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Thank you bheansidhe for passing this beauty on to me! I love love love this!!! Spicy warm musk with a touch of orange all swirled together to provide you with the experience of drinking a nice warm cup of tea in front of the fire. It's as simple as that, but what I get wafting towards me makes me want to cross my eyes and melt. The amber isn't powdery at all. It's more of a foundation to bring all the notes together and sweeten them up. I'm going to need more, I already know it!

I'm usually not one for aquatics, greens, or florals, but since this has a base of SO I decided to give it a shot. I am sooo happy to have found my bottle because I am in teh love! It's not green at all, its got a subtle salty breeze quality floating around the sweetness of SO. It's the perfect combination of spices, sweetness, and earthy salty air. It isn't too potent, but at the same time it doesn't fade to quickly. It's soft, and just beautiful! I will need more of this one!!

I've noticed that pomegranate flavors and notes contain this bite of something bitter and cool. Almost like a menthol hidden deep and away. Once applied, I get a big gush of sugar sweet juicy pomegranate (with the cool note underneath). It stays true as it dries down, not too boozy (thank goodness! Booze notes are scary on me.) It's more of sweet juicy fruit juicy pomegranate, and it is very potent! I also pick up a slight floral note in this, but nothing to worry over. I only realized it was there because someone else said that they smelled it as well. When I want to feel cute, I will grab my imp of Swank!!

In the bottle: It smells like Samhain minus the strong top note, and softened just a bit by a sweet watery note. Keep in mind it's a sweet watery note, not very ozoney at all (wewt!) Wet: It's not so much "rain" as it is just a sweet watery incense over autumn air. As it dries down: the watery note morphs into this almost minty sweety note over resins. I am in love with FLM! This is the best of the year for me

Mmm I love me some Knock-a-dolly!! First of all, it smells different than my bottle of Samhain room spray, but thats ok with me because I love this one just as much!! The first sniff after I spray is very autumn in a bottle. It's leafy but spicy at the same time. Once it's settled down, the sugar is more apparent. No apples, but there's a fruity sweetness peeking through. It's very very yummy, and I love this as much as my Samhain room spray, even though it's just a bit different. Just a funny little side note: my bottle of Knock-a-dolly was blessed by the lovely Lilith Victoria at Will Call. She pulled it out of my bag and nommed on the cap for me. Thanks sweetie!!

Do you ever send out your witchee's stuff and then get really anxious that they won't like it? Yeah. And I waffle on what to buy them because "what if they hate it". Retro candy So! New question! Are you interested in/do you like any of this candy! Sure!! I like trying neato stuff like that! Cheese & Jam? is this something that's combined together, cause I dunno if could eat cheese flavored jam. Bacon? Its good, but not amazing. I ate it for breakfast today and zapped it in the microwave to get rid of all that extra nasty grease. Ugh. Do you all like board games (like Scrabble, Yahtzee, etc)? I like Apples to Apples, Scrabble, chess, and Star Wars Monopoly. Figs? Nomnomnom! Tomatoes? ::gag:: what are your thoughts on masks? Hmm... masks...dunno. It'd have to be something really cool. are you going to reveal yourself or do you want your witchee to let you know that they know if they do?? I have a plan.... ::grins:: would you wear a name necklace (like carrie has from sex and the city?) I have my name in Arabic that I wear. I'd only do my name if it's in another language. do you like/collect any toys?? I collect glow toys and LED toys, and cool little knick knack toys (star wars, creepy looking vintage toys.) Chestnuts? I don't know if I've ever had them before. So, with the recent slew of discontinued GC's - are you panicking, and which GC's are you now desperate to order now? SIN, Black Rose, Morocco, but for sure, SIN! Bug phobias? I have no problems with bugs unless they are in one of three following situations: 1. They're in my apartment/work/car/. 2. They're in my food. 3. They're trying to bite me. (No need to change that answer!! Applys to me as well!) Disney? I don't collect any disney toys, but I do love disney movies. I am in need of Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. I have them on VHS but the ol' VCR is coughin and sputterin and weezin and there's no need to spend money on a new one when we have all these new fangled technological advancerismims like yer DeeVeeeDee players and such. Them kids from across the street... they knows how to press play for me when I ask em too. ::spits wad of tobaceee:: Wallace & Gromit? erm... who?

