#Sandalwood Bath Bombs

[acelessthan3]

Making Andrew guess which bath bomb I used by smell

[ashenoaktradingcompany]

For those who would rather see brick red than rainbows this Pride, we offer Stonewall inspired bath bombs: Sandalwood scented, brick colored and shaped.

We always value substance over style, and these are no exception. Each bath brick is loaded with colloidal oatmeal, rich deodorized cocoa butter, kaolin clay, and cream of tartar. The sandalwood fragrance is strong without being overpowering. (Please note that because of variations in the thickness of some molds, some bricks may have more or less pronounced horizontal lines than what is pictured here.)

Rest assured we're queer ourselves, we're not just cashing in on queer defiance.

Live well and stay safe, friends.

Ingredients: Baking Soda, Citric Acid, Colloidal Oatmeal, Cream of Tartar, Kaolin Clay, Deodorized Cocoa Butter, Polysorbate 80, Fragrance, Mica, Isopropyl Alcohol

[seth-the-giggle-fish]

I really hope it doesn't rain on Wednesday because that's when our order of Citric Acid is coming in so we can make more bath bombs

i think we're good on the Stonewall Bath Bombs for now, so next we want to make more of our fragrance free bath bombs. They have all the good stuff and not a drop of fragrance, witch hazel, added color, or essential oils

[cherrycocaineee]

40. Toji Fushiguro - Toji as your boyfriend headcanons

* Synopsis: Toji met you the day you hired him to kill your husband. You were tired of being the battered wife who wore turtle necks and long sleeves all year round while your husband drank and laughed like he was having a grand ol’ time, especially when you found out about the cheating. What you didn’t expect was to fall in love with the man you hired to off your husband, and he wasn’t expecting to fall for you either but how could he just walk about from someone so pretty who didn’t seem to mind a bit of blood. Here’s how Toji is as your boyfriend. *

* Warning: nsfw, 18+, blood, murder for hire, soft x grumpy, whatever else you may considered a warning. *

SFW

There are noticeable things that Toji does differently to show that he cares. You often find yourself comparing your old husband to Toji, finding that you had made the correct choice of having him killed and falling in love with his killer.

* Toji holds any door you come in contact with open for you. It doesn’t matter if it’s the car door, a restaurant door, even your own home door. He’ll casually reach ahead of you, his arm always seemingly long no matter how far behind he is. He’ll pull the door open and keep his hand rested at the top of the opened door while gesturing you inside with his other hand. His eyes, dark and grumpy, watching you with a hint of amusement because it doesn’t matter how many times he’s done it or how long y’all have been together, you still were shocked at the unexpected kindness. Maybe that was why Toji did it, maybe he loved seeing your face contort into shock but happiness all in one.

* Toji doesn’t mind running you a bath every so often. Yeah, he goes out and makes a living and is tired but his life would fall apart without you in it. He’s a good looking man who does a lot of physical activities and no amount of going out to eat is good for any body, even one like his. So he’s grateful to be able to come home to a freshly cooked meal and a clean home. He doesn’t have to ask, so once in a while he fill up the tub with some perfectly temperature water to your liking, throw in a bath bomb that smells like his favorite scent on you: coffee, sandalwood, and rose. He even added some rose petals that he normally teased you about. He’d carry you to the bathroom, his fingers squeezing your exposed thigh reassuringly as you protested that you could walk yourself.

“Let me do this for ya, doll.”

* Toji will stay up late with you and listen to you talk about your day. One arm tucked behind his head while the other was being used as a pillow. He’d absentmindedly play with the strands of your hair while listening to you talk about whatever your day consisted of. The sound of your voice soothes him after a long day of work, and it’s one of the few times the two of y’all are intimate with the absence of sex. It was new to the both of you but an experiencing that both of y’all enjoyed with each other.

“I should probably get up and finish the laundry, Toji.”

“No ya don’t. Quit movin’ and lie down with me. Wanna hear about your day.”

* Toji likes to take you shopping; he likes the smile you get on your face when you come out in a new dress twirling around in front of him. You looked gorgeous in everything you tried on, especially the short little dresses that you seemed to love. He loved them too. While y’all are out shopping together,Toji is carrying your bags, keeping your hands free. Even with his hands full, he still managed to keep your hand tightly grasped in his own wanting to keep you as close to him as possible.

* Toji is protective as hell, which is more than you could say from your ex husband. Before your husband would laugh it off when one of his colleagues would slap your ass at some office party. You had complained about it before but he told you to quit overreacting and to not embarrass him. If they wanted to slap your ass, you’d better let them. But Toji wasn’t having any of it. No one could touch you but him, and he’d make it known with a glare, or low rumble deep in his chest when he growled at the approach of another man towards you. But those who were bold enough to ignore the warning signs Toji was putting out there, ended up in a puddle of their own blood. Especially the ones who laid their hands on you. After beating the fuck out of those who were brave enough to come after you, he would just walk away with you, his bloodied hand wrapped around your waist for security. It was the safety net you needed in your relationship, and he provided it for you.

