Psuke

My next send out is going to be delayed due to weather. We aren't really prepared for ice in this town.

On 12/28/2023 at 8:54 AM, bookworm said:

 

If the kitten is holding a scratch-off flower, then it was from me!  The scratch off bit was something new to me, so I hope it worked!  Sorry, did I completely forget to put my forum name, or was it just illegible?  I hope things are getting better and that you had a very happy birthday and have a happy new year!

I got it 😊 I didn't scratch the silver, it was very...stubborn, but I love the stickers.

I was going to take a picture of them all together, but now I can only find the latest two of my birthday cards. The rest are here *somewhere* but lost in the sea of books and notebooks and decorations and all. 🙁

But here are the two I can find (this space held for Flickr pic to come)

More birthday fun... a beautiful zodiac themed card from @Lucchesa!

Another card today - an adorable puppy paw-ty time from @twilighteyes!

I have received two sweet birthday cards so far - one from @Thuy and one of an adorable kitten, but I'm not sure of their forum name. Thank you...it's been sort of a difficult season, because, so the bits of cheer are appreciated. 

Mine was put in the mail on the 2nd? First or second...I will happily send another if it looks Ike it got lost.

On 11/3/2023 at 5:43 AM, twilighteyes said:

Ok, so lets get a status check on the cards not received.

 

@Psuke

@neptuneanblues

 

Of course the forum won't let me earburn everyone at the same time...

 

@bookworm @Jenjin @Lucchesa

I am so glad you liked it and it raised your spirits! I hope things have improved re: your toe.

On 10/2/2019 at 7:10 AM, zankoku_zen said:

Arkham knows the reason for the season! Pumpkin spiced Irish coffee, dusty tomes, merrily flickering jack o’lanterns, and polished oakwood.

Miskatonic U is a scent I want to love, but it's too teaky for me, or something. (I'm not great at notes). But I was gifted a decant of Halloween at Misk U and I adored it, and was super sad it was no more. So when this was released I jumped at it and was so glad I did. The pumpkin spiced coffee, plus pumpkin really tame the wood and paper to make an excellent scholarly fall scent.

This smells almost exactly like Pumpkin Tobacco Atmo Spray from the Post Weenies last year. If you loved that you will love this.

20161227_184036 by psukeksc, on Flickr

I have missed having a good multichrome. This is a deceptively dark polish, with a lovely red & purple shift. Opaque in two coats, with a little lifting of color so a third coat may be advisable.

When i first put this on I was not a fan. Creamy, sweet, plastic. No myrhh, no musk, practically diametrically opposed to what I was hoping for when I bought my imp.

However after 20 minutes or so, the myrrh and musk have come more to forefront, making this a smokiefm spicier scent. It is stil creamier and sweeter than I was aiming for, but it's much more wearable.

Wet in the bottle, this smells like pumpkin latte, although the coffee not is faint. Wet on the skin, the coffee note pretty much disappears on me, and it smells like pastry. It took me awhile to think of what this reminded me of, and then I got it. It smells almost exactly like "Mornings in New Orleans", from Liliths 2014(?). And the same overwhleming scent, too, although it wasn't until the second application a few hours later that this came clear. Just a light swipe of the imp wand was so strong a co-worker across the (small) room asked what the smell was. I had to use an alcohol wipe because it was giving me a headache.

I'm going to stash this until next year, see how it ages. If it doesn't tame, or the coffee note (my whole raison d'achat) doesn't become more prominent I'll make it a room spray. It's not a *bad* scent, but now something I want to *wear*, at least, not yet.

Holy Moses,this is *apple*. Like juices running down your chin after a bite apple. There is a teensie bit of floral from the apple blossom, but the floral still has an apple overlay. Patchouli, which usually amps on me, is pretty much nowhere that I can smell and I admit to being disappointed. Don't get me wrong - I love the Lab's apple and I will cherish my imp,but I recently got a lotof fruit scents and was hoping for more patch.

It's still a lovely scent if you love apples.

Tester from Wench457:

In the bottle it's honeyed apple to the nth degree. Honeycrisp with extra honey. I seriously want to walk around with the bottle strapped to my nose (weird as that would look).

On skin, it takes on a totally different note. It's got an added musky vanilla scent, with just a smidge powder. It's much more complex than the "in the bottle" smell, but just as lovely. I hope to get my hands on a bottle before they all disappear.

 

I was hoping there might be another stash busting swap. That was probably my favorite swap last year. I mean, I loved SW and the 13 Days of Halloween, but they were very intensive, stash buster was a bit more low key. Plus it was way fun to do crafts that catch my eye, but would never do for myself or other family members. I've never run a swap before, but I'd be happy to co-pilot if anyone else was down. With the caveat that it would need to be next month that sign-ups started, this month has been hell on toast and it will be at least July before it levels off.

