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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • 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.







  • 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.





  • 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.




  • 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.