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By Silvertree February 7, 2012

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Switch Witch Help - Fall 2010

Hi witch! I will post answers to SW question and other helpful stuff here. They'll be in reverse order, so you can always see the most recent stuff first and not have to go scrolling for things. So, who here loves pomegranates? Are the good as a fruit, a flavoring or just a scent? I do like pomegranates, both as a flavor and a scent. I just bought a box of some lovely pomegranate white tea at World Market, in fact. And I discovered at Will Call that I really like Pomegranate II. How are all the witchees fixed for purses--lunchbags, etc? You can always use more purses. I personally really need a cool tote bag to take out of town when we visit the hubby's parents on weekends, something just the right size for 2-3 days worth of clothes. We have a huge suitcase for long trips, but nothing that really works for just a weekend. Now, I have a question for you. About notes. Which are your favourite ones? Do you have a kind of "note top ten?" Anything that works particularly well on you? Do you have a perfume category (foody, floral, aquatic, musky) that you favour? And are there any notes you have never tried, but think would work well on you? Top ten (in no particular order, as that would be extra hard): - Vanilla - Pumpkin - Apple (particularly cidery notes) - Leather - Smoke - Tobacco - Amber - Musk - Old books - Spices And an extra two because, looking at the notes for my favorite scents, they also tend to be prevalent: - Fig - Booze Would you like a sugar skull decorated by your witch? Or do you like sugar skull stuff in general? That would be awesome! Love Day of the Dead stuff. ZOMG, yes!!! I would kill for more Pumpkin Cake Lust and WINCHESTER!!!! It is one of my all-time favorites. I also love anything Golden Pumpkin. /dies Lentils? Yum. Love them. If I were to knit a scarf, would you prefer a skinny one, or a wide one? A short one, that when wrapped once around your neck will just tuck under your jacket, or a long one, at least to your waist? The longer & fatter the better. Don't like scarves? Would a rectangular shawl or triangular shawl be more to your taste? I like shawls too. Would you like a custom/altered toy either from a seller or from your witch (like My Little Pony, or a Barbie or any particular toy that can be changed?) Sure, that would be fun. Do you like the candy apple, candy corn or pumpkin spice kisses? Oh my yes. I LOVE the pumpkin spice. Haven't tried candy apple, but they sound good too. Anne Taintor, anyone? Yes please! I especially love this and these (I have a sort of addiction to post-its). If you are a tea lover, what are your flavor preferences? Green? Black? Herbal (I know, technically those are NOT teas, but tisanes)? Flavored blacks/greens? I love green, black & white teas. I like them flavored too (I tend to prefer fruity ones over, for example, caramel or something of that nature). I like herbals. I like chai. I don't think I've really tried rooibos. Are there any particular movies, tv shows or cd's that you've been meaning to buy for years but just never got round to getting? Would you mind a gently used dvd/cd if your witch had it or could get it?? Alias. I loved that show. Gently used would be fine. So I have a question for y'all in the hope my witchee will answer - is there anything you would like from Conjure Oils general catalogue or the new updates that isn't already on your wishlist? Ooh, I've been meaning to try her stuff. Halloweenie/recent wishes: Glasya Labolas, Incubus, Ol'Scratch, Satanel, Alien Autopsy 2010, Witching Hour 2010, Black Cat Crossed My Path, Guardian Angel (13 freaking vanillas?? ) What is your favourite habitat and climate to live in? How about to visit? (ie. forest, canyons, mountains, by the beach; temperate, tropical...) I prefer cooler climes. I love mountains, forests and the ocean. How do people feel about edible arrangements? www.ediblearrangements.com Not really my thing. Anyone need address/phone type books? Nah. All my stuff is online. Do you read/like fantasy? What kind of books or authors do you love? Which one would you like to read? Would you like gifts related to it? Oh yes. My goodreads profile has lots of info on the types of things I like to read. And yes, fantasy gifts would definitely be appreciated. Soaps : do you like them? What brands? What scents? Anything you're dying to try? Yes, soap is love! I love tarty's Paintbox soaps and Arcana too. Villainess Anti-Hero is a fave for the hubby to use. I've been dying to try Lush soap. Did someone ask about incense yet? Would you like some? Yes, I do love incense. What I really need are some of those coals for herbal/powdered incense. Any oddball free things you collect or would want saved for you? Not that I can think of. If you happened to be my Witchee, is there something you'd like from the Arcana Halloween update? I am addicted to Arcana's Sleepy Hollow. It is one of my all-time favorites. I have some perfume, but more soap is always welcome. I also love Kincardine Maiden and want to try Straitjacket, Little Ghoulie, Dia de los Muertos, and Skeleton Key. How many bottles of BPAL do you have? Um. 108 BPAL. 229 total bottles from various etailers. Is there any exercise program that you're interesting in learning? Meditation, Yoga, Pilates, Belly Dancing, Zumba etc? Or if you do any of these (or anything else sport related) are there any things you need/want? Candles, music, mats, water bottles etc? I'm into yoga, as well as lifting weights and general cardio type stuff. What I really need is something like this (maybe my witch is crafty?). Who likes hair toys, and if so what kind? I loved hair sticks and other cute things when my hair was longer, but right now it's not long enough to do much of anything with, besides put it up for working out. (Yes, I'm growing it back out.) Does any art we may send need to be child safe, either in the actually safe sense or the non X rated sense? My SS doesn't live with us, so as someone else said: dangerous and dirty is fine! In the knitted/crocheted things area, would you want wrist warmers, 1/2 gloves, a neck warmer(the kind that pretty much just goes around your neck and maybe fastens instead of being long and loose like a scarf), slippers, or hats? Yes please! How do you feel about altered/recycled/upcycled items of clothing or accessories? Very cool. Is there anything you want from the Violette Market update? I'm drooling a bit over Diablo Skull, Marty (Magic Fingers) McVay, Miss Danie Doe, Miss Dixie Hart, Miss Julia Star, Miss Lilly Mae, Raven's Midnight Pumpkin Patch, Glowing Jack O' Lantern, Golden Autumn & Witch's Apple. Some of the others look great too. What an awesome update! If I were to knit a scarf, would you prefer a skinny one, or a wide one? A short one, that when wrapped once around your neck will just tuck under your jacket, or a long one, at least to your waist? The longer & fatter the better. Don't like scarves? Would a rectangular shawl or triangular shawl be more to your taste? I like shawls too. Would you like a custom/altered toy either from a seller or from your witch (like My Little Pony, or a Barbie or any particular toy that can be changed?) Sure, that would be fun. Do you like the candy apple, candy corn or pumpkin spice kisses? Oh my yes. I the pumpkin spice. Haven't tried candy apple, but they sound good too. Anne Taintor, anyone? Yes please! I especially love this and these (I have a sort of addiction to post-its). If you are a tea lover, what are your flavor preferences? Green? Black? Herbal (I know, technically those are NOT teas, but tisanes)? Flavored blacks/greens? I love green, black & white teas. I like them flavored too (I tend to prefer fruity ones over, for example, caramel or something of that nature). I like herbals. I like chai. I don't think I've really tried rooibos. Are there any particular movies, tv shows or cd's that you've been meaning to buy for years but just never got round to getting? Would you mind a gently used dvd/cd if your witch had it or could get it?? Alias. I loved that show. Gently used would be fine. How do you feel about recipes? What kind of a cook/baker are you? Are you happiest calling for delivery or microwaving a lean cuisine? Or will Food Network be asking you to host their new program? If I send you something home made would you like the reciepe for it? If you are someone who doesn't want baked goods sent, would you like a collection of some of my favorite recipes? How about home made mixes or kits? Kind of like the cookie in a jar thing, where you would need to add the perishable ingredients? For the most part, Ben is the cook around our house, and he is oddly resistant to using recipes (which irks me! they're such a great way to try new stuff!). I have about 4 things that I cook and cook well, when it comes to "real" food. I like baking, tho, and have great recipes for cookies and cheesecake bites. So those sorts of recipes would definitely be welcome, as would a jar of cookie mix or similar. Are you open to receiving things that are not on your wishlist, maybe something your Witch thinks you might like? Of course! If you have something on a wishlist that we could craft INSTEAD of buying, though it might not end up identical to the wishlist thing, would it be okay to craft it instead? Obviously we don't want to copy anyone else's design, but if we can replicate the flavour or intent that you like without stepping on toes? For example, you like some simple earrings with moon charms on them. We have moon charms and earring backs, though of course not exactly the same ones. Did I already answer this question? I can't remember. Anyway, that would be lovely. OK, I know that lots of folks love socks. Do you have a preference of length? Materials? Patterns? I prefer either footie socks (like this) or knee socks. How do you feel about silly, funny knick-knack, dollar store stuff, stickers, magnets etc? Would you like receiving that kind of stuff or rather not? Sure. Is there a specific book you've been wanting to get but haven't found the time or the opportunity to? See Amazon and B&N wish lists. Do you read mangas/watch animes? Which ones? Do you have a particular favorite? Would you like to receive mangas or anything related to them? Yes. I think several are in my questionnaire under favorite movies. If it's not there, I'm also a big fan of Witch Hunter Robin. How do people feel about word magnets? They're great. What are you guys going to be aiming for in the Inquisition? Um... I kinda like both. Is there a TV, movie or literary character that you are a lot alike, or would like to be alike? Not that I can think of at the moment. Is there anything you need for your kitchen, ie measuring cups, spoons, grater, etc? Measuring spoons would be great. Like so many things, the kitchen spirits tend to snatch them. Music, DO you prefer Live or Studio? Edited or explicit? When it comes to recorded music, I prefer studio (tho my ultimate preference is to actually hear it live). I hate edited versions. If you are an animal lover, is there a specific type/breed that you love most? I really love them all, but let me see... I am especially enamored of these cats: Savannahs and Abyssinians. Dog-wise, I love labs & GSDs (for obvious reasons) as well as huskies. Also flowers and plants- If you like flowers/plants, do you