Thursdae

Peach is first to the party in a halo of white petals. Over time, carnation begins to shine through, supported by the musk and resin. Even so, I can still detect a thread of peach twining among the rich floral spice. It’s lovely. Something I’d choose for an evening on the town.

I keep reaching for this! It’s a scent that stays fresh and sweet on my wrists over hours of wear. Beautifully blended with a subtle ginger zing and a dapple of neroli. The citrus components work their uplifting magic like they always do. Super enjoyable and fun.

Love at first sniff!

The opening notes somehow put me in mind of Polyhymnia, but when I checked the notes, seems like there's no commonality. 

Polyhymnia: orris root, white sage, rowan bark, red sandalwood, myrrh, rosemary, lemon balm, honeysuckle

Pleasure Abundant: orange blossom, sweet amber, red honey, pink peppercorn, frankincense smoke

Pleasure Abundant is staying fairly close to my skin, with a very pretty powder effect. The honey and amber sweeten it and the smoke gives it body. Happy to add this one to my favorites.

Really love this. To me, it comes across as a very well blended cologne. I can't pick out individual notes like lemon peel, just a smooth and vibrant, unisex fragrance. After the first flush fades, I feel like there's sandalwood or something woodsy, or maybe that's just my expectations of something in the fougère family.

A fresh spring rose that is brightening my room and making it feel like April flowers!

I adore this. I had my first bath with it tonight, and it filled the room with carnation and neroli, with an undercurrent of honey. Definitely floral with the freshness of neroli, and luckily the carnation stays fresh, too. (I always want to love carnation, but sometimes it doesn't love me back.) This is right up there with my favorite BPTP bath oils of all time.

Großvater Tanz didn't smell good in the bottle, but since I was at Will Call at knows perfume, I tried everything on anyway. A few minutes later, I caught a miraculous, familiar scent from Saturday mornings as a kid, getting up early to watch cartoons and eat sugar-coated cereal.

My favorite cereal was sweet, with a fruity pop, and smoothed by rich milk. So there I am at Will Call, sniffing the side of my hand, completely intrigued by the suggestion of Froot Loops but not knowing which bottle had produced it.

After accidentally enabling about five other people--"Smell this! Which one is it?!" "I don't know, but tell me when you find out!"--I figured it out.

Totally awesome and I can't wait to get a bottle of this!

I rubbed a little Forest Reverie in the crook of my elbow, and before you could say "Sweet Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn," I felt my phantom testicles descending.

If you want to smell like a boy in a really, really good way, here are the steps:

1. Apply The Forest Reverie

2. That's it! You're done!

#356

Amber and chocolate.

Giant Squid surprised me. Without looking at the bottle, I poured a little on the back of my hand. Ooh! Lightly spiced apple juice...or apples richly cooking down to sauce...

That's when I checked the label. Squid? No apple in the notes--no fruit, even? What up, nose?

Whatever it's made of, whatever marine creature inspired it--this bottle is mine, all mine, so keep your tentacles to yourself.

Well, now. Based on the notes listed, I wouldn't have gone for Fire for Thy Stepmother's Daughters. Don't know why I ordered it. I guess I liked the name.

But...what exceptionally good luck!

There's a hint of glowing woodfire, but there's more of fruit than flame in this blend. Perhaps others are right when they say lotus or dragonsblood, I don't know. I do know that it starts with sweetness like the nectar of flowers or ripe fruit, is lightly polished by something minty (perhaps spearmint), and just gets better the longer I wear it.

Thank you for a wonderful new scent, Beth.

Wanda gives me the film noir vibe like nothing else.

Mata Hari sounds like it's worth a try for you, although it didn't work on me.

Mason & Jenkin's Port Jelly is a delight. I love Lady MacBeth and now I have Port Jelly to love, too. One of my coworkers was sniffing the air, mumbling something about wine. I said nothing because I'm all mysterious and stuff.

There's more than wine here. There's a depth to it. Maybe a hint of the oak cask the port was aged in, maybe a hint of the beeswax used to the seal the cask, the sugar to sweeten it, the fruit pectin to thicken it, and the charge of intoxicating liquor. Drunken .

Pink Snowballs is mild and pleasant, as if Snow White had picked a bouquet of winter roses--their petals are furled from the cold so their fragrance can't lift into the air.

I don't detect a snow/slush note. I would really love this in a beauty care product of any kind, from shampoo to skin cream.

I'm not much of a fan of violet, so this imp of Violet Ray has waited untested for many months.

Once on, I'd describe it as violet tea with a lump of sugar, served in a carved wooden cup. There's more purple to it--lilac, which I like a lot--and I don't detect any mint, which is probably just as well, because sometimes I find both violet and mint to be sharp. But this is much softer and sweeter than I was expecting. Wearable, a little nostalgic, with a restrained assertiveness. I just made that last part up.