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Neat!! I'll get something written up over the next month or so and maybe start it the last week of October so people have enough time to make stuff before mailing first week in December.

OH MAN someone PM me or whatever when this is up. My current situation doesn't allow me to check the forum as often as I'd like, so I keep missing swaps.

For DDLR, maybe Bliss layered with Chimera, for that sweet cinnamon aspect.

You know, I've never tried Chimera or Shub; may be time to try those layered with something! I LOVE Bliss, although it's a taaaad "scratch-n-sniff" on me after a couple hours. Maybe mixed it'll warm up differently?

My all time favorite scents seem to involve chocolate...

Any recommendations for: Dia De Los Reyes (any year), Gelt, Dark Chocolate, Whiskey, and Cognac Truffle, Dark Chocolate and Pepper-Smoked Caramel...?

I would love a tea swap, especially in January? Winter is the best time for hot teas, seriously.

 

If either of you are up to the task, I'd be happy to co-run it.

I'm down, Valharte!

Would anyone be interested in a tea swap? I have a TON of different loose teas, and probably have enough stuff to fill a large flat rate box.

 

I'm also thinking of a traveling imp swap since I missed out on the ones happening now.

UM YES very much please! Jan. is National Hot Tea Month. *rubs chin*

Inspired by the 12x12x12 box of samples I'm rapidly filling up in my storage area - is anyone (Usagi?) doing a cosmetics sample swap this winter?

 

Because man do I ever have a pile of samples that I will never use - lots of good stuff, just anyone who has been assigned me in a swap knows that I have the sensitive and allergic skin to end all sensitive and allergic skin - oh, and I'm about as pigmented as copier paper, which makes color matching very difficult.

 

I also have a "Scented Home Products" Kitchen Sink Swap with Bath and Body Stuff too coming home in the near future. I'd happily hand over the box to someone else wanting to take over running it, as I am juggling four boxes now and have to take one out of circulation at all times since there is a three circular swap cap. Seriously, I'd love someone to use it as a starter box for their own samples. If anyone wants to take it over, let me know.

I have never run one of these before, but I've done so many mailings/exchanges that with some nurturing I think I could work on this, at least for a bit! Let me know.

Sorta on topic, you can currently enter to win some of the RPG scents on the Wyrdcon blog right now!

There's a new race coming in the next expansion - Pandaren. The obvious choice would be something with bamboo in it, but most of the blends with bamboo are LE's.

 

Clearly, Pandaren would be anything with booze. They are sort of the preeminent brewmasters of Azeroth, after all. Crazy drunken-master kung fu bears...

There needs to be bamboo x fire x booze scents....WAIT IS THERE? I feel like this is something I've smelled...

There's a new race coming in the next expansion - Pandaren. The obvious choice would be something with bamboo in it, but most of the blends with bamboo are LE's.

 

Starcraft I've got nailed though.

Protoss - Lightning

Zerg - Devil's Claw or Yorick (for the burrowing ones)

Human - The Robotic Scarab or Galvanic Goggles

I never even thought about Pandaren! Awesome! I'll have to look into this...

AND OH MAN. We should expand this into other Blizzard territories....

It was great to get Imps of this at WC for the food drive!

In the Imp: I got a pine-y grass sort of smell; like when you walk through a winter nursery where they're selling poinsettias and pines. Doesn't smell at all like squash/vegetables to me. Smells earthy, but not in a masculine dirt type of way.

Wet on skin: Went on strongly of plants, but not florals. On me I smell eucalyptus and babies breath. It feels like a strange mixing of two seasons (Winter/Summer) because of the specific plant smells I'm getting (eucalyptus/pine + cold plant). Has a dewy grass quality to it, but also a crispness like a winter chill. I'm getting a faint "florists shop" type smell.

Dry: I could barely smell it on me, it was so faint. I actually like it more than I thought I would; maybe it's because I have great childhood memories of working in a garden. It really smells to me like a nursery or florists shop, especially around Christmastime when they're using eucalyptus, pine, and babies breath all together. Don't get me wrong; it is not like the eucalyptus used for humidifiers and the like, this is the actual woodsy eucalyptus smell, like the wide-leaf kind used in floral displays. Has a winter dewy meadow smell. Not woodsy like cedar or moss, it's a dew-laden eucalyptus forest if a cold chill ran through.

I think it would be great for people who like gardening, or just like the wild outdoors. It feels like it could be a unisex scent, since I'm not getting any strong florals or powdery-ness to it, at least not ON ME. To me there was a slight change from bottle to drydown; it went from more warm grass to a crisp florists shop scent. And on me it is so light it's incredible; I didn't wash or do anything that would wear the scent away.

I agree with VioletChaos that it'd be nice as an atmosphere or linen spray. I feel it would be lovely when used in combo with another oil, since on me it fades fast.

These are a little weird maybe, but I think they fit! I tried not to pick any RPGs

Those are interesting! I had a really hard time with Human and Draenei, no clue why.

I also tried not to use the RPG line, 'cause well, it felt like cheating. XP

Worgen - Loup Garou, LE Wolf Moon,... Voodoo - Wolf's Heart or Forum LE - WILF!

Draenei - Dark Del's Alien Invasion

Dwarf - Beer from the Marsh Woman's Brewery, LE Iron Phoenix (RPG: Dwarf)

Gnome - Steamworks' Phoenix Steamworks or Galvanic Goggles (RPG: Gnome)

Human - Blood, Dee, Miskatonic University

Night Elf - Forest Reverie, Fae, Bewitched

Goblin - LE Yule: Ebenezer Scrooge, Goblin

Blood Elf - Blood Kiss, Bon Vivant, Swank (RPG: Elf)

Orc - War, Dragon's Claw, Dragon's Hide, (RPG: Orc)

Tauren - LE Yule: Faunalia, Coyote, Nocnista

Troll - Bayou, Troll, Omen, Machu Picchu

Forsaken - Burial, Brimstone, Black Forest, Eau de Ghoul

If you're on Facebook, check out the Lab's new post: Brian did an interview with WoW Insider and discussed what World of Warcraft race would smell like what.

It also says "In the meantime, what would your recs be?"

I personally make little lists about what TV/Book/Game characters would smell like what BPAL scent, so this was a fun game for me.

Here are the WoW races they listed: Worgen, Draenei, Dwarf, Gnome, Human, Night Elf, and Goblin, Blood Elf, Orc, Tauren, Troll, Forsaken

What about other Blizzard games, like Starcraft (oooh to smell like Zerg) or Diablo? What would you guys recommend?

Has anyone tried Mr. Nancy and found it very cookie-like?

Sugar cookies with bay rum, tobacco, and lime.