Bonefire

Mmm! A bonfire! Smoke and smoke on top of smoke! Who wants a big ole smoky smokefest?

NO ONE.

Fortunately, the original bonefire was much more interesting.

The word bonfire comes from bonefire, a term dating to the late 1400s for fires in which animal bones were burned. Early English-Latin dictionaries rendered it rather wonderfully as ignis ossium: fire of bones.

Obviously, I had to make that instead.

Bonefire takes the familiar smell of a fire and rebuilds it into something stranger and considerably more wearable. Tart, herbal rhubarb cuts through a heart of rich, resin-soaked agar and earthy vetiver before settling into smoky bone char.

The result is dark and resinous, but never a wall of smoke. The fire is there, but so are the strange things being fed to it.

One of my earliest testing notes simply read:

“Oh my god, a smoke note I don't hate!”

Do with that what you will.

Notes

Rhubarb, resin-soaked agar, vetiver, bone char

Each fragrance arrives in a 15ml amber glass bottle with a dropper cap. Samples arrive in 1ml glass bottle, the style of which may vary.

All fragrances contain a combination of premium-grade aromachemicals, carrier oil, and dipropylene glycol. Some fragrances may contain essential oils. Always perform a patch test before use. Discontinue if irritation occurs. For external use only.

Each room spray arrives in a 4 oz glass bottle with a spray cap.

Room sprays contain a combination of premium-grade aromachemicals, carrier oils, dipropylene glycol, polysorbate 20, optiphen ND, and water. Not intended for cosmetic use, please only use as an ambient air freshener. Test on a discrete piece of fabric before applying to clothing or furniture.

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Original artwork hand-drawn by Gera Novrando. All rights reserved.