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Okay, so the general waft of this is the red musk and white amber, musky plushness with a shimmery, silvery lining, but when I sniff my wrists I get a dirtied up, postcoital scent that has me verging on blushing. I’m thinking the musk + honey + saffron may be giving this effect. Uff! I was so excited about this scent, both for the notes and the theme, but I’m not sure it’s to my taste at the moment….😅 Holding onto it in hopes the myrrh & frankincense come forward more, and perhaps I’ll actually come to crave the more lusty perspective of the sacred joining. Will have to position myself near my Red King to see its effect on him, as well. ehehehee
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Record of Women’s Treasures of the Way of Elegance Day and Night
Lyahdan replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Lupercalia
I'm finding that I love sweet+patchouli (all the honeyed ones in recent years are a hit). I don't usually like coffee bean. But here, the bitter blends with the peppery note and really gives the earthy sweetness some sexy bite. The cardamon is a hazy, cozy warmth once it dries down. Liking this one way more than I expected. -
2025. Pretty! Unfortunately. I knew that pumpkin and leather could be tricky, since leather can overwhelm me and pumpkin can feel too gourmand, but the reviews and description gave me hope -- I do tend to be into incense, patchouli, and cologne-y. I think this strikes a beautiful balance between 'semi-gourmand pumpkin' and 'leathery masc', like someone who loves collars and also baking, but personally I would prefer it skewing harder in one direction than the other.
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Oh my god, I’m in love. My favorite, cherry, comes in hot at the forefront (juicy and candied, reminding me in the best way of gummies but also not) with a creamy coconutty base, and strawberry brightening it up for more fun. The mango comes out as it dries, and it reminds me of the mango scent in the bag of dried mango pieces, the good kind. I wish I got more halo halo but I’m not mad at this at all. As it lays on my skin it reminds me more of an ice cream scent, which doesn’t scream halo halo but I don’t hate it. It also still feels very familiar, and I’m definitely okay with that. I’m so glad I picked up all these Filipino scents, they are so comforting!
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I told myself to wait until this settled, because snake oil. But I couldn’t help it. the ruby chocolate note shows up right in the wet stage, overtaking that new snake oil scent. I’m pleasantly surprised. I haven’t had the lab’s ruby chocolate note, and it’s like a fruity version of their white chocolate one, which is great news for me, because the white chocolate note gets weird on me. the creamy fruit aspect of it plays wonderfully with the spice of the snake oil, and it reminds me of a younger sister version of Asp Viper (Snake Oil with King mandarin, myrrh, and almond). I would love to get a FS to see how this ages.
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What a journey! It opens reminding me of banana, I’m guessing that’s the Suman, and silly me, I wasn’t expecting it to be in the opening, since it was listed last in the description (i can be very literal like that). Then the coconut comes barreling through right after, and for a minute, it also gives me the impression of peanuts. after that, it becomes super smoky - like, “whoa did we get transported to a fire pit?” Smoky. I sort of get the fruitiness of the pandan, somewhere in between the coconut and smoky stage, but am still waiting for the sampaguita (jasmine) to show up. The oud is a lurker, mingling now with the pandan to give it a really interesting base. As I sit here huffing my arm, it feels very familiar to me as well. It reminds me of standing downwind of the sweets section at the Filipino bakery, the part where all the sweet rice cakes are.
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I was so excited for this one, but as I huffed my elbow crook, I am disappointed by some note causing it to go sharply floral. I just took a look at the notes once I got here and I see now - it’s the apple. I forget that I have a love-hate relationship with the Bpal apple note: it’s always too floral on me. That said, the sweetness in here is really putting in overtime with my skin chemistry, and the longer I wear it, the more it settles into a really comforting apple base, with some creamy playful overtones. I will see how this ages but I’m conflicted about getting more, since I can’t tell how I feel about it.
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I’m so confused by this one. wet and into the first stage of drying, all I get is the familiar lab cacao (like from the 13s), which I don’t hate at all, but I was disappointed for it to start in such familiar territory. That said, the dry stage is very interesting - this has got to be the black tea steam, and it’s reading very…floral? I don’t know how to describe it, but I think it may be that lotion quality that doomsday is describing above - it feels less gourmand and more like a perfume, and especially like the dry down of a hotel lotion scent. I don’t hate it, but I’m not sure what I was expecting in the first place getting this scent, haha. I guess maybe I wanted the idea of a cup of strong black tea with the depth of an earthy cocoa powder? This definitely isn’t that, but this sample is fresh from the mail, so I’ll see how it ages.
