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The retail only Salons are available to all of our retailers, but not all of them have chosen to order them.

The west coast will call event will be held on Sunday, April 17th from 4 to 7pm at Dark Delicacies. Dark Delicacies 3512 W. Magnolia Blvd (1 block east of Hollywood Way) Burbank, CA 91505 ___ Seattle Will Call will be held on Sunday, April 17th from 5 to 8pm at Knows Perfume. knows perfume 4536 California Ave., SW Seattle, WA 98116 (206) 397-3141 — New England Will Call will be held at Healthy Living Market on Sunday, April 24th from 5 to 8pm, in the Learning Center. Healthy Living Market 222 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT, 05403 ___ And last but not least, GA Will Call will be at Whole Foods Market, aka Harry’s Farmer’s Market, in Roswell, GA, on Sunday, May 1st from 5 to 8 pm, inside Salud (which is inside the store.) Whole Foods Market 1180 Upper Hembree Road, Roswell, GA, 30076. Whole Foods accepts Visa, Master Card, Discover, American Express and cash. They will not be able to accept any preorders. — The blends that will be available for purchase include those that went live on the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab website up to and including the Coulrophobia update. Forum only scents will not be available at Will Call. We will no longer be accepting preorders at West Coast Will Call, with the exception of orders for Twilight Alchemy Lab oils. We will do our best to accommodate all orders, but sales will be based on availability. At this time, Twilight Alchemy Lab oils will only be available at Dark Delicacies via preorder. Items from Black Phoenix Trading Post will be available at Dark Delicacies, subject to stock on hand. If you have any questions, please email us at willcall@blackphoenixalchemylab.com. Also, look for us once again at Bats Day! Where/When: West Coast Will Call at Dark Delicacies 3512 W. Magnolia Ave Burbank, CA 91505 Sunday, April 17th, 4 to 7pm Seattle Will Call at knows perfume 4536 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116 Sunday, April 17th, 5 to 8pm New England Will Call at Healthy Living Market (inside the Learning Center) 222 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT, 05403 Sunday, April 24th, 5 to 8pm Georgia Will Call at Whole Foods aka Harry’s Farmers Market (inside Salud) 1180 Upper Hembree Road, Roswell, GA, 30076 Sunday, May 1st, 5 to 8pm Bats Day DoubleTree Guest Suites Anaheim 2085 South Harbor Blvd Anaheim CA, 92802 Saturday, May 7th, 2 to 10pm Admission is free!

Everybody loves a clown.

CBLDF is proud to premiere the new Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab fragrance Cohen v. California at WonderCon! Based upon the landmark First Amendment case that explicitly acknowledged profanity as protected speech, Cohen v. California celebrates the notion that “one man’s vulgarity is another’s lyric.” This special premiere is accompanied by an all-new signed and numbered print by Beanworld creator Larry Marder! This premiere edition of Cohen v. California is strictly limited to 50 pieces, and will be available at the CBLDF, booth 323, during WonderCon, April 1-3, 2011, in San Francisco, California! About COHEN V. CALIFORNIA “For, while the particular four-letter word being litigated here is perhaps more distasteful than most others of its genre, it is nevertheless true that one man’s vulgarity is another’s lyric.” Justice John Marshall Harlan II In April of 1968, Paul Robert Cohen was arrested for wearing a jacket emblazoned with “Fuck the Draft” inside a Los Angeles County Courthouse. He was convicted of violating California Penal Code § 415, prohibiting “maliciously and willfully disturb[ing] the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or person [by] offensive conduct,” and was sentenced to thirty days imprisonment. The California Court of Appeal upheld the conviction, and the California Supreme Court denied review: On April 26, 1968, the defendant was observed in the Los Angeles County Courthouse in the corridor outside of division 20 of the municipal court wearing a jacket bearing the words ‘Fuck the Draft’ which were plainly visible. There were women and children present in the corridor. The defendant was arrested. The defendant testified that he wore the jacket knowing that the words were on the jacket as a means of informing the public of the depth of his feelings against the Vietnam War and the draft. In affirming the conviction, California’s Court of Appeal held that offensive conduct translates to “behavior which has a tendency to provoke others to acts of violence or to in turn disturb the peace,” and that “it was certainly reasonably foreseeable that such conduct might cause others to rise up to commit a violent act against the person of the defendant or attempt to forcibly remove his jacket.” However, the US Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari, and the case went off to the highest court in the land. In essence, the Supreme Court had to decide whether or not Cohen’s unseemly speech was punishable or protected under the auspices of the First Amendment. The Court held, by a vote of 5-4, that “Absent a more particularized and compelling reason for its actions, the State may not, consistently with the First and Fourteenth Amendments, make the simple public display of this single four-letter expletive a criminal offense.” Cohen, by way of his “Fuck the Draft” jacket, was not tossing out “fighting words,” and was not provoking violence through his sartorial display. The Court denied the State the broad power to control its citizens in the name of creating a clean, civil society through the censorship of public discourse: “[T]he issue flushed by this case stands out in bold relief. It is whether California can excise, as ‘offensive conduct,’ one particular scurrilous epithet from the public discourse, either upon the theory . . . that its use is inherently likely to cause violent reaction or upon a more general assertion that the States, acting as guardians of public morality, may properly remove this offensive word from the public vocabulary.” One man’s vulgarity is another’s lyric: black tea, apricot, honey, saffron, apple blossom, tolu balsam, ginger grass, white ginger root, and vetiver. Pick up Cohen v. California, an exclusive new scent from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab with a signed and numbered print by Larry Marder, premiering at WonderCon 2011. This print & fragrance set is strictly limited to 50 pieces and available at CBLDF booth 323! The Cohen v. California scent will go live on www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com later in April.

We will be extending the sale of the Lupercalia scents, Worm Moon, and the Worm Moon tee for one more day, so that everyone has time to order.

