Aviatrix

This is a very realistic and gorgeous forest blend. It smells exactly like damp forest floor and mosses. It's less sharp than my favorite forest blend Nocnitsa; it's more round and soft, but still life-like foresty. I can definitely see how a druid would smell like this, and it's very good indeed. Not as good as Nocnitsa, but close.

This is like a fizzy ginger ale, with a teensy bit of balsam in the background! It's spicy and peppery and festive, and I really like it! It's not something I would habitually wear, but it's very good nonetheless. I will love to experiment with layering with this one, although I suspect it will overpower many of the other RPG scents, as they tend to be much lighter than this one.

I'm getting mainly a blast of frankincense and myrrh, with a bit of the balsam in the background. I'm sorry, but that's all I can make out. It fits the concept of a cleric very well, and I'm definitely going to experiment with layering it with the other RPGs, but I won't be getting a bottle; it's too nondescript for me.

If you like leather, I can warmly recommend trying the Steamworks scent Tarasque. It's a soft, spicy leather Oh, and I forgot to add, Picture Books in Winter has a little bit of the same feel as The Soldier, in that it is a bit of leather + a warm overtone of caramel. PBIW was way too foody on me. I super want to hunt down Tarasque, but apparently it's an event only GC? Yes, it's sold at cons and so on. I signed up for an event group order/fairy to buy my bottle, so that might be a possibility to consider, if you're unable to go by yourself?

On me this is almost just lettuce, and very faint at that. I am getting some nondescript sweetness from the rest of the notes, but nothing I can make out. I might not keep my bottle, because it is just so faint, and I see very little purpose in wearing perfume that I can't smell

This really is a cookie scent! It's also much lighter than many other BPAL baked goods scents I have tried (and not liked). It has a slightly nutty edge, too. I can definitely see why halflings would smell like that, haha! It's probably not enough for a big bottle for me, but I will hold onto my imp and experiment with RPG layering with it now! Maybe a Halfling Rogue could be good, hm....?

If you like leather, I can warmly recommend trying the Steamworks scent Tarasque. It's a soft, spicy leather Oh, and I forgot to add, Picture Books in Winter has a little bit of the same feel as The Soldier, in that it is a bit of leather + a warm overtone of caramel.

For dark and macabre, many things from the Miskatonic Philharmonic or The Festival line from last Yule might work. And since you mention hellhounds yourself, if you can get your hands on some Hellhound on My Trail, that might fit the bill as well.

Thought I'd add Tarasque to the growing tea list. It has a nice, smooth, spicy tea note, a lot of reviewers describe it as licorice tea.

"dusty Bible accord" don't mind if I do! All of those sound great, especially Picture Books in Winter--I'd love to track that down. Thank you! Oh, silly me, I forgot to recommend Miskatonic University, which has a bit of the same feel of Picture Books, but is GC, in case you can't find the LE for sale

wynne: You might like Elf, Fae, Titania or Aeval for your fae-like, woodland qualities! And The Buggre Alle This Bible for your love of old theology Your English teacher style might be captured well by White Rabbit or Severin, which is sadly discontinued but does show up once in a while for sale, or one of my favorites: Picture Books in Winter.

Just wanted to add another licorice scent to the evergrowing list: Tarasque. It doesn't have licorice listed in the notes, but many of the reviews mention it. Personally, I don't get a lot of licorice from it, but apparently many others do. ETA I agree that there is nothing licorice-y about La Befana; it's a sugared violet scent and one of my favorite florals, but no anise or anything in sight

This one is really pretty. It opens up with a blast of spice and lemoniness that could either be from the tea note or the amber. Labdanum sometimes goes strange on me, so I was a little wary at first, but it turned out absolutely beautiful, so all was good! It fairly quickly settles into a very skin-close, leathery, resinous scent with that little touch of freshness from the tea. The comparisons to Dorian are not too far off; at least both Dorian and Tarasque have the same kind of warm vibe. I am very pleased with my bottle

Hm, chai tea latte? I'm not sure, but Pumpkin Masala Rooibos has a bunch of classical chai spices in it, as well as rooibos red tea. But then again, it also has pumpkin. And no milky notes. I'm not sure that's what you're looking for, but I thought I'd mention it anyway.

You mentioned it yourself, but I would like to second Aziraphale. It's a very soft and refined, slightly bookish scent that doesn't overwhelm but rather envelops in a cloud of geek, so to speak. Another library-ish scent is The Lurid Library, which is more incense than Aziraphale, though, so if you're not into incense-type scents, you might want to pass it up. But definitely bookish as well. Also, as others have mentioned, the Steamworks collection is perfect for geekiness and engineering type scents!

I'm sorry to hear that, Valtiel!

Another blend that is reminiscent of Miskatonic University, and that I have myself used in my writing group to feel studious and creative, is Picture Books in Winter from last year's Yules. It's nice and bookish, but faint enough that it won't distract you from your work.

This starts out a little cologney, but after a while it fades into a sweet incense with a touch of the beloved BPAL book note. I am also getting a very faint sweetness that must be the candle wax. It takes a little while for it to become really good, but once it does, I really like it

This is extremely soft and creamy, and I'm getting something almost reminiscent of almond - maybe a kind of almond milk? Anyway, it's quite nice, but it's just SO FAINT on me I can smell it fine in the bottle, but hardly at all once it hits my skin. So I won't be getting a bottle, but I wish it had more oomph, because it's certainly a sweet blend in the vial.

Exquisitely melancholy. The background scent to an ancient exequies. Heavy, dark and floral: a blend of roses, with a touch of amber and musk. This is heaviest on the rose, almost a bit too much for me. There is a snuggly musk in the background as well, although I'm not getting any of the amber. It's a little too rosey for me, overall, but I like the concept.

This is very faint on me, but there is one note - and I'm not sure which one - that goes a bit iffy on me, slightly sickly sweet. It reminds me somewhat of the note that ruined Thieves' Rosin for me, but here it's to a lesser degree. That's all I'm getting, unfortunately

I am getting mainly very dark and heavy resins with a slight aquatic undercurrent. I can't usually tell resins apart very well, so to me it's a mish-mash of resinous notes that's nonetheless rather pleasant. There's a teensy tiny hint of something floral that I assume is the moonflower, but it never gets prominent enough to notice unless you know it's supposed to be there. On the whole, however, it's much too dark a scent for me to wear regularly, but Im glad I got to try a decant!

This one sadly doesn't have much staying power on me, but for as long as it does last it smells sharp and fresh and sort of minty. I would have guessed the snow note would be more like the one in Nuclear Winter, but it's actually quite different, albeit still very fresh. Almost green, I would say. That's pretty much all I get from it, and it fades quickly into a very skin-close mint. It's definitely pleasant, but not the sort of snow scent I would usually go for, so I think my decant is enough.

This is sweet and fresh snow on me - much like the snow note in Skadi. There is an undercurrent of woods and saltiness as well. It isn't a very complex blend, and really mainly snowy and cold. I'm glad I got to try this, as it's quite pretty, but in the end I don't need another snow blend.

Thanks for the recommendations, Amber Tears! A lot of those I haven't tried before, so they are going on my list Heh, also, glad you liked the tea. It is pretty good! I hope you can find more where you live.