* You’re the first woman that Toji has actually remembered an anniversary with. To him, normally, it’s just another dumb day to remember that he’s locked down. But with you, it’s different. Maybe it was because of how y’all met. Maybe he liked a girl who wasn’t afraid to get into trouble, and when you hired him to kill your husband, you risked getting in trouble with the police and he found that attractive. So he made it a point to remember the first day he met you and the first day y’all got together. And it meant a lot to you, considering your previous husband would often forget.

* Every morning Toji will leave a little gift that he hid all night for you to wake up to. A little something that he knows you’ll enjoy: a diamond necklace, a book he knows you’ve been wanting to read, a bouquet of your favorite flowers and some of your favorite candies. Sometimes the gift is expensive while other times it could just be something sentimental and small. No matter what it is, it brings a smile to your face. You aren’t use to little “just because” presents.

“You like my gift today, sweetheart? Thought about you when I saw it.”

“It’s lovely Toji! Thank you so much!”

* Before every mission, Toji asks you to write him a letter or to take a polaroid photo for him to carry along with him. Anything that’ll help get him through the next few days without you. Of course, y’all call each other or facetime but he NEEDED something more, something physical, something concrete, something real. It was endearing and you happily obliged, sending him off with some sort of trinket of yours. A handwritten letter, poem, some of your favorite song lyrics or book quotes; you’d even send him off with a few pictures not just one. You loved the smile that spreaded across his face when he got them. It made your day to know that he loved you so much that he had to have a little something that reminded him of you.

NSFW

But it wasn’t just the romantic parts of Toji that was different from your last husband. It was also the sex that was different. Physically, Toji is a better looking man by far: his large, muscular body, the dozens of scars littered across his body that he got from missions that didn’t end so well, his dark, jet black hair that wasn’t styled but looked amazing and soft, the scar on his lip was dangerous and his dark eyes were haunting and brooding but sexy and inviting. Physically, he was everything compared to your ex. But what you hadn’t expected was the difference between them in bed. Your ex husband was selfish, didn’t pay attention to you, didn’t say anything or do anything to get you there. But that wasn’t Toji at all. All he wanted was to hear your moans selfishly. It was like his appetite for you was insatiable.

* Toji loves eating you out, tasting every drop of your juices while shoving two fingers deep into your dripping heat. His eyes stared up at you watching as your head fall back, your elbows shaking as they tried to hold up your quivering weight. At any moment, your weight could give out causing you to plop down on the bed. He’d keep a death grip on your plushy thighs, keeping your legs spread nice and wide for him. Even if you wanted to close your legs, you couldn’t. Toji continued to flick his tongue against your sensitive clit before grazing his teeth against it; a shriek of pleasure and pain echoed off the walls of y’alls bedroom. A grin stretched across his face as he dove back into your folds. Your nails tore into the bed sheets, a slight rip colliding with the noises you were making along with the noises coming from your drench cunt. Squelches, moans, and ripping; it was music to Toji’s ears.

“That’s it, baby. Listen to all these pretty noises coming from you. Music to my ears.”

* Toji loves being in control, and you love that he takes control. He initiates the sex; there’s no waiting around wondering if he was out cheating and doesn’t have the apetite to seduce you like their was with your ex. Toji is practically addicted to you, and to you only. He loves your scent, he loves the feeling of your skin against his rough skin, he loves the sounds you make, the way your tongue rolled out of your slobbery mouth, your eyes either rolled to the back of your head or crossed as he fucked you deeper and deeper. He’d grip your hair forcing you to look at him as he pounded into you relentlessly. With Toji, sex was rough; the both of you were bound to leave with a few marks and bruises. Your nails digging and scratching against Toji’s back or his biceps, drops of blood beading out of the freshly torn skin, Toji’s calloused hands would dig into your flesh leaving hand shaped bruises, or he’d nip at your skin leaving hickies or bite marks. You could simply be making dinner and Toji will decide that he needs you right then and there. And no he can’t wait until y’all are in the bedroom, the counter is just as good as y’alls bed according to him.

“Toji, I’m cooking dinner.”

“Yeah, well I’m hungry now, so how about you hop of here and let me have a taste, hmm?”

