this is the collection of perfumes i own. i'm not really into buying designer scents but i do like indie perfumeries and samples and such. all stores/houses are listed!
notes i'm partial to: heliotrope, almond, sandalwood, milk, vanilla, paper, salt, rice, patchouli, lavender, ozone, violet, lilac, neroli, white amber, fig leaf, lighter musks, motor oil, metallics, marine air, petrichor, concrete, blonde woods, iris, orris, moonflowers/night blooming florals/etc.
notes/scent descriptions are taken directly from the house's website with mild tweaks if they're especially verbose (if the perfumes are still available and documented there. since i like indies, the level of documentation varies from house to house. otherwise i have tried to find the notes on r/indiemakeupandmore posts). i will try to be picky with only using the hearts for the ones i really like, but i like most of the perfumes i have so don't take not-having-a-heart as an 'i didn't care for it'.
i recommend soft by poesie for those who want a very yummy but neutral rice perfume and codex by calyx scentscapes for those who want the smell of books and paper. like the smell of burning laptop and overheating electronics? rabbit hole from cardinal scents is your best bet.
current loves (last update 8.25.25): possession by hex mundi, jasmine rice and white musk by bpal, loup-garou by hexennacht, cumulus by osmofolia.
BLACK PHOENIX ALCHEMY LAB.
LADY AMALTHEA. a luminous white winter musk with lilac, wisteria, white chocolate, white mint, and tuberose. ♡
THE LAST UNICORN. frosty lilac petals, iris pallida root, orris, violet leaf, white chocolate, coconut, wild lettuce, white sandalwood, white gardenia and oakmoss.
SNOW WHITE (2007). a chilly, bright perfume: flurries of virgin snow, crisp winter wind and the faintest breath of night-blooming flowers. ♡
ECLIPSE. a delicious blend of bitter almond, vanilla, frankincense and heliotrope, with a drop of cinnamon.
FAE. white musk, bergamot, heliotrope, peach and oakmoss.
CTHULU. a creeping, wet, slithering scent, dripping with seaweed, oceanic plants and dark, unfathomable waters.
THE SERPENT IN THE LILACS. spring’s first lilac branches dunked in 3-year aged snake oil. ♡
VIGIL FOR THE HARVEST SUITORS. beeswax, bone, broomcorn, and lilac.
SNAKE OIL (HAIR GLOSS). vintage patchouli and dark, rich, aged vanilla absolute. snake oil is our signature scent, our first perfume: deep, rich, earthy notes swirled with vegetal musks, sugared vanilla bean, and dark spices.
IDLE MOON: JASMINE RICE AND WHITE MUSK. no other listed notes. ♡
THE GHOST. white iris, osmanthus, calla lily, tomb-crawling ivy and a coffin spray of gladiolus, lisianthus and delphinium.
CARAMELIZED PECAN RUM CAKE. no other listed notes.
ELF. pale golden musk, honeycomb, amber, parma violet, hawthorne bark, aspen leaf, forest lily, white moss, and a hint of wild berry.
HUNGER. black narcissus, orange blossoms, and vanilla.
HAUNTED. soft golden amber darkened with a touch of murky black musk.
DJINN. the scent of black smoke, of crackling flames, and smoldering ashes.
THE KISS OF THE SPHINX. black cherry and smoked plum resins, saffron and sweet labdanum, sensual tuberose, blackened patchouli, myrrh smoke, crimson iris, and scarlet musk.
ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM. teakwood, oak, black vanilla, and tobacco.
THE RICE FIELD. rice milk, hay absolute, oolong tea, honey dust, champaca, frankincense smoke, golden sandalwood, and heliotrope. ♡
ALKEMIA.
OLD BOOKS AND FRESH FLOWERS. fresh neroli orange flowers and heliotrope blossoms pressed between the delicate paper pages of a leather-bound book. ♡
MOON LUST. creamy white ambers, blonde woods, and luminescent skin notes. ♡
GILDED ALCHEMY. a golden effervescence of sparkling blanc de blancs champagne, green figs, golden quince, vanilla heliotrope, limonette de marrakech, flying wish paper, clove buds, and white musks.
