Dark Alice

Tested: NYCC wet: Dead LEaves and blackberries. Dry: Dead leaves and bitter blackberry on my skin. *sigh* Blackberry is just not my friend.

Tested at NYCC: Wet: straight up sugar with pumpkin. Not pumpkin spice, pumpkin. On the skin...burnt pumpkin sugar. So glad I tested it. So glad I don't like it.

Wet: Every note is here and it is glorious. Dry: Grape bubblegum. I was sad. B/c this was going to be an instabuy, thankfully I got to try it at NYCC.

This is my favorite of the leaves so far! It has the lightest brown leather note, not headache inducing at all! The Dead leaves blends sublimely with bourbon vanilla and the clove actually takes front from wet to dry. IT morphs in strength throughout the day, but it is always there. 10/10

I wore this yesterday. Wet: Dead Leaves and Sugared Cardamom. As the day goes on, the cardamom stays true just less sweet, and rounds out the Dead Leaves beautifully. Definitely going to keep this bottle.

This smells like cherry cream with blackberries. On my skin...the cherry amps and the berries go bitter. *sigh* Off to the swaps with you.

I took a chance on this one and I am so glad that I did. The frosting blends so well with the paper note that it is cozy. Such a pleasant surprise. I thought this would be super sweet and it's not. I may or may not need a back up of this from NYCC.

