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Review - Snake Oil
I feel somewhat behind finally giving Snake Oil a try, especially as anything with "sugared" and "vanilla" in the description usually ages well on my skin.
In the imp, I'm initially taken aback at the strength of the scent. Upon the second scent, I smell sweetness, definitely, as well as a unique buttery spiciness. This is a smooth scent.
Wet on the skin, at first, I get a whiff of that typical alcoholic tang that generic perfumes all have, so I waited about two minutes (after having read several other review that recommended giving Snake Oil some time to settle and "morph"), and I still smell that tang, though not so much in the typical store-bought perfume manner (thankfully). I'm catching mostly somewhat sugary spices.
Dry on the skin, after about forty minutes, and THERE is the vanilla! Truthfully, it took only about ten minutes for the sweetness to come through, but I wanted to wait and see how long the spice rack flavors would last.
I'm so glad I didn't judge Snake Oil on my initial experiences, because I would be missing out on this wonderfully unique scent! No powdery, no soapy, though I wouldn't necessarily call this sugared vanilla so much as I would call it "spiced vanilla." Overall, I had to reapply one time, but that was it. Snake Oil lasted very well on my skin without a suffocating throw. Several of my students (I'm a high school teacher) complimented me on my scent, but only when I was standing next to them while correcting work. I can see why this is a popular scent, and I will definitely be purchasing a bottle for my evening outings!
Source: Snake Oil
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Daily Outfits by PixieMoondust
Due to the encouraging response from GUSPers, I have created this blog, for us to post our daily outfits for viewing.
Pictures don't seem to appear in the blog posts, although you can create albums to put them in.
Voici my outfit from yesterday:
Pixie
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Favorites by Category - for fun
Fun! This is going to take some thought...
- - - > Means I don't have a favorite yet, either haven't tried any or none that jumped out and said "love me forever"
Ars Amatoria: Defututa
Ars Draconis: ---
Ars Moriendi: Twilight
Atomic Luau Lounge: ---
Bewitching Brews: tie between Mata Hari and Chimera
Diabolus: another tie, this time Baobhan Sith and Kumiho
Excolo: Mania
Illyria: Three Witches
Mad Tea Party: Mouse's Long & Sad Tale
Marchen: Light of Men's Lives
Pharmacopoeia: ---
A Picnic In Arkham: Miskatonic University
Phoenix Steamworks: Violet Ray
Rappaccini's Garden: Hemlock
Sin & Salvation: Tzadikim Nistarim
Somnium: Baku
Wanderlust: Pais de la Canela
Panacea: ---
The Salon: Needlework so far, but need to try MOAR
Carnival Diabolique: Pickled Imp
VILF: Philologus
Boom! Studios: ---
The District: ---
Gaiman: The Buggre All This Bible
Gris Grimly: ---
Hellboy: ---
The Last Unicorn: Last Unicorn
Sachs & Violens: ---
Witchblade: ---
Dawn: ---
Lunacy: Mourning Moon
Lupercalia: Bijoux Y'Ha-Nthlei
Halloweenie: Pomegranate II
Yule: The Arabian Dance
Forum Only: ---
Carnival Noir: Bearded Lady
Thirteens: August 2010
Anniversaries: Quicksilver Phoenix
Retail Exclusives: U (Mutter Museum)
Event Exclusives: Bat of Virtue
Single Notes: Cinnamon
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*Wishlist*
The ultra-stripped down, bare bones version. I've amassed backups of all the scents I truly love, and I've tried a few I thought I'd love but it didn't work out. There now is but one scent I am drying to try, and, if I should every be so lucky, collect:
*******Black Lace V1********
If ANYONE can help me in any way, be it a decant, an insane trade, anything, please holla at me! I will jump thru many a hoop to get a crack at this rarity! Many thanks! <3
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Boxed
I've tried to note when these were decanted, but most of the imps are not marked. All I know is that all of them are about three years old, some might be even older.
BOTTLES
Tokyo Stomp, full
Libra, full
Enraged Orangutan Musk, 1-2 imps worth
IMPS
LE or Discontinued
Bonfire Night, 2007
Butter Rum Cookie
Candy Phoenix
Diary Of A Lovestruck Teenage Cannibal (half)
Dragon Moon (half)
Harikata, 2008 (half)
Ebisu Making Love As Two Octopuses Look On, 2008 (half)
Eggnog, 2007 (half)
Lick It Again, 2006 (2/3)
Lover’s Parodies of Sumo Holds, 2008 (half)
Love’s Philosophy, 2008
Men Ringing Bell With Penises, 2008 (half)
Sticky Pillowcase
Sugar Cookie, 2008
The Little Sparrow
The Spell Of Amorous Love, 2008 (half)
Wolf Moon
GC
51 (almost empty)
Asp Viper, 2007 (half)
Australian Copperhead, 2007
Baneberry
Bess
Black Hellebore
Black Rose
Boomslang, 2007 (half)
Cobra Lily
Habu, 2007
Hades
Horreur Sympathique (half)
Lampades
Laudanum
Madrid
2x Manhattan (half)
Megaera (half)
Moon Rose
Night-Gaunt
Oneiroi
Red Devil
2x Satyr
Silk Road
Spellbound
The Organ Grinder (almost empty)
The Rose
Vicomte de Valmont
Vixen
Water of Notre Dame
Yerevan
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Valentine Swap (answers to questions)
Would you prefer a poem or romance novel & what type of romance novel? Any poem would be great!
How do you feel about burned mix cds (good time for mood music *giggle*)? No thanks.
Do you have metal/jewelry allergies? No.
Do you bake/would you be interested in baked goods or related mixes? Absolutely!
Do you like cute stationery, stickers, note cards, stuff like that? Stickers yes, stationery no – terrible handwriting.
Do you like tea? If so, do you prefer your tea loose or in tea bags? Either would be great
I also love hot chocolate.What is your favorite Valentine candy? Red hot hearts, milk chocolate anything, especially if it has nuts, caramel, or toffee.
How would you feel about receiving a knitted/crocheted gift? What kinds of yarny things would you enjoy (scarf, hat, mitts, cowl, socks, etc)? What are your favorite colors for wearable accessories? I’d LOVE a pear of socks or fingerless gloves in black or shades of blue.
Would you enjoy some loose beads for your own crafts, or any other crafty bits? Wouldn’t mind receiving beads.
Would you rather get things all together or in a couple of doses? No preference.
Kid/Parent/church lady safe or not? Yeah, probably.
Length of necklace, size of bracelet, post or dangle earrings preferred? Post earrings or short dangles, necklace 16 inches, bracelet 7 inches.
Stuffed critters or other things of the cuddly variety? Love, especially cats.
Would you mind receiving an in person delivery from your Cupid? That would be great.
For those who don't do jewelry/have a prohibitive amount of metal sensitivities, etc., would you prefer something like a keychain charm or other little ornamental thing? Anything my cupid wants to send would be fine
Chocolate with nuts? Yes, definitely! Any type of nut, and I prefer milk chocolate over dark
Hot chocolate? Love it!
Gently used items? Fine with me.
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Current swaplist
5mls:
Berry Moon 5ml x 2
June Gloom
Misk V Junior Baseball Assoc
Ho Ho Ho
Mother Shub's Spiced Lait de Chevre
Miaiphonos
Strawberry Moon 09
Bat of Good Death
Bat of Virtue
Fire Pig
Earth Rat - TOL
Earth Ox - TOL
Creepy 2006 - wand cap
Dragon's Eye
Obatala
Decants:
Marshmallow Poof (full and only sniffed)
Treat #2 (full and only sniffed)
Egg'd Mailbox (full and only sniffed)
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note to self...
add these to next order:
Antikythera Mechanism
The Illustrated Woman
TKO
Dorian
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2011 Be My Valentine Swap
Do you have a preference for a poem or romance novel and what type of Romance novel? ***
Probably erotica of the NSFW kind. Poetry or paranormal type stuff is ok too.
How do you feel about burned mix cds (good time for mood music *giggle*)?
Fascinated. I love new experiences, and am intrigued by new music.
Do you have metal/ jewelry allergies?
Nope.
Do you bake/would you be interested in baked goods or related mixes?
Definitely. Just make sure that any mixes are less-than-complicated, for my family's safety.
Do you like cute stationery, stickers, note cards, stuff like that?
Yes, very much so.
Do you like tea? If so, do you prefer your tea loose or in tea bags?
Tea is wonderful. Jasmine, flavored black teas, green teas. Tea bags are my favorite, but I do have a couple of diffuser balls I use occasionally. Caveat: if it is herbal, and naturally caffeine-free, that's ok. A perfectly good tea that has been artificially decaffeinated is an abomination!
What is your favorite Valentine candy?
Anything geeky or caffeinated. Like a gummy anatomical heart, or chocolate-covered espresso beans.
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How would you feel about receiving a knitted / crocheted gift? What kinds of yarny things would you enjoy (scarf, hat, mitts, cowl, socks, etc)? What are your favorite colors for wearable accessories? That sounds awesome - but no worries if not. I'm not the crafty type, so I hope my partner/victim isn't disappointed at the lack of hand-crafted items in their package. That's what retail is for, yep.
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Would you enjoy some loose beads for your own crafts, or any other crafty bits? Amigurumi books, maybe? Trying to learn to crochet, and I enjoy cross-stitch. At your discretion! Anything sent is loved.
Would you rather get things all together or in a couple of doses? I love small packages, but for this swap probably one big box would be most cost-effective. Again, all at your discretion.
Kid/Parent/church lady safe or not? Meh. Valentine's day/Lupercalia probably shouldn't be...
Length of necklace, size of bracelet, post or dangle earrings preferred? Choker-style necklace, or long & dangly. Either style of earrings, I wear them both. Nothing horribly heavy, though.
Stuffed critters or other things of the cuddly variety? Fun! I have some of that kind of thing on my etsy favorites, just as a guide to what has caught my eye in the past.
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Would you mind receiving an in person delivery from your Cupid? Not at all, but somehow I doubt that geographically that would work out.
For those who don't do jewelry/have a prohibitive amount of metal sensitivities, etc., would you prefer something like a keychain charm or other little ornamental thing? Sure!
