BPAL GENERAL CATALOG DISCONTINUATION AND REVIEWS

Hi guys! I guess you already know that BPAL has decided to do some spring cleaning to their general catalog scents. When I read about this on the forum I panicked but Beth was kind enough to let us know almost 2 months ahead which ones are going to be discontinued.

The real lose for me is Black Hellebore Honey but I have already bought a bottle with some Yules last month.

I haven’t tried the majority of these scents but I will give you my impressions of the ones that I have tried.

Here is the list and with the red color are the ones I have imps of.

Black Hellebore Honey

Bluebeard

Death Horse

Delphi

Devil's Claw

Dian's Bud

Dove's Heart

Dragon's Eye

Ehecatl

Ekhidna

Epitaph

Forbidden Fruit

Grandmother of Ghosts

Hairy Toad Lily

Horse Chestnut Honey

House of Night

Hurricane

Iambe

Jezirat

Kuang Shi

Laurel Honey

L'ecole Des Filles

L'Examen

Love-Lies-Bleeding

Love's Torment

Mandrake

Manila

Meliai

Peitho

Pool of Tears

Saturnalia

Serpent's Kiss

Slobbering Pine

Sluggard

Temptation

To A Woman

Tobacco Honey

Ulalume

Umbra

Versailles

Whoso List to Hunt

Wolfsbane

Ya-te-vo

Yellow Jessamine Honey

Yew-Trees

Black Hellebore Honey

Hellebore resembles the wild rose, but does not belong to their family. The scent is a pale green herbal, darkly rooty, with a faint rose and peony-like overtone

I loved  this from the first sniff. It’s strong powdery honey, slightly medicinal  with a touch of greenery. It has a good lasting power too.

Slobbering Pine

Dewy, wet, whiplike and sticky.

From the imp I get fresh pine. It’s not harsh at all. If you have other Bpal pine scents and you found them too harsh or detergent like maybe you will need this one in your collection.

It has a nice citrus top note as well, grapefruit I guess.

After the initial pine and citrus notes it does get a little bit soapy and it reminded me a lot of some snow scents.

Dragon's Eye

A piercing, radiant perfume: dragon's blood resin, lily of the valley, lilac and galbanum

I wore this yesterday without knowing that this was in the list and I loved it.

It’s a great floral scent. The lilac it’s very pronounced and fresh. I also get a gardenia vibe. Very beautiful. If you like dragon’s blood and lilac go get this.

Temptation

An expression of love, adoration, and desire, of beauty that transcends mortal desire and piques the interest of hell itself: attar of rose, calla lily, palmarosa, peach blossom, wisteria, rice flower, and black musk.

From the imp this is peach blossom all the way. Very feminine!

On the skin the rose blooms and small orange blossoms come to mind.

A blend perfect for spring and in my opinion it would be amazing on a young girl too. It has something very innocent that it reminds me of my childhood. Average staying .

Ulalume

 Starry white lilies lend an eerie brightness to the deep black wooded scents of cypress and oak, layered with a touch of crushed dried leaves and the faintest aquatic note.

I was wearing this when me and Theodore had visited a spa a couple of months ago. I remember smelling this while I was in swimming in the warm pool and I really enjoyed that sensation.

My sample is almost empty now.. Anyway from what is left I’ll try to do my best!

The strongest note is the dirt. On skin however it almost smells like ice wine. Soft and clean lilies  and a soft camphor like note. On me it’s not woody at all.

It smells like sleeping near a lake in the spring.

While I was swimming in the pool I couldn’t smell the dirt note on me. It was mainly fresh lilies.

Whoso List to Hunt

Sensual brown musk, rich amber, English rose, oak bark, and moss.

From the imp this is all musk and amber.

Trying this on it’s still a lovely amber with a tiny bit of rose.

Wow now I get something like a lemony note, maybe it’s from the rose.

The moss comes to play eventually but it isn’t overpowering note at all.

All in all this is an amber-rose perfume with a lemony edge.

Is it anything that it caught your eye from that list?

I really want to buy a Dragon’s Eye bottle and maybe Yellow Jessamine Honey.

BPAL- SONG OF NATURE IMPRESSIONS

BPAL SONG OF NATURE REVIEWS/THOUGHTS

I wanted to post a review on this for the first moment I got them from the mail but I couldn't make my mind in some of these if I really like them or not. The main reason I got these is the nature theme. I love the sea and I could stay just watching the weaves for hours.

I don't know if other perfumer have made scents inspired by the creatures of the sea again but I did find it very inspiring and original. I love the artwork as well. For the look of these bottles and the notes I realize that Beth put a lot of care into these.

1. Desmonema: White amber and mimosa with tendrils of Italian bergamot, myrrh, green tangerine and green patchouli, sheer coconut, quince, and vetiver.

Demonema the giant jellyfish! When I first read the description, I found the combination of notes quite intriguing. The sourness of the tangerine, bergamot and quince, the sweetness of the coconut and the resinous amber and myrrh combined with the earthy patchouli and vetiver

From the Bottle: I get vetiver, patchouli and sour tangerine and bergamot. The bergamot here is strong and real. I love it

Wet: The vetiver is still very strong and makes the perfume very earthy and I don't know if this note is suitable for a jellyfish really. I see here why some people may not like this because vetiver doesn't have as many fans. The quince is a very clever addition and makes the whole sweeter.

This is a complex perfume and everytime I put my nose close to my wrist I smell something different.

Dry: The vetiver is getting softer now and the coconut becomes more obvious. I still get some sourness but isn't overpowering or annoying. The drydown is a green, powdery and a little bit sour patchouli

All in all I can't decide how I feel about this perfume but it's definitely unique!

2)Epibulia: East Indian Mango, cassis, blackcurrant, orange carnation, sugared coconut, and Maid of Orleans.

Belongs to the Siphonophores species. Similar to jellyfish. I got a half bottle of this because I love the smell of cassis and I was hoping that this will take me to France, where is possible to find anything with this fruit: Ice creams, liqueurs etc.. I still have a bottle of a liqueur which I use with white wine!

From the bottle: Mixed fruits and jasmine. It reminds me of a fruity bubblegum.

Wet: Mango, orange, jasmine.

The cassis and the red currant are there too but the jasmine and the coconut are taking over.

Dry: Drydown is a juicy jasmine with a hint of creaminess from the coconut.

Overall,it's a very nice summer scent. Nothing spectacular in my opinion as it does smell like a conventional perfume but I really enjoy wearing this when the weather is hot.

3)Octopus: Pale moss, white kelp, sea buckthorn berry, ambergris accord, Somalian frankincense, rose geranium, and salt.

How cool is to have an Octopus named perfume in your collection! Well I thought the same lol!

This is my favorite of the three perfumes I bought, When I smell this from the bottle is fresh and salty. On my skin it doesn't change too much. The strongest note is the aquatic / ambergris accord mixed with the rose geranium. It last at least three hours on me! It fits it's name perfectly and I love it!!!!!!