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    Mod post: No wishlist posts in blogs

    By Silvertree

    Please be aware that we do not permit swap-related content on profiles or in blogs. Please post this content only in the For Sale, Swaps, and Wanted forums, or in the Wishlists topic. ~from Swapping 101  Thanks!
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Forspecial Plate's Blog
 

blogy

Bleeehhhhhh.........   My 5th night in a row at work.......do not feel like being here.......wish I brought my real paper journal with me........but I do actually have school work I should be doing. But I don't really have the attention span right now!   I'm finding myself very busy lately, and it seems like there's not enough time in the day to do the things I want or need to do. So I don't even try. With the time I do have I end up laying around playing video games. Ah well, life could be worse, and I really can't complain.   Spending too much money on perfume lately, but that's nothing new. I have Mad Hatter and Baron Samedi bottles on the way, which is awesome.   Can't seem to settle on one topic so that's all for now.
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sableheart's possessions
 

Wishlist

I really want... Snow, Glass, Apples Gothabilly - I can dream right? Lucy Westenra - need more bottles but I'll take decants Fairy Market Clockwork Couture: Female - want a bottle Tomoe Gozen bath oil - preferably a bottle Tomoe Gozen - preferably a partial, can be a full Black Heart - preferably a partial, can be full Vampire Tears   I want to try these LEs... Aziraphale Beanman & Beanwoman Prepare To Attack the Vagina The Buggre Alle This Bible Iron Phoenix Kaiden Lady Una Pepper Phantom Time Hypothesis The Floating Market The Stormhold Tin Phoenix To Helen - decants to fill my bottle Tristran Yvaine   I want to try these GCs... Belle Époque Delight Eve Maenad Nyx Poisoned Apple Rose Cross The Hanging Gardens Xiuhtecuhtli   That looks interesting... Bien Loin D'Ici Defututa Jezebel Kill-Devil Les Bijoux Manila The Little Wooden Doll Tweedledee Tweedledum Vice   I'm willing to try this once... Frumious Bandersnatch Kitsune-Tsuki Kurukulla Marquise de Merteuil New Orleans Niflheim No. 93 Engine Sophia Tempest The Black Rider The Red Rider The White Rider Versailles   It's popular so I should try... Antique Lace Morocco Shub-Niggurath TKO   Atmosphere Sprays - all those goblin squirts got me intrigued Alchemical Laboratory Mahogany Hall   edited 2010-12-23
sableheart

sableheart

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starfish327's Blog
 

current 7/8

imps and decants absinthe akuma-3x baobhan sith bien loin d'ici black cat black death black heart block buster-2x blood pearl boo bordello calico jack centzon chimera czernobog crossroad-needs to be relabeled, using as a ritual oil dana o'shee deadly nightshade honey (tester) dee 2x dioble en bote doc constantine* dracul-2x Dragon's Heart dragon's hide egle ehecatl ekhidna-2x el dia des reyes-2007 event horizon fae-2x faunalia feast for the greatly revered ones grief-low hemlock honey (tester) herbert west high john hod-original, very low partial incubus intrigue jazz funeral-dated 2007 2x josie la bella donna della mia mente (tester/sniffie) lady macbeth lampades Laudanum   Le Père Fouettard l'examen de minuit lilith victoria meliali milk chocolate, coconut, cardamom, rum, and ginger truffle needlework nephilim 2x obatala ochosi (need to check spelling) oleander honey (tester) paramatman pele perversion phantom queen sapphics sleipnir (spelling?) spooky res st. john's eve suck it sugar skull tavern of hell 2x the coiled serpent the ghost the great sword of war 2x the jersey devil the music of erich zahn 3x tiki princess proto v3 (tester/sniffie) torture king ulalume vampire tears-2x vice-3x villain yew trees yggdrasil yorick   the amazing red labeled mystery decant *only willing to trade for something in the same scent family   sniffies mr. croup ctvi: the amber series 154 sara pezzini anesthesia witchblade
starfish327

starfish327

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Forspecial Plate's Blog
 

Helios

(I'm not happy with this review....this is just a first draft)   Resinous scents are kind of a no-brainer for me, to the point where I don't even try all the new ones. But I love, love, love Helios. This is kind of an updated Sol. There's also something reminding me of Doc Buzzard, although I can't imagine which note that would be.   Okay, sorry if you haven't had the chance to try Sol or Doc Buzzard. This scent is kind of woody and spicy, but transcends both of those categories. I guess it's kind of incensey, but really high-class incensey. It kind of makes me think of that ultra-expensive Amouage cologne, one of the Jubilation ones (I can't remember which one I've tried, XXV I think), only without the patchouli. So yeah, I guess I am picking up on the frankincense. But it's not being a big frankincense bully with the other notes, like it sometimes does for me. Everything is in harmony.
forspecial_plate

forspecial_plate

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Diplomatka
 

What happened part one

It was Saturday before I heard something had happened. Already for 72 hours dozens of baby faced teenage boys with bullets in their shoulders, and pregnant women with gunshot wounds to their knees had been bundled over the border by family members. Thousands more stood waiting in no man’s land by the time Al Jazeera reported on the shootings on Saturday morning.   At the time I wasn’t surprised—after all, things like this happen in Kyrgyzstan regularly now. The point about ethnic conflict was not really being reported until Monday morning. Even at that point the media said the violence was due to some gang activity, they didn’t mention men in Kyrgyzstan military uniforms were the ones setting Uzbeks on fire and pulling out their eyes.   By Monday, I was writing indignant emails to friends about how I had not one single message or phone call about the situation, and I work for the main aid organization in Uzbekistan! My boss sent an Uzbek colleague out to review the situation on Sunday and he returned Tuesday with sterile facts about the camps: 3,248 people in Jalalquduq, 4,200 people in Poktabod. My colleague didn’t mention anything about the rapes or the mutilations. He also didn’t mention anything about the toilets, shelters or meals at any of the 40-odd refugee camps being set up along the Kyrgyzstan border. My boss sent me out to investigate along with our health project manager, Adolat.   By then, late on Tuesday afternoon, I had some idea of what was going on. I knew the basic facts—37 camps, 80,000 refugees, mostly women and children—but I also had heard some of the rumors that were being reported, about the decapitations, shootings, and beatings of Uzbeks. I and my colleague drove the 5 hours out to the Fergana Valley and settled into our hotel in Margilan about 10pm. We had no idea what exactly we were doing, with whom we were supposed to meet, or what the implications of this trip (I am talking on a personal level) might have.   At 9:00 we reported to the Andijon airport where the main coordinating center had been set up. Adolat and I sat there for 3 hours waiting for someone to be identified by the government to accompany us to the camps. In the small “press center” where we were waiting, a DVD was being looped showing men and women being carried into the Andijon emergency hospital with gunshot wounds. The time stamp on the footage read June 10, 3:10am. Until this point, I thought the shooting had started on Friday rather than Thursday. Yes, the three press men sitting next to us confirmed, it started Thursday. The DVD lasted for an hour and showed at least 100 people dead and dying, and was accompanied by a small set of laminated, bound pages of pictures of corpses. These photos included men with gunshot wounds to the head, women severely beaten and the charred corpses of toddlers wrapped in blankets.   Our first stop was the emergency hospital where the injured were brought. We donned the requisite white coats (Adolat's actually an MD) and visited the wounded. Everything was white, clean, quiet and bleached. Young men stared languidly at the ceiling while doctors explained their treatments and the surgeons produced before and after x-rays to show to the American what action was taken. Thankfully, we were spared visits with the rape victims but were allowed access only to the ICU where the worst injuries were still recuperating. 170 people were brought to this hospital with gunshot wounds.
Confection

