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Scents I've Tried

I'm putting together a list of scents I own/have tried! Not necessarily from BPAL, but hopefully this will help me start to see a pattern in what notes I enjoy Highlighted/colored ones are the ones I feel very strongly about (in whatever category they may be in). Underlined are full bottles I own

BPAL Scents:

Liked: Jareth - BPAL - Masculine as heck, but still my favorite perfume. Nothing like getting whiffs of leather and musk throughout the day Ethereal lilac fougere and gleaming leather with ti leaf, tonka absolute, white musk, and oudh. Satyr - BPAL - Another super masculine scent I adore. I hear snake oil is more of a feminine version of it, so I'm thinking that might be buy #2 since this is maybe a little too masculine for me to wear normally. A ferociously masculine scent: sexual, vigorous, and truly wild. Florence- BPAL - For some reason, on first application this scent reminds me of... something! I have no idea what, but I KNOW it smells like somewhere I've been! I've never been to Florence, but it definitely smells like... maybe a candy I like. Kind of like those violet mints. Elegant iris, bright berreis, gilded amber and velvety spices. Snake Oil - BPAL - Like there was any doubt I wasn't going to love this The vanilla peeks through ~10 mins after applying and, mixed with the spiciness of it, is soooo good. Lady Lucille Sharp - Crimson Peak - BPAL - I want to smell like this FOREVER! It's the perfect gap between old lady rose perfume and young Victorian Woman rose perfume. While it does smell vaguely like my great grandmother, she also had great taste in perfumes (it's genetic, clearly). On my skin it's somewhat sour, in a good way, while wafting around me is the scent of lilies. It's truly a scent made for it's namesake. Faded red roses and a glimmer of garnet with black lily, ylang ylang, smoky plum musk and black amber. Ghosts - Crimson Peak - BPAL - This is extremely floral, and I'm surprised I like it! It remains floral from the time it goes on to well after dry down... definitely that chrysanthemum popping through. But it's not overpowering. I don't smell any of the incense, but that's OK because I find it usually seems to drown out everything on my skin! Chrysanthemum petals, crushed violet leaf and funeral incense. Blood Moon 2008 - BPAL - This is way sweeter than I expected but phew, is it delicious! The feral scent of the heat of the chase, deep woods, undulating musks, brushed by forest flora, swirled in the incense of the anointed cherub that covereth and touched by blood-dimmed lunar oils. Shoggoth - BPAL - Candy goodness! This smells like the perfect mix between my lemongrass tea and some hard candies I've had in the past. White amber, green coconut meat, iris, palmarosa, Chinese peony, water lily, snowdrop, muguet, lemongrass, osmathus, wisteria, glassy musk and hinoki. Envy - BPAL - This smells like when I would spend the whole day as a kid at the public pools, in a good way! Grass and water and suntan lotion all mixed into one. I thought I wasn't a "green" fan, but this is really SUCH a wonderful, summery scent! Green herbs slithering through mint, lime and lavender. White Rabbit - BPAL - Yummy!!!! Finally a foodie scent that I like!!!! Oh, it smells milky without being baby-powder-y. This is definitely all I ever wanted in a Wonderland scent! Strong black tea and milk with white pepper, ginger, honey and vanilla, spilled over the crisp scent of lean linen. Dirty - BPAL - Mmmmm. I've always loved a good clean linen scent in my candles, and it seems to work well on my body, too! This smells like vacation at a fancy hotel. Brand new, high thread count sheets! <3 A fresh, crisp white linen scent: perfectly clean, perfectly breezy. Bordello - BPAL - I smell just like sugary homemade jam!! I love this!!!! I'm thinking plum might be one of my best scents so far- it's also in Lucille. While this is a very DIFFERENT plum, it's still amazing. Bawdy plum with amaretto, burgundy wine and black currant. Hymn - BPAL - Oh, this is definitely something I'd wear to church if I went to church. Maybe next time I'm visiting my Catholic friends on a weekend I'll bring this along. This would have been amazing for exploring the churches in Germany - would have really set the scene. The rose is held down from doing it's usual weird thing by the other scents, and the frankincense doesn't shove everything out of the way like it normally does!! Perfect rose absolute and Palestinian Lily of the Valley with olibanum, labdanum, frankincense and myrrh. Venus Verticordia - BPAL - DANDELIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fickle dandelion florets dancing through honey-drenched wildflowers. Ode on Melancholy - BPAL - A gorgeous mixed floral that's not overly sweet and powdery! Love the little bit of sandalwood in there. Lavender and wisteria, heart-wrenching pale rose, desolate white sandalwood and thin, tear-streaked white musk. Morocco - BPAL - Not something I'd wear, but I do like it. It reminds me of one of my grandmother's perfumes. Kinda coconutty? Arabian spices wind through a blend of warm musk, carnation, red sandalwood and cassia. Zombi - BPAL - Ooh, now this is an interesting one. I do smell the rose above all else, but there's something there that tames it. Very earthy. Is it the moss or the earth I really like? Only way to know.. try more moss scents Dried roses, rose leaf, Spanish moss, oakmoss and deep brown earth. Chuparosa - BPAL - Okay, this I might have to give another go later because it seems to maybe be burning my hand??? Can't tell if it's just dry skin (most likely) or the perfume. But either way it smells really, really good!! It's a floral/clean linen-y scent. The Hummingbird of Love, the Rose Sucker. A potent, benevolent, merciful love blend. Nuclear Winter - BPAL - MMM. This totally smells like total atomic annihilation. A very "cold" scent... It's something I would wear when I'm breaking up with someone The ice, desolation, and barrenness of nuclear devastation shot through by a beam of radioactive mints. Cathode - BPAL - I'm always afraid mint is going to explode on me, but so far, it seems to be working well. This is a sweeter mint than I'm used to, it definitely smells "electrical". The longer I wear it, the more I keep sniffing my arm. I do really think this might go up into my favorites... Ambergris, spanish moss, oakmoss and three electric mints. Old Demons of the First Class - BPAL - Ooooohhhh this is so good. I don't actually know what any of the notes smell like individually, but the mix is amazing. Siberian musk, black clove, opoponax, tonka, black pepper and neroli. The Waltz - Crimson Peak - Champagne musk, ambergris accord, white rose, rosewood, and vanilla amber. Fairy Tales and Lies - Crimson Peak - Lilac water and rose petals swirled with a gleaming amber chypre and touch of Italian bergamot. Between Your Heart and Mine - Crimson Peak - Heartwood bois de rose and vanilla-touched rose. Courtney - ParaNorman - Tanning lotion and (very) pink bubblegum.


Neutral: Odin - BPAL - Good and spicy, but too masculine for me. I like the woody scent of it. His scent is dry elm bark, amaranth, warrior’s musk, and Odin’s Nine Herbs of Power Voodoo Lilly - BPAL - This was an instant no for me straight out of the bottle.The dry-down is actually pretty good, but I can't get over the initial smell in bottle and on my skin. A breathtakingly exotic, wild, and grossly erotic spicy gold, purple-black, and burgundy lily. Midnight Mass 2014 - BPAL - It smells just like incense, which I love, but not so much on me. Traditional Roman Catholic sacramental incense. Ossa Arida - BPAL - Once again, my skin explodes the incense and covers everything else up! Gah! Frankincense, golden amber, bourbon vanilla, gurjum balsam and Bulgarian rose. The Manuscript - Crimson Peak - BPAL - I desperately want to love this. DESPERATELY. Thank goodness for imps, I almost bought it blindly. It really smells like an old book, but there's something else that peeks out on my skin that gives me a headache. I WANT TO LIKE IT. BUT I CAN'T! Leather and paper and splotches of ink, with a hint of ghostly chill. Love Makes Monsters of Us All - Crimson Peak - BPAL - It's not awful, it's just not a scent for me. There is a sweet decay quality about it which is neat, but not something I want to wear. Soil and rot and the heat of rage, blood-smeared musk and sharp decay. Wicked - BPAL - A nice scent, but not something I can see myself really wearing. I struggled between "like" and "neutral" for this, but in the end, the rose starts to smell weird on me, as usual Rich myrrh and jasmine draped in the subtlest rose. Hades - BPAL - I don't really know how to describe this one? It's good, and fades into a sweet heat sort of scent, but there's a hint of something underneath it during the dry down I'm not a fan of. I need to try this again, though, on dry down it's starting to transform... Maybe when I have a fresh nose, haha. Black narcissus and cypress, stephanotis, opoponax, labdanum, onycha and ambergris. Mme. Moriarty, Misfortune Teller - BPAL - I couldn't quite tell what was off when I put this on, but I saw someone describe it as "cherry lozenges" and that's definitely what I'm getting. I ordered this before I knew that patchouli doesn't agree with me, and there's just enough of that weird funk it releases plus the medicinal smell that I'm really not fond of. It's not BAD, just not great. Red musk, vanilla bean, pomegranate, black currant, patchouli leaf and wild plum. Quintessence of Dust - OLLA - BPAL - Something in this is good, but also not super desireable. The dust is REALLY strong. I'm still debating on whether or not to keep the bottle. Maybe it's the beeswax that I like/don't like at the same time. It is a very book-y scent, one that's better than the Manuscript, though! Beeswax and smoke, yellowed paper and well-worn leather books, droplets of spilled ink, faded incense, blood-tinged salty tears, and the metal of the knife that skewers that illiterate zombie philistine's portrait. Dracul - BPAL - Somehow I smell anise despite that not being a listed scent? It's a pretty good scent but not something I'd probably ever wear. The tobacco isn't quite what I want on my body. It's a bit too cabin-man-masculine for me- I think generally the "masculine" scents I like are dark leather. Like biker chick 8) Black musk, tobacco, fir, balsam of peru, cumin, bitter clove, crushed mint and orange blossom. Dragon's Hide - BPAL - It's a nice scent, just not overwhelmingly so. Dragon's blood, leather, and a hint of smoke. Machu Picchu - BPAL - Eh. It's soapy. That's about all there is No fruit, no amber, no nothin. (Okay, update: the fruit does eventually come out. But barely!) Sweet tropical fruits burst through deep, wet rainforest boughs, enormous steamy blossoms, over thin mountaintop breezes, mingled with the soft, rich golden scent of Peruvian amber. Endymion - BPAL - Oh! The pear is so lovely. But pear and rose are NOT playing nice on my skin. They're mingling into a weird, soapy scent. I definitely need to look into a pear scent that's not fighting with florals, I bet it would be amazing on my skin!! A sweet, wistful blend of d'Anjou pear, Lily of the Valley, bois du rose and white musk. The Sea Foams Blood - Blood rising through an ocean wave. Ghost Revelry - Damp mosses, fallen leaves, and soft woods siwrled with an ethereal mist of white sandalwood, lilac, orris root and moonflower. Adam - OLLA - This smells exactly like my grandfather used to, which is somewhat startling to be honest. Black leather, pale sandalwood, ambergris accord, Victorian fougere, guitar wood, bow rosin, musty wool, the plastic/metal/magnetic tape of his reel-to-reel, and the dust that permeates everything. Eve - OLLA - Irish moss, yarrow, hawthorn, honey, myrrh, calamus, frankincense, damask roses, white sandalwood, Moroccan saffron, rose water and a swirl of incense.


