Mz. Cobalt's School for Wayward Witches - 2024 Discovery Set

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A discovery sample set of our 5 new Mz. Cobalt's School for Wayward Witches scents for 2024:

~ The Headmistress ~
Her eyebrow arched to a perilous point. “Students,” she stated. “You are people of tremendous grace, intelligence, and ingenuity. Kindly conduct yourselves as such.”
Black silk, cardamom, ancient paper on a mahogany desk, sandalwood incense, cold ginger ale, a slender slice of lime, and a dish of candied violets.
Wear to call forth your innate power and authority.

~ Potion Craft 101 ~
A neat row of four empty test tubes stood beside an Erlenmeyer flask which bubbled with a sinister glow.
Top notes of green mandarin and chilled seltzer water. A heart of calla lily, nicotiana flower, and candied tamarind. Base notes of fir balsam, liatrix, and teal musk.
Wear to pique your powers of innovation and enhance creativity.

~ Rudiments of Augury ~
Each student took their turn gazing into the crystal sphere. Some came away from it in horror, others in a fit of giggles.
A meditative melange to expand perception.
Egyptian amber, loose-leaf tea, antique book shelves, obsidian musk, and a tendril of woodsmoke.
Anoint the temples and pulse points to strengthen psychic sensitivity.

~ Essential Alchemical Processes ~
Silence fell over the classroom as the once-dark, heavy sludge appeared to melt, to brighten, to flow suddenly free, in a swift graceful swirl around the basin.
A transubstantiating scent for deep magic and radical change.
Blackest myrrh resin, raw cacao, golden benzoin, satsuma peel, Omani frankincense, and freshly grated ginger root.
Wear for unfailing support through major life transitions.

~ Befriending Crows & Ravens ~
A single eye considered her closely. It darted to the seeds upon the ground, then back to her again.
“Yes,” she said, “these are for you.”
After a long silence, the creature hopped down from its perch and pecked with caution at her offering.
Ebony wood, spiced fig preserves on toasted bread, ravensara, and balsam of Peru.
Wear to connect and commune with the spirits of Nature.

Set of 1 ml sample vials

A Diverse, Complex Set of Fragrances

Had my friends over for an evening smelling and reviewing the scents in this set (a normal thing friends do, right?), and had a blast. We all had our preferences but wanted to give my thoughts in a review because we had a good time:

The Headmistress: easily our favorite as a collective - bright, interesting, the ginger really sells this one. It’s complex and smells really good in the vial, with the woody notes coming through with the ginger. Ended up letting my friend take the sample with because it didn’t sit well on my skin, which is a bummer because it smells so good.

Potion Craft 101: In my top 3, but my friends felt it was a little too candle-y (ie smells good but doesn’t smell like it should be ON someone). I applied it anyway and it smelled great on my skin, even if I agree it would make a great candle.

Rudiments of Augury: the one I was most excited about reading the description, but I think we all struggled to pick out individual notes. We all thought it was nice, and like a high quality shower gel kinda vibe. Not particularly memorable, although there’s a spice that stays behind on skin that definitely adds complexity. Smells very good applied on the temples, and I’ll wear this to bed.

Essential Alchemical Processes: definitely cool to have the dark resinous stuff mixed in with the oil, added to the lore given in the description. Overwhelmingly molasses-y to us, thick and sweet and resinous. Very cool smell as it sits on skin - the cacao comes through for sure. Not something we’d wear as a fragrance, but the experience of that one from start to finish was a highlight.

Befriending Crows and Ravens: I mean, not sure what we were expecting, but it smells like it sounds - yeasty, warm, sweet. Overall this one felt to us like one of those “baking cookies” candles; especially on skin, the sweetness was magnified above all else. Someone out there will love this, even though none of us really did.

We also got a free sample of Rose Gold Sky, which was a super clean and fresh rose scent that smelled very natural. My friend took that one home because I like rose but don’t want to smell like it.

Overall, a great sample set, all specific and unique and we had a great night trying to unpack and review them together. Headmistress was the runaway favorite; Essential Alchemical Processes was the coolest concept fragrance wise, and Potions Class 101 was the sleeper hit.

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