Eastwood22

Mother Goddess was perfect.

I love all your spell potions, would like something with the intent of Peaceful Home merged with Ashes to Dust, a home decluttering spell that motivates the wearer to chuck clutter out the front door! 

On 10/22/2022 at 8:42 AM, citrine said:

This has aged so well!!! 😍

That seems a funny thing to say since it’s kinda new, but I concur with @citrine on this. Darling Clementine seems like a warm weather perfume when looking at the notes, but the smooth amber and cream add substance. Today was chilly but sunny, so this scent combined with Levitation gave off the perfect happy sunshine and love spreading vibe. 

Thank you for these early reviews, @Eve. I’m on a short trip in Philadelphia so I’m living vicariously through you all. 

As @luna65 predicted, my man wasn’t interested in the slightest, just getting around to testing this myself today.

I don’t wear a ton of tropical scents, partially because I’m not a sun-seeker, I run from shadow to shadow on super sunny days. So all tropicals get compared to each other. (I don’t mean fruity florals, that’s an infinite and separate category.) 

Compared to Summershine, on me, there is a bit of citrus but it’s more of a tempting coconut. Both are summer party ready, but I would absolutely add some OCCO Pineapple for myself because I’m a pineapple ho. Let It Shine is a little more cozy than Summershine. 
 

I wore Carica last night, so to compare, just because they’re both tropicals with coconut, Let It Shine has a lot more throw, so allowing for approachability in groups/at parties. Carica is for when you’re already allowing someone close enough to sniff your skin. Not for groups, endless you’re an exhibitionist. 
 

8 hours ago, greenappletart said:

Well, I went ahead and chose the Odalesse. I also added cops to the Creme Cake. It's such a subtly sexy scent, I figured it would go well. This way I have this one with cops and a bottle from last time without. I didn't want to have to layer it with an Occo and change the scent.

I have a trial of Odalesse, I should get around to sampling it! The cat on the label is so precious. 
I had cops added to one of my two bottles of Sunshine Brûlée, and I have one bottle of Rubylicious with Aja and one without. I know what you mean about changing scent with OCCO’s, even though they are complimentary. I do like how cops and Aja can shift the scent a little, though, sometimes it’s like just adding another pinch of salt.

This is a creamy banana and pineapple on me, not in a heavy handed way. It seems almost like someone’s sun warmed skin should naturally smell this way, whilst laying around eating fruit and drinking fancy drinks and having the best day, ever. On me, it wears pretty close to the skin.

6 minutes ago, greenappletart said:

I've narrowed it down to either Odalisse or LP: Black Pearl (the patch is loud in that, but not nearly as loud as regular LP: Black.) Maybe I should do a second bottle of Beyla, instead. Argh, decisions!!

Sometimes I just accept that I’d like to get them all, if not on the current order, but in another. I checked the Etsy site and there are less Odalisse on there than LP Black, sometimes I make my decisions on what I think stock numbers look like. (I also know this can be 100% off because some is in store and I think she only puts so much on that site,) I did not see any Beyla. You might need to call shop for that one.

1 hour ago, Eve said:

Hungry Souls I’m pretty sure isn’t going to be a “me” fragrance (sorry @Eastwood22)  But, if it turns out Eve really does like smelling like peanuts then I will own up to it.   

Right?! I’m going FB on Hungry Souls and Earth & Urn, sampler for the rest. But I bet I end up with a bottle of @Vika’s flan!

3 hours ago, Potion Master said:

Personal obsession of the moment: I have been wearing Earth & Urn every day. It smells amazing on me and lasts and lasts all day into night.

It sounds so good! ☕

4 hours ago, luna65 said:

 

Interestingly I don't think the book is as scary as the movie is.  I first saw the movie when I was 13 which was also all kinds of age-inappropriateness (courtesy of a friend and her indulgent father).

You’re right, Stanley Kubrick and that music made it so much scarier. I also read Carrie at that time. Who lets kids have these books?

Off to read notes! Yay!!!

OMG OMG OMG!!!! I can’t believe I got a Hungry Souls shout out! 

13 hours ago, luna65 said:

The choice of title was meant to be a reference to The Shining, but it's not a tie-in.

I think it’s time for you all to revisit this scary Shining scene.

 And now I’m scaring myself! I read The Shining when I was 8, along with a bunch of other age-inappropriate Steven King books. 

45 minutes ago, luna65 said:

Not specifically asked, like, "I want you to remake this," but you did ask for something else.

Okay, just going by names, Hungry Souls? Because I have been trying to make myself into the same level of temptation as a Reeces Peanut Butter Cup! So maybe a chewy caramel nutty something or other, or a Haystacks type rebrew. (Never had Haystacks, just heard the talk.)

Also, Red Rum, I’m thinking drunken red raspberries, black cherries and currants. Something that would make a bloody “all play and no work” mess. I once photoshopped my face over Jack Nickelson’s, the shot where he’s sticking his head through the door and saying “He’s Back…” for a social media post for my yoga classes after I came back from a vacation. 

6 minutes ago, luna65 said:

You're sort of right on some things...but there's also a scent which you asked for! 

Really? But it’s not a Lemon Butterscream, that’s been asked. I’m so clueless. I’ll finish my coffee. 
 

Shadow Dragon makes me think of Liquid Shadow with dragons blood. 

2 hours ago, luna65 said:

Remembrance is a floral fragrance, but not dried flowers.

