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    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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Mitzvah

A sweet reward for a worthy deed: caramelized sugar and sweet cream.   Reviewed 07/21/2008   In the bottle: Butter creamed together with sugar and vanilla. Cue Homer-ish drooling now.   Wet: Butter and vanilla, strongly. It's verging on that plastic, play-doh note of Beaver Moon '05, which makes me nervous.   Drydown: This dries down to creamy, soft, sugared vanilla. It's lingering close to my skin, but it has lasted for hours and hours. It came very close to that play-doh note for a while, but backed down and stayed lovely. A foody dream come true.
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More reviews from my new order

All Night LongAs if the name didn't spell it out for you. This blend relieves all sexual inhibitions by simultaneously relaxing and arousing. In the bottle, I get musk and spices, maybe a little patchouli. On my skin wet, there's less of the patchouli and more musk. Dry, it's mostly spices and muskiness, with a slight sharp scent. Maybe ginger. This gets nicer the longer it's on. I like it, but unfortunately Ben (my hubby) doesn't for some reason.   Calico JackSea air, driftwood, waterlogged kelp, and the memory of plundered spices sprayed over worn leathers, rough musk, and the salty wooden floorboards of the Revenge. In the bottle, I get leather, tobacco and mint from this, with a hint of woodsiness. On wet, it smells a little bit soapy and maybe too masculine. As it dries, it's more tobacco-y. I can't decide if this is too masculine for me or not. Ben likes it, though; he says it smells "very natural." He hasn't tried it yet, but I think it will be really nice on him. I like it too, though.   HavanaDate palm, dried tobacco, snakeroot, and leather. In the bottle, this is all tobacco and mojitos to me, with a hint of a very natural, herb-y smell. On my skin, it maintains this scent pretty consistently. The longer this is on, the more I like it. It's sexy and fun. Definitely a winner for me. I think it will be awesome on Ben, too. I'll probably get him to try this one tomorrow.   KumihoNine-tailed fox demon of Korean lore who transforms into the visage of an irresistible beauty in order to seduce men and lead them to their doom. A sharp, biting blend of crisp white tea and ginger. In the bottle, this has the sharp, refreshing scent of ginger and fresh lime peel. On my skin wet, it smells pretty consistently like that too. Sadly, Kumiho completely disappears on me as soon as it dries. Bummer! Will have to look for another use on the forums.   DraculNamed in honor of Vlad III, Tepes, of the Order of the Dragon. Black musk, tobacco, fir, balsam of peru, cumin, bitter clove, crushed mint, and orange blossom. In the bottle, I get pepper, spices, a hint of tobacco, extra dark chocolate (like 80% cacao - maybe that's the bitter clove?) and mint. On wet, the tobacco smells a bit stronger. Once dry, this is very well integrated and complex. It's difficult to pin down, although all the notes I get out of the bottle are still there, plus a hint of the musk. This one smells great on both me and Ben. We love this one!
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A few reviews from my 7/9 order

