This is a picture of them!

and if you wanted to see how they are made this is a video recipe version! I hope you enjoy :)

Ingredients:

➸ For the Chestnut filling

-100g cooked chestnuts

- 40g powdered sugar

- 20g water

➸ For the Rice Ball

- 100g glutinous rice flour

- 90g water

- pink and green food colouring gel

Instructions:

1. Grind the chestnuts into a paste with the back of a spoon or spatula or in a food processor/blender.
2. To the chestnuts add powdered sugar and 20g of water and mix until a paste forms.
3. Split the chestnut paste into 10 evenly sized balls (roughly 16g each)
4. In a bowl, add the glutinous rice flour and gradually add the water in multiple additions. Stirring as much as you can in between each addition until a smooth ball forms.
5. Set aside a thumb sized ball of this dough and add green food colouring, this is to make the peach leaves.
6. Add the pink food colouring gel and knead until incorporated. Split this pink dough into 10 even balls.
7. Use your thumb to make as deep as possible indent into the glutinous rice dough.
8. Place a ball of chestnut paste into the hole you've made and seal.
9. To make the peach shape: pinch the top of the dough gently and then pinch again 90 degrees to the first pinch to form a thin tip. Smooth out the sides, tapping water into the dough if it gets dry and begins to crack.
10. Use the pink food gel colouring like a paint and dab on a gradients. Starting with a concentrated spot at the very top and using water to smooth it out.
11. Use a blunt knife to carve a line down the centre of one side of the peach.
12. Use the green dough to make a leaf shape and gently attach to the peach at an angle (use water to stick this on if your dough begins to get dry).
13. Steam for 12 minutes.
14. Enjoy! If you find the outer skin gets dry after a few days you can boil them in some gently simmering water and eat them like 'tangyuan' :)

I’m trying to look for affordable longevity peach cakes in Manhattan however I think most will be expensive since I found one at Fay Da Bakery (highly recommend they’re great) but it’s $100 and I’m only looking to spend less than $40

So I’m mainly trying to look for longevity peach buns in Manhattan and I know Chinatown would be a good area but I need to know specifically where so if anyone could list me a place or a few that sell the peach buns that would be great

Also this is for a birthday in June

photos here

I wanted to make something for my boyfriend's mom's birthday, and thought these were so cute. (side note: if you are not Chinese and are dating someone Chinese, make these for one of their family members birthdays because they are super easy, cheap, and it's likely that no one even bothers to make them since you usually buy them. you likely have all the ingredients already in your kitchen except for a $3 bag of red beans/lotus seeds and everyone will be impressed.)

In looking up recipes online, I really hated the pink highlighter color of most homemade peach buns, so I used one drop of pink and one drop of red coloring diluted with water and painted on with a pastry brush. I combined a few different recipes available online in making these (namely this youtube video and this blog post.

I filled them with a homemade red bean paste (just water, azuki beans, and sugar), although later batches were filled with lotus seed paste (water, seeds, sugar, and oil). I did this bc I didn't want them to be too sweet, but you can always purchase pre-made bean or lotus paste.

I love a fruity scent and there's something really special about peak season peaches that begs at all your senses. Here's a rundown of the peach scents I was able to get my hands on.

Peche Cardinal MDCI Parfums

My first whiff of a peach fragrance. It's a bright and dry impression of a peach. The scent is cobbled together with individual notes of plum, coconut and lily to pump up the sweet and fresh facets of a peach. There's a little cedar and musk that come off a little dusty, a little vintage. It's a really elegant composition that is more grown up than candy-sweet. This is your mother's peach perfume.

Peau de Peche Keiko Mecheri

A squirt of peach juice in the summer breeze. This is a realistic peach, though an under-ripe one. It's clean as hell, there's a touch of greenness on the open. It's light as a feather, every note in it just whispers: a blend of white flowers, musk, fruit. This feels to me like a long lost Jo Malone scent, in the best and worst ways. It feels youthful in its simplicity and low performance, but satisfying while it lasts.

