Current Fragrances For HippieLand

Regular Scents

Scent	Description
Apple	Sweet and mouthwatering. Like the first bite into a fresh green apple. Perfect, crisp and refreshing.
Bacon	The unmistakeable scent of fried bacon, crispy bacon rashes on the grill. Perhaps you are vegetarian but miss the smell of bacon on your hangover fry-up the morning after the night before!
Banana	This is the unmistakable smell of banana. Good enough to eat. Yummy!!
Baby Powder	Fresh, clean, soft and powdery scent. Like a baby’s bottom!!!!
Beer	This fragrance is a warm blend of wheat and barley with a hint of yeast like a refreshing beer on a hot summer a day or the perfect warming beverage in a country pub.
Bluebell	Like lying in a field of bluebells. Sweet, delicate and floral.
Chocolate Orange	Unwrap it and Tap It? Or whack it!! Chocolate Orange is the incredibly delicious smell of...chocolate oranges!! Not just for Christmas!!
Cherry	Sweet ripened cherries. Deliciously tantalising with a hint of almond.
Chocolate Tequila	Delicious fragrance oil, you'll want to eat it - but don't!
Cinnamon	Not just for Christmas, cinnamon is spicy, sweet and aromatic.
Citrus and Basil	This refreshing and natural fragrance is perfect to bring life to a room that has the winter blues! Clean, fresh and reinvigorating.
Clean Breeze	Clean breeze is my personal favourite scent. It smells like freshly laundered clothes hanging on the line. Washing powder and clean cotton – the scent of WORLD DOMINATION!!!!!! Remember cleanliness is next to godliness!!!
Cucumber	This fragrance is fresh and well, cool as a cucumber! Refreshing, clean and delicate.
Daffodil	A light, sweet and delicate fragrant flower the Daffodil is a golden delight. Smelling like heaven. Perfect to bring light to even the darkest days.
Drumstick Lolly	Simply – the scent of childhood. The very first chew lolly – still made today - tastes of milk and raspberry with a strong scent of vanilla. This fragrance will transport you back to the playground.
Fresh Cut Grass	'Breath of Fresh Cut Grass!' One of the best loved scents in the world. The smell of a freshly mowed lawn! This beautifully simple refreshing and fresh grass scent is fantastically fresh, clean and simple.
Honeysuckle	Scented like a summer's day spent lounging in the garden. Floral but not overpowering.
Lavender	The eternal classic, floral but not overpowering.
Mango	The scent of Mango Gelato on a hot summer day in Rome...fruity, refreshing yet sweet.
Marijuana	This fragrance is an earthy mixture; slightly sweet and distinctly weed smelling! Make sure to keep your windows closes or you might have your neighbours (or the police) banging on your door in the middle of the night!
Melon	Light and delicate. Honey Dew Melon, mouth wateringly delicious
Monkey Farts	Monkey Fart fragrance has a distinctly tropical aroma, taking you to your own little beach island (hopefully with no polar bears) with hints of crushed papaya, mango and top notes of banana.
Rose	The rose is a sweet but delicate floral delight. The traditional symbol of love and beauty – its aroma is just as tantalising and complex as the love it represents.
Sea Breeze	Masculine, clean and sultry. Fresh like afternoons on a spent gathering shells on a windy beach.
Strawberry	Needing no introduction, the fruity scent of strawberry is not but leaves you wanting more.
Sweet Pea	Sweet as a Sweet Pea. A captivating fragrance from the flower.
White Musk	Sensual and musky. This fragrance is delicate with notes of powder and flowers.
WildFlowers	Wild Flowers is a beautiful floral scent. Reminiscent of lying in a field of flowers in the height of summer, this fragrance is a mixture of white violets, ylang ylang, bluebells and roses.

