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scent review

Sat, 02 May 2026 20:37:09 GMT

California Chocolate is awful.

Scent description: A special edition made in honor of the 2013 San Francisco Chocolate and Fragrance Salon, it’s a luscious and seductive gourmand scent that reflects the bright, sunny atmosphere of California. You can’t help smiling when you smell it! Released 2013. Notes: wild orange, grapefruit, yuzu, white cognac, neroli, dark chocolate, patchouli, gourmand musk, and Bourbon vanilla.

On me: Orange, like orange peel or orange juice. Very bright, but immediately on top of that is something foul. Like when the dog comes in from the yard and it's rolled in something you can't identify as either a long-dead something or a very old piece of poop. Musty, foul. Eventually settles down into something that smells like an old church --old varnished wood and books and dusty carpet. Unpleasant. And also I am allergic to something, my head and nose became stuffed up and I got a wicked headache. The only good thing is that it doesn't last long on me, it fades to nothing after a short but agonizing time Tossing this one in the bin.

Kyphi is not much better.

website description: Based on the common themes that run throughout various ancient formulas for the Egyptian incense that was burned to welcome the night, this version of Kyphi is a 100% natural mix of resins, essential oils, and absolutes, a liquid version of the incense formula that can be worn as an uplifting and offbeat perfume and is especially well suited for meditation, yoga, or other activities that require concentration. 100% natural. Released 2011. Notes: frankincense, myrrh, benzoin, labdanum, beeswax, spikenard, henna, lemongrass, wild orange, calamus, cassia, cyperus, saffron, juniper berry, and spices.

On me: the long dead something the dog rolled in hits first. I suspect this is the perfume maker's 'secret sauce' that perhaps forms the base of many of their scents, regardless of what they say the 'scent notes' are. The 'musk' that they base the rest of the perfume upon, perhaps? Eventually it becomes beeswax and sawdust. Then just sawdust. I don't mind the smell of sawdust but it's a bit of a disappointment.

Mardi Gras is complicated, but in the end, unlikeable and unwearable.

scent notes from the website: Every year in late winter New Orleans puts on a grand party like no other. It’s a rainbow-hued, glittering, skanky, riotous, celebration of everything there is to celebrate, flowing in and out like a shiny snake amidst the flower-strewn, humidity-drenched, decaying streets of the French Quarter. Mardi Gras may present a polite, rich veneer of real orange blossom and vanilla, like a southern belle delicately munching on a beignet dusted with powdered sugar, but behind the pretty, festive costume are dark undercurrents of voodoo and hoodoo, midnight rituals and outrageous secrets that can only be unleashed under the protective camouflage of the innocent-looking mask. Released 2015. Notes: Orange blossom, neroli, cistus, benzoin, vanilla, civet, special musk blend.

On me: a blast of orange blossom, super sweet. Then the undead thing the dog rolled in rears its head. This must be the 'special musk blend'. sweetness, not quite real vanilla, something like a can of frosting, but still the unbearable sweet floral and the kick in the nose of the dead thing. the notes clash and confuse, refusing to settle down into an accord. I wanted to like this so much and I do NOT. I feel like it needs something else to bring everything together. Maybe patchouli or ?

and on to my freebie: Carolina.

A sweet floral-gourmand fougere-type scent reminiscent of the American South takes you from a day spent among sun-warmed pine woods, grassy fields, and roadsides sprinkled with wildflowers through lunch in a diner that serves iced sweet tea and fresh-baked banana bread, into a warm, humid night sweetened with the scent of night-fragrant flowers and the persistent undercurrent of tonka-rich tobacco curing in the wooden barns and historic red brick factories. Released 2010. Notes: longleaf pine, hay absolute, magnolia, kudzu flower, tea, honeysuckle, star jasmine, vanilla, tonka, and tobacco leaf.

On me: actually not bad. generic white floral with a little bit of the hay/vanilla to make it less cloying. Not bad. Clean, floral, simple. Not one I'd choose to wear often, it's not really 'me' but it's OK

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Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:04:29 GMT

been abusing the plastic a bit.....it's one of my depressive coping mechanisms. not great.

I ordered some wax melts from Bewilderment. Their marketing and naming conventions are funny and fun, their actual product is a little weak. Nothing terrible, and their petrichor is dead-on when you smell the wax directly but not a lot of 'throw', it doesn't spread too far from the wax warmer.

I got: Grey Sweatpants, Petrichor, Dragon Breath, Bedtime Goddess and Fuck Ice. Funny enough Fuck Ice seems to be a dupe for Scentsy "Eskimo Kisses" which was rebranded to "Polar Bear Hug" when it turned out 'Eskimo' is a slur...

