How to Make Your Own Samhain Mist

Create your own Samhain Home Mist — a warm, spiced autumnal blend inspired by the ancient turning of the seasons.

With fragrant bay leaf, cinnamon, clove, citrus, star anise and nutmeg, this evocative blend fills your home with a rich, warming aroma and a touch of ritual magic.

Perfect for creating a cosy, snug atmosphere as the days grow shorter and the nights draw in, it sets the ideal ambience for celebrating Samhain and welcoming the changing season.

And, for those who aren’t quite so fond of the annual spider invasion, the blend’s strong aromatic ingredients may also help make your home a little less inviting to our eight-legged visitors.

How to make your Samhain mist

Ingredients

• Bay Leaf
• Cinnamon
• Clove
• Orange or Lemon peel
• Star Anise
• Nutmeg

The citrus keeps it bright, while cinnamon, clove, and star anise give it the darker, warming character you'd associate with late autumn and Samhain. Bay leaf adds an earthy, herbal note that makes it feel less like a generic Christmas fragrance.

Method

• Put the cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf, orange peel, lemon peel and star anise into a small saucepan.
• Bring gently to a simmer and let it infuse for 15–20 minutes.  Don't boil vigorously.
• Strain it very thoroughly through a fine sieve or coffee filter so there are no particles left.
• Put into a bottle and spray

Because this is a water-based botanical spray, it can spoil relatively quickly. Keep it refrigerated

Bring a little Samhain atmosphere home

Samhain is less about creating something perfect and more about noticing the threshold: harvest giving way to winter, brightness giving way to long evenings, memory sitting beside hope.

For more of the story behind the season, read Samhain: The Ancient Irish Festival Behind Halloween, or explore our Samhain collection for Irish-inspired pieces made for the darker half of the year.