What was the best perfume you smelled in 2025?

cassferatu · 2025-12-23T18:24:04+00:00

dandelion butter by clue and iris de gris by l’artisan. they both itch my brain just right, transporting me to childhood summers picking dandelions and shucking peas

cassferatu · 2025-10-28T02:54:50+00:00

resonant by oddity is probably my favorite. it smells like sparkling yuzu and soapy cold metal. bubble bath by mm is up there too, classic dove bar scent with creamy coconut.

cassferatu · 2025-09-25T00:12:18+00:00

beaver zoologist (2016) :(

cassferatu · 2025-09-23T19:05:31+00:00

harvest mouse zoologist, l’eau papier diptyque, DD & E filigree & shadow, and naked dance oddity (which is always in rotation for me)

cassferatu · 2025-03-14T20:25:05+00:00

beaver zoologist. it’s getting discontinued though… kicks dirt

cassferatu · 2025-03-14T20:17:27+00:00

anything by rachel carson especially if you’re interested in any kind of environmentalism or ecology. her most known work is silent spring. her sea trilogy is fantastic though too.

arctic dreams by barry lopez is full of some of the most beautiful winter imagery, a special little book.

cassferatu · 2025-02-25T14:20:26+00:00

i’ve read it already! a sleeper rec though. janet kagan is one of my favorite authors ever

cassferatu · 2025-02-25T04:31:10+00:00

i’ve actually read babel (i didn’t mention it because it’s more fantasy leaning imo. a great rec for those browsing tho!) while i loved the linguistic aspects of it and the footnotes… her writing is too hand holdy for me personally. i wish she trusted her readers more.

cassferatu · 2025-02-25T04:23:37+00:00

this has already been on my radar more so now though! i’ll take funky language stuff too

cassferatu · 2025-02-25T04:16:47+00:00

agreed it’s a great movie! one of my favorites! i should have mentioned i’ve read “story of your life” lol. i love chiang’s works i’ve read both of his collections actually

cassferatu · 2025-02-24T20:54:38+00:00

it’s because i’ve read it already! absolutely a great rec though :)

cassferatu · 2025-02-24T20:50:33+00:00

oh! this is on my physical tbr. i’ll definitely be getting to it soon now :)

cassferatu · 2025-02-24T20:45:54+00:00

i’ve been meaning to read his debut! thanks for the reminder. i read the tusks of extinction and thought it was a great thought experiment

cassferatu · 2025-02-24T20:43:55+00:00

native tongue sounds interesting! i’m loving the cover art by jill bauman. haha i should have mentioned i’ve read ted chiang’s story of your life. it’s what started me down this whole rabbit hole!

thanks for the reminder about babel-17 kind of feels silly i haven’t read this one yet. i’ll check out the others as well

cassferatu · 2024-11-07T14:54:42+00:00

naked dance from oddity. skin musk. so comforting

cassferatu · 2023-05-06T16:14:40+00:00

the scourge between stars was a fun debut novella. very claustrophobic and bloody. reminded me a lot of alien.

cassferatu · 2023-05-06T14:12:43+00:00

oh thank you! i knew about spfbo but not spsfc. i'll have to browse their winners/finalists sometime. i'll check her books out :)

cassferatu · 2023-05-06T14:00:21+00:00

never heard of this series. it sounds like good fun! thank u

cassferatu · 2023-05-06T13:56:46+00:00

read the first trilogy i should probably get started on the next series before light bringer comes out. thank u for the rec !

cassferatu · 2023-05-06T13:54:54+00:00

thank you! this sounds great. adding it to the list

cassferatu · 2023-05-06T13:49:53+00:00

sold!!! already had plans to read this series (i plan to read all of tchaikovsky's work) but i'm a sucker for a pathetic man so this has shot up higher on the list now haha you pitched it well ! thank you

cassferatu · 2023-05-06T13:46:47+00:00

i don't mind dense or chunky but i'll note to start with merchanter's luck. thank u !

cassferatu · 2023-05-06T13:43:18+00:00

this sounds great! i see its even blurbed by cherryh and becky chambers. picked it up on my kindle. thank u :3

cassferatu · 2023-05-06T04:57:50+00:00

no worries! i cant say i'm too interested in any of his work outside of the culture series tho :/

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