#amberette

[rayedraws]

Undercover Huntress

The silk of Amberette's dress clung to her every curve, and each step across the polished floor echoed ripples of elegance. Everything she wore, from the designer dress that shimmered under the soft glow of the ballroom lights to the showstopping choker with strands flowing down her chest like a waterfall caught in the moonlight, was meticulously planned. Amberette was a work of art that demanded attention. And she received that attention from one of the queens of the underworld, Athena Corleone. Athena, the night's host and mastermind behind the lavish gala and auction that were in full swing, found herself enthralled by Amberette's presence. Even a woman hardened by years of navigating the city's criminal underbelly couldn't resist being dazzled by the boldness of Amberette's beauty. Beneath the brazen display, a different story was unfolding. Every step was calculated, every smile was part of a meticulously crafted plan, a weapon aimed against Athena. The target, the true reason Amberette stood in front of one of the most notorious criminals, was the opulent display across the room—a diamond-encrusted emerald necklace worth more than the combined net worth of all the gala’s guests. The necklace was about to be auctioned off to fund Athena’s criminal empire. The jewellery was a thing of beauty tainted by murder and betrayal, serving as a testament to Athena’s ruthlessness and her disloyalty when it came to matters of money and power. Amberette, a huntress in a designer gown, had captivated Athena with her witty banter and a smile that could penetrate even the most hardened souls. Her flirtatious comments and deliberate touches drew Athena closer. Her charm melted away any of Athena's suspicion, and she was enthralled. Every step was like a dance between seduction and deception. Every touch, compliment, smile, and laugh were calculated steps in her intricate plan. Athena was trapped in Amberette's snare, and she was powerless to escape. At a distance, panic began to ripple. Panicked guards approached Athena, their faces ashen with dread, and whispered to her, "It's... it's gone, Miss Corleone. “What?!” Her tone was cold and stern. “The centrepiece... it's gone." Athena looked across the room, seeing an empty space where the necklace should have been. Her expression shifted from denial to fury. Her heart was pounding so loudly against her ears that she didn't even hear Amberette walking closer to her. “Don't worry, darling,” Amberette purred in her ear. “Accidents happen.” Her words were a cold taunt, delivered with nonchalance only she could master. Athena turned around, her gaze intense and fiery. “You?” she yelled in disbelief, rage consuming her. “How?!” “Such a dramatic accusation, Miss Corleone,” Amberette began, a mischievous smile spreading across her face. “Do you really think I would be caught dead in such a gaudy display?” Athena leaned in to whisper to the guards on how to deal with the thieves. Before she could say anything, sudden screams erupted from another room where a small fire had broken out. The guards quickly left to deal with the fire before it spread out of control. Amberette took the opportunity to step back, realizing it was time for her to disappear amidst the growing chaos. “If I were you, I’d invest in better security detail. Or perhaps,” she paused, her smile disappearing and her eyes twinkling with a dangerous spark, “you could just stick to galas you can actually afford. Perhaps, then, you won’t need to resort to murdering your allies for financial gain.” With that parting shot, Amberette briefly stopped and looked back. Her hand lowered into a hidden compartment near the slit of her dress, reappearing with a glint of cold steel. The pistol she held was a punctuation mark to her words, a reminder of the consequences of underestimating her. A smile reemerged, this time hinting at something more sinister. And maybe, if Athena is unlucky enough, she may find out why they call her Mamba. Athena’s eyes widened in shock. The air was heavy with unspoken threats. Screams and panic began to fill the room as the smoke made its way to the ballroom. For a split-second, Athena looked behind her at the empty display and then turned back around. Just like that, Amberette was gone. In her place, only the faint smell of her perfume lingered. Amberette weaved through the guests like a silent phantom amidst the chaos. With precise steps, she retreated toward the rendezvous point. As she exited through double doors, she saw Raye waiting for her, with a triumphant grin on her face and the necklace in her hand. “Was the fire necessary?” Amberette asked, already knowing the answer. “Always. She deserved to be taken down a peg,” Raye replied. Amberette scoffed as they made their escape, leaving the gala behind. _______________________________________________________________________________ Amberette is as beautiful as she is lethal. Athena got off lucky this time around. Amberette belongs to me.  Hope you enjoyed this short story :) 

[veinsfullofstars]

✨ My brain babies ✨

(ID: A small sketch dump of bust shots, featuring a handful of my current favorite OCs. END ID.)

