My BPAL Collection
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab: (link)
Ars Amatoria: (link)
BORDELLO
A decadent, deep perfume, lusty and luxuriant. The scent evokes images of velvet-lined Old West cathouses, tightly laced corsets, rustling petticoats and coquettish snarls of pleasure. Bawdy plum with amaretto, burgundy wine and black currant. (Very candy-ish. The plum jumps right out in front, for sure. A fruity, sweet purple scent. I like it. Want a bottle. ETA: Got a bottle!) x4, & (bottle)
CARNAL
Bold, bright mandarin paired with the sweet, sensual earthiness of fig. (The citrus is definitely the forefront in this one, but after it dries down, you can smell the fig. It's fruity, but not overwhelming.) x3
HUNGER
Evokes sheer, unadulterated carnal lust. An undeniably warm and sensual scent. Black narcissus, orange blossoms, and vanilla. (Vanilla and orange blossoms, yes, but the floral is throwing me off, I think. I still haven't decided if I hate it or just don't like it.) x1
LOLITA
Bright, sweet and youthful, but swelling with a poisonous sexuality. Glittering heliotrope, honeysuckle, orange blossom and lemon verbena. (Something I can't exactly put my finger on... It's definitely honeysuckle... with citrus. It smells much better once it's on for a while. Almost like Fruit Loops!) x1
O
Amber and honey with a touch of vanilla. (Soft, delicate, sweet, vanilla.) x2
QUEEN OF SHEBA
Her scent is a bounty of golden honeyed almonds and a whisper of African and Middle Eastern spices. (It smells like Amaretto! Delicious!) x3
THE TEMPTATION
An expression of love, adoration, and desire, of beauty that transcends mortal desire and piques the interest of hell itself: attar of rose, calla lily, palmarosa, peach blossom, wisteria, rice flower, and black musk. (Peach! Soft peaches and a creamy floral. Lovely.) x1
WANDA
Along with Loviatar, she has become something of a Patron Goddess of all Dominatrixes, Wanda is the breathtakingly beautiful sable-wrapped marble queen of Sacher-Masoch's fantasies. Her scent is a deep red merlot with a faint hint of leather, sexual musk and body heat over crushed roses, violets and myrtle. x1
Ars Draconis: (link)
DRAGON'S MILK
A truly fae nectar! Dragon's blood resin and honeyed vanilla. (Sweet and soft. Really pretty.) x1
Atomic Luau Lounge: The Bar:
AREMATA-POPOA
Blackberry brandy, Castillo rum, ouzo, and iced black tea. x2
MAHANA
Peach liquor, almond syrup, orgeat syrup, and pineapple cream de cacao. x2
PAHOEHOE
Grenadine, banana, and coconut rum. x2
RANGOON RIPTIDE
Pineapple, mandarin orange, raspberry, passion fruit, and rum. x2
SCREECHING PARROT
Golden rum, apricot liquor, pineapple, pomegranate, ginger, brandy, grapefruit, and pink lime. x1
TE PO
Jamaican rum, almond liquor, orange water, sugar syrup, lime peel, black cherry, vodka, and mint. (bottle, 1 imp in)
Bewitching Brews: (link)
AUNT CAROLINE'S JOY MOJO
Bottled happiness. Helps reverse misfortune, brings light and laughter to even the most troubled and discordant place, and aids in alleviating the stress and discontent that accompanies so many of life's daily trials. (Happy, bright, fruity. Want a bottle!) x2
BESS
Inspired by the tragic, ill-fated love of Queen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester. This is our modernization of a 17th-century perfume blend favored by British aristocracy: rosemary, orange flower, grape spirit, five rose variants, lemon peel, and mint. (Bright, citrus, herbal.) x1
BLISS
A shot of pure, self-indulgent euphoria! A scent that is very, very wicked in its own way: the serotonin-slathered scent of pure milk chocolate. (Chocolate. That's it. OMG.) (bottle)
BON VIVANT
An effervescent blend of crystalline champagne notes and sweet strawberry. (Dry sweetness, berry.) x1
CHIMERA
The fiery, volatile scent of cinnamon, thickened by myrrh, honeysuckle, and copal. (Cinnamon! Dries sweeter and not so OMGCINNAMON, but still, cinnamon is the dominant note.) x1
FAE
A brilliant, ethereal scent: white musk, bergamot, heliotrope, peach and oakmoss. x1
GROG
GROG -- Arrr! Avast ye, matey! This be the scent of pirate rum! (Livesaver's butter rum.) x2
HYMN TO PROSERPINE
The darkening amber of faith's sunset, deepened by the dark fruits of Proserpine. (Pomegranate? Fruity, but very dark.) x1
JACK
The scent of warm, glowing jack o’lanterns on a warm autumn night: true Halloween pumpkin, spiced with nutmeg, glowing peach and murky clove. (bottle)
KILL-DEVIL
"Rum punch is not improperly called Kill-Devil; for thousands lose their lives by its means. When newcomers use it to the least excess, they expose themselves to imminent peril, for it heats the blood and brings on fevers, which in a very few hours send them to their graves." Sugar cane, molasses, oak wood, and honey. x1
LA BELLA DONNA DELLA MIA MENTE
Soft, lush myrtle and dry, sweet melilot with wild rose, pomegranate juice and peach blossom against a background of deep aquatic notes and a twirl of melancholy autumn breezes. x1
LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI
The name translates to "The beautiful woman without mercy", and is the title of an old French court poem that was later revamped by John Keats. A bewitching seductive scene, rife with mystery and foreboding. x1
PLUNDER
The scent of a pirate's bumboat, overflowing with stolen wares: tea leaf, cassia, cinnamon bark, clove, allspice, sandalwood, tobacco, peppercorn, and nutmeg. (Cinnamon and spices.) x1
POISONED APPLE
A perfect, lovely, gleaming red apple whose sweetness masks a swirl of narcotic opium, oleander, and hemlock. (Bright, crisp apple.) x3
VELVET
Envelop yourself in the soft, sensual embrace of gentle sandalwood warmed by cocoa vanilla and a veil of deep myrrh. (Chocolate, but with a dry herbal. Myrrh?) x1
Carnaval Diabolique: (link)
Act I: The Prologue:
THE CANDY BUTCHER
Dark chocolate with a heavy cream undertone. (Chocolate, but not creamy like Bliss.) x1
Act II: Fiat Nox:
XANTHE THE WEEPING CLOWN
Guava, orange peel, white pepper, spun sugar and apple blossom. (bottle)
Act III: The Snake Pit:
CORAL SNAKE
Snake Oil with blood orange, red apple, lemon peel, plumeria, and gardenia. (Fruity and very happy!) x1
SAW-SCALED VIPER
Snake Oil with cinnamon, cassia, and red ginger. (bottle, 1 imp in)
Act IV: The Interlude:
L'HEURE VERTE
Spilled absinthe, scorched sugar cubes, opium smoke, lilac blossoms, and rose water. (Almost melony? Soft floral. Sugar.) x1
The Ladies of the Grindhouse:
AGRAT-BAT-MAHLAHT:
Amber, cream accord, white honey, apple blossom, skin musk, caramel, and teak. (bottle, 1 imp in)
MARCILLA
Blue lilac, lily of the valley, golden musk, beeswax, white ginger, bergamot, green tea, and nectarine. (bottle, 1 imp in)
Act V: The Wunderkammer:
PICKLED IMP
By God, what floats in this ghastly jar? Cinnamon, clove, vanilla, and pine sap. (bottle)
Carnaval Noir:
MIDWAY
A bombardment of edible carnival indulgences. Funnel cake, caramel apple, cotton candy, salt water taffy and sugar tart. (Amazing, cotton candy fair food!) x1
MIDWAY: RESURRECTED
A bombardment of edible carnival indulgences. Funnel cake, caramel apple, cotton candy, salt water taffy and sugar tart. (bottle)
SHILL
Gloriously innocent and guileless: pure buttered popcorn! (bottle)
Chaos Theory III:
STRANGE ATTRACTORS: CLX
No scent description. (Popcorn, caramel, nutty cereal.)
Chaos Theory IV:
EDGE OF CHAOS: DCCCLXXIII:
No scent description. (Honeydew melon.)
EDGE OF CHAOS: MCXXX:
No scent description. (Cherry, booze-y, nutty.)
Diabolus: (link)
AKUMA
Devilish temptation, as sweet as sin: blood orange, neroli, and raspberry. (The neroli jumps out the most for me, but this is still fruity in a light floral way.) x1
HELLCAT
A soft, sensual, luxuriant blend with a wicked bite: hazelnut, buttercream, honey mead, rum and sweet almond. (Deeee-lish! I love it. Creamy and nummy. Want a bottle!) x2
HORREUR SYMPATHIQUE
The perfume of a hellbound soul, gleefully lost to iniquity: blood musk, golden honey, thick black wine, champagne grapes, tobacco flower, plum blossom, tonka bean, oakmoss, carnation, benzoin, opoponax, and sugar cane. (I didn't think I'd like this because of all the flowers, but it really comes off like sugared grapes to me. I like it. It's got a cool smell to it, so it's almost like frozen sugared grapes.) x1
KUMIHO
Nine-tailed fox demon of Korean lore who transforms into the visage of an irresistible beauty in order to seduce men and lead them to their doom. A sharp, biting blend of crisp white tea and ginger.