Confection

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Thyme and Rosemary
 

Thyme and Rosemary

Sunday, June 27th 2010         Today is Sunday, June 27th. I have decided to keep a blog of the scents I've tested, as well as the progress of my new garden. I am a black thumb, but the garden is very important. Rosemary for remembrance...Shakespeare. So far I have thyme, rosemary, mint and basil. I long to add more exotic plants to this aromatic garden.   The scent I have revisited today is the beautiful Calliope. The fragrance is everything I want to personify. Clean, fresh, herb-sharp and clarified. Nothing will induce gardening more than the lovely Calliope.   I have never kept a blog before and am unsure as to what I should even proselytize over! I suppose more will come tomorrow, as I hoping this blog with be therapeutic and fun for me to keep even if no one reads it.
Dwin

Dwin

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Scent Journal
 

#001

Although I have a private LJ (and a blog for cross-stitch) I think a scent journal would be useful. My LJ friends have not the slightest idea of perfume and I don't want to spam their friends list with perfume ramblings. I think a blog here is a nice idea as mostly people who like BPAL will read it (if anyone at all reads it anyway). This will be my space for pondering over what to include in my next order and post short reviews.   With the new update I want to place a new order, so question is what to order?   I think I'll pass on the Fledgling Raptor Moon. I love the concept and the artwork is beautiful but woods are not very me, I'm still unsure how vanilla works for me (same with sandalwood) and I have never tried Hinoki, Massoia or West Indian bay.   Until now I also thought I wouldn't need Chaos Theory because it's too risky but yesterday I got a decant from some CT Vanilla and it's vanilla-creamy orange and smells sooo yummy. Also in the reviews incense hasn't been mentioned much so i'm kinda save. It's not that I don't like incense but I have many imps smelling like it so I don't need more. So I will take the risk and hope for a foody or fruity or floral Vanilla blend.   Also on my order will be Tiki Princess and an Imp pack of the Tiki bar (consisting of Blue Fire, Mahana, Rangoon Riptide, Red Tide, Screeching Parrot and Ehecatl). All those sound delicious for summer! I'm not the biggest fan of warm coconut (Paduan Killer Swarm is nice once in a while but the coconut is a little bit too much), so I hope the cold coconut in Tiki Princess will be as awesome as I hope for.   I plan to get my first GC bottle. With my last order I got an Imp of Glasgow and it's GEORGEOUS!!! I love the heather and blackberry. It's such a subtle, warm and soft blend that I could wear it everyday if there weren't all those Imps to test.   So the (new, edited) breakdown: CT Vanilla Tiki Princess Glasgow Durian Fruit infused Honey and Brandy Imp Pack + some Wandcaps   This will be the biggest order I've placed so far but as it's my birthday in 3 days I think it's okay to make myself a small present ^^   Okay EDIT: I completely forgot!!! I also wanted to order Durian Fruit infused Honey and Brandy. IMO it's the best infused honey because it's not so overly green like Doll's Eye and a little bit more complex than Jerusalem Cherry (which is also nice but I only need one Infused Honey). I haven't tried Yew Berry but that's okay. Maybe the fact that I forgot it in the breakdown is a sign that I shouldn't order it at all? But it's such a nice light scent... And in July I might want to order the Moths and Butterflies when I'm finally done testing them all.
Teipu

Teipu

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my scent ramblings
 

Untangling The Threads

I have enough imps -- and plan on getting enough more -- that I should really start figuring out what works for me and what doesn't. I've learned that some things I like to smell don't necessarily work well on my skin (no surprise), and so far, nothing I dislike actually works on me (again, no surprise). Other conclusions follow. (This is an entry that I will be coming back to and modifying over the years.)   avoid these elements: Dragon's Blood   elements which may work very well for me, but which I need to try in other combinations before I'm sure: wax   look for these elements specifically: tobacco leather   these may or may not be deal-breakers in that they're scents I like (or don't dislike) but that amp to a point where they thuggishly take over a scent: amber sandalwood
Graphica

Graphica

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Forspecial Plate's Blog
 

Well, allrighty.

Absolutely nothing going on here at work.....very boring.   I want to make another Lab order this week. I really can't afford it, but I want more Chaos Theories before they go away (at least one). But, do I want amber or frankincense? Or another Tilt-A-Whirl? I really don't know. I should just get one of each and be done with it.   I ordered 4 of the Tilt-A-Whirl already......   One is straight-up powdery floral. I guessed poppy and carnation, with possibly a little rose too, like tea rose. This is already living with moonarcana now because it is so much more her kind of thing than mine!   Another one is almost exactly like Cathedral. Seriously, you have to smell them side by side to tell the difference. The Chaos is a little stronger on the woods. It has a cedary note that is almost pungent, but truthfully, it's almost exactly like Cathedral.   One is weird and herbal with sassafras, I think. It's like sassafras without any sweetness. It reminds me of some kind of herbal hair product. It's herbal, but not pretty herbal, or spring-like, or anything like that. If anything, it's almost brackish, but not really aquatic, if that makes any sense at all. Brackish. I'm not even sure what that means but it seems like a good word. Swamp-like?   And finally, one of them is really, really pretty. Glowing reddish orange, florals, slightly fruity, with something warm like resin or maybe amber. It's really great but not quite something that I would wear. I described it as a tropical sunset and that's still pretty much the image I get. Lotus and amber, and more? I'll have to try this one again and really think about whether I want to keep it.
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eml298's Blog
 

