Falathwen

You see, I am the only one of us who brings in any money. The other two cannot make money fortune-telling. This is because they only tell the truth, and the truth is not what people want to hear. It is a bad thing, and it troubles people, so they do not come back. But I can lie to them, tell them what they want to hear. So I bring home the bread. Red musk and wild plum, orange blossom and jasmine, juniper berries, sweet incense and vetiver-laced sandalwood. My favorite character in the book (other than Shadow himself) and so many of my favorite notes. I could not resist this one. I had been a big fan of the discontinued Vechernyaya blend, but this shares no notes with that. Amusingly, in the book there are many aspects of a particular god/dess so this seemed appropriate. First impression: This is a complex mature scent, matching the character well. There is bitterness as well a subdued sweetness. As usual, the red musk and wood notes come out strongly and linger all day long. The florals and other notes soften and blend the stronger ones. Lingering impression: It reminded me of staying in a church or sanctuary after a ceremony has ended. The light is falling and the candles are blown out. There are flowers in the shadows you can smell but not see. Old wood and incense warm the air.

As it is a feasting holiday here, I decided on Cockaigne, the "lazy and luscious" land. I was not terribly lazy (walked about five miles all told) the pumpkin pie was definitely luscious.

This is a fantastic feature. I am so excited to try working with it. Thank you!

I wore Tintagel for my birthday, since I read that King Arthur was also born at the solstice. It fit the season so well I wore it for Christmas too.

I do not have a cooler...will the cold of our fridge damage the oils? Hopefully we will be dropping back to reasonable temperatures soon.

Sultry. The dominant note at first is tonka, which on me smells like cocoa butter…sweet and creamy. When that finally fades back the sweet pea is noticeable…at first it seems like grape, but it becomes more floral with time. I do not detect the sage. Musk warms this blends and helps the sweet pea and tonka blend beautifully. This blend lasts a long while.

This was a generous free imp from the lab. I adore vetiver and enjoy cinnamon, but as I feared, the other notes "rose" up and attacked me. My skin amplifies rose and jasmine strongly and does terrible things with lovely gardenia. This blend of them all was incredibly intense and acrid. I think the smokiness was the leather. I tried to wait for it to dry down, but washed it off fairly quickly.

I had to try this because I am a fan of violet and Arthurian legends. I am guessing that two of the night blooming flowers in this blend might be jasmine and gardenia because my skin chemistry turned this blend into a strong "white" floral. As it dried, the violet attempted to make an appearance but sadly this blend is not for me

A free gift imp which I had been wanting to try for a while. This blend is simple and lovely for summer. The tea makes this feel very clean and bright. The peony is amazingly true to life and gentles the scent. While it is not very strong, I keep catching a wisp of this scent as I move.

A free imp that I would never have tried and yet adore. I had assumed this blend would be heavy and acrid on me - leather does not love my skin. Instead, it is light and energizing. The grass and herbs are strongest at first. At first, I could not pick out the basil, but when I cut some from our porch garden I realized that I was imagining the scent of cooked basil whereas this is the scent of the fresh cut herb. The incense comes out as this dries down. This blend evokes St. Francis to me, rather than a warrior. I imagine someone walking long miles over fields with the faint scent of incense still clinging to his robes. I will wear this delightedly and share it with my husband as well.

Fun! As soon as I applied this blend I imagined eating a perfect fruit salad in a summer garden as twilight cooled the heat of the day. I got hints of each individual fruit, but they blended in well with the floral notes. Unfortunately my skin amplified the rose as this blend dried down and soon that was all I could detect

This was a very intriguing free imp from the Lab. The mandarin and wood stand out at first. The floral notes are in the background. This blend seems like Ullalume’s big sister…probably because they share a wood and lily combination. It is entertaining to try to pick out the individual notes in this swirl. I had a feeling that this would work fine with my skin chemistry and it does, though it is more complex that I normally prefer.)

This is splendid, but remains surprisingly close to the skin. It evokes its namesake very well. There is a gently cinnamon that makes itself known at first - and burns my wrists a little. I can also pick out tea, something wonderfully resinous, and a floral I cannot name which reminds me of lilies. As it dried down it grows ever spicier, softer, and sweeter.

