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I don't want to say what this smells like on me. I'll just say that I expected to love this scent based on the listed notes, but something about it smells acrid and bitter and toxic on me.

this is indeed a dry coconut scent. the best version of coconut, IMO. almost a little scorched and toasty smelling. the musk and incense play very well together and smooth out the coconut. don't really detect much orris, so if that's a death note for you, don't worry too much about it. the sandalwood doesn't really smell like the white version to me, which I love but sometimes can make me sneeze. it smells dirty, salty and a little tea-like. this smells like a mix of Tiki King (dry coconut), Al Azif (incense), Aureus (sandalwood) and Comforting Plush Companion (musk) without the fruit. in other words, everything good and not bad at all

Pumpkin Princess was a Halloweenie LE that smells just like Mermaid to me, but with a bit of foodiness. Might be worth tracking down a decant. Since you like Eat Me, try Bread and Butter Fly and Snake Oil. Comforting Plush Companion is also a lot like Eat Me, but it's LE and can be somewhat hard to find. Same with Sprinklecake. Any scents that are similar to Ava that I can think of are super rare. So I don't know how helpful it would be to rec them. But they are: Black Lace, Giant Vulva, and Eve (from the same series as Ava). Maybe also The First of the Three Spirits. That one is an easier to find LE. similar in "feel" to Ava but not that close. (Edited to add: Bastet is a general catalogue scent similar to Ava.) happy sniffing

this smells just like sprinklecake but with a very very strong boozy note. I prefer sprinklecake.

I thought I loved this one but now I'm not sure. it smells too much like a beeswax single note to me with some vanilla. I would have loved more of the sandalwood. I think I need to have a face off between this one, The Lights of Men's Lives, and Hanerot Halalu.

smells a lot like TKO + chocolate! the vetiver and birch are present but are background players. this is a very gentle scent and if you are afraid of anything except the lavender and choc, give it a try anyway.

this smells just like Antique Lace with just a little sugary rose added. seriously, this is the closest perfume to antique lace and I've smelled most of the ones people recommend as dupes of AL. it's a very creamy, marshmallowy rose with great throw and lasting power. might be great for rose haters. very youthful smelling.

this is beautiful. it smells better than the sum of all its parts. it's a lovely creamy wearable rose with steamy chrysanthemum tea smoothed out by honeycomb. it has good lasting power but stays close to the skin. would probably be great for work.

it smells a bit too maple syrup-y for my liking. and a bit like a cinnamon candle. I am ridiculously picky with anything having to do with cinnamon, so keep that in mind. I just think this one is overrated. if you are like me and are a cinnamon hater but desire a nice cinnamon scent, try Playful Wooden Mallets.

this might be silly to say about a perfume oil, but this smells oily. it smells like deep, oily incense. almost raisin-y. kind of like the natural smell of someone's hair. I don't dislike it, but I don't particularly love it either. it's definitely one of the softest and most understated incense blends from BPAL.

I get the custard and toffee and all the other yummy stuff, but with an undercurrent of turkey cold cuts so sad!

this smells like Aureus with some sweetness added. Aureus is in my top ten general catalogue scents so that's a good thing! it smells like dry earth and tea and sunlight with some non foody vanilla and fresh sweet pea flowers. it's very well balanced. I think I need a big bottle of this!

I definitely smell the "dried" aspect of rose in this perfume. that and the oakmoss are pretty much all I smell. maybe a tiny bit of dirt. it's a really calming, true to life smell. almost like a forest.

I definitely smell a background of green, cool, jellylike aloe in this one. I think that and the musk are what gives this scent its lasting power. for such a clean scent, it sticks around a remarkably long time. it's not a sharp laundry type of clean, but a juicy and comforting one. it reminds me a little bit of Dorian. in fact I really enjoy wearing Embalming Fluid and Dorian together!

this smells like a juicy apricot has fallen onto sun warmed soil. one of my favorites.

this is coconut rum dominant with a touch of leather. I get some of the Chardonnay. it's bracing and citric in a nice uplifting way. if the tonka is in there at all it's definitely just a subtle background note. since this perfume is pretty much a booze single note, I feel like I smell like I've been drinking when I wear it. I like to wear my pearl earrings when I wear this scent because I like to think they make me look a bit more...pure than my choice of perfume would suggest.

