#Blog Maintenance Post

[cows-wearing-my-sweater]

: ̗̀➛M A S T E R L I S T

find me on ao3.

* indicates angst, ** indicates 18+ content. proceed with caution.

nothing wrong with a little self-indulgence ➠ a morning spent in bed with matty.

midnight, car lights ➠ late night drive with matty.

weren't we the stars in heaven?* ➠ things could have been so good.

celestial ➠ starry-eyed.

heavenly ➠ tired matty comes home to you.

one bed ➠ only one bed in the hotel room you share with matty ... what could go wrong? (part of write anything that you want to week!)

acolyte* ➠ "what could be worse than having nothing to depend on? / we used to be friends."

eternal summer: [part one] [part two: here] ➠ summer never lasts. grab it, hold it, kiss it, love it.

[rivalsduo-archive]

need to add a disclaimer that's like 'mod has adhd i'm sorry if a post gets reblogged twice'

[stardust-swan]

Secrets to the Arabian Princess Scent 💐🧴🪷

So with Arab perfumes becoming popular in the West due to their strong projection and beautiful smell, and the Arab world becoming known for our knowledge on how to smell good af, I (a half Moroccan) am going to reveal some other ways we ensure we smell amazing to the girlies on Tumblr who are interested in Arab perfumes or just in generally smelling amazing 😍 Most tips are Moroccan but many apply to the Arab world in general (under the cut because this turned into a long post) ✨💞💐

1) Good Eating Habits: When my mother moved here to Europe, she was immediately struck by how the people seemed to smell like "pig." And that's no coincidence. You are what you eat, so coming from a country where nobody eats pig to one where everyone eats it, of course you're going to be struck by people smelling like it from the inside out. Not just that, but in the Arab world, it's also way less common for people to eat takeout and drink alcohol, whereas in many parts of the West, these things are a normal part of many people's diets and affects their natural scent. A lot of Arabs have also talked about how Westerners smell like "milk," and this is because Westerners tend to consume more dairy products than people in the East do. It's also common for Arabs to eat fruit as dessert instead of having cakes or cookies all the time (although speaking of cookies and cakes, the scents of rosewater, orange blossom water, almonds, honey, vanilla, oranges and lemons commonly used in Arab baking fill up the house with a wonderful smell while they're baking). Teas made from various herbal infusions are popular throughout the Arab world. Spearmint, peppermint, sage, cardamom, cinnamon, hibiscus, chamomile, anise, and thyme are commonly used to flavor tea in MENA. Dried lime tea is drunk in the Arabian Peninsula. Coffee flavoured with cardamom is also common. I especially like Turkish coffee. Spices like cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves are commonly used in cooking, and the scent of them can cling to your clothes and hair. Herbs like mint and parsley, which have natural deodorising properties, are often used in meals.

I'm not saying that you need to cut any foods out in order to smell good, but you should consider reducing the amounts of unhealthy foods and red meats you eat, and make sure to drink plenty of water and eat veggies and fruit daily.

2) Keeping a Clean House: Here in Ireland, a lot of people don't clean their houses every day. I know multiple people that only clean their floor once a week, and have a couple of neighbours who don't do much cleaning themselves and just have a housekeeper visit to clean once a week. But in Morocco, people clean daily. The home is also deep cleaned once a week, we even wash the walls. We don't wear shoes inside, and not just that, but we also have different slippers specifically for wearing inside the bathroom. Living in a clean space is important for smelling good, because no matter what you do, you'll always end up smelling like wherever you live due to spending so much time there. The scent will cling to your clothes and hair. Which means if your house smells dirty, you will also smell dirty.

As well as making sure the house is clean, Arabs also make it smell pretty with extras. For example, in Morocco it's common to burn incense or bakhour (perfumed wood chips), and the scent permeates your clothes. People also keep pieces of musk in their wardrobes (wrapped in a handkerchief). It come in scents like orange blossom, jasmine, amber, sandalwood, chamomile and lavender. An unused bar of soap or a sachet of potpourri in your wardrobe will do the same job though if you can't or don't want to buy musk. The musk can also be used as a scented wax melt, a home scent (you just leave it in a bowl), a body perfume (rub it on your skin), a hair perfume (rub on your palms and run through the hair), or to scent bathwater. Solid perfume made from natural ingredients has the same effect. I like Lush Rose Jam solid perfume, as it smells like sweet roses and Turkish delight, and a little goes a long way.

