Reviews

1. 

   good.amy1 – May 16, 2023

   it smells like a rainy day and wet dirt in the most refreshing citrus way and a hint of powdery rose

2. 

   santi_life13 – March 3, 2023

   This is a beautifully blended scent! Fresh earth, rich and dark, through and through. There’s something spicy, green and almost citrusy lingering at the top even after the perfume dries down–the geranium perhaps? This leans towards the masculine side of unisex, but I do prefer it to Zombi.

3. 

   sxross2008 – February 8, 2022

   When I opened the bottle, I thought I would hate this smell– it just punched me in the face with rose and nothing else. However, having given it a try I am very pleasantly surprised! The rose note is still very much present, but it quickly calms down into a sort of milder, almost soapy scent with an earthy, spicy note.

4. 

   caitlin8811 – May 12, 2019

   I was afraid the rose would be too overpowering, but on me the graveyard dirt is the star. And it truly smells like freshly upturned earth, wet from rain & tears. The rose & Spanish moss blend beautifully in the background and once dry, give off a softly beguiling scent that is truly enchanting. I’ve never had so many people ask about my fragrance! A full size bottle is in my future for sure.

5. 

   vampireleniore – April 27, 2018

   This is one of my favorites. I think this is my favorite graveyard dirt scent from BPAL. I have had people tell me it smells like a rose perfume, but I definitely smell the graveyard dirt note. It is very light on me, but not so much that I have to reapply it often. It hangs close to my skin. I am in love with this. It’s romantic, dark, vampiric, stimulates my imagination, and just screams my name.

6. 

   Amber – January 23, 2018

   I received a sample imp of this and I could not be happier. This is exactly the kind of scent that I’ve been searching for. For some reason, the only way I can describe it is that it’s a horrific, gothic romance. Like a funeral in the rain– gorgeous. The notes of the florals and moist soil are very strong, but rather than competing with one another, they’ve run off and gotten married. They truly bring out the best that both have to offer. I will be back to purchase the full size! It’s absolutely beautiful!

7. 

   Bridget – September 17, 2017

   I got an imp of this with the Earth collection and I love it! It has a definite “wet dirt” smell in the bottle that hits you first, then a dead rose smell after. On the skin the rose smell becomes soapy but isn’t unpleasant. A very clean scent that is subtle once it dries.

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   TarynPage – January 14, 2016

   I love, love this scent in the imp. Smells just like earth with dried flowers sprinkled over the top. Reminds me a bit of old soapy roses. I smell the moss and darker notes more in the vial. On my skin, however, it starts smelling a little more like the perfumes my grandmothers used to wear.

   Jar: Soil and dried flowers. Soapy and a little bit like soil drying in the sun.

   On *my* skin: Becomes much more floral on my skin. Less dark and more rosy. Old-fashioned and brittle.

9. 

   Emily – November 17, 2015

   This is a very interesting scent, it smells very strongly of funeral flowers and freshly tread upon mud. It is a very dark and almost sad scent which I really like.

10. 

    abovezenith – April 10, 2015

    This is one of the most beautiful scents and one I most remember about BPAL. It smells like wet soil, and with the floral notes, reminds me of gardening all day. It has a tone of dark romance to it as well that’s hard to describe. Like I said, one of my favorites.

11. 

    Cherry_Faery – January 27, 2015

    I have the imp of this one and I am surprised by the scent of this. In the bottle, it made me feel a bit cautious because I caught the floral smell first and I was worried that it would over power everything. When it was first on my skin, it definitely had more of the earthy quality that I was looking for and the florals were strong but not overwhelming. I’m pleasantly surprised to find that the moss smell does pop out after and blend everything together in a way that smells exactly like the wet cemeteries that I used to work in.

12. 

    luxdancer – October 23, 2014

    Wet: Earthy, it definitely has that dirt smell, though with the weird buzzing note that I associate with synthetic scents. After a second sniff, I can catch the florals. On my skin, the florals come out first, with the earthy smell as an undernote.

    Dry: Mostly florals, with the faintest hint of the earthy smell. Not something I would wear regularly, though the earthy note may be a good character scent.

13. 

    Sara – June 14, 2014

    As BPAL “dirt” scents go, this is in the same family as Penny Dreadful and Zombi – dark, moist earth combined with soft, mournful flowers. I’m not sure what rose geranium smells like, but I definitely smell florals. There’s also something wet and salty, like the sea. Maybe the moss causes this slightly aquatic note. I like it, but the sweetly perfumed Penny Dreadful remains my favorite dirt blend.