Tears of the Seraphim

[violetblue]

TEARS OF THE SERAPHIM
Bourbon vanilla, angelica root, and benzoin.

This smelled absolutely divine in the jar - like a very expensive cake. I just don't think I must have used enough, because when it hit the water, I got no scent. The water was silky and there was a nice layer of foamy bubbles, but just didn't smell anything. I used a small handful, with two good sized chunks from the top of the jar. I will edit this when I use it next and use more. Edited October 12, 2011 by LiberAmoris

[ACVail24]

I agree with Violetblue.

 

smells wonderous in the jar, but just didn't perform in water.

I didn't get many bubbles either but I didn't know how much to use, so maybe round 2 will be the rest of the jar

[whataboutprom]

I have to agree as well. The vanilla is gorgeous in the jar, but almost disappears in the water. It does make the water very silky soft and creates a thin layer of bubbles. I used maybe a fifth of the jar. I'm not sorry I purchased it, because it does make the bath feel very nice, and the label art is beautiful, but I probably wouldn't buy a second unless the scent were made stronger. I ended up adding a few squirts of TKO massage oil to my bath, which added a stronger vanilla scent and mixed perfectly with Tears of the Seraphim.

[AnyseLawsBray]

In packet: Vanilla, much creamier than any of the other bath brews though they all had a hint of the same creamy quality. At moments I get something more sweet & waxy smelling, probably the benzoin. It's one of my favorite notes, but here it almost smells artificial.

 

In bath: Will update once tested.

[AmyO'Shields]

I will agree with everyone who said that it smelled gorgeous in the packaging but didn't do much in the water. It does smell amazing though! Wish there was some other way to use this...I will vote for this one to be made into a perfume or a bath oil...that would be amazing!

[DrKate]

Same here, it was a nice scent in the bag, though I noticed a slight chemical scent, then hardly any scent in the water. I have a 3oz decant (half a jar) and put at least a third of it in the bath, so quite a large amount. It'll be interesting to see if I have the same problem with the others. It also left me slightly sparkly (a good thing) and slightly sticky (not a good thing).

[milo]

In the container, a cool vanilla. Not unlike Lyonesse or Black Opal, that kind of vanilla. In the tub, the scent does the disappearing act just like the other bath potions. I'd really like a perfume like this, but the bath potions seem to be a bomb for me. *sorry bad pun*

[Blood onmy hands]

I got about 2 ounces of this in a swap and used the whole bunch in a bath last night. The scent was like cake batter mixed with baby powder, but very light in the bag and then nonexistent in the bath water. I didn't notice it do much of anything once it was in the water, though it did make some bubbles when I turned on the jacuzzi jets. The fragrance isn't strong enough, and I prefer my bath stuff to be a bit moisturizing.

[Nisaba]

I'm freshly out of a bath with this, and I really liked it. I used about 3 heaped teaspoons worth, and while it wasn't very bubbly, it did smell gently of vanilla; a rich, not too sweet vanilla. It's not very strong but it was definitely there. It made the water feel soft and and I can still smell the scent on my skin now, if I put my arm to my nose.

 

I don't know if it makes a difference, but I'm in a moderately soft water area.

[zankoku_zen]

Again, I found the scent on this one to be very faint. But definitely smells like vanilla.

 

I'm very intrigued to mix this with Opium Tar and see what I get. I am hoping for deliciousness!