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This is a very bright and berry infused floral! I don't actual get much darkness from this one. Tart blackberry with orchid and violet on my skin. This kinda has a dryer sheet vibe to it and unfortunately, I'm not a fan
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Fingernail-havers! Our Halloween 2025 perfume series inspired this new series of Autumn Nail Polishes, which we'll be selling while supplies last. Paint your claws in different stages of leaf decomposition! Let a Lovebat (or two) ride along to your pedicure. https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-tag/autumn-2025/ As a side-note, we'll have testers for these at the Twin Cities Lunacy event on Saturday!
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I had been super-curious about this when it was an atmo, and didn't get around to ordering it then, and then it showed up in perfume form! So I had to, this time. I was worried the coffee would be too strong, but it really isn't - it's more pancakes and syrup but not too sweet, just a sort of...warm richness, if that makes sense? Almost more like dark brown sugar, where it's more about the flavor and less about the sweetness. There's a murmur of coffee that smells exactly the way good coffee should make the kitchen smell, and the whole thing is cozy and kitchen-in-sunlight-on-a-lazy-morning deliciousness. My husband, with a perplexed but happy face , said, "peanut butter pancakes?" (I also had Halloween Hagelslag on the other arm for testing, so, make of that what you will...)
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I grabbed a decant of this because I've made an effort to try all of the Gorey scents thus far, and the pine and candle smoke notes appealed to me. La Sylphe de Forêt Noire isn't strong on the pine, though. I actually get a lot of lily, satin, and myrrh from this, with some pine and moss lingering in the background during the first few hours of wear. I think the satin note may be reminding me of the something in Black Silk, but I no longer have that blend and haven't smelled it in ages, so I can't test it and know for sure. The lily in this is a sweet variety -- I believe it's the same lily note that was used in Je Suis Toujours la Grande Isis, which also featured a myrrh note. When the pine note fades away, the candle smoke makes itself more known, and the combination of the fabric note, the lily, and the sweet beeswax candle smoke is somehow reminding me of House of Mirrors Atmo from Denver Comic Con in 2015 -- like, not an exact match, but I feel like it could be a cousin to that scent. Although it's not the pine-centric blend I was hoping for, I would have enjoyed this scent more if it were like its end result from the beginning -- with more of that candle smoke to help tame that lily and fabric. As it is, this isn't something I need more of, but if you're a fan of lily, you should definitely give this a whirl.
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Like the atmo, this starts off with a blast of moss-tinged mud, but the mossy mud lasts longer on the skin than it does in atmo form. When the mossy mud does calm down, the musky Snake Oil is the strongest aspect of the scent on me -- again, like the atmo -- but I, too, get more Dorian on me than I do from the atmo, especially once this has been on the skin for several hours, and it ends up being a main player. It's the musk and vanilla of both Snake Oil and Dorian that I get the most from both of those scents, and I'm pleased to report that this has some great staying power, still going strong on me the next morning after I tested it one evening. Hiss and Hearse is a top tier Snake Oil and Dorian hybrid scent. It may possibly be the best hybrid of the two since No DNA Test Required from the 2018 Lilith collection. If you're a fan of Snake Oil and Dorian, you will enjoy this, unless you dislike dirt. I enjoy all of the components of this scent, so I'm very happy to have a bottle in my collection -- and I may have to scoop up another before it goes away.
- Yesterday
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This isn't a bread scent like Unsubtle Euphanism, Lavender Rosemary Baguette, Olisbokollike, or Loaf -- at least, not on me. On me, this is all about the roasted chestnut (which smells like an actual roasted chestnut and not the sort of chestnut you might find in a dessert) and the oakwood smoke, with touches of the bergamot and the honeyed part of the labdanum. It's warm, nutty, and smoky, but the bergamot helps to lift the scent a little, and the honey adds a bit of welcome sweetness. The smoke in this isn't acrid at all and ends up being the dominant note on me after several hours of wear -- and it's probably one of the best smoke notes I've encountered from the Lab. I don't think I need a whole bottle of this, but if you're looking for a smoky roasted chestnut scent, this one should be up your alley!
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This smells exactly like last year's atmo, which is to say, it smells DELICIOUS. This is more syrup-drenched pancake on me than coffee, but again, the syrup in this does not smell like most maple syrups. I have not been loving maple as a note the past few years, so that is a good thing, in my book. The syrup is really dark and somehow not cloying, and the pancakes themselves aren't overly buttery. The coffee is even less noticeable on my skin than in the atmo, so that must just be my skin amping up the pancake aspects, compared to other reviewers. If you think you will like this, you probably will. I'm glad I decided to grab perfume oil to go along with my atmo, and I look forward to trying it with Pumpkin Brioche French Toast Hair Gloss when my decant arrives, so that I can smell like the best breakfast!