The house is smelling a little better these days, anyway. Housemate Sam has paused her apartment hunting due to a flare up of 'ankylosing spondylitis' which in Sam speak is "my eyes are red and inflamed and I'm sure it has nothing to do with smoking mj and living in a small room with two catboxes 23 hours a day'...but whatever.

I have a 2nd interview tomorrow for a well paying part time job that will get me out of the house and have some money coming in. Plus a recruiter called for another part time job that I could do along with the other one for a total of 40 hrs. And I got a request for yet another canned video interview with a place up the street where I've applied several times, gotten a few interviews, but have not yet managed to haul my carcass across the finish line. 34th times a charm!! honestly, full time work may not be what I want anymore. But I'm keeping all options on the table until I have an actual offer and an actual job.

And today I got an order in from Olympic Orchids. Someone on reddit had recommended Mardi Gras (Orange blossom, neroli, cistus, benzoin, vanilla, civet, special musk blend.). I just put it on. It's...a lot. I am not yet sure if I like it or not. I got the 5 ml travel spray because I was so sure I'd love it...eeeee. we'll see if it settles down.

I got a sample of Kyphi : frankincense, myrrh, benzoin, labdanum, beeswax, spikenard, henna, lemongrass, wild orange, calamus, cassia, cyperus, saffron, juniper berry, and spices. (I will probably like this one best), a sample of California Chocolate, wild orange, grapefruit, yuzu, white cognac, neroli, dark chocolate, patchouli, gourmand musk, and Bourbon vanilla. and they sent me a free sample of Carolina. Scent notes: longleaf pine, hay absolute, magnolia, kudzu flower, tea, honeysuckle, star jasmine, vanilla, tonka, and tobacco leaf.-- pretty sure I'm not going to like that one.

anyhoooooooo

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feeling travel buggy & want to shop and buy perfume. argh.

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:31:10 GMT

I want everything on this website.

Or I just want to visit New Orleans and go to their store.

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Life

Thu, 15 May 2025 17:11:40 GMT

Well, I turn 55 next week. My aunt L. wants to take us to dinner to celebrate and I have to pick a place. I am just not feelin' it but I guess I need to pick *something*. bleh.

Mom is with sister H. at her house in Bloomington, IN. Mom spends most of her time asleep, eating little, is starting to see people who arent' there ("Granny"? None of her grandmothers were called 'granny' as far as I know. but...?) She may pass soon. Not to be cruel or unfeeling but she's been ready for a while, and tried in 2022 or was it 2023? anyway. I just want her to be at peace.

Mothers day is always a reminder that she didn't have the life she wanted, the love she wanted, or the accomplishments she wanted, largely due to having children. Me, mostly, I guess, the start of her disappointments in life. Abortion was illegal when I was conceived. I don't think I'll ever forget or forgive a system that robbed a woman of her life and autonomy and forced her to parent a child she and her partner didn't want to have and into trying to force a life together, a partnership that was unsuited to both of them. They did their best and maybe at some point decided that it was OK to have me, maybe even that they wanted and liked me...but it wasn't their choice. It was forced on them by the fucking government. So happy belated Mother's day, I guess. Glad and grateful for my fucked up reproductive system and getting sterilized at age 34 so I didn't have to do the same.

Still job hunting.

Our friend S. has settled in to the front room/tent room with her two cats. Her dog has run of the house. The dogs got the door open once and chased one of the cats into the work/computer room where she hid in the corner until my brother A. could get under there and get her out. It was a stressful mess. S. wanted to just leave the cat's bed and some treats in the room until the cat chose to come out but I was thinking "OK, but where is it going to piss/shit???" so for me, it wasn't an option to leave the cat in my work room until it felt like coming out. S is being a good guest, spending a lot of time resting and watching tv/movies in her room. Her dog is getting along well with our dogs and has enjoyed joining our walk routine. S. occasionally comes out and does marathon talking but it's more movies and trivia now than the first days of trauma-dumping about her childhood and stuff. She's been alone in her house for a year since her husband died; I'm trying to give her as much patience and kindness as I can manage. I can't imagine losing everyone and everything that matters to you in one fell swoop like she has.

It's gotten hot this week so we've been walking after supper instead of before.

My knees, back, left heel, and ankles are in pain just about all of the time now. I wear 'incrediwear' knee and ankle supports to bed for healing; I generally do wake up feeling more OK ish than when I dont' wear them to bed.

I've lost about 5 lbs in the last couple months. only 100+ more to go!LOLOLOLOL. not gonna happen.but I know that a great deal of my discomfort is due to carrying too much weight.

