ModderRhu

Hi, I don't know if this is the right place for this but here goes. I browsed around and searched the forum for a guide on how to sell, but I came up short. I want to start selling some of my unloved BPAL. I've done a lot of buying (since 2010) on the forums and ebay, but never selling. I'd like to stay away from eBay for now as it seems sketchy. I was wondering how the process works. I visited the post office to ask about shipping small 5 ml bottles of perfume and first the guy working there told me it's illegal to ship perfume. Then when I told him I had perfume shipped to me all the time he asked in the back and they said it was fine as long as it's ground shipping. When I asked how much shipping ~three 5ml bottles would be, he said he wouldn't be able to tell me until I had the package ready. He also said he wouldn't be able to tell me the price of insurance (should I need it) beforehand. So...how do you know how much to charge someone for shipping and/or insurance? I don't think I'm going to need insurance often, but I'd just like to know. Also, what kind of paypal account do you need to have and how do you go about setting that up? How do you get a click and ship number? Tracking number? Lastly, I have a rough idea of what supplies I will need since I have bought so much from the forum, but any information on that would be awesome too. If there's a guide somewhere that covers all this info, please let me know! Thank you so much for reading!

goblin (and to a lesser extent, tiki king), morocco, wooden mallets. hasty post, sorry! on my way somewhere

Lilith named this scent, and said this perfume should smell like witches. Her interpretation is swathed in anise, lime, almond, and witchin’ herbs, and holds a bouquet of pale, graceful lilies. The end result is a sweet, nutty absinthe’d lime with a hint of spice and leather. This was an instant love at NYCC. It's like almondy lime cookies. Good balance of sweet + tart. Very well blended. Whatever witchin' herbs are in there only help this blend. No lillies apparent. Easy to like.

it smells like a much drier version of Awabi Divers, a recent Shunga. so dry, in fact, that it gave me a wicked headache and I had to scrub it off. I love all the ingredients so I'm not sure where it went wrong. boo

for MLAST: try aureus (GC), or Lady in a Speckled Pink Kimono (Luper, 2011 I think?) Dorian: Roses, Pearls, and Diamonds, Black Pearl, Embalming Fluid, Snake Oil (all GC), White Rose (LE) Midwinter's Eve: Bathsheba or Bordello (both GC)

I think How Doth the Little Crocodile is amazing. it's not quite as brownie-like as Boomslang, but it does have a similar chocolate paired with woods vibe. and it's GC so you can easily get an imp. I find that it's nice both fresh and aged, with age bringing out more of the foodiness. fresh, it smells quite a bit more woody and balanced. You can still get Gelt right now with the current Yules. It's a very dry cocoa and amber scent. like sticking your nose in a tin of high quality cocoa powder whilst amber incense is burning in your kitchen. or something Bliss is a GC very similar to Gelt. almost identical. i like to layer Bliss with Aureus, which is a dry, dirty, sandalwood amber. The Malignant Dreams of Cthulhu in Love is a lovely salty cocoa incense smell. not as edible smelling as Boomslang, but still gorgeous. probably somewhat hard to find as it was a ThinkGeek exclusive scent. this was my first ever BPAL and an instant and current love. Delight and Consternation was a Luper from 2013 or 2012. it's like lemon poppyseed muffins with cocoa made less foody by skin musk. it's a bit perfumey smelling sometimes, but the lemon cocoa combined with oudh is so gentle and unique. Candy Butcher is another great one...but good luck trying to find any if you can get an imp of Bliss, don't worry about this one. just as good.

vetiver light: Harimise (2010 Luper), Blood Kiss (GC) vetiver strong: Grand Inquisitor's Heretics Fork (Carnival Diabolique), Azatthoth (GC), Hurricane (discontinued GC)

2011 Egg Nog: it kinda just smells like Snow White with a little nutmeg. it's nice, but wish it was eggier.

for obatala: The Sea Foams Milk, Brown Jenkin, Black Pearl, Goblin boo: Snow White (current LE), sticky pillowcase, go to sleep darlings (both not current LE), detestable putrescence lily witch: hellcat, port-au-prince, O, dragon's milk, Schrödinger's cat, robotic scarab. this one is kind of hard because you don't usually see lime, almond, and leather together. hmm. hope this helped!

Black patchouli, honey, and thick vanilla amber. I dunno. it's amazing on paper but bitter and tannin-y on my skin. with lovely honey over top. it's not different enough from occupy wallstreet to me.

this smells like bad breath to me i love all the listed notes, but I don't get any of them. just morning breath. so disappointing!

I like my peach with more dry ingredients. if this had more sandalwood, it would have been perfect for me. it's a little too monolithically sweet and juicy.

I'm not sure about this one. there's a lot going on. I love all the listed notes, I just feel like it's a little busy. it's a powerhouse of an almond scent. very dry with old fashioned musk. not really foody at all. I wish I got more saffron. I don't hate it.

love at first sniff. I love creamy, foody aquatics like this one and the sea foams milk. this one smells just as spa-like as TSFM, but creamier and beachier. very comforting.

