Back in 2009, we bottled a hooch-jug of Snake Oil and put it aside in a cool, dark nook. We’ll be selling the fruits of our labor and patience in 100 bottle increments. Each bottle is $50. We will be making announcements prior to each hundred-bottle release. By far, our most popular scent! Magnetic, mysterious, and exceedingly sexual in nature. A blend of exotic Indonesian oils sugared with vanilla.

"Amina and Shula took in stray books and stray cats and filled their home with both. They loved their feline charges as much as their studies, though the former often demanded more attention than the latter. Together, the two scholars charted the paths of comets, discovered and named new stars, and debated the size and shape of the observable skies. They loved their study of the heavens, but they also strove to keep their inner world full and happy. Some days, all they needed was a sunny spot in...

Discover 11 fragrant orchids that you should give a try in this article by Ryan Levesque, author of Orchids Made Easy.

Today everyone knows the scent and taste of vanilla, but mainly synthetic, as the real vanilla extract is very expensive and its production hardly profitable for producers. The scent of vanilla consists of several components, main of which are vanillin and piperonal (heliotropine).

Agarwood is reputed to be the most expensive wood in the world. There are many names for the resinous, fragrant heartwood produced primarily by trees in the genus Aquilaria. Most commonly, the resin is known as agarwood, aloeswood, eaglewood, gaharu, agalocha or oudh (In Arabic).

Back in 2009, we bottled a hooch-jug of Snake Oil and put it aside in a cool, dark nook. We’ll be selling the fruits of our labor and patience in 100 bottle increments, starting this Friday. Each bottle is $50. We will be making announcements prior to each hundred-bottle release.

Sandalwood is the name of a class of woods from trees in the genus Santalum. The woods are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and unlike many other aromatic woods, they retain their fragrance for decades. Sandalwood oil is extracted from the woods for use. Both the wood and the oil produce a distinctive fragrance that has been highly valued for centuries. Consequently, species of this slow-growing trees have suffered over-harvesting in the past century.[1]

Amber is a scent so popular, nearly every perfumer has a version of it. But what exactly is it? I’m sometimes asked where to get ‘amber essential oil’, which is at best a misnomer. Unless we’re actually talking about ambergris or fossilized amber oil, both very uncommon, the amber in fragrance is always a blended scent rather than one particular ingredient.

We are THRILLED to announce a scent and memento collaboration inspired by Guillermo Del Toro’s crimsonpeakmovie. A million thanks to Guillermo and the wonderful people at legendary Pictures!

Cassia in the Holy Anointing Oil

Katie Puckrik interviews Beth Barrial, founder of perfume company Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, November 2009. Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab giveaway!! FOUR sets of BPAL perfume oils worth over $200 apiece! Go to my blog to find out how to enter: http://www.katiepuckriksmells.com/2010/08/black-phoenix-alchemy-lab-giveaway.html For more background on my visit with the delightful Beth Barrial, visit my blog: http://www.katiepuckriksmells.com/2010/08/interview-with-black-phoenix-alchemy.html BPAL fragrances mentioned in this video: Snake Oil, Glowing Vulva, Goreshock, Veil, Harlot, Shrunken Heads, Perversion, Haunted, Smut. Explore the magical mystery tour that is the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab website: http://www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com/

This week follow our perfume expert to discover the truth about carnation, its vintage elegance and its dusky hidden nature

100% pure Opopanax oil from Ethiopia. A key component of perfumes, incense, and ritual purification for millennia, Opopanax or sweet myrrh has an earthy depth and warm richness.

Our exclusives for the CBLDF SDCC Welcome Party – BLACK BAR An obfuscating scent, blocking a sharp, startling burst of fragrance: smoky patchouli, opoponax, ebony musk, and clove layered over King mandarin, pink grapefruit, Damascan plum, and cardamom. BLEEP CENSOR Startlingly loud: Himalayan citron, white musk, and pink peppercorn with peppermint, yuzu fruit, lemon verbena, and green tea absolute.

Love it or hate it, you can't deny that people have been using it as an ingredient in perfume for centuries! What are your thoughts on Patchouli, and what are some of your favorite Patchouli blends from BPAL?

The spirit of the full moon is capricious, intense and passionate, yet still distant, aloof and cold. Luna herself governs glamours, bewitchments and dream-work, innocent wonder, transient pleasure and delight, the Moment, impulse, mystery and veils. The Blue Moon is one of her rarest manifestations, and this scent is formulated to encapsulate her most complex and profound nature: