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It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn; and whether it was the outward substance of things or the inner spirit of nature and the mysterious soul of man that occupied me, still my inquiries were directed to the metaphysical, or in its highest sense, the physical secrets of the world.
The scent of absinthe, lightning, stormclouds, and laudanum crashing through a veil of soft Victorian perfume.
Illustrated by Abigail Larson.
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Salvation found in darkness beyond darkness, the blessed sleep of nothingness. Dark musk, wood spice, labdanum, patchouli, dark African woods, and saffron.
The Basque God of Night and all the perils of the darkness. Though he is the God of the Danger that Lurks in the Gloom, he is kind to men and warns them against the nighttime hazards and sets rules of conduct for both the living and the dead as they travel through his domain. It is said that since the warm, vibrant daylight is for the living, the abodes of night are reserved for the dead. All who heed his counsel are protected, but woe be to any man that disobeys the laws of Gaueko: he is swift to punish those that would scorn his advice. Blackened sandalwood and misty lavender, with curling wisps of smoky tobacco, nag champa, and labdanum.
It wasn’t a dark and stormy night.
It should have been, but that’s the weather for you. For every mad scientist who’s had a convienient thunderstorm just on the night his Great Work is finished and lying on the slab, there have been dozens who’ve sat around aimlessly under the peaceful stars while Igor racks up the overtime.
But don’t let the fog (with rain later, temperatures dropping to around forty-five degrees) give anyone a false sense of security. Just because it’s a mild night doesn’t mean that dark forces aren’t abroad. They’re abroad all the time. They’re everywhere.
They always are. That’s the whole point.
Two of them lurked in a ruined graveyard. Two shadowy figures, one hunched and squat, the other lean and menacing, both of them Olympic-grade lurkers. If Bruce Springsteen had ever recorded “Born to Lurk,” these two would have been on the album cover. They had been lurking in the fog for over an hour now, but they had been pacing themselves and could lurk for the rest of the night if necessary, with still enough sullen menace left for a final burst of lurking around dawn.
Finally, after another twenty minutes, one of them said: “Bugger this for a lark. He should have been here hours ago.”
The speaker’s name was Hastur. He was a Duke of Hell.
Smoky-sour labdanum, black patchouli, wet tobacco, and brimstone.
Inspired by the character BRIAN LI SUNG.
Christine’s lover who, in the aftermath of her violent death, becomes haunted and possessed by what he sees as the “entity” of Grendel.
A refined lilac fougère with frankincense, labdanum, styrax, and dark musk.
twopeople007 –
Dried flower in a library. A fleeting scent, but a lovely one. Reminds me a little of Lady of Shalott, only drier and older. One of the notes went a little soapy on me, but that faded rapidly enough. A vague smell of sweetness lasted until the morning, though it was more like an afterimage than the main show.
x.ex.nihil0.x.8 –
Received this a holiday gift. Absolutely love it, has a very elegant, old fashioned scent and I get compliments all the time when wearing it.
It’s heavy and dusky, but not overwhelmingly so, and reminds me of an after-bath powder my grandmother used to have.
I don’t smell any licorice or anise at all on my skin with it, just soft perfume powder and a hint of a metal (?) I even run a bit through my hair after washing and the scent lasts very well, all day, both on skin and in hair.
Overall, an absolute 5 stars from me.
veggiegal4ever –
I received a sample of this with an order, put it on, and fell in love. At first whiff, it smells like old fashioned black licorice, then as it dries down, it becomes an ethereal cloud of unidentifiable faint flowers. This scent evokes to me something “Cathy” from Flowers in the Attic would wear. It is delicate, fragile, and there’s something almost haunting about it. I envision Cathy dancing alone in her tattered old leotard and tutu, gazing at her ghostly beauty in a dusty old Victorian full length mirror. There is also, at the very bottom, something strong and almost masculine as well, which makes this fragrance SO intangible! A man COULD probably wear this, as certain men can get away with Jean Paul Gaultier for men.
katietribe –
I’m really torn on this one. When first applied it smells like lightning (strong ozone and almost sour/sweet undertone) but after a few minutes it fades to licorice with hints of sweet smoke. Then fades sweeter. It only lasts a few hours on me, and I dislike the scent of the first stage, however it is a fun scent and I keep coming back to it.
thurzeler –
The sweetness and the absinthe make it smell like a sophisticated licorice candy. It’s wonderful, I just wish the anise would stay strong a little longer.
kittencult –
A fun, clean scent. Refreshing and green, but with a layer of sharp spice to keep it interesting.
xaglow –
This one smells like their lightning, but lighter and with a bit of sweetness. Another hit out of the park for one of BPAL’s rare cooler scents.