but I found it surprisingly wearable. I can't stand dead or fallen leaves and I'm not into aquatics at all but it seems that rain-soaked leaves is a different thing. At first when wet those rain-soaked leaves is the most prominent note with black tea. I don't understand how Beth does it, but this scent encapsulates perfectly the feeling of rain! During drydown resins and wood gets stronger, I'm not getting smoke at all but cedar is noticeable. Dry this is more like traditional perfume or cologne, resiny but kinda sweetish and bright. And I can smell it on my skin 12 hours later. This is a work of art, especially for the feelings. I don't need a full bottle but I'm happy with my decant.

As a person who does not like mud or soil notes I find this one surprisingly wearable. In the vial and dry on skin soft, beautiful vanilla extract is the leading note, and I think it's the same kind of vanilla that's in A Record Book of Ships Entering the Harbor. Record Book was one of my ultimate favorites of this year's Lupers. Wet on skin the mud note is noticeable and a bit iffy to my nose but this is honestly the first time I don't feel an urgent need to wash the thing off my skin immediately. When dry I still can detect the mud but I need to put my nose close to skin to get a whiff of it. This is surprisingly good. I don't need a bottle and I'm not keeping the decant either, but I'm happy I got to try it and didn't hate it.

I've never tried any previous versions but this is just as wonderful as I hoped this would be. Actually I've never tried any hemp scents before so I'm thrilled to try this one! In the bottle RR smells somewhat medicinal herbs and nothing else. I like herbal and medicinal scents so I'm not afraid. Wet on skin this softens immediately, still herbal and a bit medicinal but softer and more pleasant. During drying RR gets a bit sweeter and there's definitely vanilla and the softest kind of patchouli, very chewy and tender. Completely dry this is very well balanced, soft and earthy perfume with all the listed notes - no one dominating, all beautifully blended. I'm surprised how soft the patchouli is, it's really the most beautiful patchouli I've ever smelled, accompanied with lovely vanilla and herbal hemp. I'm happy I got a bottle and a half partial of Revenant Rhythm.

I cant' believe this isn't getting more attention. I think this is quite lovely - nothing spectacular or mind blowing, but just a damn good perfume for everyday use. On my skin pomegranate milk is the most prominent from wet phase to completely dry. I've been noticing that on my skin scarlet musk usually is somehow... fizzy (I'm not finding the right word but that's the closest I can get), it's not at all as heavy as red musk usually is (on me). Golden musk is accurate description. After drying I can get the sandalwood,almond and maybe frankincense too, but they are all subtle and grounding. This smells something I'd like to drink, like a milky pomegranate milkshake with a twist.

Somehow I managed to forgot I had a decant of this one and found it yesterday. When I got my decant couple of months ago, I thought this is nice but needed to investigate it further later, and the later seems to be now, when it's almost too late. But this is so good I'm lacking any words. If you like labdanum and resins in general, you're going to like this, but lilac makes this scent slightly sweeter, a bit floral and lighter, this is not at all heavy. Frank smoke is gentle and church incense-like. This is incense scent for summer. Truly beautiful. This is so freaking good, just go and grap yourself a bottle while you still can!

I knew I was gonna love this one, and I do. But it seems it's quite different every time I wear it! Yesterday it was all creamy vanilla, today there's more blackcurrant bud. Wet this opens up with vanilla, the softest kind of creamy vanilla, maybe accompanied with tiniest hint of sandalwood. Other notes appear while drying, but the tobacco is truly just a hint somewhere background. This is comforting, sweet and soft scent, truly beautiful. Creamy, quietly floral vanilla. This reminds me very much of some BPAL that I just can't get on my mind. It's not Kiseru - I deathmatched them yesterday and they were quite different vanillas. It might be Millarca? ETA: Okay after couple of weeks I'm pretty sure this is reminding me of The Hound and the Milk White Doe, as surprising as it is. But the sandalwood is definitely similar in this one. This is less floral and more quiet but they share same kind of sandalwood base.