have a favorite(s)? I love roses, stargazer lilies and irises. What interests you from the latest lab update? Nothing from the Dawn update is really calling my name. I think the Halloweenie wishes from BPAL and BPTP are in my wish list. How do you feel about stationery, like nice pens or notepaper? And if you're in favor, do you prefer classic/contemporary or cutesy stuff? I am in favor, and I like cute stuff. Would you like homemade preserves (e.g. marinated vegies, pickled onions, chilli jam?) Mmm, yum. If you've got stuff on your BPAL wishlist, would partial bottles be okay? That would be great. Would you like something you have to make yourself? Sure. Say you were my witchee, and I found things on your wishlist that I could totally make. Would you want me to make it? Or would you rather it be purchased for you? Yes! That would be awesome. Who is your favorite soap etailer? Tarty! What about vintage decoration items, teacups, etc etc? A bit dangerous with my house full of feline friends. With regards to your gifts, would you prefer your presents' awesomeness evenly spread out (several packages of pretty terrific things) over the round or a slow build-up of awesomeness (going up from pretty cool things to something super-duper cool at the end) to go out with a bang? Do you have a preference? Whatever works best for my witch is ok with me. What kind of make-up do you wear? What colors? Is there anything you'd like to try but haven't yet? I wear powdered mineral foundations, blush, top coat. Not always mineral eye stuff tho. Favorite brands: Urban Decay, Bare Escentuals, Makeup Forever. Colors: I usually wear purples/plums/etc. and greens. I am addicted to purple eye liners. I'd love to try Urban Decay's shadows (I've tried a bunch of their other stuff, but no shadow yet, and it looks great) and Aromaleigh stuff. Any countries you're interested in? I'm especially interested in Egypt and Italy. Would you enjoy homemade bath products (bath salts, fizzies, etc.) and/or linen sprays? Esp. if scented with some of your favorite BPAL scents? Definitely If you witch made you something and it didn't come out just right, would you still want it? Yes. Are you a foodie? Oh dear lord yes. I just got back from a weekend out of the town with the hubby, and it was all about the food tourism. Any sports fans in the house? What's your favorite sport/team/player? Football! The hubs and I are fans of Georgia (my school), Florida State (his school), Virginia Tech (where his dad works), the Saints & the Panthers. For holidays, do you decorate? Would you like decorative stuff, weenie or otherwise? If so, do you lean towards the elegant, the crafty/folksy, or the more, erm, campy? Yes! I tend toward the cute. For fall, I decorate for the season as well as for Halloween. I love things like pumpkins, hay, foddershocks, etc. for fall, and all many of both cute and creepy things for Halloween. I just got a really cute haunted house flag thing-o to stick on my porch. Do you like journals/notebooks/sketchbooks? Yes. Cake truffles? Yes! Are you interested in mini bottles(under 100ml for hand luggage) of bath and body products? I have plenty of those actually, thanks. Vampire shows, literature, etc? Yay or nay? Yay! I also love werewolves. If you play console video games, what game systems do you have and what games would you love to have? I have a PS3, and I love RPGs and fantasy-type games. I hate FPS. How do you all feel about flowers and plants? Flower and plant seeds? Drawings of flowers or plants? Pressed flowers? Yay! How do you feel about marzipan? I am not a fan. If you could have 3 BPAL bottles fall (gently) out of the sky right this second that you've been looking for or pining for - which 3 would they be? Pumpkin Latte, Marshmallow Pumpkin & Slaugh. Are there any international treats that you love and have a hard time finding? Most of the international treats I love are things I can pretty much find. However, I could really use some lovely new chopsticks. Most of mine are getting lost/broken/etc. because they're getting old. Is there anything from the 'Ween BPTP update that you would like but haven't ordered for yourself? If you are a crafter, would you like to receive supplies from your witch (beads, fabric, yarn/roving etc?) Yes. If you could see one concert right now, who would it be? Interpol Would you like a bag of dried Honeycrisp apples? Yes please! I would absolutely love that. Steampunk? Love it! I also make Steampunk inspired jewelry. If you were to receive a knitted item (such as a scarf, hat, etc), what colors would you like? And do you have any sensitivies/allergies to any materials? My favorite colors are purple, green, black, grey, deep reds, and more generally, jewel tones. I am sensitive to non-natural fibers (some of them actually make my skin break out; yeah, I know, it's weird) and prefer natural ones. If I were to send you a gift certificate for something would you rather get a physical gift certificate in the mail? Or would you prefer an electronic one that you can use right away? Um, I do enjoy the instant gratification. Favorite Yankee Candles? Or other brands scents? I like foodie scents, like pumpkin things, cake things, etc. (see favorite scents in questionnaire). I don't like floral candles. Glow in the dark radishes? Cute! Which brings me to a question: would you like a zuni animal fetish? And if so, what animal? Yes I would. Either Owl or Squirrel. What places to do you visit that you'd like a gift card to? Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Sephora, Lush, and ThinkGeek are probably my favorites. Cake or Frosting? Cake. Unless the frosting is really good, I often scrape it off (e.g., just sugar with some food coloring? blech! homemade cream cheese frosting? yum!). What animal would your daemon be? A cat Will you be going out of town during the round, or is there any other time during the round when it would not be ideal for you to receive a package from your witch? I'll be out of town September 20 - 26 (coming back on the 27th). That's really early in the round, so probably no worries anyway, but I wanted to let my witch know just in case, and thought others might have something similar. What movie scared the bejeezus out of you as a child? Pet Sematary. My dad took me to see it at the theater when I was like 10. Bad move, Dad. Very bad move. Name a couple of sites you frequent other than this one? Facebook, Echo Bazaar, Etsy, The Onion, Post Secret, McSweeney's, Pure Felinity, Dragon Cave, NPR, Freakangels Comfort rereads? Stephen King (especially the Dark Tower books, but King in general is good), The Dresden Files books, the Harry Potter books, the Warriors books, George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series, Neil Gaiman's Sandman comics (or just about anything else by Gaiman), Warren Ellis' Transmetropolitan comics, Dragonlance Chronicles, the Hellblazer comics, the Griffin & Sabine books by Nick Bantock, The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, just about anything by Alan Moore, Poppy Z. Brite or Caitlin Kiernan Box? A pretty box for bottles would be cool. Favorite Halloween candy? I like the Doves or Kisses that come in pretty autumn wrappers. If you could have any creature (real or imaginary) as a pet, what would it be? A snow leopard Do you like the Muppets? Which is your favorite? Fizzgig from The Dark Crystal What is something you use to comfort yourself when feeling yucky, depressed, or in pain? A glass of wine and a soak in the tub with a book COMIC BOOKS. Do you read them? Are there any series you like, or some you would like to try? Oh yes. In fact, last weekend I finally got a couple of new boxes to store them in that are really nice and give me room to expand the collection. I'd kept them in several Rubbermaid storage containers for years that 1) no longer had any room for more, and 2) looked kinda tacky. Now I have two of these, which look way nicer in person and give me lots of room. Also the cats love sleeping on top of them. Warm drinks? Yes please! I love tea, cider & cocoa. Do you have a special symbol or totem that is meaningful to you? Cats. Big cats, domestic cats, all of them. Socks? Anyone? Oh yes. SockDreams! Do you wear makeup? Oh yes. Sephora! Plushies? As in stuffed animals, yay! As in the fetish, um, no. Favorite art/artist? Tough call. I like a lot of artists. I am especially fond of Charles Vess (who also happens to live in the next town over). Guilty TV pleasure? Million Dollar Listing Cosplay/costume? Something cool and steampunk-y Harry Potter house? Ravenclaw Cute or creepy Halloween decorations? Both Scented tarts? I prefer scented oils, but tarts are ok. Booze? Yes, please! I'm a huge wine nerd, and also really like beer and ciders. I don't drink cocktails very often, tho. Body mods? My back is tattooed with a full back piece of burning wings, and I have a couple of other, smaller tattoos too. I am planning my first half sleeve, which I want to incorporate Bastet. I have 00 gauge plugs in my ears, a labret and a monroe (both 16 gauge). Jewelry for these would be lovely! I also have two regular piercings in each ear. What is your favourite snack food, something you could grab any time? Steamed edamame, Japanese-style. Also good cheese, particularly Manchego. DVDs? I actually have a Blu-Ray player, so either format would be great. Widescreen preferred. How do you feel about mortars and pestles? I need a good set. Phobias? Tight spaces is the only fear I have I would consider phobia-level. I am terrified of spiders too, tho. Ceramics? I love pottery! I have a sort of mission to eventually replace all our boring Target plates and bowls with cool pottery pieces. eBooks? Lemme tell ya 'bout me & eBooks. I am addicted. I have both a Kindle and a nook, and I have the apps for each on my Droid X. Plus the desktop apps. I still buy traditional books too (particularly of my favorite authors and series, which I prefer to have hard copies of). But yeah, I LOVE the convenience of eBooks. What hobby/craft would you like to learn how to do? I'm still working on learning to knit. Knitted things? Yes please! I love snuggly scarves and arm warmers and such. MP3s or CDs? Whatever is easiest for my witch. I have all my music imported into iTunes, and I can easily import a CD from my witch too. Lip balms? Another little addiction of mine. My lips chap very easily, so I always have lip balm. I love the stuff. T-Shirt/PJ bottoms size? T-shirt is usually size L in the cute girl shirts (like the BPTP ones). I, ah, don't wear pajamas. Mix CDs? Sure Groupons? Nah Gifts for other household members? Not necessary, of course, but if my witch wanted to include something, that would be very sweet. The dogs like just about any kind of chewie or chew toy (but no stuffed animal types, please; I try to discourage their interest in those); the cats like jingly toys and catnip (they have never eaten any cat treat I've tried to give them -- weirdos); the hubby loves chocolate chip cookies and, of course, beer. Homemade treats? Yes please! I am especially fond of salted caramels, but pretty much any kind of yummy treat is good. Testers vs. full-size? Whatever works best for my witch is ok with me. Social networking? http://twitter.com/cammycat http://facebook.com/cammycat http://cammycat.livejournal.com (I almost never post tho; just read friends' stuff) http://www.google.com/profiles/camelliacollins http://picasaweb.google.com/camelliacollins

