👍 thank you!

This is going to be a long comment… 😀

All time favourite note is probably Jasmine, but not a nice fresh Jasmine, something a bit more indolic and sultry. Also I like Vanilla, but again not sweet, a proper vanilla pod scent with something mixed in to make it interesting (Mona di Orio has a beautiful Vanilla fragrance that also has boozy notes of Rum, Orange and Wood- she envisioned a trade ship carrying them as goods when creating it)

Also I love Labdanum, it helps to form the back bone of ‘Oriental’ perfumes. It lasts for ever and is deep and rich. Plus Mimosa, but so far only in Frederic Malles Une Fleur de Cassie- it is glorious with a underlying something. In a review someone said it was like a beautiful garden, full of flowers with a dead body buried in it! I think you can probably sense a theme that I don’t like pretty fragrance, I like something a bit dark and skanky…

I also love the smell of soil, CBIhatePerfume has a great one called Wild Hunt, it smells exactly like a resinous pine forest, complete with damp soil and mushrooms. He doesn’t create ‘normal’ perfumes, they’re more like entire sensory experiences that transport you elsewhere. Patchouli is another favourite, it’s grassy and slightly chocolatey too. Musks are another some can be gloriously filthy!

Favourite perfumes…? There are so many to choose from! I have probably around 100 different one by now, some are decants and large sample sizes (which makes it more affordable) others are full bottles purchased when the £ was stronger than the Euro, and before Brexit…

I have favourite perfume houses, including Frederic Malle (his perfumes are amazing and use quality ingredients and lots of natural oils), Serge Lutens (his fragrances tend to be dark and opulent- checkout his website for some French Gothic fun), Guerlain is a really old perfume house their La Art et La Matiere line is wonderful. Also Parfums d’Empire, Mona di Orio, Sonoma Scent Studio, Papillon Perumes… Chanel Exclusifs and some Dior

Me and the bf are intending to visit Paris soon, I can guarantee we will be our respects to Serge Lutens Boutique and Maison Guerlain!

edit…I forgot Rose, Ylang, Incense, Sandalwood, some Ouds…the list is endless

Also changed ‘les exclusifs’ to ‘La Art et La Matiere’

There are several active and very passionate communities online including Fragrantica and Basenotes…things can get incredibly nerdy when discussing perfume, believe it or not 😀

There’s also a fragrance community here on lemmy but I think it’s all but dead now…

As a perfume nerd I’d love to know what this smells like, and when it’ll be used to create a new niche fragrance

I honestly thought it was David Tennant, sporting his David Ten-inch

I don’t normally comment on news posts, but in this instance, FUCK CANCER

Fuck cancer for stealing my brother from me, and for taking half my bf’s lung

I seriously hopes this works for everyone out there living with this disease, and for their families, friends, the people who love them…

…and also for everyone who has died too soon and missed their chance for survival. Their donation of tissue samples and furthering the cancer research that ultimately wouldn’t help them, but will help the poor bastards that are diagnosed today and in the future…It is bitter sweet

Fuck cancer

Nope, Bobbit Worm is far too classy for that!

Cheers!

Also this link has a time lapse video from the BBC for those who want to see the fungus in action!

Lure it out with a fresh snake/lizard/bat

It’s weird that initially when researching these posts I start off with a case of the hebie jebies (I don’t know how this is spelt lol), but when I start reading about them it goes away…

They’re really fascinating creatures, lots of colour variety between individual species, different approaches towards caring (or not) for young, and the fact that their venom is being studied for medical uses against bacteria etc!

We share our planet with so many interesting lifeforms that are beautiful in their own strange way, and unfortunately we seem hell bent on either destroying them or their environment

Thank you, I appreciate the feedback…also I’m planning some more for next week 👍

I only saw the weta at night in the woods, so I think you’ll be safe…maybe check your sleeping bag if you’re wild camping, unless you fancy the company (or a light, illegal snack)

Let the gibberish commence!

Not as big as these

Thanks for the information, maybe with time AI will help with improving translations? I do always add the caveat of ’ via Google translate’ or similar, just in case it turns out really bad

I’ll see what I can find!

You’re welcome, fortunately Google came to the rescue…Incidentally, how does Google perform with translations? I’m always concerned it’s going to produce gibberish

An idea for another post, methinks!

Though it looks like a big cricket, giant weta are too heavy to fly. Some of its relatives, like the tree weta, are more agile and can jump, but giant weta are decidedly earth-bound via mental floss