Keeper list

[angelamaria]

I thought of finally doing a "keeper bottles" list. That's a bit of a misnomer--for some of them, I don't even have any bottles of! But I try my best ;) I aim to keep my list down to 60, but it's difficult and slow going.

But for now...

Last updated: 17 March 2013

Limited Edition • Exclusives • Discontinued • Special Edition • General Catalogue • Non-BPAL

Limited Editions

1. Al-Araaf (Halloweenies: A Demon In My View, 2005) (Honeyed lilies, dry lotus root and fae flowers.)
2. Berenice (Into the Maelstrom, 2006) (Stargazer lily, white musk, clear aloe, blonde amber and winding-cloth linen.)
3. Blossoms in Springtime (Lupercalia, 2012) (orange oil version) (Vanilla bean and vanilla blossom, golden honey, antiqued amber, beeswax, copal, lotus blossom, and helichrysum.)
4. The Creeping Mist (Halloweenies: Gothic Literature Vol 1, 2010) (A muculent, brumous, ill-omened scent: orris, yuzu, white ginger, linden flower, petitgrain, and lotus.)
5. Enchanted Wood Florist (Lupercalia: Valentine's Day in the Miskatonic Valley, 2010) (A burst of sweet, strange flowers, luminous Moon-tree sap, and ornamental grasses.)
6. Evening Star (Halloweenies: A Demon In My View, 2005) (A chill, crystalline nocturnal perfume: moonflower with oriental poppy, fairy lily, orris and night gladiolus.)
7. La Fée Verte (Black Phoenix Trading Post) (A variant on the absinthe theme. Sugared wormwood, hyssop and melissa with calamus, angelica and Dittany of Crete, blended with a Bohemian perfume of vanilla musk, honey absolute and Moroccan spices.)
8. Frost at Midnight (Yules, 2011) (The liberating glory of nature, a celebration of wildness of spirit: fierce musk and immortelle, clary sage and oud, terebinth pine and ambrette seed, ivy and tobacco, honeysuckle and orange blossom.)
9. The Girl (Halloweenies: The Literary Vampire, 2009) (A seductive, serpentine white scent, elusive, crystalline, and spellbinding: white amber, silver birch, immortelle, davana, pale musk, star jasmine, and ylang ylang.)
10. Glowing Vulva at Ryogoku Bridge (Lupercalia: Novel Ideas for Secret Amusements, 2008) (Cream accord, amber, teak, and lotus blossom.)
11. Green Tree Viper (Carnaval Diabolique: The Snake Pit) (Snake Oil with four mints, bergamot, and green tea.)
12. Gypsy (Metamorphosis, 2010) (Bourbon vanilla, Egyptian musk, tonka, white sugar, and cardamom.)
13. Halloween in the Miskatonic University Library (Halloweenies, 2012) (The silence was soothing, though, and the scent of the yellowed books and polished oak tables reminded me strongly of my childhood home. ... His breath smelled like pumpkin lattes, and there was a faint trace of cologne swirling around him.)
14. Ice Queen (Yules 2004) (A majestic blend of precious pale musks, brittle winter blossoms, spruce, and frozen winter fruits.)
15. Jibiki Danuki (Pon Poko Pon no Pon, 2012) (Purple sage and oakmoss with black and white musks.)
16. L'Estate (Black Phoenix Trading Post, 2008) (Nepalese amber, vanilla infused amber, golden musk, sandalwood, golden lily, sunflower, and honey myrtle.)
17. Lady in Speckled Pink Kimono (Lupercalia: Novel Ideas for Secret Amusements V, 2012) (Peony blossoms and vanilla orchid.)
18. Lemurian Ghost (Pickman Gallery, 2012) (Green, white, and ochre musks with moonflower, white mint, and wild lettuce.)
19. The Phoenix at Dusk (Anniversary, 2011) (The muted flame of in-between time, the stillness of the gloaming: blue chamomile, green tea, Spanish moss, champaca flower, white sage, jonquil, wisteria, and white honey. This Phoenix embodies the strange beauty of the dreamscape, the force of the imagination, and the power of the spirit.)
20. The Phoenix in Spring (Anniversary: Seasonal Phoenixes, 2010) (Newborn, with flecks of myrrh still dusting its wings, the Phoenix emerges: dandelion florets, cherry blossom, spring wildflowers, and myrrh.)
21. Pussy (Metamorphosis, 2011) (Orange blossom honey, brown sugar, saffron, tonka absolute, and tobacco leaf.)
22. Ruddy Daggerwing (Metamorphosis, 2012) (Cacao, tobacco absolute, Chilean coffee bean, osage-orange, and ebony.)
23. Snow White (Yules) (A chilly, bright perfume: flurries of virgin snow, crisp winter wind and the faintest breath of night-blooming flowers.)
24. Snowblind (Yules, 2005, 2008) (The perfect vanilla mint.)
25. Snowy Mountains and Kingfisher (Lupercalia: Novel Ideas for Secret Amusements V 2012) (Crisp ozone-tinged snow, muguet, white moss, sandalwood musk, white amber, honeysuckle, and white pear.)
26. Sonnet D'Automne (Halloweenies, 2011) (Tenebrous Love: a shivering white musk with vanilla-infused white cocoa, amber incense, and dead, dry leaves.)
27. Spirits of the Dead (Halloweenies: A Demon In My View, 2005) (A shuddering white scent, of ghostly breath and stony silence: dry tea leaf, linden blossom, papyrus, orris and coffin wood.)
28. Strings in the Earth and Air (Bards of Ireland, 2012) (White sage, white musk, honey myrtle, galbanum, lilac, and everlasting flower.)
29. Tree of Life (The Salon: Klimt for RAINN, 2011) (Ash bark, Kashmir wood, tonka bean, clary sage, Spanish moss, cocoa absolute, King mandarin, galangal root, and matcha tea.)
30. Underpants (Monster Bait, 2006) (Sexy sugar-smeared saffron sandalwood over lickable vanilla cream with a splash of butter rum.)
31. Waltz of the Snowflakes (Yules, 2010) (The Snow Queen and Snow King greet Klara and the Nutcracker Prince as they journey through the Enchanted Forest: vanilla-laced snow, graceful and sweet, with fir needle and black pine bark.)
32. Wulric, the Wolfman (Carnaval Diabolique, 2007) (Friendly, charming, and cuddly, but possessing one hell of a mean streak: cocoa absolute, French vanilla, birch tar, lavender, bourbon vetiver, wild musk, clary sage, and cistus.)