Geek Candle Scent

Scent	Description
Amorentia	The world's strongest love potion will cause your love interest to become powerfully infatuated with you, whilst Hermione's love interest might smell like parchment, toothpaste and fresh cut grass, the scent of this love potion will send you to your little floral paradise wih violets, roses and amber.
Allons-y!	Allons-y is a fruity little French number, with notes of mango, apple and banana. You’ll find yourself transported (via tardis of course) to a tropical paradise where if you’re lucky you may see the Doctor relaxing on a beach lounger with a bowl of custard in one hand and a fish finger in the other.
Bananas are Good	Take it to a party or just pretend it’s a gun. There were a million interesting uses for the humble yellow fruit in Gallifrey, one of which was to make it into candles. So enjoy this banana scented delight.
Bay Harbour Butcher	This candle is a Dexter inspired delight, Bay Harbour Butcher smells of crispy fried bacon. Not quite like a corpse being dropped of a Slice of Life but the nearest we can go without bordering on illegal!
Dobby’s Grave	Still mourning for Dobby the Free Elf? Remember the good times with this sea-breeze scented candle. Take a few deep breaths of salty sea air and gather your thoughts whilst paying your respects at Dobby's sandy graveside.
Dobby’s Socks	Dobby's Socks - clean socks I might add smell like a breath of fresh air. This fragrance will rid you of any winter blues...as it smells like clean cotton clothes drying on the line on a summers day.
Don’t Blink	"Don't Blink" Is a mysterious and captivating fragrance, with hints of basil, ylang ylang and amber. Get ready to kick back and relax but watch out!! Don’t close your eyes, not even for a second. Blink and you're dead!
Dementor’s Kiss	If you are feeling a little worse for wear, like the life is slowly being sucked out of you, then this Dementor's Kiss scented candle will serve as the perfect pick me up. Fragranced like chocolate oranges: it won't be long before you are back on your feet again and ready to take up your wand.
Elementary	Elementary is a musky masculine fragrance; cool, clever and 3 steps ahead of you all the time.
Fangbanger	Never mind Team Edward or Jacob. I want to know, are you Team Eric or Bill? This feverishly intoxicating fragranced candle is a mixture of black cherries and almond. Yum...
Goblin Piss	Goblin Piss smells strangely of apples did you know? Old Mad Eye Moody might not like it but everyone should try it at least once!
God of Tits & Wine	This Tyrion Lannister inspired candle fragrance has the scent of a slightly fruity, spicy mulled wine. So let your hair down and enjoy the finer the things in life - wine, women (men) and song!
I Must Not Tell Lies	Perhaps even more despised than The Dark Lord himself: Dolores Umbridge is the manifestation of pure evil. I Must Not Tell Lies is the fragrance of wildflowers and powder - of the sweetness by which Umbridge masks her true identity.
Jane Austen Persuasion	You pierce my soul...Taken from the immortal letter Captain Wentworth writes to Anne Eliott in Persuasion. This candle has the scent of cherry with a hint of almond.
Khaleesi	'Khalessi' is the scent of Daenerys Stormborn (if she wasn't sweating through deserts that is). Floral, delicate and magestic good enough for a Queen herself; bluebells and ylang ylang sing through this fragrance with heady top notes of honeysuckle and roses.
Kingin the North	An earthy masculine fragrance you can rely on. As opposed to George R.R.Martin who will kill off your favourite character/half of the cast and leave you weeping like a baby.
Knight Bus	Get your ticket from Stan and hop aboard this mysterious bendy bus! Where to my friend? The Leaky Cauldron? This Harry Potter inspired candle smells of black cherries with just a hint of chocolate.
Lady Grantham	Played by Maggie Smith, Lady Grantham is a Dowager not to be messed with. Inspired by Downton Abbey and the Dame herself this delicate, floral fragrance is contains sweet scented lavender.
Leaky Cauldron	After a busy day of shopping in Diagon Alley (or for those of darker magical leanings Knockturn Alley) stop for pint at The Leaky Cauldron and say hello to the local yokels. Who knows who you will see. Leaky Cauldron fragrance is a warm, yeasty beer.
Legendary	Have...you met Barney? Cool (like a sea breeze) and sophisticated like the man himself, this masculine fragrance won't leave you disappointed.
Mon Ami	Mon Ami is a warm, spicy fragrance. A mixture of vanilla and cinnamon the scent is as inviting as our dear friend Hercule Poirot, who will always live in the hearts of those he captivated with his sleuthing alongside his long time companion and friend (mon ami) Captain Hastings.
Polyjuice Potion	Polyjuice potion is said to smell and taste differently depending on who you intend to morph into, the sweeter the person - the sweeter the scent. This person must be very sweet because the Polyjuice Potion we have here is a floral (but not overpowering) fragrance - delicate with a touch of white violet.
Pot Head Potter	If Harry Potter was a pot head this is what he would smell like. A slightly sweet, earthy fragrance.
Red Wedding	Red Wedding fragrance is a mysterious earthy blend of patchouli, ylang ylang and musk. With a surprising twist of citrusy fate.
Team Jacob	Team Jacob (well no not really). This is a candle for those amongst us who do not appreciate friendly little wolf dogs whipping their shirts of every five minutes. This has a fresh citrusy scent with a little herby addition.
Tribute	Are you ready for the reaping? This floral sensation of roses, lavender, violets and bluebells will almost wish you were chosen. Perhaps you should volunteer as tribute?
True Blood	True Blood fragrance is an intoxicating mixture of chocolate and alcohol. Warm, delicious and addictive - with a hint of tequila - like vampire blood (at least what I've tasted of it!).
You Shall Not Pass	Like Dragon's Breath this candle is hot and firey. It smells like cinnamon, spices and with just a dollop of whisky you will want to eat it but don't because it shall not pass (through you very well).
24601	Jean Valjean might have stolen a loaf of bread to help his sisters son, but this dang candle smells of apples. Yummy fresh green apples!

