theredkilt

This is a rich tobacco blend and although wood is not listed, it reads to me as smoky tobacco wood. I try to discern the clove and the patchouli, but the oil is so well blended that i can't distinguish any particular notes. Really beautiful smoky (verging into charred) tobacco blend with faint hints of unsweetened dark chocolate. The drydown reminds a lot of Solstice Scents's Maplewood Inn.

It's such a beautiful sweet ethereal blend. I can discern the almond blossom, the white tea and some of the currant's tartness. Calms down to a light sweet smell with an element of airiness.

I have been using this oil for the past 3 months and i was trying to figure out what does it remind me of. It's in the same family as The Deep Ones, but with a more sandy texture. I associate this blend with crushed seashells and salty ocean water washing over the seashore sand.

This oil really blossomed on my skin in the summertime. It morphed into sandalwood cherry tobacco. Really nice!

The Emperor's Crown on my skin is a dead ringer for Penitence. All i get is frankincense, no lemon peel, bergamot or styrax. If you like a dry resin blend, get this.

The dead leaves, patchouli, pineapple and vetiver combo is a killer! It's a crunchy leafy scent rounded up by the pineapple sweetness and juiciness. Sometimes the pineapple stomps over the leaves, other times it stays in the background. It's overall very wearable and summer-appropriate.

It's so fruity and cheery and moderately sweet (as in fruity fragrant sweet). Perfect for summer time! Sometimes I get a Juicy Fruit gum vibe, but it's still pleasant!

This had some strong throw. The pumpkin spice is so strong, but it dries down to a green amber spicy concoction. The pumpkin spice note is indeed overpowering.

The banana note smells a bit chemical/sharp and retains this vibe throughout the entire time.It's a sweetened tobacco, but not the best kind for me. The banana note ruins it for me.

Imagine Dorian stripped off the lemon tea and muskiness and put on some sensual tonka. A pity that wear length is short lived on my skin

Frostbitten Bliss smells like powdery creamy milk chocolate with a hint of plastic. The plastic is barely there but sort of messes up my scent interpretation.

The pumpkin spice renders such a beautiful rounded sweetness appropriate for the fall season. It smell so comforting, but really little resembles to the original Embalming Fluid.

It reminds me so much of a Kenzo perfume.

Lysander is a smoky woody lilac benzoin. It smells a bit like caramel, but i think it's the tonka that gives off this impression. Over time the sweetness goes away and you;re left with smoky lilac musk.

Can't believe i haven't reviewed this before. I became a BPAL fiend in May 2011 and among my first BPAL purchases was an aged 2005 or 2006 bottle (white paper label) of Snake Oil.I heard all about the excitement surrounding Snake Oil and i had to experience it myself. After i finished my aged bottle, i purchases another one in May 2016 from the Lab and let it age and today i cracked it open.

I will say that in order to experience the beauty of SO you have to age it from 1 to 2-3 years.

Snake Oil to me is an exotic, slinky concoction that may read as incensy, but to my nose it's a spicy resinous vanilla with a tingling sensation. Having tested this throughout the years, i've come to the conclusion that it contains vanilla, patchouli, musk, benzoin and possibly some other spice.

All in all, it's a unique oil in the sea of BPAL blends and any vanilla aficionado should try it..

2006 release

This is such an ever-changing blend, Sometimes i get the resins coming to life with a pale shadow of rose, other times i get a sweetened candied rose (not the soapy variety). The resins must consist of frankincense and benzoin. Definitely try before you buy scent.

Speaking from experience, i advise you to refrain from using anything heavy and incensy, loud florals or pungent resins. The only way to go is mild-foodies, clean/ mild-soapy and citrus/tea oils.

Chimera

Cleric to me is a smoother version of Penitence with the addition of rose amber. It's not rough around the edges, yet still holds the ecclesiastical vibe.

Tested this from a 2 year-old aged imp.

Sweet ambery resins. Very sensual and musky. Best suited for cold fall and winter nights.

I had high hopes for this one. I love frankincense, beeswax, sage, and balsam... but something in this is making it smell very peppery. I can't stand pepper in my perfumes most of the time, and this is no exception. Maybe waiting for the drydown would make it awesome, but I don't think I can wait to make it there. Sadly, I'm going to have to wash it off.

i had the same experience with Engine No.93.

I think that the frankincense lends the peppery quality to the overall final result. Black pepper stinging frankincense.

This is a clean, gentle and warm blend. I get the white leather and small echoes of white tea and neroli. Very pleasant and cozy.

A warm earthy mossy woody sage blend. Very manly and suitable for men over 35 yo. It feels like an old school cologne for men from the 70s.

I get a feeling of white leather or suede OR it could be some sort of white musk. I can honestly say that this is a clean polished white suede blend. It reminds me of the White Rider, but with no leather in sight. For some strange reason, each time i smell it i get the chicken legs image in my head

This is a light powdery hay scent. It's suited more as an office inoffensive neutral blend.Reminds me of last year's On the Porch in the Rain

This smells like sake!!! It has got a perfumey quality about it. In the beginning it smelled like fir needle and high pitched alchool, but shortly it turned into a woody sake. Does that make sense??? 😆