MAENAD
Orgiastic mayhem in the extreme: sweet strawberry and orange blossom distorted by carnation, black poppy and hibiscus. x1
PHOBOS
Twin to Deimos and child of War, Phobos is the embodiment of terror and mortal fear. Chilling white musk, lemon verbena, white grapefruit and lemongrass. x1
SZEPASSZONY
A chilly, tempestuous whirlwind of clear, airy notes, slashing rain, and a thin undercurrent of white flowers. (Grapefruit and dandelions! Very fresh and clean.) x1
The District:
COUNTESS WILLIE
Chocolate plum musk, red musk, amaretto, candied fruits, and red ginger. x1
CRIB GIRLS
Seven honeys under one unkempt roof, with fiery-tart cubeb and dusty cardamom. x1
JOSIE
Heady magnolia and honeyed peaches. x1
Doc Constantine's Pharmacopea:(link)
STIMULATING SASSAFRAS STRENGTHENER
Valuable in relieving the vapors and in reversing depraved conditions of the system. Doc Constantine's tonics will make you happy, hale, and hearty. Sassafras, vanilla extract, oak leaf, CO2 butter extract and onycha. x2
Excolo: (link)
AGLAEA
Three golden ambers, bright musk, peach wine and myrtle. x1
AL-SHAIRAN
The enemy of God, also named Iblis, He Who Despaired of the Mercy of God. Al-Shairan is the leader of the Jinn, a tempter who whispers false suggestions to men enticing them into evil and perfidious acts, and is the sworn enemy of all of Adam’s children. His scent is fiery, bright and thick with sweet sinfulness: clove, peach and orange with cinnamon, patchouli and dark incense notes. x1
CENTZON TOTOCHTIN
The Four Hundred divine rabbits of the Aztec pantheon that preside over parties and drunkenness. Bittersweet Mexican cocoa with rum, red wine, and a scent redolent of sacrificial blood. (Cocoa and wine.) x1
ELEGBA
The Spirit of the Divine Messenger, the Lord of the Crossroads, He Who Owns All Doors and Roads in this World. He is the intermediary between the Orishas and mankind, and stands at the intersection of humanity and the Divine. He opens all paths of communication, both mundane and Heavenly. His ofrenda contains coconut, tobacco and sweet, sugared rum. (A nommy piña colada! So sweet and tropical.) x1
EOS
The Rising Sun. She is Ostara, Easter, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of fertility and the dawn. She is a protector and friend to all children. Her scent is that of softly glowing skin, jasmine, buttercup and honeysuckle. x1
EVE
The spirit of temptation, the essence of lost innocence. Apple blossom, rose, ylang ylang and golden honey. (Light, sweet.) x1
HECATE
Magnificent three-faced Goddess of Magic, the Dark Moon and the Crossroads. She is the Mother of Witches, and the midnight baying of hounds is her paean. Her compassion is evidenced in her role as Psychopomp for Persephone, and her wrath manifests as Medea's revenge. Deep, buttery almond layered over myrrh and dark musk. (I got an amaretto whiff right off the bat. It settled into a quiet musk pretty quickly. All in all, very nice.) x2
HI'IAKA
Sister to Pele, Patroness of Hula Dancers, she is a Lady of Hawa'ii, and is caretaker, mother, and beloved of the land itself. The heart of the forest beats along with Her dance, and the air is suffused with Her scent: mai'a, hibiscus, white ginger, akala, na'u, Hawaiian moon flower, yellow ilima, pink lokelani, jewel orchid, and fringed orchid. (Tropical flowers.) x1
MEGAERA
Orris, black amber, bergamot, plum and grapefruit. x1
OBATALA
Obatala’s ofrenda is soft, white and pure: milk, coconut meat, shea butter and cool, refreshing water. (Chocolate, tropical.) x1
OGUN
Ogun’s ofrenda is heavy and dark cigar tobacco, gin and juniper, melon, chili pepper and a touch of honey. (Melon.) x1
OSUN
Her ofrenda is thick with honey and herbs of love, passion and desire. (Sweet, lovely.) x1
SHANGO
The Master of Lightning’s ofrenda contains red apples, banana, chili pepper, coconut, pineapple, pomegranate and sugar cane. (bottle)
YEMAYA
Her ofrenda is a bounty of melons and grapes, strewn with the petals of the flowers of motherhood, draped with sea mosses. (Melon, melon, melon.) x1
Forum Only: (link)
AGAPE:
Happy fifth birthday to the bpal.org forum! To commemorate five years of camaraderie, love, and unbelievable kindness, we present a scent comprised of notes that encapsulate the essence of friendship: carnation, apple, sweet pea, vanilla cream, passionfruit, sugar cane, tonka, and guava.
LE Enraged Groundhog Musk: Really ridiculous, insanely inappropriate, and staggeringly silly! Cranky groundhog musk sweetened up by chocolate-covered black cherries, cardamom, French vanilla, and caramel. (bottle)
LE The Gladdener of All Hearts: Honeyed milk, baby powder, lavender, orris root, sage, carnation, angelica, frankincense, and rose otto. x1
LE Lilith Victoria: Snake Oil blended with Dorian, plus soft vanilla flower, lily of the valley, lavender, and fennel. x1
LE The Salon: Lady Lilith: Climbing rose, vanilla cream, vanilla flower, white tea, mandarin, red and white musks, opium poppy, Parma violet, and opoponax. x1
Good Omens:
UI Pepper: Wild English roses, French gardenia, vanilla, honey, golden ginger, blood orange, pine resin, pink pepper, crushed berries, tuberose, bergamot, and geranium.
Halloween 2005:
LE Samhain 2005: Truly the scent of autumn itself -- damp woods, fir needle, and black patchouli with the gentlest touches of warm pumpkin, clove, nutmeg, allspice, sweet red apple and mullein. x1
Halloween 2007:
LE October: Dry, cold autumn wind. A rustle of red leaves, a touch of smoke and sap in the air. x1
LE Samhain 2007: Truly the scent of autumn itself -- damp woods, fir needle, and black patchouli with the gentlest touches of warm pumpkin, clove, nutmeg, allspice, sweet red apple and mullein. (The spices are the first notes that hit me, then a little of the apple and woodsy smell, but I never got hit with a strong patchouli scent, which is nice.) x1
Halloween 2007: Pumpkin Patch:
LE Pumpkin III: Pumpkin with white chocolate, caramel, pomegranate, and cream. (AMAZING. It's like all of your favourite dessert smells rolled into one big orgasmic whiff. If you're a foodie, you will adore it. It's probably my favourite.) (2 full bottles, 1 nearly empty bottle)
Halloween 2008:
LE Huesos de Santo: Orange-glazed cake, dotted with anise seed, and filled with custard, set beside a bouquet of celebratory funeral flowers. x1
LE Sticky Pillowcase: Smushed candy corn, rock candy dust, marshmallow gunk, strawberry goo, spun blue sugar, globs of salt water taffy, and lint. (bottle, 1 imp in)
LE Sugar Skull 2008: Vibrant with the joy and sweetness of life in death! A blend of five sugars, lightly dusted with candied fruits. (bottle, 1 imp in)
Halloween 2008: Sleepy Hollow:
LE Fearful Pleasure: Dried orange peels floating in simmering cider, roasted apples, smoldering firewood, chimney smoke, sassafras beer, warm hawthorn wood, and oakmoss. x1
LE Gunpowder: Carrot peelings, hay, chaff, molasses, maple oats, red apples, stable wood, and musk. (bottle, 1 imp in)
Halloween 2008: Pumpkin Plunder:
LE Pumpkin I: Pumpkin with mango, persimmon, coconut, and myrrh. (bottle, 1 imp in)
LE Pumpkin V: Pumpkin with cranberry, strawberry, red musk, red rose, rosehip, frankincense, fig, jasmine, and carnation. (bottle, 2 imps in)
Halloween 2010:
BLUE PUMPKIN FLOSS
Puffy clouds of pumpkin candyfloss with a trickle of blackberry juice.
BOO 2010
Eerie billows of spun sugar, fluttering white cotton, and sheets of cream.
GHOULISH
This season's Ridiculous Scent! Creepy like Creepy and as spooky as Spooky, this is the scent of a black cherry and coconut amaretto confection gently laced with saffron.
GOLLETES
A circular pastry glazed with pink sugar that symbolizes the sweetness of life and the certainty of death.
PUNKIE NIGHT 2010
This is a light-hearted scent: apple orchards, bright cranberries, and a touch of warm cider.
SUGAR SKULL 2010
Vibrant with the joy and sweetness of life in death! A blend of five sugars, lightly dusted with candied fruits.
Illyria: (link)
THE APOTHECARY
Tea leaf with three mosses, green grass, a medley of herbal notes, and a drop of ginger and fig. x1
HERMIA
Pink pepper, golden amber, honeysuckle, and passion flower. x1
JESTER
Huckleberry and red currant with the incisive bite of neroli. x1
KATHARINA
A strong, willful blend with a soft, utterly lovely soul: white musk with a trickle of bright, sharp apricot and orange blossom. x1
OBERON
Orchid, white musk, and bergamot wafting over juniper berries, with a gentle touch of soft, earthy patchouli. x1
OPHELIA
Wistful and vulnerable: lotus, water blossom ivy, stargazer lily and white rose. x1
REGAN
A deceptively sweet orchid vanille with a faint trace of stephanotis. x1
ROSALIND
Dew-covered berries and fresh green grasses with a faint breath of spring flowers. x1
TAMORA
Amber, heliotrope, golden sandalwood, peach blossom and vanilla bean. x1
THREE WITCHES: RESURRECTED
Warm cinnamon, husky clove and white pepper. x1
Limited Editions:
13: VERSION 4.0: GREEN LABEL (2008)
In our paean to all the mysteries surrounding this enigmatic number, there are thirteen lucky and unlucky components, including white chocolate, dark chocolate, apple blossom, honeysuckle, frankincense, allspice, nutmeg, black tea, tonka, and sandalwood. (empty bottle)
CANDY PHOENIX
A dusky, effervescent mix of pomegranate and black currant candies, with a dusting of sugared pear and white apple. (1/2 bottle)
DEVIL'S NIGHT (9/05)
This is the scent of autumn night, fires in the distance, with a touch of boozy swoon, playful sugar and thuggish musk. x1
PUNKIE NIGHT (2006)
This is a light-hearted scent: apple orchards, bright cranberries, and a touch of warm cider. x1
Limited Editions: The Salon April Fool's Exhibit (4/1/09-6/1/09): Velvet Paintings:
LE Velvet Clown: Rum-soaked cotton candy, boot-stomped licorice whips and circus peanuts, scorched marshmallows, a dribble of corn whiskey, cigar smoke, and greasepaint.
LE Velvet Pink Kitty: Pink rock candy, strawberry cream, and splashes of gin, vermouth, and grenadine.
LE Velvet Unicorn: Spun sugar, sparkling rainbow candies, strawberries, merangue, and cherry fluff.
Limited Editions: Box of Chocolates:
LE Dark Chocolate and Cherry:
LE Dark Chocolate & Pepper-Smoked Caramel:
LE Milk Chocolate Buttercream:
LE White Chocolate Marshmallow & Coconut:
LE White Chocolate Strawberry:
LE White Chocolate & Sugared Violets:
Limited Editions: Ode to Aphrodite:
LE Khrysee: Vanilla amber and orange blossom.
Limited Editions: Summer Garden Miniseries (6/6/09-9/6/09)
LE Lawn Gnome: Benevolent groundskeepers, these carefree plaster and stone companions lighten the hearts of passers by. Red currant, molasses, vanilla cream, moss, and patchouli.
LE Plastic Pink Flamingo: Vigilant day-glo guardians of lawn and patio, stalwart protectors of the home. Pink sugar-crusted marshmallow, dandelion, and sap.
LE Spinning Multicolored Metallic Pinwheel: Polycarbonate and metallic film monuments to domestic whimsy, whirling merrily in the summer breeze. Raspberry, lime, blueberry, tangerine, lemon, juniper, and white grape. (Bottle)
A Little Lunacy:
LE Beaver Moon 2007: For your pleasure and amusement, we present this year's incarnation of Beaver Moon: wild cherry with vanilla cream accord, and a hint of strawberry. (bottle)
LE Beaver Moon 2010: Here we go with the double entendres again! Strawberry and peach cheesecake, heavy on the sticky glaze. (bottle)
LE Berry Moon: A golden summer musk with warm fig, orange blossom honey, sweet blueberries, and bright velvety crimson raspberries. (bottle)
LE Beaver'versary: Cheesecake and cupcakes, yo! This is Beaver Moon 2005 resurrected! (bottle)
LE Cheshire Moon 2008: A lunatic's blend of lunar herbs and blossoms, with lemongrass, guava, pink grapefruit, banyan fruit, hibiscus, and cherry blossom. (testable sniffy)
LE Fruit Moon 2005: (cobalt empty bottle)
LE Harvest Moon (8/19/05): The autumnal scents of gladiola, chrysanthemum, aster, dahlia, anemone, bergamot, marigold, sage and verbena dust a blend of wine-soaked apples, plums, and red pears, mulling spices and brown sugar, the ivy leaves of Dionysus and Janus' amaranth and lingum aloe. (sniffy imp)
LE Hunter Moon: Dry leaves, autumn bonfires, blood red wine, feral, animalistic notes and the chill of approaching winter. x1
LE Lune Noir: (Beth's Creation) The encroaching darkness: black orchid, jonquil, white pear, white amber, gardenia, olibanum, champaca, sweet clove, tonka, oakmoss, and blue musk. x1
LE Milk Moon (4/24/05): Milk Moon is Flower Moon's warmer, gentler cousin; it is a scent that emulates the closeness of child and mother. In it, cream and warm honey soften our traditional blend of lunar oils. (sniffy imp)
LE Milk Moon 2007: A fertile scent, generous, life-affirming, and swelling with a sense of triumph, warmth, and abundance: sweet milk, golden honey, fig fruit, pomegranate, dates, and white grape. x1
LE Strawberry Moon 2009: Wild strawberries, strawberry flower, vanilla-infused sugar, early summer grasses, and milky dandelion sap.
