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.
ksdmediamania –
So weird that people think this smells like O- it smells nothing like O to me.. La petite mort smells like a sexy version of baby powder. O smells like dreamy, creamy, skin drizzled with sweet honey, its sweet intoxication. La petit mort is a very feminine, powdery, hint of floral type of smell. I would wear la petite mort going to a tea party. I would wear O mixed with perversion going to a swingers party. Please re-stock O!
desi.hope –
Beautiful bright fragrance. Doesn’t have a lot of throw but I prefer to not leave a trail of scent. I have to reapply often but it’s worth it because it’s so uplifting yet sexy
Katie –
Yes, rather like O. I much prefer this scent, which has much more dimension. It has the honey-like sweetness and warmth of O, but with some floral and musky notes thrown into the mix. I bet more people would try it if the description were a little more explicit! Definitely give it a try, folks. Easy to wear and sexy.
stephaniesherm2 –
This is a very pretty and subtle oil on me. It is balanced, sensual, and sweet without ever being too much. I feel like this is one fragrance that you’d have to be close to the wearer to really get the full effect of (which I guess is sort of the point.) None of the notes overpower, but instead blend together so harmoniously that it doesn’t even feel like I’m wearing perfume.
flushedwithglee –
Very sensual and sexy. It does remind me of O like other reviewers have said, but I get a stronger floral note in this. Like a sultry evening on an exotic island, with a flower behind your ear and a beau at your side.
Sara –
On my skin it smells just like O – like sex and baby powder and honey – but with the addition of sexy, jasmine-esque ylang ylang. Gorgeous.