Firebird Bath & Body Haul – Cherry Limeade, Pomegranate Rose, Grapefruit Ginger

February 6, 2013 by 8 Comments

Firebird Bath and Body Cherry Limeade, Pomegranate Rose, Ginger GrapefruitI suffered a devastating emotional blow recently, when I realised I’d somehow lost my beloved Firebird Gingerale Perfume Oil (featured here). Firebird Bath & Body is a one-woman small business based in Baltimore, USA, which specialises in handmade perfume oils, soaps and bath salts, as well as tinted and untinted lip balms. Owner Brooke says that her scents are inspired by things like, “a wooden cigar box, the smell of the ocean in winter, or the scent of your clothes after a night around a camp-fire.” Lush.

Even worse, when I logged onto the Firebird Bath & Body Etsy store, the Gingerale Perfume Oil was NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. *PANIC ATTACK*. Finally, I settled on the new Grapefruit Ginger Perfume Oil ($9.00USD), throwing in Pomegranate Rose Perfume Oil ($9USD), Pomegranate Rose Botanical Bath Salts ($5USD/70g), and Cherry Limeade Soap ($5.50USD) for good measure.

My parcel arrived yesterday, enveloped in a perfumed fug. I’m making friends with Grapefruit Ginger Perfume Oil; it’s still got a lot of the zingy ginger of my old favourite, but it is soften by the juicy sweetness of the grapefruit. Pomegranate Rose Perfume Oil and Bath Salts are just an all-out floral-lolly-fest – totally gorgeous if that’s your sort of thing (like it is mine). Cherry Limeade Soap is the only BAH-BOW for me; just a little too much like the god-awful cough medicine my Mum used to have us take as children when we had sore throats (or were at least pretending to have sore throats in order to miss a day of school)… I see what you did there, Mum.

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Firebird Perfume Oils in Gingerale, Moroccan Fig & Pomegranate Rose

April 3, 2012 by 11 Comments

Firebird Perfume Oil in Gingerale

This fizzy and fresh blend of citrus and ginger smells EXACTLY like a glass of gingerale (you can even smell the bubbles!). Fresh, bright and perfect for summer.

My rose phase is waning and instead I’ve fallen headlong into a consuming ginger fanaticism. I don’t really understand why, but I’ve learned not to question my strange whims and instead file them under “delightful quirks.” Since my last visit, Flourish Bath and Body have changed their name to Firebird Bath and Body, but they still had what I was looking for: Firebird Perfume Oil in Gingerale ($9 USD/9mL).  Just for kicks, I added three tiny perfume oil samples to my cart: Morrocan Fig, Pomegranate Rose, and Ginger Tea (of course). The delivery arrived from the US on my doorstop in Australia in less than two weeks, with two lovely baby soaps in Pomegranate Rose and Tonic thrown in as extras.

The store description of Gingerale is spot on. This smells exactly like ginger ale; brightly citrusy, intensely gingery, and even a little bubbly. Like my other perfume oils, Gingerale is quite long wearing but is worn close to the body; I like to reapply and take long, deep sniffs when I feel like I need to clear my head. I can’ t wait to try out my baby samples as well.

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Flourish Almond Milk Perfume Oil

October 9, 2011 by 8 Comments

Soft, sensual, intoxicating: almond, vanilla, musk, a wisp of white chocolate. This fragrance manages to be both a soothing comfort scent and incredibly sexy at the same time.

I bought Flourish Almond Milk Perfume Oil ($9 USD for 9mL) in the same frantic Etsy binge as my The Morbid the Merrier fragrances. Consistent enabler Jessica from The Belle Lumiere eviscerated my last remaining hint of self-discipline by describing this fragrance as smelling “like a baby’s head” [Edit: Dee from Miss Prissypants informs me that she is actually responsible for the "baby's head" comment and subsequent impulse purchase. I consider you both as bad as each other.] Buying this fragrance from the Flourish online store was a pleasant transaction; shipping was affordable, quick enough and bubble-wrapped.

Flourish Almond Milk Perfume Oil contains fragrance in a base of fractionated coconut oil. The Flourish Perfume Oils are roll-ons rather than traditional sprays, which Flourish says means that the scent does not evaporate as quickly as alcohol-based, traditional spray-on fragrances. I find my Flourish Almond Milk Perfume Oil is long-lasting but is as it is a roll-on it is worn close to the body, remaining subtle. And most importantly, it does smell like a baby’s head: sweet, soft and milky.

I looked at the Flourish store on Etsy for the first time since buying this fragrance today while putting together this review. Oh, dear. Please send help.

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The Morbid The Merrier Eau de Parfum in Brom

July 17, 2011 by 4 Comments

Pixi Sticks... Wee!


I recently canvassed Twitter for indie perfume recommendations, which of course generated a wealth of rad suggestions. I hit up Etsy in a big way while my bank card gently wept. I’ve never been very interested in perfume, but I suddenly feel it’s imperative to smell freaking delicious. I wonder if it’s to do with recently feeling more mindful, in the sense of attentive awareness to the present moment. I am enjoying small, simple things at the moment. Small, simple things like handmade perfume shipped to me from another country.

I’m not sure how to segway that little philosophical moment into a post about me buying perfume inspired by the Washington Irving short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Let’s just go for it. Based in Bakersfield, California, The Morbid The Merrier is a one-woman online retailer of “odd and luxurious scents.”  You can buy eau de parfum and perfume oil in a range of sizes, from a tiny 1mL sample vial to a 30mL spray bottle. I bought The Morbid The Merrier Brom Eau de Parfum ($6 USD/3mL + $2.50 USD shipping), described as “rich pumpkin darkened with spices and ginger, buttery, flaky crust, and a generous dollop of cream and benzoin.” Sold.

I made my purchase on July 5, the item was marked as shipped on July 7, and I received my parcel on July 14. Not bad, lady, not bad. As you can see in the first picture, the seller included a (CREEPY) business card with a hand-written note, the perfume was packaged in bubble-wrap and gift-wrapped like a pretty bonbon, and she threw in some American lollies as well (which I immediately ate and then thought, ‘She could’ve just poisoned me and I don’t really care.’) When I opened up the packaging, I saw she had included a free 1mL sample vial of Horseman (which I haven’t tried yet.)

Pig face... Wee!

My perfume collection is… meager, so I’m not going to be any good at describing Brom‘s scent. But. On application, Brom smacks you in the face with spices (to the point that it almost smells incense-y), but as it dries down the pumpkin and resin-y sweetness come through, and later the scent softens and the gentle, creamy notes come through, while still remaining…. nutmeg-y. Brom is warm, gourmand, and perfectly wintery. The scent’s quite strong and lasted at least 12 hours on me, but I don’t think everyone in a 100 metre radius would be able to smell pumpkin pie. Do like.
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