Dark Alice

9/18/19 Would you like anything from Future Primitive? (It's fine to mention OOS things) https://futureprimitivesoap.co.uk/ Nope. I am good. Does anyone have a favorite horror movie that they love? Need a copy/DVD of? I will take your dead is my new favorite movie! Sleepy Hollow the television series. Do you like smallish knitted stuff (hats, fingerless mittens, scarves, toys, etc. -- be specific!)? SCARVES, fingerless mittens..PLEASE! And HATS! I LOVE HAts. I just can't do wool b/c of an allergy. SLOUCH HAT! Do any of these knitted items appeal to you? Easy Fingerless Mittens Pfeilraupe Asymmetrical Scarf Odyssey Shawl Close to You scarf Rikke Slouch Hat Simple Yet Effective Cowl Knitted Pumpkins Little Bear Stuffy How do you feel about thrift store finds (assuming they're in good condition and have been thoroughly cleaned before shipping)? Not really as I have too much stuff as is. 9/20/19 I may have bought several full size Rituel de Fille makeup items in a frenzy over their whole vibe. If I tested something once or twice (and it can be sanitized), would you be interested? Nah. I have my own obsession with Rituel De Fille. Are you interested in trying different skincare products from higher end, clean brands? Sadly no. I am on a specific regimen and dermatological lotions due to skin issues. Any interest in anything from Torrid, noting their "fangirl" and Halloween collections are updated? YES. What on the following list would you like to receive something related to (or have something donated to in your and Joni's honor?) · animal rescue yes · pie um... · dogs yes · bears yes · turtles nah · inappropriate candies (either in shape or in contents—ex., boozy candies, creatively shaped peanut brittle…) SURE I'll be going to Seattle, London and Paris during this round- anything you'd love to have from any of these locations? I LOVE SEATTLE CHOCOLATE. over cast sea salt bar, many thanks bar, happy birthday bar, pumpkin spice bar, Is there anything you would particularly like from Japan? Stationary, bento supplies, a particular snack, etc. The fall flavors for kitkats this year are Chestnut, Sweet Potato and Apple Pie. Stationary is always awesome! I love japanese chip snacks like cheese puffs but not super spicy. 9/22/19 Thinking about really good natural food stores like Natural Grocers or Whole Foods, if you could have ANY bath and beauty or body care items, what would you love? NOpe Also what kind of treats, snacks, foods, condiments, bulk items, teas, housewares from the same natural food stores would you love?I love chicago style popcorn, I love Quinn cheddar and sea salt popcorn, I also love and cheesy kettle chips, bbq kettle chips, I love sour candies. Soft chewable sour balls, or watermelon sour candy. Also, are there any particular sustainable kitchen or household items you would love to receive? I need a meat thermometer. Cheap is fine. I just need something reliable to check my meat so I don't kill myself with under cooked meat. 9/23/19 Did anything catch your eye from the Liliths? Not too many I ordered a bottle and two decants. And those decants are iffy. Would you like anything from Lush? Bath bombs! Anything for sore muscles. 9/26/19 So, there's a Euro coin of some denomination coming out with Asterix on it for the 60th anniversary and, while I'm not a coin collector, I've loved Asterix since before I could read and therefore really want one or two of the coin just to have. Is there anything kind of weird and niche about which you feel this way, fellow witchees? Kickstarter (and similar): Any thoughts, witches? 9/28/19 Do you have an Etsy/Goodreads/Amazon or anything else wishlist you’d like to share? Not at the moment. I am now getting back my ability to read books. I finished my first book this year! I am looking forward to diving into the night circus. And what’s your preferred wrist/necklace size? Necklace 18 in. I don't wear bracelets or even a watch. Does anything from Bird & Blend take your fancy? Not really Knitting questions have have been asked, but how about wash cloths, anyone need any? What colors?? I always need wash cloths. Cooler colors, blues, greens, reds, golds. is there anything from World Market that tickles your fancy? Chocolate 9/29/19 There's a special thing happening over at Rituel de Fille this weekend, where some gorgeous makeup items are coming back for just a couple of days. I'll be placing an order Sunday or Monday- anything that might strike your fancy, either from the special sale or from the site in general? (https://ritueldefille.com) Any and all LIP stuff! How do you feel about tarot or oracle decks? Would you be interested in any (for artwork or for mystical purposes)? New or used? I have so many decks...I am good. Would pigment samples from companies like M.A.C. or Notoriously Morbid tickle your fancy? If so, what colors catch you eye? NOpe. I am good. 9/30/19 do you have a favourite saying or quote? Never, never, never Give up. How do you feel about spicy foods, and where on the Scoville scale do you hit your limit? I am a wimp. I am a 0 on the Scoville scale. I enjoy spice and flavor not just heat. How do you feel about coloring books, especially those pertaining to a personal interest or fandom? I am good on coloring books. 10/1/19 A few questions have been asked about knitted items--are crocheted equivalents acceptable? (crocheted fingerless gloves, shawls, etc.) Any fiber issues? Can't do wool. Fingerless gloves and shawls are the best. About the Weenies: please list what you've bought or are definitely purchasing for yourself *as well as* what you would like to possibly receive from someone else! Dear Witchee, are you at all boozy? Anywhere between hard cider to straight whisk(e)y? And any interest in the "unusual" stuff? (unusual as in non-mainstream, local craft ciders or meads, regional fruit wines, experiments from local distilleries, etc) YES. Bourbon. I love to try new ones. 10/2/19 Nail Polish: Do you need or want some? If so, what colors and brands are you interested in? Trading post and I rarely polish my nails. Does anyone else do nail wraps? NOpe. What about postcards? Always! Is anyone interested in anything from the Nocturne Alchemy Halloween release (or, presumably, anything else from the site)? Nope How do you feel about salt? I don’t mean, like, salted nuts or potato chips. I mean straight-up salt, like alder-smoked finishing salt or Hana Flake sea salt. Sea salt, smoked sea salt, flavored sea salt is always welcome 10/3/19 I am infamous for baking (shortbreads savory and sweet, poundcake, various cookies and bars), butter caramels (flavored or plain), and catnip. Are any of these relevant to you or your household? Pound cake cookies are always welcome. Catnip is always good for the fur kids. Do you like to cook and do you need/want any spices for such pursuits? Yes. And I am good on spices atm. Would you wear any of these? Fern , Nuada, Manannan, Duleek Abbey or an infinity scarf or tube cowl tall enough for a hood (like this scarf or this cowl for shape example)? All of these are good. Do you have any utilitarian needs for everyday life? Things that would help or that you've been needing or wanting for work or whatever? I need cooking utensils. Good large spoons for stirring, small batter spoons for stirring...basically stirring. What kind of vegan snacks do you like? And vegan chocolate...favorites? I love to try vegan chocolate, vegan popcorn 10/4/19 How would you describe your crafting style? Whimsical & Cute? Elegantly modern? Totally Traditional? Eclectic

