I've ordered a slew of products from
One Hand Washes the Other in the past few months, so it will take a few posts to get caught up. As I type this, I have yet another order en route to my home. :}
The following products were purchased back in September, based on some of my favorites from the past and also recommendations from friends.
My order consisted of two 2-oz amber bottles of Snake Oil {Snayk Oyle} in All the Fires and Oceanside, and four solid scents in Oceanside, Beach, All the Fires and Exhume. Two sample solid scents were included as freebies: Buttella {a play on everyone's favorite hazelnut spread - smells identical to it!} and I Smell Like a Witch.
All the Fires was a scent I received as a free sample earlier this year, and fell in love with it instantly. It has become my absolute favorite private stock scent from OHWTO. Unfortunately, it was released as a new summer fragrance for 2012, and is currently out of stock/out of season. I'm not sure if it will be restocked at any point in the future, though I seem to remember reading that it wouldn't be returning. So, I picked up a bunch of products in that scent just in case, which are on their way to me now. Anyway, I was able to find the description of All the Fires:
All the Fires: All of 'em. Green Tea, Squash Blossoms, Tomato plants, sweet Osmanthus,
tangy Kumquat, Valencia Oranges, Vetivert, and the memory of a Wasabi
burn.
This scent is truly amazing. I can't even begin to describe it, as it smells like pure perfection on my skin. I've never smelled anything like it before, and I doubt I ever will. Out of all the private stock scents at OHWTO, I would call this one my "signature scent." And now I'm to the point of hoarding everything in that scent that I can afford. :}
I also picked up Oceanside in both the Snake Oil and the solid scent, based on a recommendation from some super ladies.
Oceanside: "Oh, if I could only coax you overboard, to leave these lulling shores,
to get you oceanside"... Inspired by everything ocean-y, most especially
my little home by the seaside salt marsh. A cool Ocean breeze, Monoi de
Tahiti, Beach grass, Sea moss, Tuberose, an oversized white Linen
shirt, and Rockrose and Mimosa blossoms. Gorgeous.
I believe the description of this scent is quite accurate to what I smell when it's on my skin. I personally detect the tuberose note immediately, though it does blend nicely with the rest of the elements to create a nice, smooth fragrance. Oceanside is another Summer 2012 private stock scent that is no longer available. I'm sorry to present so many products that are unavailable — but on the chance that anything does come back next year, it's nice to have documented everything.
The four solid scents I ordered include All the Fires and Oceanside, as well as Beach and Exhume.
Beach: Smells like a day at the beach, the main scent being Coppertone suntan
lotion (really!!). I got it to use in soaps and scents for those nasty
cold days in February where all you want to do is escape the cold and
lay out on the sand, it's one of those "take me to summer RIGHT NOW"
scents :)
Exhume: The last olfactory impression one might experience before committing
fully to the sweet release provided by Death; sealed inside a casket,
buried in the Earth's embrace. Church incense, White spices, nutmeg,
cardamom... Peru Balsam, Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Sugar... and a lone white
rose laid across your hands to carry you into eternity.
Beach is a stock fragrance, while Exhume is an original private stock fragrance that many people have recommended. Both scents are available at this time. Beach smells just like you would imagine based on the description. Exhume is extremely complicated and impossible to accurately interpret based on my own perception of the scent, so I can only suggest trying it out yourself.
OHWTO has Winter 2012 scents available now — I'm really eying up Not Your Grandma's Fruitcake, which is described as "It's not, it's really not! Unless your grandma's from the tropics and
throws holiday convention to the wind, anyway. A scent made to whisk you
from the frozen tundra straight to the Caribbean- Jackfruit, Acai,
Sliced Fruit, Pluots, Passionfruit, Banana, Sugar, Coconut Milk, and
Nectarines." You can see all of the returning and new winter fragrances {
here}. Are there any new scents you plan to purchase this winter, or any other OHWTO favorites to mention?
Stay Fabulous!