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For you chocolate lovers - do you like yours plain or with nuts? If nuts are good, which kind? Pecans, mmmm. Plain or with nuts are both good. And disappear quickly around this house.
Do you like hot cocoa? Sure.
Does anyone have any strong objection to gently used items? No used clothing or shoes, please. Used books are wonderful.
Just for fun, the original questionnaire answers:
Allergies: None
Anything you specifically don't want (do you not like fur or have too much
soap already etc.): Don't like onions? Can't think of anything specific other than that!
Fave colors: Sapphire Blue, Forest Green, Blood Red - dark, intense, vibrant colors
Fave Scent notes: Cinnamon, coffee - Scent Notes
fave flavors - cinnamon, dark chocolate, pumpkin, pineapple... Open to trying new things too. But no onions.
Do you prefer "traditional" or anatomical hearts? Anatomical, by preference
But a cute traditional heart is always fun. Fave flower: Daffodils
Favorite candy/chocolate/dessert: Cheesecake, tiramisu
Fave Author/Poet: It's hard to narrow it down. Perhaps Sheri Tepper for author, Omar Khayyam for poet? And Lewis Carroll for both.
What kind of poems do you like? Imaginative ones.
Sock size: Women's 9-11
Shirt Size: XL
Would you like makeup/lip balm/nail polish? Sure! Mineral makeup, flavored lip balms, dark and/or glow in the dark nail polish are all good.
Would you like bath/body stuff? Yep.
Would you like hair accesories/clips? Sure
Would you like candles,incense, or wax tarts? Wax tarts or candles are used more than incense around here.
Would you be offended by things of a risqué/adult nature (nipple pasties, genital shaped soap or chocolate, etc.)?
Oh, my innocent eyes and ears! 
On that note, the other day in the BDSM thread I saw this fascinating idea... 
No, it's pretty hard to offend me. Anything else you want your swapper to know: Please, please - answer questions! I have done a few swaps so far, and the thing that makes the most difference to me is having more information! It's so frustrating when I have to try and read minds, because I suck at it. Post wishlists - answers- ask for the Taj Mahal! I may not be able to pull it off, but at least I'll know what you like!
Wishlist links: I have a ton of wishlist links in my profile/about me page. I love to window shop, and it's been a good place to keep them all together.
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Wish list
I am new to perfumes in general, so these are just the things that popped out to me as interesting. I've never actually tried any of them. As such, I am only looking for imps.
As far as BPAL stuff I only have various imps to offer, but I will include some advanced-copy books and San Diego Comic-con items in exchange for generous offers.
Stared items are things I'm most interested in.
Stormclouds over the Midway**
Midnight on the Midway*
Cykranoshian Catnip
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Night Thoughts
Bijoux
Umbra
Worm Moon
Tears
Plunder
The Coil
Wanda
Event Horizon
Kubla Khan
Leanan Sidhe
Omen
Ouija
The Raven
Black Annis
Djinn
Ekhina
Medea
Nephilism
Nocuitsa
Troll
Villain
Lilith
Ogun
Thanatos
The Apothecary*
Titus Androniais
The Dormouse*
Godfather Death
The Witch’s Garden
Thorns
Baba Yoga
Moonshine and Mist
The Night-Raven
Black Lily
Sloth
Galvanic Goggles
The Emathides
Purple Phoenix
Violet Ray
Morgause
Somnus
Tisiphone
Intrigue
Queen of Spades
Romanti.Goth
Rivet.Goth
Menacing Ionospheric Research Instrument*
The Illuminati Cotillion
Inferno
Ephemera
The Harlot's House
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Ten Rules For Being Human
by Cherie Carter-Scott
1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it's yours to keep for the entire period.
2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, "life."
3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial, error, and experimentation. The "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiments that ultimately "work."
4. Lessons are repeated until they are learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson.
5. Learning lessons does not end. There's no part of life that doesn't contain its lessons. If you're alive, that means there are still lessons to be learned.
6. "There" is no better a place than "here." When your "there" has become a "here", you will simply obtain another "there" that will again look better than "here."
7. Other people are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.
8. What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.
9. Your answers lie within you. The answers to life's questions lie within you. All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.
10. You will forget all this.
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Bottles (to decant)
Ace of Hearts
Arkham Revisited
Bastet
Bathsheba
Bengal
Black Pearl
Blinding Glory of Love
Block Buster
Blood Countess
Budding Moon
Chrysanthemum Moon
Croquet
Dana O'Shee
Dark Delicacies
Dia de los Muertos 2005
Doc Constantine
Dog Days of Summer
Dorian
Eat Me
Elixir V: Moxie
Elixir VII: Safari
Faiza, the Black Mamba
Gennivre, L'Artiste du Diable
Gingerbread Poppet 2004
Harvest Moon 2005
Haunted Palace, the
Herr Drosselmeyer 2005
Herr Drosselmeyer 2006
Himerus
Hungry Ghost Moon
Ides of March, the
Jolasveinar 2006
Kali
Kumiho
La Bella Donna Della Mia Mente
London
Love in the Asylum
Lyonesse
Medea
Mi-Go Brain Canister
Midwinter's Eve 2005
Morocco
Nefertiti
Oblation, the (2007)
Othello
Perversion
Pumpkin Patch I (Apple Cider) 2005
Pumpkin Patch II (Cocoa) 2005
Pumpkin Patch III (Pomegranate) 2005
Pumpkin Patch IV (Sandalwood) 2005
Pumpkin Patch V (Woods & Ivy) 2005
Queen Gertrude
Queen Mab
Queen of Clubs
Rose Red 2004
Samhain 2004
Silk Road
Snow Bunny 2005
Snow White 2004
Spooky 2004
Sudha Segara
Temple: Celtic
Temple: Egyptian
Temple: Greek
Thalassa, the Galapagos Mermaid
Thalia: Good Cheer
Tiger Lily
White Light
White Rose (Lupercalia 2009)
Yuletide 2004
Zombi
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I made three goals to be accomplished in three months. One is to start leadership classes with the Grove; one is to make and post things on Etsy; one is to start a regular exercise program.
I talked to the HP of the Grove and I'm supposed to start classes next Thursday, though I need to firm that up.
I have a goal of posting three things per week to Etsy; I haven't started making things but I've been paying attention to things that inspire me.
I've made the most progress on the exercise program. I decided to start running, using a Couch to 5k program. Fantastic, but if I try to walk or run while watching a stopwatch or timer, I'm going to run into something... and that's a best case scenario! Fortunately, I found a couple of C25K podcasts that give cues on when to run and when to walk, so I downloaded all 9 weeks' worth of programs. Mar found me a Minidisc player I can use until we can buy something else; I'm currently waiting for it to charge. Eventually I'll need new shoes, but until then, my trainers will work, although I may take out the insoles until the blisters on my heels heal. When I put them back, I'll stick some duct tape on my heels to give them some protection and reduce friction. In the meantime, I have those protective blister things that Band-Aid makes, except mine are Target brand, yay cheap but same quality! I even asked my orthopedist, aka knee doctor, and he encouraged me to try, as long as I do it smart. He approves of the C25K program, so that's good, and he suggested some pre-emptive Aleve or ibuprofen, and to make sure I ice.
So, here it is. Tomorrow when I get up, I'll grab some breakfast (probably a granola bar and maybe a yogurt) and find a water bottle and start running. I'm a little nervous, and I don't want to let myself down... I know it's gonna suck at first, especially when I first wake up, but I can do it.
I'm gonna start running. With bad knees. In the middle of winter. Yeah, I'm crazy... but I like to think it's a GOOD crazy.
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Icons Schmicons
Man, you kids these days and your hip trends. *bandwagon*
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And yes, it is pure coincidence that the first two icons I made were to do with the Hunchback of Notre Dame. I'm as confused as you are. Hellfire is completely apropos of nothing, other than the fact that it got that song stuck in my head.
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Notes of Love
BPAL Relationship Status:
my best scents, family-wise
gourmands (not straight foody), fruity+something, sweet woods, musks
orientals
One True Love notes:
vanillas, ambers, musksLover notes:
woods: teak/oak/cedar, red/golden sandalwoodozone, linen/cotton, clean/soap, snow, glass, sugar, champagne
fruit (apple, black currant, peach, pear)
palm, ferns, green/dry grasses, oakmoss
white/green/red/black tea, tobacco, fur, benzoin, ambergris
orris, saffron, tonka, beeswax, almond/amaretto
I seem to love all musks - animal, vanilla/warm/skin musks, white/pale musks, black/dark/brown musks
florals (dandelion, lavender, lilac, olive blossom, poppy/opium
Just Friends notes (I usually like):
florals (carnation, magnolia, moonflower, narcissus, sweetpea)white/black/pink pepper, leaves, bergamot,
opoponax, patchouli, pine/juniper, sweet mints, orris, sweet herbal notes, cucumber
fruits (apricot, lime, plum, pomegranate, strawberry)
red musk
Acquaintance notes (work in some blends, but not others):
rock/stone notes, aquatics, metallics, leatherpastry/biscuit/cookie/cake, cream, honey, wine, cocoa
florals (cherry blossom, heliotrope, honeysuckle, hyacinth, iris, lily, magnolia, myrtle, orange blossom, orchid, osmanthus, plumeria, rose, ylang ylang)
fruit (berry, black cherry, blackberry, cherry)
mahogany/rosewood
Passing Stranger notes (rarely work on me):
dirt, fruits (citrus, fig, grapefruit, orange, cranberry)incense, coconut, white sandalwood
floral (champaca, gardenia, hibiscus, hyssop, linden blossom, jasmine, lotus, peony, tobacco flower)
booze, labdanum, myrrh, palmarosa, dragon's blood, balsam, milk, frankincense, sugar cane, bamboo, ho wood, vetiver
spices (cinnamon/clove/nutmeg/ginger)
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Wishlist
I would love to try any of these in any amount (decants, anything!) The ones with the asterisks (*) are the ones I've tried and need more of. The ones in bold are things I especially want.
