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    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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SwanSong's Blog
 

My Bottle Collection

GC/Unimpables   Bordello - lab fresh decants added to an empty bottle Countess Willie - half a decant in an empty Dance of Death - 10ml cobalt, aged Door - full Dorian - full, lab fresh minus 1 decant The East - about 1 decant's worth Eat Me - nearly full partial Famine - empty + 1 decant Intrigue - full, lab fresh Light of Men's Lives - full, lab fresh Liz - full Lyonesse - full, lab fresh Maiden - full Morocco - full aged cobalt Mouse's Long and Sad Tale - full Sachs - half bottle Sara Pezzini - half bottle Snake Oil - full, 1+ years old Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat - full Violens - full Vixen - full, aged Witchblade - full   LE/HTF/District   Agape - full Angeronalia 2007 - nearly full partial with wand cap plus one decant Banned in Boston - full minus one decant Banshee Beat - one decant in a bottle Beanman and Beanwoman Prepare to Attack the Vagina - full Beaver'versary - about 2.5 decants worth, wand cap Black Death - full Black Heart - full Black Lace - full Black Temple Burlesque Troupe - full, lab fresh Blackberry Jam and Scones - 1/6 full Boadicea - full Boomslang v2 - full minus one tester Butterflies and Plovers - full Cake Smash - 1/3 full Chanukkiyah 2007 - decants added to a nearly empty partial Clockwork Couture: Female - full, lab fresh Comforting Plush Companion - full Coxcomb - full Cupcake Splatter Analysis - low partial Dark Chocolate and Key Lime Truffle - half bottle Dark Chocolate, Whiskey, and Cognac Truffle - 2/3 full The Dole of the King's Daughter - nearly full, decants added to a partial bottle Dragon Moon 2008 - full Et Lux Fuit - 2/3 full Eve v5 - full lab fresh F5 - full, gifted to my boyfriend Flowering Chrysanthemums - full Freak Show - full Fuwa Bansaku - full, lab fresh Gelt - full, wand cap Giant Squid - full, lab fresh Giant Vulva - full The Girl - one decant in an empty bottle Grr! - full Gun Moll - half-bottle Gunpowder - full Hanami - half full partial Hanerot Halalu - full House of Mirrors - partial switcheroo bottle Hypothermia 2009 - half full partial In Winter in My Room 2009 - over half full partial Kiss Amongst Discarded Tissues - a little over half full La Primavera - full, lab fresh Lamb's Wool - one decant in a bottle Left His Nurse While In A Crowd - full Lilith v. Giant Crab - full Lilith Victoria - full Loli.Goth - full minus 1.5 decants Lovers in a Carp Streamer - empty plus 1/2 decant Lucy, Kissed - full, lab fresh Midway - original, partial bottle Milk Chocolate Buttercream - 70% full partial Mlle Lilith - half bottle Monsterbait: Closet - full minus 1/2 decant, wand cap Monsterbait: Tokyo Stomp - full Mother Shub's Spiced Lait de Chevre - one decant in a bottle Nonae Caprotina - 3 decants in a bottle Olisbos - one decant full Paduan Killer Swarm - full Peach Moon 2009 - half bottle Pink Snowballs - full Pumpkin I 2009 - full Pumpkin III 2009 - partial Pumpkin IV 2009 - full, lab fresh Pumpkin V 2007 - full Pumpkin Queen - a little less than full Queen of Clubs - one decant added to an empty bottle Schlafende Baigneuse - full minus 2 decants, lab fresh Semiramis - decants in a bottle The Shattered Pumpkin - full Signior Dildo - full, lab fresh Silver Phoenix - low partial Sleipnir - full Smut 2006 - full, lab fresh Smut 2010 - full Snake Charmer Original - less than one decant in a bottle Snake Charmer Resurrected - two partial bottles and decants in a bottle Snow Glass Apples - partial cobalt bottle Spooky: Resurrected - full Sue's Great Old Puppet Show - full, lab fresh Sugar Skull 04 - partial Sugar Skull 05 - full Sugar Skull 06 - 1-2 decants full Sugar Skull 07 - 1-2 decants full Sugar Skull 08 - nearly full partial Teatime in Roswell - full minus 1/2 decant Two Loves - full, lab fresh Under the Harvest Moon - full Velvet Nudie - decants added to a partial bottle Velvet Tiki - full, lab fresh White Chocolate, Black Raspberry, and Apricot Cordial Truffle - full to TOL White Chocolate, Strawberry, and White Pepper Truffle Womb Furie - full, lab fresh 13 June 2008 - full   CD   Carnaval Diabolique - full minus one decant Midnight on the Midway - full The Candy Butcher - nearly full partial Mme. Moriarty - full minus one decant