We love Krampus! (And we’re not just saying that to stay in his good graces.) There’s something about this monstrous figure that rekindles tiny flickers of memory: passionate exultations, boisterous ceremonies, and wild winter nights that extend back into the darkness of our collective past.

A brief timeline of our tribute to Krampus in scent form:

In 2006, we went live with our first eponymous Krampus-inspired perfume, bringing scented holiday horror to the masses.

In 2012, Dark Delicacies held their first Krampus Holiday Event, featuring our dear friend Bill in the role of Krampus. The Dark Delicacies Krampus events have a very special place in my heart – it was through them that our kiddo, Lilith, was first introduced to Krampus, and it sparked a lifelong love of Krampus for her. When she was little, she’d leave beef jerky out at night for him during Yuletide, and she looked forward to the Los Angeles Krampus Runs every year.

In 2017, we attended the Gnigler Krampuslauf, and it was life-changing. I can remember every single moment of the experience: the smell of spiced hot wine, sausages, and sleet… the needles of the cold on my hands, the sparkle of rapture on my daughter’s face, the eerie amber light that cascaded down on everything. I can remember the smell of wet fake fur and the sensation of the birch branches on my legs, the tugs on my hair, the otherworldliness of it all. There was something absolutely primal and raw present that night; echoes of a thousand years of ritual trembled in the air, buoyed on the gasps and laughter of the crowd.

At the Los Angeles Krampus event in 2019, our kiddo was presented with an invitation to join the Krampuslauf and was going to begin to build her costume, but the pandemic put that on pause.

And now, here we are: 2024 marks the eighteenth consecutive year that BPAL has observed the dark o’the year with Krampus-inspired smells! In 2018, we laid out some spanks – twelve, to be exact – to celebrate each year of BPAL’s scented Krampusse. This year, we’re adding six more Lashes representing six more years, all of which are suitable for wearing alone, layering with our original Krampus scent, or layering with one another!

If you are in Los Angeles, please join Sue and Del at Dark Delicacies on November 22nd for their Final Night of Punishment – a holiday event with Krampus. Sue and Del are retiring, so this will be the last time Krampus’ whip will crack at Dark Delicacies.

Want to send a bit of dark holiday cheer to a loved one? Our favorite Krampus is now on Cameo!

And without further blabbling, we present ARS KRAMPONIS: a series of sinister sniffs including our beloved original Krampus fragrance, a Porcelain Krampus scent celebrating eighteen years of mayhem, a highly caffeinated Krampus latte scent, six more Lashes, and the return of Krampus beard oil!