

seeking indie creme polishes
I want to get more into indie nail polish but I am a boring betty who just wants basic cremes with excellent formulations. I'm especially looking for indie replacements for Essie's Wicked (black cherry), Ballet Slipper (pale pink), and Eternal Optimist (warm rose pink). But I would also welcome more adventurous colors!
the great god Dionysus smiles upon this year’s grape harvest
i am once again asking... to smell like an overgrown herb garden
I wish to smell of basil and rosemary and thyme and fresh lemons and juniper and sweetgrass and chamomile.
Favorites of this genre:
- Arcana Witches Run a Farmstead in Oregon (Green, uncured hemp with lavender, vintage patchouli, spearmint, fir needles, zucchini blossoms, Oregon roses, honeysuckle, and white amber.)
- Arcana Witches Trace Sigils in the Dirt (The essence of a dark ritual in the wild wood. Lush green moss, soft forest floor, blood cedar trees, tangled vines winding over crags, damp patchouli leaves, and a faint trail of rosemary.)
- BPAL Shanghai (The crisp, clean scent of green tea touched with lemon verbena and honeysuckle.)
- Cardinal Scents Grass Roots (Fresh hay, lilac buds, dandelion root, vetiver)
- Fae Fragrance The Feel Good Hit of the Summer (A light and inviting scent that takes you to a sun-filled meadow on a warm summer day. Light earth notes of sweet grass and oakmoss capture the essence of being in nature, while lavender and blue chamomile provide a sweet and calming finish.) RIP my perfect princess ;-;
- Fyrinnae Heirloom Tomato Leaf (Rows of tomato plants on a humid day, their unmistakable heavy green fragrance filling the air and clinging to your hands as you touch the leaves. This is not a solitary note perfume, but includes significant notes of damp soil and humid air.)
- Fyrinnae Malachite Bracelet (Herbal, slightly sweet fresh basil with a bare hint of soil. Not minty or overly sharp, close to the scent left on your hands after picking the fresh leaves.)
- Possets Limoncello: Giardino Rosmarino (The lemons here are more of the Sorrento variety; rosemary, thyme, and boxwood become merry and refreshing. A small splash of ozone, but this one is more of a pretty than a bracing fragrance)
- Solstice Scents Wilcox’s Potting Shed (Damp soil, wooden rafters, spicy basil, mossy terracotta, mushroom, leaves, stone floor)
I have Poesie Athena and the vanilla is too strong for it to be a true herbal garden scent for me.
Seeking replacement for discontinued Fae Fragrance perfume
I suffered a tragedy this past weekend (spilled 9/10s of my entire bottle trying to apply) and now I am desperately seeking a replacement for Fae Fragrance's Feel Good Hit of the Summer (A light and inviting scent that takes you to a sun-filled meadow on a warm summer day. Light earth notes of sweet grass and oakmoss capture the essence of being in nature, while lavender and blue chamomile provide a sweet and calming finish.)
As I spilled most of it on myself (the juice was a gorgeous herbal green color btw) I got some time to really tease apart the nuances. First and foremost I get a very herbal lavender, and possibly rosemary and mint that aren't listed in the notes. It's very cooling. Combined with the sweetgrass it was an irresistible herbal scent for the summer. Does anyone have any recs for something similar?