Please DON'T do this. We can only answer customer service questions via email, and Beth is not the person to ask. Our CS department has been pretty overwhelmed lately, but you will get an answer. Or if you worry that your email didn't go through, feel free to send another, but we CANNOT answer CS question via PM or Facebook or Twitter. Answers @ blackphoenixalchemylab.com is the ONLY email we have for BPAL CS. If you need BPTP CS, write to tradingpost @ papow.net. If you need TAL CS, write to twilight @ twilightalchemylab.com

ALL of the scents that were available at the Return of Clearing out the Cobwebs will be available for sale at West Coast Will Call. Where and when is this happening? Dark Delicacies 3512 W. Magnolia Blvd Burbank, CA 91505 U.S.A. Saturday, March 19th 4pm – 8pm 1-888-DARKDEL 1-818-556-6660 Available scents: * Ranger v5 * Hexahedraon * Paladin v3 * Nepthys v11 * Gertrude v5 * Phyllocrania Paradoxa v6 * Goblin Rider 2008 * Gingerbread Poppet 2005 * Engraged Bunny Musk * Beltane 2005 * Spooky * Sol Invictus 2006 * Monsterbait: Underpants * Kalahantarika * Snow Maiden 2006 * Talvikuv 2005 * Knecht * Allegory * Harvest Moon 2005 * Red Phoenix * Glukiprikos * Candy Phoenix 2005 * Lick It 2007 * Channukkiyah 2007 * The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 2008 * Snow White 2008 * Fire Phoenix 2008 * Rat 2008 * La Befana 2007 * Fruit of Paradise 2007 * Weisse Maus v4 * Hexahedraon v5 * Abedus Indentatus v5 * Velvet Panther v3 * Trachelophorus Giraffe v3 * Lady Louibond v2 * Serket v5 * Leptodirus v1 * Phyllocrania Paradoxa v1 * NGNUT6 * SFM3 * Phyllocrania Paradoxa v3 * Hypothemia v3 * Katharina v7 * Chimera v5 * Piper at the Gates of Dawn v2 * NGIFR6 * NGPR2 * APDAY3 * DMOF * Mary Celeste v4 * Dreadful Lies v5 * Chaotic v3 * PNSAK21 * 300F v1 * BOO v3 * TX30 * ENNUI v42 * KPX130 * AP77 * MUV3 * WBSP1 * LUMF2 * PRC12 * LULW1 * UOUO4 * Planting Moon v5 * Strawberry Moon v5 * Cake Smash v6 * SB4 * MUV1 * Incessant Torture of Remorse v3 * LUMAI * UOH11 * LUMF2 * LULU7 * LUAL5 * LUAT4 * BPXMP8 * LUES11 * Boadicea v9 * First of the Three Spirits v5 * BOX 116 * Plague Doctor v13 * Plague Doctor v10 * Chellah v4 * Clytemnestra v3 * SAQQARA V2 * CD: Alley of Games v6 * Threnody v3 * Victorian Rose Milk v1 * Threnody v4 * TAWL6 * CLERIC V2 * ELF V4 * HALF ELF v5 * Sugar Plum Fairy v3

We are up to our naughty bits in bottles of ancient LEs, prototypes, and smellies that never went live. The wonderful Sue and Del are helping us keep the bottles from overtaking the building by hosting a trunk show! Where and when is this happening? Dark Delicacies 3512 W. Magnolia Blvd Burbank, CA 91505 U.S.A. Sunday, March 13th 2pm – 4pm 1-888-DARKDEL 1-818-556-6660 Available scents: * Ranger v5 * Hexahedraon * Paladin v3 * Nepthys v11 * Gertrude v5 * Phyllocrania Paradoxa v6 * Goblin Rider 2008 * Gingerbread Poppet 2005 * Engraged Bunny Musk * Beltane 2005 * Spooky * Sol Invictus 2006 * Monsterbait: Underpants * Kalahantarika * Snow Maiden 2006 * Talvikuv 2005 * Knecht * Allegory * Harvest Moon 2005 * Red Phoenix * Glukiprikos * Candy Phoenix 2005 * Lick It 2007 * Channukkiyah 2007 * The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 2008 * Snow White 2008 * Fire Phoenix 2008 * Rat 2008 * La Befana 2007 * Fruit of Paradise 2007 * Weisse Maus v4 * Hexahedraon v5 * Abedus Indentatus v5 * Velvet Panther v3 * Trachelophorus Giraffe v3 * Lady Louibond v2 * Serket v5 * Leptodirus v1 * Phyllocrania Paradoxa v1 * NGNUT6 * SFM3 * Phyllocrania Paradoxa v3 * Hypothemia v3 * Katharina v7 * Chimera v5 * Piper at the Gates of Dawn v2 * NGIFR6 * NGPR2 * APDAY3 * DMOF * Mary Celeste v4 * Dreadful Lies v5 * Chaotic v3 * PNSAK21 * 300F v1 * BOO v3 * TX30 * ENNUI v42 * KPX130 * AP77 * MUV3 * WBSP1 * LUMF2 * PRC12 * LULW1 * UOUO4 * Planting Moon v5 * Strawberry Moon v5 * Cake Smash v6 * SB4 * MUV1 * Incessant Torture of Remorse v3 * LUMAI * UOH11 * LUMF2 * LULU7 * LUAL5 * LUAT4 * BPXMP8 * LUES11 * Boadicea v9 * First of the Three Spirits v5 * BOX 116 * Plague Doctor v13 * Plague Doctor v10 * Chellah v4 * Clytemnestra v3 * SAQQARA V2 * CD: Alley of Games v6 * Threnody v3 * Victorian Rose Milk v1 * Threnody v4 * TAWL6 * CLERIC V2 * ELF V4 * HALF ELF v5 * Sugar Plum Fairy v3 All quantities are limited and will be sold on a first-come, first serve basis. Bottles are $20 each.

