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Rose, chocolate and a hint of spices. This to me, is a primarily rose and chocolate blend. I would categorize as a classic romantic foodie blend. Because chocolate + roses is textbook classic. If you like either, I'd give this a whirl.

Icy mint, pine, loads of candy and pumpkin. It's still a bit sweet for me, but I find that this has been one of the more enjoyable 'candy' scents out there. It's the smell of a crisp Halloween night and pumpkin pie. I find it highly evocative.

Mushrooms, hay and wood. This is a delicate, very earthy, very manly sort of scent. It smells like the outdoors.

Soft incense and resins, with a swirl of rose. On the drydown, it gets warmer with the amber. Again, I'm surprised by this. Really want to see this layered with Halfing, Lawful and Neutral.

Cinnamon and musk. It smells slightly sweet and powdery. It's like musky cinnamon cookies.

This smells like gingerbread - heavier on the bread, light on the spices and a touch of wood. Yup, very foody.

Rum, leather, hints of vanilla and frankincense. This is a heavily RUM based scent, with the leather acting as a grounder and then swirls of everything else. Being neither a rum nor leather fan, this isn't for me. It's kinda piratical, manly, and leathery.

Green, sweet powdery. Hint of absinthe and juniper with a swirl of cardamom. Odd.

Sandalwood, frankincense, tinges of clove, honey, musk with a white floral overlay. This is a sweet, resinous floral. Sexy, but not for me.

Sweet resins, hint of pine. Actually, I ended up liking this more than I thought I would. I am very excited to try this layered with Evil, Chaotic and Lawful.

Jasmine, tuberose, hint of iris. On wet, there was a peppery overlay (possibly white or pink pepper) to this. White, commanding, jasmine blend.

Beeswax, clary sage and sandalwood. This is a bit of a jumble - with the resin/wood notes and then the beeswax lending it a touch of sweetness and warmth. In general this a a clean, dry sandalwood. Very gender neutral.

WISTERIA, jasmine and hints of juniper and cypress. It's a dark, southern sort of blend. At least wisteria always makes me think of the south. It's a manly sort of wisteria blend, so perhaps more like a southern gentleman's cologne? Dark, brooding, wisteria.

#63 This to me has to be straight up vanilla booze. It's like the heavy dark vanilla smell you get from vanilla extract with a slight rum overlay. In some ways, it makes me think of a vanilla rum cake. Tasty, very wearable, very foodie. Sadly, too foodie for me.

Dry, white rose blend. Rose, gardenia, magnolia, touch of lily. On me, it smells like sour rose because of the gardenia, which smells like wet wool. EPIC FAIL.

Pink rose, red rose, yellow rose, and maybe some white rose. Well, really, does it matter what color it is? This is ROSE, and something that smells almost like a jasmine overlay. PASS.

MANGO TEA! This smells exactly like mango black tea. I find that while I love to drink mango black tea, I'm less keen on it as an actual perfume. However, if you love mango blends, and there aren't that many in BPAL, this one has a pretty strong mango note. I would definitely check it out.

Vanilla with a buttery feeling and a giant honey dose, with some soft amber on the background. This is like a softer, more sophisticated version of O. Sexy, muted, honey.

Mourning Lace to me smells like clove cigarettes. HOT DAMN. Sweet clove, swirl of smoke, wood and cognac. It should smell masculine but it doesn't. For me, the smell of clove cigarettes is nostalgic - late nights out, slightly buzzed, and angst. To me, this is the equivalent of a Cure or Smiths song in perfume form. I feel like I should be reaching for black liquid eye liner now. Dark, brooding, angsty.

Strawberries and tea rose, with hints of cream and a swirl of incense. Definitely PINK. This is a sweet, candylike blend. In some ways, it reminds me to Pink Moon 07, but much more delicate. In some ways, the vibe is more like Weeping Branches Moon without the Asian florals mainly in the ethereal, wispy sort of way. Sweet, pink, candy.

Red rose and clear amber. It's a very close skin scent. If you love roses, this is a very skin, sensual blend.

Pine, patchouli, leather and clove. Oddly enough, this sort of reminds me to an RPG blend... Ranger, I think? Amping both the leather and pine, this is not my type of blend. Off to a more loving home.

Smoky bacon, rose and honey. So the bacon-like smoke disappears as it dries, so I'm left with a smoky rose/honey blend. Being a fan of neither, I'm going to send this on to a more loving home. Dark, sexy, rose.

Green tea (oh matcha!) with plum, patchouli, and ambergris. It's a very green tea/patchouli scent. Interesting, but not for me.

Citrus, musk and sage. Pretty, light, fresh. The sage is too much for me personally, but other than that this would be a lovely spring blend, or perfect for a wedding.