Snake Oil

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

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3.7

129 reviews
62%
would repurchase
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    4.0
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    lurkymclurkerson

    7 years ago

    I like Snake Oil in theory, and in the bottle, but I just don't always love it on my skin. Not enough to have a full bottle, at least. I am not a big vanilla perfume lover in the first place, so I...

    About reviewer (564 reviews)

    Age56 & Over

    SkinCombination, Fair, Warm

    HairRed, Wavy, Fine

    EyesBlue

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    GothicGal

    8 years ago

    Ewwwww! Snake Oil is my most hated of the BPAL scents that I have purchased. It smells disgusting, like stale counterfeit nag champa that has been sitting at the bottom of a dusty draw for several...

    About reviewer (228 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Fair, Warm

    HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

    EyesGreen

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    linda69

    9 years ago

    For God sakes, I DO NOT understand what all the fuss is about with this scent, it was gross, and cheap smelling, old lady, candle, charmin tiolet tissue, inscense head shop hideousness, my GOD. it...

    About reviewer (7 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinNormal, Fair

    HairBrunette

    EyesBrown

    5.0
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    makeupmistress666

    10 years ago

    I am a fan of all things vanilla- foody, sweet, smokey, incense etc. Snake Oil smells like vanilla incense and kind of reminds me of the Renaissance festival. In my opinion, that's a win. I like it...

    About reviewer (36 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinSensitive, Fair, Not Sure

    HairBlack, Wavy, Medium

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    5.0
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    SkullGlitter

    10 years ago

    I originally tried this fresh in 2006. "NOPE" was all I could say at the time, but that's changed. Fresh Snake Oil is my enemy, aged is absolutely glorious! I have a bottle I've been aging for...

    About reviewer (296 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

    HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

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    4.0
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    snkatha

    10 years ago

    I really hated this the first times i tried it. Then i tried it on a cold day & I still didn't get it! All I got was this weird medicinal smell...then the medicinal smell went away & I got more of...

    About reviewer (118 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinVery Dry, Dark, Warm

    HairBlack, Kinky, Fine

    EyesBlack

    5.0
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    Savedgirl

    10 years ago

    I typically don't care for sweet warm vanilla scents, but I really enjoy this one. I totally understand why this is popular.

    About reviewer (26 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinOther, Other

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    CynicIdealism

    11 years ago

    Play dough/baby powder smell. Very lasting. I have a wool scarf that absorbed snake oil & even through 2 washes hasn't let up. It smells like smokey vanilla on the fabric but not on my skin.

    About reviewer (19 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinSensitive, Fair, Cool

    HairBlack, Other, Medium

    EyesHazel

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    TaniaRides

    11 years ago

    I've never understood why Snake Oil is so popular in the bpal fandom. I don't think that it smells anything like vanilla. To me, it smells like a sweet-ish, cheap, powdery, headshop incense and...

    About reviewer (268 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinOther, Fair, Not Sure

    HairBrown, Straight, Fine

    EyesGreen

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    HollyAnei

    11 years ago

    Dry its a play doughy/powdery smell. It smells cheap. Darn. I wanted it to work since I love vanilla & smokey scents, neither I get from this.

    About reviewer (12 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinDry, Fair

    HairBlond

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    3.0
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    Khiandra

    11 years ago

    I totally get why this is Bpals most popular scent. So good...Deep, sweet,, smokey, incensy, smoldering, sexyish. Warning: If your not fond of the scent of patchouli/ incense I'd highly recommend...

    About reviewer (357 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinDry, Tan, Warm

    HairBlack, Curly, Fine

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    BreakfastFace

    12 years ago

    I thought I really liked this, although there is a sort of bitter medicinal quality, and a powder play-dough quality to it, I still enjoyed its sweet pungency. Unfortunately no one else around me...

    About reviewer (1 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinSensitive, Fair, Warm

    HairBlack, Wavy, Fine

    EyesGreen

    5.0
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    BuffyDaLipGlossEater

    12 years ago

    Of all the oils that I've had a chance to try, Snake Oil is one of my favorites. It's not just the vanilla factor that appeals to me, but it's the extra spices that make this vanilla blend so...

    About reviewer (184 reviews)

    Age30-35

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    Spocklobster

    12 years ago

    I was completely obsessed with BPAL... that is until I smelled their oils. I spent a year carefully reading every description and review and watching all of the videos, finally choosing the...

    About reviewer (5 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinOther, Fair-Medium

    HairBrunette

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    5.0
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    slippingbeauty

    13 years ago

    Prior to Snake Oil, I can't say that I was a fan of vanilla-type scents. A lot of vanilla things have an undercurrent of coconut in them to keep them smelling liked baked goods, and that usually...

    About reviewer (391 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

    HairRed, Wavy, Medium

    EyesBlue

    5.0
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    AmyAngel96

    14 years ago

    This scent is noted as BPAL's best seller for a reason - it's gorgeous! It's a very sexy pretty vanilla with spice and depth. I like it more in winter than in summer, but it is the one scent I keep...

    About reviewer (19 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinOily, Fair, Cool

    HairBrown, Other, Other

    EyesBlue

    5.0
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    Animae

    14 years ago

    Snake oil is an amazingly sensual scent. It is smoky and sweet at the same time. This is a go to for me, for going out and flirting perfume. I feel amazingly sexy wearing this, and have gotten many...

    About reviewer (2 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinNormal, Fair

    HairBrunette

    EyesHazel

    5.0
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    GypsyRoseRed

    14 years ago

    I'm not usually a fan of this type of scent - I like my vanillas to be sugared and sweet, but Snake Oil has too much in the way of incense/herbal notes to fall into that category. I bought a...

    About reviewer (20 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinSensitive, Fair

    HairRed

    EyesBrown

    2.0
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    Panther4011

    14 years ago

    This was a frimp of BPAL's signature scent which for some reason I just never bothered to try even though I've been to a few of the will-call events. Anyway, it smelled very medicinal both in the...

    About reviewer (41 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinOily, Tan

    HairBrunette

    EyesBrown

    4.0
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    emochick

    15 years ago

    Snake Oil is the only fragrance I've liked from BPAL. I bought six samples of what I thought were unique fragrances. All but one (a fresh and aquatic scent that didn't last 30 minutes) smelled...

    About reviewer (56 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinSensitive, Fair, Cool

    HairBlond, Straight, Fine

    EyesGreen

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