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  1. lioness

    Switch Witch questions & answers!

    ******9/9***** Super power? I would love to be able to fly! My biggest fear about heights is falling and getting hurt, but if I could fly i wouldn't have to worry about falling! If I send you whole spices or coffee beans, would you be able to grind them or would you prefer them preground for your convenience? I would love to say send them whole, but I have no idea how I would grind them... For the tea and coffee drinkers: Opinion on tea- and/or coffee-related accessories/etc? (Teaware, sugar crystals, infusers, tea chests, etc)How do you take your coffee (or tea)? Black or with cream and/or sugar? I usually drink tea as is, as in just water and tea, but if I need to add something I prefer to add honey. I got these honey straw type things for my tea, it has the perfect amount of honey. I don't like flavoured honey in my tea, as in the flavoured honey straws, just regular honey, or clover honey or something similar. I also like to try different honey then the "normal" store bought brand. I also love Big mugs, and would love to have more infusers, or a tea chest. I have a couple big tea pots, so I'm good there, and as for tea, I'm always willing to try new things! I love cocoa Chai from Good Earth, and Original Sweet & Spicy Restaurants you'd like a gift certificate to on Restaurant.com? Does not apply In your perfect world it is chocolate and...? Gary Oldman or Jackson Rathbone... mmmmmhmmmmm Reality though? I love fruit in chocolate, orange, raspberry, blueberry, cherry, not strawberry though... Green tea, I'm also interested in trying new things, like lavender or salt or even bacon! How do you scent your home: tarts, reed diffusers, BPAL, candles? I don't do much to be honest, sometimes the BPTP room sprays. I usually scent myself with perfume, but if I need something I usually open a window. LOL! I'm interested in tarts, but I have issues with a lot of candle scents in that they're too fake or too strong If I am scenting my home, I tend to like grandma's kitchen, or sugar cookie or something similar What's your favorite dessert treat? Ice cream? Cake? Pie? Fudge brownie cake with pie flavored ice cream on top? I am so in love with pie it's not even funny! Mincemeat is my favorite (Now I really want to go get mincemeat pie...) Do you believe we control our destiny, or does our destiny control us? I think it's a bit of both, I think we can control it unless we are meant to do something specific, then we find ourselves doing things that we usually wouldn't do, and that is destiny. What one thing that is missing from your life would you like to have above all else? Friends that are not just at work. I would love to be able to do things with people out side of work and to have plans once in a while. New question, because I'm learning how to sew - if you do any kind of craft, could you use supplies? What kind? knitting needles, yarn, amazing fabric, pinking shears, cool thimbles or pincushins, jewelery making supplies, beads, etc.? I, too, am learning how to sew and have very little in the way of sewing supplies. I also like to knit, still a beginner though, and any easy patterns or lovely yarn would be awesome!!! I just got some hand spun merino wool, in gray & pink and I have no idea what to do with it!
  2. lioness

    Switch Witch questions & answers!

