Madame Mew
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Fresh out the mail! This is super dark, woody musk. I was expecting more fruit, but I do like it! I can’t stop sniffing myself. As it dries, I’m getting more purple feeling patchouli, if that makes any sense? I don’t have anything like this in my collection, so my half bottle stays! I think this will age beautifully, and would layer nicely with my SN Pomegranate or the fig trio. Really nice blend, especially without any resting. I bet this will be even better in a few weeks.
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Smells to Work Out To - 30 Day Challenge
Madame Mew replied to VetchVesper's topic in Recommendations
Hellooooooo! (mrs. Doubtfire voice) Saturday and Sunday I took the dogs out on some very long walks. I would guess 2-3 miles each day? I don't go outside much, so that is long for me! I wore Dead Leaves, Marshmallow and Pistachio with Caw Caw HG on Saturday. Sunday, I wore Boo HG with Flickering Lights, Fluttering Curtains. They're both SO DAMN GOOD! If you are on the fence, do it. I will be working out later, but just wanted to pop in now that I am back at the computer! -
Smells to Work Out To - 30 Day Challenge
Madame Mew replied to VetchVesper's topic in Recommendations
@Amazonia I like those Alo yoga videos! I’ve done a few of you like those, you’ll probably enjoy CorePower. Keep me posted! no workout today, but I did vacuum, mop, and sweep the floors, and scrubbed my cupboards so I definitely worked up some heat! I wore Black Lace this morning, but since I didn’t work out I didn’t think to come back to how it changed with body heat. It’s very pretty! -
Woo! This has some throw in the bottle! In the bottle, super sweet honey musk. On the skin, it’s just as strong at first. I was sneezing for the first 10 mins, but I kept going back to huff it because I’m already addicted. Lol. Once it’s on for about 30 mins, you can almost chew through that honey taffy and imagine that occasional sugar crystal. Damn, this is good. It’s like sexy candy.
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This exactly like a blown out candle, beautiful smoky beeswax. Pretty much perfection. This is what I wanted Loved to Death to smell like, and what Light of Men’s Lives almost was for me, but I think it may have amber which doesn't play as nicely on my skin as this. Not to say I don’t like both of the aforementioned, but I amped cinnamon in LtD and the vetiver in this makes it just a bit more somber and dark than LoML. Yes yes yesss! Another blind bottle win. Beeswax lovers, rejoice!
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Dead Leaves, Marshmallow, and Pistachio Cream
Madame Mew replied to zankoku_zen's topic in Halloweenie
I just got my dead leaves, marshmallow and pistachio cream in the mail today! I just tried it on after giving it about 6 hours to rest. The dead leaves are not present to me in the bottle, but they do come through as it dries down, about 15 minutes in. It’s amazing! It’s not too sweet, which is exactly what I had hoped the leaves would do for this. I'm not into gourmand scents and in general, but this still has a fluffy, creamy vibe, smells exactly like pistachio, and just the right amount of DL to keep it from full on foodie territory, at least for me. Blind bottle win!!! ETA: I bought a backup of this. -
I've never been first to review! Fun times. This just came in the mail about an hour ago, but let me tell you, I already have another bottle in my cart. In the bottle I get mostly warm amber and vanilla. Definitely an instant love upon sniff. On the skin, you can pick up on the smoked aspect of the vanilla, but it smells like a "lace". This is going to be a big hit, for sure. Beautiful vanilla blend!
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One of my wonderful FB sales page friends was kind enough to share an imp of Black Lace with me. I am unsure if it's the OG or the resurrected version. In the imp, it's cologne and tobacco. Wet on the skin, it's a very clean vanilla. After it dries down a bit, I get a very nice musky, vanilla tobacco. This is very "perfumey" to me, which is not a negative thing, but I like a bit more gnarl to my daily wear scents. Overall, it's a very pretty, musky, somber tobacco vanilla. I would wear this to a funeral. It's comforting and pretty.
