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Top Ten - 2007

GC -=-=-=- Bewitched Blood Countess Black Lily Dragon's Heart Dragon's Milk Frumious Bandersnatch Kitsuni-Tsuki Lampades Queen Mab Shadow Witch Orchid     LE =-=-=-= Ace of Hearts Black Moon Dragon Moon Harvest Moon Hungry Ghost Moon The Living Flame Schwarzer Mond Snake Charmer Sugar Skull Venom
KymbaKhan

KymbaKhan

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elbow's scentblog
 

Old Vinland, New Siren

Oh no. Oh yes. I got a second package of smellies today... Miskatonic University (completing the three-scent gift for the friend I mentioned), and five others that sounded interesting and were a buck or two apiece. About these, you will hear more soon.   Wore Vinland (one I've had for months) to work today. Just needed something that smelled nice but wouldn't affect my mood in any particular way. Vinland is almost disappointingly low-key (used to have a harsh chemical note, which disappeared as it "aged" into a mild fruity floral) but it doesn't have a lot of "throw", so it's good for a day when you don't want your perfume bugging your nose every minute.   I just put on Siren (from the last order): "Bewitching, tantalizing and dangerously seductive. A thrilling, exotic blend -- deceptively sweet, but spiked with malice. White ginger, jasmine, and a touch of vanilla." On me, it is GROSS. Smells like mothballs. I'm serious. Just BAD. I've smelled other BPAL scents that I hated, but in a "somebody else should wear this" kind of way. This smells like something nobody should wear.   BUT. Your chemistry is supposed to be "off" right before you start your period, so I will give it another chance some other week.   Whew. I keep sniffing my arms out of sheer incredulity that it could smell so bad.   Written 4/25/07.
elbow

elbow

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elbow's scentblog
 

Green Tree Viper, I ____ you.

Forgot to put on perfume before work again. Wore Green Tree Viper to [evening work-related] banquet. Mmm, snakey. Actually I didn't love it tonight. My opinion changed from moment to moment. Sometimes I think it smells too much like my mom's going-out perfume.   From an e-mail written 4/24/07.
elbow

elbow

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I smell glorious
 

Tval: new bath and body obsession

Tval. Go now, to the nicey smelly body stuff and drool.   Based out of St. John's Newfoundland (which is where I am right now) they also sell through www.thesoapboxco.com -- another place I drop huge wads of cash. I am trying to rein in my body product obsession and restrict myself to a few favourites, and so far it's working, but the Tval tub treats are really too templting to resist -- and at $3 apiece, are much less expensive than Lush's monstrosities. They also don't smell as strongly, which may be a negative for some but in my view is a plus as I do not like things clashing with my perfume (this is why I don't buy Lush hair products anymore -- apart from being stupidly expensive, they also smell to the high heavens. /Days/ after washing my hair and I still can't get rid of the smell of American Cream.) I just had a bath with a Frosty Pop treat, and my skin is soooo soooooft, and with just the barest you-really-have-to-look-for-it sniff of vanilla pine. Yumm.   They also make a line of products scented like Green Tea Ice Cream. Luff at first delicately-scented sniff.   My Staples Villainess Scintillating Smooch Villainess Scintillating Soap Tval Green Tea Ice Cream Skin Smoothie Tval Green Tea Ice Cream Soap for summer -- Heaven and Earth Essentials Voodoo Punani Whipped Body Souffle for summer -- Heaven and Earth Essentials Voodoo Punani Bath Bombs   Almost every girl on my Xmas list is getting /some/thing from Tval this year. You have been warned.
myoubi

myoubi

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elbow's scentblog
 

R'lyeh: Sexy Vegetable?

Today I was totally going to wear Green Tree Viper to work, but then I got distracted by food and forgot. When I got home I tried R'lyeh, "A hellishly dark aquatic scent, evocative of fathomless oceanic deeps, the mysteries of madness buried under crushing black waters, and the brooding eternal evil that lies beneath the waves." It smelled brown and green to me, like spicy incense and something vegetable in nature. If celery had a sexy, wicked older sister, that might be the second smell. After reading some reviews, I think the "green" part was actually grapefruit rind. Interesting. It could possibly grow on me, but I got it for a friend, so I don't really have to decide whether I want to wear it or not.   Written 4/23/07.
elbow

