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So. We went out to dinner tonight, to celebrate a couple of birthdays with friends we hadn't seen to oh to long. (No real reason why not, just life.)

Dinner was nice, company was great, the restaurant was one of a trendy chain, smack-dab in the middle of the club district. Which may have explained what I found in the washroom...

Lovely baskets holding nicely arranged piles of paper towelettes. Nice soap dispensers. Hand lotion. All what you'd expect in an upscale-wannabee sort of place.

But they also had hairspray. And deodorant. Several varieties.

(And so did the guy's washroom, apparently.)

Blood Moon 05
In October, the crop harvest has past, and all hands turn to the Hunt: the third and final harvest before winter. Blood Moon shines over huntsmen as they ride over reaped grain in pursuit of their prey. The feral scent of the heat of the chase, deep woods, undulating musks, brushed by forest herbs, crushed grains, and touched by blood-dimmed lunar oils.

One of the early lunacies. Some of the original reviews speak of strong cinnamon and dragonsblood but while I get that, they’ve mellowed and aged into the musk, making a subdued spicy base; the herbals remain higher, but not sharp and there’s just a hint of foresty goodness. A lovely warm, dark scent. I’m really happy I spurged and got this.


The Sleeper
Night-blooming jasmine, opium poppy, wild rosemary, Calla lily, oakmoss and crypt musk.

Originally A Demon in My View. The poetic inspiration for this scent was Poe’s The Sleeper, an old favourite of mine. And with night-blooming jasmine, my second-favourite jasmine varietal, rosemary and poppy, how could I resist? I tried this as a sleep aid last night, and while it didn’t send me tumbling into the land of nod, I found it very relaxing and soothing. (And I swear I can smell lavender in there but perhaps I associate lavender so much with sleep that I’m imagining it.) The lily is very, very subdued and the hint of moss and musk is just enough to make me want to burrow deeply into the blankets. Original reviews speak of this blend as being quite sharp; it's mellowed beautifully. I’ll be using this a lot, methinks.