Illyria
The Shakespearean Collection.
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab’s olfactory paean to the characters from Shakespeare’s plays.
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
$6.75 – $28.00
A nocturnal bounty of fae dew-kissed petals and pale fruits: white grape, white peach, iced pear, musk rose, sweet pea, moonflower and snapdragon.
Illyria
The Shakespearean Collection.
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab’s olfactory paean to the characters from Shakespeare’s plays.
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
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“Most of the Gaelic poets, down to quite recent times, have had a Leanhaun Shee, for she gives inspiration to her slaves and is indeed the Gaelic muse — this malignant fairy. Her lovers, the Gaelic poets, died young. She grew restless and carried them away to other worlds, for death does not destroy her power.” – W.B. Yeats
The name translates to “fairy, love of my soul”. A vampiric spirit and a dark muse, the love of the Leanan Sidhe is both a gift and a curse. These eerily beautiful Irish spirits drain the sanity and lifeforce of the men they inspire to artistic greatness. Her kiss infuses a man with depth of vision and feeling, otherworldly passion, and a sudden and ineffable understanding of the unending sadness that plagues mankind. Her perfume is a crush of Irish herbs and flowers, Gaelic mists, and nighttime dew.
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round:
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
But oh! that deep romantic chasm which slanted
Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover!
A savage place! as holy and enchanted
As e’er beneath a waning moon was haunted
By woman wailing for her demon-lover!
And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething,
As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing,
A mighty fountain momently was forced:
Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst
Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail,
Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher’s flail:
And ‘mid these dancing rocks at once and ever
It flung up momently the sacred river.
Five miles meandering with a mazy motion
Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,
Then reached the caverns measureless to man,
And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean:
And ‘mid this tumult Kubla heard from far
Ancestral voices prophesying war!
The shadow of the dome of pleasure
Floated midway on the waves;
Where was heard the mingled measure
From the fountain and the caves.
It was a miracle of rare device,
A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice!
A damsel with a dulcimer
In a vision once I saw:
It was an Abyssinian maid,
And on her dulcimer she played,
Singing of Mount Abora.
Could I revive within me
Her symphony and song,
To such a deep delight ‘twould win me
That with music loud and long
I would build that dome in air,
That sunny dome! those caves of ice!
And all who heard should see them there,
And all should cry, Beware! Beware!
His flashing eyes, his floating hair!
Weave a circle round him thrice,
And close your eyes with holy dread,
For he on honey-dew hath fed
And drunk the milk of Paradise.
Through sunlit caves of ice, roses unfurl amidst dancing waves of serpentine opium smoke and amber tobacco, golden sandalwood, champaca, tea leaf, sugared lily, ginger, rich hay absolute, leather, dark vanilla, mandarin, peru balsam, and Moroccan jasmine.
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:
Mugwort and bay, for psychic sensitivity…
Juniper, for divination through dreams…
Lavender and almond oil for clarity and relaxation…
Orchid and purple sage for complexity, wisdom and noscere…
…with a potent lunar-charged blend of exquisite woods, moonflower, Madagascan ylang ylang, Florentine iris, starry bergamot, elemi, green tea absolute, palmarosa, cucumber, Clary sage, lettuce leaf, melilot trefoils, and wood aloes.
Art by Drew Rausch!
White pear and absinthe, sea moss and patchouli, labdanum and crushed coral.
c-j-allison –
Imagine you’re wearing your favourite Lip Smacker and chowing down on JuicyFruit gum. That’s Titania!
So sweet and JUICY. It’s a lovely fragrance, very ripe and fruity. With time, I noticed more of the pear/ice muskiness and a subtle floral. An intoxicating, sweet scent that stops short of being headache inducing.
Lasts very well on my skin, too!
laurel.kalypso –
This is nice, on me it starts out very bright and young, I smell the grape and sweet pea the most strongly, my partner said it smelled like Starburst candies. As it dried down it became more floral and sweet. Almost powdery. It seems to be long-lasting. It might be a little soapy on me and maybe a bit too sweet for my personal tastes but I’m sure if you like sweet fruity florals this one would be perfect.
caitlin8811 –
This is a very sweet scent that, for me, has the perfect balance of fruity & floral. In the IMO it’s definitely fruit forward but as it dries on my skin, the fruit backs off and blends well with the florals for a very sweet, creamy scent. This is very playful & flirty and would make a great fragrance for a first date!
Claire –
This is such a yummy fruity floral scent, if I could swim in a big old vat of this stuff I would.
Gloame –
Sweet pea from Bath and Body Works. Fruity floral, bright, and happy. Pretty, but doesn’t stand out to me.
Where I’d wear it: The school dance.
emamos2488 –
This is my favorite scent out of the ones I’ve tried (5? 6?). I wear it every day. It’s very sweet and fruity without being too heavy. On me it lasts all day. I love the smell of the grapes and pear…I didn’t really smell peach though.
Sammy –
This one is pretty great. It’s very soft and fruity. I’m not sure if I’ll get a full 5ml bottle or not. But, it’s better than I thought it would be.
xaglow –
I am going to be buying this one again! It is sweet and cool, a rare treat from BPAL. I’m not sure if I like this better wet or dry since both are so nice. The pear, peach and grape keep this really light, while the snapdragon and sweet pea ground the sweetness in a light floral bed. The musk makes this bed a little more apparent when it dries. I was pleased to find the fruit sweetness lasting even when dry!
avietzke –
If you’re like me and you love fruity florals, this is your fragrance! The first thing I smelled when I first opened the bottle was pears, but it turns more floral as it dries. A really lovely, sweet fragrance. Will definitely be purchasing more as this has become my favorite BPAL scent right up there with The Witch Queen.