Lupercalia 2008: Love Poems:
LE The Flower Song: Pomegranate wine, lotus root, river reeds, hyssop, and barley. x1 (REALLY good. Fruity. Would LOVE a bottle.)
LE Her Voice: Hyacinth, beeswax, wild roses, vanilla amber, lily of the valley, tiger lily, honeysuckle, carnation, and heliotrope. x1/5
LE Longing: Rose geranium, frankincense, Ceylon cinnamon, golden musk, bay rum, and bois du rose. x2
LE Love's Philosophy: Vanilla, saffron, and cream. x2 (Really good. Wouldn't mind a bottle.)
LE The Presence of Love: White musk, rose-swirled amber, pink grapefruit, and jasmine. x1
Lupercalia 2008: Novel Ideas for Secret Amusements:
LE Butterflies and Plovers: Blood orange, King mandarin, nectarine, patchouli, violet, ylang ylang, and amber. x1
LE Ebisu Making Love as Two Octopuses Look On: Oakmoss, skin musk, and nectarine. x2
LE Harikata: Osmanthus, honey, golden musk, vanilla flower, and ginger. x1
Mad Tea Party: (link)
GC Alice: Curiouser and curiouser. Milk and honey with rose, carnation and bergamot. (I smell baby powder. It's a nice, clean baby smell, but I don't think the description fits, at least not on my skin.) x1
GC Alice's Evidence: Containing nary a neutron of meaning: rum-quince-cassis with prune and a bit of black ginger. x2
GC All in the Golden Afternoon: A bizarre blend of pineapple, tangerine, tobacco, apricot, and seltzer coated with hazy amber and heady sun-baked flowers. x1
GC Cheshire Cat: Grapefruit, red currant, dark musk, Roman chamomile, delphinium, and lavender. (Very citrus-y! Lemon and grapefruit. YUM!) x1
GC Croquet: We have some trouble managing our flamingos, too. Pink lime, pink grapefruit, white nectarine, wild rose, sage, woody patchouli, bergamot, and ornery hedgehog musk. (Sweet and fruity and that pesky patchouli doesn't seem to be showing up! YAY!) x2
GC The Dormouse: A dizzying eddy of four teas brushed with light herbs and a breath of peony. (Tea and... toast? Something warm and nutty. Not bad!) x1
GC Drink Me: However, this bottle was not marked `poison,' so Alice ventured to taste it, and finding it very nice, (it had, in fact, a sort of mixed flavour of cherry-tart, custard, pine-apple, roast turkey, toffee, and hot buttered toast,) she very soon finished it off. (Desserts! Mostly pineapple, but you can smell that buttery, flaky pie crust and various tarts and deliciousness.) x2
GC Eat Me: Three white cakes, vanilla, and red and black currants. (I'm not a fan of currants, but cake, yes! Pretty sweet smelling.) x2
GC Frumious Bandersnatch: Bandersnatch musk, redolent of spicy carnations, wild plums and chrysanthemum. (Smells like Juicy Fruit and cinnamon and pink bubble gum.) (bottle)
GC King of Hearts: Rosewood and black cherry with white musk, red rose, red musk and a spark of lavender. (Cherries and flowers, not a bad combination. Luckily it's more cherries than anything.) x2
GC The Lion: The dry, glorious warmth of the Savannah. A golden, spiced amber, proud, regal and ferocious. (Cinnamon and vanilla. Yum!) x1
GC Mad Hatter: A gentlemen's lavender-citron cologne unhinged by the feral pungence of black musk and a paroxysm of pennyroyal. (Smells like peppermint!) x2
GC March Hare: A twisted teatime tart: apricot and sweet clove. (Smells like jam! Very nommy.) x2
GC The Mock Turtle's Lessons: Not quite Turtle Soup: blurry aquatic notes, with a confusing, contrary splort of iris, ambrette, green apple, vodka, white mint and a squish of lime. (Smells green, that's for sure. Very bright smelling, fresh.) x1
GC Queen Alice: Carnation, posies, and white amber with a hint of inky treacle, sandy cider, and wooly wine. x2
GC Queen of Hearts: Lily of the Valley, Calla Lily, stephanotis and a drop of cherry. x3
GC The Red Queen: Deep mahogany and rich, velvety woods lacquered with sweet, black-red cherries and currant. x1
DC Tiger Lily: A feisty bouquet of golden, warm, gently honeyed lilies. ('Warm, gently honeyed lilies' is the best description for this. It's very light, and yellow, and sweet, and very nice. It's like standing in a field of yellow lilies and a light, warm breeze catches your nose. Perfect.) x1
GC Tweedledee: Ridiculous! Kumquat, white pepper, white tea and orange blossom. x1
GC Tweedledum: Absurd! Green mango, fig, patchouli and green tea. x3
GC Twinkle, Twinkle Little Bat: A sparkly, batty little scent: green tea, melon, mint, lime rind, and champagne grape with lemon balm, mullein, and toadflax. x1
GC Two, Five & Seven: A huge bouquet of squished rose petals: Bulgarian rose, Somalian rose, Turkish rose, Damascus rose, red and white rose, tea rose, wine rose, shrub roses, rose, rose, rose… and just an itty bitty bit of green grass. x1
GC White Rabbit: Strong black tea and milk with white pepper, ginger, honey and vanilla, spilled over the crisp scent of clean linen. x2
The Mad Tea Party: The Garden of Live Flowers:
GC Imperious Tiger Lily: Tiger-lily, ginger root, neroli, purple fruits, and frankincense. x1
The Mad Tea Party: Moral Hymnody and Nonsense:
GC How Doth the Little Crocodile: Chocolate peppermint, mint-soaked vanilla, pistachio, oakmoss, and green cedar. x1
GC 'Tis the Voice of the Lobster: A woody, musky-weird base glooping over with blackberry preserves, a twist of mandarin, strawberry juice, pulverized watermelon, and a handful of smushed gardenia petals. x1
Marchen:
Beauty and the Beast:
GC The Rose: The promise of a rose: red rose petals, fresh sap, and the sharp green scent of stem and leaf. x1
Prunella:
GC Prunella: Ripe purple plums, wildflowers, and cream. x1 (Plums and cream, WHERE ARE YOU? This smells like flowers.)
The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue:
GC Serpents With Glittering Eyes and Forky Tongues: Serpentine green herbs, glistening red currant, sparkling yellow lemon rind, green musk, lime, and snakeskin. x1 (Lemon and lime, a little herbal.)
Monster Bait:
LE biggerCritters: A deceptively sweet scent; just like the Critters themselves, the perfume is fluffy, poofy, soft, snuggly, and googly! Five vanillas with Moroccan jasmine, white gardenia, and pink grapefruit. x1 (Light, sweet, and yes, cute. Very pink.)
LE Bloody Mary: Why waste time chanting her name in the mirror 13 times? Bedevil your next slumber party the easy way! Chunky, glistening red fruits with sweet cream accord, black clotted cherry, and powdered sugar! (bottle)
LE Closet: Bourbon blackberry buttercream over red velvet cake. x1 (YUM YUM YUM! Blackberry and cake. DELISH. I must have a bottle.)
LE Underbed: Cassia-caked cocoa coconut over angel food cake. x1 (Smells like a cinnamon cake, but not baking cinnamon, but more red hots cinnamon.)
A Picnic in Arkham: (link)
GC Miskatonic University: The scent of Irish coffee, dusty tomes and polished oakwood halls. (Smells exactly like the description. It's awesome. Creamy coffee and books and school. Oh, my loves!) x1 & bottle
GC Night-Gaunt: Their scent of their slick, rubbery hides is bittersweet, ticklish, and skin-creeping: something akin to yuzu, white grapefruit, and kumquat mixed with the snow-dusted flowers of Mount Ngranek. x2 (Smells clean, crisp, like freshly cut grapefruit... but not grapefruit. Something else.)
Rappaccini's Garden: (link)
GC Black Lotus: Born in the shadows of a Temple to Set, this corrupted Egyptian scent evokes images of black pyramids, river demons, and bleak, deadly desert sands. Black lotus flower, amber, myrrh and sandalwood. x1 (Smells like Juicy Fruit? Weird!)
GC Blood Lotus: Lush, velvet-red blooms born from the blood shed in the eternal battle between Set and Horus the Avenger. x1 (Smells like cherry... or grape. Maybe? It doesn't smell like battle, unless the Kool-Aid man is breaking down walls!)
GC The Lotus Tree: Honey-sweet and soporific. x1.
GC The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil: Whiffs of cinnamon bark, almond, and spikenard surround a perfect fruit, whose scent is akin to a tamarind, with the grace of a fine grape, as warm and rich as a fresh fig, glistening red like pomegranate seeds, and as crisp as an apple. x1
Retail Exclusive:
Dark Delicacies:
LE Black Lace: The embodiment of Victorian funereal elegance. A delicate sugar-spun vanilla cream cotton, stained by tobacco and incense smoke, Indian musk, and drops of cognac. (sniffy imp)
The Christmas Specials:
LE Invasion of the Flesh-eating Reindeer from Uranus: Trampled gingerbread cookies, scattered rum balls, and indestructible, rock-hard fruitcake and a gargantuan squirt of musk. (bottle, 1 imp in)
B-Movies:
LE Diary of a Lovestruck Cannibal: A deranged darling, sweet and sociopathic! Clotted vanilla cream, pink pepper, grapefruit, blood lily, red ginger, English pear, and lemon-squeezed candyfloss! x1 (CANDY! No pepper to be found! YAY! Need a bottle.)
LE I Fell in Love with a Floating Brain: Spongy grey and pink cake, with sweet strawberry cream, giddy carnation, and electrical pulses of white grapefruit. x1 (OMG YUM. Cake with a fruity glaze. No floral at all. YES! Need a bottle.)
LE Spawn of the She-Demon: Diabolical red and black musk with rooibos and mango tea. (bottle, 1 imp in)
LE That! The Terror from Over There!: A swarm of chittering greens, smooshy kiwi, and wasabi. (bottle, 1 imp in)
LE B-Horror: This scent is a celebration of B-grade sci fi and horror from the 50s, 60s, and 70s: a glowing glob of radioactive waste mixed with a mishmash of ingredients from assorted recipes for fake blood -- chocolate syrup, corn syrup, grenadine, and peanut butter. (bottle)
LE Splatter Comedy: A bit of blood and chainsaw grease underneath a banana cream pie. (decant, bottle)
LE Zombie Apocalypse: Swirls of red jelly and sugary white ooze. (bottle)
LE Alien Invasion: Slick, spiced space fruits and residual tentacle goo. (decant, empty bottle)
The Salon: (link)
Exhibit II:
UI The Cup of Death: Peach blossom and peach tree leaf, Mysore sandalwood, French lavender, bois du rose, myrtle, and blue yarrow. x1 (Peach, but I had to try really hard to find it. This scent is hard to figure out.)
Sin & Salvation: (link)
The Seven Deadly Sins:
GC Gluttony: Thick, sugared and bloated with sweetness. Dark chocolate, vanilla, buttercream, and hops with pralines, hazelnut, toffee and caramel. (bottle) (2 imps) (Very foody, but sophisticated.)
