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I can't remember how sweet it is, probably not candied, but Adoration of the Mi-Go comes out almost pure grapefruit to me.

Sloe gin, peach blossoms, banjo strings, hay bales, and apple pie. This is a sharp, high, metallic scent. After smelling a lot of the others, this one really jumps out and slaps you and is distinctly different. In the bottle: metallic and fruity, and, oh hi, gin, kinda fruity gin, but GIN. maybe some apple pie back in the background? maybe? hi gin! wet on skin: soo sharp and piercing! fruity gin and still lots of metallic notes. Kinda sorta is hitting a memory about spinning pinwheels - think that one was fruity metal too... dry: the gin has calmed down tremendously, and the metal has blown off, now it's mostly slightly dusty hay bales, a touch of peach blossom, and maybe a thought that there was a piece of apple pie somewhere leftover in the kitchen, but you're not quite sure. Overall, fairly complex, comes out strong on the high notes, and mellows down after a bit, but it takes a bit, and ends somewhere nice and homely. Would be hard to classify - not floral, really - and only really boozy up front - same for metallic, and definitely not foodie... nice one, though!

And should be updated through new lunacy and yules! (had time while forum was down). as always, notice something slipped by? Please let me know!

no worries, and you just reminded me I needed to transfer the Ligeia scents I put in my own color-coded list over on the blank list... whoopsie! Got to remember that!

I love Gertrude Dix, but I don't think there's anything really like it on the perfume side. The only flower + champagne blend I'm aware of is Champagne & Roses. Champagne & Party Hats if mixed with your favorite magnolia/gardenia flower blend might be closer. Of course, the trick then is, those Champagne + ____ scents aren't always very easy to come by. :-/

I was expecting this to be more more like peach candy, and was a little worried, and was very happy it's not like peach candy at all. It's much more an over-ripe, super succulent, heady peach that's just been sweetened up a bit - but I don't really pick out a specific "sugar" note, like in candy phoenix or sugar skulls perfumes. In the air and on linen, it because very light and fresh-fruit-y.

I LOVE this stuff. This is the bright, fizzy, sparkling champange note I love in those old Champagne & Roses, Champagne & Cigars, Champagne & Opium blends. The white carnation adds just a subtle breath of soft floral sweetness underneath it, but even after it's been on the sheets a couple of days, it's really light and in the background. All champagne sparkle up front. As it comes off as *almost* a single note, it is proving very versatile with layering with other atmo sprays.

I keep testing this one because I can't quite sort it out. It has some incredible staying power, and a good bit of throw. In the bottle: definitely white flowers, not so rosy, probably more carnation and magnolia Wet: hi magnolia! You're my friend! Other florals give it a less specific but still "white flower" smell which I tend to like Dry: it's really dancing between white florals and strong magnolia with a powdery baby-powder of doom edge on it. That white musk is just going to do that to me. It's not enough to completely take over and kill all the other notes, but it's trying really hard- magnolia is just putting up one heck of a fight. Overall drydown to a kind of magnolia scented baby-powder.

As soon as I read the description, it was love! I still love going home and going blueberry picking in my Mom's overgrown and weedy garden. In the bottle: fresh ripe juicy no-candy blueberries Wet: blueberries are still all up front and on top, but there's something underneath that's grassy, and the lemon verbena is quick to assert itself. Dry: I never picked up on the lavender, but it's so lovely, I think the lemon verbena almost threatens at time to overwhelm the blueberry, but it's such a great blueberry and it hangs around, little peeks of the honeysuckle and grassiness show up as it dries down. It is a very sunny bright scent, very evocative. LOVE!

LOVE Hannibal! (is it coming back anytime soon?) - I think Whitechapel would be dead-on. I mean, you kind of want to put a foodie undernote with the character, but if he wore a cologne, it would be old world and pure class, probably very rare and expensive.

Just updating to say I've updated the list, with NYCC and 'Weenies, and lunacy (BPAL and BPTP) EDIT: OK, didn't know anyone was actually still using this but me, so I made a clean/blank copy without all my codes and colors stuck everywhere. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aph0q1dUpDf4dEk4N0pwMGx2Y0d1UjB5M3ZySEJHT1E&usp=sharing Edit: 10/29 - because I just realized I had missed the Pandora scents, and the Bat's day Atmo sprays. Now added to above link.

