#alkemia

[bebemoon]

look for the name ITZELL | requested by @byayavich

givenchy black leather halter dress w/ gunmetal grommet details

jean paul gaultier stretch mesh convertible strapless dress, c. 199o's

sophie buhai "vienna" sterling silver sculptural collar in carnelian

alkemia "pretty little poisons" pefume (amaretto, black cherry, plum brandy, bitter orange, coconut musk, caramelized fig, vanilla)

all saints black leather wooden platform boots

[morutemartyr]

morute/haunted doll collection:

perfumes that are light and airy, sheer and barely there; ephemeral. perfumes that are cold, and eerie-- the lingering feeling of a phantom hand brushing against your back.

contains these notes: (or has the same aura)

datura flower / spider lilies / jasmine / vanilla orchid / carnation / lotus flower

lamb's wool / cashmere / bone china + porcelain / lace / ribbons / silk / cold vanilla / old books / melted wax / metal blade / cold fog + snow + night air

almonds (milk, blossoms, etc.) / coconut milk / white tea / whipped cream + lactonics/white chocolate

white amber / labdanum

NUI COBALT DESIGN/starlight and spidersilk

slender strands of cotton flower hung with trembling dewdrops, cold crystalline musk, and tiny black vanilla beans

NUI COBALT DESIGN/moonlight on spidersilk

luminous strands of cotton flower glistening with frost, cloud musk, tiny black vanilla beans, white amber, chilled almond milk, non-indolic jasmine, lemon myrtle, and moonflower

NUI COBALT DESIGN/twilight spidersilk

slender strands of cotton flower hung with trembling dewdrops, cobalt blue musk, vanilla orchid, imperial iris, white lilac, and a whisper of lavender

NUI COBALT DESIGN/pale as death

funeral lilies, datura accord, luna moths on cotton flowers, and white clover along a graveyard path

NUI COBALT DESIGN/subspace

warm almond milk, dewy blue lotus, labdanum, gardenia, driftwood, and porcelain musk

NUI COBALT DESIGN/charlatan: french almond macaron

crisp-tender pillows conjured from confectioners sugar, finely sifted almond flour, and Madagascar vanilla, united by smooth almond frangipane

NUI COBALT DESIGN/preposterous: strawberry shortcake

sun-ripened strawberries are sliced fresh over soft vanilla cake and topped with a scant teaspoon of whipped cream

NUI COBALT DESIGN/silver fox

white tea with honey and rice milk, almond macaron, soft grey cashmere and cool woodland musk

NUI COBALT DESIGN/somiphilia: love of sleep

lamb's wool accord, orange blossom, barely-budding lavender, melissa, green fig, clary, cloud musk, and weightless vanilla marshmallow meringue

PIERROT PERFUMERY/morute martyr

vanilla buttercream, skin musks, sugary sweet ribbon bows. 

PIERROT PERFUMERY/dead and lovely (discontinued)

a flowery blend of jasmine, wisteria, lilies, corpse flower, and casket silk

DEATH AND FLORAL/the people you love become ghosts inside of you

heavenly musk, lingering funeral flowers, cold scent of vanilla in an empty corridor, handprints on a foggy window

DEATH AND FLORAL/the secret of wives and widows

⁠a dark and mysterious blend of Arabian sandalwood, luscious vanilla, orchids and southern night air, white tea in a fine cup of China held by a figure with long painted nails

BPAL/maiden

white tea, carnation and damask rose

BPAL/ roses, pearls, diamonds

red roses, dazzling crystalline musks, and pearlescent coconut-tinged orris

BPAL/good

shimmering celestial musk with vanilla, white honey, acacia, and sugar cane

BPAL/snow white

flurries of virgin snow, crisp winter wind and the faintest breath of night-blooming flowers

BPAL/eusapia

pale lilacs, white tea, and candle wax

BPAL/a pause in one's studies (NSFW label img)

luminous amber, white tea, sweet heliotrope, golden lotus petals, toasted almond blossom cream, and a smear of ink

BPAL/carved wooden bridal shop

cascades of balsa filigree lace, white kid gloves displayed on cherrywood mannequin hands, and a frilly sachet of dried tea rose

BPAL/my soul acquiesced in it

melancholic white rose petals drifting in a pool of white musk, bitter almond, and icy vanilla

BPAL/zephyr

lemon, lemon verbena, neroli, white musk, white florals, white sandalwood, China musk, bergamot and a drop of vanilla.

