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The foundation of a stable and just society, the keeper of tradition, the enforcer of laws: bay leaf and olive blossom with ambrette seed, white oakmoss, petitgrain, lavender, cedar, and leather. I really like this one, it's probably a full bottle upgrade and a surprise winner. From the notes list, there's plenty going on but it's all copacetic. To start, mostly herbal, lavender and petitgrain. Maybe a hint of osmanthus sweetening the whole. Hard to say really as I rarely see petigrain showcased in a scent especially with these basenotes. Early dry phase I'm less fond of because the oakmoss is a little high pitched but the bay and maybe the cedar prevent it from taking over. Drydown this is rich and on the manly side of unisex, but just a bit. Bay, leather and cedar form a nice thrumming heart with a hint left of the lavender. This is almost seamless, certainly well balanced, being neither sweet nor floral not resinous per se but with nuance from all those scent categories. I'd say the leather holds it's own but the lavender, bay and petigrain add a warm roundness and citrine golden quality. There's no osmanthus at the dry down but I'm okay with that. The juxtaposition of the leather with the petitgrain and lavender works better than I would have hoped. I didn't tease out the ambrette but it is probably tying this together and adding a golden warmth and sweetness. The ambrette and leather create a superbase as the leather almost never lasts like this for me, my skin eats it. Another blend where this combination works is Mythological Scene with Warrior Mansion and Classic Ladies... Well, this is difficult to describe but all the notes are present, well blended, and beautiful. This is up there with Spanked and Perversion for me, but I love the leather. Love how this never goes sharp, cologne like, or powdery. Definitely unique in a large catalog of scents.
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What are your favorite GC BPAL scents (IE: Recs for New Collectors!)
sprout replied to clockworkcrypt's topic in Recommendations
Morocco, shmexxxy vanilla spice Fenris Wolf, sexy forest wolf God musk -
A few more suggestions on the creamy floriental category: Cock Stamen (2018 Lupers) Moon of Saturn: Telesto Cat Chasing Butterflies (2018 Lupers) Novel Ideas for Secret Amusements (2018 Lupers) Pearl in the Volcano (2018 Lupers ) Zarita the Doll Girl (Carnival Diabolique) Vasilissa Volcano in Springtime Ivory Vulva Vivid Enjoyment of Memory of Rupture
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Have you tried the Ibis and Jackals Funeral Parlor scent from the Post? https://blackphoenixtradingpost.com/shop/ibis-and-jacquels-funeral-parlor-atmosphere-spray/
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Have you tried Sea of Glass? I get a beautiful hyacinth note. It's heavenly if you pardon my pun.
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BPAL oils that repel bugs, flies, mosquitoes, bees, insects?
sprout replied to Mrs.Black's topic in Recommendations
I think Anesthesia is similar to the discontinued Pain? Anyways, I can attest that lavender oil by itself is a bee magnet, they love it. My partner loves lavender oil but he's been visited by both bees and wasps when he wears it. Fortunately, not stung. Not sure about mosquitos and lavender, but they don't like citronella. And bees like lemongrass, so I'd avoid that! Mad Hatter with it's potent pennyroyal is probably the best? https://www.anniesremedy.com/chart_remedy_insect_repellents.php -
I took it easy and didn't slather to avoid welts, as I'd read there's a generous amount of cassia in the original, but I needn't have worried. Those reports are either overstated or based on skin chemistry. There's definitely tea, cinnamon, sandalwood, and the rest I'll guess as ginger, cardamom, saffron, neroli, and olibanum. The sillage is not smell me across the room, but this has aged less than 3 weeks. This comes across as spicy, dry, sweet and Eastern. Fans of Morocco and Bengal will like this one. I get a hint of cola too, so maybe sweet myrrh and frankincense but this doesn't smell like incense or smoky, it's dry, unlit resins. I don't get any patchouli or rose. This lasted well past 6 hours too, very impressive for an unaged oil! Overall a very complex scent that has much to love and is well blended as well as well balanced. I would venture to say I'm liking it better than the original! It goes through a perfumey phase but the drydown is spicy, sweet and reminiscent of Underpants. I will have to stock up on this before it goes away.