I spied this bottle at will call tonight and couldn't resist slathering a healthy dollop on my arm so that I can get the full effect! Upon application, it was actually very light. It smelled nice wet, but not "OMG YES!" good. Once it dried down though, that's when it opened up and bloomed! It's ambery, but without going powdery. It's not bubblegummy at all either. It's a sweet lick of lily touched by the warmth of amber and maybe some other musks. I'd love a bottle of this!

I Believe one of those bottles is Pirate Moon edit : yes the one on the left is Pirate Moon.

What is your favorite cookie type? Snickerdoodle Do you like to find out there's a package on the way or to receive a tracking number to stalk, or do you prefer surprise packages? I like surprise packages!! Beets? ::hides from the evil soul sucking red dirt beet demons:: Do you drink alcohol? Wine, beer or liquor? What is your favorite wine/beer/mixed drink: I used to drink. I cut back big time though. My favorite drink would be of the beer variety. I love me a good import!! ::snubs nose at domestics:: If I were your witch, and I wanted to make you a spell or mojo bag, would you be into that? And, if you were, would you want it for something like love, prosperity or luck? Or would you want it for a certain element? Or would you want it for something more personal- and what might that be? That would be fun. I'd probably like it to be charged for luck

Who is musically inclined? What instruments (voice counts) do you play? Would you enjoy sheet music? I play the clarinet. I used to play better, but I stopped playing so much and lost almost all of my skills icon_sad.gif Favorite musicals? Phantom of the Opera, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, Cabaret. I wanted to see Wicked while it was in Hollywood, but I could never get my hands on tickets... plus they were freaking expensive! Which of the seven deadly sins is most likely to be your undoing? Envy, and Sloth Anyone want a nickname and embroidered headband from PandaBite? meh? Would a "gift" donation to one of the organizations/causes you support be a great gift, or a lame gift? Someone else had my answer, I don't support any causes enough for this to really matter, but for the right person or cause, it is not a lame gift. Any "gift" is wonderful. That is the nature of a gift. <~ Best answer, I couldn't have said it better! Does anyone have any symbols they consider to be personally significant or talismanic? I love spirals. I wear them daily too! The spiral pattern is found extensively in nature – encoded into plants, animals, humans, the earth and galaxies around us. They're beautiful. Are there any Gods, Goddess, or other mythological figures of whom you're particularly fond? None in particular, but I've always loved Egyptian lore. You're given the opportunity to apprentice at any trade (or craft) of your choosing for the period of one year. Your mentor may be any currently living person. Which field of study would you choose, and who would be your mentor? Poi!!! I'd love to learn the perfect art of fire dancing. I'm trying hard to learn just the basics. My mentor would be AliciaStardust cause she's probably really good at it icon_wink.gif Candles? love them!! I especially love the kind that smell like dark spooky places. How do you feel about clothing/accessories made from animals? Anti-fur, leather, shells, etc.? I've never purchased anything that was animal hide related. I have a feather headband though. I'm not adverse to leather or shells. How do you deal with stress? I'm usually great under stress, but if it's too much stress at once I might have a good cry to let it all out. That usually helps, then I'm back to normal. do you like villainess soaps? what are your favorite scents? I love Jai Mahal Whipped and oil. I have them on constant rotation I am on an origami crane kick recently, so I wonder if anyone will be interested in origami crane earrings, origami crane in a glass vial (~1.2cm wide) phone charm/pendant or just a container filled with cranes of different sizes. Sounds lovely! My phone doesn't have a charm holder thingy though. Sock Dreams? If you *don't* like socks, you're just weird. Love socks!! gimme!! Do you mind artificial colors in your food? don't mind at all! how about fetishes? so whats your totem/fetish ? do butterflies count? I love butterflies. Anyone ready for the new Carnivale update? bring it on!!!!!!!!! are you into 80s movies (like i am ) if so, which are your favorites and who are your favorite characters? LOVE 80's movies! Dirty Dancing, Better off Dead, Say Anything, Short Circut, Top Gun, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead, Nightmare on Elm Street. Bring them ON!! I don't own many 80's movies on DVD **hint-hint-wink-wink** and don't mind burned DVD's **hint-hint-wink-wink** What are your favorite fruits? Peaches, Nectarines, plums, watermelon, Strawberries (though they aren't a fruit), and banannies What is one thing you constantly keep with you that you constantly loose? My sanity!! kidding.. hmm.. my glasses. I guess seeing stuff while I drive isn't high on my list of priorities. icon_rolleyes.gif