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September 1, 2010

la belle dame sans merci's Blog

My Scent Library

Trying to determine the base scents and combinations I am attracted to -- so I may better choose new flavors! Suggestions are most welcome. Jólasveinar (Yule 2006) -- Wow! I smell good enough to eat! Love-love-love. The girls and Hubby likes, too. Their scent is a mishmash of snow, dirt, Icelandic moss, marsh felwort, and the smushed petals of buttercups and moorland spotted orchids, with the barest hint of the scent of pilfered Christmas pastries. The Peacock Queen (Yule)-- Rosy but one I can wear well; beautiful; doesn't last overly long but it makes me feel good. In dramatic contrast to the soft innocence of Snow White and the dew-kissed freshness of her sister, Rose Red, this is a blood red, voluptuous rose, velvet-petaled, at the height of bloom. Haughty and imperious, vain, yet incomparably lovely to the eye, but thick with thorns of jealousy, pride and hatred. Sol Invictus (Yule 2006) -- Very nice. Sultry, complicated light. Family OK with it. A radiant blend of solar oils: golden amber, saffron, heliotrope, hibiscus, citron, frangipani, frankincense, tangerine, mock orange, and orange blossom. Stormclouds Over The Midway Act IV: The Interlude -- Wine-colored storm clouds are gathering, and the scent of incense and ozone is thick in the wet air. Thunder-charged ozone, plum-colored incense smoke, opium tar, and wormwood. Punkie Night (Halloweenie 2010)--I like this. Very pleasant. Corie loves it. May have to get a bottle. However, it gives Josie a headache. Bummer. This is a light-hearted scent: apple orchards, bright cranberries, and a touch of warm cider. A Howl in the Darkness (Halloweenie 2010) --Subtle pine and mint. I like. Family seems OK with it. A scent evocative of a forest at midnight, with animalic brown musk, wild sage, Terebinth pine, black oak, and a chilly shock of terror personified by kunzea, cistus labdanum, verbena, juniper, metallic ozone, and white mint. Odd Portents (Halloweenie 2010) --Spicy sensuality blended with a sweet, dark floral sensuality. I like. Josie likes a great deal (says it reminds her of the Penzeys Spices store). Hubby does not like. <sigh> Black rose, olibanum, dark musk, myrrh, blackcurrant, lavender buds, bourbon geranium, and amber incense. Clytie (BPAL Trading Post LE) -- This is a very nice scent I really enjoyed wearing all day. If I run across a bottle, I'll have to snap it up! Great Loves and Tragedies of Ancient Greece - Excess of love begetting excess of grief: heliotrope, frankincense, muguet, osmanthus, and neroli. Lotus Moon 2010 Soporose and lenitive: opium-laced golden lotus with rich amber, red sandalwood, pomegranate, frankincense, and rose otto. Red Moon 2007 Our blend for this Moon mixes traditional lunar oils with the warmth of amber, Red musk, and heliotrope, the russet haze of dragon's blood resin, sunflower, and crushed orange peel, with a dusting of summertime herbs: chamomile, rue, elder flower and marigold. Blood Moon 2008--Spicy sweet. But even this little bit of dragon's blood makes my nose stuffy. The feral scent of the heat of the chase, deep woods, undulating musks, brushed by forest flora, swirled in the incense of the anointed cherub that covereth, and touched by blood-dimmed lunar oils. Inganok Jewelers (Lupercalia 2010) --Oh, I like this one. Unusual. Nag Champa incense like in that little metaphysical shop during college where I would buy jewelry. After a while there is a distinct metallic edge. Hubby does not like. Gleaming stone and silver. Arkham (discontinued) --This smells really good but it seems to be more of a masculine scent to me. I still like it. If I could find a bottle, I'd be very pleased. (Inspired by Lovecraft.) A scent seething with the perverse splendor of complete and utter madness. High-pitched, yet dark...subdued and deep, but tingling with frenzy: juniper, nutmeg and black cypress shocked by verbena and lavender. http://www.bpal.org/topic/255-arkham/ Tabella (Forum Only LE 2008) The voting tablet. Herbs and flowers that represent democracy, justice, leadership, and power: olive blossom, frankincense, tobacco flower, benzoin, Little John, bergamot, galangal, angelica, fig, sage, and ginger. Aperotos Eros (Ars Amatoria) --In the imp, I don't like it. When I put it on, I did so w/o smelling the imp and I can't smell it on me. Added more. Nothing! Will try another day. Tried again -- I can't believe I couldn't smell this! It's a rather bitter smell. Seems more masculine -- funny that other reviewers say it's more feminine. I do get traces of the bergamot and fir which I like but myrrh won't stop butting in. And then takes over. Damn you, myrrh. Unloving love: benzoin, Indian musk, massoia bark, myrrh, ambrette seed, galbanum, bergamot, and fir. Defututa (Ars Amatoria) -- sexy scent; mmmm; Hubby OK with it. Olive blossom, honey, smoky vanilla, cinnamon, jasmine, sandalwood, and champaca flower. The Lady Of Shalott (Ars Amatoria) Very pleasant but nothing that zings me. The scent of calm waters just before a raging storm, limned with achingly-beautiful blooms, an icy scent, but somehow warm, and mirror-bright: bold gardenia, crystalline musk, muguet, water blossoms, clear, slightly tart aquatic notes and a crush of white ginger. Lorelei (Ars Amatoria) A tragic heroine from German lore. In despair over a faithless lover, she threw herself into the Rhine. In death, she has become a siren that haunts that river to this day, luring sailors to their doom. Neroli, sandalwood, ylang ylang. Muse (Ars Amatoria) A light, invigorating floral and citrus blend. Tuberose, lotus and jasmine with a hint of lime. Nefertiti (Ars Amatoria) “The Beautiful One Is Come”. Egyptian iris and olibanum with red and white sandalwood, soft myrrh and a breath of North African herbs. Rapture (Ars Amatoria) Sensual ecstasy, the blinding red fire of the apex of sexual pleasure: Moroccan rose, Sumatran rose, mandarin, Egyptian myrrh, night-blooming jasmine, bergamot and neroli thrust into Arabian musk. The Ghost (Ars Moriendi) --Extremely subtle. Can slather on and it still doesn't have much throw. What I can smell, smells good. A thin, sinuous, creeping chill, the scent of glee-filled undeath: white iris, osmanthus, Calla lily, tomb-crawling ivy and a coffin spray of gladiolus, lisianthus and delphinium. La Belle Dame Sans Merci (Bewitching Brews) --Tea rose (yikes) with a metallic edge at the end. Rather overwhelming. Nope. A bewitching seductive scene, rife with mystery and foreboding. Lightning (Bewitching Brews)--Need a bottle of this. Pleasing. Lasts all day. Made me feel good even after 5 hours in the emergency room with my daughter. The electric tang of ozone, marine notes, and a drop of sharp rain. Morgause (Bewitching Brews) A bouquet of five night-blooming flowers deepened by dusky violet, purple fruits and the barest breath of medieval incenses. The Raven (Bewitching Brews) --Oh, I love this. There is something in this that reminds me of my beloved Aunt Myra Nell. Hubby OK with it. Sleek, dark, and ominous. Violet and neroli mingled with iris, white sandalwood and dark musk. http://www.bpal.org/topic/511-the-raven/page__p__3451__hl__raven__fromsearch__1#entry3451 Poisoned Apple (Bewitching Brews) -- Very nice, complicated apple scent. A perfect, lovely, gleaming red apple whose sweetness masks a swirl of narcotic opium, oleander, and hemlock. Saint-Germain (Bewitching Brews) discont. 8/13/10 --OMG the perfect scent for a man. Lots of throw. Hubby hates, though. "A man who knows everything and who never dies." He is a Hermetic Magician's hero for the ages, and his scent is an elegant, timeless, truly refined cologne, bold yet classic: gilded amber, hypnotic lavender, brash carnation and deep mosses. Josie (The District)--A little too sweet and then turns sour. Heady magnolia and honeyed peaches. Djinn (Diabolus)--I can't decide. Definitely a novelty scent. Wet is an experience of pissed power. But the last stage of dry is so wonderful. An ancient, free-willed race created from the essence of Fire, much as man was created from Earth. They prowled the land at night, vanishing with the first rays of dawn. Myths surrounding the Djinn paint them as many things: benevolent champions of mankind and slaves to mad sorcerers, malicious incubi / succubi and energy vampires, or malevolent harbingers of madness and disease. The Djinn are ruled by Iblis, the Prince of Darkness, who bears unspeakable contempt for man. The scent of black smoke, of crackling flames, and smoldering ashes. Eos (Excolo) The Rising Sun. She is Ostara, Easter, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of fertility and the dawn. She is a protector and friend to all children. Her scent is that of softly glowing skin, jasmine, buttercup and honeysuckle. Oya (Excolo) --Lovely and subtle. May need a bottle of this! Lady of the Wind. She is the wind that precedes the thunderstorm, and it is in this that She is seen as Shango’s companion and partner in battle, and without Oya, there is little that Shango can accomplish. She fans the fires of Shango’s blazes, and is the forked lightning that touches the treetops. Oya’s ofrenda is a Nigerian potion of love and war, sweetened by darkest plum. Oya winiwini! http://www.bpal.org/topic/14293-oya/ Persephone (Excolo) --Exactly as the reviews say: juicy pomegranite. But the rose is a tea-rose type to me. It is a beautiful combination but a bit too sweet for my tastes. Beautiful, radiant daughter of Demeter...her loveliness was so exquisite that even Hell itself could not resist her. Pomegranate and rose. Utrennyaya (Excolo) --I need a bottle. Mint that gives way to floral. Doesn't last, tho. But touch-ups are nice b/c you get the mint back! The Zorya: Also called the Auroras. The Slavic Triple Goddesses of the Dawn, Sky and Light, who govern the paths of the day. The guard the constellation Ursa Minor from the chained Hound of Doomsday; should they ever fail in their duty, and the chain breaks, the universe will end. "The Morning Star" -- Osmanthus, Damascus rose, violet, delphinium, white mint, palmarosa and white sandalwood. Cordelia (Illyria) --Very floral; it's OK; then Josie got a headache off it. The essence of faith, love and devotion: lilac, lemon, green tea, wisteria, osmanthus, white cedar, and Chinese musk. Black Rose (Rappaccini's Garden) --Very mature rose. I like but this rose tends to amp and stick around. An evening scent. Exquisitely melancholy. The background scent to an ancient exequies. Heavy, dark and floral: a blend of roses, with a touch of amber and musk. Baghdad (Wanderlust) -- This is so spicy! I like! But what is messing around and making my eyes itch?! Amber, saffron and bergamot with mandarin, nutmeg, Bulgar rose, musk and sandalwood. Danube (Wanderlust) Rhododendron and bellflower petals swirl through deep, cool, dark aquatic notes. Machu Picchu (Wanderlust)--On the need-a-bottle list. Pleasing. Sweet tropical fruits burst through deep, wet rainforest boughs, enormous steamy blossoms, over thin mountaintop breezes, mingled with the soft, rich golden scent of Peruvian amber. Shanghai (Wanderlust)--BOUGHT A BOTTLE The crisp, clean scent of green tea touched with lemon verbena and honeysuckle. Silk Road (Wanderlust) --I may have to get a big bottle of this one. Very pleasant. Exotic/romantic impression to me. Nice throw; lasts pretty much all day. A note of clean patchouli that I like btw. A panoply of cultural treasures, spanning the herbs, flowers, oils and balms of the Romans, the Byzantines, the Mediterranean, the Levant, Northern China, Eastern Europe, Iran, the Bulgar-Kypchak, Mesopotamia, the Crimean Peninsula, Anatolia, Antioch, and North Africa. Venice (Wanderlust) --I think I like this. It does smell good, but it doesn't evoke an emotional connection. Oh, well. A complex, voluptuous scent that captures the robust beauty of the Italian Renaissance: lemon, red currant, wisteria, red rose petals, heady jasmine, Florentine orris root, waterlily, red sandalwood, violet plum, and violet leaf. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OUTRIGHT "NO" OR JUST "MEH" Wicked (Diabolus) --YUCK! I don't like this one at all from just the sniff from the imp. Don't even want to put this on. OK. Decided I can't just a perfume by the imp. There's an element here that reminds me of spiced apples. Definitely rose. But then it dries down to something I don't like. Jasmine? Too much myrrh? I'm thinking it's jasmine b/c I'm a little sneezy and myrrh hasn't done that to me before. A paean to all the Wicked Queens, Evil Stepmothers, and other misunderstood villainesses throughout history and lore. Lends an aura of majesty, refinement, strength, and a deep, brooding malice. A sophisticated, womanly scent: rich myrrh and jasmine draped in the subtlest rose. Highwayman (Bewitching Brews) I do not like vetiver and this is heavy vetiver! Vetiver with gardenia, blood red rose, night-blooming jasmine, a dash of cinnamon and a faint hint of leather. Katrina van Tassel - Sleepy Hollow (Halloweenies) --It's OK. I could wear it but it doesn't zing me. Rose note is nice. Maybe too much cream/sweet. But then later, I found I was really enjoying wearing it. White rose and honeyed cream. Mme. Moriarty, Misfortune Teller - Act II: Fiat Nox -- Unfortunately this is a no. I think I just don't like patchouli. Didn't effect Hubby. Either way, my youngest says "it's hard to cuddle you when you stink". Wow. Don't mince words, hon. Red musk, vanilla bean, pomegranate, patchouli leaf and wild plum. Samhain -- I liked; got lots of compliments; Josie liked; was ready to buy a whole bottle...but Hubby HATED. Truly the scent of autumn itself -- damp woods, fir needle, and black patchouli with the gentlest touches of warm pumpkin, clove, nutmeg, allspice, sweet red apple and mullein. Delirium --The rose is a tea rose. Ick! apple, rose, lemon Djinn --A perfect interpretation of the name. Hot, pissed-off, powerful fire that then slowly burns itself out. http://www.bpal.org/topic/15688-santa-eul%26agrave%3Bria-des-riu/page__p__282156__hl__santa+ruis__fromsearch__1#entry282156 Saturnalia --Vetiver and violet. Gross!! I can't even smell the violet for the vetiver and if I do, I don't like it either. Santa Eularia Des Riu --I like the citrus at first but then this dries down to nothing but jasmine. No. http://www.bpal.org/topic/15688-santa-eul%26agrave%3Bria-des-riu/page__p__282156__hl__santa+ruis__fromsearch__1#entry282156 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --OTHER-- Lolita Lempicka Fleur Défendue "Forbidden Flower" Notes: Absinth Flower, Strawberry Leaf, Mimosa Stem, Peony, Violet, Aniseed Flower, Almond Musk, Morello Cherry Musk. Bvlgari Eau Parfumee White Tea Notes: Artemisia Leaves, Ambrette, White Pepper, White Tea, Musk, Woody Amber. Elizabeth Arden Provocative Interlude "citrusy floriental"; California Redwood? Top Notes: Wild Berries, Champagne Middle Notes: Rose, Sunset Orchid, Mango Flower Base Notes: Cashmere Musk, White Chocolate Elizabeth Arden Provocative Woman Top Notes: Quince, Water Lotus and Ginger Middle Notes: Midnight Orchid, Papaya Blossom and Pink Freesia Base Notes: White Sand, Red Amber and Hinoki Wood Elizabeth Arden Mediterranean Top Notes: Peach Nectar Sorbet, Sicilian Mandarin, Damask Plum Middle Notes: Wisteria, Star Magnolia, Madagascar Orchid Base Notes: Sandalwood, Musk, Amber Liz by Liz Claiborne Top Notes: mandarin, pear, yello mimosa, and melon Middle Notes: purple hyacinth, honeysuckle, magnolia, and pink peony Base Notes: pink peppercorns, heliotrope, amber, and vanilla White Witch by Parfums Jamaica Smoking Plum by Violette Market Smoky Lapsang Souchong black tea, sweet Mount Wuyi black plum, raw vanilla pods, and a hint of cedar and redwood, create a dreamy mid-afternoon mist of esoteric mysteries. Channeling Spirits 2010 by Blooddrop Great, great grandmamma clearly had a good bit left to say before she passed on. How lucky of her to get in a few last words! Black tea, faded soft blossoms, and a whisper of cool mint. The Veil Between Two Worlds 2010 by Blooddrop A beautiful, sheer blend sharing earthly and spiritual qualities, welcoming one to the other. Pale green herbs, sweetened lemon and white grapefruit, sweet pea flower, mushroom fairy rings and faint blonde tobacco.

la belle dame sans merci

August 31, 2010

CaudaPavonis' BPAL Blog

Top Ten(S)

top 10 in order: Haloes Dorian Lyonesse Glowing Vulva Black Opal Defututa Antique Lace Snow White '10 O Darkling Thrush _________________________________________________ top 10 GC Banded Sea Snake Black Opal Black Pearl Defututa Dorian Hope Illustrated Woman Lyonesse O Wensleydale top 10 LE Antique Lace Autumn Black Lace Darkling Thrush the Girl Glowing Vulva Haloes Ice Queen (DD '09) Love's Philosophy Snow White

jizatt

August 31, 2010

Pottersville's Blog

My First Blog

Nope, nothing to see here.

Pottersville

August 23, 2010

Forspecial Plate's Blog

Harvest Moon Update

Well, looks like I have to do a note-by-note breakdown for these. Harvest Moon......dry leaves, mulling spices, balsam fir, cedar, juniper berry, clove, saffron, damson plum, sage, yarrow, and lily twined with Dionysus' sacred grapes and ivy, a bounty of apple and pumpkin, and the amaranth and lingum aloes of Janus, all touched by a gentle breath of festival woodsmoke and sweet wine. The first nine notes are either 'yes' or 'sure, why not', then things start getting more complicated. Yarrow I just don't know about but I can handle herbal. And then lily....you know, I missed lily the first time I read the notes. Kind of snuck up on me and I usually don't like lily, so that is something to consider. Then we move on to some fruits, more herbs, woods, and smoke.....most of which I like, or don't hate.....except the grape is something to also consider. Overall, I could be interested, and I've never tried Harvest Moon before and this would be a good one to start with, because I do like most of the notes. Mabon.....Blackberry wine and apple with hops, English ivy, rosemary, hazel, sage, chamomile, sweetgrass, oak bark, wild nuts, and myrrh. I'm leaning towards no, because of the blackberry wine and nuts, although I might actually enjoy a fall herbal scent. The addition of myrrh makes me want to at least try a decant. Wildfire.....orris and rose together? No thank you. I don't think there's enough wood to temper those two powder/soap bombs. So, bottom line, if I'm feeling adventerous I might just grab a bottle of Harvest Moon before it goes bye-bye. Maybe a decant of Mabon if I see one. And I do want to sniff Wildfire, if it crosses my path, but I don't hold out much hope for that one.

forspecial_plate

August 23, 2010

Tea Otter's BPAL

General Release Schedule

General release schedule: Birthday scents (if they happen): September Yules: October Anniversaries: November Lupercalias: Jan. the Irish scents: March April Fools: March/April summer scents: May/June Halloweenies: August lunacy: each month Friday the 13th: when it happens (May 2011, Jan, April, July 2012) surprises: when they appear! Note: I copied this from a post in the BPAL speculation thread, than added the next upcoming dates. I didn't come up with this myself!

