Monday, February 19, 2018

Blooddrop Perfume


I made this purchase several months ago and decided it was high time I got around to talking about Blooddrop. Blooddrop Clothing & Fineries is run by Astrid, a lovely and generous lady who is talented on many levels. She creates and sells corsets, purses, throw pillows, bath and body toiletries and perfume. Her perfumes are housed in attractive metal capped Austrian amber glass bottles that hold about 6-7 mls of perfume oil for $18 each.

A Baby Raccoon- Notes: Animal crackers, vanilla sandalwood, nutmeg, soft woodsy sticks, thyme and a little buttercream frosting.

Fresh from the vial comes the aroma of childhood, animal crackers and graham crackers with a thin layer of frosting, snapping and crumbling between milk teeth and dusting cheeks as round and smooth as two glowing peals. I miss my babies toddling around. Snuggled wetly on the wrists, A Baby Raccoon gains an herbal green edge that must be the thyme, but only just barely. The vanilla soaked crackers and cookies still feature foremost. Slowly the woods gather about and lean over the shoulder, their creamy pithy breath mingling with the gourmand. These are nursery rhymes and milky dreams and circle time snacks mingling with mother's garden stained hands and dark dusky embrace. 


Atlas Moth- From the collection "The Entomology of Miss Amnesty Mapleleaf" Notes: North African amber, sweaty tree bark, humid dirt, sandalwood, green myrtle, cinnamon leaf, vanilla oleoresin, mushroom absolute, anise, vetiver, lavender, juniper berries and moonflower.

In the quaint vial there hides a breezy sunlit meadow, a stretch of nurturing land showcases its pelt of fragile green stems and shoots while yellow flowers quiver like so many dollops of sunshine splashed like raindrops from the heavens. From the nearby village a melody of warm tea catches the nose, dulcet with anise and sepia from tannins. Once on the wrist, the sweet tannic anise weaves a shimmering pattern with soft florals and verdant hues, much like in the bottle, but more alive and as delicate and cool as the scales on a moth's wing. As it ages and dries on the skin it creeps and shifts and in a metamorphosis that straddles between forest, meadow and village and the scents associated with each. Sandalwood and tree bark ground the green floral light, they tie it to the earth. Grassy vetiver tamps the sweetness down as the scent draws down into a pillowy nest of meadow dreams. 

I will admit that at first I was a touch overwhelmed with the scent notes of some of Blooddrop's perfumes, but once I jumped in, I realized how fluid and melodious they wear. There is no need to hesitate at all and now I have much catching up to do. Astrid has a few collections out right now. Have you tried Blooddrop? What are some of your favorites? 

5 comments:

  1. Atlas Moth sounds familiar to me, I think I have some older bottles from the same collection maybe, from way back. Aside from those I have used her Flutter body cream. Her esthetic is appealing. ☺

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    1. It was a little bit ago that I ordered A Baby Raccoon. I will make sure to try out the Flutter Body Cream. I saw she was teasing some foaming milk bath type goody and I really would like to give that a go as well. I agree. Her branding is really lovely with an Art Deco type of lean.

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    2. I found the bottles I had tucked away that I picked up around 2010, Atlas Moth and Earthworm.

      Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)
      Amnesty was taught early on by the cook, that earthworms love to roll around in old coffee grounds in addition to rich, moist dirt. So, she would often brew more coffee than anyone could possibly consume in one day just to add more coffee grounds to the compost pile for the worms. This is a very lush blend of sandalwood, earth, vanilla oleoresin, coffee beans, Arabian musk, labdanum, peru balsam, osmanthus, a tiny leaf of thyme and a wee sprig of coriander.

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  2. I love the bottles - the metal cap and labels. Lovely photo...

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    1. Hey Doreen! I agree! The metal caps for some reason, and the slightly taller and thinner bottle shape, really appeal to me. <3

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