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Just putting this here for now, I’ll come back and add answers after work. 9/2 I'm wanting to place an order with Paintbox Soapworks. Do you see anything you'd like? New & Limited Edition - 2025 Weenie Collection - Page 1 - Paintbox Soapworks Yhe sugar scrubs sound interesting, especially the Granny Dank and Pumpkin Daddy Copied this question from my Switch Witch-My Witchee doesn't seem to be interested, but might my Pumpkin like the following? I was fortunate enough to be gifted an entire collection of the Flower Letters. It's a story told through beautifully illustrated letters, pictures, diagrams, post cards etc. One snail mail letter at a time. The letters and details are gorgeous. I've finished reading it, would you like me to pass it along to you? I make junk journals and paper crafts. I would probably have time to make a mini journal or a paper folio type thing. It would come decorated but with space to write and add your own touch or I could make a folio complete with address labels, stationery, stamps etc. to organize your writing goods. Would you like to receive one? My style is generally vintage but I could also do a Halloween one, winter holiday one, shabby chic or something of your suggestion. Those sound really pretty but I don’t think they’re get the love they deserve here 9/4 Anything from Haus of Gloi's fall collection https://www.hausofgloi.com/collections/fall-1 ? The sugar scrubs here sound interesting as well. Top scents would be Cozy Pumpkin, Olde Cider Haus, Pumpkin Eater, Pumpkin Queen, and possibly Kitchen Witch Are there any creatures, autumnal or not, real or mythological, that you feel a strong connection to? Cats, bats, corvids, possums and trash pandas Speaking of fandom, I am going to place an order from Karen Hallion's shop soon and wondered if there's anything my pumpkin would be interestedin: https://www.etsy.com/shop/khallion I think I already have all of the Hallion things I want/need As many of you know, one of my baking specialties is eclectic varieties of shortbread. I think I made pumpkin lavender shortbread for someone last year, I've done spiced orange, chocolate orange, lavender peppermint (a surprising hit that I now make annually). I could do something with rose, a wide assortment of spices, citrus rinds, etc. Anything sound interesting (as an early reveal day zero gift most likely)?  Shortbread has never been one of my favorites, but also maybe I’ve just never had the good, homemade stuff? Either of the oranges or spiced sounds intriguing, as does pumpkin minus the lavender. Definitely not rose though, unless it’s still on the bush or freshly cut it’s a death note/flavor for me. Do you burn candles / would you like to receive one? I have several delicious smelling candles but I rarely burn them, I usually just open the tin/jar and let is scent the air. But I love them, burning or not. Absolutely!  Is there anything you'd like from Lush? (I have a whole slew of things from recent sales, like gift boxes with Sleepy scented products. They are good until 2026.) I’ve never tried anything from Lush. I don’t really use any overly scented products because I don’t want them to detract from/overpower my BPALs. If it’s something that doesn’t really stick around like a sugar scrub sure, but things like bath bombs or lotions won’t really get used.  Are you interested in having some of this year's homemade peach or (some kind of berry) jam?  Sure! I can be a bit on the picky side, but even if it’s not my cup of tea I know my husband will enjoy it. Do you like plushies, like Squishables? I’ve never gotten one but I have heard that they’re good for sleeping when you have a frozen shoulder, which unfortunately I do have. Do you like caramels? We have a local caramel maker who vends at our farmers markets. Any of these flavors sound good? https://jonboycaramels.com/collections/buy The espresso ones sound incredible. My absolute favorite caramels are from a place about an hour from me. They’re called Hellfire caramels and they’re coated in dark chocolate and then topped with sea salt and cayenne 🤤   My son makes mead, would you like to try a sample? Samples are in recycled nip bottles, about 50ml - OR I could do a 5 to 12oz. Technically he makes a lot of "melomel" which is mead with fruit (blackberry, huckleberry, blueberry, raspberry) and sometimes "cyser" which is a melomel made specifically from apples. Also sometimes he does "metheglin" which is mead made with spices and/or herbs -- like chocolate orange peel (made with cacao nibs from Theo Chocolates.) I keep trying to get him to make a rose or lavender vanilla bean one for me. The past few years mead has been growing on me and I would love to try any of those, except if he attempts rose. We made rose petal liqueur and lavender vanilla liqueur; are you interested in having a sample of either? Samples are in recycled nip bottles, about 50ml - OR I could do a 5 to 12oz. Roses and lavender are both from our organic garden, no spray. the lavender vanilla sounds interesting, the rose is a hard no Is there anything specifically Pacific Northwest or Seattle themed that you would like? Local coffee, smoked salmon (vacuum sealed and shelf stable), local tea (Friday Afternoon Tea, Market Spice, etc.), local chocolate (Theo Chocolates, Maeve Chocolates, Boehm's Chocolates, Frans (also salted caramels), etc.), Huckleberry scented or flavored things, lavender scented or flavored things (there are SO MANY lavender farms here), honey, Seattle mug/shot glass/postcard/keychain, blown glass ornament or pike place pig, spice from spiceology, Bigfoot / sasquatch related items, Dick's Drive In kitsch, grocery bag that has PNW on it, something from Pike Place Market or the Space Needle, Liberty Orchards items (like aplets and cotlets), etc. I go up to WA once a year and would love something from there! Friday Afternoon is one place I always stop, and I made it to Pike Place once. My favorite coffee is from Sequim but I know that’s a bit away Maeve Chocolate (formerly Seattle Chocolates) has "seconds" bags; are you interested in some imperfect chocolates? Which flavors? https://maevechocolate.com/collections/truffle-chocolate-bars? Absolutely! Do you have a favorite kind of truffle or "candy counter" piece that you like? (Turtles, seafoam, orange jelles, peanut butter cups, butter creams, clusters, chews, chocolate covered fruit or nuts, espresso beans, fudge, malt balls, english toffee, marzipan, rocky road, etc.) Almond/walnut clusters and English toffee are my favorites If you're sugar-free, do you want chocolate sweetened with maltitol or other alcohol type sweeteners? How about stevia? Boehm's has a selection of https://boehmscandies.com/product-category/sugar-free/. not really a fan of sugar free, although my A1C says I should get acquainted How many food items would be too many for your package? If it's all different brands of chocolates from Seattle, honey, mead, liqueur, caramels, jam, etc. is this a bad thing? Definitely not a bad thing! 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I got this in a destash and had high hopes based off of the ingredients, and when it arrived I liked it but it wasn’t love. I rarely wore it because I’d always reach for something else. Tonight I gave it another shot and I am IN LOVE 😍 I don’t know what changed, but I’m wondering how I haven’t been wearing this every day. Tobacco and labdanum and vanilla…YUM! I see a lot more of this in my future.

