I often forget to incorporate fragrance into my day-to-day life. For a long time, I've been pretty obsessed with home fragrance, even selling Scentsy for a while (mostly so I could get the discounts for myself and also so I could get the huge tester pack and "test drive" all the scents). Last fall/Christmas I got a bunch of nice quality candles, but didn't use them as much as I'd planned. Or, I'd start one going in the kitchen, but then be in and out of other rooms so much I didn't get to enjoy it enough. Wearing fragrance is a way to have it more accessible! I tend to be a purist (liking one predominant scent at a time) and honeysuckle and grapefruit have been some favorites. The "twisted peppermint" mini hand cream from Bath and Body Works smells surprisingly good, and I think that's an easy, inexpensive way for me to add more fragrance to my life --by picking up several mini hand creams from there. Another tip for me is to buy the fragrance/essential oil already in a carrier oil in a roller bottle, and then I'm more likely to wear it often. I wish I could have smelled everything you showed. Some thoughts on knock-off decks. I have a friend who picked up a $5 knock-off "Way of the Panda" tarot and didn't click with it at all; she was glad she hadn't sprung for the full, pricey deck. But another friend picked up a knock-off Sasuraibito and Spacious Tarot, just to "test drive" them and not thinking she'd like them very much, but loved them and is now planning to buy the real versions. So that's just some insight into the potential appeal: a very low-risk way to "test drive" a deck.
That's true, I hadn't really thought of "test driving" decks that way. Recently I was at a "witchy" craft fair, and 3 or 4 booths were selling these little counterfeit decks for $25 a pop. Someone's often making money on them, and it's not the artist. I'm probably being hypocritical here by buying "inspired by" fragrances. I also buy lots of candles and incense and then don't burn them - especially in the warmer months. But every morning now I am excited to choose my fragrance for the day. I'm just loving it. And that BBW Twisted Peppermint lotion is DELISH!! I had some around Christmas time. Yummmm.
Thank you so much for this - I *love* scent, it has a similar effect on me - grounding and comforting. I've dabbled on the fringes of perfume-internet and afraid to do much more because I can see it becoming a rabbit hole I disappear in :D During pandemic lockdown/s I ordered myself a sample pack of perfumes I've always wanted to try and wore one each day, made notes, decided my favorites etc. It was such a pleasurable and grounding thing to do when it felt like things were going so sideways. Thanks again for sharing!
@@AllieSailorFathomFiveTarot Boysmells - Hinoki Fantome Diptyque - Tam Dao Glossier - You Snif - Show Pony Centuries - Sandalwood Histoires - Ambre 114 SJP - Stash Melinda Lee Holm - Fragrance Oil Maison Louis Marie - Bois de Balincourt Maison Louis Marie - Le Long Fond
@@brightleaftarot OMG, so many of these I have not heard of yet!! I adore warm, woody scents (shocker, right?) I spent SOOOOO long choosing fragrances on Snif and I was so excited, but then I realized they don't ship to Canada 😭😭😭
I often forget to incorporate fragrance into my day-to-day life. For a long time, I've been pretty obsessed with home fragrance, even selling Scentsy for a while (mostly so I could get the discounts for myself and also so I could get the huge tester pack and "test drive" all the scents). Last fall/Christmas I got a bunch of nice quality candles, but didn't use them as much as I'd planned. Or, I'd start one going in the kitchen, but then be in and out of other rooms so much I didn't get to enjoy it enough. Wearing fragrance is a way to have it more accessible! I tend to be a purist (liking one predominant scent at a time) and honeysuckle and grapefruit have been some favorites. The "twisted peppermint" mini hand cream from Bath and Body Works smells surprisingly good, and I think that's an easy, inexpensive way for me to add more fragrance to my life --by picking up several mini hand creams from there. Another tip for me is to buy the fragrance/essential oil already in a carrier oil in a roller bottle, and then I'm more likely to wear it often. I wish I could have smelled everything you showed.
Some thoughts on knock-off decks. I have a friend who picked up a $5 knock-off "Way of the Panda" tarot and didn't click with it at all; she was glad she hadn't sprung for the full, pricey deck. But another friend picked up a knock-off Sasuraibito and Spacious Tarot, just to "test drive" them and not thinking she'd like them very much, but loved them and is now planning to buy the real versions. So that's just some insight into the potential appeal: a very low-risk way to "test drive" a deck.
That's true, I hadn't really thought of "test driving" decks that way.
Recently I was at a "witchy" craft fair, and 3 or 4 booths were selling these little counterfeit decks for $25 a pop. Someone's often making money on them, and it's not the artist.
I'm probably being hypocritical here by buying "inspired by" fragrances.
I also buy lots of candles and incense and then don't burn them - especially in the warmer months. But every morning now I am excited to choose my fragrance for the day. I'm just loving it.
And that BBW Twisted Peppermint lotion is DELISH!! I had some around Christmas time. Yummmm.
Thank you so much for this - I *love* scent, it has a similar effect on me - grounding and comforting. I've dabbled on the fringes of perfume-internet and afraid to do much more because I can see it becoming a rabbit hole I disappear in :D During pandemic lockdown/s I ordered myself a sample pack of perfumes I've always wanted to try and wore one each day, made notes, decided my favorites etc. It was such a pleasurable and grounding thing to do when it felt like things were going so sideways. Thanks again for sharing!
I totally agree - I'm so glad you liked the vid! :)
I use my perfumes for rituals!
I love that!!!
I've been SO obsessed with fragrance the last two years.
Really???? Would LOVE to know some of your faves!
@@AllieSailorFathomFiveTarot Boysmells - Hinoki Fantome
Diptyque - Tam Dao
Glossier - You
Snif - Show Pony
Centuries - Sandalwood
Histoires - Ambre 114
SJP - Stash
Melinda Lee Holm - Fragrance Oil
Maison Louis Marie - Bois de Balincourt
Maison Louis Marie - Le Long Fond
@@brightleaftarot OMG, so many of these I have not heard of yet!! I adore warm, woody scents (shocker, right?) I spent SOOOOO long choosing fragrances on Snif and I was so excited, but then I realized they don't ship to Canada 😭😭😭
@@AllieSailorFathomFiveTarot It's ok, the Snif scents are my least favorite in my collection. :)
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