Astrid Perfume: She is Feral

Working on this perfume, I fell down a rabbit hole reading about Demeter (Ceres) and the abduction of her daughter Persephone (Proserpina). As I read about their story, it had me thinking about when children are taken from their mothers and about the lengths women will go to, to find their child again.  It made me think about immigrant children being separated from their mothers by the US government. It made me think about how many of us are wild with rage over the inhumane treatment of others. And that brought me back to how utterly unhinged and ferocious Demeter was when she lost her daughter and how overwhelmed she was with the sole purpose to find her again. This blend, the last perfume I have created for this cycle, is a blend about the feral passion and fury to restore stolen love and joy. I was thinking about a mother and daughter, but that relationship is just a symbol for a greater image. Your symbol could be truth or fairness to all or freedom to live quietly as a weirdo or k