Hexensalbe

This wasn’t just my entry into niche, it was my initiation. I walked into Stele in Williamsburg dead set on finding something "unplaceable and unnerving." I love the weird earthiness and unplaceable qualities of Baie 19 but needed to up the volume and find a deeper cut (I knew I was destined for more than Le Labo!) I wanted to smell like I’d just returned from doing something unspeakable. Something sacred. Something carnal. I wanted strangers to both flinch and lean closer. We went through a ton of niche houses and various scents but when they handed me Hexensalbe I was like, "THERE SHE IS!" 🧪 Main Accords: Green — not fresh-cut grass green. Think bitter herbs and bruised leaves in moonlight. Aromatic & Herbal — like a salve smuggled from a monastery and infused with wild intent. Earthy & Resinous — wet bark, petrichor, ancient tree roots. Musky Skin — feral but close to the body, the smell of someone who’s been touched and touched back. Woody & Smoky — slow-burning embers after ritual. 🫧 Top: Crushed leaves, bitter herbs, a ghost of mint 🌿 Heart: Forest floor, roots, moss, maybe a touch of wormwood 🔥 Base: Soft musk, green resin, cold smoke, something almost metallic 💨 💨 💨 Sillage: Strong, ~6-8h and when it drifts off it's very much still there in an eerie, sexy way—like catching a scent on the wind and not knowing where it came from. Projection: It doesn’t announce itself after the top notes settle so much as haunt your skin. Think: “Who’s wearing that? Where are they? Why do I feel like I should follow?” This isn’t a crowd-pleaser. It’s not pretty. It’s not clean. It’s Hexensalbe - the balm witches used to fly and lovers used to rub into one another. Yes, it’s the one from Portrait of a Lady on Fire. You weren't supposed to do it. But you felt drawn to it and did it anyway.

On me, Hexensalbe starts as a strong and spicy herbal green witches' concoction. I can't really identify most of those initial notes apart from licorice but the overall effect is well balanced and so captivating! Also, as opposed to some other reviewers, I have to say the licorice doesn't come off as too bitter or salty on me, much closer to absinthe with a generous amount of sugar overall. As it slowly dries down, it becomes smoother and some light floral touches emerge (tuberose but smelled from afar), as well as a subtle sweetness. This perfume pulls a couple of magic tricks during the drydown, transforming in front of my nose. It's like during specific phases some notes will step a bit more to the front and then step back. Take the moss, which while noticeable, is very subtle and mostly adds that chypre-like depth to it without being overpowering, but a couple of times it did project a bit stronger. Same with patchouli which is that dirty kind that adds an earthiness and grounds the perfume. Hexensalbe really is a niche art perfume. Perfectly wearable, don't get me wrong, but I find it defies categorization for me. It's not really an aromatic and neither is it a green perfume. What it is in my heart honestly is a witches' potion and a pleasure to wear and explore each time. Longevity is under 5 hours with a lower end of moderate sillage and projection for the first half and more of an intimate performance for the last 2 or so hours.

Wooo!!! —whenever I see notes in a scent like licorice root, anise seed, star anise, wormwood, absinthe (basically anything containing a healthy dollop of that wonderfully witchy and aromatic substance, anethole) I become very antsy and excited to experience it. And so— I have sampled Hexensalbe and it’s glorious! It’s like others have said here, I imagine this is exactly how the inside of an old and long established apothecary shop would smell...or the scent of the air inside an elderly wise woman’s hut deep within a haunted forest of tangled foliage and ancient trees. Dark, dank, ancient, fungal, earthy, musky, bittersweet and medicinal—all underscored by the damp ash scent of an extinguished hearth fire . None of that sounds nice, but all these notes come together in the absolute best and most beautiful way possible. I know, those adjectives make this sound like Hexensalbe would be an absolute nightmare with which to bombard a poor unsuspecting shnoz. But, I carefully popped open the small sample ampule, and it only took the scent of one pale, glistening drop gently tapped into the tender flesh of my wrist for me to fall helplessly for this seductively dark scent. I’ve been hexed by the raw beauty of Hexensalbe, and there’s no going back. I’ve been yearning to experience a smell like this, so unapologetically herbal and natural. FULL. BOTTLE. WORTHY. Not for worshippers of scents pedaled by the social media gristmill.

