RosesArePink Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 19 hours ago, luna65 said: The thing about lavender-pumpkin-donuts is that I don't know if the data supports all three being effective together Heh, for fun I had to look up the study. Apparently, Pumpkin spices and lavender combined had the strongest effect on the Boyz. Stronger than each on its own. Guys are (wonderfully) weird sometimes. 🤷🏻♀️ Totally was not expecting the new releases to be up and ready for ordering. How exciting! 🤗 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mila Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 I just ordered trials. Cants wait to smell them! Hope to narrow down from there as my collection is about to take over the closet unless I slow down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinnamonmel Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Oh my goodness! I was wearing ashes to Dust this eve and I kept wondering where the delicious smell was coming from, and here it is returned! Mine is only a sample vial but I’m obviously going to need a big one! Pinkie donut sounds amazing - my youngest is a donut addict, so I wonder if he’ll like it?! I’m off to go and read notes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 @Potion Master, is the Weenies Lavender Pumpkin Donut essentially the same as the PE, or is there a significant difference? I am debating whether I "need" it. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potion Master Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 15 minutes ago, Kayla said: @Potion Master, is the Weenies Lavender Pumpkin Donut essentially the same as the PE, or is there a significant difference? I am debating whether I "need" it. 🙂 I really tried to make it different actually. IIRC, I added some bottom to bring out the richness and sweetness. Try a trial vial and compare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, Potion Master said: I really tried to make it different actually. IIRC, I added some bottom to bring out the richness and sweetness. Try a trial vial and compare! Thank you, Mara! ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggers Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Mara, has there always been boozies in the other incarnations of Ebil-ish and I just didn't notice? Or is this something new? 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna65 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Ever since the 2018 variant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggers Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 2 hours ago, luna65 said: Ever since the 2018 variant. For real? Wow! Usually scents with boozy notes poke me in the 3rd eye, but Ebil-ish is one of my favourite scents, ever, and I had no idea. Thanks Luna! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citrine Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 I really look forward to reading all your reviews. I love how you @Eve summarize your first impressions in one post! Those are really helpful to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citrine Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 How strong is alcohol in Supra and Poe de Crema? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potion Master Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, citrine said: How strong is alcohol in Supra and Poe de Crema? Not at all. It just adds to the dimension. And in Supra it doesn't smell like alcohol at all, more like effervescence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potion Master Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 Cheat Sheet, as promised! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-KRUEdv0gUgfO3r-FKEsbP6L94I07snoffwOht-lf1w/edit?usp=sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citrine Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 4 hours ago, Potion Master said: Cheat Sheet, as promised! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-KRUEdv0gUgfO3r-FKEsbP6L94I07snoffwOht-lf1w/edit?usp=sharing I love those!!!! Thank you! May I ask a stupid question? Is there a reason why some ingredients aren't mentioned in the ingredients list? Like in Vessel praline, or in Pumkin Lavender Donut lavender or in Poe de Crema cherries? Because my eyes sometimes skip the text and got directly to ingredients, and maybe someone elses to and was later suprised Praline aren't listed because after wearing Z-Day I was really looking forward if there will be something with that. Sorry if it's a stupid question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potion Master Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 2 hours ago, citrine said: May I ask a stupid question? Is there a reason why some ingredients aren't mentioned in the ingredients list? Like in Vessel praline, or in Pumkin Lavender Donut lavender or in Poe de Crema cherries? Because my eyes sometimes skip the text and got directly to ingredients, and maybe someone elses to and was later suprised Praline aren't listed because after wearing Z-Day I was really looking forward if there will be something with that. Sorry if it's a stupid question. The answer is exhaustion on my part. I just missed some things, I guess. Thanks for catching my errors! I will fix it. Are the mistakes on the listings or on the cheat sheet? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 35 minutes ago, Potion Master said: The answer is exhaustion on my part. I just missed some things, I guess. Thanks for catching my errors! I will fix it. Are the mistakes on the listings or on the cheat sheet? Thank you! I looked just now and it’s for the listings. Thank you so much for all of your hard work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citrine Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 The listings. Sorry. I know you worked really hard, because the listings were up so fast after you posted the labels and I think that you are truly amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Yes they were up so fast! I thought they would take a few more days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potion Master Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 3 hours ago, citrine said: Is there a reason why some ingredients aren't mentioned in the ingredients list? Like in Vessel praline, or in Pumkin Lavender Donut lavender or in Poe de Crema cherries? Because my eyes sometimes skip the text and got directly to ingredients, and