Samhain (2002)
by The Goth Rosary

Named after the Gaelic Festival of Samhain – a celebration of the end of the harvest season. Some think Samhain is manifested in the present day Halloween celebrations. Samhain, the fragrance, is quite unique – spice, dried or decaying fallen leaves (the autumn odors), maybe even a little bit of pumpkin – all of these are plying their drama on a stage of trick-or-treat corn candy sweetness. It’s hard to believe that Samhain results in something quite wearable, but it does – at least in the top and the middle. Good luck trying to find the base – it has no basenotes that I can find. Samhain doesn’t send off a lot of sillage and its longevity wouldn’t even get you to the costume party…unless it’s next door. Interesting, unique, and weird in a playful sort of way, it’s a fun juice that is in need of more potency. In spite of its simplistic characterization of the autumn aromas, if it lasted longer, the vote would be thumb’s up.

15th October, 2007.