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Okay so fresh and wet on me, the skin musk reads extremely intimate and sexual haha once it dries, the fruitiness of the pink pepper peeks through, and then it settles into a lovely floral aquatic quality, with some warmth - I agree that this is a clean your skin but better scent. I recently got a few of the Sea witch scents from Astrid, and this scent is very much a sibling to them (it feels related to sea bones and offerings, and knotted and bound, especially). I like this a lot but can’t really justify having three of the same scent family, but if you love the idea of a salty, warm, aquatic, definitely grab this.
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This is lovely and perfumed, very upscale for being an oil. I agree it is rose forward, sweetened by being a cordial and backed by the cream. I’m not getting much berry, but perhaps it’s lending some depth I’m not sophisticated enough to pick up on. I am very surprised by how much I love this one, and I may FS.
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I am ashamed that I have not reviewed this yet. Out of the entire Halloween release for 2025, I would have to call this one my favorite. I have used enough already to put a sizeable dent in the oil level already as I wear it to bed almost every night and a lot in general. In fact I think I will wear it to work tomorrow! Rich, delicious nutty macadamia with glowy, warm beeswax sitting on top of the parchment. There’s a bit of woodsmoke but I don’t get any leather which is totally fine with me. This is a perfume for people that love to sit in a library on an autumn day, someone who buys all those special cover classics at Barnes & Noble (you know what I’m talking about). It’s so damn good.
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The first blast smells like I knocked over a saltshaker and a jar of matcha while ripping open a bag of prunes. The prune note is impressively realistic. The boozy notes eventually round out the prune into something more perfume-y, and the patchouli and matcha combine into an earthy base note. I’m not sure this is the perfume for me, but I hope I’ll see more of this delicious prune note in future blends!
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Beautiful juicy plum and anise are the first things that jump out wet on the skin. After a few minutes the “smoldering” clove joins the party, smelling very much like the clove in Thorn’s clove cigarette. After an hour the anise disappears, leaving a dark purple throb of plum, clove, and a subtle touch of brandy. This one’s a stunner, very evocative of the inspiration for the scent.
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I am enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would. The sesame/hazelnut/patch combo is coming across as a unified front that dries down into something resembling ...weed? And it's awesome? It's not quite like the lab's usual cannabis note but there's definitely a terpenic sort of quality that is noticably different than a dank patchouli. Also full disclosure: I don't really partake anymore so don't hate me if I'm way off base. Just give this one a try!
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Oh it is lemony. The beeswax was very nice, but it then goes very lemon...lemony frankincense? It seems to end up as a warm beeswax with incense. I don't mind the drydown, but that citrus lemon phase smells like furniture polish.
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A milky moon rises over our brand new website! https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/collections/milk-moon-may-2026? Please note that the arrival of Milk Moon Lunacy means that on May 15th, we'll be discontinuing Coyote Moon and all previous Lunacy items (Beaver, Wolf, Terrible, The Prophet 2025) as well as Halloween 2025. Here's everything included in this launch: ++ A LITTLE LUNACY ✤ MILK MOON Folk horror, but make it breakfast cereal: dehydrated pumpkin marshmallows and blackened cocoa corn puffs in sugared milk. Art by Drew Rausch! 5ml perfume oil Duets: ✤ SPICED RUM & DARK CHOCOLATE ✤ MATCHA & PUMPKIN RIND ✤ PUMPKIN SPICE & CONDENSED MILK ✤ MILK & WHITE MUSK 4oz lotion Duet: ✤ GOLDEN GRAINS & ORANGE BLOSSOM HONEY 4oz hair gloss Duet: ✤ MILK MOON: CACAO & CREAMY INCENSE ✤ MILK MOON Nail Polish The luminous, lactescent glow of moonlight poured through sea glass and pulverized quartz like starlight caught in cream. All of our nail polish is hand crafted by Haute Macabre! 