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.
Claire –
Got this as a frimp and it’s surprisingly good! It’s exactly what it says it is. I can detect honey and I can detect a note I’m unfamiliar with, but can only assume must be deadly nightshade. It’s a kind of green, herbal scent. It’s oddly nostalgic. The scent itself doesn’t have a ton of throw, but it is extremely long lasting. Might have to get more of this!
ranepage11 –
Sensual, sweet, honey, kind of a wet note too. Gotta have a bottle of this!
Gloame –
Soft and almost fuzzy. As it dries, the honey pops more and it’s like a greenery wreath with a hint of honey in the breeze. It smells fresh and alive, and I like it a lot.
Where I’d wear this: On a rainy spring day, with the windows open
joycevranjes –
Soft, sweet, gentle and delicate. I would wear this scent on warm Spring night. Very pretty.
StopLoriNow –
In the Imp: bright, sweet, fresh.
Wet on skin: herby, sweet from the honey, with a rounded and almost gourmand scent.
While drying: very soft, still sweet.
Dry down: soft, feminine, reminiscent of light powdered sugar.
Not a ton of throw, very delicate, very pretty scent. I got this as a frimp, and I wasn’t sure what to expect because I’m not familiar with the fragrance of deadly nightshade. Additionally, I typically cannot stand powdery anything on me. This one is special… there’s something so classically feminine about this without it veering into “old lady smell” territory for me. It’s got a complex scent journey.
I think this is a new favorite!
Sarah –
I got an imp of this with another order, and I really love it! Will definitely be getting a proper bottle of it, sometime. In the bottle it’s a very clean scent, and that carried over when I put it on. As it dried, there was something a little herby and a little spicy mixed in with the honey-scent. If this perfume were a color, it would be greeny-gold. I feel absolutely scrumptious wearing it!