Specific to Marrakech, you can buy jasmine balls which you just leave around the house (if you're not in Marrakech, you can just leave potpourri or dried flowers and herbs in sachets on your desk, bedside table, etc). The Marrakech herbal shops also sell sandalwood bark which you burn. Oud and amber are also burned. Herbs like lavender are sprinkled under carpets and rugs so the scent rises as they're stepped on. Room sprays from brands like Nabeel are used, which come in a range of lovely scents (like the warm vanilla and oud Kanz or the rich floral Raunaq).

3) Personal Hygiene: In the Arab world, people shower daily. In Morocco, we also go to the hammam (public bath) once a week, and we sit in the sauna room, and then rub our bodies with sabon beldi (black soap), a natural soap made from olive oil and black olives, leaving it on for a few minutes before rinsing it off. Then we scrub our skin with a kessa glove after it's marinated. Exfoliating dead skin regularly makes perfume cling to you better (if you order Korean bath towels from Amazon, they're very similar to Moroccan kessa gloves and you use them in a similar way). Then after washing our hair, we use a ghassoul clay mask (some people also rub henna into their skin). After washing the clay off, many people rub rosewater or argan oil into their skin before heading to the relaxation area to enjoy refreshments. As well as helping us smell good, it also makes our skin incomparably soft. When my parents were newlyweds, my father remarked on how he'd never felt a woman with such soft skin in his life before. My mother attributes it to regularly using the hammams before moving here.

Obviously not everyone has access to a hammam, but you can create a similar experience at home. Just sit in a steamy hot shower for 10-15 minutes, wash your skin with a natural soap and leave it on for a few minutes before rinsing off and exfoliating with a glove. Then tone with rosewater and apply oil to your body.

Dukhan treatments (smoke baths) are practiced in Sudan. Married women and brides anoint themselves with oil, before sitting over a chair with a hole in the centre. Under the seat, there is a pit, in which acacia wood, frankincense, or other aromatic woods and resins are burned in a clay vessel.

As well as showering daily (and using the hammam regularly if you're Maghrebi), many people in the Arab world also perform wudu (ritual cleansing) five times a day before praying.

Women commonly apply Musk Al Tahara (white musk), an attar that smells like vanilla, flowers and soft musk on the external parts of their vulva after periods.

Alum was commonly used as a natural deodorant in the Arab world in the past, and some still use it today.

Bidets are also common in the Arab world. In the Anglosphere they're uncommon, but it's easy to get a portable bidet (a small squeezable bottle with a nozzle) online.

We also wash our hands before meals, with a pitcher of water which is passed around the room. In Turkey, they use kolonya, made from fig blossoms, jasmine, rose, or citrus to disinfect their hands. In Morocco, it's common for women to scent their hands with rosewater or orange blossom water after meals.

4) Fragrances, Lotions and Potions: In the Arab world, perfumes are incredible. They're oil-based, so they have excellent projection and longevity. The olfactory notes commonly used in them are beautiful too: delicate rosewater and orange blossom water, exotic oud, sweet amber, vibrant roses and jasmine. In Morocco, gardenia scents are popular, even among men.

Emirati perfumes are the most well known in the West and are super good. Some personal favourites of mine include Oud Mood by Lattafa (Caramel, rose, saffron, and oud), Fatima Pink by Zimaya (Sweet rose that smells like a bit like Turkish delight. it's a dupe of the French Parfums De Marly Delina, however, the actual Delina smells very similar to generic rose oil perfumes you can get in the Arab world to begin with so Zimaya was basically able to dupe it to a T. Their version lasts really long too), Ameerat Al Arab by Lattafa (jasmine, a hint of oud, slightly citrusy. Also the name means "Arabian Princess" in English), Fakhar Rose by Lattafa (sweet, fruity, and very floral) and Yara by Lattafa (floral, amber, vanilla and strawberry). I buy my perfumes from Dubai Perfume Shop in Dublin, but they can be easily found online. Some well-known Arab perfume houses include Lattafa, Al Rehab, Zimaya, Al Qurashi, Amouage, Afnan, Ajmal, Asdaaf, Al Haramain, Armaf, Kayali, Maison Alhambra, and Swiss Arabian, but there are hundreds more.

