And My Final Possets Order Will Be...
Ok, back to the grind. The next part of the weeding-out process took a long time to complete. I went through and read the description of every single Retour scent and for any that contained my death notes of doom; I eliminated them from the list of options. For all of that work, I only managed to eliminate 15 blends. There were more with notes I absolutely cannot do, but many had already been eliminated because I had already tried them, they were OAR Cats not yet adopted, they were Yule blends, etc. My death notes include rose, of any kind, grape, and licorice, black or otherwise, and cherry in almost all circumstances. I did keep Tussy Mussy despite its containing rose, because it also contains violet, which I adore, and I kept Nadine, because she is an adopted, therefore a retired OAR Cat blend, and licorice is not one of her most dominant notes from what I can tell. I did however eliminate Liza, who is an adopted OAR Cat, because black licorice seems to be her whole point, and therefore, it would never, ever, not in a million years work on me. 96 les 15 is 81 remaining retour blends to pare down.
Maybe now it’s time to start building a separate list instead of hacking chunks out of my large Retour list, which is still a touch over 4 times what I wanted to purchase. First I’ll start with scents I have actually tried, that I am 100% sure I want, and I’ll see how many that is…
1000 Proof Egg Nog,
Mincemeat,
Proof of Daffodils,
Sleet,
Stunning,
5 apparently. Also, I discovered 1 more blend that I tried and didn’t like that I forgot to remove. Spring equinox, so I deleted that 1, leaving 80 blends, of which I am sure of 5 that I want for sure. That means I have 75 blends left from which to select 15 more, so I need to eliminate 60 more blends. This is going to be a real headache. So, next I’m putting all of the adopted and therefore retired OAR Cats fragrances on my for sure list, that’s…
Aiden-The Stately Sweetheart (Adopted 2008),
Margot-The Jaunty One (Adopted 2010),
Nadine (Adopted 2008),
Sam (Adopted 2008),
Wilma,
5 more. So 10 down, 10 to go. God, this is really difficult. I think I’ll go and look at some of the archives of releases to see what jumps out at me from them, and or some reviews.
Ok, so read reviews for Bat Fur Cloak and while I love the idea and the image it evokes, I simply won’t be able to do it if the fruit notes are of the cherry variety as one person suggests, or are grapey, as one person saying purple fruits makes me think. Others say raspberry, which would be lovely, but not risking it.
I am definitely getting Constable’s Clouds though as it’s peach and I love peach and I love the idea of scudding spring clouds, it makes me happy just thinking about it. Also Easter Grass, not many reviews, but I have such amazing memories of opening Easter baskets from my dad full of fakety fakey fake glorious plastic grass, brightly coloured plastic eggs and pastel coloured homemade Easter eggs.
Next, am grabbing Cruel Spring as it sounds similar to Sleet and Longest Night and Liquid Music, all of which I adore. Then Leap Day, as it’s so rare, available once every 4 years, and sounds like a citrus violet concoction that should be quite refreshing and lovely.
So, with
Leap Day,
Easter Grass,
Constable’s Clouds,
Cruel Spring,
That’s 14, 6 more to go. Decisions decisions.
Ok, so I discovered that Depression, Mania and Shock Treatment all on my list of possibles are all available in one of the collections available all year round, so I’m taking them off of my list. And I’m putting my remaining Pepys on there, Chocolate Pepys, Pink Pepys and, oh I forgot, I tested this one with success also, Yellow Pepys, so 17, only 3 more to pick. Erm, 2 more to pick, I also forgot Green Pepys, one of my partial bottles I want to replace, that I already know I like.
Leap Day,
Easter Grass,
Constable’s Clouds,
Cruel Spring,
Aiden-The Stately Sweetheart (Adopted 2008),
Margot-The Jaunty One (Adopted 2010),
Nadine (Adopted 2008),
Sam (Adopted 2008),
Wilma,
1000 Proof Egg Nog,
Mincemeat,
Proof of Daffodils,
Sleet,
Stunning,
Pepys, Green Pepys,
Pepys, Yellow Pepys,
Pepys, Pink Pepys,
Pepys, Chocolate Pepys,
Mele Calikimaka,
Put the _____ in the ________,
Tussy Mussy,
The Smell of Money,
The Dead Garden,
November 1st,
And, I’m adding Tussy Mussy, for the violet, The Smell of Money, because the concept is intriguing and It was one of the first Possets I remember reading a description for when discovering Possets, plus, The Dead Garden, for the concept and the description, and one more, because, Oh Hell, my budget has already gone to hell in a hand basket, November 1st, again for the concept and it’s sentimental value. Then, oh lord, self control slipping, Mele Calikimaka and Put the _____ in the ________, because of the coconut, and... “fweeeeew, I’m done." Over budget, but it’s a retour and how often do those happen? Going to go have a cup of tea to take me down from this shopping high so I can sleep and to aswage the guilt. I feel very badly, but it’s going to drive me crazy if I don’t just commit and order already. And, that’s a rap.