1969 Histoires de Parfums

I would call this a simmered peach. At first sniff it's honeyed and spiced fruit. I definitely get clove and cardamom but there's a prominent rose note to keep it more fresh than spice-market. You get a little chocolate on the patchouli in the drydown, but I wouldn't call it a true gourmand. Probably the sexiest of the bunch, gives me Jane Fonda vibes.

Flower of Immortality By Kilian

This is what you get if you gave Keiko's Peche a megaphone. This is my summer peach fantasy: a realistic juicy peach with little distraction. To me this is all rose and fruit and there's some quiet iris and currant that sit in the background. It maintains that cleanness but it's a little louder and with better performance. Unabashedly feminine and playful; it's a young couple rolling around in a peach grove.

Tom Ford Bitter Peach

I didn't want to sample this one, because I had a feeling it would be really good and I'd have to buy it. This is a dreamy impression of a peach. I get mouthfuls of heliotrope, just hazy vanillic flower. It has a touch of cognac, with it's vague spicy and caramel notes. A little jasmine. Longevity sucks, and the fruit note fades fast, but it's like a lot of Tom Ford scents: there's little complexity but high impact. Overall a gorgeous cloudy, hallucination of a peach.

Have you tried any of these?

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Box Sets:

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Eyeshadow Palettes: Urban Decay Born to Run (several colors used max 2-3 times, some unused) Too Faced Chocolate Bar (couple colors used a couple of times, mostly unused) ABH Alyssa Edwards (couple colors used 1-2x) ABH Sultry (same thing) Pat McGrath Mothership Sublime Bronze Ambition (each color used a few times) Kim Chi Drama Queen Highlighter Palette (swatched) Urban Decay Naked Ultimate Basics (lightly used) Tarteist Pro Remix (a couple of colors used) Real Her Do Your Squats (swatches Huda Neon Green (Colors used couple times) Tarte Maneater (swatched) Stila Face and Eye Palette (new, I believe)

Everything Else: Ofra Highlighter - Glazed Donut (used couple times) Ofra Highlighter - Star Island (used couple times) Becca Highlighter in Champagne Pop/Blush in Flowerchild (used couple times) Elemis Rose Facial Oil (new) Becca Under Eye Brightening Setting Powder (new)

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Hi All,

As it's show and tell weekend, I thought I'd post my perfume 'collection' on here. As some of you may know I review perfumes on here when I get chance, and have a particular fondness for Penhaligon's. Because of that, I've picked up a ton of their bottles. Whilst they have cost me a fair old penny, I've actually paid for the majority of them through clever ebaying, so this is a sideline hobby, as opposed to something that's cost me a fortune.

Anyway, let's run through them.

https://ibb.co/VVmCf75

Starting on the top row and working from backwards to front, and then left to right...

1. The Uncompromising Sohan - A rose/oud with a distinctive cumin note. Possibly the most in your face perfume I own - one for when you want to make an impression. Makes me feel 10ft tall...!

2. The Tragedy of Lord George - A neo-fougere based around a lavender shaving cream accord/tonka with a boozy top. Classy, modern and refined. Amazing bottle cap. Sometimes difficult to find the correct place to wear it (it feels too formal for a t-shirt, but perhaps too informal for a suit!).

3. The Impudent Cousin Matthew - A petitgrain based summer perfume. Smells incredible (and you could actually pick this up free on the Penhaligon's website when you spent over £75 recently). Longevity is the only issue I have with this one. It's superb.

4. Much Ado About The Duke - A slightly unusual gin/black pepper accord sitting alongside rose and cumin. Perhaps the most experimental of the Penhaligon's portraits. And another favourite of mine.

5. The Inimitable William Penhaligon - Definitely not experimental! Vetiver, ambroxan, jasmine. What it lacks in uniqueness it makes up for by just smelling so sodding good. Actually my most complimented perfume to the extent my boss once stopped a Skype meeting she was in to comment on it. Ha.

6. The Revenge of Lady Blanche. A green floral that I actually really enjoy wearing, despite the fact that Penhaligon's market this one as feminine. Clean, deep, somewhat shampoo-y in the base. Excellent.