Chrysanthemum? Or more likely marigold? Maybe some carnation in there?

I’m thinking Spike and Thorn will be warm, sandalwood or amber, with a bit of spice, like Cloven Sand.

For Earth and Urn - Tierra y Urna, I’m thinking of patchouli and vetiver. The word Urna means the dot placed on the third eye, which implies, to me, something to enhance psychic visions/ spiritual clarity.

On 9/22/2022 at 6:51 PM, dolphindolls2 said:

I think because we had 3 bathrooms, I used the storage in each one and as I was packing up, I did it little by little and just put stuff in boxes, I'm just now getting to those boxes and finding all kinds of treasures....

Very cool. This is my story with some camping equipment and emergency supplies, I have emergency stuff stashed in so many different places.

On 9/24/2022 at 3:15 PM, Femmefatale said:

Thank you Mara for making this and Eastwood for giving me the opportunity to try it, this is the first time I think I’ve gotten to smell like yummy cake 🎂 

Yay! So cool!!!

On 9/19/2022 at 7:15 AM, dolphindolls2 said:

The good news is that I found 3 more bottles of SS4W in my move, so I do have backup for awhile. 

You must be really good at hiding your stash from yourself! When I went through my reserves last week I did find a few doubles in the vault that I wasn’t expecting. 

On 9/20/2022 at 10:29 AM, RosesArePink said:

It’s like they are too busy feeling/ being happy to really notice me or anything/anyone around them.

I’ve had that happen with Girl/Girl. 
 

thanks for your responses ladies!

I’m hoping to hear more views on this phero blend, as it came out while we were all in isolation, has anyone been wearing it out and about lately? 

@dolphindolls2 did it work like SS4W for you?

I waited until my man was out of town to revisit this one, some musks AND some berries don’t work with my skin. He can also be put off by too many resins, and I was expecting this to be heavier. On me, it’s nothing but smooth. The musk is just right and doesn’t feel like perfume, it blends well with my skin. The fruit is all grown up, I’d say confidently and contentedly sexy berries. I don’t get bright fruit, or even tart, it’s very smooth to my nose. There is no competitive between the fruit and the musk, they’re combining perfectly to make a very unique scent that stays close to the skin. I could see this becoming some sexy lady’s signature scent. I tend to lean spa/herbal for bed, but this could work as a nighttime perfume for me, as someone who loves NOX: Nyx w/Teddy BB fox bedtime. 

12 hours ago, Anonymous2F said:

Oh I'm thankful, I have a trial and just got to it and it's so drop dead gorgeous that I'm surprised its sold out already!! (I was hoping everyone was sleeping on it too like I was, d'oh)

Can’t find it. That’s how I knew I needed a bottle I suppose, I kept coming back to the trial. I think that Argent will be another hit that sells out before it gets many reviews.

2 hours ago, Amanda said:

@Eastwood22I missed that one also dangit, but I do remember reading about how devastatingly sexy it turned out to be! I’m totally kicking myself, I have nightmares about the ones I missed out on😂

Ha! Don’t! There have been quite a few that have been amazing for some people who like similar perfumes as myself that just didn’t work on me. Body Paint, Warm and Toasty, Sugared Oatmeal…. the list goes on and on. Be glad that they won’t all work or be attainable!

11 minutes ago, hearts said:

@Eastwood22

thanks for all the recommendations!! I’ll add to my list for my next order. 

I am here for you, Mama Lion!

5 hours ago, Amanda said:

I’m really hoping for another pecan pie scent this weenie season!

Have you tried the Brown Sugared Pecans? It's so good! You know what would be a good weenie rebrew? CURIOSITIES! “A curiously delightful take on the traditional caramel apple! Various types of caramelized sugars, brown sugar and salted butter blend to form the thick creamy salted caramel coating for a crunchy apple with a sprinkle of pecans and a base of warm smooth sweet amber.”

3 hours ago, Anonymous2F said:

I feel sorry for myself that I missed out on this one 😭

 

Aww, it's all gone? If I have a drop left in my trial, which i most likely do not, I will set it aside for you. 

@hearts I didn’t go too crazy, I have most everything I’ve wanted from the past few years after getting most all of the trials. Most of the trials were in sets, but I think at least 2 or 3 sets from the past few years were really large so they were “make your own set” situations.

In the sale, I reserved Whisker Wishes, Ghost Dust w/ OW, Cimaruta Spell 2020: Mercury Potion, 2 FB’s Feather in the Wind w/ Phero B2.2, and two bottles of Rubylicious, one spiked with AJA. 

The non-sale bottles I bought with those were 2 bottles Sunshine Brule, one spiked with cops, Earthly Pleasures w/ LFM, Kanina Kanína w/ CB, Darling Clementine, Kenzie w/Mega Watt, Leibchen w/ TH, and a pherotine B2.2. (Plus Rodnoy w/ Teddy BB and Mtoto for my man.)

I think you’d love both the Sunshine Brule and the Liebchen. Obviously I love everything I bought listed here, you also might want to get trials of the newer LP Gold, Living Doll, 2020’s weenies Bare Trap and Soul Cakes if they exist. Definitely get a trial of the Cream Mother, maybe also Material Squirrel. You’d also like OCCO: Orange Droolious, I’m sure, but you’d have to find it in a trade unless Mara remakes it. 🤞🏼Hemwicke and Lantern from last year’s weenies were awesome, I’m not sure why I never got Hemwicke. Probably because I had to just narrow it down!