ShunnerOfHugs

On 4/18/2024 at 7:42 AM, Thuy said:

I'm really curious - what's everyone favorite grab from this go around? I keep finding earrings that I love to add to my already wacky hoard of them😅

I grabbed an awesome hot pink jewelry set that came with a necklace, bracelet, and earrings. I sometimes like wearing flamboyant, campy outfits, so they're a perfect addition to my wardrobe. 

1 hour ago, Vanesa said:

It's here! Y'all, this thing is ridiculously full.  No clue how ShunnerOfHugs tetrised it all together because I can't get it shut again even without adding my pieces in 😆.  

 

TBH I don't know how I did it either.  I had to press reeeeeally hard on the box flaps to keep them down when I was taping it up. I'm glad it's made it to you, though!

Sent out the box today. The expected delivery date is Friday.

Hello! The box has made its way to me and I've already found some really nice stuff! I'm working on packing up my additions and trying to get everything to go back in as flat as when I opened it.  It looks like @Vanesais next on the list; could you please PM me your address when you get a chance? 

I'm excited too! It'll be my first time participating in a round-robin swap.

Maryland resident, here! I might be out of town October 16-20th if I'm able to get my hands on NYCC tickets, but other than that I think I should be at home and able to recieve packages any time. Beginning, end, or middle are all fine with me!

I'd love to join this if there's still room! And I, too, am a fan of single earrings. I've got asymmetrical piercings (three in one ear, one in the other) so I mix and match earrings all the time. 

9 hours ago, Rayleigh said:

I love this idea. I have yet to (intentionally) try my hand at layering, but here's what I have for potential matches:

 

Basically my only experience with layering is when I put on a scent while Zorya Polunochnaya (Pale amber and ambergris, gossamer vanilla, moonflower, and white tobacco petals) is still lingering. It's an airy, cool-toned vanilla, and it seems to get along beautifully with everything. Not marshmallow, but sweet, gentle, and grounding.

 

My first thought was Sybaris (Bright violet with sweet clove, Mediterranean incense notes and tonka bean), which is a sweet spicy violet cloud on me, but it might overpower the base blend. Good (Shimmering celestial musk with vanilla, white honey, acacia, and sugar cane) from the RPG series is intended for layering, and can add a nice neutral sweetness.

 

Kumiho (A sharp, biting blend of crisp white tea and ginger) and Baobhan Sith (Grapefruit, white tea, apple blossom and ginger) are both crisp, airy scents that I don't think would detract from the lemon and orange blossom. Embalming Fluid (white musk, green tea, aloe and lemon) fits in that category as well.

 

Arkham (A shadowy, unapproachable forest of maple, birch, dogwood, cypress and pine softened by a garland of New England wildflowers: bergamot, columbine, rue anemone, blue violet, creeping phlox, bloodroot, toadflax, and pixie moss) is not at all shadowy or grim to me, but rather a sweet, summery green meadow distantly encircled by trees.

 

Finally, there was a fairly recent (2020) trio of Lemon Peel, Marshmallow, & Orange Blossom that might not be hard to find in sales/swaps and that would be perfect.

 

I hope some of that helps and that your game goes well!

Thank you so much for all these recommendations! They all sound lovely. I think I'll probably add samples of Good and maybe Sybaris to my next BPAL order to try out. (Even if they don't end up working for the paper, they might work on me!) 

Hello! I've been scenting some stationary by shutting it in a box with cotton swabs dabbed in BPAL's "Italian Lemon Peel & Orange Blossom". It smells nice, but I want to add some depth to it by adding another scent as well. I would be grateful for any recommendations! I was thinking maybe something involving marshmallows or violets, but am definitely open to other suggestions. Just anything except lavender! 

I'm planning on mostly using this paper to write letters for a fantasy regency-esque game in the future (Good Society maybe mixed with D&D) and the character I'm going to play is the daughter of an air djinn from a court of summer winds, so I'm going for something light and summery. I tried Dormouse, which is one of my favorite scents, but the overall effect when combined with the lemon & orange blossom was a bit unpleasantly astringent.

I LOVE Arkham. It smells like a bouquet of really sweet wildflowers on me. I don't smell any of the woody notes like pine or maple, but the flowers smell so nice that they more than make up for it.

Strangely, this smells like incense on me. It's similar to Chaotic from the RPG line, but with something sweet and just barely fruity in the background. Every once in a while I catch a faint whiff of melon.

When I first put this on it didn't smell like honey so much as honey flavored rock candy. It had a faint powdery scent, too. After maybe an hour a very soft floral scent emerged, but I still smell mostly like fake honey. (In a good way. I really like it.)

After a few hours the scent fades to something I can't really place. It's not honey -fake or otherwise- and it's not floral. It's just really sweet.

All in all, I like Door. I expected it to smell a little more like real honey, but what I got was still pleasant.

In the imp: this smells just like sweet lemons.

Wet: I'm getting lemon and lemon and something sweet. Pretty, but a bit too one-note.

Dry: lemon and apples. Something floral, too. I'm gonna go ahead and assume that's the rose. Now that the lemon has calmed down a bit and let the other notes have some space in the spotlight, I'm really liking this perfume.

