Beltane 2006 Review
One of the holiest days in the Pagan calendar, Beltane [May Day, Cetsamhain, Floralia and Roodmas… also, Beltaine, Bealtaine, Bealtuinn, Beletene, La Bheltine] is the Day of Baal’s Fire, and marks the midpoint of Sol’s path between the Vernal Equinox and Summer Solstice. In Druidic tradition, need-fires were set atop hills in a symbolic gesture of bringing the Sun’s light down to Earth. Celebrants danced around the fires in harmony with the Sun’s seeming movement through the sky, and passed eadar dà theine Bhealltuinn, between the Fires of Beltane, to purify themselves. In Scotland, all hearth fires were extinguished, and the flames from the need-fires were used to rekindle their flames, bringing blessings and good fortune into the household. It doesn’t matter where your faith lies, Beltane is sacred to us simply because we’re human. It is a celebration of new growth, rebirth, of the fertility of our land, our spirits and our bodies, and is a reminder of the joy in simply being alive. Celebrate life! Wind some flowers into your hair, dab a little oil behind each ear, toss the first petals of springtime onto your yard, and bless your garden the old fashioned way!
In the bottle: Fruity bubblegum.
Wet on skin: Smells almost exactly like Litha to me - in this first stage it's sugary perfumed flowers with a hint of lotus (bubblegum).
Dry on skin: A definite wrist-sniffer. It smells delicious. Though it's quite possibly giving me a headache. Smells golden and syrupy.
After a few hours: Fast fade everywhere except where I slathered it in the cleavage. I get an oddly bubblegum scent that lasts for hours. I think it's responsible for my headache and sinus troubles today. I, uh. I may have to trade this away. LE decant, anyone? Full to the bottom of the imp's cap. Swapped to sillyboho!
I wanted to like Beltane, I really truly did!! I think I had the same kind of reaction poor Nechtan does with Beltane 2006, though probaby not quite as violent.
In the bottle: Fruity bubblegum.
Wet on skin: Smells almost exactly like Litha to me - in this first stage it's sugary perfumed flowers with a hint of lotus (bubblegum).
Dry on skin: A definite wrist-sniffer. It smells delicious. Though it's quite possibly giving me a headache. Smells golden and syrupy.
After a few hours: Fast fade everywhere except where I slathered it in the cleavage. I get an oddly bubblegum scent that lasts for hours. I think it's responsible for my headache and sinus troubles today. I, uh. I may have to trade this away. LE decant, anyone? Full to the bottom of the imp's cap. Swapped to sillyboho!
I wanted to like Beltane, I really truly did!! I think I had the same kind of reaction poor Nechtan does with Beltane 2006, though probaby not quite as violent.