Stardust & Stems
BOOK FAIR PERFUME — Old Book Library Academia Smell
BOOK FAIR PERFUME — Old Book Library Academia Smell
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There’s a certain magic in the air when the seasons turn and the school library transforms into a treasure trove of glittery bookmarks, scratch-and-sniff stickers, and glossy paperback dreams. You clutch your paper order form like a map to secret wonders, the scent of sharpened pencils and freshly cracked spines mingling with the faint sweetness of lunchbox apples and something warm, familiar—like soft dough and stories yet to be told. Book Fair is a cozy exhale of childhood enchantment, where imagination lingers in every page.
WOODY | GOURMAND | SOFT MUSK
TOP Play Clay • Crayons • Apple Slices
HEART Books • Vanilla
BASE Pencil Shavings • Cashmere Musk
✨ IMPORTANT PRODUCT DETAILS
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• Eau de Parfum Spray — alcohol base
• Rollerball Perfume — organic jojoba oil base, may contain Coco Caprylate Caprate (a 100% plant based non synthetic ester)
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Oil-based rollerballs use friction-fit lids and may leak slightly in transit. Replacement or refund is only available if there is visible product loss over ~10% (1 mL). If this is a concern, please choose an atomizer format instead. Please read the:
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🌿 About Our Perfumes
Each Stardust & Stems perfume is hand-blended in small batches and poured fresh to order in my home studio, created with intention to weave a moment of magic into the everyday — a soft pause from life’s demands, meant to bring joy, wonder, and whimsy to those who wear it.
All perfumes are paraben-free, phthalate-free, and unfiltered. Natural cloudiness or botanical sediment may appear over time and is part of the living beauty of artisan perfume.
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Love it! Smells nothing like a book fair lol but smells amazing and will def be buying again :)
Incredible event concept. Gorgeous and thoughtful packaging. Not sure how much I'll wear it.
So fun and nostalgic
I wasn’t sure how pencil shavings would come through in a perfume but here we are! This is such a unique fragrance and I’m totally obsessed with it. I only wish that the apple scent lasted a little longer, to me it dries down to just the sharp woody smell of the books/pencil shavings and the warmth of the cashmere musk (which I didn’t think I’d like but I love). The day this perfume came in the mail I immediately ordered a discovery set of more scents. I can tell seller is now my go-to for fragrances! 🫶
Smells like fresh apple slices, glossy paperback books and cashmere musk. It smells like the nicest teacher you've ever had. I love it more than I expected to!
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from 122 reviewsI adore it!!! I am a fan and a collector. Please keep making these!
Such a lovely scent. I used the oil sample I received in my discovery package. It calms down on my skin to that strawberry forest note. The sweet citrous whispers over time. I have a large strawberry patch, so this is pretty accurate to that smell, as well as a strawberry shortcake scented toy I had growing up lol
Another one of my everyday scents. I love all the ingredients; some can be made out to me more than others. Specifically, I’m not really able to smell the grapefruit, even on initial spray, which is my only gripe. It’s hard to distinguish over the intense notes, but it comes out so pleasantly over time. The cloves note reminds me of gingerbread. LOVE this, I’m definitely going to get a bigger bottle.
I've been wearing this for about a half a year. Personally, for me, something I can wear every day. Upon initial smell, I can pick up every note and they blend together beautifully. Over time those base notes work well for my skin. I love this dearly, very nostalgic to when my teachers would burn gourmand candles.
The initial spray for me is very strong but cools down soon after. This is a very complex perfume, though I have no major complaints. The perfume wear is a journey through each ingredient. Great for a wispy, elegant or independent vibe. Makes me feel like I need to powder my nose! I wear this to formal events, and it makes a statement.
The lilac is very present, cool down just fine. I love the juniper note and the resin forest vibes. Not an everyday wear for me, since lilac is not my favorite floral. If the lilac note was something different I think I would have liked this more. The vibes remind me of fairies trying to trick me into the forest line from a meadow.
This perfume reminds me slightly of Secret Flower Moon in the sense of vibes. Elegant, sweet, soft, and welcoming. I wore this on my clothes and it lasted for hours, it would waft up and drastically improve my mood. It’s like I landed in flowers and took in the sun.
Definitely distinctive, cool down just gets better and better. I bought this to try and get the aged oak moss, which does come out. For me, this is similar to the vibe of autumn leaves, but it might be missing something. I really enjoy this scent for special occasions where I want to feel a lovely forest flair.
This scent is absolutely amazing. I cannot recommend it enough whenever I wear it I get SO MANY compliments. My coworkers were like girl you smell amazing first time I wore it, so it’s now what I wear 90% of the time to work (and obviously other places too) I swear this is my go to new scent. You have to get it!
Yummmm!!!! The scent is spot on and makes me want to eat it! Really nourishing lip balm that I’m very happy with.
I love this scent! It is beautifully exotic and soothing.
Minty perfection for winter. So nourishing. Doesn't leave my lips feeling dry later in the day like some lip balms.
I sampled the perfume spray. The scent starts out as a lovely, delicate sugared lavender with a hint of tartness from the lemon. Towards the middle of its evolution, I think the milk and lemon mixed weird on my skin and had an offputting sour sweetness, but thankfully that faded into a milky lavender sugar cookie scent! This is everything I hoped for and it's a beautiful lavender gourmand fragrance!
Absolutely delightful! Love it and love the other creations as well. And is mostly natural, which is why I am a top fan!
Wasn’t sure I would be in love with this, but we are going strong on the daily. Heavy on the cocoa and I like to layer it on top of cocoa or shea butter for extra delicious staying power.