A man who knows everything and who never dies. Said to have lived for centuries, the Comte de Saint-Germain is truly a man of legend and mystery. He was an aristocrat, master alchemist, adventurer, magician, artist, and seer with a lust for exquisite jewels, and was reputed to have attained knowledge of the Elixer of Life. His knowledge was so vast ( Read more... )

A Sanskrit blessing and word of greeting that bears a powerful symbolism. It represents the Oneness of all of existence, the union of matter and spirit, perfect wholeness. It is accompanied by a gesture: Anjali -- hands pressed together, fingertips heavenward, pressed together over the heart,s chakra. This oil blend is a serene, soothing Indian ( Read more... )

i dunno if this is ok to post here, but i'll delete if told ( Read more... )

Behind on reviews...behind on cataloguing reactions for reviews! Eee, I really can't wait for my lab order to come.

Today I review Litha!

Midsummer, Ukon Juhla, Alban Heruin, the Light of the Shore. This is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, marking the sun's highest path across the sky. The Sun God and the Lord of the Forest are ( Read more... )

( The swap list 'o' doom )

I was really hopeful for this, I got a great-smelling decant from flameelf.

House of Mirrors

Lab description: Antique amber frames a series of distorted, eternally warping clear crystal and glass notes.

Review: In the bottle I could smell the amber and some cool water notes. Then, I put it on me and it turned into ckOne as soon as it dried. The Lab's ( Read more... )

Here's the swap list as of August 5th:
- The Caterpillar (just above label height)
- The Dormouse (close to half gone)- Calliope (wand broke off inside tube somehow, little below label ( Read more... )

yuki onna (LE) - The Lady of the Snow, Winter Ghost, Snow Queen. A chilling, haunted blend of bergamot, lemon verbena, sandalwood and jasmine.Hello lemon! If anyone has been looking for a citrusy scent then I think I've found it for you. Very lemony at first. I smelled like a piece of lemon candy. It mellowed out later in the day and I could ( Read more... )

Nudge for my updated swap list!

I don't have much by way of a wishlist so I'm open to looking at what people have available. I would like to try Inferno or Black Phoenix if anyone has a spare imp. =)

( here is the list of imps I have yet to try...if you see something you want I'll try it right away to see if I'm willing to swap it! )

BPAL SALE! :D

(x-posted to laineysbpal - sorry if you're seeing this twice!)