GC BPAL/BPTP:
Akuma
Alice*
Black Phoenix
Bon Vivant
Castitas Bath Oil
Cordelia
Dana O’Shee
Dove’s Heart
Drink Me*
Down the Rabbit Hole Atmosphere Spray*
Eat Me*
Envy
Fainting Room Spray*
Frenum Bath Oil
Garden Path with Chickens
Glasgow*
Gertrude Dix's Atmosphere Spray
High-Strung Daisies
Humanitas Bath Oil
Les Bijoux
Ode on Melancholy
Okiya Atmosphere Spray*
Oneiroi
Queen's Croquet Ground Atmosphere Spray*
Séance
Schrodinger's Cat*
Somnus*
TKO*
Tweedledee
Viola*
White Rabbit
LE/unimpables/Discontinued etc:
Candy Butcher*
Chaste Moon
Day of the Skulls*
Gothabilly*
Grindhouse
Holiday Argument Diffusing Spray
Ichabod Crane
Ingenue
Josie
La Vita Nuova
Love in the Asylum*
Monsterbait: biggerCritters
Moxie
New Year's Eve in Dogville
One to Tie, Two to Win
Orange
Peacock Queen
Peacock Queen soap
Presence of Love
Schlafende Baigneuse
Silenti
Storm
Snow White*
Snow White Atmosphere Spray
Snow White Bath Oil
Snow White Soap
Sugar Plum Fairy
Sugar Skull Atmosphere Spray
TKO Massage Oil
Velvet Nudie*
Velvet Unicorn*
Wensleydale
Xanthe, the Weeping Clown
Yvaine
I also love LUSH, Villainess, and makeup.
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</3 (Scents I've disliked)
For whatever reason, many of the scents I try don't work out for me. Here's the list of things I've tried, that just haven't come through for me.
General Catalogue
Ars Amatoria
Hetairae - ★★★★★
Boomslang - ★★★★★
L'ecole Des Filles - ★★★★★
Salome - ★★★★★
Ars Draconis
Dragon's Blood - ★★★★★
Bewitching Brews
Intrigue - ★★★★★
Jolly Roger - ★★★★★
Penny Dreadful - ★★★★★
Diabolus
Incubus - ★★★★★
Excolo
Baron Samedi - ★★★★★
Olokun - ★★★★★
Illyria
Hermia - ★★★★★
Marchen
The Little Sparrow - ★★★★★
Rappaccini's Garden
Bohun Upas - ★★★★★
Steamworks
Violet Ray - ★★★★★
The Conjure Bag
French Love - ★★★★★
Wanderlust
Glasgow - ★★★★★
Hollywood Babylon] - ★★★★★
Kyoto - ★★★★★
Limited Edition / Discontinued
Carnival Diabolique
13 (October 2006) - ★★★★★
Lupercalia
White Chocolate and Strawberry - ★★★★★
Metamorphosis
Rosy Maple - ★★★★★
The Bards of Ireland
Eanach Dhuin - ★★★★★
Yule
Diwali - ★★★★★
The Cracked Bell - ★★★★★
The Winter of Our Discontent - ★★★★★
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I've not been on the forum for a while due to serious health issues, and a few things have kind of gotten away from me. I'm not getting any PM notification emails, so if you need to contact me it's best to email. I try to check it at least every couple of days.
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Feedback
I'm giving myself a deadline of December 24th to try to leave feedback for, well, everyone I haven't left feedback for! It would not be out of line for anyone I owe feedback to bring it to my attention!
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time for new toys
Well, ok, I haven't reviewed -- or even tested -- all the imps I have (though I've smelled them all), but I'm ordering a new set.
My SO and I went to a wood-working store with lots of exotics, and after following his nose to a stack of Spanish cedar, commented that any perfume that contained that would drive him wild.
Alrighty! Ysabel, here I come. His comment is probably the only thing that could convince me to try a perfume with rose other than Les Infortunes.
I'm also getting:
Lampades
Ulalume
Black Opal
Wrath
Yggdrasil
Can't wait!
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I haven't forgotten you!
Femme_Fatale and Scrappy I have not forgotten both of you helping me out when I was unemployed (around this time last year) and desperately wanting to try Hod. I am writing this here so I don't forget and I can keep tabs on your ISO lists. If I ever have something you are ISO I will definitely send it out. I'm still amazed everyday at how awesome Bpalers are!
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My Imp List :D
So i like to keep track of what i have here without needing to search through my boxes
Alice
Aglaea
Australian Copperhead
Black Opal
Blood Moon 2008
Blood Kiss 2x
Black Hellebore
Bien Loim D'ICI
Baneberry
Black Phoenix
Butterflies and Plovers
Brisingamen
Black Lily
Black Cat
Blood Countess 2x
Blue Moon 2007 2x
Baghdad
Creepy
Chaste Moon orig.
Christmas Rose
CT Snake Oil: LXXV
CT Snake Oil: CCXCVIII
CT Dorian: CCCX
Cheshire Moon
CT IV CMXXXVIII
CT CMXXXVIII
CT Penitence XXXVIII
CT IV MCCCLXIX
CT CMXIV
Czernobog
Cobra Lily 2x
Day of the Skulls 2008
Dorian 2x
Debauchery
Death Cap
Djinn
Danube
Dian's Bud 2x
Delphi
Dragon's Claw
Defututa
Eustephanos
Ephemera
Eris
Endymion
Fascinum
Fairy Wine
Fearful Pleasure
Fallen
Flower Song
Fruitcake
Glacies
Gaueko
Glasgow
Highwayman
Horn of Plenty
Horror Sympathique
Hunger
Harlot
Has No Hanna
High John the Conqueror
Hemlock
Hymn
Incendia
I Fell in Love with a Floating Brain
I Died for Beauty
Juliet 2x
Jingu 2009
John Barleycorn
Kali 3x
Katrina van Tassel
Kyoto
Kurukulla
Litha 2009
Loup Garou 2x
Lust
Lilith and the Jarocho
Lick it Like you Mean it 2008
Long Night Moon
Man with Phallus Head
Mouse Long Sad Tale
Moscow
Masquerade
Magdalene
Manila
Marie
Maiden
Morocco
Magus
Nocturne
Nocnitsa
Namaste
Ophelia
O
Odin
Othello
Purple Phoenix
Peitho
Pontarlier
Psyche
Pumpkin V 2008
Queen Mab
Queen of Sheba
Regan
Rangoon Riptide
Red Rose
Red Moon 2007
Rosalind
Rapture
Sugar Skull 2008
Santa Eularia Des Riu
Slobbering Pine
Séance
Sugar Slathered Candy Apple
Sudha Segara
Shattered
Santa Muerte
Sheol
Severin
Shango
Sin
Samhainophobia
Snow Bunny 2008
Sagittarius 2007
Snow White 2007
Troll
The Mock Turtle's Lesson
The Dole of the King's Daughter
Temple Viper
The Ecstasy of St. Theresa
Tanin'iver
The Coiled Serpent
Tamora
Thanatopsis
The Antikythera Mechanism
The Ghost
Tempest
Tintagel
The Hamptons
The Reaper and the Flowers
The Hanging Gardens
Titania
The Rose
Underpants 2x
Ultraviolet
Viconte de Valmont
Veil
Violet Ray 2x
Velvet Clown
Velvet Tiki
Viola
Vampire Tears
Windward Passage 2x
Wrath 2x
Wolfsbane
Wings of Azrael
White Rose
Yggdrasil 2x
Y'Ha-Nthlei
Yuki-Onna
Testers:
Candy Butcher
Crypt Queen
Giant Vulva
Honey Moon 2005
Leipreackan
Punkie Night
Sea of Tranquility
Sticky Pillowcase
Tell Tale Heart
Treat 1
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Every BPAL I've Sniffed So Far
Absinthe
Akuma
Beaver'versary
Bette Noir
Bijoux Y'ha-Nthlei
Blue Pumpkin Floss
Bon Vivant
Boomslang
Bordello
The Bow and Crown of Conquest
Candy Phoenix
Cake Smash
Chaste Moon
Cheshire Cat
The Chilling Cellar
Clockwork Couture: Female
Clytie
Comforting Plush Companion
Dawn: Maiden
Deep in Earth
Dolce stil Nuovo
Eat Me
Eclipse
Embalming Fluid
Emma
Europhrosyne
Florence
Follow Me Boy
The Forest Reverie
French Creole
French Love
Glasgow
Gluttony
Grief
Halloween: New Orleans
Halloween: San Francisco
Hay Moon
The Heraeon of Argos
Hermia
High Strung Daisies
House of Night
The Infernal Lover
The Isle of Demons
Jack
Jezirat al Tennyn
Josie
Kelly Pool
The Knave of Hearts
Kumari Kandam
Lady Macbeth
Lady Una
Lamb's Wool 2010
The Last Rose of Summer
Lilith Victoria
Loli.Goth
Longing
Luna
Lydia
Mabon 2010
The Magician
Mania
Mata Hari
Miskatonic University
Mort de Cesar
Motley
Mountain of Bone
Narkissos
Nefertiti
Nephilim
Nes Gadol Haya Sham
Nocnitsa
Obatala
The Oblation
Ode on Melancholy
Ogygia
Overprotective Possessed Talking Doll
Peach Moon
The Perilous Parlor
Perversion
Pet Magah Bird
Philologus
Pink Snowballs
Pomegranate I
Pomegranate II
Pomegranate III
Pomegranate IV
Pomegranate V
Pumpkin Latte
Punkie Night 2010
The Red Queen
Red Tide
Roses, Pearls, and Diamonds
Rosy Maple
Sachs
Saturnalia
Schrodinger's Cat
Sibyl
Skytyping With Chemtrails
Snake Oil
Spicebush Swallowtail
Spinning Multicolored Metallic Pinwheel
Stimulating Sassafras Strengthener
Symmakhia
Thouros
Tiki Princess
Twilight
Vasakasajja
Vice
Whip
The White Rider
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9/30/10
Villainess has an update. Anyone wanting anything from it? I don’t really go for Villainess stuff. I do want lovely bath stuff, just completely natural lovely bath stuff.
