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Twilight Rose

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 The twilight rose cocktail is inspired by this Bath and Body Works fragrance :  About the fragrance I purchased this hand soap in 2023. As far as I can recall it was the first time I had purchased anything in this fragrance. It is currently available online as a hand soap. The scent notes listed for this fragrance are: Midnight rose Dewy lemon Wild peony Designing the cocktail I used club soda as the mixer. For the lemon note, I used lemon vodka. For the rose note, I used the same rose syrup that I used for Into The Night , and I also added dried rosebuds from a local health food store. For the peony note, I used dried peony petals from the Etsy shop Herbal Mansion . Recipe 2 oz lemon vodka ½ oz rose syrup 6 oz club soda Rose buds or petals Peony petals Place two ice cubes in a glass. Add lemon vodka and rose syrup. Pour in club soda. Garnish with rosebuds and peony petals. For a non-alcoholic version, omit the lemon vodka and add lemon flavored simple syrup. T...

Midnight Blue Citrus

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 The midnight blue citrus cocktail is inspired by this Bath and Body Works fragrance : About the fragrance I purchased this wallflower fragrance plugin in 2022. It was the first time I had purchased a product in this fragrance. It is currently available online as a 3-wick candle, signature single wick candle, and mason single wick candle, but not as a wallflower fragrance plugin. The scent notes listed for this fragrance are: Juicy citrus Fresh spring water Sweet mango Designing the cocktail I used club soda as the mixer to capture the spring water note. For the citrus note, I used blue Curacao to match the fragrance name. I also added lemon vodka and lime vodka to round out the citrus note. For the mango note, I made a mango syrup following this recipe from Veggie Desserts. Recipe 1 oz blue Curacao ½ oz lemon vodka ½ oz lime vodka 1 oz mango syrup 6 oz club soda Place two ice cubes in a glass. Add blue Curacao, lemon vodka, lime vodka, and mango syrup. Pour in club s...

Gingham

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 The gingham cocktail is inspired by this Bath and Body Works fragrance : About the fragrance I first purchased this fragrance as a body lotion when it debuted in 2020 based on a review that said it was similar to Beautiful Day and Country Chic, both of which I liked in the past. I liked Gingham right away, so I later purchased it in this fragrance mist as well as a hand soap and hand cream. It is currently available online as a fine fragrance mist, moisturizing body wash, body lotion, body cream, hand cream, shower gel, shea butter cleansing bar, travel size shower gel, and travel size fine fragrance mist. There is also a wallflower fragrance plugin, 3-wick candle, concentrated room spray, and wallflower fragrance plugin 2-pack available in this fragrance, but the fragrance profile is slightly different. Gingham has inspired two additional fragrances, Gingham Love (currently available online as a foaming sugar body scrub, eau de parfum, fine fragrance mist, body cream, body loti...