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.