Halfling

[Lunasariel]

Porridge, kukui nuts, and pastry crumbs.

 

In the imp: Yup, that's a foody scent right there! There's even something a bit berry-like, which I didn't expect. I'm a bit worried about the butter, though - it smells rather overwhelming here, and I don't know how butter-like scents react with my skin yet...

 

Wet: As someone above notes, definitely in the family of Eat Me. However, instead of cupcakes, here I'm getting flaky pastries that have been on the cooling rack for a few minutes. Over time, the berry note expands and fights with the pastry for dominant note.

 

Dry: A pleasant vanilla note emerges right at the very end, but otherwise, it just sort of slowly goes stale and fades away.

[macabre_fae]

Mmm yum yum.

 

When I first smelled this in the imp, I'll be honest, it wasn't what I expected. It smelled too buttery. I was put off and let it sit un-tested for a few days. I decided to try it again actually on my skin this time, and I fell in love! On the skin it smells like brown sugar oatmeal. It has this wonderful warmth and comfort to it that makes me feel snuggly. I liked it so much I bought a bottle.

[Nicnivin]

We bought an imp of Halfling just to try out because we love the RPG series, and I thought I'd give it a try just to see how it works on my skin.

 

The verdict? I smell like a cookie.

A delicious, warm, soft oatmeal cookie stuffed with nuts and raisins, fresh out of the oven.

 

It's a cute scent that I might have worn 25 years ago, but in my current state of elder Goth-dom, it just ain't right. I'll pass this one along to my nieces along with Alice and Eat Me; sweet foodie scents that they love, but I just can't deal with.

[Poenari]

Trying out a frimp from a Lab or Post order that has been sitting in my imp stash for who knows how long. Well, this is very foodie! It reminds me of the smell of hot Cream of Wheat cereal, with milk and sugar on top, the way my mom served it when we were kids. Unfortunately, I dislike Cream of Wheat and milk, so this is a no-go. I always had Cocoa Wheats cereal instead, without milk.

Edited May 17, 2015 by Poenari

[ResinManiac]

Hot cereal and comforting, domestic, snuggly cinnamon. It's very cute and homey and feels like comng in by the fire in the fall. Adorable!

[LizziesLuck]

Wet: Freshly baked oatmeal cookies and milk. So much so that it actually makes me want to bake oatmeal cookies! Yum!

 

 

Dry: Sweet, creamy, nutty. I don't get any spice. It's less "oaty" than it was. It's very warm and comforting. I love it. Needs a full day test, and then possibly a bottle.

[DiesMali]

In the imp: Almost blueberry-like.

 

Wet: Rich, fruity pastry and oats.

 

Dry: Ehhhh. I'm not a fan of this one. It smells like raisin oatmeal cookies, which are my least favourite cookie due to unpleasant scent-memory associations from a childhood daycare that treated me absolutely abhorrently. It's not an unpleasant scent based on the notes, just not a good one for me.

[rix]

This smells exactly like Pepperidge Farm Santa Cruz oatmeal raisin soft cookies. A gorgeous and evocative scent, but not something I want to wear.

[PeculiarHeroine]

My significant other may have hit the nail directly on the head when he said that this scent smelled like "cookies and home."

Yep, thats it. This is a warm and chewy oatmeal cookie, with maybe a hot mug of something near by. Its warm, its comfortable, its delicious. A perfect Halfling evening!

[freyasfae]

It's got that slight funkiness that I also got from Bread-and-Butterfly. It seems depending on what is combined with the pastry scents, it can go either way on me: slightly sour or perfect toasty, buttery goodness. This ones does the latter - I think it may be the kukui nuts.

[Casablanca]

A deeply wholesome gourmand. A scent that says, maybe a little smugly: "I've had breakfast and all my needs are met, thank you. Think I'll have a walk in the sun with my pipe and look at the neighbors' veggies."

Nutty oatmeal dusted with cinnamon, raisins, and some unlisted but rather festive red currants or cranberries, and some half-eaten, buttery coffee cake on the side.

Foodie and fun and silly. Don't halfling without it.

[ResinManiac]

I tired a frimp of this and I'm so glad I did! Previously I had thought of skipping it because halflings seem like such a cliche go to character, but I should've known better than to underestimate them. ( I still think elves are snobby and elitist though ) Halflings smell like good sustaining food, a comfortable, loving home and peace and happiness. It honestly made me think of childhood, it IS very comforting and snuggly. I unreservedly Love this scent and everything about it. It's good aromatherapy for the blues and what ails you. Highly Recommended... :wub2:

[Cali]

Hm, Not what I'd expected from the name, but hey, I hadn't checked the notes before sniffing.

It's sweet but salty pastry. Warm, slightly spicy.

It's making me visualise eating spiced bread when really drunk... Not sure how that image popped in my head, but it's kinda like that, in a good way. It also reminds me of this.

Doesn't morph much on my skin besides that there was a 'funky' note before that has now faded. Which is a good thing, it's a little more adult I guess.

Nice, sweet, funny.

Edited September 7, 2016 by Cali

[Lisa Ing]

Factory-wrapped chewy oatmeal cookies from the grocery store. You ate the entire pack in one sitting.

[lizabelle]

This is truly unlike anything else I've ever smelled. It's exactly like porridge with milk, nuts, and honey. There's definitely a chai-esque aspect, too. It's very comforting and homey, and while I never expected to want to smell like porridge I might just end up with a bottle. Absolutely perfect for a halfling/hobbit!

[Lucchesa]

This reminds me of Eat Me but doesn't have whatever ingredient in Eat Me is disastrous with my chemistry. (Vanilla???) It's quite pleasant and I may pull out the imp on a chilly damp day when I'm craving comfort food, but I don't plan to buy a bottle.

[mishi-bear]

I tried this one a while back and found it underwhelming, but I let it sit nearly a year before recently trying it again.

 

With some time to age, this has become wonderful. It does require a very liberal slathering to be as strong as I like my perfumes, though. It's a very warm, comforting gourmand. Creamy, milky oatmeal sweetened with honey, with buttery sweet almost cinnamony breads on the side. There's also a touch of fruitiness to this, a little sweeter than raisins but similar.

 

Overall this is a keeper for me. Not sure I'll spring for a big bottle anytime soon but maybe once I use the imp up.

[Soupy Twist]

It's an olfactory portrait of Rosie Cotton, Sam Gamgee's wife. Nuts and pastry in the bottle. Goes on as a buttery crust with nuts, like a nut tart. Then a sweet note comes in, like a floral honey. It morphs to pine briefly, and then returns as a sweet pastry, or maybe an oatmeal cookie, as others have noted. I totally want to eat this. Very little throw. Might pair well with Dana O'Shee.