Heathcliff (Perfume Oil) by Ravenscourt Apothecary

Heathcliff Perfume Oil

Floyd
07/29/2020 - 11:12 AM
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Wuthering Heights

Uncompromisingly, the cool feelings crash over the wind-swept heights of the moors in Yorkshire. Gnarled pines stand askew on rugged heath cliffs, dramatically rising from the marshy bogs below. Winds blow through the wild hair of Heathcliff, who tumbles in an inexplicable state of ecstasy through the peppermint, swirling cool green clouds, enveloping him in an ethereal aura. In a surreal sequence of nature-mystical metaphor, the pines weep a few needles, whose husks split on Heathcliff's skin, containing bright resins.
Then gusts soon bring bergamot, circling the mint like sweet limes, settling ripe, almost orange into the scene. "I am Heathcliff," drips from Cathy's lips. The words fade, the mint, the husks, then it becomes quiet on Wuthering Heights.
Almost silently, the conifers fall into the earth-washed grasses, Heathcliff becomes one with the heath cliffs, and then nothing happens for two hours.
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"Heathcliff" is a perfume oil from Tanya Kuznetsova's Ravenscourt Apothecary, which she has been operating in London since 2013. In addition to the natural perfume oils, which are naturally limited in longevity (about three to five hours) and sillage (rather arm's length to skin close), she also produces other products such as natural soaps.
"Heathcliff" is a green, ethereally fresh scent dedicated to the titular protagonist from Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights," who is also seen as a personified metaphor for the untamed nature of the Yorkshire moors. This works just as well with the ethereal mint at the beginning (here the mint could represent Heathcliff's wild character) as it does in the base of earthy vetiver and pine (the original vegetation of the moors). However, what bergamot is doing in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales remains Kuznetsova's secret.
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39 Comments
MarieposaMarieposa 2 years ago
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"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."
Poor lost Cathy... The gray-green clouds still swirling around the room.
So powerfully described!
DelightfulDelightful 4 years ago
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"Wuthering Heights" is tragic, but your story is not. A fine fragrance it seems. Great writing :)
CantadorCantador 5 years ago
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Your current perfume photo led me to this amazing older comment... I would have missed out otherwise :-)
TorfdoenTorfdoen 5 years ago
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Cathy is Heathcliff? Well, that's quite a twist. Almost like in Dallas, where it turned out that all the previous one thousand twenty-four episodes were just a dream of the maid.
Melisse2Melisse2 5 years ago
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The brand does sound appealing. And you described the scent with lovely imaginative images again. But it’s clear that there are more fragrant options out there.
TablaTabla 5 years ago
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Beautiful comment, how can you say it better... not only do I want to test the scent, but I also want to travel to the moors of Yorkshire right away. You’ve mentioned Tanya Kuznetsova’s Ravenscourt Apothecary before, which really got me hooked!
Brelles530Brelles530 5 years ago
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Great comment on a fragrance I'm not familiar with.
GoldGold 5 years ago
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I want to go back there... to Yorkshire. You've made that possible for a few minutes now.
ZoraZora 5 years ago
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Neither the scent nor the brand is known, but you've changed that with your great comment. Wonderful description.
PinseltownPinseltown 5 years ago
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How this beautiful comment can introduce a completely unknown fragrance... Emily Brontë Cup
RunaRuna 5 years ago
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This sounds quite natural, which is also contributed by the bottle that feels medical to me. But it's not really my thing, starting with the fact that it's an oil. No hard feelings though! ;)
CravacheCravache 5 years ago
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Wild, natural. Scent and comment. Wonderful!
AndrulaAndrula 5 years ago
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Passion, obsession, hate, revenge... it's all there with Brontes. Your pictures of the Yorkshire moors are stormy, and the scent, according to your description, might have calmed Heathcliff's wild, wounded spirit a bit.
SiebenkäsSiebenkäs 5 years ago
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The link to bergamot could be Earl Grey tea, which was already very popular in Victorian times. A beautifully painted scent impression from you - for that, a storm-proof all-weather trophy!
PinkdawnPinkdawn 5 years ago
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I can't quite picture this scent on me, even though I know and appreciate the bog near York. But on the right gentleman in summer, it would definitely have its charms...
And now I'm wondering what happened after those 2 hours of nothingness. Sounds like a sequel is in the works. Right?
FittleworthFittleworth 5 years ago
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Wonderful comment! Wuthering Heights trophy!
MörderbieneMörderbiene 5 years ago
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What things you always dig up! Sounds exciting again, although it might be too much mint.
VoulaVoula 5 years ago
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An interesting and natural, wild scent!
AolaniAolani 5 years ago
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Heathcliff is definitely not for me ;-)), but I really enjoyed reading your comment...
Can777Can777 5 years ago
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Very informative! Although the scent wouldn't necessarily be my choice. But the comment, once again... nice, nice!
ToppineToppine 5 years ago
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And once again, the grandmaster of alliteration strikes with force. Greetings from and to Dr. Erika Fuchs............:-). Oils unfortunately don't work for me.
MadameLegrasMadameLegras 5 years ago
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Wuthering Heights is very atmospheric, and your beautiful text captures that wonderfully...
GandixGandix 5 years ago
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I want to listen to Kate Bush now too...
MonsieurTestMonsieurTest 5 years ago
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Very nice. Beautiful!
And informative.
Oil: not sure.
TooSmell27TooSmell27 5 years ago
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There he is now in Haworth, freezing his butt off. So much fresh air!
UnterholzUnterholz 5 years ago
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I find this type of scent appealing; handmade still has real value here. I'd definitely want to try it right away...
KovexKovex 5 years ago
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If it weren't for the oil... but it's clearly a type I go for.
ErgoproxyErgoproxy 5 years ago
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She probably listened to the bushy Kate while composing. :D
HasiHasi 5 years ago
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I love this story, and your comment is great, of course with the perfect background music by Kate Bush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW3gKKiTvjs
FvSpeeFvSpee 5 years ago
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Heathcliff was, although it's obscured and omitted in the book (an early example of fake news), on the Italian tour that every English gentleman had to take. There, in Bergamo, he invented bergamot. Didn't you know that?
Camey5000Camey5000 5 years ago
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Thank you for the trip into the untamed nature of the bogs.
PrimelPrimel 5 years ago
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A truly fantastic comment and surely a wonderful scent! I haven't read Wuthering Heights, a terrible gap in my education. But I have read Jane Eyre.....uhm....by Charlotte B. :)
SchatzSucherSchatzSucher 5 years ago
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"Heathcliff, it's me, I'm Cathy
I've come home, I'm so cold
Let me in through your window" is on my mind right now... It really seems to fit perfectly. I also think your lines read wonderfully. And the scent might even score a bit better with me :-)
YataganYatagan 5 years ago
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Great analysis! I couldn't give the scent more than a 7 either, despite the lovely concept and the likable brand.
PollitaPollita 5 years ago
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That sounds wonderful. Great comment!
ChizzaChizza 5 years ago
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Maybe she lost it there once, and it's seen as a reminiscence ;) Enjoyed reading!
AtanarjuatAtanarjuat 5 years ago
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Man, Floyd, what a bergamot-like clearing! Right in the middle of the forest!!
NuiWhakakoreNuiWhakakore 5 years ago
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I'm afraid I like your text - once again - better than the scent. But that's okay, it was a pleasure to read!
GschpusiGschpusi 5 years ago
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No, that might be a bit too cool for me.