Shadow was in a dark place, and the thing staring at him wore a buffalo’s head, rank and furry with huge wet eyes. Its body was a man’s body, oiled and slick.
“Changes are coming,” said the buffalo without moving its lips. “There are certain decisions that will have to be made.”
Firelight flickered from wet cave walls.
“Where am I?” Shadow asked.
“In the earth and under the earth,” said the buffalo man. “You are where the forgotten wait.” His eyes were liquid black marbles, and his voice was a rumble from beneath the world. He smelled like wet cow. “Believe,” said the rumbling voice. “If you are to survive, you must believe.”
“Believe what?” asked Shadow. “What should I believe?”
He stared at Shadow, the buffalo man, and he drew himself up huge, and his eyes filled with fire. He opened his spit-flecked buffalo mouth and it was red inside with the flames that burned inside him, under the earth.
“Everything,” roared the buffalo man.
A scent of compression and release, of heat and faith, of plunging through the jet-shadowed darkness of uncertainty. The heart of the land: roots plunging ever deeper into thrumming black soil through the graves of faith, disillusion, and skepticism.
ranepage11 –
Right out the imp I smelled a nice pine & eucalyptus scent, with a weird twist that I couldn’t figure out. Then I saw it had orange. That surprised me! It gives it a new dimension. On my skin the pine & orange give it a light spice note, & the eucalyptus is so complimentary to the blend. Nonsensical!! Lol
Heather –
initial smells like vicks vapor rub…going to have to let this one age and see what it does.
Megan –
This might be my all time favorite scent from BPAL, next to Embalming Fluid. The orange is the main scent for me, and next to the pine and eucalyptis it is simply divine. It was the first full bottle I had to replace after using it up, because I love it so much!