What are everyone's favorite Halloween-y/Autumn-y/spooky movies? Are there any you don't own but would like to? The Lost Boys, Bram Stokers Dracula, Halloweentown, A nightmare on Elm Street, Poltergeist, and all those cheesy B horror flicks from the past, such as Frankenstein Unbound (ooo spooky and weird!) Are roasted pumpkin seeds and home made chex mix the best fall snack foods, or what? Ooo that does sound interesting!! I need to get back into the spirit of this kind of stuff. I haven’t eaten punkin seeds in awhile. Whats your favorite pie, my dear SW's? Cherry pie and Pecan praline! Oh god soooo good. I have a huge sweet tooth! What kinda socks are you wearing tonight? It’s still sandal season. No sockies tonight Do you like socks? Blankets? Wrist warmers? Arm warmers? Headband? Shawl? Or what kind of knitted thing would you love the most? I’m in southern California, so the weather here is relatively nice year round, even in the colder months. I do LOVE blankets and sockies, and scarves though!!! I’d probably love a little knitted blanket or a scarf the most. How do you feel about ghost stories? Do you like to tell the old tales around a campfire? Read true accounts on the web way past your bedtime? Do you like to pick up a good anthology of Poe stories on a blustery day? Or is all that too scary for you? I love watching Most Haunted, and getting myself spooked out. I also do read stories on the webs about some of the hauntings around the world. Ghosties aren’t so scary to me Who here is LOVING Warehouse 13? *googles* Ohhh that looks interesting. Never seen it though  Nother question! Coffee or Tea? I love both! The only tea that I am “meh” about is Green tea and earl grey. I used to love them, but I think I burnt myself out. Interested in locally produced products? Food, skincare or both? If I can I will! There isn’t a lot of locally produced products in my part of town . Whenever I go out of town, I tend to buy all the fruits and veggies and specialty products that are for sale in the smaller shops. Does anyone in here wear a lot of dangly earrings or collect pendants of all kinds?? How about hair clips or pony tail band things? I wear silver spirial earrings in a 16 gauge that I found on etsy. They are called “Antennae” earings. I love them!! I also ADORE pendants!! I love the vintage ones, the new ones! I only have two right now. I’m always watching moonstone pendants on ebay, and am always on the look out for something special that I’d want to own! I wear my pendants on a long silver colored chain (not real, that’d be expensive!) I don’t wear hair clips, but I am on the lookout for some great hairsticks! I have long thick hair, and most hairsticks break. I saw some on etsy that are made of metal, and am srsly contemplating. What is your favourite historical period? Victorian England. The fashion, the manners! The gentlemen! Its enough to make a lady swoon. What other hot beverages everyone likes for fall? coffee, tea, hot toddies, hot cider, hot cocoa with those cute little marshamees. Did you order anything from the most recent update? No, I'm trying to be a good girl. Olive oil? Tasty!! I love olive oil. We use it when we cook, and sometimes I like to sneak a handful to put in my hair for an oil treatment!! Lavender? Lavender is very nice and soothing. I don’t really wear lavender blends (unless it’s Dorian) but I do use lavender schets in my dryer in place of dryer sheets!!! Vampires or Werewolves? Or some other monster? BOTH!!! Any Gamers here? What kind? Board games? RPG? Miniature? MMORPG? Not me! I used to RPG when I was 15 (about 13 years ago) on AOL, but times have changed, and I just don’t have time for that anymore.

