#bpal

[boscotron]

This is not a drill, BPAL has done a Carmilla collection for their 2024 Halloween release:

(I don't work for the lab I'm just obsessed)

[momdusa]

These buttons from black phoenix alchemy labs are making me wanna pull out my dolls and take pics with them

[the-bar-sinister]

I want more BPAL scents, I say, reminding myself to enjoy the ones I already have.

[catastrfy]

neil gaiman collab update fromthe bpal forums. text in alt

[golvio]

I gotta say, there have been some real winners in this year’s batch of “Dead Leaves” scents. I tried “Dead Leaves, Lilac, & Labdanum” today and it’s really good! It does smell like classic lilac once it starts drying because lilac’s a really strong floral, but eventually the other two notes overtake it, making it smell more herbal than a straight floral. I like lilac, but I have to be in the right mood for it because it’s usually so strong, so it’s nice to have an option that’s a little less overpowering.

[shiniestcrow]

Hey, so, heads-up: if you're at all interested in any Good Omens perfume, now's the time to get it, as BPAL won't make any more of it

This goes for all their perfumes related to Neil Gaiman properties

This includes but is not limited to: Coraline, American Gods, Neverwhere & The Graveyard Book

100% of the proceeds go to the National Coalition Against Censorship, in case you're concerned about that

[cleolinda]

The work of horror manga artist Junji Ito has wound itself into our brains so tightly, there’s simply no digging it out. As such, it has been an immense honor to develop licensed BPAL products in collaboration with the Crunchyroll series Junji Ito Collection, which includes TOMIE and many other tales.

The first one: Tomie. “‘What’s so precious about a monster?’ A seductive and deceptively delicate blend of rose-tinted white sandalwood, ethereal white amber, voluptuous almond blossom, coeur de jasmin, and a gasp of bourbon vanilla.”

[postcardsfromheapside]

Hey perfume fans:

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab has linked a bunch of relief funds for Los Angeles here, and they're also sending profits from this scent series towards relief organizations.

I've been a fan of this company for years and years - they produce an incredible product, and constantly have something going for relief efforts or awareness.

[artemisgarden]

BPAL ORDER CAME!

[snarp]

Theory: BPAL scrapped the original formula for "Snake Oil" because it was based on some accord purchased in bulk for which the formulator never actually knew the individual components, and then they just ran out of it.

Argument Against: They should be able to just take a sample of the old stuff and "Shoot The Juice" through GC/MS - there are literally consumer services for that now, it should be affordable?

Argument For: They can't do that because they're too scared that the GC/MS company will reveal their secret formulation-shortcut shame (potential IP issue? lawsuit risk?) and/or secret snake oil formula to the world.

Competing Theory: It's more likely that the original formula just had too much eugenol and coumarin for regulatory purposes.* Like, if it were possible to legally sell convincing Original!Snake Oil dupes, I'm sure that Al Rehab, Bath and Body Works, and SaveOnScents would be doing it. Snake Oil is probably just illegal.

* (The changes described in the reformulation are the addition of patchouli oil and vanilla absolute, common "safe and all-natural" substitutions for eugenol and coumarin.

Also, like. Snake Oil smells like eugenol and coumarin. I have eugenol in the kitchen and I know what coumarin smells like. That's what's in the bottle.)

Argument Against: This one is slightly less funny.

[elspethdixon]

Some people have nice shelves or other display structures to hold their perfumes. After over a dozen years of BPAL collecting with a sideline in NAVA collecting, I have an entire closet dedicated to The Hoard:

The top shelf on the lefthand side looks like one row, but it’s actually got bottles arranged in arcs by perfume category.

[valdiis]

I purchased a perfume from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab (among several of them) that is "Red Oakmoss, Cedarwood, and Sweet Patchouli." What a delight! I get the cedarwood most heavily on fresh application, but now that it's been a few minutes, the oakmoss is coming out. I smell like the woods and I love it.

Just felt I should let everyone know that I smell amazing this morning.

