Sin and Salvation
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
$5.75 – $23.00
Like two birds of golden plumage, inseparable companions, the individual self and the immortal Self are perched on the branches of the selfsame tree. The former tastes of the sweet and bitter fruits of the tree; the latter, tasting of neither, calmly observes.
Orange blossom, East Indian sandalwood, and champaca.
Sin and Salvation
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
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A celestial hymn, singing to Earth from fifty light years away: ten billion-trillion-trillion-carats of glittering white musk, with cognac, tagetes, white champaca, Gum Arabic, and davana.
“We must not look at goblin men,
We must not buy their fruits:
Who knows upon what soil they fed
Their hungry thirsty roots?”
“Come buy,” call the goblins
Hobbling down the glen.
– Christina Rossetti
A dark and dreary fragrance, honeyed yet ominous, hovering in sweet shadows: overripe strawberries and bloody smears of red currant hovering in a gloom of indigo musk, black tea, plum incense tears, champaca, cacao, and hazy laudanum accord.
Art by Drew Rausch!
Lascivious, flirtatious, and vampy as hell. A true heartbreaker’s perfume. The innocence of orange blossom tainted by the beguiling scents of ginger and patchouli.
My well-beloved was stripped. Knowing my whim,
She wore her tinkling gems, but naught besides:
And showed such pride as, while her luck betides,
A sultan’s favored slave may show to him.
When it lets off its lively, crackling sound,
This blazing blend of metal crossed with stone
Gives me an ecstasy I’ve only known
Where league of sound and lustre can be found.
She let herself be loved: then, drowsy-eyed,
Smiled down from her high couch in languid ease.
My love was deep and gentle as the seas
And rose to her as to a cliff the tide.
My own approval of each dreamy pose,
Like a tamed tiger, cunningly she sighted:
And candour, with lubricity united,
Gave piquancy to every one she chose.
Her limbs and hips, burnished with changing lustres
Before my eyes, clairvoyant and serene,
Swanned themselves, undulating in their sheen;
Her breasts and belly, of my vine the clusters,
Like evil angels rose, my fancy twitting,
To kill the peace which over me she’d thrown,
And to disturb her from the crystal throne
Where, calm and solitary, she was sitting.
So swerved her pelvis that, in one design,
Antiope’s white rump it seemed to graft
To a boy’s torso, merging fore and aft.
The talc on her brown tan seemed half-divine.
The lamp resigned its dying flame. Within,
The hearth alone lit up the darkened air,
And every time it sighed a crimson flare
It drowned in blood that amber-coloured skin.
Skin musk and honey, blood-red rose, orange blossom, white peach, red apple, frankincense and myrrh.
cobratoes –
All the Orange blossom!!!! I love all the scents in this perfume, but the orange blossom definitely is the strongest on me. It’s definitely one of my favorites.
Danielle –
I’m leary of sandalwood and find that it often dominates in perfume blends, well at least on me it does. I’m really not a fan of strong sandalwood perfumes, which is why I was pleasantly surprised that the sandalwood in Paramatman is beautifully balanced with with the orange blossom and champaca. For me it comes off as a heady exotic floral with a lot of depth. I really enjoy it, but wished it lasted just a little longer. Don’t get me wrong, its does stick around for several hours, but this is not a “lasts all day” scent.
VetchVespers –
Paramatman smells of smooth, high quality Indian incense with sweet neroli to soften it and keep it from being too smokey. After dry down, it’s light and stays close to my skin, lasting on me about 4 hours. I agree that would make a lovely Spring or Summer scent.
To my nose, it’s very similar to Imperious Tiger-Lily. It also reminds me of Caterpillar, which is quite different, but also has a lovely wafting incense quality that I adore.
Samantha –
Ahhhh!!! I cannot stop smelling my arm. This stuff is AMAZING! I’ve had an imp lying around for awhile and decided to give it a test run. I’m so thrilled that I finally did because it knocked my socks off and I’ve already ordered a big bottle.
It starts out slightly smoky and woodsy, all champaca and sandalwood. As it dries down the orange blossom comes into play and rounds the scent out, sweetening it up a bit. This will be a fabulous scent in the spring and summer when I want an incense-y, heady blend since it also has the exotic floral note which I feel lightens it up.
This is a sexy, feminine feeling fragrance. I’m in love.
Luca Turin –
Wow! I am very fond of each individual scent but this oil is blended in a way that is almost magical. The first scent, both in the bottle and on the skin, is orange blossoms, which has to be one of the most beautiful and uplifting flower scents in the world. The ancient sophistication of sandalwood begins to edge its way into the bouquet and then suddenly the exotic aroma of champaca appears as the orange blossoms recede and occasionally provide little spikes of scent within the champaca. Very sexy and a great mood lifter