elbow

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elbow's scentblog
 

Deconstructing cologney-alism: Sea of Glass, Theodosius

Today I tried to wear Sea of Glass (an older order) again. I mean I succeeded in wearing it... but not in liking it. It's not a heavy floral, but it's still too floral for me. The funny thing is that on me it starts out smelling like a clean white floral, but ends up smelling a little bit cologne-y (i.e. masculine) -- spanning the gender gap. Wish I knew enough to say what both smells are. The description only says, "A scent of inimitable purity, crystalline grace, and limitless light." WHAT EVER Anyway it's nice, just not me.   And tonight I put on a dab of "Theodosius, the Legerdemain" from a sniffy vial. It's definitely masculine, but in elegant ways. I smelled two main notes when I put it on, a sweet note and a cologney note. The first smell reminded me of something I smelled at a meet-and-sniff, and I was guessing it as tobacco. The second note, a little aftershave-y, I thought might be musk or patchouli but I had temporarily forgotten what either smelled like, exactly.   So it turned out that the sweet note was vanilla (duh!) and the harsher one was musk. Also possibly something called fougere, though I haven't yet found out quite what that means. Anyway, nice, though not a scent I desire to own and wear.   Written 4/22/07.
elbow

elbow

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Eoywin's Blog
 

A life in pain

As some of you know, I live my life in pain. I have pain every second of every day, and it's been like this for nearly 4 years now.   I've been called a faker, a whiner, that I bring people down, etc, etc - both on the internet and real life.   My former friends thought I was pretending to have headaches to get attention, and my dad has thought I was pretending to skip out of work, and doctors who thought I was crazy and chemically depressed.   I'm actually a pretty happy person. I'm married to a wonderful man, got a great job, great friends (online and off), and live in one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen.   This doesn't change the fact that I'm in constant pain, and it does to a degree rule my life.   I did decide, after a very bad incident involves the Hard Rock Cafe in Detroit and the smell of raw onions (one of my headache triggers), that I wasn't going to let the headaches totally rule my life. After the aformentioned incident, my doctor told me that I shouldn't go out to eat, or to concerts, sport events or any place loud. I was all of 26 at the time.   My doctor pissed me off so bad that I came to two conclusions:   1) Trusting doctors is a bad thing for anything more than the flu or a cold - all they did was push drugs on me (that didn't work) and tell me I'm depressed (which if you were in as much pain as I get, you'd have bouts of depression too) and push more drugs on me for that.   2) I can't let the headaches totally rule my life   So, I found things that work for me - cold packs, and lots of sleep. I also kept a journal to figure out what my triggers are.   Though some days there is nothing I can do to prevent the onset of a really bad migraine. Like today - weather is a trigger and we have been having thunderstorms since this afternoon.   I really don't want sympathy (except if your name is Todd and you are married to me ) just understanding. Sometimes the pain is really bad, and I need someone to talk/vent to, and venting online does help.   I'm not a down person - I'm actually a pretty up person. I can have a horrible headache, but still have a smile on my face.
Eoywin

Eoywin

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elbow's scentblog
 

Jabberwocky: Conference-friendly?

I liked Hungry Ghost Moon only when I first put it on and when it was almost gone. It was another one that lasted overnight.   Yesterday I went to a conference. So I didn't want to wear anything weird. Jabberwocky was a safe bet -- zingy but friendly. I love pine so much.   Today I'm in my hometown and my sister's birthday party is tonight! I brought some imps that I already know and love. I'm not sure if I'll put anything on until I'm out of the house though. Mom's sniffer is so sensitive.   Written 4/21/07.
elbow

elbow

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grimms_creed's Blog
 

TALs arrived!

While the forum was being updated, my TALs arrived! I got White Light and Road Opener. The latter was supposed to help me find an apartment, but we had already done that by the time it arrived, so I will have to wait to officially test it. However, I can say that it smells like mint chocolate. White Light, on the other hand, I have used a few times already. It has a pleasant enough smell in the bottle, but turns to soap on me. Not an unpleasant sort of soap, but soap nonetheless. However, it works! It's not a magical cure, but it does help me to shed some of the thick layer of dreck that has been accumulating through the semester.
grimms_creed

grimms_creed

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Birdsongs
 

More change!

