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This is really lovely. At first I get mostly ginger--fresh ginger root, not gingerbread--which then picks up some sweetness, like candied ginger. After a bit the tea comes out.
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I had to look up copaiba balsam (Sweet, almost honeyed, balsamic, peppery) and hornbeam is a type of tree that goes by other names This goes on fresh and green, with copaiba balsam giving it a woody spice, a little soil if I sniff carefully enough. As it dries, it settles to more soil and grass, but neither very heavy. OVer a few hours it goes from med to low throw, and gets more balsam-spice, and possibly amber, but I'm not as sure on that note. It's a nice, neutral scent that I think I'll try later in a scent locket I did not get any florals (spring blossoms), which I'm not complaining about.
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Ultimate pretty-girl perfume. Really something special, the blend of florals, something a little vanillic or musky, definitely get the flowerbomb references. it smells a bit like department store perfume but there’s something more…. special about it? i feel girly and kind of princessy but also confident in it. love it !
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Sniffed: this smells like an incredibly conceptual, high-end ice cream from a James Beard award-winning pastry chef, the kind that incorporates unexpected savory-leaning notes like olive oil or pepper. Touchstone is noticeably creamy, with vanilla and pear on top, but with a tempered sweetness and a nutty base of grain streusel. The pear is realistic but simmered-down, not juicy and fresh. I smell whiffs of honey and sweet musk, but no noticeable clove or wood. Skin-tested: creamy, sweet but not sugary. The fig, honey cake, and bourbon sandalwood dominate here, with a pear creme anglais poured over. Again, it smells like an elevated dessert concept. The vibe is still warm and "nutty" (with no nut notes), with a hint of toasty spices and sweet woods. Drydown continues to center the bready cake note (like a stone fruit-based bread pudding). Overall, foody but a left-of-center foody, just a touch sweetened. Very snuggly on the skin. The sandalwood blooms out beautifully at the end. I do not get white cedar in any noticeable way, but I wouldn't mind if I did, and it might be contributing a little jammy warmth to the background. ETA: 30 minutes after applying Touchstone, I stuck my head out of my office and yelled, "Is someone burning something?" down the hall, only to realize the fantastic whiffs of sandalwood incense were coming from my arm.
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Flower Moon: Belladonna Berries and Sugared Black Tea Hair Gloss
splendidissima replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Hair
I like this one - though we seem to be continuing a sequence of...every hair gloss I try isn't quite, in some odd way, what I expect it to be! Never in a bad way, just...for instance, Pumpkin Buttercream, which I thought would be lighter and sweeter, went all dark toasted smoky sugar, and the Peach Honey Cake is just straight heavy peaches in syrup (no cake), and this one... ...this one's full of dark tart berries, purple and shadowy, and then, under that, there's this...sharp/bitter note, like tannins from the tea? I don't really get any sugar at all, unless it's keeping the tea from being even more dark! I think this tea has steeped for quite a while and is very black - which is not a bad thing, because I like black tea, and the contrast with the berries is intriguing! This feels very witchy, potion-y, good for fall. I keep reaching for it because it's so interesting! -
Frottle from the Lab, 2024! Hmm - my first thought was, honestly, Irish Spring! And then it gets ever more dark green and wet, like a jungle in a downpour. I don't dislike it, but I might like it better as a bathroom or spa scent, or maybe in a lotion, versus straight perfume on me - it's that clean green soap association!
