Samhain is the scent of freshly turned earth, wet leaves, and a cool specter ridden wind. It is an eau de parfum, edp.
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Solstice Scents Forumotion: "Samhain is hands down my favorite scent I've tried from Haus of Gloi. I'm kind of a sucker for scents that remind me of dead leaves and dirt (Foxcroft is my favorite SS perfume). Though its not as literal as Foxcroft (Samhain is more herbal and colder... if that makes sense), it does give me the distinct impression of late Fall/early Winter."
Indie Scent Library: "Smells just like wet leaves and dirt on the ground on a crisp fall day after a rain."
Indie Know: "According to Wikipedia, Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year. That said, the description Haus of Gloi provides for this fragrance is pretty fitting! Samhain is a curious fragrance, definitely unisex leaning towards masculine. It begins as a very fresh, green, and almost damp/cool introduction. It reminds me of that nose-tickling sensation you get when you walk outside in the early morning hours of autumn - a bit too soon for frost, but cold and damp enough that the natural smells of the vegetation become almost amplified. After an hour or so Samhain begins to "warm up" - maybe it's the sun slowly rising and beaming through the foliage! It becomes very earthy and "muddy", but I didn't feel dirty or like I needed to freshen up while wearing it. It smells like an afternoon raking leaves, rolling around in the giant piles and getting twigs stuck in your hair. It's somehow complex yet familiar and comforting all at once, and it's difficult to really explain. Duration: The cool, wet, opening notes of Samhain are sadly short-lived. I really wish they lasted longer because they were the best part, although a little sharp for my nose. However, the drier, earthier part of Samhain is what sticks around for most of the time. I found that while it doesn't cling for hours on end, I got a good "full day of work" (eight hours) out of it, and even could still detect traces of it on my wrists after and evening shower. Pretty robust! Score: 4/5 This kind of fragrance really isn't my thing personally, but I can completely appreciate it for what it is - a little sliver of autumn wrapped up in a vial. Earthy yet somehow herbal, muddy yet fresh, it's definitely one of those "You really have to smell it to understand it" sort of scents. If you want to smell like autumn incarnate, check it out!"
