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UPDATES 13/10 [Life//Notes]: Undergoing my first bottle sale as a result of the falling AUD. Breathe. it's okay. You still have 2 bottles of Midway Res. ;~; 25/08 [Life//Notes]: Quick Review guide uploaded. Random first impressions listed for frimps/blends I have received thusfar. Most of these equal the first batch on the waitlist for reviewing. Officially/Legally moving house 30/08/08. Many (4) assignments due one or two days before hand.
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Limited

LIMITED (too small to separate them into categories yet X3)   I don't read reviews to 'match' while writing. I might one day…just to make sure I don't say I smell berries when It's really Egyptian musk But for now… I deal you deal? ;_;   Will also be condensing these reviews and leaving big ones to link off the main categories. So i can fit more in! ... just a little bit addicted ;o; 2004

2005 Midwinter's Eve 2005 | Sugar Cookie 2005 ♥ |

2006 Bloody Mary ♥ |

2007 Attrocious Attic, The | Beaver Moon 2007 | Black Lace ♥ | Fruit of Paradise, The ♥ | Gingerbread Poppet 2007 ♥ | Midway: Resurrected | Perilous Parlour, The | Rose Red 2007 ♥ | Snow White 2007 | Sugar Skull 2007
2008
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Libellus

Awesome. So it's about time i built a record of what i've tried, planned and tested. will insert more text tomorrow.   Just wanting to thank Resinality, fullcircleagain, mystery213 and chatrient for properly being the reason i've found this place properly.     Will have monies soon. :3
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Notes

Grading System: A+= 5 A+= 4.5 A= 4 A-= 3.5 B+= 3 B= 2.5 B-= 2 C+= 1.5 C= 1 C-= 0.5 F= 0     The smells i do not like / don't work well .__. (and older news). The Attrocious Attic | Blood | Dragon Tears | Fallen | Gluttony | Hetairae | Port-au Prince | Siren | Sugar Skull 2007 | Sudha Segara |     (not actively selling yet)   Quick Note Reviews: (first impressions from each blend, put on the waitlist for reviewing due to r/l stuffs.)   Blood- nice in the bottle. Turns much too sharp and heavy on me. Gluttony ... turned into an market of dried fruit and nuts. Hetairae- same effect as Gluttony Fallen- not my scent. Forbidden Fruit- gentle, same synthetic smell as most perfumes but loses completely with my chemistry. Jezebel- same effect as Hetairae ;-; Port-au Prince - medicinal.. like the brown liquid i put on for cuts and minor wounds. Takes too long to smell like chocolate. Siren- smells like chocolate and wood.. unusually alluring...in the bottle. Sudha Segara- where's the honey ;___; Danube: citrus sweet floral Machu Picchuu: Green tropical Belladonna: green ferny Midnight: soapy cologne Vinland: ginger amber Euphrosyne: Sugary lemon air freshener Madrid: bubblegum menthol , Traditional chinese herbal cough syrup Sportive Sun: Amber plastic wood note Ahathoor: lavender, light herbal green Glasgow: tea rose and sugar cubes Maenad: where the fuck is my strawberry? Poppy black seedy scent and background of orange fizz. Strangler fig: drugstore lipstick plastic. Temple of dreams: lavender Ra: fiery amber citrus spice, not potently strong. Black Opal: Vanilla in its purest form (very faint) and geographite rock. La Bella Au Bois Dormant: sugary rose sweet, clear grapefruit/mild citrus like lime? Poisoned Apple: Hesperides with more apple, slightly woody and plastic. The Hesperides: woody apple The Haunted Palace: Orange soda + faint subtle/clean/soft floral Brisingamen: piercing ginger root and amber resin. Sundew: sweet yellow flowers in a field on a sunny day perfume Kitsune-Tsuki: sugary fruity citrus, light citrus candyfloss! OMG The Deep Ones: berry currant, aquatic Honey Moon: inside of a headshop selling honey, spice and old lady perfume scent. Snow Angel: pale, sugary snow. Chimera: fiery cinnamon, similar to gluttony. Marshmallow Poof: Aqua water, marshmallow fluff. Tp'd Trees: Sugar fluff with background note of forest trees Black lace: cognac cream, vanilla lace. Cheshire Moon; sugared lemon frosting and grapefruit squeezed candyfloss Pinched with four aces: cinnamon candy, light.. wtf. Erato: sweat pea and muted florals. Spellbound: ambera, honey and thick, heady roses- but not prominent. Rose cross: sugary incense and roses Blood rose: sugared blood and roses Dragon's tears: aquatic.. dragon's blood? Urania: jasmic floral .. softer florals- white and yellow. Velvet: hazelnut chocolate that turns into innards of moldy, worn track shoes on me. Ewww. Veil: lavender+ aquatic air. Wicked: spicy sweet medicinal blend. Background faint herbal. Laudanum: sweaty sneakers with those anti-stink products sprayed/left on them. Delight: old, musty and tangy. Shango: melon and dirt. Seraglio: medicinal pepatine and roses Mad Hatter: lavender floral candy Silk Road: chocolate herbal dry nut Goneril: jasmine, sweet pea and lily.       _____   Old News:   01/03 [Life]: Uni starts very, very soon. I need to track down who gave me which frimps > . < and I need to individually thank them. Much of thta being said, after a review of each, I'm posting them up for sale in hopes they will actually be used. My collection is tiny and specific and I hope to keep it that way but I never take for granted all the scents out there. I have some pictures to take of a doll, I've been busy up the wall, I haven't even finished unpacking. I look to do that this weekend. Wish me luck ;D 04/02 [Life]: Sent all packages. Found new living arrangements. Things to do:

