Re: Re: TOTD 120408: earthy

[Guest guest]

Vetiver, spikenard, valerian, carrot, patchouli, cepes, blackberry,

mitti (duh), my dirt tincture (again, duh), oak moss and cedar moss,

seaweed, tonka, ylang ylang, gurjun balsam...

Cheers!

Andrine

Hmmm... Ylang ylang as earthy.  Thats interesting.  I would never think of ylang

ylang, or any floral smell for that matter, as earthy.  Blackberry either.  I

can somewhat understand seaweed, but to me it just smells too much of the ocean

to be considered earthy.  Just my opinion......

What is gurjun balsam?  I've never heard of it.  So, apparently it smells

earthy?

g

[Guest guest]

Hey everyone earthy... well I always think that orris smells earthy to me...

perhaps it has something to do with the orris bulbs being pulled from the earth,

dried etcall good wishes, Janita

[Guest guest]

> Ylang ylang as earthy. Thats interesting. I would never think of

> ylang ylang, or any floral smell for that matter, as earthy.

Ylang and jasmine have a strong mustiness which is earthy to me.

[Guest guest]

pathouli, vanillin and amber.

Subject: Re: TOTD 120408: earthy

Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 8:56 PM

>

> What's the most " earthy " essence to you? How do you describe

> " earthy " ? Do you like earthy?

>

Patchouli is the most earthy essence to me. I like " earthy " and think

of it as very complex and

containing notes of decay. It's reminiscent of everything in the natural

world, but lacks purity

and sweetness.

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[Guest guest]

> It's reminiscent of everything in the natural world, but lacks purity

> and sweetness.

Amazing that two people can be so different. I think of it as purity

incarnate.

[Guest guest]

Adam Gottschalk wrote:

>

>

>> It's reminiscent of everything in the natural world, but lacks purity

>> and sweetness.

>

> Amazing that two people can be so different. I think of it as purity

> incarnate.

And one of the things I watch for when blending with it is that it is by

nature very sweet!

Ambrosia

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