So I have done it. I turned in my two-week notice at Borders yesterday. In two weeks I will begin my new job at a bankruptcy firm, assembling packets of some kind. Goodbye $0.17 raise, hello more dollars!   I feel guilty about leaving the store when the cafe is already critically short-staffed, but I won't miss spending all my time in the cafe (I like the books!), and I definitely won't miss the part where Seattle's Best grades you on making conversation with the customers. (Can't I just be distantly friendly & make their coffee quickly?) And I'll never have to train anyone on Borders procedure again. Still ... even after only two months at the new store, there are a couple of people I will miss a lot. And of course my discount ... perhaps at some point I can work part-time on weekends. But for now, Borders will very soon be me-less, which is disorienting after so long (six and 2/3 years!). But I am adaptable, and I will prevail.   I find it deeply ironic that after listening to Jason complain so much about my unpredictable retail schedule & never having weekends off & my not making enough money & etc etc, I am leaving the retail world when it is too late to help out that relationship & will in fact now have to spend all those free evenings & weekends finding ways to stay away from the house while he & Jamie are in it. But moving time is very soon now, & then I'll be free. And my new officey hours will benefit me because I'll never have to worry about how late the last bus goes by again. And on holidays, I'll do ... whatever non-retail people do on holidays ...
spanishviolet

spanishviolet

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Only A Few Weeks Or So
 

DPP arrival and how this blog is another way I can procrastinate.

My research paper is due at noon today and I'm almost done.   My Dogs arrived yesterday. I've only gotten a chance to wear Kelly Pool, but I sniffed at all of them in the bottles. Kelly Pool, in the bottle, is the weakest, in my opinion. That's why I wore it to dinner tonight, because I can hardly smell anything in the bottle and I wanted to see what it did on. I think that it's next to undetectable even though I marinated myself in it. It got a little stonger as the night went on, but by the end of dinner, I decided it was not a keeper despite the fact that I rather like the sparkle it has going for it--I passed it off as simply too subtle for me, a scent that would better suit somebody with a more meek personality, perhaps? Though "meek" is certainly not a word I'd use to describe the painting.   But then, as we were walking out of the restaurant, John told me I smelled good. He had put his arm around me so his face was kind of close to my hair. Kelly Pool will need further testing, and I want to see if it gets a bit more pungent with a little aging. I'll set it aside for a few weeks.   *runs off to rescue her footnotes for her research paper*   Mood: Wearing now: Kelly Pool
flco

flco

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elbow's scentblog
 

Tweedledum! Hungry Ghost Moon! Subjectivity!

So today I wore Tweedledum, which turned out to be a fruity, sweet patchouli. I liked it, but it was really faint -- have to try more on next time. It had some crustiness on the edge, so I wonder if it might have got diluted somehow.   Tonight I'm wearing Hungry Ghost Moon, another discontinued "sniffie." It's a bit strong for me. Smoky musky sandalwoody. I feel like it should be worn by someone with a stronger personality. Or maybe just different skin chemistry.   It really makes a difference when a friend smells something on me and said, "mm, I like that." I mean a difference in how I perceive the smell. So in order to give everything a proper chance, I'm trying to pretend somebody whose opinion I respect just told me they really like it on me. It's not working for Hungry Ghost, though.   Written 4/19/07.
elbow

elbow

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circe_blue's Blog
 

Milk Moon 2007

I'm posting this here until the board and/or my computer stops being weird and lets me post in the Review threads.   A fertile scent, generous, life-affirming, and swelling with a sense of triumph, warmth, and abundance: sweet milk, golden honey, fig fruit, pomegranate, dates, and white grape.   In the bottle: spoiled milk, bitter grapes and some kind of “earthy” smell, the figs? No honey, pomegranates or dates. This is not looking up, folks.   Wet on skin: OMG, getitoff, getitoff, getitoff!!!   Dry 5 minutes later (I attempted to stick with it): Baby vomit, ie: spoiled milk and spoiled fruit. And the figs. Apparently figs hate me and Milk Moon does too This blend actually made me quite queasy and gave me a headache. No, thank you. Man, I had such high hopes for this one too.   I also did a quick sniff of Tokyo Stomp (quick because I was still feeling nauseated from the Milk Moon) and it smells like yummy vanilla-mint frosting! Yay, something I ordered might work on me! I've found that the In The Bottle scent is a pretty good indicator of how it will smell on me.
circe_blue

