Gently, Gently, They are Timid

[doomsday_disco]

Softly, softly, hear the rustle
Of the Spirits airy wings;
They are coming down to mingle
Once again with earthly things,
With their rapping, and their tapping
Rap-tap-tap to wake our napping,
In the restless dream of error:
Hear the weird the Spirit brings –
Rap-tap-tap lost friends are near you;
Rap-tap-tap they see and hear you;
In their mystic converse rappy
They declare good Spirits happy.

 

Gently, gently, they are timid
If a medium is not there;
They may leave you in delusion,
And dissolve again to air.
Tis no fable – beings able –
Rap-tap-tap upon a table;
And their language is translated,
While the watch with guardian care
Rap-tap-tap lost friends are near you;
Rap-tap-tap they see and hear you;
In their mystic converse rappy
They declare good Spirits happy

 

Spirit Rappings, lyrics by T.E. Garrett, music by W.W. Rossington

 

A joyful undeath: candied orange and pink peppercorn, sugared freesia petals, vanilla bean, and white honey.

[ghoulnextdoor]

"The weird the Spirit brings," as mentioned in the lyrics of this perfume's inspiration is jaunty and bright, and indeed spirited. This could be the signature scent of the most gleeful parlor ghost, whose enthusiasm for the spectral life is utterly contagious. The first manifestation brings bursts of rosy spice and diaphanous flower petals before settling into its true form: a tatted lace doily holding the memory of creamed toffees and sugared meringues, all grounded in something as smooth and refined as the cream in a proper lady's tea. The spirits probably attend her séances just to watch her elaborate table-floating mechanisms with fond amusement - they're happy to play along with a hostess who goes to such lengths to entertain them.

[doomsday_disco]

I tried this twice, and it is mostly about the candied orange and white honey on me. The orange is pretty light and smoothed over by the sugar and honey, and the honey is creamy, non-funky variety. After a while, I get the sugared freesia petals with those notes, and it becomes more of a honeyed floral with a touch of fruit than a honeyed fruit blend. The sugared freesia petals makes me think of a past Lilith scent: Muse of Fire, but this is much smoother than that one since there's just the one type of sugared floral here instead of like, a whole bouquet of them. I wasn't able to pick out the vanilla, but perhaps it will emerge with age.

 

I like this and will definitely be keeping my decant. I'll have to give it a full-day slather to see if I need to upgrade this or not.