Lazily, the spirit of Cotton Mather dives with closed eyes and outstretched arms beneath the wooden huts and houses, the sweetly muddy streets of Salem in 1692, as if a divine faith were pulling him through the orthodox oceans, the Puritan-purified nutrient soils of New England. Delivered from the adverse workings of witches and messengers of Satan, warm spicy waves now waft through Mather's Massachusetts.
Strawflowers flow like bitter honey over smoldering logs and wash the ashes in marshmallow moss, bubbling brown evil herbs candying, smearing with patchouli into amber. Oh surge of goodness! Oh burning surf of caramel over smoldering trunks, stewed forests, evil images! Oh waves of warmth, wonders of the invisible world! Oh oil of redemption from all these wounds on arm-length aura for seven to eight hours.
Wow, the comment and probably the scent too... I'm not really feeling any sympathy for the fragrance, but otherwise: names are just smoke and mirrors! Welcome to the 21st century..:-))
What a crazy brand from the land of Donald Trump. Hammäh, says the Hessian... Your text is naturally... - stimulating and apparently controversially discussed here. That's always a good thing!
You bring the scent to life with your powerful words and vivid imagination. It's hard to capture the aura of a fragrance with language (and a touch of humor) - and I say this even though I don't know the scent. Enlightener Marshmallow Trophy for you!
Respect! Your creativity in approaching fragrance reviews never fails to impress me and challenges my brainpower :-) We operate in different scent worlds, and that's definitely the special appeal of it.
I personally find fragrances to be a quite sensual reminder of those events. And I don't see Cotton Mather as a tribute to a man who promoted the witch hunts. Rather, I see it as a completion of the fragrance series, where in this case it’s about the olfactory impression of ink and paper, likely representing the accusers.
I just don't like immortelle.
As for the perfumes related to the Salem witch trials, the series features not only Cotton Mather but also scents named after the victims. It really depends on one's perspective on history how you feel about it. When more than 300 years have passed, the events become a macabre legend for some, which can be used for Halloween perfumes.
What a great comment can still stir up waves even after more than 400 years... Sixteen92 is from Texas, where people still believe in God and also in evil, maybe even in witches, who knows? Or they believe in the holy $ and shocking marketing?
In this sense, *irony on* Burning must be Salem *irony off*
@Pinkdawn: Well, what about the wearers of 'Opium'? Are they all paying tribute to a drug that has harmed so many people? What about all the fragrances that glorify British colonialism? Shouldn't brands like Penhaligon's be condemned for that too?
Well, it's no coincidence that the scent is called Cotton Mather. It caters to fans of the occult, witchcraft, and the macabre. The composition of notes like ash, straw flowers, moss, ink, and herbs supports this. I can't see the comparison to Chaplin's "The Great Dictator." That's about satire. No one is making fun of Cotton Mather; it's used as a vehicle for horror and the uncanny. I think it's a scent for Halloween.
@Nebelfrau: I would say the brand doesn't glorify the witch hunts; it addresses them in a way similar to how Chaplin did in 'The Great Dictator.' I don't find that objectionable.
Well told, and I just love your alliterations! The scent sounds quite interesting. I recently discovered the label Vlad Dracul; it seems to be an exciting brand.
I don't need that one either; I've somehow moved past the fascination with such scents. But I enjoyed reading it because of the quirky images you evoke with your writing.
Your creativity in approaching fragrance reviews never fails to impress me and challenges my brainpower :-)
We operate in different scent worlds, and that's definitely the special appeal of it.
As for the perfumes related to the Salem witch trials, the series features not only Cotton Mather but also scents named after the victims. It really depends on one's perspective on history how you feel about it. When more than 300 years have passed, the events become a macabre legend for some, which can be used for Halloween perfumes.
In this sense, *irony on* Burning must be Salem *irony off*
I want it!
But you can't complain about your description again.