Coldfire

Bottle: deep and heady in the best possible ways.

Wet On Me: Rich and lush with a touch of sweetness

Drying Down: Sweet, almost deep creamy musky tobacco. Almost resinous

Dry: still this sweet lush resinous scent that just makes me smile when I huff the back of my hand.

Bottle: mmmm leather. Like walking into a leather store

Wet on Me: oooooof fabulous leather.

Drying Down: the tobacco is lettings its gentle presence be known

Dry: leather and tobacco. Not bad. Man!

In Bottle: WINE! RED WINE! Oh Hai I’m Red Wine!

Wet on Me: still a red wine scent but not as strong

Drying Down: Softer Red wine and something I can’t quite put my nose on…..

Dry: Red and something………herbal-y

Decant: I get the bitter orange, tobacco and patch dark citrus

Wet on Me: Less of the orange and more tobacco patch

Drying Down: Patchouli with the faintest traces of the orange/tangerine and ghost whispers of the tobacco

Dry: dry patch with that lovely bitter orange and the faintest of tobacco. this is actual LOVE on my skin!

Might be bottle worthy!

Decant: total Lemon verbena and green

Wet on Me: green lemony verbena not getting any of the lavender yet but hopeful

Drying Down: Really bright lemon with faint whisps of green in the background....

Dry: a bright clean lemon with the faintest ghost whisp of the lavender

Decant: Bright and deep red pomegranate.

Wet on Me: This smells like a Kirklands Store. That deep but bright pom that is a touch spicy

Drying Down: just this lovely lovely deep fruity pom scent. the spicy-ness I am getting must be from the poppy

Dry: like Kirklands settled on me and forms a lovely cloud of heady goodness!

Bottle worthy

Decant: totally get 'yellow' and 'purple' a spicy yellow with a deep purple vibe under my nose

Wet on me: breathe deep and I get that spicy yellow...almost like a yellow carnation

Drying Down: Yellow 'metal' waiting to get the purples to come out and play....but it's almost a masculine yellow metal

Dry: WOOHOO this is one amber that did NOT go all baby powder. Just a soft spicy yellow metallic scent. A little sad that I did not get the 'purple' of this on my skin.

this is my first HairGloss I've ever tried. LOVE IT! I spray it on when my hair is wet to help detangle without breaking my fine hair. But then when it is dry and I move my head and smell this divine scent! HEAVEN! I may need MORE of this one!

Okay, it's November, I am plotting for the Winter Solstice Swap Just sorting out dates for stuff. I don't want to post it too early, yah know? As a lover of Thxgiving, it always bums me out to post about Winter holidays before my favorite holiday has come and gone! But I will probably send it in for approval in about a week? Boxes out by December 15th?

 

I waited too long to get the Altoid Tin Art Swap; might run it early in January if people are still interested.

I have done this swap before and I'm glad you are going to do it again! It was Fun!

the 2013 Version

Bottle: Dark comforting pomegranate - the deepest of reds

Wet On Me: Still that deep deep dark red fruit in the shadows. And something I can't quite put my nose on

Drying Down: Deep Dark juicy red fruit in a dark shadowy candle lit cellar. this is making me swoon in love!

Dry: this is an ancient deep dark juicy red pomegranate fruit in a wine feel. No bitter. Smooth and ancient. Sitting in a room somewhere that had once had incense burning.

Such a love this is. So glad I got the bottle. So not trading away!

In the bottle....benzoin and sandalwood with the barest whisper of faint peach

Wet On Me: More sandalwood less fruit

Drying Down: The patchouli is finally waking up but the fruits seem farther and farther away now.

Dry: mostly wood. a sandalwood over a patchouli that somehow turned to vetiver on me? no peach....no blackcurrant

Will let this age and try testing again. I am an optimist!

 

 

 

working out details now for the Weenie SW round.

 

 

Any word on if there will be a Switch Witch for Halloween?

I quoted a recent post about it above. Hopefully it won't be too long now.

 

 

 

Ed Zachary....not too much longer now.

 

I looked up "Ed Zachary" and apparently it's an insult that means that a person's face looks like an ass?

 

well now darlin you took that wrong. Ed Zachary sounds just like EXACTLY! Which is how I used it. Exactly. Not much longer now before Halloween Switch Witch.

 

working out details now for the Weenie SW round.

 

 

Any word on if there will be a Switch Witch for Halloween?

I quoted a recent post about it above. Hopefully it won't be too long now.

 

Ed Zachary....not too much longer now.

working out details now for the Weenie SW round.

Imp: strong strong resinous dragons blood

Wet on me: Dragon’s Blood roaring over faint sandalwood

Drying Down: the sandwoods are trying valiantly to tame the dragons blood.

Dry: the sandalwood waged a mighty war against the dragons blood and barely won.

Imp: sandalwood

Wet on Me: sandalwood and faint traces of leather

Drying Down: the faint leather is softening the sandalwood.

Dry: faint ghostly whispers of sandalwood and leather. Nice.

Imp: dark, spicy, earthy

Wet On Me: spicy and earthy

Drying Down: woody…the patchouli and vanilla bourbon being tempered by the geranium

Dry: all blended into a loving mash of the patchouli, vanilla bourbon and mellow spicyness.

Imp: sharp flowers.

Wet on Me: more sharp flowers

Drying Down: sweet flowery incense

Dry: sweet incense floating on exotic flowers.

Imp: woods and herbs

Wet On Me: woods, herbs and the baby powder of musk

Drying Down: herb-y powder over the elm

Dry: still herby-powder over elm wood.

Imp: sharp and something faintly cinnamon

Wet on me: more cinnamon now and something harp behind it

Drying Down: like the Constant Comment Cinnamon tea. Faint orange behind it but cinnamon like woah all over the place.

Dry: Constant Comment Orange Pekoe tea.

Imp: citrus and green

Wet on Me: citrus leaf and green

Drying Down: the orchid is starting to overpower the green and citrus

Dry: sweet orchid. None of the other notes got a chance to play

Imp: woah tobacco and rum!

Wet on Me: more tobacco and rum. No blossoms yet

Drying Down: nut scent coming forward. Smells off

Dry: no blossoms, just a nut scent that is turning on me.

Imp: heavy languid resinous notes

Wet On Me: heavy resinous floral

Drying Down: rose is coming out and stomping over everything.

Wet On Me: too much rose for me 

Imp: heavy orange blossom

Wet on Me: sweet heavy orange blossom with a faint earthy spicy background

Drying Down: heavy heavy orange blossom like the orange groves in the south after a rain storm on a hot humid day

Dry: spicy blossom-y patchouli. Very heavy good stay.