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Enfleurage for Eros
November 06, 2005

Esteemed Prince,
Honored Artist,

I received your request with some amount of surprise. It is not often that I receive such commissions ~ or, rather, I receive them nightly, but never from the one for whom so much has been made over the years. Is Eros arming himself? That my concoctions should be his arrows both delights and honors me.

For the one you love...
For the one you seek to seduce...
For these are One and the same...

Oil of Almond -- our base
Linden Blossom and Fir Needle -- two middle notes.
Tuberose -- our top, exotique note

Be sparing, my Prince, with this powerful enfleurage. It will be subtle to the senses, revealing itself against the palate of your skin, but it will call out to the one you desire above all others.

May your Marriage continue to thrive, in this, its 825th year.

With Continued Admiration,
Constanz deWitt, H.
Guild of Flowers
Amsterdam

Posted by rowan at November 06, 2005 12:36 PM