Morrighana

Ugh. I'd bet nickels to dimes that my Formula 54 is in that pile.

I'm glad I didn't panic and email the Lab about it! I hope it has fun in Vancouver, and gets to me eventually

I will wear either Bloodlust or Red Moon, or possibly my beloved Chaos Theory, depending on my costume, which I've yet to decide on.

My own question concerns how much time international shipping tends to add to an order.  In a purely hypothetical situation which is in no way related to me and my inability to act like an adult when it comes to waiting for things, if someone were to have placed an order on the 28th of September for some imps and 5mL of Samhain oil, does anyone know the chances of it arriving internationally before the 31st of October?

Ha! You're an optimist. I mean...*cough*

If the Lab had any say about it, you'd have your oil on time. Unfortunately, our lovely Customs officers have been known to sit on packages for weeks on end for no good reason at all. So, you can expect six to eight weeks between order and delivery, depending on the friendliness of your package's border crossing.

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Pretty much not at all. I haven't tried Apricot or Peanut as carriers, but jojoba, avacado, coconut, etcetera don't have a scent that I am able to detect.

Here is the Lab's selection of carrier oils.

There is another thread about this, too...I'll see if I can dig it up.

Try emailing Nella at answers@blackphoenixalchemylab.com  Otherwise i'm sure someone here might be willing to order or go to Black Broom for you in return for a money order.

Emailing Nella is always the better bet than emailing Beth for things like this, and Nella will take care of you if anyone can! I put June Gloom on hold with her help back when Paypal was giving me crap.

I really like Black Rose...it is very traditional, but it has a sweetness and an edge that make it unlike traditional perfumes...

Also, since you liked Harlot, you might be interested in other rose blends, such as Jezebel, Psyche, Rapture, or Wanda, all of which are utterly gorgeous spins on the traditional rose base.

I don't know for sure, but it would make sense if one person is filling both of your orders, that they might notice and be inclined to combine 'em. On the flip side, if, say, Nella fills one of your orders and Vlad fills the other, they probably won't be combined. That's just my guess, though.

Usually about a day, unless you email on a friday, saturday, or sunday, in which case it is usually replied to by Monday or Tuesday.

I bought this for a friend of mine, so I really haven't had the chance to fully test-drive this blend, but I really can't abide by Siren.

It smells good on her, but in the bottle and on me, the ginger/jasmine combination is incredibly...off...to my nose. I think I have bad ginger memory associations, or something, because it is not an unpleasant scent, it is just makes me want to run and hide.

Very odd, but interesting nonetheless.

I'd actually have to go through my notes (which aren't with me at the moment) to be sure, but I think the bh and mh are actually glottalics, and that the contrasts that English speaking ears perceive are not exactly what they are to Gaelic speaking ears, due to our inability to perceive subtle differences in VOT...

[edited to add that I was on crack when I posted this...I don't think 'mh' is glottalic; I do agree that it is probably a voiced bilabial fricative, though at the moment I'm not convinced that 'bh' is. ]

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Edited to add: Patience is a virtue, violetblue! Also, if your PM box is overfull, you could always copy your saved messages into a Word document to free up space.

Yup, you're okay. I think CCNow is still *supposed* to be giving you a box to fill in your choices, I'm really not surprised that it isn't.

In retrospect, I think I'm actually glad that the Lab can't accept Canadian orders through CCNow anymore. Paypal really is SO much less hassle!

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Hmm...I'm going to have to start wearing Scherezade out more often! So far, I've received the coveted male attention whilst wearing Snake Oil, Red Devil, Red Moon, O, Perversion, and my Chaos Theory, XLI.

I have to second Alice Aforethought's review here, as she described Arkham very well. This is a lovely, complex lemon scent with an unusually fresh bite.

It doesn't remind me of Shadow in the least, though...it is crisper, and brighter. I don't detect any of the lavender outright, but its light, clean feel is present...Very nice.

I've not had the chance to try it yet, but Dragon's Heart sounds similar in "mood" to Red Moon. Dragon's Bone smells similar, but is drier and less sweet. Personally, I think (with my chemistry, anyway) Dragon's Bone layered with single note Chamomile and Orange would come out smelling very similar to Red Moon.

Other scents I found by searching Red Moon's notes that might work (especially in some combination of layering with Dragon's Blood) are Cancer and Hunger.

In the bottle and wet on my skin: Some of Beth's blends smell so good, I just want to drink them. This is one of them. The rose isn't like Beth's other roses...it is jucier, and at the same time it is kept from leaping out and assaulting my nose the way some roses do by Rakshasa's other components. Those who were reminded of absolutely delectable teas by this blend were right on the money; it smells rich, full-bodied, and just sweet enough to satisfy.