Exclusives

1. Badgers (NYCC: The Gentleman's Directory) (Sweet patchouli, soft, honeyed leather, sassy sarsaparilla, honeysuckle, and French vanilla.)
2. Bakunawa (Dragon*Con) (Hypnotic, luminous lunar herbs and blossoms radiating forth from a blend of midnight musk, jungle orchids, oakmoss, and palm.)
3. Dolly Kei (Anime Event Exclusive) (Antiqued bourbon vanilla and tobacco-tinged yellow sandalwood with copal and amber incense, frankincense, tonka absolute, and myrrh.)
4. Dorian v2 (Prototype)
5. Elf v4 (Prototype)
6. Half-Elf v5 (Prototype)
7. Haloes (The Salon: The Traveling Exhibition) (Oak, tonka, vanilla, white sandalwood, lily of the valley, white ginger, amber, and apricot.)
8. Jingo Kogo v6 (Prototype)
9. Miss Jenny (NYCC: The Gentleman's Directory) (Pink peony, white carnation, freesia, white peach, amber, and pale woods.)
10. Morocco v2 (Prototype)
11. Parker Lily (Strangers in Paradise CBLDF 2009)
12. Parsifal (The Salon: The Traveling Exhibition) (Paperwhite narcissus, petitgrain, rosemary, cyclamen, and ozone accord.)
13. PL176 (Prototype)