maybe someone elses to and was later suprised Praline aren't listed because after wearing Z-Day I was really looking forward if there will be something with that. Sorry if it's a stupid question. So for Praline, I had the magical meaning for nuts in general, but I changed it specifically to Pecan for you. Added Lavender to PLD, thanks for catching that! Added Cherry to the Cherry perfume, lol, that was a big one to omit. Thank you! Let me know if you find any others and thanks so much for being my eyes and fact checkers! xoxoxo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eve Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 I’m so excited about Poe de Crème. Amazingly high hopes for it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amanda Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 I can’t wait for reviews of Reliquary! I’m not a fan of apples but something about this is really staying on my mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Amanda said: I can’t wait for reviews of Reliquary! I’m not a fan of apples but something about this is really staying on my mind! Did you get a sample? I ordered one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirenSong Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 On 10/10/2023 at 2:46 PM, RosesArePink said: Heh, for fun I had to look up the study. Apparently, Pumpkin spices and lavender combined had the strongest effect on the Boyz. Stronger than each on its own. Guys are (wonderfully) weird sometimes. 🤷🏻♀️ Totally was not expecting the new releases to be up and ready for ordering. How exciting! 🤗 My husband just commented favorably on the PE of Pumpkin Lavender Donut. He hasn’t mentioned any of my perfumes in months. And I guess his sense of smell came back from COVID. I can only imagine what this deeper Autumn / Winter one smells like! It was a “Oh, you smell good!!” comment! 😄 So, the combo works magically. @Potion Master How different is Wine & Dead Roses from the 2015 version I have? It seems to have different notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amanda Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Onyx said: Did you get a sample? I ordered one! I didn’t get this one…and I don’t know why because for some reason I can’t stop thinking about it! I’m usually more of a dark, musky sometimes floral girl, sometimes fruits if they’re creamy also but usually not apple. I’m really looking forward to your thoughts on it though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 57 minutes ago, Amanda said: I didn’t get this one…and I don’t know why because for some reason I can’t stop thinking about it! I’m usually more of a dark, musky sometimes floral girl, sometimes fruits if they’re creamy also but usually not apple. I’m really looking forward to your thoughts on it though! You know Amanda, that was how I felt when I was looking at your Beach Sol. It did not have the usual notes I would go for and I'm more interested in foodie scents than beach scents nowadays. I could not get it out of my mind though, so I just decided to go for it. I'm so glad it worked out! 🏖 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potion Master Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 @SirenSong - I have no idea. lol. I could not find an older recipe, nor do I have a bottle, so I just made it from scratch with the same theme in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirenSong Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Potion Master said: @SirenSong - I have no idea. lol. I could not find an older recipe, nor do I have a bottle, so I just made it from scratch with the same theme in mind. Oh. Then I guess I need this one, too. The 2015 one lists cocoa absolute, red musk, rose attar, leather, Cabernet, oak, sandalwood, and myrrh. My teenage son picked it out for me to wear to an Alice Cooper concert. I asked him to smell some scents as in what seemed like rock and roll concert and he picked that much to my surprise. Good choice. This new one has orange and patchouli in it, no leather, no musk, no cocoa. Seems very different. That’s what makes them all so precious. I have the PE Pumpkin Lavender Donut, but a think I may need the new version, too. I’ll be submitting another invoice… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citrine Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 15 hours ago, Eve said: I’m so excited about Poe de Crème. Amazingly high hopes for it ! Me too! I really look forward to your review!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosesArePink Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 19 hours ago, SirenSong said: My husband just commented favorably on the PE of Pumpkin Lavender Donut. He hasn’t mentioned any of my perfumes in months. And I guess his sense of smell came back from COVID. I can only imagine what this deeper Autumn / Winter one smells like! It was a “Oh, you smell good!!” comment! 😄 So, the combo works magically It has to be the magic! 🍩 I’m curious about Poe de Creme too and am excited for all the samples that I ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 @Potion Master, can you please tell me what berries are in the "berry sugar" in Pink Pumpkin. I am trying to decide if I can wear it because I'm allergic to strawberries. Thank you! ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potion Master Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 Huh, that sounds more like Cocoa Sauvingnon than Wine & Dead Roses. ??? @SirenSong On 10/11/2023 at 10:56 AM, Eve said: I’m so excited about Poe de Crème. Amazingly high hopes for it ! I really love it, it smells delishus to me! 47 minutes ago, Kayla said: @Potion Master, can you please tell me what berries are in the "berry sugar" in Pink Pumpkin. I am trying to decide if I can wear it because I'm allergic to strawberries. Thank you! ❤️ It does have strawberry, as well as mulberry. But they are not organic (it's headspace technology) so I doubt there would be an allergy reaction, but best to be safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, Potion Master said: Huh, that sounds more like Cocoa Sauvingnon than Wine & Dead Roses. ??? @SirenSong I really love it, it smells delishus to me! It does have strawberry, as well as mulberry. But they are not organic (it's headspace technology) so I doubt there would be an allergy reaction, but best to be safe! So, they are not made from real fruit? They just smell like