WarShe finished the drink, hefted the sword over one shoulder, and looked around at the puzzled factions, who now encircled her completely. 'Sorry to run out on you, chaps,' she said. 'Would love to stay and get to know you better.'   The men in the room suddenly realized they didn't want to know her better. She was beautiful, but she was beautiful in the way a forest fire was beautiful: something to be admired from a distance, but not up close.   And she held her sword, and she smiled like a knife.   Red ginger, black spices, patchouli, honeysuckle, and three blood-soaked red musks. This smells very strongly of pepper and ginger in the bottle. On, it starts to soften once it dries. Give it a few minutes, and I still smell the pepper and ginger topnotes, but there's an underlying sweetness. It's a little bit almondy, maybe. It's very nice once it chills out a bit on my skin. I actually like it quite a lot. It's very complex and interesting.   Queen AliceAt this moment the door was flung open, and a shrill voice was heard singing:   'To the Looking-Glass world it was Alice that said "I've a sceptre in hand, I've a crown on my head. Let the Looking-Glass creatures, whatever they be Come and dine with the Red Queen, the White Queen, and me!"' And hundreds of voices joined in the chorus: 'Then fill up the glasses as quick as you can, And sprinkle the table with buttons and bran: Put cats in the coffee, and mice in the tea — And welcome Queen Alice with thirty-times-three!'   Then followed a confused noise of cheering, and Alice thought to herself `Thirty times three makes ninety. I wonder if any one's counting?' In a minute there was silence again, and the same shrill voice sang another verse:   '"O Looking-Glass creatures," quoth Alice, "draw near! 'Tis an honour to see me, a favour to hear: 'Tis a privilege high to have dinner and tea Along with the Red Queen, the White Queen, and me!"' Then came the chorus again: 'Then fill up the glasses with treacle and ink, Or anything else that is pleasant to drink: Mix sand with the cider, and wool with the wine — And welcome Queen Alice with ninety-times-nine!'   Carnation, posies, and white amber with a hint of inky treacle, sandy cider, and wooly wine. In the bottle, I get a strong (pleasant) apple scent. On, it's apples and mint. Once it dries, this very nice, musky sort of undertone develops. Very feminine and nice. I like this one.   ShoggothIt was a terrible, indescribable thing vaster than any subway train – a shapeless congerie of protoplasmic bubbles, faintly self-luminous, and with myriads of temporary eyes forming and un-forming as pustules of greenish light all over the tunnel-filling front that bore down upon us, crushing the frantic penguins and slithering over the glistening floor that it and its kind had swept so evilly free of all litter.   An amorphous, radiant, incandescent scent. Ever changing, protoplasmic and primordial: white amber, green coconut meat, iris, palmarosa, Chinese peony, lime, water lily, snowdrop, muguet, lemongrass, osmanthus, wisteria, glassy musk, and hinoki. In the bottle, it has a licorice-y smell, but on me, it smells musky and complex, with a pleasant citrus note. Nice.   Miskatonic UniversityA venerable New England university, whose vast library holds many rare, diabolical and obscure arcane works, including one of the few surviving legitimate copies of the Necronomicon. Home to innumerable scholars of the esoteric and the occult, and the notorious Dr. Herbert West.   The scent of Irish coffee, dusty tomes and polished oakwood halls. I was really looking forward to this one, and it didn't disappoint. In the bottle, it's complete and total Irish coffee. My hubby also got a caramel popcorn sort of scent. On my skin wet, I can also begin to smell some nice tobacco notes. Once it dries, the whiskey softens and I get this nice, tobacco-whiskey-coffee combination that sort of reminds you of a nice cigar shop. It's complex and interesting. I think the hubby and I will both be able to wear this one. I love it.   WhipAgony and ecstasy: black leather and damp red rose. Exactly as advertised right out of the bottle. Leather and roses. I like it. On my skin, however, you can mostly just smell the roses, and I'm not sure I really want to smell like roses. Unsure about this one. Will try again and see how it does over the course of the day.   BordelloA decadent, deep perfume, lusty and luxuriant. The scent evokes images of velvet-lined Old West cathouses, tightly laced corsets, rustling petticoats and coquettish snarls of pleasure. Bawdy plum with amaretto, burgundy wine and black currant. Very fruity in the bottle and wet on skin. First thoughts: wow, this is a fun scent. As it dries, I start to get a bubblegum smell. Once it dries, however, there's more of an underlying musk, but it's still really fruity. This is a fun scent. I like it.   Black CatA very tricky kitty, indeed. Used most often as a key to bringing back the joy one needs to have in life in order for living to feel worthwhile. Brings back a sense of delight in simple pleasures, and creates a surge of childlike curiosity and a youthful sense of fun. This blend can also be used to reverse troublesome lesser crossings, create a playful air of catlike sexuality, and, because cats will be cats, it can also be used to throw minor, irritating or bothersome hexes, causing small amounts of chaos and disruption to your foes. To me, this smells exactly like a local natural foods market called Harvest Moon. It has a sort of minty/menthol scent, combined with patchouli and maybe a little licorice and/or eucalytus.   Snake OilBy far, our most popular scent! Magnetic, mysterious, and exceedingly sexual in nature. A blend of exotic Indonesian oils sugared with vanilla. Oh, wow. I think we have a new favorite here. This scent is pure sex. It's very complicated, difficult to say exactly what it smells like, but it is hot. Smells even better on than it does in the bottle. The hubby definitely approves. Excellent.   BewitchedDeep, luscious green and berry scents that evoke images of woodland witchcraft and the raw power of nature: blackberry, sage, green tea, wild berries and dark musk. In the bottle, this smells like musk and licorice. On me, at first the licorice is a little strong. As it dries, the musk comes back, and it smells just like absinthe. Once it's been on for a few minutes, it's very nice. I like this one.   MasabakesMasabakes is a Cantabrian demoness that governs lustfulness and lechery. In order to tempt virgins to corruption she employs the aid of her lackey, the imp Tentirujo. Under the cover of magickal invisibility, the imp caresses maidens with mandrake root, instilling uncontrollable passion and wantonness in the unsuspecting girls. Thick black currant with the darkest, deepest myrrh, a drop of bitter mimosa and the slightest touch of mandrake dust. Pepper, smoke and menthol. This smells way too much like Hall's cough drops or Vick's Vapo Rub to me. This one is definitely not for me.   DorianThe only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself. Inspired by and created for my beloved Tedwin: my eternal, beautiful, wicked Dorian Gray. Refined, elegant, and lovely, with a noble bearing and seemingly gentle air. This blend is an artful deception: a sweet gilded blossom lying over a twisted and corrupted core. A Victorian fougere with three pale musks and dark, sugared vanilla tea. In the bottle, I get pepper, musk and something sweet (the sugared vanilla). This one is soft and feminine. On me, it's musk, pepper and spice, with that soft, underlying sweetness. I really like this one.   That's all I've tried for now. More reviews to come.
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Got my big order today

