Kedra Hart is also a teacher of natural perfumery and often teaches classes in Los Angeles & Paris. She’s also one of thedevelopers for the Apothecary at Barneys New York in Beverly Hills. With her extensive fragrance background, you know you are going to get something amazingly special once you allow your senses to experience Opus Oils. Special as in Mantra (Bali). Wow, was this fragrance unique. I truly wish I could visit the apothecary myself. I’ve never experienced a fragrance that is so bold and floral, yet so yummy once it develops on your skin. It’s a sweeter fragrance that will leave you feeling truly feminine.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this trip to the island of Opus Oils. They also have more fragrances in this collection including Tropique, Tiare & Sugar Island. Stop by their website and pick up a yummy body lotion and let this new experience of true apothecary blends take your senses in a whole new world of fragrance.
http://www.wickedlychic.com/574/beautify-me-oracle-organicsopus-oils---september-20
Queen of the Fire Tassels by Opus Oils
by Marie-Hélène Wagner on September 20, 2007
If you love very niche perfumes created in reference to interesting sub-cultures, here is the scoop: Opus Oils is preparing to introduce a new Eau de Parfum fragrance created for strip teaser and exotic dancer Satan's Angel and which is called Queen of the Fire Tassels. If Agent Provocateur Strip might represent the safe fantasy of being a strip teaser under your business suit, this new scent apparently is the real thing. The next question is: when is Dita Von Teese going to launch her own perfume? There seems to be something missing in the logical sequence of events,
From the press release:
"Hollywood, CA – Sept. 19th, 2007 – Opus Oils, a Perfume Atelier located in the heart of glamorous Hollywood, CA announced today the Official Launch & Release of their new Satan’s Angel “Queen of the Fire Tassels” 1oz Eau de Parfum. Strong and wild like the Lady who inspired it, this sultry, narcotic floral bomb explodes with key notes of Gardenia, Narcissus, Tuberose, Stargazer Lily, Jasmine, Bergamot & Pink Grapefruit, and finishes with a velvet Chypre dry-down reminiscent of glamorous days gone by.......
Just a Spritz is all it takes to awaken your inner Burlesque Queen! It comes in a 1oz/30 ml Eau de Parfum Spray that retails for $40. It will be released at the 2007 Tease-O-Rama Burlesque Convention, located at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco, CA on Oct. 5th-7th, 2007. After that, it will be available exclusively online at SATANSANGEL.COM .
About Satan’s Angel “Queen of the Fire Tassels”
Satan's Angel is a living Burlesque Legend & is the Original "Queen of the Fire Tassels". She has worked all over the world with some of the biggest names in the business of Burlesque; Gypsy Rose Lee, Ann Corio, Barry Ashton, Jess Mack, and Harold Minsky just to name a few. She also toured with Bob Hope in Vietnam, dated Clint Eastwood & ran with the Rat Pack. Satan's Angel has appeared in several movies, among them, "Bullit", "Skiddo" and her staring role in "Shortcut To Terror". She currently speaks at University & Social Clubs, does Radio and TV-Talk Shows & makes personal appearances at different pageants, Tease-O-Rama & Exotic World are a couple of her favorites."
You can read our previous post about some of the creations by Opus Oils, including their absinthe perfumes.
http://www.mimifroufrou.com/scentedsalamander/2007/09/satans_angel_queen_of_the_fire.html
Veronica Z. was the lucky winner of the trio of perfumes from Opus Oils and she was kind enough to put together a review of what she received.
Thanks V!
Here's my take on the lush trio of Opus Oils perfumes consisting of Island, Starlet and Isis.
I'll start with the most easy to wear and very relaxing Island. The key notes here are Ginger Flower, Absolute of Pink Lotus, Plumeria, Orange Blossom, Tuberose, Champaca and Coconut Picture garlands of fresh and delicately sweet flowers hung around your neck...Ripening fruit, coconut drinks, tropical sun...Plumeria and Ginger Flower are really leading the way in the beginning, supported by the sweetness of Tuberose and grounded by Champaca and Pink Lotus. The initial blast of fruity brightness and lush floras slowly, like a retreating wave, reveals a heart of well balanced creamy smoothness and a bit of spice. At this point Tuberose and Coconut sound very nice together. It's a very warm and comforting aroma that in turn mellows out to a soft and slightly musky scent of sun warmed skin. By this time you're watching a sunset at the beach hand in hand with your lover...
The next one I tried was Starlet, and boy, what a different animal that is! There's nothing relaxing about this gal, she will take center stage and command all your attention. The notes in Starlet are Rose, Orange Blossom Water Absolute, Neroli and Nutmeg. The Rose and Neroli are impossible to ignore when they want to be heard, however, this is a scent that manages to be very confident and demand attention without being loud and overbearing. It is thick and velvety, very luxurious and almost narcotic in it's power. There's a satisfying musky undertone to it, it is definitely a dirty girl of a burlesque.
