Crowley Seance

Aleister Crowley is of course a historically known figure, which one knows, if one deals with occult topics or the like. Busy. Sooner or later this name falls. I myself have dealt years ago with various religions and also the counter-design (LaVey is thrown in as a name), because I have always been interested in such topics and ancient religions and cults. In a way you can interpret topics like occultism, satanism as a kind of intentional non-conformity to social norms and conventions. There's no getting around Crowley, although I can't do much with his, shall we say, work. Nevertheless, the fragrance does justice to the theme behind it, namely occultism, the component Nag Champa alone aims at this. In this respect, we leave the figure of Aleister Crowley outside.

So we pay no further attention to this topic but consider the fragrance. Honestly, Crowley is not a shambling, permanently changing scent. Relatively constantly he keeps his olfactory timbre, now and then this becomes lighter and softer, then again darker. But also this much is sent in advance: this does not have to be because a focused fragrance with little variance, but a considerable intensity, is perfectly sufficient.

Actually, it smells simply like Nag Champa. This is where the commentary could end. These incense sticks based on a flower carry the beguiling floral scent that reminds me slightly of flowers like tuberose. This floral element is olfactorically perfected by the incense. The gentle veil of smoke that surrounds the intensely attractive Champa flower has such a gentle, yet at times intensely attractive effect. At times, a kind of pleasant and nutty roasted aroma resonates, thus adding an interesting facet to the fragrance. Here and there it seems soapy, then again creamy-smoky; in short: wonderful. Wonderful, because Crowley shows how with simple means and low ingredients such a work can be created.

Seance is a small American brand, the namings are congruent and all have a slant towards occult interest or similar. The fragrances tested by me so far and almost all other creations are limited to a few ingredients with which, however, extraordinarily exciting and creative products are made. I do not want to expand on the all-encompassing theme to which Seance is dedicated, but I think that here a label remains true to itself and its intention and that is basically likeable.