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We released these a bit ago, but I just realized it was never formally announced here: a partnership with the Denver-based occult phenom that is RITUALCRAVT has resulted in TWO unique perfume blends to date, both incorporating elements sacred to Hekate. RITUALCRAVT HOUSE BLEND "Black patchouli, teakwood, white sandalwood, saffron crocus, tobacco leaf, aconite accord, ambrette seed, musk seed, Dittany of Crete, and yew." HEKATE'S GARDEN "A complex perfume inspired by Ritualcravt owner Missy Rhysing’s notable devotional garden filled with black flowering and black foliaged plants, rarities, and plants historically associated with the goddess Hekate. This oil is a nod to our first BPAL perfume Ritualcravt with a similar genderless, earthy, and addictive quality- but with a brighter, greener finish. Notes of plants sacred to Her include: honeyed patchouli root, tobacco absolute, saffron crocus, teakwood, and burnt cypress." These are exclusively available at their store and through their website, linked above. Enjoy!

Puddin' updated our eBay listings again this week, and asked me to let you all know! https://www.ebay.com/usr/blackphoenixalchemylab

One open-house event this weekend, two local issues worthy of your attention! Firstly, we’re hosting a sock drive for our friends at Drive-By Do-Gooders. Did you know socks are among the items most requested by our neighbors living on the streets? Particularly during these chilly winter months. Stockpile some stockings this week: your sock donation worth $20 or more at our event will earn you a free bottle of this exclusive scent, a wintry take on the blend we created for DBDG in 2017: FROSTBITTEN DANDELIONS & CONCRETE. Also, we want everyone to know that BPAL stands with LA teachers! A few words from our founder, Elizabeth: Please pass this along to any educators in your squad! We just ask that they show a badge, school ID, or credential to redeem. All this – in addition to the entertainment provided by Party Goats L.A., and the unique offerings of guest vendor Portals of Time Vintage – ought to be a kickoff worthy of 2019! Saturday January 26th, 4-7pm 12120 Sherman Way, North Hollywood 91605

In honor of Edgar Allan Poe's birthday this weekend, we've decided to drop a free gift into all orders placed today thru Sunday: one 1/32oz sample of the elusive DROPS OF AMONTILLADO. Remember the Montresor family motto: "Nemo me impune lacessit."

For those who are magickally inclined -- or anyone who could use a little fast luck -- our newest collaboration with SPHERE + SUNDRY will be a game-changer. This brand new mega-release includes ritual items consecrated to St. Expedite, including three different perfume oil blends that transform your daily comings and goings into a living prayer to the patron saint of speedy causes. https://sphereandsundry.com/product-category/series/st-expedite/ Here are short descriptions of all three. Much more info over at S+S! A PRAYER TO ST. EXPEDITE "This is a general, all-purpose perfume oil for St. Expedite, appropriate for use in dressing candles, rosaries, conjure bags, petitions, and other items of power. Patchouli essential oil, vanilla bourbon absolute, ginger root essential oil, steam-distilled myrrh essential oil, Ceylon cinnamon essential oil, ground cinnamon, and cinnamon sticks, coconut oil, alkanet, pyrite, and red mica. The initial charge for this oil was made on December 20, 2018 during the St. Expedite election window, and was subsequently charged every Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday through Epiphany, with boosts on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, and Epiphany. Offerings of poundcake, candies, chocolate coins, spring water, incense, fire, coffee, whiskey, and rum were made in supplication during the process under the auspices of both St. Expedite and the Virgin Mary." ST. EXPEDITE'S FAST LUCK "This is a new interpretation of a traditional Fast Luck intention blend, blessed by and consecrated to St. Expedite and containing flashes of his scents and colors.Vanilla oleoresin, red rose petals, alkanet, Ceylon cinnamon essential oil, ground cinnamon and cinnamon sticks, vanilla bean powder, coconut oil, pyrite, red and gold mica, and red jasper chips. The initial charge for this oil was made on December 20, 2018 during the primary St. Expedite election window, and it was subsequently charged every Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday through Epiphany, with boosts on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, and Epiphany. Offerings of poundcake, candies, chocolate coins, spring water, incense, fire, coffee, whiskey, and rum were made in supplication during the process under the auspices of both St. Expedite and the Virgin Mary." GOLDEN BLESSINGS OF ST. EXPEDITE "This oil focuses on prosperity, money drawing, and the rapid acquisition of funds through the guidance and blessings of St. Expedite. It is a sweet, honeyed fast luck in money blend, and is suited for dressing ritual tools and as an offertory oil for the saint. Fossilized amber oil (dry distillation of Oleum succini), honey absolute, CO2 extract of clementine, Pimenta racemosa essential oil (steam-distilled), wild-harvested red rose petals, white sandalwood chips, resin of Pinus succinfera, sunflower oil, coconut oil, pyrite, and golden mica. The initial charge for this oil was made on during the primary St. Expedite election on December 20th, 2018, and it was subsequently charged every Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday through Epiphany, with boosts on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, and Epiphany. Offerings of poundcake, candies, chocolate coins, spring water, incense, fire, coffee, whiskey, and rum were made in supplication during the process under the auspices of both St. Expedite and the Virgin Mary."