OK, I've never done one of these before, so here goes: Etsy Favorites: https://www.etsy.com/people/Izile/favorites?ref=si_fav Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/izile/ Amazon Wishlist - which is WAAY outdated - hopefully I can update it, *eep* - http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/7KANCDM0KO7J/ref=cm_wl_sortbar_o_page_1 Sockdreams wishlist - http://www.sockdreams.com/_users/wishlists/edc0bc670665758 My favorites on DeviantArt - nothing for sale - just to give you an idea of what I think is pretty - http://izile.deviantart.com/favourites/ BPAL Website wishlist: http://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/my-lists/view-a-list/?wlid=4737 and secondary: http://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/my-lists/view-a-list/?wlid=4730 More as I think of it... ah, things I might have forgotten that might be important: I do not own a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop or anything like that. I have a desktop PC and a dumb phone (flip, only does txt/calls) - this is an intentional choice to be less "plugged in", so "apps" or similar content aren't going to work. Other answers from the SW thread to consolidate info: "I've been trying to drink coffee again, but I'm so picky, and I only drink it at the office, so best to skip in in favor of teas. Teas, however, I'm becoming a bit of a fiend. I like white, green, black, herbals - I like to experiment with flavors - both hot and iced. I do really seriously dislike anise notes in tea, though - but otherwise, most fruity or slightly floral blends are good. My current fav is from DryadTea on etsy (I have a big stash of it!) is her Persephone blend, which is black tea with notes of vanilla, pomegranate and rose (reminded me of BPAL Persephone oil) - but I also love my Adagio green tea chocolate mint tea bags! So I'm all over the place with office teas!" ---------------- "Pumpkin: I am generally not a fan of anything flavored/scented with "pumpkin" That said, *some* pumpkin baked goods are very tasty, but I have to be in a very particular mood, and am still not over fond of them - I'd rather have apple spice baked goods than pumpkin spice. My idea of decorating with pumpkins might be, if I found a really funky looking, interesting colored, real gourd... but nothing "in the shape/style/look" of a pumpkin. I tend not to be a fan of anything scented particularly foodie, though, as well. I used to have this caramel corn lotion back when I first moved to NYC that I loved, and then one day, I took my a.m. break to the ladies' and caught a whiff of myself and was really hungry and knew it was over 2 hours til lunch break - since them, I just can't handle foodie scents - and I tend to find foodie candles too cloying. My favs are natural, no artificial scent added, beeswax. ---------------- "Re: Companies I avoid - I try and stay away from most big industrial mega-corp companies as much as possible. If someone shared their favorite small etsy crafter something with me that I'd never heard of before, that'd be preferable to anything from Bath & Body Works (even though I like their co-opted C.O. Bigelow line). " ------------------ Re: Cooking/Kitchen: I am an avid cook - I love to cook and bake (and cocktail!)! - and yes, kitchen fun would be appreciated! My kitchen isn't very big, and I don't have a lot of space, but it's still one of my favorite places to be, and as it starts to get cooler, I'll be more willing to spend more time over a hot oven (and as it gets COLD, I'll be spending as much time as possible over a hot oven). - I should make sure to add kitchen stuff to my wishlists linked in my blog ... little things that I just never manage to pick up (like a knife honer/sharpener... ) --------------------------- Do you like puzzles/riddles/treasure hunts and that sort of thing? Yes! I have a subscription to Games magazine, and a crossword magazine, I tend to go in waves, and like having the little grey cells put up to the challenge. (I very nearly got a Lumosity account....) If you were to receive music, would you want a physical CD or digital versions? digital, last album I got was Beth Patterson's that she sold on a USB bracelet. What’s a current problem/annoyance you have that could be remedied but you haven’t had time to address it? Lots of little small things I never think about until they smack me in the face... I won't remember them until the next time something comes up. How do you feel about having some sort of trinket to carry around for good luck/wishes? I.e. a small figurine, symbol, card, coin… I don't tend to carry that kind of stuff with me, but tiny trinkets tend to collect on a special shelf by my bed. The weirder, more uncommon, and storied, the better. ----------------------- 22. Are you superstitious about anything? Any things you can't have in your house