Disliked:
The Red Queen - BPAL - WAY too sugary sweet! Deep mahogany and rich, velvety woods lacquered with sweet, black-red cherries and currant. Tweedledum - BPAL - It's a Houdini scent! It totally disappeared a little after applying. If I really stick my nose to my skin I can catch it, but it's barely there! What little remains is great, but would need constant re-application. Green mango, fig, patchouli and green tea. Veritas - BPAL - Starts out as something AMAZING on my skin. The frankincense really shines through. Then, tragedy, as it fades into something ozone-y. I have no clue what makes it smell the way it does on dry-down but it's really upsetting because I thought for a while I had a winner! Frankincense, white carnation, angelica, chamomile and heliotrope. Poisoned Apple - BPAL - Starts off with an awesome apple scent, then fades into something powdery on my skin. It disappears fairly fast, too! Red apple, narcotic opium, oleander, hemlock. Black Moths - Crimson Peak - BPAL - Blech, something is off. I have no idea what half the scents are but it might be the vetiver or tonka, which haven't always agreed with me in the past. Maybe the patchouli? Wild plum and blackcurrant with aged black patchouli, vetiver, red rose petal, tonka absolute and opoponas. The Coiled Serpent - BPAL - All I can smell is patchouli. I like it on other things, just not on ME! This would be a great atmo if it is one, though. Or something to spray on my clothes, maybe. Lust - BPAL - In the bottle; ooh, I think I'm gonna like this! On my skin: GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF!!!!!!! I'm choking!!! Body, what are you DOING!! Red musk, patchouli, ylang ylang and myrrh. Golden Priapus - BPAL - Eugh. This smells like someone rolled around in pine needles with a bad cologne. And eventually it just becomes pine resin. Vanilla and amber with juniper, rosewood and white pine. Schrodinger's Cat - BPAL - How can such a cool sounding scent with notes I like go SO WRONG???? AUGH. I put this on, sniffed, and immediately coughed. My trust was betrayed! I blame the chocolate. Tangerine, sugared lime, pink grapefruit, oakmoss, lavender, zdravetz, and chocolate peppermint. Ouija - BPAL - First sniff: coughing. Second sniff: Smoke, like cigarette smoke. And something like a mean mint coming through. Not a good clean one like I enjoy. I thought I liked woody scents! What's happening! Rosewood, oak and teak notes with wispy blue lilac, tea rose, dried white rose and ethereal osmanthus. Kill-Devil - BPAL - I was worried I was going to love this and then regret not finishing my application for an internship at Kill Devil Hills. Thankfully, my "not-a-foodie" nature saved the day, I guess. I smell like a moldy cake. Always with the mold! It's so unfortunate. I can smell the sweetness under there. Sugar cane, molasses, oak wood and honey. Miskatonic University - Ugh, too foodie. Irish coffee, dusty tomes and polished oakwood halls. Queen of Sheba - Golden honeyed almonds and a whisper of African and Middle Eastern spices.



Common Brimstone:

Liked: Court of the Fox Maiden - Common Brimstone - A mix of Court of the Dragon and Fox Maiden. Super spicy on me, I LOVE it! Benzoin, dragon's blood, violet, Chinese musk, mandarin, plum, and cherry blossom. She-Wolf- Common Brimstone - The cranberry is SUPER strong on me, while the apple comes out on my mom. I love that it's got a slightly sour, crisp feeling to it- a very wintry perfume! Red apple, pomegranate, mulberry, cranberry, pink pepper, autumn leaves, spice Paradise Regained - Common Brimstone - This is summer in a bottle! I can't believe it got discontinued. It's everything I ever wanted. Pomegranate and coconut are definitely top players. Pomegranate, pikaki, passion fruit, dragon's blood, cananga, coconut Strange Bright Fruit - Common Brimstone - I would own a full bottle of this, but it's a little too much like Paradise Regained to buy it until Paradise Regained runs out! A sweet, summery scent. Lime, watermelon, coconut milk, pink sugar, freesia Sun Catcher - Common Brimstone - I got a little carried away with the summer scents in the middle of winter. Another one that's similar to Paradise Regained, but there's just enough of a difference. I don't really know how to describe it. Fruit salad? Sweet? Aloe, cucumber, pineapple, raspberry, satsuma, honeydew melon


Neutral: Bastet - Common Brimstone - I originally really liked this until someone told me it smelled baby powdery. It started off as milky but now all I can smell is baby powder! Not awful, I just don't particularly feel like smelling like I'm near children all the time. Honey, shea butter, chai tea, saffron, rose, coconut milk Avalon - Common Brimstone - This is SUPER lavender-y smelling. That's not even a note listed in it but all I smell like is flowers. It's alright, I like flowers, but way more overwhelming than I expected. Apple blossom, grape, grass, storm, water, pear blossom Druid - Common Brimstone - This smelled great the first time I wore it. Then I bought a bottle and now all I can smell is soggy pencils. Which, to be fair, has it's charms on a rainy day. But only rainy days. Opoponax, labdanum, oakmoss, poppy, fig


Disliked: Unbirthday '15 - Common Brimstone - AUGH!!! NO!!! I smell like the worst cake! It's so good in the bottle, on me, it's moldy Green tea, buttercream, almond, hazelnut, white chocolate. Abhaile - Common Brimstone - Moldy cake once again! carrot cake, hot chocolate, cinnamon, chestnut, French vanilla Selkie - Common Brimstone - A little too ozone-y for me. lilac, lily, ocean, fresh water, air Odezia - Common Brimstone - It's not AWFUL. It's just not really something I like. blackberry, clove, amber, sweet pea and sage. Sphynx - Common Brimstone - A musk that doesn't agree with me! I feel betrayed! Egyptian musk, turmeric, cumin, pink lotus, nutmeg, orchid, lily, hibiscus Cybele - Common Brimstone - This smells somehow foodie to me? Not sure. The vetivert I think is what's throwing it off. smoky notes of vetivert and animalistic musk, softened with just a touch of vanilla and made bright and wild with lime and frangipani Petite Mort - Common Brimstone - I can't smell the leather, honey, or rose at all on me! caraway, cardamom, leather, honey, rose


Haus of Gloi:

Liked: Persephone's Descent - Haus of Gloi - Okay, I'm starting to notice a pomegranate trend here. And musk! It's just subtly fruity. EDIT: OH MY GOD I GOT THE OIL SAMPLE OF THIS AND I WILL KILL FOR IT. It smells SO much better on me as a straight perfume oil than the other products I was using!!! It's SO fruity!! Pomegranate, pale musk, narcissus blossom and black amber. Cozy Sweater - Haus of Gloi - It smells like all sweaters should smell like! The musk is soft and comes out well with the amber. Pale skin musk, faded perfume, Egyptian amber, softly burning nag champa incense and a fine aged vanilla. Imp - Haus of Gloi - My tropical obsession comes out again. I need to stop ordering scents in the winter. Peculiar passion fruit mingling with sun cured apricots, perfectly pink grapefruit juice and innocent whispers of wet mimosa blooms. Moon Dog - Haus of Gloi - I don't really have the vocab to describe this, but in the bottle it's mediocre, and after drying on my skin, it's FLAWLESS. A more water-y scent. Solar storms erupt: cracked coconut, dry sandalwood essence, heated with nutmeg and clove. Risque - Haus of Gloi - This is like the female Jareth! I love it! Leather for days! Red musk, leather, black vetiver and red rose. Depravity - Haus of Gloi - Ooh, this is pretty good. At first I thought I smelled chocolate, which I don't like on my skin, but that quickly vanished into something sensual and spicy. For some reason, it reminds me of a summer camp I used to work at. Maybe one of the other counselors wore something like it? I mean, it WAS a hippie camp, so everyone was wearing SOME type of oil, haha. Clove, nutmeg and coconut on a bed of rich golden amber, sandalwood, and spilled wine.

Neutral: Three Treasures- Haus of Gloi - It's a little too incense-y for me. Sacred gifts of frankincense, myrrh and gold. Smoldering with warmth and brightened with a touch of mandarin rind. Old Cider Haus- Haus of Gloi - The notes kind of mish-mash together so they fight rather than harmonize. Apple and hay with a little vanilla is mostly what I can make out. Still pretty dang good, though. Old oak, sweet drying hay fields, crushed apple pulp and vanilla husks. Rose City - Haus of Gloi - I love the smell of "old rose" but it doesn't necessarily love me. Plus it's a little overwhelming on it's own. Red roses and the earthy wet scent of aged patchouli. Ruth - Fresh strawberry, green patchouli, rose geranium and crushed violet leaf.

Disliked: Picaroon - Haus of Gloi - I tried this scent because someone compared it to Salt Water from Firebird. Lies! It's fine in the bottle but does something funky on my skin. Sun scorched mahogany bough crusted with a crystalline sea spray. Faint plundered rare spices, lemongrass, coconuts, fine Mexican lime and Haitian bay rum. Peach Mama - Haus of Gloi - While peach usually seems to work on me, something in this one doesn't. Maybe it's the labdanum? Peach nectar and a host of resins: offertory frankincense, styrax, copaiba balsam and ambered labdanum absolute. Warmed with cassia and a barely audible breath of black patchouli. Who Needs Love - Haus of Gloi - Too chocolatey. A mahogany box filled with chocolaty orbs, coated in crystallized coffee, filled with a pomegranate and raspberry filling. Absinthe - Haus of Gloi - I desperately want to like this! However it's maybe a little too... green?... for me. Wormwood and anise swim in a creamy green sea of lemon balm and soft glowing mints. A hefty lump of sugar and the tiniest drop of suggestive deep green moss. Insalata Nocturna - Haus of Gloi - I'm starting to think "green" isn't my scent. In the night garden, green Bolivian lemon, rubbed tomato leaf, olive leaf absolute, black fig syrup and basil.

Firebird Bath and Body:

Liked: Saltwater - Firebird Bath and Body - You can smell the salt! An aquatic scent that actually works on me!!! A non-floral, non-tropical ocean scent consisting of marine notes, cedar and myrtle, that softens and mellows on the skin and becomes ethereal and almost haunting. Gingerale - Firebird Bath and Body - You can SMELL the fizz! This is basically ginger ale, I ADORE it! Bright Citrus, Fresh Ginger, Fizz Woodland - Firebird Bath and Body - I'm so sad this was discontinued before I bought a whole bottle! It smells just like the woods, or the memory of the woods. Galbanum, moss, evergreen. Sugar Maple - Firebird Bath and Body - Another one that's discontinued! This is a smokey maple. Maple is one of my favorite things in the whole world!

Disliked: Woodsmoke and Vanilla - Firebird Bath and Body - Too smokey for me, but the title doesn't lie! Firewood, Fir Needle, Vanilla



Arcana:

Liked: Breakfast in Hollywood - Juicy pink grapefruit shimmies up against a bevy of California citrus fruits, sparkling champagne and ripe strawberries. The indulgent essence of breakfast with a screen goddess.

Neutral: Bawd - Bright red cherry, brassy tobacco, Anjou pear, and white amber.



OHWTO:

Liked: Message in a Bottle - Salt water magnolia, sweetgrass, tempered by a hint of black agar and amber and brightened with a splash of citrus sweetness. Dandelion Wine - Sweet green grass, Dandelions, Tobacco, a hint of Smoke, Atlas Cedarwood, Heliotrope, and a wee touch of Patchouli to ground it.

Disliked: Sea Legs - Briny air, a steady Ocean breeze, salt-encrusted Wooden masts, and barrels of precious Ambergris collected from the lacy surface of the waves.


Possets:

Disliked: Virginia (Rev 1) - ???? Honeysuckle??? Oh man does it smell like rotten honeysuckle though!!! (((


Others:

Liked: Lust - Lush - Jasmine! And nothing but. Love it. Yellow Diamond - Versace - I have the roll on after smelling it in a little mail-in ad and falling in LOVE. I call this my "rich, successful business lady" perfume Like a burst of light, the fragrance gleams and glistens as it opens with notes of bright citron, a fresh pear sorbet, sparkling bergamot, and an accent of neroli. As its heart emerges, the rare elegance of orange blossom shines through the light of freesia and mimosa with the natural transparency of nymphea. The lingering base notes add a fascinating sense of sensuality with ambery woods, the sunny and vibrant character of palo santo wood, and the refined presence of musk.

Disliked: Holly Jolly Christmas - Debauchery Bath - ?????



SongOfStark

SongOfStark

 

Pirate's Locker February 13th 2016

I had the house to myself tonight is was quite nice incense, music, glow sticks and Bpal. I also found a wooden on the inside and leather on the outside box to store my Bpal in. I am also waiting for Womb Furie and Jareth to arrive, they should be here at least by Tuesday.

VelvetPirate

VelvetPirate

 

Scents I really enjoy or work well with my chemistry

BPAL
Perversion - Smoky rum and black tobacco with a whisper of steamy leather with a splash of crystalline chardonnay, layered over a sensual, sweet, and deceptively magnetic base of tonka.
Snow Glass Apples - green apples, mint
Mouse Circus - pink cotton candy noses, vanilla spun sugar fur, scattered kernels of popcorn, and a touch of polished golden wood.
Yemaya - melons and grapes, strewn with the petals of the flowers of motherhood, draped with sea mosses.
Snow White- A chilly, bright perfume: flurries of virgin snow, crisp winter wind and the faintest breath of night-blooming flowers

Lavanila
Vanilla Blackberry - Top notes are blackberry and raspberry; middle note is iris; base note is vanilla.