7. Heartless Helen - A tuberose and ambroxan dominant perfume. Not necessarily original, and not the best in the Portraits range but still exceptionally wearable. There's also a slight tropical accord in there which I enjoy.

8. Terrible Teddy - Leather/Incense/Ambroxan. Loud and potent. Indeed, sometimes a little too loud and potent! I enjoy this one, but only when the occasion suits. A bit like wearing a leather jacket. Quite challenging as the

What up, I'm back with more reviews. This time it's actually only 7 scents! I think. There might be an extra in there.

About me: (scent preferences wise, not like... me personally) I lean towards wood, incense, wood, tobacco, patchouli, wood, realistic florals, peach, wood, and other rich dark scents. I'm not opposed to trying new stuff though, but I tend to shy away from foody gourmands. I want to eat the baguette not become the baguette.

I tested all these one at a time, with about a week of rest, minimum. TO THE SCENTS!

Day 1: Private Eye by Solstice Scents

(Natural Blend of Cocoa, Myrrh, Pink Pepper, Black Pepper, Tonka, Buddha Wood, Tobacco, Coffee, Guiacwood & More)

Bottle: Gun oil?? And chocolate??

On: Yep, smells like gun oil somehow lmao There's a cocoa hint and a coffee-ish smell. But like coffee that's been in the pot all day. I can smell the pepper as well. This smells like guns though. Like. It smells like a old revolver. It's nothing I'd smell on a person and think, 'that's a perfume'. Its a weeeird scent that I enjoy, but I'm not sure why I enjoy it? It smells sharp and murky brown. It also makes me hungry???? Moderate throw, nothing wild. Lasted 8 hours, even through repeated hand washings. I'll keep my sample but I don't know that I need a FS.

Makes me think of: Ok. Weird. But it makes me think of my parents house? Specifically my dad's 'junk room'. He restores antique guns and is always leaving coffee cups in weird places. Chaotic deep south memories aside, it's a great unisex steampunk scent! Or like... someone whos really into civil/revolutionary war reenactments.

Day 2: Pyromancy - Sixteen92

(Green cardamom, fireplace embers, agarwood, smoked tea, white tobacco, hearth smoke)

Bottle: Fresh ground pepper.

On: Warm, spicy pepper. Which is weird because there's no pepper in the notes. On one wrist I get a hint of tobacco, on the other an ash smell. Overall, it's faint, but it's quite good. I tested this before and it seemed much stronger but today it's a fairly subdued peppery scent.

Ok, I reapplied cuz it was bothering me that I remembered this being more complex and stronger. I tilted the vial back and forth to mix it a little before application this time and now I can smell the agar and hint of smoke. Throw is still fairly close but it isn't just... I sprinkled myself with pepper. I will probably want a big bottle of this at some point.

Update: *I wore this again a coupl

Hello people! I’ve recently gotten back into to indies have been enjoying the many helpful and colorful reviews from this community and figured I should give reviewing a shot. I am still very much a newbie so apologies if the descriptions are not the most nuanced. Overall I’m extremely impressed with this house and had a really high hit rate. Below I’ll go through my ordering experience and thoughts on each fragrance.

Ordering experience: I ordered from the Winter Bake Sale on November 19th, though I had previously placed a smaller order. I requested to have them combined in the comment on the bake sale order. Meaghan did so and my shipping on the for order was promptly refunded. The order was shipped on December 10th and delivered on December 18th. Not the shortest TAT I’ve experienced but the brand was transparent and honest and for a major event from an indie brand I think it was really impressive!

The order was packed securely and was very cute with bakery and winter holiday theming. The package came with a couple delicious maple candies, a mini candy cane, and a packet of tea.

A little about my taste: I tend to like “heavier scents” with incense and resin notes, patchouli, dry herbs, and overall earthy and dark tones. On the other hand, I thoroughly enjoy white floral like jasmine, gardenia, and honeysuckle and fresh herbal garden-y scents. I’m not big on traditional gourmands but I’ve developed a real affinity for coffee and tea scents, especially black tea and boozy coffee.

