Bewitching Brews
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
$5.75 – $23.00
Fall under the spell of our Green Fairy! An intoxicating blend containing wormwood essence, light mints, cardamom, anise, hyssop, and the barest hint of lemon.
Bewitching Brews
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
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Say that the men of the old black tower,
Though they but feed as the goatherd feeds,
Their money spent, their wine gone sour,
Lack nothing that a soldier needs,
That all are oath-bound men:
Those banners come not in.
There in the tomb stand the dead upright,
But winds come up from the shore:
They shake when the winds roar,
Old bones upon the mountain shake.
Those banners come to bribe or threaten,
Or whisper that a man’s a fool
Who, when his own right king’s forgotten,
Cares what king sets up his rule.
If he died long ago
Why do you dread us so?
There in the tomb drops the faint moonlight,
But wind comes up from the shore:
They shake when the winds roar,
Old bones upon the mountain shake.
The tower’s old cook that must climb and clamber
Catching small birds in the dew of the morn
When we hale men lie stretched in slumber
Swears that he hears the king’s great horn.
But he’s a lying hound:
Stand we on guard oath-bound!
There in the tomb the dark grows blacker,
But wind comes up from the shore:
They shake when the winds roar,
Old bones upon the mountain shake.
A sepulchral, desolate scent. Long-dead soldiers, oath-bound; the perfume of their armor, the chill wind that surges through their tower, white bone and blackened steel: white sandalwood, ambergris, wet ozone, galbanum and leather with ebony, teak, burnt grasses, English ivy and a hint of red wine.
“The Pretty Era”, France’s Golden Time: an age of beauty, innovation and peace in France that lasted from the 19th Century through the first World War and gave birth to the cabaret, the cancan, and the cinema as well as the Impressionist and Art Nouveau movements. Sweet opium, Lily of the Valley, vanilla, mandarin and red sandalwood.
The Dark Side of Earth: deep, brooding forest scents, including juniper and patchouli. The scent of upturned cemetery loam mingling with floral offerings to the dead.
I grieve and dare not show my discontent,
I love and yet am forced to seem to hate,
I do, yet dare not say I ever meant,
I seem stark mute but inwardly do prate.
I am and not, I freeze and yet am burned,
Since from myself another self I turned.
My care is like my shadow in the sun,
Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it,
Stands and lies by me, doth what I have done.
His too familiar care doth make me rue it.
No means I find to rid him from my breast,
Till by the end of things it be supprest.
Some gentler passion slide into my mind,
For I am soft and made of melting snow;
Or be more cruel, love, and so be kind.
Let me or float or sink, be high or low.
Or let me live with some more sweet content,
Or die and so forget what love ere meant.
Inspired by the tragic, ill-fated love of Queen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester. This is our modernization of a 17th-century perfume blend favored by British aristocracy: rosemary, orange flower, grape spirit, five rose variants, lemon peel, and mint.
Claire –
This is exactly what it says it is. Smells like anise or licorice. A fresh, pop of a scent. As it wears I can smell the lemon a bit more.
Stef –
It is what it says on the bottle, and that’s FANTASTIC. Very minty and licoricey going on and it gets mellower and sweeter as it dries. It’s definitely a glass of absinthe after all the sugar’s dripped through.
Lunashayde –
In the bottle it has a strong licorice/good n plenty smell to it . Wet on my skin it still smells like that, the sugary licorice smell. Dry it has kind of a spearmint gum w/ a hint of licorice to it. It doesn’t smell masculine or feminine. Remember results differ person to person.
Serena –
Oh man. Definitely absinthe. But still clean enough to be a wonderful perfume as well. Perhaps wouldn’t wear to work though for those that recognize it. Fades quite quickly on me, even though my “normal” amount came on extremely strong at first. So beautiful though, I love it so much. For itself and the memories it recreates.
Jae –
Smells just like the green fairy.
chriskatonic –
I enjoy this scent more than I thought I would. It is light and sweet, with an emphasis on anise, but with other herbs working well to compliment the anise. It’s very good, but it on the faint side (i.e. not enough throw).
verodelrio –
Magical and fresh smelling. I love anise so this one is a personal favorite.
thecoffeeslayer –
In the bottle: Tussin cough syrup- original flavor. With a slight woody lingering note.
Wet: still tussin, but the wood note is stronger, and the sharp note of anise is coming out. Nose tickling in its sharpness.
Dry: Oh thank goodness, no more tussin. Wood, sharp anise (not licorice in the candy sense at all), something almost lemony with mint, but really – AHA Lemon balm & mint!
Aftermath: There’s not much staying power for this on me. a faint green drift of mint. My roomie swears it smells of Sandalwood.
Gloame –
Oh wow! Green licorice! I totally forgot absinthe had anise (and thus ‘licorice’) and this was a fun surprise. I’ve never smelled absinthe (the real kind or the ‘legal’ kind) so I can’t speak to whether or not it matches that, but it certainly smells like a green fairy. Very unique, unexpected, and fun. I like this! …But it is not a scent I’d wear. 😛
Where I’d wear this: A candy-themed party or an opium den.
Megan –
Honestly, if you love the smell of black licorice, you will love this. I for one definitely love this! The most bold scent to me is the unmistakable anice, followed by the mint. It makes for a fun and bold scent, one that I’ve enjoyed wearing around the holidays.
cobrien.extraordinaire –
Yup. Smells like absinthe.
mopsylemon –
Wet (on tester strip): mint, artemisia, hyssop, lemon.
Dry (on tester strip): mint, hyssop, anise.
Wet (on skin): lemon, hyssop.
Dry (on skin): anise, hyssop, mint, lemon.
This is very nice! I wasn’t sure if I’d like it since I’m not familiar with cardamom -other than to know it is supposed to be slightly “spicy”- and some of the notes seemed a peculiar choice. The hyssop gives it an subtly feminine slant with a mild soapy/powdery feel. The anise is very light in this mix until it’s been on the skin for quite a while. The lemon, artemisia, and mint seem to be equally light in the mix.
Overall, this is a very cool and refreshing scent. I enjoy the heavier and sweeter incarnations of absinthe as well, but this is a great interpretation on the opposite end of the spectrum. I would go so far as to say it is probably one of the more true-to-life creations.
I will definitely be getting a bottle of this!
Adelin –
I got this as an Imp when I ordered The Unquiet Grave, and I almost like Absinthe even better! I was worried about how it would smell on my skin when I wafted the bottle, but once I applied it, I caught a very pleasant black licorice smell with a hint of a warm woody smell. The scent is nicely intoxicating, but sadly, it fades quickly. I put it on while watching a show just to test it, and it was gone within the hour. But, I’d gladly re-apply it and even buy a full bottle.