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The Scented Spiritualist
Fragrance layering • body care • scent alchemy
If Charmed had a fragrance shelf, it’d look like this.

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Full video on YouTube 👇🏾

https://youtube.com/shorts/bFjhon5JSJs?is=-_cVYNIJXmHHpJIQ

Frostbitten Florals at the Waterline. Garden caught between ice and ocean.

@bathandbodyworks Salted Shorelines lays down dewy bergamot, warm sage and salted driftwood, cool mineral skin effect.

@sand_and_fog_home Floral Mist sends water lily, lotus, airy ozone, musk and vanilla drifting across it like flowers floating over seawater.

Then @aromatix.neeb x @frenchavenueofficial Frostbite cuts through softness with blueberry, mango, apple, cardamom, lavender, violet, vetiver, ambergris and woods, giving whole blend colder, darker edge.

Result is not traditionally aquatic, floral or fruity. Smells like wet petals against frozen stone, salt in air, chilled fruit and warm skin underneath.

Pretty, but not delicate. Fresh, but not innocent. Enough softness to pull you closer and enough bite to remind you that you probably should not.

Frostbitten Florals at the Waterline — flowers frozen in saltwater with something dangerous moving underneath.

🎵 Streets —

Daposhon • The Scented Spiritualist • The Fragrance Detective

#ScentOfTheDay #FragranceLayering #FrostbiteFragrance #SandAndFog #aromatix by @daposhon

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This is one of the best days of my life! I got to meet @theshando & @rosemcgowan and I’ve been so geeked and all smiles since taking a picture with them.

Thank you for being the amazing Women & Actresses you are. Y’all really made my day, weeks and years. I’ll always remember this day and cherish this day.

Charmed Forever

Now.. @thehmc I just need your autograph and photo op and I’ll be complete. Charmed Reconstituted 🪄🪄

#houstoncomicpalooza #comicpalooza2024
#charmed #shannendoherty #rosemcgowan taken in George R. Brown Convention Center by @daposhon

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Full video on YouTube 👇🏾

https://youtube.com/shorts/7F9z2qs9ktY?is=U-RVzzZ9fx7HdsWF

Baby, treasury is open, but everything that glitters does not deserve place in my vault!

For Jupiter Day, bringing @bathandbodyworks Touch of Gold Body Cream, @_arabiyat Pear Musk and my custom Love Potion No. 9 by @yourstrulyperfumes for Daposhon (Me) Extrait de Parfum together for investigation in PERSONAL LUXURY, GOLDEN ABUNDANCE AND KNOWING YOUR DAMN WORTH!

And this is not another oud and amber extravaganza! Touch of Gold introduces blackberry, golden orange blossom and tonka, while Pear Musk brings juicy freshness into picture. Then MY OWN CREATION enters treasury: Love Potion No. 9, formulated with 60% Crystal Saffron and 40% Spiky Musk! That saffron forward warmth and musky character are intentional. Not trying to bury them beneath sweetness; exploring whether pear can give my signature brighter, more luminous dimension.

Imagine private treasury carved from polished stone, golden light dancing across crystal walls and magnificent pear suspended beneath crown of saffron colored light. Fruit represents possibility, saffron represents individuality, and musk connects them like invisible thread. Not loud luxury. WEALTH WITH PERSONAL SIGNATURE.

Prosperity is not just what you acquire; it is recognizing value of what YOU create.

🎵 Nipsey Hussle — “Double Up” / Janelle Monáe — “I Like That”

How would you style saffron: juicy pear, velvety rose or deep woods?

Daposhon • The Scented Spiritualist • The Fragrance Detective

#yourstrulyperfumes #arabiyatprestige #bathandbodyworks #FragranceLayering #Daposhon by @daposhon

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18 hours ago

Full video on YouTube 👇🏾

https://youtube.com/shorts/4uKWcKT5wzg?is=sJyxxpClGkdANIkx

Baby, orchard is full, honey is dripping, and Jupiter is asking whether I have any self control left!

For Jupiter Day, pairing @bathandbodyworks Whipped Honey & Vanilla Body Cream with @aromatix.neeb @frenchavenueofficial Forbidden Fruit, and today assignment is dangerously delicious: HOW MUCH ABUNDANCE CAN ONE FRAGRANCE HOLD BEFORE PLEASURE BECOMES EXCESS?

Forbidden Fruit already arrives bearing gifts! Bergamot, blood orange and cardamom open gates before red apple, peach, margarita and rose introduce juicy temptation. Vanilla, benzoin, amber, sandalwood, cedarwood and musk bring warmth. Then Whipped Honey & Vanilla enters with honey drizzle, neroli and whipped vanilla bean. FRUIT ALREADY HAD SWEET TOOTH, AND NOW WE HAVE INVITED BEES!

Imagine magnificent golden orchard at harvest: crimson apples hanging from ancient trees, sun warmed peaches resting on velvet, amber honey dripping from crystal vessels and sunlight illuminating every branch like Jupiter himself blessed land. Everything looks irresistible. Everything feels available. But beneath all that beauty waits one question: JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL, SHOULD YOU TAKE IT ALL?