10-free, cruelty-free, and vegan! Butyl Acetate, Ethyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Adipic Acic/Neopentyl Glycol/Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer, Isopropyl Alcohol, Stearalkonium Bentionite, Acrylates Copolymer, Silica, Benzophenone-1, N-Butyl Alcohol, Diacetone Alcohol, Trimethylpentandeiyl Dibenzoate, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Tin Oxide, Fluorphlogopite ✤ MILK MOON Sticker A 3” x 3” high-quality die-cut vinyl sticker for sticking on all stickable things. Art by Drew Rausch! ++ ARS ANNI: COME, YE RAINS, THEN IF YE WILL There is May in books forever; May will part from Spenser never; May's in Milton, May's in Prior, May's in Chaucer, Thomson, Dyer; May's in all the Italian books:— She has old and modern nooks, Where she sleeps with nymphs and elves, In happy places they call shelves, And will rise and dress your rooms With a drapery thick with blooms. Come, ye rains, then if ye will, May's at home, and with me still; But come rather, thou, good weather, And find us in the fields together. –James Henry Leigh Hunt ✤ CHIMÈRES Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret Scarlet velvet, Byzantine amber, smoked Bulgarian rose absolute, and frankincense resin. ✤ PARIS BEING ADMITTED TO THE BEDCHAMBER OF HELEN Jacob de Backer Creamy, narcotic tuberose, a flutter of pink silk, and blushing sweet pea warmed by honeyed skin musk. ++ TWILIGHT ALCHEMY LAB Each month in 2026, we will be offering a condition oil from our sister shop, Twilight Alchemy Lab, that is relevant to the thematic weather. While these oils can be used as perfumes, they are intended for ritual use. Please note: these oils may contain plant materia, resins, and other floaty bits. ✤ WORTCUNNING An oil for cultivating plant knowledge, green witchery, and deepening relationships with and understanding of plant materia. This oil sharpens plant communication, deepens your relationships with the green ones in your care, and to honor the long lineage of people who passed this knowledge forward through dark centuries so that it could arrive in your hands. Anoint your hands before harvesting, wear it when you study your materia medica, anoint your ritual tools when communicating with earth spirits. Contains: frankincense, hyssop, mitti attar, clary sage, milky oats, comfrey, oakmoss, patchouli, and hay absolute. ++ AT THE ROOT Over time the word “radical” has been turned into a political swear word that signifies dangerous levels of extremism, and its etymology hints at why: the word borrows from Latin’s radic- or radix, meaning “root.” So when someone is accused of involvement in “radical politics”, on the face of it this means their goal is transforming society from the ground up, shaking loose all that is deeply and wrongly entrenched so that something else may grow in its place. Not everyone has the stomach for such upheaval, or the heart to understand why it is needed, or faith in whatever comes after. And not all radicals are good, or wish good for all. But radicalism is not, by definition, a destructive ideology; every garden has areas that must be weeded, pruned, and repurposed in order to be fruitful, according to the season and the gardener’s design. This year we’re reclaiming the original, literal spirit of radicalism with a monthly limited edition perfume release that will raise funds for organizations which are defending basic human rights – a mission that should not seem “radical,” but… well, here we are. And of course, the scents themselves will incorporate essences from the rootiest components we have on hand, to produce a series of grounding and inspiring perfume oils lending stability to thought, clarity to purpose, and stubbornness to cause. ✤ ROSE ROOT Roses have been woven into magic and folklore for thousands of years, and this oil reaches past the lovely sweetness of petal and hip. In addition to the rose’s association with love and romance, the rose's spiritual depths encompass blood, rebirth, resurrection, and immortality. The root carries all of this in concentrated silence: love that is not fragile, love that has come back from the frost, love that grew itself back from the cold, shadowed death of winter. The rose is an emblem of Venus, deeply associated with love, passion, and friendship across cultures, but she is also sacred to Aphrodite, Isis, Hekate, Inanna, Ishtar — goddesses of the underworld as much as the bloom. She lives at the crossroads of beauty and power, and her thorns and roots have always been part of its power. An earthy, patchouli-touched rose oil with a hint of oakmoss and vetiver. Proceeds from this 5ml perfume oil will be donated to Juntos, a “community-led, Latine immigrant organization in South Philadelphia fighting for our human rights as workers, parents, youth, and immigrants.”
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Echoing the above reviews: this is a bright, juicy apricot and the creamy muskiness comes out nicely in the dry down. The bergamot is reading as a little floral to me but mostly just brightens it all up. Really pretty, really lovely, and a great addition to my apricot collection. Full bottle worthy!