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What a fantastic apple scent! Perfectly crisp like your first bite while apple picking
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Hungry Ghost Moon: Wildflower Honey and Sweet Amber Lotion
Jenjin replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Lotion
Thank you so much! you are such an enabler Now i'm intrigued by Epically Epic whipped stuff, but maybe not since it no longer exists. I LIVE for thick lotions if at all. Haus of Gloi Cocoa Pink!!! just re-released their shower butter and i'm on that. I also have reptile skin that feels really soft velvety, but is fragile and cracks on the edges, so I must slather with oils and such to get by. Will toss a bottle of the lab's lotion in my order this time. Maybe its better that its a squeeze so it stays cleaner. Sphere and Sundry started a whole new website for the their perfumes. I guess its a sister site. I need to go to their clubhouse forum and see what's up. I can tell you a regular bottle is over $300!!!! so not running to try a sample yet. I would HATE to fall head over heels over something that costly, but I do have a few $$$ perfumes i've gotten as gifts. Would never spend that much on myself unless I was hypnotized. How's it been going at the VA? I hope better or at least some things have settled. Hugs -
Minty grapes boiled in simple syrup, big white tropical flowers, and a single rose on the cusp of wilting is what I sniff from the frimp. On skin, I still get all of these, plus what seems like a moderate dose of grapefruit, or some other pink citrus. Very big in the open but quickly settles into slightly floral Bath and Body Works style Juicy Fruit gum scent when mixing with my personal chemistry for the dry down. Wear is about 5 hours on a hot day where I spent a lot of the time sweating my way through house chores. While lovely in composition and blending, this is the signature scent of the swaying lei'ed extras in South Pacific, and I am just not that girl.
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A generous frimp of this made it's way into my (metaphorically) grubby little hands a few months ago and I am finally getting around to testing it. In the imp, the lavender is most prominent, followed by rosewood, and a little bit of amber. I sniffed the wand several times trying to find something to be excited about, but it just wasn't jiving with my scent receptors. Giving it the benefit of the doubt, I did a light dab on my arm and waited for the magic to happen. As expected, the lavender pushed hard as a top note. It was a bit bracing and harsh for the first 15 minutes, fighting with the rosewood for dominance while the tonka and amber sat quietly in the corner. As it began to relent, the rosewood clamored to the forefront and did it's own song and dance for the next 30 minutes or so. I am really not enjoying this, but I ride it out, and by the two hour mark I finally get the amber and the tonka. Moderate throw and pretty long lasting at about 8 hours. I am torn on this one. I like each of the individual notes on their own and in other things, but here they don't really work in concert for me until long dried down. With so many other great scents in the GC and in LE, I don't feel the need to find a place for this in my collection and will be passing it on.
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Beauty!!! Was so excited to see this, as it's winter and I am becoming a small, dry lizard. The lotion formulation itself is gorgeous! It sinks right in and isn't greasy at all. I love the bottle/pump, too. Its fragrance is very true to the SO perfume oil; it doesn't seem adulterated by anything going on in the lotion. The scent itself not terrifically strong -- I really have to huff to catch a whiff of it. I personally don't mind that, as that means I can slather myself in it and not knock myself out, which I can't do with a lot of other lotions. I'm a fan! Now I just have to decide if I want a backup of this or a Bastet lotion, ehehe...
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2025 Version First sniff: sweet! That is a very sweet fruity honey (not orange honey, but something closer to wildflower honey) that just smacks me in the face. Obviously, that's the plum honey. Touch down: As usual, what I get in the bottle is what I get while wet on skin. My skin chemistry doesn't seem to morph things as strongly or as quickly as my partner. For the first five minutes, it was an almost nauseatingly sweet honey scent with a great throw. So much throw. Too much throw, a little bit. Dry down: Oh, thank goodness. Other scents are peeking out now. The sweet throw is still there, but there is now an added mixture of herbs that make my tongue tingle if I sniff too close. I'm fairly certain that is a blend of velvet myrrh -- black champa, as the latter is known as a sweet floral with an earthy warmth -- opoponax, a spicy resinous scent. I think it's recreating the same blend that myrrh and cassia creates in Practical Occultism for me. Hour later: the blend has really settled into a subtle combination of spicy and sweet with a woodsy undertone. I get why others in the thread called it 'deep' as even once blended it feels very layered, like there's a lot going on. So far my favorite Halloweenie of the year.
