New Scent Series: ART OF THE UNICORN

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Hello, everyone! We're very proud to announce the first phase in a new three-part series of scents inspired by ancient depictions of that most elusive beast: the unicorn. We should have a selection of these (for sniffing and sampling only, not for sale) at tonight's L.A. Lunacy event.

 

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++ART OF THE UNICORN

The saintly hermit, midway through his prayers
stopped suddenly, and raised his eyes to witness
the unbelievable: for there before him stood
the legendary creature, startling white, that
had approached, soundlessly, pleading with his eyes.

The legs, so delicately shaped, balanced a
body wrought of finest ivory. And as
he moved, his coat shone like reflected moonlight.
High on his forehead rose the magic horn, the sign
of his uniqueness: a tower held upright
by his alert, yet gentle, timid gait.

The mouth of softest tints of rose and grey, when
opened slightly, revealed his gleaming teeth,
whiter than snow. The nostrils quivered faintly:
he sought to quench his thirst, to rest and find repose.

His eyes looked far beyond the saint’s enclosure,
reflecting vistas and events long vanished,
and closed the circle of this ancient mystic legend.

-Rainer Maria Rilke

The world is wading through a dark, violent, confusing time, and sometimes it feels like we have no recourse other than to slip into despair. I believe, though, with all my heart, that hope springs eternal. In keeping with that, we present BPAL’s first unicorn series as a symbolic representation of our kinder, brighter selves, the return to wild innocence, and of the possibility of true compassion winning the day.

We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.

This series consists of three parts, the second of which will be set free next month. Black Phoenix Trading Post will be releasing their Unicorn series in August.

THE ART OF THE UNICORN, PART I

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A KING PURSUED BY A UNICORN

Jean Duvet

White oak, pine pitch, and a shattered shard of golden amber.

ABDUCTION OF PROSPERINE ON A UNICORN

Albrecht Dürer

White sandalwood, black currant, and pomegranate.

ALLEGORY OF CHASTITY

Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco

Blushing rosehips, pink rose petals, and vanilla cream with white jasmine and a drop of bergamot.

BESTIAIRE DU MOYEN AGE

Watery cerulean musk winding through crushed grass, apple blossom, wild mint, and pine needles.

CRUCIFIXION

Frankincense, dried red roses, and myrrh with soft orris, labdanum, and red clove.

DES VOS' UNICORN

Maerten de Vos

Sugared peony and rose-tinted vanilla with mallow, white musk, lavender buds, and a touch of apricot.

MYTHOLOGICAL SCENE, WITH A WARRIOR ADDRESSING A LADY OUTSIDE A CLASSICAL MANSION, TWO MAIDENS RIDING UNICORNS BEHIND

Suzanna Duncombe

Florentine orris butter, red sandalwood, white patchouli, leather accord, and ambrette musk with a drifting eddy of King mandarin, wild bergamot, bourbon vanilla, and gold-limned saffron.

OF THE UNICORN

Illustration from "the History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents", Edward Topsell

Patchouli absolute, white orris, agarwood, and ambrette seed.

ORPHEUS CHARMING ANIMALS

Alessandro Varotari

Dark myrrh, teakwood, olive blossom, a scattering of crushed asphodel petals, and a drop of green cognac.

ST. CLARE

White sandalwood and tonka with sweet tobacco incense, vanilla-infused mahogany, rum absolute, and golden oudh.

THE UNICORN, RUSHING AGAINST THE TREE, FIXED ITS HORN SO FAST IN THE TRUNK THAT IT COULD NOT DRAW IT OUT

Kay Nielsen

Ethereal white orris, pale early lilacs, mallow flower, Queen of the Night, white moss, and dusk-lit mist.

UNICORN HUNT

Martin Schongauer

Sweet red amber and red currant swirled with bourbon vetiver, cassis, mimosa blossom, and red wine grape.