We are up to our naughty bits in bottles of ancient LEs, prototypes, and smellies that never went live. The wonderful Sue and Del are helping us keep the bottles from overtaking the building by hosting a trunk show! Where and when is this happening? Dark Delicacies 3512 W. Magnolia Blvd Burbank, CA 91505 U.S.A. Sunday, March 13th 2pm - 4pm 1-888-DARKDEL 1-818-556-6660 A list of available scents will be posted soon.

Black Phoenix has donated a gift basket to help refill the local food banks, as part of the Second Annual Women in Horror Month Celebration at Dark Delicacies. People who bring in five (5) canned food or nonperishable food items will be entered into a special raffle to win some very unique prizes. One of the prizes is a gift basket from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab and Black Phoenix Trading Post, containing a selection of Lupercalia perfume oils, as well as bath oils, nail polish, soap and socks from Black Phoenix Trading Post. The drawing will be held on Saturday, February 12th at 5pm. You need not be present to win. There is also an additional raffle to benefit Covenant House. Details on that and the 2nd Annual Women in Horror Month Celebration, can be found below. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This year we are excited to announce THE SECOND ANNUAL WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH CELEBRATION At Dark Delicacies In Burbank, CA February 12th, 2011 We would like to officially invite you to the second year’s festivities for Women In Horror Month celebrations in Burbank, California at Dark Delicacies! Dai Green and Reyna Young have teamed up with Sue and Del Howison to bring this exciting event to the friends and fans of women in the horror genre and to celebrate our strides in the industry throughout the years while also meeting up for two great causes! February 12th, 2011 we will be having a food drive to benefit the Burbank Food Bank and a clothing drive to benefit The Covenant House whose mission is to reach out to at-risk homeless youth living on the streets and offer them opportunities to turn their lives around. Each person who brings any of the following items: Five (5) canned food items Every day Essentials (Large & Plus Sizes needed!), Underwear, socks, gently used bras, T-shirts Clothing and Accessories (Large & Plus sizes needed!) – Professional and casual clothing appropriate for older teens and young adults – shoes, ties, belts etc.. Personal Items – iPods, Walkmans, watches, jewelry, cologne, perfume, bath and body gift packs, sunglasses, batteries (all sizes) will be given a raffle ticket to win amazing items from the following sponsors: DarkDelicacies.com ComicBookDivas.com SourPussClothing.com FastCustomShirts.com Hyaena Gallery Wicked Apple Jewelry Dylan Keith Salon The Writer’s Store Sue Proctor Public Relations Hula Girl Beverages Some raffle prizes may only be given to people over the age of 21. In the event someone not of age wins that prize, they will be given the choice of the rest of the remaining prizes as a substitute. Proper ID may be needed in order to claim raffle prize) During the event, we will have 12 of the local favorite women in the genre on hand to meet fans and sign items. The Amazing Line Up Of Women include: Bastet2329 – Owner Of Creepy Gothic Dolls Brooke Lewis – Film Maker – Actress Dai Green – Writer – Actress Eileen Dietz – Actress Elissa Dowling – Actress Melissa Krimsky – SFX Artist Michelle Tomlinson – Actress Mo Whelan – Writer – Film Maker – Writer Monique Parent – Actress Rachael Grubb – Film Maker Actress Reyna Young – Film Maker – Actress Tara Cardinal – Film Maker – Actress Victoria Del Mare – Actress Each of the girls, unless otherwise noted, will have a table set up where they will be signing autographs, selling their DVD’s and 8x10s, original art. Melissa will be demonstrating special effects techniques in the front window Dai Green will be acting as the “Meet and Greet Mistress” so make sure to look out for her as she will be walking around saying hello and signing items purchased at the event for no charge.

The theme for this month’s will call is Lupercalia! Come dressed in pink and red, or as Pan, Cupid, or a femme fatale. Cover yourself in conversation hearts or flower-crowned skulls like St. Valentine himself! — The west coast will call event will be held on Friday, February 18th from 7 to 10pm at Dark Delicacies. Dark Delicacies 3512 W. Magnolia Blvd (1 block east of Hollywood Way) Burbank, CA 91505 ___ GA Will Call will be at Whole Foods Market, aka Harry’s Farmer’s Market, in Roswell, GA, on Sunday, February 20th from 5 to 8 pm, inside Salud (which is inside the store.) Whole Foods Market 1180 Upper Hembree Road, Roswell, GA, 30076. Whole Foods accepts Visa, Master Card, Discover, American Express and cash. They will not be able to accept any preorders. — Seattle Will Call will be held on Wednesday, February 18th from 7:30 to 10:30pm at Knows Perfume. knows perfume 4536 California Ave., SW Seattle, WA 98116 (206) 397-3141 — And last but not least, New England Will Call will be held at Healthy Living Market on Saturday, February 19th from 5 to 8pm, in the Learning Center. Healthy Living Market 222 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT, 05403 Healthy Living will be accepting pre-orders. You can email Courtney at CourtneyW@healthylivingmarket.com or call her at (802) 863-2569 ex 301, by 1/12 to place your order. ___ The blends that will be available for purchase include those that went live on the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab website up to and including the Bony Moon update. Forum only scents will not be available at Will Call. We will no longer be accepting preorders at West Coast Will Call, with the exception of orders for Twilight Alchemy Lab oils. We will do our best to accommodate all orders, but sales will be based on availability. At this time, Twilight Alchemy Lab oils will only be available at Dark Delicacies via preorder. Items from Black Phoenix Trading Post will be available at Dark Delicacies, subject to stock on hand. If you have any questions, please email us at willcall@blackphoenixalchemylab.com. Where/When: West Coast Will Call at Dark Delicacies 3512 W. Magnolia Ave Burbank, CA 91505 Friday, February 18th, 7 to 10pm Seattle Will Call at knows perfume 4536 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116 Friday, February 18th, 7:30 to 10:30pm New England Will Call at Healthy Living Market (inside the Learning Center) 222 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT, 05403 Saturday February 19th, 5 to 8pm Georgia Will Call at Whole Foods aka Harry’s Farmers Market (inside Salud) 1180 Upper Hembree Road, Roswell, GA, 30076 Sunday, February 20th, 5 to 8pm

No, at this point TAL oils are not available for wholesale.