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This reminds me of the orange blossom honey hand soap they had at Trader Joe's once upon a time. Pretty much a single orange blossom honey note. It's really lovely, although I have to think on whether I would need a bottle (still have more decants to try out!)
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While not overtly evergreen-y, the best impression I get from wearing this blend all day is "evil Christmas trees."
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2026 version! Love’s Philosophy is one of my favorite BPALs and I’ve used up both bottles I managed to find. I was thrilled when it showed up in this year’s Lupers but decided to do a decant just in case fresh Love’s Philosophy didn’t thrill me the way the aged one did. Nice and sweet and creamy! This isn’t gourmand, just creamy and cozy. The aged LP has a very strong root beer/sasparilla note on me, and maybe that will come with aging but I actually really love this fresh version too. Definite bottle purchase with a probable backup to age.
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Strawberry Moon: Blackberries and Coconut Cream Lotion
VioletChaos replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Lotion
I really like the texture of the Lab's lotions. The two I have are heavy winter-forward scents, so I was excited to snag this to have something more delicately fragranced for the warmer months. The combo is light and balanced. I agree the blackberry is more candy-like, and I think it's also made more so by the coconut, which is a delicately sugared variety- it's not suntan lotion and it's also not the more raw kind in a scent like Obatala. This is like the nice desiccated coconut you top a fluffy cake with. The scent isn't overly foodie, it's exactly what I hoped it would be in terms of saturation. I layered a tiny bit of its Strawberry Moon companion into it, just to see how the scents work together and it's all really lovely- nothing becomes too overpowering: it's an appropriate variety of scent layering, and I could see pairing these two in the future. I have quite a few blackberry-forward scents that I can definitely see pairing with this lotion as well. I don't have as many coconut scents, but I don't know that I would be apt to layer those anyway as they tend me be more of the rich-coconut varieties and I think this lotion's scent would get lost in the shuffle. -
I recently had an opportunity to get a decant of this, thanks to zankoku_zen. I love Beth's graveyard dirt note and this doesn't disappoint! It's the perfect combination of the notes. Each note stands on its own and yet the sum is perfect. Now I am sorry that I don't have a full bottle of this beauty! I will treasure this little decant and plan to wear it till it's gone!
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In the bottle, it's super fresh and super tart! I'm getting the ripe fresh strawberries and lots of pucker-worthy lime juice. This is off to a great start! Wet on skin and warming up, the tartness eases slightly- but only slightly. I'm able to discern that black currant and that rich datura. This is getting more complex by the minute and I'm really, really into it. Dry down- Y'all. Y'ALL. This went from a yummy daytime scent to something so heartbreakingly gorgeous that I cannot quite stand it. For reals. The incense comes out, the strawberry gets richer, the datura adds something dreamy and intense. I'm honestly a little speechless. I usually love the various incarnates of Strawberry Moon, but this one is something else entirely -and I mean *entirely*- different from anything I've encountered before. Like...I might have to sell a kidney to get enough backup bottles Okay fine- maybe not that. But really, this is blowing me away. Total. Love.
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In the bottle this is a refreshing cucumber water. (not the Lab's water note- just, like, straight up cucumber water you drink in a fancy hotel lobby.) Wet on the skin and warming up, cuke steps back and the lemon cream steps forward. Drydown- In the end this became a very light, low throw, lemony-cream-cucumber water scent. This is *exactly* the sort of scent I love to wear on exceptionally hot days and I will definitely be wearing this a ton this summer! ☀️
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In the bottle I'm mostly getting the nice guava and maybe a bit of that black plum that is keeping it fruity but not like a one-note-wonder. As it warms, poppy and black tea combine to make strange bedfellows indeed- I'm getting something akin to a Lemon Pledge note? It's not unpleasant but I'm absolutely baffled by this. Upon drydown, the tea and poppies disentangle themselves and Pledge, thankfully, disappears. Apart from the tobacco -which is entirely absent for me- all notes appear to be present. However, this is extremely well blended, and while I get shadows of the various players involved, in the end this isn't one of those scents that one goes, "oh, there's the patch!" or what have you. A somewhat unusual mix, and a nice, lighter, fruit/floral/musk that doesn't get bogged down under its own weight. I anticipate getting a lot of wear out of this as we move toward summer.