* Sex with Toji is kinkier than you’re usually use to. He has a lot of different kinks including a breeding kink, mirror sex, overstimulation, dumbification, spit kink…and that was just to name a few. He liked holding you against the dresser and watching himself fuck into you in the mirror. He liked pinning you to the bed, his cock going painfully slow as he told you to open your mouth before dropping a large glob of spit between your lips telling you not to swallow it until you were told to. He has a front view seat of his saliva moxing with your own pooling spit. With a sharp thrust, he’ll tell you to swallow and you will. You wouldn’t dare to tell him no, not because he’d hurt you, but because you wanted it just as badly as he did. By the end, he’d have you filled to the brim with his cum after several loads before stepping back to admire his work. You couldn’t move really; your limbs were heavy and tired, your lungs were still gasping for air, sweat clinging to your body like a thin blanket. You could just watch Toji with hooded eyes as he examined his handy work.

“Such a messy little cunt. Pretty.”

* Aftercare with Toji is on a whole other level too. He helps clean you up, gets you all ready for bed or at least ready to resume your day. A nice, wet, warm washcloth casually running over your body removing whatever bodily fluid possess that crevice of your body, Toji whispered sweet nothings into your ear as you relaxed your muscles, sleep slowly overcoming you. Sometimes you’d be able to fall asleep but most times Toji was just cleaning you off just to make you all messy again. You didn’t mind though, it just meant you had to go through the whole aftercare process again. If you’re lucky, the two of you will run a bath after round 3 and Toji will sit in the water with you, holding your frame against his own.

“One more round, baby, and I’ll get a nice, hot bath ready for us.”

[yuoimia]

bubbly haze !

summary: their favorite bath products

chars: albedo, alhaitham, ayaka, ayato, childe, cyno, diluc, eula, heizou, itto, kaeya, kaveh, kazuha, mona, nilou, raiden, tighnari, wanderer, xiao, yae miko, yelan, zhongli.

cws: modern au, hardly proofread, maybe grammatical errors? gn! reader.

scented bath bombs - childe, ayaka, heizou, kaveh,

they own an impressive collection of bath bombs of every scent, color and shape, all meticulously organised categorically by aesthetics and purpose. you’d think they’d treasure them like precious lost gems, locked away in some fancy glass cabinets, but you’d change your mind in a split second if you saw them in the bath.

it’ll start off with one, singular bath bomb. it dissolves and fizzes, seeping and mixing into the water around them. but we could up that a bit more. there is a whole box just in the cupboard…

soon the bathroom smells like one of those heavily perfumed candle shops.

personalized shampoo and conditioner - albedo, tighnari, eula, zhongli

their hair game is top tier!! it’s serious business to them, and hair products from local stores just don’t meet their sky-high standards. their the ones that order from those custom-made sites, and claim that their deluxe, personalized shampoo and conditioner is 100% worth half their income. whether it actually works or not, it doesn’t really matter because their hair is a thousand times more healthy and shiny than yours :(

fragrant soaps + body washes - diluc, alhaitham, ayato, yelan, wanderer, yae miko.

these people always smell good. and its not from heavy layers of perfume, cologne or body mists, their charming aroma stems from their immaculate taste in bath products.

though it may not look like it, these people are very knowledgeable when it comes to the best complimentary scents and combos. very often they’d mix and experiment around different types of soaps and consistencies, spending a concerning amount of time in the bathroom perfecting their concoctions. despite this, they do have a favourite signature scent. it might be something simple like lavender, or something unusual like sandalwood and aquarian rose. ??

exfoliating sugar scrubs - kaeya, kazuha, cyno, raiden ei, nilou, 

the same type of people who enjoys consistent self-care. they know that sugar scrubs aren’t particularly essential in baths, potentially harmful if overused, but it sure heightens and makes the experience even more delightful and comforting. the have only a few of different fragrances, but they treasure and savour them like its their last. after all, baths for them are like an escape from responsibilities and expectations, a gateway to temporary tranquility.

it doesn’t last that long, but at least they have their sugar scrubs. 

water - xiao, itto, mona.

it’s basic, but it does it’s job…to some extent. sure, sometimes it doesn’t mask some odor, but its nothing a few spritz of cheap body mist can’t hide! (minus xiao for this part) they don’t understand the point of expensive products. aren’t baths are just obligations to make sure your clean? you could be spending your money and time doing things much more important and useful.

…but they’d never say no to a paid appointment at the bathhouse!! 

© ayaboba. do not copy, modify or translate in any way.

[tiredwitchplant]

How to Use Herbs: Lavender (English Lavender)

Hello. Back with another post about how to use an herb. This time the herb is lavender. We discussed the history, powers and etc in another post (That I will link in a moment) and now we are going to see how we can use it. >>>> Post about Lavender

Alchemy Formulas:

*Remember when it says one part, try a teaspoon of it first. Always experiment with less amount than too much.

