Haus Of Gloi-Pumpkin Eater & Old Cider Haus

Happy Fall Everyone!

It’s my favorite season of the year again! Some people may say that autumn makes them feeling depressing or sad but for me it’s the opposite. Rain, cold temperatures and wind make me happy!  

So, I’ve started wearing fall and Halloween scents again. Today I have small reviews from two Haus Of Gloi perfumes ( Pumpkin Eater and Old Cider Haus) which I have bought maybe 2 or 3 years ago in a sample size. They are almost over now but I used the last drops just to share my opinion.

By the way the most of their products in their site are sold out. I’ve tried to buy some Pumpkin Queen Pumpkin Butter and I believe that they are going to restock everything this weekend along with new fall scents. I hope I will have best luck this time around because I NEED more Pumpkin Queen in my life!

Pumpkin Eater: Cream, glowing pumpkin, rich vanilla bean and the tiniest touch of nutmeg butter.

When I first got this I thought it will be a vanilla and pumpkin scent but to my nose it smells like peaches and cream with freshly grated nutmeg on top. Weird

The spice it’s light and well blended. After a couple of minutes I get pumpkin but that note it’s like that deep roasted pumpkin note that you get when you actually roast a pumpkin in the oven.

Over all this is nice but not something I will buy full size, also I found it similar to other fall inspired perfumes like Pumpkin Wench from Lathers and Lights which I own a full bottle.

Old Cider Haus: Old oak, sweet drying hay fields, crushed apple pulp and vanilla bean husks.

This one is very autumn like. Hay,  sweet apples and a hint of spice hidden away.

Usually I don’t like apple perfumes but this one is enjoyable. In my opinion this is best in a sugar scrub or other bath products at least for me. It reminds me a candle a little bit so, I don’t need a bottle of this either.

Thanks for reading:)

Autumn empties post!!!!

Hi Guys,

I am so sorry for the lack of new posts. I am really enjoying reading your blogs thought!

This is had I have finished up this Autumn.

1) Aussi- 3 Minute Miracle Hair Treatment

I got this because I wanted to know what all the fuzz was about with Aussi.

After using this my hair was great and soft but I don't think I will ever re-buy it because the ingredients are not all natural or at least up to 80% like Cocoa Pink and Lather and Lights.

I didn't like the scent either it was like bubblegum.

2)Korres conditioner for dry hair with Almond and Linseed 92.5% Natural.

I really liked this and had nice effects on my hair. The consistency was like a body lotion not very thick but does the job and it moisturizes well. After some uses the bottle and not the product had a weird scent sometimes. Maybe, it's my idea but I don't think I will repurchase this. I am not sure. It was just the bottle but still it annoyed me

3) HoG Pumpkin Butter in Milkmaid

I kind of missing this. I was using this before I get asleep and it was calming and fresh smelling at the same time.

Milk Maid: Flushed, but demure. Fresh milk, clean linens, pale musk and pink sweet pea blossom.

3) You Know I love Appivita's products this was a  rich face cream( at least for my combination  skin type) in a light consistency. I used it as a night cream. I highly recommend the Acqua Vita line if you are under thirty!

4) Vanilla Snaps This is a body and hair spray from a now closed company Crater Lake Company. I am so sad that she is closed. This scent is so damn good! 

Spicy, sweet and enough different from the usual spicy vanilla scents so it doesn't become boring. 

I use this as as a hair spray to detangled my hair and it works wonders. I have some bottles in my stash in other scent but I know when they will be used up I won't be able to get more...

5) Cocoa Pink body oil in Mad Hatter Cookies Noel – Almondy sweet mad hatter, sugar cookies, marshmallow frosting, and Vanilla Bean Noel.

This was super Yummy! If you love almond foodie scents you have to try it.

After using this the scents stayed for eever on my skin and on my clothes! It is a little bit oily but I plefer this kind of body oils than a dry oil which I can't stand.

6) L&L body butter in Ice Princess

Thick and very moisturising body butter. With this a little goes a long way.

I love L&L Snow scents and this is not an exception. 

Ice Princess: Soft pillowy marshmallow blends with touches of cotton candy, caramel, and sugar with a blast of cool mint.

It's exactly how it's description implies sweet caramel cotton candy and strong mint. I love it and I used up a conditioner in that scent as well

  7) Another company that is currently closed. This was a thick body butter. A little bit heavy but perfect for winter. The scent Beach Bunny it's a tropical coconut with cotton candy. Super sweet and Yummy

8) BPTP Bittersweet Chocolate decant.

