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Hi, everyone! If you enjoyed NASTY WOMAN, then you'll be keen to hear about FAKE NEWS -- our new scent benefitting the ACLU. Include your Twitter handle in the Notes when you purchase, and we will tweet a fake news headline about you from BPAL's twitter account! Details below. https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/shop/limited-edition/fake-news/ FAKE NEWS 2016 turned out to be the year of the NASTY WOMAN — and thanks to your purchases, BPAL was able to donate thousands of dollars to Planned Parenthood and Emily’s List! Unfortunately, 2017 is already shaping up to be the year of FAKE NEWS. In anticipation of the upcoming inaugural proceedings — and the months, nay years of high-volume dishonesty that are to follow — we offer the following blend to help penetrate the dense fog of of misinformation that’s already begun settling around Truth, Justice, and other historically celebrated American ideals. Wear it in vigilance as you sift through the memes, trolls, clickbait, hate-speech, and outright propaganda that continually threaten to overwhelm all the world’s kindness, wisdom, and informed expertise. Wear it in courage as you refute ignorance and insincerity at every turn — even from our nation’s highest-ranking figures — with indisputable facts from well-researched sources. And try not to lose your sense of humor as you fight back, or your own essential humanity. As Anne Lamott once wrote: “You don’t always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too.” FAKE NEWS: A scent of misdirection, of 140 frantic characters typed out in spite at 3am, and paranoia-clouded churlish accusations hurled at perceived enemies: crushed pink pepper pod, bitter white tobacco, gnarled patchouli, all covered in glinting, garish slashes of gold. Proceeds from FAKE NEWS will go to the American Civil Liberties Union, non-partisan defender of the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. When purchasing, be sure to include your twitter handle in the Notes section of our order form — for every bottle you buy, we will tweet one fake news headline about you from our Twitter account (@BPAL).

