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Lyudmila
Lyudmila
Lyudmila
Lyudmila
Lyudmila
Lyudmila
Lyudmila
Lyudmila

Lyudmila

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Ruby red grapefruit, jasmine sambac, rich vanilla, hinoki, a drop of dark dragon's blood, bitter orange, and a sprig of rosemary.

 This is a lush fragrance that evokes the magical garden of rare flowers and fruits from far lands in the palace where Lyudmila was held captive by an evil sorcerer. Rosemary opens with a slightly herbaceous top note, but soon the sweet red grapefruit and jasmine sambac are at the forefront of this rich scent. This jasmine sambac is an exquisite jasmine that imparts a bright, golden sweetness to the fragrance, while the dragon's blood, vanilla, and hinoki grounds the fruit and floral notes.  

 

The tale of Lyudmila and Ruslan opens at the feast celebrating their wedding. Lyudmila was the princess of Kyiv, and her newly betrothed a renowned warrior. 

Once the newlyweds are in their bedchamber, an evil presence fills the room that casts them into darkness, and Lyudmila disappears with a crack of lightning.

Lyudmila finds herself imprisoned in a lavish castle unlike any she has ever seen, and her door opens into a marvelous garden that would rival even Solomon's. Exotic fruits and flowers she has never encountered stretch endlessly before her, and the warm gardens are as fragrant and colorful as anything she could dream. 

But soon she finds herself feeling sad without Ruslan, and even surrounded by such beauty, she is not happy. A twisted old sorcerer approaches her and makes it clear that she is his prisoner, and she lashes out and attacks him. In the scuffle, the sorcerer drops his hat before retreating from the garden. Lyudmila realizes she can vanish when she wears the sorcerer’s hat, and places it on her head, but goes into a deep trance. 

When Ruslan invades the castle, he calls for Lyudmila but she does not answer. He knocks the hat off of her head by chance and she rematerializes, but cannot be awoken. They make their way to return to Kyiv, but on the way Ruslan is attacked and dies, and the city is under siege. They are both brought back with the power of a kindly sorcerer, and Ruslan drives back the attackers from their city, allowing them to finally enjoy their married life together. 

Alexander Pushkin made this tale famous in modern times when he published it as an epic poem. He had originally heard it from his grandmother when he was young.

 

Perfume oil. Ingredients: fractionated coconut oil, fragrance.

10 ml: Glass bottle with stainless steel rollerball and shiny gold cap. 

4 ml: Glass bottle with stainless steel rollerball and matte gold cap. 

1.5 ml: Open-mouthed glass bottle with screw top closure, sample bottle has 2ml capacity and filled with approximately 1.7ml of liquid.

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Kaia

Amazing smell, but definitely allow it to rest for a week or two for the layers to stand out from one another. The citrus notes are pretty subtle but add great depth.

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Annelise
Lay me down in a garden

This scent is AMAZING. It's gentle. Flowery but not overly so, fruity but not too sweet, with a soft hint of vanilla. I'm just in awe of how balanced it is. I can't stop sniffing myself lol. I ordered a sample and will probably get the full-size soon!

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TK Wanderlust
Wowza!

My first reaction was literally, '...oooh, Ooooh....OOOOH I LOVE IT!'

I was gifted Lyudmila when I ordered a 5 pack of samples and Oh my Goodness, I think it is one of my favorites out of the bunch! I cannot stop smelling myself lol.

Scents and fragrances are a recent hyperfocus and I've found that I'm drawn to juicy, fruity, but herbaceous, scents. This one nails the mark! The tartness of the grapefruit and bitter orange play beautifully with the deeper jasmine/sambac, vanilla, hinoki, and dragon's blood; and the sharpness of rosemary brings everything back up to brightness. It definitely evokes an exotic garden full of fruit trees and blossoms everywhere.

I feel like this'll be my ideal fragrance for March and April. Maybe layering it with a sweeter peach or orange perfume, to give them more depth. And with a strawberry scent, to wear through the summer. This is a Really gorgeous scent. It may even be my first choice (out of close to 50 samples now lol) to go full size!

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Kate

I’m collecting these like Pokemon. This one smells like optimism.

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Lex
Absolutely Gorgeous

I ordered the Russian Folklore sample set as my first experience from Fantome, and this is one of my favorites out of the whole collection. Lush is a fantastic way to describe this perfume. This feels like a jasmine filled garden on a warm summer night, and I cannot get enough. I tend to gravitate toward vanilla and jasmine heavy floral perfumes, and I like more feminine scents to smell rich and sweet but not sickly sweet. The herbal note from the rosemary combined with the slight tartness from the grapefruit is perfect, and I plan to get a full size bottle of this scent as soon as possible. I seem to gravitate toward forest and earthy and musk centered scents so far, but those aren’t always something I want to wear on a date for example. This perfume is sultry and makes me feel like a goddess.

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