It's Halloweentime at Black Phoenix Trading Post!

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Happy Halloween! Leaves are a-stirrin’, cider is a-brewin’, and pumpkins are aglow at Black Phoenix Trading Post! A trillion thanks to Ms. Kaitlin Reeves of Form and Function for helping us get the Halloween update up and running!

 

Live, and o-so-Halloweenie – the first in our Inspirations series! Illustrated by Abigail Larson!

 

 

BRAM STOKER

No man knows till he has suffered from the night how sweet and dear to his heart and eye the morning can be.

 

MARY SHELLEY

It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn; and whether it was the outward substance of things or the inner spirit of nature and the mysterious soul of man that occupied me, still my inquiries were directed to the metaphysical, or in its highest sense, the physical secrets of the world.

 

 

Bathe in autumnal bliss:

++ BPTP HALLOWEEN BATH OIL

AUTUMN DUSK

Frankincense, black copal, and myrrh veiled in night-blooming jasmine, black rose, smoky patchouli leaf, and a dribble of red wine.

 

BOO

Eerie billows of spun sugar, fluttering white cotton, and sheets of cream.

 

CARAMEL APPLES AND ANCIENT OAKS

Sticky-sweet caramel apples and a gentle rain of apple blossoms clutched by gnarled oak boughs.

 

PUMPKIN ICE CREAM

Lightly spiced pumpkin ice cream!

 

 

Want to liven (deaden?) up your atmosphere? We can help! --

++ BPTP HALLOWEEN ATMOSPHERE SPRAYS

BALEFIRE

A crack in the door to the underworld: blackened leaves, woodsmoke and flame, dusty mullein, and apple bark against a backdrop of sepulchral myrrh.

 

BLACK POMEGRANATE AND BLACKCURRANT

Piquant, tart, and strangely hypnotic.

 

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

A joyous celebration of La Catarina, La Flaca, La Muerte... Glorious, Beautiful Death. In Mexico, death is not something to be feared or hated; She is embraced, loved, and adored. La Muerte is fêted, as the celebrant "...chases after it, mocks it, courts it, hugs it, sleeps with it; it is his favorite plaything and his most lasting love." This is a Mexican paean to La Huesuda: dry, crackling leaves, the incense smoke of altars honoring Death and the Dead, funeral bouquets, the candies, chocolates, foods and tobacco of the ofrenda, amaranth, sweet cactus blossom and desert cereus.

 

PUMPKIN S’MORES

Pumpkin marshmallows smushed into brown sugar-dusted graham crackers with melted chocolate and a hint of campfire smoke.

 

 

++ BPTP HALLOWEEN CANDLES

AUTUMN MIDNIGHT

Frankincense, honeycomb, black copal, and myrrh veiled in night-blooming jasmine, dusky amber, black rose, smoky patchouli leaf, bitter cacao, and a dribble of red wine.

 

PUMPKIN CLOVE

Warm pumpkin and Madagascar clove bud.

 

SPIKED APPLE CIDER

Spiced apple cider livened up with a splash of apple brandy.

 

SWEET GINGER AND FRANKINCENSE

Oman frankincense with unpeeled Ginger rhizome and Italian bergamot.

 

TOBACCO POMEGRANATE

Blood red pomegranate with tobacco absolute, Haitian tobacco leaf, and oudh.

 

Our candles are handcrafted by Sara Robey! Many, many thanks to our beloved Sara for lending us her time and limitless talent!

 

 

Work out those kinks with our limited edition autumn massage oil:

++ BPTP LIMITED EDITION AUTUMN MASSAGE OIL

PATCHOULI CLOVE

A decadently warming blend of three patchoulis, Himalayan cedar, and a touch of sweet clove.

 

 

Tricksy has returned from the grave! This time, she’s a perfume…

 

++ BPTP HALLOWEEN LIMITED EDITION PERFUME

TRICKSY

Patchouli, aquilaria aguillocha, and Manuka honey.

 

 

Also Halloweenie, two new tees! One is limited…

 

Illustration by Abigail Larson!

 

Due to the zomg number of colors in this piece, we’ve tried something new with Abigail’s Halloween art. This tee was printed using the DTG process, and isn’t silkscreened like BPTP’s other tees.

 

 

And the other is an addition to our permanent collection!

 

Illustration by Tanya Bjork!

 

 

This Fall, we are thrilled to introduce the Hallowenches of Black Phoenix Trading Post! The Ladies of Samhain were lovingly illustrated by Aidan Casserly!

 

++ BPTP HALLOWEEN 2013: CALLIDORA, THE VAMP

CALLIDORA PERFUME

Blood musk, Egyptian myrrh, Mayan cacao, 7-year aged red patchouli, Siamese benzoin, and tobacco absolute.

 

BLOODBATH BATH OIL

This vamp’s secret to eternal youth: red musk, black patchouli, rose milk, and sugar blossom.

 

SILKYBAT HAIR GLOSS

Sensual sugared patchouli.

 

 

++ LAVINA, THE CREATURE

LAVINA PERFUME

Ruby peppermint, Moroccan white mint, red currant, wild plum, neroli, green tea, and cassis.

 

RECHARGING STATION BATH OIL

An invigorating shock of eucalyptus petals, white mint, pink lime, and rosemary!

 

LIGHTNING STORM HAIR GLOSS

Vivid flashes of dazzling electricity: white mint, white tea, white ginger, a jolt of yuzu, and electric green lime!

 

 

++ SYLVIA, THE SHE-WOLF

SYLVIA PERFUME

Snuggly brown musk spicy carnation, leather balsam, bourbon vanilla, terebinth pine, yew berry, and a touch of clove.

 

SUDSY SHE-WOLF BATH OIL

The warmest, snuggiest way to tame a savage beast: hazelnut coffee with dark chocolate, sweet fig milk, warm brown amber, and terebinth pine.

 

SHINY FURBALL HAIR GLOSS

Smell like you’ve been on a Full Moon Stalk even when you’re at the office! Himalayan cedar, vanilla musk, lavender, black clove, honeyed coconut, fir balsam, and juniper berry!

 

Now with natural flea repellants!

 

(FOR WEREBEAST USE ONLY. DO NOT SPRAY ON PETS, PLS!)