are you buy-curious?
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mangofandangoIf'n you read my previous post and you're a curious BPALaholic in the making, I encourage you to check out this post by [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com], who has helpfully written a guide to Beginning BPAL.
My scent recommendations, especially for beginners to try when they don't know what they like?
DORIAN (yes, that would be Dorian Grey)
A Victorian fougere with three pale musks and dark, sugared vanilla tea.
KUMIHO
Nine-tailed fox demon of Korean lore who transforms into the visage of an irresistible beauty in order to seduce men and lead them to their doom. A sharp, biting blend of crisp white tea and ginger.
SILK ROAD
A panoply of cultural treasures, spanning the herbs, flowers, oils and balms of the Romans, the Byzantines, the Mediterranean, the Levant, Northern China, Eastern Europe, Iran, the Bulgar-Kypchak, Mesopotamia, the Crimean Peninsula, Anatolia, Antioch, and North Africa.
INTRIGUE
Black palm, with cocoa, fig and shadowy wooded notes.
NOCNITSA
Also known as Krisky, Plaksy and Gorska Makua, she is a nightmare spirit, the Night Hag of the Woods, who haunts Polish, Russian, Bulgarian and Slovak children during the darkest hours. The only protection against her torments is a circle drawn around a child’s cradle with a knife, or an axe or protective poppet hidden under the floorboards beneath where a child sleeps. Her scent is that of a lightless fir wood, nighttime air, wet forest mosses and upturned earth.
SWANK
Simply cool, the essence of Lounge: the scent of a crisp pomegranate martini.
VELVET
Envelop yourself in the soft, sensual embrace of gentle sandalwood warmed by cocoa vanilla and a veil of deep myrrh.
PAIN
Wicked and vicious! A sharp, cruel blend of lavender and pennyroyal.
VILLAIN
A classic Victorian men's cologne: a lavender fougere, with hints of lilac, lime, and citrus musk.
DESIRE
The overwhelming agony of passion crystallized into a singularly dark and magnetic blend: bittersweet neroli, black patchouli and black musk, gilded by apple, bergamot, blood red rose, teak, and vanilla.
ENDYMION
Selune, the Moon Goddess, fell in love with a beautiful shepherd named Endymion. She appealed to Zeus, asking him to cast Endymion into everlasting slumber so that she could be with him for all eternity. Her wish was granted, and every night the Goddess visited her love as he slept. A sweet, wistful blend of d'Anjou pear, Lily of the Valley, bois du rose and white musk.
O
The scent of sexual obsession, slavery to sensual pleasure, and the undercurrent of innocence defiled utterly. Amber and honey with a touch of vanilla.
SNAKE OIL
By far, our most popular scent! Magnetic, mysterious, and exceedingly sexual in nature. A blend of exotic Indonesian oils sugared with vanilla.
I'd also argue that it's okay to try Limited Editions (LEs) and stuff as a newbie, as long as you're comfortable hopping on the forum to trade or sell it away if you're not a fan of that particular scent. A lot of my favorite BPAL is LE, so I think it's worth the risk of buying a whole bottle. You can almost always resell things that don't agree with you.
My scent recommendations, especially for beginners to try when they don't know what they like?
DORIAN (yes, that would be Dorian Grey)
A Victorian fougere with three pale musks and dark, sugared vanilla tea.
KUMIHO
Nine-tailed fox demon of Korean lore who transforms into the visage of an irresistible beauty in order to seduce men and lead them to their doom. A sharp, biting blend of crisp white tea and ginger.
SILK ROAD
A panoply of cultural treasures, spanning the herbs, flowers, oils and balms of the Romans, the Byzantines, the Mediterranean, the Levant, Northern China, Eastern Europe, Iran, the Bulgar-Kypchak, Mesopotamia, the Crimean Peninsula, Anatolia, Antioch, and North Africa.
INTRIGUE
Black palm, with cocoa, fig and shadowy wooded notes.
NOCNITSA
Also known as Krisky, Plaksy and Gorska Makua, she is a nightmare spirit, the Night Hag of the Woods, who haunts Polish, Russian, Bulgarian and Slovak children during the darkest hours. The only protection against her torments is a circle drawn around a child’s cradle with a knife, or an axe or protective poppet hidden under the floorboards beneath where a child sleeps. Her scent is that of a lightless fir wood, nighttime air, wet forest mosses and upturned earth.
SWANK
Simply cool, the essence of Lounge: the scent of a crisp pomegranate martini.
VELVET
Envelop yourself in the soft, sensual embrace of gentle sandalwood warmed by cocoa vanilla and a veil of deep myrrh.
PAIN
Wicked and vicious! A sharp, cruel blend of lavender and pennyroyal.
VILLAIN
A classic Victorian men's cologne: a lavender fougere, with hints of lilac, lime, and citrus musk.
DESIRE
The overwhelming agony of passion crystallized into a singularly dark and magnetic blend: bittersweet neroli, black patchouli and black musk, gilded by apple, bergamot, blood red rose, teak, and vanilla.
ENDYMION
Selune, the Moon Goddess, fell in love with a beautiful shepherd named Endymion. She appealed to Zeus, asking him to cast Endymion into everlasting slumber so that she could be with him for all eternity. Her wish was granted, and every night the Goddess visited her love as he slept. A sweet, wistful blend of d'Anjou pear, Lily of the Valley, bois du rose and white musk.
O
The scent of sexual obsession, slavery to sensual pleasure, and the undercurrent of innocence defiled utterly. Amber and honey with a touch of vanilla.
SNAKE OIL
By far, our most popular scent! Magnetic, mysterious, and exceedingly sexual in nature. A blend of exotic Indonesian oils sugared with vanilla.
I'd also argue that it's okay to try Limited Editions (LEs) and stuff as a newbie, as long as you're comfortable hopping on the forum to trade or sell it away if you're not a fan of that particular scent. A lot of my favorite BPAL is LE, so I think it's worth the risk of buying a whole bottle. You can almost always resell things that don't agree with you.