Xanthe the Weeping Clown - half bottle Theodosius the Legerdemain - 2/3 full partial Antonino, the Carny Talker - full, lab fresh The Parliament of Monsters - half bottle Boomslang - full, lab fresh Cottonmouth - decants added to an empty bottle Green Tree Viper - full King Cobra - full, aged Faith - full minus one decant, lab fresh Ashlultum - decants added to an empty bottle Marcilla - one decant in a bottle Marianne - full, lab fresh Parthenope - one decant in a bottle Illustrated Woman - half bottle Torture Queen - 3 decants added to a partial bottle   Backups   Agape - full backup bottle Angeronalia - full backup bottle Banshee Beat - full backup bottle, lab fresh Black Death - full backup bottle Black Heart - full backup bottle Black Lace: Resurrected - full, lab fresh Black Temple Burlesque Troupe - full backup bottle Black Temple Burlesque Troupe - full backup bottle Boomslang - full backup bottle Cake Smash - full, untouched backup bottle CC: Female - full, untouched backup bottle Countess Willie - over half full partial Cupcake Splatter Pattern Analysis - about half full Cupcake Splatter Pattern Analysis - full Dance of Death - full, lab fresh Dark Chocolate and Key Lime Truffle - full Dorian - nearly full backup The East - full Flowering Chrysanthemums - full Gelt - full backup bottle Giant Vulva - nearly full backup The Girl - full, untouched backup bottle La Primavera - full, lab fresh backup Lamb's Wool - full backup bottle Lucy, Kissed - full, untouched backup bottle Lucy, Kissed - full, untouched backup bottle Marianne - full backup bottle Midnight on the Midway - nearly full backup bottle Monsterbait: Tokyo Stomp - full backup bottle Mother Shub's Spiced Lait de Chevre - full into neck Mouse's Long and Sad Tale - full Nonae Caprotina - full backup bottle Peach Moon 2009 - full backup bottle Pink Snowballs - full, untouched backup Pink Snowballs - full backup Pumpkin IV 2009 - full, untouched backup bottle Pumpkin IV 2009 - full, untouched backup bottle Pumpkin Queen - full backup Queen of Clubs - partial cobalt Semiramis - full backup bottle Semiramis - full backup bottle The Shattered Pumpkin - full backup bottle Silver Phoenix - full backup bottle, lab fresh Signior Dildo - full backup bottle, lab fresh Smut 2010 - full Snake Charmer Original - half-full backup bottle Snake Charmer Resurrected - full Snake Oil - full backup bottle, lab fresh Sue's Great Old Puppet Show - full backup bottle Sugar Skull 04 - nearly full Sugar Skull 04 - low partial Sugar Skull 07 - full backup bottle Sugar Skull 08 - full backup bottle Torture Queen - nearly full partial Under the Harvest Moon - full backup bottle Under the Harvest Moon - full backup bottle Velvet Nudie - full backup bottle Velvet Tiki - full backup bottle Velvet Tiki - full backup bottle Vixen - full backup bottle Womb Furie - full backup bottle Womb Furie - full backup bottle Xanthe the Weeping Clown - full backup bottle   Arcana Soaps: Bergamot 5ml - full Breakfast in Hollywood 5ml - full, lab fresh Caramelized Coconut 5ml - full, lab fresh Chai 5ml - full Comfort 5ml - full, lab fresh Death in the Afternoon x2 5ml - both full, one with 2 decants added Egyptian Musk 5ml - full, lab fresh Fresh Coconut 5ml - full, lab fresh Frivolous Aside 2ml - full minus 1/2 decant, lab fresh Namaka 5ml - full, lab fresh Ooomph 5ml - full, lab fresh Rich Vanilla 5ml - full,lab fresh Sleepy Hollow x2 5ml - full Solstice Sugar 5ml - full Straitjacket x2 5ml - full Sweet Milk 5ml - full, lab fresh The Sweet Trade 10ml - about 75% full   Bathed and Infused: Scorched 8ml spray-on   Blooddrop: Blood Orange - full, lab fresh, Cocoa Absolute - full, lab fresh, White Pumpkin - full, lab fresh   Conjure Oils: Stingy Jack 2009 partial   Haunt: Cinnamon Girl 5ml, Oubliette 5ml, Sword and Lion 5ml, Turkish Cocoa partial, Turkish Cocoa 5ml   Possets: Arizona, Gingerbread Whorehouse - lab fresh, Infinite Sky Montana - lab fresh, Lavender Corset, Napoleon and Josephine - lab fresh, Pauline - partial, Scent of Angels - full   Villainess: Birth Rite (full), Blood partial, Blush partial, Ginger Snapped partial, Scintillating partial, Torchsong (full), Trauma (full), Xia (full)   Violette Market: Calaveras Chocolate partial x2, Chocolate Toppled Layer Cake - lab fresh   Wiggle: Speakeasy Vanilla 5ml
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Femme_Fatale's Blog
 