How do you feel about knitted stuff? Fancy? Plain? What types of things do you like to wear? Any and all knitted items are welcome. Acrylic yarn can be itchy and so can wool. But other than that...I love scarves, gloves, shawls! I'm into beer. How 'bout you? Styles? And booze? Bourbon, wine. That's about it. Not a beer fan at. all. Love different vodkas though. How do you feel about caramel? Salt or no? With chocolate or without? Salted caramel is heaven. Chocolate covered caramel is fine. As long as it is not super hard. I love toffee as well. Hibiscus seeds? Nope, not into growing things. Off-color needlepoint? Nope Would you be interested in home made food items? -Dried honey crisp apples, coated nuts, brownies. Other than that...not too much. Would you be interested in project bags/pouches? sounds pretty nice And to go along with the previous knitting question... Are you allergic to any fiber or do you know what kind of yarn you prefer? Acrylic yarn is itchy and so are certain types of wool. Would you want a quilted pot holder? (for me no because i make them) YEP. Do you have any prefered flavour of shortbread? All the vanilla cookies or shortbread!!! Is there anything you'd particularly like to get from the UK? MInthumbugs are my everything! Socks/sockdreams/etc: ALL THE SOCKS BELONG TO ME. ESP. WARM SOFT ONES. I HAVE A SOCK OBSESSION. I just saw that Zoya is having their trade in sale. Anyone a nail polish fan? What colored interest you? I rarely use nail polish so nope. Thingz from Japan? Stationary. that's about it. Re-used mailing materials are fine. Harry Potter You may want to disown me....but I can't stand the Harry Potter books. I love the movies...but I tried to read them and I found them to be horribly written. Speaking of snarky, who's a fan of The Mincing Mockingbird? No idea who this is Do you decorate for Halloween all year? If not, what level of decor do you have for Halloween? I have pumpkins on my door. My neighbors hate it. I am content with this. My house is decorated with candle holders and art for the Holiday Indoor/outdoor Halloween decorations? What do you do, and what would you prefer to receive? I have none due to my apt. complex What's your preferred Halloween decor style: classic/traditional (skulls, pumpkins, bats), kitchsy/cute, retro, elegant/Victorian, horror/macabre? No skulls, bugs, no gore. Other than that...I am good. What's your candy preference? I love sour candy, sweet skittle style candy, milk, white, and dark chocoalte mixed with stuff. Caramel nuts. No marshmallow or Peanut butter please. Candles or wax melts/wax tarts? Candles. But after Yankee Candle...I am good. Essential oils and aromatherapy oils- yay, or nay? I don't like essential oils. My aromatherapy is BPAL. Skincare- do you use a particular routine? What products would you absolutely not use? I use prescriptive skin care, So no thank you to anything. Damn sensitive skin. If you could receive one handmade item - everything from knitted or crocheted gloves and scarves to sewn bags to fanart or original art, what would you prefer? Out of that list, scarves. What are your tea and/or coffee preferences? Loose leaf / whole bean or bagged / ground? Do you have a favorite type? Flavor? Retailer? I love roobis tea from teavana: blueberry roobis and pineapple kona pop. Green Blackberry Mojito. If striping, what two (or more) colors together? Blue and White or Blue and green Or blue and dark red....blue is a theme. would you like notebooks or journals? Utilitarian or fancy? Lined or blank? Tell me of your stationery lustings. Plain black moleskin books. Would you like any brown paper bags of "seconds" from Seattle Chocolates? Yes, please! Elements & Artifacts has a fall/halloween collection up? Anything catch your eye? I am broke from E and A. I have all I need. And speaking of shops from BPAL folks, any favorites in the stores on the SW Stalking and Services Spreadsheet? Not really. The second part of the Haus of Gloi update is live tomorrow (the 25th)- is there anything you're interested in? Not a fan of their product. So nope. ​I'm going to the NY Renaissance Faire tomorrow- anything you'd like me to look for? NOpe. Would you be interested in any of the following: jigsaw puzzles; puzzle books (like word searches or crossword puzzles or suduko); coloring books; card games; board games? Feel free to elaborate on preferences for any of the above! I love word search games. I do one daily. I would love another book Anything from http://www.beefolks.com/default.aspsuit your fancy in particular (honey or otherwise since they have other products?)r I love their orange blossom honey. It is my absolute favorite. I don't use honey sticks. But I love the jars. I'm with voodoocatwoman about packaging: voodoocatwoman, on 30 Sept 2016 - 12:36 AM, said: Update starts here: I'd love to commission a piece of art for you. Would you be interested in a custom piece? What kind of picture/what subject matter? Pin up girl art. I LOVE IT. 10/4/16 Would any witchees be interested in strawberry, pumpkin & apple, or milk flavor Pocky? No thank you. I dont' like Pocky. 10/3/16 Though I've been playing with sculpee lately and like making sort of character or fandom inspired bead/pendants, would that be something you'd like or have use for? Not really. 10/1/16 Erotica or BDSM - yay or nay, and if yay, what kinds of things? Nay. My local farmers market has a pepper specialist who makes dried pepper powders. Would you like some and if so what level of spicyness. No thank you. Spice=allergy attack if it is too much. 9/28/16 Tarot cards/oracle decks - yay or nay? If yay, do you already have any? Which ones?I have all the tarot I need. Everything from the Egyptian tarot to the cat people tarot Cryptozoology/cryptids (Big Foot, lake monsters, chupacabra, etc.) - yay or nay? If yay, any favourites? Nay. 9/25/16 I'm a honey affecionado (I really love honey) and our renn Faire has a local honey booth we go to every year and our trip is coming up. Anything from http://www.beefolks.com/default.asp suit your fancy in particular (honey or otherwise since they have other products?) I love honey! Orange blossom is my favorite. Any other renn Faire goodies in general? I have a friend who is a wood carver there and they make adorable geeky pins amount other things and Harry Potter wands? Here are the artisans there: http://www.rennfest....mation/artisans I love the Hillary pins from the lab. That's about it. Renn faire has gorgeous pins that say "well behaved women rarely make history" but those are super expensive so Id ont' expect one...but I do love them. 9/24/16 The second part of the Haus of Gloi update is live tomorrow (the 25th)- is there anything you're interested in? Nope I'm going to the NY Renaissance Faire tomorrow- anything you'd like me to look for? Please see honey speech. Do you celebrate Mabon? Would you like "witchy" or pagan decorations and objects? For example, pentacle wall hangings, mabon poppets, corn dollies, ritual candles, etc? Not really. I have my own candles and I am very particular about what I use for spiritual practice. Anyone hankering for Craftsy (http://www.craftsy.com) classes? Through tomorrow all classes are $20 or under. Would you be interested in any of the following: jigsaw puzzles; puzzle books (like word searches or crossword puzzles or suduko); coloring books; card games; board games? Feel free to elaborate on preferences for any of the above! Love word finds. LOVE THEM. 9/23/16 Would you be interested in Kings Game by Lisa Millraney? No thanks. Only because I don't like to read on my kindle. If it was in paperback, then HELL YEAH! Would you like any brown paper bags of "seconds" from Seattle Chocolates? Yes. ALL THE CHOCOLATE Elements & Artifacts has a fall/halloween collection up? Anything catch your eye? i AM GOOD.