Our house is having plumbing issues. got a quote for 10K to fix it. The PVC piping used originally is not to current spec, it is weakening and sort of sagging. It's more of a flattened 0 shape rather than a round circle and will continue to collapse and crack until it's not useable and nothing goes through. Part of the driveway needs to be dug up and repoured as well. Thax wants to get a couple more quotes before we make a decision but I suspect the work will need to be done sooner rather than later.

Anyhoo...

turns out that the position I was offered FT/Permanent in Feb (and turned down due to already accepting the 6 month remote contract that ended early, and had been beating myself up over endlessly bla bla ) was 'sunsetted' just after the 6 week training period was over. The options were to apply for other positions at the company, accept transfer to Accounts Receivable and after a 3 week 'try out' period, either be accepted full time in AR, or get a severance.

So I guess I'm glad I didn't go thru all that. I would have had some bux in the bank after 6 weeks of that fat salary but not enough to really justify or make up for being jerked around and played like that.

The job hunt continues and the data analyst course continues as well. onward.

S. suggests I offer dogsitting for a couple of extra dogs and take cash as my next career....It's tempting but our backyard really isn't secure.

For my birthday/just cuz, I'm going to order a sample set from Maison des Animaux.

Aurate: This is the classic amber. Sandalwood drenched, labdanum rich, vanilla sweetened. The most golden of gold fragrances.
Boheme: Bohème is lightly sweet, deep, warm, and unisex. It starts with labdanum, cinnamon, and toffee, and transforms into leather and a bit of smoldering pipe tobacco hovering above that perfect glass of bourbon. The drydown is a honied musk that is just delicious.
Holiday: The warm, honied musk of sun-kissed skin on a tropical beach. Solar and warm, subtle sweetness balanced with a warm hum of toasted coconut and spiced rum.
Le Cirque: A riot of dark chocolate-covered espresso beans, toasted sugarcane, Mysore sandalwood, Haitian vetiver, and a puff off a Cuban cigar. This is a conversation over a late-night espresso that you never want to end. It is so fun, so rich, and entirely sexy.
Sirius : This is the sweetest Guatemalan cardamom, rare ruh khus vetiver, black keemun tea oil, and vanilla absolute from madagascar. Unisex and versatile, it starts bright and spicy and dries down into a warm, sweet, and rich woody musk. An olfactory cashmere sweater: warm, soft, a constant favorite.

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perfumes

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:27:01 GMT

Well, I'm not very good at being practical and saving my money for important things. I'm trying. But a couple weeks ago I had a little sinking spell and decided to treat myself..... in my defense, Demeter was having a sale. I got the "Dark Flowers" sampler set. Plus two vanillas: Vanilla Bark (pretty nice, comes off as kind of a sandalwood, dont' get much vanilla at all) and Hawaiian Vanilla (too much coconut and the vanilla is fake/chemically. too bad.)

I'm wearing 'Witching Hour' right now and it's gorgeous. Kind of an 'older woman out for a fancy occasion' sophisticated scent. Probably not a daily choice.

Witching Hour: Deep and sensual, without being at all too dark, this fragrance uses exotic ingredients - two kinds of Amber, Blood Orange, and Vanilla Orchid petals - to make this blend unique.

Dark Roses: Rose Water Tea, Thorny Stem Bulgarian Rose Petals, and Davana Blossom are topped with Red Currants and anchored by an earthy Patchouli, Dark Amber and Haitian Vetiver: a deep, dark swirl unlike anything else you have experienced in a Rose-inspired scent.

Vampire Blooms: Poisonous Belladonna, Dracula Orchid, and the Nicotiana plant form the deep, dark heart of this fragrance, rounded with peppery Maile Leaves and Ivy, smoothed and coordinated by a sheer veil of Madagascar Vanilla, White Musk and Mandarin Peel.

Transfixed: The sexy center of this fragrance revolves around Ylang Ylang and Red Poppies, grounded with Tobacco Leaves and Black Vanilla Bean, while taking flights of fancy with a frosty medicinal accord and powdery Coca Petals.

Mystical Blooms: Mystical Blooms is an enchanting fragrance with a core of Night Blooming Orchid and Crimson Dahlia, shrouded in a veil of elusive tobacco and musk notes. . Its top notes exude a hint of enigmatic spices, like Saffron, and unique fruity scents, like Bergamot and Fig Nectar, luring you into an ethereal journey.

As the scent develops, a sense of intrigue intensifies, drawing you deeper into its mysterious allure. Woods and musky undertones emerge, adding an aura of seductive secrecy. Like a moonlit garden under a starless sky, Mystical Blooms captivates with its enigmatic and haunting presence.

This fragrance is for those who embrace the unknown, seeking an olfactory adventure that transcends the boundaries of light and dark, revealing the magic that lies within the shadows. Mystical Blooms leaves an enigmatic trail, tempting others to unravel its secrets, but it remains an enigma, forever elusive and entrancing.

