Sin and Salvation
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
$5.75 – $23.00
Venerable and solemn: the scent of incense smoke wafting through an ancient church. A true ecclesiatical blend of pure resins.
Sin and Salvation
PERFUME OIL BLENDS
Presented in an amber apothecary vial.
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Quoth one of the wordiest humans who ever lived: “Brevity is the soul of wit.”
This spring we challenged friends and fans to answer that call, baring their souls (and more) in our steamy, Lust-themed #BPAL7wordstory contest
“Seduce us in seven!” we demanded, promising the winning story would be enshrined in a Limited Edition fragrance. The response was overwhelming — and downright filthy. Over eight hundred entries later, Lust found its new champion. The winning story, submitted via Twitter by @GeekDame, took flight in our perfumer’s imagination and resulted in the following myth-tinged tryst.
Congrats to the winner, and keep your quills sharp! #BPAL7wordstory is only getting started.
He breathed smoke across her pomegranate-stained lips.
Chthonic incense and blood-red pomegranate.
The Philologi are scholars and philosophers that have dedicated themselves to the pursuit of knowledge, utilizing their extended lifespan to further their research. They are usually reclusive, and some were once Transeo that have rejected the bustle of human society in favor of solitude.
Ancient books, crackled parchment, faded incense, and candle wax.
– Cairo
The essence of holy Kyphi, beloved incense of the Egyptian Gods.
– The Caterpillar
Heavy incense notes waft lazily through a mix of carnation, jasmine, bergamot, and neroli over a lush bed of dark mosses, iris blossom, deep patchouli and indolent vetiver.
– Cathedral
A true ecclesiatical blend of pure resins.
– Druid
Ancient trees, fertile soil, wild herbs, spring grasses, and burgundy pitch incense.
– Hellfire
A swirl of pipe tobacco, hot leather, ambergris, dark musk and the lingering incense smoke from their Black Mass.
– Penitence
A blend of pure, pious frankincense and graceful myrrh.
Obergefell vs Hodges
If, even as the price to be paid for a fifth vote, I ever joined an opinion for the Court that began: ‘The Constitution promises liberty to all within its reach, a liberty that includes certain specific rights that allow persons, within a lawful realm, to define and express their identity,’ I would hide my head in a bag. The Supreme Court of the United States has descended from the disciplined legal reasoning of John Marshall and Joseph Story to the mystical aphorisms of the fortune cookie.
Almond fortune cookies and a bit of roadside palm reader-inspired incense.
Marina Hazeltree –
This is incredible. It somehow captures exactly what an old cathedral smells like! I love it.
Liebechen –
This scent, oh boy. I received this as a free imp, found the scent overwhelming in the vial and thought I’d hate it.
Yet on my skin, even wet it mellowed out, bringing to mind an aged incense with a subtle sweetness that’s neither sugary or fruity. I enjoyed this one much more then I thought, might consider a full bottle.
desi.hope –
Smells just like the wooden pews of a cathedral and lingering holy incense.
c.morelock35 –
cathedral is my favorite so far. its smells exactly like it says, im still shocked every time i wear it. very much smells like wandering around in some forgotten secret passage beneath an old rotting cathedral. damp earth and crumbling stone. smells like rain in old abandoned buildings. i love it.
xgothkitty23x –
I ordered this in an Imp.
In the bottle is has a dark oud smell that is hard to put your finger on.
On the skin, well, if you love the smell of old books/old libraries and years of incense like I do, I would recommend this scent.
It is also pleasantly unisex. Not too sweet or too musky for me but somewhere pleasantly in the middle. I could see myself or my partner both wearing this scent comfortably.
To me this scent is dark, comforting and grounding. Just what I need now in all this chaos and insanity. I have a feeling this will age exceptionally well and I will likely get a bottle once my Imp runs out.
yashendwirh –
Definitely calls on a cathedral, I imagine this exact scent wafting out of a thurible at an empty mass. Incense ashes and tree resin. Smells like I’ve been sitting in plumes of incense smoke all day and I love it.
santangelo –
My 2nd favorite of all BPALs. It smells exactly like high mass combined with the very old, very polished dark wood stage in the auditorium of my grade school. Works well on me. I pick up resins, wood, incense but not florals.
thecoffeeslayer –
wet: Sweet oily resins & smoke & wood
dry down: A definite resin note blasting through, the sweetness is gone
aftermath: Faint faint woody sweet smoke that varies between “dry” and “oily.” I can’t think of a better way to put it.
Rebecca –
Cathedral kinda brought back the hazy memories I had of the stone church before the fire, heavy sweet incense that lingers for a few hours but after a day it was just a faint sweetness I love it. Might work differently with someone else’s body chemistry.
carlos –
Redolent of holy resins, candle smoke the cold earth and stone of medieval cathedrals, all on a monks robes.
Tharistan –
Reminds me of the old cathedral I used to attend as a child. Pleasant memories of ancient hugeness of the place.