a botanical perfume for the Yoruba river goddess
Oshun is a Yoruba orisha of love, sensuality, beauty, and fertility. A river goddess, she brings fresh, nourishing waters to those in need. Her essence is sweet and feminine, and so is her perfume.
Notes: cinnamon, honey, rose
Magical Highlights:
A rich, dark base of African vanilla, black frankincense, and true amber—to honor her African origins and ancestral connections
Honey and beeswax absolutes—for the "honey pot" she wears upon her hips
Rich florals—for her sensual, feminine essence
Cinnamon, mango, and more honey—because she loves to celebrate the sweetness of life
Rituals:
Call upon Oshun when you want to celebrate the full spectrum of being a woman—all the emotions, all the life stages—and bring more sweetness into your life. Oshun can help you access a sense feminine power and beauty that radiate from the inside out, blessing you with the ability to change your reality through attraction. In times of drought or struggle, Oshun can bring many sweet blessings.
Anoint or spray your sacral chakra, heart, wrists, and behind your ears. As you do, affirm:
I gratefully welcome the great goddess Oshun and her many sweet and sensual blessings into my life.
I release any past judgements or fears around embodying my full womanhood. I now embrace my true beauty, sensuality, divinely feminine power. As I radiate my own inner beauty, I naturally attract more beauty to me. As I embody my own fertile abundance, I open to receive the fertile abundance of the universe.
Ingredients: Pure essential oils, absolutes, CO2s, handcrafted botanical tinctures, vibrational essences, and magic in a base of organic grape alcohol. All perfumes are over 90% organic.
Alchemessence perfumes are 100% natural and cruelty free, with no artificial fragrances, synthetic chemicals, or even natural isolates.
Perfumes are unfiltered, which means some separation and natural particles are natural.
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