Shadow Flowers: Shadow Flowers is an enigmatic and alluring fragrance that exudes a mysterious and haunting charm. At its core, it embraces a delicate yet intoxicating blend of elusive dark blooms, including Jasmine, Sambac, and fiery Tuberose Absolute, all shrouded in an air of darkness.

The fragrance opens with ethereal wisps of misty dew-kissed sparkling peach and Orange Blossom, evoking the sensation of wandering through a moonlit garden under the cover of night. As it develops, an aura of intrigue deepens with a touch of Patchoui and an Amber accord, adding an alluring complexity to the floral bouquet.

Shadow Flowers captivates with its unique duality, both dark and light, tender and mysterious. It represents the beauty found in the hidden corners of the world, evoking a sense of fascination and wonder.

This fragrance is for those who embrace the enigma of life, seeking a scent that transcends the ordinary and reveals the allure of the unknown. With Shadow Flowers, you'll leave a hauntingly elegant impression, a trail of mesmerizing allure that lingers long after you've passed, inviting others to be drawn into your captivating world of shadows and blooms.

Ominous Mist: Ominous Mist is an intriguing and evocative fragrance that transports you to a realm of mystery and intrigue. At its heart, it entwines a blend of dark notes with bursts of brightness, reminiscent of a dense mist cloaking a hidden forest on a moonless night. Within this enigmatic mist, whispers of Sandalwood, Cedar and a fantasy wood accord create a sense of eerie serenity.

The fragrance opens with a burst of Black Raspberry, Mandarin Orange and Blood Orange, capturing the essence of the mist as it embraces you in its ethereal embrace. As it evolves, hints of aromatic Jasmine and Orange Blossom add depth and complexity to the atmospheric blend.

Ominous Mist encapsulates the allure of the unknown, offering a captivating olfactory journey that dares you to explore and embrace the enigmatic. It is a fragrance for those who embrace their inner darkness, finding beauty in the mysterious and uncharted territories of life.

Haunted Souls: Haunted Souls is an evocative fragrance that delves into the depths of emotions and memories, capturing the essence of souls that linger in the realm of the living. At its core, it intertwines a blend of dark and introspective notes, embodying a deep, melancholic symphony of Patchouli, Smoky Myrrh and Leather.

The fragrance opens with a touch of mystery, like wisps of ethereal mist of Bergamot, Saffron and Coco Blossom, rising from forgotten graves, setting the stage for an immersive olfactory experience. As it evolves, delicate whispers of Midnight Jasmine and Tuberose emerge, adding a sense of nostalgia and timeless elegance.

Haunted Souls encapsulates the essence of introspection and the haunting beauty found in the depths of the human spirit. It is a fragrance for those who embrace their emotions, exploring the shadows of their souls with grace and courage.

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making a wishlist

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 22:07:37 GMT

having to be careful with my disposable income just now, end of contract looming at some uncertain future date...but... this website is tempting meeeee.

Very cute and clever names, and good sounding scent combinations....I like woody/gourmand/dark/smoky/musky more than I like floral/citrus/bright/soapy/clean

Fuckery: Luxardo cherry, caramelized sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, sandalwood, tobacco absolute, smoke, night air, clean sheets

Moon Magic: Lavender sugar, vanilla steamed milk, chai spices, tonka bean, Cashmeran, Ambroxan, crystals charged by the moonlight (our crystal accord)

Reduced to a Thing That Wants You: Yellow mandarin, pink pepper, tuberose, vanilla bean, marshmallow cream, sandalwood, nutmeg, sheer amber, warm skin and clean sheets

What Big Eyes You Have: Immortelle absolute, lemon meringue pie, pearlescent vanilla musk

2 AM in Lafayette: Vanilla co2, oakmoss, cafe au lait, ribbons of caramel, beignets dusted with powdered sugar

Pelicans Dive in the Ocean: Palo santo, pear, fresh linen, sea salt, Ambroxan, ambrette, sunlight playing off of clear blue water

Serpentine: Ripe figs, fig leaf, cardamom, caramelized honey, vanilla, Peru balsam, Cedar, Iso E Super

Don't Whistle In The Woods: Cedar, sandalwood, cypriol, fir balsam, black vanilla, sugar, ambrette, and a hint of fur

Cabanilla: Salted vanilla, sand, palm fronds, driftwood, a cracked coconut, brown sugar, balsam of Peru, and a distant beach bonfire

Seance: Campari, orange, cinnamon, jasmine sambac absolute, immortelle absolute, ambrette, vanilla sugar, smoked amber, salt, Australian sandalwood oil, cashmere woods

