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SUMMER STORM
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Description
This fragrance doesn't merely evoke rainfall but captures that precise transitional moment when a summer afternoon darkens dramatically and a summer storm begins.
The initial impression hits with unmistakable petrichor—that mineralized scent of raindrops striking hot pavement during summer's first storm. Sharp bergamot adds brief citrus brightness like lightning flashes, while leafy green and basil notes contribute the smell of wind-tossed garden herbs moments before rainfall.
Sandalwood provides subtle warmth—reminiscent of distant thunder—while indolic jasmine suggests the heavy, electric atmosphere that precedes a downpour.
The complex base delivers remarkable staying power through six perfectly balanced notes. Musk and patchouli recreate damp earth, cedarwood and vetiver add woodiness like rain-soaked fence posts, while amber and orangeflower contribute an unexpected warmth—that peculiar sweetness in the air after rain when sunlight returns.
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Every Black Tie Barn fragrance oil is made for makers to use in their own candles, soaps, and home fragrance products. Some are original blends. Others are our take on a familiar scent. All of them are produced for us by fragrance houses we trust.
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