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9/5/2024 Anything in Paintbox Soap Works Halloween release that you'd like? no. I haven't used the last things that someone gifted me from PBSW. Love the smells but the stuff just never seems to get used Anything hand knit or embroidered you might like? I would LOVE a hat or fingerless gloves or basically anything embroidered (tiny wall art!!!) I make shower steamers, salves, candles, soaps and other such. Are you interested in any such homemade goodies? sure! Any of those would be welcome except I don't really do bar soap but if it's "pretty" I can put it in a guest bathroom 9/7/2024 Would you like a small watercolor painting? I'm talking 3×5". If so, would you like it based on your preferred Halloween motifs or something else? absolutely would love small wall art!!! Halloween-esque would be fine but also, we have a collection of Biscuits and Gravy art... I make light-weight hair falls ( I can do single or double, if you have a preference for pony tail or pig tails)- I make them out of things like soft yarns, up-cycled silk and bits of lace. Is this something you'd like? If so, tell me up to three colors and a length in inches you'd like. I am afraid Arrdyth (my hair) woud eat them. She is a mighty bitch all on her own. Anything from the Haus of Gloi Fall update? IDK Haus of Gloi How about the Nocturne Alchemy Halloween update? I also DK Nocturne Alchemy 9/8/2024 Milk, Dark, and or white Chocolate? DARK! Would you like a gently-used tarot or Lenormand deck? sure I'm going to Disney World all next week!!! Can I get you something? (Maybe you have a favorite Disney / Star Wars / etc character or fandom? Maybe you're a Pin Trader? Maybe you like cute kitchen-wares / tea pots / nice English tea / pot holders tea towels?) I am NOT a Disney person... This is has been alluded to in other questions, but feelings about candles/wax tarts/incense and scent profiles? we mostly burn incense in the house but have the ability to use wax tarts and candles are fine too... I can handle super foody scents in the house (which I don't wear) and also any of the headshop/whorehouse scents I like to wear... I am MUCH less picky about room scents than I am about body scents. are you interested in skincare, such as trying travel sizes of various types? (would be cruelty-free, cleaner options coming from over here, if that matters to you!) If you send it I will try to use it... but I am quite happy with my super simple Brujita Skincare routine 9/9/2024 Let's talk earrings. Pierced? Stud, dangly, hoop? Any ear wire preferences? Large or small? Other preferences? pierced but I mostly wear the same silver hoops all the time Will occasionally wear other things though so feel free to try me. If there is something extravagant on your wish list, would you like one large gift and the rest of your gifts quite modest, or would you rather forego the lavish item in favor of more of a mix among your other gifts? I don't really care. Honestly, I'm into underconsumption these days so all the gifts could be modest and its fine. The Trader Joe's Fearless Flyer is out with all of their autumn offerings. Is there anything you would like? 9/11/2024 I have in my possession a selection of real Bakelite bangle bracelets! Definitely from the 1940s-1960s era. Would this be an exciting gist for you to receive? I probably couldn't get them over my giant hands/wrists LOL Would you like anything from sock dreams? not much of a socks wearer 9/13/2024 Would you be interested in a spooky mini waffle maker or spooky playing cards? sure Does anything from SnagTights strike your fancy? not much of a tights wearer What about from Michaels or JoAnnes? do you like Ren fairest? Might there be a fun little thing I should find for you there? I haven't been to a ren fest in years but I'm sure there are things that I would like there... I just cannot think of what off the top of my head 9/14/2024 Weather permitting I'll be going to a witchy Florida themed night market next week! Is there anything you may want from it? 9/17/2024 Do you desire any Samhain ritual-type items, if so, what? Tell me, my ghoul-friend, would you love to see things from these places (and what?) as you unwrap your gifts? I will be going to the Pacific coast soon, and there are witchy stores (one with serious occult supplies, many handmade including inks, quills, books, etc), a HUGE gem & mineral store, a huge yarn shop, shells and way too much sasquatch stuff, also an amazingly diverse mercantile in Yachats, OR, and the Green Salmon, where unique PNW teas, coffees are sold So... always down for yummy coffees and teas.... sparkly rocks are always amazing... occult supplies are fun to receive... I'm so easy... seriously... if it speaks to you and says its for me.. I'm sure I'll love it Previous entry2024 Late Winter Art / Craft Swap
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This starts off with a blast of rum on me, which actually smells very boozy this time. The rum is accompanied by the honeyed dates and some almond, and the almond quickly burns off and leaves the rum, honeyed dates, and some brown sugar. The rum is not overly spiced, but damn, is the rum + honeyed date + brown sugar combo hella sweet. It stays like this for a long time, until the resins emerge, of which the myrrh is the most prominent on me. It reminds me of the myrrh in OLLA Eve. Actually, I kept huffing this at the end of the day because there was this spiced resin thing going on that reminded me of that scent, although honey and myrrh are the only notes they have in common. I could also see the comparison above to Bastet, although Bastet's myrrh is a softer variety, to my nose. The vanilla and marshmallow are not distinct on me, but perhaps they would become more noticeable with age? The final morph of this is intoxicating, but the first phase of this scent is just way too sweet and boozy for me.
