Lucky Hand Root

[doomsday_disco]

May your deeds be shown to your servants,

your splendor to their children.

 

May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us;

establish the work of our hands for us —

yes, establish the work of our hands.

 

Also known as salep root and Helping Hand, this orchid root has been used as a tool of success, wealth, and good fortune, bringing blessed luck to everything your five fingers can touch. It’s a gambling root that blesses risk-takers, but is also a tool for craftsmen, laborers, artists, and all who work with their hands. 

 

A deep earthy perfume entwined with orchid petals.

[Assimbya]

I was a little wary of this in the bottle and then wet on my skin; the earthiness is indeed intense, and I suspected an unlisted patchouli note. However, as it dries the silky orchid petals come through and the earthiness recedes, very much like an orchid growing out from the root; it's a very cool effect. And it's a really beautiful orchid note, dry and smooth and mysterious, the earthy root grounding it, with a touch of the vegetal. It's orchid show season at my local botanical garden, and though most orchids do not have a scent, I smelled all of them to find the few that did. Among those was one which smelled very much like this, white and purple and shaped nearly like an iris. I love this and am so glad I picked it up.

[LavenderCoffee]

I dig this root! and it does indeed smell like freshly dug up roots while the oil is wet. at first the orchid is overshadowed by the earthy roots, but then it begins to bloom and the scent really balances out.