{"title":"Stora Skuggan","description":"\u003cp\u003eStora Skuggan is a Swedish brand based in Stockholm. All products are handcrafted in the Stockholm studio\/laboratory – from the composition and creation of the fragrances to the design of the packaging. From here, the manufactory's fragrances travel all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"stora-skuggan-fantome-de-maules","title":"Phantom of Maules","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e What is the spirit of Maules?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Who is the ghost of Maules?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The setting: Maules, a small village in French-speaking Switzerland, surrounded by farmland and dense forests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The subject: A mysterious creature, seen by many people wandering through local forests over the past decade, cloaked only in camouflage clothing and an old-fashioned mask. Most likely a human, but no one can be sure. Standing at almost two meters tall, it appears to be particularly interested in the surrounding flora and fauna.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen he's unaware of passersby, he spends his time picking flowers and smelling them; only then does he drop his guard. The crack of a twig or the rustle of a leaf, and he disappears back into the foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The locals call him Le Loyon, but the figure calls itself Fantôme de Maules—the ghost of Maules.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e So who is the ghost of Maules? A hermit, a social outcast who has settled in the forest? A survivalist preparing for the apocalypse? We'll never know because he doesn't want us to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e And perhaps that's precisely what makes the ghost of Maules such a fascinating enigma. The modern world is illuminated by information, and the shadows are shrinking. It's rare to meet someone who doesn't feel the need to explain themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stora Skuggan","offers":[{"title":"30 mL","offer_id":47295052513624,"sku":"SK-FANT-30","price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/6544\/3928\/files\/stora-skuggan-fantome-de-maules.jpg?v=1773614710"},{"product_id":"stora-skuggan-silphium","title":"Silphium","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Even if you just taste it, it immediately stimulates the juices throughout the body and it has a very healthy aroma\" - Pedanius Dioscorides, around 70 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Silphium (probably from the genus Ferula) was a plant that grew in the area of ​​Cyrene, present-day Libya, and was widely used as a spice, medicinal plant, and perfume ingredient in the empires of classical antiquity. It was praised by Greek philosophers and writers as well as Roman emperors and cookbook authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere were many attempts to cultivate silphium, but they ultimately all failed. It grew wild only in a limited area on the North African coast. This, combined with its qualities as a spice and medicine, made silphium the most valuable spice in the world, eclipsing both saffron and cinnamon. The demand for silphium eventually became so overwhelming that it was harvested to extinction, and the taste and aroma of what was once the world's greatest spice were lost over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Our interpretation of this historic plant is created by researching surviving putative relatives of Silphium, using aroma chemicals (the molecular building blocks of scents) to create a match that we believe represents what remains of the descriptions. This is done against a backdrop of ancient incense, wood, and leather.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stora Skuggan","offers":[{"title":"30 mL","offer_id":47295053070680,"sku":"SK-SILP-30","price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/6544\/3928\/files\/stora-skuggan-silphium.jpg?v=1773614755"},{"product_id":"stora-skuggan-moonmilk","title":"Moonmilk","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe famous Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner is considered the founder of modern zoology, but as a true scientist of the 16th century, he was also: a prominent physician, botanist, linguist and - of course - a literal adventurer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e In his \"Descriptio Montis Fracti sive Montis Pilati\" from 1555, he recounts his ascent to the summit of Mount Pilatus, but we can also follow him into the caves of the Alps. At night, the moon shines so brightly into the cave that the light itself seems to take on the form of a mist. It gathers on the ceiling and makes the limestone stalactites glitter and shimmer; tears of white liquid drip into puddles on the rocky floor, which never dries. Moon milk.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stora Skuggan","offers":[{"title":"30 mL","offer_id":47295053398360,"sku":"SK-MOON-30","price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/6544\/3928\/files\/stora-skuggan-moonmilk.jpg?v=1773614799"},{"product_id":"stora-skuggan-azalai","title":"Azalai","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAzalai is a caravan route through the Ténéré region of the Sahara Desert where camel trains have carried salt and gold for a thousand years. Along the route stood a single acacia tree, the only living thing in a sea of sand. This was the world’s most isolated tree, 150 km from all others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis acacia, simply called “The Tree of Ténéré”, was the last surviving plant from a time when the desert was less parched than it is today, thanks to its roots reaching deep into a water pocket, an underground basin hidden more than 30 meters beneath the desert. It is easy to understand that the Tuareg caravanners, themselves specialists in desert survival, held the tree and its astonishing resilience in high esteem. Breaking off its branches for firewood or letting the camels eat its leaves was considered blasphemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis loneliest tree in the world was one of the few landmarks along the Azalai, a sacred testament to the resilience of life that guided caravans for centuries. Despite this fact and the fact that it was the only obstacle for miles, in 1973 a truck driver who had fallen asleep at the wheel while drunk crashed into the tree, destroying it.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe fragrance is initially an olfactory impression of gold, with the radiant warmth of saffron and blood orange and the shiny, luxurious musk Velvione (a scent described as pressing your nose to a newborn’s scalp). Gum arabic, a syrup made from acacia sap, provides sugary sweetness balanced by salty amber and frankincense. A hint of mint tea and dried fruit pays homage to the Tuareg caravan riders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stora Skuggan","offers":[{"title":"30 mL","offer_id":47295055429976,"sku":"SK-AZAL-30","price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/6544\/3928\/files\/stora-skuggan-azalai.jpg?v=1773602870"},{"product_id":"stora-skuggan-mistpouffer","title":"Manure pouffer","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands” - Bem, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e A dung pouffer is an unexplained natural sound, a roar like distant cannon fire that seems to emerge from the fog over large lakes or rivers. It has been recorded throughout history throughout the world and is the source of many legends. In Japan, the phenomenon is called uminari, which means \"screams from the sea.