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7.6 / 10 8 Ratings
A limited perfume by Gather Perfume for women and men, released in 2019. The scent is resinous-smoky. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Resinous
Smoky
Green
Spicy
Woody

Fragrance Notes

GalangalGalangal VetiverVetiver Dandelion root OudOud SmilaxSmilax Kahili gingerKahili ginger MushroomsMushrooms

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Ratings
Scent
7.68 Ratings
Longevity
6.86 Ratings
Sillage
6.17 Ratings
Bottle
5.68 Ratings
Submitted by Dorabella, last update on 08/08/2024.
Interesting Facts
The fragrance was part of the collection Folk Tale Week.

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Illusion of a Dark World
Then it is dark. You sharpen the remaining senses, listen into the boundless emptiness, begin to feel the gloomy surroundings, crawl on all fours, you breathe in ethereal pine needles, sense a prickling on your hands, and bring your fingers to your face, where the thorns smell slightly musty.
Now you dig your hands into stubborn stalks, which make you believe they are damp earth, rummaging through roots that whisper sweet syrup, as weaving winds around decaying woods, which feign leather and smoke. Are there weathered leaves here too? Do the grasses still creak from the rain, which now smolders more sharply? You could swear you are crawling over smoky meadows, flooded with mud and sprouting mushrooms, overgrown with roots, rotting leaves, and now brown decaying needles.
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Gather Perfumes, based in Massachusetts, produces 100% natural fragrances. Ananda Wilson processes plant essences, extracts, and oils that come either from local wild growth or organic cultivation. Thus, the long-lasting nature of the fragrances is all the more astonishing, likely due to Ananda's extensive experience and the masterful processing of the scents. She produces her fragrances in small batches, which are subject to natural seasonal variations.

"Darkness" is an astonishing illusion of a dark forest floor. At the beginning, galangal creates the image of ethereal pine needles on a damp forest floor (earthy vetiver aromas, mushrooms, and musty scratchy stings). Soon, slightly sweet notes of dandelion roots and leathery-smoky oud join in the ground, before the vetiver becomes sharper and smokier, completely dominating the overall picture in the fade-out. The illusion projects a good eight hours moderately.

(With thanks to Inhaleexhale)
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Campfire in the woods
A night full of shadows
Darkness retreats
Embrace of light
Rooted grounding.
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mushrooms sprout like stalagmites
from gloomy cracks in the creaking growth
peaty soils soaked with oud
crunching pulse
nyctohylophobia
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4 years ago
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The oud comes across to me as slightly cocoa-like, making it more semi-dark for me. Moist-earthy, it just doesn't quite fit together.
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Dilated pupils,
smiling mushrooms,
smile at me.
Shallow layer of spices,
seeping into the forest.
Musty, gloomy. Strange.
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Dark depiction of a nighttime forest, the aroma of damp earth, roots, and mushrooms. Mysterious, enchanting, and gentle.
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