FYI, due to extreme weather conditions, some of our scents, including perfume oils, atmosphere sprays, bath oils and massage oils, may cloud or separate. This in no way affects their quality; they are still fine to use.

Once again, we will be offering a selection of oils from our past trunk shows at this month’s West Coast will call. The following will be at our WCWC Wednesday evening at Dark Delicacies: Harlot V2 Poisoned Apple V3 BTMen BobN1 PP416 Black Orchid V3 Chrysanthemum Moon Sitting up with a Sick Friend Salamander Monster Bait: Ventriliquist Dummy Yuki-Onna Gamaliel Christmas Rose Binah Lycaon nahemoth Montressor PPGc456 Construct V3 Copper V1 Aphrodite V3 Capella dos Ossos V5 Phosphorous V5 Pediaphorbia V1 All trunk show oils are $20 each and will be sold on a first come, first serve basis. The west coast will call event will be held on Wednesday, January 19th from 7 to 10pm at Dark Delicacies. Dark Delicacies 3512 W. Magnolia Blvd (1 block east of Hollywood Way) Burbank, CA 91505

Blood-stained sweetness. Red musk, tobacco, red sandalwood, dried pomegranate, patchouli, dusty frankincense, and raspberry clotted over blackened sugar-spun vanilla cream cotton. Red Lace will be available exclusively from Dark Delicacies beginning Wednesday, January 19th. It will be available in store and on the website, and will sell for $20.

Our first lunacy of 2011 will be the first will call to be held in four locations. Yes, four. In addition to our West Coast, Seattle, and Georgia Will Calls, Black Phoenix is thrilled to announce New England Will Call at Healthy Living in Vermont! ___ The west coast will call event will be held on Wednesday, January 19th from 7 to 10pm at Dark Delicacies. Dark Delicacies 3512 W. Magnolia Blvd (1 block east of Hollywood Way) Burbank, CA 91505 ___ GA Will Call will be at Whole Foods Market, aka Harry’s Farmer’s Market, in Roswell, GA, on Sunday, January 30th from 5 to 8pm, inside Salud (which is inside the store.) Whole Foods Market 1180 Upper Hembree Road, Roswell, GA, 30076. Whole Foods accepts Visa, Master Card, Discover, American Express and cash. They will not be able to accept any preorders. — Seattle Will Call will be held on Wednesday, January 19th from 7:30 to 10:30pm at Knows Perfume. knows perfume 4536 California Ave., SW Seattle, WA 98116 (206) 397-3141 — And last but not least, New England Will Call will be held at Healthy Living Market on Sunday, January 23rd from 4 to 8pm, in the Learning Center. Healthy Living Market 222 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT, 05403 Healthy Living will be accepting pre-orders. You can email Courtney at CourtneyW@healthylivingmarket.com or call her at (802) 863-2569 ex 301, by 1/12 to place your order. ___ The blends that will be available for purchase include those that went live on the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab website up to and including the Wolf Moon update. Forum only scents will not be available at Will Call. We will no longer be accepting preorders at West Coast Will Call, with the exception of orders paid with Paypal, and orders for Twilight Alchemy Lab oils. We will do our best to accommodate all orders, but sales will be based on availability. At this time, Twilight Alchemy Lab oils will only be available at Dark Delicacies via preorder. Items from Black Phoenix Trading Post will be available at Dark Delicacies, subject to stock on hand. If you have any questions, please email us at willcall@blackphoenixalchemylab.com. Where/When: West Coast Will Call at Dark Delicacies 3512 W. Magnolia Ave Burbank, CA 91505 Wednesday, January 19th, 7 to 10pm Seattle Will Call at knows perfume 4536 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116 Wednesday, January 19th, 7:30 to 10:30pm New England Will Call at Healthy Living Market (inside the Learning Center) 222 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT, 05403 Sunday, January 23rd, 4 to 8pm Georgia Will Call at Whole Foods aka Harry’s Farmers Market (inside Salud) 1180 Upper Hembree Road, Roswell, GA, 30076 Sunday, January 30th, 5 to 8pm

Dark Delicacies reports that there are less than 25 bottles left of the following scents: * Ein Kuss Von Krampus * Midnight Bell * Mysterious Warning * Alien Invasion * Diabolical Offspring * Giallo * Christine * Mutant Hot Rodders * Crimson Christmas * Invasion of the Flesh-Eating Reindeer There are also a few bottles that are not on the website, but can be ordered by writing in the comments sections: * Madeline (2) * C. Auguste Dupin (3) * House (4) * Prospero (3) Black Lace & Zombie Apocalypse are sold out.