So grateful to Misty Lee and Unicorn Wednesday for making us cryyyy with this moment of winter magic! Lilith is so lucky to have role models in the performance world who encourage her exploration and build her confidence. As fans of Misty's, this gesture means the world to us.

Surprise -- the other shoe has dropped, and a second batch of Winter Lilith blends is live on BPAL! https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/winter-collection/liliths-winter-travelogue/ EDITING to confirm that you'll see the Trading Post winter Lilith blends in there too. As part of an ongoing migration, we've gone ahead and placed these all in one category on the BPAL site for your shopping convenience. And also, here's the requisite video announcement:

Terrible at making up your mind? We've added two new Imp Packs to our collection of perfume samplers: an RPG pack, and a 7 Word Story pack! RPG PACK Druid, Fighter, Mage, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue 7 WORD STORY PACK Envy. Gluttony, Greed, Lust, Pride, Sloth, Wrath

Support small businesses while flipping the bird to mortal beauty standards with these two new Monster Lace perfume blends, created exclusively for Dark Delicacies. Each is limited to 150 in quantity: https://www.darkdel.com/store/c10/BLACK_PHOENIX_ALCHEMY_LAB.html LYCAN LACE "A veneer of civility shredded, torn, and bloodied. Ragged, soil-stained sugar-spun vanilla, dragged through a thicket of thorny roses, tobacco, and black pine, hot with feral musk and incense, and spattered with viscera." VAMPIRE LACE "The civilized, sweet restraint of lily-white sugared vanilla silk gleaming with a glimpse of fang-white musk, smeared with wanton red musk seed, tobacco, red agarwood, and ritual benzoin, and blackened with a depraved miasma of clove husk, drooping oakmoss, black leather, and balsam. Limited to 150." After a roller coaster year of everyone rallying to Save Magnolia Park amidst the closure of numerous small businesses, we stand in solidarity with all our spooky Burbank friends. Save the date -- on Feb. 2nd Dark Delicacies will be hosting a special event to raise funds for relocation!

...compiled right here in a neat little blog post on our Tumblr, for the sake of easy reading and sharing. http://blackphoenixalchemylab.tumblr.com/post/181821123843/here-are-this-years-top-5-yule-perfumes Color me surprised! (Which is to say, blue.)

BPAL - Bianca Casusöl Trading Post - Jen Rozumialski Congratulations, $100 gift certificates are on their way to you! Thank you, everyone, for the last minute love; here's to many exciting firsts and lovingly upheld traditions in 2019. H A P P Y N E W Y E A R

Here we are at the ass end of 2018, realizing that we never could have made it through without friends like you -- so we've decided to reward the last customer of the year with a special gift. The VERY LAST BPAL ORDER of 2018 -- that's our time, PST, as determined by digital timestamp -- will be handed a $100 gift certificate toward any products on http://blackphoenixalchemylab.com Likewise, the very last Trading Post order of 2018 will also win a $100 gift certificate toward purchases on that site, http://blackphoenixtradingpost.com Winners will be notified ASAP once we're in the office post New Year and can closely examine the results. They'll be announced publicly shortly thereafter. In the event of a dead-on tie, a winner will be chosen via random number generator. Either way, it's gonna be a nail-biter! By all means, spend tonight however (and with whomever) you wish. For those who want to play along and ring 2018 with one last burst of aromatic glory... well, we can see to it that at least TWO of you are specially rewarded. Happy New Year from your pals at the Lab and Trading Post!

Surprise! Here are twelve Yuletide Lilith scents from Trading Post. Ted says: "Last year, we took Lilith to Paris, Salzburg, and Berlin and we had a wonderful time. Travelling with my daughter is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I will never forget a moment of it." https://blackphoenixtradingpost.com/category/yule-2018/yuletide-with-lilith/

The Lab is returning to the Oddities Flea Market event in LA as both a vendor and a sponsor! And this year it will be a two-day event, which means twice the opportunity to catch us there. The event is May 18th and 19th, and VIP tickets have gone on sale via Atlas Obscura. We'll be posting about it social media to make sure everyone knows we are part of a big, spooky family here in L.A., and wanna make it easier than ever for you to visit the whole fam.