Abundance without wisdom becomes excess.

🎵 Donald Byrd — “Places and Spaces” / Prince — “Mountains”

Are we drizzling honey over Forbidden Fruit or protecting that juicy apple and citrus?

Daposhon • The Scented Spiritualist • The Fragrance Detective

#aromatix #bathandbodyworks #JupiterDay #FragranceLayering #daposhon by @daposhon

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18 hours ago

Full video on YouTube 👇🏾

https://youtube.com/shorts/W-I6dBiP3jo?is=cQec9bf7v2pZMX6D

What if biggest flex in my fragrance collection is knowing when to leave bottle the hell alone?!

For Jupiter Day, giving @ysl MYSLF Le Parfum entire stage. No perfume oil, no vanilla body cream, no musk booster and absolutely NO fragrance Avengers assembling! Just two sprays and one question: CAN THIS FRAGRANCE COMMAND PRESENCE WITHOUT ANYBODY COMING TO ITS RESCUE?

MYSLF Le Parfum already understands contrast. Black pepper brings spark, rich orange blossom introduces unapologetic floral elegance, and warm woods with velvety bourbon vanilla create sensual foundation. Imagine private dressing room dressed in matte black, impeccable tailoring hanging beside mirror and one golden beam of light illuminating space. No excessive jewelry, no desperate displays of wealth. Just someone whose presence speaks before possessions do.

And THAT is Jupiter Day lesson: abundance is not always accumulation. Sometimes prosperity is possessing enough discernment to recognize when something is already complete. Masculinity does not need to reject florals, sensuality does not require excess, and confidence does not need audience. SELF POSSESSION IS ITS OWN FORM OF WEALTH.

🎵 Maxwell — “Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder)” / — “Special Affair”

Which bottle in your collection is so complete that you refuse to layer it?

Daposhon • The Scented Spiritualist • The Fragrance Detective

#YSLMYSLF #MYSLFLeParfum #DesignerFragrance #yvessaintlaurent #Daposhon by @daposhon

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♃ THE ORCHARD AFTER DARK: WHERE TROPICAL SWEETNESS MEETS MIDNIGHT LEATHER 🥭🍐🌙✨

Not every tropical fragrance belongs on a beach, and not every dark fragrance needs to smell intimidating. Sometimes the magic happens when you bring two seemingly different worlds together and allow them to create something entirely new. For today’s Jupiter Thursday, I’m taking the lush sweetness of a tropical orchard and wrapping it in amber, spice, and leather, creating a scent story that moves from golden abundance into midnight sensuality.

I started with @sand_and_fog_home Guava Mango Whipped Body Butter, giving my skin a foundation of juicy mango, tropical fruits, soft florals, and creamy musk. Then came Sand + Fog Amber & Pear Perfume Oil, bringing a beautiful contrast of ripe pear, peach, warm amber, and cedarwood. Finally, @bananarepublic Midnight Hour completes the transformation with mango skin, ginger, pink pepper, star anise, patchouli, oud, and leather. What began as a bright tropical concept takes on a deeper, more mysterious personality without abandoning its fruity identity.

Jupiter encourages us to think bigger, indulge our creativity, and recognize abundance beyond the material. Today, that energy translates into olfactory storytelling: taking something familiar, challenging its boundaries, and discovering how much more it can become. This is golden fruit after sunset, luxury with an edge, and sensuality that doesn’t need permission to exist.

Because sometimes the sweetest things become even more captivating after dark. 😮‍💨🥭🍐🌙

Would you explore the darker side of tropical fragrances, or do you prefer keeping your mango fresh and sunny?

#TheScentedSpiritualist #SOTD #FragranceLayering #SandAndFog #jupiterday by @daposhon

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Full video on YouTube 👇🏾

https://youtube.com/shorts/cy9wx1IkanE?is=_7lcD13w0hRN3x_4

Who decided every tea fragrance needs honey, vanilla syrup and reservation at nearest bakery?

For Jupiter Day, taking @worldofchriscollins African Rooibos somewhere richer, woodier and more intentional.

Pairing African Rooibos with @sand_and_fog_home Sweet Santal Whipped Body Butter, and assignment is not to make tea sweeter. It is to give it sanctuary.

African Rooibos brings bergamot, cardamom and black pepper into beautiful composition of rooibos tea, buttery orris, cedarwood, tonka and immortelle. Aromatic, sophisticated and quietly warm. Sweet Santal introduces softer sandalwood centered foundation, with woody, musky and vanilla nuances that may complement fragrance without stealing its identity.

Imagine sunlight pouring through windows of intimate wooden sanctuary, ceramic cup of rooibos resting on polished cedar, warm spices lingering in air and smooth sandalwood surrounding you like embrace. Nothing excessive, nothing artificial, just luxury of being completely present in space that already has everything it needs.

Jupiter represents expansion, wisdom, prosperity and abundance, but abundance does not always mean MORE. Sometimes true luxury is recognizing what is already valuable and knowing how to elevate it without burying its essence.

