My well-beloved was stripped. Knowing my whim,
She wore her tinkling gems, but naught besides:
And showed such pride as, while her luck betides,
A sultan’s favored slave may show to him.
When it lets off its lively, crackling sound,
This blazing blend of metal crossed with stone
Gives me an ecstasy I’ve only known
Where league of sound and lustre can be found.
She let herself be loved: then, drowsy-eyed,
Smiled down from her high couch in languid ease.
My love was deep and gentle as the seas
And rose to her as to a cliff the tide.
My own approval of each dreamy pose,
Like a tamed tiger, cunningly she sighted:
And candour, with lubricity united,
Gave piquancy to every one she chose.
Her limbs and hips, burnished with changing lustres
Before my eyes, clairvoyant and serene,
Swanned themselves, undulating in their sheen;
Her breasts and belly, of my vine the clusters,
Like evil angels rose, my fancy twitting,
To kill the peace which over me she’d thrown,
And to disturb her from the crystal throne
Where, calm and solitary, she was sitting.
So swerved her pelvis that, in one design,
Antiope’s white rump it seemed to graft
To a boy’s torso, merging fore and aft.
The talc on her brown tan seemed half-divine.
The lamp resigned its dying flame. Within,
The hearth alone lit up the darkened air,
And every time it sighed a crimson flare
It drowned in blood that amber-coloured skin.
Skin musk and honey, blood-red rose, orange blossom, white peach, red apple, frankincense and myrrh.
Holy Digger –
I got this as a frimp, and boy oh boy. When I first smelled it, I thought it was almost…soapy. Disliking soapy scents, I almost gave up on using it, but on the skin, it’s a bit floral, a bit fruity, all-around sweet, and not a hint of soapy! I was so glad I gave it a chance!
It’s a light scent, but surprisingly lasting. Lasts the whole day on my skin, and even longer not on it: I kept it in my backpack for a couple of days, and even though the frimp was properly closed, the smell permeated everything in it…and the scent remains still, 2 months later. I love it! I’m definitely planning to get a full-size bottle!
Vilma –
In the bottle it smells VERY sweet, almost sugary. On skin it becomes more airy, white pear note is very prominent. This is a nice, light floral but it’s a bit too sweet for me.
kristydiez2 –
A very sweet and ethereal fruity floral that unfortunately faded on me very quickly and didn’t have much of a throw, definitely a “my skin, only better” scent. I still loved the pear/plumeria combo and may get the bigger bottle and keep the imp on hand for reaps throughout the day.
webbedlace –
This scent is absolutely beautiful: sweet and bright. The white pear is the strongest note on me, but the florals soften it up.
xaglow –
The pear is very strong when this one is wet. It’s clean, crisp and cool. As it dries the floral scents come out a little, but not cloyingly so.
I am most definitely getting this in the larger bottle.