REMINDER: Tonight's our shipping cutoff for Christmas orders. If you're considering giving someone the gift of BPAL, please order by tonight -- after that, all bets are off!

Hello all! My last post about our Krampuslauf Lunacy was very toy drive-centric. (Have you scouted someone to pick up your SUGAR COOKIES IN A SNOWDRIFT yet?) Just wanted to jot down a quick followup to remind you that we'll be hosting a couple of excellent guests under our big top on Saturday. Our beloved DARK DELICACIES will be here hocking innumerable horror-themed treasures! And 7 HELLS will be selling holiday horror prints and cards by Bill Rude -- who is appearing in full Krampus regalia to scare the holiday blues right outta ya. Come get your picture taken with the big guy! Also, in case you didn't get the memo (or only got part of it), our "toy drive" benefiting Children's Hospital of Los Angeles is focusing on gift cards this year because that's what the charity says will help them the most, and you know we're going to try to oblige them if we can. We look forward to seeing you in your holiday finery, or whatever it takes to get you out the door! Many thanks to those who've shared our event online and notified their friends -- if you haven't done so, here's our event page on Facebook. 4-7pm 12120 Sherman Way North Hollywood, CA 91605 And to all a good weekend!

"And I saw, and behold a white snowman: and he had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer..." So much to live for in the BPTP Yule update, including THE FOUR SNOWMEN OF THE SNOWPOCALYPSE. See everything (don't forget to flip over to page 2) right here: https://blackphoenixtradingpost.com/category/yule-2018/

Hello, fellow Krampus creeps! As is our custom, our Lunacy event on December 15th (4p-7pm) will also serve as a toy drive. For the first time ever, we're changing the protocol for donating, at the request of Children's Hospital Los Angeles: "Space in the hospital to store all the wonderful toys is at a premium; as such we kindly recommend holding a 'Gift Card' drive, instead of a traditional toy drive whenever possible. Gift cards allow us to maximize your gift to our patients because they provide our staff with the flexibility to make 'on-demand' toy purchases." So bring us gift cards $20 or above for the following retailers: ❄️ Amazon ❄️ Target ❄️ iTunes (This also allows the hospital to serve children who would prefer "an educational game, book or personal choice.") In exchange for this gift, you'll receive a free bottle of an exclusive perfume: SUGAR COOKIES IN A SNOWDRIFT. Something cheerful on a cold day, to match the spirit of your donation! If you're unable to bring a gift card to the event, we will also accept $20 to donate on your behalf. More info about the Vermont and Atlanta events to come! Thanks, one and all!

️ CHRISTMAS SHIPPING CUTOFF DATES ️ Domestic US shipping cutoff date: December 14th International shipping cutoff date: December 5th (When you order, would you mind letting us know in the notes whether or not it's important that your package arrives before Christmas? As we get into crunch time, this info will be very useful in helping to guarantee a Joyeux Noël to all.)

Hello everyone! While you're making your Yule shopping list, don't overlook this other new addition, just added to our Activism category: ABOLISH ICE You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming. ― Pablo Neruda Selections from our general catalog of perfumes may have succumbed to frostbite, but never fear! We haven’t lost our molten core of passion for seeing justice served. Consider this our holiday prayer for a reckoning long overdue: May human decency prevail over the corruption and wickedness that endangers so many of our neighbors, and may our government’s assorted agencies be held accountable for their ongoing assault against the civil liberties of those seeking refuge in our land of bountiful freedoms. Proceeds from sales of this perfume will benefit the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES). For more information about their services, please visit https://www.raicestexas.org Melt the hoarfrost of this administration’s cruelty with this scent of warmth, safety, and succor: smoked toffee and patchouli with coffee bean, caramelized oudh, clove, and bourbon vanilla. We appreciate your help spreading the word about this fundraiser -- we can't pay to "boost" it on social media like we do with others, because the powers that be consider this "political advertising."

In case you hadn't noticed, the 2018 YULE update has gone live! We will be announcing it publicly with a video release tomorrow morning on all the social media thingies -- and we'd love your help in getting the word out. If you have the opportunity to share our posts or otherwise introduce others to this tremendous collection, we'll be especially grateful. This time of year, the web is so choked with product releases and sales that it can be hard for a small business to elbow our way into the picture. I'll also post tomorrow with the cut-off dates for shipping in time for Christmas! Ho ho hoooooooow is it already the 3rd?