Ordered: 7/9 CnS: 7/16 Arrived: 7/19   (Bless those speedy labbies!)   Imps: Miskatonic University Havana Bewitched All Night Long Black Cat Snake Oil Dracul Nephilim The High Priest Not to Be Described Kumiho Bordello Whip Chakra set (Sahasrara, Ajna, Vishudda, Anahata, Manipura, Swadhisthana, Muladhara)   5ml Bottle: Good Omens: War   Frimps: Masabakes Languor Dorian Calico Jack Shoggoth Oberon Queen Alice All Night Long Iambe   The labbies were very generous with the frimps. Thanks, guys! I am currently sniffing myself into oblivion, lol.
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Black Ice

Lovely, dangerous, slick, and bitterly cold: chilly white sleet-like notes with a hint of vetiver, a breath of smoky asphalt, and winter wind.   Reviewed 07/18/2008   In the imp: Something earthy I don't recognize, a breath of a spicy mint that reminds me of Nuclear Winter, and that distinctive 'cold' note.   Wet: I'm getting a cool, herbal scent with a swirl of mint.   Drydown: Spicy yet cold, herbal, minty. Low throw, but long lasting. This isn't what I expected, but I like it. I was expecting something a little more aloof, but it's very sexy.
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Archangel Winter

Crystalline, glassy ice whipped by a snowstorm. Piercing ozone, winter darkness.   Reviewed 07/18/2008   In the imp: Light and chilly, with a hint of citrus.   Wet: Still light and cold, and I'm getting a distinct lemony scent. This is very nice.   Drydown: This reminded me a lot of Delousing Powder in the beginning, and I liked it very much. Unfortunately, after about half an hour this turned into very strong soap and gave me a headache.
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Cam's Blog
 