As well as sprayable perfume, perfume oil is also used. It usually comes in rollerballs or small containers, is inexpensive, and lasts for ages. Like spray perfume, it comes in a huge variety of scents. You can also put it in diffusers or add some to cotton balls and leave in your wardrobe to scent clothes and linens.

Arabs know when to wear perfumes. For example, a rich, sweet, strong oud and vanilla scent will be beautiful in colder weather. But in warm weather, it will become cloying and sickly. Musk, amber and saffron are popular in winter, while rose, orange blossom and jasmine are popular in summer.

In the Arab world, many stalls in the Medina sell gorgeous oils, fragrances and soaps that are inexpensive. For example, the musk I mentioned above. As well as making your home smell incredible, you can also rub it on your body and you'll smell good for days.

Rosewater is commonly used as a toner and to remove makeup. In the town of Skoura, where my great grandparents were from, men even use it to shave with! Orange blossom water is also used in Arab beauty routines in a similar way to rosewater. You can apply either to a bath for extra luxury.

Argan oil is commonly used in Morocco on both skin and hair, as well as the less well-known but just as good prickly pear oil (which is very high in vitamin E). Pure argan oil actually smells mild and not fragrant (similar to olive oil), but for beauty, things like rose oil and menthol are commonly added, so it smells pretty good. Throughout the Middle East and North Africa, jasmine hair oil, castor oil and sweet almond oil (I like putting it in my baths and on my body) are easy to find. Usually Middle Eastern and South Asian shops in the West sell them too.

Honey and almond masks have been used since ancient times, and to this day are still popular. You can buy them basically anywhere. Homemade face masks made from honey and yoghurt or crushed figs and yoghurt are also used.

Aloe Vera is used to treat dry skin, acne, and sunburns. It has a cool and refreshing scent, perfect for the hot climate in many parts of the Arabian world. I like applying it after shaving as it's soothing, natural, and absorbs easily.

Frankincense, a resin used in the Middle East and North Africa for thousands of years, was traditionally used as a natural perfume. It's commonly used in incense. Frankincense oil is also good for the skin.

There are many beautiful scented soaps available in the Arab world. If you go to Turkish or Arab supermarkets, a lot of them will have a section where they sell hygiene products, including soaps with ingredients like argan, rose and oud, and olive oil. I've even found Syrian Aleppo soap before. You can just buy soaps from regular stores in scents like rose, jasmine, honey and almond, orange blossom and sandalwood for achieving that exotic scent though.

As well as using various oils, perfumes, and fragrant beauty treatments, Arab women also know how to layer these different scents to add dimension to them and avoid clashing. For example, a rose perfume over a vanilla lotion will always smell good. Other combinations that are good include almond and vanilla, rose and oud, rose and jasmine, lavender and lemon, rose and orange blossom, and orange blossom and vanilla. But there are many different combinations you can use to achieve a delicious scent that's unique to you.

I hope this was helpful, stay pretty ✨

[rerunren]

a dream

[yourplayersaidwhat]

Shit My Players Say gets a Community!

Most of y'all have probably heard about Tumblr's new Communities feature (if you haven't, read about them here). One of the SMPS mods got access to the Communities beta, and we now have our very own Shit My Players Say Community!

We're excited about this because a Community has one huge advantage over a submissions blog: members can post quotes directly, instead of submitting and then waiting for your quote to make it through the gauntlet of Tumblr bugs and the blog's queue before being posted. You'll get all the same great content without the mod bottleneck!

That said, Communities are still very much in early beta, with all the limitations that implies. This blog - the original Shit My Players Say / yourplayersaidwhat - will continue business as usual. (Or at least, as "business" as our catalog of crazy quotes can be!) So keep those submissions coming for your dash's daily dose of hilarity - then jump over to the Shit My Players Say Community for more!

Community membership & invitation details below the cut:

We'd love to have all y'all become full members immediately, but all Communities are currently invite-only and limited to 500 members. Assuming the beta process goes well and Tumblr eventually opens Communities more widely, the SMPS Community will be public. In the meantime, if you're interested in becoming a beta member, here's how!

We're looking for early members who are highly active on Tumblr, have a steady flow of quotes to post, and enjoy reacting to and commenting on others' quotes. You must follow all Community rules / guidelines, and be able to roll with all the quirks and bugs that come with a beta feature.

If this is you, and you're interested, send us an ask with the message "Community invite request" and your Tumblr blog name!

