Celebrate Lupercalia with Black Phoenix Trading Post!

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Two Limited Edition Lupercalia Massage Oils are available!

 

BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE MASSAGE OIL

An exercise is unabashed sensuality: cacao absolute and a hint of oude.

 

BOURBON VANILLA MASSAGE OIL

Deceptively sweet: bourbon vanilla oleoresin and benzoin resinoid.

 

Our gentle, balancing massage oils were created with the finest environmentally-responsible and body-friendly ingredients. Both oils are vegan, blissfully devoid of harsh chemicals or unwholesome fillers, paraben and formaldehyde free, and do not contain sodium lauryl or sodium laureth sulfate. These luxurious oils absorb well, granting you the power of the aromatherapeutic properties of the essential oils, as well as the healing and soothing aspects of the base oils’ health-affirming properties. The smooth, even texture of the blends are easy on your massage therapist’s hands! Handmade by Black Phoenix.

 

These massage oils have corresponding bath oils as well!

 

There are two Lupercalia atmosphere sprays that were inspired by Aphrodite as patroness:

 

APHRODITE KYPRIA ATMOSPHERE SPRAY

Egyptian musk, Ceylon cinnamon, cassia, and bourbon vanilla.

 

APHRODITE EYRKINÊ ATMOSPHERE SPRAY

Blood orange, ylang ylang, red musk, jasmine, and mimosa.

 

And also! – the Eros Inquisition…

 

 

 

The Eros Inquisition

 

+ The Eros Inquisition: Limited Edition Lupercalia 2012

 

Love, unconquerable,

 

Waster of rich men, keeper

 

Of warm lights and all-night vigil

 

In the soft face of a girl:

 

Sea-wanderer, forest-visitor!

 

Even the pure immortals cannot escape you,

 

And mortal man, in his one day’s dusk,

 

Trembles before your glory.

 

The Eros Inquisition! An examination of love in all its glory and horror. Show the world the quintessence of your heart. If you participate in the Inquisition by sharing a tale, song, poem, or original piece of artwork expressing infatuation, love, lust, loss, or madness, you will receive a perfume oil (L’essence) and bath oil (L’eau) set, plus a small atomizer filled with L’essence du Cœur Libéré des Ténèbres (L’extrait). You can bypass the Inquisition and purchase the perfume oils and bath oils separately, but you will only receive the extrait if you submit to the Inquisition.

 

How do you woo the imps and goblins? You may plead your case in the comments field of your order. Time permitting, all entries will be published on the Black Phoenix Trading Post web site as they come in, unless you request otherwise. When making your order, please indicate whether you wish to remain anonymous. If you would like your name published, specify how you wish for it to appear.

 

Spin your narrative, from life or fantasy, and let Eros decide; or simply pick your poison, and indulge in love-dappled scents that will wrap you in the warmth of true love, inspire flirty dalliances, rouse raging passion, delve into the depths of madness, and evoke heartrending memories of love lost.

 

+ Ecstasy: Intoxication of the First Kiss

L’ESSENCE DE L’ENGOUEMENT

French vanilla, pink candies, strawberry sugar, and orange blossom.

 

L’EAU DE L’ENGOUEMENT

Pink strawberries, sugar cane, and candy floss.

 

+ The Radiant Glory of Love: Devotion, Understanding, and Unity

L’ESSENCE DE L’ARDEUR

Centifolia rose absolute, tea rose, bourbon vanilla, bittersweet chocolate, champaca resinoid, myrrh, nutmeg, pomegranate, and benzoin.

 

L’EAU DE L’ARDEUR

French vanilla, tea rose, champaca flower, and white chocolate.

 

+ The All-Consuming Flames of Passion

L’ESSENCE DE LA PASSION

Red musk, carnation, myrrh, and honey.

 

L’EAU DE LA PASSION

Carnation, orange blossom honey, myrrh, and neroli.

 

+ The Depths of Despair

L’ESSENCE DU CHAGRIN

White chypre, French lavender, rose geranium, opopponax, Peru balsam, bois de rose, lime, and vanilla absolute.

 

L’EAU DU CHAGRIN

French Lavender, rose geranium, white rose, vanilla orchid, benzoin, and carrot seed.

 

+ The Cacophony of Madness

L’ESSENCE DE LA FOLIE

Pink pepper, black pepper, clove, myrrh, dark chocolate, labdanum, and Daemonorops draco.

 

L’EAU DE LA FOLIE

Cacao, frankincense, gurjum balsam, red tea, vetiver, and myrrh.

 

L’essence du Cœur Libéré des Ténèbres Extrait

 

Sweet vanilla orchid, red sandalwood, and ylang ylang emerging from a dark shroud of fossilized amber, East Indian black patchouli, black pomegranate, guaiac wood, Peru balsam, and oudh.

 

For $46US, you will receive a full Inquisition set: a 4 oz. love-themed bath oil concocted by Black Phoenix Trading Post, a coordinating 5 ml Eros-touched perfume from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, and a small atomizer filled with extrait of L’essence du Cœur Libéré des Ténèbres. In order to receive L’essence du Cœur Libéré des Ténèbres, you must submit a story, poem, or piece of artwork to Black Phoenix Trading Post illustrating an aspect of love. You may order the perfume oils and bath oils individually, bypassing the Inquisition process, but you will not receive the extrait. L’essence du Cœur Libéré des Ténèbres is not sold separately. You may place an order for multiple sets, or place multiple orders; in either case, each plea will be considered separately in the course of the Inquest process. If you are placing an order for more than one set, you may submit multiple tales, applicable to each order. Please indicate which work of art pertains to which order.