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This is a cherry party on me throughout wear, and I'm here for it. The cherry is a deep, dark black cherry mixed with a candy-like cherry that smells like a cherry Tootsie Pop. I don't get any cola from this, although I do get a caramel-y, syrup-y aspect to the scent after a while, which I attributed to a sweet, syrup-y brown leather note (I should do a side by side with Outlaw, with its brown leather and sassafras), but mayhaps it was also a part of the soda. It reminds me more of a Black Cherry Boylan Soda than a Cherry Coke, but with way less fizziness than actual soda. Unless that syrup-y quality is due to the leather, the leather and motor oil are really subtle on me. And I say this having slathered it all over, including down the length of my forearm, on Saturday. So on me, this is more Cherry Soda/Candy Hearse than Cherry Cola Hearse, emphasis on the cherry. This means there are no complaints from me! I'm curious to see if this remains cherry-centric or gets more industrial as it ages.
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Yes my last order (dragon con) was in that status for like 3 weeks. As soon as it entered the EU, all the tracking was added. It was delivered couple days after entering the EU. I think it was cargo shipped. That could be the reason for the radio silence for weeks. Don't worry too much, it will arrive!
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Has anyone's shipment been stuck in pre shipment status for longer than a week and eventually received it?
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In a desperate bid to mend the fractures of this cursed timeline, we are stretching Halloween beyond all reason, until time itself buckles and snaps back into place. It’s thirsty work, so here’s a snuggly blanket of creamy pumpkin cold foam quivering atop a pint of butterscotch ale.
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A tribute to Epidendrum nutans, the nocturnal seductress of the forest canopy. Sweet, indolic jasmine curls around a breath of citrus and moonlit air, a perfume that blooms when the world sleeps.
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A sun-warmed bloom, its fragrance unfurls in lush waves: rich and creamy, like chocolate and nectar mingling in the sultry air. A scent both decadent and wild, glistening with heady sweetness.
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Well hello there angelica! A dry lemon tea with softly herbal chamomile and a fuzzy, almost...oily(?) fur musk. I've been hoping for one of these adorable freaking RPG scents to work for me but this was not even on my radar. I kinda love it though. Hooray for frimps ♡
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We can't wait to return to Odd Mart this Saturday, November 8th. Come see us between 3p-6pm! As a special bonus, we’ll have tester bottles of *three new perfume oils* that will soon be joining TOMIE in the Lab's collab with the Junji Ito Collection: ✤ FASHION MODEL ✤ SOICHI ✤ TOMIE’S LAUGHTER Please note that the store itself closes at 6pm, so those final 15 minutes of our event will be devoted to final purchases and preliminary packing up of our stuff. The staff have been amazingly welcoming, but I hate keeping anyone there even slightly longer than necessary on a Saturday to lock up after us. See you soon!
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Warm, uncomplicated rose. I don't really get cinnamon at all, except from perhaps the warm feeling, making it a nice autumn scent, while still being floral enough for spring, I think. It lasted on me for 12 hours or so. Really nice. Will definitely try out more rose scents after this!
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For me the floral elements come out a lot. I was told this one smells like cool night air, which it kind of does. I love the cocoa, tobacco and inky musk! I just wish I didn't amp the floral aspect so much.
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With the exception of the spikenard that I am not sure I could pick out of a lineup, every single note in this scent description was appealing to me. Opening the bottle, the predominant notes are bourbon and a perfume-y lilac. Applied to skin, the lilac and sugar cane hit first, providing complimentary fresh and sweet contrast. Then comes the peru balsam and some oakmoss to ground it. Lovely!!! At this point, my phone rings and I get distracted. My smell timer languishes. Talk, talk, type, talk, sniff. Mmmm, I smell good. Type more, wander around for a snack, catch a whiff of myself. I smell great! The patchouli has arrived, the vanilla is along for the ride, and I'm happy. This is a little more of a boozy bourbon than I've been sniffing recently in other blends, and it's terrific. Moderate throw that softens a bit after 4 hours but meaningfully stays for about 6ish. This strikes me as very Serpent in the Lilacs adjacent, with a bit more woodiness than brightness in the drydown and overall aura of the scent. Really gorgeous and definitely suitable across the gender spectrum, as it is not too floral and there is a little something for everyone here. Immediate backup bottle worthy; I can see people being upset when this comes down with the rest of the Halloween 2025 collection because it's that good.