    ******9/10***** Are you interested in things like home remedies for ailments, cleaning solutions, etc.? Yes Please! I'm always interested in recipes and the like for remedies and cleaning solutions, though I'm partial to making them myself and not getting some that are premade. I really like to know what is in my stuff If you do any kind of craft, could you use supplies? What kind? knitting needles, yarn, amazing fabric, pinking shears, cool thimbles or pincushins, jewelery making supplies, beads, etc.? I could always use more yarn, or fabric. I'm a beginner knitter (yay!) and a really really beginner sew-er. I love unique yarns and hand spun yarns I also don't have much in the way of sewing supplies, like pins, pincushins, measuring tapes, fabric pens ect. What's your favorite pain-relief remedy or ritual? Usually an advil or two depending on strength and I'm good to go. I also like grr for minor headaches. If it's a migraine that I didn't get early enough with the advil I have to lay down and sleep. I have to have a cool-cold face cloth over my eyes and forehead in complete darkness. I've always wanted one of those flax pillows for over the eyes. You can freeze them or warm them up, and sometimes they have lavender in them. One of those would be amazing, considering how often I can get headaches. Do sounds make you happy? What ambient noises make you smile? Very much so, I love the sound of my luna cat chirping, nascar stock cars, guitars, (usually in a rock sound ) David Bowie's voice, bands such as Carbon Leaf, Kings of Leon, Hinder. I love the rain on a roof, distant thunder storms, a gentle stream bubbling, a fire crackling, waves crashing against a shore. When you receive your SW packages...do you like receiving things that are individually wrapped inside? or unwrapped? or both? I love either way. I would prefer if my witch would wrap items in scraps of cloth rather then paper, but items don't need to be wrapped at all Of course, we're all going to be grateful no matter what our witches give us, but for the record, what is your anti-present? Tell us something that you think your future witch might give you that you absolutely, unequivocally DO. NOT. WANT. Please no coffee, it will be wasted on me. What BPAL scent have you never tried but always wanted to? What scent have you tried and LOVED, and haven't been able to get more of and why? I've always wanted to try Crumpet Rebellion and Orange, though I doubt I'll ever get a chance to. As for not being able to get more, I can't really think of one at the moment. Though I have been having a hard time tracking down imps of Bliss and Eclipse, even though they're GC. I know we're all scent sensitive here. What are your favorite non-perfume smells? Day in the life stuff? Garlic and onions sauteing in a pan with some olive oil, fresh BREAD! apple cider simmering on the stove, fresh herbs from my mum's garden, my puppy! Most home cooking, a camp fire, the ocean, fallen leaves in the fall, Cajun food cooking, Horses, crisp air in autumn just as the weather begins to change, mint bubble gum Coffee drinkers, what types of beans to you like? Kona, Sumatra, Kenya..etc. How do you like them roasted? Do you like flavors, such as hazelnut, vanilla, etc. in your coffee? I don't drink coffee, so none for me thanks Who has a birthday falling in this round? Not I, just my 1 year anniversary with DH on Sept 22nd. For those of us who like chocolate, do you like anything /in/ your chocolate, like fruit, nuts, or for the more daring among us, chilies? I like fruit creams (just not strawberry or coconut), green tea cream, I'm always up for trying new things. I'd love to try bacon in chocolate! Are there any childhood shows/movies/games/books/etc. that still hold a really special place in your heart? Probably too many to list, but Labyrinth is one, are you afraid of the dark?, there are probably more but I can't think of them right now... LOL!
  3. lioness

    Switch Witch questions & answers!

