Ever since I happened upon the Instagram page for Twisted Wonderland Perfumery, I knew that I wanted to try it. The aesthetics totally tugged at my dark heart. Perfume for those with Gothic tendencies? Lip balms inspired by horror movies? I’m in!
For my first order, I decided to go with a perfume and lip balm, although after visiting their website I noticed that they offer so much more (horror-themed soaps and bath bombs are just some of the other cool items they have).
The perfume I selected was The Rest in Confetti, which is described as “A cup of white tea, elegant white musk, marshmallow buttercream cupcakes, and soft rose petals.” I expected this scent to be sweeter based on the marshmallow buttercream cupcakes description. Rather, it was a bit muskier (and smelled more like patchouli which I’m not a huge fan of). Overall, the scent isn’t annoyingly persistent and after awhile the muskier notes die out and you’re left with the sweeter notes (which is what I really wanted all along). Scent-wise this isn’t my absolute favourite but I’m willing to try out the other scents they have to offer cause the formula is definitely good.
Retails: $15
Now, anyone who knows me knows that I’m a lip balm addict. Since I consistently wear lipstick every day, all day long, it means that my lips need some major TLC come night. Part of my nighttime routine is to lather on about three thick layers of lip balm before my head hits the pillow for some serious z’s. This routine allows me to wake up with incredibly soft, smooth lips every morning. Which means that I am very picky when it comes to lip balms cause no simple lip balm will do.
There’s a certain formula/texture that I favour (meaning more of the thick and emollient kind) and I can testify that this lip balm certainly gets my stamp of approval! I choose the Friday the 13th inspired Jason Voorhies lip balm called S’More-Hees, cause I have an unhealthy obsession with all things s’mores and of course a lip balm named after a summer camp serial killer would smell like my favourite campfire treat! As an aside, I’ve never been to summer camp, nor have I ever been camping, so the only times I’ve had real S’mores in real life is whenever we’d have bonfires at the beach at night.
The scent of this lip balm is I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E! You’ll certainly feel like you’ve just smacked some marshmallows on your lips, and the feel of the lip balm is incredibly soft. Just watch out for any machete-wielding hockey-masked serial killers coming your way!
Retails: $4
Overall, this is a cool niche online shop for all things dark and bloody. I can see these items becoming awesome Halloween gifts or party favours for any horror-themed party!
Where you can buy these awesome items: Twisted Wonderland Perfumery site
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