I smell like a cookie without the sugar, butter, and foodie notes! It's heavenly coconut and cardamom with the final drydown of light, sweet cardamom. SO GLAD I GOT A BOTTLE!

Absolute power in the temporal world: red musk and leather streaked with tomato leaf and tobacco. This is just beautiful. The red musk and tomato leaf blend effortlessly on my skin and the tobacco just hangs back in the cut gently to give this scent some balance. I am glad I ordered a bottle. It is truly wonderful.

Pungent incense, indeed. It's pungent and dries into something more pungent. I hope with some age the nag champa will come out more and the neroli will mellow out.

[No additional description provided.] I want this. Rum, Patchouli with a hint of dead leaves. And more RUM I love the smell of this!

This is my favorite of the Good Omens line. Warm leather, a hint of musk, and something that just smells like a tradition must be kept. I know that's odd, but whatever this note is, it evokes that feeling. I really like Old Fashioned Satanists!

Teamama is on the nose with her review: sweet cuddly musk, vanilla, lace and tobacco...but on me I get a hint of Juniper for some reason. I really love it!

Comings and goings. White peach, golden peach, mango, persimmon, lotus petal, osmanthus, and shishito. Wet: Peach musk. Delicious wet peach. I want to lick my wrist. Drydown: Light peach musk. This really doesn't change much from wet to dry! It is absolutely gorgeous and stays close to my skin once dry. My skin loves to eat this one up so I am going to have slather it on.

Wet: Holy frankincense and gorgeous wood. I can see a pale wood in my mind's eye. This reminds of church on a most sacred day. It's strong while wet. Dry: Holy Schnikes.the strength dies down and it mellows out beautifully....it smells like a warm, incensy wooden hug. I could see this as a signature scent if I could wear it year round. This scent is for cold winter nights when you are seeking peace and a little warmth. I love it!

Rum-flavored candies, caramel, pirate tobacco, sugar cane, and vanilla beans. Wet: Rum candies and caramel ahoy!!! With the barest hints of tobacco poking through. Dry: Lovely rum, tobacco, caramel, and vanilla. It is so nice. I am going to let this settle some more so I can decide whether to keep it but so far it is winner!!!

Inspired by Edgar Degas' L'Absinthe, and created in the vein of the Dark Delicacies / Black Phoenix lace-themed collaborations. A scent of dissipation and ennui: green cognac and icy absinthe, louched, spilling onto lace that is drooping with neglect and darkened by tobacco smoke. I can't believe I am the first to review this! I will do my best: Wet: Fresh tobacco, absinthe, sugar, and something dark. Drydown: Strong, stomach turning Absinthe. This smells like the real 100% proof Absinthe on my skin. (having had the opportunity to try and drink it..but I couldn't get past the smell) Complete drydown: Absinthe, sugar, and tobacco. This is definitely true to form. Again, it's rare that a perfume evokes an image for me but this surely does: From the Dracula movie with Winona Rider and Gary Oldham when Dracula tells the story of the fairy in the absinthe. This scent evokes that image: dark, sweet, foreboding and mysterious. Beth has out done herself with this scent yet again.

