Ascendancy (Spring 2017 Iteration)

[VioletChaos]

All that glitters /is/ gold. This oils province covers everything the sun touches, and is used to bring you renown and glory

Twilight Alchemy Labs Ascendancy Oil contains essential oils, absolutes, and CO2 extracts that are organically-grown and pesticide-free, and many of the oils components are first distillations from small farms. This oil includes steam-distilled Indian frankincense, angelica root from the TAL garden, fossilized amber oil (Oleum succini), Italian blood orange, C02 extract of hyssop, Texas cedarwood, angelica essential oil, steam-distilled French galbanum, bay leaves from the TAL garden, and frankincense tears. Ascendancy was actively charged over the course of a full year on the day and hour of Sol and floated with raw gold nuggets, pyrite, and five diamonds.

In The Bottle: I get the Italian blood orange, twinges of the hyssop and the angelica straight away. It's heady and bright!

Wet On Skin: The hyssop and the galbanum both become stronger with angelica morphing into sort of a heliotrope vibe.

Dry Down: Softly citrus and amber with heliotrope.

This is indeed a very "sunny" oil. I'm less concerned about how well I like a smell when its primary purpose is magickal workings. I say this because there are standard BPAL that smell similarly and I'd trade those away because heliotrope isn't something I generally wear. HOWEVER, this blend is really very positive, I can feel its bright vibrancy and I will definitely be bringing this to anoint the soles of my feet when I go to my graduation ceremony in a few months. It's high-energy yellow for me, and it's relating strongly with my Ajna chakra. I am prone to melancholy in the winter months, and I will absolutely reach for this when the sun starts to fade more quickly from the sky in the darker part of the year.

[zankoku_zen]

Again, from decanting.

Why hello there. This one gave me warm tingly energy. It literally felt warm in my hand. The only other one that has ever done something similar is Scissors, but that was more like a burning fire brand, like I'm going to sear something closed. This one was more like a warm sunshine in your hand. But very directed.

 

ETA: Its like grabbing a comet tail. Hang on, you're going somewhere. Not that I've ever grabbed a comet. But, yanno.

 

ETA: May 2018

So I wore Ascendancy today with a purpose. I busted it out because I strictly felt as "NOT TODAY, SATAN". I had work that needed to get done, and rather not deal with some coworkers. Guess what - that big scary project? Not so big, not so scary. Banging it out pretty well and will have it done in two days. Those coworkers? Nary a peep.

Admittedly, I've also put on a smidge of Dominion, because like I said, I definitely needed something that was GTFO MY FACE, I'm here to rock out, kick ass, and take names.

Edited May 8, 2018 by zankoku_zen

[lady_pandora]

I had to buy Ascendancy because the word itself earworms me with "My Shot." Ritually, I'm using it for sort of a long-term project, so it'll be a while before I can report on its efficacy, but so far I can report that it does indeed have a warm energy to it, and that it smells like maple freakin' syrup. This is definitely one that I'll enjoy for the scent even though I'm wearing it for Reasons.

 

ETA, 5/23/2018: Almost a year later, and I can say now that the long-term project mostly worked, and also that I wore this for a test for promotion at work and aced the thing even though I was hung over and sleep-deprived at the time. Powerful oil!

Edited May 23, 2018 by lady_pandora