Don't forget: this Friday will be our January Lunacy event at the Lab, and it’s also Friday the 13th, so make your way carefully through the world on your way to us. We’ll be accepting donations of socks, tarps, and cold-weather gear for Drive-By Do-Gooders, which will hand them out to those withstanding this very wet winter outdoors, on Skid Row. The tip jar for our refreshments will also benefit DBDG, and we’ll be hamming it up Shakespeare-style in accordance with this month’s theme: Tragedies. (Lilith wants to screen Hamlet, but which version?) Our Dirty South event will be on Saturday the 29th at 4pm, so do keep that in mind for later! Below you’ll find this month’s Lunacy offerings: Starstruck is drawing gradually to a close, the Winter Jasmine is blooming, the Hunger Moon is rising high in the sky, and – why look at that, 13 has returned to teach us a bit about the true reason for the season. ++ STARSTRUCK 2016 AQUARIUS Fixed Air: the essence of knowledge. Not the possession of knowledge, per se, but the desire for knowledge, the path itself, and the drive to seek truth, both personal and universal. This is a scent of progressiveness, modernism and intellectual curiosity, and of unpredictability and independence. This is the perfume of the humanist and inventor, electric with caprice: clove, mastic, and spikenard with benzoin, tonka, sweet vetiver, frankincense, and white pepper. ++ A LITTLE LUNACY HUNGER MOON When Hunger Moon hangs high in the sky, the fields are frozen, and game is piteously scarce. Sleet covers the ground, and biting winds chill to the bone. This is a quiet, cold perfume: desolate and despairing. It is a clear night sky that and bracing chill wind that bears the promise of snow, sharpened by the pain of hunger, and the sharp, rasping stab of thirst. Ozone, white sandalwood, crystallized white amber, verbena, oakmoss, clary sage, black pine pitch, and a hint of white citrus rind. ++ SINGLE NOTES WINTER JASMINE ++ FRIDAY THE 13TH 13 13 is significant, whether you consider it lucky, unlucky or just plain odd. Many believe it to be unfortunate……because there were 13 present at the Last Supper. …Loki crashed a party of 12 at Valhalla, which ended in Baldur’s death. …Oinomaos killed 13 of Hippodamia’s suitors before Pelops finally, in his own shady way, defeated the jealous king. …In ancient Rome, Hecate’s witches gathered in groups of 12, the Goddess herself being the 13th in the coven.Concern over the number thirteen echoes back beyond the Christian era. Line 13 was omitted form the Code of Hammurabi.The shivers over Friday the 13th also have some interesting origins: …Christ was allegedly crucified on Friday the 13th. …On Friday, October 13, 1307, King Philip IV of France ordered the arrests of Jaques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templar, and sixty of his senior knights. …In British custom, hangings were held on Fridays, and there were 13 steps on the gallows leading to the noose.To combat the superstition, Robert Ingersoll and the Thirteen Club held thirteen-men dinners during the 19th Century. Successful? Hardly. The number still invokes trepidation to this day. A recent whimsical little serial killer study showed that the following murderers all have names that total thirteen letters: Theodore Bundy Jeffrey Dahmer Albert De Salvo John Wayne Gacy And, with a little stretch of the imagination, you can also fit “Jack the Ripper” and “Charles Manson” into that equation. More current-era paranoia: modern schoolchildren stop their memorization of the multiplication tables at 12. There were 13 Plutonium slugs in the atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki. Apollo 13 wasn’t exactly the most successful space mission. All of these are things that modern triskaidekaphobes point to when justifying their fears. For some, 13 is an extremely fortuitous and auspicious number… …In Jewish tradition, God has 13 Attributes of Mercy. Also, there were 13 tribes of Israel, 13 principles of Jewish faith, and 13 is considered the age of maturity. …The ancient Egyptians believed that there were 12 stages of spiritual achievement in this lifetime, and a 13th beyond death. …The word for thirteen, in Chinese, sounds much like the word which means “must be alive”.Thirteen, whether you love it or loathe it, is a pretty cool number all around. …In some theories of relativity, there are 13 dimensions. …It is a prime number, lucky number, star number, Wilson Prime, and Fibonacci number….There are 13 Archimedean solids.AND… …There were 13 original colonies when the United States were founded.Says a lot about the US, doesn’t it? You can’t always prevent misfortune, but you can face it with courage, grace, strength and good humor. This is a blend of thirteen enlivening, bolstering, cheerful, strengthening oils against a backdrop of dark chocolate: Himalayan cedar, clove bud, champaca resin, ginger root, lemon peel, Madagascan vanilla, golden honey, High John the Conqueror root, black tobacco, oak leaf, saffron, smoky patchouli, and cognac.

We're aware that there's a checkout issue with Song of Creation -- working on getting it fixed asap! Thank you so much for your patience.

Happy Solstice, all! It's time four our fourth installment of #BPAL7wordstory. This time you'll be twisting Beth's nostrils with depictions of gluttony -- the best story will be enshrined in scent alongside our past winners. See our complete list of rules and terms, then proceed to stuff us in seven! You may submit your story to 7words@blackphoenixalchemylab.com, or by tweeting it @bpal with the hashtag #BPAL7wordstory. The deadline for this one is January 1st! Here are those previous winners: LUST“He breathed smoke across her pomegranate-stained lips.” - Deborah J. Brannon SLOTH“can’t commit to finishing a whole banana” - Amy DeNies WRATH“The poison worked slowly, to her delight.” - Miss Paulette

Hi everyone -- sorry for not posting sooner, but here are the cutoff dates we have set for guaranteeing delivery by Christmas: (Dates are by 12:01am PST. Gift certificates are not affected by the cutoffs, since they're sent by email.) BPAL Domestic cut-off December, 14th BPAL International December 8th for Australia/New Zealand, Asia/Pacific Rim, Mexico BPAL International December 10th Canada, Caribbean, Europe, Middle East BPAL International December 1st Africa, Central & South America We will hustle to fill these orders! Have a joyous holiday season, wherever you are.