Solstice Scents
Cardamom Rose Sugar - Brown Sugar, Cardamom EO, Moroccan Rose and Bulgarian Rose
Kitchen - Pumpkin, Sugar Cookies, Peach Preserves, Spice Breads, Danishes, Caramel, Vanilla & Sweet Wood Smoke
Midnight Oil - Cocoa Absolute, Blood Orange EO, Yellow Mandarin EO, Aged Patchouli EO, Labdanum Absolute, Coffee EO & Mushroom
Violet Mallow - Marshmallow Cream, Violet Flowers, Vanilla Bean, White Musk

Nocturne Alchemy
Black Raven - Perfume of sweet Black Frankincense. Tendrils of Patchouli and Aged Black Musk. Wisps of Incense. Amber Musk. With a ghost kiss of White Fig essential oil. Black Sugar, Black Amber, Crimson Red Musk and Black Crystal.

Philosophy
Amazing Grace - Top notes are mandarin orange, grapefruit and bergamot; middle notes are freesia, jasmine and rose; base note is musk.

Bvlgari
Rouge - Roiboos, a South African variety, which gives off its warm and gentle woody character, while Yunnan, a Chinese one, offers its intense and voloptous aroma to the composition. Eau Parfumee au The Rouge opens with the notes of pink pepper, orange and bergamot followed by red tea and fig, while the trail is sensual and warm; harmonizing the notes of walnut and musk. The nose behind this perfume is Olivier Polge.

Green Jade - fresh aromas of green mandarin and spring water, adding white peony, pear blossom and jasmine in the heart. Base notes incorporate pistachio, blond wood and musk.

Ralph Lauren
Ralph Wild - Top: Watermelon, strawberry. Middle: Red Rose, Jasmine, Cherry Blossom. Base: Sandalwood, Musk
Ralph Hot - spices, lime, amber, fig leaf, mandarin orange, musk, orchid, almond blossom, vanilla, jasmine, lemon, sandalwood and geranium.
Blue - It opens with notes of lotus, jasmine, lily-of-the-valley, pink peony and gardenia. The middle notes wrap with accords of rose de Mai, tuberose and orange blossom, and the base adds a sensuous warm trail of sandalwood, musk, ambrette seed vetiver and oakmoss.

Calvin Klein
Obsession - top notes are green notes, mandarin orange, vanilla, peach, basil, bergamot and lemon; middle notes are spices, coriander, sandalwood, orange blossom, jasmine, oakmoss, cedar and rose; base notes are amber, musk, civet, vanilla, vetiver and incense.

Miss Dior
Cherie - The top notes are wild strawberry leaves and green tangerine. The heart features caramel pop corns surrounded by violets, wild strawberry, so strong and seductive and pink jasmine. The base is created of fresh patchouli leaves and crystalline musk.

torikitty

torikitty

 

February 3rd 2016 More Bpal in the mail

Lady Death and Ian arrived today. Lady Death was lovely straight way (very musky and maybe a touch of vanilla) but Ian well.. Wasn't bad but had a note in it that was very strong. Note that is familiar to me but I can't place it and I do smell of the leather in the background. I think Ian would age well so I'm going to let him set and sniff him later.   I also received imps of Nosferatu and The Sea Foams Blood. I have not sniffed them yet. I will report on them later.   (Revised) To report on Ian, I smell butterscotch schnapps and leather. When I first received it I even thought I smelled motor oil but it has settled I don't smell it that strong anymore.

VelvetPirate

VelvetPirate

 

February 1st 2016 Scent Collection

Giving an update of my Bpal collection. Bottles I have Snake Oil Insects Voodoo Mme Moriarty Misfortune Teller Carnaval Diabolque Blood Kiss Wanda Black Moths I also have a decant Banshee Beat         Imps I have The Old Goblin Lyonesse Yemaya Dorian Bard Whip Deadly Nightshade Honey Dragon's Hide Blood Garden Queen Gertrude Amsterdam Tombstone Morocco Dana O'Shee Endymion Haunted Hades Kabuki   Imps that don't work for me so far are Dragon's Hide, Queen Gertrude and Whip. Black Moth also doesn't work for me. I am trying really hard to like Wanda and Blood Kiss. I have had them a week now and they are settling and starting to "age" I guess. They are definitely better than when they first arrived... Time will tell.   I am also waiting on Ian and Lady Death to ship out. Wish me luck! Revised .... Ooooh and I have Blacker than Raven Wings of Midnight coming too!

VelvetPirate

VelvetPirate

 

discard imps

I think these were decants from the Yules and Portraits:

Discarded at first sniff
Portrait of an Unidentified Man as Mphistopheles
Liebeszauber
Satan starting from the touch of Ithurle's spear
Second Spring
Meus Amor Aeternus
Apple Cider
Candied Apple
La Femme De Satan

Try on skin
The Magic Cicle
The White Witch
The Sorceres
Depart Pour Le Sabbat
Blood and Judgement Well Commingled
en garde
the worst pill,
once upon a time


tielan

tielan

 

Wishlist

Gingerbread Poppet 2007 Pumpkin I 2005/2006 Gingerbread soap Pumpkin Spice Everything hair gloss Frosted Pumpkin Spice Cookie Nuclear Winter

amberfox

amberfox

 

2016 books

I read 56 books last year but didn't keep up with this blog to list them. Perhaps I'll do better this year. Perhaps not.

1. The Monkey's Raincoat by Robert Crais
2. Critical Care: A New Nurse Faces Death, Life and Everything In Between by Theresa Brown
3. Death of a Gossip by M.C. Beaton
4. You are Not Forgotten: the Story of a Lost World War II Pilot and a Twenty-First Century Soldier's Mission to Bring Him Home by Bryan Bender (audio)
5, Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
FEBRUARY
6. Mint Julep Murder by Carolyn G. Hart
7. Trust No One by Gregg Hurwitz (audio)
8. Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean
9. The Light Between Oceans by ML Stedman (audio)

MARCH

10. Eleanor the Queen by Norah Lofts
11. While the City Slept by Eli Sanders
12. The Last Judgement by Iain Pears (audio)
13. Fallen Beauty by Erika Robuck
14. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (audio)
15. Deadbeats by Chris Lackey

So far so good! The fact that these are all books I've had on my shelves for a while makes it even sweeter. I've been trying very hard to read down a stack or two. I have so many books that it's going to be impossible to finish them all before... well, you know. I would need to live for at least another 150 years to get all of these read, especially at the rate of one per week. Baby steps, kiddo, baby steps.

APRIL

16. Devoted by Jennifer Mattieu (audio) FINISHED 4/2/16
17. The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler FINISHED 4/2/16
18. The Magicians by Lev Grossman FINISHED 4/15/16
19. The Redeemer by Jo Nesbo (audio) ABANDONED 4/15/16
20. Killing Trail by Margaret Mizushima FINISHED 4/20/16
21. Immortal in Death by JD Robb FINISHED 4/27/16

MAY

22. A Delicate Truth by John Le Carre (audio) FINISHED 5/1/16
23. Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula by Loren D. Estleman FINISHED/ 5/3/16
24. The Mistress's Daughter by A. M. Homes (audio) FINISHED 5/8/16
25. Joyland by Stephen King FINISHED 5/20/16
26. Fool by Christopher Moore FINISHED 5/22/16
27. The Infidel Stain by MJ Carter (audio) FINISHED 5/27/16
28. Random Violence by Jassy Mackenzie FINISHED 5/30/16

JUNE

29. The Bookseller by Mark Pryor FINISHED 6/15/16
30. Out by Natsuo Kirino (audio) FINISHED 6/18/16
31. Darkness Under the Sun by Dean Koontz (audio) FINISHED 6/19/16
32. The Ecstasy of Surrender by Judith Orloff MD pitched/abandoned 6/23/16
33. Hard Magic by Laura Anne Gilman FINISHED 6/26/16

JULY

34. Death of a Gentle Lady by M. C. Beaton FINISHED 7/1/16
35. The English Breakfast Murder by Laura Childs FINISHED 7/11/16
36. Fatally Flaky by Diane Mott Davidson (audio) FINISHED 7/12/16
37. Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich FINISHED 7/22/16
38. Everything's Eventual by Stephen King (audio) FINISHED 7/29/16


AUGUST

39. Spellbinder by Melanie Rawn FINISHED 8/9/16
40. The Auctioneer by Simon de Pury (audio) FINISHED 8/29/16

SEPTEMBER

41. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton FINISHEF 9/5/16
42. Night Shift by Charlaine Harris (audio) FINISHED 9/13/16
43. A Vine in the Blood by Leighton Gage FINISHED 9/15/16


voodoocatwoman

voodoocatwoman

 

Yule 2015 breakdown

THE BEAR PRINCE
Shaggy fur, snow-flecked and rose-touched.
I am interested, but I will have to read some reviews first. Bit of a wild card.
CHANUKKIYAH
Olive oil, beeswax, glowing amber, sweet sufganiyot, pomegranate, and fig.
Nah, never had an interest in this one.

THE CROSS OF SNOW
Cypress, Spanish moss, and clove bud with labdanum, Italian bergamot, and white tobacco flower.
This sounds nice until I get to white tobacco flower - I have a feeling that will be soapy on me. I'll read reviews.

DED MOROZ
Light, darkness, kindness, and malice: golden amber, white amber, redwood, teak, bois du rose, sage, tree moss, and snow.
1 bottle is enough. I do like this one.

DIABLE EN BOÎTE
A strangely sinister, unnerving holiday scent: redwood, bitter clove, tonka, hemp accord, and tobacco with peach blossom, black currant, and red musk.
I haven't been interested in the past, I will read some reviews but for some reason the peach blossom turns me off. It doesn't sound like it goes with those other notes. Perhaps I am wrong.

EL DIA DE LOS REYES
Hot cocoa with cinnamon, coffee, and brown sugar.
I had a decant once upon a time, wasn't crazy about it. Too gritty or something.

FAUNALIA
The scent of a thick, starlit, unspoiled forest, with a burst of wild musk, opobalsamum, black bryony, mandragora, and hemlock.
Sounds good, but I already have a decant somewhere, tried it and it didn't work all that well for me at the time. Maybe I'll dig it up and try again (if I still have it, which I'm not sure of).

FRAU HOLLE
Snow-covered pines, witches herbs, bestial musk, flax, and ethereal flowers that represent both birth and death.
Pretty much same as what I wrote for Faunalia above.
GELT
A bounty of chocolate coins! Dry cocoa and golden amber!
Nah - not interested in this one. It smells good on my friend Moonarcana, though.
IN WINTER IN MY ROOM
Pink, lank, and warm: grapefruit, yuzu, tuberose, peony, violet leaf, pikaki, Indian frankincense, and tonka.
Hmm, I'd try this if it was in front of me but I'm not going to pursue it. Just not grabbing me.

KRAMPUS
Sinister red musk, black leather, dusty rags, and wooden switches.
Yes! I want a bottle. I have a decant from a few years ago and I've always liked it.

LA BEFANA
Candy charcoal, winter lilies, parma violet, a sprig of cypress, a poof of chimney dust, and holiday sweets.
Again - I have a decant somewhere, wasn't crazy about it. Maybe will try it again but not really on my radar.

La Cloche fêlée
- - -
Bitter and sweet it is on these long winter nights
To sit before the fire and watch the smoking log
Beat like a heart; and hear our lost, our mute delights
Call with the carillons that ring out in the fog.
What certitude, what health, sounds from that brazen throat,
In spite of age and rust, alert! O happy bell,
Sending into the dark your clear religious note,
Like an old soldier crying through the night, "All's well!"
I am not thus; my soul is cracked across by care;
Its voice, that once could clang upon this icy air,
Has lost the power, it seems, - comes faintly forth, instead,
As from the rattling throat of a hurt man who lies
Beside a lake of blood, under a heap of dead,
And cannot stir, and in prodigious struggling dies.
- Charles Baudelaire, translation by Edna St. Vincent Millay
A new interpretation, inspired by Millay's translation-
A soul, cracked across by care: blood and ruin, smoke and sorrow, incense and ice.
This sounds promising and interesting. Maybe worth tracking down a decant or partial, and I'll certainly be watching for reviews.

Père Noël
Bright Sicilian oranges and sweet tangerines with a clink of lavender candy and a drop of anise.
Hmm, this sounds bright and pretty. Maybe too candy-sweet? I will watch for reviews.

MIDNIGHT MASS
This perfume is a traditional Roman Catholic sacramental incense, most often used during a Solemn Mass.
I have a bottle and some decants, I have always liked Midnight Mass, but I don't think I need any more right now, unless it's different this time. Some of my decants are different, so I'll be watching reviews.

