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July 02, 2005
bpal - black annis
"Vast talons, foul with human flesh, there grew
In place of hands, and features livid blue
Glar'd in her visage; while the obscene waist
Warm skins of human victims close embraced."
"The blue faced hag of the British Hills. She lives in the Dane Hills, Leicestershire, in a cave called Black Annis' Bower Close, which she dug out of rock with her own iron-strong claws. Dozens of huge cats prowl the Bower with her, and it is guarded by a great pollarded oak in which she hides so that she may catch lambs and small children to eat. She carries her victims back to her cave, where she flays them alive before devouring them. She drapes their skins on her guardian oak to dry. Her skirt is fashioned from the skins of her prey, and her bed is a high-piled bed of their bones. Black Annis' perfume is a mixture of damp cave lichen and oak leaf with a hint of vetiver, civet and anise."
i worked up the nerve to try this one today.
in the bottle-- anise on top, something dark and dusky underneath. it has some promise to be an interesting scent, and it's not classically "perfumey" really at all.
on me, i definitely got anise and some other interesting stuff going on. unfortunately, the other stuff quickly turned to baby powder, which is bad enough, but with anise on top.
in a word-- gag. this one is not for me. i think my swap pile started today.
Posted by lisa at July 02, 2005 11:34 PM | TrackBack
ok, so a) your comment won't post right away because i have to approve it first and b) you might get a server error but your comment probably posted anyway and c) previewing doesn't work so i've removed the preview button.