Hello all, we're hoping you can join us for BPAL’s annual toy and canned food drive in Los Angeles! This year’s organizations are Spark of Love and Burbank Temporary Aid Center. For each bag of groceries ($20 value) you’ll receive one 5 ml bottle of CHOCOLATE SLUSH. For each toy (no plush please!) valued at $20, you’ll receive one 5ml bottle of CHERRY SUGAR COOKIE. Both scents are limited editions for this year’s donations only and are not for resale! Available while supplies last. (Because of the limited quantity, we implore you to be scrupulous about adhering to our requested donation value of $20.) In observance of the season, bedeck thyself in all things KRAMPUS! We'll be in our fuzzy finest, and invite you to dress as beastly as you please. We'll have info on the other Lunacy events soon! In the meantime, here's the FB event page where you can invite your friends and follow updates. https://www.facebook.com/events/1768125120103914/

Just a note to those who'd want to know: if "butter CO2 extract" is listed as a note in a scent, it is not vegan. We have updated our FAQ to reflect this: "With the exception of our honey-based products and CO2 Butter Extract, everything that comes from BPAL is vegan, and we abhor animal testing. Black Phoenix does not test on animals, and we do not work with companies that utilize animal testing. Black Phoenix is entirely cruelty-free, as our four dogs, many fish, and resident cat will attest. All products are tested on staff, family, and friends. Always double check the ingredients or contact our Customer Service before making a purchase if you are unsure of any components listed in an oil’s listings." We apologize for any confusion or disappointment this may have caused.

At long last, we finally get to sample the scent inspired by Miss Pauline’s prize-winning 7-word story: WRATH The poison worked slowly, to her delight. Bitter almond swirled into black patchouli, with red amber, rum absolute, and lemon peel.

At November's Lunacy event at the Lab, we’ll be raising funds to buy cell phone charging stations for Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission with the proceeds from our latest $26 fragrance: CACAO POD Blackened cacao, black sandalwood, coconut, and dark, sweet musk. Join us Nov. 21 from 6-9pm! Bring your food, clothing, and hygiene donations as well – those will be circulated to Burbank Temporary Aid Center and Drive-By Do-Gooders. The night's dress code is "Horns," so we'll all be celebrating in our pointiest attire, excited to stick up for a good cause (as it were). Won't you join us? There will also be sister-events in Georgia and Vermont, benefiting local charities. And now for the rest of those scents: ++ STARSTRUCK 2016 SAGITTARIUS Mutable fire: the essence of optimism. This is a perfume of energetic positivity, freedom, exploration, tolerant idealism, and spontaneity. This is the scent of the wandering philosopher, the fearless adventurer, and the outspoken activist. Rugged cedar and white pine, wise rowan and California white sage, soft mosses, well-worn leather, peppery tomato leaf, and fiery saffron. ++ SINGLE NOTE ROSE OF SHARON ++ A LITTLE LUNACY: MOONS OF JUPITER LYSITHEA

Hello friends, here's a post to direct you toward October's Lunacy harvest: Jupiter, Starstruck, and Single Note! Don’t forget, you’ll have a chance to come sniff these on Friday at our Los Angeles Pre-Halloween Lunacy Event. ++ Moons of Jupiter: Himalia A scent of bright fortune through abundant resources: wheat accord, hay absolute, and petitgrain with roasted nuts, toasted vanilla, golden honey, and sweet vetiver. ++ Starstruck 2016: Scorpio Fixed water: the essence of desire. A scent of intensity and secrecy, passion and plots: the dark moon reflecting the shadows hidden within the depths of the ocean. This is a perfume of hidden knowledge, self-examination, and reflection, and of drawing out the poisons in your soul so that you may heal. Black patchouli and blackberry, mandrake root and pomegranate, myrrh and black copal, mugwort and pennyroyal. ++ Single Note: Tagetes