Complete my drop request for those excess units.
Big review list coming up including 25 LE and GC scents.
Remind self to put in an order for Love's Philosophy and Snake Oil.
Check if post office regulations have been updated and tightened.
Update web-blog and LJ. Find boxes to move with. woo.
02/02 [Life]: Working on changing font and layout for updates (and removing old news to the old news section.) Also sending packages to beazlebabe. special someone and duranorak (will check spelling soon and waiting for a response from the later.) Househunting! Moving 20th feb. 25th is orientation and i prepare to go back to university- ON CAMPUS. woo! 17/12 [Life]: Arrived in Sweden. Sent packages day before, including imps to xiangshui   14/12 [Life]: Scholarship ;_; !!! Fashion please please please please > . <!!! 12/12 [Life]: Shipped item, centrelink form- get copies of info, send from Sweden, duty free camera, mail other form, send trade imps early X3..oh yea.. buy kwells prepare for sweden ;D 08/12 [Life]: .>>; Missed the doctor's today. crap. I'm going to try again monday. final assessment completed, but with problems... i really need to get this checkkedddd. 08/12 [Review]: Officially reviewed Black Lace, Bloody Mary, Beaver Moon 2007, 05/12 [Life]: :: travel rant :: Don't get me wrong. I love being busy- but not in the face of potential bad news. I haven't even been able to see my doctor. LOL much? 28/11 [Life]: :: bjd .portfolio.assignment.travel rant :: Time management is better without the ex. lol. 28/11 [Notes]: Layer/Experiment with [ Knave of Hearts + Rose Red 2007 ] 27/11 [Life]: Exam today. x__x tired. Just two more assignments to go! 加油 !! ;_; 23/11 [Notes]: Layer/Experiment with [ Whip + Lady Macbeth+ Gingerbread Poppet 2007 ] 22/11 [Life]: changed appointment. Exam due tomorrow. 22/11 [/color][Review]: Officially reviewed Snake Oil 22/11 [Notes]: Layer/Experiment with [ Machu Pichuu + Bloody Mary ] 21/11 [Review]: Officially reviewed Rose Red 2007, The Attrocious Attic, Snow white 2007 20/11 [Notes]: added Grading System (reviews) 20/11 [Notes]: Layer/Experiment with [ Spellbound + Bastet ] 20/11 [update]: :: lj rant :: woot 19/11 [update]: Finally organised the blog. livejournal and facebook are down. 19/11 [Life]: Still completing assignment [1]... overdue by many days. lol ._. [1] | [2] | [3] | [4] | [5] (completed assignments/exams will be marked off and linked offsite for record. Yes, i am writing this for my own brain to remember. > >
Did not work well, but smelt great as components in story:
 
Urd: intended for location
Brisingamen: location/item
Forbidden fruit: item/location
Siren: Location
 
 
 