NOW WINTER NIGHTS ENLARGE
Shorten those tedious nights with a surge of body heat: vanilla-infused red musk, champaca, petitgrain, ylang ylang, patchouli, nutmeg, honey, galbanum, and traces of caramel.
This sounds not quite for me. I don't like very many scents with honey or caramel. Both together = probably not for me.

NUCLEAR WINTER
Annihilation. The ice, desolation and barrenness of nuclear devastation shot through by a beam of radioactive mints.
Never really had an interest in this one.

PAYSAGE
The pale moon pouring magic: Tunisian opium and mugwort with blackened bourbon vanilla, tuberose, glittering white musk, datura accord, wild plum, and tobacco absolute.
Hmmm.....this has potential but I usually don't like opium in scents. I'll watch reviews but will probably pass on this one.

THE PEACOCK QUEEN
In dramatic contrast to the soft innocence of Snow White and the dew-kissed freshness of her sister, Rose Red, this is a blood red, voluptuous rose, velvet-petaled, at the height of bloom.
My one decant of this is enough, although I will try it again to be sure.

POOR MONKEY
cold first winter rain
poor monkey, you too could use
a woven straw cape
Compassion: pink lotus root and fig milk with ylang ylang, bourbon vanilla, soft myrrh, fir, khus, and sandalwood incense.
Ok I love the concept and list of notes, although it's a little sweet and cuddly for me, this time I'm looking at the name, concept and description as a whole, and really have my eye on this one. Possible bottle and I'll be watching reviews for sure. Kind of reminds me of the notes in Chintamanhi Dhupa (which I don't wear that much).

ROSE RED
The perfected winter rose, dew covered and freshly cut.
Same as Peacock Queen but I do like this one a little better and actually wear it from time to time. Not enough to want a bottle.

THE SEASON OF GHOSTS
A scent created to burn away sorrow: bergamot, frankincense, rose geranium, ginger, lemongrass, and blood orange.
Well, I do like citrus but bpal's citrus has a way of smelling like candy on me, for some reason. I'll watch reviews.

THE SNOW-SHOWER
Flake after flake - All lost in the dark and silent lake: a snowflake dissolving into an indigo pool of blue jasmine incense and violet leaf.
This sounds really nice. It would be hard to pass up something with blue jasmine incense. I enjoy jasmine and that sounds especially good. I'll watch some reviews first, I have a feeling some people will get jasmine single note from this.

SNOW WHITE
A chilly, bright perfume: flurries of virgin snow, crisp winter wind and the faintest breath of night-blooming flowers.
Once again, my decant is enough. I like how it smells but I rarely ever wear it.

++ THE YULE LADS
Askasleikir
Favorite pastime: skulking under dining tables, waiting to abscond with unsupervised food bowls. Don't blame the dog!
Dregs of cinnamon and cocoa.
I love cinnamon, but not cocoa. Probably pass on this.
Bjúgnakrækir
Favorite pastime: hiding in the rafters, ogling your smoked sausage. Eyes up here, mister!
Sweaty pear and honey with leather, coconut meat, tonka bean, and castoreum accord.
I will pass for now because of honey, but I'll be watching reviews because Quincey Morris has: "tobacco, vanilla, white pear, cedar, rugged musk and saddle leather". Sounds at least a little close to me and I love Quincey Morris.

Gáttaþefur
Favorite pastime: sniffing doorways. Everyone needs a hobby!
Baked bread, apricot, mandarin amber, and CO2 of butter.
Sounds interesting, warm and sweet, but maybe not really my thing.

Giljagaur
Favorite pastime: creeping around gullies until the opportunity to steal milk appears. You do you, buddy.
Coconut cream, sheep's milk accord, and a drop of Ceylon cinnamon.
I don't really go for bpal's cream or milk notes. This isn't calling my name.

Gluggagægir
Favorite pastime: peeping in yer windows. What a creeper!
Spiced rum leather, frankincense, black cedar, sweet tobacco, and honey-gold sandalwood.
On my first pass-through this one stuck out to me, but I'm not completely sure. I'll have to read some reviews.

Hurðaskellir
Favorite pastime: slamming doors. What a drama queen!
Booming carnation, iced mint, white fir, and itchy patchouli loudly disrupting a dreamy bed of lavender.
Not calling my name. This combination of notes sounds a little strange to me.

Kertasníkir
Favorite pastime: stealing candles from children. Such a scamp!
Beeswax, strawberries, and bits of hard candy.
Never been interested in bpal's strawberry note. I shall pass.

Ketkrókur
Favorite pastime: collecting meat hooks, sharpening meat hooks, polishing meat hooks. Sleep with one eye open?
Labdanum, patchouli, dragon's blood resin, and clove.
Not into dragon's blood these days. Once upon a time I would have been really into this.

Skyrgámur
Favorite pastime: indulging his yogurt fetish. Whatever floats your boat!
Berries, skyr, and oats.
Really don't want to smell like oats and I have a feeling skyr might be a yogurt note? Or cream? I will pass.

Stekkjarstaur
Favorite pastime: harassing sheep. Nobody's perfect.
Wooly sugared marshmallow root.
Don't really care about marshmallow.

Stúfur
Favorite pastime: stealing crusty bits from used frying pans. It takes all kinds.
Chunks of sweet carrots and dates mushed with nuts, topped with crumbles from a pie-like spelt and barley crust.
This is a big 'No' for me, definitely pass.

Þvörusleikir
Favorite pastime: licking spoons and ladles. There's no accounting for taste.
The scent of well-worn wooden utensils, lightly fondled, and a wisp of kitchen herbs.
So wood and herbs? Sounds ok but not really calling me, I will read reviews though.

Pottaskefill
Favorite pastime: eating the scrapings from unwashed pots. Waste not, want not?
Salt licorice, birch tar, black pepper, and leather.
Sounds good, but I'll read reviews first. Licorice sounds good but often doesn't work for me, but I do like the combination of these notes. I'll have an eye on this one.

++ YULE SINGLE NOTES
Ah, the scents of the season! Mix and match to create the perfect perfume to accompany any awkward family gatherings!
FAKE BAYBERRY CANDLE
Not really
IRRESPONSIBLY UNWATERED CHRISTMAS TREE
Not into fir like I used to be
UNSUCCESSFUL CRANBERRY GARLAND
Don't really like cranberry or berry scents
DAY-OLD HAM
Doesn't sound appealing in the slightest
FIREPLACE CINDERS
Probably not but there was a time I would've been all over this. I'll watch reviews
DUSTY ACCUMULATED MENORAH WAX
Nah, I'll pass
RAPIDLY DISINTIGRATING POMANDER
I like the pomander smell but disintigrating sounds dry and powdery, I'll watch reviews
DRUNK UNCLE
??? Not really? but I'll watch reviews
UNMANAGEABLE SNOWDRIFT
Nah, not really into snow notes any more.....

++ SNOW FALLING FAINTLY
THE SNOW AT DAWN
Snow afire with the morning's first rays of orange blossom, neroli, and rose gardenia.
Nah

THE SNOW AT NOON
Blinding white in the noonday sun: white mint, eucalyptus, glittering elemi, white tea, silver fir, and camphor.
No

THE SNOW AT DUSK
Swirled grey and purple in the gloaming: snowdrifts shadowed with opium tar, wild plum, Siamese benzoin, champaca resinoid, muguet, and carnation.
Nah

THE SNOW AT MIDNIGHT
Silence: frozen blackcurrant bud, myrrh, ciste absolute, frankincense, and oudh.
No.

SO........Krampus and Poor Monkey? And a lot of review-watching!


forspecial_plate

forspecial_plate

 

My Collection

This is just a storehouse for a list of bottles currently in my collection. It's just a reference place for me and circular swap partners. This is not meant for swaps or sales. These are much loved bottles. It's just an easy place for me to reference when someone asks 'What's your collection look like' or for me to look at when making purchases. It will be added to and taken away from as my collection changes.

Absinthe (aged from 2008)
Absinthe (aged from February 2016)
Alan McMichael (partial)
Alan McMichael
Alan McMichael
Alan McMichael
Apple Cider Single Note
Buck Moon
Budding Moon 2006
Champagne & Absinthe
Champagne & Opium
Christmas Rose
Coconut Meat Single Note
Cthulhu (aged from 2008)
Cthulhu (aged from December 2015)
Darkling Thrush
Dorian (aged from 2010)
Dorian (aged from 2010)
Dorian (aged from 2011)
Dorian (aged from December 2015)
Dorian (aged from December 2015)
Dorian (aged from January 2016)
Dorian (aged from May 2016)
Dorian v2
Dorian v3
Ecstasy of Infatuation
Edith Cushing
Embalming Fluid (aged from December 2015)
Fire Monkey
Frost Moon 2004
Fruit Moon 2005
Geek.Goth
Geek.Goth
Hunger Moon 2007
Hungry Ghost Moon 2006
Ice Queen 2004
Irish Coffee Cake
Irish Coffee Cake
Irresponsibly Unwatered Christmas Tree
Jester
Joyeux Noel
King Mandarin Single Note (partial)
King Mandarin Single Note (partial)
Kingsport
L'Inverno
Lightning
Loli.Goth
Mabon 2004
Midwinter's Eve 2004 (partial)
Midwinter's Eve 2004
Miskatonic University (aged from 2008)
Miskatonic University (aged from February 2016)
Mistletoe 2005
The Moon (original Tarot)
Numb
Old Moon 2008
Old World Jasmine (Conjure Oils)
Peach II
Peach Champagne
Peony Moon 2006
Phobos (aged from February 2016)
Pink Moon 2005
Poisoned Apple (aged from October 2015)
Poisoned Apple v3
Puck
Punkie Night 2006
Queen of Diamonds (partial)
Rivet.Goth
Siberian Musk Single Note
Snow Bunny 2005 (partial)
Snow, Glass, Apples
Snow, Glass, Apples v4
Snow-Flakes 2006
Snow Moon 2005
Snow White 2004
Snow White 2004
Snow White 2005
Snow White 2015 (partial)
Snow White 2015
Snow White v2
Sparkling Apple Cider
Storm Moon 2005
Strawberry Moon v4
Strength (original Tarot)
The Sun (original Tarot)
Talvikuu 2005
Thomas Sharpe
Thomas Sharpe
Thomas Sharpe
TP'd Tree
Treat #1
White Juniper Single Note
Whippoorwill
Wilde (aged from 2007)
Wilde (aged from 2010)
Wildfire 2004


Basil Hallward's Studio Prototype Atmosphere Spray
Blue Spruce and Snow-Capped Pine Atmosphere Spray
Goblin of Yuletide Present Atmosphere Spray
L'Inverno Atmosphere Spray
On Halloween Atmosphere Spray
Peach Candyfloss Atmosphere Spray (1oz decant)
Peach Candyfloss Atmosphere Spray (1oz decant)
Peaches in the Garden Atmosphere Spray
Pumpkin Spice Everything Atmosphere Spray
Snow White Atmosphere Spray
Sugar Plum And Vanilla Bean Atmosphere Spray
Tammany Free and Easy Atmosphere Spray
Winter Wind Atmosphere Spray


* - In Transit to Me

SnowWhiteMoon

SnowWhiteMoon

 

Smelling all the things! or; the Newbie Tester

After a quick accumulation of imps (and some decants), I'm starting to test them all -- one per day. My daughter has claimed the option to test as well if she likes it on me. Our method: she reaches into the box of imps without looking and pulls one out. We sniff it, and unless it's rejected right away I try it on my skin. Then, if she likes it on me, she puts some on as well. I'm keeping my notes here because I'm seriously unqualified to write actual scent reviews!

