‘Tis said that when
The hands of men
Tamed this primeval wood,
And hoary trees with groans of woe,
Like warriors by an unknown foe,
Were in their strength subdued,
The virgin Earth Gave instant birth
To springs that ne’er did flow
That in the sun Did rivulets run,
And all around rare flowers did blow
The wild rose pale Perfumed the gale
And the queenly lily adown the dale
(Whom the sun and the dew
And the winds did woo),
With the gourd and the grape luxuriant grew.
So when in tears
The love of years
Is wasted like the snow,
And the fine fibrils of its life
By the rude wrong of instant strife
Are broken at a blow
Within the heart
Do springs upstart
Of which it doth now know,
And strange, sweet dreams,
Like silent streams
That from new fountains overflow,
With the earlier tide
Of rivers glide
Deep in the heart whose hope has died —
Quenching the fires its ashes hide, —
Its ashes, whence will spring and grow
Sweet flowers, ere long,
The rare and radiant flowers of song!
A sunlit ancient forest, dotted with wild roses, grape vine, and queenly lilies, clothed in swirls of opium smoke.
pamcakezzz –
This scent is very lovely! It is delicate, a bit mysterious, and very feminine. The words “shy” comes to mind. At first, it smells like violets and lilac. I don’t get much lavender at the start. As it dries, the sandalwood becomes more prominent with lavender and violets in the background. Overall, a wonderful scent and one of my favorites.
c-j-allison –
Oh, I love Veil so much! It smells nice enough in the bottle, but it really comes alive on your skin. One small dab is enough.
It’s a beautiful, mature floral on me. There’s a lovely lilac sweetness and a touch of orris keeps it fresh rather than heady. The sandalwood isn’t overpowering, but it definitely becomes more noticeable with time. The gardenia isn’t noticeable at first, but it also comes out to play later in the day.
There is also a lovely “clean, fresh skin” quality to this that I absolutely love.
The fragrance itself is evocative of peachy skin, long lashes and ripe lips close to your ear whispering secrets. Mysterious and enigmatic indeed.
Dawn –
Since perfume is so subjective, my 5 stars is based on the scent staying with me throughout the day and not irritating my sensitive skin or giving me a headache. When I first put on Veil it reminded me of a perfume I used to wear years ago, Poison. I eventually stopped wearing Poison because it became too sweet and cloying for my tastes. But Veil was a lovely, less cloying reminder of that scent, with a forward nose that brought candied grapes to my mind. It mellowed and became more pleasing throughout the day.
Gloame –
Laaaaavenderrrr.
When still wet, this is quite tangy, actually! But it dries down to a very soft floral. Very feminine and pretty.
Danielle –
In the imp all I smell is the lilac, lavender and violet, so I initially assumed this would just be a light floral. However, after about an hour on my skin the sandalwood took main stage. For the rest of the day the Veil became a powdery sandalwood fragrance dominating over a bed of soft florals. It had longevity, but this is not the scent for me. However, lovers of sandalwood for probably really like Veil.
Nuri –
Veil is one of those sleeper scents, I’m not sure about it in the bottle but as soon as it dries on the skin I’m in love. Veil is an apt title. Its a hard to place scent that delicately floats around you. There is a powdery quality from the violet and lilac while the gardenia and ylang ylang give a fleshy earthy feel. It is defiantly a your-skin-but-better kind of scent.