On December 21, we will have our last Will Call of 2010, and it feature the return of themed Will Calls! The theme for this Will Call is…Santa vs. Krampus. Dress up if you are feeling festive! Just in time for your holiday celebrations we will have five exclusive scents available only at the three Will Call events! * Champagne and Party Hats * Champagne and Absinthe * Champagne and Opium * Pink Champagne * Sparkling Apple Cider Champagne scents are $20 each and only available at Will Call, while supplies last. Supplies are limited and no preorders will be accepted for these items. — All three Will Call locations will also be hosting a toy drive for Toys for Tots. Everyone who brings a toy ($10 value or higher, please) will receive a 5ml of Mitvah Goreret Mitzvah. MITZVAH GORERET MITZVAH Kindness begets kindness. Holy hyssop, red apple, massoia bark, and pomegranate with eight different types of honey that represent the sweetness of life and new beginnings. Additionally, at West Coast Will Call only, Black Phoenix Trading Post will be hosting a soap drive for Clean the World. Bring in soap and get a small spritzer bottle of Hispaniola Extrait. HISPANIOLA Brilliant in thy grand hemisphere The marshaled host of Heaven appear, Whence evening’s star, unclouded and serene, Emits afar her sparkling rays Where e’er the nightly traveller strays, And on his pathway sheds her silvery sheen. Though silent when all creatures shun The fierce blaze of the mid-day sun, Myriads of insects walk abroad at night; And when cool dews from Heaven descend, The air with gladsome voices rend, And hail the star-bright beams of milder light. Bay rum, coconut, wild olive, avocado, bitterwood, sugar cane syrup, muskwood, Creolean pine, lime rind, cacao, and West Indian cedar. Black Phoenix Trading Post will also donate the cost of shipping the soaps to the Clean the World headquarters in Orlando, Florida. — The west coast will call event will be held on Tuesday, December 21st, from 7 to 10pm at Dark Delicacies. Dark Delicacies 3512 W. Magnolia Blvd (1 block east of Hollywood Way) Burbank, CA 91505 —- GA Will Call will be at Whole Foods Market, aka Harry’s Farmer’s Market, in Roswell, GA, on Tuesday, December 21st, from 5:30 to 8:30pm, inside Salud (which is inside the store.) Whole Foods Market is located at 1180 Upper Hembree Road, Roswell, GA, 30076. Whole Foods accepts Visa, Master Card, Discover, American Express and cash. They will not be able to accept any preorders. — Seattle Will Call will be held on Tuesday, December 21st from 7:30 to 10:30pm at Knows Perfume. knows perfume 4536 California Ave., SW Seattle, WA 98116 (206) 397-3141 — The blends that will be available for purchase include those that went live on the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab website up to and including the Cold Moon update. Forum only scents will not be available at Will Call. We will no longer be accepting preorders at West Coast Will Call, with the exception of orders paid with Paypal, and orders for Twilight Alchemy Lab oils. We will do our best to accommodate all orders, but sales will be based on availability. At this time, Twilight Alchemy Lab oils will only be available at Dark Delicacies via preorder. Items from Black Phoenix Trading Post will be available at Dark Delicacies, subject to stock on hand. If you have any questions, please email us at willcall@blackphoenixalchemylab.com. Where/When: West Coast Will Call at Dark Delicacies 3512 W. Magnolia Ave Burbank, CA 91505 Tuesday, December 21st, 7 to 10pm Georgia Will Call at Whole Foods aka Harry’s Farmers Market (inside Salud) 1180 Upper Hembree Road, Roswell, GA, 30076 Tuesday, December 21st, 5:30 to 8:30pm Seattle Will Call at knows perfume 4536 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116 Tuesday, December 21st, 7:30 to 10:30pm Coming in 2011….an additional Will Call location!

* The Miller’s Daughter (Marchen) and VILF (Vampires Don’t Sleep Alone) have been discontinued, effective immediately. Pending orders will still be filled, but we do not have enough stock to accept new orders for these scents. We are hopeful that The Miller’s Daughter will be able to return in early 2011. * Happy Mercury Retrograde! Twilight Alchemy Lab’s email is currently down. If you need to order, have a question, or have placed an order in the past few days that hasn’t shipped yet, please email wickedgoddess @ blackphoenixalchemylab.com and I will take care of you over there. * Black Phoenix Trading Post’s customer service will be closed until December 17th. Orders will be going out normally, but if you need assistance and can’t wait for Ted to return, please email answers @ blackphoenixalchemylab.com. * Friday (December 10th) is the last day to submit domestic orders for Christmas delivery. More info here.

On December 21, we will have our last Will Call of 2010, and it feature the return of themed Will Calls! The theme for this Will Call is…Santa vs. Krampus. Dress up if you are feeling festive! All three Will Call locations will be hosting a toy drive for Toys for Tots. Everyone who brings a toy ($10 value or higher, please) will receive a 5ml of Mitvah Goreret Mitzvah. MITZVAH GORERET MITZVAH Kindness begets kindness. Holy hyssop, red apple, massoia bark, and pomegranate with eight different types of honey that represent the sweetness of life and new beginnings. Additionally, at West Coast Will Call only, Black Phoenix Trading Post will be hosting a soap drive for Clean the World. Bring in soap and get a small spritzer bottle of Hispaniola Extrait. HISPANIOLA Brilliant in thy grand hemisphere The marshaled host of Heaven appear, Whence evening’s star, unclouded and serene, Emits afar her sparkling rays Where e’er the nightly traveller strays, And on his pathway sheds her silvery sheen. Though silent when all creatures shun The fierce blaze of the mid-day sun, Myriads of insects walk abroad at night; And when cool dews from Heaven descend, The air with gladsome voices rend, And hail the star-bright beams of milder light. Bay rum, coconut, wild olive, avocado, bitterwood, sugar cane syrup, muskwood, Creolean pine, lime rind, cacao, and West Indian cedar. Black Phoenix Trading Post will also donate the cost of shipping the soaps to the Clean the World headquarters in Orlando, Florida. Will Call will be held on Tuesday, December 21st at all three locations.

BPAL’s Etsy shop will be closing for the holidays tomorrow. It will reopen in January 2011.

Unfortunately, due to the loss of a component, Mr. Fezziwig's Ball has been discontinued effective immediately. This applies to both the BPAL scent and the BPTP room spray. Orders already placed WILL be honored, but we will not be able to make any more. Our sincerest apologies.

All three Will Call locations will be hosting a canned food drive on Sunday. For each can of food you bring, you will receive one imp of Ops. Bring more cans, get more imps.