Retired shipping updates :) (spring-summer 2010/winter 2011)

I hope this works as a good place to display updated shipping information. It'll keep me from having to update two threads.   Swaps/Sales beginning 2/20/2011:lilium: Joyful Moon (Lunacy August 2010) - $20 (shipped Th 2/24/11)
Penance: Krampus (Yuletide 2006) - $17.50 (shipped Th 2/24/11)
hbcarter2: Luna (Metamorphosis: The Moths) - $20 (shipped Th 2/24/11)
GodivaSyndrone: Rosy Maple (Metamorphosis: The Moths) - $20 (shipped Th 2/24/11)
Prosperity of a Country (Lupercalia 2010) - (shipped)
Clockwork Couture: Female & Skytyping with Chemtrails (Black Helicopters; 1x) - $20
Enyalios (Lupercalia 2010: Ode to Ares; 1x) - $17.50
Mitzvah Goreret Mitzvah (Yuletide Toy Drive 2010) ~ possibly pending: MUA
Lady Lilith (Forum Only: The Salon) - $25 ~ possibly pending: MUA
Lilith and the Jarocho (Forum Only June 2009) - $17.50 ~ possibly pending: MUA
Mlle. Lilith, Fortune Teller (Forum Only September 2009) - $17.50 ~ possibly pending: MUA
Sunbird (Neil Gaiman, w/ chapbook) - $45 ~ possibly pending: MUA
The Gladdener of All Hearts (Forum Only September 2008) - $17.50 ~ possibly pending: MUA
The Volstead Act (C2E2 Exclusive) - $20 ~ possibly pending: MUA
The White Lady of Durand Eastman Park (NY Comic Con 2010) - $20 ~ possibly pending: MUA
Champagne and Absinthe (Retail New Year's 2010/11 Exclusive) ~ possibly pending: MUA
Champagne and Opium (Retail New Year's 2010/11 Exclusive) ~ possibly pending: MUA
Freak Show (Carnaval Noir; 70%) ~ possibly pending: MUA
Gypsy (Metamorphosis: The Moths; 90%) ~ possibly pending: MUA
Hermes Trismegistus VR (Cobwebs 2009) ~ possibly pending: MUA   Shipping Information (Zip Code ~ Delivery Confirmation number):
60586-6269 ~ 0496 9011 7930 3609 1923
31558 ~ 0496 9011 7930 3609 1930
36115 ~ 0496 9011 7930 3609 1947
Germany (customs #) ~ LC83859336US7

