Bewitching Brews
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
$5.75 – $23.00
The Dark Side of Fire: cinnamon, bitter almond, and neroli. Heavily spiced, torrid, and possibly conflagrant.
Bewitching Brews
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
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Though thy slumber may be deep,
Yet thy spirit shall not sleep;
There are shades which will not vanish,
There are thoughts thou canst not banish;
By a power to thee unknown,
Thou canst never be alone;
Thou art wrapt as with a shroud,
Thou art gather’d in a cloud;
And for ever shalt thou dwell
In the spirit of this spell.
A profound and entrancing potion. Deep, wispy, and unfathomably dark: vetiver, dark woods, crumbling and burnt black sandalwood and a drop of lemon rind.
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.
This haunting, exotic scent is named in honor of the shapeshifting demons from Hindu mythology. Sandalwood with rose and patchouli.
A disconcerting scent, heavy and oppressive, through which no light, no matter, and no spirit can escape. Black opium, labdanum, opoponax, black orchid, and benzoin.
Lauren Messenger –
It’s a little bit like the cinnamon of a red hot candy! There’s a hint of sharpness underneath that candy-sweetness, though, which almost smells metallic. It’s a deeply appealing scent, but it has no staying power on my skin. It leaves behind just a hint of the almond, after the cinnamon goes.
Destiny –
I love how spicy and Red Hot-ish this is. The neroli is very nice…but I break out in hives when I wear it which is an issue. This clearly isn’t meant for skin that is even remotely sensitive.
Destiny –
I love how spicy and Red Hot-ish this is. The neroli is very nice…but I break out in hives and welts when I wear it which is an issue. This clearly isn’t meant for skin that is even remotely sensitive.
Elizabeth –
Almond and cinnamon on me, and that is it. If you like a light spicy scent, try it, but I prefer ones with more depth, like Chimera, Queen of Sheba, and Eclipse.
dementia_divine –
In the imp: Cinnamooooon and almond. I don’t get any of the neroli note in the imp, but that’s okay!
Wet: Creamy almond and cinnamon. The cinnamon in this is pretty intense. It overtakes the almond, and it starts to tingle my skin, but hasn’t turned it red or left any welts (yet). Alas, the cinnamon kind of has a cinnamon broom vibe on me, which… isn’t really a good thing.
Dry: Um… I spoke too soon. There is a huge red spot on my arm near the place where I applied this (even though I did not apply a large amount). The creaminess of the almond is still present, but mostly, it’s just cinnamoooon. I didn’t get any neroli from this at all.
Verdict: I’ll be passing this one onto a friend that adores spicy scents and doesn’t have sensitive skin.
Paige –
Almonds and cinnamon in the imp, going very spicy cinnamon on the skin. Not something that should be applied on delicate skin or with a heavy hand. I suspect it will be a good, comforting scent for cold winter months.
Qooqie –
Cinnabears and Maraschino Cherries. Hot, spicy, and sweet. All at the same time. One of my top five favorite oils.