AURORA. a luminscent skin-but-better aurora of soft cashmeran, orris root, cardamon infused coconut milk, white amber, white musk, white violet, white ginger, lotus flower, and a touch of honeyed cream.
ENCHANTRESS. amaretto liqueur spiked with cinnamon and citrus peel, star jasmine, accord of cochleanthes amazonica orchid, mandorla amara, bourbon vanilla caramels, guaiac wood, sweet vetiver root, and sexy botanical pheromones.
HAUNTED AND BEWITCHED. egyptian white amber, star jasmine, ambrette seed, rosewater turkish delight, pink pepper, madagascar vanilla, bourbon caramels, aged patchouli infused with sexy botanical pheromones.
LUMINAE. softly alluring as candlelight. luminae works in unique alchemy with skin chemistry to create a fragrance that glows with creamy luminescence.
THE LADY'S YES. an elegantly feminine enigma of fresh fig, magnolia flowers, amber, and white sandalwood.
WOOD VIOLET ALCHEMY. an awakening springtide woodland of sweet violets, green violet leaf, and mountain bluebells pushing upward through a humus of plush moss, wet oak leaves, fallen pine needles, and cypress bark.
FANTOME.
DUENDE. oakmoss, cedar, fir, resinous labdanum, benzoin, tree sap, wild violets, and lilac.
NAMBA. salt water canals, motor oil, buzzing neon, melted vanilla ice cream. ♡
PARLOUR. a darkly polished mahogany rapping table, spirit boards, sweet rosewood chests, burning incense, and a hint of vetiver.
TRITON. murky sea water, ambergris, ancient forest mosses, crushed ivy leaves, frankincense, resins, ozone, with a hint of citrus.
HEXENNACHT.
SANTAL. sandalwood incense, golden sandalwood, mysore wood accord, vanilla sandalwood.
LEOPARDITE. mysore sandalwood, golden sandalwood powder, vanilla husk, chamois accord, alaskan cedarwood, tobacco leaf, black oak, cardamom, saffron threads, miel blanc.
STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER. strawberry and dirt.
BISOU. smeared lipstick and warm, flushed skin: vanilla, orris root, violet, sugar, cetalox, skin musk, and safraleine.
LOUP-GAROU. silver amber, fur, lunar musk. ♡
LIPSTICK ACCORD. powdery violet, heliotrope, orris, vanilla musk, almond.
CREOSOTE OIL. not really a perfume. just dried creosote in carrier oil. ♡
PIERROT PERFUMERY.
PERSON SUIT. a mild blend of green fig, iso-E-super, sandalwood and musk. ♡
STARDUST MOTEL. sheer vanilla, vetiver, jasmine, heliotrope, baby rose buds, cashmere amber, cigarette ash, satin. ♡
BATS IN THE BELFRY. notes of vintage lace, dried flowers and dusty photos.
MILK TEETH. strawberry milk, amber white musk, and cedarwood. ♡
RAVENSTAG. a sharp yet even blend of green pine, firewood, black musk, sweaty skin and a desperate plea from a mind on fire. ♡
PHASMOPHILIA. sandalwood, candle smoke, dusty attic notes, spearmint, musk, ginger.
CARDINAL SCENTS.
FAMILIAR SPIRIT. milk, white sage, sea salt, white amber. ♡
RABBIT HOLE. static electricity, live copper wires, velvet upholstery, antique wood. ♡
SUGAR HAZE. spun sugar, pink himalayan salt, sea amber, white musk.
SWAN PRINCESS. wild spearmint, blue eucalyptus, fir balsam, ambrette seed musk.
GHOST STORY. burnt marshmallows, white bedsheets with eye holes, black frankincense, amber.
KITCHEN TABLE. fresh baked bread, woodsmoke, labdanum, benzoin.
HEX MUNDI.
RACHAEL. rachael is enrobed in the fragrance of petrichor, violet, tobacco, leather and tart cherry. ♡
DECKARD. ambroxan, petrichor, smoke and cade.