Wishlist of perfumes (aka: Switch Witch help)

Bpal: Bubblegum & Roses* Lick It Softly (partial bottle is good) Lick It Now (partial bottle) Rose Red Snake Oil Calico Jack GRR (hoping to find something to help with my headaches) Ashlultum Pool of Tears Tiger Lily Eldritch Dark   Arcana Queen Crossbones     Trading Post: Eldritch Dark Aeris massage oil TAL: Temple of the Ghede (bottle preferred but will take any amount) Temple of the Loas Eleggua (same as above)   Blooddrop: Delightfully Wickedly L'Shana Tova Todos Santos (decant) Tobacco Patchouli Vint. 2007 Graveyard Dirt Arcana: Surf Lust     CB I Hate Perfume: At The Beach 1966 North Atlantic Mr. Hulot's Holiday     Conjure Oils (samples or any amount bottles): The Queen's Knowe Rose Goblin
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Argentwolf's Blog
 

The Lion

Category -- The Mad Tea Party   Predominantly a glorious, warm amber. The grassy scents are dry ones, and smell a little like patchouli and cinnamon, or some other very dry, powdery spice. I agree with other reviewers about this lasting a short time; it's really nice for the hour or so that it's there, but then the Lion is padding off to parts unknown.
Argentwolf

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RedRoseMaze's Blog
 

Good Judy: Hanami

Hanami Category: Limited Edition (Spring 2009) Quantity: 5ml bottle   Description: HANAMI Hanami is the Japanese tradition of viewing the flowering trees. When the Sakura (cherry) and Ume (plum) Trees blossom, spectators arrive in throngs to view the ephemeral and beautiful flowers and picnic on foods and sake. The Hanami tradition is as anticipated and celebrated as Leaf Season in America. Sakura blossom, ume blossom, sake   Review:   In the bottle: This smells like spring to me, and walking through the apple and cherry trees in bloom. Although, in this case, it’s cherry and plum…   Wet: The flowers are exploding under my nose. The plum came first, and then the cherry.   Dry: I’m still getting a lot of the flowers, but with a little bit of sake as well. It’s strange, but it smells a bit like spray net…   Verdict: Hanami has a serious, mature feeling. I don’t doubt this could be an elegant Japanese woman’s favourite perfume.
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Forspecial Plate's Blog
 

Antsy

Ugh......here I am at work, stuck to a desk, and feeling antsy as all hell. Why don't I ever feel like this at home, where I could actually get up and do something? I could actually organize my perfumes and put up a sales/swaps page if I felt like this at home! Or any number of other things that I need to get done. : /
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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Bah!