How are all the witchees fixed for purses--lunchbags, etc? I am in fact a purse freak, though my taste in them is rather difficult to describe. I guess I have to say I’m not at all interested in designer names but I do go for very unique looking bags. I’m currently on the search for a wallet. I like those kind that are hard box type things that snap together, if that makes any sense. I’ve crammed my bills into the coin purse of my tiny purse for so long and I would like to let them sit full-length in a civilized orderly fashion inside a real bill section of a full-length wallet now. Again, unique. My favourite things in purses are animal prints, beautiful patterns, painted things. There’s some line of handbags that are all made by indigenous women in Africa, and those are really awesome but I forget the name. There’s also apparently some very expensive ones from India that are handpainted leather. Gorgeous, but too expensive.
Now, I have a question for you. About notes. Which are your favourite ones? Do you have a kind of "note top ten?" Anything that works particularly well on you? Do you have a perfume category (foody, floral, aquatic, musky) that you favour? And are there any notes you have never tried, but think would work well on you? Note top ten, hrm. I’m still very much in the experimental phase, but I can say that I love champaca more than anything. After that, things that generally work or seem to be in the ones I love the most are sandalwood, myrrh, tonka, neroli/orange blossom, jasmine (yes I am a rare bird that loves the jasmine!), and now apparently olive/sweet olive. The “Snake Oil” family seems to treat me well for the most part. I only have two snake decants (Temple Viper, which is amazing, and Australian Copperhead which is really nice) because I was really poor when that update happened (much like every update for the past two years!) but I’d love to try more. And Lilith Victoria has Snake Oil and I LOVE her.
Would you like a sugar skull decorated by your witch? Or do you like sugar skull stuff in general? Last year or the year before, Target had sugar skull pajamas. I could not afford them but I loved them SO MUCH. I also think they probably didn’t carry my size. Target is pretty sizeist. ANYWAY, I love sugar skull imagery! (Was so sad that the BPAL Sugar Skull scents did not do anything good for me!)
9/29/10
Is there one scent that is your goto for comfort on a bad stressful day? Like the perfume equivilent of a security blankie? My comforting scents are Wezwanie/Hold and Lilith Victoria. Eat Me also, in a way. It's pretty om-nom-able too so it's not necessarily as comforting as the others, what with all the distracting ideas of wanting to gnaw on my own arm. Someone else mentioned Haloes, and I don't own it yet but I always sniff it when I make it to Whole Foods and I think it would definitely be like that too. More like Lilith Victoria, a sort of sexy-comforting as opposed to Wezwanie/Hold's cozy-toasted-hazelnut-warm-soft-comforting. …And let me add now that Infernal Lover is sort of comforting too.
What are you going to be for Halloween? So many things I would love to be, but can’t really pull them off. I haven’t really decided what, if anything, I will be for Halloween. It’s sort of sad because I absolutely ADORE Halloween, it’s been my utmost favourite holiday for most of my life (ok, when I was a LITTLE kid, I liked Christmas more), but I still don’t know many people where I live and so I haven’t really celebrated it much in a long time. Not to be a huge downer but it really makes me super sad.
…Okay, I’m leaving that answer because it still gives good info, but now I have decided for this event at my school called the Wizards Ball that I’m going to be Bellatrix from the Harry Potter stories. I’m not even really a big Harry Potter fan or anything, but I did like the idea of trying to make a costume out of her. …Updated again since I suck and didn’t upload these before—I didn’t get my Bellatrix together in time, but I still think I would try her again in the future sometime. For the ball I just threw something together and went as an Autumn Sprite type thing, but on Halloween itself I went to a party as La Catrina, the Dia de Los Muertos image. I really enjoyed that and think I will make it a tradition to do it at least one day every year, so I’m going to make sure I have stuff that goes with this.
Is there something just super random you like/enjoy/want/are ogling that has not been and will not be covered by any other questions, because it's just that WEIRD? I asked this, and mentioned that I love Hello Kitty toys and plushies, haha. I also love My Little Pony’s, but it’s really hard to find the regular ones now. They are going to the hard plastic superdeformed things, and that just isn’t my style. I also am a weirdo who likes dolls, the weirder the better though. I like redheaded dolls because there are so few of them, and any that look sort of gothy or creepy. I never collected the Living Dead Dolls but I liked some of them. Right now there are dolls called Monster High and I want the Frankenstein and vampire ones really badly. I’m not sure why I like dolls. I think, in some weird way, even though they are mass produced, they’re sort of like art to me. But I’m not above combing their hair either.
I don’t know! And as much as I hate to admit it, given their background and the social perception around them, there are some Bratz dolls I have liked. They had a Midnight Ball or Midnight Masquerade or something like that line of them, and they were all in dark, lacey, gothy outfits and had interesting hair. I have one of those but since I don’t really care for the whole schtick about them, I couldn’t tell you which one by name. It has red and black hair. I know this is all very strange, but it’s the kind of stuff I like, haha!9/25/10
If you could make a scent that represents where you live (or have lived), what would be the ingredients? I used to live in Texas and I miss the open air, the huge blue sky, the grass, live oak trees, the wild sunflowers growing in late summer… something that embodied all that would be awesome. Where I live now is all pine trees and I hate every pine note BPAL I have ever smelled, at least thus far? There is a patch of road on the way to my house, that in the late spring/early summer smells like honeysuckle, mimosa, and this white shrubbery/viney wildflower plant I don’t know the name of. That smell is… there really aren’t words. If it could be bottled, I would probably forsake almost all other scents and just buy and wear it forever!
Are you in need of Roller bottles or anything of the like? I would like to have pipettes and empty imp vials. I have times where I want to give a friend a decant of a bottle I have, and I have nothing to do it with! I hear these aren’t expensive though, so one of these days I could probably just buy some!
9/24/10
Just curious, but if your witch was to make an amigurumi critter (or other plushie) just for you, what would it be? Can’t go wrong with something like a Cthulhu or a zombie or a kitten or a Claptrap or anything Halloween related (bats, spiders, ghosts, black cats, Dracula, mummies, etc). There are plenty of other animals I like too though. I love guinea pigs, snakes, elephants, zebras, unicorns… yeah, that’s all random.
Would you want a local/tourist item from your witch? Like a t-shirt, mug or shot glass? Hmm, maybe if she lived somewhere that had particularly neat stuff like that. Like New Orleans or Salem or something, haha. Or even like Austin, Texas. I’ve been there and it’s an awesome city too. If somehow my Witch is from outside the US, then DEFINITELY I want something from the area, but it can be small.
Okay, who wants NAlloween and some Vampire Apothecary goodness? NAlloween? Did that copy and paste correctly? I don’t know what either of these are but assume they are other perfumeries? I really don’t want to step outside the BPAL box because I know that way lies madness (I will want way too much and already can’t even keep track of the BPAL I want!) but I guess with any of these, if there is something you just are completely convinced I will adore, like a scent that glorifies redheaded curvy green-eyed women and contains lots of champaca and myrrh or something, go for it, haha!
Venomous Villains? I had to look this up to know what it was, haha. I love ALL the colours for EVERYTHING in the Maleficent line, but if I had to pick favourites, the My Dark Deed eyeshadow and the Mean & Green nailcolour are the best.
Last Unicorn? I love The Last Unicorn! …Ok, now that I’m re-reading this and the scents have come out, I mentioned this above but the unicorn, butterfly, and carnival.
Who is your fav Disney Villian/villianess? How about hero/herione? (doesn't have to be specifically Disney though) Villain, hrm. I don’t think I’ve actually liked any of the Disney villains. That’s sort of strange. Hades was funny but I don’t know if I can say I LIKED him. Villainesses… I like the witch/stepmother/dragonchick from Enchanted, I guess that’s only marginally Disney officially, since she’s not animated, but oh my god her dress and her makeup! I guess she was based a lot on Maleficent, who is also pretty cool. Disney hero/heroines would be… hmm, I guess mostly that girl from Enchanted. I want to be her for Halloween once my hair grows more and I manage to make a dress. There’s a villainess turned heroine… Meg from Hercules. I don’t know, I can’t say I like any of these enough to immerse myself in something, other than the Enchanted stuff.
9/23/10
Do you collect stones/rocks? I'm talking like "semi" precious stones, ie moonstone, bloodstone, quartz ect. Are there any that you're looking for at the moment? Are you in need of a stone but don't know which kind? I DO collect these stones actually! I like to make jewelry, for one thing, and I also am sort of interested in the whole metaphysical property aspect. Of course a lot of people think that’s all hoopla, but I don’t know. The world works in so many mysterious ways anyway, is it really THAT unscientific to think certain minerals would have certain effects? Anyway, I don’t know which ones are meant for what off the top of my head, but I like anything that deals with counteracting negativity, encouraging mental clarity, healing, well-being, etc. Colours are important too, I don’t really usually like warm colours in stones. Mostly purples, greens, pinks, reds, turquoises (not necessarily the stone, but the colour), white, clear, smoky, black.
What's your favorite Halloween Music? Nightmare Before Christmas. Also a band called The Necro Tonz which is not together anymore, but are awesome. I love that type of thing.
9/22/10
Do you have a deviantart print wishlist or favourites list? I didn’t know these existed, haha. Wishlists that is. I do very occasionally make it over to deviantart, usually just when a Google image search I do takes me there.
Is there anything from Blooddrop that you want to try? GC? Halloween update? As above regarding other scent e-tailers.
What kind of shoes do you need/want? What size shoes do you wear? Would you mind gently used shoes? Shoes? That sounds like crazy postage right there. Um, I do love shoes. I especially love flip-flops (haha), Mary Janes, and beaded pointy-toed shoes that look like genie shoes (I don’t know the names for these, but they were in stores a couple years back and I have 2 pair, one black that are falling apart and one pink I can’t find!). I would LOVE to be able to find a pair of boots that I liked and were comfortable, but it’s going to be a hard battle to find one that fits wide feet AND big calves. That’s a battle I’ll have to fight alone!
Do you like paper dolls (new or vintage) or coloring in books? I do like colouring books, especially My Little Pony ones, haha. The idea of paper dolls appeals to me, but I don’t know if I would do things with them much. I have seen paper doll magnets, where you can dress them right on the fridge, and I think that’s pretty awesome.