Mercury

one part lavender flowers

one part gum mastic

one part cinnamon chips

one part cinnamon oil

one part lavender oil

Air

one part gum arabic

one part cinnamon

one part lavender oil

one part clove oil

Change

one-part calamus root (Uranus; change)

one part lavender (Mercury; clarity)

one-part powdered nutmeg (Uranus; change)

one part cinnamon (Uranus, Mercury; change)

two parts sandalwood oil (Mercury, Moon; communication between conscious and subconscious minds)

Fame

one part cedar chips (Jupiter; renown)

one part angelica (Sun; authority)

one part myrtle (Venus; the arts)

one part gum mastic (Uranus; innovation)

one part lavender oil (Mercury; knowledge)

one part carnation oil (Jupiter; expansion)

Peace

one-part jasmin flowers (Moon; emotions)

one part myrrh resin (Saturn; grounding)

one part rose petals (Venus; love)

one part lotus oil (Neptune; inspiration)

one part lavender oil (Mercury; communication)

Spells:

Snake-beckoning Spell

Place an image on an altar, either of a snake or of an affiliated deity— the Minoan Serpent Goddess for instance.

Surround this with fresh lavender or warm the essential oil in an aroma burner.

Call the spirit. Be prepared to explain why you have issued the invitation.

Do this spell before bedtime, to receive a visitation in your dreams.

Don’t Sabotage My Success Spell (Workplace Edition)

Prepare a separate mojo for each person who appears to sabotage you.

Write the co-worker’s name on a square of brown paper three times.

Write your own name over each of the co-worker’s names, saying: “I cross you and I cover you.”

Anoint the corners of the paper with essential oils of bergamot, clove bud, and lavender.

Fold up the paper, placing it inside a red flannel drawstring bag, together with a devil’s shoestring root and some cumin seed.

Maintain this discreetly in the workplace, feeding daily with a drop of essential oil of lavender for reinforcement.

Herbal Beauty Glamour Spell

2 ounces of beeswax

1/2 cup coconut oil

1/2 cup olive oil

Glass measuring cup

Pan filled with water

Spoon

10 to 12 drops of lavender essential oil

10 to 12 drops of yarrow essential oil

Mirror

Pretty tin or jar

Combine the beeswax, coconut oil, and olive oil into the glass measuring cup and warm it in the pan full of water. This creates a double boiler like effect.

Once the wax melts, stir everything (the oils and beeswax) until well blended and remove it from the heat.

Add the lavender and yarrow oils, stirring them in slowly. As you do so, look into the mirror and say, I am lovely, I am desirable, I am magical. Beauty is more than skin deep. See me for the magnificence of my inner self.

Before it cools, pour your salve into a pretty tin or jar. After it has firmed up, use it on your skin.

Baths and Cleansing:

Maximum Power Spiritual Cleansing Bath

sea salt

rose and calendula blossoms

lavender oil

rose oil

rosemary oil

sandalwood oil

frankincense oil

myrrh oil

white rose hydrosol

Add copious quantities of sea salt to your bath water.

Add a drop of each essential oil into the water.

Float rose and calendula blossoms in the water, if possible.

Bath for Mercury

Herbs: lavender, white sandalwood, horehound, marjoram, thyme

Oils: lavender, white sandalwood, marjoram, anise

Self-Love Bath Bomb Bag

1 tablespoons of lavender

1 tablespoon of mandrake

1 tablespoon vervain

1 tablespoon vetivert

10-inch square of thin muslin or cotton

White ribbon

Red candle

Place the herbs in the center of the square of the cloth and gather up the corners.

Use the white ribbon to tie it, forming a pouch.

Run a warm bath and hang the pouch over the faucet, allowing the water to run through it, filling the tub with the essence of the herbs.

Light the candle and climb into the tub. Allow yourself to soak in the warm, fragrant water.

Use the herb pouch to wash your body, as you do, gaze into the candle's flame.

Visualize yourself radiating an aura of self-confidence and power. See yourself as the sort of person who attracts attention from those who are worthy.

When the water cools, extinguish the candle and get out of the tub. After you've dried yourself, dispose of the herb pouch by burying it or burning it.

Oils, Potions and Powders

Oil Blend for Patience

1 part rose

1 part lavender

1 part pine

Oil Blend for Peace

1 part violet

1 part lavender

1 part jasmine

1 part sandalwood

Masculine Oil Blend

Base note: 10 drops patchouli

Middle note: 10 drops sandalwood

Top note: 3 drops lavender

For the rest of the recipe, you will need:

1-ounce grated beeswax

Double boiler

1 ounce jojoba oil

2 metal 1-ounce containers

Flat toothpicks

Heat the grated beeswax in the double boiler until it is liquid.