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   NOTE 7/9/10: I shipped all remaining packages on Friday 7/9/10. I also brought home my new puppy (whom I had fallen in love with during multiple half-day visits) on Thursday night. So, while I would normally have entered the DCs when I got home Friday, I instead immediately became Puppy Mom. Thus, by the time you are seeing these DCs today, your packages have likely flown most of the way to you!   NOTE 7/7/10: Apparently my head is just not screwed back on after my vacation. I went to the PO today and shipped off four more packages. My iPhone would not function long enough to tell me the address info for Faeu and claw polishes by the time I got to those packages. (Ever since I downloaded iPhone OS 4.0, my phone has been crippled.) SO, I will get to the PO AGAIN either tomorrow or Friday with those two and the Canadian package. I could not make it there in time to ship international again today. :sigh:   NOTE 7/6/10: So, I packed up oils, sprays, claw polish, bottle tape, baggies, bubble wrap, packing tape, and three mailers today. Three. Three for nine packages. Well, okay - I packed the spray in the small box I had. Of course, I got to the PO *right after* they closed, so since the box is on its way to Canada it didn't get to go anywhere. I drove like a bat out of hell to get people their smellies, and my dumb ass forgot to pack mailers in my packing bag. SO, I'm very sorry all nine packages did not go out today. I tried, and will try again tomorrow if at all possible! I had hoped to get to the PO's APC on 7/5, but was back from vacation late. So, please remember that weekdays are hard for me due to work (as stated in my terms on my swap page), but I will do my very best!   PENDING/SHIPPED: JULY
tarotgirl ~ 413 US Miller vs. CA (LE) ~ paid 6/30/10; SHIPPED 7/7/10 / 7/9/10
tailoredshirt (lj) ~ BPAL Hod Resurrected & Sapphics (LE; Love Poems) + Arcana Filthy Viking 5mls ~ paid 7/2/10; SHIPPED 7/6/10
becca_blueroses (lj) ~ BPAL Banshee Beat 5ml ~ paid 7/2/10; SHIPPED 7/6/10
alouette-sparra (lj) ~ BPAL Bat-Woman 5ml ~ paid 7/2/10; SHIPPED 7/7/10
luredbyvenus (lj) ~ BPAL Anti-Saloon League 5ml (insured) ~ paid 7/2/10; SHIPPED 7/7/10
sakuratart (lj) ~ BPAL Loli Goth x 2 & Cake Smash 5mls ~ paid 7/2/10; SHIPPED 7/7/10
wriorprincess87 (lj) ~ BPTP Sakura atmosphere spray ~ paid 7/3/10 SHIPPED 7/9/10
lbfury3 (lj) ~ BPAL Banshee Beat & Corazon 5mls ~ paid 7/3/10; SHIPPED 7/6/10
edenssixthscent (lj) ~ BPTP Blood Countess and Embalming Fluid claw polishes ~ paid 7/3/10 SHIPPED 7/9/10
lockwoodsdream ~ Faeu Boulanger 5ml ; SHIPPED 7/9/10   JUNE 2010 swaps/sales - I did not post one day's DCs as the receipt was lost in a pile.
GeekGoth (Bat's Day 2010 exclusive) ~ SHIPPED
VictorianaGoth (Bat's Day 2010 exclusive) ~ SHIPPED
Sky City (After; Irredeemable; Chicago Exclusive) ~ SHIPPED
benthic ~ Glitter Resurrected 2006 ~ SHIPPED 6/14/10
*Lady MacBeth claw polish (75% full) & Midnight on the Midway claw polish (used for 1 mani) ~ SHIPPED 6/14/10
Midnight Aeval ~ Banshee Beat & Gothabilly 5mls ~ SHIPPED 6/17/10
secret special gal ~ Arcana Sweet Milk (single note) & Tammany Hall 5mls + Alhambra soap~ SHIPPED 6/17/10
*Graveyard Dirt 2008 ~ SHIPPED
lj ~ BPAL HTF/LE decants/imps/sniffies + BPAL Bathtub Gin 5ml (C2E2 Exclusive) ~ SHIPPED 6/19/10
uaskygal (MUA) ~ BPAL But Men Loved Darkness Rather Than Light (Yule 2009) ~ SHIPPED 6/19/10
DeniseBar ~ Black Amber & Black Coconut SN 5ml, Burlesque 5ml, The Sweet Trade 10ml REQUEST FOR SHIPMENT on 7/15
PotniaTheron ~ BPAL Black Lace (recent DarkDel release / blue background; unopened back-up) & Arcana Devilish 5ml ~ SHIPPED 6/27/10
CaudaPavonis ~ BPAL Midway Res & Stinky (tested 2x) 5mls ~ SHIPPED 6/27/10
moonjelly ~ Raven Moon ~ SHIPPED 6/27/10
*Arcana Byzantium 5ml + Devilish & Dreaming in Midwinter soaps ~ SHIPPED 6/27/10
CitizenBree ~ Pink Snowballs 5ml ~ SHIPPED 6/30/10
FieryRedhead ~ Heavenly Love and Earthly Love ~ SHIPPED 6/30/10
unlaced ~ Chaste Moon 2010 5ml ~ SHIPPED 6/30/10
WhatTheThunderSaid ~ Raven Moon & Silas Ruthyn 5mls ~ SHIPPED 6/30/10   MAY 2010 swaps/sales
itrittipoe ~ Arcana Queen Crossbones & Sturm Drang 5mls + BPAL Black Death SHIPPED 5/12/10
NeonGreen ~ Spawn of the She-Demon (Dark Delicacies) SHIPPED 5/12/10
chinkee21 (lj) ~ BPAL Shirafuji & Ü (Mutter Museum) 5mls SHIPPED 5/12/10
LaLaLaLaLemon ~ BPAL Hod Resurrected (unopened) & Signior Dildo 5mls SHIPPED 5/12/10
heywilma ~ BPAL Ü (Mutter Museum) SHIPPED 5/17/10
djaeno ~ BPAL Giant Squid SHIPPED 5/17/10
spiresinthesnow ~ BPAL The Wrestler SHIPPED 5/17/10
Roccamanamana / epiphany ~ BPAL Sky City Before & The Wrestler SHIPPED 5/17/10
lbfury3 ~ Citadel of Awesome + Thriambus atmosphere sprays ~ RECEIVED   SHIPPING INFO: (There were two additional shipping days between 6/9 and 6/27, and I need to get the receipts to update DC #s.)   Friday 7/9/10
07675 ~ 0496 9010 1850 0215 7718
19075 ~ 0496 9010 1850 0215 7701
77079 ~ 0496 9010 1850 0215 7695
80021 ~ 0496 9010 1850 0215 7725
95501 ~ 0496 9010 1850 0215 7688
CAN ~ LC838593336US   Wednesday 7/7/10
10017 ~ 0796 9010 1850 1500 6666
19075 ~ 0496 9010 1850 1512 4271
19966 ~ 0496 9010 1850 1512 4264 *note: this zip came up with the name of a town that was inconsistent to the one you typed. Is this normal?
77488 ~ 0796 9010 1850 1500 6673   Tuesday 7/6/2010
15206 ~ 0496 9010 1850 1512 4226
19075 ~ 0496 9010 1850 1512 4219
98663 ~ 0496 9010 1850 1512 4233   Wednesday 6/30/10
20705 ~ 0496 9010 1730 4110 5555
38555 ~ 0496 9010 1730 4110 5562
60647 ~ 0496 9010 1730 4110 5548
75006 ~ 0496 9010 1730 4110 5531
Saturday 6/27/10
79121 ~ 0496 9010 1850 2813 4205
CAN ~ LC838593322US
GREECE ~ LC716152705US
Monday 6/14/2010
CAN ~ customs # LC716152691US
48197 ~ 0310 0480 0001 5687 4650
Wednesday 6/9/2010
AUS ~ customs # LC716161614US
01089 ~ 0310 0480 0003 1312 3638
47431 ~ 0310 0480 0003 1312 3614
90715 ~ 0310 0480 0003 1312 3621
98663 ~ 0310 0480 0003 1312 3607
5/18/10
91316 ~ 0496 9010 1850 0708 4927
5/17/10
10029 ~ 0496 9010 1850 1512 1294
21230 ~ 0496 9010 1850 1512 1270
77379 ~ 0496 9010 1850 1512 1287
94556 ~ 0496 9010 1850 1512 1300
5/12/10
02032 ~ 0496 9010 1850 0906 7102
22655 ~ 0496 9010 1850 0906 7096
34203 ~ 0496 9010 1850 0906 7119
45656 ~ 0496 9010 1850 0906 7089
4/29/10
43551 ~ 0309 2880 0000 2898 6270
Singapore ~ C# LC654420387US
4/21/10
78264 ~ 0479 8072 3360 0215 1732
91316 ~ 0479 8072 3360 0215 1749
07675 ~ 0479 8072 3360 0215 1756
97213 ~ 0479 8072 3360 0215 1763
34203 ~ 0479 8072 3360 0215 1770
90755 ~ 0479 8072 3360 0215 1787
4/9/10
43551 ~ 0479 8072 3360 1511 8906
60101 ~ 0309 3220 0000 2962 5377
eml298

