Yesterday my order from etsy shop Arcadian Designs arrived!
Descriptions from Arcadian Designs:
- I FELL FOR YOU [in a pumpkin patch] it was love at first …pick?
… pumpkin with all the fixings – cinnamon, nutmeg, clove – and crisp leaves in hues of Fall - ONCE AUTUMN A TIME
the feeling you get when you read a fairy tale…a bit of sass mixed in…grown up and lovely
…pumpkin…vanilla frosting…saffron…orange…nag champa…cedar - Sample of HAY NOW
A fresh outdoor scent that evokes everything you love about Fall.
…hay…balsam…vetiver…cedar - Sample of CAMPFIRE
toasty warm…the fire crackling…Indian Summer at its finest…one last hurrah..
…pine…balsam…bergamot…marshmallow..sandalwood…violet - Sample of SPA ITALIANO
Escape to the coast of Italy with this blend of osmanthus (sweet olive), wet grass, rose, jasmine, amber, and myrrh. - And I already had a bottle of LUCK OF THE IRISH
Made for a friend around St. Patrick’s Day, but appropriate any time of the year. A complex aroma with notes of mandarin balm, eucalyptus, clover, pear, moss, patchouli (just a hint), sandalwood, amber, and musk.
I love love love Luck of the Irish. I received a sample as a gift from Kelly -the owner of Arcadian Designs – then I bought a bigger bottle… then I lost it in a tuk-tuk in Cambodia… then Kelly surprised me with another bottle. I never thought I would like anything that’s not floral, much less something with patchouli, but Luck of the Irish is amazing. Little sniffs of different scents waft out from this when I wear it, always surprising me.
I couldn’t resist ordering the new pumpkin scents, and I didn’t bother with samples of these. Despite both being pumpkin, they are very distinct. Once Autumn A Time is probably my favorite of the two because it’s got a hint of warmth in it, but I Fell For You [In a Pumpkin Patch] smells like pumpkin pie so you can’t go wrong with that one.
The samples are very autumn-appropriate, too. Hay Now smells fresh and woodsy, but not masculine. Campfire has a hint of sweetness without being overpowering. Spa Italiano will probably be the next full-size I buy. That scent is earthy with hints of florals.
All the scents from Arcadian Designs are so completely different from perfume I normally wear. I’m surprised how much I like them since they’re a huge departure from the normal florals I typically wear. That just goes to show how talented Kelly is.