Add the jojoba oil and gently mix the two ingredients together to achieve a homogenous blend.

Pour half the liquid into each container and add 3 drops of your essential oil blend.

Quickly stir the mixture with the toothpicks before the wax begins to set.

Keep one container for anointing yourself and the other as a gift to your consort so that he or she may come to appreciate you on a new level. If you are solitary and without a consort, you can use one for anointing your skin and the other for charging candles and ritual tools.

Love Potion #9

1. Choose nine love herbs. Consider these: Damiana

Ginger

Grains of Paradise

Hibiscus

Lovage

Melissa (lemon balm)

Peppermint

Red clover

Rose petals

(Other options might include adder’s tongue, cardamom pods, catnip, cubeb, lavender, red raspberry leaves or rose hips.)

2. Make a strong infusion of all the herbs, strain, and serve.

Love Powder Drawing Powder

1. Grind the following botanicals to a fine powder:

Basil

Lavender

Rose petals

Yarrow

Optional: ginger blossoms

2. Blend with rice powder.

3. Sprinkle around your home, your bedroom, on your sheets and on you.

Teas and Soothing Pillow:

Bedtime Tea

1 part lavender

1 part catnip

1 part verbena

1 part chamomile

1 cup of boiling water

Mix dry herbs into a small jar

To brew, pour 1 cup of boiling water over 1 teaspoon of the blend you made in the jar.

Steep for 5 - 7 minutes. Strain and enjoy.

Love Tea

1 part rose petals

1 part lavender

1 part jasmine

Pinch of cinnamon (optional)

1 cup of boiling water.

Mix dry herbs into a small jar

To brew, pour 1 cup of boiling water over 1 teaspoon of the blend you made in the jar.

Steep for 5 - 7 minutes. Strain and enjoy.

Dream Pillow (Hecate’s Pillow)

Hecate provides protection at night as well as psychic enhancement, so that you can journey safely during dreams. Appeal to Hecate to block nightmares too.

Dried lavender

Dried mullein

Essential oil of lavender

Optional: tuberose absolute

Blend two parts lavender to one part mullein.

Sprinkle a few drops of the essential oils over the dried botanicals.

Allow this to dry thoroughly and use it to fill a black pillow.

For optimum results, create and inaugurate the pillow during the Dark Moon or on Halloween/Samhain.

Again, sorry for such a long post. Please try to follow the instructions to the best of your abilities or mix and match and experiment. Happy witching. Bye byes~

Sources

[rowantheotaku]

What do the Obey Me Brothers smell like?

I was reading fanfiction and decided to make this, so here you go

Lucifer: He's very particular, so even though I don't care about him he'd probably smell pretty good. He would smell like leather from his gloves and probably a very mild soap scent. It wouldn't be overbearing or very strong.

Mammon: I love him, but we all know he smells like a middle school boy who used way to much ax body spray. He probably also smells like leather from his jacket.

Leviathan: It would depend on the day. If you caught him right after an anime or game binge he'd probably smell pretty bad. Like sweat and body odor. But if you caught him on a day where he showered he'd probably smell a bit like salt water. A slightly floral soap faintly somewhere mixed in.

Satan: Considering how he surrounds himself with them, he'd smell like old books. He would have a faint soap scent that's barely recognizable under the ink and paper scent.

Asmodeus: Roses and vanilla sugar. He uses a vanilla sugar body wash with exfoliating pearls along with a rose scented bath bomb and rose petals. His entire room smells the same from him using perfumes and hair products. Yet it manages to stay a light fragrance and not overpowering.

Beelzebub: He works out a lot, so he probably smells a bit like sweat, though he also would smell a bit sweet from eating sweet foods. He'd also make sure to shower after working out because, come on, he's a himbo. Probably smells like sandalwood and citrus directly after a shower.

Belphegor: Somehow, for being locked in an attic for months and not having a lot of energy, he'd probably give off a faint sweetened lavender scent. He'd also probably have a faint aloe scent as more of an undertone.

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you return to your apartment with the lovely scent of your lavender candles wafting from the lit bathroom. from the familiar looking sneakers at your doorstep, you're certain someone is–"just in time," you flinch a little at the voice that reverberates the room, and you chuckle when you see a head popping out from the bathroom door.

"jeez, almost gave me a heartattack," you shake your head, stepping in and putting your bag aside as you remove your jacket. he reveals himself entirely and pads over to you, helping you hang your jacket onto the coatstand with grin, "nah, impossible. i've been testing your heart all the time and you're gonna outlive me whether you like it or not."