BPAL/zarita, the doll girl

white carnation, iris, orange blossom, poisonous pale white berries, and sugared cream

BPAL/a doll's doll

cool porcelain cheeks glowing with a blush of spun sugar, lacy carnation frills delicately strung with pearlescent snowberries, and the faintest dusting of chimney soot.

BPAL/tomie

rose-tinted white sandalwood, ethereal white amber, voluptuous almond blossom, coeur de jasmin, and a gasp of bourbon vanilla

BPAL/floral still life with cat

a decidedly unapologetic cacophony of shattered porcelain, rose petals, and peonies

BPAL/lady amalthea

a luminous white winter musk with lilac, wisteria, white chocolate, white mint, and tuberose

BPAL/a girl knitting

a twist of wool, a rustle of silk, and a hint of cream

BPAL/white chocolate rabbit

white chocolate filled with black tea and cream, splooged with white pepper, ginger, honey and vanilla

BPAL/paysage

tunisian opium and mugwort with blackened bourbon vanilla, tuberose, glittering white musk, datura accord, wild plum, and tobacco absolute

BPAL/precious beauty

sweet cream, white fig, sugar cane, honey, vanilla silk, sugared oats, and almond cakes

BPAL/the ghost

a thin, sinuous, creeping chill, the scent of glee-filled undeath: white iris, osmanthus, Calla lily, tomb-crawling ivy and a coffin spray of gladiolus, lisianthus and delphinium

BPAL/ave maria gratia plena

rosewood with sicilian lemon peel, red mysore sandalwood, pale musks, sweet mountain sage and a dusting of lily, night-blooming jasmine and orris

BPAL/ghost faced bat

sugared coconut meat, vanilla pods, condensed milk, white honey, and benzoin

BPAL/the last syllable

photos pinned to cool plaster walls, discarded papers, a web of strings, a mirror, a doll, singed straw, scattered books, and unfurled magnetic tape

BPAL/yorick

grave dirt, bone, decay, angel’s trumpet, and moldering scraps of shroud: the essence of finality

BPAL/the gatekeeper

a dry perfume, solemn and riddled with ancient, whispered secrets: brittle bones, the well-worn leather spines of forgotten books, crumbling papyrus, and the warm, strange scent of yellowed, crumbling manuscripts

BPAL/datura blossom (discontinued)

single note: datura

POESIE/shield maiden (discontinued)

pink rose, peony, sharpened metal, crisp air, deep pine woods and frozen earth

ODETTE PARFUM/temps de fleche

italian meringue, almond bud, vanilla dusting powder, genoise cake, chantilly cream, raspberry bonbon, santal milk, white musk, vanilla bean butter, tonka bean absolute

ODETTE PARFUM/fantome de foret

ginger lily, smoked vanilla salt, tobacco blossom, immortelle, honey amber, birch wood, oakmoss, sandalwood, copal

PULP FRAGRANCE/sonnet X

black vanilla, white amber, and a single snowdrop pressed between the pages of an old album

PULP FRAGRANCE/portrait of josette

ethereal white amber, dry wood of a long-abandoned seaside house, a hint of orris, and the lingering memory of jasmine perfume

CIRRUS PERFUME/betrothed

white tea roses, transparent bone musk, white lilies, white oudh, a trace of vanillin and black peppercorn

LOVE SICK WITCHERY/ghost moth

cream, ethereal webs of vanilla, amyris, opium smoke, tomb accord, black amber, skin musk, marshmallow root, and ambrette seed

LOVE SICK WITCHERY/dark bloom

datura, gardenia, night blooming jasmine, narcissus, pink pepper, bitter cacao, amber, and black vanilla

ALKEMIA/foxfire

white sugar ambers with sexy swirls of jasmine aldehydes, and Night flowering Nardo

ARCANA/isolde (discontinued)

white chocolate, pale almond milk, delicate vanilla, cream, and a touch of sheer musk

CARDINAL SCENTS/gentle reader

old book pages, vanillin, orris butter, vintage amber

CARDINAL SCENTS/familiar spirits

milk, white sage, sea salt, white amber

CARDINAL SCENTS/night owl

night blooming jasmine, wet ivy, bergamot, rainswept pavement

WYLDE IVY/the moon never beams

split vanilla beans, tonka infused cream, vanilla sugar musk, and just a whisper of vanilla orchids

DSH/vanilla chantilly

vanilla, spice notes, sweet cream, tahitian vanilla Co2, vanilin

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S92/i believe mary worth

tarnished silver, flickering candlelight, faded violet petals, cold glass, shadowed musk, melted wax.

