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  1. vanilla323

    Blueberry Cream Pie Hair Gloss

    This is amazing! I love the sweet rich blueberry note!! It reminds me of blueberry syrup, the kind I love on pancakes. There is cream and crust there too but the blueberry is the star! And the scent definitely lingers much longer then any other HG I've tried which makes this such a big winner for me!!
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    Pronouncing "BPAL" and scent names!

    Thank you sooooooo much for posting this Auspicious Q!!
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    Pronouncing "BPAL" and scent names!

    Can someone please tell me how you pronounce Stekkjarstaur and Askasleikir??
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    Stekkjarstaur

    Wooly sugared marshmallow root. Stekk is basically a delicious marshmallow single note on me and I love it!! The staying power is amazing too!! So glad I took a chance on this little guy!
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    Beachy, Tropical Scents

    My fav is Son of biggerCritter! Also try Moonbathing it was a yummy melon surprise.
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    Single Note: Clown White

    This scent was a super light cream/vanilla scent. It did smell like makeup. Like face powder. It was a cool scent because it was unique. But sadly it didn't last long at all and had little throw on me. Passed it along. (Not a fan of clowns either, lol)
  7. Humbug! It's my favorite licorice scent
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    Moonbathing

    The is delicious and fruity on me! Pina Colada ice cream with a melon as garnish. There's no ozone or aquatic notes thankfully, I do not like ozone. Just delicious and fruity. Adorable label as well!!
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    Pink Snowballs

    2013 Sadly this one was a fail on me. It was so light on I could barely smell it. I think I got a tiny whiff of mint and rose. My hubby said it smelled like beer and was strong on me. So weird what different noses smell! Sold this bottle off. I don't think I can do florals.
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    Pure Applesauce

    Our applesauce is decidedly impure: mashed apples with sugar and honey, slivered with tobacco tar and black tea. This was one of the better apple scents I've tried. But it was light and had little throw. While it lasted it was sweet cinnamony applesauce. Reminded me of my school lunches when I was a kid and mom would put that little cup of applesauce in my brown paper bag. Cute but not a total keeper for me. Swapped away.
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    Sugary or creamy delicate floral scents

    It was mostly just peony which was a soft sweet floral and the vanilla in the background made it more lush. It was a two note scent but definitely worth tracking down!
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    Sugary or creamy delicate floral scents

    I recommend Lady in Speckled Pink Kimono it's a lovely peony and vanilla scent.
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    Jiggery Pokery

    Jiggery Pokery (such a cute name) is definitely a sweet yummy orange creamsicle on me. It has a strong sweet orange candy note mixed with a vanilla cream note. A vanilla ice cream note too me. It's very fun!! I don't get much cotton candy at all. The throw is amazing at first but fades to a lovely skin scent for hours after that. Wish the throw stuck around longer but love this anyway!
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    Mystical Aphorisms of the Fortune Cookie

    This one starts as mostly incense on me with a little bit of almond cookie far off in the distance. I am liking it so far. It has a classic BPAL scent to it. Not sure what that is but its there. Good throw and descent staying power. The dry down got a little more cookie like which was a yummy surprise. It's a perfect almond cookie scent...no cherry. This scent has grown on me more. It's very pretty and bounces from foodie to sexy and hippie all in the same scent! Love that. Wonder what aging will do to it...
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    Traveling with BPAL

    Just to update everyone. I took my BPALs through the border and all was well. Just packed them up nicely and stuck them under my car seat. They made it safe and I'm so happy I took them with me instead of shipping them.
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    Traveling with BPAL

    Ok so I feel a little better...thanks all! Seems like it won't be an issue. Just hope I have room in my car now, lol. One other question...do I tell them I have the oils or wait until they ask me?
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    Traveling with BPAL

