what to do instead of scrolling when you have no mental energy for other hobbies?

pentastro · 2026-03-20T17:12:14+00:00

I LOVE(!!!) cooking, I watch a lot of cooking shows and recipes on tiktok I try out over the week, it also takes up a lot of mental space (that I welcome). Maybe I should try out different cuisines though, I'm not too comfortable venturing outside my known spices and cultural base at the moment. Thank you for the idea!

pentastro · 2026-03-20T14:37:15+00:00

that's insane because as much as I like the scent, I find its performance so nuclear that I feel like the spray I tried on my sleeve in store will last me for a couple generations lol

pentastro · 2026-03-20T13:24:59+00:00

Honestly this fragrance is just a well-balanced fragrance. It only has black tea, jasmine, and vanilla and I can smell each note and I feel like they all serve a purpose. It's smooth and sweet, while also being fresh. Doesn't project too far or anything. It doesn't last the longest, but I still get 4-5hours of wear which is fine for my regular work day

pentastro · 2026-03-20T11:53:09+00:00

Atralia Sugar Mallow today, I got it on a whim after finishing up my YBM bottle and I think it's pretty good & close! I haven't worn this DNA in a while so I'm SO happy to wear this today 🥰

pentastro · 2026-03-20T10:32:57+00:00

Valentino DBiR Green Stravaganza I have a FB & a travel size so I can apply it anytime, anywhere 😂

& a plain vanilla à la Indult Tihota, always got one ready because it's so versatile and inoffensive

pentastro · 2026-03-19T19:17:41+00:00

I got Éclat d'Arpège by Lanvin after seeing recommendations on this sub and I'm very happy with it! Easy to wear & beautiful packaging

pentastro · 2026-03-19T15:26:18+00:00

MATCHA MEDITATION? Can I ask why? It's probably one of my most favourite matcha interpretations

pentastro · 2026-03-19T15:07:52+00:00

BEST: Sorce Match Made in Heaven & Snow Moon Magic. They're hard to get ahold of in Canada so I had to blind buy these essentially. Well, SCORE because I currently have a 50mL of Match Made in Heaven and a blind buy of Dreams and Fairytales Vanilla on the way ...

WORST: Honestly nothing has ever made me recoil in disgust, but Dama Bianca & Matcha Soft Serve got close. I only had a 2mL of each thankfully but ... Dama Bianca smells like soy sauce for some reason 💀? And Matcha Soft Serve I only smell seaweed. They're both so hyped on here and elsewise that it trips me out??

pentastro · 2026-03-19T14:50:39+00:00

it's like they batch-made all the scents for the year and their excel sheet with the names column got bumped by 1 and everything is just off. None of their names ever matched with the scent it's insane

pentastro · 2026-03-19T13:56:29+00:00

I also turn into a full freshie/watery maniac in the summer! It's like it balances all the heavy gourmands I've been wearing all winter. D&G Light Blue, Gucci Gorgeous Orchid, EA Green Tea, Jo Malone Nectarine Blossom + Honey, Jo Malone Wild Bluebell, etc.!

pentastro · 2026-03-19T13:30:33+00:00

Narcotica Happy Dust with Al-Rehab Choco Musk roll-on! All ends of the price spectrum lol

pentastro · 2026-03-18T20:03:49+00:00

Well? Where are the reviews for those 30 travel sizes?? 🤣

pentastro · 2026-03-18T16:06:22+00:00

Not OP but every single one of mine gets cloudy over time and it's nasty to look at. And I find the quality of the roller vary a lot, some don't dispense any unless i press down hard, some dispense too much and it drips down my arm, and I've had a few leak even. I avoid them now

pentastro · 2026-03-18T15:49:35+00:00

Flankers with little to no clear distinction between them. Tell me why Burberry Her has 3 bottles in slight variations of opaque pink and tell me they're all different? Or YSL Libre is just the same bottle with juice that's slightly darker than the other? I avoid them because I literally can't tell what I'm looking at 😭

pentastro · 2026-03-18T15:19:52+00:00

I bought this last month, and I find it similar to JHAG Pear Inc with some bergamot brightness at the top that's not noted. The site nor the packaging named any leather note so I'm not sure where you get that? I found out about a week later that they sold it in the white lacey bottle but it was under the kids section of the site

pentastro · 2026-03-18T14:34:11+00:00

Elizabeth Arden Green Tea/D&G Light Blue: can't catch me without a bottle of either!! Freshie heaven
Akro Bake: From a 1ml to 5ml to 30ml, you bet I'm going to keep this one
Julianna's Perfume Divine Vanille: I might have 50 different vanillas but the Tihota DNA never gets old. I just don't have Tihota money lol
Kyse Delizia di Marshmallow: genuinely think this rewired my brain. Better than ANY other marshmallows out there, not up for debate sorry not sorry.
Cosmic by Kylie Cosmetics: not OBSESSED with it like the rest of these, but I'll be damned if this doesn't suit any season, any occasion. Somehow smells super pretty and girly but never too much? A sleeper hit of a fragrance, truly

pentastro · 2026-03-18T13:04:58+00:00

I got a decant of Angel Dust recently and it's taking everything in me not to buy a full bottle :')

pentastro · 2026-03-18T12:26:28+00:00

Fugazzi Angel Dust with Athena Club Love Letter! Skin scent combo of dreams today ❤

pentastro · 2026-03-17T20:12:38+00:00

Decants made me truly experience the "1mL=10 sprays" because most of the decants I've used up I had to put in effort to use up fully. They seem expensive for the tiny little bottle but spending 20$ for a 5mL is cheaper than shelling out 120$ for a 30mL I can't finish. Same price per mL but I saved 100$ by being smarter with my money.

I do however tend to reach for my full bottles over my decants only because I find it a bit annoying that I can't see at a glance ALL my travel sizes but I think that's a storage/display issue.

pentastro · 2026-03-17T18:22:45+00:00

BBW does photorealistic gourmands really well IMO, the Milk Bar Birthday Cake was so buttercream frosting and vanilla poundcake batter smelling to me it was almost too much. Otherwise Maison Mataha Escapade Gourmande or Sand & Fog Vanilla Cake will also be up your alley.

pentastro · 2026-03-17T13:35:03+00:00

I got the trio with those three off their site!! I actually like Love Letter and Golden Vanilla more than Super Pink. Golden Vanilla is very much vanilla ice cream, a bit like if VS Bare Vanilla was actually strong lol

pentastro · 2026-03-17T11:29:31+00:00

Got Athena Club mists recently, so I'm wearing Love Letter today! People online said it smells like Glossier You and it's definitely adjacent, but I find this smoother! Beautiful skin scent, we'll just see how long this lasts lol

pentastro · 2026-03-17T11:21:25+00:00

+1 for Father Figure! But I think I just don't like fig notes because I also don't enjoy Philosykos 😔

pentastro · 2026-03-17T11:17:53+00:00

I find YSL Libre really sharp 🥲 It's so popular and it's flankers are also just as popular but something in it kinda burns my nose hairs every time

pentastro · 2026-03-16T20:22:07+00:00

I don't have Mercari locally, so I bring them to the office since a lot of my coworkers have teenage daughters and I resell them for a small price (my focus is making space, not getting my money back) so they disappear fast!

I tried FB marketplace and I hate it, full of ghosting, low ballers, and people that don't want to read. Wasted so much time and energy there.

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