circe_blue

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elbow's scentblog
 

Sugar Cookie and Kumiho

Tonight's scent is Sugar Cookie -- a limited edition scent that I got an empty-but-damp vial of as a sampler. It smells to me like sugary vanilla (for sure) and almond (maybe) and makes me want to eat dessert. I put it on my forearms and did the dishes in a cloud of sweetness... it's aptly nicknamed "the devil's bake sale."   But it does me no good because it's been discontinued for the past two years.   Kumiho, the white tea/ginger scent I wore to work, was okay, but I didn't love it. It was so reminiscent of the kind of thing you'd buy in a mall shop. It's similar to another one I've got that also has white tea and ginger [baobhan Sith], so at least I can confirm what is what and what I don't really care for in those scents. Half the fun in all this is educating my nose.   When I got up this morning, the Viper I put on last night was gone. After sniffing and sniffing I caught the faintest ghost of a tea smell, but I might have been imagining it. Calico Jack was still going strong, though. Dude's got stamina. It's the musk, I think, that stays forever on my skin. (Or if there's ambergris in it, maybe that. It doesn't say if there is, but it seems like the kind of thing you'd put in a perfume named after a sea-dog.)   From an e-mail sent 4/18/07.
elbow

elbow

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Sourball Ho!
 

Update!

A big one with Salon III: Rose Moon -- Bulgarian rose, tea rose, violet leaf, opium poppy, Bois de Jasmin, patchouli leaf, honey, blue lilac, balsam, woodruff, and lemon peel. -- I knew I would most likely want Rose Moon, as I love the BPAL rose blends. This does sound nice, I’m just hoping the Bois de Jasmine does not mean JAZZZMIN!! that will amp and overpower. I’m pleased to see blue lilac too, that’s one of the few single notes I have tried and it’s really lovely. Blue Moon -- Mugwort and bay, for psychic sensitivity…Juniper, for divination through dreams…Orchid and galbanum, for complexity, wisdom and noscere…with a potent lunar-charged blend of exquisite Asian woods, moonflower, Madagascan ylang ylang, Florentine iris, Greek cypress, davana, green tea absolute, palmarosa, cucumber, Clary sage, melilot trefoils, wood aloes, and pale creeping buttercup. -- I knew I would most likely want Blue Moon too. I have a sniffie of the previous Blue Moon and while the initial ingredients are the same the “base” differs slightly. I still see cucumber and wrote down that it smelled like a “perfumed cucumber, clean and refreshing.” It looks like this will go away, then be here for the next Lunacy update too. Tamamo-no-Mae -- soft skin musk, brushed by white tea leaf, rice flower, black locust flower, white sandalwood kodo smoke, dry ginger, benzoin gum, and Amacha. This one sounds nice too, hopefully light and pleasant for the summer. Gemini -- Lavender, benzoin, orchid, and frankincense. Unfortunately lavender goes very antiseptic-herbal on me a lot of the time. No thanks.   And a quick run-through of Salon III: Bat -- Dusty amber, grey musk, red orchid, moonflower, night-blooming phlox, stock, honeysuckle, English ivy, toadflax, and purple salvia. Amber usually means “smells nice but disappears,” and dusty amber seems even more vague. Cleopatra -- Accords of peach kernel, hemlock, aconite, and belladonna, with bitter almond, saffron, honey, myrrh, hyssop, frankincense, and palm. I like the BPAL Hemlock, but really disliked the BPAL Belladonna, plus almond is not a favorite and peach = plastic. Death and Life Completed -- Grey amber, carnation, lemon balm, hydrangea, Chinese peony, white sandalwood, cypress, juniper, cedar, hibiscus, and African daisy. Carnation, nooooo! Too spicy on me. Fox Fires -- Weeping cherry, watery bamboo pulp, nettle tree bark, green tea incense, soft musk, rice wine, and Japanese tree lilac. Another Asian-themed that sounds nice. Kiyohime -- Salty ocean spray, red kelp, black plum, lychee, sea moss, green musk, hachiya, plum blossom, and matcha. Salty ocean spray = box o’ laundry detergent. Love and Pain -- Lavender, Balkan tobacco, black musk, dark vanilla, and golden copaifera. Everything sounds good except for that darned lavender. Macbeth -- Lightning-charged ozone, steel, myrrh, mugwort, colophony, ajowan, and leather. Lightning-charged ozone = “mountain spring” scented box o’ dryer sheets. Mad Meg -- Fire-scorched earth, black mandarin, cinnamon bark, bitter almond, sage, vetiver, and balsam of peru. Cinnamon bark AND bitter almond? Ugh. Madonna -- Hyssop, pomegranate, Angel’s Trumpet, Indonesian patchouli, iris, white orchid, and frankincense. This sounds interesting, I love dark fruit blends. Monna Vanna -- Russian rose, mimosa, gardenia, bois du rose, parma violet, calla lily, red currant, ambergris, and bourbon vanilla. Roses are usually good, plus a dark fruit bonus. Philosopher in Meditation -- Smoldering woodfire embers, Galen’s Kyphi, and Abramelin incense. I love incense blends, but I’m afraid the woodfire embers will be eye-wateringly strong. Schlafende Baigneuse -- Skin musk, white cream, honeycomb, yellow rose, King mandarin, chrysanthemum, golden amber, honeysuckle, and wide-throated yellow monkey-flower accord. This sounds beautiful, except I’m nervous about the white cream curdling on me. Smiling Spider -- Bitter clove, black musk, mahogany wood, and patchouli. I like the sweet clove of Madrid, but this sounds too dark and masculine. Spirit of the Komachi Cherry Tree -- Cherry blossom, blue lilac, lavender monofloral honey, white sandalwood, and Asian pear. Yay for honey and blue lilac! Sounds very pretty. Sunflower -- Sunflower bouquet, black amber, creeping black moss, wilted greenery, and scorched, dry stems. Sunflower sounds unique and this blend sounds interesting. Sunrise with Sea-Monsters -- Ocean mist, kelp, ambergris, amber, white pear, osmanthus, freesia, and seafoam accord. Is it laundry day again?   In conclusion: since I ordered Lady Luck Blues on the 13th, and since Blue Moon will be around for the next Lunacy, I’m ordering Rose Moon and Tamamo-no-Mae!
dawndie

