My sweetest Lesbia Hair Gloss

[LiberAmoris]

My sweetest Lesbia, let us live and love,
And though the sager sort our deeds reprove,
Let us not weigh them. Heaven’s great lamps do dive
Into their west, and straight again revive.

But, soon as once set our little light,
Then must we sleep one ever-during night.

 

If all would lead their lives in love like me,
Then bloody swords and armor should not be;

No drum or trumpet peaceful sleeps should move,
Unless alarm came from the camp of Love:
But fools do live and waste their little light,
And seek with pain their ever-during night.

 

When timely death my life and fortune ends,
Let not my hearse be vext with mourning friends,
But let all lovers rich in triumph come
And with sweet pastimes grace my happy tomb:

And, Lesbia, close up thou my little light,
And crown with love my ever-during night.

 

- Caius Valerius Catullus

 

Osmanthus, hay absolute, ambergris accord, catnip, and Egyptian musk.

 

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[starbrow]

This is a gorgeous hair gloss that is primarily a peachy apricot blend with sweet florals and a soft, feminine musk. The hay note (which I love) gets swallowed up into the fruity florals and just lends a creamy, hazy depth to My Sweetest Lesbia. It is somehow both girlish and mature, nothing heavy or unappealing about it. Almost Shunga-esque. I get zero lemon from it (which was apparently a thing in the perfume oil.) The sweetness and poofiness of the blend never tips over into candy land. Nor does the herbiness/earthiness of ambergris or catnip weigh it down.

 

It's beautifully balanced and utterly wearable. I just....never wear it. Ultimately, the vibes of this one were almost a little too commercially feminine for me to dig, and so I've let my bottle go, but I highly recommend that any fruit or Shunga lovers check this one out!