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#title:#covered in bees#author:#ScarlettStorm#ao3#ao3 funny#the grandmaster of demonic cultivation#lan wangji#wei wuxian
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Honey in perfume, feat. Bee (Zoologist, 2019)
(Picture from the Zoologist website, obviously, and not my magical cottagecore abode)
I am a big fan of (wearing very small amounts of) sweet gourmand fragrances, including sugar and honey notes. “Notes,” of course—nowadays, it’s not the real thing. While I have seen at least one or two indie companies touting actual honey in their honey perfumes, for the most part, it's an aromachemical: phenylacetic acid, derived from beeswax and generally combined with other notes to create an accord. This Fragrantica article tells you everything you could ever want to know about the chemistry of honey perfumes, including:
"Honey absolute" is generally beeswax absolute (technically not even an absolute), which has "a relatively mild scent, reminiscent of hay and tonka beans with waxy and honey undertones."
"Phenylacetic acid itself, in high concentrations, has a sickeningly sweet smell, really reminiscent of honey, with sour, powdery and floral nuances. In its composition, the nuances of tobacco and chocolate are clearly distinguishable – one, without imagination, can also describe them as a strong animalistic urinal smell, vaguely reminiscent of civet."
If you saw barrels with a bee symbol in Breaking Bad: that's the stuff. It is, in fact, used to make meth.
Other notes/aromachemicals used in various honey bases (abridged): vanillin, heliotropin, coumarin (often tonka bean), violet (ionones), hyacinth (phenylacetaldehyde), rose and wax (geranyl acetate), and a note only found in citrus blossom honey: methyl anthranilate.
In the "mellis" base: "benzyl salicylate (balsamic, herbaceous) and eugenol (cloves), [...] patchouli, hydroxycitronellal (lily of the valley), woody notes, spices, and coumarin." This is a foundation used in many of the classic older fragrances like Youth Dew (which my grandmother used to wear), Opium, and L'Air du Temps.
If you're interested in the chemistry, take a look at the article—the parts I'm quoting are only to get across the palette of scent possible in a honey fragrance. Guerlain creative director Sylvaine Delacourte also reels off an exhaustive list of honey notes in perfumery. I'll quote four of them:
Miel de Provence (Firmenich base): "tobacco, aniseed, honey, curry, immortelle, coumarin, hay"
Beeswax Absolute: "quite buttery, very honey-like, broom-like"
Phenyl acetic acid: "honeyed, fruity, dirty, a little blackcurrant"
Tabac Turc Absolut: "honey, animal, leather"
Dance break for further reading:
Fragrantica: Beeswax in Perfumes
Perfume Society: "We love what the nose Christine Nagel has to say about this ingredient: 'Honey has two facets – half devil, half angel. In Ambrée structures, it has a sweet, comforting effect, taking you back to childhood. But a small touch in a feminine structure can be extremely sexy…'"
Bois de Jasmin: Sweet Honey Water: Perfume Recipe from the 17th Century
Also at Fragrantica: Best in Show: Honey Fragrances (2020). Now, if I had a money tree, I would probably go straight for samples of Back to Black (Kilian), Scandal (Jean Paul Gaultier), Poison (Dior), Chergui and Miel de Bois (Serge Lutens), L'Instant de Guerlain, and Honey and the Moon (TokyoMilk). The sample I actually ordered was what I felt must be The Honey Scent of All Time:
Bee (Zoologist, 2019)
I had actually never tried a Zoologist fragrance before this; they're famous for animal-themed scents that range from the imaginative to the, uh, challenging. (And the infamous.) Here's the official description:
Like the frantic hustle of the bee through a maze of multi-faceted scents, Zoologist Bee delivers a surreal experience. The rich aroma of honey captivates, while alluring florals, royal jelly, animalic beeswax and regal incense unite to create a buzz, offering excitement, and the sweet rewards of life.
Perfumer: Cristiano Canali Top Notes: Orange, Ginger Syrup, Royal Jelly Accord Heart Notes: Broom, Heliotrope, Mimosa, Orange Flower Base Notes: Benzoin, Labdanum, Musks [synthetic], Sandalwood, Tonka, Vanilla
Now, glance back up at all the background business we just went through: heliotropin, coumarin (tonka), citrus that could include methyl anthranilate. Sylvaine Delacourte invokes mimosa and broom in her full list of notes—
But then: royal jelly apparently has a cheesy, condensed milk scent; she also mentions that beeswax absolute can read as "buttery." For that matter, her mention of a "butyric" honey aromachemical is a bit alarming: it's the "rancid butter, parmesan cheese, and vomit" note that makes Hershey's chocolate so objectionable to people who didn't grow up with it. Like, it's all here if you google know what you're looking at. It's all fun and games until the bee cheese comes out.