Brown musk, myrrh, and sun-baked leather afflicted by splotches of saffron and red musk. This is just a beautiful brown musk with myrrh and a dash of red musk purring in the background. It doesn't last very long...but that's okay. It's amazing and I am a slatherer. There is the barest hint of leather in here...but mostly musk of glory! I love it!

This smells like a pack of skittles. Cherry, lemon, grape, lime, orange. On me, smells the same. Fruity, sugary rush! Too bad it gives me a headache. I am so glad my decant found a new home.

Of all the scents that spoke to me, this was it. Not only were the notes gorgeous, but the image of Puddin and Lilith reminded me of my own dad and I when we would sit on the bench and watch the clouds go by. That comfortable loving silence is something I truly miss and I was grateful to be able to obtain a scent to remind me of that. Wet: Dorian, daemondrops and lavender. It smells like Lilith Victoria without the Snake Oil to balance it out. Dry...same. Aged Dorian is wonderful on me. Fresh tends to run sour on my skin. Final Dry down: The soft Vanilla helps this scent immensely. Sadly, this will need aging before it becomes gorgeous on me. But it's definitely worth the wait and I am glad that I bought the bottle.

The Lake of Forgetfulness: a deep, still pool of lavender, aged benzoin and patchouli, frankincense, and sorrow-honeyed ylang ylang. Deep beneath, there is a touch of fig's sweetness and amber's golden light. The ylang ylang makes this powdery...but overall it is truly a beautiful scent. Frankincense, benzoin, and the lavender swirl together in a wild dance with the ylang, ylang and crescendo higher and higher while wet. Dry...this scent crashes into a beautiful ylang and amber scent on my skin. Not a lot of fig here but I think some aging will help with that. This will truly be a beautiful scent once some of the ylang ylang settles down. I just got this bottle today so right now it and the amber are the loudest notes on my skin.

Light, sweet, whipped french vanilla. I have had this before in a very expensive French dessert with a custard undertone. This satisfies my sweet tooth for any and all sweet vanilla foods for the day. Get thee some while ye still can!!!!

This is just beautiful. The patchouli started off rough but, it has dried down to the most beautiful, ambrette, patchouli, orris scent. This is a must have.

This is gorgeous. The frankincense is indeed close to the skin. And the rose is so subtle. This is a wonderful skin scent. A bottle may indeed need to come home with me.

How dark, rooty patchouli with honey translates to sex with a Vegas lounge singer from 1973 with CHEAP AXE COLOGNE on my skinI will never know. But it does. I am sad. This has got to go.

I am sad about this one. I smell like Spicy pencil shavings. UGH. Off to the sales pile with you.

This is the sexiest unicorn I have ever smelled. Tobacco, vanilla, and golden oudh. Heaven...just heavenly, sexy unicorn!

Wet: Sexy banana with a hint of banana notes and vetiver doing a dirty dance on the floor. Dry: The banana has left the building folks! She is gone and all that is left is the vetiver and cocoa. But they are barely there!! One minute...it's love the next, poof! Gone. I am going to have to track down a bottle b/c this is glorious...I just wish it lasted longer.

I am so annoyed. This reformulation is missing Snake oil. On my skin, it's all mint all the time with a drop of green tea and a half a drop of snake oil. I will have to pass this on.

Band aids. Band aids and glorious red poppies. *sigh* This decant is off to the swaps.

Ted's interpretation of the Blue Moon. This is the scent of star-crossed love, folly, and passionate lunacy: white mango, French lavender, orris root, fig leaf, ylang ylang, mugwort, styrax, oakmoss, camphor, and black opium tar. Absolutely gorgeous! From wet to dry: this smells like a pale blue moon floating over the deep blue sea with the barest hints of lavender and fruit and opium tar. It is so wonderfully light and beautiful. I highly recommend it.

It's warm sandalwood on me. Not much more. Not much less. I am grateful to have the bottle...but I won't need more of this one.

This started out as a lovely, gentle sweet floral. This is what I wanted Mouse's Sad Long tale to smell like. Then poof! The vanilla sugar is gone and replaced by sweet pea. Like a flat sweet pea soda without the carbonation. The sweet pea stole the sparkle in this. Sadly this goes off to sale.

This smells expensive and golden. It really reminds me of the evil Queen in Snow White and Huntsman. Decadent, incensy, golden and powerful. So glad I have a bottle.