"consider me lucky, then," you snicker, and he can't resist the urge to spin you around so he can give you a quick kiss. you can't ignore the smell coming from him that you had to put your hands on his shoulders, nudging him back to now take in the fact he's still in his clothes he wore to practice–"tae, respectfully, you stink."

he gasps and jolts back, eyes wide as he keeps one hand on your waist, the other up to cover his mouth in attempts to be dramatic. "oh no, whatever shall we do now?"

you throw your head back with a laugh; one so pretty that it makes taehyun form heart eyes at the sight. he takes this moment to pull you by the hand to follow him, leading you to the bathroom, "guess we'll need to take a bath, then."

he pushes the door open to reveal the multiple lit candles he's prepared around the sink, around the tub and a freshly drawn bath with a bath bomb from the cupboard. 

"kang taehyun, you were prepared and waited a bath for me?"

"yeah, for us."

"...stop. i love you too much as is."

he scoffs and follows your movements to get undressed, shaking his head, "can never be too much."

past the sounds of clothes ruffling and meeting the floor, taehyun holds your waist from behind to ensure you get into the tub safely (yes, all because of that one time you slipped trying to get in quickly). you hold your hand out for him to grip to leverage onto as he steps in behind you and soon, with the aroma of mandarin and sandalwood weaving in the mixture of lavender, you're leaning back against taehyun's chest as he circles his arms around you, cocooning you in as he presses his chin atop of your head.

"y'know, whether you're stinky or not, i don't think i'll ever get tired taking baths with you like this," you murmur, nudging him to lift his head from resting atop of yours as you move to rest your head against his shoulder. he gets a good look at you with a chuckle, shifting his legs and hugging you a bit tighter as the warm water swallows the pair of you a whole. "how is it that you threw an insult at me but still managed to compliment me at the same time?"

"dunno. i could be a wizard with words, i guess."

"brat," he mutters under his breath, and it makes you smile in a way that your eyes crinkle up. it makes him sigh at the sight, knowing very well that–"you love me."

he nudges the side of your head with his as he lowers himself to snuggle into you, his lips by the side of your ear as you two relax in the water together. "yeah, i do."

[adminbryantsaki]

Vanilla

Alpha! Werewolf! Shouta x Omega! reader Aftercare (I do not own My Hero Academia or the characters within. Anything associated with that fandom belongs to Horikoshi Kohei. This story belongs to my 2023 Spice-tober collection. I hope you enjoy. If this story isn’t your cup of tea, blend of spices, or brew of coffee move on. Reader discretion is advised.)

TW: mention of past sex scenes, Omegaverse shenanigans

WC: 1,003

You stretched out from under your blankets and snuggled back under the covers, taking in the faint scent of vanilla and orange coming from the other areas of the log cabin that overlooked the lake out in your backyard, urging your sore and aching body out of bed, gingerly putting your weight onto your legs, and walking slowly out of the bedroom and into the kitchen where you found your Alpha making waffles for you and himself. He looked over and smiled when he saw your sleeping form enter the kitchen. “Good morning, Kitty. How did you sleep?” He asked as he pulled a waffle fresh from the iron and put it on a plate for you.

“I slept okay. I feel sore and achy though.” You told him as you slid into a chair and accepted the plate bearing a waffle that was heavily topped with whipped cream, butter, and syrup. You ate the waffle and sniffed around, smelling a candle that had been lit in the kitchen area. “You like that, baby? It’s vanilla, fig, and orange. I put another candle in the bathroom for when we take a bath together after you’ve eaten then we can cuddle on the couch. I lit the fireplace with tea tree, vanilla, and orange peel over some applewood logs that I chopped earlier this year.” He told you and you smiled as you were still sleepy. He chuckled, walking over to kiss your head before he finished making waffles with the remaining batter. You nodded and kicked your legs as you finished your waffle. Shouta gave you another one and you ate it happily. He smiled and put waffles into plastic bags, putting a couple bags into the fridge and the rest into the freezer. You finished your second waffle and slid off the chair, walking slowly around the counter and hugging Shouta from behind.

“Bath now please.” You asked as you bonked your head against his back gently. He chuckled and set the dishes to soak, turning around in your arms, picking you up with ease and carrying you to the bathroom. The scent changed as you got closer to the bathroom but not by much. The vanilla scent was still there but smells of cedar and sandalwood emitted from the bathroom. You smiled and let him set you on the counter as he filled the bathtub with water. Your eyes looked at the flames of the candle as they flickered until Shouta kissed your cheek and helped you into the warm water with you behind him. You relaxed into him and let yourself soak in the warmth of the water. Shouta dropped in a vanilla, sage, orange with a hint of sandalwood that complimented the candle that was still burning on the counter. You shifted and leaned into his chest as all the scents swirled around you, making you feel all warm, cozy, and safe.