GC Jailbait: Innocence defiled. Sticky pink bubblegum and the thick, sweet scent of orange and cherry lollipops smeared over a breath of heady womanly perfume. x1
GC Vice: Voluptuous and indulgent! A deep chocolate scent, with black cherry and orange blossom. x2 (Chocolate, but grown up. The cherry and orange don't come off as fruity, but more perfumey.)
Come and See:
GC The Great Sword of War: Mandarin, tonka, saffron, black tea, cocoa, tobacco leaf, sanguine red musk and five classical herbs of conflict. x1 (Citrus and spice. Very complex.)
Stardust: (link)
UI Fairy Market: "Eyes, eyes! New eyes for old!" shouted a tiny woman in front of a table covered with bottles and jars filled with eyes of every kind and color. "Instruments of music from a hundred lands!" "Penny whistles! Tuppenny hums! Threepenny choral anthems!" "Try your luck! Step right up! Answer a simple riddle and win a wind-flower!" "Everlasting lavender! Bluebell cloth!" "Bottled dreams, a shilling a bottle!" "Coats of night! Coats of twilight! Coats of dusk!" "Swords of fortune! Wands of power! Rings of eternity! Cards of grace! Roll-up, roll-up, step this way!" "Salves and ointments, philtres and nostrums!" Otherworldy golden incense, blooming wind-flowers, everlasting lavender, bluebell, a faint whiff of exotic sugared candies, and fae mist upon wet green grass. x1 (Soft and light. Very fae.)
UI Fairy Wine: Mr. Bromios had set up a wine-tent and was selling wines and pasties to the village folk, who were often tempted by the foods being sold by the folk from Beyond the Wall but had been told by their grandparents, who had got it from their grandparents, that it was deeply, utterly wrong to eat fairy food, to drink fairy water and sip fairy wine. An ethereal vintage, steeped with dandelion, honey, and red currants. x1 (Smells like grape juice.)
Unreleased:
Bauble: x1
Doodad: x1
Egg Nog Latte: No scent description available. x1 (Smells like creamy coffee.)
Fruitcake:
The Last Squished Jellybean: x1
P013: Unrelease Prototype. x1 (Smells like lemon cake!)
Snow, Glass, Apples: No scent description available. x1 (Smells like Poisoned Apple.)
Wanderlust: (link)
GC Eden: This oil contains the innocence of the Garden, coupled with the Truth and Erudition found in the fruit of the Tree of Evil: fig leaf, fig fruit, honeyed almond milk, toasted coconut and sandalwood. (bottle) (1 imp)
GC Silk Road: A panoply of cultural treasures, spanning the herbs, flowers, oils and balms of the Romans, the Byzantines, the Mediterranean, the Levant, Northern China, Eastern Europe, Iran, the Bulgar-Kypchak, Mesopotamia, the Crimean Peninsula, Anatolia, Antioch, and North Africa. x2 (Smells like Big Red.)
GC Sybaris: The pinnacle of wealth, luxury, self-indulgent pleasure, voluptuousness and sensuality. Bright violet with sweet clove, Mediterranean incense notes and tonka bean. x1 (Smells pretty good. Very purple and spicy.)
GC Uruk: A city of mystery, wonder and majesty, said to have been built by order of Gilgamesh. Thick bitter almond and heady night-blooming jasmine with saffron, cinnamon leaf, red patchouli, river lilies, bergamot, fig leaf and the sacred incense of Inanna. x2 (Smells like amaretto a bit. The almond kind of takes over.)
Phantom Islands:
GC Cockaigne: “The weather is always mild, the wine flows freely, sex is readily available, and all people enjoy eternal youth.” The Land of Plenty, also called Luilekkerland - the Lazy, Luscious Land: milk and honey, sweet cakes and wine. x1 (Smells like French toast and a glass of milk.)
The Wind in the Willows:
LE The Gaoler's Daughter: Gardenia, neroli, and white peach with vanilla amber, cream, and honey. x1
Yuletide:
LE Chanukkiyah 2007: Olive oil, beeswax, glowing amber, sweet sufganiyot, pomegranate, and fig. x1 & bottle
LE El Dia de Reyes 2007: Hot cocoa with cinnamon, coffee, and brown sugar. (bottle, 4 imps in)
LE El Dia de los Reyes 2009: Hot cocoa with cinnamon, coffee, and brown sugar. x1
LE Egg Nog 2007: Sweet brandy, dark rum, heavy cream, sugar, and a dash of nutmeg. (bottle)
LE Egg Nog 2010: Sweet brandy, dark rum, heavy cream, sugar, and a dash of nutmeg. (bottle)
LE The Fruit of Paradise 2007: The Fruit of Paradise, the Nectar of Death: bittersweet pomegranate, nurtured and cultivated in the hollow darkness of the Underworld. (bottle)
LE The Fruit of Paradise 2009: The Fruit of Paradise, the Nectar of Death: bittersweet pomegranate, nurtured and cultivated in the hollow darkness of the Underworld. x1
LE Gelt 2008: A bounty of chocolate coins! Dry cocoa and golden amber! (bottle, 3 imps in)
LE Gingerbread Poppet 2007: Warm, cozy gingerbread spiced with nutmeg, clove and cinnamon. (bottle)
LE Gingerbread Poppet 2010: Warm, cozy gingerbread spiced with nutmeg, clove and cinnamon. (bottle)
LE Hearth 2005: Sweet pipe tobacco, cherry wood, worn leather, and a waft of fireplace smoke. x1
LE Jacob's Ladder 2006: The meeting of Heaven and Earth: golden amber, galbanum, benzoin, ambrette, rockrose, costus and tonka. x1 (Smells kind of like a light cinnamon.)
LE Joulumuori: Old Lady Christmas, the sweet, smiling wife of Finland's Joulupukki. Her scent invokes the comforts of Christmastime and the warmth of love and cheerful companionship: a glowing hearth, luumukiisseli, riisipuuro, and sima. (bottle)
LE La Befana 2007: Candy charcoal, winter lilies, parma violet, a sprig of cypress, a poof of chimney dust, and holiday sweets. (bottle)
LE Lick It Til It’s Sticky: The stickiest thing you shouldn't lick this winter. Peppermint candy cane with an extra jolt of sugar. x1
LE Lick It Vigorously: What else could possibly be more lickable at Yuletide? This is a candy cane perfume, minty, sweet and sugared. (bottle)
LE Midwinter's Eve 2007: A melancholy, deep scent, poignant and brimming with nostalgia. The perfume of sugared plums over a breeze of winter flowers. x1 (Smells like sugar plums.)
LE Sleipnir: Confections spun of hazelnuts, honey, elderberries, and bilberries with a dusting of hay and a bit of carrot. (bottle)
LE Sugar Cookie 2008: Affectionately nicknamed 'The Devil's Bake Sale'. (bottle, 4 imps in)
LE Winter-Time: Sweet, soft snow. (bottle)
A Christmas Carol:
LE A Game Called Yes & No: Mulled wine and marzipan. (bottle)
The Miskatonic Valley Yuletide Faire:
LE Mason and Jenkin’s Port Jelly: Red and sticky! From a genuine Old Salem recipe! (bottle)
LE Mother Shub’s Spiced Lait de Chevre: Nothing warms the cockles like a mug of Mother Shub's egg nog! Goat's milk egg nog with coffee liqueur and spices imported from the Crimson Desert! (bottle)
LE Mother Shub’s Pfancy Pfefferneusse: Fit for the finest oblation -- and your holiday table, too! Sugar-sprinkled pepper nuts with a bit of cinnamon, a bit of clove, a little cardamom, and a hint of nutmeg. (bottle)
LE Mother Shub’s Toothsome Banketstaaf: A treat sure to please even the most finicky cultist! Tubular pastries oozing with spijs, glazed with apricot jam, and dotted with glace cherries. (bottle)
LE Pet Magah Bird: Every kid wants a pet magah bird! A prism of scent, an explosion of multi-colored feathers: blood orange, black plum, sugar cane, guava, frangipani, coconut, pimento berry, violet,
caramel, and pear. (bottle)
LE The Adoration of the Mi-Go: Luminous, otherworldly wet and piquant odors mingling with black incense, the pitch-stench of Yuggoth, and fungal lichens. x1
Black Phoenix Trading Post: (link)
Spring Training 2008:
LE Miskatonic Valley Junior Baseball Association: Since 1928, Mother Shub and her brood have been providing the snack shacks of the Miskatonic Valley with a bevy of otherworldly sweets and baked treats. This year, Mother Shub has created a promotional perfume oil that embodies the scent of her famous Peanut Brittle Caramel Popcorn. Iä! Shub-Niggurath! Thank you for an eon of community support! (bottle)
2008 Season: (link)
LE MVJBA Pancake Breakfast: Buttermilk pancakes with boysenberry syrup and goat butter! (bottle)
Naughty or Nice Inquisition: (link)
LE Bah: Thick Turkish coffee spiked with whiskey, with a little bit of mocha to soften the bitterness. (2 bottles)
LE Comforting Plush Companion: Warm, snuggly honey musk with sweet vanilla and a hint of rose and sugar plums. x1
LE Left His Nurse While in a Crowd: Hot tea with cream, berry cream-filled milk chocolates, and moist slices of cake against a backdrop of alarming leonine golden musk. x1
LE Lump of Coal: Ok, fine. It isn't really a lump of coal, but brownies and coal are vaguely similar in color! -- and you know you could never be naughty enough for us to really toss a coal at you! After all, we specialize in sin at Black Phoenix. This is the truly sinful scent of a sticky, thick, dark and rich fudge brownie. x1 (Chocolate! YUM! Not as good as Bliss, though.)
LE Overprotective Possessed Talking Doll: A sweet and disquieting mix of mimosa and strawberry. x1
LE Very Slightly Haunted Dollhouse: A life in miniature, manipulated by deft little hands: sugared carnation and wispy white wine grape. x1
Trick or Treat Inquisition: (link)
LE Egg'd Mailbox: Fresh egg, just starting to warm nicely in the sun! (sniffy imp) (Smells kind of like custard.)
LE Marshmallow Poof: (Smells just like sugar, not so much marshmallow.)
LE Pumpkin Cheesecake: Graham crackery and cream cheesey! Cinnamon brown sugary! Just a little carroty! x1 (Smells just like the description. Delicious.)
LE Pumpkin Smash!: Pumpkin pulp, beeswax candles, smoke, asphalt, and beer! (empty bottle)
LE Treat #1: A super-sweet, glittering mountain of crushed hard candy: watermelon, pink lime, lemon, strawberry and piles upon piles of crystalline sugar. x1/4 (Smells like a Jolly Rancher.)
LE Treat #2 (9/7/06-10/15/06): A fine confection for discriminating trick or treaters: a fig meat, coconut, and buttercream bonbon rolled in orange rind, mint leaf, cardamom, clove and ginger, dipped in milk chocolate. x1 (sniffy imp, empty bottle) (Smells like coconut, a little spicy, not much chocolate.)