Teaotter

August 22, 2010

cfrancesca's Blog

My BPAL bottles

Update 12/03/2015

I've culled and culled and culled and then culled some more. This is now my much smaller, much more personal and loved collection. I decided to only keep scents I absolutely love. I have/had attachements to many of them and that was making it hard but I've cut the cord.

Vanilla Bean Single Note x2 (partials)
Snake Oil x5
Morocco (10ml cobalt)
Stygian Nougat
The Girl x2
Antique Lace
Banshee Beat
Alice (GC, cobalt)
Black Opal (Disc. GC, cobalt)
Cake Smash
Boomslang
Bomslang v2 x2
Celeste
Clockwork Couture: Female x2
Dorian v2
Eat Me
Gothabilly
Hamadryad (Cinnamon Version)
His Station and Four Aces
Jingo Kogo v6
Joyful Moon x2
Khrysee
Le Pere Fouettard

Chaos Theory: Snake Oil Series (Cinnamon + Snake Oil)
Chaos Theory: Snake Oil Series (Creamy Tropical Fruits + Snake Oil)
Chaos Theory: Snake Oil Series (Musk + Snake Oil)
Chaos Theory: Snake Oil Series (Spicy Vanilla + Snake Oil)
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#60 Sugary Vanilla Frosting)
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#430 Pink, fruity, floral vanilla buttercream
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#455 Sugary, creamy, musky, vanilla sandalwood (smells very similar to the Sabrina, the Ring Mistress CD proto)
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#479 Vanilla, Amber, Cookies, Marshmallow)
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#511 Vanilla Buttercream
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#494 Light Floral, Sugar, Vanilla Sandalwood, Buttercream)
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#198 Sweet Pea, Vanilla Sandalwood, Cream
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#640 Vanilla, Sandalwood, Musk, Light Floral
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (# Bourbon Vanilla, Sandalwood, Cake with Buttercream Frosting
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#471 Dark Vanilla, Sugared Roses, Old Books, Light Incense
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#48 Lemon/Citrus, Musk, Sugar, Vanilla Buttercream)
Katharina new
Lilith's Tea Party new
Lilith Victoria
Little Flora new
Luna Noire new
Lyonesse (2009)
Marae new
Maud Ruthyn new
Midnight new
Midway Resurrected
Miss Ida new
Miss Lupescu
Monsterbait: Underpants
Morocco (10ml, cobalt)
Morocco v2
Mother Shub's Stygian Nougat new
Mouse’s Long and Sad Tale (2008)
Mouse’s Long and Sad Tale v5

Like, undecided:
Albedo v3
Against Idleness and Mischief
Alice (recent bottle)
Asp Viper
Bakeneko
Black Lace Res.
Beaver Moon 2005
Beatrice
Black Moon (LE, 2006)
Blooming Rose
Chimera
Cleric v2
Count Dracula
Crib Girls
Crowley
Dia
Enlightenment of the Courtesan Jigokudayu
Fearful Pleasure
Glowing Vulva
Half Elf v5
Hod Res.

My 5ml bottles (updated 12/2013): AF1
Against Idleness and Mischief new
Agape
Albedo v3 new
Alice (2009)
Antique Lace x3
Arsenic v2 new
Asp Viper (2007)
Bakeneko
Banshee Beat (1st Release)
Beatrice
Beaver Moon 2005
Black Lace Resurrected
Black Moon 2006 new
Black Opal (2007)
Blooming Rose new
Bones Trombone new
Boomslang (2007)
Boomslang v2 x2
Brides of Dracula new
Cabaret Goth
Cake Smash
Carnival Diabolique Prototype: Maeve The Sword Swallower
Carnival Diabolique Prototype: Tilt A Whirl
Celeste
Champagne and Party Hats new
Clockwork Couture: Male
Clockwork Couture: Female x2
Chaos Theory: Snake Oil Series (Cinnamon + Snake Oil)
Chaos Theory: Snake Oil Series (Creamy Tropical Fruits + Snake Oil)
Chaos Theory: Snake Oil Series (Musk + Snake Oil)
Chaos Theory: Snake Oil Series (Spicy Vanilla + Snake Oil)
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#60 Sugary Vanilla Frosting)
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#430 Pink, fruity, floral vanilla buttercream
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#455 Sugary, creamy, musky, vanilla sandalwood (smells very similar to the Sabrina, the Ring Mistress CD proto)
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#479 Vanilla, Amber, Cookies, Marshmallow)
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#511 Vanilla Buttercream
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#494 Light Floral, Sugar, Vanilla Sandalwood, Buttercream)
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#198 Sweet Pea, Vanilla Sandalwood, Cream
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#640 Vanilla, Sandalwood, Musk, Light Floral
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (# Bourbon Vanilla, Sandalwood, Cake with Buttercream Frosting
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#471 Dark Vanilla, Sugared Roses, Old Books, Light Incense
Chaos Theory: Vanilla Series (#48 Lemon/Citrus, Musk, Sugar, Vanilla Buttercream)
Chaotic (Incensey batch) new
Chaste Moon 2005
Chimera (Cobalt)
Cleric v2
Coral Snake (2007) new
Count Dracula x2
Courtney new
Crib Girls new
Crowley (Aged)
Dia
Dorian x2 (10ml, 2008)
Dorian v2
Eat Me (2009)
Elf v4
Enlightenment of the Courtesan Jigokudayu
Fae
Fearful Pleasure
Gingerbread Poppet 2010
Glowing Vulva x2
Goblin Sack new
Gothabilly
Harigata II new
Half Elf v5
Hamadryad (Cinnamon Version)
Hime Gyaru
His Station and Four Aces
Hod (10ml)
Hod Res.
Hod v2
Hope new
Hunger
Jingo Kogo v6
Joyful Moon x2
Katharina new
Katrina Van Tassel
Khrysee
Lady Una (2009) new
Le Pere Fouettard
Lilith's Tea Party new
Lilith Victoria
Little Flora new
Luna Noire new
Lyonesse (2009)
Marae new
Maud Ruthyn new
Midnight new
Midway Resurrected
Miss Ida new
Miss Lupescu
Monsterbait: Underpants
Morocco (10ml, cobalt)
Morocco v2
Mother Shub's Stygian Nougat new
Mouse’s Long and Sad Tale (2008)
Mouse’s Long and Sad Tale v5
O (10ml)
Obatala (2008)
Oisin
Opuhi
Pandy new
Pa-Pow
Peach Moon new
Pele (2008)
Pepper new
Perle Von Mauren
Phasmophobia new
Phyllocrania Paradoxa v1
Pinched with Four Aces x2
Pink Snowballs
Plastic Pink Flamingo
Punkie Night 2012 new
Pussy new
Regan x2
Rivet.Goth
Sacrifice
Samhain 2007
Self-Portrait new
Senelion
Serotine Bat new
Shrunken Heads
Shub Nigaruth (LE, GC Versions) x2
Sibyl
Skuld new
Slightly Haunted Dollhouse
Snake Oil x5 (4 10ml, 1 5ml)
Snow White 2005
Snow White 2008
Single Note: Vanilla Bean
Single Note: Coconut
Single Note: Heliotrope
Single Note: Pikake new
Single Note: Apple Blossom
Single Note: Eight-Petaled Lotus
Single Note: Evening Stock
Single Note: Devil Trumpet
Single Note: Cherokee Rose
Single Note: Rum-Soaked French Tonka
Single Note: Madagascan Vanilla Rum
Single Note: Siberian Musk
Single Note: Red Sumatran Patchouli new
Storyville
Sudha Segara x3 (2007, 2009, 10ml)
Swan Maiden new
Sweet Life new
Symmakhia x2
Tamamo-No-Mae new
Tamora
Tanuki no Orai new
The Anti-Saloon League
The Atrocious Attic
The Candy Butcher
The Cup of Death (Salon) new
The Ecstasy of St. Theresa new
The Gaoler’s Daughter
The Girl x2
The Governess new
The Infernal Lover x3 (no musk, light musk, red musk)
The Last Evening of the Year
The Perilous Parlor
The Temptation new
The Unicorn new
Tiki Princess
Till Death new
TKO
Vasilissa
Velvet Unicorn Prototype
Versailles new
Vixen (Cobalt Bottle)
Western Diamondback (2007) x2
White Rose
WILF
Womb Furie 2012
XCDL13
Yvaine
Zephyr Scents I also own but not sure if I'm keeping:
Dancing Koi
Heavenly Love and Earthly Love
Ninon
Man with a Phallus Head
Bow and Crown of Conquest
Velvet Panther
Blossoms in Springtime
Body Remember
Liz
Single Note: Ambergris (Original)
Bijoux Y'ha-nthlei In storage:
Australian Copperhead (2007)
Boo 2009
Echo
Enkhespalos
Habu
Hatshepsut v3
Eden v7
Hunter Moon 2007
Knockout Drops
Kypris
Midnight on the Midway
PL176
Snow Angel Orig
Sugar Cookie 2005
The Oval Portrait
Thirteen Oct. 2006 (Orange Label)
Velvet Unicorn
Whoop
>Arcana Chocolate, 3 bpal, 5 blooddrop decants
>Sweet Alyssum SN
>Arcana: Guy Fawkes
>BBMoon
>Arcan Decants Winternights, 1816
>Haumea v1 To Rehome:
Talvikku, Penumbra, Black Butterfly Moon, Recently Rehomed:
Buck Moon, Arabian Dance, Spanked Res, Torture King, Mouse Circus, Byronic Antihero, Three Witches, Snow White 2008, Nanny Ashtoreth, A Bachelor’s Dog, Mr. Jacquel, Haute Macabre, Hunter, Beautiful and Adored, Great Vampire Bat, The Orgy, Spider, Single Note: Honey, Single Note: Spanish Red Carnation, Zarita, Spanked (Orig.), Storyville, Pinched,
BPTP Bath Oils, Atmo Sprays, Glosses Erebos Atmosphere Spray Harvest Festival Atmosphere Spray Holiday Diffusing Spray (partial) Lucy in Darkness Atmosphere Spray Lucy's Boudoir Atmosphere Spray Snow White Atmosphere Spray x2 Pete Lala's Cafe Atmosphere Spray (partial) Citadel of Awesome Atmosphere Spray (low partial) Samhain Atmosphere Spray (partial) Snake Oil Bath Oil x2 Oceans of Love and Millions of Kisses Bath Oil x2 (plus partials) Vanilla, Tiare and Coconut Hair Gloss Snake Oil Hair Gloss Honey Hair Gloss (partial)

___________________________ For record keeping purposes, I have an ongoing list of bottles that I've re-homed (but it needs to be organized!): http://www.bpal.org/blog/665/entry-6585-rehomed-bottles/

FS
Velvet Unicorn
PL176
The Infernal Lover (No Musk)
Bijoux Y'Ha-nthlei
Versailles
Coral Snake
Bow & Crown of Conquest
Symakhia
Haumea v1
Body Remember
Dorian 10ml
Mouse's Long and Sad Tale
Mouse's Long and Sad Tale
Regan
The Governess
WILF
Miss Ida
The Cup of Death (label
Chaos Theory Vanilla Series
Marae
Hod v2
Hod (Original)
Cabaret Goth
Brides of Dracula
Arsenic v2

cfrancesca

August 19, 2010

Asterisk

Stuff I've Tried.