dawndie

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giant squid!
 

Rose Moon!

Wow this one's gonna leave me extra super broke. All the blends are so expensive!! I alreayd placed an order for the moons and the lone DPP that I had left to order (and a little ol' bottle of Alecto) but I might have to place another one to add in the missing Gemini since I am one of those nutters who collects all the astrological blends. Anyway here are my little thoughts....     ROSE MOON Thou art false, O moon, as the hearts of men. I will not, will not love again. Bulgarian rose, tea rose, violet leaf, opium poppy, Bois de Jasmin, patchouli leaf, honey, blue lilac, balsam, woodruff, and lemon peel.   Hmm...now I do not like tea rose. Well, I like it's smell but on my skin it turns to acetone. However, Bulgarian rose is OK. As are the rest of the notes. aaannnd, I love patchouli leaf, honey and balsam a whole lot. So like the adventurer I am (lol, more like consumer or something) I decided to chance it. If it turns to the dreaded acetone I will jut find it a better home.   BLUE MOON Mugwort and bay, for psychic sensitivity… Juniper, for divination through dreams… Orchid and galbanum, for complexity, wisdom and noscere…   … with a potent lunar-charged blend of exquisite Asian woods, moonflower, Madagascan ylang ylang, Florentine iris, Greek cypress, davana, green tea absolute, palmarosa, cucumber, Clary sage, melilot trefoils, wood aloes, and pale creeping buttercup.   Not sure how this will work on me, but I do love a lot of the notes in it. The only iffy ones are ylang ylang and moonflower. So, I'm also going to give this one a try. I didn't think I would like Black Moon (which seems a bit similar) and it is lovely on me, so you never know.   TAMAMO-NO-MAE Tamamo-no-Mae’s scent is soft skin musk, brushed by white tea leaf, rice flower, black locust flower, white sandalwood kodo smoke, dry ginger, benzoin gum, and Amacha.   This sounds amazing! I like all of the notes so it was an instant purchase. The asian themed scents tend to do well with me, so I am excited to try it...   GEMINI 2007 Mutable Air: the essence of thought. Lavender, benzoin, orchid, and frankincense.   I love lavendar, benzoin, orchid and, you guessed it, frankincense. I am not sure how they will all smell together but I trust Beth so I will definitely get a bottle.   BAT Dusty amber, grey musk, red orchid, moonflower, night-blooming phlox, stock, honeysuckle, English ivy, toadflax, and purple salvia.   Hm. It sounds good until the moonflower and phlox come in. Phlox has tainted several blends for me in the past. I think for this one I will hunt down and imp or decant later on.   CLEOPATRA TESTING POISONS ON THOSE CONDEMNED TO DEATH Accords of peach kernel, hemlock, aconite, and belladonna, with bitter almond, saffron, honey, myrrh, hyssop, frankincense, and palm.   I think this will be a lovely herbal blend. I would love to get a bottle at some point, although not immediately since I am not teh broke. I must mention that I am overjoyed with the use of frankincense lately!!   DEATH AND LIFE COMPLETED Grey amber, carnation, lemon balm, hydrangea, Chinese peony, white sandalwood, cypress, juniper, cedar, hibiscus, and African daisy.   I don't know how this one would smell, but I think it would be good. I love hibiscus and peony. Carnation is good depending on what it is with. I would like to try an imp of this one at some point.   FOX FIRES ON NEW YEAR’S EVE AT THE GARMENT NETTLE TREE AT OJI Weeping cherry, watery bamboo pulp, nettle tree bark, green tea incense, soft musk, rice wine, and Japanese tree lilac. Ooh, green tea incense? What is this you speak of? I am very interested in how that would smell. Very. I think this will be ordered along with the bottle of Gemini.   