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I really wanted to love this one, but for some reason, this mostly smelled like honey on me for the longest time? I think it's the caramelized aspect of the cedarwood (although I don't get much cedar), but I'm really taken aback by how honeyed it smells compared to other scents with caramelized wood notes that I've tried in the past. And I don't even hate honey notes... it was just unexpected. Sadly, the vanilla cream and tonka are not main players on me. By the time the honeyed aspect of the scent calms down, it just smells like amber on me. I let my decant rest for several days before trying it, but maybe it needs more time to settle? I wish I had had the experience that other reviewers are having!
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I'm not big on coconut, but decided to try this just because it's a cat scent and I like the art. The coconut here is indeed not like suntan lotion, nor is it super buttery and foodie. It has a fresh coolness to it. The sugar cozies right up to it and gives the scent decent throw. While I don't feel the need to upgrade to a bottle of this, I do think it's one of the best coconut scents I've tried. Coconut lovers should rejoice!
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This smells exquisite in the vial and freshly applied. The oak note is smoothed over by the gourmand notes, while the oak and wool keep this from being straight-up foodie. It starts off as freshly baked bread, pumpkin, oak, and wool (which I am delighted to say does not smell like laundry), with a dash of cocoa and herbs. There isn't enough cocoa here to make the scent very chocolate-y, and the herbs here are much more tame than they were in A Snug Corner. Over time, the scent becomes mainly about the pumpkin on me, which is indeed sweet, syrupy, and not heavily spiced. If this had stayed the way it was when it was initially applied, it might've been a bottle purchase. But the syrupy pumpkin it ends with makes me think that the decant will suffice. Still, of the new cat scents, I enjoyed this one the most.
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Tried this in my hair last night after a shower… stunning barely covers it. If you’ve had Golden Peach & Bergamot from several years ago…something about Amber Encased Red Peach is reminding of it, but of course with more red vibes. The peach was very quiet at first, but eventually lent its sweetness to the mix. Something here is also giving me a tiny bit of a spice vibe? It’s not cinnamon or pumpkin spice, more like a warm, cozy hug. I often get a little spice from patchouli…so maybe along those lines? Not saying there is patch here, just the teeniest hint of some sort of spice vibe that just adds some oomph. What I also love is that it’s now 8am and I can still catch wafts of the scent after 12+ hours and sleeping. This is rare for me with most of my glosses, and I’m so happy. I wish I would’ve bought multiple back-ups! Key words: gorgeous, warm, cozy, sweet ❤️🔥
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The dead love decadence. This is a lush brocade of resinous libations: milk and honey, ribbons of wine twining through with its tangy berry tones. Or maybe that tang the glint of gold that is sparkling within, giving an extra source of light in the dark of the underworld. The myrrh smoke that blesses the offering keeps the mood level and smooths edges. The fatty goat milk has a particularly central role. It’s honeyed cream satisfying far beyond the initial act and into the night.
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Warm and autumnal! Lots of spiced ale, plus the Lab's hay note, dry and golden. It does feel like a late-summer-edging-into-autumn moment: sun-heated air, lots of golds and browns, a dark brown ale to sip as the sun goes down. No real sweetness except for the little whisper in the hay, the way grasses can be a little earthy-sweet. There's not a distinct booze note as much as just the scent of malty brown beer and some autumn spices, something like nutmeg or allspice. Good throw, too!
