Mountain Vanilla

the imagery this fragrance evokes is nothing short of captivating. a mountainside swathed in vegetation—the sun begins its crawl upward from its horizon blanket, leaden stone donning its gentle yellow light. dewdrops decorate the earth before you, alive with fresh, wet greenery; you breathe in deep the cool air of spring morning in Appalachia. initially, i wasn't a fan of Mountain Vanilla. my partner was the one to introduce me to it. i found it to be way too powerful, and honestly, offensive. however, after truly immersing myself in it, taking in each note and absorbing the bigger picture they paint, i can say with absolute certainty that it's now one of my all-time favorites. SS captured a dewy morning on a mountain, liquified it, and put it in a bottle. i am blown away. the performance is incredible. long wear, and projects enough to be a bit of a head turner. for the first 1-2 hours on skin, it's primarily clover, dew, coumarin—once this settles, a delectable blend of vanilla, lavender, and musk underneath makes itself known. i'll be adding this to my personal collection as soon as i can. ♡

Such an odd scent ....and I like it. Mountain Vanilla has a mentholated green grass quality combined with meadow flowers, and underneath all that is vanilla. So many unusual notes in this blend, and at the same time it’s very natural wearing. I really appreciate that I’ve never smelled anything like it. I’m on the “top of a mountain in the Alps” feeling. A well executed, fun perfume with good performance.

For hours to me this smells like nothing but nystatin oral solution (for those who had the luck of never getting thrush, it's a bitter antifungal medication). Then hours later it morphs into the first vanilla scent I not only appreciate but really really love. I don't know what's weirder, the fact that this smells 100% like something it's not 'supposed to' (at first), or the fact that it changes over an uncanny amount of time (scents usually go through all the 'phases' within the first 15-30min or so). I hate vanilla scents. I would actually get a full bottle of this and endure the nystatin hours just to smell the way it smells afterwards. It's that good.

It's like drinking iced vanilla green tea while eating the freshest mixed herb salad greens. I don't get any of the offputting notes in other reviews, thankfully. I almost didn't try this one due to the multiple reviews of a banana like scent (I hate bananas), but again, thankfully, I don't detect it on my skin! I love solstice scents because they are so place-based and can really stir my memories and creativity. This scent actually takes me back to a summer I spent exploring the Swiss Alps; faint notes of grasses, herbs, and wildflowers under the brilliant summer sun, brief wafts of warm vanilla from a bakery between hikes. It's light and lovely.

Super green almost a little piney? Smells like going for a hike in the early summer. I think the vanilla mellows it out a little but I actually dont register it in and of itself so much but as to how it may be acting on the other notes. Reminds me of the parks in Tennessee to be specific. I like it quite a bit but unfortunately doesnt last on my skin but a minute- or fifteen really