Foodie

First impression:Morocco would smell awesome on a guy. Very masculine smelling to me. I was super surprised because so many people seem to love it... I thought I would at least kinda like it based on the description. But no. Morocco was an epic fail on me. To the point that I washed it off. It's very hard for me to describe, there is a yummy sweetness somewhere in there. But like the reviewer before me said, it smells like very traditional perfume mixed with cologne. Sooooo not my thing.

The Lion is the first amber scent I've tried and if this is amber, I LOVE AMBER. The Lion is a cozy but spicy scent. The notes I can pick out are a very yummy vanilla and a little cinnamon, not overpowering at all. It does bring to mind a warm, golden, lazy sun. My bottle list is getting pretty darn long, but The Lion is definitely going on it. Edited to add: It has been 7 hours since I applied a very small amount to my wrists. Still going strong! And this smell is addicting to me... after a whole day I will say again The Lion is just lovely.

Whoa, Seven Word Story Lust is VERY incensey! In the bottle It smells super fruity pomegranate. But when I put it on my wrists it smells just like I am in this crystal shop by my house and took a big whiff of a pomegranate scented incense stick. It is a beautiful scent that has a real sexy, free spirited Bohemian vibe. I'm glad I have a bottle!

Well, there isn't anything that I can say that has not been said about the wonderful and glorious Snake Oil. I will tell you that the reviews are all well deserved... Snake Oil is just as sexy and awesome as everyone says it is. Strong vanilla with some indescribable spiciness to it. I feel super sexy and confident wearing this. Also, this was the only scent that, when testing out all of my new goodies (thanks lab!), all of my kids said they loved and was their favorite! So not only a hit with men and women... children like it too! I can't not buy a bottle of Snake Oil. I need this in my life.

Oooooo wOw! O is sooooooo gorgeous and sooooo sexy! I get absolutely no play doh, no plastic. Just a sexy snake oil vanilla mixed with honey. If you like Snake Oil, you'll like O for sure. Words I'm associating with O... Close Skin Sex Comfort Snuggle A bottle of O will be in my next order.

Wow! I can't believe that I've had this stored away for three years and haven't even tried it until today! Got this as a frimp from a generous swapper, full and only sniffed once. I tried it today and... HEAVEN! Heaven for people who like foodie, cakey, fruity goodness that is! Smells exactly like Christmas to me. Lovely, yummy smell. But I will swap it because I have a problem with hoarding tiny amounts of oil that I will never ever be able to get more of. I adore it but would love someone else to be able to experience this one-of-a-kind foodie's dream!

The First Love: Moroccan rose, white fig, honey, hay absolute, vanilla, chamomile, white musk, pomegranate juice, and morning dew. I'm not the best about picking out individual notes or even describing scents very well, but I will say that this stuff is absolutely heavenly. I can definitely smell the rose, but it does not completely overwhelm. It's also fruity, I can smell the pomegranate. I don't usually like fruity scents so don't let that scare you away. There is something... natural in there too. I don't know if it's the hay or what but it makes this scent not at all "perfumey" and very organic. Ok, enough technical stuff... on to the gushing! I can't stop huffing my wrists. I love this scent with a passion. Eve, to Adam in Paradise is the perfect name for it because like the Garden of Eden it is beautiful and perfect. I have been hoarding rose scents and this is right up there with my favorites. I can see someone who doesn't usually go for rose scents loving this one too though. Seriously, get it while you can people.

Les Fleurs de Mal is, to me, exactly what it says it is. A dark mysterious floral. I smell all three flowers, rose and lilac especially. But these aren't spring flowers. They are flowers your secret lover brings you in the dark of night. I don't get any powder or soap. Just a beautiful "old-fashioned sexy" scent.

Just thought I would post here, because I recently acquired a bottle of London and, on me, it smells identical to Peacock Queen! So if you're looking for something similar to PQ, check out London, it's just gorgeous!

London, on me, smells exactly like The Peacock Queen. I mean identical. I LOVE Peacock Queen, so this is a good thing. I'm overjoyed to have a GC equivalent that I can turn to when/if I run out of Peacock Queen. So happy to have a bottle of this beautiful scent! :love!:

Elizabeth of Bohemia is awesome! To me, it smells just like a mix of Peacock Queen and Rose Red. It has a bit of that green stem that Rose Red has a lot of, and it has that lush dark Peacock Queen rose. It's gorgeous and it lasted quite a few hours on me! I only have a decant and will definitely be on the lookout for a bottle!

I loved the smell of Eve when in the bottle. I thought this might be the spring scent for me. But then I put it on... Nail polish remover!!! I mean so much like nail polish remover I swear I wouldn't be able to tell one from the other. Really chemical smelling on me. I had to wash it off.