The two of you soaked in the bathtub until the fizzling and scent of the bath bomb had faded and the water had run cold. You didn’t want to get out because you liked the feeling of the water over your skin. You moved of your Alpha’s lap to stay in the water longer but he got out and pulled a fluffy towel out of the dryer and held it open for you. You huffed and got out of the water hesitantly and walked into the towel. Your eyes widened when you felt how soft and warm it was. You nuzzled into the fabric and purred. “Let’s get you changed into something warm, alright?” He spoke and guided you out of the bathroom and into the bedroom where he let you lay on the bed, still being all cozy and warm as he picked out some clothes for you, laying them next to you and leaving the room for a moment to get you changed.

Once you gave him a signal that you had changed into the clothes. He walked into the bedroom and carried you out to the living room where he had set up a makeshift den with his computer set up with a movie and the fireplace within view. You let out a purr and he set you down, watching you go into the den and get cozy under your blankets, taking in the tea tree, vanilla, applewood, and orange peel scent, wafting through the house and making you sink further into your feeling of warmth and safety.

You rolled over and buried your face into a pillow where you could smell your Alpha’s scent, still faint but still here in the fabric of the pillowcase, reminding you of the past year that you both had, spending each season here in the log cabin. You loved looking out the glass sliding doors at the surrounding forest and lake that was currently blanketed in a wonderful sheet of white as the world around you had been plunged into a deep and cold winter. You remembered each season being with your Alpha as his wolf-like instincts took over each time his rut came and he would ask you for assistance with his rut, which you agreed to every time. You shifted again in the den so you were able to see the screen of his laptop as the movie began. Shouta held you close and cuddled you as the movie played. “Thank you for all the care today, Shouta.” You told him. “You’re welcome, my love.” He told you and smiled as he put an arm around you, holding you close as the movie played. The End.

[walkawaytall]

13, 34, 59?

13. Top 3 binge perfect tv shows

Derry Girls

Better Off Ted

Severance (I've been on a Severance kick, okay?)

Though...all together, this is only 54 episodes of television (so far! Severance is supposed to have a second season), so maybe they aren't the best for binging :D

34. Top 3 ways to treat yourself

This stupid-expensive Italian chocolate (Venchi brand. It's the best chocolate I've ever eaten and I just bought some while they were having a sale on their website so I currently feel rich in chocolate)

These bath bombs that I went a little crazy with during a Black Friday sale and now have like a year's supply of bath bombs (Enfusia brand. They don't smell as strong or color the water nearly as intensely as LUSH bath bombs, but also LUSH gives me a headache half the time and I like the Enfusia scents more. Let's Get Naked, Arabian Sandalwood, and Unicorn Heart are three year-round favorites, but their holiday-time-only Frosted Cranberry is possibly my favorite overall. Unicorn Heart straight-up smells like SweeTarts candies. Also, sometimes they sell less-than-perfect bath bombs for a steep discount on their website).

Uhhh...playing video games for like an entire day?

59. Top 3 series (book, movie, television)

I'm excluding Star Wars from this because my love for it is complicated and involves far too many caveats.

The Hunger Games

The Twilight Saga movies (they're so stupid, but I keep rewatching them, so)

Derry Girls

Top 3 asks!

[financeprincess]

Honestly once I put Aaliyah on my Bluetooth speaker, light my mahogany and sandalwood scented candles, throw my lush bath bomb in the tub, and post up in there with my glass of rosé, my weed pen, and HBO on my MacBook, all of my problems will disappear

[ashenoaktradingcompany]

SHAMELESS HYPE POST

New Pride merch appropriate for 2023 is curing and will be available on the Etsy in a few days!

I think a lot of us would rather see brick red than rainbows this Pride. Ta-da!

Stonewall bath bombs: Sandalwood scented, brick colored and shaped.

I'm actually really excited for how these are turning out so far. We always do substance over style, so they still have the great bath bomb recipe we made (godIhatetootingmyownhorn, but honestly, we do make very nice bath bombs, and you will not find the recipe online), but they're looking great!

[pocketvenuslux]

Taking a break from my usual fare to review some products from Aleppo Savon, founded by Abdulfatah Sabouni, a fourth generation soapmaker from Syria who settled in Calgary, Alberta in Canada.

The company started the first Syrian soap production facility in Canada and follows a traditional recipe using laurel berry oil which has antibacterial properties.