I was delightfully surprised by this fragrance. I have been looking for a scent with licorice. As a speaker of Icelandic, and familiar with Scandinavia, the salty licorice note is absolutely perfect. That note endured the longest and highest, so it's fair/right those notes appear largest on the scent breakdown. As a fan of L'Occitane Bois Flotte - I found this salty note absolutely appealing. The herbaceous earthy notes, while not as bright or sharp as H24, remind me vaguely of the sort of quality. It's definitely made with male and female in mind, and if you're male and worried that is just glib appeal to buyers, it's not. It genuinely can be worn by male, and work very well. Sophisticated, without pretense. Fun without the flowers and fruit, or candy. It's genuinely earthy. I found that it paired BEAUTIFULLY with Kokorico. I couldn't stop smelling myself all day. I only need a fully bottle now (of both). Next pay-check. It is a bit hefty priced, but that will keep it obscure and secret enough to maintain it's unique identity. Successful licorice note, beautiful salt note. Both that last, and supported by an undergrowth of herbaceous. Delightfuly. Absolutely a favorite. So unique. Just perfect. For all seasons. Takk og þakka þér fyrir, The Swedes have done it! Skál

I never thought I would be saving up for a perfume, yet here I am. I got a tester bottle last fall and it quickly became my favourite, especially for going out in the evening. In the beginning it gives off a *lot* of liquorice with a somewhat woody undertone, which really adds a bit of extra confidence at the end of my makeup routine. It doesn't take too long for it to calm down and settle into a calmer woody? (though sweet) scent, that makes me feel like I should be in a moody speakeasy of some kind. As the night goes on the tune shifts slightly, landing somewhere I just associate with dark nightclubs with heavy music at this point, but that I struggle to pinpoint. It just kind of melts into you without quite disappearing in a way I find quite pleasant. I still smell nice once I leave the event I've been at, which I know because I keep going back and smelling it during the night. Basically, I really enjoy it and think it does what it's trying to do: something witchy but modern that really has me in its grip. Not to mention that it's quite nice to tell people "oh yeah, I'm wearing hexensalbe!" It's definitely my favourite by Stora Skuggan so far, which is quite telling because I have liked all their perfumes so far.

An incredibly beautiful, witchy wooden-herbal potion! By legend, the ingredients of a ‘witch’s ointment’ were poisonous plants-belladonna, datura, mandrake-blended with animal elements such as fat, blood, hair, and other substances like resins and wax. Considering the way many women were treated during the Inquisition, it is easy to believe that they resorted to such potions as a means of temporary relief from a brutal reality. This fragrance unfolds with that same raw, archaic energy-artisanal, almost untamed, carrying the spirit of the open steppe. Yet it is also magnetic, cohesive, and deeply refined. Stora Skuggan have brought the concept to life with brilliance; it strikes me as a work of real talent, not merely within its niche, but in perfumery as a whole. Licorice, a note I usually resent, is woven here like a thread of shadow-forceful at first, but softening as it settles, tempering the bitterness of herbs. By mood, imagine a meeting between Agent Provocateur and Oriza Chypre Mousse: that is the lineage, and perhaps why some detect an echo of ‘shaving foam.’ It is wondrous, magnificent, magical, and unconventionally beautiful- a fragrance to test and to treasure if this path calls to you.

