cassandra

I asked about scents for my 13yr old son back in January, and though he is not gothy ( not much of a goth scene here in Kansai, Japan suburbs) the lab has been extremely generous in including masculine and gender neutral gimps in my last few orders. Right now his favorites are Incantation, which on him smells like "magical" woods; De Sade, which smells like "clean" leather on him; Bloodlust, really warm and spicy; and Saturnalia, which he calls his "dirty romping" scent. I've noticed a few of his mates like to check out his imps when visiting and Jolly Roger, Incantation, Black Forest and Lex Talionis seem to be popular. With all the changing hormones going on in their not so little bodies it is hard to recommend a scent, but I think simple is best, find out a few notes that he likes (my son likes sandalwood and vetivert) and then go from there. We still have LOTS more to try, do let us know what works for you and your son. Oh, I forgot. I got a 5ml of The Lion at the beginning of March, and between him and his friends, it is just about empty. I don't know if they spilled it or swam in it, but I probably should order more.

Thank you so much, everyone. Unfortunately, decision making is not one of my strengths. In fact, I've already started planning my next order, this one with more herb and green scents in prep for spring, while checking out your recommendations. But spring is not for a while, so I have also been planning an early February order. And I haven't even placed this order yet! So... one bottle of Dragon's Bone, and for the second, a short list of these: The Lion Golden Priapus Jolly Roger and what's this? Blood Amber? That sounds yummy. Also, has anyone tried Coyote? And finally, would Saint-Germain bother someone who has a tendancy to get headaches from lavender? My son likes lavender, but I am a little wary of it. I suppose since it would be for him it shouldn't matter, but I was sort of hoping we could share. I noticed my partner looking over my shoulder while I was checking out more scents on the web site. He doesn't read English so well, but if I explain them all to him, maybe he would like a few also. More scents to share!

I know, I know...what was I thinking? "O" for my 13 year old son? Dragon's Bone might be good. It was on my short list of scents for me to try, and it has a "cool" name. Now for the other bottle.... I guess I'd better check out all of your recomendations. Thanks!

Hi. I am a newbie preparing to make my first order (I'm so excited!!) and so far I've got this on my list: 5ml Saturnalia Black forest Van Van Velvet Bloodlust Dragon Milk 10ml The Moon The Chariot Suddenly my son wanders over and asks if I can get him some good smellies too. I don't mind getting a few more bottles (who would) but what to choose? He is 13, really in to sports, tall and gangly with a big mane of unruly hair, very outgoing and playful, but still...very much a child. He doesn't like fruity scents that much, but I am thinking a vanilla might be good. he doesn't share my love for patchouli, but he does like sandalwood. The scents would probably be used after his bath, which he usually takes before dinner, so I really don't want an energizing scent or a real heavy scent. Any ideas? Would O be too much? He really likes dragons and anime (we live in Japan, so I guess that is a given) so maybe he might like my Dragon's Milk, or would that be to much for a kid? How about The Lion to match his mane and warm personality? I am clueless.