Black Forest

The lab's description of this (cf. below) is dead on, I think. This tells a bit of an imaginative story like many BPAL scents do. I picture in my had a dark forest of green with a soft fog around all the tree trunks with a winding path that leads somewhere that I am unaware. BF reminds me of Vagabond Prince Enchanted Forest not because they necessarily smell identical, but they're both alike. They both tell a similar story. 'Black' Forest is a good designation. The pine and cypress are the wood notes in this and the juniper and ambergris give this a slight cooling or chilling effect, adding to its mysteriousness. I traded this and I think got the better of the deal. Anyway, I enjoy this more on each new wear.

This scent is definitely "viscous" as the Lab describes, as the pine is somehow juicy smelling in this. Absolutely NOT reminiscent of a dry Christmas tree, or worse: Pine-sol cleaner. It brings to mind a damp, deep, dark forest... full of mysterious creatures of the night. A soft black musk emerges in the dry down, with remnants of the evergreen tree notes. Gorgeous. One of the best evergreen/tree perfumes I have ever come across. I don't usually wear this one out, since it is a bit too masculine for me, but I enjoy it at home on a winter night, usually as a room scent.

ecco un altro olio del gruppo "conifere" che ho provato e che mi sembra notevole. si tratta di un accordo che, in prima battuta, esplode in note di pino e cipresso, molto maschile, resinoso e legnoso. ecco che quindi spuntano sentori di muschio nero e ambra grigia, che conferiscono all'insieme una sensazione polverosa e morbida, pur sempre sostenuta dal fondo verdissimo e "forestale" dell'inizio. molto buono.

The pine is a bit overpowering when wet, but almost immediately mellows out to a darker, luscious earthy smell as the musk and ambergris kicks in. I don't love it to wear all the time, as it has a tendency to go a little powdery on my skin, but it has a nice sort of comforting vibe that I like to pull out every once in a while.

I first got into BPAL because I wanted to smell like “if dean winchester was a sexy werewolf” and was recommended this frag as a good werewolf smell. I think that’s why I’m not 100% in love, as it’s a lovely forest perfume- i just don’t get any of the wild musk that wouldve werewolfed it up.