I really like this and I can see this becoming a favourite, but the full size is so damn expensive :'( the opening is super earthy/green to me. Smells like fresh plants found in a forest floor where it is a little damp. After a few minutes, it fades to something a bit more woodsy, a bit smokier too. Like the plants are being cooked or treated with fire. It almost reminds me of Poltergeist by Heretic during this time (must be its similar notes in wormwood and probably the patchouli coming out here). The dry down for the rest of its wear time is when the licorice note comes out. It's not a gourmandish licorice... it's a bit spicier than that. When people say that the notes are supposed to be inspired by witch potions... well, idk about that but I can imagine the inside of a witch's cauldron as it is being used probably smelling like this. Love it. Longevity is about 5-6 hrs and I can still smell it on myself at that point, but I do find myself reapplying after that as a booster because I enjoy the scent so much and just want to continue smelling hints of it around me. Wish it was more affordable as it is expensive considering the full bottle only appears to be 30ml instead of the usual 50ml I see.

TL;DR: Rave! I want to bathe in this! Can't make it my signature scent, you say? Watch me. We witches fly on licorice roots these days - and what a fine one we have here. It's quite salty-realistic, gives the earthy, medicinal wormwood the perfect counterpoint in the opening, and lasts well into the drydown. Spicy-lush, middle-of-the-forrest, swamp-moist greenery. Delicious. Sensual belladonna, musky angelica, innocently soft tuberose and minty rosemary sweeten things up and let the balsamic black hemlock, dark patchouli and woody-sharp lichen gradually seep through and overtake the drydown. So smooth and green and cool. Pure bliss. What a magically addictive concoction. As much as I love the wild story and witchy imagery (evidently), I don't known what others find so skunky and unwearable about Hexensalbe. Is it a question of skin chemistry? Or am I just that far gone? Utterly depraved. Pleasuring myself with spicy devil's dildoes. Gasp! No decency whatsoever.

I love how unapologetically this smells like you just picked a bunch of herbs (of varying lethality) and ground them up in a mortar with a chunk of licorice root. I don't have the words to describe it (you might know what I'm talking about if you're really into foraging) but some poisonous plants emit an odor when you crush their leaves that feels like an olfactory warning to the oldest, most animal part of your brain. It makes you alert in a way that feels more refreshing than any citrus or mint ever could. Ripe would be too gentle a word for it... this might be pretentious to say but it feels like the promise of decay coming from something that is very much alive, with a biology so far removed from you that it will always be a bit alien. Wild herbal sap balanced with (but in no way softened by) licorice, which I don't really like the taste of, but surprisingly works really well in this composition for me.

This is incredible. Smells exactly what you'd think based on the name. This is a medicinal salve made by an old witch that lives in a hut deep in an old growth forest full of poisonous, magical fungi and roots. Sharp herbal accords and raw tea leaves, like a really bitter black tea with narcotic herbs mixed in. A little bit sour on the dry down but still magnificent. This might be a patchouli I can wear that doesn't go sour on me since the sour actually works here and reenforces the other notes in great balance. The oakmoss balances the patchouli on the dry down. There's a bit of a "rotten log in a swamp" vibe but in a good way. An arcane, misunderstood beauty.

As most people have said, the opening is licorice and the anise -like smell of the wormwood. Overall, it is herbal and fairly dry, like a herbal remedy or an aperitif. Personally, on the dry down, I get a whiff of the tuberose, and something a little animalic underneath even though I don't see that in the notes. I can't pick out the celery-like note of the angelica, which I have encountered in other perfumes and disliked. But maybe it's blended well enough with the herbs, that it becomes part of the whole, rather than a standout off-putting note. Decent longevity and projection. It's not overwhelming. Definitely a contender for a full bottle purchase, for me.

This perfume smells delicious to me, not just in that I’d like to eat it, but it literally smells like the word “delicious.” Sultry hisses and shhhs. In my minds eye, Hexensalbe is a vibrant green liquid, glowing, incredibly smooth. The painting of Circe Invidiosa immediately comes to mind. Hexensalbe is deeply herbaceous, licorice heavy, sweet, cold, and green. I think of hard candy licorice, the sound and taste of it rolling against my teeth. There’s a slight medicinal quality to this, it's clean, holds a bit of a cold aftershave feel. It definitely has a magical quality to it, something a bit intoxicating that keeps pulling me in for more.