eml298

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SultryWolf's Blog
 

A Bit of an FIL Rant

A bit more detail arising from a 16June2010 post in GUSP, which began I'll link the email here, if I can find it; I tend to delete stuff from him unopened, unless it has Cute Dog in subject line. That strategy even failed me once.   FIL's politics are those of the far-right extremist*, while S. is liberal. (I'm fairly moderate, since you wonder!)   FIL forwards these kinds of things all the time, to everyone whether they have specifically asked to be left off the list or not. When called on it, he becomes defensive. Any attempt to have a rational discussion is labelled a personal attack.   I’m trying to describe this all as clinically as possible, and I pride myself on being a diplomatic person, but I am genuinesly amazed at what a horrible "debate" skills FIL has.   The first time that S. broke all contact with his father – six or seven years ago, maybe? – he was eventually persuaded to “make peace for the sake of the rest of the family”. My FIL did not make any concessions; he was asked to not bring up politics at family functions, but has done so (at a much lower frequency than before, at least). So, Hubs pretty much feels like he gave up his own principles, and was pressured to do so. Furthermore, he is hurt than no one in the family, including me, spoke up in alliance with him. He felt, and feels, disrespected both in his father's actions and words and in the lack of visible support from the rest of the family.   Now, for myself, while I hold strong beliefs and opinions, I prefer not to debate them. I’m not really interested in converting anyone else to my position. I don’t mind learning new facts about the other position, or even a well-reasoned explanation of why one might hold it, and I’ll do the same. I’m even open to changing my mind. But I don’t enjoy the types of politico-philosophical arguments that some do, where the only goal seems to be . . . I don’t even know what the goal is. Thus, I remain quiet, as I did when discussions turned political at the dinner table. In my mind, I wasn't failing to support S., I was merely maintaining my own right not to be baited. He sees it a bit differently. Hubs feels strongly that, in instances where the other party is Just Plain Wrong, we all have a responsibility to speak out against it, no matter how difficult it may be to do. I am starting to see his point on that . . . I’m still not comfortable doing it, but I do take Truth and Justice pretty seriously, and so I have resolved to do better. Whatever that might mean.   I'm not looking forward to confronation with my FIL. He and I have a very good relationship. There's even a slim chance that he'll listen to me, whether it would result in any lasting change or not. And of course that lends a whiff of guilt to my . . . cowardice about not wanting to get involved.   *I hate "labelling" groups, even - or especially - for the reason that I do not agree with their politics. Don't these groups, no matter how extreme, have the right to their positions? I believe that they do; but there is a difference with holding different beliefs, based on the same empirical facts, and groups that spread lies as the only apparent support for their beliefs. Sadly, such groups do exist, and my FIL, God help us, proudly allies himself with them. In any case, I won't use loaded terminology like "Right-Wing-Nut".
SultryWolf

SultryWolf

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LaLaLaLaLemon's Blog
 

Wishenlistengruben

I am a TOTAL sucker for pitch cards.     Favorite GCs: Anne Bonny Golden Priapus Snake Oil Antikythera Mechanism Sin Violens TKO Emma   Would like to try, in no particular order:   Imps Dana O'Shee Veritas London Hell's Belle Hermia Intrigue Love's Torments Casanova Miskatonic University Goblin Villain Velvet Thanatos Death Cap Queen Alice Sea of Glass Baron Samedi Death Adder Sachs Horror Sympathique Regan Door   LE Krampus (to scare my kids with ) Rivet.goth (hey, I have to try!)   Bottles Dorian Anne Bonny EMPTY Tokyo Stomp (for display!)
Coelli

Coelli

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Alexanne's Blog
 

Notes Love/Like/Hate

This is just for personal reference!   Note Love: Vanilla Lilac Lavender Honey Violet Olive Blossom Mint White Musk Chamomile Pine Ambergris Fig Maple   Note Like: Bergamot Lily of the Valley Sandalwood Plum Carnation Pineapple Grapefruit Coconut Honeysuckle Water Bamboo Apple Sugar (especially brown) Patchouli Amber (in small doses) Most Spices Anise Vetiver Neroli Cinnamon Clove Date Guava Lime/Lemon Molasses Nutmeg Oak Pumpkin Rum Tea (all) Moss Peach Pear   Note Dislike/Hate: Freesia Jasmine Melon Almond
Alexanne

Alexanne

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mimosa's Blog
 

My BPAL top ten

My top ten keeps changing, I will attempt to track it here   June 2010 Banshee Beat , so perfect, I wish this was available, I would wear it everywhere. Glowing vulva- - close second-love the teak and vanilla mix Liz- a floral I can wear CC female - scented powder, the leather stops it being too girly Okayaki- not sure why, but I can't stop sniffing this Mme Moriarty- evening wear, perfect musk Chrysanthemum moon-sweet, overpowering but beautiful Raven Moon- dark and perfect (can't wait for Panther moon to arrive, hope it's similar) Crumpet Rebellion- best foody Boneshaking Antique Velocipede- squirting cucumber with teak   But I've missed so many favourites, not even started on the GCs Coxcomb and Snow White missed out and I have multiples of these, may need to rethink or have a top 50
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Lemonlife's Blog
 

personal list- not for swaps

SPICEBUSH SWALLOWTAIL
TRAIPSING THROUGH THE CROP CIRCLES
TEATIME IN ROSWELL
Brusque violet
high strung daisies
Twinkle twinkle little bat
Alice's evidence
'tis the voice of the lobster
how doth the little crocodile
BREAD-AND-BUTTERFLY
SUE’S GREAT OLD PUPPET SHOW
THE SNACK HUT
SILVER PHOENIX
SPOOKY
TIN PHOENIX
MELIAI
CANDLES MOON
SIGNIOR DILDO
Two Loves
Black Heart
DARK CHOCOLATE AND KEY LIME TRUFFLE
DARK CHOCOLATE, WHISKEY, AND COGNAC TRUFFLE
MILK CHOCOLATE AND MATCHA GREEN TEA GANACHE TRUFFLE
MILK CHOCOLATE, COCONUT, CARDAMOM, RUM, AND GINGER TRUFFLE
WHITE CHOCOLATE, BLACK RASPBERRY, AND APRICOT CORDIAL TRUFFLE
WHITE CHOCOLATE, STRAWBERRY, AND WHITE PEPPER TRUFFLE
ENCHANTED WOOD FLORIST
Blackberry Jam & Scones
CBLDF: Who Killed Amanda Palmer?
Planting moon
Moon of the Terrible
Thalassa, The Galapagos Mermaid
CHAOS THEORY V: RECURSIVE SELF-SIMILARITY V1 The Dorian Series
Any of the "Box of Chocolates"
Pepper
Fairy Wine
Bearded lady
Xanthe
Huesos de Santo
Hel
Green Party
Eggnog Latte
Wulric, the Wolfman
Miller vs California
June Gloom
Strawberry moon
Velvet nudie
Velvet pink kitty
Velvet unicorn
The Sailing Stones of Death Valley
The Phantom Cow of Yerba Buena Island
STINKY
Lawn gnome
B340
Spinning multicolored metallic pinwheel
Plastic pink flamingo
Tomoe Gozen
Under the harvest moon
Bite Me
Boo
Creepy
Lambs-wool
Pomona
Trick or Treat
PUMPKIN V
Detestable Putrescence
IN WINTER IN MY ROOM
SLEIPNIR
PINK SNOWBALLS
THE SEASON OF GHOSTS
MOTHER SHUB'S TOOTHSOME BANKETSTAAF
MOTHER SHUB'S SPICED LAIT DE CHÈVRE
MASON & JENKIN'S PORT JELLY
JOSIE
THE WITCH'S REPAST
HARIMISE
AUTUMN MOON OF THE MIRROR STAND