[spiderman2-99]

What’s with all of the… ah, unholy fanarts of me as a priest? Disgustingly inaccurate portrayal of the position aside, I’d make a terrible Father. Don’t have the patience for that even if I did believe in God.

And confession booths are stuffy; sex there would be atrocious.

[maddiethedog2]

I have nearly 500 followers now. Should I do something to celebrate hitting that milestone?

If I do, any ideas?

[isatoru]

ok bro so i don't know how to make this post SDJFHSH and say hi hello i missed everyone without being awkward and facing cricket noises since it's been over a year since i’ve logged in LMFAO and ppl still following r gonna be like ??? but .... ASKDUSDL HELLO!!!!! 🙂��↕️ to everyone that is still here ... <3

I MISSED YA'LL SM OMG ;---; i hope some of you still remember me so this won’t be too awkward 🙂‍↕️🙏

on that note!!!! i have returned because i have really bad gojo and isagi brainrot since rewatching/rereading jjk + getting into bllk

+ i have so many fics i have completed that i want to post !!! i have been cooking in isolation and after much needed self-growth and love in writing <3 ;v; (gojo, isagi, and nanami ones mostly lmaoo AND ALSO A SUKUNA SERIES I WANT TO POST) AND IDK WHAT TO POST FIRST LOL

also to the mutuals (that remain... <3) please do not be alarmed if u see me in ur notifs reblogging fics for my current faves and yapping in ur tags 🙂‍↔️ like in the next few days LMFAO i have been deprived of reading good fic for soooo long bruh and now im like. I NEED TO READ FOR GOJO AND ISAGI SO BAD…. i missed fic so bad...

would ya'll be chill if i posted writing out of the blue here lmao and changed my username ??... it wouldn't be too awkward ?? 🙂‍↔️ (for the username i will change it in a few days despite my impatience so i give everybody like a chance to get used to me being on their dash so it won't be too alarming LMAOO)

[aro-culture-is]

hey all. it's been a while. life has been not... bad per se, but I certainly haven't had the energy to keep up with this blog in quite some time. I'm closing submissions for now, and gonna try to queue up the whole of what has previously been submitted.

i'll let you know at the end of all that if i'm gonna continue at all. if I decide to abandon this blog, I do intend to keep it up as a resource and will not delete it.

thank you all for a great time

--- mods, kee system

[acesandocs]

Hei Hei

My name is Edd (she/him) and this is my Lackadaisy centric blog where i post and reblog (you guessed it) a variety of Lackadaisy content including: fanart, memes and my own art. I love anything to do with oc's especially, both mine and others. My main oc being Åse, nicknamed Ace. I also have two other blogs @coffeintheface and @missedditart.

If you have any triggers or subjects you blacklist feel free to send me a message and I’ll tag them for you. This blog is overall safe for work, but there are some art pieces that are risqué at the most. Those kinds of posts will be tagged with: cw suggestive.

Oc interactons, fanart or questions are all welcome! I don't really do request or art trades, but im willing to make exeptions for mutuals. I'm not comfortable with fanart that is serious nsfw or gore, as well as anything to do with ai.

fanart appreciation corner

More info and tags below

Info about Ace:

Bio card

How Ace fits into the Lackadaisy comic

family tree and timeline

voice claim

design reference sheet

Tag glossary:

General tags:

#lackadaisy cats = For canon Lackadaisy characters

#lackadaisy oc = For oc's both mine and others

#oc posting = When something reminds me of my oc. Doesn't allways relate directly to lackadaisy.

#my little mutuals 🦄 = tags for mutal specific posts

Åse related:

#Åse ''Ace'' Olaug Årud = Anything to do with my primary Lackdaisy oc.

#åse info = General info and present story. for those who want to know who Ace is and how he fits into canon.

#åse lore = Ace's backstory and family. Just extra fun for those who want a peak into Ace's life before and after the Lackadaisy comic takes place. Will likely include several superfluous oc's.

#åse core = similarly to oc posting, this is for stuff that reminds me of Åse. More specifically objects and photographs. (also a low key excuse to show my followers cool stuff form my culture)

#Årud family or #Hall family = When a post is about one or more of Ace's family family members, corresponding to each of them. Also used so i dont have to individually tag like 7 characters.

#Åse by others = Fanart tag for Ace

[cows-wearing-my-sweater]

➽─────❥SURROUNDED BY HEADS AND BODIES

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷welcome to my blog !

naomi. she/him. queer. full-time emo, part-time silly and whimsical. self-titled lover, noacf defender. blond matty healy obsessor.

