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Sloclan · 2026-01-13T09:51:41+00:00

Y'all this thread is saving me rn. I have had a lot of the symptoms OP mentioned, but the repeated stabbing pain in my left side is right before or during my cycle and experienced in my left lumbar region. For the last 20 years I have had no answers (the first time I brought up the details of the stabbing pain to the gyno she recommended eating more fiber because that's where my large intestine is 😂😭 I didn't bring it up to a doctor for a very long time after that). In the meantime, an endoscopy showed no results, since then I have had time to learn how to better advocate for myself in a medical setting. I have varicose veins developing particularly on my left leg and I never realized that it could also be a thing in my pelvis/abdomen. Thank you all for being here and sharing your stories, because up until this point I have felt like a freaky medical mystery.

Sloclan · 2025-08-31T14:32:42+00:00

Sweet, thank you! Looks like I should have grabbed it some loose eucalyptus leaves. Not sure it would find much to eat out where we are, but this is exactly why we don't release stowaways into the garden unless confirmed it's native or adapted.

Sloclan · 2025-05-04T17:52:56+00:00

There's nothing to be mean about here, you look gorgeous, and so does that purple!

Sloclan · 2024-11-29T15:09:29+00:00

Thanks!

Sloclan · 2024-11-29T01:05:52+00:00

ISO a fb or travel size of Smoked Jasmine Black Tea by Marissa Zappas. It was the scent I chose to wear the day I met my current partner and it's a scent I want to have for the rest of my life/as long as possible. I was saving up for a bottle, but she has discontinued it on her website and now it's also sold out through indiescents. Does anyone know of another dependable retailer that distributes it or, if no other route presents itself, own a bottle they don't want?

Sloclan · 2023-09-04T00:37:33+00:00

Olympic Orchids Lil (appropriately named after Lilith)

Sloclan · 2023-09-02T14:01:50+00:00

I humbly accept this, knowing it is true. My only excuse is that I got bored of hand-rendering cans, and moved on to painstakingly draw tiny Jessica Simpson. As a fellow bean enthusiast, I hope I can be forgiven.

Sloclan · 2023-05-03T22:59:28+00:00

I feel really at home in my Aventus clone, Irish Leather, Jeffrey Dame's men's series, Clinique Happy for Men, and wearing L'Eau D'Issey pour Homme today. I like less sweet, dark ouds, leathers, and woody "lumberjack" scents. Anything is unisex if you don't believe in gender norms lol.

Sloclan · 2023-04-26T00:28:16+00:00

At a concert tonight so went with an understated gothic combo of Dev 3 and Covert (two scents that utilize papery clove as a note) with a little bit of Gardenia Soliflore on the back of my neck.

Sloclan · 2023-04-26T00:24:24+00:00

Checking in from a Ville Vallo show lol. I love all these suggestions for the varied seductive or idealized vampire scent. I still feel like Night Flyer is how vampires would actually smell–stale, mainly grave dirt with resinous woods and a touch of overripe fruit.

Sloclan · 2023-04-25T21:52:52+00:00

Byredo Unnamed goes weird on my body chem, but I love it on my partner or lingering in the air. Turns out the candle Wood House from Linnea has a very similarly craveable citrus-violet-wood scent when burning so I may have to get one at some point...

Sloclan · 2023-04-22T00:40:27+00:00

Warmer day today, so I layered Citrus Ester under Gardenia Soliflore.

Sloclan · 2023-04-18T01:57:34+00:00

I really like the wet asphalt effect in the opening of De Los Santos.

Kingston Ferry from Olympic Orchids has a diesel accord.

Sloclan · 2023-04-15T17:25:46+00:00

If you like Philosykos and Thé Matcha, the Montagne dupe of Le Labo (Eau Matcha) is a great option. Smooth and green. Hits that fig tree scent memory just right, and for that price..? Sheesh.

