Clove Pink Puns

I have some NAVA valentine’s first impressions to share! I ordered Vanilla-Rose Clove, White Sandalwood Vanille, N8, Tut Ankh Amun, Nerfertiti, Cobra Venom and Smenkhere. I am only going to review the valentine’s day releases for now. I may go back for a bottle of Amber Beetle and Polychrome. I tried Amber Beetle in the past and really liked it.

Eternal Ankh Pink - White Amber Absolute, Powdered and reconstructed oil of Egyptian Vanilla Husk, Vanilla fleck, African White Vanilla Absolute, Amber Resin, Bastet’s Amber, Pink Sugar and a touch of Crimson Musk. I was never a big fan of Eternal Ankh. It’s nice, but it’s a bit aquatic to me and I’m not a fan of aquatics in general. I like this version much better! I still get a hint of the aquatics, but the sweet pink vanilla really makes this much more enjoyable to me. Mostly I smell sweet vanilla with some musk and aquatic notes (which I know aren’t listed, but it’s what I always smell with EA). I am not getting the amber.

Vanilla-Rose & Clove- Papua New Guinea vanilla bean whole, Moroccan Rose Absolute, Bulgarian Rose Absolute, eNVie parfum Black Rose Petal and Blood Rose Petal Absolute, Crystalline Absolute, Vanilla Absolute 40, and Indonesian Black Clove Bud. Beautifully layered but beautiful worn alone or as a suggestion for scenting your car on a tissue or handkerchief. I never liked rose much until I tried NAVA’s Cairo Rose Santalum, OP: Bastet and Polychrome. I still don’t buy roses from anyone else. This. Is. Excellent. It started off really spicy. It reminded me of carnation but I guess it was the cloves. That calmed down and now it’s NAVA’s beautiful, jammy rose note. Oh my, it’s so beautiful, I cant stop huffing my wrist. The clove seems mostly gone now. This is a sweetened, jammy rose, similar to what I get from OP: Bastet, but without all the incense notes. It’s beautiful. Backup bottle worthy.

White Sandalwood Vanille- White Sandalwood, White Rosewood, Bergamot, Orange & Lemon Rind, Vanilla Bean raw, Crystalline absolute and White Ginger stirred and sifted for this perfume. I was most excited for this one. Vanilla and sandalwood are two of my top three notes (amber being the third). And no one does vanilla or sandalwood quite as well as NAVA. I own many iterations of this combination by them (and a few other companies). Guys, this smells like soap. SOAP ☹ If I really try hard I think I am picking out some of the citrusy notes. But I am not getting any of my beloved

Hi everybody!! I've been fully obsessed with indies for the last year (this community saved me from going crazy in this pandemic!) and have started to amass quite the collection - particularly from my #1 favorite house, Solstice Scents. I totally get why the brand is so well-loved here. The aesthetic, the blends, everything about Solstice just does it for me. I've got the best hit rate with them, bar none. At least of the houses I've tried so far. I've been meaning to do this for a while but I just keep collecting more samples 😅

A bit about my tastes - I'm a certified vanilla freak. I also love woods, green scents, atmospherics, ambers, gourmands...the list goes on. I'm open to a lot. My biggest death notes are licorice, marshmallow, and red musk.

I'm rating everything according to my own personal taste and wearability. Everything I've tried is very well blended, true to description, and would work for someone. I have a mix of EDPs and oils, I'll indicate which I have for each. If I've got a scent in both formats I'll write how they differ. The longevity for all of these is about the same between oils and EDPs, btw. 3-4 hours for oils and 5-6 hours for EDP, unless otherwise specified. All right, buckle up, people. Here we go!