╰─▸occasional writer. this blog is not exclusively fic-related! pls have patience with writing updates. find my masterlist here.

➠i am always open to blurb requests! feel free to stop by my askbox and leave any requests/ideas you'd like to see from me.

☆posts and reblogs!★

➸ gifs and gifsets

➸ photosets

➸ my textposts

➸ answered asks (send me an ask here. don't be shy! ♡)

꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦important!꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷

➸this blog often contains 18+ content. please proceed with caution.

➸my askbox and dms are always open! hateful anons, messages, etc. will be blocked immediately.

➸never hesitate to tag me in things or interact with me in any way!! that's what this blog is here for ♡

[gyofukuki]

tiny psa. i generally approach things here chronologically, but i maaay try mixing it up for a while, that is, sprinkle in starters and replies for my other critters, even if they are not as old as stuff in shoko's backlog. don't get me wrong -- i really, really wanna get to all these too, but rest of the critters are rattling to get their turn, too

ps. i appreciate your patience but also all and any reminders! my brain is tiiiny and i'm sure i'm forgetting stuff, so please do let me know in any way if i've been owing you stuff for a while and you wanna check in on it orrr anything else really! x

[sweebread]

Pinned post :)

Hi, im Sweebread! You can call me Swee. This is where i post my art and reblog things i like

My commission info:

Are commissions open rn? ❌

How many slots are open? N/A

Under the cut you'll find tags, DNI, other useful things

About me:

Ive been on tumblr for a few years now, but i dont consider myself an OG user. This blog started as a way to post art relating to the Hermitcraft SMP, which i still watch and enjoy, but im not a frequent poster of anymore. My true beginnings were on instagram.

English is my second language, im a student, ive never made a pinned post introduction like this before lol

Tags:

My art tag: #myart

Self reblogs: #self rb

Funnies: #posts that make me laugh

Dracula liveblogging: #swee reading dracula

Answered asks: #asks

Fundraisers: #fundraiser sent to me

Commissions: #commissions

Original text posts: #swee talks

If you'd like me to tag something, dont be shy to ask!

DNI:

I dont have a DNI, so interact as you please. Just know im a frequent user of the block and delete buttons. We're not friends, i dont know you, act accordingly and be respectful and we'll get along.

Image descriptions:

Image descriptions will be added in the ALT of the images. Im new at writing them, so bear with me. I might also forget to add them, which i apologize for. If you have something to say related to the descriptions, feel free to let me know!

I have a carrd with useful links here:

If you like what i do and want to support me, you can best do it here:

[thankspete]

masterlist

*indicates smut / updated 6/20/24

dylan o’brien

Swimsuits & Sangria* ➙ Pt II: Cure for a Red Wine Hangover* (coming soon!)

Unfair*

Reunion*

A Year By Your Side ➙ Summer ➙ Autumn* ➙ Winter* ➙ Spring* (in progress!)

5 seconds of summer

recent works When Our Friend Isn’t Around | C.H. ➙ Pt I: The Patio ➙ Pt II: The Kitchen ➙ Pt III: The Living Room* ➙ Pt IV: The Guest Bedroom*

Poolside* | C.H. (coming soon!)

7+ year old works, untouched & unedited (i truly cannot vouch for the quality of these lmao) Sober* | M.C.

Don’t Be | C.H.

Don’t Tell Me What to Do* | C.H.

Tagged Preferences

Tagged Blurbs

misc

everything i’ve written + posted to this blog (incl L.H. + A.I.) ao3: inthemorning always accepting requests/feedback here!

[yourplayersaidwhat]

Good news, everyone! You can now join the Shit My Players Say Community via the link above. Come on in and check it out!

[angeltober]

This is a blog for Angeltober reblogs & enjoyment.

It is a secondary blog run by @sancta-seraphina, so that is the blog that likes & refollows will come from. This blog also celebrates Ultrangeltober, combination Angeltobers, and any other Angeltober lists.

Fair warning, I'm also tempted to reblog angel art in general, because there's a lot of really cool angel art.

I will also be queuing up previous Angeltober posts. It may take a while to find & queue them all.

Prompt lists will be queued & posted first. On the blog, there is a tag/page for prompt lists in particular so people can peruse them easily.

Feel free to dm this blog any posts you want shared.