Shadows In The Night Solstice Scents

Unisex
Eau de Parfum
Year: 2016

At a glance

Is Shadows In The Night Solstice Scents worth trying?

Shadows in the Night by Solstice Scents is a fragrance for women and men.

Best match
Evening, Special Occasion wear in Fall, Winter
Performance feel
Very Good longevity with Strong sillage
Signature profile
amber, aromatic, woody with White Amber, Incense, Amber

The first impression

Shadows in the Night by Solstice Scents is a fragrance for women and men. The nose behind this fragrance is Angela St.John.

What shapes the scent

amber 100%
aromatic 85%
woody 70%
warm spicy 60%
fresh spicy 50%
balsamic 40%
smoky 35%
green 30%
citrus 25%
mossy 20%

The perfumer behind it

Angela St.John

Angela St.John

Angela St. John is the founder and creative force behind Solstice Scents, an independent perfume house known for its atmospheric and narrative-driven compositions. Her style blends natural and synthetic materials to evoke specific places, seasons, and moods, often with a dark, nostalgic, or gourmand bent. Notable creations from her catalog include the petrichor-laced After The Rain, the rich amber of Amber Coeur, and the woodland depth of Black Forest, each showcasing her talent for immersive storytelling through scent.

Notes pyramid

All Notes

Complete scent profile

White Amber White Amber
Incense Incense
Amber Amber
Spruce Spruce
Oakmoss Oakmoss
Bergamot Bergamot
Fir Fir
elemi elemi
Peppermint Peppermint
Patchouli Patchouli
Black Vanilla Husk Black Vanilla Husk
Musk Musk
Clove Clove
Star Anise Star Anise
Cinnamon Cinnamon
Lavender Lavender
Agarwood (Oud) Agarwood (Oud)

The mood it creates

The Mystic Archetype: Portrait of Shadows In The Night Solstice Scents

Essence

The Mystic archetype seeks transcendence through sensory experience, drawn to the liminal spaces between shadow and light. Shadows In The Night embodies this with its smoky amber and incense core, wrapped in spruce and oud-a scent that feels like whispered incantations in a moonlit forest. It is a fragrance for those who commune with the unseen, where clove and star anise add ritualistic warmth to the cool green whispers of fir and oakmoss.

Style & Aesthetic

They favor draped silhouettes in charcoal and deep violet, fabrics that catch candlelight like the fragrance's resinous glow. Their aesthetic is intentionally ambiguous-neither fully vintage nor modern, but timeless in its mystique. Leather-bound books, tarnished silver, and dried botanicals adorn their spaces, mirroring the perfume's interplay of decay and vitality.

Philosophy & Values

For them, truth is found in paradox: darkness reveals light, silence speaks loudest. The fragrance's juxtaposition of peppermint's chill against cinnamon's heat reflects their belief in balance. They value intuition over dogma, seeing scent as a sacred language that bypasses reason.

Relationships

They attract seekers and skeptics alike, their presence both comforting and unsettling. Romantic partners are drawn into slow-burning intimacies, where black vanilla and musk hint at depths never fully revealed. Friendships thrive in twilight hours, over shared stories and the unspoken.

Lifestyle

Their days are punctuated by small rituals-morning meditation with bergamot tea, evening walks where damp earth recalls the perfume's mossy base. They work in creative fields or healing arts, spaces that honor the intangible.

Shadow

Their strength becomes isolation; the very shadows they cherish can obscure connection. The fragrance's smoky density warns of retreating too far into introspection, where star anise's spice grows cloying without fresh air.

Conclusion

Shadows In The Night is an olfactory sigil for the modern mystic-neither witch nor monk, but a wanderer of inner landscapes. Like its elemi resin, they are both fragile and enduring, leaving a trail of incense that lingers long after they're gone.