KIYOHIME CHANGES FROM A SERPENT Salty ocean spray, red kelp, black plum, lychee, sea moss, green musk, hachiya, plum blossom, and matcha. Another interesting Asian themed scent. I don't think I've ever tried green musk or red kelp...and this one has lychee which I like very very much. This screams bottle to me. Where is that money tree when you need it?   LOVE AND PAIN Lavender, Balkan tobacco, black musk, dark vanilla, and golden copaifera.   I love lavendar but am unsure how it would mix with tobacco. This seems like it could be a winner but I would like to try an imp first.   MACBETH AND THE WITCHES Lightning-charged ozone, steel, myrrh, mugwort, colophony, ajowan, and leather.   Nope. Ozone and leather will surely give me a headache. I love the painting, though.   MAD MEG Fire-scorched earth, black mandarin, cinnamon bark, bitter almond, sage, vetiver, and balsam of peru.   This is another curious one. I am not sure that I would like all of these notes together, but I do love them all separately. Imp.   MADONNA Hyssop, pomegranate, Angel’s Trumpet, Indonesian patchouli, iris, white orchid, and frankincense.   This sounds gorgeous. I am going to get a bottle soon. (frankincense! pomegranite! yay!!!)   MONNA VANNA Russian rose, mimosa, gardenia, bois du rose, parma violet, calla lily, red currant, ambergris, and bourbon vanilla.   This one seems a bit too "womanly" or perfumey for me. I think I will read the reviews and if they seem to prove me wrong I will hunt down a sample.   PHILOSOPHER IN MEDITATION Smoldering woodfire embers, Galen’s Kyphi, and Abramelin incense.   This sounds right up my alley. bottle.   SCHLAFENDE BAIGNEUSE Skin musk, white cream, honeycomb, yellow rose, King mandarin, chrysanthemum, golden amber, honeysuckle, and wide-throated yellow monkey-flower accord.   OK that last flower made me giggle a bit. This sounds like a perfect spring and summer blend to me. I am going to get a bottle of it as soon as I can. I can only imagine how good the honeycomb and cream will blend together...yummmm.   THE SMILING SPIDER Bitter clove, black musk, mahogany wood, and patchouli.   I think the little guy is quite adorable And this is my most anticipated blend of the bunch. I love all of these notes dearly and can't wait to try it!   SPIRIT OF THE KOMACHI CHERRY TREE Cherry blossom, blue lilac, lavender monofloral honey, white sandalwood, and Asian pear.   Ooo. bottle. Damn all of these blends for sounding so incredible. I would love to have a pear honey and sandalwood blend. love.   SUNFLOWER Sunflower bouquet, black amber, creeping black moss, wilted greenery, and scorched, dry stems.   I'm happy to see some Egon Schiele. He is one of my favorite painters. That being said, this looks wonderful. The thought of wilted greenery really peaks my interest. Also, I had a sunflower scented perfume oil when I was in high school and I have been rather missing it lately. I hope this one will smell predominantly of sunflower, because that would make me happy! (eventual bottle...)   SUNRISE WITH SEA-MONSTERS Ocean mist, kelp, ambergris, amber, white pear, osmanthus, freesia, and seafoam accord.   Although this sounds like a lovely aquatic, they are not usually my thing. Freesia can be odd with me, too. I think I am more intrigued by Kiyohime than this one, but I will look out for reviews to see if it ends up interesting me.       So that is all! I am definitely going to try and snag a bottle of Biggercritters at some point in the month. I really wish I had a way to make more money here...I guess I will have to wait until it is legal for me to work after the end of the school year (for now its under the table music gigs for me! ). Blargh. Anyway this was a lovely update that came at the best day possible- when I am home sick and feeling like shit. It really cheered me up
euterpe414

euterpe414

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elbow's scentblog
 

Green Tree Viper, meet Calico Jack.