Follow Me Into The Deep: Vanilla orchid, sweetened coconut milk, tonka, nutmeg

Falling Stars (mean you are with me): A super-cozy, rich and warm blend of black coffee, almond cream, sandalwood, natural oud, palo santo oil, tonka bean absolute, and vanilla bean

Her Kind: Amber, musk, sandalwood, benzoin, Cashmeran, myrrh, vanilla, wisps of smoke

Dreaming Evil: Vanilla, tonka bean, benzoin, cocoa, sheer woods, oud

Something Wicked: Vanilla, patchouli, sandalwood, whiskey

We Are All Stardust: Sandalwood nut co2, Australian sandalwood, beeswax absolute, Iso E Super, Ambroxan, labdanum, vanilla

C'est Noel: Coffee, freshly baked cinnamon bread, roasted chestnuts, blown out candles, lingering church incense, and softly falling snow

Nothing Burns Like the Cold: Egyptian jasmine absolute, toasted rice, saffron threads, luscious caramel, a trio of vanillas (vanilla CO2, vanilla planifolia accord, and a house tincture of Madagascan vanilla beans), Ambroxan, and velvety musk

anyhoo....

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latest fragrance buys

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:00:37 GMT

Satyr Fragrance Oil Satyr is a blend of patchouli, amber, vanilla, cinnamon, and cedar. It is a wonderfully seductive scent, flirty and flexible enough to be worn by anyone. For some, the sweet vanilla and amber are the focal point of the blend. On others, the deep spice of patchouli and cedar are the most prominent scents.

It smells like none of that. I can't really decide what it smells like. Something green? Not great. I layered some Demeter "Riding Crop" over it and that made it smell good. But still...none of that. Just kind of a general soapy sort of scent.

Oberon Fragrance Oil Oberon is one of the blends in our special Midsummer Nights Dream Collection. A scent befitting the King of the Fairies, Oberon is a special blend of Orange Blossom, Earth, Amber, Cinnamon, Cedar and Campfire.

another miss. I can smell maybe the orange?

And, because I can't resist Amber: Bathe yourself in the warm, rich, earthy, honey-sweet scent of Amber. Nothing smells quite as luxuriously decadent as Amber. An exotic, ancient scent found among vikings, romans, celts, baltic tribes and bedouin nomads. Amber is a resin based scent that is rich, warm, sweet, and full bodied.

This one is pretty heavy on the balsam. Smells like christmas tree. Not terrible but missing the sweetness I usually associate with Amber.

I also got their Carnation for my friend J-Law. Hopefully it's good. Carnations are her favorite flower.

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Lake & Skye perfume

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 17:35:48 GMT

So I had ordered this 'discovery set' a while back.

From the fragrance description I thought I'd really love 11:11. I was expecting ambery and soft, I got ozone and 'clean'....like detergent and/or window cleaner, slightly oceanic. not for me. "The best selling, 2x award-winning blend of musk and white ambers."...not so much.

I then tried Midnight 07 - "An alluring, fruity fragrance balancing 07 key notes including yuzu, amber, vetiver, rose, fig, vanilla and patchouli." Sophisticated, very classic almost vintage perfume scent. A 'date night' type scent. Very grown up. I liked it very much but something in it gave me a headache. I suspect vetiver.

This morning, after my shower, I tried Cote Du Paradis - "A sweet and uplifting scent inspired by sunny beach days with notes of palo santo, almond, and tonka bean. " - initial impression was almost a suntan lotion type scent, then settles down to the vanilla/almond kind of scent, then *poof* gone.

Finally, we have Saffron Dusk " Dark florals, spicy woods and a musky cool. A blend of saffron, pepper, neroli, rose and vetiver. ".... initial impression : this is pee. second impression: okay, not pee. Just ferrets. and some kind of floor cleaner, or something.

so, nope.

I'm liking Bath & Body Works "Moonlit Graveyard" ...I went there this past weekend and the Halloween stuff was almost gone. Most of the halloween scents were fruity and vanilla-y and not great. But Moonlit Graveyard is a pleasant, amber musk that I like pretty well. I got the room spray.

And I got a copal & opoponax spray from hexeh that is nice. Not enough copal. But soft and velvety and sweet and woody.

And I should probably stop spending money on scents...

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adding to wishlist

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:55:18 GMT

Etruscan Water by Francesca Bianchi

Notes: Bergamot, Green Tangerine, Grapefruit, Petit-grain, Basil, Carvi, Immortelle, Jasmin, Iris root, Musk Ambergris Labdanum Vetiver Oakmoss

African Rooibos by Chris Collins

A warm wind carries the scent of rooibos leaves and cedar off the South African mountains. Spicy black pepper and warm cardamom speak to a multidimensional personality, while bright bergamot brings life to the blend. I

It’s a scent with effortless charisma that feels like being comfortable in your skin.