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Smells to Work Out To - 30 Day Challenge
Madame Mew replied to VetchVesper's topic in Recommendations
Hey hey! No workout yesterday, but I am still sore from Monday. My new little weights are doin’ it for me! WOSOTD: Sanguinem Menstruum solo before the workout, then I added more and layered my Dried Strawberries trio. Boy howdy! Red musk cloud around me and it was awesome. Next go with red musk, I’ll use a little bit less because it was almost distracting 😹 and. Now that I think about it, I had only put it on my left wrist. I did 30 mins yoga sculpt. @Amazonia you’ve been cracking me up! Squatter-in-chief. Hahah love that term. Hope all of you are staying sane!!! -
Smells to Work Out To - 30 Day Challenge
Madame Mew replied to VetchVesper's topic in Recommendations
@Amazonia great job on those tech skillzzz and workout! Now I want cake. 😈 Took a long lunch, cause why not!? Did an hour of yoga sculpt, and I think I did every rep! I got two new sets of weights over the weekend. 3lbs and 5lbs sets. The ones my sweet husband let me borrow were too long and tall, so I couldn't complete some of the exercises in my videos correctly. Short lady life. WOSOTD: Rose Quartz Bedroom. I tried this one on fresh out of the mail about a month back. Just saw some more recent reviews and it reminded me that I needed to retest it. It's so pink and pretty. I feel like it's not "me" but I do plan on keeping the bottle because it's just gorgeous. I think aging this will do wonders, especially as that has rang true for every scent I have with saffron in it. If anyone has tried it and has any layering suggestions, lmk! Hope all of you are having a good week, so far!🖤 -
Smells to Work Out To - 30 Day Challenge
Madame Mew replied to VetchVesper's topic in Recommendations
HAPPY HAPPY DAY!!! I celebrated the Biden Harris victory with a 46 minute yoga with weights class. It was supposed to be an hour but I stopped it for water at 46 mins in and got too excited to finish it. LOL. I wore Revenant Rhythm, amped that shit, took a shower and slathered on a bunch more. WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!! -
Smells to Work Out To - 30 Day Challenge
Madame Mew replied to VetchVesper's topic in Recommendations
@Amazonia love that PSIYSO!!! Praying for the same thing rn! @Lucchesa I can't wait to try my decant of Samhain! AND I so feel you on that annoying instructor. It really can throw you off when they do such things. My instructor yesterday was saying PLEASE when getting into any new pose, and it was a body weight sculpt yoga. I was like, why!? LOL Yesterday's scent was already announced, but I did end up doing that 30 minute class, and then wore BOO from 2012 as a comfort scent as I ate my feelings and drank a bottle of wine and stayed awake way too late. Trying to work, but cannot concentrate. I see a long, brutal class in my future today. HAHA. -
Smells to Work Out To - 30 Day Challenge
Madame Mew replied to VetchVesper's topic in Recommendations
I have not worked out since Friday. BUT I MISS YOU ALL! Wearing Fake News and Nasty Woman today. Hugs. -
Oh wow. I was lucky enough to get my hands on a decant. It's so good! Wet, it's a bit sharp with the moss and cedar, which was still good. Dry, just amazing. It's a beautiful sweet patchouli, with soft herbs and tobacco. It's just a wonderful blend. Can't. Stop. Huffing.
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This imp was one of my favorites from a swap. I put it on right away, because it smelled like cherry, sugary snake oil. YUM. Sadly, this caused my first ever BPAL skin reaction. There must be some cinnamon hiding in there!? I haven't had any reactions with any other Snake Oil or its variants, but I can tell you it smells delicious and I will be putting it in my scent locket!!!
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This reminds me to Paper Phoenix! The peppery tobacco and vanilla with a bit of grounding from the ambergris ....unf. I love it so much. I wish I had purchased more of this back.