REYNOLDS & ALMA. reynolds & alma dance enrobed in cashmere, salt air and oolong tea.
POSSESSION. matrimony vine, vanilla orchids, cement, creme and amber. ♡
FYRINNAE.
ABANDONED SPACE STATION. cool, stale air. overly greased interior doors for recent forced manual entry. disused machinery, many parts stripped away for spares or scrap. the kinetic secondary lights still worked, which made the environment a little more unsettling.
SKIING ON EUROPA. the atmosphere of a distant moon, not as habitable for mammals as Earth, the thin air reminiscent of high mountain elevations before snowfall. cold, and ozonic. ♡
AEROBRAKING. the combination of warm machine oil, cold titanium, and the slightly stale scent of re-circulated oxygen.
THUNDERSNOW. a little cold, slightly electric and very industrial-metallic, somewhat earthy as the mix of convection and icy temperatures don't quite have the soft peacefulness of ordinary snowfall.
UNDER THE MOONRISE. mango is at the forefront; not candy-like but barely ripe fresh fruit, then the fragrance of orange champaca, with a slight air of neroli and surrounding tropical greenery on a humid evening.
CONVERGENCE ZONE. rain on a cool day hits evergreen trees and dusty soil, bringing a slight dampness back to the northwest air. this is our pure pacific northwest rain fragrance.
SPIRIT ARMOR. a soft and vaguely sweet scent envelops you with light wisps of ambrette, tonka, cedarwood, and amber. a light fragrance.
MOCHI BREAD. for this perfume, we've gone with a basic buttery (vegan accord) bread of rice & wheat flours, baked with black sesame seeds throughout. no sweetness, very heavy on the sesame scent.
POESIE.
SOFT. rice soliflore. ♡
POSSETS.
SILVER SANDALWOOD. the famous "silver" base encrusted in a wonderful rich strong sandalwood. the glorious comforting volatility of sandalwood combines with the sweetness of silver.
CHERRY-KA'S TRUNK.
RESTLESS DREAMING. birch, lavender, marine air, cotton. ♡
SILVER HANDSOME. leather, tobacco, gunsmoke, ocean, ginger, cherry blossom, tequila, sand. ♡
A RIDDLE AND AN ENIGMA. violet, green tea, fern, ozone, metal, almonds, suede.
TO DIFFERENT OCEANS. vanilla, citrus, lavender, rosewood, sandalwood, ocean.
SANDALWOOD GUNS. gunpowder, denim, leather, tobacco, desert, red rose.
EERIE RISING MOON. muguet, ocean, almond, anise.
FORMER BODYGUARD. metal, green tea, sakura, cedar, ocean, hinoki, bamboo, fur.
OCCULT DETECTIVE. cistus, suede, amber, labdanum, coconut. ♡
PARANORMAL PERFUMES.
BLACK MOON MILK. sweetened, condensed milk with vanilla. a dash of black cardamom, cinnamon, and peppercorn. musk. soft woods. ♡
LUNAR LIFE APOTHECARY.
TYPE-O POSITIVELY GORGEOUS. pear, grapefruit, berry; rose, violet, antique writing paper & face powder; incense, musk, leather and a drop of blood.
SLEEPING IN. i can't find the scent description anymore but i think it was iris, linen, skin musk, etc..
OSMOFOLIA.
CIRRUS. a basket of white lilacs and prim heliotrope, handfuls of juicy blueberries, sugary fluffs of fairy floss (cotton candy), papery orris, freezing cold air, and a painter's empty canvas. ♡
CUMULUS. fluffy steamed white rice, baimudan white tea, soft white mimosas, sugared musk, crisp fresh air accord, balsamic vanilla orchid, orris root powder, and petrichor. ♡
ORYZA. fluffy basmati rice in a warm bowl. rice single note.
SUGAR AND SPITE.
LACRIMOSA. blonde woods, heliotrope, a bouquet of dried, dusty flowers tied with tattered velvet ribbon, bone-white birch, guaiac wood, tears, graveyard dirt.
CALYX SCENTSCAPES.