I love this. it's a playful, peppery cherry blossom and sandalwood. the anise is subtle but serves as a nice contrast to the salty sandalwood and sweet blossoms. it's great on its own, but the dryness of it pairs really awesomely with kabuki. which is a much wetter and juicier scent.

i got Morocco as a frimp at NYCC 2010. ive loved it ever since and found it hard to review. my first impression was that it smelled sandy. like sun warmed sand. and the most wonderful creamy vanilla milk with spicy carnations steeped in it. i guess the sandalwood is giving the impression of dry, warm sand. maybe the cassia, too. it's almost like a hyperreal sensation of smelling the actual tree that cinnamon comes from. woody cinnamon. the only kind i can do. it's awesome in perfume oil form and just as awesome in hair gloss form. layers well with snake oil. everyone seems to like it on me. my best friend said it smelled "like a girl." definitely a work-friendly scent. wore it on my job interview. it's not gonna offend any sensitive noses even if you overapply. color impression is most definitely a creamy pink. i find it nice both fresh and aged, but aging seems to make it more intense. highly recommend for anyone anywhere.

Morocco, Scherezade (not so much vanilla in this one) from the GC. for a more masculine version, try galvanic goggles. I think it has the same musk, or something. it's like a cousin of black lace. Autumn Moon of the Mirror Stand was a Lupercalia scent from 2010. the notes include cognac, honey, and quince. it reminds me a lot of black lace. maybe a little brighter. ive seen it for sale. it's kind of a hidden gem, so won't be as hard to find as Black Lace. hope & faith kind of have that "lace" base. but they're probably hard to find as they were popular carnival scents. if you like rose and violet give em a shot. even if you don't, try them anyway. they're not your typical rose or violet scents. see if you can track down decants of the other lace scents. most of them are pretty close. except maybe mourning lace. that's verrrrryy clove cigarette.

I don't know if this counts at all, but I really enjoy dressing extremely """girly""" and then wearing a scent like clockwork couture: male. (leather, sandalwood, iron, patchouli) I also enjoy pairing that one with super sweet delicately pink scents like hope, antique lace, and morocco. it just tickles me oh, also the blockhead. it's from the carnival so might be hard to find. but it's bubblegum with leather and metal. great thread!

Light Blue smells like dry, scratchy almost cottony woods with green apple. if that's Light Blue, then Mme. Moriarty is Light Red it's got the dry scratchy wood thing going on, but with pomegranate and plum instead of green apple. when I first smelled Mme Moriarty, I immediately thought of Light Blue. it's also a fav of mine. however, it's pretty rare seeing as how the Carnival series is on hold for now. I got my bottle from eBay for like $40 I think. you may be able to find an imp in the sales and swaps section of this forum. maybe even a full bottle. I honestly wouldn't know what else to suggest. Mme Moriarty is seriously the closest BPAL to Light Blue. I'll edit this post if I think of anything else! ok, some others: Anne Bonny: this is sort of like Light Blue but with no fruit. it smells salty, beachy, and woody to me. gender neutral. it's a general catalog scent so a full bottle is $17.50 and a sample is $4. Aureus: another general catalog oil. similar to Anne Bonny, but a bit less salty and a little dirtier smelling. one of my favs. Lilith vs The Giant Crab: probably the beachiest of beach smells, to me. it's a bit sweeter than light blue. it's like an orange creamsicle with dry, salty sandalwood and salt water. I love this one so much that I buy it whenever I see it for sale without question. it's a very common limited edition scent. you can usually find some on the forum and ebay. it usually goes for no more than $20.

this is the single note I was most looking forward to. when I smelled it at NYCC, i got blasted with booze followed by spoiled milk and super salty butter. I only sniffed out of the bottle so maybe it would have been different on my skin. but the out-of-bottle funkiness didn't exactly compel me to do a skin test. milk and cream notes and foodies in general work beautifully for me so maybe this was way too fresh or something.

if this didn't have the leaf note, it would be awesome. it smells like delicious minty cocoa butter. unfortunately the leaf note gives it an undercurrent of bell peppers

I love the lab's champagne note. it's amazing how it really smells carbonated. this is sweeter than most of their champagne blends. it smells more like virgin sparkling apple cider to me. it may also have a little ginger and lemon in it. thankfully no cinnamon. I've been dealing with a sinus infection for like a month now, and I often feel nauseated. smelling this makes me feel better. it might be really great to wear to bed when my nausea is at its worst.

this smelled just like severin to me. I didn't skin test, just smelled out of the bottle.

this is one of those perfumes that kinda smells like the listed notes, but way better. it's better than the sum of its parts. to me, it's almost like less sweet red musk with little tiny amounts of the rest of the ingredients added. you just have to try this one. if any of these notes are death notes, try it anyway. unless you don't like musk. this is one of my most complimented perfumes. great throw and very long lasting.

this is one of the longest lasting BPAL scents I've tried. it smells like a cherry-honey-vanilla-cream scented body powder that you'd apply with a big fancy poof. I find it's well balanced and not overly sweet. didn't notice a huge difference between fresh and aged. guess I just like it both ways. the way it smells is consistent with the listed notes, so if you love all the notes like I do you should probably try this one. no funny business with morphing or hidden notes or anything. I do recommend this one and I'm gonna get a full bottle soon