9) Crater Lake Company body oil in Wistful: pear blossom, lavender, wildflowers and grass

I love Wistfull is so fresh and clean. Not the typical Lavender scent. The pear blossom note is lovely and it has nothing to do with the pear fruit. Too bad I can't buy more..

10) The three layer foaming scrubs from L&L are some of my favorites. I wish had some money left to buy more

This was Ice Princess

Eskimo Kiss 

Snowflake Cake:A winter honeycake decorated with sprinkles of brilliant white coconut snow, marzipan snowflakes, and sugared rose petals.

And more hair products!

You see how much I love Lathers and Lights!

11) Brillantine cream in Ice Princess

12) Honey and Jojoba conditioner in Flannel Pajamas. The ultimate  comfort scent!

13) Soft and Shine Shampoo in Mint Angel.

Fluffy angel food cake drizzled with sugar, vanilla, and crushed peppermint candies. 

This was very minty with a touch of sweetness. Perfect for shampoo or why not a scrub

14) Last but not least my staple Apivita Shampoo!

Thanks for reading!

 I am waiting a Possets Retour order and I can't to share it with you guys!

Take care:)

HALLOWEEN PERFUMES! Salted Caramel- HoG

PERFUME: Salted Caramel

COMPANY: Haus of Gloi

AVAILABILITY: This is a part of the Candy Bowl perfume oils that they offer every Halloween. This particular it was a sample I got with my order maybe 2 years back.

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION:Caramel flecked with coarse sea salt

From the sample this is pure caramel with some alcoholic undertones. Very simple and decadent!

On my skin is almost the same. The salt isn't noticeable but definitely helps the blend to not become overly sweet.

It has a good throw and staying power.

This is one for the foodie lovers to buy and why not layer with other scents to make them sweeter.

If you ever wanted a caramel single note that's it!

MAY-JUNE EMPTIES POST!

1)      Appivita shampoo samples.

 I love appivita shampoos as I have stated before. The lavender one is my favorite. High quality shampoos guys, if you are looking for a good shampoo I highly recommend them

2)      Haus of Gloi sugar exfoliants in Odette and in Hearth.

I really liked both of them and I love HoG scrubs in general but I will choose a different scent next time.

      3)   Haus of Gloi pumpkin butter in Sweet Potato pie.

I have talked about these products in my HoG collection post.

      4) Make me Smooth She She Poo and She she Dish( Shampoo and Conditioner)                            in Bathing beauty scent.

I love the scent but I hated the products. They made my hair very dry and not easy to detangle afterwards. I am glad I finally finished them!

      5)MMS Layers body cream in Black Sphinx.

I love the scent and I have review it here. The body cream is really nice as well. It lasted on my skin for 24h no Joke!

     6) Avon Anew eye cream.

This is the eye cream I am using. It’s very nice nothing spectacular but it does the job!

It is divided in two parts one for the day with SPF and one for the night.

7) Korres face mask.

Reviewhere!

8) Avene Gentle purifying scrub sample.

I am thinking of buying a full size of this in the future. It is really gentle and my skin is so sensitive that I can’t handle well other scrubs. So this is a Winner!

9) L&L Tahitian Treasure Shampoo.

This works well as the other shampoos from L&L. It is lightly scented and it doesn’t foam as much but if you buy am all natural product you expect it. I don’t think I will buy it again as I prefer the other shampoos that she has. I love to pick different scents from her scent menu!

10)Honey and Jojoba Conditioner in Pumpkin Peeps

Mmmm this is delicious smelling! Sweet and lightly spiced.

I need more stuff in this scent.

11)Olive and Honey shampoo in White pumpkin

I love this too. It’s similar to the Pumpkin peeps scent.

The combination made my hair smelling incredible!

12) Cocoa Pink Argan therapy conditioner in Smashed pumpkins.

Guys this scent is to die for! I need to stock up with products in this scent!

It’s hard to wait until Halloween..

The product is great to and it works on my hair like a charmL

13) Mini Sorbettos from the paintbox soapworks company!

The consistency of this scrub is great. Scrubby and foamy and thick. Definitely I am going to buy more from her!

The scents:

 Punkie night: Frothy steamed pumpkin milk spiked with rowdy cloves, jittery black tea & a rasp of cinnamon bark

This one is heavy on the black tea and the spicies. Yummy and different from the majority of pumpkin scents.