-Cardamom Rose Sugar (Brown Sugar, Cardamom EO, Moroccan Rose, and Bulgarian Rose) I hate to start off on a bad note (no pun intended) but this is one of the few scents that did not work for me at all. I found the rose to be metallic and sharp, mixed with cloying maple syrup. The cardamom is there and it is SPICY. It's spot-on, I think I just like the smell of cardamom + rose + sugar less than I thought I would. I have this in oil format. 4/10

-Conjure (Vanilla, Amber, Cedar, Spices, & Cauldron Smoke) The ultimate Stevie Nicks-long-hair-flowing-dress-casting spells scent. When I first got it it was nothing but a baby powder bomb, as I had read in other reviews. I heeded the advice of just leaving it alone for ~6 weeks and this baby transformed. It went from one note powder to a layered, perfectly balanced witch scent. And it keeps getting better with age! The spices are punchy, mostly allspice. Not too heavy on clove. The smoke is subtle and not BBQ at all. It dries down to a slightly powdery amber/woody vanilla. I love it but I don't reach for it much, honestly. I wear it when I do rituals or dress like Stevie 😂 I have this in oil. 8/10

-Foxcroft *(Decaying Leaves, Rich Black Soil, Dry Leaves, Fall Air

What is your secret to a perfect roast beef?

Beef has been a real issue for me to learn how to cook. I didn't learn how to make the perfect steak until 4 years ago. Cooking is my passion and I tend to stick to savoury foods although I have mastered making scones.

Roast beef has always been a dream for me to master. Or at least make it well enough to enjoy.

I am stunned and ecstatic and wanted to share with people that care about food as much as I do!

To go with the roast beef I made a garlic herb butter. If I could I would have it again right now and possibly every day for the next few days.

Method and recipe...

My first rule for mastering steak was to get it to room temperature. That is the one thing that made a difference.

I brought the roast to room temp and I made a mixture of salt (Himalayan) and just under a tsp of baking soda and rubbed it into the meat. I actually used too much baking soda, but zero f's given.

I seared the meat on all sides until it was lovely and seared and then roasted it at 200 until it reached almost rare temp. I then let it rest for what seemed like the longest 15 minutes of my life. I am being dramatic. A couple of minutes would be added to that resting time as I messed about trying to decide cutting board or plate for carving and then had to transfer it.

I carved into it and it was amazingly pink in the middle. Beautiful. It was proper roast beef.

There was one end slice that I could taste the baking soda a bit but the rest was brilliant. I don't know if the baking soda helped or not in making it tender or if it is like my steaks where room temperature meat and resting makes all the difference.

The garlic butter was roughly 4 tablespoons of French Salted butter, one short sprig of fresh young rosemary, 1 tsp of chopped parsley 4 chopped cloves of smoked garlic, juice of the smallest lemon I've ever seen (roughly 1 tbs) and salt and pepper.

I melted the butter and mixed in all the ingredients... By using a Ninja bullet. I was lazy after a huge admin day and didn't want to chop...

Edit to add method/recipe. And... The photo taken while searing it: https://imgur.com/a/TilvGAl Edit: baking powder to baking soda🙈

Here's a review of all my Amber scents in alphabetical order. Note that Amber is a fantasy note, an abstract accord that can be interpreted differently from person to person. Thus, please take my level of amberness rating as a general guideline only.

Shoutout to r/Claphamtulip for her vanilla post and for letting me steal her excellent format.

Armani - Sable Nuit

• Level of Amberness: 6/10
• Other key notes: Olibanum, Pink Pepper, Cedar, Vanilla
• Thoughts: Lovely incense, but not dry or smokey. Pink pepper adds brightness and lift at the top, cedar adds woodiness, vanilla adds creaminess and a mild sweetness.

Chanel - Coco Eau de Parfum

• Level of Amberness: 5/10
• Other key notes: Rose, Coriander, Cloves, Opoponax
• Thoughts: Rose spiced up with cloves and coriander on a base of amber. Heavy on the rose and cloves, hence the middling amber rating, but an excellent scent for fall and winter nonetheless. I'd argue this is unisex like No 19 and Cristalle.

