Inspired by this post by @emmg but I'm a Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab devotee, so I decided to pick out perfume oils for the companions based solely on vibes.
Bellara
Zephyr: A gentle white scent, breezes laced with the scent of springtime blooms and citrus. Lemon, lemon verbena, neroli, white musk, white florals, white sandalwood, China musk, bergamot and a drop of vanilla.
Bel makes me think of bright scents: citrus, light florals, dry woods.
Davrin
Doc Constantine: Sheer musk, cedar smoke, fir needle, chaparral, black amber and leather.
He smells like hot skin and leather and rough landscapes. (I nearly went with Smut but I'm trying to stick to stuff that's in stock lol).
Emmrich
Black Haüs: Overgrown ivy creeping through a neglected lavender patch, a whiff of long-forgotten cologne, indigo oudh, mahogany, and teakwood, ti leaf, ectoplasmic musk, and aged leather.
He's got a ghostly sort of scent: a sophisticated fougère mingled with funerary incense and leather book covers.
Harding
Take a Knee: This is the scent of apple pie, as American as it gets, and a smudged grass stain.
I mean, she's not American but tell me Lace wouldn't smell like freshly cut grass and apples.
Lucanis
Iago: sinuous black musk, wet leather and vetiver.
Lucanis smells like hot leather and an expensive musk. Add a drop of coffee in there and it's perfect.
Neve
Highwayman: Vetiver with gardenia, blood red rose, night-blooming jasmine, a dash of cinnamon and a faint hint of leather
That hint of noir mystery extends to Neve's scent: femme florals blended with masc vetiver and leather with a hint of spice.
Taash
Aeronwen: Fig, dark myrrh, amber, redwood, nutmeg, tarragon, black musk, and sweet orange.
(I couldn't find a good melon scent dammit) I think Taash would smell darkly sweet with a hint of spice.
Bonus: scents for my Rook, Spite, Viago, and Teia.
Wren de Riva
These are the scents that I actually imagine my Rook would wear.
Bright Red Dildo: Red leather and honey.
Womb Furie: Snake Oil (aged patchouli and vanilla with musks and spices) and three types of honey.
Wren smells of honey and leather to Spite. Lucanis's more discerning nose picks up the earthy patchouli and spices along with the sweet honey and leather.
Spite
Psychodynamic Discharge: Repressed rage, terror, and subjugated sexuality erupting through fierce bursts of uncontrollable psychic phenomena: black leather and red musk with aged black patchouli, Chinese rose, black pepper, coconut meat, Haitian vetiver, and igneous red ginger.
How could I not pick this one for Spite?
Teia
The Night-Raven: Indigo musk, wild plum, rose geranium, benzoin, night-blooming jasmine, and patchouli.
Teia's scent is sexy even when she's not trying to be seductive.
Viago
Snake Skin: For he seemed to me again like a king,
Like a king in exile, uncrowned in the underworld,
Now due to be crowned again.
A sinuous leather variant of BPALs Snake Oil.
[stares into the camera] You see why this one is perfect, right?
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.
lamb's wool / cashmere / bone china + porcelain / lace / ribbons / silk / cold vanilla / old books / melted wax / metal blade / cold fog + snow + night air
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
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
I am back on my BPAL bullshit thanks to an extremely generous gift from the ever-delightful @arethinn 🥰 (y'all have no idea how shocked and touched I was)
The package came a little while ago but it's been a roller coaster month. And they - put a box inside of an envelope for some reason??
Everything was wrapped up very securely!
And here it all is!
I bought:
The Lilac Wood (full)
Lyonesse (imp)
Crossroads (imp)
Paladin (imp)
Sea of Glass (imp)
Arcana (imp)
Ave Maria Gratia Plena (imp)
And also received:
London Fog Cream Pie (imp)
Dragon Born (imp)
Reviews incoming over the next couple of weeks as I have time!
I bought this fragrance and it came in today. I’m not used to perfume oils and it was quite strong but once it died down a little and settled into my skin it smelled exactly like burning clove cigarettes 🚬 and a hint of waxy lipstick. It’s perfect.
highly recommend black phoenix alchemy lab. their oils have gotten me through every winter for several years now. i have such a hard time with dry skin but now i can hydrate and get clean in the bath at the same time. much love. @blackphoenixalchemylab
