“Take it, then,” the Tsar said, “and bid her do it for me.” The old woman brought the linen home and told Vasilissa the Tsar’s command: “Well I knew that the work would needs be done by my own hands,” said Vasilissa, and, locking herself in her own room, began to make the shirts. So fast and well did she work that soon a dozen were ready. Then the old woman carried them to the Tsar, while Vasilissa washed her face, dressed her hair, put on her best gown and sat down at the window to see what would happen. And presently a servant in the livery of the Palace came to the house and entering, said: “The Tsar, our lord, desires himself to see the clever needlewoman who has made his shirts and to reward her with his own hands.”
Vasilissa rose and went at once to the Palace, and as soon as the Tsar saw her, he fell in love with her with all his soul. He took her by her white hand and made her sit beside him. “Beautiful maiden,” he said, “never will I part from thee and thou shalt be my wife.”
So the Tsar and Vasilissa the Beautiful were married, and her father returned from the far-distant Tsardom, and he and the old woman lived always with her in the splendid Palace, in all joy and contentment. And as for the little wooden doll, she carried it about with her in her pocket all her life long.
She herself had cheeks like blood and milk and grew every day more and more beautiful.
Creamy skin musk and blushing pink musk with soft sandalwood, white amber, dutiful myrrh, and star jasmine.
felidaeluna –
Seriously I will die if I don’t get this again. How goth is that????
felidaeluna –
I love this scent as much as I love my husband. In fact, some of our best moments are tied to this scent. I’m almost out. I need it. Like I need air. Please please please make me some more, can I have some more? I’ll eat my pudding! I will buy three if that what it takes. But I have to have it. Please don’t let me run out.
Daniel –
I can’t get over how good this one is!
I recieved it as an imp alongside with my order and it is by far my favorite scent, It’s absolutely amazing! I know for sure that I will be getting this one in my next order.
woodenmango –
Love this so much! Got this as an imp.
Out of the vial: very sweet like cherry syrup or bubblegum. There’s something sort of incense-like hiding in the background though, likely dragons blood.
When it dries it loses some of its cherry smell and just remains sweet and resinous. After about 5 hours it is mostly gone but if I stick my nose right to the spot that I put it on i get a different sort of cherry smell. It actually reminds me of a scented strawberry shortcake doll I had as a kid. Very interesting. I might not get a whole bottle but I will definitely enjoy my Imp 🙂