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Snake Oil is one of my most favourite BPAL scents ever, both fresh and aged.

Pumpkin scents I generally don't wear a lot of - most of them are too foodie for me, and while they are fun, it's not something I normally want to smell of.

However, Snake Oil + Pumpkin is just gorgeous. I can smell that buttery pumpkin note, but the foody-ness is tempered by the sweet spices of the Snake Oil. I can imagine this is going to age magnificently, with the SO becoming more prominent as time goes on, but still that underlying base of pumpkin to round it out.

 

This really is fantastic!

I wore Pink Snowballs 2012 for Christmas day - I just love the Pink Snowballs scent, and it suited the weather nicely

I really like this. It is warm & sexy & musky, but at the same time, it's not too heavy. I'm wearing this on a very hot day (it's summer here, and I was keen to test it out on a weekend, even though normally I wouldn't wear musk on a hot day), and yet it doesn't feel smothering or overwhelming. It's just gorgeous.

I wore "Thousands of Lights" on NYE, and for New Years day, I'm wearing Pink Champagne.

I wore Snow White 2011 for Christmas day today. My Yule order happily arrived on Friday, but I couldn't resist wearing Snow White, an all-time favourite no matter what year.

Hey there all you Hackess spreadsheet users! I've added all the updates from recent months for BPAL, BPTP, and TAL to my own spreadsheet. If anyone would like the updated spreadsheet feel free to PM me and I'll email you the Excel file. That GoogleDoc thing I had going on in my signature is just too damn awkward I'll try grabbing a forumite and asking how to link the file in my signature like Hackess used to. (If you know how to do this I would love to know how!)

 

And thank god for Hackess' spreadsheet. I love it and I hope she's back around here soon I'm happy to keep doing it until then but please give me a prod if I forgot anything

 

oh, you are wonderful!! I've been meaning to update the spreadsheet, but just hadn't gotten around to it... so you are a marvel. I will be PMing you for a copy!

This definitely smells like the perfume - it's gorgeous. If you love the perfume oil, then you'll love this spray, as so many before me have said! It's snowy & musky & beautiful. And it lasts for a couple of days as well. I really like it!

Hi all, I'm lost without Hackess' awesome spreadsheet! I followed the template she uses and made a spreadsheet of things released by the Lab since her last entry of Bony Moon. The link is below if anyone wants to add the entries to their copy of Hackess' spreadsheet. It looks a little weird since it's up there as a google doc, but if you cut and paste it into regular old Excel it goes into the correct format. Let me know if I forgot something or if it doesn't work!

 

Thankyou so much! I've been meaning to go through and add to Hackess' spreadsheet, but just hadn't had the time - so I really appreciate you doing this, and making it available to the rest of us!

MeiLin's question got me thinking...

 

Do people still want the spreadsheet maintained, or are the majority of you moving to the Stash Manager exclusively?

 

Another late reply - but hackess, I adore your spreadsheet!! I hope you will keep maintaining it - it's been an amazing tool for me, and I can't see myself replacing it with an online manager any time soon!

I wore Crypt Queen on halloween, after being reminded of it by the BPAL Gazette post!

As so many other people have said, this is a rosier version of Snow White. It is absolutely beautiful - I love Snow White already, but adding in some rose has made it absolutely divine. I'm so glad I got a bottle of this!

Thankyou for sharing pics!! Seeing all the beautiful labels makes me so happy I ordered so many bottles

Spreadsheet updated with the Tales of Death and Dementia, and the Chakras have had their discontinuation date marked.

Your spreadsheet is seriously awesome!

BIG UPDATE TO PERFOOM!1) By user request, you can now track your imps as well as your bottles.2) You can now see other people's lists! Easy access to other users' bottle, imp, favorite, disliked and, best of all, wishlist! Check it out.

This looks really cool - I might sign up!!

Here's a photo of the Sachs and Violens labels (just click on that 1st photo and it will expand). They are different from the postcard, but look great!

 

oooh, they look great! I'm so glad now I ordered a bottle of Sachs instead of just going for a decant!

Oh wow. Seeing those beautiful labels definitely makes me want to order all the sets! They are stunning!

I LOVE that Lilith is on her bottle! So glad I ordered a bottle of it - even if I don't like the oil, how could I give up such a gorgeous label!

Thankyou so much for posting thelabel pictures!

For christmas, I wore Midwinters Eve (2007), as it's one of my favourite holiday scents.

New Years Eve, I wore Ho Ho Ho as I was generously gifted with a decant of it this week (quite unexpectedly!), and it smelt soo wonderful - it seemed perfect to wear to bring in the new year

holy shivers.... this is BAD. I can use my American Express credit card on Amazon (I can't on the bpal site, which has probably actually been a GOOD thing, at least for my wallet!) There goes my self-restraint..............!!!

This is slightly offtopic, though still related to masculine scents - I'm not sure if this has been answered elsewhere, I've only had a quick skim, but... where do guys actually apply Bpal? I mean, I wear mine on my wrists, neck and behind my ears... do guys apply it in similar places?

 

Sorry if this is a silly question, I have no idea!

This is nothing like I expected, but it is very beautiful and fruity - definitely pear, not so much vanilla, and somehow, I get a hint of strawberry in it's scent, though that's not listed as one of the ingredients. It smells candy-ish, but not sugary - just very fruity & sweet like fruit juice. I really like it, so glad I brought a bottle!

Very sweet and edible - I want to lick my arm off!! It smells like strawberry cheesecake, with a hint of vanilla. In the bottle, it's very cherry-ish and syrupy, but once on, it settles to become a really yummy, sweet blend. It's probably a bit too foody to be a favourite scent of mine (although I do love strawberry & cherry scents, but the vanilla gives it more of a "cake" smell), but it really is a fun scent to wear.

This is beautiful - floral and sweet, a very "full" scent. It smells like a bouquet of luscious flowers in springtime, without being too overpowering. Definitely a must-have for floral lovers, and a new favourite of mine

I just received Midnight Kiss as a frimp from the lab () - my boyfriend placed an order for a bottle of it for me a couple of weeks ago, and I'm so glad he did (think I need to get backup bottles actually!) -- this is GORGEOUS. "Red musk" is how I can think to decribe it - it is smokey and full-bodied, a hint of red wine and sandalwood. I am in absolute love with it - definitely one of my all-time favourite BPAL scents.

Here are a few pictures from the lovely mandragora in the community gallery:

 

Swan Maiden, Vampire Tears & Pirate Moon

 

oooh, I love the Vampire Tears especially!! And Swan Maiden! So glad I ordered bottles of both of these (as well as Midnight Kiss).

 

also, I LOVE the Schrodingers Cat label too!! Add me to the list of people who wants a bottle just for the label

My labels. Let me show you them. (picture of Hunter Moon, October, & Perilous Parlor labels. Perilous Parlor is very cool

 

I love the Perilous Parlour one especially!! I can't wait to see the rest of the Haunted House labels

Thankyou for sharing those!