I dislike traditional clean “blue” scents and most tropical scents. I’ve never had much luck with fruity scents and I think my skin amps citrus in way that makes it come off like strong orange candy. I also don’t care for most berry scents.

Review process:

I let all the scents rest for about a week (I don’t really remember the exact amount of days). I wore all of them by themselves either on separate days or after I’d washed off or couldn’t smell the previous scent at all. I’ll try to rate scents on scale from 1 to 5, though I did them in some half point for scents I’m on the fence about. * indicate freebies

1 = hate it, get it off me now, 2 = I don’t like it but it’s not offensive and I see why someone would like it, 3 = I like it but am not sure I’d reach for it, nothing special to me, 4= I really like it but I’m not head over heels, 5 = instant love, it haunts me, keeps me up at night and I think about when I’m with other perfumes

*The Autumn People

Hi! I have a HUGE destash pile that needs to be cleared out, and many FS and samples I would love to go to others who will appreciate them more than I can. Shipping is $4.50 in the US. PayPal G&S. All perfumes are kept in a cool, dark space. I should be able to ship out by Saturday.

Spreadsheet is here for notes and other details: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14tzX_gKke_L6sTzwx1vq6NhMH3gAd7jb7zh5b0z6M-M/edit#gid=2023710454

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Alkemia January Good Fortune Alchemy 2022 - decadently boozy fruitcake studded with golden pineapple, candied citron, apricots, cherries, and sugary dates; almond marzipan for love; honey for wealth; evergreens for health; cinnamon for good luck; bay for wisdom; cloves for friendship, and frankincense for gratitude - $10, 5ml BNNU

Alkemia December Yuletide Blessing 2021 - tangerine for joyful abundance, berries for life's sweetness, cloves for protection, star anise and Tonka beans for luck, cyclamen for compassion, peach for longevity, apples for knowledge, mint for wisdom, amber for courage and confidence, vanilla pod for love, cardamon to clear the burdens of the mind, vetiver for overcoming grief, rosewood to help with manifesting the heart's desire, and a splash of celebratory champagne - $10, 5ml BNNU

Arcana Wildcraft Glittering Black (Winter LE) - Black amber, black musk, ice-coated black metal, motor oil, smoky vetiver, and just a hint of our Glittering White (an opening of cold peppermint settles into a heart of sugar cookies, marshmallows, white chocolate, and vanilla musk) - $20, RIS FULL, rollerball cap added (only used once, will sanitize before shipping)

Arcana Wildcraft Scailtin (Winter LE) - Fresh milk and silky cream are heated and gently whipped with confectionary sugar, warmly spiced honey, Réunion Island vanilla beans, sweet tonka, Irish wh!skey, grated nutmeg, and a bit of butter - $24, 5ml BNNU

Black Baccara Empress of Autumn (LE) - Cinnamon broom, pumpkin cream cake, maple butter swirls, apple, and peach infused white musk - $16, 5ml BN used 2x

Black Baccara Winter Witch - Cognac, cardamom, clove, almond extract, vetiver, anise, and fennel - $18, BN used 1x

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Madam Lou (LE) - white almond-tinted musk and heady orchid with cedarwood, vanilla orchid, ylang ylang, Chinese peony, and honey - $14, 5ml -

Two nights in a row, I had to deal with very stupid customers. The first of two got a pumpkin muffin two lemon loafs a SCAL and a pink drink. They call and I answer the phone and they start with the whole, "I'm not usually one to complain but...", and I prepare for this interaction Customer(C) Cont... I'm not really satisfied with a couple of my items

Me: oh I'm sorry to hear that what was wrong with your items

C: well I ordered a SCAL but it tasted super acidic. And it never tastes like this when I get it. And I got a lemon loaf that didn't taste good at all. We got two and one of them tasted ok but the other didn't.

Me: I'm sorry to hear that were the lemon loafs left in the packaging? ( We leave our pastries in the package to prevent cross contamination and to keep the longevity if the customer doesn't want to eat it right away)

C: They both were in the package still yes

Me: that's very weird I'm sorry to hear that when are you wanting to get these remade?