Chanel - Coromandel

• Level of Amberness: 7/10
• Other key notes: Patchouli, Benzoin, Citrus, Olibanum
• Thoughts: Opens with citrus, but is quickly overtaken by sweet patchouli. The benzoin, amber, and olibanum create an accord of creamy white chocolate, which is a welcomed change since patchouli usually leans towards dark chocolate. One of my favorites from the Les Exclusifs, and shares similarities with Le Lion.

Chanel - Le Lion

• Level of Amberness: 7/10
• Other key notes: Labdanum, Patchouli, Bergamot, Lemon
• Thoughts: Opens with bergamot and lemon, but are quickly overtaken by labdanum and amber. Similar to Coromandel since they both share citrus and patchouli, but Le Lion is a drier scent, not creamy, and definitely less sweet. The star of the show is labdanum, smoky, leathery, almost animalic, but well harmonized with amber to create a warm and sensual scent. Gets mentioned in the same breath as Shalimar, and I definitely get the comparison, but I love Le Lion and disklike Shalimar. Go figure.

Dior - Ambre Nuit

• Level of Amberness: 8.5/10
• Other key notes: Rose, Pink Pepper
• Thoughts: A marriage of rose and amber. There's a spicy edge to it, which makes me think it's labdanum or something adjacent. Airy and ethereal, but still lasting and persistent.

Dior - Mitzah

• Level of Amberness: 7/10
• Other key notes: Coriander, Cinnamon, Hone

So I started getting super into indie perfumes around September 2021, and I randomly started thinking about what types of perfumes my family members would wear. I started coming up with ideas of perfumes based on things they’re interested in and thought it’d be funny to find a perfume that replicates that thing in uncanny indie fashion. My family members never really wear perfumes so I was mostly guessing how to go about it, but it was still a fun experience, so I wanted to write down some reviews for what I ended up getting them. IMAM was my greatest source for ideas, so big thanks to the saints who write up reviews/suggestions.

My idea was to get them two perfumes each: one being a “weird”/realistic perfume that’s trying to replicate something specific they like, and the other being a general perfume that I thought they might like. I knew I was only going to get sample sizes because a) I was guessing what they might like, and b) they don’t really wear perfumes so my assumption was they would sniff it, say “neat” and then tuck it away on a shelf. Which is fine by me as this was mostly for my amusement anyway.

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For my mom:

• Fyrinnae: Hyakinthos - sweet hyacinth dominates gentle notes of patchouli, resins, Himalayan and Atlas cedarwoods, oud, and amber

One of my mom’s favorite flowers is hyacinth, so I decided pretty early that I wanted to get a hyacinth perfume for her. I honestly thought that would be a pretty simple task, but there’s a surprisingly limited amount of perfumes that both focused on hyacinth and were currently available (I was looking for this during the fall, after all, and not the spring). I found several perfumes that did have hyacinth, but it seemed to be a secondary note or the perfume just seemed like it would smell like a jumble of flowers. I also don’t really know what hyacinth smells like. I’ve definitely smelled it before, but it’s hard to remember, and it’s only a spring flower so I couldn’t really sniff for reference. When searching for hyacinth perfume recommendations, Alchemic Muse’s Ostara (a mix of hyacinth blossoms, myrtle, and wild heather fused with the soft green foliage of moss and ivy, gently grounded by a warm and earthy base of clove, cinnamon, and myrrh) was the one that kept popping up, so that was the first one I tried. However, when I got it it smelled rather soapy to me, so I looked for other ideas. Alkemia’s Floralis (*spring rain, a breath of fresh aldehydes, a mist of water musk sett

 
As always, the purpose of this thread is to gather the community to explore a category of flavor and its many uses.
##⭐ This week's flavor is . . . Flavor of the Year 2021

>>requested by Popular Demand

#This week, we're doing something a little different.

