Time for part 2 of my Halloween decant order from the awesome (as always) Ajevie! This time we’ll be looking at Blooddrop, whose online storefront can be found right here. This company is run by a lady named Astrid, who creates perfume, as well as corsets, jewelry, and a few other assorted items.

First up, we have A Grave in the Pasture. The first thing I ever knew about Blooddrop is that it’s owner loves horses. Before having ever looked at her website, I kept hearing about her wildly popular horse-themed perfumes. Astrid created this one for a very specific horse, Rowan, who very recently passed away. My heart broke for her when I read the description and the scent sounded altogether beautiful – I knew I would be getting this, both for the scent and because I wanted to show support in even the smallest of ways.

From Blooddrop’s website:

“Now there is a grave in the back pasture, out by the barn. I know exactly where he is. And though he is no longer here, he forever remains near by. Tears accord, white peach, lilac, Egyptian rose, carnation, violet leaf, and up-turned earth.

For Rowan.”

My thoughts: On first application, I smell a mix of florals, fresh earth, and the ocean. Pretty soon, the oceanic smell dies down a bit and the floral/fresh earth smells blend together a bit more. This scent is femininie, but not overly so – the earthy note tempers it just enough to make something wonderful! It’s like being in a blooming garden! The only down side to this perfume is that it doesn’t have a huge amount of longevity for me. At about an hour and a half, the scent has faded significantly. I don’t really get the peach note either, until a teensy bit at the very end. Overall, this is beautiful scent in memory of a beautiful friend. I imagine I will really, really enjoy wearing this at the end of winter/beginning of spring, when the world is starting to thaw and bloom again!

Next up is By the Light of the Moon. Seeing a “night” scent in Autumn that don’t list licorice or incense or something of that variety is nice. I’m also attracted to herbal and apple scents, so this was a must!

From Blooddrop’s website:

“Pastures edged with forests, shadows of mice, deer, and owls dancing their nighttime waltzes, cool air stirring up the fragrances of fallen apples, boysenberries, moist tree bark, moss, silver fir, and herbs all by the light of the moon.”

My thoughts:. Hmmm…. Do boysenberries smell like pears? At first application, I smell wet earth, apples, pears, herbs, and … hay? Something dry and grassy. After reading the notes, I have no idea where pears come into this. After a bit, everything stays roughly the same but melds together to make a more cohesive scent. This is such a nice, subtle grassy fruit scent! Fields and fruit, if you will, in the very best of ways!

Next is Frost on Flowers.

From Blooddrop’s website:

“Late summer blooms surprised with Autumn’s first frost. Moroccan rose, chrysanthemums, carnations, myrrh CO2, and frost accord.”

My thoughts: My skin… it’s not playing very nicely here. I smell a light, powdery bubblegum with a bit of spice underneath and something incredibly clean enveloping everything. And I do mean pine sol clean. It gets a bit spicier over time, but stays way too clean and bubblegummy for my taste.

Sweets for Rowan is another perfume dedicated to Rowan, as denoted by its name. And since I’ve been on a bit of a gourmand binge lately, I figured there was no reason why I shouldn’t pick this one up.

From Blooddrop’s Website:

“Dried apples, vanilla sugar cookies, gingerbread, and cinnamon oats.

Miss you so much, Rowy.”

My thoughts: In the vial, there is something way too sweet and tart about this, to the point I immediately closed the vial after getting my first whiff. However, I’m a trooper, and I know that indie perfumes can often morph on skin. So I tried it and it… wasn’t horrible, but it wasn’t my favorite. On my wrist, it settled down to smell like very spicy, heavy, almost-over-ripe apples and something sticky sweet like molasses. In the crook of my elbow, that sickly sweet, tart scent hung around, though not nearly to the degree that it is in the vial. This one did smell better the longer I wore it, but it definitely isn’t for me.

My fifth purchase (and final one of the Autumn/Halloween collection) was Will o’the Wisp. I love me some Irish folklore, and this has a bonus of reminding me of an episode of So Weird. If you happened to watch that show as a kid, we can be best friends! Also, as a gourmand scent… duh.

From Blooddrop’s Website:

“Fairy lights, bog lights, spirit guides, jack o’lantern, will o’the wisp….. misguiding lights drawing someone away from safety. Alluring coconut, pumpkin, ginger, and cheesecake.”

My thoughts: Pumpkin cheesecake. Pumpkin cheesecake everywhere. I find that there’s just enough coconut and ginger to warm things up a bit, but not enough to really pick the individual notes out. I’ve worn this one for an entire day now and am enjoying it! It’s not overpoweringly sweet has a very low sillage, but it lasted most of the day on my skin.

I also purchased a decant of Exquisite Corpse #3. This is an idea I absolutely love, having participated in a couple rounds of these in school. The premise is this: a piece of art is started by an individual, and then passed to another, who must add to it a) following a certain rule, or b) only being able to see the very edge of the previous person’s addition. This continues for X amount of participants. Once the last participant has finished their addition, the work is unveiled and presented as a whole. I’ve linked a general Google search of exquisite corpse projects here, so you can see for yourself what is going on! Astrid took this idea and turned it onto perfumes in such a fun way! Her customers were able to suggest notes and she set about making something beautiful from what she was given!

Notes, as listed on Blooddrop’s website: “Anjou pears, hazelnut, smoke, grey musk, and carnation.”

My thoughts: Hazlenut definitely takes front and center on this scent! The smoke and musk hover underneath, lending a bit of dimension to the scent and making it just the tiniest bit mysterious. I can also smell a kick of something else – I can’t really tell whether it’s floral or fruit, or maybe the carnation and pear notes mix together into this undefinable thing. After a bit, the hazlenut/musk/smoke fade a bid and [what I’m assuming is] the pear and carnation turn into this odd spicy dried floral smell. This is a really, really fun scent, and I can definitely see myself buying a full size of this if it’s available for a bit!

Overall, I quite enjoyed this adventure! Ordering from Ajevie was a great experience and I got to try some brands and scents I probably wouldn’t have stepped out and tried for a long while otherwise! Should you choose that this is something you might like to participate in, you can find Ajevie’s Circles right here. This link will take you right to the FAQs, and you can find current and past circles, as well as links to her Facebook group and some other things on the left side of the page!

Bonus time!!!!!! Look at my puppy off in dreamland! Isn’t he adorable?!