The Field of Reeds-Possets

PERFUME: The field of Reeds

COMPANY: Possets

AVAILABILITY: Permanent

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION: Relief and relaxation, paradise Egyptian style. Sweet sandalwood and two ambers, a touch of wood for reeds, and a kiss of golden musk, black pepper married with a drop of labdanum and this conjures the eternal happy golden light in which the elect must have bathed every day. A smooth and resinous sweet blend but with enough of the spice kick of a modern perfume to escape being downright primative.

BEFORE I SMELL: The scent of Aaru the Heaven for the Ancient Egyptians. Filled with Reeds which are something like papyrus if I am not mistaken.

This poppet was sent to me as a freeby. Black pepper doesn't always work for me but I am wondering how reeds smell and how Heavenly this is.

FROM THE DECANT/BOTTLE: Black pepper, lots of resins and something slightly medicinal.

WET ON SKIN: The black pepper is very well blended and it doesn't overpower the blend so fear not! The labdanum and the sandalwood are the stars of the show. It's not a green scent, at least on me. It's very woody, unisex and resinous.

DRY DOWN: The musks and the woods are so beautiful when the black pepper eventually goes away. It's almost like this one has a drop of vanilla in it.

FINAL THOUGHTS: Full bottle without a question!

IF YOU LIKE THIS YOU WILL LIKE: Manor- Solstice Scents

A SONG TO LISTEN WHILE WEARING IT:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7exvD2nJG8

RAVEN MOON-BPAL

PERFUME: Raven Moon 2012

COMPANY: BPAL

AVAILABILITY: Limited edition

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION:Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance: shining, moonlit ebony musk with benzoin, myrrh, smoky vanilla, patchouli, nutmeg, and dried red chili.

BEFORE I SMELL: I am a huge fun of E.A.Poe and I love Ravens. I wish we had ravens in Greece as well... The notes sound interesting as well especially the dried red chili.

FROM THE DECANT/BOTTLE: Spicy patchouli and deep raisins.

WET ON SKIN: Nutmeg is the strongest note. The red chili note is similar from the scent that you get when you are opening a vase of dried chilies and not the hotness that you are getting while eating them. The patchouli is lovely, is the variety which I love. In my opinion is a little bit masculine and definitely something that Poe would wear!

The myrrh and the benzoin are definitely there and my boyfriend thought that I smelt like incense and he really liked it.

DRY DOWN:Still no vanilla.. It isn't so strong as I was expecting from a heavy on the patchouli scent. It remains smokey and resinous.

FINAL THOUGHTS:I really like it, I will keep my decant but I don't think I will hunt a full bottle.

IF YOU LIKE THIS YOU WILL LIKE: All sinners day- Possets for the weird chili note!

AND A SONG TO LISTEL WHILE WEARING THIS: THE CURE- BURN 1994

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyr5WdrEvGI

FAE-BPAL

Hi! I am finally to my new home in a neighbor that I always wanted to live with my man and my beautiful and a little bit spoiled dog! Moving was exhausting for me and very expensive. Thank God I have stocked up on perfume, scrubs and body creams because I don't think I can afford any in the near future!

I really miss you guys, reading your blogs and leaving comments.

I will continue my small perfume reviews because I really enjoy doing them!

PERFUME: Fae

COMPANY: BPAL

AVAILABILITY: General Catalog- Bewitching Brews

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION:A brilliant, ethereal scent: white musk, bergamot, heliotrope, peach and oakmoss

BEFORE I SMELL: I had tried this one before and the peach was overpowering on my skin. I found the imp again and I put it on because I wanted a light and summery scent for the day.

FROM THE DECANT/BOTTLE: I get the bergamot and the peach notes the most. I really like that sourness from the bergamot let's see if that aspect of the perfume stays on my skin.

WET ON SKIN: The sourness goes away and the peach is now stronger. It's a very nice peach note and not the fake one. I love lab's white musk note and I love it here as well. It fits the ethereal part of the perfume too! When I read ethereal in a scent description my mind goes immediately to musks.

I don't think I can recognize the heliotrope here but I maybe there is another citrus note as well.

The oakmoss rounds the blend and gives an earthy vibe to the whole

DRY DOWN: This perfume stays close to the skin but is easy to wear and perfect for HOT weather. Longevity is medium to low, approximately 2 hours on me.

FINAL THOUGHTS: I am not sure yet if I want a bottle to slather when is hot outside and I want something fruity and light.

IF YOU LIKE THIS YOU WILL LIKE: Chantilly cream- Solstice Scents

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
No picture..
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!!!!!

ΕΝΑ ΣΑΠΟΥΝΙ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΠΡΟΣΩΠΟ!

ΕΝΑ ΣΑΠΟΥΝΙ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΠΡΟΣΩΠΟ!

Όταν ξεκίνησα να φτιάχνω σαπούνια η πρώτη ερώτηση που μου έκαναν όλοι ήταν

-Έχετε κάποιο για το πρόσωπο?