Tried this at a counter over the summer and did not care for it, thank goodness I came back to the story of Hexensalbe. Sampling this in fall and what a dreamy licorice. I'm on a quest for my ultimate licorice scent and this is a stand-out. This makes me feel like stripping my clothes off and drawing patterns on my skin in paint made of crushed berries and mud. This is the ultimate fragrance to accompany The VVitch (2015) by Robert Eggers. The dropping of her gown, eerie drone, slow path into the forest, the chants of naked women fireside, Thomasin's body rising into the air, laughter, darkness. That is this fragrance.

I unfairly judged this scent in my first review...I received a sample of it when I bought my full bottle of moon milk. it’s actually a new favorite to my nose. I’ve learned that my chemistry does very well with medicinal tea scents and this one smells like chamomile and licorice on me which is interesting that chamomile isn’t a note listed, this scent so serene yet mysterious. It’s clean and ascetic but has a layer of darkness looming to it. I feel very witchy when I wear this and it’s one I’ve gotten complimented on often. I may buy a full bottle of this one.

This is probably my favorite from Stora Skuggan! I found that when sampling a lot of their other scents, their core dna would clash with the softer, more gentle scents. In this the strong liquorice root blends it all together in a lovely way that to me is dark and herbal without being medicinal. Out of all the samples I sprayed on myself today, it's the one I keep smelling. Two hours in the dark herbs have given way for the softer, warmer florals and it's so lovely. It leans masculine but on the right woman it would kick so much ass.

A northern forest on the precipice of dawn, undergrowth still wet with dew. Freshly unearthed licorice root, stems and leaves intact. Hours later and it’s midday, pine bark and mosses warmed by a never setting summer sun. Gorgeous darkness sans the usual clichés - no amber, leather or incense will be found here, only dark botanicals melting into comforting woods. Feminine in the way of pagan goddesses. This is a scent of things that grow in the shade of tall pines. For: Those who would like to live deliciously.

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this given that I really dislike licorice candy. I don't get the candied form so much as what I imagine the actual plant to smell like- dusty, bitter, amber, but familiar in an old world way. It's fresh and dark at once. I can't stand soapy green scents and Hexensalbe accomplishes the feat of a green, herbal scent that doesn't go medicinal. It's got a really compelling patchouli + oakmoss that emerges in the dry-down. Sexy and mysterious.

Bitter medicinal licorice, dried herbs hanging from the rafters of a cold wooden shed with dirt floors. Reminiscent of a herbal tea or something you might drink when you have a cough. Opens more herbal and bitter but softens to the sweeter aspects of the licorice and mossy musk (giving it a chypre base feel). If you like L’heure Vert or other licorice/absinthe themed fragrances this might appeal. Really like this but price for 30mL is a stretch.

LOVE THE LICORICE NOTE. it comes out very fragrant like opening a dark candy jar. Over the first hour it disapates to reveal a more dark herbacious woody note. sits on my skin very nicely. A beautiful execution of an incredible concept. I don't know about it activating "images of otherworldly creatures and a primal sexual hunger." at least i hope it doesn't because my grandma complimented how i smelt.

This is the quintessential "witch of the woods" scent. It opens with a black licorice and absinthe-like quality, and settles into an herbal, mossy scent. The licorice is not too sweet or overbearing which allows the greener notes to shine through. I have yet to try a perfume from Stora Skuggan that I dislike. They're all so complex and unique, and I love that this fragrance house keeps me on my toes.

After negative experiences I had with Mistpouffer and Moonmilk (the sugar note in Mistpouffer made me gag, and Moonmilk was just boring), I decided to try Stora Skuggan once more. This time it's better. Hexensalbe is definitely interesting, bitter yet creamy. Very licorice-forward, it was all I smelled in the opening. I can definitely see the appeal of this fragrance. Do I love it? I think I might.

Liquorice lovers rejoice! A delightfully shiny black liquorice perfume - the best of the best! Despite being a dark one, it manages to feel more soothing rather than scary. It’s like the ingredients have been carefully foraged from the forest floor, slowly distilled, then hand-churned over several days to form a comforting, camphorous, witchy balm. Spooky, but made with love.