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Deer Moon: Golden Tobacco and Beeswax
dancingchair replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I also get something like cool, wet dirt from this. It almost has a cloud of menthol hanging around it, but I wouldn't exactly call it minty by any means. More like a touch of eucalyptus or pine. The golden tobacco is buttery-rich and sweet. It's very slightly smoky, rather like the cherry-red heat of a glowing pipe. The beeswax isn't as strong as in other blends, but it's definitely present. It's creamy and smooth, but it has a little bit of honeyed musky funk. If I didn't know the notes, I'd probably actually guess that it was waxed leather. Maybe it's the earthiness or the smokiness in this duet, but something about it reads like worn brown leather to me. It's not what I was expecting, but I love it all the same. -
9/5/2024 Anything in Paintbox Soap Works Halloween release that you'd like? Oooh. Fairytale!! Jack-of-the-Woods sounds interesting except I'm scared of the mushroom part. Ask Tarty how heavy that part is? Let me in at your Window? The Grey Hound? The products I like are bath streusel, sorbetto, hot process soap -- the partner would totally try some of the shaving soap (Black Sun, Wayfinder.) Anything hand knit or embroidered you might like? I would love embroidered things! Especially snarky gothy embroidered things. As far as hand knits go, I am WAY too picky about stretchy cast on/bind off, sizing, yarn, etc. since I am also a knitter. I make my own things. I make shower steamers, salves, candles, soaps and other such. Are you interested in any such homemade goodies? yes please. All of the above except salves, I already have a brand new tin of it from Winterblizzard. 9/7/2024 Would you like a small watercolor painting? I'm talking 3×5". If so, would you like it based on your preferred Halloween motifs or something else? oohh yes! Bats and the moon? Spooky trees? Whatever speaks to you. I make light-weight hair falls ( I can do single or double, if you have a preference for pony tail or pig tails)- I make them out of things like soft yarns, up-cycled silk and bits of lace. Is this something you'd like? If so, tell me up to three colors and a length in inches you'd like. Only if you show me how to wear them with my super short hair! (pony tail, purple / black / blurple, ummm long enough to go past my neck and shoulders? Anything from the Haus of Gloi Fall update? I love their Ghost Puffs in body powder!! And/or Bubbling scrub or sugar exfoliant. How about the Nocturne Alchemy Halloween update? So I don't really want anything with cinnamon, coconut, oak, moss, or oakmoss. That leaves out a LOT of their Halloween offerings. I'm also not a huge fan of florals or fruits, but I really like their vanilla, amber, patchouli, other woods/resins, rose, lavender, and musks. From Halloween Limited '24: Black Vanilla Kulfi Candy Corn Wraith Black Amber Incense Black Patchouli Amber Incense Black Rose Amber Incense Blood Moon 31 Bats Pandora 31 Bats Morticia 31 Bats Mircalla 9/8/2024 Milk, Dark, and or white Chocolate? Milk! (I will not go into the "white is not chocolate" debate, look at my restraint!) Would you like a gently-used tarot or Lenormand deck? Sure! If it fits my wishes/aesthetic. I'm going to Disney World all next week!!! Can I get you something? (Maybe you have a favorite Disney / Star Wars / etc character or fandom? Maybe you're a Pin Trader? Maybe you like cute kitchen-wares / tea pots / nice English tea / pot holders tea towels?) YESSSSSSSSS All of the Nightmare Before Christmas things!!! I love kitchen stuff!!!! Anything would be awesome but I have a skeleton themed kitchen so any towels, teapots, canisters, pot holders, kitchen stuff in general. I love 20oz or larger mugs. I like pins too! This is has been alluded to in other questions, but feelings about candles/wax tarts/incense and scent profiles? I love all of them! New place will have a huge jetted tub with lots of room for candles and good air circulation, I love beeswax candles and candles from Sea Witch Botanicals or other places that don't put a lot of synthetic fragrance or additives in their wax. I have a few wax tart melters, same with the synthetic fragrance and additives. I love good quality low smoke incense like Shoyeido but if you can find other good