2-5-7
Centzon Totochtin
Blood
Bordello
Bruised Violet Compound
Darkness
Dragon's Milk
Dragon's Tears
Gluttony
Hellcat
La Petite Mort
Le Serpent Qui Danse
Les Bijoux
Kill Devil
Masabakes
Sloth
Stimulating Sassafras Strengthener
Tweedledum
Nostrum Remedium
The Unicorn
Vice
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Custom scent

Not that I'll likely ever get a custom scent, but I've been thinking about one in the last few days. It's kind of like a song I can't get out of my head.   It would be like a more masculine version of Snow White. I'm imagining a pure white mixture of rice cream (is there such a thing?) and coconut milk, infused with ginger, with a dash of nutmeg and cardamom on top, possibly a hint of clove. It's in a wooden bowl with a scattering of pine boughs around it. All of this is outside on a blustery, snowy day. Snow, rice cream, coconut, almond, ginger, spices, turbinado sugar, balsam fir. Maybe some woodsmoke, or frankincense, just a hint of something to give it a bit of a rugged edge. Ooh, maybe some cherry too? Just a little bit, not enough to stand out a whole lot. It's possible some kind of floral would be good, but I don't know florals well enough to say which one.   It would be something between Snow White, Jolasveinar, and Cloister Graveyard In The Snow.
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Wishlist (Bpal/ Bptp)

Updated FEBRARY 2012   Bolded = really really really want! Bolded = really want! Italics = pending/ on the way Strikethrough = received     Would Love Decants of these TALs: Abundance Oil Anthelion - Thank you, Frolic! Bastet's Laughter Love Oil 7 Milk & Honey Senelion Oil White Light     Would Love Bottles of: Alice 10ml only (any fill level) ANTIQUE LACE! A.ntiq.ue Lac.e! (even an empty 5ml) THANK YOU DARK ALICE! Antique Lace 10ml (any fill level) Ara.bian Da.nce (partial) B.eaver M.oon 2005 (good label) Blackbear Moon (empty/ partial) Blue Pumpkin Floss proto (partial) Boo 2010 (empty, partial) Bow & Crown of Conquest Candy Corn Coated Candy Apple (empty/ partial) Clockwork Couture Male (partial) Confectionary proto!!! Devil's Night 2006 (partial) D.orian Egg Nog 2010 (partial) Fenris Wolf v2 Golletes (empty) Halloween L.A. (empty) Halloween SF (empty) Holiday Stress Relief bath oil (1-3oz.) L'Eau de L'Engouement Bath Oil L'Essence de L'Engouement Perfume Oil Marquis de Carabas (partial ok) Mourning Lace Panther Moon (empty/ partial) Parker Lily* (empty/ partial/ any! - don't I know how to dream?) Phyllocrania Paradoxa v1 (partial/ full) Pink Lace Pumpkin IV '09 (low level partial, 1-2ml) Pumpkin Latte Pumpkin Stout bath oil (partial/ 1-2oz decant) Sky City Before (partial) Snow White 2003 perfume oil Sno.w Wh.ite 2004 perfume oil Snow White 2005 perfume oil The Solder (partial) Tat.tered La.ce Time Does Not Bring Relief (partial) Treatsy bath oil Ticksy bath oil XCDL13     Would Love Decants - LE/ Rares: (Not in a rush to obtain; only interested in swapping for some of these) Alana Patel Anactoria '10 Angeronalia Arachnina, The Spider Girl (CD) Atrocious Attic Autumn Moon of the Mirror Stand B340 Bakeneko Banned in Boston Beanman & Beanwoman Prepare to Attack the Vagina Beaver Moon 2005 Berenice Bette Noir Bijoux Y'ha-Nthlei Blackbear Moon Blossoms in Springtime Body, Remember But Men Loved Darkness Rather Than Light Candles Moon The Changeling Chaste Moon '05 (orig.) Cheshire Moon Clarimonde vamp. '09 Cloister Graveyard in the Snow Corazon (ha!) Thank you Dark Alice!!! Crumpet Rebellion Dancing Koi Daya (Nov. '09 Will Call frimp) Dark Chocolate, Whiskey, and Cognac Truffle Ded Moroz Yule '09 Devil's Night '09 Dia (Aphrodite/ Lupercalia '09) shouldn't have gotten rid of mine Door Dreamland '05 Dreamland '07 Egg Moon The Elephantine Colossus (would swap for) Enlightenment of the Courtesan Jigokudayu Enkhespalos Eshe, A Vision of Life-in-Death (CD) The Fairies Forbidding Foyer Formula 54 (I know, I know, ha!) Gods of Intercourse The Gorrobble Gun Moll Haunted Palace '05 Haunted Palace '07 Harigata II Harikata Harimise Hunter Ichabod Crane ('08 Weenie) II No Hayata Kills the Nue at the Imperial Palace In the Forest The Infernal Lover (creamy, non-red musk version) The Infernal Lover (red musk version) Jólasveinar Kusunoki Tamonmaru Masatsura Surprising a Fox Ghost Lair of Nefarious Misdeeds Atmosphere Spray Lamia v3 (ha!) Lenore '05 Lenore '07 Lick It '05 Lick It Again '06 Lick It Like You Mean It '08 Looking Glass bath oil Loosening of the Obi Lord Ruthven vamp. '09 Lump of Coal (ha!) Lust v7 MVJBA: Spring Training MVJBA Summer Summoning Spectacular Maiden v2 (ha!) Maltese Cross (CD) Marcilla (CD) Marquis de Carabas (would swap for) Melainis Menacing Ionospheric Research Instrument Minamoto No Yorimitsu Cuts At the Earth Spider Miskatonic University v3 (ha!) Moana Mourning Lace Nanny Ashtoreth Needlework Nig.ht's Brid.ge Nightmarchers v5 Olis.bos Op.uhi Ov.al Po.rtrait P0.13 PX79 Parker Lily (would swap for) Pink Lace Phyllocrania Paradoxa v1 Perchta Pe.rilous Pa.rlor, The Poe Pi.nk Mo.od Pumpkin II 2007 (tobacco, champa flower, carnation, and tonka) S.amhain '04 Samhain '07 Sa.ra Pe.zzini S.et v3 Se.verin (discon'd GC) Shivering Boy, The '09 Yule *SINGLE NOTES (listed at bottom)* Sky City Before Snow Angel (either year) Snow Bunny '05 Snow Bunny '08 Snow White 2003 perfume oil Sno.w W.hite 2004 perfume oil Snow White 2005 perfume oil The Sorrow of Love Staged Moon Landing Story Time at Dark Delicacies Storyville (I know, I know) Street Festival Summer Summoning Spectacular MVJBA The Ta-Ta Tattered Lace Theodosius, The Legerdemain (CD) Tiki Queen Time Does Not Bring Relief Under the Harvest Moon Unveiled Vasakasajja The Velvets Variety of Pleasing Amusements The Vine White Phoenix Witchblade Wulric, the Wolfman (CD) XCDL13 Yule Cat '09 Yürei     Would Love Imps - GCs/ GC Unimpables: Against Idleness and Mischief (Mad Tea Party) Anne Bonny (Bewitching Brews) Aperotos Eros (Ars Amatoria) Aremata-Popoa (Atomic Luau Lounge) Aureus (Bewitching Brews) Beer From the Marsh Woman's Brewery (Marchen) Bread-and-Butter-Fly (Mad Tea Party) Carnal (Ars Amatoria) Cloister Graveyard in the Snow (Salon) Coyote (Excolo) Crib Girls (The District) - tester is fine! De Sade (discon'd GC) will ALWAYS gladly accept more!!! Desdemona (Illyria) Dorian (Sin & Salvation) will ALWAYS gladly accept more!!! Ehecatl (Excolo) Emma (The District) Fallen (Sin & Salvation) Flora (The District) Golden Wave (Atomic Luau Lounge) High-Strung Daisies (Mad Tea Party) Hunter Incantation (Bewitching Brews) Josie (The District) Lilith (Excolo) Lulu (The District) Marquis de Carabas (would swap for) Moonshine and Mist (Marchen) The Night-Raven (Marchen) Oblivion (Sin & Salvation) Old Demons of the First Class (Marchen) Pahoehoe (Atomic Luau Lounge) Paramatman (Sin & Salvation) Pollution (Good Omens) Polynesian Pop (Atomic Luau Lounge) Prurience (Ars Amatoria) Prunella (Marchen) Nanny Ashtoreth Red Tide (Atomic Luau Lounge) Sed Non Satiata (Ars Amatoria) Severin - AGED for comparison (discon'd GC) Screeching Parrot (Atomic Luau Lounge) Sybaris (Wanderlust) Trevor Bruttenholm (Hellboy) Whoso List to Hunt (Ars Amatoria) Wolf's Heart (Bewitching Brews)     BPTP Goods I Covet: Bath Oils: Treat | Tricksy | Pumpkin Stout Claw Polish: Croquet | Maiden | Robotic Scarab | Sed Non Satiata | Smokestack Soaps!: ANY! Snake Oil | Snow Glass Apples Goblin Squirts: Cathouse | Down the Rabbit Hole | Okiya | Saloon #10 | Boot Hill Atmo Sprays: Boot Hill | Citadel of Awesome | L'Estate | The Path of Dreams Apparel: Carnaval Noir: Babydoll V-Neck - small Carnaval Diabolique: Babydoll V-Neck - small Drink Me Eat Me: Girlie Crew Neck - small *** Hunter Moon heather green ringer tee- small *** White Rabbit scent locket       Would Love Decants/Testers of these SINGLE NOTES: Single Note: Ambergris Single Note: Anise Single Note: Bergamot Single Note: Black Amber Single Note: Blood Orange Single Note: Blue Lilac Single Note: Calamus Single Note: Carnation Single Note: Cherry Blossom Single Note: Coffee Bean Single Note: Daffodil Single Note: Dandelion Single Note: D'Anjou Pear Single Note: Dark Myrrh Single Note: East African Black Patchouli Single Note: Egyptian Amber Single Note: Egyptian Musk Single Note: Fig Single Note: Frangipani Single Note: Frankincense Single Note: Heliotrope Single Note: Hyssop Single Note: Indonesian Red Patchouli Single Note: Light Myrrh Single Note: Lotus Single Note: Mimosa Single Note: Neroli Single Note: Orange Blossom Single Note: Peony Single Note: Pikaki Single Note: Plumeria Single Note: Red Ginger Single Note: Red Mysor(e) Sandalwood Single Note: Roman Chamomile Single Note: Rose Geranium Single Note: Saffron Single Note: Siberian Musk Single Note: Stargazer Lily Single Note: Tonka Bean Single Note: Tuberose Single Note: Vanilla Bean Single Note: Violet Single Note: White Musk Single Note: White Sandalwood Single Note: Ylang Ylang       Bolded = really really really want! Bolded = really want! Italics = pending/ on the way Strikethrough = received       My current faves: (ideas of scents/notes I love) *Antique Lace* A Bachelor's Dog Beaver'Versary* Boomslang Creature Feature DORIAN!* (fresh or aged) -- Can never get enough Dorian! <3 <3 <3 Flowering Chrysanthemums Glowing Vulva* Hanerot Halalu Hellhound On My Trail* L'Estate Le Père Fouettard Mme. Moriarty Osiris v4 Sacrifice Smoky Moon Snake Charmer Res. Sugar Moon Velvet Tiki *XCDL13*   * = wouldn't mind gettin' more of
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FelicityTwitchell's Blog
 