Hi Everyone! Regardless of what you may have read on... erm, our website, October's Lunacy will be on Friday, October 21 from 6pm to 9pm. Here's our Facebook event page, so you can invite your friends. Some details: * Our event exclusive scent is Pumpkin Spice Absinthe ($23) * Desperate for last minute dress-up ideas? Bring your (clean) castoffs and extras for our Halloween costume swap! We'll have a crafting station set up so you can start fiddling with your get-up for the big night. * Meanwhile, we'll be decked out in our Halloweenie finest, and we hope you will too! * Two scents will be available as fundraisers for Haitian relief efforts: Single Note Haitian Vetiver, and Black Phoenix Bay Rum. The price for each perfume is $23, and proceeds will go to Doctors Without Borders. * We'll also be accepting stay-warm items for those gathering for protests at Standing Rock: garments and blankets for VERY cold weather, please. * Our little event tent will host a screening of Fritz Lang's spooky 1921 silent masterpiece "Destiny" (Der müde Tod). See you there?

As you know, we put a lot of stock in customer reviews, so for this year’s bumper crop of New York Comic Con exclusive fragrances, it seemed fitting to revisit a handy 1870 manual guiding New York’s gentlemen (as well as tourists, one assumes) through the local bawdy houses. The text has been faithfully reproduced below, along with scent descriptions worthy of our most discriminating clientele. Won’t you come visit our booth of ill-repute at NYCC from October 6th-9th? We will summon our most “pleasing and engaging manners” for you – although by the final day, the entire Javits Center may strike you as “a third class house of assignation.” Enjoy our exclusive perfumes ($24), hair gloss ($28), bath oil ($25) and atmosphere spray ($23) below! ++ THE GENTLEMAN’S DIRECTORY VOLUME III: NEW YORK CITY, 1870 Nothing extenuate, Nor set down aught in malice.We don’t intend to tell the reader where the Central Park is, the Croton Aqueduct, the new Court House, Cooper Institute, or Knox the hatter, as any one can point out to him the location of these celebrated places, but we propose to acquaint him with locations and with facts, a knowledge of which he could not procure elsewhere. We claim no credit got telling a person that Cape Horn is on the island of Terra del Fuego, or that London is on the western side of England; but when we impart information that is not generally known, even to old denizens of the city, and give him an insight into the character and doings of people whose deeds are carefully screened from public view; when we discribe their houses, and give their location, we supply the stranger with information of which he stands in need, we supply a void that otherwise must remain unfilled. Not that we imagine the reader ever desire to visit these houses. Certainly not; he is, we do not doubt, a member of the Bible Society, a bright and shining light, like Awful Gardner or John Allen. But we point out the location of these places in order that the reader may know how to avoid them, and that he may not select one of them for his boarding house when he comes to the city. Our book will, therefore, be like a warning voice to the unwary - like a buoy attached to a sunken rock, which warns the inexperienced mariner to sheer off, lest he should be wrecked on a dangerous and unknown coast.