for that reason – bad associations? Not really - but I'm still dealing with rampant arachnophobia, so no spider-y stuff, and had a bad-ex who wore High John the Conqueror oil (not BPAL) all the time, and read Ayn Rand - so I now want all such things kept as far away from me as possible. Also, I find doll-stuff creepy as hell. On the other hand, I have a really special family story that makes gold finches a somewhat superstitious but good/positive talisman. ------------------------------------ Question while my head's there (as I don't remember it in the questionnaire) Do you have any fabric or skin-contact aversions? For example: I find pure wool, especially felted wool, itchy as hell and it drives me mad if it's against my skin, but I don't have the same problem with merino or cashmere, or blended fabrics that are only part wool. Also, I try and avoid rayon and acrylic due for environmental conservation reasons. --------------------------------------------- Do you enjoy poetry? Who are your favorite poets and what type of subject matter do you like? To an extent? I can enjoy it now and again when I'm in the mood. Had the usual(?) teenage obsession with Poe. I used to love seeing Taylor Mead before he died. He was hilarious. But I don't often seek out poetry much. Would you enjoy receiving something related to a favorite Disney character? No. No Disney (or Hello Kitty) or anything in that broader family. How do you feel about cute things as decorations or accessories? (Example: Would you enjoy this stationary- or do you prefer elegant/creepy/neutral stuff?) I've been given stuff like that, I never use it. Not into kawaii/anime/manga/cutesy. I do like odd bits, but I guess I would go call them elegant, eclectic, nature-oriented, and what I call "elfy" - or sometime fairy - but NOT tinkerbell kinda fairy, like Celtic mythology fae - more elves of Middle Earth, and things you'd find in an Irish goblin market than Disney in style. What is something you'd really like to recieve from your witch? Please be as specific as possible - no, "Oh whatever she thinks is fine!" I would like some long arm warmers. I've been marking lots of them on etsy and sock dreams to serve as a stylistic range/guide. I'm always so cold in fall/winter, and I have to be very particular about gloves because of my Reynaud's, so getting me gloves is rather moot, because the only gloves I've ever found that work for me are fur-lined leather (expensive!); but my gloves can go over/under any number of arm warmers layered over thermals and other sleeves. ------------------ Tarot cards/rune stones: No for me, I have the Stephanie Pui-Mun Law deck, and it's lovely, but haven't taken it out of its bag in a few years. Don't really do divination or anything like that; but that once, aesthetics trumped. Go to your music source of choice - on random or shuffle setting if possible - & share with us the 10 most recent songs/artists: (my zune set to random) Dream Theater - Wither Lacuna Coil - My Wings Amanda Palmer - Do It With a Rockstar Abney Park - Throw Them Overboard Blackmore's Night - Written in the Stars Tom Waits - The One That Got Away Alice in Chains - Got me Wrong Conjure One - Extraordinary Way Shawn Colvin - These Four Walls Beth Patterson - Steer by the Stars yes, I'm really that all over the place. ----------------------------------------- No crushes (celebrity or otherwise) I love glitter! Q: If there was another time period other than now that described your style/aesthetics, what would it be? (19th century Victoriana? swinging 20's? Mad Men 50's? Groovy 60's? Disco 70's? Bold 80's? .. or any other time...) I think I'm mostly 20's with 40's as a close runner up - and I'd rather wear full ren-faire garb than bell bottoms or tie-dye. --------------------------------- If you are ok with receiving t-shirts, what size are you, do you prefer tissue tees, normal crew tees, babydoll etc? babydolls are OK, and I do like tissue tees, normally XS or S - though I have sooo many black and white t-shirts, I'd rather only get t-shirts if they are a color. ThinkGeek: I do - but almost nothing on that list is in stock because I haven't touched it in a couple of years - I've kind of gone off think geek a bit. :-/ Profanity: Not really bothered as long as it doesn't get gross or incredibly XXX NC-17 rated. Not into "adult/racy" stuff (see: grey-asexual) Hairsticks - Yes, LARPing - No make up: short answer is YES! I'm always interested in new face masks, samples of treatments (I go for sensitive skin, moisturizing, and anti-aging) - I love to play with color so colorful eye makeup, eyeliners, shimmer/glitter are all good! I have 5 big stacks of True Colors shimmering mica stacks that I LOVE (I have the black diamonds, the blues, the greens, the purples, and the silvers that came out for the millennium - hey! Mica never goes bad!), and