Les Souveraines d'Egypte

The Sovereigns of Egypt

Roméa d'Améor 2008

you know him,
of course you know him,
who doesn’t know the 3-hour tear-jerker sandal film "caesar and cleopatra".

the film in which not only marcus antonius falls for cleopatra, but richard burton falls for liz taylor.

cleopatra, who frolics in turquoise waters in the bathtub and plays with little boats.

cleopatra, who then has her slaves massage her with precious ointments.

cleopatra, who brought both caesar and antonius to their knees at her feet.

cleopatra, that’s me, yes me, here, now, today. me!

before you think I’ve gone mad, let me explain:

today I received a fragrance package from a dear parfumo with sovereigns of egypt.
it was a blind swap for me, I had never heard of the scent before.

while unpacking, I felt like a child at Christmas and then held a beautiful bottle in my hand.

the sprayer on my wrist.......it catapulted me straight into scent elysium!!

my blissful daze begins with a wonderful clove, whose sharpness is softened by the passion fruit, creating a spicy-fruity opening. (richard burton as marcus antonius sees me for the first time!)

then the heart note hits right in the heart: precious flowers blend in perfect harmony (richard burton falls in love with me!)

the base: amber, vanilla, and a hint of vetiver give the fragrance stability and sweetness.
(richard burton is at my mercy and completely powerless!)

balsamic-spicy, noble and precious is this scent.

do you understand now why I feel like cleopatra herself?

I certainly don’t look anything like liz taylor, I don’t have violet-blue but frog-green eyes and instead of black curls, I have dreadlocks down to my knees.
I’m also not sitting in a palace in egypt but in a cow village in upper swabia and
my husband doesn’t look like richard burton, but he is currently making cheese spaetzle.

but now I’m floating, lulled in my cleopatra scent into the living room, where my dogs are waiting for me instead of slaves, and I feel regal.

one should still be allowed to dream!