Sleepytime BPAL

[LizziesLuck]

For the last few weeks, Catch Me Dad has been my go to. It smells exactly like late summer in the country which I miss desperately. Love it.

[VetchVesper]

I like Envy, Cathode, and Bruised Violet compound for sleeping. Currently though, I am wearing Thanatopsis, and it's just not working. Stupid insomnia...

[Elspethdixon]

St. Clare is a very soft, cuddly scent on me - I've been wearing my decant at bedtime a lot this week.

[Kay Torres]

My new favorite is Sudha Segara layered with Bengal.

[LadyLuckless]

De Vos' Unicorn is a new favorite of mine for sleep and relaxation. It's such a lovely, calming, peaceful scent.

[leira]

Bumping this as I've been using Boomslang as a sleep aide for months now. It's the rice milk/cocoa mix that's doing it. Knocks me right out after I put it on. Lovely comforting and cozy scent

[patina]

I find Nanshe good for really hot, uncomfortable nights. Oddly sugary scents keep me awake.

Edited March 2, 2017 by patina

[Scarlet Woodland]

I love light, cool and clean scents for sleepytime; Sonnet D'Automne and Enraged Bunny Musk are top of the list but I do like TKO too. Need to find a GC alternative for the first two cause I go through my sleep scents way too quickly for LE goodness. Keep meaning to pick up some Boober for a EBM substitute.

[Kay Torres]

Oddly enough, Road to Versailles at Louveciennes smelled so much like clean, powdered, sleepy baby when I put it on this afternoon that I ended up napping. It just took me right back to trying to put the boys to sleep after their baths when they were babies. I immediately felt sooo tired. Good nap tho. And I don't normally nap...

 

I hope this was just a weird skin day, because I don't want to flash back to those fall asleep everywhere and at any time days. But if it isn't, hey, at least I'll sleep well. Lol.

[rachelos]

I use a pillow mist by Earth Therapeutics called "elixir of dreams". The first ingredient after water is valerian, followed by lavender, orange blossom, geranium, angelica and peppermint. It knocks me right out. I'd love to find or see a new bpal oil featuring valerian. I also just saw the movie so it's on my mind...

The orange blossom in this spray kind of kills it for me, I mean I love it actually, but never at first do I feel like that citrusy smell will be putting me to sleep, then suddenly I'm out. anyhow, anyone have ideas on something comparable in bpal? The lavender in TKO I'm not a fan of. But the lavender in Lurid I love.

for whatever reason though, valerian root doesn't seem to be featured in any of the somnium blends...

[annemathematics]

I don't think I've run across valerian in a bpal. I have and adore my nature's gift essential oil, but I can see this note not being used in something intended to be popular with the masses as many find the funk of valerian quite off-putting. I adore it it's weird ways. and effectiveness.

 

two essential oils that share elements and qualities with valerian are agarwood aka oudh and spikenard. the lab has many scents featuring the former, and a few featuring the latter. these are in perfumes intended to be worn out and about, and nothing I've run across in bpal fumes with them listed has made me sleepy. the somnium blends don't have listed notes, so you'd have to message the lab to get the official word, but I'd wager that they are all valerian-free.

 

are you familiar with twilight alchemy lab? there are two amazing TAL sleep blends, nocturne and ebon night, that pop up on the etsy page every now and again. neither is sweet like TKO. nocturne has a nice lavender, ebon night doesn't smell very lavender-heavy to me at all, but it is floral.

[KatyC]

It's not valerian, but have you tried Anesthesia? It's lavender & peppermint so it's got a couple of the same ingredients as your pillow mist. I haven't tried Lurid but I have tried TKO and the lavender in Anesthesia is very different - TKO goes very wonky on me but Anesthesia smells like proper French purple lavender. For me it's the perfect sleep scent.

 

Otherwise, as annemathematics says TAL have a couple of sleep scents. I can't smell the lavender in Nocturne because I amp some other note in it, but it definitely works for getting me to sleep.

[rachelos]

Perhaps I'll try one of the TALs or contact them at least. Thanks anne!

[rachelos]

updating to mention that I noticed Summer's Last Will and Testament from 2009 contains red valerian. it's probably used for it's scent rather than effect, but still worth saying!

[LizziesLuck]

Daybreak from this year's Liliths just made it into the ranks of my fave bedtime scents!! Don't know what I will wear to bed if that girl ever outgrows lavender! <3

[sprout]

I've been layering aged TKO with Somnus for glorious sleep like floating on jasmine lavender marshmallows...

[LiberAmoris]

Daybreak from this year's Liliths just made it into the ranks of my fave bedtime scents!! Don't know what I will wear to bed if that girl ever outgrows lavender! <3

 

Me too! It's so relaxing and pretty...I love dotting some on a couple of hours before bed to help me start winding down for the evening.