BPAL Reviews
Aug. 26th, 2019 08:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chocolatepotI kinda stopped wearing scent when I started the new job because I'm already pretty weird, didn't want to also be "the perfume lady". But some days I spend a lot of time alone, so I've gone back to it. Some from the "unreviewed" pile that I've been going with lately:
Languor: An opiate torpor, soporific, trancelike, and sublimely languid. A poet’s morphine dream, a listless journey into a gentle dream and the precipice of intoxicated madness. Paperwhite and black narcissus, three lilies, black poppy and tuberose and a hint of hypnotic opium den haze.
I have categorized this as a more "perfumey" scent because it's not based on florals or foods as far as I can smell, but according to the description above, it, uh, is based heavily on florals. It just smells nice to me, and lasts all day. I guess I get narcissus and lily? All of these flowers are ones I don't really have a particular smell memory for.
Hunger: Evokes sheer, unadulterated carnal lust. An undeniably warm and sensual scent. Black narcissus, orange blossoms, and vanilla.
I always love how extra BPAL descriptions are because I'm so basic. Smells nice! A bit like Languor, but sharper, which I think is the orange blossom. Also long-lasting, nice to sniff at in the afternoon when it's calmed down and soft.
Tushnamatay: Pure internal harmony and spiritual bliss: the perfected meditation blend.
The one I wore today and last Friday. To me, it's a very lush and blooming floral - not that I can pick out any of the notes, but it shouts "flowers!" in a way the others don't, even though they are apparently also florals. People in the forum talk about sandalwood and incense, which I think are what bring out the floral. Also, they're clues that I can't identify smells without knowing what the smells are supposed to be, lol.
Languor: An opiate torpor, soporific, trancelike, and sublimely languid. A poet’s morphine dream, a listless journey into a gentle dream and the precipice of intoxicated madness. Paperwhite and black narcissus, three lilies, black poppy and tuberose and a hint of hypnotic opium den haze.
I have categorized this as a more "perfumey" scent because it's not based on florals or foods as far as I can smell, but according to the description above, it, uh, is based heavily on florals. It just smells nice to me, and lasts all day. I guess I get narcissus and lily? All of these flowers are ones I don't really have a particular smell memory for.
Hunger: Evokes sheer, unadulterated carnal lust. An undeniably warm and sensual scent. Black narcissus, orange blossoms, and vanilla.
I always love how extra BPAL descriptions are because I'm so basic. Smells nice! A bit like Languor, but sharper, which I think is the orange blossom. Also long-lasting, nice to sniff at in the afternoon when it's calmed down and soft.
Tushnamatay: Pure internal harmony and spiritual bliss: the perfected meditation blend.
The one I wore today and last Friday. To me, it's a very lush and blooming floral - not that I can pick out any of the notes, but it shouts "flowers!" in a way the others don't, even though they are apparently also florals. People in the forum talk about sandalwood and incense, which I think are what bring out the floral. Also, they're clues that I can't identify smells without knowing what the smells are supposed to be, lol.
