Yikes

[dragon_moon]

Managed to make it to the post office before they closed - so glad they stay open until 5:30 now! Whew. Must remember to actually take the check for my POBox when I write it next time, because it does me no good in my room for three days. *g*

I managed to resist going out for dinner just because I was *already* on the road, even though it was highly tempting. Had a nice little mandarin chicken & rice dinner instead, and it was quite tasty.

Had my first really drastic YUCK BPAL moment tonight. The description for Black Ice is intriguing: Lovely, dangerous, slick, and bitterly cold: chilly white sleet-like notes with a hint of vetiver, a breath of smoky asphalt, and winter wind. Sounds cool, yes? I love vetiver after all. But OMG, on my skin this is like burnt rubber and is absolutely eye-watering. It's been five minutes and it's starting to mellow out into rubber tires, but it is still not at all attractive on me and I'm not tempted to try it again. Ever. lol. The other two I will try again, as I think Black Ice is influencing them in a bad way and it's not their fault.

I can't believe this month is over. I also can't believe that I still don't have my New Year cards out yet. Oopsie. This weekend I've got to get a start on that and the two packages that I want to get sent out. Guess I'm glad that these are the biggest things that I'm currently procrastinating on, yet they're ones that have been around for a really long time and it just needs to be done.

Man. I'm so used to friends-locking everything that it feels weird NOT to lock it. I'm going to try to be more open this year and not lock it simply because it has actual text in it!

Comments

[alabastardragon.livejournal.com]

Had my first really drastic YUCK BPAL moment tonight. - I dont think much of BPALs oils at all and I'm not just saying that because I make My own :-) I find that they all smell very similar and also the scent hardly lasts any time at all! Hope your skin got over its trauma!

[dragon-moon.livejournal.com]

Really? I'll have to definitely try yours then, because I do agree on the wearing time. I like the scents for quite a few of the ones I've tried, but I've only found one that will last all day for me. The rest, half a day is really good. (I like their oils tons better than perfume sprays, which is my only other main source of comparison as far as perfumes/oils go. Plus I adore the stories behind the scents.)

Thank you! It's all good now. I'm never opening that bottle again though. *G*