quality low smoke incense with a great fragrance throw, I'd be down to try it. (I have major respiratory issues, so I prefer places who use really safe products in their candles and incense, like Sea Witch Botanicals. Here is an article about breathing in things from additives: https://seawitchbotanicals.com/pages/what-are-synthetic-fragrances I guess this applies to perfume and room spray as well!) are you interested in skincare, such as trying travel sizes of various types? (would be cruelty-free, cleaner options coming from over here, if that matters to you!) Not really, I never use them and they aren't usually large enough to see if my skin likes them or not. (I would need to use for a week or more.) 9/9/2024 Let's talk earrings. Pierced? Stud, dangly, hoop? Any ear wire preferences? Large or small? Other preferences? I think I talked about this in my questionnaire. Right now my ear piercings are closed up and I'm hoping to get them pierced again but gauged up (I don't know how large yet, so with a hollow needle at a body piercer place. So I'll be looking for larger than normal earring wire (but not huge) spirals and things. I'd prefer 304 stainless steel (if not sterling silver) or 316L surgical steel (low nickel content) -- please no 316lvm surgical steel as that has more nickel. Titanium is also supposed to be nickel free, as is Niobium (non-plated.) No color plating on anything, that irritates my ears and causes infection. I'm PROBABLY going to go with 16g as that is the lowest size available in most of the jewelry that I like. If there is something extravagant on your wish list, would you like one large gift and the rest of your gifts quite modest, or would you rather forego the lavish item in favor of more of a mix among your other gifts? Totally up to my sender, I'm good with both. I'm going to use the same caveat that violetchaos used on hers -- I don't have room for things that just sit on shelves or flat surfaces. A figurine of a bat, no thank you. A box or tray shaped like a bat? YES PLEASE. (or mirror, or --- Joann Fabric has garden stakes with bat spinners on them, I laughed, I cried as I put them back in the rack.) The Trader Joe's Fearless Flyer is out with all of their autumn offerings. Is there anything you would like? I've already picked up the Maple Butter but would take more... sadly my store didn't have All the Fall Things yet. I'd love the Maple Spiced nut mix, Milk Chocolate Covered Honey Comb, Apple Shortbread Cookies, Hold the Cone Tips!!, the dogs love their cookies (preferably grain free.) 9//11/2024 I have in my possession a selection of real Bakelite bangle bracelets! Definitely from the 1940s-1960s era. Would this be an exciting gist for you to receive? My vintage collection is solely neodymium items that change from purple to blue in different lights. Not into bakelite or vaseline glass. Thank you for asking! Would you like anything from sock dreams? I *have* a Sock Dreams wishlist but I almost literally never wear socks so they really would be wasted on me. (I wear Madrid Birkenstocks everywhere. Kidney issues = swollen feet/ankles = most of my shoes don't fit.) 9/13/2024 Would you be interested in a spooky mini waffle maker or spooky playing cards? I have *so many* playing cards, so no please. A regular size waffle maker would be cool but not a mini one I don't think. Sorry! Does anything from SnagTights strike your fancy? I never wear tights, sad face. What about from Michaels or JoAnnes? I love so much of their Halloween offerings! Everything bat! (prefer things that are not plastic or flimsy.) do you like Ren faires? Might there be a fun little thing I should find for you there? I love Ren Faires!! Most of the things I want would probably be too spendy. Hand thrown mugs / drinking horns / vases / bowls / coats / corsets / etc. Maybe some cute buttons (bats?) Or if drinking horn holders (that sit on a table) aren't too expensive? 