What was your favouritest job ever, and why? Schlubbing music at Wherehouse Music. It was an amazing job. I worked it for about 3 and a half years, and had the time of my life! I got first dibs at concert tickets on ticketmaster, and discovered many off the wall artists that I would have never discovered on my own. They shut down my store in 2003 and I got laid off icon_sad.gif I still have dreams of workin the store. Working there was just like watching the movie Empire Records. Which three albums would you take to your apocalypse bolt hole and how would you power the generator? 1. Dead Can Dance Box - Toward the Within 2. TV on the Radio - Dear Science 3. The Chemical Brothers - Come with us I would power the generator with my cat and a hamster wheel. What GC scent have you been putting off getting since it'll "always be there"? Back up bottles of Sin!! Here's a new question (I didn't see it posted?) How do you take your coffee (or tea)? Black or with cream and/or sugar? I like my coffee black with about 3 packets of splenda (in a large cup!) and my hot tea with just 1 or 2 packets of splenda.

Ketchup! What's your favorite color? Dark purple Interested in locally produced products? Those are the best. I love browsing the neato home made schtuff. It has much more character than commercial product. It's also made with 00001616.gif Would any witches be interested in home-made sewn type crafts? If so, what type? (e.g. tote bags, pillowcases, laptop covers, etc..) Please tote/pillow/covermylap!!!! I'd cuddle it and love it and have tea parties with it every day!!! Steampunk? YES!! Skeleton keys, and copper, and old watches. *falls back in a fit of vapors*

Holy cannoli!! Do you like pinup art/images? meh! Who are your BPAL forum buddies? ummm.. ::covers eyes with hand and points at a random person in the forum:: ::squints... looks at name of person..:: yay... community status blog! What are your plans for Halloween? Have you made any yet? Do you have any traditions? Well... even though I am not of a trick or treating age, a co-worker and I have decided that YES we WILL trick or treat!! I can make myself look 15 years younger easily enough. If the guy at the gas station won't ever believe that I am over 18 years of age, so would unsuspecting home owners handing out delicious candy right? Describe your ideal picnic lunch. Chicken pesto sammys on rustic wheat bread, with a mixed spinach and olive oil/mozzarella cheese salad, topped with a classic ceasar dressing (the clear kind..) Steampunk? love it all!! Little hats, pocket watches, skeleton keys, and bustle skirts. Bring. it. on!! You're in the kitchen at the end of a pay period and groceries are scarce. Do you take the five ingredients you find first and make something fabulous, or do you order take out? Order take out 00000288.gif I'm beat after work and don't like to hassle with cooking and dishes during the week. What is your favorite Halloween icon? Batsezes and catzesez and witchesez What's your burger preference? Not really a burger person, but if I do eat a burger, it's usually going to be a turkey patty burger or a garden burger patty on wheat with pickles and onions, mustard and ketchup!! Favorite childhood toy? Cabbage Patch Kid, or my My Little Pony wub.gif If you have a pet, what kind of gifts would be good for them? My old gramma cat is a tired old lady, and rarely stops to sniff the nip, or roll in an empty box these days. She might like a small nip mouse maybe? If you could redecorate one room in your home? My dining room. My DH is using it as his computer room (it will never be a dining room, it shall always be his work room) so, I'd like to finish it up. We'd been planning on making it a mad scientist lab with a steampunk inspired Table of Elements (he'd been working on this project for awhile, since most tables are pretty current. He's making it with old English lettering) and maybe a Tesla coil or two 00000288.gif Any rabid sports fans out there? What teams do you root for? GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO team!!! No.. not really. magtongue.gif

I received this as a frimp in a recent swap. I'm really confused with this one. I don't know if I love it, or if it's too sour for me I think that I don't like it. At first, when I sniffed it, I said "ohhh this is good!! Dark and scary. Kinda manly, sourly sweet, and smokey... but overall it's scary!" and then I kept sniffing it and I said "maybe it's a bit too scary..." So now I get it. It's totally Mr. Edward Hyde. I can't pick the notes out, but it's a complex and smokey mans blend. I like it, and I hate it at the same time.

I received a frimp of this in a recent swap. First of all, I totally thought that Tiki Queen and I wouldn't get along. I didn't order it when it came out, cause I am usually a dark scary scent type of gal. But this? This is so good!! Once applied, I get thick and fruity waft with bits of Hawaiian florals stuffed in it. Once it dries down, I am getting a sharper floral, however it is tempered down by a certain candy sweet floral note(thank goodness). If it weren't for that candy sweet flower poking around, I probably wouldn't like this as much as I do. I wonder if it's the hibiscus? I know it's not the tuberose! Tuberose and I don't really like each other. Overall, I'm actually enjoying this one!! I wouldn't swing for a bottle, but I will treasure my decant!!