\" In Connecticut, Machimoodus State Park takes its name from the Native American term for the area, meaning \"place of bad sounds.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDespite scientific attempts to understand the sounds (which can still be heard today), their source has still not been identified. Possible explanations include solar winds resonating in the atmosphere, subterranean earthquakes, or gas bubbles released from the depths. Others believe it is the work of extraterrestrial or subterranean civilizations. The native Haudenosaunee Iroquois told early settlers in North America that the roar was the sound of the Great Spirit continuing his work of shaping the Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Reproducing this mystical water thunder as a fragrance was as elusive as the sound itself. It took us four years and hundreds of iterations to find the right balance between distinctiveness and inexplicability. Misty but not aquatic, smoky but not heavy. Natural, but equal parts supernatural.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stora Skuggan","offers":[{"title":"30 mL","offer_id":47295055888728,"sku":"SK-MIST-30","price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/6544\/3928\/files\/stora-skuggan-mistpouffer.jpg?v=1773614633"},{"product_id":"stora-skuggan-thumbsucker","title":"Thumb-sucker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"He shall suckle from me\" - Indra, King of the Gods\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn ancient king named Yuvanaswa possessed great wealth, happiness, and many wives. Yet, he had no children, which he desired more than anything. The holy sage Bhrigu agreed to brew the king a magic potion, and Yuvanaswa, who was a very pious man, held a great ritual to appease the gods. The ritual lasted several days; in the end, Yuvanaswa was exhausted and very thirsty, and as he stumbled around, he came across a beautiful pitcher of water and drank it all. PLOT-TWIST. The pitcher contained the magic potion that the great sages had prepared for the queen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThus, it happened that the king himself became pregnant. Fortunately for Yuvanaswa, he was held in high regard by the holy powers. And when his pregnancy reached its climax, the seven great sages and even Indra, the king of the gods, joined him and cut a hole in the king's thigh to deliver the little boy. But a new problem arose: the king could not nurse his child. Indra cut his thumb, and since he was a god, life-giving nectar flowed in his veins instead of blood. So he let the boy suckle from his thumb and proclaimed: \"Mandhata,\" and that was the name of the new king who would conquer the entire earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd that is why babies, born with the memory of their divine ancestors, still suck their thumb.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stora Skuggan","offers":[{"title":"30 mL","offer_id":47295056052568,"sku":"SK-THUM-30","price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/6544\/3928\/files\/stora-skuggan-thumbsucker.jpg?v=1773614736"},{"product_id":"stora-skuggan-hexensalbe","title":"Witch's ointment","description":"\u003cp\u003eWitches' ointment, also known as witch's flying ointment, was a hallucinogenic ointment used in witchcraft during the Middle Ages. It was a mixture of extremely toxic ingredients, but the exact recipe is unknown, and several occult scholars have died attempting to recreate it. 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While her body remained in the physical world, she was still guilty of fornication with Satan.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe image of flying witches can be traced back to the use of witches' ointment, but why on a broomstick? The ointment was so toxic that ingesting it would have been fatal. Instead, it was applied to other delicate parts of the body, such as the armpits and, especially, the genitals. Because of the eroticizing effect of the intoxication, the ointment was often rubbed directly onto a phallic object, such as the end of a staff or a broomstick. Thus, the witch didn't ride the broomstick as we imagine it today. In fact, she rode—literally—on it. There are records dating back to around 1200 in which women were found naked and in a trance, pleasuring themselves with the witches' devil's dildo. Considering which aspects of the witches' ointment story have influenced modern perceptions of witches and what has been suppressed, it seems that female sexuality is even more terrifying than witches or devils.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stora Skuggan","offers":[{"title":"30 mL","offer_id":47385216713048,"sku":"SK-HEXE-30","price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/6544\/3928\/files\/stora-skuggan-hexensalbe.jpg?v=1773614648"},{"product_id":"stora-skuggan-discovery-set","title":"Stora Skuggan Sample Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis practical discovery set contains all 9 Stora Skuggan fragrances as Eau de Parfum in a 2 ml trial size.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePractical for travel or simply to test and get to know the fragrance universe of this brand at your leisure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded fragrances: Monkeyflower, PINE, Hexensalbe, Azalai, Thumbsucker, Mistpouffer, Moonmilk, Silphium, Fantôme de Maules\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stora Skuggan","offers":[{"title":"9 x 2 ml","offer_id":47385235915096,"sku":"SK-DISC-SET","price":70.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/6544\/3928\/files\/stora-skuggan-sample-set.png?v=1765366931"},{"product_id":"stora-skuggan-pine","title":"PINE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIt's PINE. 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However, around the turn of the 20th century, the flower suddenly lost its fragrance—not just in domesticated plants, but also in wild specimens. Botanists in North America reported that the uncultivated flowers had also lost their scent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor decades, this enigmatic mystery was the hottest topic among biology conspiracy theorists, yet no explanation was ever found. Eventually, the topic faded into obscurity, as did the flower's popularity as a houseplant. By then, the flowers had spread in the wild and can sometimes still be found in parts of Europe and New Zealand, where they live a quiet life—perhaps just waiting to return to the stage of scents.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stora Skuggan","offers":[{"title":"30 mL","offer_id":56016670818648,"sku":"SK-MONK-30","price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/6544\/3928\/files\/stora-skuggan-monkeyflower.jpg?v=1773611672"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/6544\/3928\/collections\/Stora_Skuggan.jpg?v=1698614568","url":"https:\/\/www.duftkunsthandlung.de\/en-ch\/collections\/stora-skuggan.oembed","provider":"Duftkunsthandlung","version":"1.0","type":"link"}