My first BPAL order from another customer/forum member came today. It was from Canada, so it took a while to get here. This one cost me $10 total for 4 imps I ordered. I would say I got my money's worth and then some....   I ordered Green Tree Viper, and in order to make it worth the trouble to ship, I also bought three other imps that sounded mildly interesting. The sender threw in three bonus partly-used imps (including two I've really been wanting to try!) and three "sniffies," or empty vials with just enough left in them to get an idea of what they smell like. She also included a sliver of scented soap from a different company, and Easter-themed confetti! Whee!   I don't want to try them on all at once and get all confused. I put Green Tree Viper on my right wrist and Calico Jack on my left. So I'm sniffing one wrist, then the other, then the first one again. They are so opposite. The Viper has lost most of its mintiness and just smells like Snake Oil to me. It has a lot of "throw" and I envision a little cloud of it around my right arm. Calico Jack packs a punch up close, though. It's a little cologne-y, and I can smell notes of salt, leather, musk, and woods. Left wrist -- pirate. Right wrist -- seductress. I think my arms are gonna make out with each other.   Tomorrow, maybe I will wear Kumiho (one of the freebies) to work -- it's white tea and ginger, which sounds like a good combination for me.   An e-mail sent to a friend 4/17/07.
elbow

elbow

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Only A Few Weeks Or So
 

Wow. Four orders in one month.

Thank you for the kind words in my previous entry. I have been neglectful about updating over the past week due to a massive amount of schoolwork, but I'm back--at least for the time being. I'll talk about my BPAL life now, like I'm supposed to do in this blog.   This month is a record for me. I've placed Four orders:   4/1 Milk Moon 2007 Taurus 2007 Kataniya the Clockwork Woman Mad Sweeney (already swapped it away, I didn't like it--yet I still purchase bottles unsniffed.) Jailbait   4/10 After much agonizing about it, A Royal Flush (I got my CnS for this order on Friday.)   I promised myself this was IT until the end of the month, when I'd possibly place an order for the Monsterbaits--I wanted to wait until a fair amount of reviews came out before choosing which ones to buy. But then Beth concocted 13 and Bad Luck Woman Blues.   4/13 13 Bad Luck Woman Blues Parliament of Monsters Succubus Sacred Whore of Babylon   4/20 Tokyo Stomp Bloody Mary The Candy Butcher Juke Joint Bengal   It wouldn't be SO bad if I didn't throw in items I want from the GC into every order I place. I need to remind myself that they're GC, they're not going anywhere. I promised myself that I'll only place one order next month--I'll limit myself to only one or two LEs that come out and purchase them and NO MORE... Well, maybe White Rabbit.   Mood: Wearing now: Bitter Moon 2006
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Do you have a flag?
 

More Than This

More Than This, by The Cure   For a second of your life Tell me that it's true Waiting for a sign It's all I want of you Your heart hides a secret A promise of what is Of something more than this   Just a second of your time Any one will do A taste of any other Is all I want from you Offer me the world And how can I resist Something more than this?   Make-believe in magic Make-believe in dreams Make-believe -- Impossible Nothing as it seems See, touch, taste, smell, hear But never know if it's real (But never know if it's real)   For a second of your life Tell me if it's true Anywhere we are Is all I want of you On your lips lies a secret A promise of a kiss Of something more than this   Just a second of your time Any one will do To know from any other Is all I want from you You've given me the world You know I can't resist Something more than this   Make-believe in magic Make-believe in dreams Make-believe -- Impossible Nothing as it seems Never really understand What anything means (What anything means)   Another second of my life Not knowing if it's true Make-believe in nothing Is all I want of you Whispering the secret Whispering there is Always something other Something more than this   ------------------------------- I've been listening to this song a lot lately. There was a time in my life when the emotion/longing described in this song was at the forefront of my mind all the time, and I listened to this song a lot then too. One of the reasons I've always loved The Cure so much is that a lot of their songs really resonate with me. Not too deep but not too shallow either, and there's a heart-on-your-sleeve quality to a lot of them in addition to a rawness, which I generally think of as intrinsic characteristics of passion.   I also love The Cure because Robert Smith is a hottie. Oh, right, and also a genius. But, yeah. A hottie. He looks like he'd be ready to cuddle and take a nap at any moment, and he has a killer smile that he sort of saves up and suddenly unleashes when you're not expecting it. My kind of guy.
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Bronwyn's Blog
 

eBay!