This is the 4th annual Flavor of Week "Flavor of the Year" post. Typically, we ask you to post your own recipes containing this week's Flavor of the Week, as the star or in a supporting role, with or without development notes. Talk about other people's recipes that use it. Share flavor notes. Compare and contrast different manufacturers' versions of the FOTW. Ask for help using a flavor in general or to achieve something specific, offer advice, brainstorm ideas, consider substitutions, suggest pairings... really anything at all as long as it's on topic. But most of all, remember to have FUN

All of that still applies, but this post is also an invitation to reflect and share your reflections. Think back over 2021.

#What are the best (and worst) flavors you tried for the first time over the past year?

What was the best flavor you tried this year, and why was it so good? What was the worst or most disappointing, and what was wrong with it? Or if you're one to look forward rather than backward, what flavor do you predict is going to get a lot of mileage in recipes, be it yours or others, in 2022? What overlooked flavor would you like to see get a little more love, or what flavor would you prefer to remove from existence because it's overused, overrated, or just plain bad? Do you have an unpopular opinion about a particular flavor or two and want to get those off your chest as we head into the new year?

This is the place where we're practically begging you to share all of that and more. Tell us all about it!

 
###🎉 Also, YOU COULD WIN A GREAT PRIZE!
It's easy - all you have to do is join the conversation for a chance to win! Everyone who posts a comment will be entered into a prize drawing. The winner will be chosen during the Noted Podcast this Monday at 10pm Eastern.
 
>>The winner will receive . . . >>###$20 worth of FOTY 2021 flavors
>>courtesy of the Village IDIOT 🤡

 

• The winner may choose up to $20 worth of flavors from the No

A few months back I got it into my head that I was going to review as many black cat themed perfumes as I could get my paws on (har har). I tried to pick as wide a variety of perfumes as I could, while also picking mostly ones that are not disconned/FOMO scents. Below are my reviews of the scents that I selected, asking the questions of 1. do I like the scent and 2. does the scent actually remind me of my black cat Gus.

On to the kitties!

1. Black Cat by Black Baccara ( cardamom, black pepper, clove, frankincense, myrrh, cedarwood, oakmoss ) - This was one of the first black cat themed perfumes I tried, and I've worn it 3 times total. This goes on with notes of clove, cardamom, cedar, and pepper, then dries down with more of a cedarwood background, and loses the initial pepper sharpness. There is some sweetness here without it being overpowering at all. I honestly get zero myrrh, but my nose isn't the most refined out there, so ymmv. Do I like this? I do! I love cedar and clove and cardamom. I wish this kept the peppery note, but this is a nice cozy spicy perfume. Does this remind me of Gus? A bit, though not aggressively so. He's more gremlin-y than this perfume. 6/10 toe beans. Will keep the sample but not upgrade
2. Witch Cat by Black Baccara ( vanilla chai tea, Indian patchouli, vetiver, and star anise ) - Of the cat perfumes, this is the only one that my husband commented on, and he said he really liked it. I think that is because this perfume has a strong chai spice note, and the man loves chai. This opens with tea, and there is an anise note in this that I also like. The patchouli keeps the whole thing from going sweet, though I almost would have liked maybe one more drop of sweetness here. I think I like the top and mid notes on this more than the dry down, but over all this is a lovely perfume as well. Do I like this? Yes, it was only available as a 10ml rollerball and I have no intention of de-stashing this. Does this remind me of Gus? It does, a bit more than Black Cat - it's a bit wilder/dirtier and that's my little guy! 8/10 raggedy velvet kitty ears. Keeping this 10ml bottle
3. Black Cat in the Pumpkin Patch by CocoaPink ( rich amber resins, lemon curd and vanilla bean noel, a drop of egyptian musk with a splash of sweet pumpkin ) - To my nose, this is a fairly straightforward lemon, vanilla, and amber blend. However, the lemon has a bit of a pledge smell for me, which turns me off, and the whole

Hi! Got some bottles to destash, lots of BPAL and S92 in particular.