Do you like weird scary things as traditionally girly fashion items like heels and handbags? I’m trying to understand the context of this question since I didn’t see it in the thread when it was posted. Like… skull earrings, etc? Heck yeah! Any time you can intersect macabre imagery with cute girly stuff is always win and right up my alley. If that’s not what this question meant, then… I don’t know? Heehee.
What song is on heavy rotation for you right now? Nothing in particular really, which is weird. Usually I can name something. But my life is sort of music-challenged. The only place I can listen to a variety of music is my computer. The radio in my car only gets 6-8 stations and after the religious contemporary and country stations have been eliminated, that doesn’t leave much. I can’t find most of my CD’s right now. (We moved a few years ago and lots of things are being stored.) The stuff I wish I had at my fingertips, I can only get to on Pandora or now, last.fm, which I discovered simply because of this questionnaire. I don’t have anything that plays MP3’s.
Are you coveting any of the NYCC atmospheric sprays? Not particularly!
If you could get any one thing hand-painted from your witch, what would it be and what would be on it? Wow, it’s hard to decide. Hand-painted things are just generally win. As a crafter myself (and one that isn’t necessarily as skilled in some crafts as others) I completely respect and appreciate people’s hard hand-crafted work.
Would you (assumin' you're a yarnie) be interested in a naturally-dyed yarn that's designed to very gradually fade with washing? That wouldn’t bother me. As you probably gathered already, I like natural ingredients and natural processes in things!
If you have played before, what are some of the most memorable things you've gotten? What really made you go WOW? If you haven't played, same thing, but not limited to SW. I did Swap Ninja since all of us who signed up for that missed the deadline for SW that time. I got a vampire novel that really surprised and impressed me- A Terrible Beauty by Nancy Baker. See, the title is horrible, it makes it sound like cheese is just going to ROCKET off the page, and the book cover art was the same way, but the book was so amazingly written and engaging and I loved the story. It was like Dracula meets Carmilla meets Beauty and the Beast. Absolutely enchanting. I also got a bunch of nag champa scented stuff, including a little soapstone container that held solid nag champa scented perfume. I looooooove things that are made of soapstone, and hadn’t even mentioned that.
9/21/10
Do you like garlic? Do you REALLY like garlic? Would you want to try some really unusual garlic stuff, like garlic cheese or garlic fudge or garlic chocolate, etc., etc., etc.? I absolutely LOVE garlic. I’ve said many times that the only thing garlic doesn’t belong in is ice cream. I’m not sure I’m brave enough for garlic chocolate or fudge either though! Anything in the savoury realm is total fair game though. Cheese definitely.
Can I talk to you about the living dead? How do you feel about Zombies? I love zombies! Ok, that sounds weird, but seriously, zombie films, zombie jokes, zombie books, zombie games, zombie stuff, zombie makeup, zombies zombies zombies!
9/20/10
If you happened to be my Witchee, is there something you'd like from the Arcana Halloween update? Ok, not familiar with these either (I really am totally blind to the world of awesome e-tailers, I haven’t had money to order stuff from the interwebs so I just don’t even look around!), but I Googled and I’m guessing it’s the soap one? I couldn’t find a page that spoke only specifically of Halloween stuff, but I did see Dia de Los Muertos and Sleepy Hollow which both sound yummy. Burlesque sounds awesome too, haha.
How many bottles of BPAL do you have? I have a few bottles that I really need to post for swaps. They were given to me a couple years ago so I could start figuring out what I liked, and sadly I don’t like any of them. But the bottles I have that I have actually purchased because I wanted them and will keep them are Bordello, Lilith Victoria, Wezwanie/Hold, Infernal Lover, and The Madwoman. Not really a lot! I have a bottle of Beaver Moon that I traded for, but there’s a weird sharp note in it that isn’t thrilling me.
Is there any exercise program that you're interesting in learning? Meditation, Yoga, Pilates, Belly Dancing, Zumba ect? Or if you do any of these (or anything else sport related) are there any things you need/want? Candles, music, mats, water bottles etc? I had to Google Zumba too, haha. Wow, that looks like a complete blast. I’m interested in all of these, but sort of traditionally don’t find videos very engaging. I guess it all depends on who is doing them. I used to take belly dancing classes in person and I’d like to get back to that if I could work up the courage. :/
Anyone else into Emily Autumn? I have seen her a lot but haven’t actually heard her music very much. All I can find online is YouTube stuff and the sound quality isn’t good enough on those to really figure it out. I love her theme and her aesthetic though, and I love that the very first place I ever saw her was on Crafters Coast to Coast.
What's on your walls? Please show us up to three paintings/posters/whatever. If you love a painting so much that you would steal (to watch it with your greedy eyes) one, please share. I don’t have much art myself actually. The stuff I would really like is hard to get ahold of. I do have a poster of Georgia O’Keefe’s Dark Iris (this one http://www.kathrynpaterson.com/ok_iris.jpg - though the colouring on my copy is better), and I also love her Black Iris and Red Iris. Kay Nielsen’s work is awesome, I love the dreamy style. Same for Edmund Dulac. I also like dark humourous stuff like Edward Gory, art nouveau, and there’s an illustrator whose name is completely escaping me right now, but I guess basically I gravitate toward dreamy/flowy images and darker, “gothy” stuff? And I’m a dork for flowers. …Not the illustrator I was thinking of, but there’s also Rebecca Guay whose stuff is AWESOME.
Do you like Girl Scout cookies? What kind? I like Samoas the absolute best. Those things are just mouth-wateringly amazing. Followed by Tag-a-longs, followed by Thin Mints.
What's your take on homemade apple butter? Want some? Oh WOW. That sounds delicious! I never thought of making it at home, but I loooooooooooove apple butter and I bet it’s fantastic!
9/19/10
Do you read/like fantasy? What kind of books or authors do you love? Which one would you like to read? Would you like gifts related to it? I do like fantasy, but I guess sort of not the kind of fantasy most people think of when they say the word fantasy? I don’t know, I love the Jim Butcher books, Dresden Files that is, I tried to read his other series and couldn’t get into it. I also love the Rowan Hood books by Nancy Springer, which are technically children’s fiction but have pretty universal themes and are written beautifully. Another one like that was Bones of Faerie, which I think is YA but was amazing. I do love books about faeries, apparently, haha, and other supernatural whatnots, although I can’t get into any of the popular vampire stuff that’s floating around lately. I would love some vampire fiction that didn’t act like girls were all spineless idiots. Sorry, I guess I sound like a judgmental turd, but living in the world of reality TV, I just can’t take any more awful portrayal of females! My favourite author used to be Francesca Lia Block, but I haven’t read one of her books in a long time and now I’m wondering if I would still like them or if I would wish the female characters were stronger. I’m going to have to give it a try sometime.
Soaps : do you like them? What brands? What scents? Anything you're dying to try? Love soap, want soap, have no idea whose soap I should be trying. It has to be all-natural, and I love lots of scent in my soaps, like you actually smell like the stuff once you’re done washing with it. But if it was just an amazing feeling and working soap that was moisturizing, I wouldn’t care if it wasn’t strongly scented. I have been thinking of trying Chagrin Valley soap forever, just because I know that they definitely use really good stuff to make them, but I don’t think they are strongly scented, since they don’t add any fragrance other than herbs and such.
I wondered if my witch or any witch would enjoy things like nice pens to draw with or anything similar? I love pens and markers and all manner of writing objects! I don’t really use traditional blue, but I like every other colour and especially black. I have to take lots of notes in school now so it’s nice to have pens that do that smoothly.
For those who are yarnies, would you like other-than-yarn witchery? Hooks, needles? Preference of material? Do you use/would you like handmade stitch markers, etc.? I have not yet had a lot of projects I have had to use stitch markers for, but I did have to use them for a hat that I still haven’t finished because my needles fell out and I lost stuff and now I don’t know what’s going on anymore >_<, but anyway. I think I need needles more than anything, because I bought most of my needles before I realized that I really don’t like aluminum needles. I need wooden ones, particularly in different sizes. I haven’t used DPN’s much yet, which is funny because I have a ton of them, but again, they’re metal, and they’re in sets of 4. I really love the Harmony needles that Knit Picks sells. I keep meaning to buy a size 2 or 3 so I can return the ones I borrowed for some socks (that I also haven’t finished, again because I messed up and then got lost *blush*) back to their owner.
Does anyone do altered books? Would you be interested in old books to alter? Any type or title in particular? More weird opinions here, but altered books make me sad, because it’s like someone didn’t love the book enough just as it was, you know? I know, I’m silly. It also seems really destructive. Like if you could still read the book once altered, that might be one thing, but usually it completely destroys the book. The exception might be something like old encyclopedias that are pretty obsolete. And I have a paperback copy of Alice in Wonderland that got severely water-damaged so the only thing I really CAN do with it is use it for something artistic. But really I just love old books in and of and for themselves, like I love old cookbooks from the eras before processed food was really invented/marketed, so instead of telling you to put in Cream of Hydrogenated Oil and Sodium Soup, it tells you to put in milk and chicken stock or whatever. I also really love old dictionaries, because they have words in them we have never known or forgot ever existed.
Did someone ask about incense yet? Would you like some? Something to store or burn it in? What scents? What form? I love incense, but apart from these cones I used to get at Earthbound Trading Company, I don’t know if I’ve ever had really GOOD incense. I love the smell of nag champa, so anything along those lines would be awesome. I seem to like frankincense, myrrh, amber, and lots of other resiny things. I know I hate pine-type smells and anything that resembles a “traditional” man’s cologne, all those weird “cool”, “fresh” Axe-type scents are bleh.
Any oddball free things you collect or would want saved for you? Hmm, I’m sure there are some coupons I could probably use, and I’ve always wanted to do artistic things with beer/soda bottle tops, which I know probably sounds strange and random.