C: oh I don't want them remade

Me: o...k... Then why did you call?

C: well I wanted to get a refund

Me: oh ok? Well we don't usually do refunds over the phone. Do you want to come back by today?

C: no I can't come back up there I have somewhere to be can't you just look up my order and refund now?

Me: oh you paid with a card, yeah I can look that up for you give me a second to go to my computer. Ok so I've pulled up your order and I see that you got a few other things. $25 dollars worth in fact. I unfortunately can't refund individual items over the phone so in order for me to refund the items that you didn't like, you would have to be here in person. (By the way, it was at this point that I saw that they ordered their SCAL decaf. So of course it was going to be more acidic)

At this point they kept telling me that I'm doing my job horribly and that I'm not putting the customer first and that I should be accommodating for the customers ECT ECT ECT.

And then I had this next one in the drive thru

Me: thanks for choosing Starbucks what can we get started for you

C: yes can I get a cup of water with peach juice added

Me: I would have to ring that up as a custom iced tea so it will cost more than .80 is that ok?

C: why?

Me: because Starbucks told us that we aren't allowed to.

C: well I talked to corporate and they said they know nothing about that rule

Me: well, they definitely know because they're the ones who told us we get weekly updates that they send us. And it was in one of them

C

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

You insolent demon, how blind you are! You may think I’m small, but I can grow easily enough. You may think I’m unarmed, but I could pull the moon down from the sky with my two hands. Don’t worry, old Sun WuKong will sock you one!

Respect Sun Wukong

BIO: Sun Wukong was born from a magical stone formed from chaos. He joined a clan of monkeys, and discovered a secret cave that the monkeys could use as their new home, named it the "Mountain of Flowers and Fruit". The monkeys were grateful and accepted Wukong as their king. However, Sun Wukong was not happy only ruling over monkeys, as he wanted Immortality. He sets off on a journey that would end with him rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha. He later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to retrieve Buddhist sutras on a Journey To West, and by the end is known as the Buddha of Victorious Fighting.

Titles: Sun Wukong, Son Goku (Japanese Pronunciation), Stone Monkey, The Handsome Monkey King, The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Brother Monkey, Protector of Horses.

The Great Sage Equal to Heaven (Journey To The West)

✹Sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ

Statements/Scaling

• Defeated the God of Miracles (Page 61)
• Claims his body is indestructible. (Page 875, most likely only implies if he wants to be.)
• Is stated to have infinite power multiple times. (Page 60, 449, 99)
• His fight with the Army of Heaven affected the entire Universe. (Page 74)
• Can fight beings with unlimited power. (Page 847)
• Defeated the Army of Heaven which is comprised of gods that stand in for stars, constellations, concepts, etc. This is supported as the God of Miracle's is capable of using Miracles in battle. (Page 74)
• It is stated he could pull the moon down from the sky. (Page 38)

Lifting

• [Wields his staff/cudgel with ease despite it weighing over seven tons and being

A mixed list of Poesie reviews (General Catalog, Holiday Favorites, Winter Magic). All scents were reviewed after at least 2 weeks of rest. Several I've tried a few times throughout. Black Friday scents, Quill & Ink, and Fall Favorites I might write a part 2 on. My ratings are slightly arbitrary, so at most use them as a guide (since my opinion and scent detection changes on a daily basis). I've tried to average out my opinions and limit the impact of first impressions. Let me know if you want expanded thoughts on anything!

Notes: relatively new to indies. Poesie was my first order back in Sept 2021. Previously was given some indies from a small shop (Imaginary Authors, Blocki, Kerosene) years and years ago. I once went hunting for a signature scent with a friend, and I settled over a year later (then went through 100+mL of Burberry Rhythm for Him, which I've since aged out of and stored in poor conditions, so it's become more astringent anyways). I'm still that girl that wears Old Spice deoderant for herself, but I've also branched into more foody scents.