July LE order

Ordered Sturgeon Moon, Penumbra and Chaos Theory IV yesterday.   I am HUGE Gaiman fan, and soooooo looking forward to Snow Glass Apples. *eep*
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vultureguy's Blog
 

Homeopathy

I decided that I *know* we can't afford it but tough tiddlywinks. I've put in an order for 2 bottles of Chaos Theory IV. Maybe it will be the cure for the chaotic/hellish year we've had so far. Homeopathy uses very dilute 'diseases'/'poisons' to build up your immunity to cure you. And if that doesn't work for Smellies, just getting the CnS and then the package makes us smile so that's worth it.   And maybe by getting 2 we're likely to get at least one blend that will smell nice on one of us.
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eBay Order Benefits Blind Cats

I won an auction today on eBay for a 5ml bottle of Inferno, 10% of the proceeds to benefit Blind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary, Inc. in St. Pauls, NC, through eBay's Giving Works program.   I visited the BCRS website, and oh my. This is a wonderful organization. If you go to their "Meet the Cats" page, there are some wonderful stories, but be prepared with a box of Kleenex close by. Some of these are sad, sad stories (although they have a happy ending). I wish 100% of the auction went to this organization, and I plan to donate to them as soon as I am able.   If you see any other auctions that benefit Blind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary, please consider bidding (here is a link to a list of eBay auctions that benefit BCRS). You can also just visit their website and click the "Donate" button. These seem like truly good people doing wonderful things for blind cats.
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Marcilla

Marcilla: Blue lilac, lily of the valley, golden musk, beeswax, white ginger, bergamot, green tea, and nectarine.   In the imp: Beeswax! A beautiful glowing scent, a lot of delicious bergamot and nectarine, but so well blended that I couldn't pick the notes apart.   On me: Bergamot is definitely in the forefront for me, and the musk just makes it more spectacular. It is beautifully blended, so I can't pick out the other notes, I can only say that this is a gorgeous sunny yellow scent. Bottle is a must.
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Midnight Kiss & Blood Kiss

I picked up a couple of new scents from eBay, Midnight Kiss and Blood Kiss. I like them both pretty well.   Midnight KissEternal desire, unquenchable passion: red musk, cocoa absolute, Nepalese amber, red sandalwood, aged patchouli, nicotiana, and blood wine. In the bottle, smells strongly of cocoa, almost chocolate syrup, and smoke. Can definitely smell the musk and patchouli. On my skin, it's a much softer chocolate-y smell. A little smoky. A little wine-y. Kind of like body incense. A keeper.   Blood KissLush, creamy vanilla and the honey of the sweetest kiss smeared with the vital throb of husky clove, swollen red cherries, but darkened with the vampiric sensuality of vetiver, soporific poppy and blood red wine, and a skin-light pulse of feral musk. Musk and clove. A little bit of a pot smell. It smells better on Ben than me. On my skin, it doesn't smell nice at first, but gets better after a few minutes, a little cinnamon once it dries a bit. Doesn't last long, though.
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A displaced Southern gal
 