 

I'm heading into summer insanity, so I won't be running anything any time soon, nor will I be crafting (since I have no idea where the movers packed by supplies!), but I will not be at all offended if someone(s) wants to take the template for the last stash buster swap and run with it.

 

Ah, Summer insanity. I'm trying to decide what supplies come with me and what might end up in long term storage. I hate the thought of being parted from my (several different) stashes for an extended period. I have a couple weeks before I have to make that decision. I'm sorry you won't be able to run the Stash Buster, you're such a great mod!

I was hoping there might be another stash busting swap. That was probably my favorite swap last year. I mean, I loved SW and the 13 Days of Halloween, but they were very intensive, stash buster was a bit more low key. Plus it was way fun to do crafts that catch my eye, but would never do for myself or other family members. I've never run a swap before, but I'd be happy to co-pilot if anyone else was down. With the caveat that it would need to be next month that sign-ups started, this month has been hell on toast and it will be at least July before it levels off.

Wow...crazy. I'm not getting "leather" from this *at all*, I'm getting red musk all the way (my skinistry has a tendency to amp that scent over everything else), with a tail end of honey and spice. I'm really insanely curious to know what this will age into. I'd love it if the leather comes out a bit more, because I suspect that will take this over the top.

This is a very clean Spring scent, which makes me happy because that's totally what I was craving from this update. I'd almost swear there was cucumber in this, but there's no green, just floral deliciousness of the blending of gardenia/jasmine/tuberose. Not really getting any spice or wood, but that's fine. This is probably the break out winner of the decants I ordered (this and Womb Furie).

Color me one of the crazy fans. I'm not a GC SO fan - even aged. I find it deadly dull. *But* as a base for other scents it's fantastic, and this scent is no exception. I had avoided it before because I was afraid it would be overly sweet, but it isn't. The honeys bring rich thickness and the spice, while not overly "spicy" keep it from becoming overwhelming and the vanilla brings a softness to it. I'm thinking I will need a bottle.

The loveliest fairy picked this up for me, and I've just put it on. It's mostly my frenemy RED MUSK first and foremost; I struggle with red musk because it's just so powerful. One little dot of this oil pressed between my wrists is plenty for me to wear! Once it starts to dry and settle, I smell what may be beeswax - it's not sweet enough to be honey, I think. I also get a bit of down and dirty smell that reminds me of patchouli, but I wear patchouli so infrequently I'm not confident in identifying it. I'm not getting anything that says 'poppies' to me, which is kind of a shame because I love me some opium smells and I was wondering if the poppies would be in that vein.

 

Overall, it is powerful and sexy and a little smutty (literally Smut-ty, with all that red musk). A fun perfume that's good for staying in, and for such a good cause!

^^I agree with this entirely, although the "dying bees" is definitely honey, rather than beeswax, to me. The honey sweet that compares to the sugar sweet of Smut. The poppies make it warmer than Smut, at least to my nose.

This definitely has major throw, and staying power. The tester I applied this morning is still going strong! I am so happy to have a bottle.

Honey and nectar indeed! This may have swept right to the top of my favorite scents *ever* from the Post. The honey is not the thick, rich honey I usually get, the overall scent is more subtle than that. But its loved note is definitely there, adding honeyed sweetness to the nectar. The nectar is more of a general floral scent than any particular flower.

I know it doesn't *read* like much from my description, but it's thoroughly gorgeous. I want to pour it in a spray bottle and use it as an allover body scent. It's just subtle enough I think I could get away with it, too.

Oh, my. I have decided I love Dead Leaves almost as much as I love fruits, although for a totally different reason. Such an understated and 'clean' scent, and to my nose, in my hair, it takes center stage, with the honey adding sweetness. The patxhouli and musk are very much background, adding depth and interest, but not really distinguishable as themselves. So far the Dead Leaves have been just what I hoped for - fantastic smelling, and not too sweet. I can't stop smelling my hair!

Decant

In the bottle this is mostly sweet - honey sweet, with a bit woodiness. After dry down the frankincense comes more into play, and there is just a hint of fruit, but it's mostly rich honey sweet. Which is just fine with me - I love my honeys. This definitely deserves a place in my honey scent collection.

So sparkly! This one is a bit thicker than Titan Toadstools, but still easy to apply. Mostly opaque in two coats. I'm tempted to say this is a medium holographic glitter polish? It certainly seems to have some holo flame to it.

20151228_091149 by psukeksc, on Flickr

I suspect someone with better nail art skills than mine could do some gorgeous things with this shade.

I love this polish - I knew I would the moment I saw it. It is the Christmas green I have been waiting for. Super shiny, and application was so easy. It also lasted 3 days with no chipping and very little wear away at the tips. A complete win. Thank you so much, Puddin and goblins!

This is three days in:

20151224_095441 by psukeksc, on Flickr