I LOOOVE lippies! Haunt lippies are fab, as are House of Gloi, but I also like tinted and full pigment, and pencils, and just about everything! So, skin care, eyes and lips, lots of color, not so much a drug store girl, but indie companies, even ones I don't know, are fine! - Oh, an I have terrible nails, so unless you can suggest a really great strengthener or vitamin fortifier or something... it's kind of pointless. Tiny stubby brittle nails that break all the time. -------------------------------------- Zombies: No! Arm warmers: Yes! over the elbow or full sleeve are preferred - THESE are my absolute favorites that I already have in red/black. In person? Most likely creeped out. Ravelry: No Paintbox has a discount code! SWITCH10 is 10% off! Anyone have any paintbox loves? I was gifted an awesome rose slip lotion from them a few years ago. Don't think I've seen it since... Animals? horses, unicorns, dragons, those are the big three, though I also like cats and foxes and gold finches as runners up. --------------------------------- Knitting: yes! I like knit stuff. I prefer natural fibers, love those multicolored recycled sari yarns! Also, I love red, but I seem to already have a LOT of red.. not a lot of greens/browns.. some blues, more teals though than really great true blue, or a fav color is kind of gunmetal blue? it's half way between royal blue and navy, but with a dose of grey to tone down the saturation. Hex color code: #545E9C is pretty close. Incense: no. I have lots of scent allergies (BPAL was the first smelly stuff I could use without rash or sneezing) Raw Milk: Fine by me! I'd drink unpasteurized milk straight if I could find it! Spices: I have a pretty well stocked spice cabinet - but if you know some place that has good quality neat stuff, or hard to find/exotic spices, I'd be interested! Stationary: I don't really use stationary, but a quill pen might be cool. I borrowed some calligraphy nibs from a friend for an art project, thought they were kinda cool... --------------------------------------- I like apple things - not so much for decorating, but I like the smell of apple (not too much cinnamon), and I like apple flavored things, especially baked goods (can have cinnamon). LUSH - I like a lot of their bath stuff, I can't do their bar soap, though. Most of the bubble bars, bath bombs and bath melts are all big hits with me. Favs are You've Been Mangoed, The Comforter, and Amandapondo - and I haven't tried any of the new bath macaroons, but they all look good! Space girl, blackberry, and butterball are my fav bombs. Though, I'm up to trying new stuff! It's been ages since I've been in a LUSH. You snap the whip is also a repeat fav, though I normally use it in summer after gardening, so that season's just about over. And if there's anything you adore in the body care/foot care line, I'm always curious! *Snacks/Candies from other countries/states - if it's something really local that I wouldn't have had or find in NYC, I'd love to try something really different, but I can't think of anything off the top of my head as far as foreign stuff goes. I know every spring I try and run down sakura flavored stuff (with minimal success), but wrong season... as stated above, not a huge fan of candies. I do like snackies, I keep a graze box subscription because I get snacky at the office, and I like having a little assortment of crackers, nuts, dried fruits, and surprising whatevers to snack on in small quantities. *Canned Goods - my Mom keeps us pretty well stocked in canned goods, honestly. I don't normally eat salsa. I do like homemade dill pickles (not sweet or spicy), and homemade jams. Spicy: low spice/heat tolerance. ------------------------------------------------------ Gadget cases: none for me, I just have a ratty little flip phone. I do have a Zune of some sort with a ratty old case with a clip on it, but I don't really *care* about tech much, as long as it functions, so I'm fine. Beauty Accessories: make up brushes! Talk about something I always forget about, always think "you should invest in some actual decent/new brushes" and then never do for I don't even know why. I have 2 kabuki brushes, one retractable and one just regular, and they're both so ratty and old that I have to pick hairs off my face when I'm done. This is a brilliant question that I never would have thought about! I really like retractable/travel style makeup brushes. -------------------------------------------------------- Stores are putting out their halloween PJs and undies! Would you be happy to get any in a package? And if so, what size? For PJ pants, do you like cotton or flannel? My Mom buys me new pajamas every year as a Christmas tradition, so I am awash in pajamas already. I think it's been answered, can't remember, but in general (in case of other issues) I generally take a Small in the