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Iām really not a fragrance person because I find them really overpowering, and fragrances give me headaches, BUT this is the second scent Iāve tried from Stora Skuggan and I keep getting sucked in by the packaging and the story behind them.
This is the description:
āAlso known as witchesā flying ointment, Hexensalbe was a hallucinogenic salve used in witchcraft in the middle ages. It was a mixture of extremely poisonous ingredients but the exact formula is not known, and several occultist scholars have died trying to recreate it. According to legend, it produced an ecstatic trance complete with powerful illusions and the sensation of flight- erotic, delirious, and, in the eyes of puritanical society, dangerous.Ā
Hexensalbe is a recreation of this potent elixir in olfactory form, a spooky and sensual exploration of nature and femininity. Dark, atmospheric herbs and aromatics combine with deeply carnal florals and dank, earthy basenotes to create a uniquely sinister aphrodisiac, a bewitching concoction with the power to take over body and soul. Do you dare to take the ride?ā
Jan 21, 2025
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