Eldritch

It's the middle of the night, you went off the path in the deep mountainous forest. You start smelling some sort of smoke coming from a distance. Upon coming closer you see a group of masked individuals, you are witnessing something you shouldn't have. The feeling of anxiety, the heaviness of the burden you have on you, surrounded by nothing but darkness and resinous trees. Eldritch is a perfect representation of how iconic horror queens feel being chased down in a forest. It's very resinous and smoky, very heavy. The notes do not really give it justice; even though fir and pine needles are listed, I do not really get them on my skin; more so I get resin from those needles mixed with the smokey qualities of myrrh combined with leather. One of my absolute faves, I gravitate to that one quite often during cold dark days. Careful spraying on clothes though, it will absolutely leave a stain.

If you've heard scary testimonies of people encountering paranormal phenomenon while alone in the dark, cold, pine forest, this is the scent. This is my 2nd wear, and so far it smells like Murkwood with added mint and a little bit of acidity. These fresh additions really make it much more interesting, but also a little more challenging. There is a grainy harshness to this scent... it will burn the nostrils if oversprayed... and not only yours, but the people's around you too. Smells very masculine, bold, and badass, not a crowd pleaser. I been looking for a dangerous forest/nature scent, the other ones I tried are: Murkwood, Brokilan, Fanghorn II, Cotswald, Funerie. Eldritch looking to be the one I will get a full bottle of, it's the boldest.

I ordered an entire sample set and I wish I could be at a store comparing them as many of them have the same feel/smell to my nose. Initially, the almost dank soil or tea-like note was a bit off-putting but it quickly morphed into something beautiful. I don't find this to be an especially true-pine scent but rather a very nice blending of myrrh and opopnax with a dark woodiness. This is definitely one of the darker of the sample set I got. Its another perfect, fall or winter scent that harkens to fires in a cabin with molasses cookies in the stove. I am going to end this, once again, with a suggestion for anyone intrigued by the notes to order a sample set. You ARE going to find something (or many somethings) you like.

This one was swapped accidentally with one of my picks from my sample pack but I am not disappointed one bit. At first this scent is deep and damp with this pine berry like sticky sweet to it I can't stop smelling. This feels like a hand full of forest floor. Some resinous bark, sharp scented pine needles, wet earth. I think I could, and should, take a bath in this one. I don't much get an airy alive smokiness, rather an ashen log long extinguished. Maybe a bit of foliage decay. And something about Eldritch makes me think of a church. The color is dark and swampy. Simply gorgeous. Anyway, that's 3/3 on my Pineward samples and I'm in love them. Cannot wait to see what else they have.

After sampling Eldritch I went back for the 4ml bottle, which isn't as big as I'd like but it's what I can afford right now. This perfume is exactly what I was hoping for from this house, which is the smell of a dark and haunted conifer forest. This is no Christmas tree scent, this was created to evoke the "lair of ancient eldritch abominations," as Nilsson writes on the Pineward website. This is a romantic take on that idea, more smoke and spiderwebs than mind-destroying beast. I find the result wearable and cozy, especially in chilly autumn weather. If you want to smell like a forest witch, you should definitely check this out. 9/10