Would you prefer a fall-themed package or a Halloween-themed package? A bit of both would be nice! I love everything fall and everything Halloween

 

Do you celebrate any fall holidays? Please feel free to place as much info/context as you wish: I celebrate Dia De Los Muertos as part of my Honduran culture. We celebrate it by making lots of tasty food and going to the graves of our loved ones to share our feast with them and spend time with them. Since I don’t live near the graves of any of my deceased family members, I celebrate at home with my husband. We cook our grandparents' (and other deceased family members') favorite meals, fix their coffee the way they liked their coffee, and sit at the table and eat together. We fix plates for our deceased family and give them a seat. We tell them we miss them and give them updates on our life.

I keep my ancestor altar/ofrenda up year-long, but I make sure to leave extra food, tobacco, and alcohol offerings through October.

We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, but my birthday is in November and we celebrate that (nothing big, we usually just order a gluten free dessert), but I’m not sure if that qualifies as a holiday

 

Are there certain things for Halloween -- or your general love of fall -- that you would particularly appreciate receiving? Spiced teas (especially chai!), mittens, socks, witchy things (so long as they’re not cartoon-y)

 

 

If you celebrate Halloween, are you dressing up? I won't be dressing up this year

*What as? N/A

*Would you like costume additions or accessories? No thank you

 

Are you part of any Halloween-y fandoms, and if so, what are they? (ie. The Nightmare Before Christmas) I LOVED Netflix’s Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass. I also really enjoy American Horror Story (season 3 is my favorite!)

 

Allergies, dietary, and lifestyle restrictions: I have celiac disease (BUT my husband isn’t—so if you send goodies, if they’re homemade, please label them), I can’t eat banana, pumpkin, large squash (like butternut), and I’m severely allergic to all seafood. I also am allergic to most metals (especially silver)

 

Do you (or anyone who might come in contact or view of the contents of these glorious packages) have any kind of phobia, trigger, or squick-out which is likely to arise in fall or Halloween-themed goodies (please address concerns over spiders, ghosts, severed hands, etc., here)?

Please nothing spider related. But the rest is A-OK

 

 

Is there anything (that you know of) which it is illegal to mail to you, or that might cause Customs to become upset and hang on to your package? Not that I know of

 

Favorite Flavors: Chocolate, Vanilla, Cinnamon (I love hot cinnamon), Ginger, Cherry, Peach, Spiced Apple (like apple pie), Lychee, Mango, Strawberry

 

Least Favorite Flavors: Grape, anything melon (watermelon, melon, honeydew…), coffee, PLEASE don't send cinnamon flavored candy! I had an horrible allergic reaction this past week to my favorite candy. My mouth and tongue are still swollen and blistered and I haven't been able to eat solid food for 5 days due to the pain.

 

Do you like coffee and/or tea? I cannot drink coffee due to medical issues (but my husband loves coffee!), but I love all tea (except for rooibos)!

 

Favorite snacks and treats: I love cinnamon candies like atomic fireballs and hot tamales, popcorn, hot cheetos, dried apricot, rice crispy treats, ranch flavored corn nuts, granola. I really enjoy trying new things too!

 

Favorite scents(both specific notes and perfume blends):

I’m still pretty new to indies (I got into them just over a year ago), and I am very new to BPAL, so I am very open to trying new things.

 

Notes I like- vanilla, ginger, nag champa, myrrh, clove, amber, smokes, orange, apricot, plum, dragon's blood, seaweed, smoke, soft white florals, strawberry, peach, musks, boozy smells, tobacco (leaves and smoke), marshmallow, ambergris, opium, cotton candy, lotus flower, sandalwood, fig, ozone, caramel, tonic bean, fall leaves, pineapple, coconut

Favorite perfume blends- Incense and chocolate/cacao, resins and chocolate, smoke and vanilla, resins and amber, spiced fruit (like fruits with apple pie spices), chai

 

Current Favorite Perfumes- BPAL Velvet, BPAL Bastet, BPAL Snake Smut, Alkemia As Dark Things Are Meant to be Loved, Death&Floral The Peach Queen, Possets Ode to Aphrodite, Possets Utah-Bear Lake, Possets Abraxas, Solstice Scents Sea of Grey, Stereoplasm Velveteen Strangers

 

 

Least Favorite Scents:

 

Coffee, green tea, melon, celery, BPAL leather (goes plastic on me), violet, rose, honeysuckle, oud, mahogany, sharp green, soap, powder, hyacinth, moss

 

Anything heady—especially patchouli, anything that makes me smell like a baked good

 

Do you wear nail polish? Yes I wear both regular and gel (UV cure) nail polish

 

Would you like makeup? I couldn’t say no to makeup

 

*If you would like makeup, what sorts would you prefer? eye shadow/eye glitter, funky eye shadows, lip gloss, anything duo chrome, creamy lipsticks in mid tones (My skin is medium and lighter colors don’t look great on me), sheer lipstick

 

*Any favorite makeup brands, colors? I don’t really have a favorite brand, but I’m sensitive to MAC. As for colors, I like browns, coppers, green, orange, dark pinks, anything with glitter and shimmer (especially color shifting or duo chrome)

 

 

*Any hated/not-preferred makeup brands, colors, or products (example: thanks to your sample box of choice, you hope never to see another black eyeliner as long as you live)? No MAC please, no light colored lipstick, no matte lipstick (I have WAY too many!)