9/18/10
Who likes hair toys, and if so what kind? Hair toys? Maybe I need to find this question in the actual thread to make sure I know what this means? Like things used to hold and style hair? If so, then YES! And really just about anything. I like and use barrettes (including hinge barrettes, slide barrettes, those barrettes that are just bendy metal that snaps into position, etc!), coloured or decorative bobby pins, clips, claws, “alligator clip” style clips, soft headbands, plastic headbands, metal headbands with or without teeth, hairsticks, scrunchies (yes, I know, scrunchies!), ponytailers big and small, hair contraptions, haha… and I haven’t used the little combs since I was really little and my mom would put them on my head, but I’ve seen those are apparently coming back (?) and I would use those too. I guess there really isn’t a hair toy I wouldn’t use, except for maybe those little spiral wire things with the stone on them that look like @ and are just meant to like, “sit” on/in your hair? Those just either tangle or fall out of my hair, so not those I guess!
Does any art we may send need to be child safe, either in the actually safe sense or the non X rated sense? Heck no on both accounts.
In the knitted/crocheted things area, would you want wrist warmers, 1/2 gloves, a neck warmer(the kind that pretty much just goes around your neck and maybe fastens instead of being long and loose like a scarf), slippers, or hats? I don’t know what 1/2 gloves are? Is that fingerless gloves? Wouldn’t that be the same as wrist warmers? Haha, I don’t know, anyway, I love the idea of hand warmers, or really, any of this, but I have failed so miserably at answering these timely enough that I don’t see there being time left for knitterly pursuits!
How do you feel about altered/recycled/upcycled items of clothing or accessories? I am all about all of these things. If you can save money, keep things out of landfills, etc, I say go for it!
Is there anything you want from the Violette Market update? I’m not familiar with them so enable at your discretion I guess? As mentioned before, I tend to ignore all scent people who aren’t BPAL, but am in the market for soap and stuff like that.
What is your favourite habitat and climate to live in? How about to visit? (ie. forest, canyons, mountains, by the beach; temperate, tropical...) Not really sure. I grew up in Texas, which has every habitat you can think of, though I was mostly in the grassy plains and hills area. I like forests, but not piney forests, which is what there is here in Georgia. I get tired of the pines, and I miss seeing big beautiful open skies. Tropical has a certain charm. Watching footage of places like Costa Rica or the Caribbean makes me want to go there. But I don’t know if there’s one area I want to stay in forever.
What do you wish you could make/craft if you had the know-how and supplies? Specifically, which particular items? Are we dreaming big here? If we’re dreaming big, I’ve always wanted to be a carpenter… carpentress? Or a metalworker. Carpentry still could happen, I imagine. And I definitely want to be better at sewing and knitting, as well as learn crochet. I eventually want to learn crewel too.
Is there anything you would like from Conjure Oils general catalogue or the new updates that isn't already on your wishlist? As before in regard to other scent etailers.
Am I alone in this, or is there a Book Fair/Comic Con scent you're dying to get your paws on, too? I tend to ignore the things I think I never have a chance of getting. The Elephantine Colossus does sound good.
Anyone need address/phone type books? If it is beautiful and has enough room to write everything, that would be awesome. Most of them I see/buy end up having tiny little areas for the information.
9/17/10
Are there any particular movies, tv shows or cd’s that you’ve been meaning to buy for years but just never got round to getting? Would you mind a gently used dvd/cd if your witch had it or could get it?? I wouldn’t mind gently used anything! Seriously, I am the queen of secondhand purchases! Hmm, well, most of the movies that are my favourites, I don’t even own, which is sad, so I guess they would be the most important! Moulin Rouge, 10 Things I Hate About You, Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, FairyTale: A True Story, A Nightmare Before Christmas, An Ideal Husband, and now I love Easy A so I want to get that. TV shows would include Criminal Minds, House, Glee, and oddly enough, Frazier. There’s also a lot of older stuff that I wish I had on DVD, like The Last Unicorn, Labyrinth, Legend, Clue… the gooooood stuff, hehe. Also Peter’s Friends. Oh, and Playing By Heart, which is a crazy movie but somehow I always loved it.
Is there anything from the Possets' Hallowe'en update you're lusting after? I am not really into Possets. The few samples I’ve sniffed of them were less than impressive. I’m sure there may be SOMETHING I would like, but I pretty much just have BPAL loyalty.
Would you like a custom/altered toy either from a seller or from your witch (like My Little Pony, or a Barbie or any particular toy that can be changed?) I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ALTERED MY LITTLE PONIES. Ok, I don’t think it’s very likely that my Witch could get me one, but I had to throw that out there. I used to print the blank My Little Pony pages off the Hasbro website and draw my own versions of ponies. I’m talking, recently! Like just a few years ago. Yeah, I am a crazy My Little Pony freak.
Altered Barbies are awesome too… I saw one years ago that was like an Ice Princess or something (?) and she had black black hair and almost white skin and I would have so bought her to do something fabulous with but she was one of those pricier special edition ones that was like $20 or something.Do you like the candy apple, candy corn or pumpkin spice kisses? I have not had any of these. I usually don’t like Hershey’s chocolate at all, it’s grainy and so cloyingly sweet that it hurts my mouth. Then again, most of the popular American chocolate companies are like that. I do like the fancy purple M&M’s though! They are triple chocolate—milk, dark, and white.
Anne Taintor, anyone? Who what now? Ok, let me enlist my Google fu… OH! I’ve seen that stuff before! I just didn’t know who did it! A lot of it is very awesome. Some of the things don’t apply or are a little annoying/superficial/obnoxious, but there are a lot that are cute and funny. Sort of like http://www.erinsmithart.com/, who also has some good and not good ones. My absolute favourite is the one that says “As much as I try to be an easygoing, stretch your wings and fly type...I just can't stop trying to burst people into flames with my mind”.
Which web comics do you enjoy? I don’t really have any that come to mind, even though I know I’ve seen a few I liked. Well, I loved Strong Bad back in the day, I guess that counts. And Unshelved, because I work at a library and only library workers get their humour, heehee.
9/16/10
If I were to knit a scarf, would you prefer a skinny one, or a wide one? A short one, that when wrapped once around your neck will just tuck under your jacket, or a long one, at least to your waist? I usually like long and at least 4-5 inches wide. A scarf is an awful lot of work though, I would probably feel guilty! The short ones that button are pretty cute and wouldn’t be as much work I guess. Not that I’m asking for one!
Don't like scarves? Would a rectangular shawl or triangular shawl be more to your taste? Oh wow, shawls would be even more work! Well, knitted ones at least, I don’t know how easy crochet shawls are, but I’m imagining still a lot of work.
How do you feel about recipes? I am more likely to follow a recipe for baking than for cooking. Unless you know how to make Chinese or Thai food that is close to what you find in restaurants! SP and I have been trying to make Chinese foods at home forever and it always ends up edible but meh… nothing like anything you could buy out.
What kind of a cook/baker are you? Experimental. Haha! When I want to make something, I tend to look on the internet, read lots of different recipes on how to make it, and compile a consensus on how to do it from all of them. Then I try it, writing down how much of what I used as I go along. This applies more to baking than cooking. Cooking is usually all bets off. I totally substitute/add/omit as I see fit.
Are you happiest calling for delivery or microwaving a lean cuisine, Or will Food Network be asking you to host their new program? I actually used to fantasize about having a show on Food Network ABOUT experimental cooking. There’s so many shows where people know ahead of time the food will be awesome, I think a show where they figure it out through trial and error and learn along the way would be fantastic. (I’m such a food nerd.)
If I send you something home made would you like the recipe for it? Heck yeah! Um, don’t be scared that I just got done talking about how I might not follow the recipe… recipes from people I know/have met for stuff I have actually tasted is different.
If you are someone who doesn't want baked goods sent, would you like a collection of some of my favorite recipes? I don’t mind baked goods being sent, so, I guess this is N/A? I already said I would accept recipes.
How about home made mixes or kits? Kind of like the cookie in a jar thing, where you would need to add the perishable ingredients? As long as it’s good stuff!
If you are a tea lover, what are your flavor preferences? Green? Black? Herbal (I know, technically those are NOT teas, but tisanes)? Flavored blacks/greens? Whew… are you ready? Haha, you can already tell I write essays about stuff. I guess it’s easier just to say what I DON’T like, because really, there are so many teas and tisanes that sound good to me. I don’t really like “spice” teas that aren’t chai. You know, like “Orange Spice”. I don’t like licorice or anise. And… I can’t really think of anything else. Fruits are great, vanilla is great, citrus is great, berries are great, bergamot is awesome (I know, it’s technically citrus but in case someone doesn’t know that, I felt it should be mentioned). My favourite fruits are usually red ones, but I’d be all about trying a tea with a fruit that isn’t normally found in tea. I’m trying to remember the name of my favourite tea I’ve ever had ever… I mean, there are Teavana teas I love but this tea was just really delicious. Let’s try the internets again! …YAY! I found it! https://www.teachest.com/sess/utn15471eb98963c56/shopdata/island_essence_tea.shopscript I THINK it was the Passionfruit flavour. I’m not asking for it, because the shipping is RIDICULOUS, but that’s an example of a tea I particularly love. I love chais, I like green, I like white, I like matcha, I like red/rooibos (I know, also not really “tea”). I just love me some plant leaves soaked in hot water apparently? Haha.
9/15/10
How do you feek about silly, funny knick-knack, dollar store stuff, stickers, magnets etc? Would you like receiving that kind of stuff or rather not? I’m not into a LOT of knickknackery these days, but there are definite exceptions! I love stickers though, and magnets are often fun too, though I don’t have a place to put them at the moment.
Is there a specific book you've been wanting to get but haven't found the time or the opportunity to? There are always a LOT of books that I’d love to get!
Do you read mangas/watch animes? Which ones? Do you have a particular favourite? Would you like to receive mangas or anything related to them? My favourite anime ever is Fushigi Yugi, but it is REALLY difficult to find anymore. And spensive.
Are you open to receiving things that are not on your wishlist, maybe something your Witch thinks you might like? Um, of course! In fact, unless I come up with some concrete wishlist ideas, I expect it. I am new to the whole telling-people-on-the-internet-all-the-stuff-you-want thing, and haven’t had money to buy things on the internet for so long I didn’t bother doing it for myself either!