Top Notes: Bergamot, Cardamom, Black Pepper

Heart Notes: Rooibos tea accord, Orris Butter

Base Notes: Cedarwood, Tonka bean, Immortelle flower Absolute

Måd by ånd fragrance

Notes: Madagascan Vanilla, Buchu, Bergamot, Ylang oil, Vetiver, Violet, Musk, Jasmine and Cloves

Flor Y Canto

On the most fragrant festival in the Aztec calendar, the rhythm of drums palpitates as a wealth of flowers is offered on temple altars. Billowing clouds of Copalact as a backdrop to the intoxicating breath of Tuberose, Magnolia, Plumeria and the intensely yellow aroma of the sacred Marigold, Cempoalxochitl.

Natural, opulent & explosive.

Top Notes: Mexican Acacia, Marigold and Crushed leaf accents

Heart notes: Tuberose Absolute, Magnolia grandiflora and Red & White plumeria

Base Notes: Copal (Mexican Incense), Benzoin and Mexican Vanilla Bean

Jazmin Yucatan by D.S. & Durga

Jungle, humidity, snake plants, jazmín yucateco, crocodile by the cenote, shaded temple, limestone ruins.

Entering the interior of the Yucatan peninsula is a journey inwards. The vast beauty of the coast is far behind. Once-thriving cities are preserved in russet orange limestone ruins. Overgrown green vines and dark grasses swallow temples back into the jungle. Fruits hang heavy in the foliage like the humid air of the Yucatan–redolent of jungle flowers. Crocodiles hunt in the cool waters of cenotes. Natives burn copal resin-used for hundreds of years or more, it reminds us of holy ceremonies. The jasmine plants speak of animalic powder, a shocking complex aroma–like spotting the pattern of a jaguar among a monotony of green vegetation.

Top Notes: Water, Passion flower, Bergamot

Heart Notes: Jasmin yucateco, Sambac, Clove

Base Notes: S nake plant, Vetiver, Copal

https://indigoperfumery.com/

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today I'm wearing

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 15:07:08 GMT

The lIttle Book eater "We have always lived in the castle"

This fragrance is inspired by the unsettling mystery novel by Shirley Jackson. Made with the scents of black coffee, nutmeg, sugared blackberries (no arsenic included!), sandalwood, and smoke. Fruity, dark, smoky, and musty. Reminiscent of walking through town, dining at Blackwood Manor, and house fires. The perfect combination for poetic introversion and finding happiness in strange and fantastical things!

Fragrance Note(s): Black Coffee • Nutmeg • Sugared Blackberries • Sandalwood • Smoke
Scent Categories: Fruity • Smoky • Musty

“Fate intervened. Some of us, that day, she led inexorably through the gates of death. Some of us, innocent and unsuspecting, took, unwillingly, that one last step to oblivion. Some of us took very little sugar.” — from We Have Always Lived in the Castle, by Shirley Jackson

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Demeter "Fireplace"

Demeter has captured a small part of the fireplace tradition, with the wonderful, cozy comforting scent of the fireplace on a cold winter’s eve. It smells exactly like your sweater after sitting for hours in front of a wood fire.

By George Matthew Adams
I shall try to make myself like an open fireplace, so that people may be warmed and cheered by it…

by itself, 'we have always lived in the castle' is more fruity than any of the other notes listed. "Fireplace" helps the smoke element so that everything is more balanced and less purely gourmand.

I've been transcribing my old personal journal into my dreamdiwth again, had some downtime at work this week, so it seemed like a good time to work on it. I used to be so busy and I used to get so much done, even with friends and dinners out and renfaires and bellydance shows and this and that...these days I don't have that many 'spoons', just the thought of doing more than one or two things in a day is exhausting, and I see people other than my household ....once a month, if that. I think I'm really ready to go be a hermit in the jungle.

The weekend is here and yet again I have no solid plans to do anything or go anywhere. Some vague sense that I *should* have plans, go somewhere, do something, but very little actual want to do.

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Speaking of perfume: HERMÈS Un Jardin sur le Toit

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:02:17 GMT

I tried this one in the duty free 'shopping gauntlet' in Cozumel. It was nice. Started out kind of grassy and melon-y and ended up smelling very much like 'white linen'. Nice, not my usual style, but worked well in the heat and humidity. Disappeared on my skin pretty quickly, though.

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Nui Cobalt perfume samples

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 23:56:58 GMT

I was feeling a little bit of 'event drop' on our way home from the cruise on Friday so when I saw an ad for Nui Cobalt Designs perfumes roll across my facebook, I browsed the website and ordered myself a few samples. They arrived today! Very fast!  They also sent a freebie sample with the 4 I ordered.