Happy birthday, BPAL! Every year I attempt to put my gratitude into words, and it never seems to be enough. It’s almost impossible to convey how thankful I am for everyone that makes Black Phoenix possible, from our customers to my coworkers and business associates, but I will try… Thank you to my brother and partner, Brian, the mastermind behind Black Phoenix’s Production Department. I love you, dearest brother. Your dedication and compassion helped to form the company’s foundation, and your strength and clarity of purpose propel us forward. Without you, Black Phoenix is idea without form. You are the greatest of brothers, and I love you. Thank you to my husband, Ted. You are my love and my inspiration. Lord, how I love you. Thank you for everything you do… for your kindness, your wit, and your dedication to your work. You are a truly great man, and I am honored beyond words to be your wife and your business associate. I adore you. Thank you, Kathy, my right hand woman. Thank you for being a wonderful friend, and thank you for always being there for me. You handle every bump in the road with dignity, strength, and grace, and I am eternally grateful for your friendship. I love you! Thank you, Jacquelynn, BPAL’s General Manager. You are phenomenal, and we adore you! Thank you to Bill, our patron saint of customer service. You are an amazing man, and I love you! Thank you to Will, Piolet, and Norman, our production staff, for their dedication, perseverance, and hard work. You guys enable us to share our creations, and I am truly grateful for everything you do. Thank you to the mods and administrators of bpal.org for being the most amazing, wonderful friends I could imagine. Modding the forum is no small task, and it is often a thankless one. I cannot thank you all enough for the hard work and love that you put into the forum. Thank you for being my dearest sisters, and for lending me strength during difficult times. You are all fuckin’ amazing people, and I love you. Thank you to Sue and Del at Dark Delicacies for giving BPAL a home away from home, for always being there for us, and for being the best goddamn grandparents a Little Demoness could ask for. We love you! Thank you to the artists that work with us — Adam Hughes, Jennifer Williamson, Alicia Dabney, Julie Dillon, Madame Talbot, Quique Alcatena, Jennifer Rodgers, Manda Lander, and Sarah Coleman, for bringing our scents to life! A huge thank you to Lisa and the crew at Whole Foods in Roswell, GA and Christen Cottam at knows perfume for giving their all to make the Dirty South and Pacific Northwest will calls happen! Thank you to the Mütter Museum, knows perfume, Whole Foods, Urban Outfitters, Pretty Indulgent, and Healthy Living for giving our products a home in your stores! Thank you to the bloggers, journalists, magazines, and other media outlets that have shown interest in Black Phoenix, and have taken the time to do writeups on our shops! Thank you for your time and energy; it means the world to us! Thank you to Neil Gaiman for affecting me like no other author, for being such a supportive friend, and for allowing me the pleasure of interpreting your beautiful, witty, soul-moving stories through scent. Thank you to Peter S Beagle, Amanda Palmer, Terry Pratchett, Terry Moore, Mike and Christine Mignola, George Perez, Peter David, Molly Crabapple, Mark Waid, Storm Constantine, Ross Ritchie, Jill Thompson, Brian Pulido, Joseph Michael Linsner, Eva Hopkins, and Gris Grimly for giving us such all such joy through the beauty of your art, and for giving Black Phoenix the opportunity to interpret your work. Thank you to the kind people at the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and the Hero Initiative. You help those who cannot help themselves, and you are an inspiration to us all. Many thanks to Mark Waid, Ross Richie, Chip Mosher, and Kate the Shark for inviting us to participate in the Irredeemable 1st birthday party at Challenger Comics in Chicago. Much love and thanks to Charles Brownstein for inviting us to be a part of “An Evening with Neil Gaiman” at C2E2. Much thanks to Pop Culture 2 and Reggie’s Rock Club for hosting our meet n sniff in Chicago! Huge thanks to Geek Girl Diva, Connor Cochran, Susan Auger, Filip Sablik and the rest of the crew at Top Cow, and Mariah Huehner and Chris Ryall at IDW for helping us get new projects moving! And finally… Thank you to our extended family: our clients. Thank you for being there with us and for us throughout these past eight years. Thank you for sharing our joy and for standing with us during difficult times. The family that has grown around BPAL is like no other in the world. Every time I wander into the forum, I see people supporting one another in times of need, showing selfless kindness and offering support to one another… to me, you all are models of emotional generosity and true friendship, and it is truly an honor to be a part of your lives. I cannot express my gratitude enough. Thank you for celebrating the beauty of living with us, and for holding our hands during times of stress and sorrow. This year has been turbulent for just about everyone we know. It’s been a hard year filled with challenges and hidden lessons, but none of it is insurmountable because we all have this tremendous, genuinely loving family. Thank you. Somehow making our anniversary post always makes me cry. Without further ado – the new shit: COLD MOON 2010 The Full Moon that shines over the frost-rimed heart of winter. Traditional lunar oils combined with glittering snow flowers, soft breezes and frozen ferns. cold moon Buy the companion shirt here. Artwork by Julie Dillon. The Cold Moon perfume and tee will be live until Tuesday, November 23, 2010. The world is in tumult, and we are all experiencing a time of transformative change. For our anniversary this year, we are exploring the phoenix as it moves through the seasons, through its cycle of death and rebirth. ++THE SEASONAL PHOENIXES THE PHOENIX IN SPRING Newborn, with flecks of myrrh still dusting its wings, the Phoenix emerges: dandelion florets, cherry blossom, spring wildflowers, and myrrh. THE PHOENIX IN SUMMER The Phoenix soars through a summer thunderstorm: Nepalese amber, galangal, red musk, saffron, ozone, and