Maybe now it’s time to start building a separate list instead of hacking chunks out of my large Retour list, which is still a touch over 4 times what I wanted to purchase. First I’ll start with scents I have actually tried, that I am 100% sure I want, and I’ll see how many that is…
1000 Proof Egg Nog,
Mincemeat,
Proof of Daffodils,
Sleet,
Stunning,
5 apparently. Also, I discovered 1 more blend that I tried and didn’t like that I forgot to remove. Spring equinox, so I deleted that 1, leaving 80 blends, of which I am sure of 5 that I want for sure. That means I have 75 blends left from which to select 15 more, so I need to eliminate 60 more blends. This is going to be a real headache. So, next I’m putting all of the adopted and therefore retired OAR Cats fragrances on my for sure list, that’s…
Aiden-The Stately Sweetheart (Adopted 2008),
Margot-The Jaunty One (Adopted 2010),
Nadine (Adopted 2008),
Sam (Adopted 2008),
Wilma,
5 more. So 10 down, 10 to go. God, this is really difficult. I think I’ll go and look at some of the archives of releases to see what jumps out at me from them, and or some reviews.
Ok, so read reviews for Bat Fur Cloak and while I love the idea and the image it evokes, I simply won’t be able to do it if the fruit notes are of the cherry variety as one person suggests, or are grapey, as one person saying purple fruits makes me think. Others say raspberry, which would be lovely, but not risking it.
I am definitely getting Constable’s Clouds though as it’s peach and I love peach and I love the idea of scudding spring clouds, it makes me happy just thinking about it. Also Easter Grass, not many reviews, but I have such amazing memories of opening Easter baskets from my dad full of fakety fakey fake glorious plastic grass, brightly coloured plastic eggs and pastel coloured homemade Easter eggs.
Next, am grabbing Cruel Spring as it sounds similar to Sleet and Longest Night and Liquid Music, all of which I adore. Then Leap Day, as it’s so rare, available once every 4 years, and sounds like a citrus violet concoction that should be quite refreshing and lovely.
So, with
Leap Day,
Easter Grass,
Constable’s Clouds,
Cruel Spring,
That’s 14, 6 more to go. Decisions decisions.
Ok, so I discovered that Depression, Mania and Shock Treatment all on my list of possibles are all available in one of the collections available all year round, so I’m taking them off of my list. And I’m putting my remaining Pepys on there, Chocolate Pepys, Pink Pepys and, oh I forgot, I tested this one with success also, Yellow Pepys, so 17, only 3 more to pick. Erm, 2 more to pick, I also forgot Green Pepys, one of my partial bottles I want to replace, that I already know I like.
Leap Day,
Easter Grass,
Constable’s Clouds,
Cruel Spring,
Aiden-The Stately Sweetheart (Adopted 2008),
Margot-The Jaunty One (Adopted 2010),
Nadine (Adopted 2008),
Sam (Adopted 2008),
Wilma,
1000 Proof Egg Nog,
Mincemeat,
Proof of Daffodils,
Sleet,
Stunning,
Pepys, Green Pepys,
Pepys, Yellow Pepys,
Pepys, Pink Pepys,
Pepys, Chocolate Pepys,
Mele Calikimaka,
Put the _____ in the ________,
Tussy Mussy,
The Smell of Money,
The Dead Garden,
November 1st,
And, I’m adding Tussy Mussy, for the violet, The Smell of Money, because the concept is intriguing and It was one of the first Possets I remember reading a description for when discovering Possets, plus, The Dead Garden, for the concept and the description, and one more, because, Oh Hell, my budget has already gone to hell in a hand basket, November 1st, again for the concept and it’s sentimental value. Then, oh lord, self control slipping, Mele Calikimaka and Put the _____ in the ________, because of the coconut, and... “fweeeeew, I’m done." Over budget, but it’s a retour and how often do those happen? Going to go have a cup of tea to take me down from this shopping high so I can sleep and to aswage the guilt. I feel very badly, but it’s going to drive me crazy if I don’t just commit and order already. And, that’s a rap.