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Haunted is a rich caramel colored oil. It's a wonderful, rich amber & black musk blend.

 

Black musk's lemony component is at the front when freshly applied, but fades to a musky skin scent as it dries. The combination of amber & black musk is drier than I expected, considering how sweet both components are. The amber stays true & resinous on my skin; this is a sweeter, more "sappy" amber, almost like a golden syrup.

 

Dried, it's a warm, come-hither musky amber. Low throw, long wear length.

 

I wasn't very excited about it when I first tested it from a fresh imp, but as it has aged, it's become one of my favorite amber blends. I just got a fresh bottle from the Lab.

Question..can I use the felt pads meant for placing under furniture to use in my scent locket? I found a really pretty one at a jewelry stand at the Farmer's Market!

I just use circles cut out of old felted wool sweaters, lol!

Almond pineapple musk. Sweet, comfortable, & it lasts over 8 hours in my scent locket. Glad I got a bottle.

Poor Monkey 2016 is my best fig.

Brown Jenkin: why don't I just wear it every day until the weather turns cold again (with Fig & White Sandalwood HG?)

 

Gorgeous! So much holo! This is my first foray into the Post's claw polishes, and I am totally sold. One coat produces a tawny holo shimmer, almost neutral at an angle, but dazzling in direct light. Two coats is intoxicating, three-dimensional star showers of bronze champagne. Don't miss this one, it's magic.

I took a gamble on a partial bottle of Iulia. I feared the orange blossom, lemon balm, & white mint, which my skin can mess up. Thankfully, my chemistry behaves itself with all 3 in Iulia, & it's a real treat. This is light, fresh & sweet; not cloying, perfect for warm weather. If citrus & mint tend to go high-pitched on you, this is one to check out!

This is unlike anything I have worn before. The cognac note smells very realistic in the bottle. Once it hits my skin, though, it becomes (for lack of better words,) savory, or umami. It's the darndest thing! Rose is present, but playing second fiddle to cognac's unexpected virtuoso performance. Even better, cognac appears to stop my skin from turning carnations into cloves! An unusual & fascinating scent.

A little sneezy in the bottle; I guess that's the chamomile. Still tickles my nose while wet. One it's started to dry though, it's all lovely creamy vanilla. Perfect for layering. Very low throw, medium wear.

A must-have for BPAL Rose Fiends.

 

Fresh, light, lemony wild rose. Perfect for layering. I got one bottle from the forum, & another from the Lab's Etsy. Not a lot of throw, but so good!

Croquet is magic. Alice probably drank something that smells like this in between swipes at her hedgehog.

 

On my skin, the notes that tumble around like happy puppies in the bottle take turns in the spotlight. At first the musk, bergamot, sage & fruit dominate. Over the next hour, the citrus, bergamot & sage recede. The rose comes forward, the musk softens & lets the patchouli emerge just a little. The nectarine is a major player all throughout. Medium-low throw, super long wear length.

Delight is a GC Summertime staple for this floral lover!

 

Sweet, pure flowers. Very clean & unadulterated. I get no powdery or soapy vibe from Delight. It's a little tropical at first, because frangipani is the dominant note while wet. It's strong when first applied, & dries to a lovely, soft, harmonious balance of the 4 flowers.

 

Absolutely perfect for summer.

Light rose, with a little pale musk (not white, thank goodness,) & vanilla. The lily is just barely there for me.

Wet, it's just a little sharp. As it dries, the musk & vanilla come into focus, grounding the scent. Low throw. Not long lasting on me.

Tea rose isn't my best rose, but Victoria is a keeper.

Delicious Morocco in HG form. If you love Morocco & have hair, you need this. So good!

Sweet wine grapes, roses & resins. Super strong. I have long, thick hair & usually apply between 6-10 sprays. RP&C is so strongly fragranced that 4 sprays is about the maximum that I can put on, for fear of overwhelming all around me. Rich stuff.

Perfect. This fragrance lasts forever. It's sweet & woody & versatile.

The Honeyed Patchouli, Black Tea, Sweet Oudh, and Sandalwood are super delicious. The dead leaves note is strong, & hangs around. I love it, but my family are bothered by the bitterness of the dead leaves. So I have to apply it outside. YMMV.

Aged bottle, swapped with a lovely forumite.

 

After 6 years, Burning Vulva isn't spicy on me. I can definitely pick out the vanilla-infused amber, tonka & beeswax. The leather, opoponax & myrrh are there, but very subtle. I believe that the cyclamen, oakmoss, peru balsam, orange blossom, red ginger, and black pepper have become a well-blended background, providing a faint spiciness that supports the sweetness, resins & wax. I'm enjoying aged BV, and happy I got to swap for it.

The love-child of Ann Bonney & Brown Jenkin. I unexpectedly really love this. Dry like desert snow.

Edited to add: Even better after a year of aging. And, thank heavens, my changed skin chemistry isn't amping the patch. Delicious & dry. I swapped & got a backup bottle, it's that good.

For those of you whose skin turns white and blue musk to soap... Which perfumes with musk notes play nicer with your skin (ie. don't go to the soap territory)?

 

White musk is almost always a disaster on my skin. Sjofn & Oberon are my two WM Unicorns. No soap, no high-pitched unpleasantness. Good, from the RPG's, is almost a Unicorn. I keep trying my imp, and it's really nice, but eventually the WM starts to rub me the wrong way because it seems to be longer-lasting than the notes that were balancing it.

Oberon is another BPAL white musk I can wear. The wet & early dry-down stages are a bit screechy, as white musk tends to be on me. Once the patchouli starts to emerge, though, Oberon is lovely! The juniper & bergamot are green, orchid & patchouli are rich & strong. Unexpected win!

Bottle from a forum purchase.

Leather & wood, on me. Very close to Aziraphale. Nanny seems a little sheer and incomplete, like maybe she's designed for layering. I will have to experiment.

I didn't think Osun was going to be my kind of blend, but it has grown on me over time. I am a rose fiend, but this isn't the kind of honied rose that I usually get excited about. The herbs take it in a different direction. The sweetness & floral factor is made stronger & more serious.

 

After slowly using up a frimp, I found I am craving Osun, so I have a bottle coming.

 

Edited to add: I bought a bottle of aged Osun from a lovely forumite, & have now confirmed that it ages beautifully. I'm distressed that it's been discontinued.

I got this Peach via a forum purchase. In the bottle, wet & dry, it's a delectible spicy black musk & dried peach. Related to Morocco, but sweeter, with a chewy, dried fruit element. I'm really glad I got a bottle.

This is rare & magical on me. Rosewood frequently turns sour and varnish-y on my skin, but Ave Maria never does.

The blend is harmonious, no one note dominates the scent. The lemon peel is fresh and delicate; red Mysore sandalwood is as always, my BFF; the pale musks are gentle; lily, night-blooming jasmine and orris are pleasingly light. I don't notice the sage, but that's probably because it's doing something nice to the rosewood.

Total GC love.