My order arrived today and I tested it straight from the mailbox. I can see why this one is so coveted! I’m not really getting any hemp, just patch and a thick, chewy vanilla. After it dried down it seemed super familiar so I went a looked at my stash when it his me…Incolumitas! It must be the same patch in both, and a similar vanilla. Obviously there’s no lavender or sage in this, but they definitely smell like cousins to me.

This scent is simply beautiful. It really does smell exactly like what the painting looks like. I get the rooibos fairly strongly, combined with non-dead leaves, and I don’t know how it’s possible but it really is the scent of fresh cut grass if you could make it golden instead of green. Absolutely stunning and I’m so glad I got a bottle.

Everything about Meatball Jazz Hands was screaming at me to order it, so I did. It arrived today and I’m so happy I listened to it! Granted, I know it’s dealing with mail shock, but in the bottle is just gloriously warm. The ginger cider is making it presence known, and the rest just kinda hangs back. When I put on a drop it was initially a blast of ginger but after a few the labdanum and fig come forward. This scent is so me and I just want to lick my arm, even though it’s not really a gourmand. My only wish is that the chicken lady had made it onto the bottle artwork, but I do love that when I open my BPAL cabinet there’s a giant meatball staring back at me

When I first put this on it was rich and deep and glorious. Then it shifted to a scented 80s plastic doll for about an hour or two. It gradually went back to rich and decadent, and much fainter, but the plastic ruined the possibility of upgrading to a full bottle for me. I wish it had stayed how it was when I first applied it. I may try a scent locket or something because it was initially amazing, it just didn’t play well with my skin chemistry.