    ******9/12-13***** What's something you're really looking forward to in the semi-near future? Having a nice dinner with my DH on our one year, and hopefully finding another job. What fictional character do you most identify with and why? I was, when younger, a lot like Usagi Tsukino, and I probably still am, just as she got older in the series. (for those not in the know, Usagi is Sailor Moon) She was a bit of a cry baby, but she was always there for a friend. She would do anything to see them happy, and she befriended 4 girls who were loners. I would do anything for my friends and I try to make friends with everyone, especially when they seem lonely and just need someone to talk to. I feel she's also very empathetic, and I am extreamly empathetic, to a fault sometimes! Could you use a 'travel' imp case? How many should it hold? Yes please!! 7 would be nice, it is my favorite number! As a witchee, would you prefer to have many little packages sent to you throughout the round with a not-so-big final package or fewer things throughout the round with one huge final package to seal the sweetness? This is totally up to my Witch, I understand shipping stuff is not cheap, so what ever they are able to do will make me happy What is your idea of the perfect evening at home? Hubby gone for the evening! Curl up on the couch with a good book, a pot of tea and a snack of some sort. A lovely bubble bath and then a massage when DH comes home Are you on any social networks (MySpace, Twitter, LJ, Facebook, Bebo, etc)? If so, make with the links! Are you open to new friends? Posted them earlier in the threads, but you can find me at Autumns_lioness for LJ and Stephanie Cardwell-Clitheroe for FB What kind of socks? Any kinds!!! I've never had a pair of hand knit socks before and they are something I would LOVE to have! How often do you update your wishlist? Usually when I'm on the site, I try to do it often enough. I'm going to be doing an overhaul of items soon. ish. May I help you fill out your costuming wardrobe (assuming you costume)? Are there articles you are seeking to enhance your a) Halloween costume, Renfest attire, c) Cosplay, d) Steampunk accouterment? I need a pink pill box hat for my Hallowe'en costume, but I think I need to use the same material for the hat as my dress. I do need white gloves that go up just past the wrist, and I'm always open for flow-y shirts or pouches or the like. I'm also interested in hair clips for short hair, I recently got a bob, and having something to clip in that looks interesting would be awesome! (i'm fond of feathers) So, who has a store or ETSY shop or knows of a shop of a fellow BPALer that everybody needs to check out? Sadly no Who are your favorite artists/illustrators/art periods? I love Art Nouveau, and Mucha, but other then that, i have no idea... I like art though, but I tend not to like the stuff that looks like it was drawn by a 5 year old. (no offense meant by that!!!) What's your stance on cranberries? Yum! Do you mind receiving used (in good condition, of course) CDs or DVDs? (I know this question was on the questionnaire about books, but I didn't see one for DVDs or CDs.) Used, Burned, on a jump drive, it's all good! Do you have a crush on anyone famous? Do you have a crush on any literary characters? Would you like fanfiction or fan art based on this/these people? I'm really hot for Jackson Rathbone, Joe Anderson, Alan Rickman, David Bowie and Gary Oldman right now! As for literary characters, I adore Harry Dresden and his brother Thomas. There are also many more but I can't think right now. I tend to crush for a while then crush on someone else, then remember the first guy, then find someone else, then remember the second one, and then the first one.... Fanfiction on the literary characters would be neat, I love fanfiction! (slightly obsessed with twilight fanfiction at the moment...) You're at home, or out, and you want a snack. Something that will get you through to the next meal, or through to the end of school or what ever. What do you grab? I usually grab popcorn, or crackers with something like apple butter (I ADORE apple butter mmmmmmm, or cream cheese with red pepper jelly. Sometimes I'll grab pretzels, or chips. I tend to like different flavours of chips though. I HATE sour cream flavoured chips (sour cream and anything) Sometimes I'll grab pocky, I also like gold fish! Do you have a favorite bpal bottle art? I like the Shungas, and the Lilith lables. Are there any decants from the Halloweenies, Literary Vampires, Gris Grimly, or Hellboy that you would be interested in receiving? I might be interested in the Hell Gates of Ireland, but I think other then that, I've signed up for a decant circle for all the others that interest me
  4. lioness

    Switch Witch questions & answers!

    ******9/14***** What's autumn like in your neck of the woods? What do you love and/or hate about it? It gets cooler, the nights are way cooler, the leaves start to change, the air is crisp, the leaves are changing colour, there's magic in the air of the changing season, and it's beautiful! What do i hate about it? It's too bloody short! What's your favorite product(s) at Trader Joe's? Never been, but highly interested in anything! If you're caught in front of the tv, what are you watching? Family Guy, American Dad, Futurama, Robot Chicken, Castle, L&O SVU, ANTM, Food Network, M*A*S*H, How I Met Your Mother, maybe a dvd, lately DH and I are really into WKRP in Cinncinati! Any Amy Brown art fans? meh... How do you feel about Halloween music? (mix CDs, what have you) Not really my thing. Who else is reeeeeally looking forward to Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland? Me! Is there a store that you love which does not have a location near you (but that has a physical presence somewhere, not just online? Why do you love it so much? Not that I can think of, let me get back to you on that one. Lolcats....yeah or nay? Yes! What is your favorite creepy folk story or legend? Sleepy Hallow is the only one that comes to mind.... I don't really have a favorite to be honest! If your witch were to either write something for you or put together a collection of ghost stories, would you rather have it in writing, recorded as an oral telling, or both? I prefer to read myself, but if it were a scary story it would be neat to have someone who can story tell well reading it! If you had the funds to comission an original painting for yourself, what would it be of? What would it be like- colors, size, style? When I first read this I thought it said original painting OF yourself, not for. In any case... I was reading Dresden Files: Small Favor this morning and finished a part where a woman is bathing herself in front of the fire, and you can see her from the back, with her shirt piled around her waist. That image has stuck in my head all day, and I think it would make an amazing painting. A fairly large size, all in golds and reds and oranges, with her looking side long over her shoulder at you. It is just beautiful in my mind.
  5. lioness