And then, labdanum, as you might remember, is the key ingredient in amber accords, where it's often blended with benzoin and vanilla, so we're going to get a warm, resinous, highly projective effect as well. I love amber, but I have to apply it exceptionally sparingly: it's LOUD.
What I'm getting at is, once you look more closely at the notes and the chemistry: I am not surprised that some wearers report a claustrophobic feeling like their head is stuck in a beehive. If your skin chemistry emphasizes the floral notes, it's said that you'll feel like you're right there soaring with the bees among the wildflowers; if you amp the cheesy, waxy, or A M B E R notes, well. There's nothing I can do to save you now. Remember Tabac Turc Absolut ("honey, animal, leather") up there? Or that phenylacetic resemblance to civet? Zoologist is famous for (surprise!) their intensely animalic fragrances. We don’t know exactly what Cristiano Canali used, but we sure do know what’s possible. You are IN that hive with the bees. Hope you brought some pollen as a hostess gift.
I always apply, like, three entire molecules of perfume when I first try something, so I was fine. On me, Bee has a creamy-yet-powdery "texture"—not dairy, not "old lady" powder; something almost tactile. The honey itself is primarily what I smell, and it’s "high" in my nose; I think I would have preferred a deeper note, like the dark clover honey I use in my tea, but it's nice. I don't specifically smell any ginger or florals—maybe a little citrus. Nothing cheesy or objectionable, barely waxy, just a general sense of hive. But Bee does seem—alive. It seems to move in the air around my wrist.
And it persists for hours, despite how little I wore (three different occasions), especially since my skin does amplify amber notes. If you find yourself in trouble, it is not going to wash off. DO NOT SPRAY BEE ALL OVER YOURSELF. DO NOT. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CHOICES. I really enjoy honey fragrances and this one in particular, but—you have been warned.
Addendum: It was extra fun to edit this out on the deck under a cherry laurel with about 7-8 bumblebees circling overhead. They were chill.
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THE PAIN!!!!!
*VOMITS A STREAM OF BURNING WEAPONISED HORNETS!!!!!!*
THE PAAAAIIIIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*EXPLODES!*
P A I N ! ! !
#personal stuff#dougie rambles#what#my poor attempt at a joke#no context#metal gear solid#mgs3 snake eater#mgs3#bees#hornets#the pain#AND IT WILL COME!!!!!#covered in bees#eddie izzard
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Beekeepers in France are bracing for an all-time low in honey production due to this summer’s extreme temperatures and forest fires. Only 19,802 tonnes of honey were harvested at apiaries across the country in 2021, down sharply from 31,791.
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Fibercrafting bee! 😃
vid from jodybugsme on tt
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#title:#covered in bees#author:#scarlettstorm#ao3#ao3 funny#the grandmaster of demonic cultivation#lan wangji#wei wuxian
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#it's October! best month of the year#team chaotix#espio the chameleon#charmy bee#vector the crocodile#sonic the hedgehog#sth#eggman enterprises post#eep cover
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Select a Story 💙❤️🩷💚🖤
Happy 20th Anniversary Sonic Heroes!!!
#sonic heroes#sonic the hedgehog#miles tails prower#knuckles the echidna#shadow the hedgehog#rouge the bat#e 123 omega#amy rose#cream the rabbit#cheese the chao#big the cat#espio the chameleon#charmy bee#vector the crocodile#dr eggman#neo metal sonic#fanart#my art#this is it#the biggest art piece I have ever made#a very big challenge but oh boi did it turn out well sjdhfjfj#also quick reminder that the covers I do are not official and just made for fun :)
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At the ol' watering hole.
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“But it’s not gay if he’s dead.” Danny’s head whipped around to stare down the street at two guys walking on the other side. He thought he was free of hearing that phrase ever again. Heart thudding in his ears, he crossed the street to tail these two guys. There was no way? Right? I mean Danny was something like 1,000 miles away from his hometown. There was no way two random guys in the big city of Gotham would’ve ever heard of –
“I don’t know man, it’s never been confirmed whether or not the “big guy” was actually… ya know?”
