Brand: Hexennacht
Scent Description: black sage, california sagebrush, golden amber, dark amber, white amber, white cedar, palo santo, sweetgrass, cedar, sandalwood, Egyptian musk, frankincense, myrrh, dark patchouli, saffron, vetiver, agarwood, smoldering incense.
Oh my… there’s so much going on here and it is EVERYTHING I hoped it might be and more. I can finally, unequivocally say that I smell like a tree and I like it! I’ve been let down time and time again by outdoorsy blends because the dreaded pine rears its ugly head and kills my nose. I hate the astringency of it. It reminds me of household cleaner. It doesn’t smell like what outside actually smells like to me. I’ve long accepted that I don’t get to smell like a nymph (as much as I want to). I’ve now determined that was a lie! Prehnite is what outside ACTUALLY smells like. It’s woodsy and tree-y and branch-y and bush-y, in every single authentic and majestic way. I can’t even do it justice by words. I’m in love. I can pick out the sage and palo santo. It’s like it captures all the states of these smells too, from dry to burning to ash. There’s a soothing, contemplative quality to the whole blend from them that’s to-die-for. I can isolate the witchy patchouli and herbs too if I concentrate. I don’t even want to pick it part though. The conglomeration is perfect. This is a living testament to the elevation of Caroline’s art over the past year. I’m again emotional over a fragrance and I can’t think of any better compliment. I’m finally a tree!!! Side note: Baltic Amber is the only thing I’ve successfully layered with this, and it is gorgeous, but honestly this one needs no additions. Take that from a shameless layering fool.