Sweet Santal has one job: soften woods and support tea. If rooibos disappears, layering has failed, regardless of how good sandalwood smells.

🎵 — / Robert Glasper Experiment — Ah Yeah

When layering tea fragrance, are you reaching for creamy sandalwood, golden honey or intimate skin musk?

Daposhon • The Scented Spiritualist • The Fragrance Detective

#AfricanRooibos #ChrisCollins #SweetSantal #sandandfog #Daposhon by @daposhon

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Full video on YouTube 👇🏾

https://youtube.com/shorts/mLF02bL0Ptg?is=BM4YNKOYHIYQGmAP

Matcha latte or green tea with master degree?!

For Mercury Day, leaving yesterday dark tea laboratory and entering sunlit botanical café, where assignment is CREAMY WITHOUT BECOMING DESSERT! Pairing @bathandbodyworks Gingham Fresh Body Cream, @miim.miic Compound 238 Macadamia & Green Tea, and @dossierperfumes Citrus Matcha to investigate whether two interpretations of tea can create something more sophisticated together.

Compound 238 brings bergamot, black tea, matcha, macadamia milk, vanilla syrup, white musk, amber and patchouli into creamy, nutty conversation. Citrus Matcha has ONE JOB: bring brightness and green clarity so macadamia does not turn entire experience into vanilla milkshake wearing green outfit! Gingham Fresh introduces pear, clementine and daisies beneath it all. Imagine sunlight pouring into botanical café, matcha being whisked in ceramic bowl, fresh citrus peel on polished wood and warm macadamia milk softening atmosphere. FRESH WITH TEXTURE. CREAMY WITH DISCIPLINE.

Clarity does not mean eliminating complexity.

🎵 — “The Bird” / Lupe Fiasco — “Paris, Tokyo”

Are you team sharp citrus matcha, creamy macadamia tea, or dark woody black tea?

Daposhon • The Scented Spiritualist • The Fragrance Detective

#miimmiic #dossier #bathandbodyworks #FragranceLayering #Daposhon by @daposhon

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Full video on YouTube 👇🏾

https://youtube.com/shorts/AJIDx_ToPLU?is=4MwgW4kE0Z2irjYZ

Tomato leaves and black tea?! BABY, we are investigating fragrance, not making marinara!

For Mercury Day, pairing @bathandbodyworks Black Tea Body Cream with @snackhouse_perfume Tomato Leaves, because some fragrances deserve investigation, not instant dismissal!

And before somebody imagines ripe tomato rolling across my skin, TOMATO LEAF IS NOT TOMATO FRUIT! Think crushed green stems, freshly brushed vines and sharp, living garden aroma not pasta sauce! Black Tea has ONE assignment: introduce warmer aromatic foundation without domesticating all that greenery. If this turns into overcrowded herb garden, LAB REPORT WILL SAY SO!

Picture old botanical laboratory beside greenhouse: tomato vines climbing rain streaked windows, freshly cut stems scattered across wooden desk, damp earth in air and steaming cup of black tea beside open notebook. Unusual, almost academic but will it actually be WEARABLE?

Curiosity needs discernment.

🎵 — “Jazz (We’ve Got)” / Digable Planets — “Dial 7 (Axioms of Creamy Spies)”

Would you wear tomato leaves with black tea, or is that too much green for your nose?

Daposhon • The Scented Spiritualist • The Fragrance Detective

#snackhouseperfume #bathandbodyworks #MercuryDay #FragranceEducation #Daposhon by @daposhon

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Full video on YouTube 👇🏾

https://youtube.com/shorts/qdA3Upelbag?is=i3_Qn9LjhB1Kb2vp

Beast mode where?! On your wrist or across room?!

Just because fragrance survives eight hours on your skin does not mean it spent eight hours announcing you to building! For Mercury Day, separating fragrance facts from folklore.

Today exhibits: @sand_and_fog_home Orange Cream Perfume Oil and @versace Eros Energy EDP. NO, WE ARE NOT LAYERING THEM! Examining three terms people keep confusing: longevity is how long scent remains detectable; projection is how far it can be noticed; and sillage is trail left as you move. SAME CONVERSATION, THREE DIFFERENT QUESTIONS.

Picture fragrance laboratory: one side glows close to skin, other sends scent drifting into air. Oil may linger intimately without reaching far. Alcohol based spray can diffuse more noticeably at first, but neither format guarantees incredible longevity or room filling projection. Formula, dose, temperature and environment all matter.

Place little Orange Cream on one skin area and spray Eros Energy on another. But here is catch: they are DIFFERENT FRAGRANCES. If one projects farther or lasts longer, cannot blame or credit carrier alone! And putting oil under spray is not magic performance upgrade. Sometimes it creates beautiful chemistry; sometimes it is just expensive confusion.

Precision is power.

🎵 — “The Show Goes On” / — “The Bird”

What is your pick: bigger scent trail for less time or beautiful skin scent that lingers?

Daposhon • The Scented Spiritualist • The Fragrance Detective

#PerfumeOil #FragranceEducation #ProjectionVsLongevity #FragranceTips #Daposhon by @daposhon

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