Here are our test results in order:

1 - Tweedledum: we both rejected it, I think it's the patchouli coming through. Re-pull! Final verdict: ✗
later that night I went to sniff it again and managed to get it on myself. we realized it was like the slightly medicinal but very sweet fruit candies they give us at the asian market. we like them at first but then no.
2 - Thalia: iffy; on me seemed soapy at first. She refused to try it. After several hours it got more floral but still eh. Like a nice hotel soap. Might try again. Final verdict: 2nd chance box
3 - Blood: in the imp we weren't sure, but I put it on first and we liked it; so she put it on too. We both loved it on. After a few hours, we both still love it. Spicier on me, fruitier on her. Final verdict: ✓
4 - Cheshire Cat: liked it in the imp, but at first after putting it on it was just all weird. Kind of like....a papery old lady. But it mellowed out and I began to really like it after a bit. A keeper for me (but not the child), but might not make the ultimate cut. Final verdict: ✓
5 - Grave Pig: rejected in the imp. Daughter said it smelled like IKEA in a bad way. Re-pull! Final verdict: ✗
6 - Harlot's House: Iffy in imp , soapy at first. On me it went sweeter and more floral. Final verdict: ✓
Added bonus! Harlot's House came with a side of conversation about western culture's shaming language about female sexuality. +1 for learning opportunities.
7 - Bonfire: in the imp we liked it. On me, the kid said "no, don't put that on me, it smells like someone put something weird on that fire". After it started drying, the smoke smell got more prominent and either because I'm allergic to something in it or out of sheer psychological suggestion, my eyes started burning! Scrubbed until my wrists were magenta. Final verdict: ✗
8 - Baba Yaga: Couldn't quite get a handle on it in the imp or wet, but dry it was just gorgeous. More herbal on the kid so she didn't like it as much. Final verdict: ✓
9 - Jiggery Pokery: on me only as it was just a drop or two left. I liked the cotton candy note at first, but it dried and went all overly sweet creamsicle on me. I still like the smell but not on me. UPDATE: a second half-imp allowed the girl to test it and she adored it! On her it was a lovely orange-tinted cloud of cotton candy. Final verdict: ✓
10 - Alice: again, just a few drops so a solo test by the kid. On her the milk & honey stayed prominent. I thought it was a bit odd on her but she loved it and wants more. Final verdict: ✓
11 - Cleric: sadly, Cleric was the first bpal that gave me cologne headache. Bad. AND I got it on my sweater. ON the upside, I didn't really like how it smelled anyway (like, well, a basic cologne), so no big loss. Final verdict: ✗
12 - Calaveras: on me only, from an aged bottle. I noticed that in recent reviews this was getting a definite baked goods smell for some people, and that was my experience. Sort of a smoky, chocolatey spice cake, but with something slightly off -- in a good way. Really liked it, not sure how much I would use it though. Final verdict: ✓
Lucky 13 - Bordello: on me only, the kid rejected it right away saying "I feel like if I smell that I will get dizzy". This might be the first one that smelled on me 100% the way it's described. A heady, rich winey fruit-and-nuts smell. Lasted FOREVER. Final verdict: ✓
14 - Debauchery: Total head shop smell. Despite that, liked it, but not really for me. It smelled too much like guy, I think. Smelled lighter and fresher on the kid -- on me things definitely go slightly smokier. Not giving up on it yet though. Final verdict: 2nd chance box
15 - Bliss: kid only and this was not the chocolate she was hoping for. Instead of a milk chocolate, it was a dry and slightly burnt smelling cocoa powder. Very much like the way a scratch'n'sniff chocolate sticker smells. She's keeping it anyway, bc CHOCOLATE. Final verdict: 2nd chance box
16 - R'Lyeh: Me only, and I was really not sure about it at first. It was very vegetable-ish at first, almost like a cucumber/grapefruit salad. But it dried very different, to a clean, salty smell with a hint of something.....incensey? Final verdict: ✓
17 - Sticky Eyeballs and Floppy Entrails: kid only, and a huge hit. It smelled exactly like we thought it would, which is a slightly more natural version of her favorite candies, Hello Kitty Strawberry Marshmallows. Plus she loves the name. Will be getting her a bottle! Final verdict: ✓
18 - Phantasm: Mama only. I was worried at the strong lemon peel smell both in the imp and wet, but it dried to a really pretty sweet/sour jasmine. Unfortunately then it just up and vanished after maybe an hour. I may try again in the spring. Final verdict: 2nd chance box
19 - The Deep Ones: pretty disappointing to us both, pleasant but just really dull. Kid described it as smelling like "we washed our hands with some method soap called Ocean". We actually washed it off and did a re-pull. Final verdict: ✗
20 - Euphrosyne: scary lemon oil smell at first, but it faded quickly, drying to a really lovely deep vanilla/gardenia. Will probably put away until Spring. Final verdict: ✓
21 - Obatala: So fresh smelling! Went on like coconut candies, turned milky and sweet. Very pretty though. Final verdict: 2nd chance box
22 - Bess: mama only; very herbal in the imp, but flowers came up once it was on. Dry it was roses with a bit of citrus and rosemary -- lovely but a fast fader on me. Final verdict: ✓
23 - Dana O'Shee: wet my daughter said it smelled like spice cake, which she thought was fantastic. It dried down to a lovely honey cake smell on her, but on me there was an almond note that wouldn't go away. Final verdict: 2nd chance box
24 - Elf: in the imp it smelled like a tiny bottle of the forest! notes came and went as it dried but it always smelled lovely. Final verdict: ✓
25 - Nyarlathotep: Well it wasn't as chaotic as we thought it might be, but it was nice. Dried to a resinous but slightly citrusy scent, which is -- I think -- the frankinscence coming up strong? A bit masculine but we liked it. Final verdict: ✓
26 - Aeval: it was an herby floral in the imp but just went all soapy. Kid rated it "seriously meh" and we scrubbed it. Final verdict: ✗
27 - Good: it started out kind of sweet and floral but just went all powdery and again, "serious meh". Scrubbed.Final verdict: ✗
28 - Jezebel: Mama only, kid was not interested (which surprised me because she loves roses and they love her right back). Started off sweetened roses, then dried to a dusty antique rose. Very slowly went slightly powdery as the sandalwood lasted longer than anything. At the 9 hour mark this was still going strong! Not sure I'd wear it again though. Final verdict: 2nd chance box
29 - Darkness: In the imp it was all sweet, heavy and spicy, but as it dried it went all animal on me. And not in a good way, in a feral-cat-got-into-the-garden way. Scrubbed it SO HARD. Final verdict: ✗
30 - Pontarlier: from start to finish this was a lovely sunny cottage garden. Saving it for spring! Final verdict: ✓
31 - Vasilissa: It took a weird journey from berries in the imp, candied incense on, to a warm, comforting, ember-like scent dry. A new love for sure! Since Baba Yaga is already in my top list I thought that was pretty cool. Also makes me want to try the whole Vasilissa series! Final verdict: ✓
32 - Roses, Pearls and Diamonds: This yummy rosy scent was another that was very different on us. On me it vacillated between roses and musks and literally alternated between wonderful and meh. But on the daughter it was yummy milky roses all the way. Final verdict: ✓
33 - Blood Amber: well since so far ambers and dragon's blood are two of my best notes this was a no-brainer, and it didn't disappoint. Warm and delicious. Did not even share with my child, I'll be hoarding this imp! Final verdict: ✓
34 - Tweedledee: Mama only -- I should have known not to put it on my skin as it was all orange candies in the imp. But I did it anyway, and while at first the sweetness seemed to lessen, the strong artificial orange candy smell was just too much for me. My daughter will try it, I think it'll be up her alley. UPDATE: no shocker, on the girl it was an amazing gourmet candy. Final verdict: ✓
35 - Battle Fairy in Training: Girl only -- pretty much exactly as described! She's basically a walking cloud of sugar. And my girl loves to be a walking cloud of sugar, so she wears this with Boo in her hair. And a dab of Sticky Eyeballs alongside. She's my little living candy shop! (note: I think it's lovely, but the sugar smells are really not for me, so the candy smells are 100% girl testers now) Final verdict: ✓
36 - Morgause: Mama only (we are often split testing now) -- wet it was floral and fruity, but as it dried the incense came up wonderfully. A definite keeper. Final verdict: ✓
37 - Siren: Mama only -- heavy jasmine was slowly taken over by woody foody smells. Not a new love, but a keeper. Final verdict: ✓
38 - Comparison of Celebrated Beauties: Mama only -- I'm always a little nervous about LE scents, who wants to fall for something that'll be hard to get? Not a problem here, this started off like a weird cream soda and suddenly went all overpowering industrail almond on me. An actual scrubber. Final verdict: ✗
39 - Eat Me: tested together! A fresh, spicy cake, with fruit that shows up during drydown. Went a but odd on me but delicious on the kid. Final verdict: ✓
40 - Temple of Dreams: We both liked this, but not as a wearable scent. I'm going to mix up a pillow spray from it to try instead. Final verdict: 2nd chance box
41 - Wrath: Mama only. I thought I would love this based on the description, those are all notes I love. But something rootlike and medicinal came up immediately and it dried like a plastic bandaid. Weird. Final verdict: ✗
42 - Shub-Niggurath: we both loved this tasty ginger cookie of a scent. On me the cinnamon went a little Red Hots but it still smelled great. Final verdict: ✓
43 - Chimera: After the previous day's cinnamon success I was excited to try this but I think the cinnamon was too strong for me -- the smell was overwhelming and my skin started to itch so off it went! Final verdict: ✗

NOTE: at this point our testing begins to diverge a bit as the girl-child develops definite preferences and has actually accumulated her own set of imps to test without me! She still smells and comments on everything she declines to test herself though.

