Today, I am wearing the EDP version of Fantome’s Paimon (Hot sands, holy frankincense, sanctified myrrh, sun-bleached parchment, vanilla, black amber, coconut husk, a king’s golden crown). I’ve owned the oil version since the collection originally came out, but have decided to try more of the brand’s EDPs since rediscovering my EDP sample of Olwyn. There’s no real difference between the EDP or oil version of Paimon. It’s hot parchment and myrrh that slightly sweetens as it dries. It’s warm, dry, and subtle.

Underfoot is another word I never hear anyone using outside of books.

Skedaddle

Is vanilla a death note for you? That’s probably gotta be the most difficult note to avoid.

Solstice Scents is a great house! I’ve had so many hits from them too.

Today, I am wearing Solstice Scent’s Heart of the Night in EDP format (Moroccan Rose absolute, Bulgarian Rose absolute, Sugar, Chocolate, Vanilla, Edge of the Night Base). It’s a strong chocolate scent with some rosiness when first applied. On dry down, it’s a rosy musk smell. It’s a dark, smooth gourmand perfume with a heavy rose. It smells delicious! I also got my first PULP fragrance order. I’m letting them rest a bit, and then I’ll work on doing a review post. There’s like 11 scents, so it’ll be a while.

Today, I am wearing Fantome’s Lyudmila (Ruby red grapefruit, jasmine sambac, rich vanilla, hinoki, a drop of dark dragon’s blood, bitter orange, and a sprig of rosemary) in the oil format. I get dark red grapefruit with a sharp citrus smell when the perfume is wet. The sharp citrus note becomes more of a background smell after the perfume dries down and the jasmine note becomes stronger. I usually don’t like jasmine, but Fantome’s jasmine note really works well for me because it’s deep and smooth. There’s also a bitter edge to the perfume, but it’s not a prominent quality. Overall, I’d describe this perfume as a dark floral perfume that leans feminine.

How are you traveling? Are you taking frequent trips or are you on a long-term journey?

For me, I’m lucky enough to be in a position where I can take trips frequently (casual hours), but I can’t do trips longer than a month because I have to go back to work. I did get burned out on flying to different time zones all the time, and the stress of the whole airport process in general. I decided to stay home for the summer months as a break, and picked up more work hours. Well now, I can’t wait to be on the move again!

As for fatigue during travel, I get tired out from constant decision-making. I’m also an ambivert, so while I enjoy meeting and talking to people, I find that I get mentally tired out after 3-4 days. For those reasons, I plan on rest days by giving myself extra time than I’d need in a location, usually in a hotel room. I also try to keep day to day stuff as flexible as I can, so I don’t get stressed and can be spontaneous. I’ve taught myself to ignore the FOMO feeling, and to not force myself to do things when I feel that slump. It does go away after 1-2 days for me, and I get the urge to explore and socialize again.

Today, I’m wearing Osmofolia’s Olfactorium (pink pepper, coffee, paper, iso e super, milk, coumarin, sandalwood, marshmallow). I got this as a free sample with my summer order. As a coffee addict, I’m in love. Wet: I get the smell of coffee and paper printer. It’s warm and comforting. On the drydown, I get more of the milk and marshmallow notes like I added creamer to the coffee. This is a lovely gourmand perfume.

There’s so many manga that I wished had an ending, but Ultra Heaven is my answer. I read it probably about 10 years ago, and I still remember it from time to time. It was a really unique and trippy manga that I wish had an ending. I have no idea why it was cancelled though.

Another one that’s not officially cancelled is Vagabond, but I’m mentally prepared for it to have no ending since it hasn’t been continued in forever. From time to time, I’m just like “I wonder if it has an update?” The answer is always no.

I loved the description and name of this scent, but that lit cigarette mention scared me away from ordering this one. Interesting to hear it smells more gourmand!

Fyrinnae was what got me into indies! I enjoyed everything I’ve gotten from them, but nowadays I don’t really do eyeshadow looks, so I haven’t bought from them in a while. I’ve also enjoyed their perfumes in the past, but it looks like my old favorites were discontinued though. My favorite perfume houses are now Arcana and Fantome.

I love Witch Baby for their bath and body products. I basically use their body soaps, body butter, and body oil all the time. Sometimes the soap designs are so pretty, I don’t want to use it. Fairy milk, Cord Cutter, and Hex Breaker are my favorite scents from them. Haus of Gloi is another good house for bath and body products too! I like their whipped soaps, pumpkin butter, and hair oil. Imp and Persephone’s Descent are my scents of choice.

Athame & Alchemy is a great indie brand for wax melts. Their wax melts are super strong, and I really like that they use wax paper as packaging rather than plastic.

I’m glad you enjoyed Frigg! Is the conifer smell strong in Cobweb?

Today, I am wearing Black Hearted Tart’s Electric Feel (Lime, Lychee fruit, rose, melon, grape , citrus glazed bundt cake, golden amber, and sweet musk). It’s such an uplifting scent! I mainly get lime with a lychee and rose combo in the background. The lime isn’t tart at all. It’s very yummy smelling like a lot of Black Hearted Tart’s perfumes.

Today, I used up my last bit of Deconstructing Eden’s First Blush (Pink Freesias, sugared white violet petals, pale pink roses, pink lady apples, white lilies, bergamot, lily of the valley, pink mimosa and white musk). This perfume just smells pink. It’s sugary and kind of has a spicy kick to it. I can pick out the apple the most, and on a close up sniff I can smell the floral notes. Florals in EDP form work so much better on my skin than in oils for some reason.

I hope you enjoy them! I’m still deciding on my order from the Nighttripping Fairies collection. Four Days sound amazing!

I’ve been studying Japanese for a few years. I was recently in Japan for about a month, and while I was able to read and understand a lot of what people were saying, I could barely speak. It was like my brain kept freezing up. It was frustrating, but I’m glad I got the opportunity to know where I’m at. I’m also starting to learn Spanish because I want to go to some South and Central American countries next year. For now, my goal is just to get the basics down.

Ooo What did you get from them? Some of my favorites are Frigg, Anthropophagia, Holy Terror, Devilish, and Haint.

I’m glad this was created! This was one of the few communities I participated in back on reddit. I’ve been into indies for a few years, and my favorite house is Arcana Wildcraft.