I’ve never been to a Nordic forest, but this scent brings to mind the cool, crisp air of a deep, misty woodland in Northern Europe. It feels incredibly unique—completely different from the heavy notes of Middle Eastern fragrances. It’s a deeply grounding scent that I’d highly recommend for anyone looking for peace of mind

Lost in a dark forest drunk on absinthe. Empty Wishes Well's female cousin. Sweetens up and becomes musky as it dries which is not a bad thing, the salty liquorice note never vanishes like I've seen some reviews claim, although i wish it had more longevity in general, full bottle buy worthy for sure though

Beautiful dark brown-green fragrance for those who mean business (read "for those who are deadly serious") - at least middle age wearer required. Reminds me of a Fièvre Verte By Kilian in its best parts and in a good sense of the word. Spicy, licorice and with herbal green ending.

The first time I wore my sample of Hexensalbe, I spent the first 10 minutes debating scrubbing it off. It is now in my top 5 on my full bottle wishlist and I genuinely can’t get enough of it. It’s so deliciously herbal and medicinal and witchy. It’s perfect.

I love it! Smells not so much like perfume but just like a bunch of herbs hung up to dry in a comfortable witchy little hut that's maybe a little dusty. Still need to think about what occasions to wear it for.

Smelled this yesterday at a perfume boutique because one of the employees brought a bunch of fun samples in. I fell in love with this INSTANTLY. Eying this for Christmas.

It smells like a magick shop that also smells like salty licourice at the same time, dries down to a nice herbal scent and the salty licourice is not so strong anymore.

a pile of wrongfully rejected black licorice candy botanicals for tinctures and spells deadly nightshade tempting one to eat the poison dirty hands with green thumbs

i am obsessed with this and it’s impossible not to be it’s the most beautiful forrest dark fragrance that is ever changing and takes you on a journey so hypnotic

Delightfully herbal licorice. Mysterious but warm. I would bathe in this if I could. Cabin in a dark forest with dried herbs above a barely lit fire.

shes wide eyed and offbeat , she listens to rose mcdowall , current 93 and einstürzende neubauten . licorice bomb .. possession (1981)

If there was a scent that captured an INTJ, this would be it. It’s deep, dark, and mysterious. I’m obsessed with it!

This is what I imagine a sexy witch would smell like. No notes.

Like you put on Chanel no 5 and rolled around in the forest

witchcraft in a bottle. absolutely brilliant

Hexensable opens sweet, herbal, boozy, and powdery like a winter night gathering dominated by small shot glasses filled with absinthe. I truly didn’t expect it to feel this warm. There’s a subtle salty nuance in the composition, which I loved, along with plenty of wormwood and a licorice facet that always reads as softly sweet anise to my nose. This part feels playful and fairy-tale-like, slightly heady as well; but then the real show begins, because one of my favorite notes steps in: black hemlock. In the base, I also sense something akin to an earthy patchouli-vetiver pairing, yet what really captivates me is a darker green accord; slightly smoky, leathery, and balsamic in character. I strongly suspect this comes from the black hemlock itself (possibly influenced by my love for OW OJ, which I adore). The drydown completely sweeps me away: secretive, deeply dark, and intensely witchy. A classic witch tale could have worked here, but this isn’t quite that kind of vibe. Instead, I see it as the scent of a witch-blooded sprite; sweet yet ominous, mischievous, a true hexling. Its whimsical and boozy nature never pushed my imagination toward something darker than that. Tag(s): boozy, herbal, sweet, witchy, dark, whimsical

Based on the scent profile, I assumed this would be one of those semi-unwearable-in-public, experimental perfumes that you smell on occasion at home when you're bored and need to feel something. My suspicions seemed correct at the initial spray. Sharp, astringent, biting, cold, in your face, a bag of Gustaf's Double Salt Licorice, something vaguely reminiscent of urine. It then immediately switched its tune upon drying, turning into a tame, woodsy, slightly spicy "cologne" scent with maybe a whisper of licorice and Lots of Patchouli (so, so much patchouli). It quickly becomes clean and warm, and it wears very close to the skin. This is ultimately and unexpectedly safe for everyday winter wear. I am disappointed that the licorice doesn't stick around longer than five minutes, and where is the wormwood? I would call this "slightly witchy aftershave." The backstory of the perfume is certainly the best part. I was hoping for something more...esoteric(?) in its execution.

