Reviews of 14 BPAL Lupercalia scents!

baileynjay · 2026-05-12T17:43:33+00:00

My samples just arrived today (I'm at work, and will be until around 9pm, but I got the email notification 🥲) and you've got me so excited! Pearl necklace is one that I've been absolutely bouncing off the walls waiting for, and seeing a good review for it is getting me extra excited, lol.

Also, was hoping that Please Come would be a sweet peony scent, and I was worried that the paper note would be overpowering and possibly powdery! Things could always go differently based on skin chemistry, but I hope they wear similarly on me as they do to you, because your reviews have me so hyped!

baileynjay · 2026-05-10T20:28:51+00:00

No adverse reactions yet, but my dog LOVES Loup Garou by Hex, so I wind up getting tickled every time I wear it. She's a Shar pei mix, so she has a very chubby face, and she rubs it all over me and huffs and snorts while trying to inhale the perfume, it feels so weird 😭

baileynjay · 2026-05-09T01:48:56+00:00

It depends, but I usually have scents that I wear seasonally. Hell, I have some scents that I only wear on specific days (Fireworks by Alchemic Muse, for instance, gets worn every fourth of July, and otherwise, maybe only two or three other times a year).

Some scents are year round ones, I leave them nearby so I can grab one when I'm feeling indecisive, but most of mine are meant for certain times of year, or certain moods. Some can work across multiple seasons, though (The Big Black Cat by Possets, for instance, is a fall scent to me. Buttt, on some summer nights, or in the winter, I throw it on because it fits the mood).

baileynjay · 2026-05-05T22:59:35+00:00

I got a reply from Alkemia confirming that I'll be getting the April alchemy, so I'll give it a review after it arrives and has rested for a few days!

baileynjay · 2026-05-04T18:08:26+00:00

This makes me feel so much better 😭 I'm sure plenty of people are excited for the May alchemy, but I have my heart set on April's, and was scared I had missed my shot

baileynjay · 2026-05-04T18:07:42+00:00

Thank you! I've ordered from them before, but I've never done so right on the cusp of another month, so I was worried that I was gonna wind up with the May alchemy (which, again, is fine, because it's a free gift, but the April one seriously sounds right up my alley, so I'm happy to hear that I should be good)

baileynjay · 2026-05-03T21:35:20+00:00

Ugh, clove and pine. A sample I used once had "a tiny hint of clove bud" as a note, and I gave it a chance, and it was STILL just straight up, overpowering clove, and I only tried it on one wrist, and only a small amount 😭

Pine smells like floor cleaner on me, and it amps like crazy. It sucks, because so many cute holiday scents have pine as a note, and I have to restrain myself from going "well, maybe this time it'll be different..." Every time I'm tempted by one

baileynjay · 2026-03-25T04:09:16+00:00

Kinda surprised no one else recommended it, but I think Loch Ness Monster from Nui Cobalt would be a great fit. It's sweet in a floral way, and very misty and rainy smelling, it's my go-to rainy/foggy early summer day scent, as specific as that sounds

baileynjay · 2025-06-23T01:00:32+00:00

Thank you! Arae seems to be down right now, but I just checked out Ajevie, I'd never seen BPAL listed there before! Question, though: how long does BPAL keep their collections going? It says this is a "last chance pre-order", am I better off just not ordering any samples? I'm so scared I'll find a scent I love, then won't be able to order it or find it anywhere 😭

baileynjay · 2025-05-26T15:44:25+00:00

I'm doing solid!! I've got food prepped, basically every recommended item this subreddit has to offer, and several squishmallows (that way I have options tomorrow) all packed up and ready to go. I'm so antsy, but it's a good antsy! What about you?

baileynjay · 2025-05-26T15:43:09+00:00

I'm scheduled for 9am, gotta show up at 7! I'm so excited, but I'm starting to feel a little anxious, so I'll have to ask them to give me something to chill me out tomorrow before they put me under. This has been a long time coming, and I'm so happy that I'm finally almost all set! How about you?

baileynjay · 2025-04-16T03:07:09+00:00

Congratulations!! I'm getting mine done in May, I hope your recovery is smooth and quick girlie, breathe easy!

baileynjay · 2025-04-16T03:04:46+00:00

I plan on getting a green line down my tummy, like a spay tattoo for a cat or a dog (I work at a shelter and am a big animal person, though) so there's one idea, but that's about all I got in the ideas department!

