...Hayven wrote:All words are valuable here, Madkat. I write about perfumes I don't think the majority of people like here. But someday there will be people...

...I agree with Hot Couture and Un Rose Vermeille.

...Maybe it was one of the Insolence flankers? They have a distinct violet note to them.

...I smelled it today. Woody, a tad spicy...not bad at all. Not for me but I thought it was well done.

...I saw some of those on etsy, Cryptic. Just adorable!

...Apicius:NaughtyKitty:I have a Facebook, but I only use it to check up on my favorite perfumeries and online discounters. I don't have any friends on there, and I prefer it that way because I don't want to make a profile and know everybody's business. I'm an anonymous private person. I tried joining the perfume boards on Facebook and NONE of them accept my requests, presumably because I look like some sort of a spammer/troll without a proper picture and friends. It's kind of a stupid conclusion of them to jump to, but why else would they deny my requests to join their group? Kind of ridiculous that I can't join just because I don't have any friends, but whatever.I think that some facebook groups are closed circles of friends, so they would accept new people only if invited by somebody who is already in.This is true. I joined facebook fragrance friends but was sponsored by a member of Fragrantica.

...It's a shame the wildfires are still an issue, Dulcemio. Been that way for quite some months, yea? I hope for rain your way too.In my neck of the woods, it is monsoon season so it rained off and on for two days. Yesterday morning it rained so hard that the dried up creek behind my home is now raging like a river. The ground here doesn't absorb water well so it just sloshes around on the roads and hopefully dumps into washes. Trying to drive to work was worse than a typical storm in Chicagoland.I welcome the rain as it brought the heat (105) down to the 80s.

...I post more on Fragrantica nowadays. I like the gourmand gang section a lot so I hang around in there. I have been busy with work and watching what I eat. I have lost 15 pounds since I started doing so. My mom was right; I DID get fat. I had blinders on for a long time, but now I'm set to make things right again.Pipette, I let that happen a lot with my tablet. We are all guilty of letting the battery drain to the last drop of energy. :lol:

...Not my mother in law, but my boyfriend's mom wears Amazing Grace. She isn't really into fragrances but got a 4 oz bottle from a friend for free.

...you down and drag you back. All kidding aside, the forums always slow down during the summer and this is no exception. Hang in there, chica. xo@Hayven: Agreed! Which is why I'm cryptically incognito when it comes to perfume. So many people treat the hobby like membership in a weird cult or...

...Dulcemio:I find Facebook overwhelming. There's just too much to take in, and very high on time suckage. I prefer a forum environment, and I don't want to share my particulars, if you know what I mean. :) Perfumewise, I think I'm done searching, just gonna enjoy what I have, so interacting with perfume professionals doesn't attract me. I guess it was fun while it lasted.Oh, it is definitely a lot. Also, I don't really like sharing my hobbies with the people in my life (sounds like I'm hiding a dark secret, huh?); but I've already been the butt of some jokes about my hobby, so I stopped talking about it and also stopped giving perfume away to non-perfume collectors. I do prefer forums myself.

...I was hoping for a sample program as well, Pipette. It looks like the brand is very expensive and they make custom bottles as well. Thair are of exclusivity makes me think that samples are not available. I only see some store-made ones made through LuckyScent; even so, they don't offer all of them.

...As fake as can beYou can't even tell if that is really her on the box or someone with a cheaply-made wig on.

...Given that facebook is popular and is trying to streamline everything into one (all your favorite hobbies and products, your social interaction, etc); it's just easier to talk about perfume on there than on a separate site for some people.

...I waited two weeks for a package from Haus of Gloi, an indie perfume and bath/body company. My apartment office never gave me the slip in my post box to tell me it had arrived over a week ago. So I went in and picked it up. Inside, I had a bar of soap in Litchi Milk tea, a small 2 oz jar of Mango Sticky Rice body emulsion (light lotion), White Blueberry perfume oil (5 mL), and White blueberry pumpkin butter (4 oz); all for $20 plus $5 shipping. Not too bad.I am also waiting for an order from Moonalisa (another indie company); 2 roll-on oils (5 mL) of Candied Lime and Cardamom and Black Currant Berry Tart.

...http://weknowmemes.com/2014/03/15-shocking-truths-behind-what-cat-behaviors-really-mean/

...PaulKiler:I'm so amazed by some of your thoughts...it clearly shows what skin types do, or don't do, and what people come expecting when they read certain notes... It's *really* interesting to read your notes...I've read notes for years, and when I get a scent in the mail, many times it's not at all what I expected it to be like... I am so amazed that someone got "Bitter Coffee" from Cafe Diem..., especially when others get hardly any coffee, and they get more sweet rolls to it. hmmm...But I must confess that I don't hardly use any vanilla in my scents, *THE* most popular fragrance element used in the World...I feel like this Cadillac Commercial, (Which the clip cuts off the opening question:) "You know what's the world's favorite Ice Cream Flavor?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GTlPQyQ-gY"But if you're in the mood for something tasty, test drive one of these..."I find a sympathetic partner for eschewing filling our lives with Vanilla, in Cadillac, or at least for this one commercial... :-)Hope you all keep smellin' good! PKI don't mean offense for what I said. I wear saccharine sweet scents, so you can imagine my collection is full of fake vanilla sugary sweetness. :P It's a different kind of gourmand than what I am used to in the commercial world.

...Hayven:Ha! I can't stand her. She probably got bored with the idea of her "own" perfume and moved on.I'm with you on this one. I can't stand a large...

...Hayven:I am currently annoyed by how many topics are being recycled, as it has been brought up on THIS topic time and time again. Some of my replies feel...

...Black bitter coffee sounds awesome to me!Hayven:I won a bottle on Cafleurebon of Violet Chocolatier and received a couple of samples.Since I'm more of a fan of the sugary, gourmand, and designer...