Tuesday, 11 September 2012

Haus of Gloi Halloween 2012 Spider Silk Review

It's Halloween, my favourite time of the year for bath and body smells, and I placed my customary Haus of Gloi order at the end of August.

I went for my usual annual Samhain fix, but also decided to give the new fragrance, Spider Silk, a go in the Bubbling Scrub and Pumpkin Butter.

Haus of Gloi describes Spider Silk as: Procured from a dream: delicate water mint, wispy grey musk, crystalline webs of amber, oakmoss, torchwood, copaiba resin, and a touch of withered violet leaf.

To my nose, Spider Silk is a dusty, slightly floral musk. The water mint note is extremely delicate (I can't detect mint at all) so don't let that listed note put you off if you aren't a mint fan. It's more crystalline and less warm than Milkmaid from Spring, but I think those that enjoy Milkmaid would probably also like Spider Silk. It's a lighter (as in not heavy or foody) Haus of Gloi blend, but it still fragrances the skin well and lasts all day.
I also made myself a custom perfume, with notes of Red Mandarin, Coffee, Clove and Dark Patchouli. This combination starts off as Green & Black Mayan Gold chocolate (the coffee note has definite cocoa undertones) and then blooms into a rich, dark spice on my skin. There are lots of great notes to choose from, and you can have up to four in each bottle. Although it's a simple blend I think $20 is an excellent price for a custom fragrance.

The website is at www.hausofgloi.com.
Posted by Grace London at 11:30
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4 comments:

  1. I need to place an order as I'm really keen to replace my Samhain. I decided I must finish off all of my current HoG pots before I placed my order and I'm beginning to regret it. It was a delight finishing of the Samhain and Odette but Hearth may well break me! It's just too foody for me. Every time I put it on S says 'you've been at the cake cream again'!

    The custom blend perfume is a wonderful idea, I had no idea that they offered this. Thank you so much for mentioning it, I will have to have a browse at the notes.

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    1. I didn't love Hearth either. Life's too short to wear a scent you don't like ;)

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  2. I went a little crazy and ordered the full Autumn line of pumpkin butters in sample sizes (and a custom perfume blend). Spider silk was the one that most intrigued me, though, because it just seemed so different from all the other scents they put out!

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    1. Hi Tina - Autumn is my absolute favourite Haus of Gloi seasonal collection and was my HoG gateway drug :D It's nice to try them all - I tend to get the sample pots of any scents I haven't tried before too. Spider Silk is quite different from the usual foody/earthy, but very good!

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