the scent of hot rain striking pavement. THE PHOENIX IN AUTUMN Through swirling winds, the Phoenix restlessly wanders: dry leaves, Indonesian patchouli, coffee bean, twining ivy, teak, hyssop, and tonka. THE PHOENIX IN WINTER Blood and fire illuminate the darkness of winter: daemonorops, holly berries, and juniper berries in a snowdrift. ++THE NUTCRACKER: ACT 3 THE KINGDOM OF SWEETS An empire of jellybeans, rock candy, sours, lollipops, gumdrops, peppermint sticks, held together by taffy mortar. SUGAR PLUM FAIRY Queen of the Kingdom of Sweets: sugar plums, vanilla-infused sugar, tiare, amber musk, apricot peel, and a light dusting of cacao. MOTHER GINGER From beneath her skirts emerge eight gingerbread children: gingerbread, French vanilla, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and marshmallow cream. + Divertissment THE SPANISH DANCE Chocolate, orange blossom honey, and pomegranate. THE ARABIAN DANCE Leather, coffee, hazelnut, tobacco, and Middle Eastern spices. THE CHINESE DANCE Green and black tea, King mandarin, violet, blackcurrant, and wormwood. THE RUSSIAN DANCE Florentine iris, black tea, labdanum, patchouli, champaca flower, benzoin, patchouli, and ambergris. DANCE OF THE MIRLITONS Marzipan, Burmese rosewood, white sandalwood, Somalian rose, tonka bean, rum accord, and white musk. THE WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS White musk, Madonna lily, jasmine sambac, ylang ylang, bourbon vanilla, and clove. VALSE FINALE ET APOTHÉOSE The return journey: three honeys, white mint, and apple blossom. ++YULE MIDWINTER’S EVE 2010 A melancholy, deep scent, poignant and brimming with nostalgia. The perfume of sugared plums over a breeze of winter flowers. And last but not least, Black Phoenix presents Heroine, the first scent created specifically for the Hero Initiative, with label art by the fabulous Adam Hughes! HEROINE Nepalese amber, East African patchouli, dark musk, apple blossom, petitgrain, aged leather, skin musk, and rhubarb. Proceeds from every bottle of Heroine sold go to the Hero Initiative, the first federally recognized not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping comic book creators, writers and artists in need. Founded in late 2000 by a consortium of comic book and trade publishers including Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Wizard Entertainment, CrossGen Comics and Dynamic Forces Inc., the 501©(3) charity aims to assist comic creators with health, medical, and quality-of-life assistance. Things are stirring over at the Trading Post as well! + IMP BAGS $16 * SACK OF SWITCHES Fern Frost Strawberry Lemon Drop Candy Cane Sweet Winter Berry Ale * BAG OF COAL Chocolate Espresso Gingerbread Kourabiedes Shortbread Snowflakes + MASSAGE OIL 4oz $20.00 HOLIDAY JOY Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough. – Emily Dickinson Clary sage, peppermint, blood orange, lavender, geranium, juniper berry, bay laurel, King mandarin, and opoponax. Almond oil, refined rice bran oil, fractionated coconut, rosehip seed oil, Citrus aurantium subspecies amara, Pelargonium graveolens, Lavandula angustifolia, Salvia sclarea, Juniperus communis, evening primrose, vitamin E, and our Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab perfume blend. HOLIDAY STRESS RELIEF Relax, revive, restore. Peppermint, spearmint, geranium bourbon, lavender, clary sage, white amber, juniper berry, laurel leaf, coriander, opoponax, and mandarin. Almond oil, refined rice bran oil, fractionated coconut, rosehip seed oil, Lavandula angustifolia, Juniperus communis, Salvia sclarea, Pelargonium graveolens, evening primrose, vitamin E, and our Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab perfume blend. + BATH OIL 8oz $30 for all except for F&M which is $35 CRANBERRY COOKIE BARK Shortbread, white and dark chocolate, dried cranberries, and a smattering of crushed candy cane. FRANKINCENSE & MYRRH O Sanctissima, O Piissima Dulcis Virgo Maria Mater amata, Intemerata Ora, Ora Pro Nobis Somalian frankincense and Ethiopian myrrh. POLAR BEAR PLUNGE Dive into an invigorating icy vanilla mint bath! SNOW WHITE A chilly, bright perfume: flurries of virgin snow, crisp winter wind and the faintest breath of night-blooming flowers. Black Phoenix is thrilled to present our first Salon bath oil. Inspired by Albert Beck Wenzell’s painting. VICTORIAN VIRGIN WITH CHERUBS Ángelus Dómini nuntiávit Maríæ. Et concépit de Spíritu Sancto. Ecce ancílla Dómini. Fiat mihi secúndum verbum tuum. Et Verbum caro factum est. Et habitávit in nobis. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei génetrix. Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi. Gilded amber, white mint, white chocolate, Christmas rose, and honeysuckle. + ROOM SPRAY 4oz $25 BLOC NA NOLLAIG Nollaig faoi shéan is faoi shonas duit! A fresh-chopped Yule log glowing in a holly wreath-festooned hearth, with snow-dappled evergreens, bay leaf, bittersweet winter berries, and apple beer. HOLIDAY ARGUMENT DIFFUSING SPRAY Soothe the tensions of the holidays with a kerfuffle-quelling blend of carnation, white sandalwood, vanilla bean, Roman chamomile, ylang ylang, bergamot, and lemon peel! Spray around your home or office to take the edge off of Yuletime gatherings. (Please do not spray this in anyone’s face, or near anyone’s body at all. It isn’t a very nice thing to do, and in addition to being unsafe, it will likely escalate whatever drama you’re attempting to diffuse.) MR. FEZZIWIG’S BALL “Yo ho, my boys!” said Fezziwig. “No more work to-night. Christmas Eve, Dick. Christmas, Ebenezer! Let’s have the shutters up,” cried old Fezziwig, with a sharp clap of his hands, “before a man can say Jack Robinson!” You wouldn’t believe how those two fellows went at it! They charged into the street with the shutters—one, two, three—had ’em up in their places—four, five, six—barred ’em and pinned ’em—seven, eight, nine—and came back before you could have got to twelve, panting like race-horses. “Hilli-ho!” cried old Fezziwig, skipping down from the high desk, with wonderful agility. “Clear away, my lads, and let’s have lots of room here! Hilli-ho, Dick! Chirrup, Ebenezer!” Clear away! There was nothing they wouldn’t have cleared away, or couldn’t have cleared away, with old Fezziwig