Comment if you’d like anything- shipping is $4.50, I’ll invoice through PayPal, and I’ll ship by Friday at the latest. Pics are available on request. Please note fill levels as there are partials mixed in and please only one fwp thing per person!

For Sale

BPAL

• 13: lvb $15 | 5ml (pnbm, full) “lavender buds, blue cotton candy, buttered popcorn, squished carnations, vanilla ice cream, sun-ripe strawberries, chocolate chip cookies, warm milk, honey sticks, yellow cake, steamed rice, fresh bread, and puppies.”
• Graveyard Guessing Game $15 | 5ml (pnbm, full) “a white tea fougere with lavender frankincense, marble-white sandalwood, white carnation, and sweet hay.”

Sixteen92

• Bette $14 | “7.5ml” edp (pnbm, larger style bottle, full) “angel food cake, floral honey, marshmallow, pistachio, french vanilla, loose black tea”
• Marlene $10 | 6ml oil (pnbm, full) “alba rose, copal, bearded iris, scarlet lips, flushed cheeks, davana, plum syrup, gin fizz, smoke”

The Strange South

• Before the Drop $5 | 5ml (pnbm, full, fco) “peppermint, green tea, marshmallow, heather, violet, and evening rain.”

Sold

Alkemia

• Pending As dark things are meant to be loved $10 | 5ml oil (pnbm, full, apothecary bottle) “lapsang souchong tea, leather, black amber, labdanum, caramel”
• Pending 2021 December Yuletide Blessings Alchemy free with purchase | 5ml (pnbm, full, apothecary bottle) ”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.”

Alpha Musk

• Pending Apocalyptic Console $5 | 5ml (pnbm, full) “indian sandalwood, soft marshmallows, peru balsam, golden sands, vanilla bean.”
• Pending Goth $5 | 5ml (pnbm, full) “this is a rich black musk (one of my fucking favorites) from india and a midnight vanilla (not to sweet but rich and divine).”

Arcana

• Pending Apples Crave Cider $10 | 5ml (ris, full) “bright, spiced apple cider drizzled with honey and a small wisp of smoke.”
• ~~Pending Glittering Blue $12 | 5ml (ris, full) *“a cooling blend of tart blue lemonade, iced lemon bundt cake, creamy blue musk, a drizzle of blue chamomile, and glittering

This is a mostly useless review because all of these were limited releases, so hopefully some get brought back! I bought them when they went on sale for the close of the season, and the TAT was accurate to what they advertised (ordered 11/26, received 1/7).

This is my first time trying anything from DE and something I noticed is generally they seemed very true to their scent descriptions. After hitting a bunch of misses from some BPAL samples my faith in perfumes feels restored by this purchase, but then I remember I can't buy FS in any of these and I have a moment of regretful self reflection at being a heaux for sales.

My personal rating reflects that I am not into gourmands and love atmospherics. But I wanted to have a secondary rating for smell accuracy because quite a few of these weren't "my style" and yet extremely true to what is advertised.

Big bad wolf

Leather, soft fur, dark musk, tobacco, and whisky

Impressions: Tobacco, whisky, honey, leather, oak

Rating: This smells exactly like a dive bar. 1/5 personally, 5/5 accurate.

Erlqueen

Ice white roses, star musk, pale green shadow leaves, white amber, cold stone, and dried broom branches

Impressions: lilac, powder, lavender, clean laundry, ice

Rating: This is a very frosty flower scent. To me this is the White Witch from Chronicles of Narnia, fake nice, fake smiles, over malicious cold intent. I almost feel like I can smell the amber/stone/green but it is fleeting under the ice and flowers and laundry. Wavers around the powdery line for me, 2.5/5. I would say 3.5/5 accuracy to the scent description but this is definitely 5/5 for the name accuracy.

Into the enchanted woods

Old growth California cedar, loam, redwoods, twilight lavender, a drop of honey mead, and falling leaves.