If you have something on a wishlist that we could craft INSTEAD of buying, though it might not end up identical to the wishlist thing, would it be okay to craft it instead? Obviously we don't want to copy anyone else's design, but if we can replicate the flavour or intent that you like without stepping on toes? I asked this question, so of course I’m going to say sure! I see stuff in stores all the time that I’m like, “I could make that and it would be so much cheaper/prettier/sturdier”, and I’m not even THAT crafty! So I am sure others do it too!
OK, I know that lots of folks love socks. Do you have a preference of length? Materials? Patterns? Well, for ones I normally BUY, I get the really short kind, the ones that just come over the heel and TO the ankle, but don’t cover it much. It just seems like most of the cute socks I see are like that, for one, and also, I have thick ankles so sometimes other socks that fit my feet don’t cooperate with my ankles. But if a sock were magically wide enough, or if I handknit myself socks, I would make them higher I imagine. Like 5 inches past the heel or so? I love the look of knee socks, but again, thick ankles/calves prevent me from wearing them, oh so sadly! …As for patterns, I lovelovelove stripes, polka dots, argyles, and weird/cute/unique prints.
How do people feel about word magnets I absolutely ADORE word magnets! I am not picky about them either, they don’t have to be that traditional brand that is so well-known. Although, I don’t have my own fridge right now so they might not be used very soon and thus maybe other things would be more prioritous? (haha, I like making up my own words too, can you tell?)
If you could have any costume, or if you aren't into costumes, necklace or other accessory, from any movie character, what would it be? Ohhh, this is hard, because I haven’t thought about this in a long time! I am a huge sucker for period costumes, like my favourite costumery is from movies like Dangerous Beauty, Age of Innocence, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, An Ideal Husband…
How do you feel about samples/decants of things other than BPAL? Soap slices, lotion/scrub/shower gel decants, single use make-up/beauty products, etc. I LOVE THEM! I actually think lots of samples can be potentially better than a big thing, because if it turns out you don’t like the big thing, that would be sad. As long as they follow the guidelines I have for bath stuff. I don’t mean to be picky but my skin and hair are so dry that I just can’t afford to keep using funky chemicals on them!
What are you guys going to be aiming for in the Inquisition? Or do you just plan on ordering individual items? I am really afraid of random stuff, because some of the notes in the ones I would otherwise love threw me off. Like vetiver in the Bogle? Anyway, I want Slaugh BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADLY. All the Treat stuff sounds pretty delicious (though if Ginger Skulls is anything like Sugar Skulls, I am afraid!) and most of the Trick stuff sounds really iffy (except again, for Slaugh which is epic win!) but I love both shirt designs. I don’t usually even think about getting shirts though, because the fact that I WANT babydoll but NEED a 3X makes me sad sad sad (that they don’t have 3X babydolls, that is)!
9/14/10
Chocolate or other types of candy? I like chocolate, probably better than most things. Lindt is my favourite, but I haven’t tried a lot of different fancy chocolates either, and wouldn’t mind doing so! (though I love coffee, I haven’t been that impressed with the Starbucks chocolates I’ve had)
For tea drinkers, do you prefer loose leaf or tea bags? I will happily use either. Although I recognize and appreciate the fact that flavour is so much better with loose leaf, sometimes I want to take a tea bag to work or something, and dealing with loose leaf at work is not so easy. (I have tried teaballs and the one I had got mineral deposits on it somehow which I am sure was affecting my tea, so I stopped using it). If there is some system you know of that makes loose leaf tea easier to deal with in places where time and convenience is of the essence, I am totally open to that! Otherwise, I will, like I said, happily use either in their respective places!
If you would enjoy something of a knitted persuasion, do you have a preference on type of thing? Since making a scarf for someone who has 10 might be a smidge excessive? Also, how do people feel about shawls? I am a slow knitter and I am a “promiscuous” knitter, haha, meaning only that there is always some project or yarn I want to play with more than the one I am currently working, so I haven’t gotten many finished objects, scandalously enough! So what I mean to say is I don’t have a lot of knitted things. I love just about anything knitted, can’t really think of anything I wouldn’t wear or use, other than maybe legwarmers or a poncho or something like that. Actually, I would probably wear a poncho at home, because it gets SUPER COLD in my house in winter (people I live with are hot-natured AND like saving on bills) so I have been known to actually wear sweatshirts, sweaters, and scarves INDOORS (sometimes combinations thereof!). But a poncho for me would take a lot of yarn. Not being self-deprecating, it’s just the truth!
Is there a TV, movie or literary character that you are a lot alike, or would like to be alike? I’ve always seen a lot of myself in Elliott on Scrubs, which I guess doesn’t sound that flattering to myself but it’s more like along the lines of how she wants so badly to please other people and be liked but should have more confidence in herself. I also feel like the main character in Easy A is pretty hilariously similar to me in a lot of ways. Ok, so I wouldn’t have done what she did, but the whole super-snark and lack of patience with high school dramaz was definitely me. Someone I want to be like? Well, I completely admire “Garcia” from Criminal Minds, because she’s cute as hell while having a style all of her own and being completely unashamed of that. She’s also assertive and snarky, but not as desensitized to horror as the rest of the team so she maintains a sweet innocence anyway. Ok, I totally sound like a dork now overanalyzing TV show characters, but yeah.
Is there anything you need for your kitchen, ie measuring cups, spoons, grater, ect? Awww, there are a lot of things, but I don’t really have a kitchen right now and haven’t decided on a theme. I talked about this a bit in my questionnaire. What I really need is a coffee grinder, but those are too expensive and I’m picky about them (used to have the kind you can’t clean and that was a PAIN so now I want one that’s either immersible or comes apart) so I would not expect my Witch to get me one! Also, one day when I can afford it and can do the research beforehand, I’m getting a restaurant-grade espresso/milk steaming system. Can you tell I love myself some coffee? OH! I do need a candy thermometer. I don’t know how much those are cos I can’t seem to find one.
Music, DO you prefer Live or Studio? Edited or explicit? It depends really. Studio stuff usually sounds better, but sometimes live can be fun. I always want whatever it is in its original form.
If you are an animal lover, is there a specific type/breed that you love most? I’m not super into dogs, but I do LOVE Boston Terriers. I don’t have one…yet! I’ve seen the Animal Planet thing on them and looked them up in books and know three people who have them, and they just seem like the most perfect dog for me. I am primarily a cat and guinea pig person though, when it comes to pets. I have a fascination with reptiles though. And frogs, which are of course amphibians, but most other amphibians are not that appealing.
Also flowers and plants- If you like flowers/plants, do you have a favorite(s)? I LOVE moonflowers, tried to grow them once but it didn’t happen. I also love irises. Something about the frilly, vibrant-coloured petals. I love honeysuckle and mimosa for their smell, but I guess those aren’t typically actually cultivated. Um, trees are big, but my favourites are jacarandas and Japanese maples.
Do you have a favorite quotation? Song lyric? Book passage? WhateverthehecktheycalltheanonymousregionalwisdomthingiePROVERB! that word. My favourite book passage is like 3 pages long and thus I cannot type it here! The only quotation I can remember right now is… apparently not spoken by who I thought it was. Nevermind! There are a lot of good song lyrics… also that I can’t remember! Grr!
What is a bpal scent that you've been dying to try for awhile but just can't find? (A scent where even a tester would do) The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun. Or Romanti.Goth. Or Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Those Condemned to Death.
Let's say, hypothetically speaking, that you have some children/spawn… I truncated this cos I haz no childrens so it’s N/A!
Is there anything you would like that can be delivered over the internet? Things like fanfic recs, cat macros, mp3s you are looking for, how-to or amusing videos, things like that I have never gotten into fanfic. I used to be a writer and the idea of someone taking my well-thought-up/out characters and make them do weird things like have pedophiliac buttseks with each other just creeps me out completely. I don’t mean to be vulgar or offensive in my wording here, but this is the bulk of the fanfic world that I have heard about. I must admit one of my favourite book series ever (Enola Holmes) could be technically deconstructed into being called fanfic, but at least nothing glaringly “non-canonical” occurs! Anyway, this question wasn’t ALL ABOUT fanfic, so moving on! …I LOVE cat macros, also love Cute Overload but always forget to go look at it. My favourites are the cat ones and ones involving random animals. Someone on the forum once posted a picture of a goat chilling on top of a horse (description sounds weird and uncute but it was awesome!) and that stuff is great. I don’t get into dogs much (Boston terriers are the exception, as above) but when dogs are being peaceful with rabbits or cats and stuff, sometimes that’s really adorable too. …I love craft tutorials, though usually like the webpage/typed out ones as opposed to videos. I am a dork who likes to print them and keep them in a notebook and you can’t do that with videos! I do like videos of different stuff but don’t have a lot of time I can internet on a computer where I can also listen to sound. I’m usually at school or work using the internet. I do have it at home but I might be on the computer briefly to check something before passing out. …mp3’s would be AWESOME, I really have no idea how to find them anymore (I can’t/don’t/won’t do iTunes).
What would your last meal be if it could be anything in the world (sky is the limit, drinks too, the whole shebang) So hard to decide! I’m a crazy foodie so hrm… I’ve seen so many things on that “The Best ___ I Ever Ate” show that I would love but have forgotten most of them! Hmm, definitely this bread pudding that I had at a place in New Orleans, some sushi and crème brulee from this place in Dallas, my mother’s meatloaf and pan bread, cupcakes from The Atlanta Cupcake Factory, pan-seared trout with cremini and asparagus from Serpas in Atlanta, Boston Cream Pie, white mocha breve, those little chocolate-covered creampuff éclair things, shrimp scampi, garlic roasted cauliflower, oh, it’s impossible to narrow it down…
NaNoWriMo? I echo ancilla—why the pants is this in November? I have tried a couple times, never gotten very far at all.
9/13/10
what interests you from the latest lab update? Well, I have to go to Will Call to know for sure which Weenies I want. I would hate to wish for stuff and have my darling Witch buy it and then find out it turns to funky nast on my skin. :/ …I explained this later on/further up.
