zankoku_zen
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I am beginning to think that BPAL's stone note just goes to air freshner on me. This is cool, dark aquatic that veers into the air freshner/laundry detergent variety. SAD.
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Medicinal vetiver. It's dark, smoky and a hint of dark fruits. Not my style at all.
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Crisp snow, mint and tuberose. It dries to a slightly vanilla and tuberose blend. Sweeter than expected. Unfortunately, BPAL's tuberose note is always a high pitched, obnoxious floral on my skin. Out of all of the tuberose blends, this one has to be the least obnoxious but still very loud. Cool, wintery, floral.
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I get a giant hit of vetiver on wet, but it essentially dries to an amber/lavender combination. Again, a very warm scent and soothing. Warm, soothing, glittery.
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This one has a very strong lavender note on wet, and then dries to a warm patchouli with a hint of blackberry. Because of the lavender, I find it very soothing. Soothing, warm, herbal.
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Warm, fruity vanilla. I get hint of the mandarin, and red currant. Not my favorite type of scent... I guess I don't like to combine fruits + vanilla. Pretty, warm, floral.
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Piney, slightly foodie. It smells of Christmas and christmas foods. Warm, comforting, inviting.
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Tropical honey. At first blast, I get a hint of the laurel. But this essentially smells like honey with hints of plumeria and ginger. I can't handle this much honey, but I imagine this is the closest you can actually get to bathing in a vat of it.
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This smells like grape candy, jelly beans and gum drops. Esp. the jelly beans and gum drops aspect, that's the main aspect of it. Sweet, fruity, bright. Definitely appropriate for young children, and SPOT ON interpretation. Totally makes me crave candy though.
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The cream is killing me. It smells like fizzy airy ginger, hints of vanilla and plastic. Oh cream, you have ruined another scent for me.
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Dark, spicy mince pie and hints of spruce. Smells like Christmas cooking. It's dark, spicy, and flavorful.
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Weird peach cheesecake with plastic, slight whiff of strawberry. BPAL's strawberry tends to go to plastic on me, so this scent is no exception. Which is sad, because underneath the plastic overtone, I can smell some AMAZING peach cheesecake. If this were re-released as just "peach cheesecake", I would be very tempted to pick up a bottle.
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Holy crap. I may need more of this and I'm not a sugary/foodie kind of lover. This one is a sweet, very delicate plum and candy scent. And yes, vaguely smelling like watermelon Jolly Ranchers. This is totally not the type of blend that appeals to me. And yet it does. Mmm, delicious. I could see this being very appropriate for a young girl.
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I don't think the chocolate and pomegranate work for me. It's got a strong orange blossom component to the foodier parts and my brain just interprets this as weird chocolate. PASS.
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Anise, clove, powdered sugar and a hint of cinnamon. This smells like a spice cookie. Warm, spicy, comforting.
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I amp up BPAL's butter note so this is a very buttery shortbread with a whiff of mint. Heavy vanilla, slightly creamy. Foodie, luscious, tasty.
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Chocolate Espresso Gingerbread
zankoku_zen replied to TheIceMaiden's topic in Black Phoenix Trading Post
So mix Bah with Gingerbread Poppet, swirl some chocolate in and this is what it smells like. On wet it was mostly coffee and chocolate, but as it dries it is definitely gingerbread + chocolate. Too foodie for me, but I can see why people are nuts over it. -
This one has the same fizzy note as Geek.Goth and Polynesian Pop. But its definitely raspberries that I smell here, and a hint of lemon. Slightly tart, and just a hint of hops. Fizzy, tasty, fruity.
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Strawberry Lemon Drop Candy Cane
zankoku_zen replied to TheIceMaiden's topic in Black Phoenix Trading Post
This one is fun. I get fizzy strawberry, lemon and a hint of vanilla candy cane. It smells light, sweet, and girly. And yes, something that elves would eat. -
This one does smell like ice and ferns! It's green, zingy and with a touch of mint. On me, it goes slightly masculine. Fresh, green, cold.
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Grapes and balsam with a touch of chamomile. It's a very warm scent actually. The grapes remind me more of mellow red wine and the chamomile adds a tinge of herbalness.
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Mmmm. YUM! This smells to me like oatmeal cookies - its warm, sugary, vanilla and lightly spiced. Perhaps a tinge of milk chocolate? It goes a little plasticky on the drydown, but I forgive it --- because it's so delicious!
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At the beginning, there was a giant hit of something fruity and light. It sort of made me think barley wine and apples. As it dries, it has gotten more floral and I can definitely smell the foxglove in it. Heady, floral, yeasty.
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Creamy, plasticy vanilla, powdery amber and woods. Soft dry floral on the drydown. Pretty, powdery, floral