44 - Skadi: Mama only - this one evolved a lot; from fresh minty berries, to a blizzard of minty snow, to a cool dry wintry pine forest. Lovely, but to be honest the chill factor with this one is real and I pretty much hate being cold. Special occasion only. Final verdict: ✓
UPDATE: Well, when your Yule in the North ends up being 70°, a chilly feeling might be what I need! Wore Skadi for our surprisingly warm Xmas and it was perfect. Highly recommended for anyone having a winter celebration in a warm climate.
45 - The Lion: Mama only - ah, the perfect antidote for chilly Skadi; this warm spice ambery lion was just gorgeous. Like your best fuzzy sweater. I smelled so lovely the child regretted her choice of Battle Fairy for the day. Final verdict: ✓
46 - Ladon: Mama only (the child was overdosing on layers of sugar) - started off pure fresh apple but dried down and everything else came out. The combination was beautiful but it was a bit of a fast fade on me. Love it but may have to carry it with me to refresh it if I wear it. Final verdict: ✓
47 - The Little Wooden Doll (Mama): Finally I got to try another Vasilissa scent! Sadly, the Little Wooden Doll didn't bring me much comfort. Sandalwood and amber in the imp; dried all dusty sandalwood. No roses at all. Either this is the rose note dying on me or an aged imp that lost its rosiness. I may try a fresher imp someday! Final verdict: ✗
48 - Wicked (Mama): started out all jasmine then went suddenly and horribly wrong like a cheap baby powder. Final verdict: ✗
49 - Dirty (tested together): We were worried about a hint of soap at the beginning, but it ended up like freshly washed fruit. Saving for Spring. Final verdict: 2nd chance box
50 - Hellcat (Mama): the honeyed nuts in the imp went all sweet and spicy-smoky. I worried about the almond as it can be nasty on me but here it just went delicious. Final verdict: ✓
51 - Aelopile (Mama): we both liked this a lot but it seemed too masculine for me - started off glorious ambers and then a cedary citrus came on board. I'll keep it but probably won't wear it. Final verdict: 2nd chance box
52 - The Great Sword of War (Mama): A nice scent but way too gritty for me. Final verdict: ✗
53 - Aglaea (Mama): This wet musky amber had no peach to it as reviews say - it was definitely an older imp though, so maybe it had just faded. I like ambers but it did nothing for me. Final verdict: ✗
54 - Muddy Puddles (girl-child): never made it onto her wrist, she dislikes the chocolate/cocoa note in here intensely. After sniffs on a few different days I started a box for bottles we won't be keeping. Final verdict: ✗
55 - Little Lady Macbeth (girl-child): started off with a whiff of something rose-like, then went a bit spice-cake. But once dry it mainly smelled like she had sprayed extra Boo on her hair! Final verdict: ✓
56 - Muse of Fire (girl-child): a sweetly floral scent in the bottle which really did explode into a bundle of flowers dusted with sugar! Final verdict: ✓
57 - Redoul Honey (girl-child): an artisanal honey that slowly got heavier and more floral, but always smelled strongly of honey. She loved it, personally I think I prefer the sugars on her to honey, but it's her arm! Final verdict: ✓
58 - Dragon's Milk: delicious, sweet and cherry-like in the imp; dried to a lighter and sweeter version of our beloved Blood. Final verdict: ✓
59 - Baobhan Sith (Mama): wet all apples and grapefruit; dry it smelled like the most delicious tea ever. But it was a very fast fader. Final verdict: 2nd chance box
60 - Old Demons of the First Class (Mama): wet spiciness gave way to a bundle of cloves and pepper. Not bad but not for me. Final verdict: ✗
61 - Ode On Melancholy (Mama): the floral sandalwood scent came right out of the imp, settling to sadly faded flowers on. But then as it dried the flowers seemed to revive, weirdly, before doing a slow fade. Very pretty, but I recently saw a rec for this as a sleep scent and may repurpose it for that. Final verdict: ✓
62 - The Antikythera Mechanism (Mama): we really liked this one at first, the girl-child saying "it smells like a ship at sea!" But as it dried the tobacco came on strong and I couldn't handle it. Final verdict: ✗
63 - 13 (Nov 2015) (girl-child): I got this to give her as a birthday surprise, thinking all that honey and sugar would be right up her alley. But that was before I knew that the Lab's chocolate was like death on her. It dried to what I thought was a lovely powdery donut, but she disliked it. Heartbreaking! Final verdict: ✗
64 - Cockaigne (girl-child): this one was a hit though, because the Lab's milky notes are a thing of beauty on this kid. A sweet milky smell dried to a delcious cake. Final verdict: ✓
65 - Isidore's Phoenix (Mama): too fruity, on me it went all high-end soapy. Violets, plums and incense didn't play together well on my wrist. Final verdict: ✗
66 - Le Clerc's Phoenix (Mama): in the imp it smelled like a beloved old box; and it dried nicely at first but then the woods became overwhelming. Final verdict: ✗
67 - Statius' Phoenix (Mama): sweet incense with a nice but of old polished cedar. In some ways seemed like a weaker version of Philostratus' Phoenix though. Final verdict: ✓
68 - Philostratus' Phoenix (Mama): the girl-child thought it smelled like sunlit Blood. Spicy and incensy with a sweet comforting note. I am considering a bottle of this one before the deadline. Final verdict: ✓
69 - Tamora: this one was pretty consistent on the two of us, with a slightly nicer finish on me. A flowery amber went vanilla spice; more vanilla on the girl-child, more snuggly spice on me. Final verdict: ✓
70 - Black Pearl (Mama): as it dries the white musk comes whooshing up through the faint coconut. Super-delicious, will probably be great on the girl-child. Final verdict: ✓
71 - Dorian (Mama): I was super-excited to get this frimped; it's delicious in the vial but slowly went a bit play-doh on me. I might try a fresher sample or a later test. Final verdict: 2nd chance box
72 - O: really lovely but the edge went to the girl-child; on me the honey went a little odd but on her it became this very warm vanilla honey. Final verdict: ✓
73 - Faustus (Mama): On paper it sounded great, but it went rank on me. I think violet is not a good note for me. Scrubbed. Final verdict: ✗
74 - Dragon's Blood (Mama): Very spicy cherry! We liked the smell, but not as much as the dragon's blood blends we already love. Will keep for playing with. Final verdict: 2nd chance box
75 - Fresh and Blooming As A Rose (girl-child): I'll try this eventually but she's the Rose Princess so she wanted to try it right away. There was a bit of greenery along with the roses at first, then the green smell faded as a snuggly amber note came up. Lovely at every stage. Final verdict: ✓
76 - The Rose (girl-child): speaking of roses, we never took notes on this one, but it was a success! Very much like her Rose Red HG, a lovely red rose with its leaves and stem. Final verdict: ✓
77 - Whip (girl-child): more roses for the Rose Princess. We both loved Whip on her, it works as a less girly rose. Final verdict: ✓
78 - Hollywood Babylon (Mama): wet it was rich and fruity, almost wine-y; dry it was a vanilla amber with a touch of cherry. Really liked it but I kept thinking it smelled like something I already have. Final verdict: ✓
79 - Season of Ghosts (Mama): It's citrusy goodness warmed up and went incensy, but then it did a fast fade. Liked it, wouldn't get more. Final verdict: ✓
80 - Stage Blood (Mama): A thick, rich cherry version of Blood, we liked it but not as much as other Blood-y blends we have. Final verdict: ✓
81 - Ivory Vulva (girl-child): Ugh, why did I ever let her try on an LE I may never get more of? She loved it and it was delicious -- sort of like if you scraped frosting off of a spice cake, picking up the faintest hints of sweet spices mixed in with the creamy sweet vanilla. All I can do is hope and pray it comes back around some day! Final verdict: ✓
82 - Dormouse (girl-child): starts off a yummy tea, then on the skin the peony blooms! Faint but very pretty. Final verdict: ✓
83 - Anubis (Mama): We were (pleasantly_ surprised by the fresh greenness of the herbs once this hit my skin! We both thought the herbs would be dry and dusty. And the incense notes worked, as always, for me. Final verdict: ✓
 

The Tally:

Mama's Keepers: Blood , Cheshire Cat, Harlot's House, Baba Yaga , Calaveras, Bordello, R'Lyeh, Euphrosyne, Bess, Elf , Nyarlathotep, Pontarlier, Vasilissa , Blood Amber, Morgause, Siren, Shub-Niggurath , Skadi, The Lion , Ladon, Hellcat, Dragon's Milk, Ode on Melancholy, Statius' Phoenix, Philostratus' Phoenix, Tamora, Hollywood Babylon, Stage Blood, Anubis

Daughter's Keepers: Blood , Harlot's House, Baba Yaga, Alice , Sticky Eyeballs and Floppy Entrails , Euphrosyne, Elf, Nyarlathotep, Pontarlier, Vasilissa, Blood Amber, Battle Fairy in Training, Jiggery Pokery , Eat Me , Shub-Niggurath, Tweedledee, Little Lady Macbeth, Muse of Fire, Redoul Honey, Dragon's Milk, Cockaigne , Tamora, O, Fresh and Blooming as a Rose, The Rose, Whip , Ivory Vulva , Dormouse
(Also: Boo HG and Rose Red HG)

Losers : Tweedledum, Grave Pig, Bonfire, Cleric, The Deep Ones, Aeval, Good, Darkness, Comparison of Celebrated Beauties, Wrath, Chimera, The Little Wooden Doll, Wicked, The Great Sword of War, Aglaea, Muddy Puddles, The Antikythera Mechanism, 13 (Nov 2015), Isidore's Phoenix, Faustus

To revisit: Thalia, Debauchery, Bliss, Phantasm, Obatala, Dana O'Shee, Jezebel, Dirty, Aelopile, Baobhan Sith, Dorian, Dragon's Blood





BONUS TEST: we did some experimentation with dilution in carrier oils, details are here but the tl;dr - clear jojoba vs fractionated coconut came out basically a tie with a very slight edge to coconut. Other parents have done 1:3 scent to oil, I'm thinking 1:2 will work best for my kid.


skeletina

skeletina

 

12 Days of Christmas 2015

What are some of your favorite stocking stuffers?
Candy, nuts, lip balms (tinted and regular), little tubes of hand lotion, socks and tights, tea, small kitchen items (like measuring spoons, silicone baking spatulas, spices and fancy salts, etc.), bath indulgences, tiny liquor bottles, tiny hair ties, and inexpensive jewelry.

Is there anything in particular from another country that you can't get in your own country you'd like to get? What's most important to me: anything in particular from The Netherlands you'd like to get?
In general, I love to try candy (especially chocolate), teas, spices, packaged cookies, and dried fruit/nut/snack mixes from other countries. I'm more a fan of consumable items than of knickknacks. I’m not sure what is from the Netherlands in particular though!

Have you tried licorice candy before and do you like it?
I like black and salty black licorice, but am not a fan of red licorice. (Also not a fan of gummy candies.)

If you were to receive Christmas/Holiday ornaments or other decorations, do you care *when* you receive them in the swap?
Early would stand more chance of getting put on the tree this year. We usually put it up mid-December and leave it up until sometime between the 26th of December and the first of January depending on how lazy we are being and how quickly the needles are shedding.

Anyone like popcorn and what kinds?
I do like popcorn, although I will admit that we mostly cook the microwave stuff because we don’t have an air or stove popper anymore. I like butter + salt and pepper and cheese toppings. There is a place near us that does things like truffle salt and butter or Sri Racha Lime butter and it is amazing. For pre-bagged already popped stuff, salt, pepper, and cheese are best. Caramel sticks in my teeth…but gets eaten anyway.

Anyone a fan of http://www.cthulhulives.org/solstice/
I had never heard of it, but it looks entertaining. However, sheet music is not for me, and I don’t currently have a working CD player.

is there any kind of photo you'd like to have? Landscape, critter, flowers, other? If so, what size would be good for your environment? Or would you like a set of notecards instead of a print?
I am actually starting to run out of useable wall space in my house for art, which is a very odd problem to have! That said, notecards would be lovely. I like landscapes, foxes, flowers, really almost anything.

Would you be interested in anything from this site?
Maybe the disappearing Klingon mug? But really, my mug cupboard is already so full I've started having to stack things!

Would you be interested in receiving cards against humanity's "holiday bullshit"?
Maybe? I've never played Cards Against Humanity, but in theory is sounds fun. I don't have enough friends????

Would you be happy or annoyed or anything in between to receive a tentacle kitty?
They are very cute. If one came to me, it would immediately be claimed by my niece. She has already taken over my Nagini, which I don't mind because watching a 2 year old walk in the front door and shriek "My Nagini! Mine!" and hug the snot out of a stuff snake is pretty much unbeatable for cute.)


kakiphony

kakiphony

 

Switch Witch Ketchup #5 - worst witchee ever

How does everyone feel about duct tape crafts? Any favorite patterns?
I fear it would be something to collect dust and take up excessive space in my house. No, thanks.   Are there any flowers you especially like?
When I was 10, I was told that poppy was my birthday flower, and I've had a fondness ever since.   Would you be interested in any cozies or cases (yarn o fabric, not hard cases) for tech stuff (phone, laptop' etc) or for cups/mugs/bottles or anything else similar.
I tend to make my own covers and cases for tech, so no, thanks.   Would you like Halloween or Day of the Dead themed ornaments or a "bunting"?
No thanks.   Are there witchees who would like book related gifts like a booklight, bookmark, bookseat or something for your reading gadget,like a cover or a light for example.
Ooh, I'd love these, but I fear my witch is already spending crazily on postage!   I make handmade journals, mini albums and similar items. Would my witchee be interested in something like that?
Interested, yes. However, I have an excess of journals already, so probably not a good idea!   What songs/music/artists/CD's do you like to listen to around Halloween?
Same ones as I listen to the rest of the year? But if you have anything you think I'd like, make me a playlist on a thumb drive or something!   Are you interested in leg warmers at all?
not really.

Is your Halloween style scary, cutesy, folksy, grotesque . . .?
None of the above? I was really hoping to do a Halloween theme to our house, but I fear that won't be possible given that my stepbrother/stepsis-in-law's birthdays dinner is scheduled for that night. And I was really quite looking forward to the kids trick-or-treating...   I bought the Portal board game last week & it came with a Portal 2 steam free download code. I already have the game on another console & it's one of my favorite series of all time. Soooo, would you want it?
Don't play.  
Have you read The Martian? Or do you plan on watching the movie?
So many of my friends loved it that I feel I should go see it. My interest was 'meh' before it hit the screens, though.   NaNoWriMo - Pertaining to that, how does everyone feel about such things? Will anyone be participating? How about NaNo swag, is there any you want?
Yes, I'm participating. Thanks, but no swag. (I'm so sorry I'm an awful swap participant.)   Honey or beeswax products? Discuss.
LOVE. Not sure it would make it through customs, though, and I have an awful lot of 'specialised' honey in jars that isn't being eaten at home.   How do you feel about bumper stickers and car magnets? What do you like--cute, pretty, snarky, geeky/fandomy?
Not big on them. I never know what to do with stickers - my mother's dislike of stickers on anything being transmitted across the thirty years since childhood.   Do you have any phobia's that your Witch should be aware of?
Tryptophobia, sort of. (the one with holes) It gives me creeps.   Trading Post Weenies are live! Anything calling to you?   I think I'd like to try one of the Hair Glosses: but probably not one of the Weenies, because I don't do dirt, leaves, blood, or pumpkin scents... Sorry!   Speaking of nail things, it that time of year and I am doing my jamberry order, Would you want some Lovely Jamberry's for your nails?
Thank you, but no.   Do you like or want to try Marmite?   No, we do Vegemite here in Aus, and it's quite good enough, thanks.

Some folks have already said they do not want used nail polish. If you haven't already chimed in about that... would you be interested in a bottle of BPTP claw polish (in this case, either Event Horizon or Baku) that has been used for one manicure?
Not bothered.   Are there any DISCONTINUED (not LE) BPAL oils that you wish you had, or had a little more of?
No.

