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I still have a tub of 2015. But the 2016 tubs are so cool!

2015 was not Glissant base correct?

I still have  a tub of 2015. But the 2016 tubs are so cool!

2015 was not Glissant base correct?

Correct. Glissant didn't exist yet.

The red band...diver down?  No, that would be white on red.  Is it the prohibition sign?  As in, "don't try this". Maybe if it had a red circle, too.

Is it just a cool splash of color?  I'm going with that.

Just a cool splash of color...

That's actually going to translate quite well to a black t-shirt. Nice!

Could someone give a description of the Hallow scent?The scent list is very intriguing,but the few reviews I have read online has me a little hesitant to order.One review that stands out to me IIRC described it as,"Chocolate covered decay"
Vetiver and Oakmoss I tend to enjoy,not sure of the cocoa though.Talk me into(or out of)picking a tub up.

Could someone give a description of the Hallow scent?The scent list is very intriguing,but the few reviews I have read online has me a little hesitant to order.One review that stands out to me IIRC described it as,"Chocolate covered decay"
Vetiver and Oakmoss I tend to enjoy,not sure of the cocoa though.Talk me into(or out of)picking a tub up.

Here are my scent notes from last year:

Initially, off the puck, cocoa is the prevailing scent. However, as the puck ages, labdanum and cedar overcome the cocoa such that I've often done a double take to ensure I didn't have the Le Grand Chypre jar by mistake. The same can be said to a lesser degree as you lather. The aptly named Hallows is a dark and murky scent. It's certainly cedar-centric, but it's far from the traditional, bright, woody, sharp traditional cedar, but rather one that's been soaking in muddy water. The dark chocolate overtones actually round it out and set it apart from other wet, dark, vetiver scented soaps. There's a sharpness, that I hesitate to actually call sweet. It leaves a scent that could compare to the result of consuming something bitter to counter something sweet. Sort of like washing down rich chocolate cake with an espresso--that immediate coexistence just prior to the annulment of the two extremes. If you could translate that taste to an aroma, you'd be pretty close. To say it harbors the smell of death is a tag line, but it's not entirely inaccurate. I would say it's more that of decay of non-fatty organic material: wood, grass, and succulents, that are often associated with bacteria that emit a sweet-smelling byproduct.

Could someone give a description of the Hallow scent?The scent list is very intriguing,but the few reviews I have read online has me a little hesitant to order.One review that stands out to me IIRC described it as,"Chocolate covered decay"
Vetiver and Oakmoss I tend to enjoy,not sure of the cocoa though.Talk me into(or out of)picking a tub up.

Here are my scent notes from last year:

Initially, off the puck, cocoa is the prevailing scent.  However, as the puck ages, labdanum and cedar overcome the cocoa such that I've often done a double take to ensure I didn't have the Le Grand Chypre jar by mistake. The same can be said to a lesser degree as you lather. The aptly named Hallows is a dark and murky scent. It's certainly cedar-centric, but it's far from the traditional, bright, woody, sharp traditional cedar, but rather one that's been soaking in muddy water. The dark chocolate overtones actually round it out and set it apart from other wet, dark, vetiver scented soaps. There's a sharpness, that I hesitate to actually call sweet. It leaves a scent that could compare to the result of consuming something bitter to counter something sweet. Sort of like washing down rich chocolate cake with an espresso--that immediate coexistence just prior to the annulment of the two extremes. If you could translate that taste to an aroma, you'd be pretty close. To say it harbors the smell of death is a tag line, but it's not entirely inaccurate. I would say it's more that of decay of non-fatty organic material: wood, grass, and succulents, that are often associated with bacteria that emit a sweet-smelling byproduct.

And that's the idea. Hallows was meant to smell like the Fens of Boston, and is thus patterned after a swamp.

Thanks 120inna55 and Barrister_N_Mann curiosity has got the best of me,think I'll go for it.

Barrister_N_Mann Forgot to ask in my previous post Will,if I place a order for Hallows and a in stock product,will the in stock product ship now or ship with the Hallows in October?
Thanks Roger

Barrister_N_Mann Forgot to ask in my previous post Will,if I place a order for Hallows and a in stock product,will the in stock product ship now or ship with the Hallows in October?
Thanks Roger

Hi Roger! The whole thing will ship all at once, so the order would ship in October.

You certainly have a way with words 120inna55. That scent description of Hallows was incredible! It makes me want to go buy the soap right now just out of curiosity, lol.