Όμως εγώ δεν είχα φτιάξει κάποιο αποκλειστικά για αυτή τη χρήση και απαντούσα αρνητικά.  Οι πελάτες-φίλοι μου όμως παρά την αποτροπή μου συνέχιζαν να χρησιμοποιούν τα σαπούνια μου για το σώμα στο πρόσωπο τους και ιδιαίτερα αυτά που ήταν φτιαγμένα με γάλα και μέλι και πάντα έμεναν πολύ ευχαριστημένοι!

Έτσι αποφάσισα να φτιάξω ένα σαπούνι αποκλειστικά για χρήση στο πρόσωπο!

Η δημιουργία της συνταγής για τα ποσοστά των ελαίων που θα χρησιμοποιούσα μου ήταν ιδιαιτέρως ευχάριστη γιατί δεν ήταν ο σκοπός μου ένα σαπούνι σκληρό και πολύ αφρώδες όπως αυτά που προορίζονται για το σώμα αλλά ένα σαπούνι ήπιο με μαλακτικές ιδιότητες  αλλά παράλληλα που να αφαιρεί τους ρύπους και τα μαύρα στίγματα.

Στη συνταγή μου αντικατέστησα αποκλειστικά το νερό με γάλα, μέλι και μπανάνες! Και μιλάμε για φρέσκα προϊόντα όχι σκόνες και άλλα παρόμοια.

Το γάλα έχει μαλακτικές ιδιότητες και μαζί με τη προσθήκη μελιού μας δίνει ένα σαπούνι ήπιο που θρέφει και αναδομεί το δέρμα. Ένα σαπούνι που καθαρίζει χωρίς να ξηραίνει το δέρμα.

Οι μπανάνες ήταν μια ιδέα της στιγμής μα σίγουρα αποτελούν το υλικό που κάνει το σαπούνι τόσο ξεχωριστό και αγαπητό.

Περιέχουν φυσικά αντιοξειδωτικά, ζάχαρα και βιταμίνες. Επίσης συντελούν στην εξομάλυνση του ίδιου του σαπουνιού. Βοηθούν επίσης στην απομάκρυνση των μαύρων πόρων!

Αυτό το σαπούνι ως αποτέλεσμα όλων των συστατικών του: Υψηλό ποσοστό ελαιολάδου, βούτυρο καριτέ, λάδι κα είναι λίγο πιο μαλακά από τα άλλα και το φτιάχνω γι’ αυτό το λόγο λίγο μικρότερο. Βολεύει έτσι καλύτερα και στη χρήση!

Για να το αρωματίσω χρησιμοποιώ Αιθέρια έλαια Τεϊόδεντρου και λεβάντας.

Το τεϊόδεντρο είναι γνωστό για τις αντιμικροβιακές του ιδιότητες  καθώς και στην εξισορρόπηση των σμηγμάτων του μεικτού δέρματος.

Η λεβάντα καταπραΰνει και μαλακώνει το δέρμα αλλά παρουσιάζει αντιβακτηριακή και αντισηπτική δράση.

Crater Lake Company-Tahi-Tea

PERFUME:  Tahi-Tea

COMPANY: Crater Lake Company

AVAILABILITY: Unfortunately the company is closed:(

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION: Paradise found! A tantalizing blend of strong black tea and delicate white tea poured over ice and sweetened with mango and papaya nectar. This fragrance is seductive and enthralling without even trying, as soft whispers of plumeria and honeysuckle emerge in the dry down.

BEFORE I SMELL:  Crater Lake Company was one of the first companies I tried and I was a Fun girl for more than 3 years. I still am actually but Sharonn the owner seems to be disappeared and the site doesn’t take orders anymore… I am so sad about this as her products were staples in my bathroom especially the scrubs, lotion and hair conditioner.

Her Tea scents were incredible! Light and refreshing. I wish I could still shop from her..

FROM THE DECANT/BOTTLE: Sweet jasmine tea and juicy fruity notes of papaya and mango!

WET ON SKIN: The plumeria is a little bit bubblegum-y here but it goes so well with the tea and the fruity notes that I really like it!

DRY DOWN: Fruity-Floral but no long lasting. It faded after 3-4 hours but it comes in a roll on so it’s very easy to reapply. A summer staple!

The Wild Swans At Coole-bpal

PERFUME: The Wild Swans At Coole

COMPANY: BPAL

AVAILABILITY: Halloweenie 2010

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION: October twilight. Falling leaves breaking the stillness of cool water, with sweet autumn clematis, feather-soft orris root, luminous white chypre, and muguet.

BEFORE I SMELL: This is like a trip in memory lane as it was in the group of the first decants I had ever ordered!  I chose this because I love Yeats…

If I remember correctly the other decants were: Boo, Sugar Skull, All Saints and Nothing Gold Can Stay.

FROM THE DECANT/BOTTLE:  A  leafy aquatic.

WET ON SKIN: Muguet is the strongest note. Also reminds me a laundry detergent.

DRY DOWN: It doesn’t develop much. It’s a very clean aquatic scent. It’s nice for when it so hot and you have to take the bus but I don’t need to buy a bottle.

Longetivity: 4hours+

FINAL THOUGHTS: I will keep my decant because it recreates perfectly the atmosphere of the poem.

But now they drift on the still water,
Mysterious, beautiful;
Among what rushes will they build,
By what lake's edge or pool
Delight men's eyes when I awake some day
To find they have flown away?