Category -- Limited Editions -- Yule 2008 -- BPTP Yule Inquisition   Sirensea sent me a sniffie of this (phew, say that five times fast), and I'm very glad to have been able to smell this! It's a very rich coffee that to me has tones of hazelnut, or amaretto. I don't really get a boozy vibe from it. There wasn't enough to test on my skin, so I'm not sure how my chemistry would have interacted with it. I almost get the impression that it might have turned sort of sour after a while, like coffee breath. But as a little sniffie every now and then, it's very fun.
Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

La Belle Dame Sans Merci

Category -- Bewitching Brews   A sweet, almost cloying mix if rose and other florals. Not really my thing. It has decent longevity and some moderate throw, especially if, like me, you tend to amp this certain kind of rose. (Now if only I knew just what *kind* of rose it is...)
Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Kumiho

Category -- Diabolus   A *really* delicious tea-and-ginger smell. I wish so much that it lasted more than a few minutes on me! *cry*
Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Jersey Devil

Category -- Bewitching Brews   There's a strong whiff of pine, and then it quickly becomes tempered by the smell of cranberries, which helps make it sweet and tart as well as robust. Not me, but it was a fun experience nonetheless.
Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Ile De La Tortue

Category -- Wanderlust   I don't get any darkness from this at all -- nope, this is a bright, sunny, lush jungle scent. It's extremely evocative of someone sitting by a waterfall, sipping a rum-based drink, and inhaling the rain-kissed scent of jungle blooms. And, later on, I really do get the scent of stone -- as if our intrepid hero sauntered into the limestone cave behind the waterfall to check on his chest of treasure and sleep the afternoon away.   Alas, it dissipates pretty quickly on me, but it's a very fun little mind-trip while it's there!   It's a really great scent for summertime!
Argentwolf

Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

High John The Conqueror

Category -- Bewitching Brews -- The Conjure Bag   This is a bright, intriguing blend that, yes, is full of courage and hope. Like many of my favorite plant scents, this one seems to come from the roots and stems and leaves of plants, rather than all the pretty frou-frou petaled parts. It's like sunlight and glowing sap. Really nice.
Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Harlot

Category -- Ars Amatoria   As a rose scent, it's very nice and pretty. It actually reminds me of what a little girl's room would smell like -- very light and floral and feminine. Not very harloty AT ALL.   It faded very quickly on me, and didn't have much throw while it was there. Pretty, but fleeting.
Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Grandmother of Ghosts

At first Grandmother and I didn't get along; she smelled like baby powder with a very unpleasant biological crotch-sweat edge to it. Eww! Over time, however, she mellowed out, did a 180, and smelled like a bouquet of dried flowers that had been saved over the years in a wooden drawer, age and dust giving them a peppery sort of aura.   Not really my thing, but I'm relieve that it had a happy ending, at least.
Argentwolf

Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Golden Priapus

Category -- Ars Amatoria   Mmmmm. Up close and personal, it's pine. Big, manly, rugged pine. And then, as my wrist whisks away, it leave behind a tantalizing blend of spicy vanilla -- the pine's still there, but now it feels more like a blend of juniper and herbs, the same sort of sexiness that I love about Himerus.   To me, this is the male companion to Flowering Chrysanthemums. FC is all wet, dusky petals, and GP is a thick branch brimming with sap, and both of them are bathed in fragrant vanilla. That's hot.   Delicious.
Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Dragon's Heart

Category -- Ars Draconis   For the first few minutes of wearing it, I'm treated to a smokey, resinous scent that is my holy grail of incense-like smells. And yet, like any good holy grail, it is quickly carried away by mysterious figures wearing samite, leaving me with the sweet and slightly fruity scent that I have now come to associate with BPAL's dragon's blood.   Every now and then, there is a pleasant, smoky sort of whuff to it...like a dragon breathing fragrant smoke out of its huge, powerful lungs as it slumbers, its heart beating but once per hour.   Definitely an interesting blend.
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Forspecial Plate's Blog
 

