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[byzantienne]

Miel de Bois, reviewed in my journal.

(HONEY. So very much so.)

Recommendations for scents like Spooky?

[inkstone]

So my most favorite perfume blend is Spooky, a BPAL limited edition that releases very intermittently. To the point that I buy several bottles when it's available and hoard them so they'll last me until the next release.

But alas! I have maaaaybe one-third left of my last bottle and Spooky was not released last Yule so I've come to grips with the fact that I may have to find a new signature scent. I know I should just switch to one of my other BPALs that I rotate through when I want something different, but Spooky is my signature and the blend that gets me the most compliments when I wear it.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Spooky's main notes are coconut, chocolate, mint, vanilla & rum. My skin amplifies the coconut, chocolate & mint notes the most. I don't like the rum note as much so I artificially aged my BPAL bottles to weaken that note. (By which I mean, I cracked open the bottles and let them mix with the room air for a couple hours.)

I'm not looking for an exact replacement because that's unreasonable. I just want something similar. Scent observations from other people when I wear it: cocoa butter, pina coladas, summer, the beach, and coconut.

Any ideas? I'm open to companies other than BPAL.

[FYI: I can't wear anything with cinnamon (causes welts), almonds (nausea), or night-blooming flowers (migraine).]