My second wedding

Nope, I'm not divorced. Two weddings, same guy. A bit of background:   My husband's parents immigrated to the U.S. from Pakistan about 35 years ago. He and I had a traditional American church wedding in Tennessee in early June (and I swear I'll get pictures of that posted one of these days now that I have them back from the photographer), and to honor both our traditions, we gathered with his family in Colorado over the weekend for the walima, a celebratory feast the groom's parents hold after a Pakistani wedding.   From my sister's e-mailed photo album:     And here's the link to the pictures. Brace yourselves for an explosion of sparkly color!   So as Jen said, Friday night was the mehndi - sort of like their version of a bachelorette party. Traditionally, the night before the wedding, all the women gather to celebrate with the bride, and there's food and dancing and singing and the bride gets her hands painted with henna paste. And the men are very much Not Invited, though apparently that varies depending on how religious the guests are. In our case, it was a ladies (and young boys) only thing because many of Z's older relatives would have been scandalized if the women were dancing in front of the men.   The whole thing was quite an experience. Twelve zillion people I'd never met, many of whom Z either didn't know or hadn't seen in years, probably half of whom were not native English speakers. And in addition to learning the names, I had to remember which honorific to use. For someone who's older than you but of the same generation, you add "baji" (for a woman) or "bhai" (for a man) to the end of their name - it's sort of like the Japanese "san," as far as I can tell. Older generations tend to be "auntie" and "uncle" (or "mamu" in Urdu) no matter how - or if - they're actually related to you. And all the honorifics apply whether you're addressing the person or speaking of them to someone else who cares about that sort of thing. So I had to sort out Deeba-auntie and Uzma-baji and Asid-bhai and Khalid-mamu and Sabina who's just Sabina because she's younger than me. I also have four nieces and two nephews I hadn't met before Thursday, and I had to get them all sorted out (though that was pretty easy because Z talks about them all the time). (Also, aren't they CUTE?) (Sorry for all the parentheses... this is how my thoughts are running at the moment.)   Auntie and Uncle (as my parents-in-law have asked me to call them) brought all my traditional clothes back from their last trip to Pakistan. In addition to the yellow shalwar kameez I'm wearing in the mehndi pictures and the orange lehenga I wore to the walima, I also had two less formal shalwar kameez in midnight blue and in pink. I dressed that way all weekend, which earned MAJOR points with Auntie, and since there's been some tension regarding her only son marrying an American girl, especially after her oldest daughter married an American guy, I'll take all the points I can get!   Shalwar kameez is insanely comfortable and flattering pretty much no matter what you look like. On the other hand, that gorgeous beaded walima outfit was HEAVY. The dupatta (the drapey thing on my head) was about fifteen pounds, and I'm wondering if the neck pain I woke up with this morning has something to do with that. But whatever, it's not about comfort when you're the bride, it's about looking amazing and showing the doubting family that the American girl can fit in.   There had been some tension about that before this weekend, but while we were there, the only person who said anything was my eight-year-old cousin Mannan. I have to tell that story because I'm so insanely proud of my nephew. Mannan came up to me while we were all hanging out at Auntie and Uncle's house after the walima.   "So you're Zaiem-bhai's wife?" "Yes I am." "But you're American." "Yes I am." "I thought Pakistani people were only supposed to marry other Pakistani people." "Well..." I dragged that "well" out for as long as possible, trying to figure out how to basically justify my existence to this eight-year-old boy... And then my BRILLIANT five-year-old nephew Zan leaps to my defense. "Hey! My papa's American!" "He IS?"   And I left them to it, because I didn't want to make a big thing, but I thought it was amazingly brave of him to stand up to his big cousin on behalf of an auntie he'd only met two days before. He's totally my hero.   So the weekend was amazing, and all the food was incredible, and I got big points for dressing like the family and getting up to dance at the mehndi and learning a few key phrases in Urdu or possibly Arabic (it's hard to sort them out, actually, because the cultural and religious traditions are so intertwined that sometimes Z says he can't tell whether his family is doing something because they're Pakistani or because they're Muslim).   And I think this is my last wedding for a while. I need a nap.
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Bad gets badder