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Smells to Work Out To - 30 Day Challenge
Madame Mew replied to VetchVesper's topic in Recommendations
@Amazonia cheers to less jiggle, seeing defined obliques and a perkier booty! That's great news. Eff the scale, you killed it! I'll have to make myself a SO Jelly Donut with my raspberry suf. and SO! I'll do that tomorrow. Also, the numbers needing to all end in zeros... used to do that when I pumped my gas. lol @Lucchesa I just sold my Pumpkin Tobacco. I was a nerd and didn't read the notes available to me on the forum and missed the "soaked in bourbon" part. I cannot do whiskey or bourbon, but it was really nice on my husband. Where do you live in PNW?! I'm in Portland! @VetchVesper You did a great job! 17 days from zero is fantastic. ❤️ I now have Destroying Angel and Machu Picchu on my list! @Seajewel kicking ass with those runs! I hope your new doc works out for you. If you ever want to sidebar on your ailment, I am here for you! I had a torn labrum that actually stemmed from scoliosis. It did heal itself with much ado and physical therapy. Always helps to hear some different journeys. WOSOTD: Frostbitten Dorian with a bit of Lilith's Tea Party that I just got in a swap a week or so back. It's too sweet for me, but layered with FB Dorian was nice! Great staying power, perfect for the chilly day. We had frost on the grass and cars when I woke up, and the sky was so crisp and clear early this morning before the sun rose. Fall is in full effect, just in time to freeze my ass off on Samhain. My workout was an intermediate yoga class, 60 mins. I got into wheel pose, and a supported headstand. The workout leading up to wheel got my shoulders nice and limber, so it was my best rendition so far. It definitely is a pose I can't always get into, so that made for a good day. Work was super busy, but I am deciding that taking an hour for myself for lunch and unplugging from work is well deserved, especially so I can watch some more of The Queen's Gambit on Netflix tonight. Getting workouts out of the way is the key for my consistency.💪 -
Smells to Work Out To - 30 Day Challenge
Madame Mew replied to VetchVesper's topic in Recommendations
I can’t believe we’re at the end! This was a blast and I’ll still be happy to jump in and try new workout scents. Thank you all for your enthusiasm about my achieving eight angle pose. It was so nice to have people like you lot to share that with. 🖤🖤🖤 I worked out on Sunday, but not today. The husband is out camping in freezing weather like a crazy man, so I had a date with the couch. Yoga sculpt with weights for an hour wearing no perfume! 🙀 I was so annoyed I forgot. Afterward I put on Death Cap and mixed it with Black Baccara’s Autumn in Salem. It was a really nice mix and gave me all the fall vibes. After reviewing what I’ve tried and loved, favorites are: Dragon’s Milk, Please Scream Inside Your Snake Oil, and Revenant Rhythm. Goals-wise, I think I did average 5 days per week. It’s hard to be positive since I was a bit lazy with my posts so they’re not a reliable tracking source. I’m pretty dang happy with that, the new poses I’ve been able to do with practice, and the bonding with this awesome group. I look forward to sharing and hearing more with you all. 🖤🤘🖤 -
Smells to Work Out To - 30 Day Challenge
Madame Mew replied to VetchVesper's topic in Recommendations
@VetchVesper LOL! Yes, PSIYC! Hahaha. I may need to get myself a full bottle, since I only did half in a decant circle. It's so damn good! WOSOTD: Dragon's Milk. A facebook swap brought this frimp from '09 to me. IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. I haven't ever sprung for blends with Dragon's blood incense before, mostly because the one impression I ever had of it was a soap at a health food store when I was younger. Well, I've been missing out! The oil was super dark and viscous, and I put it on all of my pressure points plus my cleavage which I pretty much never do. I knew my workout today was going to be intense, so I wanted to just go for it. Yoga was a C2 class for 60 mins. MAJOR excitement over here today! I loved the instructor, held crow pose for 3 rounds of breath which I've never been able to do and also pulled off Eight Angle Pose or Astavakrasana on both sides!!! I was so happy, I cried! 🤗Needless to say, I think that Dragon's Milk and I are going to be yoga friends, and I'll never forget how ecstatic I was in that moment. Now to find me a bottle! Looking forward to hearing what's been going on with all my witchy friends! -
Smells to Work Out To - 30 Day Challenge
Madame Mew replied to VetchVesper's topic in Recommendations
@VetchVesperOH WHAT! Glad you're plugging, as I may want in. I did promise myself no more decant circles but.... @Amazonia Now I know who to hit up when I run out of CP HAHAHAHA!!! It's so good. I've been MIA! I've been on the yoga train daily, either 30, 45 or 60 mins. I worked out in Please Scream Inside Your Snake Oil, and loved that. It's really the only one of note recently. Shit, did I do that one already? No. Okay. Scatterbrained. -
Yes yes yes. This is THE most perfect pomegranate scent of all time. Lucious, velvety, tart, dark fruit. I am so so happy I finally found a bottle of this. I will wear this alone or to pump up the dark purple fruits in other blends that I'm wanting more fruit from.
