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Better as a candle
The top notes of this are a strong, syrupy, candle-esque waxy caramel. This does tone itself down in the first few minutes to reveal a slightly more complicated heart - there's a custard-pudding-like vanilla and coconut that emerges, followed by a touch of salt that pushes the whole thing into "butterscotch popcorn" territory.
Can't say that I pick up any florals in this, and once those top notes are over, it settles into a pretty linear scent.
I can see that this would have fans, but if anything, I think it'd appeal more to those who are fans of candles first and fragrances second. Quality-wise it's fairly mid-range - it's okay, but the notes are not particularly "refined" (though, credit to Glasshouse, it is priced accordingly).
For those who enjoy aggressively sweet / caramel / gourmand fragrances, still probably worth a try (if you enjoy it, it's one of the cheaper options out there for this scent profile). For me personally, it's a pass.
Can't say that I pick up any florals in this, and once those top notes are over, it settles into a pretty linear scent.
I can see that this would have fans, but if anything, I think it'd appeal more to those who are fans of candles first and fragrances second. Quality-wise it's fairly mid-range - it's okay, but the notes are not particularly "refined" (though, credit to Glasshouse, it is priced accordingly).
For those who enjoy aggressively sweet / caramel / gourmand fragrances, still probably worth a try (if you enjoy it, it's one of the cheaper options out there for this scent profile). For me personally, it's a pass.
Rich and resinous.
My favourite of the Folkwinds releases so far and one of the most natural cherry-based-fragrances that I've ever tried.
Reminds me of a deep, dry, cherry port - a light hand on the sugar, but with that thick, almost resinous, compote-like cherry reduction. Poured into an oak barrel and left to steep, and served with a cigar on the side.
I'm not sure I'd call it a gourmand - it's just a touch too dry - but it is close. Would be a really lovely autumn fragrance!
Reminds me of a deep, dry, cherry port - a light hand on the sugar, but with that thick, almost resinous, compote-like cherry reduction. Poured into an oak barrel and left to steep, and served with a cigar on the side.
I'm not sure I'd call it a gourmand - it's just a touch too dry - but it is close. Would be a really lovely autumn fragrance!
Hard to describe!
There's something about this that just keeps putting me in mind of a heavy cedar chest and I'm not sure why. The scent as you open the lid for the first time in a while, that first breath of wood and aromatics.
Which is weird, because this not a particularly wood-heavy fragrance. Perhaps it's the hay that's giving me that impression - straw paired with cut stems, a faint touch of spice.
Despite that note, this is in no way a dry and dusty thing. If anything it's late-harvest greenery, heavy on the plants and a few fall florals. It has a touch of the same "mentholated" bite that Cloud Illusions has but over a completely different base.
Some very interesting work here!
Which is weird, because this not a particularly wood-heavy fragrance. Perhaps it's the hay that's giving me that impression - straw paired with cut stems, a faint touch of spice.
Despite that note, this is in no way a dry and dusty thing. If anything it's late-harvest greenery, heavy on the plants and a few fall florals. It has a touch of the same "mentholated" bite that Cloud Illusions has but over a completely different base.
Some very interesting work here!
Dense, natural, and unusual.
I wouldn't have named mint in this without seeing it listed here and I'm still not sure I can pick it out directly - or at least, this wouldn't first come to mind if I were thinking of mint-centric fragrances. While it definitely has a fresh, menthol-ish "bite" to the overall composition, on me, the cypress sings the loudest, providing the leading vocal that all the other notes follow.
If anything it gives me the impression of a clear, sunny, morning in a pine forest - the scent of the woods around you, the snow melting, the plants slowly yawning their way back to life. It's chilly, but not cold, and there's that touch of (very natural) blueberry buried within that keeps the whole thing from veering too far into a woody/aromatic direction.
As time goes on, the mint burns off, the day warms up, and the iris ends up unfurling.
Mountains keep getting mentioned in other reviews and I agree with that reference point - it'd be fantastic to wear while hiking
If anything it gives me the impression of a clear, sunny, morning in a pine forest - the scent of the woods around you, the snow melting, the plants slowly yawning their way back to life. It's chilly, but not cold, and there's that touch of (very natural) blueberry buried within that keeps the whole thing from veering too far into a woody/aromatic direction.
As time goes on, the mint burns off, the day warms up, and the iris ends up unfurling.
Mountains keep getting mentioned in other reviews and I agree with that reference point - it'd be fantastic to wear while hiking