~ Bee Kind to Yourself ~
A tender potion for self-care, soothing, and gentle replenishment.
White copal, blooming peony, honeyed tea, pink amber, and sheer summer-weight cashmere.
Anoint your pulse points to ease tension and cultivate calm.
Creative credit and gratitude to the lovely K.M.V. who proposed this scent concept via Reddit’s Indie Makeup & More forum.

4/19 - soapy floral. fades quickly to a barely-there sweet and clean. It's OK. I don't love it. I'm just going to have to go back to Belize to get the copal soap I loved, if I want a good copal scent on myself.

~ Goth Club 2023 ~
It was the Darkness that was dancing; I just rode its wake.
Fog machine, clove cigarettes, sweet patchouli, skin-warmed leather, myrrh resin , Cabernet, scarlet musk, and the well-worn wood of the dance floor.

I put this one on first. It sounded so delicious. and it *is*. This is a heavy, delicious fragrance. Nothing stands out particularly, just a smooth, deep, night time scent.Feels ancient, classic, sophisticated. Maybe just a little too adult, not a daily driver type scent. Still, I love it.

~ Mnemophilia ~
Old chests filled with sepia photographs, a veil of chantilly lace, the brittle pages of a diary, and the patina of relentless time.
Stately gardenia, antique sandalwood, Florentine iris, pearl musk, jasmine absolute, neroli, and liquidambar.
Wear to connect with ancestral guides, to access genetic memory, and to retrieve what's been forgotten.

~Roll Initiative~
A gently enlivening scent to wake you up and set the mind astir. It imparts a balanced sense of calm clarity so that you feel well-rested, focused, and alert. Egyptian cotton, pale driftwood, white pepper, green cardamom, and a slender wisp of copal smoke.

& this was my freebie:

~ The Bees' Cotillion ~
So fancy! This ebullient blend evokes mirth and merriment to highlight your most endearing qualities. Succulent pears simmering in spring honey with the gentlest breeze of lily carried in a homespun infusion of honeysuckle flowers.

4/18 - tried this one next. Overwhelming honey and fruit to start, rather unpleasant, headache-inducing sweetness. Scent turns to an overly sweet caramel, then mellows to a generic sweet gourmand/floral sort of thing. Not a favorite.

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I will try to remember to come back and leave reviews as I try each of them.

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1468DHC fragrances

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 20:02:05 GMT

Jun. 5, 2003

they just came out with 6 perfumes. I got all 6. at $3 a pop, that's
not too bad...

#1
With the sweetness of citrus and lychee, the elegance of jasmine and
lily of the valley, and the sensuality of musk and warm sandalwood,
Fragrance 001 is a dynamic scent that personifies woman's depth and
her multifaceted beauty. The perfect everyday, any occasion fragrance

#2
This scent invites you closer with the charming innocence of mint,
cassis, and peach, then captures you with the irresistible allure of
rose, jasmine, and spice. Equally refined and rebellious, this
remarkable scent blends the playfulness of youth with the confidence
of experience

#3
This scent is for the woman who revels in the freshness of morning
air and the touch of grass beneath her feet. It combines invigorating
citrus with the healing aroma of maté tea, then evolves into rich,
comforting notes of laurel, lemongrass, vanilla, and cinnamon

#4
The most delicate fragrance of our collection, Fragrance 004 evokes
the feeling of walking through a cottage garden. Redolent citrus,
spicy herb, iris, and musk surround in a comforting embrace of
freshness and romance, warmth and grace. This fragrance does not
overpower, so it can be worn everyday to accentuate a feeling of soft
beauty

#5
This scent weaves precious notes of fruit, jasmine, lily of the
valley, and Bengal rose into a song about femininity. This beautiful
scent evokes a golden age of sophistication, when glamour and
refinement were as important as strength and independence. A classic
and timeless fragrance.

#6
For the woman with boundless energy and true joie de vivre, we offer
this fresh and exhilarating scent. Fragrance 006 is an instant spirit-
lifter, blending robust notes of Japanese citrus with vibrant
florals. A hint of moss adds a touch of earthy sensuality

I think I will like #2 best and #5 second best.
I think I will probably not like #6 or #3 much.
We'll see!

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EJ Dec 3 2002

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 15:40:11 GMT

1011email to Jen from yesterday

Dec. 3, 2002
How was your Thanksgiving?

I am not excited about work today. Apparently neither
are my coworkers 5 of 8 are not in today. So,
naturally, big boss is freaking right on out about how
we need to work hard and telling us that if she
catches us online when it's not breaktime, she's gonna
have our internet deleted.

wackjob.

Anyhoo...back to the salt mines. I am 4 minutes past
break time.