B = Full or partial bottle(s) wanted! R = Would like to retest (partial imp/tester). S = Was especially bad. Updated 9/13. Listed a bunch willy-nilly, I've honestly not been home long enough to sit down and organize. Erm, still have to add a ton, though. If something's marked as wanting a bottle, it could be either that I currently only have imps, or that I want a backup. If it's the latter, I may be more picky when swapping, since I'd rather try new scents for now. Sorry to be confusing, haha. (And of course, not all my bottle wants will be feasible, but hey, might find a replacement somewhere!) ARS AMATORIA: Bordello Brisingamen Depraved Kabuki ® Lolita Maiden Muse O Rapture Satyr Snake Oil ( Vixen ARS DRACONIS: Dragon's Blood Dragon's Bone Dragon's Milk Dragon's Musk Dragon's Tears Ladon CARNAVAL DIABOLIQUE: Pickled Imp ( Hand of Glory ( Theodosius ( Candy Butcher ( UNSORTED: Love's Philosophy ( Boo (2009?) Agape Lost His Nurse ( Chintamani-Dhupa Harp of Cnoc I'Chosgair Mag Mell ( White Chocolate, Strawberry & White Pepper Ingenue Sugar Skull 2004 ( Sugar Skull 2005 Sugar Skull 2006 Teatime in Roswell Spicebush Swallowtail Luna Gypsy Monarch Serpents With Glittering Eyes and Forky Tongues ( The Tell-Tale Heart City in the Sea Pink Phoenix Red Phoenix Purple Phoenix Inez ( Hellhound on my Trail Toad Hall Al-Araaf Three Witches Egg'd Mailbox ( Vanilla Bean SN Fig SN Pineapple SN White Sandalwood SN ( Silver Phoenix Iron Phoenix Tabula Smaragdina Two, Five, and Seven Black Phoenix Boomslang ( Australian Copperhead Phantom Calliope Cake Smash ( Wolf Moon (?) Tamora ( Fae ( Antique Lace ( Imp Black Tower Wilde Hellcat Grog ( Gluttony Manhattan Mother Shub's Spiced Lait de Chevre ( Mother Shub's Toothsome Banketstaaf Katrina van Tassel The Witching Time of Night Pumpkin Patch #3 2008 Desdemona Cheshire Cat ®

Duck Mountain

August 19, 2010

Nymeria's BPAL Organizer

Wishlist

Warning: this wishlist does not necessarily pertain to reality or feasibility or anything like that. For scents that have different years/incarnations, if I don't have the year listed then I'm open any version of it. Scents to Try Italics = GC, Underline = Unimpable GC, Bold = current top choice to try. 413 U.S. 15 / Miller Vs. California Agapē Aglaea Agrat-Bat-Mahlaht Alana Patel All in the Golden Afternoon All Souls Angeronalia The Antikythera Mechanism Antique Lace The Anti-Saloon League April Fool Archangel Winter Aremata-Popoa Ashlultum Australian Copperhead Autumn Moon of the Mirror Stand Bathtub Gin Bensiabel Bearded Lady Bewitched Blackberry Jam & Scones Black Heart Black Lace Black Pearl Black Phoenix The Black Temple Burlesque Troupe Bliss Blood Countess Boo Bread-And-Butter-Fly The Buggre Alle This Bible Cabaret Cancer 2007 The Candy Butcher Champagne and Roses Champagne, Chocolate, and Cheap Sex Cheshire Moon Cicuta Cockaigne Coral Snake Countess Willie Croquet Crypt Queen Cupcake Spatter Pattern Analysis Cupid Complaining to Venus Daiyu Dark Chocolate Dark Chocolate and Pepper Smoked Caramel Dark Chocolate, Whiskey, and Cognac Truffle Defututa Desiccated Frostberry Pie Filling Detestable Putrescence Dionysia Dorian Echo The Ecstasy of Infatuation Eisheth Zenunim El Dia de los Reyes Elegba Eos F5 Fae Fairy Wine Faith Fée Fire Pig Fruit Moon The Fruit of Paradise The Gaoler's Daughter Geek.Goth Gelt Giant Vulva Gingerbread Poppet Glitter Golden Wave Gollettes Green Phoenix Gypsy Halloween: Los Angeles The Hamptons Hanami Hi'iaka Hony Mone Hope Horreur Sympathique House of Mirrors Hua Mulan Hunger Ice Queen I Fell in Love with a Floating Brain Imp Imp of the Perverse Independent In Winter in My Room Jailbait Jazz Funeral Jester Joyful Moon Juliet Kataniya, the Clockwork Woman Katharina Kitsune-Tsuki Kuang Shi La Bella Donna Della Mia Mente Lady Luck Blues Lamia La Vague Left His Nurse While In a Crowd Les Bijoux Liberty Libra 2007 Lick It One More Time Lilith and the Jarocho Lilith's Tea Party The Living Flame Liz Lucy's Kiss Lump of Coal Machu Picchu Mahana Makhanitis March Hare Metal Phoenix Midnight on the Midway Midway Midwinter's Eve Mi-Go Brain Canister Milk Moon '07 Mlle. Lilith, Fortune Teller Mme. Moriarty, Misfortune Teller Monster Bait: biggerCritters Monster Bait: Bloody Mary Monster Bait: Closet Monster Bait: Tokyo Stomp Montresor Mouse's Long and Sad Tale Mr. Nancy MVJBA: Spring Training 2008 Nanny Ashtoreth New Orleans O Opuhi Orange Parker Lily Peacocks Pepper Persephone Philommeides Pink Phoenix Plastic Pink Flamingo Pothôn Mêtêr The Presence of Love Prospero Prunella Pumpkin I '05/'06,'07 or '09 Pumpkin II '05/'06 Pumpkin III '07 Pumpkin V '08 or'09 Pumpkin Cheesecake Purple Phoenix Queen of Diamonds Rangoon Riptide Roadhouse Romanti.Goth Sara Pezzini Screeching Parrot Semiramis Shattered Siren Slippery Poppy Tincture Snow Angel Snowblind Snow, Glass, Apples Snow White The Soldier Soothing System Spawn of the She-Demon The Spell of Amorous Love Spooky Sticky Pillowcase Strawberry Moon '09 Sugar Cookie Swank Sweet Life Tamora Teatime in Roswell Thalia Thirteen 5/05 & 1/06 (White Label) Thirteen 7/07 (Pink Label) Thirteen 6/08 (Green Label) Tiger Lily Tin Foil Hat 'Tis the Voice of the Lobster Titania Tobacco Honey Thisbe Tomoe Gozen The Torture Queen Treat #1 Tupapau Twinkle, Twinkle Little Bat Ü Mütter Museum The Unsteady Governess Unveiled Upa Upa Vampire Tears Vasilissa Velvet Velvet Pink Kitty Velvet Tiki Velvet Nudie Velvet Unicorn VILF Violet Ray Voyeurs Among the Cherry Blossoms Wanda White Chocolate and Strawberries White Chocolate and Sugared Violets White Chocolate, Black Raspberry, and Apricot Cordial Truffle The White Lady of Durand-Eastman Park Womb Furie Xanthe, the Weeping Clown Yerevan Yuletide The Zadok Allen Vineyard Scents to Get Bottles Of Beaver'versary Boomslang Glasgow Lady Macbeth Mountain of Bone Pomegranate II Schrodinger's Cat Empty Bottles I'd Like Halloween: San Francisco Halloween: Brooklyn Queen of Spades Any WKAP Any Chaos Theory Number CDXVII (417)

Nymeria

August 15, 2010

brettashley's Blog

Reaction To Halloween 2010 Update

Just for my own reference! http://www.bpal.org/topic/69868-halloween-update-2010/page__view__findpost__p__1808268 Finally got time to sit down and wade through the massiveness of this update... ALL SAINTS 2010 -- Based on a venerable French pontifical incense blend: monastic frankincense and myrrh, Damascus rose, Russian gardenia, cassia, and lily of the valley wafting on a chill Autumn wind. A celebration of the glory and suffering of the saints and matryrs of the Church. Probably not for me; haven't been feeling the heavy incense scents lately, and I don't think that'll change. (It's already a pretty cold summer! But I still like my lighter scents.) ALL SOULS 2010 -- An incense blend that invokes the higher qualities of mercy and compassion, mingled with the soft, sugared currant scent of offertory soul cakes. Mmm soul cakes... Again though, this doesn't jump out at me as a must-have. BLUE PUMPKIN FLOSS -- Puffy clouds of pumpkin candyfloss with a trickle of blackberry juice. Sounds amazing! I haven't tried any pumpkin scents from the lab though, so I'm not sure... It might end up being too sweet. BOO 2010 -- Eerie billows of spun sugar, fluttering white cotton, and sheets of cream. YES YES YES YES YES YES YES! I was so hoping for this one to come back! I'm not missing out on Boo this time CALAVERAS -- Xocolatl, tequila, copal incense, smoke-dried jalapeños, vanilla pods, and cajeta. Sounds really intriguing but nothing's really calling out to me. DIA DE LOS ÑATITAS -- Hydrangea blossoms and rose petals, cigarette smoke, cocoa leaves, and chichi. The cigarette smoke sounds interesting, but I don't know about the floral notes... FLOR DE MUERTO -- The orange marigold, or zempasúchitl, has been one of Death's symbols since the pre-Columbian era. The yellow and orange petals are believed to represent the rays of the sun, bringing joy and light to the souls dwelling in the realm of the dead. These flowers surround Day of the Dead altars to guide the spirits to their offerings. I'm not really big on florals. GHOULISH -- a black cherry and coconut amaretto confection gently laced with saffron. GUH. Black cherry? Amaretto?? MAYBE. THE HAG -- Black musk, bay leaves, galangal, bourbon vetiver, blackcurrant, and rum. Mm, no I think musk scares me. GOLLETES -- A circular pastry glazed with pink sugar that symbolizes the sweetness of life and the certainty of death. Might be a bit too sweet for me! HUESOS DE SANTO 2010 -- Orange-glazed cake, dotted with anise seed, and filled with custard, set beside a bouquet of celebratory funeral flowers. Hmm not sure about the custard and the anise seed. Sounds like something I'd like to eat, but necessarily smell like. LAMBS-WOOL 2010 -- A popular holy day beverage in 18th century Ireland: roasted apples mashed into warmed milk and ale, with nutmeg, sugar, ginger, and clove. YES PLEASE. I didn't get to try it the first time around and I've been kicking myself ever since! NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY -- Dewy green leaves colored by Moroccan amber, ginseng, and rooibos. Hmmmm on the ginseng. Probably pass. Not sure, actually. Wait for reviews. OCTOBER 2010 -- Dry, cold autumn wind. A rustle of red leaves, a touch of smoke and sap in the air. This sounds great! I'd probably go with Halloween San Francisco though. But I still wanna wait on reviews... it might be amazing. PUMPKIN LATTE -- Espresso, pumpkin syrup, smoky vanilla bean, milk, raw sugar, and a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg. OMG yum. I don't know if I need more foodie scents though. PUNKIE NIGHT 2010 -- apple orchards, bright cranberries, and a touch of warm cider. I love the lab's apple scents! Definitely want. SAMHAIN 2010 -- damp woods, fir needle, and black patchouli with the gentlest touches of warm pumpkin, clove, nutmeg, allspice, sweet red apple and mullein. I feel like I should try this just because it's the classic Halloween scent! Hmm... SUGAR SKULL 2010 -- A blend of five sugars, lightly dusted with candied fruits. Probably too sweet for me. THE WILD SWANS AT COOLE -- October twilight. Falling leaves breaking the stillness of cool water, with sweet autumn clematis, feather-soft orris root, luminous white chypre, and muguet. This sounds great, but I'm iffy on the orris root. ++ HALLOWEENIE: MNEMOSYNE HALLOWEEN: BROOKLYN -- Flowering dogwood, weeping cherry, Korean pine, camellia, moonflower, Alberta spruce, arborvitae, and crab apples. Nothing's calling out to me here. HALLOWEEN: LOS ANGELES -- The sky on fire: a strange incense of burning brush, junegrass, tumbleweeds, chaparral, and wild sage. I love LA, but I don't think I want to smell like it. -__- HALLOWEEN: NEW ORLEANS -- The distinctive scent of the Mississippi at night mingling with sweet olive and Spanish moss. Mmm... possibly. Wait for reviews. HALLOWEEN: SAN FRANCISCO -- Salt air wafting in from the bay. Rain falling on rain-soaked leaves. YES. I knew I had to have this as soon as I saw it. ++ HALLOWEEN: POMEGRANATE GROVE POMEGRANATE I -- Pomegranate, poet's jasmine, and benzoin. Nope. POMEGRANATE II -- Pomegranate, white musk, lemon verbena, grapefruit, pink lime. The notes here sounds amazing and delicious, but I'm not really a fruity-scent girl. Maybe. POMEGRANATE III -- Pomegranate, Tamil Nadu sandalwood, lavender, tamarind, hazelnut, Atlas cedarwood, sugar date, bitter clove, and Arabian myrrh. Nope. POMEGRANATE IV -- Pomegranate, cognac, red musk, cocoa, tobacco absolute, star anise, and thyme. This sounds so interesting! Wait for reviews. POMEGRANATE V -- Pomegranate, carnation, amber, cardamom, neroli, vetiver, black pepper, and opium tar. I love neroli, but I'm not big on carnation, or vertiver. Probably not. THE HERAEON OF ARGOS -- Argive Hera. The temple in the Argolid that was dedicated to Hera, the Queen of Heaven, in her aspect as the Great Triple Goddess. Pomegranate, apple blossom, fig, willow bark, and almond. No reaction. Sounds great, although I'm not sure about the fig (may turn soapy), but I'll probably never get my hands on it. + HALLOWEEN: GOTHIC FICTION, VOLUME 1 THE BYRONIC ANTIHERO -- a Victorian fougère and a dashing carnation boutonnière tainted by a cloud of khus, yew, and patchouli. Ooooh this sounds so interesting! I'm curious about the yew and patchouli though. I might just get it for the Byron love. THE CREEPING MIST -- A muculent, brumous, ill-omened scent: orris, yuzu, white ginger, linden flower, petitgrain, and lotus. Nope. I don't think any of these work on me. THE DECREPIT HOUSE -- dilapidated planks of mahogany and cypress wood perched feebly on a grim foundation of long-dead leaves, black musk, patchouli, galbanum, tobacco absolute, fragonia, and oakmoss. Wood, black musk, patchouli... that actually sounds pretty scary, and I'm not at all sure I'd want to smell like that. A HOWL IN THE DARKNESS -- A scent evocative of a forest at midnight, with animalic brown musk, wild sage, Terebinth pine, black oak, and a chilly shock of terror personified by kunzea, cistus labdanum, verbena, juniper, metallic ozone, and white mint. Same. THE INFERNAL LOVER -- A creamy, sensual, honeyed red musk. Not sure about red musk, or (at the moment), honey. Probably not. ECCLESIASTICAL EXCESSES -- Faustian depravity: daemonorops, rose-infused frankincense, vetiver, mate absolute, and clove bud. Nope - not feeling the frankincense and clove. ENCROACHING MADNESS -- A yellow smell. Old foul, bad yellow things. Honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, balsam, hydrangea, and helichrysum. Hahaha this doesn't sound pleasant at all! I actually like honeysuckle though, so maybe! THE SHADOWY AND THE SUBLIME -- Moroccan amber, wisteria, ambergris accord, white rose, magnolia, white mint, angelica, bergamot, and myrrh. Not sure about the florals in this one. THE MADWOMAN -- Dusty white sandalwood, ragged cloth, and a dry, long-dead bridal bouquet. Sandalwood gets too incense-y on me. ODD PORTENTS -- Black rose, olibanum, dark musk, myrrh, blackcurrant, lavender buds, bourbon geranium, and amber incense. Not a rose fan. THE UNSAVORY GRAVE-DIGGERS -- An unearthed oakwood coffin, cemetery weeds, and a hint of booze. I'm not sure how I feel about boozy scents. THE UNSTEADY GOVERNESS -- White tea and violet leaf. Hmm... definitely considering this one! I love tea scents. And: 13: August 2010 -- A base of bitter dark chocolate with thirteen baneful and beneficial bits including pimento berry, pink pepper, tolu balsam, bergamot, golden honey, tobacco absolute, champaca flower, and paprika. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be placing my order in time to get this. So I'll just pretend it isn't there. tl;dr: Definitely getting Boo 2010, Lambs-Wool 2010, and Halloween: San Francisco. Leaning really close to getting Ghoulish, Punkie Night 2010, October 2010, and The Unsteady Governess. Waiting for reviews on Blue Pumpkin Floss, Nothing Gold Can Stay, Pumpkin Latte, Samhain 2010, The Wilde Swans at Coole, Halloween: New Oreleans, The Byronic Antihero, Encroaching Madness.