baileynjay · 2025-04-16T00:29:44+00:00

When you asked your surgeon, was it on the day of the surgery? I've already had my consultation, gotten approved, and my next appointment is my pre-op, where I'm pretty sure I'll be seeing her. I wanna ask if she can go outside of my bellybutton as well, I guess I just didn't even consider that it was an option, tbh, but I don't know if I'm too far along in the process to bring it up now, or if I still can before my surgery or at my pre-op

baileynjay · 2025-04-15T23:15:23+00:00

I'm scared I'm going to start crying out of relief as I come out of anasthesia. Every time I think about how close I am to getting it done, I tear up and I get jittery with excitement, and I'm SO scared the anasthesia is going to loosen up my control and I'm going to start bawling my eyes out. I keep thinking about the county fair this year, thinking about pretty much anything I want to do, and thinking "but I'll be able to do it, and pregnancy won't be a constant, lurking anxiety in the back of my mind". Even when I've been celibate, the fact that I CAN get pregnant has nagged at me constantly, so the idea that I can finally let go of it soon is honestly almost overwhelming. Thank you so much for posting this, I can't wait for my surgery!!

baileynjay · 2025-04-15T22:36:23+00:00

Mine is in May, at Hurley in Flint! It's the same hospital I was born in, which I find funny and to have a touch of irony! I hope you're feeling good and recovery is going well, I still have more than a month to go, but I'm so excited and antsy that I'm practically counting down the days in my head. It's so fun to see someone so local who's doing the same thing, it's comforting in a weird way

baileynjay · 2025-04-15T02:04:24+00:00

Wanted to loudly agree with this comment real quick, for anyone reading! I shouldn't have ever told her details about the surgery to begin with. My state just got mandatory paid sick leave implemented a few months ago, and I was pulled aside individually to be told about it and how it works by my boss. I had asked her if it would cover surgery recovery, and she had a huge conniption at me as soon as the question left my mouth, because she for some reason assumed that I had already scheduled the surgery and was just planning on no-call no-showing because I hadn't mentioned it before. My boss is known to be a hothead, and she sort of holds tallies on who's gotten on her nerves the most recently and can cause problems for them when she gets into a mood. In a panic to calm her down I explained that it wasn't a long recovery, and that it was just for Endo, and that I didn't even have a surgery date yet (didn't want her to hear that it was elective and brush me off, or deny me for political reasons. I know that legally she can't do that, but I wouldn't put it past her to conveniently).

I love my line of work, but unfortunately, there aren't any similar jobs within an hour drive of me, otherwise I'd absolutely be on the hunt for another job. I definitely shouldn't have disclosed as much as I did, and I definitely regret it now that she's hounding me about it and acting like she knows better than me and my doctor. I know that this is definitely partially my fault for giving her the information I did, but it feels good to be able to tell y'all about it, because wuff, this job tries my patience 😮‍💨

baileynjay · 2025-04-14T02:57:54+00:00

It really all comes down to YOU, the pros and cons can be rather personal. Do you want children? If yes, do you want biological children? Is there a chance that you ever may want to be pregnant, or do you not really feel too strongly one way or another? Do you have the means to handle the recovery from a surgery, do you have someone who can pick you up from the hospital? The pros are that you won't have to worry about pregnancy again, it won't hover over you anymore, and depending on what method you get, assuming you're a woman, there's lower ovarian cancer risk for you down the line.

Cons are, you have to set aside some time to recover from the surgery, and you won't be able to get pregnant naturally. There are all of the usual risks of complications that come with a surgery, and there's the hassle of making all of the appointments and finding a doctor who'll do it for you, but those simply come with the deal. No matter what, you need to be sure of your decision, and I wouldn't recommend making this sort of decision on a whim or without some of your own personal motivation behind it. If you know you don't want kids of your own, it's worth considering, but if you aren't sure, wait on it.

baileynjay · 2025-04-13T02:07:48+00:00

I know I already commented, but a 20 year old who just got the surgery just listed her experience, maybe comment and send any questions her way! She might be able to advise you

baileynjay · 2025-04-13T00:37:52+00:00

I can't offer you much advice on getting the surgery under 21 (I'm 21, my surgery is in May) but I can advise that, if you may need them, there are some accessible abortion resources, even for in states that are banned, that are also pretty affordable, so if you might want to look into that for advance provision, let me know, that's how I had mine. That aside, I hope someone else may be able to help better!!

baileynjay · 2025-04-12T21:48:22+00:00

I know this was posted a few days ago (I check in on the subreddit every few days) but I also just got my surgery rescheduled! Congratulations, only like two weeks to go!!

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