Dry and overall: Sadly, on my skin, the sandalwood takes over almost very quickly. Now, it is probably the nicest sandalwood I've ever sniffed---with hints of rose around the edges and depth-infusing patchouli supporting it from beneath---but I'm not really a fan of sandalwood. It is not a dry scent, per se...it is airy, and light, and still wet enough to be wearable, it's just not for me. If one liked sandalwood, or if one's chemistry allowed the initial notes to stay, this would be a very beautiful blend.

oh. my. hell.

 

SWEET CLOVE?!@@#$(@#$ HOW HAVE I NOT SEEN THIS SINGLE NOTE BEFORE?! i just saw your review of it! that and the single note cinnamon have shimmied their way onto my 5mL bottle list. oh, god. the possibilities of these two.

Yes, the Sweet Clove is incredible. I'm playing with layering it right now, but it is entirely glorious enough to wear on its own!

In the bottle: Hmm...I can smell the raspberry leaves, which is very promising, but also the cedar, which usually hates me, so...

Wet: Mmm, pure raspberry leaves! I'm trying to not get my hopes up, here, though, as this could go south pretty quickly.

Dry: *dies* This is SO GOOD. The cedar is even behaving!!! A sharp green scent has appeared, which I assume to be the olive leaf, but my lovely raspberry leaves are still detectable!

Overall: I almost can't believe it (though, considering Beth's talent, it's not that hard to believe) but I've actually found a wood scent that I can wear! I don't think I'll be ordering a large bottle of it anytime soon, but my imp has migrated over to the "permanent" side of the impbox.

In the bottle: Herbs with just the faintest kick of...spice?

Wet: Neroli, with the faintest kick of herbs.

Dry: Hmm. This is a lot sweeter than I expected it to be. Not to say that it is sweet, per se, but from my initial sniff I expected more...bite...from this one. The neroli is no longer distinguishable, sadly, but the patchouli has come out a bit more.

Overall: Sadly, the end result of Tisiphone on my skin reminds me of sunscreen. Very nice sunscreen, but sunscreen nonetheless. I'm not sure if that is the Oleander's contribution, as I'm not exactly sure what Oleander smells like on its own, but I am familiar with the other listed notes, and they certainly aren't what I am smelling now. It is not at all unpleasant, and probably just a quirk of my chemistry, but there you go. Off to the swap pile, methinks!

In the bottle: *nose crinkles* What is that? It's not unpleasant, really, it's just...something that I can't put my finger on...that I'm not sure I like.

Wet: Ugh. Wood, and that other note. Again, what the heck? Even looking at the description, I cannot figure out what, exactly, I am smelling here. Perhaps it is a combination of moss and the dust from the pepper, but...whatever it is, it certainly doesn't agree with me.

Dry: This one fades quickly on me. I've found that a lot of the scents that I dislike do so, much to my relief. The trace that is left on my skin is actually quite nice---nothing like what I was smelling before!---but I have to get my nose right up to my skin and sniff to detect it.

Overall: I can see this one performing a lot better on someone else. Woody scents just don't like my skin, it seems. *shrugs*

I have, and adore, the following spicy scents:

Bloodlust(just a hint of cinnamon, but it is worth getting anyway, as it is AMAZING)

Serpent's Kiss(A lot more cinnamon than, and not as dark as, Bloodlust)

Chimera(Cinnamon/honeysuckle GORGEOUSNESS)

Three Witches(Haven't worn much, but is very, VERY spicy)

Tintagel(A light, refreshing, but still very present cinnamon)

Red Devil(I'm not 100% sure there is cinnamon in this, but on me it is a gorgeous melon/herbal/spicy scent)

And Sweet Clove single note(Which, although not cinnamon, is so delightfully spicy that I highly recommend getting at least an imp of it!)

Maybe there should be a little blurb on the lab site about which oils are known to be most irritating to people with sensitive skin? Or tips for people about wearing them, so non forumites can still enjoy everything?

I seem to recall there being a warning on the Lab site about the blends being pure essential oils, and thus a potential irritant for sensitive skin. I can't find it now, but I know it's there somewhere.

yesterday I put All night long (also Voodoo blend) and although it didn't actualy burn, everywhere i applied it left red hot circles.

 

 

That made me wonder.....

 

*whispers* should it be applied somewhere else than on the skin        

 

I am thinking along the lines of Viacreme?

 

And NO, i am not going to try, it's just a question!

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