- - - MISS ADDIE The next house, No. 55, is kept by Miss Addie Blashfield, the dashing brunette, who has eight or ten boarders, both blondes and brunettes. These are a pretty lot of girls, of pleasing and engaging manners. It is regarded as a first class house, very quiet and orderly and is visited by some of our first citizens. Night-blooming wildflowers, indigo musk, black currant, and clove. MISS ANNA This is a first class Ladies Seminary, conducted by an accomplished and intelligent young lady, who has a class composed of seven beautiful young lady scholars who do credit to her establishment. The house is newly furnished in a magnificent style, is very quiet and orderly, and first class in every respect. A sophisticated arrangement of graceful blooms: cherry blossoms, Florentine iris, violet absolute, and wisteria, warmed by honey, almonds, and cacao. MISS LIZZIE No 138 West 27th St. Mrs. Lizzie Goodrich, the dashing brunette, whose smiling face is ever ready to welcome her patrons keeps this house. Mrs. Lizzie as she is generally called, has five good-looking lady boarders whose cheerful dispositions tend to drive away the blues. There is a regular physician attached to this house, and every attention is shown to visitors. As a first class house, it is neatly and comfortably fitted up, and is very quiet and orderly. A merry honeyed carnation dotted with dried ruby fruits. MRS. BUNCE The house No. 99 is presided over by Mrs. Bunce. It contains twelve lady boarders. The house is well furnished, very pleasant, and is well stocked with beautiful girls. It is the most quiet and orderly house in Mercer street, and frequented by men of taste. Tobacco leaf, amber, sweet golden musk, blonde sandalwood, and hay sugar. MRS. DUNBAR Mrs. Dunbar conducts her house of assignation, at No. 44 Grove street in the best manner. The utmost decorum is observed, and every facility is furnished to those who call for passing the time in the most agreeable manner. This is a first class house. A decorous, agreeable experience: crystalline vanilla musk, freesia, and white tea. MRS. PALMER The house No. 112 Spring street is kept by Mrs. Palmer. It is a low establishment and frequented only by the lagends of the community. The dregs: muddied leather, ragged patchouli, cistus, fig, black clove, and rockrose spattered by rum and vetiver. MRS. VALENTINE The house at No. 157 is kept by Mrs Valentine, who has four ladies in attendance and ready to receive gentlemen into their tender arms. This is a second class house. Lacy white vanilla, mallow flower, white sandalwood, sweet oudh, and a drop of red musk. NO. 101 The house No. 101 is of the third class, and contains nothing worthy of attention. A little shabby: dusty sandalwood and cold black tea. ++ BLACK PHOENIX TRADING POST: THE GENTLEMAN’S DIRECTORY VOLUME III 11 BARROW STREET HAIR GLOSS Mrs. Driscoll, 11 Barrow street, keeps a third class house of assignation. Place mean and dirty. Patchouli, fig leaf, flue smoke, opium tar, and tobacco absolute. JUDGE AND JURY ATMOSPHERE SPRAY As you pass down Houston street, faro banks abound, till we reach an unpretending red brick building No 25, kept by Frank Burns, known as the “Judge and Jury.” This is a great resort for sportsmen both of this and of the other country. Everything here is conducted in a respectable and orderly manner. Oxblood leather, sweet cigar smoke, and fine whiskey with a swish of silken musk, bay rum, and neroli. PAINTED AND PADDED BEAUTIES BATH OIL The establishment at No. 97 Mercer street is a parlor house of the third class. Nothing is here to be found but painted and padded beauties. A voluptuous torrent of peony blossoms and robust sweet orris with white sandalwood, vanilla orchid, ambrette seed, warm musk, white patchouli, and white carnation.