Is there anything fairly basic that you're always running out of and need to buy more of?
No.   Anything interest you from the recent Blooddrop update?   No.   How to you feel about foreign spices/flavorings?
Love them.  
Dearest Witchee, can I get you anything from Shiro Cosmetics? I'm going to place an order soon and perhaps you are interested in some of their goodies? https://shirocosmetics.com(https://shirocosmetics.com)
I am sincerely the boringest witchee that ever got witched. No, it's fine!

tielan

tielan

 

Switch Witch 2015

10/5/15

I bought the Portal board game last week & it came with a Portal 2 steam free download code. I already have the game on another console & it's one of my favorite series of all time. Soooo, would you want it?: No thanks. I don't own any gaming consoles. I only use a tablet.

10/6/15

Have you read The Martian? Or do you plan on watching the movie?: No interest in either

NaNoWriMo - Pertaining to that, how does everyone feel about such things? Will anyone be participating? How about NaNo swag, is there any you want?: Not participating

Honey or beeswax products? Discuss.: I like both. I still have a beeswax candle from my very first witch.

How do you feel about bumper stickers and car magnets? What do you like--cute, pretty, snarky, geeky/fandomy?: Love both Into just about anything.

Do you have any phobia's that your Witch should be aware of?: I hate clowns

Trading Post Weenies are live! Anything calling to you?: All of the bath oil sounds amazing.

10/7/15

Speaking of nail things, it that time of year and I am doing my jamberry order, Would you want some Lovely Jamberry's for your nails?: I'd probably give it a try.

10/8/15

Do you like or want to try Marmite?: No thanks

Some folks have already said they do not want used nail polish. If you haven't already chimed in about that... would you be interested in a bottle of BPTP claw polish (in this case, either Event Horizon or Baku) that has been used for one manicure?: I don't mind

10/9/15

Are there any DISCONTINUED (not LE) BPAL oils that you wish you had, or had a little more of?: De Sade, Serpent's Kiss, The March Hare

Is there anything fairly basic that you're always running out of and need to buy more of?: Hair ties. I use the stretchy ribbon kind. And my EOS lip balm keeps going missing.

Anything interest you from the recent Blooddrop update?: Kittens & Pumpkins sounds interesting

10/10/15

How to you feel about foreign spices/flavorings?: Bring it on

10/12/15

Dearest Witchee, can I get you anything from Shiro Cosmetics? I'm going to place an order soon and perhaps you are interested in some of their goodies? https://shirocosmetics.com(https://shirocosmetics.com)Nothing g I am interested in.

BelleAnge

BelleAnge

 

SwitchWitch2015 Questions

Blu-ray or DVD? Neither do not have a player

Game systems - console or computer? Mac/PC? Which console? I wish I had time

Are you dressing up for Halloween and if so do you need any accessories for if? I am but am not sure as what and only cause work forces us to

Talk to me about bags, what kinds do you like? Sizes and styles? I am a quirky type of girl so love quirky kinds of bags mostly crossbody.

What are your favorite fandoms and do you want to receive anything related to such? I love Doctor Who, Walking Dead, Game of Thrones. I am not sure I need fandom stuff. I like desk things that are fandom. My house though I am doing it very quirky, just not fandom quirky.

What are you planning to order from the Weenies update?
I think I already answered this in an earlier question if not let me know and I will figure it out.

Do you like comics or graphic novels? Any issues or collections you want to read?
I would like to read beyond the first Walking Dead and whatever series the movie Pacific Rim was based on.

Do you like fanfic? Would you like a story written for you as part of your gift? What characters/fandoms/pairings etc do you like?
Never read fanfic.

Where do you have wishlists at? If you could please link to them or to a post that links to them. (Amazon, Etsy, Think Geek, Pinterest, Sephora, Lush, BPAL/BPTP, Soap Box Company, everywhere and anywhere!)
I have my Pinterest and etsy wish lists in my signature


Let's say you have indicated interest in receiving a hand knitted item. What colors, exactly, do you like? If you could provide color swatches here or to pinterest (or something visual), that would help out a lot.
I have things and colors in my etsy wish list. My etsy list is a guide to what I like.

Would you rather receive a bunch of little packages through the round, a couple of medium packages, or one big package at the end?
I am happy any way.

Would Witchees like something from IKEA? (Or any other not always accessible by everyone store?)
Love IKEA or at least their website.

If/when you go to the mall, for which store(s) do you beeline?
I like Sephora (I never wear makeup, but I buy it), Lush if nothing more than to huff the store, Earthbound where I could easily spend a ton of money.
Do you receive any subscription boxes (julep, lootcrate, ipsy, birchbox, etc.)?
Freshly
Do you like tarts/candles/incense? If so, what type of scents?
Tarts, I love incense, but alas no holder, I do not like fruity or florals. I prefer what would be traditionally fall scents spicy, woodsy types no perfume or men’s cologne scents. The one scent I look for every year at this time is Bayberry, it reminds of childhood Christmases.

Is there anything you wish you could have picked up from the Dragon*Con exclusives?
No

Is there a GC you've been dying to try but haven't got around to yet?
I had a tester of thieves rosin and lovedddddddddd it.

The questionnaire asked about gold & silver jewelry, but how do you feel about copper jewelry? Do you like colorful jewelry, or do you prefer to keep it neutral?
Copper is beautiful and I love less bam in your face and more subtly beautiful.

We asked about decorating style, but are you interested in receiving decorations for your home? Are you interested in things that go on the wall or things that go on shelves?
Yes
Office supplies hound? Pens, pencils, journals, any preference, or favorites?
I have more then I need

Talk to me about socks! Is there anything, dear, dear Witchee, that I can get for you from Sock Dreams? Anything from another place?
I like anklets, would again love quirky.
I live near a huuuuge candy store. What kind of candy do you like? Gummies? Caramel? Chocolate? Sour? Sugar-free?
Chocolate, nuts, caramel, chocolate covered raisens.

9/26/15

How do you feel about animal products? Not so much animal toys or food, but more like furs, paws, bones, etc.
I am OK
Are you interested in receiving any restaurant.com gift certificates for your area?
No restaurants in the backwoods here.
9/27/15

How do you feel about "toys" - stuffed animals and the like?
I like them, but my Great Pyrenees feels it is her mission to destuff anything and everything with stuffing.
9/28/15

Did you see the eclipse last night? How do you feel about astrological events, like eclipses? Any interest in the Blood Moon Eclipse scent from BPAL?
Blood moon no, love things like eclipses and meteor showers.

Witchee's, how tall are you? And perhaps, what's your arm span (from wrist to wrist)?
I am 5 ft tall about 45”
How do you feel about the 4 elements? Or are you more of an Asian 5 elements person? Do you feel strongly about any of the elements, like a connection or a preference?
I am Earth and can relate. I know nothing else.
How do you feel about bento boxes? Is it something you would use if you were to get one?
Like them, but may not use.
Scarves, shawls or cowls? Mittens, gloves, fingerless mitts or wristlets?

how do you feel about online classes? Like, say, craftsy or creativebug? Or even lynda.com?
My graduate online courses are more than enough for me.

9/29/15

What do we want from Paintbox Soapworks?
A lot I think I pinned a few

If I were to make you some art, would you prefer a frame that hangs or one that sits? And what color/style would you prefer?
Either and artists choice
How do you feel about gourmet marshmallows?
The same you feel about breathing LOVE IT
Are you a slatherer or a dabber?
Depends on the scent
Talk to me, dear witchies, about tea. I know we've covered this a little, but I really need the nitty gritty here- not just companies you like and don't like (Teavana? Adagio? David's? Some tiny place?) but I also want to know the other stuff: top 3 flavors, loose or bagged, the kinds of tea accessories you use- or have always wanted. Be specific. Provide links if necessary.
New Mexico Tea Company and Tea Trekker
Horjicha and Roasted Kukicha tea’s are my favorite. I also love their ginger. I like a good full bodied Oolong with a hearty flavor and a deep green tea is never amiss. I do not flavored teas unless they are well done and natural. Had a wonderful tangerine, black tea once. Prefer loose teas as well.
Villainess is putting out brand new stuff for the first time in a while (as opposed to bringing back former lines). Sooo.... who wants it?


How does everyone feel about duct tape crafts? Any favorite patterns?
Not sure
Are there any flowers you especially like?
Sunflowers, wild flowers, cherry blossoms
Would you be interested in any cozies or cases (yarn o fabric, not hard cases) for tech stuff (phone, laptop' etc) or for cups/mugs/bottles or anything else similar.
No I lose stuff like that ALOT
Would you like Halloween or Day of the Dead themed ornaments or a "bunting"?
Halloween is just me at home so decorations are not usually out.
Are there witchees who would like book related gifts like a booklight, bookmark, bookseat or something for your reading gadget,like a cover or a light for example.
Would love a booklight or a book seat.
I make handmade journals, mini albums and similar items. Would my witchee be interested in something like that?
Yes
Are you interested in leg warmers at all?
Fat short legs just look fatter and shorter in leg warmers, kind of like knit sausages.

I bought the Portal board game last week & it came with a Portal 2 steam free download code. I already have the game on another console & it's one of my favorite series of all time. Soooo, would you want it?
I do not play video games.
Have you read The Martian? Or do you plan on watching the movie?
No and if I have time
Pertaining to that, how does everyone feel about such things? Will anyone be participating? How about NaNo swag, is there any you want? Not sure what that is

Honey or beeswax products? Discuss.
Love anything honey that goes in or on my body.
How do you feel about bumper stickers and car magnets? What do you like--cute, pretty, snarky, geeky/fandomy?
This I will do if they come off. I would love any about womens rights or co-existing. Doctor Who is also cool.

mojomomma

mojomomma

 

Blooddrop is a thing I should havn't looked at

So I looked at the Blood Drop update. never having been to that site I was a little like a kid in the candy story but I think i tamed it back. As with anything these would be the things that i liked and was interested in please dont think you have to do anything.

So first thing i saw were the bath truffles. Apple wood and rum sound so nice. Ghostly and Late Summer were also nice

Then i hit bathing oils a personal love of mine. Apple Cider doughnut, Jord, Sjofn

Bubble bars well Appple cider doughnut, Rubies and Emeralds, Soft Falling, Nightly

the perfumes I want to have a sample of were Eerie Dearie, My other Car is a broom, Santa meurte.

Now Chamber sprays sound particularly delicious apples and Bees (okay this sounds good enough to Roll in), Skol and Hato

her hair oils sound very rich so Aragon and macadamia, Cider Doughnut, and Apples and bees

that is about all i found well beside some of the corsets that i wanted to bring home.

As always witch of mine be happy!!

therhoda

therhoda

 

My Reviews

Organized in alphabetical order, and identified with a ✔️ if I liked it enough to keep, or a ❌ if it was a "no."


✔️A Countenance Forboding Evil
✔️Al-Azif
✔️Azathoth
❌Alice's Evidence
❌Aremata-Popoa
✔️Banshee Beat
✔️Blood
❌Blood Kiss
✔️Bocal de Sang
❌Bon Vivant
✔️Bow and Crown of Conquest, The
❌Burial
✔️Crossroads
✔️Crowley
❌Dance of Death
❌Delphi
❌Destroying Angel
❌Dragons Bone
✔️Dragons Hide
✔️Dragons Musk
❌Eat Me
❌Fascinum
❌Faustus
✔️Fenris Wolf
❌Follow Me Boy
❌Godfather Death
❌Golden Wave
❌Gomorrah
❌Gourmand CT #18
❌Greed
❌Iago
❌Incubus
❌Jabberwocky
❌Jazz Funeral
✔️Jolly Roger
❌Juke Joint
❌Krampuslaufen
❌La Petite Mort
❌Masquerade
✔️Mort de Cesar
❌Music of Erich Zahn, The
❌Nyarlathotep
❌Odin
❌Old Scratch
✔️Omen
❌OPS
✔️Paramatman
❌Phoenix Streamworks
✔️Qandisa
✔️Queen
❌Red Moon 2013
❌Red Queen, The
✔️Scherezade
❌Serpents with Glittering Eyes and Forky Tongues
✔️Sherlock Holmes
✔️Tavern of Hell
✔️Troll
❌Utrennyaya
❌Vechernyaya
❌Villain
❌Viola
✔️Voodoo
❌Voodoo Lily
❌Wicked
❌Wings of Azrael
✔️Wolfsbane
❌Wretched Rose Window, The
✔️Yggdrasil
✔️Yorick

LexieBlom

LexieBlom

 

Life an catching up

Is your Halloween style scary, cutesy, folksy, grotesque . . .? Cutesy I love Fun things but nothing scary

10/5/15

I bought the Portal board game last week & it came with a Portal 2 steam free download code. I already have the game on another console & it's one of my favorite series of all time. Soooo, would you want it?
I have so far avoided steam I am going to continue to do so  
10/6/15

Have you read The Martian? Or do you plan on watching the movie? Not for me

Pertaining to that, how does everyone feel about such things? Will anyone be participating? How about NaNo swag, is there any you want? I am thinking fo trying again this year no idea on swag though

Honey or beeswax products? Discuss. Oh I like bee products asa long as they are responsibly sourced

How do you feel about bumper stickers and car magnets? What do you like--cute, pretty, snarky, geeky/fandomy? Okay i admit I would love a nice snarky bumper sticker but it would have to be something really ME

Life is as crazy as usual right now dear witch.

therhoda

therhoda

 

More switch witch 2015

9/28/15


How do you feel about bento boxes? Is it something you would use if you were to get one?: Probably would not use one.

