Sin and Salvation
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
$5.75 – $23.00
A perfume sacred to the highest of the angelic hosts: calla lily, wisteria, white sandalwood, Damascus rose and frankincense.
Sin and Salvation
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
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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.
Smell sanctified! A blend of pure, pious frankincense and graceful myrrh.
All the glory, warmth and majesty of the sun — darkened. A delicious blend of bitter almond, vanilla, frankincense and heliotrope, with a drop of cinnamon.
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.
[email protected] –
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.