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05/11/2021
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Good old wise woman
About the mythical figure Baba Yaga has already been told here a lot, which is why I save myself the explanatory bear at this point and come directly to the point
Whereby it is to be noted that Baba Yaga both as a scary old witch with broom and mortar their mischief drives as well as a wise forest woman, earth mother goddess or guardian of the waters of life and death can be considered. As is well known, not all witches were evil at that time, but were predominantly knowledgeable herbal women who understood the forces of nature and used them for the positive.
Be that as it may, this eau de toilette plays a little with the duality of this figure in which it just in the top note all kinds of powers released, which seem a little strange.
So you hear at the beginning of a good load of spices, especially clove, some cinnamon and a lot of nutmeg, where as a welcome contrast orangy splashes spark in between. That's quite interesting, but what's really challenging is an almost animalic note, the kind you'd initially attribute to Yves Saint Laurent's highly polarizing Kouros - wherever that might come from. However, the animalism disappears quickly as if by magic.
With all these impressions I think there now not predominantly of witch kitchen, but a little what morbid-dusty to cranky-smoky has that already.
A good hour later, the fragrance becomes far more lovely, with more intense the leather in combination with dark wood and some patchouli prevails. However, relatively lagging and overall not as long lasting and projective as I would have thought from the reviews.
Thus, Baba Yaga is at least an originally made Eau de Toilette with one or the other remarkable twist, although for my personal taste the clove seems too dominant and the theme of the forest was neglected too much.
In contrast, I find e.g. Norne by Slumberhouse far more mysterious and more fitting to the theme. But that is again a different and really special story ...
Whereby it is to be noted that Baba Yaga both as a scary old witch with broom and mortar their mischief drives as well as a wise forest woman, earth mother goddess or guardian of the waters of life and death can be considered. As is well known, not all witches were evil at that time, but were predominantly knowledgeable herbal women who understood the forces of nature and used them for the positive.
Be that as it may, this eau de toilette plays a little with the duality of this figure in which it just in the top note all kinds of powers released, which seem a little strange.
So you hear at the beginning of a good load of spices, especially clove, some cinnamon and a lot of nutmeg, where as a welcome contrast orangy splashes spark in between. That's quite interesting, but what's really challenging is an almost animalic note, the kind you'd initially attribute to Yves Saint Laurent's highly polarizing Kouros - wherever that might come from. However, the animalism disappears quickly as if by magic.
With all these impressions I think there now not predominantly of witch kitchen, but a little what morbid-dusty to cranky-smoky has that already.
A good hour later, the fragrance becomes far more lovely, with more intense the leather in combination with dark wood and some patchouli prevails. However, relatively lagging and overall not as long lasting and projective as I would have thought from the reviews.
Thus, Baba Yaga is at least an originally made Eau de Toilette with one or the other remarkable twist, although for my personal taste the clove seems too dominant and the theme of the forest was neglected too much.
In contrast, I find e.g. Norne by Slumberhouse far more mysterious and more fitting to the theme. But that is again a different and really special story ...
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