This guy's videos are always fun to watch. Great production value too. He'll post videos of some of his trips as well, and I'm always learning some interesting stuff. And he drinks a lot of coffee. And owns a mountain of candles.
As a dude, I have no shame saying I'd wear this for Halloween (mabye a little). If anyone complimented it or asked me a question, I would just do a faux female voice from under the mask (like the old Dunkin Donuts guy from those old commercials).
These are some high-end super-scented candles.
Company endorsement...
For anyone who digs on the incense, The Plant Guru is a great company with reasonable prices, free and fast shipping, and fantastic products. I had clove and pumpkin spice incense sticks burning on Halloween night during trick-or-treating hours and it really loaded on the atmosphere.
Naturally I overbought, so now I burn ten at a time on the porch with the windows open. Someone's going to call the fire department (one neighbor confessed she thought I smoked weed and I was burning incense so much to hide the scent). This uptight guy was offended.
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It's never too early to stock up on my personal favorite Halloween scent - Anise & Clove from the Soy-N-Suds Etsy shop.
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After closing briefly, I wanted to let people know the shop is back open and ready to take orders.
There's still time to get some Anise & Clove candles before the big day...
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Thought this was a great photo and a fun excuse to push my favorite candle shop and the official scent of the Pumpkinrot Haunt... SoyNSuds' Anise & Clove candle.
Really pleased with the garden this year...seemed to have really come to life. Planted a Japanese herb last year called the red shiso, and the plant seeded and now I think I'm on the verge of ruining the neighborhood ecology, as it's EVERYWHERE...even in the backyard (assumed the lawnmower was the carrier)...you'll see it growing and spreading out into the grass. I kinda love the color. Everywhere you see purple, that's the shiso plant. And I didn't plant it this season. It came up on its own.
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| Look in the grass!!! SHISO! |
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| Real men smoke clay tavern pipes... |
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| Miniature [soon-to-be] Orange Peppers...next to purple basil and Thai basil. |
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| Ecosystem Fail |
I HAVE INTENSELY FRAGRANT MEMORIES FROM MY TIME IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE AIR HEAVY WITH THE SMOKE OF BLAZING BURN PILES FILLED WITH SCORCHED LEAVES AND TIMBER. LONG WALKS THROUGH THE WOODS PERMEATED BY THE UNMISTAKABLE PERFUME OF MOSS, MUSHROOMS, PINE NEEDLES AND LEAVES EMANATING FROM THE FOREST FLOOR. I LONGED FOR A FRAGRANCE THAT MARRIED THESE TWO DISTINCT OLFACTORY EXPERIENCES: GREEN AND SMOKE. UNABLE TO FIND WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, I CREATED POLTERGEIST AND NAMED IT AFTER MY FAVORITE ELUSIVE SPIRIT — A SUPERNATURAL BEING THAT MAKES ITS PRESENCE KNOWN THROUGH PHYSICAL DISTURBANCES OR LOUD NOISES. INSPIRED BY THAT FEARLESS ENERGY, THIS “NOISY” FRAGRANCE FEATURES INTENSE GREEN SCENTS PAIRED WITH A DEEP, HAUNTING SMOKINESS THAT LINGERS ON THE SKIN.
TOP: WORMWOOD, PINE, GERANIUM
MIDDLE: NEROLI
BASE: MYRRH, BIRCH TAR, OAKMOSS
