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Dark Tales

Haunted Circus

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Haunted Circus by Dark Tales

Olfactive Profile

Gourmand · Smoky · Eerie

About the Fragrance

A surreal carnival of burnt sugar, dusty wood, and ghostly cotton candy under flickering lights.

Note Pyramid

The composition

Composed by Arina Franzén. A unisex fragrance for autumn & winter.

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Top notes

the opening
  • Caramelized Sugar
  • Burnt Popcorn

Heart notes

the soul
  • Cotton Candy
  • Dust
  • Old Wood

Base notes

the trail
  • Vanilla
    Vanilla
  • Smoke
    Smoke
  • Tonka

Scent Profile

The fingerprint.

Freshness50
Warmth50
Sweetness50
Smokiness40
Florality50
Woodiness50

Performance

Longevity3/5
Sillage3/5
Projection3/5

Wearable in

SeasonAutumn · Winter
OccasionSignature
GenderUnisex
FamilyUnspecified

Main accords

GourmandSmokyEerie

Signature Moodboard

The world this scent lives in.

Boozy, golden, gourmand confessional.

Textures

  • — Warm wax
  • — Spun sugar
  • — Tonka resin
  • — Cold stone
  • — Resin tear
  • — Smoked silk

Materials

Vanilla pod · Amber resin · Toasted oak · Frankincense · Limestone · Brushed pewter

Atmosphere

The room

A candlelit kitchen, dessert wine, late conversation

Weather

The air

Warm rainy evening, 16°C

Interior Design

Warm gilded

Wide oak floors, brass sconces, velvet sofa the colour of cognac

Season

Autumn · Winter

Wears best in autumn and winter.

City Match

Lisbon balcony, ginja in a chocolate cup

Also at home in New Orleans, Mexico City, Rome.

Literary Match

Esquivel — Like Water for Chocolate

Like Water for Chocolate — Esquivel · The God of Small Things — Roy

In one line

Dark Tales

Haunted Circus — boozy, golden, gourmand confessional.

Imagery courtesy of Unsplash

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Try Before You Commit

Available samples.

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Available decants.