Another bit of OC stuff I never got around to sharing on the old account. Gonna let it live here for archival purposes, I guess. If you're curious about these boyos, I go into a little detail about them in this other sketch dump here.

Started 07/13/22, finished 07/26/22.

[dearorpheus]

The opening of Nosferatu Eau de Macabre perfume is powdery and floral from the violet and lilac notes. On the dry down, however, the petrichor and oud take over creating a scent that is as rich as it is ephemeral. In short, this fragrance is marvelous, innovative, and striking, described by Heretic as “An encounter with an apparition in the cold, damp caves of Count Orlok's castle.” [...] when I was inspired to make a cake for this film, I wanted to capture a similar essence. Not a black and red cake with fang decor and fake blood. I wanted to craft something more sophisticated and worthy of a film that pays such significant attention to historical accuracy and elemental curation, the way the perfume did. So, this is a cake, based off of a perfume, based off of a movie. The notes for Heretic’s Nosferatu Eau de Macabre are as follows: Top: Lilac, Amberette Heart: Petrichor, Violet Absolute, Orris Concrete, Cypriol Base: Vegan Ambergris, Oud, Labdanum [...] After much trial and deliberation, I was able to categorize the perfume notes into “cake notes”: woody, earthy, purple floral, and petrichor. For each of these, I found an ingredient and a way to utilize said ingredient to elicit the corresponding perfume note. I landed on an almond Earl Grey sponge cake (based off the almond cake by Heather Ho), rose water cake soak, blackberry thyme coulis, and a violet Earl Grey Swiss meringue buttercream. I decorated this cake in the “vintage” cake style, heralding the aristocratic architecture of the period, and finished the cake with Count Orlok’s sigil, piped carefully on top. (from theclovecoterie on Substack)

[the-moon-in-the-gutter]

Perfume Headcanons

Note: this is solely based on fragrances in my collection, I love fragrance and I feel as though all scents are unisex so here this is! I can't explain my thought process on these either, vibes only.

Long post, read more under the cut!

Cumulus as Chateau, 1970 by Thin Wild Mercury

Top notes: French citrus, nutmeg; Middle notes: Sunset rose accord, vintage armoire wood; Base notes: musks, modern linen.

Light, airy, and so comforting. Reminds me of putting away fresh laundry in your wardrobe with the windows open on a sunny afternoon.

Cirrus as Dead Sexy by Tokoyo Milk

Notes of deep vanilla, exotic wood, white orchid, and ebony.

This is a scent I can immediately pick out in a crowd, intense and head turning. Something alluring and sensual while being divinely feminine.

Aurora as Bombshell from Victoria's Secret

Notes: purple passion fruit, Shangri-La peony, vanilla orchid.

One of my favorite scents from my teen years, I used to receive the fragrance sets and I would give away all but Bombshell. It's such a wearable, playful scent that stays all day and I'll never ever give her up.

Sunshine as Ed Hardy by Christian Audigier

Top notes: strawberry and apple souffle; Middle note: freesia; Base notes: vanilla and amber.

This was my very first perfume I ever owned and I've repurchased it multiple times since then. In my teens, I paired it with Muertos by Blackheart, something about the fruity musks together is so playful.

Swiss as Amber by Nemat

I cannot find any fragrance notes for Amber, but this is honestly one of my favorites as of late. It's a very subtle, but warm and inviting, that dries down to more of a skin-like scent.

Aether as Elvira's Zombi by Demeter Fragrances

Notes of ylang-ylang, red poppies, cherry, cannabis, coca leaves, tobacco leaves, and vanilla bean.

I'm still kicking myself that I never bought a full-size of this fragrance before it was discontinued. It's very dark, yet enticing and strong.

Dewdrop as Whisky, 1969

Top notes: pink pepper, cardamom; Middle notes: raspberry, nutmeg, ylang-ylang; Base notes: cedarwood, boubon amber.

My top favorite from the Los Angeles collection, I would wear this religiously if I had a full size. Lingers for days, especially on clothing and in the hair. Captivating and warm.

Phantom as Vanilla Musk from Nemat

Such a soft, sweet gourmand that is backed with the most beautiful notes of musk. My second favorite Nemat fragrance, wears incredibly well (especially if your body care routine is based in vanilla scents).

