Mad Tea Party
The Dodgson Collection.
Scents inspired by the madness of Alice’s sojourns to Wonderland.
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary glass vial.
$6.25 – $25.00
Grapefruit, red currant, dark musk, Roman chamomile, delphinium, and lavender.
Mad Tea Party
The Dodgson Collection.
Scents inspired by the madness of Alice’s sojourns to Wonderland.
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary glass vial.
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Softly as brown-eyed Angels rove
I will return to thy alcove,
And glide upon the night to thee,
Treading the shadows silently.
And I will give to thee, my own,
Kisses as icy as the moon,
And the caresses of a snake
Cold gliding in the thorny brake.
And when returns the livid morn
Thou shalt find all my place forlorn
And chilly, till the falling night.
Others would rule by tenderness
Over thy life and youthfulness,
But I would conquer thee by fright!
A thin, sinuous, creeping chill, the scent of glee-filled undeath: white iris, osmanthus, Calla lily, tomb-crawling ivy and a coffin spray of gladiolus, lisianthus and delphinium.
“I have a brother. They say, you put us together, we are like one person, you know? When we are young, his hair, it is very blond, very light, his eyes are blue, and people say, he is the good one. And my hair it is very dark, darker than yours even, and people say I am the rogue, you know? I am the bad one. And now time passes, and my hair is gray. His hair, too, I think, is gray. And you look at us, you would not know who was light, who was dark.”
“Were you close?” asked Shadow.
“Close?” asked Czernobog. “No. How could we be? We cared about such different things.”
You would not know who was light, who was dark: iron and amber, gold-limned white musk and ink-gloomed dark musk.
Heroine is the first scent created specifically for The Hero Initiative, and the label art is by the fabulous Adam Hughes!
Nepalese amber, East African patchouli, dark musk, apple blossom, petitgrain, aged leather, skin musk, and rhubarb.
The farmhouse was dark and shut up. The meadows were overgrown and seemed abandoned. The farm roof was crumbling at the back; it was covered in black plastic sheeting. They jolted over a ridge and Shadow saw it there.
It was silver-gray and it was higher than the farm-house. It was the most beautiful tree Shadow had ever seen: spectral and yet utterly real and almost perfectly symmetrical. It also looked instantly familiar: he wondered if he had dreamed it, then he realized that no, he had seen it before, or a representation of it man, many times. It was Wednesday’s silver tie pin.
The VW bus jolted and bumped across the meadow, and it came to a stop about twenty feet from the trunk of the tree.
There were three women standing by the tree. At first glance Shadow thought they were the Zorya, but no, they were three women he did not know. They looked tired and bored, as if they had been standing there a long time. Each of them held a wooden ladder. The biggest also carried a brown sack. They looked like a set of Russian dolls: a tall one – she was Shadow’s height, or even taller – a middle-sized one, and a woman so short and hunched that at first glance Shadow wrongly supposed her to be a child. They looked so much alike that Shadow was certain the women must be sisters.
The smallest of the women dropped to a curtsey when the bus drew up. The other two just stared. They were sharing a cigarette, and they smoked it down to the filter before one of them stubbed it out against a root.
Dusty, ancient wood, horehound, and sage, with viper’s bugloss, mugwort, chamomile, nettle, apple blossom, chervil, and ashes.
minikadomi –
Cold and little bitter… grapefruit and mint are the most prominent on my skin.
Marina Hazeltree –
When I smelled this scent in the bottle I wasn’t the biggest fan, it smelled like fruit cake. However, when I put it on it completely transformed and I love it! It smells fruity and powdery in the best way possible. It also perfectly encapsulates the esoteric and zany nature of the Cheshire Cat!
sstrwbrymlkk –
absolutely enchanting. great hints of fruit and playful undertones.
ahlia5566 –
This is so beautiful. It reminds me of the mainstream Maison Francis Kurkdjian Petit Matin!
olgaleshchova –
I received my order for the Cheshire Cat perfume oil this morning, and I absolutely love it.
The only reason I didn’t write this perfume oil the full five stars is because, the scent is a little overwhelming in the bottle. But when applied to my skin, it’s a different story.
When smelling the Cheshire cut perfume oil straight out of the bottle I get the sense of current and dark Musk. I’m not entirely sure about how I feel with just those two sense mixing together.
However, once applied to the skin, I can still smell the scent of currents but the Musk trails away, and is replaced with the grapefruit note.
The best way to describe the perfume scent, is that of a fruit marmalade candy, mixed with some sort of earthy freshness. I’m guessing that would be from the lavender.
As the perfume wears down, it starts to become even sweeter. Kind of like a naturally fruity scent top with a bit of sugar just to accentuate the sweetness even further.
The grapefruit note is the one that is the most long-lasting in this fragrance, on my skin.
Overall, I think Cheshire Cat is a beautiful perfume scent that would be lovely when, especially worn in the spring and summer months.
I’m eager to see how Cheshire Cat will change over time ?
mjanefh –
I got this imp from a friend of mine. The first thing that hit me was the citrus sent mixed with an almost orange blossom. On me, that fades rather quickly. Like within an hour. After that I’m left with soft floral notes. I can definitely smell the lavender. It’s not something I’d typically wear but I’m pleased to try it out. It’s good with my chemistry and not as overpowering as other BPAL sents on me. A good everyday office sent.
josefinstjernqvist –
The first time I got to smell this one I fell in love with it. Still one of my all time favourites! In the bottle it smells citrusy, sweet and it’s rather sharp but has a soft undertone of what I think is lavender. On the skin it smells like grapefruit, but now it has gone a bit floral as well so it’s not as sharp anymore. The lavender is nowhere to be found on me. Still a sweet, fresh scent.
lotuseaterarts –
Bright citrus scent while wet..drys down to reveal more delicate notes.
I paired this one with Magus on my arm…really lovely, uplifting combo.
Lots of good, happy terpenes here.
Hellokoi –
Tart, juicy, true grapefruit. Sometimes I can pick out a hint of red currant berries or cool lavender, but it’s mostly grapefruit.
Gloame –
This is quite pretty and a little bit crazy smelling. It’s soft and harmonizing, but as you inhale deeper, there’s a little bit of tart craziness in the grapefruit and musk. Very lovely!
[email protected] –
I received a frimp of this in a recent purchase. It is a lavender blend with green herbal notes. It is very fresh and clean. Though not exactly my thing, I gave it to a friend who immediately put it on and had a smile on her face.
woodenmango –
Out ov the vial, very citrusy and abit herbal too. As it dries on my it gets softer and the chamomiles comes out as do the other florals, it gets sweeter too. I do agree with the other poster that there is something reminicent of clean, fresh cat litter but only as a background scent. I think it’s because it is a very clean scent. It is quite strong I put just a dab on the crook of my elbow and I can get whiffs of it with my arm outstretched. It’s a very nice smell but not necessarily my thing. (I tend to like either very sweet smells, or musky/spicey/woody smells. Not usually into florals.)
Jade –
An interesting one. “Curious,” if you will.
Opening the bottle to sniff, it smells sharp and citrusy.
Used sparingly (before I open it, I flip the bottle once, and dab just the residue from around the lip of the vial), it smells sweet and powdery (not like baby powder. More kitty powdery…I mean this in a good way…maybe some cat owners will know what I’m talking about) with just a hint of the sharper floral scents.
If I cup the open bottle against my wrist and then tip it, the full blown scent is very floral and the soft, sweet powdery scent is gone.
I recommend using this one sparingly, as it’s very strong otherwise.