I just finished using my 20% Laurel Aleppo Soap and it’s become one of my favourite bar soaps. It has a gentle, clean scent, produces a silky lather and does not strip the skin of moisture. It also leaves your skin soft with a subtle scent. While I wouldn’t recommend it for daily facial cleansing, I do find it’s gentle enough to use on the face while cleansing enough to remove eye makeup. Also, it’s fantastic for cleaning my Knix period knickers. The antibacterial formula leaves them smelling so fresh, I now prefer to hand wash them for a couple minutes with this bar rather than run them through a washing machine cycle with detergent.

I haven’t used the 10% Laurel Aleppo Soap bar yet (not pictured), but the extra 10% makes a huge difference in scent. It’s actually a bit stronger and heavier. As well, the bar itself is soft with a bit of an oily, tacky feel. I’ll update here about how it lathers and cleanses when I can.

I also picked up some scented bars, including Jasmine, Sandalwood, Rose and Oud. The Jasmine, Sandalwood and Rose are not formulated with the laurel berry recipe and produce a richer and creamier lather though I feel like the 20% laurel formula is more moisturizing. I’m guessing the richer lather comes from the coconut oil but I do not detect any coconut scent. The Jasmine smells divine, a little heady but free of anything suggesting the indolic and not overpowering like say, a LUSH soap. This is probably my favourite of the four scents and jasmine lovers might want to consider trying this. The Sandalwood is also substantial, aromatic and creamy smelling. There’s nothing harsh, none of the overpowering clean musks that can fill out synthetic sandalwood fragrances. The Rose was a little more disappointing as I was hoping for a rosewater scent and this was more of a general fresh floral. As for the Oud, this one was the most subtle, with olive oil dominating the scent. As well, this bar produced the least lather to the point where it felt almost more like an oil cleanse. It was not greasy however, and washed off easily but I prefer more of a lather in my soaps.

Finally, in a surprize find, I bought the Jasmine Breeze bath bomb on a whim and the website is not kidding, this is really the most luxurious bath bomb I’ve ever tried. I’m guessing it’s the oatmeal and cream of tartar that leaves the skin very moisturized. The jasmine scent is again, gorgeous, heady and clean though much stronger than the soap. Highly recommended if you enjoy long soaks in the tub.

Photos: CBC News; mine

[vicekings]

17 and 41 for JD

17. What positives did they extrapolate from the worst moment(s) of their life?

I'd guess that the worst moment of his life was when he was finally forced to kill his dad to save his mom. while overall it was. horrifying and deeply upsetting, he learned a few good things from that shit:

his mom will always back him up. he will always back his mom up.

the earth keeps secrets better than concrete.

the blood will eventually wash away.

sometimes you need to do what must be done, regardless of what may come next.

41. If they were a bath bomb, what scents and colors would you use to describe their personality?

Color wise, the bath bomb would be a deep forest green, with golden glitter flecked throughout. It'd smell like pine trees, sandalwood, and a hint of lemon.

[luxiouslemon]

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[pa-stella]

since I'll ask for 3 people for the hc ask game I'll only ask 2 questions!

BAT with 7 and 8!! (⁠灬⁠º⁠‿⁠º⁠灬⁠)⁠♡

Tofi!!! ☆*: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

7 - What do they do when they're bored, just to pass time?

Kuko: He probably hides somewhere in the temple or the garden because he knows that if Shakku sees him doing nothing or complaining about being bored, he'd totally force him to do some kind of chore. After finding a good hiding spot, he listens to music and draws (and maybe bothers Jyushi with a text or two).

Jyushi: In addiction to playing games of his phone, he likes to try new combinations of clothes for his outfits and take pics of them. Also, he does that thing the sims do and talks in front of the mirror/to Amanda to gain more confidence.

Hitoya: Does he even have time to feel bored?? This headcanon is based on a few friends of mine: he lights a cigarette, closes his eyes and enjoys that short moment of quiet/boredom OR he reads a good thriller book.

8 - What's their favorite shampoo/soap smell? Do they ever mention this to other people?

Kuko: He likes anything that smells fresh and clean. Absolutely nothing too strong. He used to pick a random shampoo at the supermarket until Jyushi bought him a special one full of essentials oils and specific for red hair. He will never admit it, but he loves it.

Jyushi: He takes care of his hair and he regularly goes to the hair salon where he buys his shampoo too. It smells of vanilla and shea butter. At the salon, he also buys his sour-cherry hairspray. He likes to use Lush soaps and bath bombs (the latter because they're cute). He definitely talks a lot about what products he uses if somebody asks for advice or compliments his hair.

Hitoya: I once talked about Hitoya's fragrance, but speaking of soap or shower gel... VETIVER. Vetiver, sandalwood and verbena. Maybe bergamot too. Due to his natural hair colour, he uses a gray/light hair specific shampoo from time to time. It smells of lavender. It leaves violet stains in his bathtub. He hates it. But his hair is always super soft and bright.