brettashley

August 15, 2010

Forspecial Plate's Blog

Halloween Update/breakdown

Breakdown! I have rated some of these according to my interest, on a scale of 1-5. ALL SAINTS 2010 Based on a venerable French pontifical incense blend: monastic frankincense and myrrh, Damascus rose, Russian gardenia, cassia, and lily of the valley wafting on a chill Autumn wind. A celebration of the glory and suffering of the saints and matryrs of the Church. Not interested. All those flowers sound like soap to me. ALL SOULS 2010 A day of remembrance and intercession. Without the prayers and sacrifices of their families and loved ones, the faithful departed may not be cleansed of their venal sins, and thereby cannot attain beatific vision. On November 2nd, prayers are sung and offerings are made to aid lost souls in transcending purgatory. An incense blend that invokes the higher qualities of mercy and compassion, mingled with the soft, sugared currant scent of offertory soul cakes. I like my decant of All Souls '06, and I might want more of this. It starts out cakey and turns into floral incense, in a good way. 3/5 BLUE PUMPKIN FLOSS Puffy clouds of pumpkin candyfloss with a trickle of blackberry juice. Not for me, thanks....more for all the gals who've been waiting for this! BOO 2010 Eerie billows of spun sugar, fluttering white cotton, and sheets of cream No thank you...... CALAVERAS Clever little satirical poems in the style of epitaphs written to tease the living and ease grief over a loved one's passing. Xocolatl, tequila, copal incense, smoke-dried jalapeños, vanilla pods, and cajeta. I'll have to look up a couple of these notes, but I am not a big fan of copal (I do like it in incense, but not perfume), and I'm leaning towards nyet on this one. DIA DE LOS ÑATITAS Hydrangea blossoms and rose petals, cigarette smoke, cocoa leaves, and chichi. Leaning towards no....don't really need a scent with rose and chocolate. Is chichi milk? 2/5 FLOR DE MUERTO The orange marigold, or zempasúchitl, has been one of Death's symbols since the pre-Columbian era. The yellow and orange petals are believed to represent the rays of the sun, bringing joy and light to the souls dwelling in the realm of the dead. These flowers surround Day of the Dead altars to guide the spirits to their offerings. I am interested, because I just like the idea of marigold perfume. They remind me of my grandma Nena, who liked to grow them. And it seems like they would be sort of a bitter or earthy floral, but really I have no idea. Want to try! 4/5 GHOULISH This season's Ridiculous Scent! Creepy like Creepy and as spooky as Spooky, this is the scent of a black cherry and coconut amaretto confection gently laced with saffron. Hmmm....at first I thought no, not interested. But reading it again, it sounds rather decadent and almost incensey, even though it's a foody/drinky scent. Sounds kind of sexy, actually. Decant? 3/5 THE HAG Black musk, bay leaves, galangal, bourbon vetiver, blackcurrant, and rum. Interesting.....I know I need to try this, so decant. Blackcurrant and rum are the iffy notes. 4/5 GOLLETES A circular pastry glazed with pink sugar that symbolizes the sweetness of life and the certainty of death. Nope, no thanks! HUESOS DE SANTO 2010 Orange-glazed cake, dotted with anise seed, and filled with custard, set beside a bouquet of celebratory funeral flowers. I like my decant of the last one, but I wouldn't need a whole bottle. Perhaps another decant if it crosses my path. 3/5 LAMBS-WOOL 2010 A popular holy day beverage in 18th century Ireland: roasted apples mashed into warmed milk and ale, with nutmeg, sugar, ginger, and clove. I like this scent but in the end it was just too sweet, to the point of being cloying. I want more spices and ale, I think. I'll watch reviews and see if it has changed since last time. 2/5 NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY Dewy green leaves colored by Moroccan amber, ginseng, and rooibos. Ha ha....reminds me of the Outsiders or one of those old teen movies. Anyway, this sounds great, and I'm really interested in trying it. 4/5 OCTOBER 2010 Dry, cold autumn wind. A rustle of red leaves, a touch of smoke and sap in the air. Well, I love this scent, but I don't need any more unless it has changed a lot from the previous one. PUMPKIN LATTE Espresso, pumpkin syrup, smoky vanilla bean, milk, raw sugar, and a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg. Worth a decant to sniff but not super exciting to me. 3/5 PUNKIE NIGHT 2010 This is a light-hearted scent: apple orchards, bright cranberries, and a touch of warm cider. Never was very interested in this scent, for some reason. Sounds too fruity with the cranberries, I generally don't like berries in my perfume. SAMHAIN 2010 Truly the scent of autumn itself -- damp woods, fir needle, and black patchouli with the gentlest touches of warm pumpkin, clove, nutmeg, allspice, sweet red apple and mullein. I can most likely skip Samhain this year, since I have 2 bottles and several decants of various years already. I do love Samhain, though. SUGAR SKULL 2010 Vibrant with the joy and sweetness of life in death! A blend of five sugars, lightly dusted with candied fruits. Hmmm......I have half a bottle from '07, and decants of '05 and '08.....do I need more? I love Sugar Skull, but maybe a decant will be enough for me. 4/5 THE WILD SWANS AT COOLE October twilight. Falling leaves breaking the stillness of cool water, with sweet autumn clematis, feather-soft orris root, luminous white chypre, and muguet. Hmmmm....kind of on the edge about this one but leaning towards no. Sounds very pretty but orris and muguet sound powdery and/or soapy to me. 2/5 HALLOWEEN: BROOKLYN Flowering dogwood, weeping cherry, Korean pine, camellia, moonflower, Alberta spruce, arborvitae, and crab apples. These notes sound soapy to me, especially moonflower. I'll pass on this one (even though pine and spruce make me want to sniff.....). 3/5 HALLOWEEN: LOS ANGELES The sky on fire: a strange incense of burning brush, junegrass, tumbleweeds, chaparral, and wild sage. I love the description and the imagery supplied by Beth. I forget what chaparral is but I want to try this. Decant first, probably. 4/5 HALLOWEEN: NEW ORLEANS The distinctive scent of the Mississippi at night mingling with sweet olive and Spanish moss. Moss is not always good to me, but sometimes very good to me. Worth a try because I do like aquatics in general. 4/5 HALLOWEEN: SAN FRANCISCO Salt air wafting in from the bay. Rain falling on rain-soaked leaves. Sounds awesome! Decant first, just to be cautious. 4/5 POMEGRANATE I Pomegranate, poet's jasmine, and benzoin. Well, I like benzoin, but pomegranate and jasmine are not thrilling to me. Probably pass. 2/5 POMEGRANATE II Pomegranate, white musk, lemon verbena, grapefruit, pink lime. Yeah...this is probably the least interesting of the pom. scents to me. Pass-ola. 1/5 POMEGRANATE III Pomegranate, Tamil Nadu sandalwood, lavender, tamarind, hazelnut, Atlas cedarwood, sugar date, bitter clove, and Arabian myrrh. Potential decant. 3/5 POMEGRANATE IV Pomegranate, cognac, red musk, cocoa, tobacco absolute, star anise, and thyme. Don't like cocoa that much with a couple of exceptions. Probably pass.....maybe decant. We'll see. 3/5 POMEGRANATE V Pomegranate, carnation, amber, cardamom, neroli, vetiver, black pepper, and opium tar. Hmm, sounds interesting, kind of foppish? Possibly worth a try. 3/5 Pomegranate patch only imp: THE HERAEON OF ARGOS Argive Hera. The temple in the Argolid that was dedicated to Hera, the Queen of Heaven, in her aspect as the Great Triple Goddess. Pomegranate, apple blossom, fig, willow bark, and almond. Not calling to me very much, although I would definitely try it if it crossed my path. 2/5 THE BYRONIC ANTIHERO An aristocratic cologne of titanic passions, moody and brooding. This scent is dark with disillusionment and cynicism: a Victorian fougère and a dashing carnation boutonnière tainted by a cloud of khus, yew, and patchouli. Hmmm, sounds interesting, and did I mention foppish somewhere else? Could be a nice proper dude-fume. Possible decant. 3/5 THE CREEPING MIST A muculent, brumous, ill-omened scent: orris, yuzu, white ginger, linden flower, petitgrain, and lotus. Interesting. Orris tells me to back away, and in general not my kind of scent.....but could still be worth a try. Will watch reviews and possibly try a decant if I see it available somewhere. 2/5 THE DECREPIT HOUSE An architectural doppelganger reflecting a ruined soul: dilapidated planks of mahogany and cypress wood perched feebly on a grim foundation of long-dead leaves, black musk, patchouli, galbanum, tobacco absolute, fragonia, and oakmoss. Yay, another Poe scent! I like them. This looks like a bleak and dreary Halloween scent and it's worth a decant, probably. 4/5 A HOWL IN THE DARKNESS A scent evocative of a forest at midnight, with animalic brown musk, wild sage, Terebinth pine, black oak, and a chilly shock of terror personified by kunzea, cistus labdanum, verbena, juniper, metallic ozone, and white mint. Aww, the description and concept are reaching out to me with grabbing hands, but I just don't like brown musk. I'm going to have to try a decant of this and hope for the best. This kind of reminds me of the updated Wolf Moon, which I love. 4/5 THE INFERNAL LOVER A creamy, sensual, honeyed red musk. Don't usually like honey at all, but still.....I'd like to sniff this at some point. 2/5 ECCLESIASTICAL EXCESSES Faustian depravity: daemonorops, rose-infused frankincense, vetiver, mate absolute, and clove bud. If this is one of those scents where the rose is just a hint, I could be interested. I'll be watching reviews. 2/5 ENCROACHING MADNESS A yellow smell. Old foul, bad yellow things. Honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, balsam, hydrangea, and helichrysum. I would love to try this just because of the inspiration. But reading the notes listed, I'd have to say 'pass'. We'll see. 2/5 THE SHADOWY AND THE SUBLIME A sudden and shocking insight into the vast, ineffable, overwhelming power of Nature, stirred by a vision or experience of perfected beauty and perfected terror, that changes the soul irretrievably. An epiphany: Moroccan amber, wisteria, ambergris accord, white rose, magnolia, white mint, angelica, bergamot, and myrrh. This probably has too many flowers, and white rose and I do not get along. Love the description and imagery, though. 2/5 THE MADWOMAN Dusty white sandalwood, ragged cloth, and a dry, long-dead bridal bouquet. Just like the preceding scent, love the concept, but not the notes listed. 'Dusty white sandalwood' doesn't appeal to me, and neither does the bouquet. 1/5 ODD PORTENTS Black rose, olibanum, dark musk, myrrh, blackcurrant, lavender buds, bourbon geranium, and amber incense. Again with the rose! And I was excited about this one. I might still try this, but I don't really like geranium in perfume either. Another possible decant.... 3/5 THE UNSAVORY GRAVE-DIGGERS An unearthed oakwood coffin, cemetery weeds, and a hint of booze. Sounds a little dank. I'll be watching reviews. 2/5 THE UNSTEADY GOVERNESS White tea and violet leaf. Not calling me. 2/5 .....so looks like I'm pretty safe with a few exceptions. I like the sound of the San Francisco and LA Halloween scents, and a few others like Nothing Gold Can Stay and the marigold one. I'll probably play my usual game and gamble on something I'm not sure about (the marigold scent sounds like a good candidate because I have no idea how that will smell), and get a few decants. I also need to go back and try Lambs-Wool again just to be sure. And finally, I need to read the text more slowly for the Goth Lit scents, as that could change my mind on one or more of them. I noticed it says Vol. 1.....will there be more volumes? Interesting!