Indian Summer:Golden amber & heaps of freshly mown hay strewn with windfall peaches & the last of the summer’s blackberries.

I thought that this would be my least favorite but it’s the perfect scent for a scrub. It’s fresh smelling and it layers well with other scents. I really enjoy it mainly at the mornings

Guy Fawkes:Penny for the Guy! Sticky parkin & roasted apples washed down with a bottle of oatmeal stout, a waft of smoke & a shower of sparks on the night air.
This remind me of HoG Hearth but smokier. I don’t get the stout so much but it’s a nice apple scent.

14) L&L body yogurt in Honeyed  Pumpkin.
This is like a combination of Honey I washed the kids with pumpkin. Very nice scent. Sweet and girly.
15) L&L Body lotion in Vampire kiss
Black Plum, raspberry, vanilla, peony, amber, musk and spun sugar

Wow this was very sugary, Even stranger commented that I was smelling sweet, Sugar and plum are the main notes of this blend. I liked it.

16) L&L Triple twist sugar scrub sample
I love her winter scents and I have several in full size products. Tis was very convenient for travelling.

17) Flutterby beauty Spellbound Silky body oil.
Another company who is closed. This body oil is a combination of dry oils and moisturising ones and I really like it as a post shower moisturiser when I am in a hurry. The scent lasts all day too. I still have some bottles left..
This one was an Amber and white flowers. It went well with a lot of my perfume oils.

18) Crater Lake Company sugar fluff in visions of Sugar plum
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The scent: vanilla, treacle, brown sugar, oat flour, white spices, roasted chestnut and icing.
I am in love with this and I have only the body cream left… Goes very well with Bordello from Bpal. I am wear this together and I am in heaven!!!!!

WHITE BLUEBERRY- HAUS OF GLOI

Haus of Gloi released some Reverie  perfume oils and whipped soaps in addition to their Spring line. You can find them here. If any of these sounds good to you, buy it now because they tend to sell out quickly. Last year I bought samples of all of them but only Mango Sticky rice made it to full size.

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION: Blueberries awash with white vanilla sugar, cream and a sprig of white thyme.

Unfortunately, we don’t have blueberries in Greece. I have tasted them though and they are delicious! I wish we had more berries here. Not that this was relevant with the perfume! Lol

FROM THE DECANT/BOTTLE: Tart Blueberries and thyme. I love thyme in perfumes. In small doses it can lift a blend to a whole new level. I want to make a blueberry- thyme soap someday… I have to test it out!

WET ON SKIN: Now the vanilla and cream are more apparent but in the same time I can still smell the blueberries. This blend isn’t heavy at all. If you are afraid of the thyme note, don’t be! It isn’t very herbal or savory in the blend.

I would say that it gives a “fresh” tone to the whole composition.  

While I was in the bus today and the whole trip lasted 1, 5 hour, something that usually takes 45 minutes! I felt so good smelling my perfume the whole time!

DRY: Fresh whipped cream and blueberry!

FINAL THOUGHTS: It lasts on my skin and it’s lovely. I finished my imp but I can’t decide if I want a full bottle or not.

IF YOU LIKE THIS YOU WILL LIKE:   Possets- Blue Pepys. The same blueberry note but with marshmallow.

Haus of Gloi!

My Haus of Gloi stash!

Hi guys! I had the flu all the past week and that’s why I haven’t made any reviews:(

 My sense of smell was so weak the past few days… I missed all my scented stuff!

I am much better now so I thought to continue my collection series with a HoG post!

My trio of comfort: Sweet potato treat Pumpkin butter, Hearth sugar exfoliant and Parkin perfume.

When I am feeling a little sad or I am stressed out foodie scents is what I reach of the most of the times. These scents go so well together that I am using them regularly that way.

Hearth sugar exfoliant: As you can see I am almost out! This is the 7.5oz pot and I have it for a year I think. I love the consistency of this scrub. It’s not harsh to the skin. This one has cranberry seeds too. I love the touch of color that these ones give! It leaves you moisturized but not oily. I could say that it almost washes away clean. The scent, not only feels the bathroom but it stays on my skin. Sometimes I can notice it even after I put my body cream on.

The warm glowing center of any home. Autumns last apple pickings, warm bread, orange rind, various fire roasted nuts, cracked black pepper all nailed down by an oozing sticky benzoin.

