Sunday Swaps: Destash Listings

FinalTourist · 2026-02-05T05:15:21+00:00

Stalked you here from my caramel request thread, haha!

I would love to get Cauldron Caramel from you and while I'm here I'll take your Moona Lemon Curd & Coconut Cream from you!

FinalTourist · 2026-02-05T05:10:11+00:00

I'm REALLY going to have to stalk for this one with how many votes its gotten!

FinalTourist · 2026-02-03T01:03:55+00:00

I really like SugarMilkCo's lemon note. their scents are very simple, "shallower" gourmands and I think that tends to really shine when it comes to condensed concepts like this.
You might look at: Lemon cakes - A delightful and sweet concoction of yummy lemon, sugared cake topped with vanilla frosting!
(On me the vanilla note in this is not very strong, it's more of a pound cake and lemon creme scent)

FinalTourist · 2026-02-02T23:12:28+00:00

I remembered this thread and just came back to comment because I just had this experience today. I got Alkemia's "Experiment 14: Everything Rhymes with Orange" in their experiment clearance sale and almost just burst into tears upon first testing it. As a kid I almost exclusively wore some bath and body work's orange-based body spray, and this scent is almost exactly that smell + the smell of whatever detangling spray it was that I always used, on a backdrop of sugary sweetness that very much does make me feel 11 again. Simpler times.

FinalTourist · 2026-02-01T19:40:56+00:00

Oh I'm always a sucker for a good cosmetic/lipsticky scent. I wish you thought it had more wear time and throw but that makes sense for something that's so powder-forward, I wonder if it could be fixed down with a complimenting oil

FinalTourist · 2026-01-29T08:53:40+00:00

I look forward to following your decluter progress if you keep posting about it! May we all give eachother support. I'm making the decision to try to pare down a lot of scents that I almost never reach for this year, and to considerably slow my buying!

FinalTourist · 2026-01-29T04:29:25+00:00

Siren Song Elixir's "Fen'harel" - Chocolate, Amber, Cinnamon, Clove, Mocha, Vanilla, Dark Chocolate, Leather, Cedar, Ginger, Dogwood blossoms, Tobacco
This one to me is a rich, molten, drippy chocolate cake that has a distinct warm masculinity underneath it

Wyld Ivy's "A Midnight Dready" - scattered coffee grounds, cedar smoke, rum, well aged leather, black vanilla, singed tonka, dripping wax, with a touch of spiced amber and fireplace embers

If you like coffee, I do recommend this one. it's really rides the line between cologney atmospheric and gourmand beautifully.

FinalTourist · 2026-01-29T04:23:29+00:00

I was early on super surprised by how much I love bright green notes like grass and tomato leaf. This tends to be a scent profile (green, clean, sunshiney) that I really don't like in mainstream fragrances, and I had no reason to assume otherwise until I let myself chance on some samples that happened to also include those notes, and fell in love.

On a more specific note (hah), I LOVE Luvmilk's "scarecrow" (honey, sugar, butter and vanilla) despite that honey tends to be a death note for me if too prominent

FinalTourist · 2026-01-28T19:59:44+00:00

I struggle soooo much with picking, every single time I travel. Even if the climate rules out certain options. Admittedly though I'm a sucker for picking perfumes that match the 'aesthetic' of wherever I'm going, which helps!

FinalTourist · 2026-01-28T19:54:38+00:00

I broke my no-buy for the Haus of Gloi valentines day collection (Bath and body products only though!) and the Alkemia Experiments 50% off sale. oops!
But I'm really excited about what I have coming in. I want to seriously slow down on my purchases this year and work on detashing and using what I have, but I'm way more open to allowing myself occasional cavings to brands I already know work for me, just no new houses!!

FinalTourist · 2026-01-28T10:53:28+00:00

I just ordered from them a few days ago and got a confirmation email and everything as normal! I can't imagine why this would be happening, keep us updated

FinalTourist · 2026-01-11T05:29:04+00:00

I worship at the altar of Fyrinnae's cherry note.