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In the imp: Frankincense predominant with a big dollop of thick honey Wet: Wow, that is some honey. Cloying, thick, this is Autumn Honey with a frankincense support. This is not the type of honey I like, I prefer the white honey blends that are a tad less, viscous? I get the "asphodel" note underneath, but only if I huff close to the wrist. Lab asphodel smells suspiciously like hyacinth to me, but having not plumbed the depths of Hades, it could be a real asphodel that I just have never actually sniffed IRL. Drydown: My skin is doing all kinds of things with amperage on this honey, it just keeps getting thicker and more cloying. I will try and stick it out, however, this may be a scrubber for me. Impression: Definitely a blend for the honey lovers, but you have to really love that note. I thought I was in for any honey blend, as there are no death notes here, and I love frankincense but it can't save this blend. I guess honey is going to be on my love/hate list. I agree with above reviewers that the honey is the main player and is the skanky/shmexy, NSFW kind, the frankincense lends an air of mystery, and there is some type of floral weaving throughout--no consensus on that note though. I will age the decant and hope but my bet is either my skin chemistry is changing and I can't do honey anymore, or I can only do the white/Spring honeys and this one is not compatible. Good thing I did not blind bottle this. Don't misunderstand me, this smells very good, but my tolerance for super sweet is not what it used to be and I seem to turn everything sweet up to 11 and break off the knob. Of course it has hella sillage too. Somebody get me a syringe of insulin.
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In the imp, this was nondescript fruity with hint of floral from the rose. Wet--same as the imp. Drying--mainly pomegranate, not really a hint of wine, a little bit of rose, and solid back up of hyssop. This has modest throw at this point. Impressions, definitely a pom-wine with the hyssop rounding things out to add complexity. It is not especially lush/boozy and I am shocked the rose or the cedar don't amp, so I guess they are in minimal amounts, so if those are deal breakers and a pom wine scent is desirable, this fills the bill. This is sweet on me, not a bit of sour. A great pom blend for those who love it. For me this is pleasant and I am not thinking I need a bottle as Persephone is my fave Pom scent and I get more of the rose with it.
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As predicted, myrrh pawns the other notes. Juniper adds a hint of clean, natural grocery store soap (I could appreciate the gin association but the natural grocery store products is where my olfactory lobe jumps first) and in a very positive way, but for all intents and purposes this is myrrh SN. I actually love the wet phase before the skin makes this smell like the dust on the discount rack at a metaphysical book store, but it's short lived. I'm going to keep and cellar the decant as it could develop but I'm pessimistic about needing a bottle. Ah, there's the cinnamon. I have to snort really near the wrist to appreciate it, as the myrrh suppresses it, but it's nice. No burn from the cinnamon which is a bonus. To be fair, since I've become a lady of a certain age, my chemistry is dry and often makes things sweet and powdery. Also I live in a dry climate and no doubt these factors impact the oil's performance. The result in a scent diffuser or layered over pre-moisturized skin may be different. If I get around to trying those alternates I'll report back but given the number of decants that I need to test, it could be a long time. If I revisited the scent, it may have aged favorably. That's not unusual and sometimes necessitated my hunting down a bottle later but it's a chance I'm going to take.
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I'm a fan of lavender pairings that feature other herbal oils or lean cool, pristine, and ethereal if you will. Here's a short list which includes the overlooked Somnium section of the catalog and a few Lilith perfumes Ganymede Bewildered in a Dream Yvaine if there's any still to be found Baku Lurid Oneiroi Serving Tea After Coitus Goddess of Mischief Plush Viscera Waiting Motherhood And I'm putting Lurid in the list, although I know newer creations are being solicited but I think it's a GC treasure that's underrated
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Recommendations for Floral Based Wedding Perfume
sprout replied to yowahoshihime's topic in Recommendations
I think La Bella Donna Mia Mente would be one to consider http://www.bpal.org/topic/3280-la-bella-donna-della-mia-mente/page-8?do=findComment&comment=1622169 -
I am hoping that someone else weighs in on your question. Agape is the one and only BPAL that I recall smelling a passion fruit note. I think there's one listed in Rangoon Riptide also but they are both super sweet scents to my nose...
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Antony (Illyria) Arcana Becoming Thunder!! Magus In Templum Dei 2nd'd Interfector King Cobra 3rd'd Sanctus Titus Andronicus LE Carfax Abbey Crucifixion Ego Sum Lux Mundi La Cloche Felee La Ronde du Sabbat Library of John Dee Om Gan Ganapataye Namaha Ossa Arida Palmyra Practical Occultism Texare The Contrast (Fluerette's Purple Snails) The Cracked Bell The Magic Circle There's a Certain Slant of Light Venus Caelestis Wynter Wakeneth Al in My Care
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Bravery, Courage, Confidence, Intimidation, Power
sprout replied to StormtrooperPrincess's topic in Recommendations
Sort of surprised that no one has mentioned Queen for this purpose, seems custom made for enhancing female power...I definitely feel a girl boss vibe wearing it. ETA looks like Queen was mentioned. I'm also going to suggest Queen of the Nile, it's a TAL oil