I wore Troll today. We knew we had an announcement at work about how majorly the teams will be impacted. Our team is being moved to another area and will be in line later for these changes. First waves though are my friends, my coworkers and previous team members. 60% of their jobs are going.   Of 239 people in the general center, 99 will have a job in the center still and 140 of those jobs are going to India. Those people affected will have 3 choices: apply for one of the few jobs staying, apply for a lower-paid "customer-facing" role (which means they won't get pay rises going forward until the base salary of the job they are in catches up) or go somewhere else. That's just our center. THere is another center that is equally affected. And then the area my wife works in and the one I will be moved to will be impacted in the future, sometime next year. From this I can guess that when they hit our area we'll be looking at 60% job loss.   Really ridiculous. The at least admitted that they're paying the Indian staff 75% less.   They are being profit-minded, they don't care that most people will be forced into lower-paid roles within the company. Our employer has been one of the higher paying organisations, however some organisations are starting to pay equivelant or slightly more for some similar roles.   I'm really pissed off about it all. I feel that they've been lying to us all along, having been told they would "take care of" us, that there were plenty of comparable roles throughout the organisation for people who wanted them and that there would still be roles in the center.   We got a CnS for our Mead Moon and Hay Moon order. That will be nice, to get that and sniff. And hopefully the Life Shit that has hit the 2 people I ordered CD IV & V decants from will get sorted and we'll be able to sniff the newer of the 2 CDs. I managed to get some Bezoar, Pickled Imp and Clemence from someone else, that was cool. Bezoar & Clemence had been on my bottle order but I don't think they are quite what I'd hoped. Pickled Imp is a possibility and I really really want to sniff Hand of Glory. I won't be able to get much but that's fine. I haven't pushed my sales/swap list and maybe I can swap for someone's unloved bottles.   *sigh* I'm really looking forward to our 2 week vacation from the 23rd, and to seeing my friends that I haven't seen for about 4 years. They're here for only a week from the US but that will be nice.
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Agrat-Bat-Mahlaht

Agrat-Bat-Mahlaht: Amber, cream accord, white honey, apple blossom, skin musk, caramel, and teak.   In the imp: Amber and caramel. I am such an amber whore.   On me: The amber and caramel blend beautifully with the honey, and I get a hint of cream. The teak adds a bit of kick to the blend.......no hint of apple anywhere (thankfully, as it's not a favorite). This is definitely a "Mia" scent. Need!
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Inez

Inez: Golden amber, vanilla musk, myrrh, cedar, carnation, and red sandalwood.   In the imp: Vanilla amer-y goodness, with a touch of carnation.   On me: On the carnation!!! The carnation is the most prominent note, deepened a bit by the amber and the musk. There's a touch of cedar and sandalwood adding to the spiciness of the carnation, helping it stay promiment. This is absolutely gorgeous. Another MUST have.
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Dionysia

Dionysia:Wild plum, pomegranate, raspberry, Siamese benzoin, plum blossom, patchouli, frankincense, and mahogany   In the imp: Plum and pomegranate yumminess.   On me: Heaven!!!! It's a beautiful plum scent, and the frankincense comes forth to make her a sweet plum incense blend. Wow. This is SO very me. It is beautiful, sweet, incensey, a tad bit earthy, and absolutely amazing. I NEED a bottle.
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Ambitionless
 

SW Questions (not answered yet)

