In 2019, I was fortunate enough to be one of the first to obtain a custom fragrance from Nui Cobalt Designs (at the time the tarot reading was not offered) and the following rambling is about a marvellous scent journey back through time and special memories. ✒When I first submitted my ideas for a dream custom, I asked Forest to sweep this weary wearer away to another era. Specifically back to RMS Titanic with the help of individual notes from certain perfumes and blends I have fallen hard for: "the realistic sweet rose nectar, fresh stems that smell from the most elegant vase and Easter lily from Anthophilia, the powderiness of the Lily of the valley from Robin's Egg and Netherfield Ballroom with a twist of maybe sea salt or ambergris" and to top off this fantasy floral bouquet, I requested lilacs. Yes, lilacs. The bane of indie artists. The mythical beast of fragrance legend that no indie has truly captured for me or has been able to create an oil that will stay on my skin longer than a whispered prayer...until now. (Final Notes: A vintage Spring bouquet of living lilac, sweetheart rose, Easter lily, orchid, and lily of the valley upon a moonlit sea) This list of returning to a lost bygone era resulted in the most gorgeous nosegay of timeless refinement and treasured memories for myself that I cried. Yes, I cried as the lilacs bushes from my childhood wafted around me and the rose nectar with white Easter Lily took my senses on another type of wondrous journey altogether to subjects of history and fascination. Each time I sniffed this exquisite scent potion it morphed and shifted. A distinct soft saltiness and aquatic element also appeared after an hour of wear and miracles of miracles the lilacs stayed true and I could distinctly smell that heavenly note hours later. I was over the moon and to the stars. When the time came to bestow a name for this otherworldly creation, I admit I was at a loss. It didn't only just sweep me away to RMS Titanic (little known fact, it was also called "the ship of flowers") and the final first-class dinner. It also somehow bottled and presented the favourite flowers of family members of the final Romanov Dynasty- lovely stately lilacs for Empress Alexandra and Grand Duchess Maria, Roses for Grand Duchess Olga and Lily of the Valley for Grand Duchess Tatiana. Finally, the oil I held also unexpectedly touched remembrances that I hold so dear above all as I wore it I could hear the rain pattering softly from long ago and my Baba humming the song "You Are My Sunshine" when I closed my tearstained eyes. This perfume was lost beauty and felt like a hug from time itself. I knew then the perfect name- Vicnaja Pamjat which means Eternal Memory in Slovak (in the Byzantine Catholic church it is the saying used in song on Easter Sunday and other events when prayer is offered for those gone but not forgotten). I know someone very special who would have approved and is smiling down at the lady I have become because of her. _________________________________________________ I can never thank Forest from Nui Cobalt Designs enough for crafting something so special for me and if those reading this get the chance when the time comes to order a custom fragrance by this exceptional scent artist, I highly recommend Nui Cobalt Designs |
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