Impressions: pine, cinnamon, cream

Rating: This smells so much like pine leaves! Not everyone's cup of tea, but definitely mine. After it wears down a bit you get some cinnamon and creamy notes. I adore this scent, I want to be a pine tree, 4.5/5 personally and 5/5 accuracy.

Lighthouse

Cardamom coffee, sweetened with vegan honey, worn flannel, silver birch, and coastal redwoods.

Impressions: Lemon cake, cardamom, pine

Rating: This is a Swedish Christmas bread. You can get some pine notes when wet but it dries down to the most delectable moist slightly sweet cardamom bread. 2/5 for me but 5/5 edible and am looking up cardamom bread recipes now.

London Calling

Strong black tea,

Nui Cobalt is my favorite house, and I think their Yule collection is probably my favorite collection of theirs - it's certainly the one from which I own the most. It's such a stunning collection because everything is so perfectly evocative of the season, and it spans so many aspects of winter - Christmas baking, winter coziness, trees, expensive and luxurious winter soap, incense, florals, herbals, you name it. In case any of you have been eyeing any of the Yule collection, I thought I'd write a roundup of all of my NCD Yule perfumes; turns out I have 15 of them!

Ordering specs: the website is easy to navigate, shipping is extremely affordable and items come very securely packed, and customer service is always spectacular. I don't think I've ever placed an order that took more than 2-3 business days to ship (unless I place an order the second a new collection drops, but even then it's always a week or less). Samples are generous - noticeably larger than 1 ml - in vials with wand caps.

Some of these samples were offered to me as press samples in exchange for honest reviews. I was surprised and touched to be asked, and delighted for the chance to try more of their Yule collection. Press samples are noted as such in the reviews below.

My preferences: I especially love incense, snuggly scents, golden amber, beeswax, non-gourmand vanillas, and white florals (though sadly I am allergic to lilies). I don't like hay, overly sweet gourmands, excessive musk, leather, patchouli, labdanum, or any really dark scents in general.

Here are the Yule reviews, in alphabetical order:

Arctic Fox [Soft amber nestled in sumptuous cashmere, steamed rice milk, winter white musk, and snow-covered fir trees] - unfortunately, as much as the notes indicate that I should love this one, it just really doesn't work for me. In the vial, it's all cashmere. On my skin there are mere hints of cashmere and fir, but it's entirely overshadowed by that musk, which my skin amps to an unpleasant animalistic level. I can tell it would be just so snuggly and gorgeous if not for my skin chemistry. [Note: I'm not quite alone in this; I've seen at least one other person mention the overpowering musk. On the other hand, a lot of people love this one, so it's really obviously a skin-chemistry thing, and perhaps I also have less tolerance for musk than most people.]

Cloak of Evergreens [Snow-covered spruce, i

Do your worst!

let me start by saying that, while i mostly share my perfume reviews, wax has been a major focus of mine for a good while now. and, like all my interests and hobbies...when i go in, i tend to go in big. deep. way too much. i have probably tried around 175 wax vendors now, and while i have my favorites and standbys i order from repeatedly and regularly, i love to try new vendors and experience their scents!

warning: below is a lot of wax rambling...i don't see wax discussed as much on IMAM, so i blabbed for a bit about wax usage. skip down to the next bolded line if you're an experienced wax user or just dgaf!

if you do not use wax in your home, i'll tell you that it's a bit of a different experience than enjoying and testing perfumes. wax scents don't tend to "morph" or develop like skin-based scents do (although there can often be interesting differences between sniffing wax melts out of the package and seeing how they smell when they are fully melted and wafting throughout your home). another big difference tends to be expectation of scent complexity - while many vendors do make their own in-house scent blends, the level of complexity is just different. not in a bad way, but i think most (not all) wax melt scents tend to be more dimensional and straight-forward. and i like that! i really do.