Do you like honey? Will you like to try creamy honey with black sesame or with cinnamon powder? This sounds amazing. I love creamy honey. Actually, I love any kind of honey. I use it on plain yogurt, for tea, and sometimes as an ice cream topping.   What cartoons did you grow up watching? Any animated shows you still watch? I used to watch Gargoyles, X-Men, Batman, Animaniacs, and others.   Who are your forum friends, person or people your witch can contact for ideas? Greylen, Stellans, DenMother, Wildbriar   Are you planning on buying anything off your BPAL wishlist during the round? No. I specifically left things off my wishlist that I might buy for myself, so my wishlist is all up for grabs.   Which witches would want Bpal boxes? Or imp cases? Maybe an imp case (portable little one), but I'm all set on boxes.   Houseplants and/or things to put them in: thoughts? I have managed to keep a money tree alive for several years, but I'm still convinced I have a black thumb. I would take a new pot for my little money tree (doesn't need to be larger than 6 inch diameter) but I don't need one necessarily. No living green things though. I will kill them.   Do you read graphic novels/comics? Which ones? I read the Serenity ones, and Spiderman ones. I've wanted to get my hands on the ones that Joss Whedon wrote for the X-Men.   How about everyone else-what jewelry do you wear everyday-or do you change jewelry all the time? Lately, I've been wearing a Serenity piece that Stellans gave me and also my Fleur de Lis pendant and chain that my sister got me from a street vendor in New Orleans.   How about a short - or longer - piece of fanfic? Usually I hate fanfic, but if it was written by my witch herself I would be THRILLED. Maybe something involving Firefly or Twilight. Slash welcome; again only if written by my witch.   What is the weirdest and/or most practical thing you are not buying for yourself right now? It's not weird but it's practical. Storage and organizational things like files.   Would you like handmade piece of calligraphy as a gift? Oooo. I so cannot do calligraphy so I have great admiration for those who can.   How do you feel about homemade pet treats? I feel a little nervous about homemade cockatiel treats because so many different foods that are harmless to other animals can kill them.   Gifts for SO? If you really wanted to. But Eric doesn't lust after anything material other than books.   Lush you are lusting after? Any and all non-super-floral bath bombs! Also, their Breath of Fresh Air toner.   If you have children, would you want something included for them? Not applicable.   Are you lusting after anything from Villainess? Any smooches or body butters. Anything dessertlike or fruity.   Bubble bars or bath bombs? Both? Neither? Bath bombs!   How you feel about the single mug tea filters? The kind that have a mesh or ceramic filter that fit right it the mug? Love these. I have one already though.   Shoe size? 8 1/2 (U.S.)   CD scents I am interested in/hoarding? Really anything except for Theodisius (sp?)   Melty vs non-melty treats? Melting is not a problem as it is cold here and probably will stay cold for several months.   Socks? I love socks but can rarely find 100% cotton.   What I covet at the checkstand: Orbit sugarless gum. Butterfingers. Starburst.   Is any witchee opposed to "naughty" gifts? If no opposition where is the line drawn? I am all for the naughty. Anything that is legal is okay by me.   Maple syrup: Y/N? Oh yes.   Who are your favorite Disney characters? Jack the Pumpkin King, Zero.   So what's everyone's favorite BPTP nail color? Blood Countess  
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For Swap - August 2008

I have the following for swap, some that don't love me and some that I've bought bottles of. These have only been tested once or twice. All are stored in a cool, dark place, in a climate-controlled, non-smoking home.   This is my wish list, but I'm open to suggestions and would be willing to swap for something non-wishlist if there's something you think I might like. Here is a link to specific notes that I like/dislike.   If you want to buy: I will sell LE/Unimpable decants for $2, GC imps for $1, or take the GC lot for $15. Chant d'Automne is $17. Sturgeon Moon is $16. Hony Mone is $18.   PM me if you're interested. Thanks!   Bottles Chant d'Automne (Halloweenie 2008, full) Sturgeon Moon (full to just below the top of the label) Hony Mone (full to just below the top of the label)   Halloweenie 2008 Decants Harvest Moon Hellhound On My Trail Huesos de Santo Gunpowder Ichabod Crane The Hessian of the Hollow The Witching Time of Night   Other Limited/Unimpable Decants Blood Garden Chaos Theory III Chaos Theory IV Crowley Hony Mone L'Autunno Lune Noir Luperci (2008) Lydia Mama-Ji (*note: this is a lab imp ordered from CBLDF, not a decant) Midnight Kiss Mme. Moriarty Mr. Ibis (*note: this is a lab imp ordered from CBLDF, not a decant) Mr. Jacquel (*note: this is a lab imp ordered from CBLDF, not a decant) Schwarzer Mond (2008) Sturgeon Moon The Illustrated Woman Vampire Tears War Western Diamondback   GC Imps & Decants Full to the top of the label or just below, unless otherwise noted. Azathoth Bitch (decant) Caliban Crossroads (label is a bit oil stained) Cthulu Deathcap (decant) Djinn (decant) The Dodo Dorian (decant) Dragon's Eye Eternal Florence Grog Haunted Horreur Sympathique Hymn Inferno (decant) The Isles of Demons Jezirat Al Tennyn Kurukulla La Bella Donna Mia Mente Ladon Languor Maiden Masabakes Moscow Nanshe Nocnitsa Nuit The Obsidian Widow Penitence Queen Gertrude (x2) Santa Eularia des Riu Severin Shoggoth Swank Tavern of Hell Thanatos To a Woman Twilight Ultraviolet Wanton Wrath Xiuhtecuhtli Y'ha-nthelei Zephyr
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Verdandi