LE Trick or Treat (2005): The sticky sweet scent of candy corn! x1 (Smells like cinnamon toast, not candy corn.) x1
Warrior Queens Inquisition:
LE Jingu: HER BATH: Sakura, plum wine, and rice flower. x1
LE Semiramis: HER PERFUME: Red musk, pomegranate, orange blossom, and melon. HER BATH: Red musk, pomegranate, red cherry, myrrh, and blood orange. x1
THE KINGDOM OF SWEETS
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
MOTHER GINGER
POMEGRANATE II
Bliss
Hellcat
Golletes
BAG OF COAL
Chocolate Espresso Gingerbread
Kourabiedes
Shortbread Snowflakes
Ars Amatoria: (link)
BORDELLO
A decadent, deep perfume, lusty and luxuriant. The scent evokes images of velvet-lined Old West cathouses, tightly laced corsets, rustling petticoats and coquettish snarls of pleasure. Bawdy plum with amaretto, burgundy wine and black currant. (Very candy-ish. The plum jumps right out in front, for sure. A fruity, sweet purple scent. I like it. Want a bottle. ETA: Got a bottle!) x4, & (bottle)
CARNAL
Bold, bright mandarin paired with the sweet, sensual earthiness of fig. (The citrus is definitely the forefront in this one, but after it dries down, you can smell the fig. It's fruity, but not overwhelming.) x3
HUNGER
Evokes sheer, unadulterated carnal lust. An undeniably warm and sensual scent. Black narcissus, orange blossoms, and vanilla. (Vanilla and orange blossoms, yes, but the floral is throwing me off, I think. I still haven't decided if I hate it or just don't like it.) x1
LOLITA
Bright, sweet and youthful, but swelling with a poisonous sexuality. Glittering heliotrope, honeysuckle, orange blossom and lemon verbena. (Something I can't exactly put my finger on... It's definitely honeysuckle... with citrus. It smells much better once it's on for a while. Almost like Fruit Loops!) x1
O
Amber and honey with a touch of vanilla. (Soft, delicate, sweet, vanilla.) x2
QUEEN OF SHEBA
Her scent is a bounty of golden honeyed almonds and a whisper of African and Middle Eastern spices. (It smells like Amaretto! Delicious!) x3
THE TEMPTATION
An expression of love, adoration, and desire, of beauty that transcends mortal desire and piques the interest of hell itself: attar of rose, calla lily, palmarosa, peach blossom, wisteria, rice flower, and black musk. (Peach! Soft peaches and a creamy floral. Lovely.) x1
WANDA
Along with Loviatar, she has become something of a Patron Goddess of all Dominatrixes, Wanda is the breathtakingly beautiful sable-wrapped marble queen of Sacher-Masoch's fantasies. Her scent is a deep red merlot with a faint hint of leather, sexual musk and body heat over crushed roses, violets and myrtle. x1
Ars Draconis: (link)
DRAGON'S MILK
A truly fae nectar! Dragon's blood resin and honeyed vanilla. (Sweet and soft. Really pretty.) x1
Atomic Luau Lounge: The Bar:
AREMATA-POPOA
Blackberry brandy, Castillo rum, ouzo, and iced black tea. x2
MAHANA
Peach liquor, almond syrup, orgeat syrup, and pineapple cream de cacao. x2
PAHOEHOE
Grenadine, banana, and coconut rum. x2
RANGOON RIPTIDE
Pineapple, mandarin orange, raspberry, passion fruit, and rum. x2
SCREECHING PARROT
Golden rum, apricot liquor, pineapple, pomegranate, ginger, brandy, grapefruit, and pink lime. x1
TE PO
Jamaican rum, almond liquor, orange water, sugar syrup, lime peel, black cherry, vodka, and mint. (bottle, 1 imp in)
Bewitching Brews: (link)
AUNT CAROLINE'S JOY MOJO
Bottled happiness. Helps reverse misfortune, brings light and laughter to even the most troubled and discordant place, and aids in alleviating the stress and discontent that accompanies so many of life's daily trials. (Happy, bright, fruity. Want a bottle!) x2
BESS
Inspired by the tragic, ill-fated love of Queen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester. This is our modernization of a 17th-century perfume blend favored by British aristocracy: rosemary, orange flower, grape spirit, five rose variants, lemon peel, and mint. (Bright, citrus, herbal.) x1
BLISS
A shot of pure, self-indulgent euphoria! A scent that is very, very wicked in its own way: the serotonin-slathered scent of pure milk chocolate. (Chocolate. That's it. OMG.) (bottle)
BON VIVANT
An effervescent blend of crystalline champagne notes and sweet strawberry. (Dry sweetness, berry.) x1
CHIMERA
The fiery, volatile scent of cinnamon, thickened by myrrh, honeysuckle, and copal. (Cinnamon! Dries sweeter and not so OMGCINNAMON, but still, cinnamon is the dominant note.) x1
FAE
A brilliant, ethereal scent: white musk, bergamot, heliotrope, peach and oakmoss. x1
GROG
GROG -- Arrr! Avast ye, matey! This be the scent of pirate rum! (Livesaver's butter rum.) x2
HYMN TO PROSERPINE
The darkening amber of faith's sunset, deepened by the dark fruits of Proserpine. (Pomegranate? Fruity, but very dark.) x1
JACK
The scent of warm, glowing jack o’lanterns on a warm autumn night: true Halloween pumpkin, spiced with nutmeg, glowing peach and murky clove. (bottle)
KILL-DEVIL
"Rum punch is not improperly called Kill-Devil; for thousands lose their lives by its means. When newcomers use it to the least excess, they expose themselves to imminent peril, for it heats the blood and brings on fevers, which in a very few hours send them to their graves." Sugar cane, molasses, oak wood, and honey. x1
LA BELLA DONNA DELLA MIA MENTE
Soft, lush myrtle and dry, sweet melilot with wild rose, pomegranate juice and peach blossom against a background of deep aquatic notes and a twirl of melancholy autumn breezes. x1
LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI
The name translates to "The beautiful woman without mercy", and is the title of an old French court poem that was later revamped by John Keats. A bewitching seductive scene, rife with mystery and foreboding. x1
PLUNDER
The scent of a pirate's bumboat, overflowing with stolen wares: tea leaf, cassia, cinnamon bark, clove, allspice, sandalwood, tobacco, peppercorn, and nutmeg. (Cinnamon and spices.) x1
POISONED APPLE
A perfect, lovely, gleaming red apple whose sweetness masks a swirl of narcotic opium, oleander, and hemlock. (Bright, crisp apple.) x3
VELVET
Envelop yourself in the soft, sensual embrace of gentle sandalwood warmed by cocoa vanilla and a veil of deep myrrh. (Chocolate, but with a dry herbal. Myrrh?) x1
Carnaval Diabolique: (link)
Act I: The Prologue:
THE CANDY BUTCHER
Dark chocolate with a heavy cream undertone. (Chocolate, but not creamy like Bliss.) x1
Act II: Fiat Nox:
XANTHE THE WEEPING CLOWN
Guava, orange peel, white pepper, spun sugar and apple blossom. (bottle)
Act III: The Snake Pit:
CORAL SNAKE
Snake Oil with blood orange, red apple, lemon peel, plumeria, and gardenia. (Fruity and very happy!) x1
SAW-SCALED VIPER
Snake Oil with cinnamon, cassia, and red ginger. (bottle, 1 imp in)
Act IV: The Interlude:
L'HEURE VERTE
Spilled absinthe, scorched sugar cubes, opium smoke, lilac blossoms, and rose water. (Almost melony? Soft floral. Sugar.) x1
The Ladies of the Grindhouse:
AGRAT-BAT-MAHLAHT:
Amber, cream accord, white honey, apple blossom, skin musk, caramel, and teak. (bottle, 1 imp in)
MARCILLA
Blue lilac, lily of the valley, golden musk, beeswax, white ginger, bergamot, green tea, and nectarine. (bottle, 1 imp in)
Act V: The Wunderkammer:
PICKLED IMP
By God, what floats in this ghastly jar? Cinnamon, clove, vanilla, and pine sap. (bottle)
Carnaval Noir:
MIDWAY
A bombardment of edible carnival indulgences. Funnel cake, caramel apple, cotton candy, salt water taffy and sugar tart. (Amazing, cotton candy fair food!) x1
MIDWAY: RESURRECTED
A bombardment of edible carnival indulgences. Funnel cake, caramel apple, cotton candy, salt water taffy and sugar tart. (bottle)
SHILL
Gloriously innocent and guileless: pure buttered popcorn! (bottle)
Chaos Theory III:
STRANGE ATTRACTORS: CLX
No scent description. (Popcorn, caramel, nutty cereal.)
Chaos Theory IV:
EDGE OF CHAOS: DCCCLXXIII:
No scent description. (Honeydew melon.)
EDGE OF CHAOS: MCXXX:
No scent description. (Cherry, booze-y, nutty.)
Diabolus: (link)
AKUMA
Devilish temptation, as sweet as sin: blood orange, neroli, and raspberry. (The neroli jumps out the most for me, but this is still fruity in a light floral way.) x1
HELLCAT
A soft, sensual, luxuriant blend with a wicked bite: hazelnut, buttercream, honey mead, rum and sweet almond. (Deeee-lish! I love it. Creamy and nummy. Want a bottle!) x2
HORREUR SYMPATHIQUE
The perfume of a hellbound soul, gleefully lost to iniquity: blood musk, golden honey, thick black wine, champagne grapes, tobacco flower, plum blossom, tonka bean, oakmoss, carnation, benzoin, opoponax, and sugar cane. (I didn't think I'd like this because of all the flowers, but it really comes off like sugared grapes to me. I like it. It's got a cool smell to it, so it's almost like frozen sugared grapes.) x1
KUMIHO
Nine-tailed fox demon of Korean lore who transforms into the visage of an irresistible beauty in order to seduce men and lead them to their doom. A sharp, biting blend of crisp white tea and ginger.
