“Women are defined from the outside, in terms of how they seem to men, rather than from the inside, as thinking, feeling subjects. They are not fellow people, not even a different or worse variety of person, but simply the opposite of men, and hence, the opposite of human.
Which leads to the question of how you can have sex with something that isn’t human. In many myths, heterosexuality is portrayed as a kind of legalized bestiality, and attractive women are alluring, predatory, half-human monsters: fairy wives, snake-women, others whose beauty is a thin veneer over their dangerous and alien psyches.”
A sebaceous, slick reptilian perfume: green and black vegetal musks, kelp, sea salt, blackened opoponax, violet leaf, Siamese red benzoin, davana, squid ink, and ambergris accord.
VetchVespers –
On me, this dries down to a gentle, powdery musk with hints of vanilla. The vanilla is dry rather than dark or foody. The benzoin adds a hint of resinous depth and sweetness, and reminds me a teensy bit of root beer at first. By the time the notes have settled down on my skin though, Love’s Baby Soft and China Rain are coming to mind. Pretty, soft, unobtrusive musk that stays close to the skin.
thepotatogirlz –
This dances on the weird (but very good) line between church and ice cream shop. It reminds me of an old-lady-ish version of Dorian or Miskatonic University, but in an appealing, comforting way. It’s addicting and I’ll be wearing it often.