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Thou didst smite the head of Keila, Smash Kjallandi altogether, Ere thou slewest Lútr and Leidi, Didst spill the blood of Búseyra; Didst hold back Hengjankjapta, Hyrrokkin died before; Yet sooner in like fashion Svívör from life was taken. Hringhorni, Baldr’s ship, was the largest of all such vessels and was to serve as the god’s funeral ship. When Loki murdered Baldur, the gods built the funeral pyre on his ship, Hringhorni. Hringhorni was massive, and none of the Aesir could move it, so they begged help of the Jötun, Hyrrokkin. Fire-smoked and flame-haired, the giantess arrived on a gargantuan wolf harnessed by reins made of live vipers. Hyrrokkin was able to push Baldur’s funeral ship out to sea, but the force of her strength caused the earth to quake and the rollers to burst into flame. Thor, angered by the quake and the conflagration, was intent on murdering Hyrrokkin until the Aesir stayed his hand. Viper-green and smoldering: smoke-swirled black pine, patchouli leaf, coriander, and sweet green vetiver. I get pine, patchouli, and green vetiver, nicely balanced. I was worried about too much smoke or coriander but I don't sense either too much at all. It goes on strong but fades quickly on me. It feels powerful, dignified, sombre, awe-inspiring, a tad frightening ... just as if I was witnessing the jotun herself arriving. I wore it when I went out to vote yesterday because I needed her presence.

Sweet, rich, deep, and bright. So lovely and as I am a fan of each element separately, so perfect.

Very strong on incense when wet. Almost had to wash it off. One tiny drop goes a long way. After several minutes, I am getting the stone and lavender smoke. I think the (very faint) beeswax is blending in with the lavender smoke.

This is beautiful. I got a decant but need a bottle. On me, it smells like daffodils and apple blossoms, and sunshine on raindrops. Very spring/summer, youthful, hopeful, positive.

In the bottle, and wet on skin: no scent Dry, a couple min later: faint copal A few min later: nothing A few min later: faint dessicated earth and/or dusty stone A few min later: faint dust and gold with a hint of copal It's extremely faint, almost non-existent, on me which is surprising since incense is usually overwhelming. This smells "quiet" and "underground" which I suppose means it captures the essence of the scene perfectly, while being, perhaps oddly, warm and comforting.

Mine smells like honey and beeswax, with maybe touch of almond, and perhaps a hint of macadamia. Rich and yummy.

Everything that Nepthys said ^. This is surprisingly different from my "cold Zombi" expectations and wholly gorgeous. Very sweet, the snow must amp the rose and I thought I was imaging sweet pine sap but it must be there if someone else detects it too. I really was not expecting to want a backup bottle or two.

I'm a patchouli fan, so I remembered that was an element. I forgot about the honey and lavender. Omg, this combination! I dabbed a little on my wrist and the overwhelming feeling was of just stepping out of a long, hot bath - relaxed and slightly sleepy, utterly devoid of worry, warmed through and through, a soft lingering scent of the sweet bubble bath I used during a very happy/hopeful time in my life 25 years ago (must be the honey & vanilla?) . I swear I could smell warm, damp skin. As I was reeling with delight, I thought "If this was shot up into the atmosphere, we could achieve world peace." I would buy this in a 5ml, bath oil, atmo spray, bubble bath, soap ... I can still smell it 12 hours later. I'm going to dab some on again before bed and see if it helps with my insomnia.

I have tried this numerous times now and I keep getting a deep dark mocha vibe from it, like chocolate-covered coffee beans mixed with dead leaves. I like it, but I wasn't expecting that, and I wonder how it will age.

I am amping the honeysuckle but as it dries and fades, I think I can pick out a little sage and/or grass. It is pretty, delicate, joyful, youthful, and very Spring-like. I keep picturing an Easter hare, and I really like the message of hope it evokes. Tried again 3 weeks later: now getting the warm fur and dandelion in the foreground, like an Indian summer afternoon in the sun. So lovely.

My nose is amazed to only just now realize how similar the scent of cold wet carnations are to wet autumn leaves. I cannot pick out one scent over the other - they blend seamlessly. This is gorgeous and elegant. I got a decant as an afterthought, and so glad I did. I will be ordering a couple bottles. This scent should age into something perfectly devastating.

He is named Búri: he was fair of feature, great and mighty. He begat a son called Borr, who wedded the woman named Bestla, daughter of Bölthorn the giant; and they had three sons: one was Odin, the second Vili, the third Vé. And this is my belief, that he, Odin, with his brothers, must be ruler of heaven and earth; we hold that he must be so called; so is that man called whom we know to be mightiest and most worthy of honor, and ye do well to let him be so called. The bloodline of the first gods: golden mead, white sage, and mugwort. Very sweet, almost reminds me of the Beltane oatcakes I make topped with lingonberries, oddly enough. A bit too foodie for me, but I am fond of both Odin and mead, so ...

This smells like a very specific spot in my area (far from CA) where pine, cedar, birch and oak trees give way to juniper and grasses, then sun-warmed sand dunes leading down to the cool lake. We used to visit this spot on field trips in grade school and it takes me right back to those memories. Love it.

