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Historically speaking, we celebrate my birthday and Villainess’s anniversary with “Birth Rite” (our spiced, berry layercake). But semi-annual is a little frequent, for even the most delicious scents. And given that I’m turning 30 (in a matter of days), I felt an epic new scent (with bold new design work) was in order. So without further ado…
Supervillainess, is “Dry woods, worn-in leather, bittersweet cacao and arabica, succulent blackberry and lime, and a salty thread of cilantro.” It was designed as varation on our signature scent (and an olfactory tribute to my screen-name). Where Villainess is a bouquet of warm vanilla, new shoe leather and bright elegant florals, Supervillainess is a slightly more aggressive leather, sweetened with chocolate and coffee, and brighter topnotes of berry, lime and herb. Prototype testers have described it as “more complex and ambitious” than our previous offerings, and we tend to agree.
The standout in this collection is our Extrait. The scent originated in this format, as an almost completely “natural” blend. That is, it features only two synthetic components, and has far more dimension as a result. Because of the high-concentration of absolutes in this blend, Supervillainess Extrait uses perfumer’s alcohol as a medium (versus our usual blend of vegetable oils). It’s available in a 2ml stoppered phial.
The body products employ a few more synthetic components, but complement the perfume perfectly. A gorgeous purple-on-cocoa marbled Soap, our classic dewy Whipped!, and a beautiful aubergine Smooch! True to our luxury philosophy, the Smooch! is loaded with real pulverised blackberry, and a generous helping of aromatic coffee grounds.
I am truly ecstatic to share this scent… It’s a bit of a pipedream concoction of mine, involving some of my favourite notes and forcing that juxtaposition of unlikely partners. I was also truly stunned by the incredible take on “special edition design” that Elixireleven came up with. “Supervillainess defies
categorization. She’s badder than bad and planning on world domination.” I continue to be honored to work with a designer whose vision comprehends such subtleties! 
To compliment this release, we’ve selected a Smack! featuring “Equal parts worn Suede, sweet Chocolate Mousse, the bright heat of Spice Trade, and an eye-opening jolt of Espresso.” It is subtle, by comparison to the other products, but provides a lovely base to layer fragrance upon.
And, always appropriate for a celebration, the Villainess Cheap Shot. I’m tempted to toss out some suggestions as re: potential/suitable contents, but I’m pretty sure you guys know what to do with a shotglass. 
Not too shabby for 30, am I right? Enjoy!
Vil·lain·ess \ 'vi-lən-nəs \ n : a woman who is a villainVil·lain·ess \ 'vi-lən-nəs \ n
1 : an uncanny, articulate woman
2 : a deliberate antagonist or tease
3 : an intelligent woman in a tabloid or gossip
4 : the fall-girl in a particularly difficult situationVillainess. Redefining "bad."
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