Seajewel Report post Posted February 22 Snake Oil dribbling across a cluster of amber-flecked, blackened rose petals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starbrow Report post Posted March 3 Testing fresh, so I will continue to update this review as it ages. Newly arrived, this is a big rose mood. It has so much garden in it, when I'm outside I'm looking around for the roses but it's me. Spicy and indolic, big throw. I can confirm that this rose is similar to the one from The Elephant is Slow to Mate (2021 Luper), but without as much to "corrupt" it so it is totally stealing the show here rather than playing nicely in a gothy ensemble cast like it did in Elephant. The rose continues to dance front and center for hours, only allowing glimmers of the 2022 variety of Snake Oil to pop through. 2022's SO has a musk in it that is especially chewy and strong, so I expected it to compete a bit better with the rose here, but it is inconsistent right now. That should balance out with time. The vanilla and spices are beautiful but muted, total skin-level components in the blend. The amber is on that same mellow playing field, almost drowned out by the rose and the chewy musk of this SO. The Serpent in the Roses will absolutely develop with even just a few weeks of aging, so I'm giving it some time, mostly for that rose to chill tf out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Area51Fugitive Report post Posted March 3 As starbrow above stated, let this one rest a bit. Same thing happened when I was impatient and needed to test right away, lol. Nothing but rose. A few days later however... Bottle: The snakey spices and the roses are winding around each other, with the vanilla smoothing everything out. On Skin: I can't tell where the sweetened spices and rose begin or end. It's romantic and dangerous all at once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoseThornAndOak Report post Posted March 3 (edited) Ladies and gents, I think we might've hit peak BPAL. This is the most BPAL thing I've smelled in a while dude. This is like if you took BPAL, but layered it, with BPAL. Like when you look in two facing mirrors, and get a tunnel of BPAL. Fresh gothy black funeral BPAL rose, goth club BPAL amber (almost fruity or like O, Smut, etc), and o'course BPAL snek but the patch behaves (as it does in many flankers I've noticed, phew). If you don't like snek, as sometimes it goes weird, you might like it here (join my club party!). I don't know what you want from me, it's BPAL. So crank the Combichrist and hit the dance floor already. This BPAL will BPAL you up... More BPAL than BPAL, more BPAL than BPAL Okay I'll stop lol. Edited March 3 by RoseThornAndOak Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abejita Report post Posted March 4 I agree with one of the reviews above me. If you took BPAL and layered it with BPAL... yes. That would be this. It starts out as rose-incense-musk-snake oil. The resinous incense-y notes are dominant, with a spicy rose right behind it. The Snake Oil takes the back seat, but it is coming across to me enough that I think with aging it will emerge as much stronger. When I get a Snake Oil variant that I can't smell the SO at all, it doesn't usually improve with time. When I CAN detect it, it does tend to deepen and emerge more with age. Even un-aged, this is a keeper. I think it will only get better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weirdgirlpilled Report post Posted March 11 Brb, buying SEVERAL backups of this one. To echo everyone else, this is the bpaliest bpal to ever bpal. I cannot stop sniffing myself. Sultry, sexy, dark and twisted. Something haunting lingers in the background of this one, like a lover that you'll never forget as long as you live. It's dark rose layered over top classic snake oil, and I can definitely detect the patchouli and musk and vanilla, but they're all blended so artfully that not a single one overpowers the other. I would say if you're a fan of the sultriness of snake oil but also infatuated with the dark rose from "London" this would be a big winner for you. Perfection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elissamay Report post Posted Saturday at 09:18 PM Hot damn. This is really giving me Snake Oil, but if Snake Oil had red musk. It's spectacular, sexy, dark, and addictive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
