Strigoi is part of Sixteen92's Legacy Collection. It was originally released as part of the Autumn 2021 Undead Collection. The Strigoi is commonly linked to vampirism, but its roots are more closely aligned with witches and sorcerers. Over the years legends have evolved and by the 19th century the Strigoi was a staple of Romanian folklore more closely resembling vampires. It is commonly assumed that Strigoi legends played a large part in Bram Stoker's character development of Count Dracula. It is a dark, damp, mossy green atmospheric fragrance with notes of freshly exhumed funerary boxes, a circle of salt, cold iron stake, heavy stone, stinging rain, blood and fire. Strigoi is an extrait de parfum.
Sixteen92 produces small-batch fine fragrance inspired by history, literature, lore and magic.
Reddit: "Speaking of a seductive fragrance with a bite we have the brother blend to Lycanthrope and where the latter is a sojourn into an ancient forest with protective eyes watching your every step as you brush by towering trees and moss-covered boulders during a powerful lightning storm, Strigoi patiently waits and is after much more and has such sinister plans in-store as you leave the guarded forest and enter the point of no return. On me, the salt and iron and realistic petrichor dominant with a wisp of ashed smoke after the initial opening of cedar and pine wood gives way to what lays underneath. As you can expect from a perfume inspired by the ultimate legend draped in dark mystique and forbidden allure, Strigoi conjures such visions to appear and steals the ever innocent heart and takes you away in imagination or to vivid dreams."
Reddit: "It's sharp and metallic with something a bit incense-y (maybe the funerary boxes?). My husband actually commented that he liked it, unprompted, which is rare. I want to bathe in this weird spooky scent forever."