MAENAD
Orgiastic mayhem in the extreme: sweet strawberry and orange blossom distorted by carnation, black poppy and hibiscus. x1
PHOBOS
Twin to Deimos and child of War, Phobos is the embodiment of terror and mortal fear. Chilling white musk, lemon verbena, white grapefruit and lemongrass. x1
SZEPASSZONY
A chilly, tempestuous whirlwind of clear, airy notes, slashing rain, and a thin undercurrent of white flowers. (Grapefruit and dandelions! Very fresh and clean.) x1
The District:
COUNTESS WILLIE
Chocolate plum musk, red musk, amaretto, candied fruits, and red ginger. x1
CRIB GIRLS
Seven honeys under one unkempt roof, with fiery-tart cubeb and dusty cardamom. x1
JOSIE
Heady magnolia and honeyed peaches. x1
Doc Constantine's Pharmacopea:(link)
STIMULATING SASSAFRAS STRENGTHENER
Valuable in relieving the vapors and in reversing depraved conditions of the system. Doc Constantine's tonics will make you happy, hale, and hearty. Sassafras, vanilla extract, oak leaf, CO2 butter extract and onycha. x2
Excolo: (link)
AGLAEA
Three golden ambers, bright musk, peach wine and myrtle. x1
AL-SHAIRAN
The enemy of God, also named Iblis, He Who Despaired of the Mercy of God. Al-Shairan is the leader of the Jinn, a tempter who whispers false suggestions to men enticing them into evil and perfidious acts, and is the sworn enemy of all of Adam’s children. His scent is fiery, bright and thick with sweet sinfulness: clove, peach and orange with cinnamon, patchouli and dark incense notes. x1
CENTZON TOTOCHTIN
The Four Hundred divine rabbits of the Aztec pantheon that preside over parties and drunkenness. Bittersweet Mexican cocoa with rum, red wine, and a scent redolent of sacrificial blood. (Cocoa and wine.) x1
ELEGBA
The Spirit of the Divine Messenger, the Lord of the Crossroads, He Who Owns All Doors and Roads in this World. He is the intermediary between the Orishas and mankind, and stands at the intersection of humanity and the Divine. He opens all paths of communication, both mundane and Heavenly. His ofrenda contains coconut, tobacco and sweet, sugared rum. (A nommy piña colada! So sweet and tropical.) x1
EOS
The Rising Sun. She is Ostara, Easter, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of fertility and the dawn. She is a protector and friend to all children. Her scent is that of softly glowing skin, jasmine, buttercup and honeysuckle. x1
EVE
The spirit of temptation, the essence of lost innocence. Apple blossom, rose, ylang ylang and golden honey. (Light, sweet.) x1
HECATE
Magnificent three-faced Goddess of Magic, the Dark Moon and the Crossroads. She is the Mother of Witches, and the midnight baying of hounds is her paean. Her compassion is evidenced in her role as Psychopomp for Persephone, and her wrath manifests as Medea's revenge. Deep, buttery almond layered over myrrh and dark musk. (I got an amaretto whiff right off the bat. It settled into a quiet musk pretty quickly. All in all, very nice.) x2
HI'IAKA
Sister to Pele, Patroness of Hula Dancers, she is a Lady of Hawa'ii, and is caretaker, mother, and beloved of the land itself. The heart of the forest beats along with Her dance, and the air is suffused with Her scent: mai'a, hibiscus, white ginger, akala, na'u, Hawaiian moon flower, yellow ilima, pink lokelani, jewel orchid, and fringed orchid. (Tropical flowers.) x1
MEGAERA
Orris, black amber, bergamot, plum and grapefruit. x1
OBATALA
Obatala’s ofrenda is soft, white and pure: milk, coconut meat, shea butter and cool, refreshing water. (Chocolate, tropical.) x1
OGUN
Ogun’s ofrenda is heavy and dark cigar tobacco, gin and juniper, melon, chili pepper and a touch of honey. (Melon.) x1
OSUN
Her ofrenda is thick with honey and herbs of love, passion and desire. (Sweet, lovely.) x1
SHANGO
The Master of Lightning’s ofrenda contains red apples, banana, chili pepper, coconut, pineapple, pomegranate and sugar cane. (bottle)
YEMAYA
Her ofrenda is a bounty of melons and grapes, strewn with the petals of the flowers of motherhood, draped with sea mosses. (Melon, melon, melon.) x1
Forum Only: (link)
AGAPE:
Happy fifth birthday to the bpal.org forum! To commemorate five years of camaraderie, love, and unbelievable kindness, we present a scent comprised of notes that encapsulate the essence of friendship: carnation, apple, sweet pea, vanilla cream, passionfruit, sugar cane, tonka, and guava.
LE Enraged Groundhog Musk: Really ridiculous, insanely inappropriate, and staggeringly silly! Cranky groundhog musk sweetened up by chocolate-covered black cherries, cardamom, French vanilla, and caramel. (bottle)
LE The Gladdener of All Hearts: Honeyed milk, baby powder, lavender, orris root, sage, carnation, angelica, frankincense, and rose otto. x1
LE Lilith Victoria: Snake Oil blended with Dorian, plus soft vanilla flower, lily of the valley, lavender, and fennel. x1
LE The Salon: Lady Lilith: Climbing rose, vanilla cream, vanilla flower, white tea, mandarin, red and white musks, opium poppy, Parma violet, and opoponax. x1
Good Omens:
UI Pepper: Wild English roses, French gardenia, vanilla, honey, golden ginger, blood orange, pine resin, pink pepper, crushed berries, tuberose, bergamot, and geranium.
Halloween 2005:
LE Samhain 2005: Truly the scent of autumn itself -- damp woods, fir needle, and black patchouli with the gentlest touches of warm pumpkin, clove, nutmeg, allspice, sweet red apple and mullein. x1
Halloween 2007:
LE October: Dry, cold autumn wind. A rustle of red leaves, a touch of smoke and sap in the air. x1
LE Samhain 2007: Truly the scent of autumn itself -- damp woods, fir needle, and black patchouli with the gentlest touches of warm pumpkin, clove, nutmeg, allspice, sweet red apple and mullein. (The spices are the first notes that hit me, then a little of the apple and woodsy smell, but I never got hit with a strong patchouli scent, which is nice.) x1
Halloween 2007: Pumpkin Patch:
LE Pumpkin III: Pumpkin with white chocolate, caramel, pomegranate, and cream. (AMAZING. It's like all of your favourite dessert smells rolled into one big orgasmic whiff. If you're a foodie, you will adore it. It's probably my favourite.) (2 full bottles, 1 nearly empty bottle)
Halloween 2008:
LE Huesos de Santo: Orange-glazed cake, dotted with anise seed, and filled with custard, set beside a bouquet of celebratory funeral flowers. x1
LE Sticky Pillowcase: Smushed candy corn, rock candy dust, marshmallow gunk, strawberry goo, spun blue sugar, globs of salt water taffy, and lint. (bottle, 1 imp in)
LE Sugar Skull 2008: Vibrant with the joy and sweetness of life in death! A blend of five sugars, lightly dusted with candied fruits. (bottle, 1 imp in)
Halloween 2008: Sleepy Hollow:
LE Fearful Pleasure: Dried orange peels floating in simmering cider, roasted apples, smoldering firewood, chimney smoke, sassafras beer, warm hawthorn wood, and oakmoss. x1
LE Gunpowder: Carrot peelings, hay, chaff, molasses, maple oats, red apples, stable wood, and musk. (bottle, 1 imp in)
Halloween 2008: Pumpkin Plunder:
LE Pumpkin I: Pumpkin with mango, persimmon, coconut, and myrrh. (bottle, 1 imp in)
LE Pumpkin V: Pumpkin with cranberry, strawberry, red musk, red rose, rosehip, frankincense, fig, jasmine, and carnation. (bottle, 2 imps in)
Halloween 2010:
BLUE PUMPKIN FLOSS
Puffy clouds of pumpkin candyfloss with a trickle of blackberry juice.
BOO 2010
Eerie billows of spun sugar, fluttering white cotton, and sheets of cream.
GHOULISH
This season's Ridiculous Scent! Creepy like Creepy and as spooky as Spooky, this is the scent of a black cherry and coconut amaretto confection gently laced with saffron.
GOLLETES
A circular pastry glazed with pink sugar that symbolizes the sweetness of life and the certainty of death.
PUNKIE NIGHT 2010
This is a light-hearted scent: apple orchards, bright cranberries, and a touch of warm cider.
SUGAR SKULL 2010
Vibrant with the joy and sweetness of life in death! A blend of five sugars, lightly dusted with candied fruits.
Illyria: (link)
THE APOTHECARY
Tea leaf with three mosses, green grass, a medley of herbal notes, and a drop of ginger and fig. x1
HERMIA
Pink pepper, golden amber, honeysuckle, and passion flower. x1
JESTER
Huckleberry and red currant with the incisive bite of neroli. x1
KATHARINA
A strong, willful blend with a soft, utterly lovely soul: white musk with a trickle of bright, sharp apricot and orange blossom. x1
OBERON
Orchid, white musk, and bergamot wafting over juniper berries, with a gentle touch of soft, earthy patchouli. x1
OPHELIA
Wistful and vulnerable: lotus, water blossom ivy, stargazer lily and white rose. x1
REGAN
A deceptively sweet orchid vanille with a faint trace of stephanotis. x1
ROSALIND
Dew-covered berries and fresh green grasses with a faint breath of spring flowers. x1
TAMORA
Amber, heliotrope, golden sandalwood, peach blossom and vanilla bean. x1
THREE WITCHES: RESURRECTED
Warm cinnamon, husky clove and white pepper. x1
Limited Editions:
13: VERSION 4.0: GREEN LABEL (2008)
In our paean to all the mysteries surrounding this enigmatic number, there are thirteen lucky and unlucky components, including white chocolate, dark chocolate, apple blossom, honeysuckle, frankincense, allspice, nutmeg, black tea, tonka, and sandalwood. (empty bottle)
CANDY PHOENIX
A dusky, effervescent mix of pomegranate and black currant candies, with a dusting of sugared pear and white apple. (1/2 bottle)
DEVIL'S NIGHT (9/05)
This is the scent of autumn night, fires in the distance, with a touch of boozy swoon, playful sugar and thuggish musk. x1
PUNKIE NIGHT (2006)
This is a light-hearted scent: apple orchards, bright cranberries, and a touch of warm cider. x1
Limited Editions: The Salon April Fool's Exhibit (4/1/09-6/1/09): Velvet Paintings:
LE Velvet Clown: Rum-soaked cotton candy, boot-stomped licorice whips and circus peanuts, scorched marshmallows, a dribble of corn whiskey, cigar smoke, and greasepaint.
LE Velvet Pink Kitty: Pink rock candy, strawberry cream, and splashes of gin, vermouth, and grenadine.
LE Velvet Unicorn: Spun sugar, sparkling rainbow candies, strawberries, merangue, and cherry fluff.
Limited Editions: Box of Chocolates:
LE Dark Chocolate and Cherry:
LE Dark Chocolate & Pepper-Smoked Caramel:
LE Milk Chocolate Buttercream:
LE White Chocolate Marshmallow & Coconut:
LE White Chocolate Strawberry:
LE White Chocolate & Sugared Violets:
Limited Editions: Ode to Aphrodite:
LE Khrysee: Vanilla amber and orange blossom.
Limited Editions: Summer Garden Miniseries (6/6/09-9/6/09)
LE Lawn Gnome: Benevolent groundskeepers, these carefree plaster and stone companions lighten the hearts of passers by. Red currant, molasses, vanilla cream, moss, and patchouli.
LE Plastic Pink Flamingo: Vigilant day-glo guardians of lawn and patio, stalwart protectors of the home. Pink sugar-crusted marshmallow, dandelion, and sap.
LE Spinning Multicolored Metallic Pinwheel: Polycarbonate and metallic film monuments to domestic whimsy, whirling merrily in the summer breeze. Raspberry, lime, blueberry, tangerine, lemon, juniper, and white grape. (Bottle)
A Little Lunacy:
LE Beaver Moon 2007: For your pleasure and amusement, we present this year's incarnation of Beaver Moon: wild cherry with vanilla cream accord, and a hint of strawberry. (bottle)
LE Beaver Moon 2010: Here we go with the double entendres again! Strawberry and peach cheesecake, heavy on the sticky glaze. (bottle)
LE Berry Moon: A golden summer musk with warm fig, orange blossom honey, sweet blueberries, and bright velvety crimson raspberries. (bottle)
LE Beaver'versary: Cheesecake and cupcakes, yo! This is Beaver Moon 2005 resurrected! (bottle)
LE Cheshire Moon 2008: A lunatic's blend of lunar herbs and blossoms, with lemongrass, guava, pink grapefruit, banyan fruit, hibiscus, and cherry blossom. (testable sniffy)
LE Fruit Moon 2005: (cobalt empty bottle)
LE Harvest Moon (8/19/05): The autumnal scents of gladiola, chrysanthemum, aster, dahlia, anemone, bergamot, marigold, sage and verbena dust a blend of wine-soaked apples, plums, and red pears, mulling spices and brown sugar, the ivy leaves of Dionysus and Janus' amaranth and lingum aloe. (sniffy imp)
LE Hunter Moon: Dry leaves, autumn bonfires, blood red wine, feral, animalistic notes and the chill of approaching winter. x1
LE Lune Noir: (Beth's Creation) The encroaching darkness: black orchid, jonquil, white pear, white amber, gardenia, olibanum, champaca, sweet clove, tonka, oakmoss, and blue musk. x1
LE Milk Moon (4/24/05): Milk Moon is Flower Moon's warmer, gentler cousin; it is a scent that emulates the closeness of child and mother. In it, cream and warm honey soften our traditional blend of lunar oils. (sniffy imp)
LE Milk Moon 2007: A fertile scent, generous, life-affirming, and swelling with a sense of triumph, warmth, and abundance: sweet milk, golden honey, fig fruit, pomegranate, dates, and white grape. x1
LE Strawberry Moon 2009: Wild strawberries, strawberry flower, vanilla-infused sugar, early summer grasses, and milky dandelion sap.