looking on. It was done in a minute. Every movable was packed off, as if it were dismissed from public life for evermore; the floor was swept and watered, the lamps were trimmed, fuel was heaped upon the fire; and the warehouse was as snug, and warm, and dry, and bright a ball-room, as you would desire to see upon a winter’s night. In came a fiddler with a music-book, and went up to the lofty desk, and made an orchestra of it, and tuned like fifty stomach-aches. In came Mrs. Fezziwig, one vast substantial smile. In came the three Miss Fezziwigs, beaming and lovable. In came the six young followers whose hearts they broke. In came all the young men and women employed in the business. In came the housemaid, with her cousin, the baker. In came the cook, with her brother’s particular friend, the milkman. In came the boy from over the way, who was suspected of not having board enough from his master; trying to hide himself behind the girl from next door but one, who was proved to have had her ears pulled by her mistress. In they all came, one after another; some shyly, some boldly, some gracefully, some awkwardly, some pushing, some pulling; in they all came, anyhow and everyhow. Away they all went, twenty couple at once; hands half round and back again the other way; down the middle and up again; round and round in various stages of affectionate grouping; old top couple always turning up in the wrong place; new top couple starting off again, as soon as they got there; all top couples at last, and not a bottom one to help them! When this result was brought about, old Fezziwig, clapping his hands to stop the dance, cried out, “Well done!” and the fiddler plunged his hot face into a pot of porter, especially provided for that purpose. But scorning rest, upon his reappearance, he instantly began again, though there were no dancers yet, as if the other fiddler had been carried home, exhausted, on a shutter, and he were a bran-new man resolved to beat him out of sight, or perish. There were more dances, and there were forfeits, and more dances, and there was cake, and there was negus, and there was a great piece of Cold Roast, and there was a great piece of Cold Boiled, and there were mince-pies, and plenty of beer. But the great effect of the evening came after the Roast and Boiled, when the fiddler (an artful dog, mind! The sort of man who knew his business better than you or I could have told it him!) struck up “Sir Roger de Coverley.” Then old Fezziwig stood out to dance with Mrs. Fezziwig. Top couple, too; with a good stiff piece of work cut out for them; three or four and twenty pair of partners; people who were not to be trifled with; people who would dance, and had no notion of walking. But if they had been twice as many—ah, four times—old Fezziwig would have been a match for them, and so would Mrs. Fezziwig. As to her, she was worthy to be his partner in every sense of the term. If that’s not high praise, tell me higher, and I’ll use it. A positive light appeared to issue from Fezziwig’s calves. They shone in every part of the dance like moons. You couldn’t have predicted, at any given time, what would have become of them next. And when old Fezziwig and Mrs. Fezziwig had gone all through the dance; advance and retire, both hands to your partner, bow and curtsey, corkscrew, thread-the-needle, and back again to your place; Fezziwig “cut”—cut so deftly, that he appeared to wink with his legs, and came upon his feet again without a stagger. Mince pie, dark beer, a well-loved spruce wood fiddle, and bow resin. SNOW WHITE A chilly, bright perfume: flurries of virgin snow, crisp winter wind and the faintest breath of night-blooming flowers. VESPERS Alma Redemptoris Mater, quae pervia caeli porta manes, et stella maris, succurre cadenti, surgere qui curat, populo: tu quae genuisti, natura mirante, tuum sanctum Genitorem, Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore, sumens illud Ave, peccatorum miserere. Aromatic woods, frankincense, saffron, pine pitch, black amber, and balsam. + SOAPS $9 FRANKINCENSE & MYRRH O Sanctissima, O Piissima Dulcis Virgo Maria Mater amata, Intemerata Ora, Ora Pro Nobis Somalian frankincense and Ethiopian myrrh. GINGERBREAD POPPET And he ran till he came across a fox, and to him he called out: I’ve run away from a little old woman, A little old man, A barn full of threshers, A field full of mowers, A cow and a horse, And I can run away from you, I can! Then the fox set out to run. Now foxes can run very fast, and so the fox soon caught the gingerbread boy and began to eat him up. Presently the gingerbread boy said, “Oh dear! I’m quarter gone!” And then, “Oh, I’m half gone!” And soon, “I’m three-quarters gone!” And at last, “I’m all gone!” and never spoke again. Brown sugar, molassass, ginger, cinnamon, clove, raisin, orange zest, and a little frosting. PEACOCK QUEEN In dramatic contrast to the soft innocence of Snow White and the dew-kissed freshness of her sister, Rose Red, this is a blood red, voluptuous rose, velvet-petaled, at the height of bloom. Haughty and imperious, vain, yet incomparably lovely to the eye, but thick with thorns of jealousy, pride and hatred. SNOW WHITE A chilly, bright perfume: flurries of virgin snow, crisp winter wind and the faintest breath of night-blooming flowers. Due to an increased cost of components, the price of Snake Oil Bath Oil is now $35.

This is one of my favorite things we did this year. Limited edition, signed and numbered hardcover of the Unknown, one of my favorite Mark Waid books, plus a BPAL scent for Cat Allingham, which is gorgeous! The remaining stock is up on eBay right now, to benefit the Hero Initiatve. CAT ALLINGHAM Catherine Allingham, the world’s greatest detective, has been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor and given six months to live. But she refuses to go quietly. She’s determined to first unravel the greatest mystery of all–what happens to us when we die? Cat and her brawny assistant, James Doyle, chase the secret of the afterlife around the globe in this fast-paced graphic novel! Distilled shadows, a bleak desert landscape at midnight: Myroswelia balsam, gaïac wood, obsidian musk, green cumin, patchouli, myrrh, Siamese benzoin, frankincense, champaca, and sand.