CODEX. opens with the sweet pulpy smell of new books, paper, binding glue, and modern bookshops, and ages into the dusty scent of antiquarian volumes with foxed pages and worn leather bindings. ♡
PAPIER D'ARMENIE. [no listed notes, but i can vouch for this smelling like real papier d'armenie because it introduced me to the papier and it smells just like it.] ♡
NOCTURNAL ALCHEMY (NAVA).
RICE MILK MUSK. creamy basmati rice milk accord, saffron, tonka infused sugar, bastet amber, mahogany wood, and soft white floral blend of tuberose, mallow, angelica, musk flower, and white lily all blended into bastet's musk base.
NUI COBALT DESIGNS.
SUBSPACE. warm almond milk, dewy blue lotus, labdanum, gardenia, driftwood, and porcelain musk.
CHOREOPHILIA. Wild violets, earl grey, blue amber, orris root, a handful of blueberries, and a touch of lime marmalade.
FANDOM PERFUMES.
VERGIL.
V.
CUSTOM BLEND I NAMED DREAMLIKE PAST. i don't even know what she ended up putting in here. it's powdery and cold and a bit vanillic and has deer musk and i think frankincense in it i know that much.
SOLSTICE SCENTS.
DURING THE RAIN. storm accord layering note - petrichor, soaked earth, limestone, loam, clay and wet concrete.
BLACK HEARTED TART.
RICE PAPER WINGS. notes of steamed sticky rice with hints of black sesame smell comfortingly familiar. velvety indulgent condensed milk adds a caramelized aroma to the white musk base.
D.GRAYI.
RED JASMINE RICE. red jasmine rice, black tea, saffron, jasmine sambac, rice powder, sticky rice, vietnamese oud, rice bran.
JASMINE RICE. jasmine rice and black tea tincture, jasmine sambac, rice powder, sticky rice, benzoin, rice bran.
PANDAN. bread, coconut milk, pandan tincture, sandalwood, pine resin, vanilla waffle.
DEATH & FLORAL.
THE SCENT OF YOUR SKIN AND SOME FOREIGN FLOWERS. boxed chocolate cereal, oakwood, toasted brown sugar, tonka bean, pantry spices, dried roses.
FAE FRAGRANCE / PYLIES.
ENGLISH SUMMER RAIN. geraniums, rain soaked pavement, earl grey tea.
HAUS OF GLOI.
ODETTE. clean sun dried linens, tuberose, ginger lily and white musk.
TROIKA. a trinity of soft milks, almond, oat and coconut, lashed with sweet agave nectar and the ethereal scent of clean white.
SIXTEEN92.
note: this store has a reputation for being bad at filling orders; i do not recommend buying from them (i bought these before learning about this)
HEAD LIKE A HOLE. black ink, kohl eyeliner, vinyl records, latex, fog machine and flashing strobe lights, a fresh pack of clove cigarettes. ♡
GLASS HOUSES. shattered glass, biting wind, cold concrete, neon violet, static synthesizer hum.
PAS DE DEUX. petite pink macarons, sugar wafers, candied pistachio, silk tulle, a spot of rosewater tea.
BANSHEE. frozen honeycomb, fog, sheer linen, spectral violet, moonflower, shattered glass.
I HAVE NO IDEA.
FORSAKEN. i'm not sure what house this is because a friend gave it to me. smells like powdery white florals and musk. from there i have no idea. but my friend obviously knows my taste in perfume lol.
DESIGNER/NON-INDIE PERFUMES.
ELDO ghost in the shell.
elizabeth taylor white diamonds splash.
guerlain l'heure bleue. EDT splash.
skylar warm cashmere.
diptyque l'eau papier.
clue warm lightbulb.
escentric molecules molecule 01 + iris.
ELDO jasmin et cigarette. ♡
wishlist: andromeda's curse DRE:AM, BPAL perle von mauren, BPAL quintessence of dust, BPAL tomie, BPAL zorya p, treading water demimonde, hex mundi odour of sanctity, maybe lvnea les lunatiques (smelled in store a while ago and i think of her fondly), birch and besom walking pants, berch and besom neon beekeeper.