Illyria
The Shakespearean Collection.
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab’s olfactory paean to the characters from Shakespeare’s plays.
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
$5.75 – $23.00
Dark musk and black amber with frankincense, red sandalwood, neroli and bergamot.
Illyria
The Shakespearean Collection.
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab’s olfactory paean to the characters from Shakespeare’s plays.
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
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A city of mystery, wonder and majesty, said to have been built by order of Gilgamesh. Thick bitter almond and heady night-blooming jasmine with saffron, cinnamon leaf, red patchouli, river lilies, bergamot, fig leaf and the sacred incense of Inanna.
Sensual ecstasy, the blinding red fire of the apex of sexual pleasure: Moroccan rose, Sumatran rose, mandarin, Egyptian myrrh, night-blooming jasmine, bergamot and neroli thrust into Arabian musk.
And then they turned a corner, and saw the bridge. It could have been one of the bridges over the Thames, five hundred years ago, thought Richard; a huge stone bridge spanning out over a vast black chasm, into the night. But there was no sky above it, no water below. It rose into darkness.
Stone and darkness.
Strong as death, and cruel as the grave,
Clothed with cloud and tempest’s blackening breath,
Known of death’s dread self, whom none outbrave,
Strong as death,
Love, brow-bound with anguish for a wreath,
Fierce with pain, a tyrant-hearted slave,
Burns above a world that groans beneath.
Hath not pity power on thee to save,
Love? hath power no pity? Nought he saith,
Answering: blind he walks as wind or wave,
Strong as death.
Unloving love: benzoin, Indian musk, massoia bark, myrrh, ambrette seed, galbanum, bergamot, and fir.
Hellokoi –
I really like this masculine fragrance. Bergamot and neroli give it a bright, sweet, juicy citrus sparkle and the red sandalwood and dark musk are a spicy, dark, woody cologne that’s really sensual.
tunnabora –
I find this very unisex. On me, it smells gorgeously complex, rich and sweet. On my love it smells darker and spicier; quite different. An amazing scent. I’ll be picking up a full bottle soon.
Gloame –
This is more masculine-leaning than feminine, but could definitely work unisex. It’s woody and sexy. The bergamot keeps this from going too woody and the amber rounds out the sandalwood/frankincense combo. Very nice!
Masculine, woody, spice, ancient.
Greatwhitenowhere –
Another great starter or cross over for those preferring typical “men’s” scents or colognes but are looking for something similar to what is commercially available.
The best way to describe the blend is “after shave” which is exactly what came to mind while wafting from the bottle. The scent is a little unruly and heady in the bottle but calms to a nice, slightly warm clean scent. A very masculine scent.