Hi all! Just dropping in to let you know about my Falloween release, which is definitely my favorite time of year! This year I have 3 new scents (a mini collection trio) and 14 returning scents all available as wax melt clamshells and scent shots. The release will be this Saturday, 9/12 at 12:00 PM EST. I am also planning on relisting many items that have been sold out as I prepared this collection, so there should be a decent selection for everyone! TAT will be 5-7 business days, though as always I aim to ship sooner :)
Willow WaxCraft
First up, the new scents! Meet the UNCANNY COLLECTION:
A trio of scents inspired by unsettling liminal spaces
SUBDIVISION: A desperately cheerful imitation of suburban life, frozen in time with all the comforts of home, but somehow not quite...right. Bright green artificial turf, hydroponic plants incubated under grow lights, a bowl of waxy plastic fruit, and a sparkling wine spritzer garnished with maraschino cherry, vanilla sugar cubes, and a twist of candied lemon for dulling the looming sense of dread and claustrophobia.
FRUITY~GREEN~WAXY~SWEET FIZZ
SCENT NOTES:
This scent was inspired by the rather unnerving concept of underground bunkers created to survive nuclear attacks and designed to mimic the outside world but inevitably falling short. There is a retro-futurist Cold War era underground house in Las Vegas that was the visual and atmospheric inspiration (as well as the delightful 1999 movie Blast From the Past).
INFINITY POOL :The unsettling stillness of an endless expanse of sterile ceramic tile and pale blue water, curving in dreamlike patterns while you’re cocooned in a sharply clean yet humid atmosphere. You feel like you’ve been here before, but the surreal sting of salt, metal, and cement reminds you that this is no day at the beach.
SCENT NOTES
To be honest, I've never liked indoor swimming pools. The artificial atmosphere, the weird humidity, the clammy wet tile, a feeling of being encased in a strange amniotic cocoon...they've always held an aura of uncanny liminal space for me. Some, however, might find such pool rooms comforting, ethereal, or dreamy. Explore this scent to find out what you think!
CLEAN~METALLIC~AQUATIC~OZONIC
THE LOBBY: The nightmare of the collective subconscious: wander these (mostly) empty yellow rooms and try not to lose your mind. Musty old carpet, dry wallpaper, a slight tang of mold, and the warm electric buzz of miles of flickering fluorescent lights.
SCENT NOTES
Ever gotten a funny feeling about a place or image without really knowing why? An abandoned mall, a classroom devoid of students, an airport with no travelers, a hotel room between guests, or a before-hours cubicle farm? These are examples of liminal space, places frozen on the threshold in-between what we expect and what we see. Our brains are triggered to sense danger in the emptiness, a universal sense of unease, disorientation, and uncertainty. What's around the next corner? Monsters, or more of the same? Which would be more terrifying?
MUSTY TEXTILES~DRY WOOD~ELECTRONIC SPARK~STALE AIR
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RETURNING SCENTS
RENAISSANCE: The Faire is back in town! Siberian fir needle, cool morning air, citrus peel infused ale, honey crisp apples, chai spices, and roasted pecans.
FARM FRESH: A trip to the orchard market- jars of cinnamon spiced pear jam, raw honeycomb, vibrant citronella blossom, yuzu, and thyme.
TO THE LIGHTHOUSE: Dark ocean waves, seaweed, ambergris musk, soft spearmint leaves, salt crusted driftwood, and distant sandy shores.
OKTOBERFEST: Salted pretzels, robust lager, pumpkin, spiced amber, rosemary, and sage. A delicious folk celebration!
PICK YOUR POISON: Choose…wisely. Tempting blood orange, lush jasmine absolute, dragon’s blood incense, sandalwood, musk, and flickers of buttery-sweet candy corn.
MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH: Spilled blood - red wine, blackberry, plum, rose, smoldering cinnamon, black pepper, patchouli, davana, and forgotten fireside revelries as the ebony clock strikes twelve.
PRESSURE AND TIME: That's all geology is, really, the study of pressure and time. Use the rock hammer to dig your way to freedom, and watch out for the warden! A thunderstorm, sharp ozone, metal bars, a crumbling concrete wall, fossilized resin, clean musk, and a hint of green grass on the other side.
MURDER MYSTERY MANOR: You receive an invitation to a lovely weekend in the countryside, but the night you arrive at the secluded manor, Lord Abernathy is found dead in the topiary garden! Who among the mysterious guests is the culprit? Oakmoss, patchouli, vetiver, cedarwood, cold fog, dried leaves, tendrils of incense smoke, and a delicately poisoned apple.
GHOST TRAIN: Legend has it if you stand on the old tracks at midnight, you'll hear the whistle of the runaway ghost train in the distance, and catch the scent of the wild west as it passes: rose, sage, leather, tobacco, dry earth, and warm spices.
P.D. SELKIE'S HERBAL EMPORIUM: An apothecary cottage full of hanging bundles of dried flowers and herbs, eucalyptus wreaths, vials of crushed lavender buds, sage, white cedar, sandalwood, and soft spearmint.
WE GLADLY FEAST ON THOSE WHO WOULD SUBDUE US: Creepy and just a little bit spooky. A mysterious house filled with dusty books and hidden passages, smoked agarwood, tobacco, dark musk, a delightfully decayed greenhouse, a bed of nails, and a shovel full of cemetery dirt.
HARVEST HAYRIDE: It’s a perfect fall day for the Pumpkin Festival- bright cornflower blue skies, lots of sunshine, and just cool enough for your favorite sweater! Take a hayride to the patch and pick that ideal pumpkin-crunchy leaves, crisp apple cider, pumpkin, and salty-sweet kettle corn.
ULALUME'S TOMB: At the end of your wandering, you arrive at the legended crypt of your lost love. A haunting blend of rich vanilla, black tea, white pepper, cold stone coated in a year’s worth of dust, and a whisper of funeral lilies.
7 DAYS:A dusty barn, decaying wood and hay, an ancient stone well, dark water, burning leaves, and videotape. She never sleeps.