Likes (in no particular order): purple flowers, jasmine (not indolic), sweetness, tobacco, whisky, firewood, golden amber, creamy qualities, clean aldehydes, vanilla, salt, animalic musk (low levels), green tea, smoked teas, peach/pit fruits, baking spices. My one designer surprise was Prada Infusions d'Amande. It's weirdly airy on spray, but it settles into the most gorgeous, creamy, safe feeling scent if you spray it onto clothes. I've yet to upsize because of the upfront cost and specific use case I have for it. Would love recs for a creamy almond.

Dislikes: strong white florals, bad roses (Chloe Roses was borderline), cherry, mixed berries

##General Catalog
Been exploring these through the custom samplers across two different purchases.

Athena: sun-baked Mediterranean herbs and earth, a rich and resinous vanilla spiked with a complex blend of incense and spice, exquisite grey musk

Notes: I just get lots of rosemary. Rosemary overlying the grey musk. Reminds me of Subway 4 cheese and herbs. It induces a slight headache in me. Less of the musk would have been perfectly lovely. Counter: I quite like Villa Diodati which opens up with a similar, punchy rosemary. The base is different for that though.

Rating (note accuracy): 2.5/5. No inceses and spices beyond rosemary (anything else is very subtle, maybe a touch of fennel and ginger). No vanilla that I could detect

The nurse asked the rabbit, “what is your blood type?”

“I am probably a type O” said the rabbit.

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I have recently become interested in fragrances, I basically have no knowledge as to what my preferences are or what’s out there. I decided to start sampling (5ml decants) and below are my impressions. The ones I selected are quite random and just sounded interesting to me. Please recommend your favorite fragrances or what you think I would enjoy based on what I wrote.

Tabac Rose by BDK: I was instantly allured. The opening is a dark, sumptuous fruity vibe - its sexy and puzzling. This fragrance is smoky and sweet - I instantly recognize the tobacco notes. I really like this - it’s a mysterious and promiscuous scent, almost like the way you smell after leaving a nightclub. It kind of reminds me of the smell of hookah. I like the chocolate in this much more than I thought I would (as I don’t even eat chocolate). There’s definitely an exotic quality to Tabac Rose - I’m not sure what it is, but it makes me feel foreign. Its vampy and suggestive - definitely a polarizing smell. I have no idea where I would even wear this, but I’m into it (5/5).

Creme de Cuir by BDK: Creme de Cuir is a very nice suede scent. I mostly smell suede and musk, with hints of sandalwood. On my skin the citrus notes disappear. While it is a pleasant and elegant scent, its quite powdery and not very interesting. I love suede so I do enjoy Creme de Cuir, but its not interesting enough for me to buy a full bottle, especially at full price. (3/5).

Pas Ce Soir by BDK: Pas Ce Soir is a very fruity and floral scent with the orange notes + jasmine being the most prominent to my nose. Flirty, fun, and a bit tangy. I don’t know what quince is supposed to smell like, but I assume its creating the tartness that I pick up on. On my skin, it does not come off as woody or spicy. I like this but the sillage and longevity were terrible, which was surprising as the other BDK fragrances were pretty strong on me. Also, while this is pretty and fun, it really does smell like something I could get at Victoria's Secret for $30. (2/5).

Love Shot by Ex Nihilo: To me, Love Shot is a feminine and classy scent. The raspberry note was dominant, and overall its a musky + fruity jasmine. I did not get much leather from this. I wanted to like Love Shot, as the notes looked promising and the reviews were very positive. But something about this was too powdery and sharp for me. I wanted more leather + patchouli or for the florals to be more prominent. On my skin, it’s simply a raspberry that transit

The doctor says it terminal.

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve done a dedicated review post, and I’m back again with Nui Cobalt reviews. This review post is exclusively on samples I received as press release from Nui Cobalt. However, I have a large Nui Cobalt collection, the majority of which was purchased with my own money, and all of my opinions in this post (and my previous PR reviews) are my own, honest opinions.