I've been eBaying my posterior off, trying to get my grubby mitts on LEs that I missed out on when they were live on the site (dang unemployment leaving me flat broke) -- I dunno if there's an etiquette on feedback from eBay to here and back or not [next on my list of things to do tonight - look that up] but... I'm aoineko484 on eBay - lemme know if I should be posting to something here (and a link, please - I'm hopelessly forum-nav-challenged of late; it took me 15 minutes to find the 'new blog entry' link!).         In other news...   Everyone's gotten their order but me! Wah! *pout* I want my precioussssss.....   Ah well. It'll probably show in the next couple days. If not, then I'll email and ask after it. 'Cuz, well... WANT.
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Forget Everything And Remember
 

My name should be Alexander....

... because today was a terrible, horrible, no-good very bad day.   Ok, so my son's name is Alexander, that's close enough, right?   I had weird dreams all last night, which isn't unusual, but I was cranky to begin with because I was woken up at (what I presume to be) a good part by one of the cats deciding the bed was a good scratching post. RAWR. Then my husband got home and barely spoke to me, although he did tell me I missed the UPS guy with my computer part so my lappy can be fixed. RAWR again. Then he snapped at me over trivial shit and we ended up having a big fight. No apologies on either side. So I went to hang out with my son, see what he's doing, and after laying on his bed for a while, I get a strange pain under my belly, right over my pubic bone in front, like I overstretched a muscle. Not enough to scare me or send me to the hospital, but enough to really hurt and be annoying.   So now I COULD have a working lappy but I don't have the part, I'm cranky and in pain, and I'm generally ready to snap at anyone who says anything stupid to me. RAWR. (And I have a headache, too.)
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Kitrona

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Eoywin's Blog
 

Not So Married Part Two

Everyone at work thinks I'm a newlywed, because I didn't feel the need to tell them that we got married twice (first time was September 9, 2005 for insurance reasons, the 2nd time was September 30, 2006, which I consider our 'real' wedding date).   Apparently since I'm a newlywed, I don't know what it's like to be married, and shouldn't talk about my husband.   Several times in the last few weeks when I've brought up Todd in some form or fashion, my boss will add "But she's just a newlywed"   This happened yesterday at book club - we had read "Let's Roll" - which is the story of Todd and Lisa Beamer. Todd Beamer was one of the 9-11 heros who was on the plane that crashed on in the field.   At some point during the discussion, I mentioned that it was hard for me to read the part of the book that took place during and after 9-11, because my husband's name is Todd.   To which my boss said "But she's just a newlywed", to which the other people in the book club just said "Ah" and gave knowing looks.   WTF!!!!   Just because I'm a newlywed I can't not want my husband to die... apparently I can't talk about my husband or marriage until I'm not a newlywed!! I'm sure after October rolls around, it's going to turn into "But she's only been married a year"   GRRRRR!!   Oh, my boss also did insult my marriage. We were at lunch one day not long ago, and we were talking about laundry, when I said that our laundry hadn't merged yet (I feel no need to do Todd's laundry, and I'm sure he feels no need to do mine), and she said "Well, since you don't do your laundry together and you have seperate money, it's like you are not even married."   Again, WTF!!!   So, annoying!!
Eoywin

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Monster Alice's Blog
 

SW almost over - sniff...

I've got the big box to pack and ship, then it'll be all over but the shouting. There's some cool stuff going in there, and some stupid but entertaining stuff too. I wish my switchwitchee ate, b/c that would make filling the last corners a bit easier, but fairies are constantly on diets it seems.   I'm taking the dogs to WV this weekend. Hopefully it won't be rainy the whole time we're out there. The schedule includes a thorough brushing for both Judy and Molly, and that's a lot easier to clean up from if I brush them outside. The rest of the time I'll be knitting, trying to get the body of a sweater finished. The patterning is a pain, but luckily the sleeves are ribbing, so they'll go quick. If I can just get the body done...   I'm going to stop at Trader Joe's for supplies, then we're off.
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