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Wet, butterscotch is the most prominent note. On the drydown, the dirt begins to emerg. It's actually really pretty, it makes me reminisce of frolicking in the garden this past summer. The myrth and anise are coming out to play after a few minutes. Once dry, it's quite lovely how the notes mingle together.. It really is butterscotch flecked with bits of dirt. The butterscotch is nowhere near as powerful as the initial blast. I actually find this scent to be a bit light. This is a very lovely fall scent!

 

Would there be enough interest for a international indie makeup/bath&body swap? The indie potluck sounds awesome, but not intl's.

Backthatelfup, when will the winter solstice swap begin?

sammieclaire and I are awaiting approval for an international mystery swap you might be interested in

It's not beauty related, but I'd be totally down for a swap along those lines if someone were to plan something international!

Um, YEAH, I'm down for that! Sign me up! I look forward to seeing the post come up and read more about it!

I second Crowley, if you love leather! And I also recommend voodoo.

 

I've sadly fallen madly in love with Quincey Morris....

 

Haven't we all.

Someone told me to try Crowley, then, and he wasn't the same, at all! I also find him much more mild.

This smells purely of rose water to my nose. It reminds me very much of my MAC rose setting spritzer I use on my face every morning.

This is marvellous! Right off the bat it smelled quite strong and perfumey, but as it mellowed down... Mahogany dancing with leather, mixed with spices. Spicey red leather!

Smoked herbs! This smells of herbs at a bonfire night. The cedar, lavender and chamomile are the most prominent notes in this for me. It actually reminds me of a smokey sleepy time blend. Once dry, the sandalwood comes out to play. Oh, this is just beautiful!

Oh! This is delicious! Wet, it's pure candied grapefruit, with some herbal notes hiding underneath. It is a bit musky as it dries down more... And the carnation becomes pretty strong. Sadly once dry, the grapefruit is more of a background note. It's still quite beautiful! It makes me want to hold onto summer.

Smells of spicey, orange tea! I definitely get lots of cardamom and orange peel in this. On the drydown, I get the more woodsy notes. I feel like this is a very autumn scent, and as fragrance lush said, it does make me want to curl up in a blanket, with some tea and a good book.

The smell reminds me of cherry cordials at the beginning. The anise emerges more on the drydown. I'd say to me this smells more of red twizzlers licorice than black licorice.

I've sadly fallen madly in love with Quincey Morris....

 

Would there be enough interest for a international indie makeup/bath&body swap? The indie potluck sounds awesome, but not intl's.

 

There are two big issues with going international on this round: First, the timeframe isn't always going to allow for this. I'm planning on doing less time-sensitive swaps, but this one is super time-sensitive, so not this time around. Second, nail polish. It can't be sent to many countries (I think that the UK will destroy any incoming package -- the *entire* thing -- containing nail polish and charge the recipient for the disposal), and given the focus of this particular round, I didn't want to exclude polish.

 

I have been thinking about having a regular COTM round every month where each person would "claim" a particular company and order their COTM. It would save on shipping and order minimums for people who really dig COTMs. Still mulling that one over, though. I'm not sure there would be enough interest to do it every month.

 

Oh, don't get me wrong. I fully understand why Intl's aren't always included; heck, my last order from Shiro Cosmetics shipped within their TAT (2 weeks), and my package still took 2 weeks to receive. And I'm not sure about nailpolish... I have purchased it and received it from swaps, however, they have never disclosed their true contents. *shifty eyes*. I'm really curious if there are enough of us interested though, to do our own intl swap

Would there be enough interest for a international indie makeup/bath&body swap? The indie potluck sounds awesome, but not intl's.

Backthatelfup, when will the winter solstice swap begin?

I have both Grog and an imp of this. I have to say, they are quite similiar! Anne beany however is a bit more delicious, still foody and yummy, though. It is more butterscotch and sugary than Grog is.

Spicy leather and florals! I have to agree with others who have said they get cinnamon and peppermint notes in this. Definitely interesting, but not enough leather for me. When dry it's still slightly spicy sweet, with faint leather in the background.

This is a beautifully dark scent! I was frimped this from a lovely forumite

The teak wood and oak is very prominent in the vial and when wet, on the drydown the smokey vanilla becomes more prominent... Still quite woody, though. Ugh, this is gorgeous! It definitely is a very sexy, come hither scent,

Wet, this smells very strongly of dark chocolate! As it begins to dry down, I get the sandalwood and vanilla. Have to agree with the above user about this being a fall scent! Once dry the cocoa is actually very faint, and it smells more like woodsy vanilla.

Yum! This smells quite similar to a slow cooker apple jam I had made. There are definitely some darker spices in this cider, smells of ginger and cloves to me. It becomes more apple-y as it dries. Very tasty, delicious apple cider!

Wet, I get a rush of peppermint, followed by the chamomile and lavender. This is a interesting herbal blend. On the drydown the honeysuckle and florals begin to emerg, softening it up with the raspberry. This almost reminds me of a sleepy time blend, and is quite lovely!

So, I have fallen in love with badgers and Quincey Morris. Any suggestions for very similar blends which may not be as hard to track down?

This is quite masculine I would say, more so than a unisex blend. It's straight up leather wet, but on the dry down I do get quite a bit of that oiliness mentioned! It's the same smell of well worn leather which has been dutifully cared for, oiled, shined, throughout the years. I however find leather to be quite sexy, and the same goes for this!

I get a bit whiff of the fruit notes right st the beginning, and the leather is quite prominent. On the drydown, this is beautiful, definitely a unisex scent. Well worn, soft leather, softened more by the vanilla, and a tense of smoke in the background. Lovely!

I was gifted a decant from a lovely forumite! This is lovely, really. It's very feminine, and for those who are weary of leather I think this would be a wonderful scent to try. It is quite soft, sweet, and beautiful. I would say the sweet honeysuckle and patchouli are the most dominant notes on me, with a backsplash of leather. It's really beautiful! I would love to wear this with a dress and a leather jacket:)

Wet, very green musk. The musk is actually quite strong and the most dominant note here. On the drydown I get a bit of smoke, (maybe my nose burned from all the vetiver? ). Sadly I do not get any leather, which I was very much hoping for!

In the vial, smells of buttery biscuits! The kind one would serve with gravy. Wet, it smells like buttery biscuits with a hint of floral. On the drydown, the biscuits are definitely still there, but I get more of the gardenia. Yum! I think I prefer this one over miss forcible, it doesn't have the candy-liquorice note.