Murder Peel

[Seajewel]

BPAL specializes in ominous banana perfumes, but it looks like we pushed this one too far. A deadly heel turn: slippery black banana peel, opoponax, green fig, vetiver, coconut, orange blossom, frankincense, and tobacco absolute.

[deadlyves]

Okay I got a decant of this for the novelty but... holy cow... This is great!!

 

In the bottle, its all banana, which is pretty standard for banana scents anyway. While wet, its this lovely, creamy, fruity smoothie but the frankincense and orange blossom bring it into the perfume range rather than foody. As it dries, the tobacco comes out more and warms it up, grounding it further. Its all there, its all balanced, its all wonderful. Highly recommend!

[Kaz1526]

Wet on skin it's an incredibly realistic overripe banana smell, like the kind of bananas you use for banana bread.  On the dry down, it's strangely beautiful.  The incense and tobacco add a really amazing warmth and sophistication to it.  The vetiver is a star right along side the banana, which I'm super happy about.  I'm really curious to see what happens to this perfume as it ages!

[VetchVesper]

This smells like... banana. But what KIND of banana, you ask.  In the bottle, I'd say it smells like a realistic, ripe banana, but once it's on my skin the green notes come out -- the coconut, a grassy vetiver, and perhaps the green fig -- and the banana unripens before my nose.  It's still fairly realistic, but it has the freshness of a barely yellowed peel. After maybe ten minutes, the green fig becomes more present, balancing the banana for a more evenly fruity fragrance.  This smells more fruity to me than foody, like a smoothie grounded by very subtle frankincense and tobacco. It's fun and unusual and quite worthy of a sniff to all those who enjoy fruity fragrances.  If you like Shango, you'll surely find this less in-your-face and more realistic cocktail appealing. It's more wearable, very tropical, and sits close enough to the skin you won't feel like you're in danger of a monkey attack.  

 

This got death matched with Noisy Goose Moon for one of the few banana spots in my collection. It's nice, but I'm not bananas over it...😏 The foodier Goose won out, so this murdered banana is off to swaps!