We hate Black Friday! And we’re pretty sure everyone else does too! However we’re trying to foster that giving spirit in ourselves and others, because that’s what the world needs more than ever. So this weekend, we’re offering the following free gifts with every purchase, plus a couple of special exclusives that it’s impossible to obtain any other way. The goblins over at Black Phoenix Trading Post got in on the action as well. Art by Aidan Casserly! [A note to our beloved Yule stalkers: we'll spare you a bunch of page-refreshing and let you know right now that the new collection will follow sometime after the weekend.] ++ BLACK PHRIDAY ALCHEMY LAB THE TEMPTATION OF ST. NICK Available from Friday to Monday ONLY, for $26 A holiday season imp assault: cacao, blazing chili pepper, clove husk, bourbon vanilla, pistachio, and hazelnut. INCOLUMITAS Each order placed on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Filler Whatever Sunday, or Cyber Monday will receive two 1/32 oz. imps of INCOLUMITAS, one to keep and one to share. It’s been a very challenging year for so many, and this little imp is our gesture of bottled kindness. INCOLUMITAS is a scent of safety and security, of peace of mind and freedom from harm: warm honeyed patchouli, bourbon vanilla, sweet sage, and lavender. ++ BLACK PHRIDAY TRADING POST GOBLIN STAMPEDE [PERFUME OIL] Available from Friday to Monday ONLY, for $26. No one can keep a goblin away from a good bargain: a jolt of Turkish coffee with cardamom, nutmeg, and cinnamon. GOBLIN WORKSHOP: YULE CHAOS [ATMOSPHERE SPRAY] Each order placed on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Filler Whatever Sunday, or Cyber Monday will receive a sample-sized squirt of GOBLIN WORKSHOP. A unique atmosphere spray squirt from the Trading Post scent archives – no two will be the same!

Due to popular demand, as well as the urgency of the cause (funding the Humane Society of Ventura County's wildfire rescue efforts) we have decided to make WHITE LARRY available to one and all. Featuring art by Drew Rausch, this perfume was inspired by jokes about an apocryphal relative of Black Phillip's -- an embarrassing, not-quite-Satanic cousin. "Every family has got one; that one relative that just isn’t quite diabolical enough, the one that makes Sabbats just kinda awkward." His scent? Goat’s milk, buttermilk, and butter. Lots of butter. [Please note: this perfume is not vegan, as it contains butter CO2 extract.] Thanks to one and all who share and support this fundraiser! May the blank, completely non-threatening gaze of White Larry look kindly upon you.

Happy Goat-vember to you! As is our custom, this month our Lunacy events will also serve as food drives for local charities. In all three cases, your donations worth $20 will net you a free bottle of the following exclusive scent: CORN RIGGS I have been blithe with comrades dear; I have been merry drinking; I have been joyful gathering gear; I have been happy thinking; But all the pleasures ever I saw, though three times doubled fairly, That happy night was worth them all, among the rigs of barley. The perfume of a harvest celebration - of bonfire smoke, grains and hay, acorns and oak bark, pumpkins and apples, and thin strands of incense buffeted by autumn wind. Here's a roundup of info for all three events. The links go to Facebook event pages with more info about the exact recipients of these badly-needed donations: Los Angeles, CA 12120 Sherman Way, North Hollywood 91605 Friday, November 16th, 6-9pm Atlanta, GA Microtel Inn and Suites at Perimeter Center, conference room 6280 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, Georgia 30328 Sunday, November 18th, 5-7pm Essex Junction, VT Practical Magick 15 Pearl St, Essex Junction, Vermont 05452 Sunday, November 25th, 1-4pm Thanks, one and all!

Pre-sales are now open for our latest collaboration with Haute Macabre, MUMMIES OF MEXICO CITY, which will be available as both a perfume oil and a hair gloss blend. From HM: In an underground crypt beneath a monastery school dating back to the 1600s rest twelve naturally mummified bodies. Going down the staircase leading to the crypt, the temperature begins to drop and the air shifts from the heavy heat to a dry, earthy scent. Confronted by the mummies is the sharp juxtaposition from the angelic and opulent relics of the upper levels of the museum, reminding us of our own earthy boundaries, and that we shall all return to the dust. • Mummies of Mexico City contains notes of church incense, ornate gold, old lace, and dust. A sacred, secret scent, recalling residual whispers of incense settling into the ancient, forgotten dust. You'll find both products in their Apothecary store, linked here.