Isis plays a completely different drum. If the first two scents could be related to the realm of humans, Isis is a goddess, ancient and mysterious.This perfume has notes of Jasmin, Myrrh, Coconut, Frankincense and Sacred Blue Lotus. It is a river without bottom, dark and slow flowing. This perfume has a strange hold on me, it slows my heartbeat with it's meditative and somber power. It's not easy to wear, but on certain occasions this is the only thing that will do.
All of the Opus Oils perfumes I tried are 100% natural oil perfumes. They felt very nice going on and don't have a greasy after feel. The lasting power is about 3-4 hours on my skin.
I wanted to thank Opus Oils and Justine Crane for the chance to try these unique and beautiful scents.
Veronica
All in all, it's a wearable, kicky, girly mix that has a zing that's not unattractive. As with any scent or perfume, it won't work for everybody, so I won't say that, but I think it's one I can definitely wear when I want a little extra "punch" to the wind I leave behind me as I skate by.
Here's some particulars:
Roller Girl was conceptualized & designed by Joshua & Kedra Hart. Opus Oils says, "Roller Girl Perfume was inspired by our love for the rough & tumble game of Roller Derby & for the beautiful, skilled & talented women that play it"... (love that answer!)
When asked if it was a natural scent, Opus Oils said, "The main difference between us and other Perfumes on the market is that all of our fragrances are in a base of Fractionated Coconut Oil, (hence the name) so there is never the harsh infusion of alcohol commonly found in so many commercial fragrances. (Fractionated coconut oil is a light textured oil, water clear, which is odorless and tasteless. It is moisturizing and absorbs well leaving your skin silky smooth without that greasy feeling).
Although we do have some come collections that are 100% Natural Perfumes (no synthetic ingredients used whatsoever), Roller Girl is a blend of Natural ingredients (absolutes, attars and essential oils) and perfume oils (synthetic)" ...(honest and scientific, I think they know their stuff!)
To wrap up, Roller Girl Perfume gets two thumbs up from me, because I only found one perfume other than this one that I liked, and it was in an airport duty free shop and I don't remember the name, but it was something that reminded me of the beach. Anyhoo... buy a bottle and try it out, you won't be disappointed!
Thanks go out to Lili for the sample pack, information from Opus Oils,
and for her great sense of humour. Thanks, Opus Oils!
http://www.derbyluv.com/articles/review_rollergirl_perfume.php
OPUS OILS: Perfume Collections From the Burlesque To the Divine
by Marie-Hélène Wagner on June 3, 2007
Opus Oils is a perfume brand based both in Hollywood and Paris, which proposes several collections of perfumes that are whimsical, narrative, and retro in their appeal. We received a press release regarding their latest creation, a burlesque fragrance called Roller Girl "inspired by our love for the rough and tumble game of Roller Derby & the beautiful, skilled & talented women that play it."
Visiting their website, we were drawn towards their for-her and for-him wormwood fragrance duo, each fragrance being respectively named Absinthia (notes of wisteria, vanilla sugar, actual absinthe...) and Absintheo (same notes, with added fig and sandalwood). In our book, it is always worthwhile to stop to smell the wormwood and get dazzled by a beautiful emerald-green color.
About their perfume house, Opus Oils explains "Opus Oils is a Perfume Atelier located in the heart of glamorous Hollywood, CA with a European Division/Workshop in Paris, France. “Our goal is to create high quality, couture perfumes, made in the traditional methods of the artisan perfumers of centuries past. Our specialty lines of Boutique Fragrances are hand blended, ‘aged,’ and poured in small batches by our Master Blender, Kedra Hart, one of the developers of The Apothecary at Barneys New York in Beverly Hills. “We are one of the few, niche perfumers involved in the quickly growing field known as ‘Natural Perfumery.’" Opus Oils have 160+ products available."
And back to Roller Girl, we learn that "After years of success with their Burlesque Perfume Collection, Opus Oils wanted to maintain their underground/exclusiveness by launching their newest perfume “Roller Girl” at Hollywood’s premier burlesque-themed nightclub. This special night [on May 23rd 2007; sorry for the belated announcement - TSS] will also mark the 100th Performance of Ivan Kane’s Royal Jelly - The newest creation from Ivan Kane celebrates the landmark performance of the rock ‘n roll burlesque show that has been featured on Rockstar Supernova and Jimmy Kimmel Live! Forty Deuce is also set to open their 3rd location this fall in New York in a much-publicized partnership with Sting and David Bowie.
About “Roller Girl”
Roller Girl is available online at www.OpusOils.com & retails for $35 - $45. The key notes of this luscious fragrance include Licorice, Black cherry, Vanilla and Vetivert. It comes in a 1oz/30 ml Eau de Parfum roll-on & is about the size of a roll of quarters (perfect for socking someone in the jaw). It’s truly the perfume that packs a punch!"
Check out their other collections, like Island Girl and Fetish....Opus Oils
http://www.mimifroufrou.com/scentedsalamander/2007/06/opus_oils_a_burlesque_perfume.html
Oh, True Apothecary!
Botanical aromatics in all their lushly divine forms.