    Agapē

    Oooh me likey! in the bottle it smells mostly of apples, and something sweet. Almost like a caramel apple for some reason. Wet on skin, holy apples batman. It looks like the apple ate everything else in this blend just to be able to say "Hello! I'm here!" I get you, you're there, is anyone else home? Drying I can smell the guava, or the passion fruit, or maybe it's a nice blend of both. The apple is still there, it's just sulking because I wanted to see everyone else. I'm also smelling, banana? Strange... Overall? I'm so glad I sprung for a bottle, she's beautiful! ((*brownnose* just like everyone on this board J/K Love you all!))
  6. lioness

    413 U.S. 15 / Miller Vs. California

    oooh dear... I'm not sure about this one... In the bottle I'm getting berries under a biting note that I'm going to assume is the cognac. It almost smells sour? Wet on skin, very much the same. I can't put my finger (nose?) on what it smells like. I'm getting a lot of possibly leather? Dry, this is better, it's not as biting/sour and I'm starting to get the berries, fig and cream, and the cognac and leather are starting to behave. I must look like a weirdo, I keep huffing my arm to figure out what it smells like! For this one, I think I'm going to have to try it again in a few days. (Just got it today) and go from there.
  7. lioness

    On Darkness

    In the imp I wasn't sure what my thoughts were on this, it smells kinda like soap. But once on I took a liking to it. It's kinda sweet, and all the notes blend to me not one really stands out. Except maybe the Lavender, but it just kinda pokes it's head up and says "I'm here" and then goes back to blending. On the fence with this, Not sure what I was expecting, but it's def. not that!
  8. lioness

    The Magi

    I really wanted to love this scent, I LOVE Frankincense, but I knew once I'd smelt it in the imp that I wouldn't like it. Wet on it smells very fresh, and slightly like cola (i see a trend here) Dry it smells kinda powdery, and the frankincense is not there, just a powdery cola. I really wanted to like it, but alas it is not for me. I'm sure there will be others who will love it.
  9. lioness

    Hanerot Halalu

    This was a last minute "why not get a half decant imp to try" And I'm Very glad I did! In the imp I loved it right away, I would buy bottles of this just to use in oil burners if it didn't work on me! I get a citrus note with the beeswax as well as some other people here, and I loved it! On the skin, it's smooth, like rubbing a beeswax candle on your arm, with out the bits of wax sticking. I could wear this all the time in the winter, it envelopes you in a comforting embrace. I really must buy bottles of this
  10. lioness

    Gelt

    Very very cocoa in the imp, makes me want to nom it, but I will place a drop on my skin and be content. Wet on the skin: Still mostly cocoa, with a bit of spice to it. On the dry down: it smells like cake with amber icing, very warm and comforting. This totally wasn't what I thought it was going to be, but it's lovely, I must get a bottle.
  11. Bumping this up to see if there are any new Nut scents, ANY type of nut
  12. lioness

    Milk Moon 2007

    I wanted to love this! Milk, honey, fig? yum! But as I've been finding, my skin tends to curdle milk (but not cream which is v. weird to me but alas) It smells kinda funky in the bottle, and then I get it on my skin and I amp sour milk. It smells off. I managed to get an imp and a bottle, and gave the imp away to a dr. that I work with as she loved it, the bottle is in swaps.
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    Mead Moon

    I wanted to like this way more then I do, but something about it smells just off to me, like it's just starting to ferment rather then already have been. It also went powdery on me a little bit. Ahh well, I'll swap it for something I really like.
  14. lioness