How do you feel about stationery, like nice pens or notepaper? And if you're in favor, do you prefer classic/contemporary or cutesy stuff? I LOOOOOOOOOVE pens. The cuter the better, and in every colour. The only colour I DON’T like is traditional “blue pen” blue. Teals, turquoises, royals, all good. As for paper and stationery, I LOVE that too! I love dark and elegant stuff, wild and funky stuff, cute and silly stuff. The only stuff I don’t like is stuff that is drab or floral in a wallpaper way (though maybe even that statement can be misleading since wallpaper is getting pretty nowadays!).
Would you like homemade preserves (e.g. marinated vegies, pickled onions, chilli jam?) I would love homemade preserves! I would eat any of that mentioned and more! I am not picky when it comes to fruits or vegetables, and I am openminded to different combinations (my boss made red wine rosemary jam, and it was delicious!)
If you've got stuff on your BPAL wishlist, would partial bottles be okay? Of course! I’m not a stickler about stuff like this. I don’t mind stained labels either (well as long as they are only stained with inocuous things like the oils themselves or ink or whatever!). As long as you’re not licking your bottles/imps or sneezing on them or something, everything is lovely!
Would you like something you have to make yourself? I love craft supplies, so yes! I’m usually a little less thrilled with kits, they often come with stuff I don’t really think should be part of it, and end up adding something else to it too. Haha, I do the same thing with cooking recipes. I guess I don’t follow instructions well? Haha! But some kits are awesome, and I have things I can mix and match with, so if you think it’s awesome for me, don’t let that stop you!
Say you were my witchee, and I found things on your wishlist that I could totally make. Would you want me to make it? Or would you rather it be purchased for you? Oh, this is like the question I asked. I wondered if someone had asked it before. Now I feel dumb!
Who is your favorite soap etailer? I don’t really have one! I think I talked about this on my questionnaire too but I have soap companies I have looked at and most have fallen short of my expectations (LUSH, Villainess). I want all-natural soap, darnit! I am determined to find a company I can respect and like!
What about vintage decoration items, teacups, etc etc? I LOVE vintage decoration stuff. And it’s really fitting now that I’m using an awesome funky green 70’s couch, haha! I really like some of the 70’s crewel work in particular. And mushroom themed stuff NEVER gets old! Well, it does get old, but that’s the charm!
With regards to your gifts, would you prefer your presents' awesomeness evenly spread out (several packages of pretty terrific things) over the round or a slow build-up of awesomeness (going up from pretty cool things to something super-duper cool at the end) to go out with a bang? Do you have a preference? I think I’m inclined to go with build up of awesomeness, but really I don’t mind either way! I know it can be hard to coordinate something like that!
What kind of make-up do you wear? What colors? Is there anything you'd like to try but haven't yet? I mostly only wear eyeliner and eyeshadow. I’m really interested in all this mineral eyeshadow that everyone’s talking about these days. I like dark colours, metallic colours, bold colours, and really bright colours. And then I also like shimmery light pink and shimmery skintone-ish (I’m pale, so this means cream or very creamy taupes and beiges, just for eye-blending since I don’t generally wear face makeup (it goops up my pores—I’ve stopped getting pimples ever since I gave up the stuff, I don’t even use powder anymore, though I would if I had some nice mineral stuff maybe). I’d like to eventually go natural with my makeup like I have bath/body stuff but I haven’t found resources for this yet! I think I wrote an essay about lipstick/gloss/balm on my questionnaire already, so there’s that to reference too.
Who would be on your top 5 (IE famous people you’d date/have relations with ) Matthew Gray Gubler. I would have said Heath Ledger too, but he’s gone. I cried at the dinner table that day. Jennifer Morrison and Emma Stone are pretty interesting too, haha.
Do you crave many Ecards and contact or are you okay with little contact from your Witch? I thought that I didn’t mind one way or another, but then I starting seeing people talking about all the e-cards they are getting and I like the idea. Don’t feel like I will think you are a terrible Witch if you DON’T send lots of them! I know how hard it is to balance life with swappy stuff.
Do you have a place where you list all the BPAL you have or have tried? No… but I guess I should! Well, I sort of have a PLACE, I just haven’t done it a lot yet. I have a ScentBase profile, which is in my sig and also in my bpal.org profile and also on my questionnaire somewhere.
Do you like maple sugar candy? I don’t know if I know what this is, but I love the flavour of maple. I don’t think enough things have it.
What is your position on the chocolate & bacon flavor combination? I haven’t tried it, but I do like maple and bacon, going back to the maple thing, heehee!
If you are a tea-drinker do you need a tea-cozie for your pot? Aww how cute! I don’t even have a pot! I ultimately want one of those clear pots Teavana sells, so maybe next year when I do SW I’ll be asking for a tea cozy!
Go to your spice cabinet, what are the three most used spices? Garlic, garlic, and GARLIC! Haha, yeah, I love garlic. I also put pepper on just about everything, though I don’t have a pepper grinder. I tend to use onion powder a lot in cooking because I like the depth of flavour it gives and I tend to not like using real onions themselves. I also love cumin and curry. My favourite herbs are thyme and basil. My favourite “spice” spices are cardamom, ginger, and nutmeg. Cinnamon and clove are pretty essential too, but I think of them in terms of being foundation or supporting players. Cardamom and ginger are movie stars!
Microsoft or Apple? Neither really. I’m sort of thematically opposed to big business as a whole. :/
Where was your last vacation? What did you like most? Vacation… um… wow. Unless you count coming to Georgia and ending up living here years ago, I haven’t really gone anywhere. :/ A long time ago I once went to New Orleans. It was a crazy spur-of-the-moment idea a friend had. He liked going to conventions so he tossed 6 of us in two cars and we drove the 9 hours from Dallas to NOLA. But we only stayed a day and drove home the next morning with no sleep. I know, crazy! What I liked most about what we did do while there was bread pudding and beignets! But I love New Orleans and want to go back sometime. I also want to go to Savannah (described as “the New Orleans of Georgia”). More importantly, I want to go to other countries!
Would you appreciate receiving handwritten letters and/or postcards (anonymous or not)? How about sending them? I LOVE handwritten letters! Don’t get me wrong, the internet is nice. But I do miss an actual-factual piece of paper with writing on it.
Do you hate any food things with a passion?? Food things that aren’t food, like processed flour, artificial sweeteners, hydrogenated oils… Other than that, pretty much just raw onions and beef liver. Which I sort of doubt you were thinking of sending anyway!
Would you be opposed to receiving a digital version (via email) of a magazine you like but don't subscribe to...you know, in the interest of saving a tree? Not at all! I like being able to hang onto things with my hot little hands, especially since most of the magazines I like are craft magazines, but hey, half the time not everything in the magazine is usable anyway. I can always print the pages I need.
9/12/10
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to go to last.fm immediately and create an account! Download the scrobbler! Link us to your account! If you reject this assignment, maybe just tell us what your mp3 player says you listen to a lot? I did go to do this, then realized the scrobbler did stuff with MP3 players, and I don’t have an MP3 player. I did make a last.fm account though. I am fab_gab there.
Any countries you're interested in? Oh! SO MANY! The UK, lots of places in Latin America, Spain… those are the big ones I want to visit, but I like Egyptian, Moroccan, and Indian stuff a lot.
Would you enjoy homemade bath products (bath salts, fizzies, etc.) and/or linen sprays? Esp. if scented with some of your favorite BPAL scents? OOOH, yes! As long, once again, as they’re natural *sheepish* Don’t mean to be a pain!
If you witch made you something and it didn't come out just right, would you still want it? Well, considering we are our own worst critics and what she thinks might not be “just right” might still be perfectly awesome, sure! There have been cookies I’ve eaten the baker thought were “burnt”, but I couldn’t imagine eating them any less done because the toasty crispy bits were the best part. And on crafted stuff, half the time a mistake is made you can’t even tell. So yes. Unless of course the components could be reused by the Witch and the value of that is greater than her desire to take the risk that the not rightness is really not right. If that makes any sense! (Yes, I overthink things!)
Are you a foodie? YES!!!
Any sports fans in the house? What's your favorite sport/team/player? How about those sports teams? I hear they are teams and they play sports! Seriously, I know nothing and care about nothing, haha. I will watch soccer verrrrrrrry occasionally, but that’s really it. I like figure skating!
But not enough to receive any paraphernalia about it. I much prefer various forms of dance. I do have a ballerina pig figure somewhere that I adore. She reminds me of Olivia. No, not THAT Olivia, the CUTE Olivia! For holidays, do you decorate? Would you like decorative stuff, weenie or otherwise? If so, do you lean towards the elegant, the crafty/folksy, or the more, erm, campy? I LOVE HALLOWEEN! AND HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS! I absolutely adore the elegant stuff, and gothy stuff, and spooky stuff, and campy stuff, and cute stuff. I don’t usually get into crafty/folksy, though the cute stuff and that stuff sometimes crossover. It kind of depends. I could find pictures if it really matters, haha, but the other categories are always safe!
Do you like journals/notebooks/sketchbooks? I looooooooooooooooooooooove them! If it’s paper, I love it, pretty much. And yes, that means I even like JUST paper, like scrapbook paper. But anyway, I remember in the past a lot of mine have been Papyrus or Antioch, but it’s been a LONG while since I bought one so I don’t know if they are still awesome or not. I tend to gravitate towards spirals, or if not, at least those kind of bound journals that actually will stay open for you. I like the spiral to be covered/protected so it doesn’t snag on stuff because just about anything bookish I own gets tossed into the tote/satchel/knapsack of DOOM. Again here, not into “wallpapery” florals but dramatic florals, funky designs, cute stuff, damasks, weird art, etc are all awesome!
9/11/10
Cake truffles? If YES! Cake/icing/chocolate type? As far as I’m concerned, the icing part of cake is the yuckiest part, so I’m not sure I would actually like these if made with cake mix cake and store icing. Again, sorry to be a food snob! Homemade cake and ganache sound good?
There’s a cupcake bakery in Atlanta that should make these with their cupcakes that aren’t perfectly formed. Their cake AND icing are both awesome. I should suggest that to them!Are you interested in mini bottles(under 100ml for hand luggage) of bath and body products? I actually NEVER freaking go anywhere, so I’m not sure these would be useful! I am desperately hoping for a small trip in December, but will hopefully have bought a Chagrin Valley shampoo bar by then so it might not even be necess
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