10 Reasons That Being a Geek is Totally Cool!

Guess what? I like groups of ten. As you can see both my last two posts (including this) contain lists of ten. My anal-retentive side wants to write another 8 posts which also contain lists of ten. I shall try to resist...trying...It's very, very trying.

So here are ten reasons why being a geek a bit cool (not overly cool) just a bit:

1) You get the best presents. Everyone knows what you like (you spend enough time talking about it) so they all know what to get you. While your sister gets ten pairs of socks (which Dobby would love).

2) You get to spend inordinate amounts of time reading and no one thinks anything of it. Well, they probably do think you're strange but you have your nose pressed down into a book so you don't notice.

3) You get the best seats in the cinema because you book at least three months in advance.

4) You always have something to talk about. Even if no one is listening.

5) You're never lonely because you have friends (who might only reside inside your head).

6) There's always a cool new boxset to buy or reserve. Which givers you weeks (possibly months) of pleasant anticipation. Delayed gratification is the best.

7) You're Halloween costumes are always the best - at least to you.

8) You never have to worry about popular culture. No one expects you to know what happened in the latest episode of Eat the Kardashians (that is what it's called!?) or The Jersey Whores.

9) You have a hobby that will last a lifetime. It's not like your best friends very short stint as a flame thrower. Your obsession will be with you f-o-r-e-v-e-r and it (hopefully) won't kill you.

10) You get references that other people don't. Making you look clever (at least in your own mind).

So all in all being a bit of a nerd is pretty damn fabulous-ish.

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Harry Potter.

For those among us who have a love for all things Potter, here are 10 little known factoids about the Wizarding World.

1) The actress who plays Moaning Myrtle (Shirley Henderson) is the oldest person ever to play a Hogwarts Student - at the grand old age of 37 when the Chamber of Secrets was filmed.

2) Hogwart's School Motto 'Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus' amusingly means: Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon.

3) The Dementors are actually a representation of the depression which J.K.Rowling has experienced in her life. 

4) Neither of the Weasley twins are natural born red-heads.

5) The word Dumbledore is an English word for Bumblebee.

6) In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, a painting of Gandalf the Great can be seen amongst all of the other paintings in Dumbledore's study. 

7) The least successful Harry Potter film (Prisoner of Azkaban) made $90 million more dollars than the most successful Twilight film!

8) Whilst filming the naked kissing scenes between Harry and Hermione in the last film, Rupert Grint had to be removed from set because he was disturbing filming - by laughing too much.

9) Voldemort was never able to love because he was conceived under the effects of a love potion.

10) The first and last words said by Dobby - The Free House Elf - during the course of the books were 'Harry Potter' (and if you're anything like me that makes you want to start crying!!)

RIP Dobby. We will always remember you!

Aimee

Are Your Candles Killing You? Why Paraffin Candles are Bad For Your Health.

You work hard all week so when you come home on a Friday night you want to unwind and soothe your aching muscles.You decide to take a long, hot bubble bath. So you run the water, add the bubbles, pick out a good book and grab a glass of wine. Before you get in you want to set the atmosphere so you put some mood music on and light a few candles around the tub. 

So far so good. 

Except that the last step might just cost you your life. Okay, enough with the hyperbole already! What I'm trying to say, is that certain kinds of candles may be very, very hazardous for your health. 