Fading: After about ten hours of wearing this, I'm smelling... sugar cookies? That and just a touch of sweet, sweet lemon. It's totally different than how it's smelled all day, but it's actually pretty nice. The only downside is that I'm craving cookies now. I actually have to force myself to not nibble my wrist. It just smells so edible. If there was a perfume that smelled just like this perfume does when it's fading, I'd probably buy it.

This smelled like very sweet, very dry wood. Towards the end of the day it started smelling like dryer sheets, but just for a little while before it faded. I'm not sure I'll wear Half-Elf by itself often, but I think it might be interesting layered with other scents. Maybe Bard...

In the imp: grapefruit

Wet: grapefruit

Dry: grapefruit

Yeah, all I could smell in this was grapefruit. I think my skin amps citrus or something. It's a very pleasant grapefruit smell, although I wish I could have smelled some of the other notes.

In the imp: I'm getting apples, and only apples. Bright green Granny Smith apples.

Wet: Yep, still apples.

Dry: Whenever I move my arms or hands I smell a waft of something fresh and citrusy and unfamiliar. Probably the yuzu or mikan or kaki, none of which I've smelled before but apparently they're all citrus fruits. BUT when I smell my wrist up close, the citrus disappears and I only smell sweet, very powdery floral. It's interesting.

Still dry, a few hours later: The citrus smell is all gone. When I sniff my wrist I still smell that powdery smell, but now there's something else hiding underneath it. Something... buttery, almost? Not like straight butter, but something baked with a lot of butter. Like shortbread cookies, but different. I really don't know how to describe it. It's very faint, though, and the sweet powdery scent notes are still dominating the scent.

Wet: This smells exactly like lemon drops.

Dry: I'm getting baby powder, but my skin does that to certain scents. (Seriously, even Nosferatu smelled sweet and powdery on me.) I also smell something just a tiny bit spicy. Maybe that's the ginger?

This is a nice scent, and it lasts a while on me. And by "a while" I mean it lasted through twelve hours, and then I took a shower and I could still smell it a little afterwards. I'm not sure if I'll buy a bottle, but I'll definitely use the imp.

I'm not really sure how to describe The Seam Foams Milk. It starts off aquatic, but more "water at the Disneyland Pirates of the Caribbean ride (in a good way)" aquatic than "sitting by the bay" aquatic. It also smells very sweet, like one of those Cow Tail candies. It's honestly a little too sweet for me.

But once it dries down, the extreme sweetness gets less extreme and the aquatic notes get a little stronger. I also smell something almost flowery. The dry scent really nice (I couldn't stop sniffing my wrist!) and it lasts all day. Definitely a keeper.

First on: very sweet. Smells like cherry gummy candies. I'm starting to think every fruit scent I get is going to smell like candy on me.

After drying a bit: The cherry's mostly faded away and I'm getting spiced honey. Smells like a milder version of Bard.

After about eight or nine hours: Still smells like spiced honey, but milder and sweeter. Less spice and more honey.

Conclusion: I love this perfume! I mean, I love basically anything with honey, but still. It's a keeper for me.

 

King of Hearts and Knave of Hearts both gave me awful headaches. Besides that, King of Hearts made me feel feverish and Knave of Hearts made me nauseous.

 

I haven't had problems with any other scents, though. I think the lavender (KOH) and baking spices (KnOH) were the culprits, so I just avoid those notes when I'm looking at new imps to try.

OMG, lavender (occasionally) and sandalwood (nearly always) both have that effect on me, nobody ever believes me and finally I have validation!

 

There are dozens of us. Dozens!

King of Hearts and Knave of Hearts both gave me awful headaches. Besides that, King of Hearts made me feel feverish and Knave of Hearts made me nauseous.

I haven't had problems with any other scents, though. I think the lavender (KOH) and baking spices (KnOH) were the culprits, so I just avoid those notes when I'm looking at new imps to try.

Bliss is really great! It smells drier than "pure milk chocolate"... more like hot cocoa powder. The kind with mini marshmallows already stirred in. But it's delicious! It's a little heavy for summer, but come winter time I think I'm basically going to wear it every day.

Wet: It smells like Smarties and lemon juice and maybe some sort of baking spice. Kind of a powdery sweetness with just a hint of tart underneath.

Dry: I smell like wet wipes.

If this smelled the way it smells wet for the whole time I was wearing it, I would love it. Unfortunately, it only smells good for about two minutes before it turns all chemically on me.

Wet: very generic-perfume smelling. I think that might be partly the wasabi's fault, because wasabi has always smelled sort of chemically to me. There are also some nice florals in there, though.

Dry: This smells like incense. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I mean, I like smelling it, but I don't want to smell like it. It's a pleasant smell, but I'm not really crazy about it on my skin. I'll probably send it to the swaps.

This started out smelling like the ashes of a fire that burned out hours ago, but when it dried it suddenly came to life. Seriously, it makes me feel like I'm actually sitting around a burning campfire right now. It doesn't have much throw. I can't smell it unless I stick my wrist right under my nose, but when I do it's just so warm and cozy. I really like Djinn. I'll probably wear it whenever I need a little pick-me-up.