#Perl Las

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From "La Perle", a surrealist film by Henri d'Ursel, 1929.

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every evening, the Choir gives each pearl slug and augur a little kiss goodnight ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆✧˖°.

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William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905) La Perle, 1894

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Bonzour

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source : @cheminer-poesie-cressant

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Revenir mille fois sur le spontané,

celui qui éloigne le recul, l'égalé des rêves.

Dans le coffre des jours disparaissant,

détenir avec joie les reproductions fidèles et variées,

celles qui éclairent noblement les consciences égarées.

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(Dans la portée des ombres, extrait)

© Pierre Cressant

(dimanche 2 octobre 2005)

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La perle (1929) - dir. Henri d’Ursel (watch it here)

Via @madivinecomedie

[lucreziabeha]

Come quando al luna park, tutto fiducioso sali su una giostra convinto che ti divertirai e pochi istanti dopo ti ritrovi piegato in un angolo a vomitare, la vita è così.

Lucrezia Beha

[myteaplace]

La perle, 1894, William Bouguereau (1825-1905)

[mllenugget]

Blue eyed grey cats challenge but it's the DLC I was gonna say "Bluestar's extended family edition" but then remembered that in the context of Warrior Cats, this statement is very superfluous

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Edmond Simpson 'La Forêt De La Perle' (02-17)

[jeanfrancoisrey]

La jeune fille à la perle aux carrières des Baux de Provence…

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I fear I am slightly out of loop with full context on Guillaume, I kinda just blinked and he appeared in the fandom but if I am not wrong he can be traced back to your fanfic and he is a distinct phantasm of Micolash. But imagine that he crawled into a dead body (it is not like MICOLASH of all people has a shortage of these) and thus was able to control it like a puppet and be able to use human speech too. They could have old men yaoi now (or maybe not so old idk HOW old Augurs of Ebrietas are, probably almost as ancient as her and with intelligence of very smart humans or even smarter for a good measure). He could also finally tell Micolash everything he thinks about his slug-caring skills and the taste of salads he gave fo him 🥺

anon this was the wildest ride I've had in a while, thank you. I take partial responsibility for Guillaume because I've always headcanoned Micolash as being better with animals than humans (and because I've drawn him feeding his slugs lettuce) but Guillaume specifically as a name came from a convo with @wikipedianna to whom I was complaining about Caen, a city where everything is about Guillaume le Conquérant  (William the Conqueror). as someone who spent a lot of time in Québec, Guillaume is still a very common, mundane name to me - but from an anglo perspective I can see how it's also undeniably the perfect name for a cosmic slug. so Guillaume the augur was born (and immediately widely adopted I guess??) anyway 10/10 wild headcanon let them have their old man yaoi. and A Call Beyond Guillaume for you

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My perfume rotation

I am big on perfumes, as it is one of my hyperfixations. This hobby is almost obsessive, as I only think about perfumes on day's end, especially if someone wished to find its signature perfume around me. I absolutly will ask a lot of questions, do my reasearch, scramble and present a selection to that person. I love the thrill of the search, the testing, trials and errors, and finally the choice. I found signature perfumes for a lot of my friends, and my boyfriend have also his perfumes (he doesn't have a signature one, but two, which is the next best thing.) But there's one thing : I don't have a signature, but a rotation. I can't choose for the life of me, and it's honestly bothersome. I recently decided to roll for a while with the rotation, and eliminate until I stick to one. Anyway, let's get to it!

Insolence, Guerlain

It was, for 2 years, my signature perfume. I fell in love when it was in the famous bee bottle, but alas I was too late and I missed it and bought it bottled like in the picture, the "La petite robe noire bottle" (I hate that choice, it makes the presentation so bland). The top note is violet flower, which is my favorite scent as it reminds me of the candies of my childhood. It has notes of red berries, orange blossom, and vanilla and iris which gives its powdery scent. I loved the powdery scent with a twist of berries, as it gave a malicious twist to the traditionnal powder. To me, this scent was charming, flirty, light yet present and complementary to my own self image and skin scent. Alas, I think I grew up quite a bit in those last years, and I changed and now it doesn't fit me as much anymore. I am finishing my bottle and I won't buy it again for myself, but I'll keep a fond memory of Insolence.

Putain des Palaces, Etat Libre d'Orange

In my quest to find the successor of Insolence as my signature perfume, I found this gem. This perfume is provocative from the get go (the name translates to "Whore of the Palace") and is described as the scent of a courtesan: powdery with an animalistic and sensual twist. The powdery scent is given with notes of violet (my love!), rose, mandarine, lily of the valley and musk, and the animalistic scent is reprensented by leather, amber and ginger notes. I read here that it smells like sex, and I somewhat agree: it is an erotic scent, yet sophisticated, luxurious and very feminine. It also has that very vintage feel, hence the "grandma" vibe some think but I don't agree, as the blend of notes is very modern at the end of the day. I am absolutly in love with this violet wrapped in leather and lace, and damn I feel like a cocotte in the best way and it is exactly the vibe I want to have to me. Sexy, humourous, sensual, sharp and alluring.

Le Régent, Oriza L. Legrand

Named after the biggest diamond on the French Crown, this perfume from the oldest perfume house in France had me by surprise. I went to the Oriza L. Legrand boutique in Paris back in december to smell Jardins d'Aramide, which was a floral perfume I thought I would like. I was utterly disappointed when I smelled it, so I decided to make my trip worthwhile and to smell every single one of the perfume in the shop. To the first spray, this one was very good, but when I walked out in the street with it on my wrist? I was bewitched. I couldn't stop sniffing my own wrist. This one has no trace of the beloved violet, but this warm, soft, vanilla benzoin had me melting. Think Hypnotic poison by Dior, but warmer and better. It had me running back to the store buying it 3 hours after the initial spray. My boyfriend is in love with this one (and fell in love with Peau d'Espagne of the same house). Le Régent makes me smell like a queen, with a warming and soft presence, but with all her majesty.

La dame aux Camélias, Les cocottes de Paris

Hear me out. You understood that Putain des Palaces and Le Régent are amazing but, let's say, not subtle. I am a french teacher in middle school in France, and I have to smell good as I can be close to my students, yet subtle and demure to not bother them. This one right here does the job : La dame of Camélias is a soft floral powdery perfume with notes of verbena, orange blossom, cardamom, rose, iris, camelia (duh), musk, tonka bean and juniper. It is fresh, powdery as I like, discreet and has the name of the protagonist of french novelist Alexandre Dumas' La dame aux Camélias, which is a plus to me, as I love the silliness to match my litt teacher's vibe to my perfume lol. Maybe one day I'll be tired of buying it only for working and prefer a cheaper option, but for now I am happy with this one. It will never be Perle's signature perfume, but to my students and colleagues it will be Miss *****'s signature perfume.

Which one will be the winner and be my signature scent? Only time will tell!

Bisous,

Perle .

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[melit0n]

I got really lucky at a charity shop today and I wanted to show!! I got a first edition French copy of La Dame Aux Perles by Alexandre Dumas (same guy who wrote the OG The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo!) and an 1951 copy of Jane Austen's Emma!

I love Alexandre Dumas' works to death, especially The Count of Monte Cristo and La Dame Aux Camelias, so I was really surprised to find such an old edition, let alone in French, for only five quid. Let alone the old copy of Emma.

Are they musty? Yes. Is the cover coming off the spine? Yes. But is it cool to think I'm holding a book that has passed by hundreds of hands, sat on hundreds of bookshelves, and has survived two world wars?? Big yes!!