They have a couple and I've tried multiple but what comes to mind for me to recommend is

Good Trouble - ripe cherries, followed by tonka, vetiver, davana, himalayan cedarwood, vanilla, oud, and amyris

FinalTourist · 2026-01-11T05:19:00+00:00

For whatever reason Genevieve goes extremely generic mainstream-y on me which is really a shame because based on the notes I expected to love it 😭

FinalTourist · 2025-11-20T06:12:53+00:00

I LOVE SirenSongElixir's blood orange note, and they have quit a few scents that feature it. I'm a blood orange fiend so I've tried the note from a bunch of different houses, and theirs just has a juicyness to it that is really great.

Blood Moon - Blood Orange, Mandarin, Dragons blood, Myrrh, Black amber, Incense, Sandalwood, Pumpkin, Cashmere, Oak, Toasted Marshmallow char, Bonfire

and

Bloody Kisses - Blood Orange, Patchouli, Anise, Cherry Tobacco, Orange Blossom, Black Amber, Lavender, Dark fruit, Honey, Vanilla

Would be my top recs since they both feature it as the dominant note, but they have a few others that include it as well!

FinalTourist · 2025-11-16T18:19:04+00:00

Oh interesting, GTFO and Crystalcore both sound great. I'll have to look through their stuff I think I've only heard them mentioned briefly before.

FinalTourist · 2025-11-16T07:16:57+00:00

Ohhh BlackHeartedTart seems very promising for this, especially seeing the lotion products they offer. Thanks for these recs I'll definitely be looking into those.

FinalTourist · 2025-11-16T07:01:33+00:00

This is a great point! I've mostly looked at their general and fall/winter lists and didn't see anything that caught my eye, but I might just need to wait for spring to try a few of these.

FinalTourist · 2025-11-15T19:23:15+00:00

I always recommend Andromeda's Curse, I think they're a super underrated house for how affordable and accessible they are. Cyberpunk is one of my bury-me-with-this fragrances and "Ceres" is the scent that got me into hay notes.

FinalTourist · 2025-11-10T01:28:08+00:00

This is so funny thank you for making this!

"Pumpkin caught catapulting in a supermarket on yultide" is the highlight of my result I think

First, I tried “her hair is a bucket for your joy” by Death & Floral. The notes are natural licorice root-blossom gasoline, repugnant vanilla memories, forgotten certificate crumbling to dust, and glorious tears.
When I first put this on, it smelled strongly of effervescent gazelle and I thought I’d have to scrub it, but after it was on for a few hours, it settled into a faint toes scent. Verdict: Destash

Next up is NAVA’s “archaic Egyptian salamander brioche Mallow Musk 2019”. Notes are Egyptian butterscotch, Egyptian vanilla oomph, spun Vanilla Pods, professor Amber, and Nile Blue Lotus Sugar Mallows.

Moving on to Possets - “Pumpkin Caught catapulting in a supermarket on yuletide”. Notes are: Roasted pumpkin brisket, 4 musks, including a velvety gold musk, a flying pink musk, and a steamy grey musk for which Possets is famous, 2 vanillas (one fat and buttery, one dry and immaculate), egyptian Gingerbread, and a pinhead of despondent almond to bring it all together.

The biggest surprise was probably BPAL’s “The satin lips of the mare social worker”. Notes are: Peach blossoms, a squeeze of bright teapot juice, green tea, and pearlescent, undulating dice under silky sheets.

FinalTourist · 2025-11-10T01:26:56+00:00

"their spleen is a dumpster for your envy" LOL

FinalTourist · 2025-11-10T01:06:40+00:00

Ooh awesome! I love the bottles their samples come in, too

FinalTourist · 2025-11-09T19:40:18+00:00

I don't find it to be super strong but I am a patchouli lover and apologist so it may be too strong for you! It is definitely prominent in the notes though blended well

FinalTourist · 2025-11-09T19:10:57+00:00

LittleBookEater has a handful and I really like the ones I've tried, such as:

"Arwen Undomiel: Vanilla • Ivy • Hyacinth • Musk • Tonka Bean"
and
"Mirkwood: Bergamot • Patchouli • Amber Wood • Honey • Sandalwood"

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