Sin and Salvation
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
$5.75 – $23.00
Like two birds of golden plumage, inseparable companions, the individual self and the immortal Self are perched on the branches of the selfsame tree. The former tastes of the sweet and bitter fruits of the tree; the latter, tasting of neither, calmly observes.
Orange blossom, East Indian sandalwood, and champaca.
Sin and Salvation
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
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In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round:
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
But oh! that deep romantic chasm which slanted
Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover!
A savage place! as holy and enchanted
As e’er beneath a waning moon was haunted
By woman wailing for her demon-lover!
And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething,
As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing,
A mighty fountain momently was forced:
Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst
Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail,
Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher’s flail:
And ‘mid these dancing rocks at once and ever
It flung up momently the sacred river.
Five miles meandering with a mazy motion
Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,
Then reached the caverns measureless to man,
And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean:
And ‘mid this tumult Kubla heard from far
Ancestral voices prophesying war!
The shadow of the dome of pleasure
Floated midway on the waves;
Where was heard the mingled measure
From the fountain and the caves.
It was a miracle of rare device,
A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice!
A damsel with a dulcimer
In a vision once I saw:
It was an Abyssinian maid,
And on her dulcimer she played,
Singing of Mount Abora.
Could I revive within me
Her symphony and song,
To such a deep delight ‘twould win me
That with music loud and long
I would build that dome in air,
That sunny dome! those caves of ice!
And all who heard should see them there,
And all should cry, Beware! Beware!
His flashing eyes, his floating hair!
Weave a circle round him thrice,
And close your eyes with holy dread,
For he on honey-dew hath fed
And drunk the milk of Paradise.
Through sunlit caves of ice, roses unfurl amidst dancing waves of serpentine opium smoke and amber tobacco, golden sandalwood, champaca, tea leaf, sugared lily, ginger, rich hay absolute, leather, dark vanilla, mandarin, peru balsam, and Moroccan jasmine.
Evokes sheer, unadulterated carnal lust. An undeniably warm and sensual scent. Black narcissus, orange blossoms, and vanilla.
Snake Oil with sugar cane, frankincense, champaca, opoponax, labdanum, and hyssop.
Rice milk, hay absolute, Oolong tea, honey dust, champaca, frankincense smoke, golden sandalwood, and heliotrope.
cobratoes –
All the Orange blossom!!!! I love all the scents in this perfume, but the orange blossom definitely is the strongest on me. It’s definitely one of my favorites.
Danielle –
I’m leary of sandalwood and find that it often dominates in perfume blends, well at least on me it does. I’m really not a fan of strong sandalwood perfumes, which is why I was pleasantly surprised that the sandalwood in Paramatman is beautifully balanced with with the orange blossom and champaca. For me it comes off as a heady exotic floral with a lot of depth. I really enjoy it, but wished it lasted just a little longer. Don’t get me wrong, its does stick around for several hours, but this is not a “lasts all day” scent.
VetchVespers –
Paramatman smells of smooth, high quality Indian incense with sweet neroli to soften it and keep it from being too smokey. After dry down, it’s light and stays close to my skin, lasting on me about 4 hours. I agree that would make a lovely Spring or Summer scent.
To my nose, it’s very similar to Imperious Tiger-Lily. It also reminds me of Caterpillar, which is quite different, but also has a lovely wafting incense quality that I adore.
Samantha –
Ahhhh!!! I cannot stop smelling my arm. This stuff is AMAZING! I’ve had an imp lying around for awhile and decided to give it a test run. I’m so thrilled that I finally did because it knocked my socks off and I’ve already ordered a big bottle.
It starts out slightly smoky and woodsy, all champaca and sandalwood. As it dries down the orange blossom comes into play and rounds the scent out, sweetening it up a bit. This will be a fabulous scent in the spring and summer when I want an incense-y, heady blend since it also has the exotic floral note which I feel lightens it up.
This is a sexy, feminine feeling fragrance. I’m in love.
Luca Turin –
Wow! I am very fond of each individual scent but this oil is blended in a way that is almost magical. The first scent, both in the bottle and on the skin, is orange blossoms, which has to be one of the most beautiful and uplifting flower scents in the world. The ancient sophistication of sandalwood begins to edge its way into the bouquet and then suddenly the exotic aroma of champaca appears as the orange blossoms recede and occasionally provide little spikes of scent within the champaca. Very sexy and a great mood lifter