Regardless of any chatter you may have heard, we have NOT received our missing Trading Post crate. Even if the crate is located, we will NOT have the items in time for Dragon Con, and we will NOT be keeping a waiting list for these products in the meantime. We currently have no plans to take or fill orders for these missing items. If anyone tells you otherwise, you're welcome to refer them back to this post. Thanks very much for your notes of sympathy and concern. It's like they say, sometimes you eat the dragon, and sometimes the dragon eats you!

Bad news, I'm afraid: FedEx has lost the crate containing all of the Trading Post's DragonCon exclusives. We will have to go on without the special hair gloss, atmosphere spray, and bath oil parts of our con inventory. We do still have the Dragon claw polishes, and the testers for the missing BPTP stuff (so you'll know what you're missing). Thanks, FedEx! We look forward to seeing everyone at the booth nevertheless.

Hi everyone! We're excited to announce yet another opportunity for you sinners and storytellers to participate in our creative process. Our latest iteration of the #BPAL7wordstory contest is underway, and this time the theme is WRATH. Vent your spleen, tear down the pillars, give in to the dark side... just make sure you do it in seven. This time your writing deadline is 9/8/16. Make every word count! The winning story will be immortalized in scent sometime in October. Below are the full Rules and Regulations. Get ready... Get set... WRATH! BPAL Seven Word Story Contest Rules and Regulations By submitting an entry, you agree to be bound by the Official Submission Guidelines and Rules and represent that you have read and understood all requirements set forth. How do I submit a 7 Word Story and what are the deadlines? All submissions must be received by the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab by September 8, 2016. Stories should be submitted online via email to 7words@blackphoenixalchemylab.com or on Twitter using the #BPAL7wordstory hashtag. On or about September 16, 2016, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab will announce the selected story. On October 15, 2016 a fragrance inspired by the winning story will be released for sale on Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, featuring the full text of the story and winner’s name on the label. Selected authors will receive credit under the name of their choice on the copy text for the fragrance, one bottle of the fragrance inspired by their story, and enviable fame within the Black Phoenix community (no warranties on the fame bit). By submitting an entry, you agree to be bound by these Official Submission Guidelines and Rules and represent that you have read and understood all requirements set forth below. Submitted stories must be written in English; stories written in other languages will not be accepted. All entries must be 7 words or fewer. Stories must be original and unpublished at the time of submission, including the entrant’s social media accounts. All submissions must be exclusive to the 7 Word Stories Project through April 30, 2017, regardless of whether a story is selected as winner. All information must be submitted electronically via email (7words@blackphoenixalchemylab.com) or Twitter (#BPAL7wordstory). Stories must only have one author. No coauthored works, please. Because…Seven Words. A submitted story may not contain any material that is copyrighted or otherwise owned or controlled by someone other than the author (including but not limited to, poetry, music and/or lyrics, characters originally created by others in any medium, and/or stories based on real people and/or other people’s lives, other than public figures). We would be fascinated by how you’d manage it, though. All submissions should be complete stories which can stand on their own. By submitting a story, authors (and/or their parents and/or guardians) agree that Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab and any sponsors or other supporters of the 7 Word Stories Project may use the author’s name, image and all or a portion of the submitted story to promote the project, regardless of whether the story entered is selected as winner. Authors who are under the age of 18 must have the permission of their parent or guardian to submit their work. Employees of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab or any of their respective entities, subsidiaries, and immediate families (spouses, parents, children, and siblings and their spouses) and/or persons living in the same households as such persons of each are not eligible to enter. All applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. You are responsible for knowing the laws of your jurisdiction with respect to contest entry. The 7 Word Stories Project and these rules will be governed, construed and interpreted under the laws of California. By entering, you agree to be bound by these rules and by the decisions of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, which are final and binding in all respects. Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab reserves the right to change these rules at any time, and in its sole discretion, and to suspend, cancel, postpone or extend the project. Individuals who violate or fail to comply with these rules, violate any law, rule or regulation in connection with participation in the application process, tamper with the operation of the entry process, or engage in any conduct that is detrimental or unfair to Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, the application process, any other applicants (in each case as determined in Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab’s sole discretion), are subject to disqualification. By entering, authors retain their copyright but grant Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab the license to use their entire story for promotion of the scent, contest, and the Lab in general. The Lab agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts to provide credit in whatever format entrants request (i.e., real name, forum name, other pseudonym). The winning entry or entries will be selected in the sole discretion of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab.The Lab reserves the right to select one or more entries based on the quality of entries received. Entries will be judged on their overall narrative, as well as their potential for providing scent inspiration.

Greetings, hedonists. Our monthly Lunacy update is live, and there's a lot to love here. August's three magic words are: Vanilla, Virgo, Themisto! Hope to see some of you on Friday when we host our Sirens & Sea Monsters Lunacy event at the Lab. ++ A LITTLE LUNACY MOONS OF JUPITER: THEMISTO Orbiting alone: cold black labdanum, olibanum, and eucalyptus bulb drifting on a starry white aldehyde. ++STARSTRUCK 2016 VIRGO Mutable Earth: the essence of duty and analysis. This is a perfume of altruism, introspection ,and wisdom found from within. This blend can be utilized to enhance critical thinking, mental dexterity, and problem-solving skills, spark creativity, and sharpen the wit. Like Virgo, this scent elegant in its presentation while unexpectedly complex in its inner composition: a dazzling chypre, glittering with sardonic humor, that is grounded by sweet aged patchouli and uplifted by lemon verbena. ++SINGLE NOTES FRENCH VANILLA Tahitian vanilla bean with a slight custard undertone.

