Sin and Salvation
The Seven Deadly Sins
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
$5.25 – $21.00
Vanity in extremis. The scent of rabid hauteur: Moroccan rose and narcissus.
Sin and Salvation
The Seven Deadly Sins
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
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Uncontrollable passion and insatiable sexual desire: red musk, patchouli, ylang ylang and myrrh.
Could you hurt me, sweet lips, though I hurt you?
Men touch them, and change in a trice
The lilies and languors of virtue
For the raptures and roses of vice;
Those lie where thy foot on the floor is,
These crown and caress thee and chain,
O splendid and sterile Dolores,
Our Lady of Pain.
Calla lilies and lily of the valley with white lilac, narcissus, osmanthus, asphodel, and Egyptian musk.
There were nine wagons, each draped in black, each drawn by a lean black horse, and each baring barred sides like teeth when the wind blew through the black hangings. The lead wagon was driven by a squat old woman, and it bore signs on its shrouded sides that said in big letters: MOMMY FORTUNA’S MIDNIGHT CARNIVAL. And below, in smaller print: Creatures of night, brought to light.
Cruelty and confinement, small magics and penny illusions: galbanum, teak, myrrh, narcissus, mandrake root, patchouli, cacao, labdanum, agarwood, lavender, neroli, and black moss.
Base and earthy, yet glittering with golden notes: patchouli, heliotrope, copal and oakmoss.
deadpanriot –
Pride smells exactly like what I envision glamorous female movie stars from the 50s smell like: Feminine, beautiful, luxurious. The rose is strong, but it’s the kind of rose that reads more sophisticated than those cheap rose bubble-bath bottles most people associate with the scent now. The Narcissus (daffodil, as I know it in the wild) undertone makes the scent darker, more mysterious. It takes this one into ‘night scent’ territory for me. The first time I tried it out, I immediately felt under-dressed. It screams black tie; cocktail dresses and fur stoles, cigarette holders and perfectly coiffed hair. It smells like a rose garden at night, filled with fireflies and beautiful people.
I’m aware rose based scents can be polarizing: you may hate it because it reminds you too much of your parents/grandparents, you may hate it because you hate rose. Or, you love it because of those very same reasons reversed. I personally like rose, and enjoy that it reminds me of my grandmother- it’s not something I would actively choose to purchase (it was a freebie) but I was pleasantly surprised by it.
4/5 stars because this is something I’d personally prefer to reserve for special occasions, specifically something at night with a more demanding dress code. I do adore it, but for me personally it’s a very demanding scent that requires specific criteria be met before I can wear it and think ‘yes, this fits my life in this moment.’ For others, this could easily be their signature scent.
Elizabeth –
Getting a big one! This is one of the few rose scents I have tried that stays true instead of going sour or powdery on me.
alliemcc –
This is a very pretty floral scent – I am not a big fan of pure floral scents, but I appreciate how well done this one is (I received a sample of it with my order).
It smells of rose and violet intermingled, and on me (as with all florals) it’s really really strong! I feel like a walking bouquet, but a fancy and expensive one. Anyone who loves high-end florals and very feminine scents will likely want to try this.