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  1. This is what I emailed and asked Mara to create: "So, for the first one, I have been obsessed with the smell of composting apples. I've also been having some brushes with mortality the last few years -- my own and that of loved ones. I'm fine but one reason I've been away from the forums was that I spent the first year plus of the pandemic in treatment for breast cancer. I'm definitely one of the lucky ones but after chemo, radiation, double mastectomies and biologically targeted infusions, it's taken a while to get my mojo back! So I'm picturing apples-- ripe, fermenting cool damp earth a light warm maybe animalic musk ? I'm unsure of a fourth note, maybe a tiny whisper of a very dry cool vanilla? Or a drop of ozone ? Or a whisper of smoke? Maybe nothing ,? Please you decide! Soooo just your basic Memento Mori meditation on the endless cycle of death and decay leading to rebirth/apples from the Garden of Eden composting/Victorian graveyard type deal, but in a sexy way? . A Halloween potion for sure! Something that can help me feel curious and fearless in this later stage of life. Number two I've been craving this for years but never got around to it -- a luscious coffee extravaganza Coffee (deep dark roast) Whipped cream Chestnut or almond or hazelnut -- please you choose! Maybe a drop of myrrh as a base note? Or bittersweet dark chocolate? So something rich and dark and delicious, sweet but not too much so, not necessarily a pure foody but close. I'm trying to reconnect to my sensuous self and I am hoping this will help. Something that evokes coming into a Paris cafe as authored by Colette on a winter evening, leaving the dusky boulevard lined with gas-lit street lamps and entering the steamy crowded warmth to the sound of conversations and the smell of pastries and warm drinks. A feast for the senses! I haven't felt luscious for a long time. Hoping this helps. Number one is for me to smell on myself, number two is for others to smell on me if that makes sense." For Coconut Kiss I can't find my notes, but for those who remember Coconut Breeze, I wanted something that evoked that 70s summer coconut suntan lotion, lazy days at the lake vibe. Can't wait to get my paws on these!
  2. Amanda's Beach Sol * Soggy Fairies * Please and thank you! 🙏
  3. Ooh! Mara, may I please get one more of my Cafe Parisien and Memento Meditation? 2 OF EACH ALREADY HELD ASIDE FOR YOU! Also -- Can't resist asking for a Pumpkin Lavender Donut if still available *
  4. Oh my goodness, it's so deliciously exciting to see PEs again!!!! Mara, I'm over the moon with my names and labels. Can't wait to see everyone's notes!
  5. I couldn't believe it when I saw PEs were open and I'm so excited to get mine and also see all these other amazing potions come to life! Every LP is magic, but Mara's willingness to personalize that magic is such a lovely thing. Can't wait to see all these!
  6. Mm this is delicious! At the same time, the musk and smoke take it out of the pure foodie realm and adds an element of sophistication-- more glamping than camping, lol. I agree that the alpha-nol works really well, very congruent. This would be fabulous in a spray!
  7. I'm also here as a diehard Blue Smoke fan...I've had an interesting time with Blue Fyre! It actually reminds me my Persephone potion that Mara made a few years ago. There's a dark wine-like fruitiness which is tempered by the smoke and myrrh. It's edgy and powerful. I will keep my fingers crossed for a Blue Smoke reboot at some point but this is very intriguing in its own right.
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    Black Aggie

    It's crazy because I'm not sure there's any overlap in ingredients but this reminds me so much of my beloved Prophetic Pie! It's got the same buttery bakery yumminess with a bright sparkle and it has the same mood lightening effect. I wasn't expecting to want a bottle, especially since I have so much that my standards for bottle buying are much higher. But other than Prophetic Pie, which I think I've almost finished by supply of, I have nothing else like this. So bottle ordered. I've already almost emptied the sample!
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    Soul Cakes

    This is exactly what I hoped it would be! It's the yummiest warm comfort foodie scent, like freshly baked cookies straight out of the oven. I thought it would remind me of Totem Goat, which I really enjoyed, but it's most reminiscent to my nose of one my all time faves, Animal Crackers. Interestingly it keeps making me think that it also must have cedar as a grounding note but something else is doing the work of adding a marvelous textured depth. Delicious! And while Animal Crackers was yummy vanilla this is gorgeous spice cookies. Perfect cold weather sleep scent.
  10. Package came today and this was my first trial....Carolyn's Man Nip was among my top ten faves so when I saw another pumpkin lavender blend I got excited. I may even love this more! Carolyn's Man Nip is a heavier, jammy scent. Very foodie, thick and comforting. Bare Bait is much softer and subtler, less foodie but not perfume-y. Perfect fall scent. I'm with JLisa, this is full bottle worthy if you're a lavender fan! It's airy but dark, like a lovely wisp of creamy smoke.
  11. Omg!! Bare Bait? Blue Fyre? Soul Cakes? Got the sampler but I'm anticipating full bottles of those! And Weenie Roast, Odalesque and the Stag are all contenders. Weenies make everything magical!
  12. Omg! It's been a tough year and I've lurked a few times over the past months but had to chime in and say these look amazing!! And I am so ready for some treats!
  13. I can't wait! I do have a precious remaining bit of Un Gotcha, but sometimes when I am really in love with a particularly fab scent/phero combo I love just throwing caution and the budget to the winds and getting boosted bottles. And this one just seems so perfect.... it's subtle and in one breath I get mostly spice, in another cream, in another the smokiness. Just love it.
  14. Caved and ordered a full bottle. Never have I mourned the discontinuation of Gotcha so deeply; this feels like it would be SO congruent! If Pearfection is still around when a similar phero emerges would totally do a boosted spray. This is so soft, creamy, subtle and yet has such substantial presence.
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