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Green dead leaves, touch of cinnamon, and loads of cedar. This one is not for me.

Powdery sandalwood with a touch of citrus white tea. This is kinda skeletal and bare.

Dead Leaves, hint of patchouli, honey and a touch of oudh. This one is a very sophisticated and autumn dead leaves smell.

So this smells like sueded leather, touch of whiskey, musk and bay rum. It's fairly assertive and lasts a long time. I sprayed this on the comforter in our room in the afternoon, and I could still smell it this morning. It smells heavy and rich, and like sueded leather, and its warm and inviting.

Oooh, so this one is patchouli, chewy tobacco and a touch of opium. It's dark, heavy, gritty patchouli and tobacco based hair gloss. Good throw and wear length.

 

 

Samhain for your hair! I get heavy spices, fall leaves, and a touch of apple. Lovely and fall like.

Smoky resin, tobacco, and whiffs of dirt and snow. This is gritty, outside and smells like dirt overall.

On wet, this is olive blossom and florida water. And then this amazing transformation of tobacco + bay rum + patchouli comes out. And yes, This smells like an amped up version of Voodoo mixed with the herbs in Hellhound. And really, it smells manly, sexy and earthy. UNF.

 

I dropped a little on the mouse pad and it smells very differently on the skin as opposed to just on an inanimate object. The warmth clearly makes everything blend together.

 

Must try on mr. zee_zee.

Dark, earthy, rooty. I get warm patchouli, dry leaves, and a touch of mandrake. This smells like dirt.

 

But the magical kinda of dirt. The dirt you pick up in the super old haunted cemetery in your town at like midnight on a new moon day, because you have to work some magic.

 

Powerful, manly, earthy.

Cedar, patchouli, and musk. This smells like a dirty pencil. BLEGH. Cedar. Good throw and wear length.

Strong beeswax note, hints of violet and moss. But mostly all beeswax. Great throw and wear length.

Red musk, sweet amber, touch of resin. It's rich, sultry and very sexy.

Orangey-neroli, touch of rose, and deep resins. This one is a somber blend. Good throw and wear length.

Red wine, a drop of blood, and some herbal undertones. Good throw and wear length.

 

This one is a dark, dominant, assertive blend. For a strong woman that is not afraid to take what is hers. And what isn't hers.

Fuzzy brown leather, musk, and frankincense. It turns into a very close to the skin blend. Low throw and good wear length.

Ginger syrup, hint of lime, and fizz. This one actually arcs masculine on me, so I'd consider this a green fizzy blend for BPAL's men to check out. Good throw and wear length.

Fuzzy brown musk. It's a little sweet, thick, dark and smells like there's a pinch of patchouli in this. Dark, rooty, musky. Good throw and wear length.

Manly aquatic fougere. Kelp, salt, and opoponax. I'm actually curious to see how mr. zee_zee likes this one. Good throw and wear length.

 

Honestly, I wish more of the BPAL menfolk would try this. It sits in that intersection between a traditional aquatic and a fougere. And to me, this may in fact be a nice introduction for men to get into BPAL. Familiar enough not to spook them away, spooky enough to keep them interested.

Lavender and dead leaves. As advertised. Good throw and wear length.

 

This is a soft, comforting, autumnal blend.

Smoky fir! Actually this makes me think of Yule and Mistletoe more than Halloween. This would have been a great scent for the Yule Lads from last year. Manly. Good throw and wear length.

Black leather, musk, and a touch of white florals. NOPE.

 

This is like DeSade but muskier and a touch of white florals. Good throw and wear length.

Chocolate, cheap caramel, candy corn, lemon heads, bubblegum, jelly beans, and a touch of lint actually. Good throw and wear length.

 

Weenie detritus.

Funny, this is kinda apropos to test to compare to the Ghost of Darius. In this one, again, sticky resins but sweetened up by the presence of dragon's blood resin. Touch of galangal. Good throw and wear length.

Thick, syrupy resins. I get myrrh and galbanum. It smells kinda sticky and smoky. Medium throw and wear length.

Pumpkin, cardamom, and a touch of fruity orange and mango on wet. More pumpkin spice as it dries down, with a musky undertone.