Stardust & Stems
The Raven Perfume | Dark Academia Tobacco Vanilla Fragrance
The Raven Perfume | Dark Academia Tobacco Vanilla Fragrance
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A dark academia perfume with tobacco vanilla, oak moss, blood orange, black pepper, aged cedar smoke, and amber resin inspired by gothic literature and moonlit forests.
In the murk of a moonlit night, The Raven- a potion of Oak Moss and Amber, veiled in Tobacco Vanille- emerges. Whispers of Dried Roses, Cedar and Brandy entwine with the spectral allure of Blood Orange and Apple. A faerie wood's witch perfume, invoking the goth essence of dark academia, a tribute to Edgar Allan Poe's haunted elegance.
BALSAMIC | WOOD | AMBER | FRUIT
TOP Blood Orange Nectar • Honeycrisp Apple • Cracked Black Pepper
HEART Aged Tobacco Leaf • Dried Rose Petals • Allspice • Oak-Barreled Brandy
BASE Aged Oak Moss • Madagascar Vanilla Bean • Amber Resin • Atlas Cedar Smoke
✨ IMPORTANT PRODUCT DETAILS
Available In
• Eau de Parfum Spray — alcohol base
• Rollerball Perfume — organic jojoba oil base, may contain Coco Caprylate Caprate (a 100% plant based non synthetic ester)
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⚠️ Rollerball Notice (10 mL)
Oil-based rollerballs use friction-fit lids and may leak slightly in transit. Replacement or refund is only available if there is visible product loss over ~10% (1 mL). If this is a concern, please choose an atomizer format instead. Please read the:
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🌿 About Our Perfumes
Each Stardust & Stems perfume is hand-blended in small batches and poured fresh to order in my home studio, created with intention to weave a moment of magic into the everyday — a soft pause from life’s demands, meant to bring joy, wonder, and whimsy to those who wear it.
All perfumes are paraben-free, phthalate-free, and unfiltered. Natural cloudiness or botanical sediment may appear over time and is part of the living beauty of artisan perfume.
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Almost all perfumes are vegan. Full vegan status can be found here:
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This has such a nice, warm, subtly spicy scent. It makes me think of harvest festivals!
Wonderful work, love the artistry here
Fantastic packaging and a fantastic scent! Love how the spices balance out the sweet fruity scents
I absolutely love The Raven. It starts out bright and juicy with the blood orange and apple, then quickly warms up with a little spice and pepper. As it wears, it turns deeper and cozier with tobacco, brandy, vanilla, and a soft smokiness that feels really comforting but still bold. It’s not overly sweet or overpowering—just rich, moody, and addictive. One of those scents I keep reaching for when I want something a little dark and mysterious.
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from 184 reviewsI love these perfumes! I have been using the two I got daily and nightly because they smell so lovely!
I love the smell. It was a little different from what I was expecting, but I'm not mad about it! It is warm and great for spring.
I love this! Such a sweet, rich creamy scent. Delicious. Very cozy. I like it at bedtime.
Ordered a small sample of the Roseberry Briar scent and it is AMAZING. Such a delicious blend of floral and berry notes, it made me want to eat it 🤣
Light and sweet with depth
Unlocked memories I didn’t know I’d forgotten. All notes are very present in such a nice subtle way. The dry down scent smells just like the library from my childhood. Perfect fragrance for people who gravitate to a warm scent but don’t want it to be overpowering in the summer heat. I will be continuing to purchase as long as this scent is made. Beautiful creation, amazing work Tara 💛
Excellent scent descriptions and variety to choose from.
Love the soft, cashmere like smooth and floaty aroma.
Perfume sample arrived in decent time in a cute package, included a super tiny sample of a different perfume that went well with the scent I originally ordered. I’m very happy with my purchase, thank you!
Love the scent. Reminds me of fall.
Amazing scent! It truly does remind me of being in school as a kid, but in a good way. See, I went to school in Mass, and they are old and have creaky wooden floors (at least when I went to school lol). Smells like my childhood history class, and I love it! (Very nostalgic person here 😊) 10/10. 💖
Amazing scent - exactly as described and wonderful!
Love! The scent is very long lasting and wonderful! It does have a bit of a cherry scent to it whichI was initially worried about, not a fan of cherry and I wanted a violet scent, but it’s not overpowering at all and still is a true violet scent! Very delicious and sweet!
This has such a nice, warm, subtly spicy scent. It makes me think of harvest festivals!
At first I wasn't sure about it, then I absolutely fell in LOVE with this perfume. There's something very intoxicating about it. Maybe the cherry...maybe the chocolate... I can't tell exactly, but it's heavenly and I can't get enough.