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.

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.

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.