Stressing about money

I hate this, but I don't see any way around it. I'm absolutely stressed out about money. I don't know how I'm going to make it through the next month or two, and there is lots of stuff going on that I want to take part in. My friends are going to a big drag show in Dayton, which is about a 45 minute drive. They want to get hotel rooms so we can all drink. I don't even know if I can afford to drink at a bar, much less do that and get a hotel room.   Then our gay pride weekend is the following weekend, and I'll be going out again, and spending money again. I guess I just need to sit down and write it all down, and figure out a budget because my funds are definitely limited. : (
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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Blood Pearl

Category -- Bewitching Brews   I do smell coconut and orris. It's nice, but even with the musk, it's just so darned meek that I really can't put it on my list of keepers. Light throw, average longevity.
Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Bloodlust

Category -- Diabolus   *gack cough* This is aggressive, all right. Vetiver whispers unkind things into the ear of patchouli, who otherwise is my friend, and together they are stalking across the way to rearrange my face. I think I shall be leaving by the back door, now...   And you know what's ironic? Besides being so angry, it smells like the Queen Of All Hippies. Talk about a paradox.   It actually reminds me a lot of my experiences with Crossroads and Lust...and those weren't very pleasant, either.
Argentwolf

Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Blood Lotus

Category -- Rappaccini's Garden   I wasn't hoping for much from this one, but was pleasantly surprised. This really does smell like rich, juicy red berries, with maybe a teensy splash of wine. Unfortunately, it doesn't have all that much throw or longevity on me; otherwise it'd be a keeper.   Go ahead and try this if you normally don't like lotus. I think you'll enjoy it for a change.
Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Blood Kiss

Category -- Bewitching Brews   The sad part is that I can smell the clove, vetiver, and cherry all working together, but their resultant team effort is just not a harmonious one to my nose. It just kinda smells like burnt, bitter cherry with a side of ass. I blame you, vetiver. Thankfully, it doesn't broadcast very much to the world.   If you already know that the components work on you, then feel free to give this a try, and enjoy.
Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Blood Countess

Category -- Diabolus   The first time I wore this, I knew that I was smelling the plum pretty predominantly; it had a sort of rich, dark fruity tone to it without being too terribly juicy.   Now, as I retest it, I'm given the impression of a rich lady sampling plums in between sips of champagne; it's fruity, yes, but there's also a very rich, perfumey smell that is almost alcoholic in its headiness.   A co-worker of mine recently received a rose that smelled a lot like this -- a sweetness so fruity that it was hard to believe it was coming from a rose! So I can believe that there is rose in here...though in this case the sweetness is surely from the fruits mixing with all the various florals.   It tends to hug close to the skin; this is a scent that's pretty much reserved for your own pleasure, and that of anyone you invite into very close company.   Recommended for fans of plum and fruit scents, and even for those who normally hate rose (of which I am one). This is a sexy one.
Argentwolf

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Argentwolf's Blog
 

Blood Amber

Category -- Bewitching Brews   Pretty much as advertised -- dragon's blood and amber. The dragon's blood gives it sweetness, while the amber gives it warmth, and the feeling of a nice, round, polished edge to one's nose. Very pleasant. It has modest throw and decent staying power. Recommended to anyone who's a fan of these two components.
Argentwolf

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Forspecial Plate's Blog
 

Blaaaaah

I am so freakin' excited! And I want to talk about it but I have nobody to yak at.   There is a new game coming out, made by the people who made Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus. I have been waiting patiently for info for a very long time. I knew it would be exclusive to PS3, and I knew I'd have to get a PS3 system just to play this, whenever it comes out.   Anyway, there was a trailer for the game leaked to the internet last week (working title is Project Trico). It looks amazing. It hasn't been confirmed as being real, but I'm betting it is, because it looks too good to be a fake. Apparently the video is over a year old, so the finished product will be even better. I can't wait to play this!!   I would be really happy if it came out this fall or winter. I realize it may take longer, but my fingers are crossed. Hopefully more will be announced at E3 this week.
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