Philtre

For as long as we’ve been falling in love, we’ve been making potions to induce that feeling in others. We called them philtres. These, when drunk, would cause the recipient to fall madly in love with the giver. Such was the story of Tristan and Isolde, and the fate that befalls Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Perfumes are our modern-day love potions—potent and bewitching, with the ability to change moods instantly. This is my version. No unicorn dust or dragon’s blood, just the world’s most beautiful flowers, spices, and resins, built around the flower of love: carnation. Use it carefully.

Notes
Flower stems, clove, rose, carnation, jasmine, resins, vanilla, black pepper