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January 20, 2011

Slipdress in the Snow

Hi guys!

Hope you’re all keeping warm! This has been one seriously snowy winter, and as we bring you our seasonal selection of chocolates and flowers, we are surrounded by picturesque drifts and deadly black ice.

First things first! Brand new scent is Slipdress A skin-warm core of dragon’s blood, myrrh, and musk, caught in a chiffon-swish of blackberry, black orchid, vanilla bean, peach fuzz, and a wisp of garden-fresh basil. We did this in a gorgeous blackberry tinted Soap and a 2 ml perfume oil. It’s a little experimental, even by Villainess standards, but I love the sharp/sweet/sultry juxtaposition of notes in this blend, so don’t be surprised if basil becomes a recurring theme ‘round these parts. Let us know when you love it, and we’ll start making accommodations for a full-suite next year.

Returning this year, is The Truffle Trade A neglected box o’ chocolates - cherry cordials, coconut creams, almond clusters, raspberry parfaits - covered in dust, tossed aside for bigger game. Why mess with a good thing? Smooch! (loaded with almond, coconut and cacao), Soap (with a coconut nougat center!), Whipped! and Extrait formats.

Torchsong also returns for an encore. A memory of raw coconut infused with heavy white blossoms - tuberose, orchid, and awapuhi - and tonka bean, ginger crushed underfoot, damp moss and your vanilla perfume. Store it in a mahogany box, lit with spices. And available once more in Smooch! (spiked with Orchid extract), Soap, Whipped! and Extrait. It’s a light evocative play of spice and white florals - really gorgeous!

Raspberry Swirl is a perennial favourite with its Sweet red raspberry creamed with soft vanilla. We started this one in… 2005? Wow. It too returns in Smooch! (I don’t think we could fit any more raspberry in this if we tried), Soap, Whipped! and Extrait.

The cult favourite Miss Edith with Lemony black tea with milk, English Lavender and Roses beneath a thick layer of dust returns in a limited run of Smooch! (lightly dusted with rose petals, nautrally), and Extrait.

Lipstick Lost is such a classic - after its original 2005 debut, I’m so pleased it’s made it into the seasonal collection. It is Total adolescence. Effervescent cherry, smart-aleck sassafras and a creamy dollop of vanilla. Appearing in a creamy, glitter-burned Soap, a delicious cherry-sweet Extrait (in one of those precious 2 ml phials), and our classic Whipped! body lotion.

To make gifting a little easier for you clueless types, we have devised a gorgeous Black Label Coffret. This sleek black box ties shut with a grosgrain ribbon, while a clear view-top lets you glimpse six of our seasonal scents neatly nestled in crushed red velvet. Each coffret contains 2 ml phials of Lipstick Lost, Miss Edith, Torchsong, The Truffle Trade, Raspberry Swirl, and Slipdress.

This month’s Staff Pick is Truffle Trade Smack!. It is “A single scoop of Chocolate Mousse layered over a gooey Coconut Milk center, a Raspberry Plum filling, and a touch of Cherries Jubilee.” and it’s exquisite. Other readily layer-able recommendations?
Raspberry Swirl Smack - 2 Layers Raspberry Plum and 2 Vanilla Bean
Truffle Trade Noir - Chocolate Mousse, Unearthed, Coconut Milk & Raspberry Plum.

Hope you all enjoy!

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Comments

I can’t believe that there are so many lovely scents and so many products….but not one Burn! Valentine’s day is the perfect excuse for candles, so I’m a bit sad now.

Posted by Liz | January 20, 2011 11:22 PM

You know, we don’t actually get a lot of feedback on Burn! votives. And I don’t think we’ve done a mid-winter one before. Between that and no requests, it didn’t even occur to me that a Burn! might be a nice fit! And Torchsong would be an exquisite room fragrance. Maybe next year!

Posted by supervillainess | January 21, 2011 5:05 PM

Just have to comment that I absolutely adore your soap and have been using it exclusively for over a year. I used to get hideous dry skin in the autumn & winter months, but no more.

I usually order 4 to 5 bars of Bathory at a time, but this time I mixed it up and decided to try some other scents. I am sure I won’t be disappointed