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S. Elizabeth@ghoulnextdoor

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manic pixie dream girl dumpster fire

Midnight Toker by Heretic ParfumHeretic ParfumMidnight Toker4.311 ratings
2/5

Peak pixie dream girl Peter-Pan collared Zooey Deschanel ModCloth dress, honey-apricot-jasmine preciousness, infantile heliotrope Alice & Olivia floral babydoll cast-offs set alight, smoldering in the gutter. It wasn't a cleansing fire, not a redemptive flame. Sort of like a nasty garbage bin blaze, destroying evidence of your cutesy, kitchsy crimes. Embezzling from a cupcake boutique, or stealing someone's vintage typewriter collection, or you did an identity theft or two to afford your overpriced mason jar cocktail with artisan bitters obsession. Some real twee shit. A burnt-out, acrid sweetness "like ew gross" scratch-n-sniff sticker layered atop already barfy one, something bad compounding something worse.

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  1. Jon@jbreezyyny

    I can totally understand why this would smell nasty to many and be a complete miss, but I have such a strong emotional connection with this scent. When I was a touring musician in my younger days, this stuff smells exactly like our van would smell a month into traveling. Is that a pleasent smell? Not exactly lol. It's insanely sentimental and nostalgic for me, though!

    1. S. Elizabeth@ghoulnextdoor

      There’s a lot to be said for that pull of nostalgia, for sure!

    2. Frank Intense@frankintense

      At my age, a huge amount of my fragrance enjoyment is nostalgia and good memories. I might be one of the most senior members on here! Get off my lawn! Nah, come on in and stay awhile.

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