Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Phantasmagoria Projection Three: Woodruff-Fontaine House

The third installment of the Ten Three Labs Mystery box has arrived in my mailbox and I have slathered it all over myself for your enjoyment. This time we get to learn about the Woodruff-Fontaine House located in Memphis, TN. This box might be a little on the rare side as I'm not sure how many are in circulation as I noticed around the middle of September that a good chunk of them where still unsold, Cara then shut down shop until Oct. 2nd and when she opened back up this phantasmagoria was no longer available so if you really really like something from this box and missed out on buying one I'm not sure how many people will be de-stashing.



Saturday, June 6, 2015

Phantasmagoria Projection Two: Ellicott City


The day most of us have been waiting for has arrived, the second phantasmagoria box has been shipped and I have it in my hands. This time it came in a pillow pouch or w/e you want to call it, mine was slightly crushed on one side but the products inside were safe and intact. With this box we got an entire town of ghost stories, my favorite being 7 Hills with Heart Beat Bridge coming in a close 2nd. I am thoroughly enjoying the color palette we have been given, and I cannot wait for the next box!


Sunday, April 19, 2015

Sixteen92: Supercell and The Grass Harp

Alright so I know I need to put together my reviews of both Brija and Limnit but I wanted to give them both a thorough wearing before making a judgement so I'm giving you guys a review of both Supercell and The Grass Harp right out of the box, this is before they have had a chance to age. I will put up another review in a couple of months once they settle. I was lucky to catch the second batch of Supercell and I got a sample of The Grass Harp.


Supercell: The Calm Before (Top Notes) Electric ozone, sharp green grasses, asphalt. The Storm (Middle Notes) Petrichor, windblown hay, damp florals. The Aftermath (Base Notes) Crushed stems, soaked earth, cracked branches
What it smells like in the bottle: wet dried hay
What it smells like on me: at first it smells like wet dried hay and as it dries down the ozone comes out, after it's been on for a little while it definitely has the cracked branches smell.

This is a perfect scent for anyone who loves the smell of hay, cracked branches, and fresh cut grass. I completely adore how fresh and green this scent is, my BF and sister on the other hand do not like it one bit. I asked why and got the same response from both "It smells like herbs". Perhaps after it settles they'll be able to tolerate it a little better, I'm 100% happy that I blind bought this scent and I'll pick another bottle up if they ever offer it again because this is going to be my summer scent.


The Grass Harp: Orange blossom, clover, hyacinth, ruby red grapefruit, sweet basil
What it smells like in the bottle: hotel bar soap
What it smells like on me: hotel bar soap

I really enjoy the clean smell of this scent. I'm assuming the clover and sweet basil are the culprits when it comes to the hotel bar soap scent, and while I do enjoy the scent it has now I hope it develops and allows some of the other scents to break through. As I only got a sample of this I'm most likely going to get a full size bottle.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Phantasmagoria Projection One: The Purple Lady of Salt Lake City


On February 6th Ten Three Labs released it's first mystery box, I was one of the lucky 50 to snag a box and I'm stoked I did because I am completely obsessed with everything paranormal and old ghost towns. This boxes theme is around a female ghost called Gloria or The Purple Lady and as you can guess it is full of all things purple! Let's not dilly dally anymore and get on with the review.