Lupercalia 2008: Love Poems:
LE The Flower Song: Pomegranate wine, lotus root, river reeds, hyssop, and barley. x1 (REALLY good. Fruity. Would LOVE a bottle.)
LE Her Voice: Hyacinth, beeswax, wild roses, vanilla amber, lily of the valley, tiger lily, honeysuckle, carnation, and heliotrope. x1/5
LE Longing: Rose geranium, frankincense, Ceylon cinnamon, golden musk, bay rum, and bois du rose. x2
LE Love's Philosophy: Vanilla, saffron, and cream. x2 (Really good. Wouldn't mind a bottle.)
LE The Presence of Love: White musk, rose-swirled amber, pink grapefruit, and jasmine. x1
Lupercalia 2008: Novel Ideas for Secret Amusements:
LE Butterflies and Plovers: Blood orange, King mandarin, nectarine, patchouli, violet, ylang ylang, and amber. x1
LE Ebisu Making Love as Two Octopuses Look On: Oakmoss, skin musk, and nectarine. x2
LE Harikata: Osmanthus, honey, golden musk, vanilla flower, and ginger. x1
Mad Tea Party: (link)
GC Alice: Curiouser and curiouser. Milk and honey with rose, carnation and bergamot. (I smell baby powder. It's a nice, clean baby smell, but I don't think the description fits, at least not on my skin.) x1
GC Alice's Evidence: Containing nary a neutron of meaning: rum-quince-cassis with prune and a bit of black ginger. x2
GC All in the Golden Afternoon: A bizarre blend of pineapple, tangerine, tobacco, apricot, and seltzer coated with hazy amber and heady sun-baked flowers. x1
GC Cheshire Cat: Grapefruit, red currant, dark musk, Roman chamomile, delphinium, and lavender. (Very citrus-y! Lemon and grapefruit. YUM!) x1
GC Croquet: We have some trouble managing our flamingos, too. Pink lime, pink grapefruit, white nectarine, wild rose, sage, woody patchouli, bergamot, and ornery hedgehog musk. (Sweet and fruity and that pesky patchouli doesn't seem to be showing up! YAY!) x2
GC The Dormouse: A dizzying eddy of four teas brushed with light herbs and a breath of peony. (Tea and... toast? Something warm and nutty. Not bad!) x1
GC Drink Me: However, this bottle was not marked `poison,' so Alice ventured to taste it, and finding it very nice, (it had, in fact, a sort of mixed flavour of cherry-tart, custard, pine-apple, roast turkey, toffee, and hot buttered toast,) she very soon finished it off. (Desserts! Mostly pineapple, but you can smell that buttery, flaky pie crust and various tarts and deliciousness.) x2
GC Eat Me: Three white cakes, vanilla, and red and black currants. (I'm not a fan of currants, but cake, yes! Pretty sweet smelling.) x2
GC Frumious Bandersnatch: Bandersnatch musk, redolent of spicy carnations, wild plums and chrysanthemum. (Smells like Juicy Fruit and cinnamon and pink bubble gum.) (bottle)
GC King of Hearts: Rosewood and black cherry with white musk, red rose, red musk and a spark of lavender. (Cherries and flowers, not a bad combination. Luckily it's more cherries than anything.) x2
GC The Lion: The dry, glorious warmth of the Savannah. A golden, spiced amber, proud, regal and ferocious. (Cinnamon and vanilla. Yum!) x1
GC Mad Hatter: A gentlemen's lavender-citron cologne unhinged by the feral pungence of black musk and a paroxysm of pennyroyal. (Smells like peppermint!) x2
GC March Hare: A twisted teatime tart: apricot and sweet clove. (Smells like jam! Very nommy.) x2
GC The Mock Turtle's Lessons: Not quite Turtle Soup: blurry aquatic notes, with a confusing, contrary splort of iris, ambrette, green apple, vodka, white mint and a squish of lime. (Smells green, that's for sure. Very bright smelling, fresh.) x1
GC Queen Alice: Carnation, posies, and white amber with a hint of inky treacle, sandy cider, and wooly wine. x2
GC Queen of Hearts: Lily of the Valley, Calla Lily, stephanotis and a drop of cherry. x3
GC The Red Queen: Deep mahogany and rich, velvety woods lacquered with sweet, black-red cherries and currant. x1
DC Tiger Lily: A feisty bouquet of golden, warm, gently honeyed lilies. ('Warm, gently honeyed lilies' is the best description for this. It's very light, and yellow, and sweet, and very nice. It's like standing in a field of yellow lilies and a light, warm breeze catches your nose. Perfect.) x1
GC Tweedledee: Ridiculous! Kumquat, white pepper, white tea and orange blossom. x1
GC Tweedledum: Absurd! Green mango, fig, patchouli and green tea. x3
GC Twinkle, Twinkle Little Bat: A sparkly, batty little scent: green tea, melon, mint, lime rind, and champagne grape with lemon balm, mullein, and toadflax. x1
GC Two, Five & Seven: A huge bouquet of squished rose petals: Bulgarian rose, Somalian rose, Turkish rose, Damascus rose, red and white rose, tea rose, wine rose, shrub roses, rose, rose, rose… and just an itty bitty bit of green grass. x1
GC White Rabbit: Strong black tea and milk with white pepper, ginger, honey and vanilla, spilled over the crisp scent of clean linen. x2
The Mad Tea Party: The Garden of Live Flowers:
GC Imperious Tiger Lily: Tiger-lily, ginger root, neroli, purple fruits, and frankincense. x1
The Mad Tea Party: Moral Hymnody and Nonsense:
GC How Doth the Little Crocodile: Chocolate peppermint, mint-soaked vanilla, pistachio, oakmoss, and green cedar. x1
GC 'Tis the Voice of the Lobster: A woody, musky-weird base glooping over with blackberry preserves, a twist of mandarin, strawberry juice, pulverized watermelon, and a handful of smushed gardenia petals. x1
Marchen:
Beauty and the Beast:
GC The Rose: The promise of a rose: red rose petals, fresh sap, and the sharp green scent of stem and leaf. x1
Prunella:
GC Prunella: Ripe purple plums, wildflowers, and cream. x1 (Plums and cream, WHERE ARE YOU? This smells like flowers.)
The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue:
GC Serpents With Glittering Eyes and Forky Tongues: Serpentine green herbs, glistening red currant, sparkling yellow lemon rind, green musk, lime, and snakeskin. x1 (Lemon and lime, a little herbal.)
Monster Bait:
LE biggerCritters: A deceptively sweet scent; just like the Critters themselves, the perfume is fluffy, poofy, soft, snuggly, and googly! Five vanillas with Moroccan jasmine, white gardenia, and pink grapefruit. x1 (Light, sweet, and yes, cute. Very pink.)
LE Bloody Mary: Why waste time chanting her name in the mirror 13 times? Bedevil your next slumber party the easy way! Chunky, glistening red fruits with sweet cream accord, black clotted cherry, and powdered sugar! (bottle)
LE Closet: Bourbon blackberry buttercream over red velvet cake. x1 (YUM YUM YUM! Blackberry and cake. DELISH. I must have a bottle.)
LE Underbed: Cassia-caked cocoa coconut over angel food cake. x1 (Smells like a cinnamon cake, but not baking cinnamon, but more red hots cinnamon.)
A Picnic in Arkham: (link)
GC Miskatonic University: The scent of Irish coffee, dusty tomes and polished oakwood halls. (Smells exactly like the description. It's awesome. Creamy coffee and books and school. Oh, my loves!) x1 & bottle
GC Night-Gaunt: Their scent of their slick, rubbery hides is bittersweet, ticklish, and skin-creeping: something akin to yuzu, white grapefruit, and kumquat mixed with the snow-dusted flowers of Mount Ngranek. x2 (Smells clean, crisp, like freshly cut grapefruit... but not grapefruit. Something else.)
Rappaccini's Garden: (link)
GC Black Lotus: Born in the shadows of a Temple to Set, this corrupted Egyptian scent evokes images of black pyramids, river demons, and bleak, deadly desert sands. Black lotus flower, amber, myrrh and sandalwood. x1 (Smells like Juicy Fruit? Weird!)
GC Blood Lotus: Lush, velvet-red blooms born from the blood shed in the eternal battle between Set and Horus the Avenger. x1 (Smells like cherry... or grape. Maybe? It doesn't smell like battle, unless the Kool-Aid man is breaking down walls!)
GC The Lotus Tree: Honey-sweet and soporific. x1.
GC The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil: Whiffs of cinnamon bark, almond, and spikenard surround a perfect fruit, whose scent is akin to a tamarind, with the grace of a fine grape, as warm and rich as a fresh fig, glistening red like pomegranate seeds, and as crisp as an apple. x1
Retail Exclusive:
Dark Delicacies:
LE Black Lace: The embodiment of Victorian funereal elegance. A delicate sugar-spun vanilla cream cotton, stained by tobacco and incense smoke, Indian musk, and drops of cognac. (sniffy imp)
The Christmas Specials:
LE Invasion of the Flesh-eating Reindeer from Uranus: Trampled gingerbread cookies, scattered rum balls, and indestructible, rock-hard fruitcake and a gargantuan squirt of musk. (bottle, 1 imp in)
B-Movies:
LE Diary of a Lovestruck Cannibal: A deranged darling, sweet and sociopathic! Clotted vanilla cream, pink pepper, grapefruit, blood lily, red ginger, English pear, and lemon-squeezed candyfloss! x1 (CANDY! No pepper to be found! YAY! Need a bottle.)
LE I Fell in Love with a Floating Brain: Spongy grey and pink cake, with sweet strawberry cream, giddy carnation, and electrical pulses of white grapefruit. x1 (OMG YUM. Cake with a fruity glaze. No floral at all. YES! Need a bottle.)
LE Spawn of the She-Demon: Diabolical red and black musk with rooibos and mango tea. (bottle, 1 imp in)
LE That! The Terror from Over There!: A swarm of chittering greens, smooshy kiwi, and wasabi. (bottle, 1 imp in)
LE B-Horror: This scent is a celebration of B-grade sci fi and horror from the 50s, 60s, and 70s: a glowing glob of radioactive waste mixed with a mishmash of ingredients from assorted recipes for fake blood -- chocolate syrup, corn syrup, grenadine, and peanut butter. (bottle)
LE Splatter Comedy: A bit of blood and chainsaw grease underneath a banana cream pie. (decant, bottle)
LE Zombie Apocalypse: Swirls of red jelly and sugary white ooze. (bottle)
LE Alien Invasion: Slick, spiced space fruits and residual tentacle goo. (decant, empty bottle)
The Salon: (link)
Exhibit II:
UI The Cup of Death: Peach blossom and peach tree leaf, Mysore sandalwood, French lavender, bois du rose, myrtle, and blue yarrow. x1 (Peach, but I had to try really hard to find it. This scent is hard to figure out.)
Sin & Salvation: (link)
The Seven Deadly Sins:
GC Gluttony: Thick, sugared and bloated with sweetness. Dark chocolate, vanilla, buttercream, and hops with pralines, hazelnut, toffee and caramel. (bottle) (2 imps) (Very foody, but sophisticated.)
