My very first BPAL: Vice

[leaflitter]

Hello from a beginner at smelling good!

I posted a review of BPAL's Vice in my journal. I had a question at the end:

This does smell good, but I am bothered by the clash with the name. I smell like a slightly spicy flower, which is not really what I'd call Vice, as such. What would Vice smell like? Liqueur and tobacco and sweat maybe?

This makes me very tempted to try The Ankythera Mechanism tomorrow, for the tobacco note. Does anyone have any recommendations for a BPAL scent that really does smell of vice?

Comments

[musyc]

I've run across the same thing several times with BPAL scents. Whatever they give a sensual/sexy name to? Does not come out that way to me at all. Carnal smells like sweet fruits, All Night Long smelled like spice cake. Even De Sade just smells ... nice. I wouldn't call it sexy in the slightest. The name-clashes make me raise an eyebrow. So you're not alone!

[lunabee34]

I wonder if they're doing it on purpose, kind of a tongue in cheek thing?

Like with Dirty, where all the reviews say it smells like being clean.

[lunabee34]

Welcome to the smelling good madness! :) I'm rather new to it myself but am really enjoying testing things and reading everyone else's reactions.

[archersangel]

What would Vice smell like?

possibly rum, smoke-cigarette & the perfume of a lady of the night, like jasmine or honeysuckle.