In the bottle: dark sweet patchouli Once applied to the skin: a blast of coconut! Dried down: the perfect dirty patchouli/coconut blend. Fantastic!! If you are a fan of patchouli, this is one to get!! It isn't too coconutty at all. I do not enjoy foody blends really, and this works perfectly! It's very dark, but with the right touch of milky fruit meat to liven things up! Glad I got my bottle, and I can't wait to see how this will age!!

A dreamlike, listless scent, misty and hazed, with wisps of white sandalwood, eddying musks the colors of eventide, shimmering pale resins, davana, lemon blossom, orange blossom, and white peach. This is a very strong and clean scent. Unfortunately, I amp orange blossom like crazy. Also.. orange blossom and I do not get along very well. It really is lovely! Very clean musk, with a touch of fruityness wafting around. It's just that dern orange blossom that kills it for me. Of to swaps you go!

This is the darkest most fearful melon that I've ever had the opportunity to sniff!! It's melon (as in the melon found in cucumber melon) mixed with fear and tobacco! I'm not getting any juniper (or gin for that matter) but I do detect the chili powder (as I have the nose tickle sensation when I huff it, as if I wanted to sneeze ) The honey is probably there, but the melon is such a sweet fruit that I can easily blend in with it. Overall, I really love this one!! It's fresh and dewy and hardcore at the same time! Winner!

I was sorting through all my decants, having an impromptu bpal orgy, when I came upon this lurker. I clearly remember when I first sniffed it. I said "bah!" and put her back in the corner of the box and told her that she couldn't come back out until she behaved herself. I think she's learned her lesson!! Holy COW this is amazing!! In just these few short months (about 6?) she's blooming like a beautiful flower!! Once applied, I'm getting a host of lovely notes. The forerunners being clovey tobacco, and a bit of teak. The patchouli is hovering around making it just a bit resinous, but not over crowding the scene. It is indeed very very sexy, and I do believe that this is now going to go on my wishlist. I need a bottle!! I bet this will just keep getting better and better. I hope that the patchouli thickens up! about an hour later - it's dried down into a sexy blend of clove, teak, and just a touch of sweet patchouli.

Wow! I am impressed!! Usually I am partial to dragons blood, and myrrh usually turns acrid on my skin... but not in Blood!! The dragons blood is on top, but it is tempered down by the clove, making it spicy instead of that sickly cloying scent that I usually associate with DB. The cherry then sweetens it up just a bit, but not overly so. It isn't a cherry lolly at all. The myrrh is only present in the form of incensy smoke, so it's not sending me running away... yet. As it dries down though, that nice cherry fades, leaving behind smoky sweet dragons blood. The clove is barely there. I love it in it's wet stages best. Dry, its traditional Dragons Blood and Myrrh

This is a lovely lavender scent. It's a brand new fresh imp, so I bet it will age gorgeously! It starts out all lavender, then as it dries down, it grows sweeter and softer, and blossoms into one of the most loveliest blends I've tried in a very long time. I do believe that this is more unisexual than masculine, as the tonka sweetens it up just a bit. I do hope that the patchouli pops out more, so I'll throw this in the back of my box and let it age and then see what it will do for me later

This is such a pretty slightly fruity incense blend. Not too fruity though, which is perfect because sometimes the fruit can be a little food foodie for me. It's almost just the natural sugar juice from the fruit used to soften the poppy which presents itself as the floral in the highground. The sage is lovely too. It's not too powerful at all, it's just making things a little bit herbal. The amber is the dominate but underneath it all, almost holding it up. 'ees purdy eta: spelled "too" wrong...

On first application, it's incense and honey! If I huff my arm, I can pick up the florals (which just registers as a "sharpness") As it dries down, it keeps that musky honey incense note, and keeps it going strong! I really like this a lot. It's not too sweet, and not too myrrhish, which makes it just perfect for me!!

This is a lovely aquatic. When it's wet, it almost has a sweet fruitness about it, but then as it dries down, the jasmine comes out to play. It isn't to complex. Just a lovely watery jasmine with a touch of pine. Not bottle worthy, but it is worth keeping the imp to wear when it's hotter than six shades of hell outside!