a similarity between enjoying perfume and wax is calibrating your expectations through time and experience. the same way people might discuss perfume sillage, and how long-lasting a scent is during its wear - wax can be discussed the same way, but using the term "throw" instead. whereas sillage refers to the way a scent diffuses and performs on the skin, throw refers to the way the wax melt scent spreads and becomes noticeable throughout your home environment. and just like perfumes, you encounter different levels of throw - the way a scent might wear close to the skin, some wax doesn't throw much outside of the immediate area where you are melting it. while some people enjoy close-to-the-skin perfumes, i think most people who melt wax prefer a strong throw.

just like with indie perfumes, it takes time to figure out what that means. if you've tried one perfume house, you may think that house has amazing performance...then, you try another house, and you realize "oh, wait, maybe those first scents i tried were a little weak." it's the same with wax. the more you try, the more you start to develop your own preferences and expectations.

and the similarities d

Welcome to day 15 of my series where I list the funniest, the strangest, and the downright weirdest one-star Google reviews for MLB ballparks: Previously:

Day 1: Fenway Park

Day 2: Skydome

Day 3: Oriole Park

Day 4: Florida SunCoast Dome

Day 5: Yankee Stadium II

Day 6: Comiskey Park II

Day 7: Comerica Park

Day 8: Target Field

Day 9: Jacobs Field

Day 10: Royals Stadium

Day 11: Edison International Field of Anaheim

Day 12: Enron Field

Day 13: RingCentral Coliseum

Day 14: Globe Life Field

today: tt’s the Mariners. I’ve written enough of these intros. Witty joke. Playoffs.

#food

> HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH FOOD STAND EMPLOYEES VERY VERY RUDE, AND NO MANNERS VERY BAD☹😤😤

 

> This is a great park but I am giving one star ONLY so this gets noticed. This park has wonderful sight lines, ample restrooms and almost all of the usher staff have been super, amazingly friendly. (Even the guy who chastised me for crossing through upper sections instead of using the stairs was kinda polite while doing it.) The ONE REASON I am giving this park on

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

Hello everyone! Got some new samples this week, come take a look!

#INFO

Shipping:

-Shipping to the US is $5 for samples and $6 anything over 3mL.

-Shipping to Canada is $13.50 for samples and $15 for anything over 3mL.

-Trying to maintain a $5 pre-shipped minimum please!

-I am out of town until Friday so packages will go out on either Saturday or Monday!

Payment:

-Payment through Paypal G+S only

-Please pay within 5 hours of claiming unless otherwise discussed! If I do not hear back from you within this time frame, I will move on to NIL. If you end up changing your mind about something, that's totally fine! Please just let me know- the only kinda ghosting we like here is the spOoOoOky kind ;)

Freebies:

-Candy, tea, and stickers with every order! See options at the bottom of spreadsheet

-If you'd like any of the sniffies or other FWP items, please let me know!

Other:

-I also have non-indie fragrances available for sale! Check them out in the second tab

-Very extensive ISO list on the third tab! Would love to swap for and/or purchase anything on that list! Also, if you see anything you're interested in on the ‘untested’ tab, let me know and I can prioritize testing it!

-If you have any questions, feel free to ask! Happy shopping! :)

Spreadsheet, for those who prefer to browse that way!

ALKEMIA

•All the Sins (1mL vial): A decadent confectionery indulgence of candy floss, candy corn, pink taffy, bulls-eye caramels, red licorice, benzoin, and creamy vanilla musk. $2

•Sweet Sorcery (1mL vial): A sexy enchantment of candy corn, caramel creams, candyfloss, brown sugar toffees, and marshmallow nougat. $2

ALPHA MUSK

new 90s Boardwalk Funland• (1mL vial): Chlorinated ride water, crusty metal gears, mildew carpet, boardwalk salt air ocean ozone with the hints of sunscreen, sweat and fried foods and a touch of trash, exhausted burnt extension cords, neon light bulb buzz, fresh spouted tickets and receipt ink, weathered & oiled boardwalk wooden planks. $2

new •Cabin Fever (1mL dram): Three shots of bourbon, mandarin in lite syrup, last scoop of frost bitten vanilla ice cream. $2

•Fuzzy Pistachio Drops (1mL vial): Furry cozy musk blended with some creamy pistachio, some mellow yellow musk and a dash of raw sugar and marshmallows. $3

**•Pill

I’m selling my entire samples collection of Men's and Unisex fragrances, along with some bottles.