Hexensalbe (“witch’s salve”) is exactly what it sounds like: a sharp, emerald-green, medicinal-herbal brew. Lots of bitter wormwood. If you like amari and herbal liqueurs (and I do) Hexensalbe hits the spot admirably. After a while the herbal notes get a little grassier and the rosemary comes out. A subtle shift, from emerald to leaf-green. And in the long run, we land in a somewhat edgier place: hissy, grimy, sweaty oakmoss, exactly like the base of many classic perfumes of the 70’s and 80’s, both feminine and masculine. I enjoy it, myself. Years ago I was looking for the perfect wormwood (or absinthe) scent: pure bitter green, no distractions. Hexensalbe might be it. Dense, punchy bitter herbs on a mossy bed. This is a bit of a standard niche subgenre – Olympic Rainforest is a similarly green-medicinal-on-oakmoss setup, only based around camphor rather than wormwood – but I’m not jaded yet. Mossy herbal greens ftw.

Testing blind I didn't pick up on the anise or fennel feel till the third time at which point it was pretty apparent. While it does list licorice root as the note, I think my more lighter perception of anise or fennel points to the essential "black licorice" here is herbal, not cloyingly candy-lime in any sense. The initial thought I had was a spicy floral woodsy aromatic, but not so herbal it becomes medicinal. It really strikes a good balance of licorice to wood to floral, though I wish it had a hint more of the dark floral + anise bend to it, and a hint less "wood". I do wish it was a bit bigger, as I found it more of a skin scent after the opening, and couldn't really smell it around me, but was there upon a quick check. Longevity was good, but given the price point not as expected, leaving me happy to discover something I like, but hesitant at the price point, so feel free to gift me!

Tiktok made me do it! I bought this based off a witchy scents reccomendation. At first I was very put off by this scent as it's unlike anything I'd ever smelt before, and still is. But over time I've grown to love it as a wildcard in my collection. It goes on really Aniseedy and evolves to add consecrated earthy/hay blend. It can sometimes seem almost a bit alcoholic, like a round of shots spilled on a wooden bar. I'd say its a savoury over a sweet smelling fragrance, but not unpleasant at all. It's something that'll chop through whoever else is around, it really does evoke something a bit primal and witchy to me. Whenever my mum comes to visit and wants a fragrance, that's the bottle she goes for. And for the rest of the day theres a lingering liquorice scent wherever she goes, so that has inadvertently helped me learn to love the mystery of Hexensalbe. Fab to wear on the full moon!

this makes me feel like an isolated hermit witch living deep in the forest. not the nefarious kind though, just quietly dabbling in harmless nature spells and minding my own business. probably using magic to brew tea... yeah it smells like i have brewed myself a really good cup of tea and spend my days eating black licorice while tending to my little woodland rituals. there is something so cozy and self-contained about it. eccentric in a way that feels comforting rather than intimidating. i actually really like it! i am just not sure yet if i like it enough to commit to a full bottle. i think i need to see how long my sample lasts and whether i find myself reaching for it until it is gone, or if i am left wanting more. all i know for certain right now is that this fragrance makes me want to eat black licorice something fierce.

Did this side by side with Empty Wishes Well from Toskovat, and despite not sharing many notes, they are very much similar fragrances. This is the less screechy, more natural counterpart of Empty Wishes Well. Both are medicinal, the former quite holistically medicinal and the latter more synthetically medicinal. The Licorice in Hexensalbe drags it out of masculine territory and into unisex land. The flavor text for the branding is magnificent. I’m tempted to go whole hog on this one, but the longevity (as far as I can tell) is CHEEKS. I’ve tried it twice now and I get maybe 45 minutes before it turns into a big fat nothing sandwich. Granted, I have one of those stupid dauber decants with no atomizer, so please correct me if I’m mistaken, but how could I justify the same price as the Toskovat for half the product? Wild.

