CaFleureBon X Aether Arts Perfumes Vampire Queen art by Amber Jobin©
To date my ÇaFleureBon Queen Series is inspired by strong, powerful women or are created by one. I am so happy to be collaborating once again with 2 x Art and Olfaction Award Winning artisan perfumer Amber Jobin of Aether Art Perfume to create a new Queen to commemorate our 14th anniversary. This is the fourth time we have teamed up (Touchstone for our 7h anniversary Circe, and last year’s cy BORG Queen for our 13th. Amber and I have a special synergy, an affinity for the preternatural and for mythology and ancient history. ÇaFleureBon X Aether Arts Perfumes Vampire Queen is inspired by the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet, who is oldest vampiric deity (circa 1500.B.C.) Take that Bram Stoker! –Michelyn Camen, Editor-in Chief
“Thanks to popular culture, the word vampire usually conjures up images of tall, vaguely threatening men. But the first vampires to be spoken of in legend and lore were women. Long before Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula arrived on the scene, stories of fierce, blood-thirsty women pervaded ancient cultures around the world. The oldest among them was “Sekhmet the Bloodthirsty”, the war goddess of Egypt. Equally feared and worshipped, Sekhmet was one of the most prominent goddesses in the Egyptian pantheon. Depicted in Egyptian art as a woman with the head of a lioness, her very name translates as “powerful” or “mighty.” She is sometimes referred to in Egyptian texts as “She Before Whom Evil Trembles” and “The Mistress of Dread.” When in battle, she was said to have drunk the blood of her enemies and to have been consumed with their complete annihilation. As fierce as she was in the defense of ancient Egypt, Sekhmet was also worshiped as the goddess of healing and was patron deity of physicians and healers.
ÇaFleureBon X Aether Arts Perfumes Vampire Queen image by Amber Jobin©
Vampire Queen, pays homage to the long tradition of Egyptian scent culture by embodying a Kyphi Incense accord. Kyphi—one of the most important types of incense used to worship the Egyptian gods—was a complex mixture with many ingredients: Frankincense, Mastic, Myrrh, Henna, Cardamon, and Cinnamon all macerated with raisins soaked in honey and wine. This sacred incense opens the perfume with honey-soaked resins and spices slowly burning and releasing their sweet scent with hints of raisins and wine. But don’t let the sweet opening fool you, “The Mistress of Dread” is present with a salty, red-tinged, metallic blood accord that reveals Sekhmet’s warrior form. Oakmoss, Patchouli, and Smoke are our base notes.” –Amber Jobin, Perfumer and owner of Aether Arts Perfumes
Top: Khyphi Accord with Resins and Spices; Middle: Honey, Raisin and Wine Accord; Base Notes: Oakmoss, Patchouli and Smoke Accord
ÇaFleureBon X Aether Arts Perfumes Vampire Queen image by Amber©
Thanks to the generosity of Amber Jobin of Aether Arts Perfumes we have a draw for a 2 ml extrait of Vampire Queen for one registered ÇaFleureBon reader USA (or with a USA address). YOU MUST REGISTER and leave a comment on this site, with what appeals to you about Vampire Queen. Draw closes 4/3/2024.
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