New Orleans Voodoo Series: Magic Colognes and Perfumes

New Orleans was founded by the French, who took great pride in their beautifully scented colognes and perfumes. Spiritual workers, who were forced to keep their magic a secret, looked into the ingredients of the colognes. They found that many of the recipes for the colognes contained ingrediants that held similar correspondences.

They began to wear the colognes and use them to anoint things and cleanse things. They also used the colognes as offerings to the Lwa.

The most popular of these colognes is Florida Water, which I did a post on which has it's backstory and recipe here: http://aminoapps.descargarjuegos.org/p/bsncc

Here, I will give you some info and recipe for more cologne used in vodou.

-Hoytes Cologne-

Hoytes cologne is used for good luck. It can also be used to baptize and bless Lodestone.

Recipe:

-vodka

-rose geranium

-lemon juice

-patchouli

-bergamot

-lavender

-sandalwood

-snakeroot

-neroli

-storax

-orris root

-musk

-Jockey Club Cologne-

This cologne is used go luck in gambling. Men would wear it to old gambling houses.

Recipe:

-vodka

-bergamot

-jasmine

- rose

-tuberose

-civet

-mace

-Eau'd Ange-

Said to smell like angels, it can be used for any magic working.

Recipe:

-vodka

-rose

-orange

-myrrh

-ambergris

-musk

-violet

-Eau'd Hongrie-

Used by women for strength and empowerment.

-vodka

-rosemary

-sage

-salt

-ginger

-Eau'd Orange Blossom-

Can be used for good luck.

Recipe:

-vodka

-orange juice

-cinnamon

-clove

-ginger

-Eau'd Rose-

Can be used for love or it can be offered to Erzulie Freda or the Virgin of Guadalupe

Recipe:

-vodka

-rose

-lavender

-patchouli

-Creole Water-

Can be offered to Marie Laveau or Dr. John

Recipe:

-vodka

-orris root

-orange blossoms

-geranium

-cumerin

-French brandy