 

 

Favorite bath and body products? I love hair oils, body scrubs, moisturizers/body butter… I don’t think there’s something I don’t like! The only thing I wouldn’t want are bath bombs, because I don’t have any bathtubs in my house

 

Would you rather not receive any clothing? (If so, skip the applicable questions below or note exceptions… ie. you’re happy to receive socks but not shoes.)

Personal clothing style: Classic and trendy

 

Favorite Colors: Deep greens, bright pink, grey, black, white, navy blues, orange, brown, purple, teal

 

Least Favorite Colors: pastels

 

Would you enjoy receiving wearables (shirts, socks, shoes, arm/legwarmers, hats,etc.)? I’d be happy to receive socks, mittens/gloves, sweaters, and T-shirts.

 

*Sizing on wearables: I wear a size women’s M in T-shirts

 

Do you like jewelry? I do, but I am allergic to most metals. Please only things made from stainless steel

 

*If so, what sort? Earrings, necklaces. I like plain/classic things (ex: my favorite necklace is a very short chain with a single opal bead), but I also love political earrings (like resin-casted uterus, guillotine, eat the rich, etc)

 

*What sizes and/or lengths do you prefer? I like shorter length necklaces

 

Home style: We're in the process of switching up our style, but we're hoping for a sort of boho/goth aesthetic with lots of houseplants. Think rich, cool, gemstone colors like emerald greens and sapphire blues ; velvets and fun textures ; ornate frames 

 

Would you appreciate any seasonal decorations or art for your home? Yes

 

*Are there any restrictions (no naked people, no breakables, that kind of thing)? Nothing breakable, nothing that cannot be washed (I have dirty pets lol)

 

What's your fall/Halloween style? (ie. vintage Halloween, cute Halloween, all about horror, etc.) I like elegant gothic decor and witchy decor 

 

What are some of your hobbies? I love to cook!, be artsy/crafty, playing DnD and other TTRPGs, hiking, reading, gardening outside, houseplants (I have over 100 houseplants!)

 

Would you like any supplies for your hobbies? Sure

Are there any crafts or hobbies you would like to try out, but haven't yet? Not at the moment

 

Are there any Halloween-y games (tabletop or video game) you have been wanting? Not that I can think of

 

Would you like to receive books? I’d be happy to

 

*what kind of books/format? Any format If it’s a e-book, kindle-formatting please

 

How about magazines? No thank you

 

PDFs and craft patterns? No thank you  I changed my mind! I'm happy to receive PDF crafting tutorials and PDF ttrpg campaigns

 

Are there any other members of your household (significant other, furbabies, small, adorable humanoids, any other awesome person you consider part of your world) who might appreciate a little bit of fall-themed gifting? Yes I have a wonderful husband who also loves indie perfume. He’s been wearing Solstice Scents Vanilla Pipe Tobacco and BPAL’s The Bow & Crown of Conquest). He loves all things about social/group psychology (he’s a social psychology professor) and he loves reading horror.

I also have two dogs and a cat.

Eddie is a 5 year old mini Aussie who loves learning new tricks and playing with frisbees. He’s very picky about his frisbees though; he only likes the hard kind with the hole in the middle. Fuzz is a 13 year old sheltie. She isn’t very active anymore but loves treats. Catticus Linus Finch is the cat. He’s 10 and he likes playing with Eddie. He doesn’t like treats, but he does like catnip.

 

Are you okay with having some individual items shipped to your directly?  (ie. to make shipping less expensive for an international swap or to make sure something is received from a shop before the swap deadline) Yes-whatever is easier for you

 

 

Are you comfortable receiving good/like new condition used items? I would be very happy to receive used items

 

How about handmade items? I would LOVE handmade items! If you enjoy crafting or making things in general, and I didn't mention the thing you like to make, and you're worried that I won't like it...don't! I want it and I'll love it

 

What are a few inexpensive things that you always appreciate receiving? Food/treats/candy

 

Is there anything you’d rather not receive? Please no little figurines or embroidery/cross stitches 

 

Please place your wishlists and moodboards here (or link them in your sig., to give your swapper great ideas of what you like): Please don't think that I will only be happy with the specific items in this wishlist!! This is just to give you an idea of things like I like. All items have little explanations/comments if you click on them to explain what I like about them. 

 https://wishlist.com/l/rRpPrB ; https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D6W0ZVN0kSly-VKh-K8nOjG5rERt3tn19Z3zkXxNZ_A/edit?usp=sharing ; MY indie scents wishlist https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dnPHJmhAlYJq6w1wh9det0uNHit7Xy6WKxJhWHfP5HY/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

Is there anything else you would like to say to your swapper?

 

I am really excited! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me. If you don’t want to spoil the surprise of who you are, you can always email me