Sin and Salvation
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
$6.25 – $25.00
Voluptuous and indulgent! A deep chocolate scent, with black cherry and orange blossom.
Sin and Salvation
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
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“Have you remembered how I do my little coin trick?” he asked Shadow with a grin.
“I have not.”
“If you can guess how I did it,” said Mad Sweeney, his lips purple, his blue eyes beclouded, “I’ll tell you if you get warm.”
“It’s not a palm is it?” asked Shadow.
“It is not.”
“Is it a gadget of some kind? Something up your sleeve or elsewhere that shoots the coins up for you to catch?”
“It is not that neither. More whiskey, anybody?”
“I read in a book about a way of doing the miser’s dream with latex covering the palm of your hand, making a skin-colored pouch for the coins to hide behind.”
“This is a sad wake for Great Sweeney who flew like a bird across all of Ireland and ate watercress in his madness: to be dead and unmourned save for a bird, a dog, and an idiot. No, it is not a pouch.”
“Well, that’s pretty much it for ideas,” said Shadow. “I expect you just take them out of nowhere.” It was meant to be sarcasm, but then he saw the expression on Sweeney’s face. “You do,” he said. “You do take them from nowhere.”
“Well, not exactly nowhere,” said Mad Sweeney. “But now you’re getting the idea. You take them from the hoard.”
“The hoard,” said Shadow, starting to remember.
“Yes.”
“You just have to hold it in your mind, and it’s yours to take from. The sun’s treasure. It’s there in those moments when the world makes a rainbow. It’s there in the moment of eclipse and the moment of the storm.” And he showed Shadow how to do the thing. This time Shadow got it.
Radiant amber and orange blossom, golden oudh, and saffron-threaded honey.
An utterly feral, thoroughly rousing perfume. Red patchouli sweetened by orange blossom.
Orgiastic mayhem in the extreme: sweet strawberry and orange blossom distorted by carnation, black poppy and hibiscus.
She’d rented the cottage furnished, which meant that the actual furniture was the special sort you find in these circumstances and had probably been left out for the dustmen by the local War on Want shop. It didn’t matter. She didn’t expect to be here long.
If Agnes was right, she wouldn’t be anywhere long. Nor would anyone else.
Camellia, jasmine, heather, orange blossom, osmanthus, wisteria, thyme, angelica, freesia, granny’s nightcap, and English wildflowers.
charlotteescher –
Ordered this one and was really excited to try it. I was very surprised though as it wasn’t quite what I had imagined, but still not unpleasant by any means!
In the vial it smelled a lot more like raspberries than cherries to me, and the chocolate was oddly like a Hershey bar, with that slightly more acidic chocolate scent that they tend to have. Wet on my skin it became boozey and lost a lot of the sweet edge. The raspberry faded to an almost powdery cherry when it dried.
Its dry now. And on me at least, it smells just a bit like a chocolate covered rope of red licorice. Not nearly as sweet as I was anticipating by the time it’s dry. There are those hints of orange blossom that kind of mellow the sweetness, making it slightly less gourmand. Very pleasant overall.
Kylie Gardner –
I was sad to see this one lost in the #TournamentOfUnderdogs and only wish I had reviewed sooner so it could move on!
Vice is the perfect encapsulation of chocolate-covered maraschino cherries with the perfect hint of orange blossom. It’s sweet, indulgent, mouth-watering, and the perfect sexy scent that draws you in. When wet the cherry comes through very strongly, but as it dries the chocolate and orange mature into a really beautiful sort of “spring goth” that is just heavenly. I’d wear this to read a steamy vampire romance novel, to make out to “Linger” by The Cranberries, or with my revenge dress the next time I see my ex-husband.
SwampFairy –
I LOVE this. Sweet but not too sweet, chocolatey and rich. I can smell the cherry but I’m not picking up on the orange blossom. It’s a little too warm to wear a scent like this right now, but it’s definitely going in my “winter” perfume stash!
justjoia496 –
I love it. It’s sultry and sweet. At first the chocolate is a tiny bit overpowering, but once it sits on the skin and breathes for a little while the orange blossom dances with the cherry and makes for a sweet and fruity scent.
Gloame –
Chocolate is hit or miss for me, but it’s low in this blend, and I LOVE IT. It smells so purple!
Kathryne –
It’s definitely not a scent for everyone but I LOVE it. I’m pretty picky about my scents too. Out of the imp it was a little strong and very sweet smelling. Think of those little cherry in chocolates you get from the grocery store last minute for a party.
HOWEVER. Once it was on my skin and warmed it changed scents. It became a sweet cherry, like a black cherry. Then it made way for a bit of the orange blossom. It became a fruity blend with just the sweetest hint of sweetness from the chocolate and really mellowed out. I was worried it was going to be too strong for me to endure smelling all day at work, but my manager found me with my wrist shoved up my nose.
My coworkers enjoyed it as well. This is totally my Vice and I came back and ordered a full bottle!
kristydiez2 –
This is the other chocolate imp I ordered. It’s more of a complex, dark, fruity chocolate, a bit like a Terry’s chocolate orange, or maybe a chocolate dipped dried Bing cherry but it’s not too sweet or overbearing. It definitely gives off this sexy, edible vibe that invites your lover to come have a taste. Must get the bigger bottle.
angelavhunt –
When I first applied it, I thought the chocolate was too strong and I couldn’t smell much of the black cherry or orange blossom. A few minutes later (fully dried), however, the chocolate smooths out a little more and suddenly the black cherry is popping out seductively with the orange blossom accenting it sweetly. Definitely a sexy scent I’d want to wear on a date.
Hayley –
I really like this mix. It’s heavy on the chocolate, but the cherry laced through is really what makes this so decadent and wonderful. It’s a very luxurious smell, to be sure, and the little bit of orange keeps it from being too heavy. Really one of my favorites. I can’t stop smelling it on my skin. Mmm.
Nuri –
Not one of my favorites. Its chocolate but with a strange after taste more like chocolate absolute mixed with something bitter. I would suggest How Doth The Little Crocodile for a chocolaty food scent instead.