Mountain as Fresh Brewed Coffee and Caramel by Demeter Fragrances

Both are fragrance notes that pair beautifully to make a very convincing fresh caramel coffee scent, reminds me of Deidrich caramel coffee pods for the Keurig. A gourmand I love in the winter.

Rain as Zuma, 1975 by Thin Wild Mercury

Top notes: bergamot, corriander; Middle notes: ocean waves, Jasmine sambac; Base notes: sandalwood, vetiver, amberette musk.

I'm not one for more beachy, salt water fragrances but this is one I cannot stay away from during the summer. Incredibly wearable and lasts for hours, even through working outdoors in the heat.

[ambergaming]

Welcome to Amberina, a back-up clone island to Amberette after it got lost since 2020....

I tried to bring my old island back but failed because this game does not support cloud saves(or in the 1.4.0 update)...

[janichroma]

Hi, I've always wondered what that cave blocked by boulders south of Amberette town was. Will we be able to get in in V13.5? Or is there already a way to get in, that I may have missed?

You didnt miss a thing!

[mariposalass]

Pokemon Self Ship AU

Cue in the X & Y era Pokemon Anime Theme Song 

Thanks to a bunch of Pokemon reblogs, memes and posts flying all over Tumblr (and especially those of my little precious PokeBirds and now Scorbunny & the other Galar starter Pokemon with Sword and Shield announced to be released by the end of the year), I’ve gotten the ‘Make a Pokemon self ship AU’ bug that I decided to make some stuff based around the Pokemon series. I tend to suck in mainline games, haven’t touch Pokemon Go beyond seeing videos and my folks playing it at one point, but I’m well aware of the franchise, know most of the Pokemon, and saw the Anime a couple of times. Note this AU won’t include anything related to Gen. 8 as Sword and Shield won’t be here until the end of this year, so hold your horses and watch out for spoilers, people! Here’s the long as heck of post of Pokemon AU headcanons:

Much of the main story here is in Kalos (the Gen. 6 region) and has both game and anime influences all over, though other regions will be featured in one form or the other, however me and my f/os are isolated from the story of both the X &Y game and anime for the most part. And yes, real life animals exist in here as well!

Mari hails from Cyllage City (the location of the Rock Gym in X and Y) in Kalos, but due to her job as a travel writer, she has been on the digital nomad’s life since finishing college. Her adopted siblings Harry and Kairi, her boyfriend Philip, and best friends Issa & Kirby join her in her journey all over the Pokemon world.

How did she met them: Harry and Kairi were adopted into Mari’s family when they were 11 (Harry), 9 (Mari), and 7 (Kairi) respectively after the social services brought the kids over to her family if they want to take them in: The Dursleys here were killed in a flash flood at Amberette Town (and were not nice people from what she has heard) while Kairi’s grandmother died from natural causes whereas her parents died young from unknown causes. The siblings met Issa (moved in from Hoenn) and Philip (moved in from Unova) through the Pokemon Summer Camp, while Kirby flew into the Tan house by accident. No really, that last one isn’t a joke. Issa and Harry have been dating since college and have yet to get engaged at the moment.

Mari works as a full time travel writer, which means she currently spends most of her time away from Cyllage City and sometimes from Kalos; she does write stories on the side as well. In addition, Harry works as a Pokemon Ranger, Issa is a journalist (she’s also Alexa’s co-worker so she does know Viola to an extant), Kairi is honing in her Pokemon Performer capabilities, Philip is now Professor Sycamore's assistant, and Kirby is, well, Kirby, enough said.

Despite the fact that Fennekin, Chespin, and Froakie are the starter Pokemon of Kalos, Mari, Harry, and Kairi ended up getting a Piplup, a Rowlet, and Torchic who’ve stowed in a cargo ship mischievously during the start of their Pokemon journey at 11, 13, and 9. The bird Pokemon sneaked into the Tan house at night, distracted by the scent of the food her mom was cooking then and she in turn panicked upon seeing the stray Pokemon wanting some of the dinner as well. They have since evolved into Empoleon, Decidueye, and Blaziken after years of training and evolving and act as the main leaders of their teams. Had Empoleon didn’t came into her life early on, she would’ve pick Fennekin as her starter Pokemon.