strawberries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potion Master Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 So I just have to tell on Jeanna cuz this is so funneh. She spilled half a bottle of AJA all over herself at work an hour ago, and now has to go have dinner with her parents. I told her she's gonna smell like she's been rolling in sex for the next 48 hours. She says her hubby's eyes went dilated as soon as she walked in the door and now he's all fidgety. LMAO. This is gonna be a fun dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potion Master Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 9 minutes ago, Kayla said: So, they are not made from real fruit? They just smell like strawberries? Correct. Headspace technology is a weird and wonderful thing... You know how a lot of times, a flower smells wonderful in nature, but once you crush it to make essential oils, it then smells like camphor? The smell of the flower is ruined? Headspace tech can capture the smell of a REAL LIVE FLOWER. It can also be used to capture the smell of fresh baking bread, or warm cotton candy, or freshly cut fruit etc. The scientists get a chemical printout of the organic makeup of the sampled item, and then re-create it in a lab. They can use natural or inorganic ingredients to get there, but it's the only way you get these true to life aromas, and we use a lot of them in our perfuming. You would not have perfumes such as Aquolina's Pink Sugar without this tech. They are just a portion of a perfumer's palette, along with essential oils, florisols, hydrosols, attars, resins, absolutes, concretes, and CO2s. We use all of these in our perfumes. Most of them nature-based, but not all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potion Master Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 27 minutes ago, Potion Master said: So I just have to tell on Jeanna cuz this is so funneh. She spilled half a bottle of AJA all over herself at work an hour ago, and now has to go have dinner with her parents. I told her she's gonna smell like she's been rolling in sex for the next 48 hours. She says her hubby's eyes went dilated as soon as she walked in the door and now he's all fidgety. LMAO. This is gonna be a fun dinner. The saga continues....their daughter has been told she's spending the night at grandma's. Hubby said, "this is no joke." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 18 minutes ago, Potion Master said: Correct. Headspace technology is a weird and wonderful thing... You know how a lot of times, a flower smells wonderful in nature, but once you crush it to make essential oils, it then smells like camphor? The smell of the flower is ruined? Headspace tech can capture the smell of a REAL LIVE FLOWER. It can also be used to capture the smell of fresh baking bread, or warm cotton candy, or freshly cut fruit etc. The scientists get a chemical printout of the organic makeup of the sampled item, and then re-create it in a lab. They can use natural or inorganic ingredients to get there, but it's the only way you get these true to life aromas, and we use a lot of them in our perfuming. You would not have perfumes such as Aquolina's Pink Sugar without this tech. They are just a portion of a perfumer's palette, along with essential oils, florisols, hydrosols, attars, resins, absolutes, concretes, and CO2s. We use all of these in our perfumes. Most of them nature-based, but not all. That's so interesting! Thanks for the explanation, Mara. I learned something new. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirenSong Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 55 minutes ago, Potion Master said: Huh, that sounds more like Cocoa Sauvingnon than Wine & Dead Roses. ??? @SirenSong I really love it, it smells delishus to me! It does have strawberry, as well as mulberry. But they are not organic (it's headspace technology) so I doubt there would be an allergy reaction, but best to be safe! @Potion Master This is from Luna65's archive of Wine & Dead Roses 2015 (not sure how to link) 🤷♀️ No worries, getting this new version anyway. For all you strange girls whose idea of the perfect Valentine involves darkness, decay and eldritch terror...a gothic-minded blend of the decadent charms of cocoa absolute, rose attar and cabernet accord cloaked in dark bloody red musk with a spooky resinous base of oak, sandalwood and myrrh. COCOA ABSOLUTE ~ Lightens emotions, evokes feelings of love. RED MUSK ~ Self-confidence and strength, sexual attractant, heightens passions and arousal. ROSE ATTAR ~ Self-confidence, strong aphrodisiac properties, attracts affection & love, fertility, divination/clairvoyance. LEATHER ~ The musky scent of leather inspires feelings of lust, personal power, and provides a hint of danger. FERMENTED ALCOHOL: CABERNET ~ Intoxicant, used as an offering or appeasement for Gods, used in love spells, and celebratory spells. OAK ~ A wood of masculine and projective energy. It symbolizes endurance, triumph, strength, power, prosperity, and heroism. SANDALWOOD ~ Love, exotic, sensual atmospheric; aphrodisiac. Healing, spirituality, exorcism. MYRRH ~ Stimulating, soothing. Powerful guard against evil. Created by: Mara Fox Description: Julie (luna65) Label art: Mara Fox February 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potion Master Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 I tend to completely forget things after I am done creating them. My brain is always looking towards the next thing I want to make! Sorry if this disappointed anyone. I made it because a customer at the shop has been asking for years to bring it back. I do hope she likes this version!!! I do, I think it's lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countesszero Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Me want. How much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirenSong Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, Potion Master said: I tend to completely forget things after I am done creating them. My brain is always looking towards the next thing I want to make! Sorry if this disappointed anyone. I made it because a customer at the shop has been asking for years to bring it back. I do hope she likes this version!!! I do, I think it's lovely. Oh, come on...you never disappoint. This new one actually sounds better! 😋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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