WAXED LEAVES

WAXED LEAVES

| base layers |

what leaves do

on their way down

interests me

they're falling

no parachute

no cushion

no acrobatics

just free falling

like it's

no big deal

just something they do once

a year

like closing the windows

before the first frost

and even though that

leaf has never

fallen before

it seems to remember

the floating pattern of

it's oaken predecessor

and somehow

mimics the amber armed softness

and ember colored edges

with little effort.

Miraculously it lands

injury free.

Welcomed

by a spun net

of jungled earth

and mushrooms

not yet bloomed.

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(falling. ananda wilson. 9.29.22)......

LIMITED EDITION only 11 made

Style: Earthy, waxy, semi sweet

Strength: solid extrait

Prominent Characteristics:

deciduous leaves

warmed wax

chewing roots

dead flowers

hickory.

The Personal, The Process, The Gathered.

We've returned to the immersive experience of camping as of late. Sweater Stories and Waxed Leaves are both olfactory compositions that are informed by these sensorial, site specific experiences. New England autumns are so special, it's hard to capture its whole energy but small attempts through olfactory art seem a worthy effort.

As Falling becomes an archived perfume, I welcome Sweater Stories it its stead, at least for now. Waxed Leaves makes a beautiful base layer for Sweater Stories.

You can take a peek into a couple of our camp experiences here and here.

Waxed Leaves is a resonant balm that works as a delicious skin scent on its own, but also welcomes layering as its waxy nature and base note materials provide excellent fixative properties.

100% Natural Perfume by Gather. Waxed Leaves is not vegan.