Gloam Kelpie
Sink into the loch as mist gathers over still water. The elusive Kelpie lingers where the reeds part, and the wind carries something cool and clean but not quite safe. Hushed florals and pale oceanic accords drift over dark water, kissed by the sharp breath of green. It is the scent of something beautiful just before it vanishes.

Burn time
Approximately 40 hours

Volume
180ml

Vessel
UV-protective amber glass jars with screwable lids to lock in scent

Wax
100% soy wax for a clean, natural burn with ethically sourced, cosmetic-grade mica powder in colours Black Pearl and Glitter Gold for a truly dark and enchanting melt pool
The Story & Background

Top notes
Eucalyptus, Aqua Accord, Rose, Jasmine

Heart notes
Green Foliage, Lime, Peach, Vanilla, Amber

Base notes
Lavender, Sandalwood, Musk

E/O
Eucalyptus Oil

Main Accords
Cool, crisp, sea breeze, white floral, fresh, green, woody, aromatic

Season
Spring & Summer

Night / Day
Day

Zodiac
Aquarius, Cancer, & Libra
In the Scottish Highlands, the landscape breathes with the rhythm of sleeping gods. The mists rise among standing stones that pierce ancient moors like the jagged ribcages of long-gone giants.
Through groves of rowan trees with silver bark glowing as though solid moonlight, a hidden loch reveals itself. The surface is dark as midnight velvet, yet somehow luminous, as if it captures and holds every gleam of starlight that has ever touched its face. In the still waters, the boundary between myth and reality grows thin as morning fog, and magic dwells amongst the reeds.
The air carries scents distilled from the very essence of the highlands, the green bite of fresh small-leaved gum eucalyptus dancing on the breeze, the clean freshness of rain-washed granite, the mineral tang of water running over stones older than memory.
From these sacred waters, the Kelpie rears its head from the ripples of water. It appears not as the fearsome water-horse of forewarnings, but something far more ethereal. Its form seems woven from moonbeams, its mane dark, flowing like water itself, adorned with tendrils of lake weed that sparkle like emerald silk in the twilight hour the Scots call gloaming.
The Kelpie moves through the obsidian water with unbelievable grace, each step sending ripples across the mirror-smooth surface. Its eyes hold the wisdom of tides that have turned since the world began. In its presence, the harsh edges of reality soften like watercolours running together in perfect harmony. Here, your soul learns the ancient art of floating between worlds.
Kelpies are among Scotland’s most famous mythical creatures: shape-shifting water spirits said to inhabit lochs and rivers throughout the Highlands.
Traditional tales warned of their dangerous nature, but older folklore sometimes portrayed them as guardians of sacred waters.
Our Gloam Kelpie draws inspiration from the “gloaming“ – the Scottish term for twilight’s magical hour when the boundary between day and night dissolves. This liminal time has always been considered sacred in Celtic tradition, when spirits move freely between worlds.
The fresh, aquatic scent profile reflects the Kelpie’s connection to pristine Highland waters, while the ethereal quality captures that haunting beauty of Scottish lochs at twilight.
In our reimagining, this creature offers purification and peace rather than peril. Instead acting as a guardian of the threshold between conscious and unconscious wisdom.
Gloam Kelpie
Sink into the loch as mist gathers over still water. The elusive Kelpie lingers where the reeds part, and the wind carries something cool and clean but not quite safe. Hushed florals and pale oceanic accords drift over dark water, kissed by the sharp breath of green. It is the scent of something beautiful just before it vanishes.
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