Many of Mari’s Pokemon are gained throughout her travels as a part of her travel blogger job: she gained a Gardevoir and a Roselia in Sinnoh as a Ralts and a Budew respectively, a Beautifly in Hoenn as a Wurmple, and an Alolan Vulpix in Alola. Only Empoleon and Umbreon (as an Eevee) were caught within Kalos, thought the former came about because of the starter birds sneaking into her childhood home years ago.

Since Mari didn’t plan on being a Pokemon Performer unlike Kairi, she decided to do Gym Battles in Kalos whenever she is at home, though she isn’t going to enter the Kalos Pokemon League any time soon in the near future. So far, she has the Bug, Cliff, Plant, Voltage, and Fairy badges: she hasn’t earned the Rumble, Psychic, and Snowflake badges.

She just so happens to be good friends with Clemont and Bonnie in this AU, although she didn’t knew of their adventures with Ash, Pikachu, and Serena until she was visiting Kanto near the end of the main game/anime storyline wherein Clement sent her an email about what happened during their journey around Kalos.

Almost every other F/O of mine are either in Cyllage City or in Lumiose City in this AU.

Believe it or not, Mari had an encounter with Diancie when she was 6 when her family visited Terminus Cave on a family trip. While she was exploring the cave, she was nearly blinded by the pink aura Diancie gives off and got a good glimpse of the Jewel Pokemon before she (This particular Diancie here is a girl, so…) vanished from her sight. Since then, she vowed to meet her again and hopefully catch her as an integral part of her team. This is what caused her high school blind date to dump her because he literally thought she was this insane to think that she saw Diancie face to face; his FC is this guy from the same group as Mari’s FC.

[2guyscompany]

ABSOLUTELY CHIC WOODSAGE + PINK GRAPEFRUIT AMBRETTE Elegant and charming combination of scents a warm notes of wood sage and s energizing uplifting of grapefruit balancing with the sensual notes of amberette providing an aphrodisiac qualities. (at Miami, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD_i9H1gqy1/?igshid=191uv27gz73o4

[rosinaperfumery]

Introducing a scent that perfectly captures the myth of a generation. Surrounded by sleek wood notes and citrus flowers, this clean, penetrating fragrance melds bohemian influences with today’s structured sophistication. Bergamot, Narcissus Absolute and Sandalwood reveal a mesmerising deep character filled with light, movement, and elegance. Forging new ground in the floral-infused, citrus blend, woods category.

#JardinSecret is a modern olfactive interpretation of a beautiful garden, intoxicating, hypnotic and rich in floral notes, where thousands of flowers bloom. The top notes evoke the brightness of daylight and the dewy freshness of flowers, with vivid bergamot, yellow mandarin and neroli. The heart reveals a fresh, blossoming bouquet of magnolia, narcissus and rosa centifolia, with sensual touches of Jasmine, Iris, orange blossom and Ylang Ylang – before settling into a softly rounded base of sandalwood, amberette seeds, white amber and modern musks.

HEADNOTES: #Bergamot, Yellow #Mandarin #Neroli.

HEARTNOTES: #Magnolia Flower, #Narcissus Absolute, Rosa #Centifolia Absolute, Orange Blossom Absolute, #Jasmine , #Orris #YlangYlang

BASENOTES: #Sandalwood #Ambrette Absolute, White Amber, #Musk

#houbigant #rosinaperfumery #giannitsopoulou6 #glyfada #athens #greece

[rayedraws]

Undercover Huntress [WIP]

Amberette in her evening dress. She is as stunning as she is deadly. 

[rayedraws]

A Night In

Amberette looks out her window, viewing a beautiful sunset. She's enjoying a bit of wine.  Amberette belongs to me. 

Posted using PostyBirb

[rayedraws]

Art Fight Team 2024 - Team Stardust

This year I will be doing Art Fight. I cannot do a lot of art in july, but I will try my best to attack cool characters I like as well as friends and mutuals :)  Because of a contract I have understand that I will not be able to revenge everyone but I'll do my best :)  My Artfight Profile:  https://artfight.net/~RayeMatthews

[rayedraws]

Undercover Huntress [WIP]

Amberette in her evening dress. She is as stunning as she is deadly. Flats done, rendering is up next

[rayedraws]

Undercover Huntress [WIP]

Amberette in her evening dress. She is as stunning as she is deadly. Inks, done, flats coming up :) 

[rayedraws]

On the Prowl [WIP]

Flats for this sketch: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55740267/ renders coming soon