tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post123075306696813657..comments2024-02-28T06:21:13.077-05:00Comments on The Redolent Mermaid: Band of Bloggers: March 2017, Volume 15TheRedolentMermaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-27430214232156521922017-03-08T18:43:53.764-05:002017-03-08T18:43:53.764-05:00Between Celtic Moonspice, Pink Peppermint and Appl...Between Celtic Moonspice, Pink Peppermint and Apple Clove Butter, I think you have gifted me the holy trinity of wax scents. I can never thank you enough for that. xoxoTheRedolentMermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-36852600830546068902017-03-08T12:47:57.309-05:002017-03-08T12:47:57.309-05:00I agree about getting into sweet and soft florals,...I agree about getting into sweet and soft florals, fruits, and herbs in the spring! Perfect scents for the changing weather. Vanilla is nice in the spring, too! :) You know you and I feel the same about cinnamon, all year round, baby!Lolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782777195648272520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-60687956971296706092017-03-06T18:54:01.693-05:002017-03-06T18:54:01.693-05:00That is interesting! I am not sure when figs grow ...That is interesting! I am not sure when figs grow around here, but I always associate the green coconut creaminess with spring for some reason. But I could see it being beautiful in the fall or winter too. <br /><br />I am excited that your SMT Sugared Violets turned out too! I cannot wait to make some blends with it at the next opening. <3<br /><br />YES!!! Rose Mallow Cream is the bomb. Enjoy smelling smoking hot!TheRedolentMermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-35381598269072011102017-03-06T18:46:26.303-05:002017-03-06T18:46:26.303-05:00I am totally down with existential botany. You are...I am totally down with existential botany. You are absolutely on to something. There will always be that je ne sais quoi to life and the effluvia it offers. I do think there is truth to that. Just take gardenia. It is one of those flowers that cannot be distilled down due to its delicacy. Enfleurage is used but it still does not encompass the multi-dimensional scent of the flower itself. I love gardenias but finding the perfect gardenia perfume is a trial and a half.TheRedolentMermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-11062706022919673302017-03-05T11:15:24.008-05:002017-03-05T11:15:24.008-05:00It's a bit of an interesting concept from a fr...It's a bit of an interesting concept from a fragrance perspective, but is the thing that's missing for me in interpretations of a scent the actual scent of LIFE? I think I just created a new hybrid area of study for mixed majors - existential botany.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-53117623645286302402017-03-03T17:52:06.031-05:002017-03-03T17:52:06.031-05:00It's interesting that you melt fig in spring. ...It's interesting that you melt fig in spring. For me it leans more Fall/Winter, so I keep those scents for the colder months.<br />I'm slowly warming up to Rose as a scent as my nose becomes skilled at picking out more than just "powdery," but other florals have never been anything but cheap/powdery/overbearing to me. That's why I prefer to blend my florals. I was so psyched that sugared violets from SMT turned out so lovely! <br />Woody vanilla scents are an all-the-time kind of scent for me. That and vanilla lavender remain comfort scents for me.<br />It's time to bring out my Rose Mallow Cream with the rising temps! YAY!!!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804234325450434702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-26292567173518543932017-03-02T19:06:57.816-05:002017-03-02T19:06:57.816-05:00Yes!!! If I was only allowed to melt or burn woods...Yes!!! If I was only allowed to melt or burn woods, vanilla or ambers the rest of my lift I would be just fine. <br /><br />There are so many great fig scents, you should sample: Diptyque Philosykos, L'Artisan Caligna (I can just send you that one!), Sonoma Scent Studio Fig Tree. TheRedolentMermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-25545987641833667312017-03-02T19:01:23.672-05:002017-03-02T19:01:23.672-05:00LOL! Real florals are very hard to capture, especi...LOL! Real florals are very hard to capture, especially in wax. Well established perfume houses have a hard enough time capturing them too but there are some really nice ones out there. <br /><br />For me, it is really hard to pin point one scent that smells like a true rose. Because roses have various iterations: there are green sappy roses like cabbage roses, there are plush plummy bordeaux roses, Bulgarian, Turkish, rose hips, they all have various notes and leans. Some are powdery, some woody, fruity or clean, some smell like a young rose bud, a mature bloom or a decaying rose. So yeah... there really isn't one scent for me that smells like a perfect rose in either perfume or wax, because I have many perfect roses. <3 TheRedolentMermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-89422249203336665582017-03-02T18:47:43.981-05:002017-03-02T18:47:43.981-05:00Yes we do! I love them all too. I think saving cer...Yes we do! I love them all too. I think saving certain scents for certain times of year builds my anticipation and appreciation of them when I do get around to melting them. Right now I am looking forward to my beachy scent for summer. The heat is really starting to crank out so my "spring" melting will be brief. TheRedolentMermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-10522863672246736912017-03-02T18:45:57.973-05:002017-03-02T18:45:57.973-05:00Your hubby has quite the tidy floral stash, has he...Your hubby has quite the tidy floral stash, has he melted any? TheRedolentMermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-26421289290228664982017-03-02T18:38:04.058-05:002017-03-02T18:38:04.058-05:00Woodsy and vanilla chiming loud and clear for me t...Woodsy and vanilla chiming loud and clear for me too. My comfort scent is amber and love that it can be added to any season. You know, I've never been gaga over cinnamon, I enjoy a cinnamon chai though, sipped or melted.<br />FIG-centric perfume sounds sweet and sensual. Girl, you're going to get me into perfumery yet;)<br />~JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-36209878668864158462017-03-02T14:50:13.702-05:002017-03-02T14:50:13.702-05:00Oh man, I'd love to know what's actually g...Oh man, I'd love to know what's actually going on with my hooter from a scientific, biological perspective, because real florals? Love 'em. Roses smell like candy to me, and I think freesia is just the most gorgeous scent ever (love the peppery white ones.) But rose scent, freesia scent? You'll never see me, I'm running away SO fast. I wish I could find one that smells like the really real deal. What's up with that anyways? I'm curious, but how do you determine if a floral is for real, or as real as you'd like it to be? Or is it a close-enough thing? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-89331630792076062342017-03-02T13:34:15.804-05:002017-03-02T13:34:15.804-05:00Sounds like we have very similar preferences! I lo...Sounds like we have very similar preferences! I love all seasons, although fall's probably my favorite. But I do love to start melting refreshing, fruity and floral scents this time of year.Amanda C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14977811037288255876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-54009465292725254492017-03-02T08:18:20.044-05:002017-03-02T08:18:20.044-05:00Spring scents are my least favorite because it'...Spring scents are my least favorite because it's usually all about florals. I had hubby's little stash out the other day and it's mainly florals and scents I don't care for. It was refreshingly springlike! lol<br /><br />~DebDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658958620972494748noreply@blogger.com