GC Jailbait: Innocence defiled. Sticky pink bubblegum and the thick, sweet scent of orange and cherry lollipops smeared over a breath of heady womanly perfume. x1
GC Vice: Voluptuous and indulgent! A deep chocolate scent, with black cherry and orange blossom. x2 (Chocolate, but grown up. The cherry and orange don't come off as fruity, but more perfumey.)
Come and See:
GC The Great Sword of War: Mandarin, tonka, saffron, black tea, cocoa, tobacco leaf, sanguine red musk and five classical herbs of conflict. x1 (Citrus and spice. Very complex.)
Stardust: (link)
UI Fairy Market: "Eyes, eyes! New eyes for old!" shouted a tiny woman in front of a table covered with bottles and jars filled with eyes of every kind and color. "Instruments of music from a hundred lands!" "Penny whistles! Tuppenny hums! Threepenny choral anthems!" "Try your luck! Step right up! Answer a simple riddle and win a wind-flower!" "Everlasting lavender! Bluebell cloth!" "Bottled dreams, a shilling a bottle!" "Coats of night! Coats of twilight! Coats of dusk!" "Swords of fortune! Wands of power! Rings of eternity! Cards of grace! Roll-up, roll-up, step this way!" "Salves and ointments, philtres and nostrums!" Otherworldy golden incense, blooming wind-flowers, everlasting lavender, bluebell, a faint whiff of exotic sugared candies, and fae mist upon wet green grass. x1 (Soft and light. Very fae.)
UI Fairy Wine: Mr. Bromios had set up a wine-tent and was selling wines and pasties to the village folk, who were often tempted by the foods being sold by the folk from Beyond the Wall but had been told by their grandparents, who had got it from their grandparents, that it was deeply, utterly wrong to eat fairy food, to drink fairy water and sip fairy wine. An ethereal vintage, steeped with dandelion, honey, and red currants. x1 (Smells like grape juice.)
Unreleased:
Bauble: x1
Doodad: x1
Egg Nog Latte: No scent description available. x1 (Smells like creamy coffee.)
Fruitcake:
The Last Squished Jellybean: x1
P013: Unrelease Prototype. x1 (Smells like lemon cake!)
Snow, Glass, Apples: No scent description available. x1 (Smells like Poisoned Apple.)
Wanderlust: (link)
GC Eden: This oil contains the innocence of the Garden, coupled with the Truth and Erudition found in the fruit of the Tree of Evil: fig leaf, fig fruit, honeyed almond milk, toasted coconut and sandalwood. (bottle) (1 imp)
GC Silk Road: A panoply of cultural treasures, spanning the herbs, flowers, oils and balms of the Romans, the Byzantines, the Mediterranean, the Levant, Northern China, Eastern Europe, Iran, the Bulgar-Kypchak, Mesopotamia, the Crimean Peninsula, Anatolia, Antioch, and North Africa. x2 (Smells like Big Red.)
GC Sybaris: The pinnacle of wealth, luxury, self-indulgent pleasure, voluptuousness and sensuality. Bright violet with sweet clove, Mediterranean incense notes and tonka bean. x1 (Smells pretty good. Very purple and spicy.)
GC Uruk: A city of mystery, wonder and majesty, said to have been built by order of Gilgamesh. Thick bitter almond and heady night-blooming jasmine with saffron, cinnamon leaf, red patchouli, river lilies, bergamot, fig leaf and the sacred incense of Inanna. x2 (Smells like amaretto a bit. The almond kind of takes over.)
Phantom Islands:
GC Cockaigne: “The weather is always mild, the wine flows freely, sex is readily available, and all people enjoy eternal youth.” The Land of Plenty, also called Luilekkerland - the Lazy, Luscious Land: milk and honey, sweet cakes and wine. x1 (Smells like French toast and a glass of milk.)
The Wind in the Willows:
LE The Gaoler's Daughter: Gardenia, neroli, and white peach with vanilla amber, cream, and honey. x1
Yuletide:
LE Chanukkiyah 2007: Olive oil, beeswax, glowing amber, sweet sufganiyot, pomegranate, and fig. x1 & bottle
LE El Dia de Reyes 2007: Hot cocoa with cinnamon, coffee, and brown sugar. (bottle, 4 imps in)
LE El Dia de los Reyes 2009: Hot cocoa with cinnamon, coffee, and brown sugar. x1
LE Egg Nog 2007: Sweet brandy, dark rum, heavy cream, sugar, and a dash of nutmeg. (bottle)
LE Egg Nog 2010: Sweet brandy, dark rum, heavy cream, sugar, and a dash of nutmeg. (bottle)
LE The Fruit of Paradise 2007: The Fruit of Paradise, the Nectar of Death: bittersweet pomegranate, nurtured and cultivated in the hollow darkness of the Underworld. (bottle)
LE The Fruit of Paradise 2009: The Fruit of Paradise, the Nectar of Death: bittersweet pomegranate, nurtured and cultivated in the hollow darkness of the Underworld. x1
LE Gelt 2008: A bounty of chocolate coins! Dry cocoa and golden amber! (bottle, 3 imps in)
LE Gingerbread Poppet 2007: Warm, cozy gingerbread spiced with nutmeg, clove and cinnamon. (bottle)
LE Gingerbread Poppet 2010: Warm, cozy gingerbread spiced with nutmeg, clove and cinnamon. (bottle)
LE Hearth 2005: Sweet pipe tobacco, cherry wood, worn leather, and a waft of fireplace smoke. x1
LE Jacob's Ladder 2006: The meeting of Heaven and Earth: golden amber, galbanum, benzoin, ambrette, rockrose, costus and tonka. x1 (Smells kind of like a light cinnamon.)
LE Joulumuori: Old Lady Christmas, the sweet, smiling wife of Finland's Joulupukki. Her scent invokes the comforts of Christmastime and the warmth of love and cheerful companionship: a glowing hearth, luumukiisseli, riisipuuro, and sima. (bottle)
LE La Befana 2007: Candy charcoal, winter lilies, parma violet, a sprig of cypress, a poof of chimney dust, and holiday sweets. (bottle)
LE Lick It Til It’s Sticky: The stickiest thing you shouldn't lick this winter. Peppermint candy cane with an extra jolt of sugar. x1
LE Lick It Vigorously: What else could possibly be more lickable at Yuletide? This is a candy cane perfume, minty, sweet and sugared. (bottle)
LE Midwinter's Eve 2007: A melancholy, deep scent, poignant and brimming with nostalgia. The perfume of sugared plums over a breeze of winter flowers. x1 (Smells like sugar plums.)
LE Sleipnir: Confections spun of hazelnuts, honey, elderberries, and bilberries with a dusting of hay and a bit of carrot. (bottle)
LE Sugar Cookie 2008: Affectionately nicknamed 'The Devil's Bake Sale'. (bottle, 4 imps in)
LE Winter-Time: Sweet, soft snow. (bottle)
A Christmas Carol:
LE A Game Called Yes & No: Mulled wine and marzipan. (bottle)
The Miskatonic Valley Yuletide Faire:
LE Mason and Jenkin’s Port Jelly: Red and sticky! From a genuine Old Salem recipe! (bottle)
LE Mother Shub’s Spiced Lait de Chevre: Nothing warms the cockles like a mug of Mother Shub's egg nog! Goat's milk egg nog with coffee liqueur and spices imported from the Crimson Desert! (bottle)
LE Mother Shub’s Pfancy Pfefferneusse: Fit for the finest oblation -- and your holiday table, too! Sugar-sprinkled pepper nuts with a bit of cinnamon, a bit of clove, a little cardamom, and a hint of nutmeg. (bottle)
LE Mother Shub’s Toothsome Banketstaaf: A treat sure to please even the most finicky cultist! Tubular pastries oozing with spijs, glazed with apricot jam, and dotted with glace cherries. (bottle)
LE Pet Magah Bird: Every kid wants a pet magah bird! A prism of scent, an explosion of multi-colored feathers: blood orange, black plum, sugar cane, guava, frangipani, coconut, pimento berry, violet,
caramel, and pear. (bottle)
LE The Adoration of the Mi-Go: Luminous, otherworldly wet and piquant odors mingling with black incense, the pitch-stench of Yuggoth, and fungal lichens. x1
Black Phoenix Trading Post: (link)
Spring Training 2008:
LE Miskatonic Valley Junior Baseball Association: Since 1928, Mother Shub and her brood have been providing the snack shacks of the Miskatonic Valley with a bevy of otherworldly sweets and baked treats. This year, Mother Shub has created a promotional perfume oil that embodies the scent of her famous Peanut Brittle Caramel Popcorn. Iä! Shub-Niggurath! Thank you for an eon of community support! (bottle)
2008 Season: (link)
LE MVJBA Pancake Breakfast: Buttermilk pancakes with boysenberry syrup and goat butter! (bottle)
Naughty or Nice Inquisition: (link)
LE Bah: Thick Turkish coffee spiked with whiskey, with a little bit of mocha to soften the bitterness. (2 bottles)
LE Comforting Plush Companion: Warm, snuggly honey musk with sweet vanilla and a hint of rose and sugar plums. x1
LE Left His Nurse While in a Crowd: Hot tea with cream, berry cream-filled milk chocolates, and moist slices of cake against a backdrop of alarming leonine golden musk. x1
LE Lump of Coal: Ok, fine. It isn't really a lump of coal, but brownies and coal are vaguely similar in color! -- and you know you could never be naughty enough for us to really toss a coal at you! After all, we specialize in sin at Black Phoenix. This is the truly sinful scent of a sticky, thick, dark and rich fudge brownie. x1 (Chocolate! YUM! Not as good as Bliss, though.)
LE Overprotective Possessed Talking Doll: A sweet and disquieting mix of mimosa and strawberry. x1
LE Very Slightly Haunted Dollhouse: A life in miniature, manipulated by deft little hands: sugared carnation and wispy white wine grape. x1
Trick or Treat Inquisition: (link)
LE Egg'd Mailbox: Fresh egg, just starting to warm nicely in the sun! (sniffy imp) (Smells kind of like custard.)
LE Marshmallow Poof: (Smells just like sugar, not so much marshmallow.)
LE Pumpkin Cheesecake: Graham crackery and cream cheesey! Cinnamon brown sugary! Just a little carroty! x1 (Smells just like the description. Delicious.)
LE Pumpkin Smash!: Pumpkin pulp, beeswax candles, smoke, asphalt, and beer! (empty bottle)
LE Treat #1: A super-sweet, glittering mountain of crushed hard candy: watermelon, pink lime, lemon, strawberry and piles upon piles of crystalline sugar. x1/4 (Smells like a Jolly Rancher.)
LE Treat #2 (9/7/06-10/15/06): A fine confection for discriminating trick or treaters: a fig meat, coconut, and buttercream bonbon rolled in orange rind, mint leaf, cardamom, clove and ginger, dipped in milk chocolate. x1 (sniffy imp, empty bottle) (Smells like coconut, a little spicy, not much chocolate.)
LE Trick or Treat (2005): The sticky sweet scent of candy corn! x1 (Smells like cinnamon toast, not candy corn.) x1
Warrior Queens Inquisition:
LE Jingu: HER BATH: Sakura, plum wine, and rice flower. x1
LE Semiramis: HER PERFUME: Red musk, pomegranate, orange blossom, and melon. HER BATH: Red musk, pomegranate, red cherry, myrrh, and blood orange. x1
THE KINGDOM OF SWEETS
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
MOTHER GINGER
POMEGRANATE II
Bliss
Hellcat
Golletes
BAG OF COAL
Chocolate Espresso Gingerbread
Kourabiedes
Shortbread Snowflakes