I got my decant of this yesterday and decided to give it a try today. In the imp it smells incredible, lightly spicy, and I can pick out the anise. The instant it touches my skin? Baby powder. I’m writing this right now in the throes of baby powder purgatory, desperately hoping it’ll shift so I don’t have to go scrub it off. I’m glad I only put on a small swipe. I keep trying to pick out any of the notes but it’s powder all the way down. Damn you skin chemistry!

So far it’s very fall candle-ish, but I’m not mad at it. I do like it but it seems to be lacking a bit of oomph that I crave so I’ll have to see what I can layer it with. It is a very pumpkin spice scent with just a tiny hint of baked something. I keep huffing it because it honestly does smell delicious, but I do need to add a little bit of darkness to make it totally me.

When I first put this on straight from the mail carrier it was an incredibly rich and spicy amazingness that I couldn’t stop huffing. Now after a few minutes it’s settled down and the rose has come out to play. I am an avowed rose hater but surprisingly I’m not mad at this. I’m curious to see how it behaves when it has a chance to recover from the mail shock.

Granted, I just plucked this out of the mail carrier’s hands about 10 minutes ago, but this smells exactly as you’d expect, and the spice (mainly cinnamon) is much more prominent than I thought it would be. I know it still needs to settle from the mail shock but even so this is glorious! I’ll update after it has a chance to calm down a bit. Hopefully it doesn’t morph too much ????

A few years ago I bought Pinched w/ Four Pumpkins and fell head over heels. I knew there was pretty much zero chance of ever being able to try the original Pinched but I adored it so much that I didn’t care. Thanks to a very generous forumite I now have a tester of the OG in my grubby little hands. I can see why it is so sought after! I put on the tiniest drop and it bloomed into a glorious tobacco with a touch of cinnamon and creaminess. I don’t get any coffee, and the woods are there but hanging out in the background. That said, and this might sound a bit blasphemous, but I actually prefer Pumpkins ? (probably just because it was the one I encountered first). But that doesn’t mean I won’t treasure every drop of Aces and be so grateful that I was given the opportunity to try it ?

I have a large vase on my dresser and I just toss them in there as a cacophonous air freshener for the room

I tacked an imp of this onto my last order, tried it once and immediately ordered a full size bottle. As far as I know I’ve only tried one other civet blend, Black Annis, and it doesn’t go poopy on me at all (or at least according to my sniffer). If it does smell like it to others they’re just gonna have to deal. I LOVE THIS. I adore red musk, and this is just rich and musky and everything I want to smell like. It kind of reminds me of Heartshow just a bit, even though the only thing they have in common is the red musk. I’m so happy this is a GC so I can get more when I inevitably run out from slathering.

I am so glad I gave this a chance to recover from mail shock. When it first arrived I tried a small drop and it immediately smelled like poop. There was a pleasantness underneath it, but poop was definitely the forefront. The same thing happened with my Hatman from the same order. So I set them aside. Today I tried them again and there were zero signs of poop. The Autumn Folk is much brighter than I expected, almost a touch effervescent when first applied. The leaves are present but hanging back quite a bit, and it’s much sweeter than I thought it would be from the mead. There’s a touch of pumpkin and it reminds me of the pumpkin in Pinched w/ 4 Pumpkins (pumpkin is starting to not look like a word anymore). In fact, the longer I have it on the more it reminds me of Pinched, if you swapped out the coffee and cinnamon for leaves and mead. I’m very happy I went for a full sized bottle!

My decant arrived today and I am in love! It’s similar to Haunt 2021, and while I’m not really familiar with cistus or orris root, the neroli is present and overall it’s shifted to something nearly aquatic. My brain is interpreting it as Haunt 2021 at the beach. I’m going to wait a day or two to see if this changes after going through the mail but I’m pretty sure I need a bottle of this.