Crow Water + Parfum

Los Angeles based company founded in 2011 offering water based parfums, hand made with love, that is paraben free, phthlate free and cruelty free. Each scent has been inspired and influenced by the poems loved by Emily Lape.


The Collection
~ No. 1 Fruta + Leche
Perfect balance between soft and sweet. Jasmine, Creamy Orange, Vanilla and Soft Musk.
"Surely the flowers of a hundred springs
Are simply the souls of beautiful things" - (L. M. Montgomery).

~ No. 2 La Belle + Dame
Floral, fruity, ultra feminine with a sharp green note. Peony, Rose, Jasmine, Hyacinth and Peach Blossoms.
"I met a lady in the meads, full of beauty - a faery's child, her hair was long, her foot was light and her eyes were wild." - (La Belle Dame Sans Merci by J. Keats).

~ No. 3 Enchanted + Lily
A beautiful floral garden with a clean soap-like back note. Neroli, Jasmine, Lily, and Ozone.
"Life's enchanted cup sparkles near the brim" - (Lord Bryon).

~ No. 4 Paper + Lantern
Delicate Green Tea Leaves, Soothing Aloe and Vibrant Citrus.
"When the world is all at odds
And the mind is all at sea
Then cease the useless tedium
And brew a cup of tea.
There is magic in its fragrance,
There is solace in its taste;
And the laden moments vanish
Somehow into space.
The world becomes a lovely thing!
There’s beauty as you’ll see;
All because you briefly stopped
To brew a cup of tea" - (Anonymous).

~ No. 5 Midnight + Swim
Romantic, unique and a hint of mystery. Salty Sea Air, Wildflowers, Ozone and Woods.
"And my soul stretched
its wings out wide,
flew through the silent lands
as though it were flying home" - (J. F. Von Eichendorff).

~ No. 6 Luna + Azul
Sugar and Spice and everything nice. A spicy vanilla blend with a floral back note. Cinnamon, Bergamot, Velvety Vanilla, Tuberose and Oakmoss.
"It was as though the sky
had silently kissed the earth,
so that it now had to dream of sky
in shimmers of flowers" - (J. F. Von Eichendorff).

After reading the descriptions from the official website and watching the youtube reviews by elisasung and pinkiecharm, I ordered samples in No. 2 La Belle + Dame, No. 4 Paper + Lantern and No. 5 Midnight + Swim. I also received a bonus sample in No. 6 Luna + Azul.

VERDICT: I do like No. 4 Paper + Lantern, (the scent reminds me of an aloe vera face cream) but no enough to convince me to purchase a full sized bottle. If they removed the wildflowers from No. 5 Midnight + Swim, it would be a temptingly unique scent (for some reason, the wildflower note induced a hayfever-like reaction).

* Domestic Goblin claims no credit for the crow image used in this post. The visual image used is copyright to the respectful owner *

Gifts from Celeborn and Galadriel

~ Three boats.
~ Three coils of rope made of hithlain.
~ Lembas, waybread.
~ Hood and cloak fastened with a green and silver leaf brooch.

~ Sheath for Aragorn's sword.
~ Elfstone of the House of Elendil.

~ Belt of gold to Boromir.

~ Small silver belts to Merry and Pippin.

~ Galdhrim bow with a quiver of arrows to Legolas.

~ A box filled with earth from Galadriel's orchard to Sam.

~ Three golden hairs from Lady Galadriel to Gimli.

~ The light of Earendils star in a phial to Frodo.



* All the information in this post were derived from The Lord of the Rings, written by J.R.R. Tolkien *

Middle-earth Meals

Supper at Tom Bombadil's House

The table was laden with "yellow cream and honeycomb, and white bread, and butter; milk, cheese and green herbs and ripe berries". Served with "clear cold water".

Supper at The Prancing Pony

The table laden with "hot soup, cold meats, a blackberry tart, new loaves, slabs of butter and half a ripe cheese". Served with beer.

Lunch at Isengard

"Salted pork, broiled bacon rashers, butter, honey and bread". Served with wine and beer.

Tea at the home of Bilbo Baggins

Seed cake; buttered scones; raspberry jam and apple tart; mince pies and cheese; pork pie and salad; boiled eggs; cold chicken and pickles. Served with tea, red wine, ale and coffee.

An evening meal with Faramir

To drink pale yellow wine, cool and fragrant, and eat bread and butter, and salted meats, and dried fruits, and good red cheese, with clean hands and clean knives and plates.

* All the information in this post were derived from 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit', both written by J.R.R. Tolkien *