when I first smelled Bordello, I was like "ew. this doesn't smell like plum at all." and put it away for a while. then I dug it out again and I was like "ew. how are they calling this plum. this is gross." and forgot about it again. then I found myself thinking about it. so I dug it out and applied it while thinking "ew, gross." but I couldn't stop smelling my wrist. then I couldn't stop thinking about it and started craving it. and now I've ordered a full bottle I guess I didn't want to admit how much I love this one! I think it smells more like a fruity, musky bubblegum than plum. it's nice and smooth and juicy. the amaretto is barely there but it keeps the sweet tart fruitiness from being so monolithic. it really is delightful.

in the bottle, this smells like clockwork couture: male. I don't think they have any notes in common. that one is woodsy vanilla with clove, patchouli, leather, and metallics. on my skin, it becomes slightly foody and woody. similar to cake smash somehow. Kind of has a cookie vibe. that foodiness contrasts with the cherry blossom in a really interesting way. it's very well blended. I guess I can smell all the notes if I really smell it close. not really much of the tangerine, though. I wouldn't say it smells like spanked like other reviewers have. overall I'm definitely pleased with this one. I am so, so picky when it comes to cinnamon and I'm happy that this works well and doesn't smell like red hots. very cozy, snuggly and warm!

obatala: coconut with aquatic notes and creamy cocoa butter. smells very spa-like and comforting. great for bedtime! white rose: creamy rose, coconut, teensy bit of incense and tea. it's more sweet, fatty coconut dominant than rose. quite rich smelling without being suffocating. tiki king: bold, bracing woods paired with the gentlest lemon and a slightly charred smelling coconut. an odd mix, but it's seriously so good. worth tracking down. goblin: similar charred coconut note to tiki king with super dirty smelling patchouli tempered by sweet benzoin. it smells like a smoldering coconut shell sitting on sun warmed soil. love it. try it layered with how doth the little crocodile if you like chocolate. black pearl: cozy, nuzzly white musk and light coconut. the orris and hazelnut are def there but not obvious. they just lend a slight bit of foodiness and gentle powderiness. this is something you can probably wear to work. very versatile and inoffensive. I didn't realize how many beloved coconut blends I own before I wrote this post

I often have trouble with florals, but I love these... Alice: well-blended, subtle honey carnation and rose. Dragons Blood: cherryish lilac. try Ladon if you like the sound of that + apple. Kyoto: cherry blossom and peppery sandalwood. I love to pair this with kabuki (cherry, anise, red musk). but it's also great on its own. Joyful Moon: smooth, clean, white-musky rose. hard to find but it's one of those smells you can wear anywhere. Lilith and the Jarocho: crowd pleasing, inoffensive jasmine and lime. no dirty diaper jasmine smell here. this blend has a nice salty quality that plays off the lime and leaves just enough jasmine funk to make it interesting. White Rose: meaty, coconutty sweet rose. this smells like the taste of coconut jelly beans with light rose. Thouros: juicy/jammy lychee rose. Lilith Victoria: lavender + red musk and fennel. the lavender has almost a pine-y element to it. it's interesting because the lavender keeps switching from sugary to bracingly pine-like on my skin. all while being tempered by smooth red musk. something about this blend reminds me of sunscreen, but in a good way. it's wonderful for bedtime or anytime. I love to layer this with Mme Moriarty sometimes. I get a lot of compliments when I do that! High Strung Daisies: candied, happy carnation and pink pepper. lady in a speckled pink kimono: there's no tea in this, but I could swear I smell chrysanthemum tea mixed in there with the sugary peony. it smells steamy and rich to me. I'll edit this if I think of more!

I sniffed this at NYCC not expecting to like it, but it really grabbed me. In the bottle it smells almost leathery. Like a cozy leather. On me, it becomes peppery and musky. I never really smell plum outright but I think it's there in the background calming all the dryness to this scent and preventing it from making you cough. There's no wood or leather in this but something in it reminds me of an expensive, comfortable couch that you can just sink into. Or a fine, gleaming wooden chest. It's a sparkling scent, but a dark sparkle. If that makes sense. It makes me feel fancy when I have it on. Love!

This smells like real soil + something kind of like alcohol vapor. I still like and want it though

This smelled like lime lollipops and misty ozone and flowers to me. Not a bad thing, just not what I was expecting.

I wish I smelled more raw pumpkin and less spice, but I guess "pumpkin spice" just refers to what you spice the pumpkin WITH. This is just pure cinnamon to me with a bit of syrup. I wish it were drier and woodier, like high quality cinnamon powder smells. This would probably be interesting to layer with though.

This is like Diet Third Charm. Yummy red musk with some drier, dirtier ingredients. Smells just like Third Charm but with none of the lasting power. Less than 2 hours on my skin when I tested at NYCC. All the other scents I tested lasted over 12 hours. If you loved Third Charm but found it to be a bit too much or too heavy, try this.