BPAL to Avoid (DB scents)

Nearly Anything with Dragon or Blood in the title, but additionally:   Serpent's Kiss Diabolus Seething with passion, yet utterly cold-blooded. Dragon's blood, vetivert and spice.   Blood Rose Rappaccini's Garden Sensual, robust, and silken: voluptuous red rose bursting with lascivious red wine and sultry dragon's blood resin.   Wrath Sin & Salvation A scent aflame with rage, swirling in the red haze of hatred: dragon's blood spiked with black pepper, clove, and cinnamon.   Tintagel Wanderlust According to legend, the birthplace of King Arthur. The scent of a castle's great hall in the midst of joyous feasting. Spicy mulled wine flowing through the musky heat, warm leather and bright clash of armor, the damp branches of Cornish hawthorn, blackthorn, juniper, English elm and bayberry, and the magical tingle of dragon's blood resin.   Ladon Ars Draconis The hundred-headed dragon that guards the garden of the Hesperides: dragon’s blood resin, golden apple, apple blossom, white musk and hyacinth.   Surprisingly Okay? The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed With the Sun The Salon , William Blake. Daemonorops, vanilla, Indian sandalwood, Mexican copal, hyssop, muguet, sweet pea, amber, hazelwood, galbanum, hiba wood, and orchid.
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Non-Bpal/ Bptp Wishes