Unfortunately, I fell behind and so a bunch of these perfumes are not currently available for purchase as the collections came down. However, once of the beautiful things about Nui Cobalt is that they frequently bring back popular perfumes, and their collections are available for a long period of time. So if you see something you are interested in and it’s gone, it’s probably not gone forever! The Autumn 2021 collection remains up until sometime in February I believe, so there's still time for perfumes from that category. :)

My Experience with Nui Cobalt and Perfume Preferences

I've talked about this previously, but I heard about Nui Cobalt through IMAM and my first purchase was from the 2020 Bees Collection when I fell in love with Liquid Luck. From there on, Nui Cobalt has become one of my favourite perfume houses. I appreciate the creativity behind the collections, how Forest sets intentions for each perfume, the lack of FOMO, excellent customer service, and speedy shipping.

In terms of my perfume preferences, I prefer high longevity (i.e., a work day at minimum) and sillage is less important to me. I'm generally open to different notes and trying new ones, but I primarily gravitate towards florals (particularly white florals), forest scents, and certain gourmands. I personally enjoy powder notes in a perfume. I find that I amp smoke, oudh, and motor oil / grease.

My experience with Nui Cobalt perfumes is that they typically have low-medium sillage (though some have higher sillage) with good wafting but not overpowering. Longevity is also usually a full work day.

Fae Folk and Otherworldly Beings 2021

Huldra (Notes: An ode to the woodland seductress of Scandinavian legend whose name translates to "The Hidden." Slender white birch limbs, lily of the valley, pale angelica glistening with dew, cloud berry, and icy moonlit waters)

• Bottle (🧪): Opens with a soapy scent, may be the birch
• Wet (💧): Soapy, with a hint of fruit (cloud berry?)
• Dry (🌵): The lily of the valley notes come through as the perfume dries
• Performance (📈): Low sillage and lo

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Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"

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r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC

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Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub

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Do your worst!

I'm so happy Arcana is offering samples again! For the most part, I have a decent success rate with this house but I typically still prefer to buy samples when I can thanks to my skin turning some notes weird every now and then.

As per usual, these have rested for a week after arrival before testing. Testing is done by me putting a small amount on my inner or outer wrists. I will do a sniff of the bottle and then subsequent thoughts while it is wet then on the dry down if there is anything to note during any of that.

You may be able to tell my preferences lean heavily into gourmands, so many of these sounded perfect for me. Let's get into the reviews...

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Glittering White : An opening of cold peppermint settles into a heart of sugar cookies, marshmallows, white chocolate, and vanilla musk.

From the bottle alone this smells like a beautiful and creamy peppermint. Like a cookie or perhaps a flavored coffee syrup. This is dessert peppermint. On the skin, it performs much the same. There is almost a creaminess to it. It smells amazing. I would FS this. My only criticism here is that it is wearing super close to my wrist. A gorgeous scent I just wish the projection was a bit better on me.

Rating : ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ four snowflakes (would be five if better projection)

Glittering Ginger : Ginger cookies, gingerbread, and fresh gingerroot are blended with our Glittering White (an opening of cold peppermint settles into a heart of sugar cookies, marshmallows, white chocolate, and vanilla musk).

Directly from the bottle this actually smells a bit more like raw ginger to me. On the skin, it is again reading similar to raw ginger versus a gourmandy ginger. There is the slightest hit here of a sugary/baked element but for the most part, it is raw ginger front and center. It's interesting but I don't think I like straight-up ginger enough for getting a lot of wear from this. With more wear time, the "raw" biting aspect softens up and I am getting more of the baked goods now :)

Rating : ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ three snowflakes

Glittering Cherry : Candied maraschino cherries with our Glittering White (an opening of cold peppermint settles into a heart of sugar cookies, marshmallows, white chocolate, and vanilla musk).

In the bottle, this does smell a little cough syrup-like to me. But let's see if it is different when actually worn! Okay, a lot less medicinal. Still kind of getting cough drop vi

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Mathematical puns makes me number

Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.

But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.

They were cooked in Greece.

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

Photography = not my strong suit.