9/14/2024 Weather permitting I'll be going to a witchy Florida themed night market next week! Is there anything you may want from it? Oooh sounds great! I love lots of things from markets but I don't know specifically what I'd want that would mail well. Whatever you think I would like? 9/17/2024 Do you desire any Samhain ritual-type items, if so, what? ooooh. Sadly my brain fog is a thing and I can't think of anything specific but I love this season so ... anything you think I'd like and would fit my spook. Tell me, my ghoul-friend, would you love to see things from these places (and what?) as you unwrap your gifts? I will be going to the Pacific coast soon, and there are witchy stores (one with serious occult supplies, many handmade including inks, quills, books, etc), a HUGE gem & mineral store, a huge yarn shop, shells and way too much sasquatch stuff, also an amazingly diverse mercantile in Yachats, OR, and the Green Salmon, where unique PNW teas, coffees are sold I could use some rose quartz or blue rose quartz palm stones or towers. I could also use some more selenite sticks (at least 8 or 16 of them) to grid my new room(s). Or pick some palm stones or beads (or cabs) for intent for me. I'm needy, haha. (I can make bracelets or necklaces from the beads and wirewrap the cabs.) I love coffee and have a grinder, so whole bean. Prefer dark roast and I don't mind flavored. Also can do k-cups. I love yarn (fingering, sport, dk, worsted weights), (merino, silk, merino silk cashmere, etc. no acrylic please.) I really have a LOT of tea so unless it's from Damman Freres or Mariage Freres, pass for now. Handmade Ink, quills, and books sound interesting. I love handmade sealing wax and seals as well.
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2024 13 Nights of Halloween MASTER QUESTION LIST
twilighteyes posted a blog entry in Miss Twilight's Blog
9/5/2024 Anything in Paintbox Soap Works Halloween release that you'd like? Anything hand knit or embroidered you might like? I make shower steamers, salves, candles, soaps and other such. Are you interested in any such homemade goodies? 9/7/2024 Would you like a small watercolor painting? I'm talking 3×5". If so, would you like it based on your preferred Halloween motifs or something else? I make light-weight hair falls ( I can do single or double, if you have a preference for pony tail or pig tails)- I make them out of things like soft yarns, up-cycled silk and bits of lace. Is this something you'd like? If so, tell me up to three colors and a length in inches you'd like. Anything from the Haus of Gloi Fall update? How about the Nocturne Alchemy Halloween update? 9/8/2024 Milk, Dark, and or white Chocolate? Would you like a gently-used tarot or Lenormand deck? I'm going to Disney World all next week!!! Can I get you something? (Maybe you have a favorite Disney / Star Wars / etc character or fandom? Maybe you're a Pin Trader? Maybe you like cute kitchen-wares / tea pots / nice English tea / pot holders tea towels?) This is has been alluded to in other questions, but feelings about candles/wax tarts/incense and scent profiles? are you interested in skincare, such as trying travel sizes of various types? (would be cruelty-free, cleaner options coming from over here, if that matters to you!) 9/9/2024 Let's talk earrings. Pierced? Stud, dangly, hoop? Any ear wire preferences? Large or small? Other preferences? If there is something extravagant on your wish list, would you like one large gift and the rest of your gifts quite modest, or would you rather forego the lavish item in favor of more of a mix among your other gifts? The Trader Joe's Fearless Flyer is out with all of their autumn offerings. Is there anything you would like? 9/11/2024 I have in my possession a selection of real Bakelite bangle bracelets! Definitely from the 1940s-1960s era. Would this be an exciting gist for you to receive? Would you like anything from sock dreams? 9/13/2024 Would you be interested in a spooky mini waffle maker or spooky playing cards? Does anything from SnagTights strike your fancy? What about from Michaels or JoAnnes? do you like Ren fairest? Might there be a fun little thing I should find for you there? 9/14/2024 Weather permitting I'll be going to a witchy Florida themed night market next week! Is there anything you may want from it? 9/17/2024 Do you desire any Samhain ritual-type items, if so, what? Tell me, my ghoul-friend, would you love to see things from these places (and what?) as you unwrap your gifts? I will be going to the Pacific coast soon, and there are witchy stores (one with serious occult supplies, many handmade including inks, quills, books, etc), a HUGE gem & mineral store, a huge yarn shop, shells and way too much sasquatch stuff, also an amazingly diverse mercantile in Yachats, OR, and the Green Salmon, where unique PNW teas, coffees are sold -
