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June 06, 2006
BPAL: Samhain '05
"All the depth, beauty and darkness of All Hallows Eve. Truly the scent of autumn itself -- damp woods, fir needle, and black patchouli with the gentlest touches of warm pumpkin, clove, nutmeg, allspice, sweet red apple and mullein."
A limited edition scent that was, of course, available only in fall of '05. I love fall and Halloween (no, i don't call it samhain) and I went kind of nuts with the fall scents. I never reviewed them, though, so this snap of cool rainy weather seems like a good reason to do that now.
For me, this is fall in a bottle. It's smoky and spicy and there's a hint of apple cider in the background. Sometimes I just love it, and sometimes it's a little too harsh-- the smoke wins too much.
As the drydown proceeds, it becomes softer, and the spice notes come forward as the smoke recedes.
I'm including a photo of the bottle because the design is so charming. Some time last year the lab started hiring a woman from the forums to be their "doodle goddess"... she's an illustrator, and she's taken the label designs to new and exciting places. Now I look forward to seeing the new labels almost as much as sniffing the new scents.
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ETA: I thought about this some more last night, and this scent is not what fall actually smells like, but more represents an idealized moment that I always hope to have during fall. It's more a fantasy of fall, not a memory of fall.
Posted by lisa at June 06, 2006 11:43 PM
Comments
but do you call this scent "sam-hane" or "sow-wein"?
Posted by: Sarah on June 7, 2006 07:28 AM
har. i try not to say it at all! but i can't quite bring myself to say "sow-wein". it just sounds so pretentious.
Posted by: lisa on June 7, 2006 08:12 AM
yeah, I say "sam-hane" too. I also pronounce tarot "TARE-oh" instead of the more proper (and to my ear, pretentious) "tah-RO."
Posted by: Sarah on June 7, 2006 09:23 AM
ok, so a) your comment won't post right away because i have to approve it first and b) you might get a server error but your comment probably posted anyway and c) previewing doesn't work so i've removed the preview button.