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Ruslan
Ruslan
Ruslan
Ruslan
Ruslan
Ruslan
Ruslan
Ruslan
Ruslan

Ruslan

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Black spruce, smoky opopanax, oud, fresh cedar, hinoki, dry fir needles, oakmoss, frankincense, black tea.

This is a fragrance that evokes a long journey through endless forests across ancient Kievan Rus and is inspired by the quest of Ruslan to find his wife Lyudmila. It is a warm, dry forest scent composed almost entirely of natural ingredients. 

 

The tale of Lyudmila and Ruslan opens at the feast celebrating their wedding. Lyudmila was the princess of Kyiv, and her newly betrothed was a renowned warrior. 

Once the newlyweds are in their bedchamber, an evil presence fills the room and casts them into darkness, and Lyudmila disappears with a crack of lightning. Ruslan finds himself alone without his new wife.

The Prince of Kiev declares their marriage annulled, and promises her hand to anyone who can bring her back. Other jealous suitors rush to find and claim her, and Ruslan begins his long journey to bring her home.

He encounters a wise benevolent sorcerer, a headless giant, and wins a magical sword before finally reaching the lair of the evil wizard who stole his bride. Ruslan bests the wizard, who takes him to the palace where Lyudmila is being kept. Ruslan calls for Lyudmila but she does not answer. Little did he know that she had been put into a trance and made invisible by an enchanted wizard's hat. In his search, he knocks the hat off of her head by chance and she rematerializes, but cannot be awoken. 

He begins the journey back to Kyiv with her and the evil wizard in tow, but is attacked and killed by one of Lyudmila's jealous suitors on the outskirts of the city. The suitor snatches Lyudmila and returns her to the Prince, who is dismayed to find his daughter unable to be woken.

The kindly sorcerer finds Ruslan and brings him back to life. He promises to give Ruslan a magical ring if he is able to rid the city of its attackers. Successful, Ruslan receives the ring which breaks Lyudmila's trance. Overjoyed, her father gives the couple his blessing, and they live happily ever after.  

Alexander Pushkin made this tale famous in modern times when he published it as an epic poem. He had originally heard it from his grandmother when he was young

Perfume oil. Ingredients: fractionated coconut oil, fragrance.
All sizes feature glass bottles. The 10 ml and 4 ml both have stainless steel rollerballs, the 1.5 ml has a screw top only.

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Lex
I’ve Just Emerged From Magic Woods

Like the other reviews say, the spruce and pine in this are very realistic and beautiful. It smells like I am walking thru a Northern wood, but I can also really smell the black tea on my skin. It immediately makes me feel like I’ve emerged from a timeless magic forest, and the magic has sunk into my skin.

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Trace
Pine forest fantasy

On a masc/fem spectrum, Ruslan is androgynous and centered. It smelled a little bit like an old house within the first couple minutes of wearing, which I liked. Hours later, Ruslan held more of its pine and tea notes. I think this will be one of my top two fragrances from my sample pack. I'm very pleased to finally have a unisex fragrance in my collection!

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Jack Rosenfeld
MY FAV!

I originally got the sample set out of a pack from a perfume website, and "Ruslan" immediately stood out to me. It was perfectly woodsy, and not super masculine-leaning. It smells more like you spend your time as a forest creature blending herbs than like an overpowering "manly" scent, which I ADORE!! I bought the 10 ML rollerball after using my sample, and it came reasonably fast (about 2-3 weeks after ordering.) They sent me two samplers to try, as well as a pretty sticker, which was very nice. I came back just to check back and see if there were any other scents I would like to try- there are- and I saw that they are Queer AND women-owned!!! Perfect for anyone who wants to smell like a delicate, ethereal being. Makes others wonder if you spend your time talking to leaves and the dryads of a European/North American/Deciduous forest.

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A Petite Caterpillar Of Esteemed Renown
Incredible, realistic pine + woods perfume!

At last! A woodsy perfume that isn’t too masculine for me!!
I feel most comfortable wearing perfumes that lean androgynous. I sometimes like feminine scents, but very masculine scents make me feel a self conscious, as I feel that they don’t suit me at all. I would say this is an androgynous perfume.
I really like the smell of pine, and the pine in this is spot on!
The black tea, oud, and frankincense make such a rich and deep base without being too heavy. Just lovely on the skin, and very nice for winter!

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