When I sniffed Rakshasa in the imp, I got excited. I am a big rose fan and it smelled very rosy and I could definitely smell the patchouli (which I also love). When I put Rakshasa on, however, I immediately knew it was a NO. Soap, soap soap! Soap is all I could smell, nothing else. Not rose, not patchouli, not sandalwood, nothing but strong sharp soap. The soap smell stayed around, too. I mean it lasted hours and hours. Although I will say that after about 6 hours it smelled more spicy and a little less like soap. It is the next morning and I can still smell Rakshasa on my wrists, so it has staying power for sure! Which is a good thing if this scent works for you, not so good for me.

DJ Sin, Miss Jessel is not boozy at all. I think it smells exactly like roses and fresh tree sap.

Hmmm, sounds like Phantom is another one I'll have to consider! And I am leaning toward Seance as the one to buy next. I was so excited to try the Dawns, then I got a frimp of Mother from a forumite and I absolutely hated it. There was something in there I really didn't like, and I'm not experienced enough to know what it was but it was bad. Now I'm not so gung ho about trying the other 2.

Pittseminole, Miss Jessel does not seem (to me) to have a leaf/stem note. It's more like tree sap. It smells very... sorry it's very hard to describe... like a forest without the pine. The most simple, descriptive thing I could say about Miss Jessel is tree sap mixed with roses. It's more complex than that but I just don't know how to put it in words!

Hmmm... I went back and read this whole thread and honestly it has made it harder to choose! I am ordering Black Rose for sure, like I said- I have an imp and I know I love that one. But I'm really undecided about the 2nd bottle. (Made a new rule for myself... no more than 2 bottles a month... and that's if I can afford that!) I'm trying to decide between - Spellbound Zombie Seance Rakshasa I mentioned in my previous post what scents I already have, (Rose Red, Mrs. Grose, Peacock Queen, Pink Snowballs, Miss Jessel, Tears of Lilith, Black Rose, Harlot). I don't want to order something very similar to something I've already got. Does anyone want to give me their opinion on which scent would be best? :boogie:

Oh! And I was also wondering if there is any great rose scents that I should keep my eye out for with the Lupercalia update?

I guess I should say I'm looking for GC rose recommendations, since it's pretty much a given that I'll try every rose LE that comes out!

Oh my gosh, Ü is amazingly vanilla on me too. It starts out as more of a fresh clear balsam on me though, rather than cologne. I'm kind of sad that there's no leather, wood and old books like in the description, but for a vanilla lover, if you have the right chemistry it's perfect. (edited for spelling!) I guess we're lucky!

Just thought I'd put my two cents in. I absolutely love Rose Red and Mrs. Grose. They are my favorite rose scents, followed closely by Black Rose. I have only been into BPAL for a couple of months and always liked the smell of rose... but once I smelled Black Rose I was like head-over-heels in love. It was so beautiful and sexy. So when the yules came out I went a little rose-crazy, ordering Red Rose, Peacock Queen, Mrs. Grose, Miss Jessel, and Pink Snowballs. I didn't much care for Pink Snowballs, I thought it smelled too young, so I gave it to my 7 year old daughter. Miss Jessel is nice, kind of a sweet, fruity, natural (tree-ish?) rose. Me likes. Peacock Queen is a gorgeous, deep, beautiful rose. Mrs. Grose is this completely amazing spicy rose. Rose, cinnamon, and a little tea. LOVE. :love!: Red Rose is a true rose with stem scent. It is fresh and cold and perfect and amazing. My absolute favorite. I still haven't tried Spellbound, which from reading this thread sounds like a must! I would also love to try The Rose. I have a bottle of Harlot that I bought unsniffed, and while I do like it, I thought it would be more spicy. I would love more recent rose recommendations for my next order, which will include Black Rose as my imp's almost gone!

2005 Gingerbread Poppet is exactly what it sounds like. Gingerbread. Period. I love this scent, I could wear it every day in the winter. It's yummy and spicy and also sexy.

Oh, Lady Meag, too bad you don't get that vanilla note! And for the record I LOVE vanilla but HATE Eat Me and Drink Me. When I apply them I get a 2 second flash of sweet vanilla cake and then it goes crazy peppery(? WTH) and just gross on me, with absolutely no sign of the vanilla forever more.

I am a rose lover and I am rejoicing! The previous poster is right, this is juicy. Juicy, and sweet. A sweet smelling, nature-like rose scent, with a bit of incensey-goodness. It makes me feel happy. I absolutely adore Miss Jessel. I don't know what "black roses" are, but they sure smell amazing! Edited to add... I wanted to say that after a month of wearing Miss Jessel I can't get the idea out of my head that this smells like tree sap. It smells exactly like roses mixed with tree sap. I love it!

Have you guys tried U Mutter Museum? I got a frimp of it in a swap and when I first put it on my wrist I immediately thought, "NO! Not for me!" Shrugged my shoulders and walked away. About 30 minutes later I kept getting whiffs of this delicious smell but I honestly did not know where it was coming from because it smelled nothing like the perfume I had applied. When I realized it was me I couldn't stop huffing my wrist for the rest of the night. It is literally the best most divine smelling vanilla I've ever smelled. I have tried multiple BPAL vanilla blends but this... this is special. You just have to get past the "cologne" phase before it turns into something else entirely. I ordered a bottle.