Bolded = really really really want! Bolded = really want! Italics = pending/ on the way Strikethrough = received       Non-BPAL Lusts: Arcana: Devilish perfume | Egyptian Musk perfume | Honey Tobacco perfume (tester) | Rich Vanilla perfume | ANY SOAP!!!   CB I Hate Perfume: Blood Orange | Butter Cookie | Butterscotch | CB93 | Carrot Cake | Cheesecake! | Daffodil | Fennel | Frangipani | Gingerbread | Greenbriar 1968 | I Am a Dandelion | <b>Leaf Tobacco</b> | Licorice | M4: Room with a View | My Birthday Cake | Mr. Hulot's Holiday | Old Leather | Pipe Tobacco | Plumeria | Red Velvet Cake! | Sandalwood Mysore | Smoky Tobacco | Rich Tobacco   Cocoa Pink: Un-Red junket creme conditioner, Un-Red VBB, Vanilla Sandalwood VBB, Black Vanilla junket creme   Haunt: Winchester perfume!, ANY SCRUB!   LUSH: Big shampoo, The Blonde shampoo, Marilyn hair mask, Rehab shampoo   Possets: BBC-The Big Black Cat | Corona Borealis | Cri de Coeur | Isabella | Issota and Sigismundo | Lamp Black | Les Girls-Sloe Byrne | Les Girls-Sugar Puss | Maggie | Mockingbirds Trilling Their Mating Songs | Moon Drenched Magnolias | Mrs. Rabbit's Carrot Cake | The Queen | Queen of the Night | Reason | Silver Carnations | Silver Gardenias | Silver Violets | Starlight | Stewart | Strawberry Heart |   Smell Bent: Incensed, Lemon Cowboy, Little Miss Panda, Sunshine   TheSheSpace mineral pigments/ makeup: Leos & Lovers | Oh Precious Patience | Snow Capped   Solstice Scents (etsy): Cenobite | Fright Night | Black Leather, Red Lace | Vanilla Sandalwood | Lace Draped Spectre   Villainess: Datura Slick, Ennui Whipped, Gloop Whipped, Smashed Whipped, Mudslide Whipped, Mall Santa Whipped, Mall Santa Smooch, Jai Mahal Smooch, ANY SMACK! <-- never tried       Nail Polish Lusts: BPTP Claw Polish: Croquet | Maiden | Robotic Scarab | Sed Non Satiata | Smokestack   China Glaze: Recycle | Sky High-Top | Branding Iron | VIII | Wagon Trail | Refreshmint   Essie: Angora Cardi | Flawless | Mint Candy Apple   Misa: Dirty Sexy Money | Sorry, Just Can't Help It | That's My Little Secret | Fashionista | Camellia Destiny | Moody Model   Rescue Beauty Lounge: Plie | Stormy | Chinoise | Bikini Bottom | No More War
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Notes: Good/ Bad

<b><!--coloro:teal--><span style="color:teal"><!--/coloro--><u>Notes of FAIL </u><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b> <img src="http://www.bpal.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/00000020.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="00000020.gif" /> <!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--> <b>bamboo:</b> horrific soap <b>cedar:</b> amp amp amp <b>champagne:</b> BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD <b>cloves:</b> while I like it, my skin CRAZY AMPS cloves, must be barely there to work for me <b>honey:</b> Hony Mone is all wrong, ALL wrong on me <b>jasmine:</b> something about the lab's jasmine note rubs me the wrong way, and it doesn't help that I amp it <b>Jazz Funeral (Ars Moriendi):</b> goes sour on me <b>patchouli:</b> my skin über-amps patchouli to the point it obscures most other notes <b>rose:</b> usually sour on me, but not always <b>vetiver:</b> unless it's barely there <b><i>certain</i> WINE notes:</b> Delphi, Glühwein, Kali SOUR on me (LadyMacB & Fairy Wine are good, though!) <!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->   <b><!--coloro:teal--><span style="color:teal"><!--/coloro--><u>Notes of WIN! </u><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b> <!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--> <b>amber:</b> some work, some turn bad powdery <b>carnation:</b> <b>leather:</b> love it well-blended (but I <i>amp</i> it like whoa) <b>musk:</b> red, Creature Feature musks, Dorian, Ivanushka, Hunter Moon '07 etc., haven't found one that hasn't worked so far! (White musk isn't always great, but doable) <b>sandalwood:</b> <b>tobacco:</b> LOVE LOVE LOVE! Not the cherry-ish tobacco, but good ol' delicious, slightly sweet tobacco. <b>vanilla:</b> a la Antique Lace, Love's Philosophy, Dorian, etc. <!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->   <b><!--coloro:teal--><span style="color:teal"><!--/coloro--><u>My current faves: (ideas of scents/notes I love)</u></b><!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--> Antique Lace* <b>A Bachelor's Dog*</b> Bat of Wealth Bat of Virtue Beaver'Versary Boomslang Creature Feature <b>Dorian*</b> (fresh) -- Can never get enough Dorian! <3 <3 <3 Flowering Chrysanthemums <b>*Glowing Vulva*</b> Hanerot Halalu L'Estate <b>Le Père Fouettard*</b> Smoky Moon Snake Charmer Res. Sugar Moon Velvet Tiki   * = wouldn't mind gettin' more of <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" /><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
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my scent ramblings
 

Centzon Totochtin

The Four Hundred divine rabbits of the Aztec pantheon that preside over parties and drunkenness. Bittersweet Mexican cocoa with rum, red wine, and a scent redolent of sacrificial blood.


in the bottle: Rum! And a scent that I know must be cocoa, but that seems more like a toasted sweet nut. Actually, it reminds me strongly of Nutella. There's something a bit sharp running behind which I can't pin down at this point. There's also a sense of unpleasantly over-the-top (sort of sickly) sweetness, like rancid fruit.

on wet: Nutella. 100%.

drydown: The Nutella has faded into a slightly food-y, cozy, very comfortably enveloping scent, which strikes me as the scent equivalent of being wrapped in your favorite blanket on a cool autumn evening. Wow, that's pretty evocative; I'm surprising myself a little. I'm getting a warm, headshop-y undertone which I think is some sort of musk, though that's not listed.

one hour later: I'll be going to bed with this on, so I'll have to start this review over another day to get the full day's worth of critique. G'night.

end of day:

compared to official description:

notes:
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my scent ramblings
 

Lightning

The electric tang of ozone, marine notes, and a drop of sharp rain.


in the bottle: When I first smelled this, it smelled exactly like chapstick. Now, months later, it smells exactly (with no deviation) like an air freshener (can't remember brand) called Spring Rain. I don't like the scent. Not even a little. This is going straight to the trade pile. I know I should make an attempt to analyze it -- a scent is a scent -- but I'm too distracted by what I consider to be an overwhelmingly common commercial scent. I'm not feeling very generous today, I suppose.
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