forspecial_plate

August 13, 2010

Sinestra's Scents and Nonsense

Doom, Doom, Doom!

We all have them, notes of doom. Maybe it's something you don't like, or maybe it's something that doesn't like you. I imagine as my BPAL inventory grows, this list will grow, too. Some of them make me sad, because I love the scent. It just does terrible things on my body. Some of them I just don't like, period, on or off me. Black musk- Turns straight to baby powder and then play-doh, every. single. time.
Magnolia- Becomes a cloying mess of decaying, sickly sweet flowers.
Arabian Musk- Smells like ass on my skin. Literally.
Cherry- Turns plastic and gross.
Plum- Gets so cloying and sickly sweet it makes me nauseated.
Opium- Love the smell, but it gives me a headache from Hell.
Cinnamon- Love the smell, really do, but it gives me contact dermatitis.
As an adjunct to notes of doom, these are the BPAL scents that haven't worked for me so far, some much worse than others. The Chicken Legged Hut- just...NO.
Haunted- Baby powder, followed by play-doh, but SO lovely in the imp.
Odin- Baby powder and pencil shavings.
Black Rose- Baby powder and elegant rose.
Hell's Belle- Magnolia funeral flowers of death.
Black Dahlia- The same as Hells' Belle.
Drink Me- Plastic cherry ick that burned the back of my throat.
Bathsheba- Cloying sweetness that nauseated me.
Darkness- Headache from Hell.
Bordello- See Bathsheba.

ajansuz

August 13, 2010

ChannelZero

Wishlist

Top Priorities Banshee Beat*** Champagne and Party Hats ** (pending) Gothabilly Pink Champagne? Sky City Before Skytyping with Chemtrails Snowblind (pending) Snow, Glass, Apples (pending) Lower Priorities: Unimpables Agape Bed Bug Cancer Champagne and Cigars Coxcomb CT VI: Recursive Self-Similarity V7 the Vanilla Series Dia de los Muertos 2009 Dog Days of Summer Feeding the Dead Fruitcake Hand of Glory Humbug Inganok Jewelers MB: Biggercritters MB: Closet Mictecacihuatl Moai Peacocks Reindeer Poop Season of Inundation Spiked Punch Spinning Metallic Multicolored Pinwheel Stranger in Camp Tattie Bogle TKO Trick #1 BPTP Atmo Spray: Alchemical Laboratory All Hallow's Eve Down the Rabbit Hole Erebus Gertrude Dix's Goblin of Yuletide Past Goblin of Yuletide Present Queen's Croquet Ground Crazy Kouranes' Patented Anti-Zoog MEGA GC Wishlist Overhaul (lower priority): Ars Amatoria Aperotos Eros Bathsheba Bien Loin D'Ici Canal Casanova Golden Priapus Hetairae Ravenous Saturnalia Seraglio To a Woman Vixen Atomic Luau Lounge Blue Golden Wave Polynesian Pop Rangoon Riptide Red Tide Screeching Parrot Bewitching Brews Bewitched Forest Reverie Jack Poisoned Apple Schrodinger's Cat Shattered The Conjure Bag Aunt Caroline's Joy Mojo Dove's Heart Fire of Love Follow Me Boy Horn of Plenty Red Devil Van Van Diabolus Maenad Phobos Excolo Ehecatl Olokun Shango Illyria Caliban Desdemona Oberon Regan Rosalind Mad Tea Party the Caterpillar Croquet Eat Me Frumious Bandersnatch High-strung Daisies How Doth the Little Crocodile Jabberwocky Knave of Hearts Mock Turtle's Lessons Queen Alice Tweedledum Tweedledee Twinkle, Twinkle Little Bat Two, Five, & Seven Marchen Beer from the Marsh Woman's Brewery the Old Goblin Red Rider the Rose Roses, Pearls, and Diamonds Rumpelstilzchen the Witch's Garden Picnic in Arkham Miskatonic University Night-gaunt Y'ha-nthlei Rappacini's Garden Baneberry Belladonna Cobra Lily Hairy Toad Lily Love-lies-bleeding Slobbering Pine Strangler Fig Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil Ya-te-vo Rappaccini's Apiary *try me* Sin & Salvation Envy Gluttony Vice Somnus *have already, but wiling to take more to round out a swap* Panacea *any and all* Salon Arrival at the Sabbath and Homage to the Devil Cloister Graveyard in the Snow Cupid Complaining to Venus Death and Life Completed Death of the Grave Digger Garden Path with Chickens Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun Kiyohoime Changes from a Serpent Lot and his Daughters Love and Pain Melancholia Orpheus Sunflower Sunrise with Sea-Monsters Three Brides Carnaval Diabolique Asp Viper Australian Copperhead Boomslang Coral Snake Green Tree Viper King Cobra Saw-scaled Viper Empties: Panceas Bah Gluhwein Hollyberry & Mistletoe HoHoHo Mistletoe (any year) Giant Squid

ChannelZero

August 13, 2010

Forspecial Plate's Blog

Current Events

Well, here's what I think.... I first came to bpal.org to read reviews and shipping updates. What I have found has been much, much more. I've made friends here from my own city as well as around the world, as well as finding a 'hobby' if that's what you want to call our collections. The people here and the oils we collect have enriched my life and opened my mind, and I've been through several big life-changes since coming around here. I can always find advice or just a shoulder to cry on when I'm here, and I know it goes even deeper for others in this community....some have mentioned that their sanity and their lives have been saved by their friends here, and I believe that is not an exaggeration. I do not blame anyone who is still friends with fairnymph, or who decides to sell to her when (if) all this is resolved. Let's face it....she's going to get the perfumes that she wants. She will find a way. Her posts that I've read strike me as coming from someone who is.....maybe the ultimate control freak? Self will run riot? I don't know, this probably isn't the place for it. My point is that she will find ways to get the oils that she wants and nobody here should lose sleep if she finds ways around the things we do to block her. She kind of reminds me of a little kid who wants all the toys for herself and then finds herself all alone with her toys because nobody wants to play with her any more. In a way that's sad because she's brought her own punishment on herself, worse than anything we can do by blocking her from buying stuff. She's cut herself off from a lot of potential friends and rich opportunities, and she did it to herself. I bet there are people around here who still would forgive her, and give her a chance, and be friends with her, and I don't find anything wrong with that at all. *sigh*......I don't even know where I was going with this or what my point is.....I think I'll just leave it at that.

forspecial_plate

August 12, 2010

Sinestra's Scents and Nonsense

For The Good Claws

For the longest time, I wasn't much of a girly-girl. I played piano for many years which never gave me occasion to grow my nails out at all, and always having short nails made me not care about polish. Add the fact I was a spazz with a nail polish brush and always made a huge mess and that I am ridiculously prone to chipping it within less than a day, and it was a given I wouldn't bother with it much. For the first time ever, I've started growing out my nails to a decent length. BPTP claw polishes can claim a lot of credit for that. I've decided to talk a little bit about all of the ones I have so far rather than doing separate entries since I don't have that many yet. The first I bought was Blood Countess. I adore the color. It's a true red, a very deep, dark, dried blood red without either brown or purple in it. I use three layers over a base coat for the most even color, letting it dry between each layer, and top it with a top coat. Dry time is average. The polish is high gloss with a very professional looking finish. I had it on my hands and feet two weeks the first time I tried it, with no chipping or fading at all on the feet and very minimal chipping at the tips for the fingernails. Second up were Maiden and Embalming Fluid, which layer with each other very well. The finished product looked like opals on my fingertips and toes. The only complaint I have with Maiden is that it seems a little more chip prone than Blood Countess, with or without Embalming Fluid. Embalming Fluid glows a bright, white-green in the dark. Just be careful and gentle when removing it. The glitter can rough up your nail surface and leave scratches. Lastly has been Hell's Belle. The color is drop dead gorgeous, a metallic pink with a gold sheen and the tendency to look a little bit lilac in bright sun. However, I think I got a bottle that overheated in the mail or something. The cap was gunked on, and the polish seems unusually thick. I've had to shake it between every nail and wasn't able to get a perfectly smooth, even coat. It also took three hours to dry fully. I like the color enough to try this again in cold weather, and since the other colors have been so high quality, I can't help but think this was probably a fluke. On the plus side, I had it on two weeks before it started to chip, a record for me on my hands! BPTP an BPAL, you're turning me from my tomboy ways, slowly but surely. All I need now is a fan and a fainting couch.

ajansuz

August 9, 2010

Tea Otter's BPAL

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Note: Forum feedback is here, and LJ feedback is here .

** mark the most-wanted.

If you're just looking for general frimp guidance, my favorite notes are: Black leather, brown sugar, oudh, thyme, lavender, patchouli, honey/beeswax, sweet olive blossom, cardamom, tonka. I can't wear most cream or milk notes, aquatics, lily, saffron, or black musk.

Favorites I will take more of:

Dream - Map of Dreams**** (I am always looking for this!)
Mopsfledermaus*****
The Inn atmosphere spray
Thirteen (February 2009)
Mari Lwyd
Mother Ghost
Pecan Pie
TKO
Scents I know I want, bottles/imps/decants etc. :

18 June 1860
Alice's Evidence
The Bow and Crown of Conquest
Figgy Puddin'
Hemlock Honey
Hesiod's Phoenix
Katharina
The Mahogany Tree
No. 93 Engine
Plum Puddin'
Sudha Segara
Mahogany Hall atmosphere spray

BPTP items: Try me on decants or full-sized bottles.

Howlett's Wing bath potion
Opium Tar bath potion

Scents I want to try:

LE/Unimpables -

13 September 2013
13 November 2015
The Arrival at the Sabbath and Homage to the Devil
Bly
Corrupt Chancellor
Count Dracula
The Curtain of the Temple Was Torn in Two
The Decrepit House
Eat Me v6
Famine
Goblin Market
Gulheim
Koito and Sashichi
The Laughter of Loki
Les Anges Dechus
Love and Pain
Lovers with Rutting Cats
La Lugubre Gondola
Mad Meg
The Magic Circle
The Maltese Cross of Sanctus Germanus
A Measurement of the Soul
Pandy
Penis Admiration
The Phoenix Having Burst Her Shell
Quintessence of Dust
La Ronde du Sabbat
Satan Summoning His Legions
The Ship of Hel
The Sorceress
Sprinklecake
TCM2
Vital Fluid

GC -

anything from my bottle list

Teaotter

August 7, 2010

Sinestra's Scents and Nonsense

Embalming Fluid...ah, memories of dear old Dad!