Danny seethed in frustration at the vague conversation. He stepped around a group of kids as he barely made the end of the crosswalk countdown.
“Nah, Red makes too many uncomfortable jokes about death to not have died.”
Danny sped up, weaving in between people to catch up before he lost the conversation in the din.
“It’s Gotham, we all make jokes about death.”
“Ya, but not like him. He seems to revel in them, like he actually kicked the bucket, permanent-like, not like those people who – I don’t know – cardiac arrest and are technically dead for a couple minutes until the EMTs get to them or whatever.”
A car puttered down the road – releasing a huge plume of exhaust in between Danny and the guys. Danny sighed, fully intending to return to his original path with the reassurance that they weren’t talking about Phantom. Then the next damned sentence came out of one of their mouths.
“Ok sure let’s say you’re right. Is it necrophilia if his body started decaying before coming back?”
‘Fuck it’ Danny thought as he turned back around. He had to see how this conversation ended – definitely not because the answer to that question kept him up night. Absolutely not. Call him a cat because he was just curious and not all at invested in the answer.
“Oh! Dude, shut the fuck up! Why would you – that’s disgusting! Are you kidding me!”
“Answer the question Mr. It’s Not Gay if He’s Dead – necrophiliac: yes or no?”
“No? Have you seen Red’s body? No way a dead guy could have muscles like that – I mean you gotta have working bodily functions right? To build muscles or whatever the fuck? Like have you seen his abs? Or, shit, just his arms - I mean swoon worthy, what I wouldn’t give to have him hold -”
“…….”
“- me…. What are ya looking at me like that for?”
“When, exactly, have you seen his abs.”
“Aaaah - that’s not the point –“
“Sure as hell hope that’s the point.” Red Hood stepped out of an alleyway they were walking past. Even with a helmet on, Danny swore the guy stared straight at him. He was so fucked getting caught listening in to this conversation – could he play it cool? Danny was cool right? Yeah, he could totally pull this off, act totally normal and keep walking. Hunching his shoulders some and turning his body away from the three men, he walked past. Or tried to. Red Hood caught the back of his shirt, stopping him from getting away. Unless Danny was willing to expose his powers to get out this situation, the best he could do was play dumb and hope Hood let him go without too much hassle.
“Boss!”
“Hey Boss – you didn’t happen to only hear the second half of that, did you?”
Red Hood growled, “the part about necrophilia or the part about my abs?”
Danny twisted his head back to see Goon #1 turn pale. “Uuuh – uh- um,” met Red Hood’s question.
A choreographed roll of the eyes, “Better question, why are you talking shit out on the streets and not paying attention to your little stalker,” Hood gestured to Danny.
“I’m not a stalker!” Danny huffed. His eyes widened. All three guys looked over at him. ‘SHIT’ Danny thought. He did not want to catch anyone’s attention more than he had, much less all three.
Goon No. 2 looked at him, as he resumed his squirming in Red Hood’s grasp, “So who are you?”
Danny glanced up to see Red Hood staring down at him. Today just wasn’t his day. “Hood,” Danny blurted out.
Silence. The tips of Danny’s ears turned bright red
“Uhm, I mean, a tourist?” “In Crime Alley, kid?”
"I'm not a kid," Danny muttered.
Hood shook Danny’s shirt hard enough to also shake Danny himself. “Try again. I’ve seen you around often enough to know that’s a lie.”
“It’s true!” Danny lied. “I was visiting the city, my wallet got pickpocketed with most of my money, so now I’m… kind of…. Stuck here? Indefinitely?”
Goon No. 1 laughed at him, “do ya think we’re dumb? You have a cellie right? No way you’re ‘stuck here’.”
“Exactly, so who do you work for? Penguin?” A jab towards Danny’s face. “Riddler?” Another jab and a step towards Danny. “Is it Two Face?” Another, even closer jab. Danny went cross-eyed looking at the finger in front of his nose.
“Back off,” Hood said. Danny breathed a sigh of relief at being given some space. And then the next words came out of Red Hood’s mouth, “Get lost you two – and stop gossiping on the street. And you-“ Hood turned back to Danny, “ – you’re coming with me.” Danny gulped. Today was going down as another shit day in the books for sure.