Ideally minimum orders of $20, as I have a limited number of mailers. US only.

Deals:

• Free shipping if you spend $40+
• 10% off if you spend $100+
• 15% off if you spend $150+
• 20% off if you spend $200+
• 25% off if you spend $250+

Payment:

PayPal (G&S or F&F) and Venmo accepted.

I’ve bought but not sold on here before, but I’m happy to share my eBay and Mercari profiles where I have 100% five stars.

Photos:

https://imgur.com/a/PnTiLHh

(I can take more individual photos of the ones you're buying before mailing as well if desired.)

Condition:

Most have either only been sprayed/sampled once or not at all. See spreadsheet for full details including the notes in each fragrance:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iZdWkLL7ktmTVbx2KpNAogudbJxrv8Nt3k5C8ppVWxU/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks!

Available:

Acqua di Parma	Vaniglia EDP	1ml sample vial	$3
Acqua di Parma	Blu Mediterraneo Arancia di Capri	1ml sample vial	$2
Acqua di Parma	Colonia Club	1ml sample vial	$2
Acqua di Parma	Blu Mediterraneo Ginepro di Sardegna	1ml sample vial	$3
Acqua di Parma	Blu Mediterraneo Bergamotto di Calabria	1ml sample vial	$2
Adidas	Team Five Special Edition	3.4 oz (100ml) - full size	$4
Agonist	Solaris	1ml sample vial	$5
Alexandria	Zion	5ml	$5
Alexandria	Mr. Sillage	5ml	$5
Alexandria	Crazy Pineapple	5ml	$5
Alexandria	Casanova	5ml	$5
Alexandria	Brasilia Smoky	5ml	$5
Alexandria	Bleu Memoirs	5ml	$5
Alexandria	Black Panther	5ml	$5
Amouage	Reflection Man	0.7ml sample vial	$2
Andrea Maack	Dual	1ml sample vial	$3
Antonio Banderas	Blue Seduction	10ml	$4
Armani	Armani Code EDP	3ml	$6
Armani	Armani Code Absolu	3ml	$6
Armani	Acqua di Giò Absolu	2ml	$5
Armani	Mania EDT	2ml	$6
Armani	Code Colonia	1.2ml	$2
Aromi	Alpha Male	0.11oz solid cologne sample jar	$2
Aromi	Sweet Dude	0.11oz solid cologne sample jar	$2
Aromi	You're Hot	0.11oz solid cologne sample jar	$2
Aromi	What a Stud	0.11oz solid cologne sample jar	$2
Aromi	Lumbersexual	0.11oz solid cologne sample jar	$2
Aromi	Cocky Bro	0.11oz solid cologne sample jar	$2
Aromi	Handsome	0.11oz solid cologne sample jar	$2
Aromi	Urban Gent	0.11oz solid cologne sampl

Hey everyone,

I've recently gotten into indie perfumes and I've been looking for a nice sweet rose fragrance but there are just so many options!

Can anyone recommend some rosy scents for me? Or reviews for rose single notes from different houses? I've been looking at the rose single note fragrances from alkemia and cocoa pink and it's just so hard to know what to go for.

Thanks 💚

 
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##⭐ This week's flavor is . . . Huckleberry

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##⭐ This week's flavor is . . . Cocoa

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>>The winner will receive . . . >>###$20 worth of Cocoa flavors
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##⭐ This week's flavor is . . . Herbs

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