Oh, wow, this is gorgeous. At first, wet on the skin I get mostly sweet, yummy, delicious apple slices. Within minutes resins are getting stronger, but suddenly the clove emerges and steals the show. Completely dry this is beautiful, resiny clove scent with a hint of sweetness from the apples. This is going to age wonderfully and I guess The Crimson would be perfect in autumn as well as spring, even summer.

Ooohh I can tell I love this one. This reminds me a lot of Pink Moon 2024, because at first this is mostly marshmallow and strawberries. Makes me want to eat my arm. Dry the cherry blossom is blooming and quite dominates the scene. If you like sweet, candy-like strawberry and cherry blossom, you're going to need this one. This feels very girly and pink, and will be perfect summer scent.

This is an interesting one. Lily and orris root are the main players here, but I do get the lavender smoke and clove, too. Orris root along with lilies are always difficult ones on me and it tends to turn soapy on my skin, and this is not an exeption. I think I can't find amber or myrrh. I think the lavender smoke and clove are lovely in this, but lily and orris root are too much soap to my liking.

Wet on skin this is very juicy and bright with white tea, plum and cherry blossom. After a while and dry the beeswax is most noticeable with a hint of fruitiness and tea. Beeswax tend to be quite honey-like on my skin, sweet but not so wax-y. This is a skin scent, there's not much throw. This is pretty scent.

I've got two imps of Bastet, the first one being about five years old and the second about six months. I can tell they're the same perfume but dang, batch variation and aging is real. I remember when I got the older one, the first year it was mostly cherry-ish almond and saffron, damn loud cherry. But after that it got so beautifully soft, warm blend with creamy almond (no more cherry or marzipan), musk, myrrh, cardamom and lotus. The newer one is way different, even I get mostly same notes. Lotus is much louder in this and kinda bubblegummy. There's almond but it's not cherry-ish nor marzipan-like, and not yet creamy, but I wish the creaminess emerges with time passing. Amber is prominent instead of musk. Saffron, yes, myrrh, maybe? No cardamom in sight. I very much prefer the older imp but I do like the newer one, too. I'm sure time will do miracles to it but I guess it won't be as lovely as the older one, there's definitely that much batch variation. But I'm going to full size Bastet, that's for sure.

Aasimar is very beautiful scent, and I was so eagerly waiting to get it when it was published. Cardamom is definitely on front at first, it's heavenly, vanilla sweetened cloud of cardamom when applied on skin. Moments after the white amber rises with a touch of incense and soon after that everything is wrapped with that silk note. I do find the orris root lurking backround, but this is mostly amber, vanilla silk and cardamom. Aasimar is quite light skin scent and perfect for everyday use. Ethereal, glowing and just so pretty. I'm going to try it combined with Celestial Aura hair gloss, I bet they work together well.

I second Perversion! Looking at the notes I shouldn't care for it but it's lovely, dark and hot as hell. Vixen is another favorite of mine that I find deeply sensual. If you can wear red musk, Mme. Moriarty, Missfortune Teller from Carnaval Diabolique might be in theme. Currant and plum bring brightness in it but the perfume is definitely for seduction.

I feel a bit shocked reading the reviews above, it's like I've got a whole different perfume that's pretty much exactly what the description says. I got a year old decant from a friend and I've never tried the original hair gloss. I get mostly bright, zingy ginger and oudh, and these two are dominating notes from wet phase to the complete drydown. Ginger is very loud. Amber is softening and rounding the ginger and the frank, sweetening the scent only a bit. On my skin this isn't faint at all and I can clearly detect it hours and hours after applying. I like this very much and I hope I could find a full bottle.

Mary Shelley got me at "laudanum". I'm a huge fan of BPAL's deceased Laudanum perfume and I've treated my bottle like a treasure knowing I can never find a new bottle of it. I'm so happy I found Mary Shelley. Compared to Laudanum (nutmeg, sassafras, black poppy and myrrh) Mary Shelley is quite similar but more powdery, slightly sweeter and a little bit more feminine leaning. They are truly siblings, they both are medicinal, mysterious and licorice-like. In MS I get anis, ozone and definitely a hint of Victorian oriental perfume. I'm going to need a full bottle.