I'm talking about your traditional (as in most sold and most used) paraffin candles. Maybe it's never occurred to you before (and believe me it hadn't occurred to me either up until a couple of years ago) but paraffin candles come from the bottom of an oil barrel. And as I'm sure you're aware; burning oil isn't so great for our planet, so why would burning paraffin (even in the form of a candle) be any different?

There are three main problems with paraffin candles (I could go on all day but we both have other things to do):

1) The ingredients are pretty darn awful. And when I say awful, I mean A-W-F-U-L. Awful for the environment and awful for your health and the health of the people you love. Aside from the obvious petroleum which paraffin candles are made of, other less well-known preservatives are used to make those 'lovely', perfectly formed, mass produced, identical candles; such as animal based stearic acid (very yucky and like totally not vegan) and acrolyn which is used to whiten candles from their natural muddy brown/oily colour. Acroyln is also a known carcinogenic or in other words a substance which has 'cancer causing properties'.

2) Soot. When paraffin candles burn they emit black soot and toxic fumes. Which is comparable to what comes out of a diesel car exhaust. 

3) Lead wicks. You would never ask your plumber to put in lead piping because you know you would get lead-poisoning and die. Yet if you have ever lit a paraffin candle you have probably inhaled the toxic lead fumes which are given off when burned. 

So given all of the above, why do people still by paraffin candles?

1) They're cheap. Cheap to make and cheap to sell. 

2) People who buy them simply don't have the facts. Why? In no small part because more than a handful of large multi-national corporations have a lot to lose if and when the candle market's bubble bursts.

So what should you, me and Dupree do?

You don't have to buy my candles. Even though they are all natural (wink, wink). But for goodness sake stop and think twice before buying any candles in the future. There are two things you should look for:

1) Vegetable wax. The best alternative to petroleum/paraffin candles by a country mile is soy. Which comes from soya beans. 

S-O-Y-A-B-E-A-N-S. No oil. No toxicity. No fumes. Just vegetable. Good enough to eat (but don't).

2) 100% cotton wick. Make sure that whatever candle you buy has a lead free core. If it doesn't tell you whether it is or isn't then it probably isn't. So put that candle down! For the sake of your health and for the sake of your country (okay the last bit isn't really true).

Finally, for the love of all things holy-moly: ENJOY CANDLES. Candles are wonderful in all of their various shapes, sizes and scents. Just watch out for the bad ones and you'll be hunky dory.

Until another time,

Aimee.

Geeky Gift Ideas.

Looking for geeky gifts? Then you have come to the right place my friends. Hippie Land has just launched a new range of Geek Candles. Inspiration was drawn from the worlds of Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Dr Who and True Blood. 

I am super excited to present these Geek Candles. They are just a few but hopefully they will have spawn lots of baby geek brothers and sisters in the near future!

Don't worry it doesn't smell as bad as it tastes!

Are you a Whovian? 

Any fang-bangers out there?

Still mourning for Dobby the Free Elf? Try this sea breeze scented candle.

Smells strangely of apples...

Has a surprising twist. So watch out!

All of these candles are 100% pure soy, natural and eco-friendly. They can be found here.

Introducing 'paperclutz' a New Addition to my Etsy Family.

Paperclutz is a brand new Etsy Shop. Opened on 13th of January. I intend to sell craft supplies ranging from washi tape / glitter tape, paper straws, stickers, stamps, wooden shapes, buttons and fabric washi tape. And probably much, much more!

It is a very exciting New Year venture and hopefully one that will be a huge success - but only time will tell! Here are a few more items from the new shop to whet your appetite. 

Blue and White Chevron Paper Straws.

 Pretty wooden floral flowers for scrapbooking, craft projects and more.

MERCI! Coffret du Couturier. French Paper Tape.

MUSTACHE THANK YOU stickers. 

Vintage Metal Rubber Stamp, little bird and piano design.

Aimee x

Weekend Finds on Etsy. Rainbow Delight.

Etsy really is a wonderful place isn't it? There is something so special knowing that all of these items are handcrafted.

Clock-wise from top left; 

yumalum's poster, craftingwithlove has felt stars, graphixoutpost polymer clay cat face, madamecraig's felted eggs and therainbowroom has felted hearts.

How lovely is this little colourful notebook from Starstruckbooks?

What about this beautiful happy cushion cover from MadeByEdenGrace.

These lovely looking cupcakes are not for sale unfortunately but you can buy the food colouring to make them yourself from thebakersconfections.

Hope you are having a lovely weekend.

Aimee x