#dp x dc#dp x dc crossover#dpxdc#dp x dc fanfic#i think i covered my bases? any other tag variations i should know of?#danny fenton#red hood#a little silly one shot because ingifd is iconic. sorry for bringing it back up (not)#the bee writes#i /think/ we're still on the don't tag the individual fandoms... yea?
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OLIVER STARK as Evan 'Buck' Buckley
9-1-1 – 8.01: Buzzkill
#911 abc#cinematv#filmtvcentral#smallscreensource#dailyflicks#userstream#tvarchive#filmtvtoday#evanbuckleyedit#usernelly#tuserdaria#alielook#useraudrey2#userblorbo#tvandfilm#chewieblog#usersource#fyeahtv#this was one of my favourite moments in the episode#the way he looks at the tiny bee with so much wonder and excitement smiling when it flies away amongst the chaos 🥰🥰#he is the most babygirl and i love him so#i know this doesn't look great :/ but it's hard with the smoke covering the second gif i tried#8x01
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Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2024 1:10 Incentive Variant
Art: Iasmin Omar Ata (@iasminomarata)
#Sonic the Hedgehog#IDW#IDW Publishing#IDW Sonic#Miles “Tails” Prower#Cream the Rabbit#Cheese the Chao#Shadow the Hedgehog#Rouge the Bat#E 123 Omega#Big the Cat#Froggy#Silver the Hedgehog#Charmy Bee#Blaze the Cat#Amy Rose#Knuckles the Echidna#Vector the Crocodile#Espio the Chameleon#Iasmin Omar Ata#cover
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Yep!
beehive covering a statue’s head
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It's like 1973 Supergirl #3 comic cover, but Queen Bee 👑 🐝 💛
A parody 😘
⭐You can get this as a print!⭐
☕💖Buy me a Ko-fi! ☕💖
#chloe bourgeois#queen bee#comic cover#miraculous ladybug#supergirl#Ladybug's frenemy Queen Bee#despair bear#luka couffaine#juleka couffaine#nino lahiffe#alya cesaire#rose lavillant#alix kubdel#catmelot
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Can I take a moment to be incredibly annoying and hype up literally everything about this picture
LOOK AT THESE FRIENDS!!!! LOOK AT EVERYTHING!!!
The longer I look at it the happier I get.
First of all, THE BROTHERS EVER!!! 💙💛💙💛 They're so happy and love each other so much help
The fanart and fanfics are coming true! Cream's making flower crowns for Team Dark!! OMEGA IS FREAKING WEARING A FLOWER CROWN!!! And he's holding one out to Shadow like "You must take part in our merriment," and Shadow looks like he's gonna have later regrets. 🤣
Amy being a silly sweetheart and helping Blaze to relax (by burying her in flowers and leaves). 🤣 Blaze's expression is cracking me up.
Silver playing with Charmy, showing him his telekinesis, that kid is having an absolute blast 🥹 (Froggy also floating in it behind them is a hilarious bonus.)
AND THEN THIS?!?! They look like old buddies catching up after years of being apart 🥹😭💙 How Vector has his arms around both Espio and Knuckles, like he considers them his kids or something I'M DYING OF HAPPINESS JUST LOOKING AT THEM KSKDNFNOASKDNSOSK ❤️💚💜
#sonic the hedgehog#sonic#sth#miles tails prower#tails the fox#knuckles the echidna#vector the crocodile#espio the chameleon#charmy bee#team chaotix#rouge the bat#shadow the hedgehog#omega e123#team dark#cream the rabbit#big the cat#big and froggy#silver the hedgehog#blaze the cat#amy rose#amy rose the hedgehog#sonic idw#idw sonic#wholesomeness all around#wannwnfnsnsnfnsnandjajs#FRIENDS#edit: hey guys this isn't fanart btw#this is one of the official arts for the cover of the IDW 2024 annual#🤩🤩🤩
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Cloud Crew headcanons
I think about them a lot!!! How did Karui and Omoi end up a jinchuuriki's students?? What was Yugito's relationship with B? Why is she the only Cloud ninja with a name that isn't a letter or an adjective?? Why is the eight-tail's host the Raikage's adopted sibling, but the two-tail's host isn't? Did anyone mourn Yugito?
#killer bee#yugito nii#karui#omoi#kumogakure#OLart#naruto#cloud village#(I don't care if any filler episodes cover this. Filler is the mind-killer. Filler is the little-death that brings total obliteration.)
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