Pumpking

Huge recommendation for this (totally unisex) scent from Old Spice.  It's an intense and classic pumpkin spice scent.  

Haven't seen it in stores yet.  Ordered mine from Amazon.

The Candle Enthusiast

This guy's videos are always fun to watch.  Great production value too.  He'll post videos of some of his trips as well, and I'm always learning some interesting stuff.  And he drinks a lot of coffee.  And owns a mountain of candles.

Click below for one of his latest...

And click here for his video lineup.

Scooby-Doo Witch

As a dude, I have no shame saying I'd wear this for Halloween (mabye a little).  If anyone complimented it or asked me a question, I would just do a faux female voice from under the mask (like the old Dunkin Donuts guy from those old commercials).

Click below for Lord Grimley's IG...

Lunar Light Company

These are some high-end super-scented candles.  

I've ordered a few of them and the scent descriptions are spot-on (usually scent descriptions embellish and flat-out lie [I'm bitter]).  

Here are some from their site:

A smoky & haunting scent, smoked woods and spicy cloves mingle with pine needles and herbs. Autumn leaves fall on a bed of earthy sage and moss. Imagine a cool & grey graveyard colored in red, gold and brown leaves - This is Autumn in the Graveyard.  

Notes: Smoked Woods - Leaves - Clove - Pine - Sage - Moss

Wet leaves on top of damp earth. Rich birch wood highlighted with dirt, oak wood and aged tree bark. This scent will transport you to the creepiest town around, Shadyside Ohio. 

Notes: Leaves - Birch - Earth - Dirt - Petrichor - Garden Mint.

Ohhh, haunted….Soft and delicate, ripe purple figs and cinnamon bark mingle with notes of pine needle, winter woods, and creamy sandalwood. Reminiscent of a quiet, peaceful, snowy graveyard.

Notes:  Fig - Cinnamon Bark - Pine Needle - Frosted Cedar - Sandalwood 

Sweet incense and moss on a bed of aged wood and damp leaves. Patchouli musk and oak wood provides a rich and dark finishing base to this spellbinding fragrance. Warning: this scent may have you grab the nearest broom and will have you flying into the night! 

Notes: Incense - Moss - Aged Wood - Patchouli - Musk - Oak Wood

This fragrance starts with spicy black pepper and strong notes of teakwood and cardamom for a sharp edge. Earthy wet moss, vetiver and hints of citrus fruits give it a natural base. Dark, alluring, and strangely romantic!

Notes: Teakwood - Black Pepper - Cardamom - Vetiver - Citrus - Moss

Check out the shop here.

The Plant Guru

Company endorsement...

For anyone who digs on the incense, The Plant Guru is a great company with reasonable prices, free and fast shipping, and fantastic products.  I had clove and pumpkin spice incense sticks burning on Halloween night during trick-or-treating hours and it really loaded on the atmosphere.

Naturally I overbought, so now I burn ten at a time on the porch with the windows open.  Someone's going to call the fire department (one neighbor confessed she thought I smoked weed and I was burning incense so much to hide the scent).  This uptight guy was offended.

Click below for The Plant Guru.

Anise & Clove Candles

It's never too early to stock up on my personal favorite Halloween scent - Anise & Clove from the Soy-N-Suds Etsy shop.

Click below:

Burke & Hare Co Candles

More items here.

Werther & Gray: Penny Dreadful Candles

Click below:

Red And Green

Photos look orange....but they're red lights.

Soy-N-Suds: Open Again

After closing briefly, I wanted to let people know the shop is back open and ready to take orders.
There's still time to get some Anise & Clove candles before the big day...

Click below:

Beer And Candles

Thought this was a great photo and a fun excuse to push my favorite candle shop and the official scent of the Pumpkinrot Haunt...  SoyNSuds' Anise & Clove candle.

Click here for the SoyNSuds shop.

Yankee Candle Halloween 2018

The Rotten Garden

Really pleased with the garden this year...seemed to have really come to life.  Planted a Japanese herb last year called the red shiso, and the plant seeded and now I think I'm on the verge of ruining the neighborhood ecology, as it's EVERYWHERE...even in the backyard (assumed the lawnmower was the carrier)...you'll see it growing and spreading out into the grass.  I kinda love the color.  Everywhere you see purple, that's the shiso plant.  And I didn't plant it this season.  It came up on its own.

Look in the grass!!!  SHISO!

Real men smoke clay tavern pipes...

Miniature [soon-to-be] Orange Peppers...next to purple basil and Thai basil.

Ecosystem Fail

Smell Like A Noisy Ghost

I HAVE INTENSELY FRAGRANT MEMORIES FROM MY TIME IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE AIR HEAVY WITH THE SMOKE OF BLAZING BURN PILES FILLED WITH SCORCHED LEAVES AND TIMBER. LONG WALKS THROUGH THE WOODS PERMEATED BY THE UNMISTAKABLE PERFUME OF MOSS, MUSHROOMS, PINE NEEDLES AND LEAVES EMANATING FROM THE FOREST FLOOR. I LONGED FOR A FRAGRANCE THAT MARRIED THESE TWO DISTINCT OLFACTORY EXPERIENCES: GREEN AND SMOKE. UNABLE TO FIND WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, I CREATED POLTERGEIST AND NAMED IT AFTER MY FAVORITE ELUSIVE SPIRIT — A SUPERNATURAL BEING THAT MAKES ITS PRESENCE KNOWN THROUGH PHYSICAL DISTURBANCES OR LOUD NOISES. INSPIRED BY THAT FEARLESS ENERGY, THIS “NOISY” FRAGRANCE FEATURES INTENSE GREEN SCENTS PAIRED WITH A DEEP, HAUNTING SMOKINESS THAT LINGERS ON THE SKIN.

TOP: WORMWOOD, PINE, GERANIUM
MIDDLE: NEROLI
BASE: MYRRH, BIRCH TAR, OAKMOSS

(Sorry about the CAPS)

Link Here.

Revisiting The Medieval Light Company

These are amazing...

More items at the shop.

Re-featuring Book Lovers' Soy Candles

(The scent descriptions are below the candle name)...

Click here for more.