Featured Etsy Shop: The Mindful Mushroom

I'm a longtime Etsy lover (seeing that I sell things on Etsy, I tend to browse the other shops quite regularly). And because of that wonderful community of small business owners that Etsy cultivates, I thought I would spotlight a new shop I discovered recently.

I've been coveting all the patchouli scents (I don't know why, maybe I'm channeling my inner dirty hippie), so when browsing the perfumes, I found this shop - The Mindful Mushroom.

First of all, this shop's aesthetic is so old-school witchy apothecary, which I automatically love. I reminds me of Hocus Pocus or Practical Magic, so perfect for Halloween.

Also the names of the perfume oils live up to the witchy aesthetic - with such scents as Gothic Girl, Dracula, Deadly Nightshade, Black Cat, and Cemetery Girl. With names like these, I'm sold.

I put in an order of 10 sample vials ($25) to try out a bunch of scents. Like I said, I've been looking for a deep fall scent, and I always love supporting small businesses.

Look at how cute the package is? This is how the things came wrapped! I can say I've never seen so much care put into a little cardboard box.

The scents I ordered were as follows:

• Annabel Lee (fern, jasmine, orris, sandalwood)
• Zine Queen (cedar, lavender, orange, patchouli, sandalwood)
• Voodoo Queen (frankincense, tobacco, balsam, citrus, rum, myrrh)
• Penelope (cypress, sandalwood, vetiver, balsam)
• The Poet (frankincense, cinnamon, dragons blood, wood smoke)
• Ophelia (jasmine, amber, musk)
• Dear John (amber, myrrh, sandalwood, patchouli, sage)
• Gothic Girl (dark chocolate, vanilla, bergamot peel, patchouli)
• Coffee Shop (coffee, vanilla, cream, cinnamon, caramel)
• Deadly Nightshade (thyme, parsley, blue sage, marjoram, bay)

The last three, Gothic Girl, Coffee Shop, and Deadly Nightshade are my favorite so far. I haven't had a chance to wear all of them out though, as I just got them a few days ago. But I will tell you, if you've been looking for anything coffee scented - this one smells true to its name. What I imagine a barista's shirt would smell like at the end of a 6-hour shift. Mmm now I want coffee. Or maybe just to make out with someone that smells like coffee.

I did get another scent as a special gift sample - Unseelie Court (cherry, oakmoss, lavender, rose, patchouli), which is quite nice as well. 

I'm eager to try the rest of the scents, and I urge you to take a look at the site if you like that homemade hippie dippy trippy vibe like me. The perfume oils come in a variety of containers, including old amber apothecary bottles and roll-ons, so it can match your style. There are also some other cosmetics, like vegan (coffee!) scrub, eyeshadow, and bath salts on the site too. I might have to try that coffee scrub once I run out of my Ocean Salt.

To visit The Mindful Mushroom:
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What do you guys think? Have you ever bought perfume from Etsy? What's your favorite fall scent? Have a great week!