I'm getting vibes of BPTP's A Fling in the Lagoon bath oil, one of my faves. Wet, I get lavender and lime. As it dries, I get mint and lime with a hint of lavender, maybe a splash of appletini.

Light, sweet, fresh, green. Joy, happiness, innocence, energy. Brings to my heart a lovely nostalgia for my childhood on a hot summer afternoon when my dad showered, shaved, and put on cologne before going to a family wedding reception.

Beautiful. First sniff brought strong vibes of Halloween. More sniffs made me think there is something that I have in the Carnival Diabolique collection that this reminds me of. The blood musk is strong, with (to my nose) a sweet incense quality to the ashes, along the lines of Midnight Mass.

Ohhhh, yes, I get where JazzieCazzie is coming from with the description of sweat/b.o. I got that initially upon application - kinda like an acrid, cold sweat (Not fear cold, but temperature cold). It lasted only a moment or two and I do think that's the weed smoke. It reminds me of Ask The Nearest Hippie without the vanilla at that point. Nag champa comes out nice and sweet and warm right after, chasing away the cold, acrid sweat. Lastly, patchouli comes in gently to blend with the nag champa and tame down the sweetness a bit. I can't smell any more weed.

What a nice surprise as a frimps in my order! Just opening it to sniff, I get something dark green mixed with something cinnamon. It smells really good, which surprises me cuz I'm not a cinnamon fan. It reminds me a bit of the ginger cookies my grandma used to make when I was a kid. I think I smell a hint of brown sugar, boozy vanilla/butter, and whatever makes Red Hots candy red hot. Maybe a touch of black patchouli too? It changes a little each time I sniff.

Wow, I got a decant of this because I already have honey and wax scents and thought a little would be enough. I dabbed a bit on and was immediately overwhelmed by the scent of a roomful of hot, sputtering, smoking candles. I smell such realistic candle smoke, I can barely believe my nose. I smell hot pools of wax and can almost hear the moment each candle flame is extinguished in a pool of wax and creates a stream of black smoke, one by one, around the room. It's as much an image, an atmosphere, a feeling of heat, as it is a scent. It was hot pools of wax and smoke for about 30-45 min on me before it tamed down to warm beeswax with a hint of smoke. I could smell it wafting around me the whole day at work. I love this so much. It's like a bigger, stronger, hotter, smokier, less holy, more horny/sexy Hanerot Halalu. Very suggestive. I don't know why I'm getting such strong candle smoke - it must be the white patchouli on me??

Dark and sexy, but also sweet and innocent, and a tad bit lonely. I keep getting the image of a lovestruck tiny gothy Valentine Faerie in a black velvet gown kissing the shadowy, forlorn dark moon. If you could make black rose baby powder, it would smell like this. It's lovely, calm, comforting, a bit wistful, a tad heartbroken. I would love this in a linen spray for my sheets and blankets. I think it fits the concept perfectly.

Wet, I get very strong spruce, sleet, and smoke. I don't pick up lavender or berry. Very masculine and winter-outdoorsy, but it mellows on drying. Did not last as long on me as some of my other spruce/pine scents but I'm happy that the sleet is just like the Sleet HG which is a favorite of mine. Great pairing.

I have never had King Cake. I must find some next year. It had better taste as good as this smells because else I will be disappointed. This smells like the best cake ever created in the history of cake. Almond, sugar, butter, and cream cheese. Like I rolled around on a real cake (the best cake ever created in the history of cake). I won't be able to wear this unless there is cake/cookies/torte of some kind within reach because it's making me hungry. Realer than real. Amazing. [Edit: I am not much of a foodie scent lover, but this is so good, I ordered a second bottle]

Got this as a free sample in my recent order. Oooh, I like this very much. Somehow, never came across it in the catalogue. Smells like the restored prairie I walk through at the nature preserve when all the flowers and grasses are at their prime in early August. Thank you, this is going on my To Buy list.

A winters cologne: a pale chypre infused with white sage, creeping mint, pine needles, and frankincense. This isn't going to be a very helpful review, but I am extremely moved by how much this reminds me of Christmas as a kid. Specifically, it reminds me of how my mother's winter coat smelled after we came home from midnight mass on Christmas Eve. There is the faint scent of a mix of sophisticated perfumes that lingered on her collar (chypre?), the smell of church (frankincense, I suppose), and the sense of cold air and snowflakes on the wool (mint, pine and sage?). If the picture on the label had a scent, this is exactly it. I would not call it "pretty" but it is full of nostalgia for me. It is also going to be the most perfect pairing for my beloved Frostbitten Malediction perfume from the Lab.

A dark, forbidding patchouli chypre with a sliver of soul-cold fir needle. I can't say much other than it's as described: patchouli chypre and fir. It is colder than cold! Icy, tomblike. It also, perhaps oddly, reminds me of the sassafras drink from Ren Faire (rootbeer and black licorice), but with something sinister slipped in. It's glorious and orgasmic. I need more.