bottoms and an XS in the top. If it's numbers, it really depends on the brand, but is normally about a 2, sometimes a 4, but if it's numbers, not XS, S, M, L, I'd generally suggest avoiding it. -------------------------------------------- Lilith's I'm curious about: Amicitia, Avunculus, The Hierophant and the Empress (I'm already buying Blueberry Picking 'cause it's perfect, story and all) ---------------------------------------------- Music subscriptions: nope Sugar skulls: Not really my thing. Skin Care Routine: Olay Daily Moisturizer, I forget which one, but it's 30 SPF and anti aging, normally followed by a CC Cream for the office - I keep changing up brands on that. At night, Olay reginerist wash with the tiny beads, and Roc night moisurizer with Retin-A. Periodic use of various masks for cleansing, toning, firming, soothing for sensitive skin... I do love to pamper myself with a really nice face mask now and again. No toners. I use serums and eye creams when I get free samples, don't know enough/haven't found the right one to really warrant the expense. I love body moisturizers of all sorts, but am also swimming in them! And, yes, I love lippies. I had an insane amount of them, but as they're always disappearing into various pockets, coats and purses, and it's not like they're normally very expensive, I use that as justification to keep getting more... I LOVE Haunt's Lip lusts, and House of Gloi's. -------------------------------------------------------------- Spiders (as in cute knit kind) yes or no? no - I'm better about my arachnophobia these days, but best avoid all spider-y things, even "cute" ones. Pillows (the mostly decorative type)? I don't really have the space, though I admit I'm always attracted to them when I'm at Home Goods, especially when they're really great colors/fabrics. Any kind of bags - big, small, medium, purse, grocery, etc? I'm good with reusable grocery totes - maybe small bags? maybe? guess it depends, never been much of a purse person, and as we get into coat weather, I'm going to try and shove everything in my pockets rather than carry a bag - unless it's impossible, in which case I fall back on my leather backpack. Anything special upcoming? Not for me, but the sith is turning 49 at the end of October. -------------------------------------------------------- *New Question:* If you had to choose one currently available book (used-but-obtainable counts if you do used) costing $20 or under for your Witch to buy for you, what would it be? umm, I think all 3 of the new Neil Gaiman Sandman comics would be under $20 altogether. Though, part of me wants to wait and just get the trade paperback when the whole series is done. Normally, I'd ask for one of my wishlist cookbooks - man I adore those - but it looks like the only one that's out now and has a used option under $20 is PokPok - which would be cool, but I honestly don't know how much thai cooking I would do in reality... Not a very helpful answer. -------------------------------------------------------- 'Weenies: I'm pretty much safe from this update. I'd be somewhat interested in decants (even testable sniffies) of this year's Suck It (I liked first year, second year was cough syrup, this year??), Autumn Overlooked my Knitting (I love red currant, but the rest??), Visions of Autumn III (normally not my style at all, but neither was Peach VI... will probably just test this one at NYCC and file the results in the brain for later), and Pumpkin I (I normally skip pumpkin, but black tea, cardamom, spice, and ginger milk? might need a decant...) -------------------------------------------------- Chocolate: I don't really care for standard hershey bars and the like, but I do love chocolate, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate - though I prefer if it's not just straight white chocolate, that's a bit cloying and much for me, but the white chocolate coconut bar Lindt makes is lovely. Dark and milk chocolate are the safest bets - and which I prefer varies by mood, and type. I love trying new/weird combos - just no banana, or raisin, I really detest both. Turkish Delights - no please, my sister brought some home from the UK years ago, and while the lemon was OK, the rose was like someone poured chemical perfume into my sinus via my mouth - TERRIBLE experience! ------------------------------------------- Holiday LUSH: So White Shower Gel Hot Toddy Shower Gel First Snow Dusting Powder Star Light Star Bright Dried fruits: I don't need any - I get Graze boxes at the office, and they're always at least half dried fruit (and I've got a back log because it'll be another week before I can eat any of that) Do you need any travel mugs, coffee mugs, tea makers, rock sugar, coffee or tea syrups, etc? the rock sugar in flavors I saw someone mention sounded interesting, otherwise I have lots of mugs for tea.