By way of background, I’ve been an almost lifelong fragrance lover since my very first spritz of GAP Dream at age… 11? 12? Who knows, I’m old. Fragrance is a hobby I’ve swanned in and out of since my teenage years, and once upon a time (like, when I was 20), I was one of those people scrambling from rented apartment to rented apartment, trying to package sixty, seventy full-sized fragrance bottles with every move. I have learned a great deal since then, and these days prefer a much more tightly curated fragrance wardrobe over a large collection as the former is about all I can handle. (No shade to anyone who prefers a collection that could fill the Guggenheim, of course – this is just how I prefer to do me.)

#Full Bottles (30 mL+):

I manage my magpie instincts by fixing my maximum number of full fragrance bottles at twelve. I only get a new bottle if: (1) there’s an opening in my rotation; (2) I genuinely love the fragrance inside (like, to the point of obsession); and (3) I can actually imagine myself incorporating the fragrance in my everyday life, rather than just admire it as a piece of art that is beautiful but incongruous with my actual lifestyle.

Byredo - Bal d'Afrique (Hair Perfume): Bal d’Afrique is one of the most charming fragrances I’ve ever smelled, with velvety lemon, gentle florals, and bright, grassy vetiver. It makes me feel like the life of a sophisticated party, the kind where everyone speaks at least three languages. I switched to the hair perfume version after using up a full EdP, as the longevity is exactly the same for a fraction of the price.

Pierre Guillaume - Alpha Ora 30 (EdP): This one’s very similar to Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540, minus the bitter almond/saffron combo that translates (to my nose) as a trip to the dentist’s office, and plus some additional woods and moss. There’s a similar spun sugar/gossamer sweetness in the opening, but it dries quickly to something redolent of forest air. Very addicting, if a bit short-lived.

Pierre Guillaume - Sunsuality (EdP): It’s the thick of summer, you’re at a beach resort, and the server has agreed to bring you Lemon Drop cocktails all day long. Life is good.

Olfactive Studio - Autoportrait (EdP): If you’re intrigued by Byredo’s G-psy Water but find that whole operation a little… well, watery (read: fleeting), then Autoportrait may be a good upgrade for you. Nathalie

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These creatures appeared in a world abandoned by us, which was created by u/Sparkmane.

A jungle can be a scary place, especially at night. Surrounded by giant trees, your line of sight is greatly reduced and you can hardly see if anything is sneaking up on you. Meanwhile, your hearing is getting assaulted by a cacophony of insects, birds, bats, and other things you might not want to think about. At any moment, you could step on a hidden, dangerous snake, spider, or centipede. Or you could put your foot into a puddle of slime mould that makes you start hallucinating a kaleidoscope of colours, some that human eyes weren’t designed to see.

These very real dangers conspire with the darkness and isolation, such that your imagination can start to conjure even more terrifying visions. Stress can do strange things to a mind, and for a lone, scared primate wandering in an unfamiliar and unforgiving environment, your imagination may be a worse enemy than any actual hazard.

Was that a snaggletoothed smile that you saw up in the trees, faintly glowing a sickly yellow-green? Or did you just step in some slime mould?

The works of Lewis Carroll didn’t physically make it into the future, but bits and pieces of his writings have survived in half-remembered retellings around campfires. Stories of a mysterious, grinning cat speaking to a lost little girl will be told to generations of children, even if the overall story of Alice in Wonderland is forgotten. The particular longevity of the Cheshire Cat as a cultural meme can be directly attributed to the Cheshire, a somewhat common inhabitant of the northern jungles that will be named for Carroll’s mad kitty.

No one has ever really seen a Cheshire, only their ghostly, nocturnal grins. The initial stories will say that they are harmless, because no one will report being harmed by one. Then again, if the Cheshire leaves no survivors, no one would be alive to report anything. After all, it is so very easy to get lost in the jungle at night. The campfire tales of the Cheshire will begin to take on a sinister similarity to the will o’ the wisp, a malicious spirit that lures its victims off of the beaten path, either for simple amusement at the bungling human, or to consume their blood or soul.

In truth, the Cheshire is pretty harmless and completely uninterested in humanity. It is the descendant of a pygmy possum, though about 30x larger, with a squat build like a big hedgehog. They can weigh in at around a kilogram, and much