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Chemistry

Layering: So i usually have titles that all fit together under one roof.. this is all messy and crap but ill work on it later ;D   28.11.07 Knave of hearts + Rose Red 2007 Oh god. I love this. I used to think the rose component in Knave of hearts was far too subtle. After the drydown of this combination, these two scents work ridiculously well together. It's... a very warm, luxurious blackberry pie conversing with rich, juicy rose petals- green with no green! The rose still takes a backseat as a secondary scent- but the intensity in comparison to the original is almost like it glorified itself and is bleeding it all out. yum T_T     22.11.07 Whip + Lady Macbeth+ Gingerbread Poppet 2007 hah... hah.. hah. This now smells like the aged Snake Oil i've been covetting since i got it. God. I can't really smell the dusty roase scent from Whip on the drydown.. but i get a lot of the berry and spice.. and Lady Macbeth definitely has more character. Well that was a quick fix X3 Study time ._.     22.11.07 Machu Picchu + Blood Mary I applied the green tropical, Machu Picchu first and layered a smaller quantity of Bloody Mary on top of that. I get an effervescent punch of coconut and berry wine. The citrus is a very dominant note and i can pick up the scent of a green banana peel playing with said coconut. The warmth of the Bloody Mary really melts underneath- almost like a creamy bath melt. Ugh..It's a very lutterly, sparkling and tropical.   20.11.07 Spellbound + Bastet On the hand i applied both Spellbound and Bastet(first) on, i get a really strong Musky incense which is Spellbound .. and no sign of the cherry amber scent. I rubbed both my wrists together and my right hand has now burst with this harmony of rose incense amber mix x.x . It's kind of powdery, but it's soft, smokey, and slightly spicey and sweet. Baby powder, cherry incense, amber. Oh how i love amber notes. X3   I need to send a parcel today. I wanted to note this down > >; because i don't intend to try it on again too soon. But my essay. And my week exam! and two more assignments. gah.
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Memoria

Really busy, but i figured this was one of the more important aspects. Thanking the wonderful sellers whose items i have already received.   Spendature to date: $xx.xx   (Unbolded names indicate last transaction not yet received / accounted / paid for.) (duranorak and beazlebabe) to be included...computer not letting me edit the layout as usual. Will do tonight. burning_bryght (LJ) List of imps/bottles/scents received
Fruit of Paradise, Rose Red 2007, Gingerbread Poppet 2007, Fallen
The Candy Butcher; Hope: The Siamese Twins; Xanthe, The Weeping Clown
Chatrient (Bpal forum)
Bastet, Gluttony, Hetairae, Horn of Plenty, Knave of Heart, Madame Moriarity, Misfortune Teller, Rose Cross, Snake Oil (aged), Spellbound, Whip
Black Lace 5ml
Midway Resurrected 5ml; Midway Resurrected 5ml; Fruit of Paradise 5ml
claudiag (LJ)MB: Closet, MB: Underbed, Egg Nog 2007 empty 5ml -paid
Darkling (Bpal forums)Bloody Mary 5ml
engragedbunny (LJ)Black Lace 5ml
fullcircleagain (LJ)Beaver Moon 2007, Sugar Skull 2007, Rose Red 2007, Snow White 2007, Gingerbread Poppet 2007
habiliments / bookandbroom (LJ)Haloes empty 5ml -paid
Cheshire moon, Love's Philosophy -paid
halcyon_flight (LJ)Midway Resurrected empty 5ml
hayet (LJ)Australian Copperhead 5ml, Danube, Temple of Dreams
la_colere (LJ)Midway: Resurrected 5ml; Rose Red 2007 5ml
Mystery213 (Bpal forum)Lady Macbeth, The Hanging Gardens, Bloody Mary, Xanthe, the Weeping Clown, Blood, Titania, Dragon Tears, The Attrocious Attic
Opernimalus (Bpal forum)Amsterdam, Blood Rose, Brisingamen, Forbidden Fruit, The Hesperides, Jester, Jezebel, Port Au Prince, Seraglio, Siren, Skuld, Sudha Segara, Urd
Perosha (LJ)Crown of Success, Foundation of Fortune, French Creole, White light
Pugmom (Bpal forum)The Perilous Parlor 5ml
Voleuse (LJ)Black Lace 5ml
wylddancer (LJ)Beaver Moon 2007 empty 5ml; Hony Mone empty 5ml
xiangshui (Bpal forum)MB: Closet, Grand Guignol, Marie, Bayou, Midnight
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Compendium

