Throaty laughter captures your attention. Across the lane you see a buxom Venetian woman standing before a huge black and red striped tent. Her head is inclined towards a dapper, leering man, and they appear to be sharing a private joke. He reaches into his waistcoat and produces a gold coin. The woman plucks it from his fingers. He bows, and walks into the tent with a swagger. A sign flashes above the tent flap in letters that seem to be aflame: The Grindhouse, Dead or Live Girls.
The Madam turns towards you and smiles. As she approaches, someone within the tent strikes a few keys on a tuneless piano, and begins to play Jelly Roll Morton’s ‘the Crave’. The light within the tent illuminates the interior, shining behind the silhouettes of naked women gyrating lewdly upon raised stages, writhing in time with the music.
In the distance, behind the tent, you hear a whip crack, and a man’s scream. Tittering laughter follows, and the screams continue.
“Voulez-vous un morceau de la boîte de bonbon?” she asks, gesturing gracefully towards the tent.
The Madam’s perfume envelops you.
Florentine iris, red musk, mimosa, magnolia, Damascus rose, clove, and vanilla bean.
lex –
received as a frimp. a lovely bouquet of white, ethereal flowers. it’s light, but hardly unremarkable. shockingly enough, while perfumes that have rose in them read almost purely rosey on me, the wisteria comes through the most in this. I feel quite saintly wearing it!
MaggotParade –
Very light and herbally, floral with a tiny bit of incense. Brings up imagery of a beautifully lit up church in daylight. Or a meadow in the summer. Fairies. It’s a pleasant and summery scent.
As it dries, it becomes even softer and more pleasant. I’d wear this again.
sgtgwn –
Love the sandalwood with the floral overtones. One of my faves!
KatRampant –
Floral in bottle; something resinous and woody comes out upon application. The rose in this reminds me of dried flower potpourri. Dry, the sandalwood has swallowed the flowers entirely. This one is sharp and dry on me, with little to ground it. It’s almost painful. I may turn this into a room scent – it’s really pleasant, just not on my body.
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I received a frimp of this in my latest order. The frankincense and white sandalwood make this one of the few blends with florals really work well with my chemistry. Something in it reminds me of church incense in a very pleasant way. Also there are elements in the blend that remind me a bit of Hellfire. Light to medium throw, but lasts through the majority of the day. Lovely.