Discontinued

1. Antique Lace (Bewitching Brews) (Nostalgia encapsulated. A soft, wistful blend of dry flowers, aged linens, and the faint breath of long-faded perfumes.)
2. Black Opal (Bewitching Brews) (A play of geological darkness and jagged brilliance. Soft and luminescent with flashes of black fire.)
3. Kiyohime Changes From a Serpent (The Salon) (Salty ocean spray, red kelp, black plum, lychee, sea moss, green musk, hachiya, plum blossom, and matcha.)
4. The Lady on the Grey (Neil Gaiman: The Graveyard Book) (Ethereal, opalescent, and radiant: pearly sandalwood, white amber, tobacco flower, orris, castoreum bouquet, soft resins, and pale petals.)
5. Moon Rose (Rappaccini's Garden, 2004-2010) (A crisp, pale, almost translucent rose dusted by moonflower and midnight dew.)
6. Regan (Illyria) (A deceptively sweet orchid vanille with a faint trace of stephanotis.)
7. Silence (The Salon) (White sandalwood, iris, blue musk, lotus root, moonflower, plum blossom, green tea, white mint and white peach.)
8. The Unicorn (Mad Tea Party) (A misty, almost luminous perfume: wispy linden blossoms, white flowers, and a touch of sweet herbs.)
9. Yvaine (Neil Gaiman: Stardust) (The high, crystalline scent of a star-filled night with blue lavender and lush magnolia.)

Special Editions

1. Boober (Fraggle Rock) (A fretfully clean scent: freshly-washed laundry, linden blossom, soap suds, and a sprinkle of vanilla.)
2. Jareth (Labyrinth) (Ethereal lilac fougere and gleaming leather with ti leaf, tonka absolute, white musk, and oudh.)
3. Lady Amalthea (The Last Unicorn, 2011) (A luminous white winter musk with lilac, wisteria, white chocolate, white mint, and tuberose.)
4. Liz (Hellboy) (A light, feminine vanilla floral perfume and a swirl of smoke and leather.)
5. Savage (Lady Death, 2011) (White musk, grey amber, Calabrian bergamot, vanilla absolute, French labdanum, styrax, wormwood, caraway, and bois de jasmin.)

General Catalogue

1. Black Hellebore (Rappaccini's Garden) (The scent is a pale green herbal, darkly rooty, with a faint rose and peony-like overtone.)
2. Kumari Kandam (Wanderlust) (The hollow scent of a vast antediluvian civilization, now frozen and buried, smothered by a thick sheet of ice and trapped deep beneath the ocean. Thick incense, clay, stone, and hothouse blooms with a spike of frost, a hint of decay, and heavy, dolorous aquatic notes.)
3. The Lights of Men's Lives (Marchen) (The wax and smoke of millions upon millions of candles illuminating the walls of Death’s shadowy cave: some tall, straight, and strong, blazing with the fire of life, others dim and guttering.)
4. Lyonesse (Wanderlust) (Golden vanilla and gilded musk, stargazer lily, white sandalwood, grey amber, elemi, orris root, ambergris and sea moss.)
5. Ravenous (Ars Amatoria) (An utterly feral, thoroughly rousing perfume. Red patchouli sweetened by orange blossom.)
6. The Zieba Tree (Rappaccini's Garden) (A dreamlike, listless scent, misty and hazed, with wisps of white sandalwood, eddying musks the colors of eventide, shimmering pale resins, davana, lemon blossom, orange blossom, and white peach.)

Non-BPAL

1. Arcana: Devilish (Shaking off vanilla’s unfair reputation for namby pambyness, this infernally dark and smoky fragrance comes complete with licks of fire and sulfurous wafts of brimstone. The devil really does have all the best scents.)
2. Solstice Scents: Spirit Tree (Delicate White Flowers, Soft Vanilla & Sandalwood)
3. Solstice Scents: Amber (Warm, Rich, Golden Labdanum)
4. Solstice Scents: Lavender Vanilla (Lavender Essential Oil & Sweet Creamy Vanilla)
5. The Curio Emporium: Faerie Wings (A magickal fragrance of woodland memories. A warm amber indulged in sweet moss mixed into the crisp woodland air.)