Hi everyone! Out of nearly 200 entries, our random number generator has selected IG user thisgirlgrows as the winner of our Pokemon Go #GottaSmellEmAll contest. Thank you so much for bombarding us with so much fun and sweetness in your pics and captions, judging this contest was a pure delight. Thisgirlgrows wins a $40 BPAL gift credit (Winner, please contact us via customer service email to claim your prize!) We posted a smattering of her contest entry photos on Tumblr: http://blackphoenixalchemylab.tumblr.com/post/148706162638/and-our-pokemon-go-gottasmellemall-contest-winner Thanks again, everyone! May your incense reek deliciously to the Pokegods, and all your eggs hatch in a timely manner.

Hello friends! Keep your finger on the refresh button tomorrow: when blood milk jewels' new sister store EXQUISITE CORPSE opens, there will be just 35 bottles of each of the following scents for you to grab up: LORRAINE CROSS Steam-distilled Somalian myrrh with wild crafted rockrose, Moroccan rose absolute, and white sandalwood. PLANCHETTE A dry, aged Oman frankincense with saffron and rare woods. OWL MOON A dark, rooty, sweet patchouli swirled with honey. If you miss out, never fear: we'll be doing another run of 35 for Exquisite Corpse next month.

Hello, everyone! We're very proud to announce the first phase in a new three-part series of scents inspired by ancient depictions of that most elusive beast: the unicorn. We should have a selection of these (for sniffing and sampling only, not for sale) at tonight's L.A. Lunacy event. https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/limited-edition/art-of-the-unicorn/ ++ART OF THE UNICORN The saintly hermit, midway through his prayers stopped suddenly, and raised his eyes to witness the unbelievable: for there before him stood the legendary creature, startling white, that had approached, soundlessly, pleading with his eyes. The legs, so delicately shaped, balanced a body wrought of finest ivory. And as he moved, his coat shone like reflected moonlight. High on his forehead rose the magic horn, the sign of his uniqueness: a tower held upright by his alert, yet gentle, timid gait. The mouth of softest tints of rose and grey, when opened slightly, revealed his gleaming teeth, whiter than snow. The nostrils quivered faintly: he sought to quench his thirst, to rest and find repose. His eyes looked far beyond the saint’s enclosure, reflecting vistas and events long vanished, and closed the circle of this ancient mystic legend. -Rainer Maria Rilke The world is wading through a dark, violent, confusing time, and sometimes it feels like we have no recourse other than to slip into despair. I believe, though, with all my heart, that hope springs eternal. In keeping with that, we present BPAL’s first unicorn series as a symbolic representation of our kinder, brighter selves, the return to wild innocence, and of the possibility of true compassion winning the day. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature. This series consists of three parts, the second of which will be set free next month. Black Phoenix Trading Post will be releasing their Unicorn series in August. THE ART OF THE UNICORN, PART I https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/limited-edition/art-of-the-unicorn/ A KING PURSUED BY A UNICORN Jean Duvet White oak, pine pitch, and a shattered shard of golden amber. ABDUCTION OF PROSPERINE ON A UNICORN Albrecht Dürer White sandalwood, black currant, and pomegranate. ALLEGORY OF CHASTITY Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco Blushing rosehips, pink rose petals, and vanilla cream with white jasmine and a drop of bergamot. BESTIAIRE DU MOYEN AGE Watery cerulean musk winding through crushed grass, apple blossom, wild mint, and pine needles. CRUCIFIXION Frankincense, dried red roses, and myrrh with soft orris, labdanum, and red clove. DES VOS' UNICORN Maerten de Vos Sugared peony and rose-tinted vanilla with mallow, white musk, lavender buds, and a touch of apricot. MYTHOLOGICAL SCENE, WITH A WARRIOR ADDRESSING A LADY OUTSIDE A CLASSICAL MANSION, TWO MAIDENS RIDING UNICORNS BEHIND Suzanna Duncombe Florentine orris butter, red sandalwood, white patchouli, leather accord, and ambrette musk with a drifting eddy of King mandarin, wild bergamot, bourbon vanilla, and gold-limned saffron. OF THE UNICORN Illustration from "the History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents", Edward Topsell Patchouli absolute, white orris, agarwood, and ambrette seed. ORPHEUS CHARMING ANIMALS Alessandro Varotari Dark myrrh, teakwood, olive blossom, a scattering of crushed asphodel petals, and a drop of green cognac. ST. CLARE White sandalwood and tonka with sweet tobacco incense, vanilla-infused mahogany, rum absolute, and golden oudh. THE UNICORN, RUSHING AGAINST THE TREE, FIXED ITS HORN SO FAST IN THE TRUNK THAT IT COULD NOT DRAW IT OUT Kay Nielsen Ethereal white orris, pale early lilacs, mallow flower, Queen of the Night, white moss, and dusk-lit mist. UNICORN HUNT Martin Schongauer Sweet red amber and red currant swirled with bourbon vetiver, cassis, mimosa blossom, and red wine grape.