    Dragon's Milk

    In the imp it's a sharp sweet scent that doesn't smell at all to me like dragon's blood resin, almost candy like. Wet on it's very sweet, almost too sweet, (and I'm a foodie, vanilla loving girl!) After the dry down: it's very sweet still, but slightly powdery, it reminds me of a candy I used to eat as a kid, those banana marshmallow things. I wanted to like this one, but I think it's a bit to candy like for me. Over all it's a nice scent, but I don't think I'll be wearing this often enough.
  15. lioness

    Clémence

    I did not like this one when I first put it on. At all. That said, after the notes settled in on my skin, and the overbearing carnation softened up, it's a very lovely scent. I'm getting Cinnamon hearts mostly, which I'm assuming is the carnation, cardamom and pepper working together, but for some reason i'm also getting a hint of a citrus in here. (?) Over all I do like it, but not enough to get a bottle.
  16. lioness

    Wulric, the Wolfman (2006)

    I am in LOVE with Wulric the wolfman! It's a dark dirty chocolate scent and I can't get enough of it! It dries to a nice chocolate-y musk that I can't wait to try on my DH, I must have more of this!
  17. lioness

    Licwiglunga

    At first I didn't like it, but I left it on because I wanted to see what it was like after the dry down. It has a nice herbal scent to it, everything is mixed very well, with a slight fruity/incense note. I think this one would be very nice on a cold gray January day, it reminds me of the changing from summer to autumn. I don't think I'll be getting a bottle of this, but I won't be trading my imp after all!
  18. Hi guys, I was wondering if any one has compared lush's Youki-Hi Bath Bomb to any of the bpal oils? I did search the thread, but Youki-Hi didn't bring anything up... I love this bath bomb, and would love to find a bpal similar! Thanks!
  19. lioness

    A Countenance Forboding Evil

    in the imp it smells like nail polish... on my skin, it turned into cedar chips I like patchouli, I think I like YlangYlang, and orange is nice. But never tried Vetiver before.. I'm sad this didn't turn out well, though I didn't give it enough time before washing it off, I think I'll try it again when I don't have a headache.
  20. lioness

    Akuma

    In the Imp I didn't like this at all, but wanted to try it out to see what, if anything it morphed. On it smells sweeter, but I'm still not sure I like it much, it smells like candies my grandad used to eat. I'm on the fence with this one, not sure I like it, but will try it again in a week or so.
  21. lioness

    Delirium

    At first I could smell the lemon, and something else, I think the rose. I liked it somewhat and then put it on. Once on it turned to soap In to the trading pot it goes.
  22. I would wait a bit. I just got my order from the 19th only a few days ago and I only live a couple of hours from the lab. Thanks Portalkat, I think I'm just getting antsy cause my first order came so quickly!
  23. Hi everyone, I just have a quick question; I made two orders in Sept and haven't gotten CnS yet for either. One order was made Sept 20, the other Sept 26th. Should I be emailing the lab and asking about my orders? They were made via Paypal, and both payments were accepted. Am I just getting antsy? (I had made an order on the 16th of Sept and already have that one here.) Thanks for any input Stephanie
  24. lioness

    Kyoto

    Another Frimp that was on my wanted list In the imp: cherries and a hit of licorice Wet on skin: Woah! Cherry blossoms and Licorice! Dry on skin: This started to go powdery and pepper-y for some reason (pepper? weird) and a slithtly unpleasant scent that made me sneeze! Ooh boy, turning to soap, pepper-y soap Looks like we have another swaper.
  25. lioness

    Love-In-Idleness

    So I've read a few of the reviews and noticed that this is a pansy scent. In the bottle: not getting much from this, sorta sweet with a little spice. Wet on skin: oOoh this is kinda nice! Soft, and slightly spicy at the same time, I can smell a lot more with it on my skin then in the bottle. Dry on skin: A very clean, almost watery floral, nice, but not something I'd wear too often.
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