With all the hubbub surrounding our recent release, I’ve completely failed to properly introduce a really stunning scent we designed for Cindy over at Scent Addict (Cindy also handles Magical Omaha.).
Pink Plague: Toothache Sweets- Candy Floss, cherry cola, candied apricots, and blackberry jam - numbed with clove, warmed by cleansing incense and laced with earthen decay.
Cindy’s been telling me she wanted a sweet scent for a while now. “Cavity inducing sweet” were her exact words. This took a little doing. First, there are a wealth of really good gourmand scents out there, if we can’t bring something new to the game… I’m reluctant to play. And then, we’ve certainly presented our fair-share of sweet, gooey, gourmand fragrances. How do you top your own work?
In this instance, I took a good long time feeling out the concept. And then took it a little literally. You can do sweet, sure. But cavity inducing? That involves some dental caries. Some decay. Some rot. That was our cue to take this in a fruity/pink/hard candy direction (rather than a vanilla/baked/dessert one). By layering cherry, apricot, blackberry - a melange of pinkness - we had a perfect opening to weave in notes of overripe fruit. That took care of “cavity inducing sweet,” but we wanted to make it a bit more substantial. I could only think of burning incense, grave dirt and due to a friend’s recent dental adventures… clove oil.
I am pretty well pleased with the overall effect. We did the soap up in a pink and cocoa swirls, polished the whole thing in bubble gum. We’ve got Whipped! and perfume oil ready to ship out to the Scent Addict crew (yes, along with Black Out perfume oil 
), and we’re putting the final touches on a fabulous too-sweet Smooch! this week. Keep an eye out!
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Some of the best things in (my) life come from Bellingham. Death Cab for Cutie, Brambleberry (a Villainess favourite supplier), and now, Covet.
Covet is the newest reseller to join the Villainess revolution family, and we are well and truly pleased to announce that they’re open for business. Find Covet at 1311 11th Street in Bellingham, Washington in the Fairhaven district. From what I can tell, they carry a selection of jewelry and housewares that is truly… well, covetable. Go visit Sally, tell her Brooke says “Hi!” and report back. I need to experience these goodies vicariously if nothing else!
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Pleased to announce that we’ve finally settled on and restocked The Official Villainess Mud Dish. If you recall correctly, we once stocked a slick stainless steel model that was entirely too shiny to suit our current line up. I am in love with these darling little porcelain numbers:
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Faithful blog readers, I feel obliged to mention that our remaining stock of Summer Black Label Editions and Summer Possetry is currently at a 25% discount. Seriously. No codes, no fuss, no buy-one-get-this-nonsense. Just a nice, deep discount so you can stock up on Neisthai, Quick or Dead?, Trauma, Wasabi, Indigo and Titanium White goodies.
Get it while it lasts! We’re clearing the shelves just so we can load them down with an array of winter lovelies, so don’t miss out!
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Apparently this is our week for social networking. At the lovely Joni Crocker’s prompting, I’ve finally capitulated and joined Facebook. My first order of business was to create a Page for Villainess so our fabulous fans could declare their adulation. Second, was to finish my own profile with a good selection of kitten pictures. Everyone loves a kitten picture!
Come say hi! I am enjoying the hell out of finally putting names to faces. 
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Sorry guys - it’s just that I’ve been waiting to say that forever.
We’ve put the finishing touches on the Official Villainess Soaps MySpace and we’d like to invite all of our fans to come say hi!
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Brief update - I’ve got a lunchdate with a fabulous piece of carrot cake.
First, be sure to scope out the 3rd Annual Pets in Need Auction. Pets in Need is a non-profit, no kill animal shelter in California. Their policy is such that no re-homable pet is ever put to death. Our own contribution to the auction is one more “Quick or Dead” giftset (a selection of Soap, Smooch!, Whipped! and Perfume in the scent). Today is the last-day for the auction, so get your bids in! You can snag some awesome loot (have you SEEN the prizes?), and know that your cash is going directly towards building a bigger, better shelter while some incredible pets wait for their forever homes.
Second, UK Fans? Posh Brats have been carrying a great selection of Villainess products on their website all summer. They’ve just opened an adorable little retail center where you can now shop Villainess in person. Scope them out in Cheshire, and swing by their Candle Crypt while you’re at it!
Posh Brats Ltd.
13 Swan Bank
Congleton, Cheshire
CW12 1AN
Third, just in time for another Mercury retrograde, we’re releasing our second-ever perfume. Retrograde is not an exclusively Mercurial blend. It’s not designed to right disorder, to sort your snafus, or facilitate your travel plans. It is designed to celebrate the general notion of reversal, planetary or otherwise. It’s a sweet murky resinous blend, with touches of lavender for clarity. Scope it out, and I’ll send along a newsletter announcement shortly.
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I have heard from a handful of users who, having read our last newsletter, were under the impression that we were giving away Birth Rite soap with every order this weekend. Let me clarify, we are having a storewide discount sale this weekend, but those orders will not be accompanied by free soaps.
In hindsight, I realise that “…everyone gets a slice of our cake” can be interpreted as “OMG Free Soap.” But at the time of writing it was only intended as an expression of our celebratory enthusiasm and our willingness to share the party (so to speak). Birth Rite is very nearly my own personal dream-soap, and frankly I’d be happy to hoard the entire stash!
From the feedback I’ve received, customers have taken the statement both ways (as free-soap and as avail-for-purchase), so it was clearly an ambiguous statement. 
Let me offer my sincerest apologies for the confusion! And if, by chance, this is a dealbreaker for you in regards to a recently placed order, please contact our customer service team so we can find a resolution.
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All right ladies and gents, it’s time to draw this manhunt to a close! Both Quick & Dead have been located and those diligent buscaderos have been amply rewarded.
We would like to extend our unending gratitude to all participants. And a reminder, if you’ve uncovered a coupon for a complimentary Quick or Dead? Smooch!, Whipped! or Soap, that’s valid only while supplies last, and those supplies are going fast! To cash them in, just make sure the applicable item is in your cart, and plug that code in the “Discount Code” field.
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Something I managed to forget to mention in our newsletter (which I’ll be archiving here shortly) but is also Very Important…
We have raised the minimum for free shipping from a subtotal of $75 to $100 (and have updated the site/cart to reflect this). This is because, with recent rate increases at the USPS, shipping charges are eating us alive. Like USPS Pirahnas. They could skeletonise an entire Flat Rate Cow in 30 seconds. 
I sincerely loathe this turn of events. Our goal is to continue operating as an Added Value retailer because we truly value your addiction support. The hope is that an additional $25 worth of soap will be perceived as soap you were planning on trying anyways. 
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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."
