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The Dregs of a Bottle of Vanilla Extract (Discovered in the Mud)
wilhelmscream replied to doomsday_disco's topic in The Edward Gorey House
In the bottle, it's almost like rubbing alcohol that fell into a mud puddle. Very strong. Truly smells like ethanol! On the skin, it immediately unfolds into this GORGEOUS sweet, sticky, boozy vanilla mud. There is a sort of mentholated chill to it -- maybe anise? This is one of my favorite scents that BPAL has made. A simple, really dirty vanilla. I feel like it really captures the essence of Edward Gorey's art and sense of humor -- the sweetness of the vanilla and the dirty darkness of the mud. -
In the bottle, I smell a pine-y, mossy myrrh. Oh this is spooky! Not overly pine-y, but definitely like you are completely lost in the woods at night and your candle just blew out and you're shakin' in your ballet slippers. On the skin, the fabric note and the lily combine well with the moss. The myrrh and candle smoke give it a bit of a dark, resinous, crumbly, powdery smell. Very shadowy and beautiful.
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"Are you sure they're real lemons?" In the bottle, it smells like lemonade... though I'm absolutely smelling the almond too, which is throwing me off, so it's like... uhh, what's in this lemonade? On the skin... really strange. Very stringent and lemon-y. But there is a dry saltiness to it. As it dries and the almond and cinnabar begin to balance all of this out, it smells less strange and more interesting. It smells like a lemon drop. Or the memory of a lemon drop. Tangy, sweet, sort of dusty.
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Strangled on Midsummer’s Eve
wilhelmscream replied to doomsday_disco's topic in The Edward Gorey House
In the bottle, I smell bitter tea, something metallic, and a damp sigh of wisteria. On the skin, it's very wisteria-heavy, and that wisteria feels heavy. It has a very murky, purple-grey watercolor kind of feel to it. The wisteria is way more prominent than the tea. Faded notes of violet and rose float around the periphery, with just a whisper of woodsmoke lingering beneath everything. Soft and wistfully sad. -
In the bottle, I smell skin musk and bourbon. It's clean and boozy. But on the skin, it all melts into this rich, buttery, creamy pool of goodness. Almost kind of butterscotch-y? Musky, boozy sugar cookies? It's deceptively simple. Completely gorgeous and intoxicating and cannot get enough of! A decent throw, but definitely meant to wear close to the skin. Would layer nicely with other fragrances.
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oh WOW! This is good. Obviously, you've got this macadamia as the headliner and she's incredible. The sweet beeswax, the old paper and leather, the teakwood, the hearth smoke... all provide such a beautifully dark, dense and cozy atmosphere. So smooth and rich.
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My friend Sarah had several Halloween parties throughout middle school and high school and her mom would always make this punch that was like 7-Up and rainbow sherbet, and this really reminds me of that! Very fizzy, tart citrus out of the bottle/when first applied, but then it quickly disappears. Then the focus shifts to the strawberry and plum. The plum! The plum makes everything richer and a bit darker. But then... the citrus-y fizz comes back into the picture a bit more. Fizzy, fruity. Kind like... Sweet Tarts? Or this aforementioned Halloween punch my friend Sarah's mom made? It's kind of all blending back together again. Honestly, it's kind of like being at a Halloween party. You mingle with the different notes and then settle into a corner with a good conversation and see the party as a whole. It really, really reminds me of that punch. Ahh memories!
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Dead Leaves, Salt and Sea Home & Linen Spray
wilhelmscream replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Atmosphere
I think that first review says it all! Definitely getting "sleepy, spooky small coastal town in Autumn" vibes from this. It smells like a cold, grey day at the beach. Fresh and sort of cologne-y, but with a quiet, spooky edge. -
Okay, so that bombastic jasmine (complimentary) takes a while to settle down, but once it does and the tobacco and lace get to shine, this is a really incredible blend. Murky, hazy, mysterious, delicate. Definitely my favorite of this collection!
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It does have an overall scent of "sweet decay" but, in like, the best way possible? One of the more approachable fragrances in this little collection. And yes, it does have an undeniably yellow smell!
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Air and Sunshine Galore Home & Linen Spray
wilhelmscream replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Atmosphere
Fresh, sunny, citrusy. With just a hint of unease in the background. But just a hint! -
It smells kind of like... renovating a decaying mansion? Actually terrifying. Plaster? Mildew? Clotted vanilla? (how'd it clot?) Stuffy, stale, acrid... like a room that had been locked up for ages, collecting dust and moisture from a crack in the ceiling.
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Very heady. The almond is so strong in the bottle, but once it's on the skin, it turns into a wild floral party. The narcissus and lily of the valley bloom, while the honeyed heliotrope and opium poppy give it a heaviness and a hint of darkness. A really beautiful and surprising blend of notes.
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This is a very ghostly scent. Like something you'd normally find in our An Evening with the Spirits collection in our Yule releases. The white lavender and iris give it all a soft, dreamy haze. The plaster, thankfully, isn't too strong -- more of a hint of airborne plaster dust than anything. The ambergris gives off that musky, bodily warmth, which dovetails into the vanilla husk and this "rose-touched woman's silhouette". It smells like the perfume of whoever inhabited the room before our poor narrator of the story.
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It smells like a freshly rained on blackberry patch. The blackberry's not too sweet, and the greenery of it all is more dominant on the skin. After about an hour, it mostly smells like dirt to me. A shadowy day in the garden.