Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab: Dana O'Shee (fragrance)

martygreene · 08-26-2005, 05:49 PM #1 (**permalink**)

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In Irish folklore the Dana O'Shee are a fae, elven people that live in a realm of beauty, their nobility akin to our that own Age of Chivalry, eternally beautiful and eternally young. They surround themselves with the pleasures of the Arts, they live for the hunt, and to this day can be seen riding in procession through the Irish countryside at twilight, led by their King and Queen. However, the Dana O'Shee are not benevolent creatures, despite what their unearthly beauty may imply. They are vengeful and treacherous and possess a streak of mischievous malice, and many have whispered that their true home lies deep in the shadowed groves of the Realm of the Dead. Hearing even a single chord of their otherworldly music leaves one stunned and lost to the mortal realms for ever, finding themselves prey to the Dana O'Shee's hunt or enslaved in their Court as servants or playthings. Offerings of milk, honey and sweet grains were made to placate these creatures, and it is that the basis of the scent created in their name.

/me has a personal moment of toe-curling delight
:loveya:

THIS is what I've wanted to smell like my entire life. Do you remember the time when you realized, for the first time, that you were in love with someone? Remember how even their skin smelled sweet and divine- like home but warm and alive? THAT is what this evokes to me.

Smells... right... I seriously think I own at least 8 imps of this, if not more, and I'm DEFINITELY getting a big bottle of this, maybe more.

Before I even open the imp, I can smell a sweet sugary scent- like when you open a packet of Sugar in the Raw. Upon openng the bottle, and as long as the oil is wet- marzipan. Sweet sugary almond goodness. As it dries down I get the scent of a bakery making almond cookies, macaroons, marzipan treats. Then almond milk, calming and soothing. I used to drink almond flavored warm milk before bed as a child. On me, honey glazed almond cookies, a mug of steamed whole milk with vanilla.

The only rival to this in my mind is my White Barn candle in White Cream, and that's more of a stage dressing in preparation for this in my diffuser. The first time I wore this, when I got into bed for the night my boyfriend rolled over and said -sniff- "you smell..." -sniff- "you smell..." -sniff- "you smell... what is that? You smell really good" -snuggle-