Also... I had a sick day.. so I think I've caught up with updates through D*Con... if anyone notices me missing anything, please let me know.

I don't think so ... I did a search on my spreadsheet for "bee" and "hive" and neither came back with a single hit. I mean, honey is a fairly common note, but if you're thinking themes/names, I think you're right, nothing specifically bee themed.

nervous energy this morning - finished updating the Lupers BPTP update, and added the new Alice and Emerald City (and Lunacy) - think it's up to date. (as ever, ignore the color coding, and column A, that's all personal notation) Izile's BPAL Spreadsheet

Just added lupers and clive barker - haven't don'e BPTP lupers yet. - *whew* trying to keep a head on this.

Just got it and the smell in the bottle was so good had to test it immediately! In the bottle, green, bright, realistic spring flowers Wet: daffodil! bright, fresh cut, peeking out of cool grass. Love! Dry: I'm getting more of the "Swampy" note, I guess it is, but it's not dominant on me. It's gotten sweeter, less fresh, more powdery, but still a gorgeous freshest spring flowers scent. Definitely a keeper! Would love to test in a locket to see if it keeps its fresh/wet smell, because that reminds me of the daffodil row my Mom kept planted, and being sent out in the early days of spring to cut fresh daffodils for the house, because they were always the first thing to bloom big enough to bring indoors as cut flowers.

This one is lovely! A little nose tingly at first, but a lovely light scent of flowers, sweet citrus and peach. Gives a very crisp, clean scent to the air

I was disappointed with this one - I wanted my beloved Pink Snowballs in a bath oil, and this is lots of snow, mint (which I never got in the original oil), and not a sign of pink warm glow of rose or floral anything. It's also exceptionally light, I know it's cold outside and that may be inhibiting my sense of smell (but I had no problem smelling my atmo decants), but no matter how much I huff, it's really light, ghosty, the mint fades off fast and leaves a barely there snowy-blah. :-( to the swap pile with you!

In the Bottle - candy, but warm, spicy, sugar plum candy - something distantly floral, but subtle in the background. Wet - Much more balanced, there's the snow! and juicy plum starts to come out, though still candy sweet and some interesting spices playing peek-a-boo in the background. Dry - the candy does calm down eventually and everything plays well together with the "snowball" scent that's distinctive of the series, with a little floral and spice notes in the back, but a warm plummy sitting right on top. So far, almost the entire snowball series is a win for me! This is definitely a fav!

after reading the reviews that suggested you'd like this scent if you like Rose Red, I swapped for a bottle. In the bottle is a beautiful, bright, green floral. Wet - lovely, light, realistic, slightly sweetened cream in the back, but subtle and not foodie. Beautiful! Dry - laundry detergent - not even the good kind. No flower, no cream, just, dry, powdery, laundry detergent. *weep*

oh thanks so much! -k, I updated the BPTP tab on my google doc all the way up through yules (even got the dorian HG and the bliss smooch - think that's all new in the GC area) - can let me know if I missed anything, but think that's up to date now, too.

no problem! but oh! I haven't had a chance to update futher, do you have a link to the one you've been working on with the Yule update?

This one wonked out on my chemistry hard. In the bottle - straight up soggy fallen leaves on the bottom of a wet forest floor - slight odor of rot and something powdery-floral in the background, but very subtle. Wet - it's definitely the powdery potpourri style rose, not the fresh rose I prefer. It's still playing a 3rd fiddle to the red leaves super-dominating everything - they still smell a little wet/rotty, but are gaining some spicy edges. Dry - no. rose is nothing more than a powdery afterthought to bundles and bundles of finally dried off, un-rotting, fallen dead leaves on a forest floor. It's not un-pretty, but this is definitely not a perfume for this little elfling. On the swap pile it goes

Yeah, but a lot of times, how would you even *know* what you were missing, if it was missing? Yes, if I remembered "oh, I'm missing "___" I could go find the notes, hell, even in the BPAL reviews section - but I'm not even aware of what my gaps might be (aside from TAL/BPTP - maybe if I get a quiet bit today, I'll look at catching up on BPTP, at least) BUT, I think my list is now complete - as far as I'm aware -