Deep herbs and apple with black amber.   Reviewed: 07/13/2008   In the imp: Apples and spice, like fresh spiced cider.   Wet: Fresh, juicy apples and spice.   Drydown: This has a great throw. It lasts a good while, too, but the apple eventually fades out, leaving the spiciness to dominate. I never got anything herbal from it, just spicy apples with very little morph. I like this very much on my skin, and I think it would make a wonderful room scent. It seems to be a fall scent to me, so I'll tuck this away until the weather starts to cool down again.
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Wilde

A sophisticated traditional gentleman’s cologne, with just the slightest taint of patchouli’s passion, tonka bean’s decadence, the philanthropy of bergamot, moss’ cynicism, the sharp wit of lavender, and the hopeless romantic longing of jasmine and thyme.   Reviewed: 07/13/2008   In the imp: A fresh, clean, men's cologne.   Wet: Sharp and clean. I can definitely smell the lavender.   Drydown: I keep looking around to see the good-smelling guy, but it's me. It's very fresh, no patchouli to speak of and the florals are light. I'd like to convince my SO to wear this because I think it would be amazing on a man, but he says it gives him a headache. I'm not particularly looking to smell like a guy, but I could probably layer it well with some of my other oils.
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Wishlist

Want   Life-time Scents (Will always want a stash of) - Irrelevant and Disturbing Surreal Crawdad Dream   Bottle Wants ('cause I liked the imps, and wouldn't mind a bottle.) - Sticky Pillowcase - Bengal - Depraved - Goblin - White Chocolate and Strawberry   GC (At least, the big names I'd like to try) The District Countess Willie Crib Girls Emma Josie   Neil Gaimen Stardust Tristran   Anniversary '09 Copper Phoenix   Yule '09 Mother Shub's Spiced Lait De Chevre Mother Shub's Pfancy Pfefferneusse Mother Shub's Toothsome Banketstaaf Pet Magah Bird The Black Temple Burlesque Troupe Sleipnir Pink Snowballs The Peacock Queen '09 Now Winter Nights Enlarge El Dia De Les Reyes '09 Diable En Boite But Men Loved Darkness Rather Than Light     ISO those no longer sold I'd like to try or get more of! Lunacy - Strawberry Moon ('09)   Lupercalia '09 - Manners Among Men and Women in the Red Light District - Dark Chocolate and Pepper-Smoked Caramel - Dark Chocolate and Cherry - Lovers in a Ricefield - Lovers with Rutting Cats - Man With Phallus Head - Tissue - Voyeurs Among the Cherry Blossoms - Dia - Makhanitis - Melainis - Philommeides - Pothon Meter - Symmakhia - Milk Chocolate Buttercream - White Chocolate, Marshmallow and Coconut - White Chocolate and Sugared Violets   Notes: Love/like Skin musk, honey, spices (clove, ginger etc), tonka, fruits (apricot, currant, blueberry, etc), patchouli, mints, coconut Florals that are ok : carnation, rose, lavender   hate/don't prefer but know they CAN be worked with... sometimes... Most florals (esp. Jasmine), ozone, metallics, vetiver, myrrh
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Next Order (Already!)

So I got my first shipment of imps on Monday, and I've already got another order in. I sense a new addiction here....   Imps: Miskatonic University Havana Bewitched All Night Long Black Cat Snake Oil Dracul Nephilim The High Priest Not to Be Described Kumiho Bordello Whip Chakra set (Sahasrara, Ajna, Vishudda, Anahata, Manipura, Swadhisthana, Muladhara)   5ml Bottle: Good Omens: War   This is so much fun. I'm hooked.
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