Hayloft

Holy jackpot for the lovers of grassy oat fragrances. Beautifully sweet and calming yet effortless. Pineward knows how to tread that line between a pure gourmand and a more naturalistic outdoorsy fragrance. I asked for Hayloft for Christmas after spending the better half of this year wearing Shire but wanting something with better longevity. And oh boy- Shire and Hayloft are for sure in the same ball park yet completely different. Like Shire is right outside of Bilbo Baggins house on a crisp autumn morning and the scent of baked goods and dry leaves are mixing in the fresh air while sunlight just begins to re-warm the earth as it rises upon the horizon. But Hayloft on the other hand is like Shires richer sweeter older cousin: dry nutty grassy fragrance dripping with honey and comfort. I usually don’t like Almond notes in fragrance and while very distinct here, I love the way it blends with the hazelnut, oats, and honey. It’s like the perfect bowl of oatmeal and a cup of tea as you enjoy a quiet morning lazing in the hayloft of a barn.

Hayloft EDT - This is a beautiful green honeyed fragrance, the smell of fresh-cut hay on a farm with a distant smell of hazelnuts mixed with soothing lavender. I wore this today and was met with many compliments surrounding the uniqueness and relaxing manner of this fragrance. Well blended, meeting all the elements, and it is perfect to wear in the spring or summer, along with being office/work friendly. My dad and I both really liked this fragrance, and I might purchase it around Christmas to share it with him. I love this fragrance as it is very unique, and it brings me to a relaxed state of mind and paints a picture of beautiful farmland from a distant memory. It feels like a warm hug from a grandparent. Great scent, good performance, and reasonable prices, topped off with an interesting bottle. (Is Hayloft EDT really Shire? Im curious as I don't know what to add to my collection and both note breakdowns are similar) Scent: 9.5/10 Longevity: 8/10 Projection: 6/10 Price: 7/10 Final Rating: 9/10

This opens with a sweet, airy, vanilla like oat scent. They’re powdery and sweet grains, and a dusty wheat smell follows. It smells like sacks of grains sprinkled with sugar, the breeze blowing their aroma past. This is also very nutty, you get very prominent toasted almond, and it’s specifically toasted, it’s got a warmth to it. The hazelnut is a dryer nutty accord but it works. The honey in this is fresh since it’s a lavender one, and this honey feels like a syrup. It’s not warm and heavy or rich, it’s light, sweet, and cooled. The grass and hay keep this from being too overpowering, or too sweet, it grounds it with a fresh earthiness. This is a barn loft filled with sacks of nuts, oats, and hay, with sweet jars of honey on shelves above, and grass billowing in the wind outside.

Love love love this stuff. I bought the fall 2025 set and initially put this off to the side in favor of Pastoral and Shire and Cotswold. Pretty much drank my sample of Akero. Sure wanted to. Smelled just like a nice bottle of Jones Green Apple Craft soda. I took a few months to enjoy other fragrances, then came back to my Pineward set and oh my god. Wore Hayloft one time at work and the depth and the density just stunned me. Most fragrances hit you in the nose and then sit in the background of your day, but Hayloft fills the space you're in for a moment and then it quiets down and kindly follows you around for hours. I love Hayloft. Sort of smells like buttercream frosting.

One of my new favorites from Pineward. On open its this sticky, waxy, crystallizing honey that could be too sweet for some. After it drys a bit I can pick up on that dry grassy note. The whole ordeal is a hot sunny romp in a wild flower field in late summer. Like snacking on gobs of honeycomb out on the farm under a blazing sun. It's dreamy and yummy and a must for all honey lovers like me. There is a faint floral there but not explicitly lavender to me. Theres a light minty note as well which I find compliments the sticky sweetness nicely. The perfect famers market scent and it'll be on me all season.