[momdusa]

“What’s so precious about a monster?”

A seductive and deceptively delicate blend of rose-tinted white sandalwood, ethereal white amber, voluptuous almond blossom, coeur de jasmin, and a gasp of bourbon vanilla.

BPAL x Junji Ito???

[the-bar-sinister]

B [Oh scents are great. Any faves?]

Our top three BPAL scents are:

Whip: (our partner's standard scent)

Agony and ecstasy: black leather and damp red rose.

Bow and Crown of Conquest: (🔪🔪's standard scent)

Nobility and haughtiness befitting the Antichrist: sage, carnation and cedar with lavender, vanilla, white musk and leather.

Miskatonic University: (Several of our shared standard scent)

The scent of Irish coffee, dusty tomes and polished oakwood halls.

[hillbillyoracle]

My BPAL order came in today! Finally got a full size of my favorite perfume of theirs (that I've found so far) Grave Pig. Got Troll and Deep in Earth as frimps. While I love all of my BPAL perfumes (I have quite a few from their collaborative with Sphere + Sundry), Grave Pig has remained a favorite and it was sorely missed.

[golvio]

As a companion to my notes post, here are my favorite BPAL perfumes out of the ones I've tried so far, in no particular order:

Menage A Trois: Golden Amber, Oak, and Muguet (A light, fresh, clean, and warm scent. Pleasant and lasting, but not obtrusive or overbearing.)

Jazz Funeral (The magnolias mixed with the booze and earth notes are heavenly!)

Tomie (Creamy and a little unconventional, floral without smelling like a granny perfume.)

Virahotkantita (Unfortunately discontinued, but I got a bottle of leftover stock for free with my big Christmas order. A lovely lilac and violet medley with some colder notes.)

Plague Doctor v10 (A prototype not for sale, and another free sample with the previous perfume. It's a fresh, clean aquatic scent that reminds me of my dad's aftershave.)

Titus Andronicus (Another "aftershave" scent, but warmer and spicier than Plague Doctor. Great for when you want to feel masculine but also a little bit regal.)

Shoggoth (Really weird and morphs a lot, but all the notes are pleasant. For me the lemon and floral notes were strongest.)

Arkham (Wildflowers and overturned forest dirt, how you'd smell after a strenuous but overall satisfying hike through the New England woods in springtime)

Envy (This one depends on what mood I'm in, but when I am in the mood, the lavender and lime hits the spot)

Cleric (Gorgeous, long-lasting, great throw)

Scherezade (Warm and sweet. Gives me comforting memories of the hippie granola health store I bought the lemon balm tea I self-medicated with in grad school, or that one time I tried burning my own incense as a teenager in my goth phase.)

Juke Joint (Basically a mint julep, very delicious.)

Diana (A little like Juke Joint, strangely, but with a touch more amber & aged leather.)

Endymion (Very sweet and beautiful, but it fades too fast.)

The Bow & Crown of Conquest (I like it for a lot of the same reasons why I like Envy, but it also has incense smoke.)

Masquerade (A beautiful, sparkling, orangey scent, but like Endymion fades too fast.)

Dee (All the things I liked about Endymion's rosewood, but less floral and more like incense and gentleman's cologne. Seems like something a 19th century mystic would wear to seem more "exotic.")

The Lady of Shalott (Really gorgeous, delicate florals and musks)

Chimera (Starts spicy with cinnamon, but then morphs in fascinating ways as the honeysuckle becomes more obvious.)

Lawful (Another gorgeous, incense-y scent.)

Les Bijoux (Sweet, sparkling prosecco with a crisp crunch of tart green apple.)

Rakshasa (Gorgeous rosy scent mixed with sweet patchouli and handsome, down-to-earth sandalwood. Feels like a beautiful masculine and feminine scent simultaneously. If you're being seduced by an otherworldly shapeshifter, they probably smell like this.)

Water of Notre Dame (Very sunny floral, reminds me of when I'd shower with my special Angel's Trumpet soap bar I splurged on as a treat for myself.)