Beauty Pie The Scent Lab No. 2

generated by Adobe Firefly with the prompt "different shades of green as an abstract background
 for tomato plants and eucalyptus." Not exactly what I wanted, but not horrible.

I think, in general, Beauty Pie fragrances are for people who may be afraid of perfume. At the very least, who may be unsure of what they may or may not like. For the most part, the several BP frags I've tried are mild-mannered, simplistic, and rather linear. The almost-weird Angelique's Letters is one exception. The notes for that one are listed as bergamot, lemon, tobacco, cinnamon, clove, jasmine, cedar, musk, and vanilla, but I smell a super earthy galbanum, which to me is like a green plant pulled out of the ground with traces of soil left on the roots. Perhaps this is a result of the lemon + cinnamon/clove, I don't know. The drydown is a lightly floral, somewhat vanilla, musky thing with a hint of the green left over. The best part of this fragrance is the opening, so I find myself reapplying it during the day even if it hasn't quite faded from the first application.

Beauty Pie is a service that offers products to subscribers at a much lower price than to the general public, but I'm not sure the hoi polloi even knows about BP. The two fragrances named here are part of their "Insider Product" series, available only to Members.

Labotanista 001

‎Tomato Leaf, Shiso, Hops, Buchu Leaf, ‎Oakwood, Rosemary, Geranium, ‎Papyrus, Patchouli, Moss

I knew I'd like this one when I saw the words "tomato leaf." IYKYK. Tomato leaf is such a gorgeous, addicting, green scent and one of the reasons I grow tomatoes is so I can play with the leaves while pretending to prune them. The tomato leaf and shisho (which is reminiscent of mint) are quite prominent in the beginning, then fade to a general herbal green with a hint of bitterness and a fresh green patchouli at the end. There's also a slight spaghetti sauce quality about it, sans garlic (not a complaint). I love me a dry, herbal, fragrance. I would definitely purchase a full bottle of this one if it becomes available.

Labotanista 002 

‎Eucalyptus, Bergamot, ‎Hyacinth, Galbanum, ‎Cedarwood, Musk

This one doesn't have as much eucalyptus as I would like. None, in fact. Tested directly on skin this was merely a green floral. The galbanum is somewhat like the top notes of Angelique's Letters, only much quieter. Without this earthy green sensation, this fragrance is like a really pleasant shampoo. It's quite nice, particularly when compared to other BP frags, but I'm not sure this one is FBW for me. I will, however, be using up the entire sample this summer. 

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Posted by theminx on Minxstinks Note: this post is my opinion. I am not affiliated with the companies mentioned in this post or any other companies.