A lovely licorice opening that brings us into a hut of a forest witch. They prepare a herbal potion for you and you smell as the herbal concoctions radiates around the whole room. However, 5 minutes into the hut, the smell is not as deep and loud. It quiet down to a soft aromatic spice. It fills you with this warmth and comfort, and you want to drink more and more of it. On my skin it lasts about 4 hours where i can still smell it without pressing my arm into my nose. After that it becomes a skin-tight scent for 3 more hours. For that price tag i expected a better performance, but damn is the scent beautiful though. Not a safe blind buy. Get a sample and try to wear it throughout the day first.

I adore the sharp liquorice opening. On dry down this is going one of two ways. If I’m freshly showered, made up, hair brushed then it ends up reminding me of my dad in 1991 when he was old enough to have three kids but hadn’t quite figured out what to do with his facial hair. However, if I am unshowered with my hair tangled and wild and generally looking and feeling quite feral, then this fragrance transforms me into a powerful forest witch. It makes me feel mystical and enlightened and curious. If you’ve ever visited the store Ritualcravt in Denver or any other stylish-boutique-not yo mama’s- type metaphysical shop, that is what this scent reminds me of.

Wow. Very interesting and unique smell. Great concept and story matching it, too. It is a very realistic liquorice and can be challenging for people who dislike its smell. The opening is harsh and powerful, can even be off-putting for some, but the rest of the journey with Hexensalbe is beautiful and dark. It somehow provides a cooling effect and I think it's perfect for winter. I would definitely put Hexensalbe on the shelf with my "witchy perfumes" collection, right next to Coven by Andrea Maack. Extremely feminine nature. The colour of deep purple. Imagery wise I have nothing else to say, I think the description for this fragrance says it all.

This definitely smells like herbs that a witch would use. This doesn't smell like traditional perfume. It is the scent of a witch's workspace that contains various jars of herbs for spells. There is somewhat of a hay-like quality to this fragrance. Try a sample before getting a full-size bottle. If you're familiar with indie perfume oils, this isn't too much different than what you would smell from those houses. This would be good to wear during October.

스토라스쿠간 헥센살베 1. 첫 인상 굉장히 스파이시한 허브향이 치고 들어온다. 스파이시함은 페퍼 또는 어제 먹은 마라의 향과도 닮았고, 잘 맡아보니 압생트에 고수가 더해진 향인것 같다. 깔려있는 향은 어디선가 많이 맡아본 허브향인데 이전에 집에서 기르던 로즈마리의 향인것 같다. 첫 인상은 굉장히 강렬하고, 이걸 착향하라고 만든건가? 하는 의문이 든다. 공간적인 향으로는 나쁘지 않음 2. 수분 지난후 처음의 그 인상은 금방 줄어들고, 로즈마리의 향과 감초(?) 의 향이 느껴진다. 솔직히 이 두가지가 구분이 되지는 않는다. 기저에 깔려있는 파출리의 향이 느껴진다. 3. 지속력, 확산력 보통이지만 향이 독특해서 인지하기 쉬울 듯 하다. 4. 착향하기 쉬운 향은 아니지만 굉장히 잘 만든 향은 틀림없다. 브랜드에서 의미하고자 하는 바를 굉장히 잘 나타냈다고 본다. 이 향은 일종의 예술이라고 볼 수 있을 것 같다.

If you grew up in Russia in the 90's and early 2000's, you will remember a chewing gum called "Forest herbs" by Orbit or Dirol. This smells exactly like that gum smelled and tasted. This is not my scent profile whatsoever, but I love this. Thye managed to create aromatic and herbal perfume that doesn't scream "manly man" - Hexensalbe is perfectly unisex. Licorice, patchouli and fir trees with something very lightly creamy. Beautiful fragrance!