Hello, we're trying a new thing! Or an old thing, but in a newer, better way. Today we shared our first YouTube scent-sniffin' Livestream in quite a while. https://youtube.com/live/5ytUovnNHBw That's me, Tom! I'm the one doing these, because I'm the one available to do them. Thanks to folks' input following our forays into Instagram streaming, I'm tilting back toward YouTube so it will be easier to skim around and listen to the bits you want. I'm still figuring out the YouTube app, but hopefully as the rest of my Weenie shipment arrives I'll be able to dig in and spend some more time sniffing through the collection. Thank you for helping us grow on these platforms -- and for your kind encouragement during what I can only describe as a series of rolling panic attacks performed entertainingly as part of my job! Like, Comment, Subscribe, send fudge. xoxo
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A grinning, glowing gourd gleaming with 40 watts of radiant white musk, sweet orange, crystalline amber, and pumpkin rind.
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Finally got an imp to try and it's delicious! Overall I can't really pick out any individual scents in the imp and freshly wet. It just smells yummy and foodie. Dry I definitely get a butterscotch/toffee type of smell which is fantastic!
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Copulating Couple Mimicking a Pose in a Shunga Book
DiZZysTARdust replied to Seajewel's topic in Lupercalia
absolutely gorgeous. in the bottle it smells very well blended, like a fruity/cucumber green tea. there is definitely still a cucumber-esque note when freshly applied. as this dries the cucumber and more watery aspects fade off, leaving a green scent that for me veers somewhat between the realms of incensey and clean. the patchouli doesn’t scream patchouli but drfinitely seems to be acting as an anchor for the other notes. the greener notes are adding a freshness without becoming too soapy or clean. like sitting amongst perfumed resins. good throw and medium wear length (2-3 hours) on me -
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I bought this after reading the previous reviews as part of a hunt for a good carnation scent (I shall soon run out of my favorite), and this delivers. It's not super complex, but it's definitely carnation, a kinda-sweet-but-not-too-sugared, creamy-but-not-foody, very wearable, unapologetically girly style of carnation. Not aggressive at all, or even too spicy. Wears for a few hours at least.
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Tested ~36 hours from the mail. Very weird, in a way I think is good? The previous reviews seem contradictory, but they made sense as soon as I tried it on skin. There's a ginger opening, but like a relatively mild wet ginger straight out of the ground, and the beets smell like the ground during rain. The overall impact is indeed both clean and earthy, spicy but not aggressive. I'm usually very not into soapy stuff, but this works. The blood musk is doing something, I assume, but it's very quiet, I only get it mildly in the drydown. Overall it's, well, interesting -- both pleasant and not something a person should ever smell like. Ended up on my "atmospheric" shelf rather than the "fruity/fresh", "spicy", "pretty/floral", "aggressive", or "masculine" shelves. Late drydown, it's a pleasant, slightly spicy musk. The throw on this is good, and the longevity is pretty extensive, still a few inches of throw after 10 hours.. Other impressions: wet, "that's got some spice on it", a few minutes dry, "there's a little bit of dryer sheets but not in a bad way? And something else balancing it." A couple hours after application, someone noted they wouldn't have called the ginger.
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And Though They Are With You Yet They Belong Not To You
ArtemisSelene replied to Seajewel's topic in Limited Editions
I absolutely love this perfume. This and Peach, Coconut Cream, Marshmallow, and Nougat are the first two perfumes I ever got from bpal at Dragoncon 2022 and I can't believe I haven't reviewed it yet. This is such a comforting blend of vanilla and candlewood for me. I love wearing it anytime. It has a medium throw but a pretty decent wear time.
