#blackphoenixalchemylab

[shiniestcrow]

Okay after letting it age for two years I now absolutely adore BPAL's Sherlock Holmes perfume

It's so good. I only really get soft leather and a bit of pipe tobacco but holy shit I love it

[freneticfloetry]

hello courtney, incoming with a hyper-specific and random ask: do you have a signature scent/favourite perfume? if so, what is it <3 if alternatively/in addition, what is your favourite candle/home fragrance scent?

Lola my love, you could not possibly have known this about me, but this is one of my favorite topics ever.

I’ve been wearing the fine perfume oils of @blackphoenixalchemylab since 2004 (hilariously enough, the same year I started writing!). My stash is ridiculously huge, like hundreds of bottles, and indeed, I do have ones that are almost twenty years old — one of the fantastic things about oils is that they age, and change, and get better with time, like fine wine. Sometimes I think my oil chest is the thing I’d grab from a fire, second only to my cat.

The best thing about BPAL, though, is that it’s so dependent on skin chemistry. The exact same blend can smell wildly different on everyone. It does mean that I have death notes — honey, for instance, however lovely it may smell in the bottle, smells exactly like cat pee on me. There’s exactly one blend with a honey note that I can actually wear, Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife, and even then, there’s a solid ten minutes of drydown time when I smell like a walking litter box. But nothing demonstrates the power of skin chemistry better than this review of Jingo-Kogo v6. (Don’t drink anything while you read.)

I have a whole list of Holy Grail blends, but my biggest one is probably an old April Fools’ Day blend called Monster Bait: Underpants. It’s a slightly sweet gourmand with whiffs of saffron and a sandalwood base, and it smells delicious but not like food. It’s kind of a special occasion wear, though, since it was literally only available for one day and I only have so much. My everyday blend at the moment wavers between one of this year’s Yules, Lavender Earl Grey Cookies, one of the old Amanda Palmer collabs, Cupcake Splatter Pattern Analysis, and a long lost Pickman Gallery blend, Undine Comes Into the House of the Fishermen.

I highly recommend BPAL to pretty much any and everyone I meet (poor @hoko-onchi-writes can testify to this). Their catalog is massive. They partner with awesome people for awesome collabs inspired by their work, Mark Waid and Peter S. Beagle and probably most notably Neil Gaiman — there’s a licensed perfume line for all his greatest hits. There’s a healthy helping of nostalgia — childhood tales, the aforementioned Beagle line for “The Last Unicorn,” even a line for The Fraggles. And all of it is absolutely magical. Beth's ability to capture imagery and concepts and feelings in a bottle is simply mind-boggling and must be smelled to be believed. I mean, they were commissioned to do a blend for the Smurf movie premiere, and I swear the best way to describe Smurf Essence is that it smells blue. They also support worthy causes far and wide (and loudly and proudly), so be sure to check out their full and fabulous line of activism perfume.

Wow, that was a lot. Sorry. 🤣

(My candle answer is much shorter! In general, I love love love cashmere blends, but my favorite candle ever is Archipelago Botanicals’ Black Forest. Especially this time of year.)

[ghoulnextdoor]

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab’s 2023 Lupercalia collection – Unquiet Things

Today on the Unquiet Things blog are reviews for 14 scents from @blackphoenixalchemylab, where silk petals act as portals, chocolate truffles are made by hedgehogs and there are tragic rituals of tea and tears. 

[thesaltofcarthage]

hey, @blackphoenixalchemylab already has a tumblr

I make perfumes that smell like blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile. They're not very good yet, but I'm trying to improve my scents of humor.

[tireironmybeloved]

What does Jason smell like?

send my muse anons! always accepting

warm, a bit earthy, and smokey, with spicy and floral undertones. things like good leather, frankincense, a little bit of fresh clean earth, and a hint of roses. something close to BlackPhoenixAlchemyLabs' Jazz Funeral or You Get What Anyone Gets - You Get A Lifetime perfume oils. [yes these are some of my very favorite perfumes, no i won't get any bonus from you clicking those links. it's just my fave perfume store and i am a big perfume nerd.]

[spookyinc]

Caligari A-Go-Go Perfume Oil

A fragrance inspired by the atmosphere and art direction of the film — its layers of grit and ooze, pop-art colors standing out against a starless void, clumps of debris, fake flowers, vials of mystery fluid, rumpled straitjackets and crisp lab coats. Green amber, jasmine bud, cotton blossom, eucalyptus, secondhand smoke, dirt, and petitgrain.   #bpal #blackphoenixalchemylab #perfume #drcaligari Read the full article

[the-myrda-weapon]

Old Scratch by @blackphoenixalchemylab is so Ed-coded I’m ready to be swept off my feet by a blonde idiot and cry myself to sleep in his quarters when he abandons me

[thesaltofcarthage]

hey @blackphoenixalchemylab, is this one of Beth's Weenie descriptions?

[bonesai]

It’s a Kitty Tea Party! 🌸 @blackphoenixalchemylab Clotted cream and strawberry rhubarb jam scones, apricot and ginger panettone, saffron sticky buns, cinnamon sugar pecan rolls, and cups of steaming hot tea. https://www.instagram.com/p/CnscHzFPWpnFp5gnBv8hQ7dF6IkUPb4dge1jMw0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[shiniestcrow]

halloween decant circle halloween decant circle

[ghoulnextdoor]

Yule Scents from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab – Unquiet Things

On the Unquiet Things blog today: the weird, wild gourmand wonderland of this year's Yule collection from @blackphoenixalchemylab

[vampirepumpkins]

@blackphoenixalchemylab

OMG YOU GUYS—there is a perfumery with an entire section of @neil-gaiman perfume (and a whole category of Good Omens, and yes, Crowley and Aziraphale have their own scents).

[solarine]

It’s a Vampire Princess night. 💖🧛🏻‍♀️ Blood musk and lavender with bourbon vanilla, plum oudh, black patchouli, and Romanian wildflowers. #perfume #perfumeoil #BPAL #blackphoenixalchemylab #vampire #vampireprincess https://www.instagram.com/p/B380nybFjRo/?igshid=17mtxy08cvtjw

[happyg0th]

My amazing @blackphoenixalchemylab scent locket came in! I had such a hard time waiting for it, but the anticipation was worth it! It’s beautiful and I love it. #bpal #blackphoenixalchemylab #perfume #locket https://www.instagram.com/p/CDSNH8Fpylw/?igshid=5j9581cwptg8

[pylori23]

Got some Lupercalia treasures today from the Lab. 💙💜 #Lupercalia #BPAL #blackphoenixalchemylab #SweetAmberAndCherryLiqueur #ehonwaraljogo #perfume #hairgloss #bathoil #ChampagneAndMaraschinoCherries #HymnToSTBrigid (at Taylorsville, Utah) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9u4GWDhLd6/?igshid=uiwmob1u0v1m

[hautemacabre]

#HauteMacabre has hidden a bottle of our beloved Salem inspired Burying Point perfume by #BlackPhoenixAlchemyLab inside of our favorite witchcraft shop in Salem, Coven's Cottage { @covens_cottage }. To claim it for your own, ask for Jim, the shop proprietor, and say the phrase "It Wasn't Just a Phase" 🖤 Please post here when it's been claimed! 🖤 Coven's Cottage was kind enough to grant me permission for the interior photo during my visit to Salem last year, but please respect their wishes for no photography inside the shop