IRANIAN GALBANUM Iranian Galbanum possesses a complex tart, green, resinous scent that is strangely amorphous and mercurial. There is a balsamic woody tone to it at times, and at others, it appears metallic and aldehydic. Galbanum corresponds to the Fool and the element Air, and embodies the qualities of innocence and surrender. The scent is calming and meditative; the oil can be utilized for self-reflection, initiating new beginnings, and soothing wounded souls. This is a harsh green, piney, resinous scent. I could smell it all the way from the package. It's like having a pine rubbed in your face with a harsh resin. It is so gross and just blech! I am so glad I got to try it but there is no way I am going to hold onto it.

These thoughts supported my spirits, while I pursued my undertaking with unremitting ardour. My cheek had grown pale with study, and my person had become emaciated with confinement. Sometimes, on the very brink of certainty, I failed; yet still I clung to the hope which the next day or the next hour might realise. One secret which I alone possessed was the hope to which I had dedicated myself; and the moon gazed on my midnight labours, while, with unrelaxed and breathless eagerness, I pursued nature to her hiding-places. Who shall conceive the horrors of my secret toil, as I dabbled among the unhallowed damps of the grave, or tortured the living animal to animate the lifeless clay? My limbs now tremble and my eyes swim with the remembrance; but then a resistless, and almost frantic, impulse urged me forward; I seemed to have lost all soul or sensation but for this one pursuit. It was indeed but a passing trance that only made me feel with renewed acuteness so soon as, the unnatural stimulus ceasing to operate, I had returned to my old habits. The moon gazed on my midnight labours: Moroccan musk, black opium poppy, clove, and orris root. First to review this. So here goes nothing! Wet: Soft but strong musk, which smells almost clean to me. (I guess that's what Morrocan musk smells like) with dry hints of orris. Dry: Musk, barely there clove (which I hope will get stronger with age) and orris root. This scent evokes a dark image for me. It is a scent for those who do bad things in the night, even if they think they are doing those things for the right reason. It's rare for a scent to evoke such an image from me. But this one does. It's purely clean, soft, and there is no poppy here and barely any clove. I see this being a frequently reached for bottle b/c I love the concept and the scent. However, I can see why it was hard on Beth to create scents attributed to the Frankenstein story.

This is a lovely Snake Oil and wood scent. That's all I got. The snow note is subtle and just adds to the beauty of the scent. Bottleworthy.

This is such a simply, beautiful scent. Mildly sweet with a hint of stone. This will be needed for the summer months. I love it!

Blue musk and cassis bud, wild chamomile, dried blueberry, and blackcurrant. Beautiful dried blueberry rounded out by Blackcurrant. IT's lovely.

A gleaming glassy ocean Under a sky of grey; A tide that dreams of motion, Or moves, as the dead may; A bird that dips and wavers Over lone waters round, Then with a cry that quavers Is gone—a spectral sound. The brown sad sea-weed drifting Far from the land, and lost; The faint warm fog unlifting, The derelict long tossed, But now at rest—though haunted By the death-scenting shark, Whose prey no more undaunted Slips from it, spent and stark. -Cale Young Rice Seaspray and flecks of foam welling with opoponax and labdanum's sepulchral moans. This smells like grey days on a ship. No wooden floors or tar or pitch. Just the scent of warm grey sea spray and the wind in your face. It's. amazing. This will find a new home in winter and possibly summer rotation this year.

The Fortunes of Warriors: She Who Restores, She Who Brings the Soldiers Home A hymn for the safety and good fortune for soldiers, and a prayer to bring them home: leather, sweet clove, and olive blossom. This is such an interesting scent! Fresh brown leather, clove, rubbed with Olive blossom. It smells high class. I smell like I imagine a high class 17th century Courtesan would smell after spending a delightful evening with a French Soldier. I don't know what to do with it..but it is fascinating.

I really love this. This is the most unique lavender I have ever smelled from the lab. Bottleworthy for sure.

The Magician’s right hand bears the wand of Will aloft, while his left hand points earthward. This is the descent of grace, the act of drawing Divine light and inspiration to the material, mortal realm. Sweet myrrh, calamus, ambrette seed, and Ceylon cinnamon. On wet: Sweet myrrh and juniper mainly. The Ceylon cinnamon keeps the juniper from getting to strong. I am not the biggest fan of this one. I am glad I got the decant, I won't need a bottle. The final dry down is sweet myrrh with hints of cinnamon and juniper. Pass.

This is quite nice. The leather isn't black but not shiny red patent leather. Finally...a red leather I can handle.

King mandarin, orange blossom, blood orange, leather, and teakwood. Straight up fresh orange juice with blood orange and wood. NO orange blossom or leather...just oranges. Fresh ones too. I don't know how Beth Does it, but she is AMAZING.

Obscenely gooey. This is obscenely delicious. Sweet and salty kettle corn with a hint of cinnamon. I want to eat this...not smell like it. But it is glorious.

This is a dead ringer for Purple Swallow tail on me. It's hard pass as I already have that glorious scent in my possession.

This is gorgeous. The sage plays nicely, there is a smoky sweet quality to this and I LOVE IT! I need a few more decants to fill my partial.