In the washing of the water

[cyrano]

Quick review on the various Arcana soaps that I have had the pleasure of trying so far. This is pretty much all about the smells. In general, I find that soap is soap when it comes to the actual cleaning of my body. Those around me may disagree but have not mentioned it to me.

Luna de Lobo: (No longer available) A nice deep dark scent, nonspecific and... soft. I was kind of hoping for some pine though.

Ginger Dragon: Sharp and gingery, and I liked the coconut. However, I think this one made me break out. ):

Shambhala: So far, my favorite. I have determined that I will have to buy one to sit on my window sill while I was with the other. I like the earthy red clay and the sandalwood.

Dia de los Muertos: Showed promise, but was disappointing in the end. I smelled very few of the elements, and just hints of those.

Spitfire: Currently in use, and I'm hoping it improves over time because it's reminding me a lot of DdlM so far. The description in the catalogue is very passionate and I'm enjoying the occasional hint of cinnamon.

In general, it seems that perhaps I need to just light some incense or something before I shower, because I want much stronger smells from soaps that I buy to smell good.

Comments

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

If it didn't feel like such an expensive hobby, I'd be more likely to indulge. (: Ellie is on a first name basis with the folks at Arcana, and they're in Portland, so that was why I was starting with them.
I keep wanting to try some of the perfumes at BPAL because I like their style, and they have smells, but I'm just hesitant to make the financial commitment.

[lil-m-moses.livejournal.com]

Heh. I was about to suggest BPAL, but figured you'd be shy due to the finance/soul-sucking aspect of it. I've been lucky and gotten to sniff most of their offerings (or whatever names grabbed my eye, anyway) at Convergence 2 years running now, so I've not gotten sucked into imp world. I don't do well with the majority of scents anyway, so it's for the best. I really like their Fallen scent, and I thought I liked Moon Rose enough to buy a little bottle, but after actually wearing it alone for a couple of days (instead of mixed up near other samples on my wrist in a hotel with atypical soap), I don't much want it. That's pretty much all I've found, though, and I must have sniffed at least 50 back in April. Then again, a lot of scents change on a body, and that makes it harder to judge, but I just don't have the energy to bother if I hate it in the bottle.