I hate this job.

I dreamt about working with young, cool people in this
wierd cement building. Andrew called me and said
things with Amber hadn't worked out, so he was in
Austin & wanted to go out for sushi. It was a
sad/wierd dream. Perhaps my subconscious is drawing a
paralell between me sticking with my shitty job and
Andrew settling for a crappy woman. Hm.

1013 last nite
- Dec. 3, 2002
  
  Went back to ULTA to get that plum eyeshadow I tried on Friday. On a
  whim, I had emailed A to ask if she wanted to go and surprisingly,
  she said yes. So we went to Ulta. She didn't try on anything or open
  anything or sniff anything...she is very passive. Wonder what kind of
  awful childhood/life she's had to make her so non-curious, non-
  initiative-taking, even about fun stuff?
  
  Sad.
  
  I put 'il bacio'on her and she liked it. I also bought her a set of
  makeup brushes.

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189 Florida Water

Sun, 27 Oct 2019 22:27:59 GMT

I ordered some Florida Water stuff from empress-secrets.com, after
reading that Florida Water smells like Cinnamon. Well...it doesn't.

But it's not bad. I ordered the perfume spray, the shampoo & the
conditioner, and they sent me the soap free. That was pretty nice
of 'em.

The ingredient list says it contains the essential oils of the
following: Lavender, Bergamot, Cinnamon, Clove, and Peppermint.

The perfume spray goes on and smells very lavendery-at first. Then it
mellows out and ends up smelling kind of woodsy, like a very light
cedar fragrance. Wierd. But no cinnamon. Ah well. The spray wears off
pretty quickly, but the shampoo/conditioner is sticking with me. I
like the way it smells anyway, and I like the 'magical' connotations
of the oils:

LAVENDER = Air/Mercury
Part(s) used: Flowers
Love, Protection and Purification
Burn to induce a restful sleep, place on the pillow or temples for a
restful sleep, use as a bath to purify and cleanse, or burn for the
same reason. Long ago, it was believed if you carried this, you
would see ghosts.

BERGAMOT = Earth/Jupiter
Part(s) used: Root, Tops and Leaves
Money, Prosperity
Use the oil of this herb in attracting money. Carry a sachet with you
to the Bingo parlor for luck in winning!

CINNAMON = Fire/Sun
part(s) used: Bark
Protection, Healing, Love, Passion and Money wishes.
Burn to promote clairvoyance and protection, Add to other appropriate
money herbs for an excellent boost, wear an amulet for passion
in men, and mix with other appropriate healing herbs to add energy
and quickness to healing.

CLOVE = Fire/Sun
Part(s) used: Flowery Tops
Repelling Negative Influences.
Worn or carried to repel negative energies around you, carried with
other appropriate herbs for mental clarity, added with other
herbs also for attracting love. Also, said to protect babies in their
cribs if hung over them strung together.

PEPPERMINT = Air/Venus (Also associated with the element of Fire. )
Part(s) used: The whole Herb
Purification, Healing, Sleep, Some Love and Prosperity Wishes
Burn the herb in a new home to clear out all negative sickness
energies. Carry with other herbs for boosting
love and abundance. Place on person or their picture for haste in
healing. Also used when changes are needed in ones life, gives the
added push needed. Also used in a tea to help ease tensions.

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evile

scent review

feeling travel buggy & want to shop and buy perfume. argh.

Life

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Lake & Skye perfume

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Notes: Bergamot, Green Tangerine, Grapefruit, Petit-grain, Basil, Carvi, Immortelle, Jasmin, Iris root, Musk Ambergris Labdanum Vetiver Oakmoss

A warm wind carries the scent of rooibos leaves and cedar off the South African mountains. Spicy black pepper and warm cardamom speak to a multidimensional personality, while bright bergamot brings life to the blend. I

It’s a scent with effortless charisma that feels like being comfortable in your skin.

Top Notes: Bergamot, Cardamom, Black Pepper

Heart Notes: Rooibos tea accord, Orris Butter

Base Notes: Cedarwood, Tonka bean, Immortelle flower Absolute

Notes: Madagascan Vanilla, Buchu, Bergamot, Ylang oil, Vetiver, Violet, Musk, Jasmine and Cloves

Jungle, humidity, snake plants, jazmín yucateco, crocodile by the cenote, shaded temple, limestone ruins.

Heart Notes: Jasmin yucateco, Sambac, Clove

Base Notes: S nake plant, Vetiver, Copal

today I'm wearing

Speaking of perfume: HERMÈS Un Jardin sur le Toit

Nui Cobalt perfume samples

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EJ Dec 3 2002

1011email to Jen from yesterday

1013 last nite

189 Florida Water