This is definitely an ozone aquatic, like Lightening; but there is a deeper green note in this which makes it far more wearable on my skin. I would not say that green note is seaweed, since it is more evergreen than iodine. It makes a fantastic and surprisingly cooling bath - I wonder if the green part may be some sort of mint?

Tasting, smelling, or feeling cucumber and/or mint has long been my favorite antidote to summer swelter. When I saw this blend I knew I wanted to wear it in the heat of the summer. On my skin, the pepper is not noticeable at all. The mint is very dominant at first, but the cucumber blends in as it dries down. It is wonderfully cooling to my mind as well as my senses

Our apartment is 90 degrees....should I store my oils in the fridge, or would cold be worse for them than heat? I did try to search for this question, since it has surely been asked before, but did not come up with any relelvant threads. -Falathwen [merged with the previous thread - Macha]

This is my first Lunacy purchase. Two of my three daughters were born in March. They are wild for fairies. As for myself, I adore creamy scents. The description was so delightful that I could not resist. As others have noted, this was very buttery in the bottle and only lightly so on my skin. It was soon evenly mixed with floral notes, but I found that I could pick out none of them individually, which was rather strange. This was very sweet and light. My husband commented that it smelled like cookies, and indeed, my little ones started asking if we were baking something for a snack! I suppose you could say that this is the scent of our family. I might even share it with them.

This was a generous gift from the lab. I am finding that dark scents work well with my skin chemistry, though they are not the blends I was originally drawn to. On my skin this blend is like a sister of Czernobog It is dark and sweet and somehow almost woodsy. The shadowy myrrh and musk dominate, while the rose and ylang ylang are noticeable in the background. It is a powerfully stroong blend and lasts a very long while

This was a gift from the lab. I felt especially curious about this imp since it is an unreleased blend. When wet, sweet orange and almond jumped out at me for a few moments, then faded back. There was a light spicy sweetness, like the cinnamon in Chimera that came forward as it dried down. This definitely reminded me of an orange spice tea I enjoy drinking…and some almond cookies. Unfortunately, my skin ate this up about as quickly as I would eat that snack, so if wear this I will put some on my clothes or reapply fairly often.

A gift from the lab…thank you! This is both sweet and sultry. It is "rousing" in a fun way, like laughing with someone you love. I would not have expected sweet citrus to blend so deliciously with earthy patchouli. It remains consistent as it dries down.

This was a gift from the lab and much appreciated because though I have been eager to try the blends relating to Eastern Europe, the description of this one made me hesitate. I would have missed a truly lovely woods scent. It is fresh evergreens and earth at first…with a hint of something sweet. I find that I breathe more deeply wearing it, which is helpful because asthma has been plaguing me this week. The moss note comes out more as the blend dries down. I actually find this blend very comforting

This was a gift from the lab. Normally I avoid alcohol scents, but this sweet wine is not triggering the anxiety I usually feel with them. It is warm and autumnal. It smells like I would imagine warm mulled cherry wine might. Wearing it, I could almost see a goblet of this drink : shining red in the candlelight with murky depth where some of the spices have sunk down. This is seamlessly blended and changes only subtly as it dries down. It would be splendid in the cool weather.

This was a gift from the lab. My first impression was that this reminded me of sweet/sour sauce. It is strongly salty/bitter and equally strongly sweet/ fruity. The opposing notes balance each other, but I found the combination disconcerting. It does feel alien…like something exuded by a magical creature like a dragon; but it did not feel comfortable to wear as perfume

This was a gift from the lab. As soon as I tried it on, I exclaimed "Nectar!" and dabbed some on my husband. He grinned and agreed. It is sweet and fresh, like the taste of flower nectar. It also reminds me of the scent of a ripe plum. I only wish my clean clothes smelled so summery.

I swapped for this one. I had been curious to try it because one reviewer compared it to "Sweet Honesty" which was the only perfume I wore as a child, but I have grown wary of white floras. Happily, this actually worked beautifully on my skin. When wet it was indeed very like "Sweet Honesty" - instant nostalgia. As it dries it grows softer. The lemon and musk blend, equal in strength. This becomes powdery in the final stages, as often happens for me with vanilla, but I have a feeling I will love this as a sunny and warm summer scent.