Robot Roll Call..... · Brotherhood Of Scent

Robot Roll Call.....

Thanks to help from

, I was able to pick up a couple of Imaginary Authors selections last week that were delivered yesterday. Of course, not a day after we got that set up, Imaginary Authors announced they were reformulating Yesterday Haze, so I dug into my birthday budget and picked that up, too. It also arrived yesterday, so it was like an Imaginary Authors-themed mailbox.

The pickup:

The Cobra and the Canary - discontinued earlier this year, I was going to let it go. It's a leather and Iris fragrance, and wasn't one of my top priorities, but it was available for a good price, and so I decided to go ahead and grab it. All of the IA boxes come with a free sample, and the one included here was for Memoires of a Trespasser.

St Julep - a wonderful minty green spring and summer fragrance. It was an early favorite in the discovery kit, and I had long ago used up my sample. I have a feeling this one might be on its way out the door, too, so I am glad to have picked this one up as well. The sample included here was... wait for it..... Yesterday Haze!

Yesterday Haze - a green, nutty, fig-themed fragrance in the same realm as phylosokos and Fig Extasy, but with a warmer, creamier nutty base that reminds me very much of the fall in California. The new version promises to be very similar but is replacing some of the ingredients with more sustainable versions, and they are updating the artwork. They included a sample of the new version along with a card showing a preview of the new artwork and information about the reformulation. They also included the regular free sample - this time, Fox In The Flowerbed. And because I have loyalty points, I got a free tote bag, and it came with a bookmark, which the nerd in me really, really loves.

BUT WAIT! There's more..!!!

Back in June, I ordered a sample pack from House of Mammoth after seeing their award nomination. It was for DinoS'Mores, a gourmand chocolate, marshmallow, and barley cracker inspired fragrance. To round out the pack, I got:

Shire: Green tobacco notes on an earthy base

Beloved: A lavender fougere with notes of mint and cedar

Snippid: A black tea and tobacco fragrance with green floral notes

Rumble: A coffee and chocolate gourmand (I can't help myself, it's my favorite gourmand combo)

Another One!!

I also pulled the trigger back in June on Prisma Kiss The Moon. One of my all-time favorite evening/date night fragrances. I had used up my sample, and there was a little bit of a special on it, so I went ahead and picked it up. That also arrived, so it was a freaking fragrance bonanza.

And Another One!

Last, on my last trip to New Orleans, I picked up a bottle of Louis Quatorze from Hové in the French Quarter. They make all their own perfumes in-house, and after smelling several samples, I settled on this one. There is no note description, but it's a clean, woody, aromatic fragrance that is warm and masculine. I think it works well in most seasons, but I am particularly looking forward to wearing it in the fall. It makes for a good souvenir, and the buying experience was a lot of fun. The staff is knowledgeable and patient, and they will help guide you to something you will like. They pour the bottles right there for you. I asked about the need for maceration, and they had no idea what I was talking about. It is pretty good right out of the gate, but I will let it sit for the summer and bring it out later this year anyway to give it time to settle.

So that's it for me in June and July. Budget spent (says me on the 7th, knowing full well I'm lying). My birthday is in September, so I'm going to try to save up again for something big.

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Robot Roll Call.....