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Smells to Work Out To - 30 Day Challenge
Madame Mew replied to VetchVesper's topic in Recommendations
@Seajewel welcome back and great job! I am awaiting my imp of Demon basketball so I'll look out for the bread note! I like Brimstone, but I'll post a review once I get my hands on it! WOSOTD: Walking My Daughter to class. So lovely! It was such an uplifting scent. It even stayed through my shower! Damn, it's a good one. Feminine Dorian is what I am calling this. Today I did 30 mins of vinyasa. Yesterday I didn't do any focused workout but cleaned my house, moved furniture and got a new coffee table (solid wood) so I did drum up a sweat yesterday doing all of that. -
Smells to Work Out To - 30 Day Challenge
Madame Mew replied to VetchVesper's topic in Recommendations
Happy Friday, Witchy friends! What a week! Great job to all. The seasons changing is throwing a wrench in my gears but Today was a good yoga day. I didn't work out yesterday, but did 30 mins on Wednesday and cannot for the life of me remember what I wore. Oh Well. Today- Did an hour and I was going to do nothing so, yay! WOSOTD was a Witch House by Black Baccara and it's so glorious! Can't get enough of it right now. My review on this was : juicy berries and aged wine spilled on a wooden apothecary floor. Just beautiful. Notes are: dark and earthy with a touch of fruit. Highlights include black patchouli, plum wine, cinnamon smoke, black honey, blueberry, and burning sage. Fully deserve my date night with myself- incense, crappy tv, leftover pizza and a Snake Oil soak. I'm retesting Woman at the Edge of the Woods tonight. It starts out so green and intense and goes from shadowy to almost berry and then back to a brambly something you can't pin down. It's so good! I really cannot describe it. Probably getting a bottle, but I need to give it one more go. -
Black Fig, Oak Bark, & Brown Sugar
Madame Mew replied to zankoku_zen's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I'm crazy for fig and I'm getting a full size. It's mostly fig, then the brown sugar to amp it up while it's backed by a smidge of oak. Not a woodsy scent, more fruity. -
Smells to Work Out To - 30 Day Challenge
Madame Mew replied to VetchVesper's topic in Recommendations
Hello! It feels good to be back after spotty check ins on my part. You all are inspiring! Monday I can’t remember what I wore but did 30 minutes of yoga sculpt with body weight only. I felt stronger after taking a few days off which was nice. Yesterday I lazed about and drank wine instead. Today I did an hour of high intensity interval/ yoga and it was an ass kicker! Lots of isometric holds and I loved it. I also did some gardening and moved my office from my living room to another room upstairs now that the weather has cooled. I feel good about the fact that I basically did physical tasks for about three hours today. I wore Haunted Housewife from the new release on one wrist and Blood Kiss on the other wrist. I was so into my workout I honestly don’t remember smelling anything at the time. Strange, that!