Queen Esther said when she had to save her people and she went to the great Persian king Ahasuerus, without his summons, which meant death for her, “….And so I will go in to the king, who is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.”

To be honest, I almost cried smelling this scented oil. Never in my life have I come across a scent so beautiful, richly complex and deeply uplifting. A fragrance that transforms me into another dimension when women are praised, not just for their mere beauty or sensuality, but for their good attitude, their courage to defend the poor and their good deed.

Like a symphony, each scent sings in harmony. First, the freshness of the ylang-ylang burst with the screaming orange zest. Too Rare I found, or fell in love with, an opening consisting of ylang-ylang, which is known for its strong aroma.

The aroma lingered for a short time, as the sweet smell of cinnamon, spiced with cloves, overpowered its predecessor. Remembering my bad habit of putting lots of cinnamon powder on top of my Starbucks latte foam, I instantly smiled.

Gently, soft, blooming jasmine enveloped me like a heady cloud, like a bewitching mist. Feeling clean and relaxed, I woke up a real woman in me. Talk about the inner beauty of a lady; I felt like a princess running in my English garden, in my stunning ball gown, full of the spirit of life.

Caught up in beauty, I eventually smelled the long-awaited incense mixed with my all-time favorite wood: sandalwood. I was taken back to a quiet evening in a small church near my bedroom when an Easter mass (in Latin) was held. The lingering smell of burning incense left a trace in the mind.

As a whole, it is a complex perfume. Hours after the first application, when the substances mixed well with my body, a totally different smell came out on each part of the body. I could smell amber with incense in the middle part of my body. And, on the back of my hand, I found jasmine and cinnamon. All of them mixed on my wrist, layered with musk and vanilla.

Suitable for religious/school/family events, this fragrance can also be used for some indoor shopping. Interestingly, somehow the sophisticated scent inspires you and lifts your spirits. I’ve tried twice: once when a boring legal document needed to be read, and the second time when faced with such a scary management meeting as an uninvited pleading meeting between Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus.

This perfume oil can be purchased online from Virtue & Valor, Inc, a niche perfume house. Payment can be made through PayPal. Shipping took a week. And yes, the perfume arrived safe and sound.