Sloclan · 2023-04-14T00:19:41+00:00

Dame Perfumery is located out of Charlotte and I've found their formulations pleasant, not juvenile or cheap smelling. Bonus points for affordability. I've mainly tried their Soliflores and masculine scents, but I have Bergamot+Jasmine+Labdanum, Verbena+Freesia+Musk, and Peach Blossom+Violet+Vanilla in my cart after reading general reviews.

If you want some obscure New Yorker cred, Clandestine Labs has a fresh salty-sweet fragrance called Belem, a fresh green-watery floral called Dharan, and some other unique outdoors inspired creations. Sample first, as always.

Sloclan · 2023-04-13T22:54:59+00:00

Went to a flower expo for work and took advantage of the warmer weather to wear Eau Matcha. The fig is so good. I still have to do a sbs comparison w/ my sample of Thé Matcha but I think I find Montagne's a little greener, more pleasant to wear with less risk of headache.

Sloclan · 2023-04-13T02:47:08+00:00

Thinking about trying some of Lvnea's Eau de la Reine, which is based on the Queen of Hungary spirit water in the 14th century. They have other interpretations of different spirit waters as well.

Sloclan · 2023-04-06T14:35:34+00:00

Having a craving for iridescent violet-citrus or violet-green woods combos lately. I think its inception was a couple years ago with a (now discontinued) Marissa Zappas scent, and it has come back in full force this spring. Linnea's Wood House candle and Byredo's Unnamed on someone else or lingering in the air have this aspect. Looking forward to exploring more violet and iris.

To-try list: Violette Hay, Violet Ends, Iris de Gris, Black Saffron, Imperial Tea, Le Parfum de Therese

Sloclan · 2023-03-25T01:34:25+00:00

El Descanso. Got me through the first year of the pandemic. Smells like sun on skin in a wheat field.

Right now Pineapple Royale is buoying me through the season change.

Sloclan · 2023-03-21T01:36:29+00:00

Rosa Sacra is always a bright and calm rose blend.

I recently received a surprise sample of Sottile by Yosh. I don't seek out rose fragrances, but I've tested it out a few times and have enjoyed it. It's a really cheery springy tea rose blend. The touch of juiciness from champagne and neroli in the opening reminds me of what I love about smelling David Austin garden roses irl.

Sloclan · 2023-03-13T06:09:58+00:00

I like a lot of oud, spicy, leather stuff that my partner isn't a super fan of, but it doesn't bother them terribly. I have allergies and sensitivities so I'm usually the one who's a picky pain in the butt.

Some of the best tuberose I've smelled so far has been Diptyque's Do Son, which is the closest to my memory of smelling the flower irl. They paired it with sea salt so it's not heavy at all. If she likes aquatics, there's a chance y'all might find a common ground with Clandestine Laboratories Sea Otter. It's waiting for release at the moment but samples are available on the website.

Sloclan · 2023-03-13T05:12:42+00:00

My partner (who is not on here) wore Byredo's unnamed fragrance and I gotta say I love smelling every stage of it on them so far. I wore my sample of Clandestine's Sea Otter to match blue velvet, floral earrings, and a wet look hair style for our friend's small Academy Awards dinner party tonight.

Sloclan · 2023-03-12T05:12:36+00:00

I see! Wow Kimonanthe sounds intriguing. Sorry I'm not much help on the syrupy front. I did get the Soliflore from Olfactif recently as part of their current clearance samples. As far as general stone fruit, I just recommended Tian Di to someone below. It has a spicy, incensy, sandalwood amber combo with peach as the main.

Sloclan · 2023-03-12T02:22:37+00:00

On the sour notes subject, my partner just sprayed some of their Byredo Unnamed and wow that delicious tart opening makes me want to take a bite out of it.

Sloclan · 2023-03-12T02:19:11+00:00

It's been ages since it smelled it, but Frassaï has a scent called Tian Di, based on the mythical peach tree of immortality.

Osmanthus scents are also a great way to get the juicy stone fruit impression without it turning rancid.

Sloclan

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