Will alphabeticise later. (And include unlinked listings of scents i wish to try)
Maybe even bold the separaters.
Anything I've actually sniffed, will be linked here for review.
A list of my collection will be available after reviews are properly linked that i can start removing them from here
Reviews will remain through link on the (Kän′tent′) page.
Limited Edition All Souls 2007 | The Attrocious Attic | Beaver moon 2007 | Black Lace | The Fruit of Paradise | Monster Bait: Bloody Mary | Gingerbread Poppet 2007 | Midway: Resurrection | Peacock Queen 2007 | The Perilous Parlor | Pumpkin Patch I 2007 | Pumpkin Patch III 2007 | Rose Red 2007 | Snow White 2007 | Sugar Cookie 2005 | Sugar Skull 2007 |   Bewitching Brews Bewitched | Blood | Chimera | Grand Guignol | Hesperides, The | Sudha Segara |   Ars Mordiendi Midnight |   Dark Elements   Sin & Salvation Gluttony | Rose Cross | Fallen |   Ars Amatoria Brisingamen | Forbidden Fruit | Hetairae | Jezebel | Seraglio | Siren | Snake Oil | Spellbound | Whip |   Diabolus Black Phoenix | Blood Countess | Maenad | Marie   Neil Gaiman   Good Omens   Stardust Fairy Market | Mad Tea Party Knave of Hearts |   Illyria Jester | Lady Macbeth | Titania |   Wanderlust Amsterdamn | Bayou | Glasgow | The Hanging Gardens | Hollywood Babylon | Machu Picchu | Port-Au Prince   Ars Draconis Dragon's Tears | Rappacini's Garden Belladonna | Blood Rose |   A Picnic in Arkham   Excolo Bastet | Skuld | Urd   Voodoo Blends (Currently in Bewitching Brews...will move when they properly update) Horn of Plenty |   The Salon Cupid Complaining To Venus | Panacea   Somnium Dream Formula III: Temple Of Dreams | The Chakras   Carnaval Diabolique Australian Copperhead | The Candy Butcher | Hope (The Siamese Twins) | Madame moriarity, Misfortune Teller | Xanthe, the weeping clown |   (44)
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Katalogos

As a general guide-

Forever searching hunt for the perfect scents of:
Strawberries | Cotton Candy (fairy floss) |

I love the following kinds of notes/smells:
Sugared/Sweet Incense | Sugary Florals | Vanilla Bean
| Desserts | Violet | cream accord |
warm and musky Vanilla does especially and exceptionally well on me |
if all else fails, Amber with sguary sweet or creamy notes usually do the trick.



What does not work / i don't care for:
patchouli | red musk | wood | lavender | dark resins |
most BPAL honey| most BPAL sugar| some ginger | clove | lotus |
some sandalwood | piercing citrus | pine |
eucalyptus | orange anything | ozone


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Painfully constructed, divulged, extracted and over-analysed to collaborate a list of my utmost favourites.


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i had a good name for those and i obviously forgot it


BPAL Top Ten | swap list | current ISO
(i had a good name for those and i obviously forgot it)


What I am most wanting to purchase:
L'Autunno
Midnight on the Midway (original)
Fairy Market
Peacocks
Ava

I currently most crave:

Butterflies, Flowers, & Jewels Attending
Celeste
Candy Butcher, The (original)
Strawberry Sufganiyot
MB: Closet
Lump of Coal
Oval Portrait, The

Up and coming
Muddy Puddles
Muse of Fire
Battle Fairy in Training

Non-Bpal
Arcana- Lost for Words

All strawberry and/or cotton candy scents /blends
(non plastic is a MUST requirement) from other e-tailers.

Bottles
(picture labels; pristine condition; empty to full acceptable) :
Numbers record /keep track how many full 5mls i've bought to date.

(Empty bottle also good) Closet The Crumpet Rebellion Sugar Cookie 05

LE Australian Copperhead [1] Black Lace [1] [2] [3] Bloody Mary [1] [2] [3] Candy Butcher, The Closet [1] Fruit of Paradise [1] Glowing Vulva at Ryogoku Bridge [1] Haloes [1] Love's Philosophy [1] [2] [3] [4] Midway Resurrected [1] [2] [3] Perilous Parlor [1] [2] Peacock Queen 2007 [1] Snow, Glass, Apples [1] [2] [3] Snow White 2007 [1] [2] Sugar Cookie 2005 [1] Rose Red 2007 [1]

GC
Antique Lace Snake Oil (aged) [1]

Partials(would prefer fresh, 'young' partials to older, potentially wrong-smelling/over-aged ones)
Up to 1/2 a bottle is good:) Bottle, as always must be in pristine condition. Ava Muse of Fire Butterflies, Flowers and Jewels Attending

Imps: Any decants from my wanted-bottle list is also welcome.

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- E P H E M E R I S -

(Kän′tent′)   Katalogos (Wishlist)
Collectum (Selections)
Memoria (Past Sellers)
Reviews:
Limited Edition | Bewitching Brews | Ars Mordiendi | Dark Elements | Sin & Salvation | Love Potions | Ars Draconis | Carnaval Diabolique | Diabolus | Excolo | Illyria | Mad Tea Party | Neil Gaiman | Rappacini's Garden | The Salon | Stardust | Wanderlust Chemistry (layering smells)
Notes (Any important recordings)
Credits (Thank yous)
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