The skin of the red apples combined by the warm bread is the first thing I smell. In use the orange rind and the black pepper become more obvious. It’s a warm scent. Perfect for when it’s cold outside.  Very similar to Guy Fawkes by Paintbox Soapworks.

Sweet potato treat Pumpkin butter: I love this formula! It sinks to the skin immediately and it leaves me feeling so soft at the same time. Using this product you don’t even need to put perfume on! It’s so strong and it stays for hours! Also, a little goes a long wayJ

For me, this is the epitome of holiday comfort food: Sweet potatoes with mild spices, butter and brown sugar baked off with marshmallows.

It smells exactly like it’s advertised. Sugar, marshmallows and Sweet potato with mild spices. Yum

Parkin Perfume: Glorious ginger cakes celebrating Guy Fawkes Day! Brown sugar, black treacle, oats, a peculiar blend of white spices tossed with chopped roasted chestnuts and coated with the lightest of icings.

I am curious what the white spices might be. White pepper? Anyway, I love this and I wear it regularly. I have it for two years and still smells perfectly good. This and Gingerbread Whorehouse from Possets are my favourite ginger perfumes.  On dry down I get sugary oats and I really like that note. Stays for hours on me which is always a plus!

These three perfumes compliments each other so good and they are making me smell eatable!

Narcosa: A thick haze of tonka and black vanilla, three jasmines, tuberose and ylang ylang.

I started with the small body butter but I couldn’t resist buying the perfume as well. I love this one so much that I might buy another one when it becomes available again!

Heavy on the ylang ylang, it’s one of the best white flower- vanilla interpretations that I have in my collection. Sweet and feminine to the Max!

Come Hither: Based off of traditional herbs and roots used in Hoodoo to draw and attract a lover, or entice the one you've already ensnared! Bourbon vanilla, tonka bean, a touch of rose oil, Queen Elizabeth root, three threads of saffron and a bit of honey to sweeten the whole deal.

This is on my bottle wish list for over a year. It smells like sugared rose petals in a whipped cream bed drizzled with a teaspoon of honey.

The  pumpkin butter is great for layering with other rose blends in my collection.

Milk Maid: Flushed, but demure. Fresh milk, clean linens, pale musk and pink sweet pea blossom.

Yet another pumpkin butter. Now you know, I have a thing with body creams! This one doesn’t smell milky to my nose but musky with a hint of floral. The pea blossom is so beautiful! It reminds me a little bit of peony too. This is so easy to wear and to layer with other scents that I am almost out! Really nice scent.

Odette: sun dried linens, tuberose, ginger lily and white musk.

I don’t get a lot of flowers from this. Linen and white musk are the notes that my nose pick out the most. I like it though and I could buy it again in a bath and body product but not in perfume.

Lassi: Cool, fresh mango cream, Tunisian orange blossom absolute, black ginger to ground, splash of green tea and a soft squeeze of lime juice.

I haven’t used this one yet but on cold sniff I get lime and mango cream the most. Can’t wait to start using this one this summer!!!

Mango Sticky Rice: Sweet mango, coconut infused rice and toasted sesame.

I don’t buy or like fruity scents very often but this one is an exception. I haven’t smelt anything like it before! I got mango, sesame and a green note that reminds me of coriander but it can’t be that. The coconut gives creaminess to the whole. Perfect for warmer weather!

Ghost Puffs: This is almost a marshmallow single note. Simple and easy to wear. It doesn’t stay hours on me and it has low sillage but I love it anyway.

Ceremony: Dusty beeswax candles, frankincense, myrrh, mastic, spikenard, pale honey, a pinch of tobacco and faded musk.

This is easily on my top 10 perfumes. I love it so much and I can’t understand why HoG didn’t bring this one back. I will guess that the ingredients were too expensive to remake it. Mastic is one of my favourite smells in the world but I don’t see it to be used in perfumes that often. It’s one of the most expensive resins in the world. Here in Greece we use it to scent our pastries and it’s delicious. I am so happy that I didn’t wait and I bought a bottle right away.

It’s a resinous blend that stays hours to the skin.  It’s warm from the beeswax and a little bit powdery from the frankincense. I don’t get tobacco or honey. In fact, I breathe deep every time I wear it to enjoy the mastic and the resins.

I hope I will see similar scents from HoG in the future!

Do you have a favourite scent or product from HoG?