S92/mina harker

cold jasmine tea, ripe plum, black violets, pale skin musk.

S92/datura metel

datura blossom, sweet almond, rosewater, sugar cube, vanilla orchid, moth wing, wild honeycomb.

S92/montmartre

feathered fans, sugared absinthe, silk stockings, faded perfume, new lipstick, warm skin, the smoky haze of hot stage lights

S92/they fucking forgot my birthday

wedding cake, orange blossom honey, burned sugar, soft vanilla musk, unlit birthday candles

S92/am i pretty?

 ashen skin musks, spicy metallic blood accord, sharp blades, dry sakura branch, tart buntan, warm saffron and dusky vetiver, slyly laced with candy sweetness, fragile rice paper, and elegant black violet

[coridallasmultipass]

Alkemia Perfumes Review - Issue 1

Issues: 1 [you are here], [next issues will be linked in this post as they come out]

Whew! This was fun to make, and I'm glad I was able to finally make use of a lot of my old photos for SOMETHING. This took me a while to put together, but I'm having fun making it a whole lil zine. Remember scent is really personal, so I wouldn't use this as a purchase guide (especially because I'm not experienced at identifying scents). I'm just havin' fun and blogging my experience!

[Transcript will be added in reblogs: LINK TO TRANSCRIPTION]

[peg-the-empire]

my alkemia order came today :))

[kwc-reads]

Scents + Stories: Part 1

(pairing books with fragrances that match their vibes)

I’ve been doing this series on my bookstagram where I pair the book I’ve just read with a fragrance from my collection (usually from alkemia perfumes) that best matches it’s atmosphere, themes, and overall vibes.

I also take requests if there’s a specific book you’d like me to find a matching scent for! I find it super fun to do 💕

[ti-grande-dame]

i read the description of this perfume every time i need to resurrect

[rose-before-thorn]

Perfume Review: Carmen 7 by Alkemia

Personal impression:

Smoky yet crystalline bright. Like if you washed your sheets with white florals, dried them in the sun, made the bed, had sex in it, then burned incense on your nightstand. Musk of the afterglow. Sophisticated, but with a naughty streak. A bowl of cold pear slices drizzled in caramel. Reverse cowgirl while wearing a string of pearls around your throat.

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*Official scent notes: spiced pear, lychee, French pralines, bourbon vanilla, crushed almond blossoms, gardenia, star jasmine, magnolia, and amber

*As listed on Alkemia's website

My final verdict: Anything from Alkemia with amber and praline notes is usually a guaranteed personal favourite. I wear this often in the summer. A beautifully blended gourmand-leaning scent that still retains a floral elegance. I get wafts of incense smokiness throughout the day that give this perfume a head-turning edge.

Wear this when: You're hooking up with your August situationship and you want them to remember it forever.

[heart-notes]

tried alkemia’s nocturnes of the honeysuckle for the first time since i got it. i always rest my alkemia’s for at least a month but this one sure did fucking test me; i love honeysuckle.

when it arrived it had a sharp and somewhat unpleasant lemony scent (i like lemon but it was weird and bitter), but now after months of rest (yes really) it is incredible. nectary. smooth. tealike pure honeysuckle and this strangely resolute sex appeal. i am one of those people who tends to think of indole scents as being very sensual and sexy, but tbh, this is way more nectar than indole. so idk what it is here but it is sexy. it’s really sexy, honestly. and it’s a very pure silky floral scent, yeah, and maybe that’s not sexy to the general audience anymore but if you’re of my mindset and you don’t love the notion of smelling like a cupcake and burnt plastic (sorry to ariana grande, they all smell that way to me). maybe if you need a nectary wisp of white floral to feel sexy. this one would do. but mostly if you age it. sorry there’s no way around that with alkemia.