    Hello all...esp Canadian BPALers or travelers... Need help and advice. I have a smallish collection of BPAL bottles. Like 30 or so. They're all in a cigar box. Me and my hubby are moving from Alaska to the lower 48 and driving through Canada. My question is will my BPAL collection have trouble going through the border/customs into Canada and then leaving Canada and going back into the USA???? I don't really want the movers to take them so I need advice and the laws... Thanks in advance...
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    Red Pumpkin Floss

    In the decant -- don't smell much maybe faint cinnamon Wet on skin -- heavy cinnamon and red vines Drydown -- more of the red vine/Twizzlers scent emerges. Now this is yummy don't get me wrong but all I get is this note with cinnamon on top. Not hot cinnamon but sweet cinnamon. No pumpkin or plum or currant really. Tasty simple scent. Low throw and not much staying power.
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    The Phantom Calliope

    This is for the 2015 release. In the bottle I get kind of a bitter cherry. On the skin it starts off as a strong dark cherry scent which is awesome because it's nothing like cough syrup (thank goodness). It's a real rich wild dark cherry. As it dries down I smell the cassis and cardamom coming forward and they make it even more dark and devilish. Don't really smell patchouli or verbena at all maybe it's hiding deep down and will come out with aging. This is no sweet foodie scent, no way. It's a grown up, sexy, daring cherry scent that I am really loving. I only dabbed a little on and it has amazing throw and staying power. Very glad I took a chance on this baby, love the artwork as well. So beautiful and haunting.
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    Looking for a BPAL that Resembles a Favorite Perfume

    Awe! Just want to say I loved Vanilla Fields! It was the first perfume I had as a teen!! I loved the strong sweet vanilla in it!! Any BPAL dupes would be awesome!
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    Dark Chocolate, Lime and Chocolate Mint

    This is a fun little scent! When you dab it on a tiny whiff of lime jumps out but then quickly disappears. What's left behind is a delicious Thin Mints scent. It's a yummy sweet chocolate with light mint. A yummy foodie mint. Not herbal thankfully. This has lighter throw but it's so delicious! Now I want Thin Mints of course!
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    The Candy Butcher (2015)

    *I never smelled the original* But this scent is damn sexy...sexy chocolate love! Wet it's a delicious but not too sweet or bitter chocolate it's just rich and glorious. As it dried down the cream note just takes it to a very sexy level. It balances the chocolate so nicely and makes it super creamy! The throw/staying power is amazing on this baby too since I only dabbed a tiny bit on and I'm still smelling it after 3 hours now and it's still going strong... I love the bottle art so much too its gorgeous and the scent matches perfectly! This is a grown up and sexy chocolate that I can't wait to wear and feel like a dark sexy chocolate covered carny every time I do. Bravo to Beth and the Labbies
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    So Below

    This is sadly all musk and patchouli on me and not in a good way. I don't get any sweetness at all to balance it. I almost smell a tiny bit of leather maybe too. I also smell no coconut just the musky dirtier notes. Hmmm unfortunate since it seems like a love for so many others. Low throw but decent staying power. Glad I got to try it though.
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    Tiki Princess V3

    Got a decant of this from a lovely forum member. It started off smelling like bubblegum to me when very wet but then I got more coconut and that cool mintness that is in bubblegum mixed with plumeria. A sweet floral to me. I love the coconut note in this it's definitely lighter, sweeter, and summery. It had low throw and when it dried down it was only floral and no more gum or coconut. Fun to try, wish the coconut stuck around longer.
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    Loved To Death

    Got a decant from a sweet forum member. This scent was all smoky and dark clove on me! I didn't get much vanilla, cinnamon, or beeswax. It seemed masculine on my skin but still sexy. Very unisex I'd say. It didn't have much throw but stayed close the skin and strong with each wrist sniff. It was addicting though. And I did like it. Just something kept it just too smoky and not sweet for me to fall in total love. Just stayed in the like stage. Very glad I got to try it though. A unique scent that probably smells different on everyone and maybe best on a male. Might also turn more glorious with some aging I bet.
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