It's summertime, and the livin' is decidedly not easy. Callisto, Leo, and White Juniper to the rescue! ++A LITTLE LUNACY: MOONS OF JUPITER CALLISTO Tidally locked to Jupiter’s sacred plants: white musk, salt-touched white sage, Oman frankincense, nutmeg, and gently honeyed saffron. ++STARSTRUCK 2016 LEO Fixed fire: the essence of ambition and confidence. This blend is the distillate of self-assurance and courage, a radiant golden halo of warmth, magnanimity, and loving faithfulness. Utilize this blend to bolster your self-esteem, to assist you in genuinely taking pride in yourself and your accomplishments, and access your inner splendor. Golden frankincense and sweet amber with Roman chamomile, angelica root, saffron, gilded carnation, and helichrysum. ++SINGLE NOTES WHITE JUNIPER

Hello everyone, just a note that we'll be vending at the Midsummer Scream Halloween Festival next weekend! The event is on July 30 & 31, you can find out the details from their site below. http://midsummerscream.org/

Hi everyone! We'll be haunting CBLDF's annual SDCC opening night reception again, and here are the exclusive scents we'll have on offer for $26 -- plus a few Expletives left over from last year! Event details are all here: http://cbldf.org/2016/07/sdcc-2016-cbldfs-comic-con-welcome-party/ DISRESPECT FOR ESTABLISHED AUTHORITY Policemen, judges, Government officials and respected institutions shall never be presented in such a way as to create disrespect for established authority. Gleaming black leather with blonde tobacco, copal, and smoked vanilla. SORDID AND UNPLEASANT ACTIVITIES If crime is depicted it shall be as a sordid and unpleasant activity. Degenerate, squalid, and utterly wretched: bleached white cedar and bourbon vetiver with poplar, smoked cumin, oak-barrel whiskey, and a dribble of spiced rum absolute. CRIMINAL GLAMOUR Criminals shall not be presented so as to be rendered glamorous or to occupy a position which creates a desire for emulation. Gleaming black patchouli and leather, wet with styrax and black amber, and smoothed by velvet oudh and blackcurrant.

Hi everyone, just a reminder that we'll be holding court at the Lab tonight. In honor of the JUNE GLOOM theme, the following scents will be 10% off: DANCE OF DEATH DANSE MACABRE EMBALMING FLUID JASS FUNERAL THANATOPSIS WINGS OF AZRAEL We'll also still be accepting donations for http://drivebydogooders.org! This month’s special request: SUN PROTECTION. Clear out your old and unwanted hats, sunglasses, umbrellas, tarps, and other protective gear – or pick up something cheap at the store to drop off! See you tonight?

Here's everything we've got for you this month: Sloth, Cancer, Ganymede, and a Single Note that will keep you up all night long. Happy Solstice! http://blackphoenixalchemylab.tumblr.com/post/146240607678/a-little-lunacy-update

Hello all! Despite that full-ass moon high overhead, there is NO LUNACY EVENT tonight, anywhere! Here’s the schedule where/when you can find us in June: Dirty South JUNE GLOOM Lunacy Event - June 24 Vermont JUNE GLOOM Lunacy Event - June 25 Los Angeles JUNE GLOOM Lunacy Event - June 29 And June 26 at Loved To Death and LTD (FB event page to come). See you soon!