Gloomily, Gloomily

[doomsday_disco]

“Good morning, Eeyore,” said Pooh.

 

“Good morning, Pooh Bear,” said Eeyore gloomily. “If it is a good morning,” he said. “Which I doubt,” said he.

 

“Why, what’s the matter?”

 

“Nothing, Pooh Bear, nothing. We can’t all, and some of us don’t. That’s all there is to it.”

 

“Can’t all what?” said Pooh, rubbing his nose.

 

“Gaiety. Song-and-dance. Here we go round the mulberry bush.”

 

“Oh!” said Pooh. He thought for a long time, and then asked, “What mulberry bush is that?”

 

“Bon-hommy,” went on Eeyore gloomily. “French word meaning bonhommy,” he explained. “I’m not complaining, but There It Is.”

 

Every solid friend group has at least one goth kid representing. Soft grey musk, pink thistle, lavender ash, tea leaves, pale iris, grey lilac, and rain-soaked moss.

 

Each purchase of Gloomily, Gloomily comes with a 1/32 oz imp of The Donkey’s Tail. The Donkey’s Tail is not available for sale on its own, and make sure you keep it safe as you never know where it might end up.

Edited November 29 by doomsday_disco

[Geminirubyshoes]

These Hundred Acre wood perfumes are going to slay my heart. They are achingly beautiful and yet another shining testament to Beth’s artistry as a perfumer. 

Our sweet little stuffed Donkey SMELLS like his color scheme. So many soft greys, pinks & purples it is honestly difficult to decipher what is what. There is a coolness which I am guessing is the rain soaked moss but makes me remember holding hands with my childhood best friend while we splashed in puddles in my driveway many years ago. Gloomily, Gloomily is a perfume of grey sighs and a lavender smile from one corner of the mouth. 

The Donkeys’ Tail is also extremely beautiful and I feel like I don’t have the vocabulary at this point to accurately describe how beautiful it is. I am sure someone else will do a better job talking about it! 

[abejita]

It's just so damned cozy. I agree with the first review that this really smells like its color scheme, grey and pale pink and lavender. It also has so much texture, soft and with a plush nap. Major synesthesia going on. The lilac gives it sweetness, the soft musk gives it depth, and the rain/moss keep it from going powdery. The lavender is my favorite kind, sweet without the medicinal sharpness. I want to bury my face in my skin right now. I don't get much gloom from this, but maybe some wistfulness. This is not my usual style of scent, but I really love it. I have a feeling this will be wildly popular.

[kittystryker]

This is definitely a very soft scent, with the most gentle of lavender. It does go a little powdery on my skin, but that’s OK, because it works so well with a lavender that it just feels like the coziest moments of childhood. I’m excited to use it as a sleep scent tonight, and I imagine I will have very sweet dreams.

[LavenderCoffee]

this is SO wonderfully cozy!

 

the in vitro/freshly applied scent is mildly alarming if you also studiously avoid the laundry product aisle at the store, but thankfully this subsides quickly as the scent settles on my skin. I don't want to say "laundry" too many times here, but Gloomily, Gloomily perfectly captures the soft/clean/slightly fuzzy vibe of a favorite fabric item, with just-right contributions from musk/iris/moss to keep everything in balance. I had a concern this would go to soap on me with the gentle floral/aquatic notes but so far so good! I think the musk and the tea leaves are helping anchor the scent in a "lived-in" space. and honestly not much of the lavender comes through for me, which is fine considering it's been reduced to ash and blended with other pale pinks and purples, and is also good news if you don't go in for strong herbal lavender.

 

if you do want to punch up the lavender, you've got your Donkey's Tail to help, assuming you haven't mislaid it. layered together, I get something a bit sweeter and more complex, but still soft and well-loved. I think Gloomily would layer well with other scents too. 

Edited Saturday at 06:17 PM by LavenderCoffee

[wilhelmscream]

This has a very wistful, introspective sadness to it, like Angela Chase of My So-Called Life. I love that it's referred to as the goth kid scent, very appropriate. Soft goth. Grey goth.

 

In the bottle, it is a truly amazing synesthesia experience of thick, rain-filled clouds of pale purply-grey. A heavy sigh of sadness as you linger in a doorway waiting for someone to take note that you're there, asking you what's wrong. "Oh nothing..."

 

The lavender, iris and lilac all team up together to form this gentle purple floral swirl. The grey musk is cozy, softly sweet. The thistle, tea and moss give it an earthiness and texture.

 

The tail pairs wonderfully with it, bringing in the fabric component of silk and cotton, sweetening it up with the vanilla and adding a little more purple with a French Lavender.

 

Honestly reminds me a lot of my sweet grey cat I had through most of my 20 named Zooey. Tiny little thing, looked like an ash grey cloud with big green eyes. She even smelled grey, kinda dusty.