Scarves, shawls or cowls? Mittens, gloves, fingerless mitts or wristlets?: I am good on this

how do you feel about online classes? Like, say, craftsy or creativebug? Or even lynda.com?: I just don't have the time

9/29/15

What do we want from Paintbox Soapworks?: Sweet Cheeks sounds nice. So many of the scrubs sound amazing.

If I were to make you some art, would you prefer a frame that hangs or one that sits? And what color/style would you prefer? Something that I can hang

How do you feel about gourmet marshmallows?: Never tried them. Sounds interesting

Are you a slatherer or a dabber?: I slather.

Talk to me, dear witchies, about tea. I know we've covered this a little, but I really need the nitty gritty here- not just companies you like and don't like (Teavana? Adagio? David's? Some tiny place?) but I also want to know the other stuff: top 3 flavors, loose or bagged, the kinds of tea accessories you use- or have always wanted. Be specific. Provide links if necessary.: I love Chai.

Villainess is putting out brand new stuff for the first time in a while (as opposed to bringing back former lines). Sooo.... who wants it?: Nothing from the new update.

LOST TRACK OF DATES. I SUCK.

10/2-10/3

How does everyone feel about duct tape crafts? Any favorite patterns?: I like the duct tape roses.       Are there any flowers you especially like?: Roses, lilacs       Would you be interested in any cozies or cases (yarn o fabric, not hard cases) for tech stuff (phone, laptop' etc) or for cups/mugs/bottles or anything else similar.: I'm good       Would you like Halloween or Day of the Dead themed ornaments or a "bunting"?: I love anything Halloween/Day of the Dead       Are there witchees who would like book related gifts like a booklight, bookmark, bookseat or something for your reading gadget,like a cover or a light for example.: I am always losing my bookmarks.       I make handmade journals, mini albums and similar items. Would my witchee be interested in something like that? Sure       What songs/music/artists/CD's do you like to listen to around Halloween?: I don't have a special Halloween play list       Are you interested in leg warmers at all?: I never wear them       Is your Halloween style scary, cutesy, folksy, grotesque . . .?: Scary

BelleAnge

BelleAnge

 

SW Ketchup

Computers, types, games, etc- I am so not tech-savvy. My man does it all for me. I don't game on PCs, just my phone (what's built-in, google free, or off Facebook).

Purses- I try not to have them when I can, wallets are easier and light, but bags are usually black, big enough to fit stuff, books, mabe kid toys, rather than smaller,

Dressing up for Halloween- Anymore I focus more on the kids and less on myself, but when I do, and it's on the fly, it's either a fairy or a Catrina (day of the dead). I'd always appreciate any items related to those themes. Ps in Nov we go to Faerie Con, where I let all my fairy-side fly!

Comics/graphic novels?- I haven't bought any in say, 8 yrs, but like Lenore, JTHM, Gloom Cookie, LKH Anita Blake comics
and have interest in the Walking Dead Stuff

What stores at the Mall do I beeline for? Aveda, Lush, L'Octaine, Kiehls, Nordstrom, Sephora, Target

last huzzah at the Ren Faire?- I love Ren fairs, and always see more stuff than I can afford!! A gorgeous chemise in black, or surcoat, wings, tribal stuff, statuary, blades, the list is endless.

Subscription boxes?- NO, but I WISH! I'd go for makeup ones, or goth ones

Do I use tarts, incense, candles? TOTALLY all of the above. However, I have tons of incense, so pass. Candles are used more than tarts too. I like soy-based, and have a bit of a thing for pickiness here. Yankee are ok, Archipelago, Root, hand-made, Dark Candles, never had a BPTP one.

IKEA? Sure!

Office supplies? Not really a hound, by stationary that's quirky is always good for BPAL-related needs

Socks?- Over the knee that'd fit well on these plus-sized thighs, lol, I like em, dark, quirky, striped, gothy, antique and vintage.

What kind of candy do I like?- his is a hard one. When the kids go trick or treating, the candy lasts for months! and usually, goes in the trash. I search and sneak off only with Sweettarts, 100 grand, reece's pb cups, pixie stix. I don't really eat candy much. OOOh, unless you count the chocolate covered sea salt topped caramels from Williams Sonoma.

How do I feel about animal products? It's good to be ethically-sourced, from natural deaths, bones and specimens are great! I've always wanted bats and ravens, coyotes, wolves, butterflies.

Other companies I would like to have/try?- I fully don't expect they exist anymore, but NA's Qwb Hwt and Possets Cri De Coeur, or House of Orpheus. OH yeah, a soap called Sex God, not sure who by.

Restaurants for GC's?- CPK, Chipotle, Kenny's Pan Asian (local), PF Chang's, restaurant.com? meh, once someone gave us something like it and it caused trouble..but that was years ago, maybe things have improved!

Copper jewelry? Uuum, maybe if it looks antiqued?

How do I feel about toys? Um, inner child screams the Unicorn from Despicable Me!!! I like little craft made monsters, ravens, wolves, bats...I don't often collect them because the kids try to steal off with them (I once had a few Webkinz they ganked). I like scary little dolls and quirky stuff,

Eclipse? Yes, saw it, love la luna! There was this jewelry I saw recently that has a pic of the lunar phase on your birthdate that glows, which I thought was cool!! Would I like the BPAL, oh yeah!

How tall am I?- 5'5''

How do I feel about the elements?- there are 5 in my book, spirit being a huge deal. I have affinity for all of them, esp strong lightning storms!

Scarves, shawls, cowls, mittens, gloves, fingerless, etc? Scarves, big long ones, gloves, fingerless at least for phone use, never have had wristlets.

Paintbox? I have never looked at their stuff, but am open

Online classes? for jewelry making would be awesome. I like wireworking, found objects, metalworking, working with crystals,

bento? like the idea but not really practical for me. Besides, I like my sushi cooked, cause I'm like that.

knitted stuff for pets?- we have a 7mo-old Yorkie, she's approx. 5 lbs

marshmallows? pass please, unless ya wanna make me crispie treats!! woot

dabber or slatherer? both!

art that hangs or sits? either If framed, hang please.

Tea nitty gritty- black, not into green, or white, I wanna put hairs on my chest
loose is fine, I can steep, I'm a Teavana dork. Top 3- Irish breakfast, Assam, Earl Gray/Crème. Flavored not so much, no chai, like the orange from Tazo. Wouldn't mind trying Blackthorn Hoodoo Blends.

Think Geek? guilty of never having looked..sowwy

Duct tape crafts? Have never really gotten in to, but did like that Project Runway episode where they made prom dresses with Duct.

Flowers I like- freesia, iris, anemone, lavender, orchids, foxgloves and columbine

Halloween ornaments, or dead of the dead?- ALL OF IT. Our Yule tree has fairies, devils, day of the dead, NBC, and gargoyles.

hand-made books/journals? sounds pretty

book-related?- Lights for reading, yeah..I'm always the last one to bed. Night owl!!!!!





















deadgirldeviant

deadgirldeviant

 

Run run run

How do you feel about "toys" - stuffed animals and the like? I am overrun with stuffed animals

9/28/15

Did you see the eclipse last night? How do you feel about astrological events, like eclipses? Any interest in the Blood Moon Eclipse scent from BPAL? Stupid ohio weather wouldnt let us watch it, didnt stop us from trying

Witchee's, how tall are you? And perhaps, what's your arm span (from wrist to wrist)? I am 5'8 no IDEA on wing span *mubbles and wanders off to find a measure* okay acodring tot he yard stick i am 69 inches

How do you feel about the 4 elements? Or are you more of an Asian 5 elements person? Do you feel strongly about any of the elements, like a connection or a preference? i am an earth type with a LOT of the pitfalls and bonuses that intails

How do you feel about bento boxes? Is it something you would use if you were to get one? I think they are cool, not sure if i would use one but I might

Scarves, shawls or cowls? Mittens, gloves, fingerless mitts or wristlets? okay about the only thing i dont want is wristlets. the rest bring it on I am cold and that sounds warm

how do you feel about online classes? Like, say, craftsy or creativebug? Or even lynda.com? No idea it an idea though

9/29/15

What do we want from Paintbox Soapworks? i put that all inthe wishlist on amazon what I realy want is some of her Libraian friend to try

If I were to make you some art, would you prefer a frame that hangs or one that sits? And what color/style would you prefer? i prefer frame as with the clutter if it sits its going to get broken

How do you feel about gourmet marshmallows? Is there a BAD feeling about these? jsut remeber no tea or strawberries and we are in buisness

Are you a slatherer or a dabber? depends most of the time dabber but well there are those moments that i am putting it on like armor THEN i slather

Talk to me, dear witchies, about tea. I know we've covered this a little, but I really need the nitty gritty here- not just companies you like and don't like (Teavana? Adagio? David's? Some tiny place?) but I also want to know the other stuff: top 3 flavors, loose or bagged, the kinds of tea accessories you use- or have always wanted. Be specific. Provide links if necessary. umm i thinkI covered all I can I did put some hints in the amazon list but I have to say coming up blank on anything IF you need more let me know

Villainess is putting out brand new stuff for the first time in a while (as opposed to bringing back former lines). Sooo.... who wants it? Not i ia m a fan offall and such but not leaves and dirt

therhoda

therhoda

 

Switch Witch Ketchup #4

how do you feel about online classes? Like, say, craftsy or creativebug? Or even lynda.com?

I'm a member of Craftsy and I have a few classes there, but I keep forgetting to actually take them.

What do we want from Paintbox Soapworks?

Nothing, please.

If I were to make you some art, would you prefer a frame that hangs or one that sits? And what color/style would you prefer?

Hangs. I'd find somewhere to put it.

How do you feel about gourmet marshmallows?

I think it was someone on this forum who got me into gourmet marshmallows. *shakes fist vaguely at them* So delicious! So expensive!

Are you a slatherer or a dabber?

I would love to be a slatherer, but my skin can't take it. And the best notes on me are musks and ambers. The last time I slathered myself (Red Lantern; it was amazing) I came up in rashes for the next week. It didn't help that I was on holiday in the hot wet of Vietnam after the cold dry winter that Sydney had been experiencing.

Talk to me, dear witchies, about tea. I know we've covered this a little, but I really need the nitty gritty here- not just companies you like and don't like (Teavana? Adagio? David's? Some tiny place?) but I also want to know the other stuff: top 3 flavors, loose or bagged, the kinds of tea accessories you use- or have always wanted. Be specific. Provide links if necessary.

A few years back, I got an Adagio sample set of a Firefly tea set. It was WONDERFUL. And expensive. I certainly don't expect that. (I should order some of that myself, really.) I love black tea, flavoured and scented. Something that works with milk/cream and honey/brown sugar. (And I mean real milk/cream, none of this 'creamer' stuff. For the Americans: think of me as the kind of person who takes half-and-half with her tea, and stirs in a spoonful of honey - the tea is brewed strong and black and the cup is only half-full with it - the other half is the milky stuff. That's my kind of tea. (Yes, I'm a weird tea person.)

Top three flavours?
Earl Grey
English Breakfast
Lapsang Souchang

Is there anything from ThinkGeek that you want??? (especially in the geek points section, 2400 points or under?)

That squirming tentacle USB! The Death Star ice cube mold! The Newton's Cradle Fridge Magnet!

I admit, I've always wanted the "all edges brownie pan". Must get that sometime.

tielan

tielan

 

Reminder on Weenies

OMGOTH all the wants basically, I remind myself here that someday, youuse acquire at the least, decants, of the Pickmans, Unquiet Grave, Vampire's Kiss, and maybe some of those leaves. dang! and Crimson Peak update hasn't even happened! I really wish the husband hadn't cut me off spending or I'd have got them all!

deadgirldeviant

deadgirldeviant

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