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zapevaj

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    a little too imp-ulsive
  • Birthday 03/10/1983

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    Carnivale Wanda Pele Kali Gluttony Czernobog Old Port-Au-Prince High John the Conqueror Jack Tzadikim Nistarim Blood Lotus Follow Me Boy

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    Indolealkyl amines, Very Bad Ideas, BPAL!, archery, beat poetry, bellydance, burning man, buttershots, catholicism, cultural anthropology, cyberpunk literature, cyber fashion, digital video, film, film/tv production, firedancing, freedom of information, gouda cheese, hair extensions, historical costuming, industrial music, japanese, krav maga, la regla de ocha, martial arts, middle eastern dance, motorcycles, mountain biking, nag champa incense, rivetheads, romani, romuva, serbo-croatian, sewing, social criticism, sociology, stellar astronomy, synthetic hair
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    busy

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    Pisces, sun in Aquarius. Which afaik means that I am in denial about being a Pisces (true 'nuff).
  1. zapevaj

    Spooky

    Oooh boy, Spooky smells like a chocolate shop at Christmas. I don't get so much rum, mostly chocolate, mint, and coconut. It is also a very nice scent to wear when you're queasy. Supposedly mint scents are used in aromatherapy to settle the stomach, and I ain't no aromatherapist, but I sure am hungover. All my foody scents nauseated me this morning, but Spooky is light and delicate enough that I wore it today and definitely felt perked up. -Rae
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    Aquatics - scents of the ocean, the sea

    Danube is lovely. I'm not even an aquatics-type, but it took me a while to decide to swap it! -Rae
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    What do bottles and labels look like?

    Pshaw. It's a very nice bottle. Pretty, but not overly girly. And trust me, it's far nicer to have a guy who pays some sort of attention to how he smells, instead of some guy who is too macho to like, bathe. -Rae
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    Does BPAL stain?

    I have no idea if this wil work on oil, but apparently hydrogen peroxide *dissolves* dried blood, really fizzy and mad-scientist-like (I was shown this by an ER nurse who was stitching up my hand, but I imagine it'd work for "other sorts" of bloodstains that women get- ahem). So anyway, since BPAL is organic, perhaps hydrogen peroxide will dissolve it off clothes too? -Rae
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    The Best Scents for Home, a Room, the Car...

    I made a fragrance spray out of Dia and spritzed the inside of my car with it a while back- it was delightful, and lasted a while. I just got an oil burner, and have been testing it out- Queen of Spades is lovely and potent. Burning half an imp for 15 minutes has heavily scented my entire house! Entropy is nice too- a little herby and spicy. -Rae
  6. I agree with hypothermya; Samhain was very wafty and strong. I loved it! Red Queen, Jack, and Vice were also very noticeable on me. -Rae
  7. I personally think Kali and Dia de los Muertos don't have much in common. I was just smelling Bruja today, though, and it struck me that Bruja has a very similar dry, smoky base scent. Paired up with a mellow floral, it could mimic Dia quite well. -Rae
  8. Rage is also a great dark incensy one! Mystery is a little more perfumey, like incense and floral perfume combined, but still noticebaly smoky. -Rae
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    How long do bottles & imps last?

    Oh man, I go through oils shamefully quick. I killed a 5ml of Samhain in two weeks. I am a slatherer though, and also like to drip a few drops onto my scalp. And I really like to smell my scents- not just a tiny bit, but noticeably, all day. -Rae
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    Vice

    In the bottle, it smelled mostly of mellow, rich chocolate- more of a milk chocolate than a dark one. Applied, a bit of the orange scent came through more, and even more upon drying- and yep, I smelled exactly like a chocolate orange! Good lord I love those things. The cherry was only slightly present for me. Awesome scent; I may have to get a big bottle. I've no idea how long the scent lasts, though...I can't smell it at all right now (6 hours after applying), but I had stir-fry for dinner so now everything smells like Szechuan sauce. -Rae
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    Kali

    I love, love, love Kali; it became my daily scent this summer, and I'll have to get a big bottle of it sometime! It's sweet, yet spicy; I think the main notes I get out of it are the wine, the spices and balsam, and a little bit of rose...but not enough to make it, y'know, rosy. Which is awesome. One of the most intense, sexy-in-a-fierce-way perfumes I've ever smelled. -Rae
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    Katharina

    Whoo, Katharina is a blast of bright, uplifting apricot and orange blossom. I don't so much smell the musk at all. It's vivid, invigorating and confident. Though it is also very very fruity- I had a hard time deciding to swap this, but wow, way too fruity for me. I never thought apricot could smell so nice, though. -Rae (edited for spelling)
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    Eve

    I definitely get a strong whiff of apple blossom form this one, as well as a bit of honey and rose. Definitely more fruity than floral, though. I actually had a hard time deciding -not- to keep this, as the apple blossom is such a nice note, but I'm not a floral or pure-fruit type. -Rae
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    Naiad

    I love lotus mightily, and can smell a teensy bit of it here, but mostly Naiad is just lavender, lavender, and more strong lavender! It would make a nice room scent, and would probably freshen up the air in a room quite well. But man, I cannot imagine liking how it smells on anyone. -Rae
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    Maiden

    The carnation scent really stands out to me in this one- it reminds me of the feeling of rubbing your face in a freshly-cut, still-dewy carnation bloom! (What, you've never done that?) The tea scent gives a lovely balance- like a bright, crisp morning where you've gotten just enough sleep and wake up before the alarm clock. Very nice, but not for people who don't like florals. -Rae
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