Cathedral

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

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3.5

17 reviews
47%
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    5.0
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    SkullGlitter

    10 years ago

    A true ecclesiatical blend of pure resins. Very churchlike. The burning resins/incenses smell like an old and dusty stone church, without the mildew. It's really pleasant to me and makes a great...

    About reviewer (296 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

    HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

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    1.0
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    ianastar

    15 years ago

    Very woodsy and almost grassy smelling. Kind of like moldy grassy wood. I dont care for it right away.

    About reviewer (659 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinOily, Other, Not Sure

    HairBrown, Other, Other

    EyesBlue

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    kandiceplain

    18 years ago

    This has a christmas tree smell to it, also. Yuck. Smells more like something a guy would wear, rather than a girl. Very green smelling, in a bad way. I cant wait to scrub my arm.

    About reviewer (141 reviews)

    Age19-24

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    5.0
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    LadyMedb

    18 years ago

    Oh my god I love this. It's a fabulous smoky, slightly powdery, marginally sharp incense blend with tons of frankincense and myrrh. It smells a little like Anne Bonny, but I feel like the...

    About reviewer (195 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinCombination, Fair, Warm

    HairOther, Straight, Fine

    EyesGreen

    5.0
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    chs1

    19 years ago

    I love this perfume oil for winter! I ordered several BPAL imps and disliked the vast majority but this one is definitely a keeper. Smokey, woody yet feminine - I think it is the frankincense...

    About reviewer (23 reviews)

    Age30-35

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    2.0
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    Scarlettfish

    19 years ago

    Cathedral smells exactly like a cathedral. In that it smells like the incense burned at church. I am not a huge fan of incense - I can handle it when it is mixed with other scents (like in All...

    About reviewer (130 reviews)

    Age19-24

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    3.0
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    tangotonic

    19 years ago

    Described as "Venerable and solemn: the scent of incense smoke wafting through an ancient church. A true ecclesiatical blend of pure resins." At first it was a harsher smoke than what it dried...

    About reviewer (22 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

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    5.0
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    marinablue

    19 years ago

    I love this. It is very dry and woody and completely lacks that coug syrup sweetness that I find in so many BPALs. This doesn't remind me of church at all. It is more like getting up close to a...

    About reviewer (249 reviews)

    Age30-35

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    4.0
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    lemonlye

    20 years ago

    Very very similar to Anne Bonny on me, which I love. The frankincense and wood really jumps out on both of those, and makes me feel mysterious. Cathedral is drier and sharper, though, so I think...

    About reviewer (142 reviews)

    Age25-29

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    Ilse333

    20 years ago

    At first this was just a neutral woody smell to me. As it dried down, some dreadful emotional associations rose up - that oppressive church smell of old carpeting, heavy incense, and too many...

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    3.0
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    oubliette

    20 years ago

    Not so much the warmed, lived-in area of the church, as its dark echoey basement. It smells like a musty, damp stone corridor, with a fresh humid tang that chills your bones. Cathedral is not...

    About reviewer (336 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Warm

    HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

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    3.0
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    fundercat55

    20 years ago

    Woody, dry, ancient incense...smells like church two days after a high mass. Nice room scent, not great on my skin. I'm enjoying my imp of it, but I don't think I'll reorder.

    About reviewer (293 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinVery Oily, Fair

    HairBlack

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    5.0
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    AesSedai

    20 years ago

    This is woody, like, old pews or a dining set from the 1800s. A bit more incense would really make this ideal.

    About reviewer (28 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinCombination, Other

    HairBrunette

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    5.0
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    twistygirl

    21 years ago

    WOW, did this one ever change drastically from wet to dry-down. When I first put it on, all I could think of is, "this smells like the Pacific Northwest" (I live in Seattle) - all I could smell...

    About reviewer (119 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Warm

    HairBlond, Other, Medium

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    3.0
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    JJ_J

    21 years ago

    Dry, bitter incense wafting through the air; warmed with melted wax and sandalwood, plus the teeeeeniest, tiniest hint of ... red currant? Something fleeting that makes me think of tiny possum...

    About reviewer (124 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinVery Dry, Fair

    HairBlack

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    3.0
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    hvirgin

    21 years ago

    First sniff: Hard to pin down - definitely warm, spicy, a bit sweet. An old stone church at midnight Mass. Wearing: Quite sweet on my skin. Maybe a bit too much. Warm and comforting at first, but...

    About reviewer (49 reviews)

    Age25-29

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    5.0
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    viciousviolet

    21 years ago

    The scent of polished pews in a gorgeous old church, with wafting remains of long-gone incense in the background. This is one of my favorite blends for my home, though I rarely wear it as a...

    About reviewer (100 reviews)

    Age30-35

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