Witch's Cottage

I was sorting through my box of sample sized goodies, forgetting that I'd got a good collection of Solstice Scents of varying sizes. I decided to use 4 of them on quarters of me; one on each wrist and each shoulder. Husband decided this one was delicious (and believe me, he's got a nose that's harder to please than the cast of VPR) and smells of 'gingerbread and nice kitchen stuff' which is as good enough a description than any? I'm a witch, and I live in a little English village, in a modern semi. This, however, evokes flagstone floors and natural wood cupboards, with gingerbread biscuits baking in an old and well used oven, while incense burns on the hearth. There's residual smoke after the fire was stoked to keep the embers of the oven alive, and on the stove sits a cauldron full of warm toffee apples coated in sugar, with a side of booze. YUMYUMYUM enough to make a mouth water!

haaa...mouthwatering :) initially it is a photorealistic or noserealistic (?) spicy bakery/kitchen smell. Kind of like ginger snaps from close up, the crunchy type, a bit burnt on the sides. With time the scent mellows out and turns into a more creamy, buttery scent. I have an aversion towards sugary scents but this one, stays decent, initially because of the spices and rough edges, later 'coz of the creaminess. Safe blind buy to any gourmmie lover or those who are just tipping their toes in the water. :)

On my skin, this almost has a salty note, which may be how I’m perceiving the “baked goods.” It is also very herbal on me, not gourmand. I get faint whiffs of apples in the top notes and warm, dry hay on the drydown . I like it a lot, though, and wear it frequently. It is strong on application, but mellows to a very wearable scent within 20 minutes.

beautifully earthy and sweet pastries, with a mild apple scent underlying and slight florals. The praline adds a warm nutty sweetness and blends together with green notes to create an aromatic dark gourmand reminiscent of its name, a witch's cottage.

I guess I’m one of the few who picks up the herbal notes over the sweet. I definitely smell chamomile and some rosemary, along with sweet annie and some apples in the drydown. I really like this and wear it often as I adore herbal scents. Mine has aged about a year and a half and I don’t notice too much of a difference between now and the first few weeks I had it. Longevity is fair, about four hours, and projection is soft but noticeable when up close. **Since mine seems to be so different from everyone else, I may order another bottle, just to see if it may have been accidentally mislabeled. Or maybe my nose is totally wrong 🤷🏻♀️