Dad is still alive, by the way, but he's indirectly the reason I decided to try this soap. He raised me on stories of his days as an ambulance driver and mortuary worker. Back in the day, the two were often one and the same. He wasn't the mortician; he was the mortician's assistant, sort of like the sorcerer's apprentice with a little less music and mopping. Well...there was lots of mopping, come to think of it. The soap! Marbled blue, green, and purple, rather like the flesh of a corpse, it's prettier than it sounds. The scent is refreshing and thirst quenching, exactly as I imagine embalming fluid is not. The lemon, aloe, and green tea combine with a minty freshness. This soap is a lovely summer soap, but the scent doesn't linger beyond the actual shower. It's a little more vegetable soapy than the Shub Niggurath. Don't leave it wet, or it will go a little slimy, and we're back to the corpse theme. I wonder if I should get a bar of this for Dad...

ajansuz

August 6, 2010

Sinestra's Scents and Nonsense

So I was on the way to Arkham...or how I became an addict in a minute or less.

My first order actually came from the Trading Post, two soaps and one wicked little claw polish. The first soap I tried was Shub Niggurath. I should back up a little bit. *beep*beep*beep* Hey, baby got back, a'ight? I got addicted to introduced to H.P. Lovecraft at the tender age of 13 by a Louisiana History teacher who knew I was a little off even then, I guess. I was young enough that some of the stories scared the bejeebus out of me, which means I read them alone as often as I could. So I saw this soap named after an Old One, the Black Goat of the Woods, no less. I was enthralled intrigued and thought, why not? Why not indeed? Soap is too common a term for something that created a bathing event, but if I were to call it fthgngth, you'd have no idea what I was talking about or maybe be inclined to hand me a tissue and say, "Gesundheit," which in certain circles has been known to open a gate or three, so let's keep it simple and call it soap. The color: rich, deep cinnamon brown marbled with lighter brown and coated with metallic gold dust all along the top. Gorgeous! These soaps themselves are works of art all their own, I tell you, and I never lie unless it will get me out of trouble. The scent: well, I've seen it described as the Devil's ginger snaps and a pumpkin pie that has gone through Hell in the review section, and I'd have to agree with both and then some. It's not foodie. You'd be insane--yeah, we all know that's what the Old One's want--ever to eat anything that smelled like this. You'd still probably want to eat it anyway and be happy when your belly bloated to twice its normal size, a small price to pay for something so delicious. It's soap. Don't eat it. Bathe with it. Luxuriate in it. Let it worship your skin with rich, silky lather. Let it leave behind its scent mark in every open pore. Go to bed and find yourself unable to sleep because of the energetic ginger goodness. Better yet, save the bath until you want to wake up. This soap means business. If goats smelled like this, nobody would have dogs. But if the Black Goat of the Woods smells like this, assume that you now understand why She is also called "the Goat with a Thousand Young". Ladies, be prepared to beat the men away with sticks, or the women if that's how you swing. Men, this goes for you, too. The scent is unisex and wonderful for shower sharing. A final word. Beware. This soap will make you: late for work
late for bed
buy a full bottle of Shub Niggurath oil
susceptible to the darkest magics (maybe)
highly huggable
even more highly sniffable
beg for more, more, more!
It's official. I'm a cultist of the goat, and I'm looking for converts. Any takers?

ajansuz

August 5, 2010

Sinestra's Scents and Nonsense

Stuff and Nonsense!

I've been telling myself for the past month that it would be a good idea to start keeping track of scents I've tried, how they worked out for me, and any interesting things that happen as a result of sniffing or wearing. This seems like a perfectly logical place to keep it since I come here all the time anyway. In addition to a scent diary, I may post random nonsense, recipes, little stories, or anything that seems like a good idea at the time. (But probably isn't!) So sit back, have a whiff or two, throw back a bottle, and enjoy if you care to spend a little time with me.

ajansuz

August 5, 2010

voodoobaby's Blog

Stuff I've Tried

This is at least a little incomplete. I used to keep a list of everything I tried on a web host that recently shut down, and I wasn't able to keep my official list. I had to go through all of the reviews and pick out what I had tried, but I'm sure I missed a lot. But alas, here is the best I could do. Absinthe Aeval Aglaea Aizen-Myoo Al Azif Al-Shairan Alice All Night Long All Souls Anathema Anne Bonny Antique Lace Anubis Aperotos Eros The Apothecary Arkham Ashlultum Athens Australian Copperhead Ave Maria Gratia Plena Azathoth Aziraphale A Bachelor's Dog Baghdad Banned in Boston Baron Samedi Bastet Bathsheba Bayou Belladonna Belle Epoque Bengal Bensiabel Bette Noir Bewitched Bien Loin D'Ici Bilquis Black Forest Black Ice Black Opal Black Lotus Black Pearl Black Phoenix Black Rose The Black Tower Blood Blood Amber Blood Countess Blood Kiss Blood Moon Blood Rose Bloodlust Bluebeard Bohun Upas A Bold Bluff Bon Vivant Bonfire Night Bordello The Bow and Crown of Conquest Bread-and-Butterfly The Brides of Dracula Brimstone Brisingamen Brotoloigos Brown Jenkin Buck Moon Burial Cairo Caliban The Caterpillar Cathedral Cathode Chanukkiyah Chimera Circe The City in the Sea Clermont Cloister Graveyard in the Snow Cockaigne The Coiled Serpent Coral Snake Count Dracula Coyote The Cracked Bell Cristina Crossroads Czernobog Dance of Death Danse Macabre Darkness De Sade Dead Man's Hand Death Adder Death Cap The Death of Autumn The Death of Sardanapal Dee The Deep Ones Defututa Delight Delphi Depraved Desire Destroying Angel Devil's Night Dia De Los Muertos Diwali Dionysia Djinn Doc Constantine Dorian The Dormouse Dracul Dragon's Blood Dragon's Bone Dragon's Hide Dragon's Milk Drink Me Earth Phoenix Eat Me Eden Ekhidna El Dia De Los Reyes Elegba Emma Empyreal Mist Eos Event Horizon Fae Faiza, the Black Mamba Faustus Fenris Wolf Fledgling Raptor Moon Florence Follow Me Boy Forbidden Fruit The Fruit of Paradise Galvanic Goggles Gaueko Geek Ghoulish Glitter Gomorrah Grand Guignol Graveyard Dirt Greed Grog Gypsy Gypsy Queen Habu Hamadryad The Hamptons Harlot Harvest Moon Haunted Havana Hearth 2004 Hellfire Herr Drosselmeyer The Hesperides Hetairae Hexennacht The High Priest Not to Be Described Hollywood Babylon Horn of Plenty Horreur Sympathique The House House of Night Hunter Moon Hurricane Hymn to Proserpine Iago Iambe I Died for Beauty Ichabod Crane The Illuminati Cotillion Imp Incantation Inferno Intrigue Ivanushka Jack Jacob's Ladder Jailbait The Jersey Devil Jester Jezirat al Tennyn Jolly Roger Katharina Kathmandu Kill-devil King of Clubs Knecht Ruprecht Krampus Kroenen Kubla Khan Kumari Kandam Kyoto La Befana La Fee Verte La Petite Mort Lady Macbeth Lamia Lampades The Last Rose of Summer Leanan Sidhe Les Bijoux Libertine Lilith The Lion The Little Wooden Doll Lolita London Lorelei Loviatar Love Me Love's Philosophy Lucretia Lunar Eclipse Luperci The Lurid Library Lust Lysander Mabon Machu Picchu Mad Sweeney Mme. Moriarty, Misfortune Teller Madrid Mag Mell Magdalene Magus Maiden Makhanitis Malice Manila Mantis March Hare Marquise de Merteuil Masabakes The Masque Mata Hari Mead Moon Medea Meliai Mictecacihuayl Midnight Bell Midnight Kiss Midway Miskatonic University Mr. Ibis Mr. Jacquel Mr. Nancy Morocco Motley The Music of Erich Zahn Nemesis Neo-Tokyo New Orleans Niflheim Nocnitsa Noir Nosferatu Nuit Nyarlathotep O Obatala Oblivion October Odd Portents Ogun Oisin Omen Oneiroi Osun Othello Overprotective Possessed Talking Doll Oya Ozymandias Paduan Killer Swarm Paramatman Parlement of Foules The Parliament of Monsters Pele The Penitent Magdalen Penny Dreadful Penumbra Perversion Phantasm The Phantom Calliope Phantom Queen Philosopher in Meditation Pirate Moon Pomegranate III Pomegranate IV Pontarlier Port-Au-Prince Priala, the Human Phoenix Pride Prunella Pumpkin Latte Pumpkin Patch 2 (2005) Pumpkin Patch 4 (2005) Pumpkin Patch 5 Pumpkin Queen Queen Queen Gertrude The Queen of Hearts Queen of Sheba R'Lyeh Ra The Raven Ravenous Red Devil Red Lantern The Red Queen Red Moon Riding the Goat R.M. Renfield Roadhouse The Robotic Scarab The Sailor's Den Samhain Samhainophobia Santo Domingo Satan and Death with Sin Intervening Saw-Scaled Viper Scarecrow Scherezade Schwarzer Mond The Sea Foams Milk Sea of Glass Seance Sed Non Satiata Seraglio Seraphim Serpent's Kiss Severin Shadow Witch Orchid Shadowless Like Silence Shadwell Shanghai Shango The Shivering Boy Shub-Niggurath Shroud Silk Road Sin Sir Hugh Ockham's Winding Cloth Siren Skadi Snake Charmer Snake Oil Snow White Sophia Spellbound Spirits of the Dead Sri Lanka Stormclouds Over the Midway Stranger in Camp Sudha Segara Sunrise with Sea Monsters Swank Sybaris Talvikuu Tamora Tempest Temple Viper Tezcatlipoca Thanatos Thorns Tiger Lily Tintagel Tiresias, the Androgyne Tisiphone Tombstone Two Monsters Tzadikim Nistarim Ulalume Undertow The Unicorn Urd Valentine of Rome Vampire Tears Vasilissa Vechernyaya Velvet Venice Venom Vice Voodoo Vixen Wanda Wanton War Water of Notre Dame Western Diamondback Whip Whippoorwill White Chocolate and Strawberry White Rabbit White Rose Whoso List to Hunt Wicked The Wild Men of Jezirat al Tennyn The Winter of Our Discontent The Witch's Repast Wolfsbane Wrath Y'Ha-Nthlei Yerevan Yggdrasil Yorick Zombi

voodoobaby

August 4, 2010

Wishes and Things

Wishlist

Updated wishlist as of Jun. '12 Mokey Red Bourbon Vanilla Massage Oil Halloween: Las Vegas Halloween: Montreal Womb Furie Smut (any year) Snake Oil (any year) Womb Furie The Vine Blackbear Moon Jolasveinar Yule Midwinter’s Eve A Wonderful Light The Most Magnificent Christmas Tree Queen Mab Tamora Fae Katherina Le Serpent Qui Danse Also, any BPTP massage or bath oils, or soaps! Esp, BPTP STREUOBSTWIESE soap & yoga pants, too! Notes I like: Peach, Violet, Coconut, Vanilla, sugar, anything like Snake Oil, berries, fruits in general, fruity florals Try me! I’ve been out of the BPAL loop for a long, long time. I am also interested in Haunt products. Mostly scrubs and oils.

aessedai

August 4, 2010

blogging at the end of the world

a lesson in overspending!

Oops, I really overspent this month. But there was just so much yummy stuff that kept getting posted and well, I just couldn't resist it. I've found a few new loves and some stuff that I was hoping would work but drastically disappointed me (I'm looking at you Womb Furie!). My bottles of Berry Moon and Pumpkin III (2007) came today. I'm in love with Pumpkin III and the jury is still out on Berry Moon- I'm gonna give that a couple of days and then try it again. If it doesn't work I'll stick back in the bottle box for a few months and then pull it out again. Who knows, I may end up liking it. Selling off my bottle of Hellhound On My Trail and Litha 2006 on Ebay. I hate to do it, but both are pretty awful on me- Hellhound being the worst. I think it's the tobacco it just goes straight to powder and Litha just goes ick really fast. Oh well, I could use the cash anyway. Speaking of that, the Lab has a cobalt of Samhain up for bid on Ebay. I am sorely tempted to bid on it because it could mean that its my beloved Samhain 2005- which smells the best on me. Of course they don't have a date listed but either way it'd nice to have an earlier scent. And if it is '05? Oh god yes! Either way, I'm spending way too much money.

killerklown

July 31, 2010

HuldraGiusto's Blog

Why ohh Why

Did my bottle of Blockbuster run out just went I need the smell of cinnamon.. This week has been crap at work.. deal with other people's drama.. their ex's showing up and have to tiptoe around the boss who is freaking out over people not doing their jobs so she puts it into my lap. I need.. cool weather, the fall to arrive and some eye candy and some new scent to replace my bottle of blockbuster. Other news Sara P smells like honey and cherries on me with a tiny hint of leather.. need to find the perfect layering scent to go with it.. Smut is a no.. Dia de los Muertos .. no.. but might try Sugar skull.

HuldraGiusto

July 30, 2010

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