BPAL Halloweenies Review

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Halloweenies! *tackles mailman*

Witch Dance

Bonfire smoke rising through a cloud of ceremonial incense, encircled by swirling autumn leaves and a dribble of blood red musk.

Wow. Very red musky. I smell this in ALOT of bpal scents to the point that they all blend in my head. I'm not really sure what red musk IS but to me it smells like a musk mixed with cherry or some other red berry. I smell a tiny bit of bonfire smoke and something a little musky but not unpleasant. This is a sexy scent. Another win on owning a bottle. 

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Pumpkin V

Lightly spiced pumpkin pulp swirled with bourbon vanilla, French vanilla, and raw vanilla bean.

I have a BUNCH of BPAL pumpkin scents and this is right up there with my favorite one. In fact, I think I've got enough of a sampling that I won't ever need another BPAL pumpkin scent again. They all share the same pumpkin note (which is not a squashy pumpkin smell but a spiced pumpkin smell that is a bit sharp). This particular blend is very "smooth". I can't really pick out the vanillas but I do like this alot and it's one of the more wearable scents for me. (Mango Infused Pumpkin Chai was a disaster on me). 

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Mischief

The scent of petty vandalism: toilet paper wads on damp maple trees, squished pumpkins, raw eggs, beer, pumpkin seed hulls, and soapy glass.

I smell cucumber! I'm reviewing these before I put in the scent description to try to pick out more notes and see if I'm correct. But I'm getting a very definite cucumber scent. Almost like cucumber dill finger sandwiches. It's lovely. Smells nothing like halloween or autumn to me and really doesn't even seem to smell like ANY of my order. Strange. Cucumber. Interesting. lol

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Halloween at Miskatonic University

library, yellowed books, polished oak tables, pumpkin latte, trace of cologne

Nice. Miskatonic University is in my top 10 BPAL scents. This smells basically nothing like it whatsoever. A common concern was that it would amp mens cologne. It doesn't. I smell the book scent in the original and something almost floral. I am almost tempted to say I smell the squashy pumpkin that I think is illusive in BPAL's catalog too. It's a very nice scent. Wearable. Not extremely loud. I could see wearing this. Glad I have a bottle!

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From the regular catalog: 

Lyoness

Golden vanilla and gilded musk, stargazer lily, white sandalwood, grey amber, elemi, orris root, ambergris and sea moss.

Flowery. But I know from an imp that this ages into a luscious golden amber with smooth vanilla in the background. Recommended. 

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Bread and Butterfly

Bread, lightly buttered, with weak tea, cream, and a lump of white sugar.

This smells like lovely bread with sugar and the soft scent of tea in the background. I've never sampled anything like this from BPAL and I'm impressed. Its almost genius in it's balance. I find this not very foody and very wearable. I'll have to give it a prolonged test but my initial impression is that I'll be wearing this alot. It's very comforting. 

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Eat Me

Three white cakes, vanilla, and red and black currants. 

Pink cake! Almost like sticking your nose in a warm yellow cake fresh from the over with warm berry frosting. It's really lovely and another I went from imp to bottle.