Reformulated in 2022, Jack & The Devil is part trick, part treat and all autumn delight. A blend of sugared golden pumpkin, spices, sweet vanilla, aged patchouli essential oil, dried brown tobacco leaf (absolute) and oakmoss absolute. On initial application, the earthy patchouli is completely smoothed out by a generous heap of sweet, delicious vanilla, pumpkin and cinnamon. Subtle oakmoss wraps these notes up tight and mingles perfectly with the autumn spice blend. Rich tobacco leaf serves to enrich the dank earthiness of the patchouli. The entire composition is cocooned in a golden amber. The dry down is that of the most decadent ambered patchouli and spice. The other components of the lend an incredibly subdued incensy (dry incense, not incense smoke) component to the vanilla and amber combo. This blend does tend to lean towards more of the sweet end of the spectrum, though it starts off with more earthy components. It contains a very small amount of oakmoss absolute which can be irritating to those with sensitive skin types. Jack & The Devil is an eau de parfum, edp.
Created by Angela St. John as part of a collection of fragrances based on the fictional town of Foxcroft, Maine.
SOLSTICE SCENTS JACK & THE DEVIL REVIEWS
Fragrantica: I love it. It smells like walking down the sidewalk on a crisp fall day. It has sort of a red hot candy smell to it, mixed with pumpkin spice.
Fragrantica: October in a bottle. Pumpkin spice and earthy patchouli. The perfect scent for a crisp Halloweeny evening activity.
Fragrantica: This is like Tobacco Vanille and Pumpkin Spice. Definitely has an autumn vibe, and is a bit earthy. I think it's pretty enjoyable if you like those things, and it's pretty unisex as well. It's not the type of thing I wear all the time, like many from SS, but I can always appreciate the artistry, and also like many from SS, it's excellent at evoking a specific atmosphere and feeling.
Fragrantica: This smells exactly like one of those stores that sells little 'country' style trinkets and wreaths every fall that your mid-50s mom and grandma go nuts for. I absolutely love it - this is literally fall in a bottle (or, at least, those stores in the fall which is definitely part of fall). It's VERY spicy on the dry down for me and I am here for it - heavy hits of ginger, cinnamon, cardamom. I smell like fried apples just before they go into a pie filling. My skin doesn't bring out any of the earthy notes and I have to try VERY hard and inhale deeply to get a slight note of moss and patchouli. It definitely smells like a candle and I don't mind that at all (but then I can be quite into atmospherics). The imagery is strong with this one, which is what I want in a fragrance. I am making spicy pies and cutting harvested fruits whilst watching the leaves change to bright orange and red outside. I'm in burnt orange courdory pants and a coordinating thick cream sweater and boots. I'm probably going to go to a carnival where they bob for apples or a pumpkin patch on the weekend...did I mention fall is my favorite season? Anyway, I'm ordering some and will spray it on my pillows at the first sign of leaves changing color. I, actually, don't mind at all smelling like pumpkin spice and country knick-knack stores and my grandma's fall kitchen. Sillage is very good here so make sure you don't mind smelling like a fall spice candle (which I don't). This is like a 9/10 for me - such a nostalgia factor.
Fragrantica: Holy F! I love this. It's Halloween-ey but earthy/vegetal like Gunnerson's- which is my fave SS. Pumpkin vanilla latte with the Foxcroft night. I fkin love this! An official day wear gives me a Fall/Halloween pumpkin vibe on top of the Edge of Night blend. I love EoN, so Jack is quite possibly my new favorite SS. And two weeks later, a store restock brought back Jack! I am beyond excited for the EDP of this.
Fragrantica: Smells like spiced apples in fall with a hint of a walk in a mossy forest - just my kinda fragrance. This is perfect for people who are more on the androgynous side - especially women - who do not like the extra sweet or floral smell of usual perfumes for ladies. If you like deep, forestry smells with spice - this is for you! You do not have to put this a lot or everyday it lasts on your clothes and skin for long!
Fragrantica: This is a wonderful, earthy perfume with insane lasting power, especially for an indie oil. I put a few drops of the oil on my inner wrists this morning. It is now evening and I am still getting soft wafts of the fragrance, even though I ran errands, went for a long and sweaty walk (warm weather), sunbathed, PLUS all the hand washing I’ve done. I get mainly pumpkin and some sort of dark, earthiness, like the layers of leaves on the forest floor. The pumpkin is very natural smelling. It is not pumpkin pie or pumpkin spice latte. The color palette I picture is dark brown, pumpkin orange, and forest green. This fragrance is extremely unique yet wearable. It feels natural, rounded, soft, and rich. Definitely unusual. I quite like it.
