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What a ride this was...

A bright pink apple opening with the lemon behind it, and it's fun! Has potential! Then it takes a perplexing floral turn and it's...not bad, just interesting. The floral aspect eventually settles and this is more of a fruity musk with a little zing to it. I don't get the mango, which makes me a little sad. Anyway, this fades down fast on me which caught me offguard. I barely got an hour and a half before it became a vague fruity skin musk with something that doesn't agree with my nose. Unfortunately a scrubber for me.

Better late than never to the party...?

I made myself give this one a chance despite the indolic jasmine sniff right from the bottle... It is much more pleasant (way less indolic) on the wear down with the gardenia and mallow coming out more, too. Overall this is a creamy, softly sweetened, white floral that's not too heady (still more than I care for). If you enjoy jasmine and simpler blends, you'll like this.

I have no strong feelings about this menage a trois, but boy, it wears for a good couple of hours.

Cool cool, because I had thought about pulling out a handful of stuff to redistribute through my buy nothing group when I had it (I did, I pulled some stuff I recognized from the last two times I've had it).

@Em- what are you going to do with how FULL that box is???? I tried to take some time to reorganize it all but did not have nearly enough time to sort through it lol.

omg I'm so glad that I didn't get to see that jam jar and toast pair of earrings🤣 I just had on the pair of what looks like gummy bears dangling from a cubic zirconia stud, just for a little zazz on a Monday.

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😅

Box is in flight! It's hefty! I totally forgot to pack the tracking notepad in the first time and had to redo it all again before I got it out today, lol.

Box should be landing with me later today! @ShunnerOfHugs - pm me your address when you have a chance!

update: box has landed but boy, I'm gonna have to grab a new one at the PO tomorrow because I don't think the current one is going to make it without a LOT of tape.

doot doot, sounds good!

I'm very pleasantly surprised that this one doesn't have the screechy DL note that I had only known of until now. The DL note here is sweet and earthy, absolutely wonderful paired with the ginger spice! It got close to becoming a yankee candle type of deal but somehow didn't, which I'm also thankful for - it's not cloying! The ginger spice is a bit disappointing imo. The ginger is very soft and I think I get more sweet cinnamon vibes. Still cozy and good in my book. Decent 5-6 hours wear

lmao I am so excited to see what new things end up in the box this time.

My first experience with Snootier bat was in Jan 2024 and I was surprised! I didn't anticipate to like it but wowowow that sugared incense. Like why would I even bother with this when Snooty bat didn't catch my eye, but here we are. Sweet incense, very soft leather and black musk - I could vibe with this.

THEN I REVISITED THIS TWO MONTHS LATER: bruh. what happened. It's a slightly sweetened leather blast with black musk close behind it, and I don't know where my beautiful sugared incense went😭 Great throw though, I'll give it that. I can also see this lasting a good 8 hours but I'll end up scrubbing it before that. Just...not for me lol. I don't do leather often and most definitely not with patchouli. So we're veering into headache territory. I'm glad to have tried this though - I get the hype of the snooty/ier bats. 

As advertised! At least on me, it's more fudgy than marshmallow. It also reads as a drier fudge (cacao/cocoa?) than I expected, but I like a dusty chocolate note. I do appreciate that the marshmallow sticks around for the 6ish hour wear I got out of it. Glad to have snagged a bottle in the swaps!

Geography and time preferences, sent! I just want to be after kakiphony to raid through the singles stash

ME, I'M IN.

@kakiphony single earrings for a mismatched look is my jam!

My mom actually just gave me a small box of stuff over New Year's for this since she got to browse through and found some goodies for herself last time with me!!

SO BUBBLY. Bright yet bitter! I had to try this since I enjoy the lab's champagne note, and this does not disappoint. Whatever the equivalent of a mimosa is but with grapefruit juice, this is it. I'm surprised that my skin isn't eating it up, which is a nice surprise. It's so odd to me how wearable the bitter grapefruit is though. This is going to be a fun Sunday Brunch scent!

Good throw though almost a touch too much for my nose, good longevity too.

Be safe @Psuke!!

Sent out a card for my second January birthday earlier this week as I'm away for the long weekend!!!

appreciate the reminder @twilighteyes!! and also super big thanks for running this!!!

to you @Psuke!! 

post person picked up my december birthday card yesterday so it's in flight!

My december birthday card will go out mid-week!

don't forget that we have a December birthday! There may be some overlap here with the winter card swap!

mine's going out late (today or tomorrow because life has been utterly nuts)! apologies!

I was really hoping this would be a fun gingerbread cotton candy kind of vibe, and I am sorely disappointed. The candy floss isn't giving the right vibes - it's just vague slightly pink sugar. It's unfortunately the least remarkable gingerbread (more bready than spicy, too) I have and no longevity. I get maybe a faint hour at best. I'll hang onto the decant though for reference.