Happy Lupercalia, Valentine's Day, or Lupertine, as I've come to call it! This is the time of year for things to heat up, so without further ado - come one, come all to witness the stunning beauty and talent demonstrated by the show girls of yesteryear! Va va va voom!
Mlle. Victoria's Lupertine Burlesque Cabaret 2012 fragrances are available in one size, two styles:
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - $18
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle Glass Roll-On -$19
DE FAYA
De Faya's gutsy glamour comes from her ability to proudly display the military look! Strong and tall, she marches this sexy look decades ahead into the future!
A bold, confident blend: White sandalwood musk with glowing golden notes of honeysuckle, bergamot and aged tonka.
DIÉTERLE
Diéterle's a sophisticated show girl - her tight curls and checkered kerchief present a strong and confident performer.
Rich and creamy leather intricately layered with tobacco infused vanilla, shimmering musk and a hint of red patchouli and cacao.
ELECTREMA
Electrema is shocking in her ghostly white body suit and gossamer veil. She slips and slides silently, dancing into your haunted heart.
Crystal musk, silverbells, ozone, a clap of thunder and a spark of lightning.
L'EGYPTIENNE
L'Egyprienne is a dancing marvel. Hailing from lands far away and exotic, she brings her Oriental dance to the stage, with all of its sinewy mystery.
Egyptian sandalwood and musk, kyphi incense, benzoin and Silk Road spices evoke the sensual heat and all the romance of the desert.
LILY DAMITA
Lily Damita is no shy violet! Her iridescent white ruffles, wig and lily blossoms add sparkle and flair to her seductive dance.
White lily, apple, golden honey, tonka, patchouli and whipped cream. Not for the faint of heart!
MLLE. LOLA
Mlle. Lola brings spring with her steps. With her crown of flowers and milky white limbs, her dance melts the ice of winter and promises spring.
Spring warmth: Forsythia, blue hyacinth, fresh grass and dandelion grounded in thawing earth.
MLLE. PAPILLON
Mlle. Papillon flitters across the stage, swinging her large wings boldly with panache and flash! Become beguiled by the beating of her wings!
Butterfly bush, nectarine, frankincense, snapdragon, and sagebrush.
MLLE. C. de VILLERS
Mlle C. de Villers is a jewel in the crown of the show! With her bright pink plumage and aqua dress, she is a splash of color against the subdued stage lights.
Pink grapefruit, red musk, French vanilla ice cream with a brandy soaked Moreno cherry on top.
MLLE. ÉVA MARTIN
Mlle. Éve Martin is truly an original! Her geometric dress revealing the most suggestive views of the female body. It's almost scandalous!
Toasted coconut, caramelized vanilla bean, peach, and heady magnolia ignited with red musk.
MLLE. WHIARD
Witchy Mlle. Whiard casts a spell with her hot pink pointed hat and wildly floral gown. Let her cast a spell on you!
Wild strawberry, whipped cream, kiwi fruit, raw sugar and a pinch of clove.
SELVA & LARIDAN
Selva & LariDan are the dynamic dancing duo! Hot as the tropical flowers they wear proudly in their hair, they entwine their bodies, writhing to a melody most ancient and fantastic.
Crimson hibiscus, golden frankincense, yellow rose, dark sandalwood, oud, aged vanilla and a drop of sensual spiced honey.
TRUE LOVE NEVER DIES 2012
True Love Never Dies 2012
Two 5ml Brown Apothecary Bottles - $38
Two 5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle Glass Roll-On -$40
Please note that these are only vailable in pairs.
Antony & Cleo 2012
According to legend it was love at first sight between Cleopatra, the last Pharaoh of Egypt and Marc Antony, the Roman General and friend of Julius Caesar. The two would eventually marry, have three children and as a family, rule much of the region.
The truth is lost in the mists of history, but some say that Marc Antony killed himself by falling on his sword when he heard a false rumor that his beloved Cleopatra had died. Others say that when the tides of war turned against the couple, they escaped together then, to avoid capture, Marc Antony committed suicide. When Cleopatra, who by this time was already imprisoned by Octavian and could no longer bear the grief of her dwindling empire, heard the news about the death of her dear Marc Antony she poisoned herself by snake bite. With the help of her sympathetic servants, she hid a small asp in a basket of figs, donned her royal robes, reclined upon her couch of gold and placed the venomous snake upon her breast.
Antony
A complex and ancient stymmata recreated to commemorate the general: juniper berries macerated in a base of sandalwood imported from the Far East, royal musk, cyclamen, sweet flag, blue lavender, myrtle, cypress, labdanum and victorious bay laurel.
Cleo
Cleopatra understood the power of scent and utilized it to her advantage. It is said she first met Marc Antony upon a ship equipped with large billowing incense censers and perfumed sails that scented the entire port.
A legendary queen, seductress, mathematician and strategist, Cleopatra is remembered in this beguiling fragrance: Egyptian sandalwood, myrrh resin, honeysuckle, orris root, serpentine cinnamon and black fig.
The Breath of Isis & The Jewel of Osiris 2012
No other gods could boast of love as deep and pure as the love shared by Isis and Osirs. Out of jealousy, Osiris was murdered by his brother, Set, and his body was divided into fourteen parts and scattered to the four corners. Isis, stricken ill with grief and despair, frantically searched the world over for her lover's body parts. She discovered all but one, as the phallus of Osiris had been eaten by a fish! Undaunted, crafty Isis fashioned a new phallus for her husband out of pure gold. She then embalmed him and with one giant breath filled with love, passion, longing, grief and ecstasy, brought Osiris back to life to rule the Underworld.
The Breath of Isis
Lotus root, tonka bean, sweet pea blossoms, neroli, black currant absolute and an opoponax tear drop.
The Jewel of Osiris
Guiacwood, oakmoss, black patchouli, crimson plum, golden bergamot and cassia
Khosrow & Shirin 2012
Khosrow and Shirin are two lovers immortalized by ancient Persian poets. Khosrow is a handsome prince who is taken with tales of a beautiful princess living in a nearby kingdom. Khosrow, anxious to meet his future bride, can wait no longer and travels with his best friend to Shirin's land to meet her. Shirin is then courted with Khosrow's amazing feats of strength and daring until at long last, she's convinced that he's truly her soul mate.
Khosrow
Bold cardamom cream is exalted with scarlet carnation, golden frankincense and amber resin.
Shirin
Sweet and seductive: silken jasmine, royal rose, gentle geranium, vanilla blossom, red musk, sweet patchouli and molten honey.
Sir Lancelot & Lady Guinevere 2012
Torn between their loyalty to King Arthur and their desire for one another, it can be argued that the love between Guinevere and Lancelot weakened the integrity of the Round Table. Truly star-crossed lovers from the start, Lancelot and Guinevere never had a chance. Even after the death of Arthur, Lancelot was denied a final kiss from his beloved as she'd joined a convent with the intention of never seeing the face of Lancelot again.
Sir Lancelot
Aged leather, almond, shining musk, nutmeg, black tea, vanilla sugar and smoked sandalwood.
Lady Guinevere
Tuberose, sweet cream, juicy apricot, cherry blossoms, rosewood and the softest blush of pink grapefruit.
LUPERTINE RESURRECTED 2012
Lupertine Resurrected 2012
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottles - $18
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle Glass Roll-On -$19
ANA MOAJABA BIK 2012
Moroccan
A complex and mysterious melange of black musk incense, white sandalwood, spicy red carnation, oud, and Moroccan geranium with a sparkle of sweet orange.
DON JUAN 2012
This sultry Spanish libertine's seductive folly led him straight to the gates of Hell, however the magnetic allure of his eponymous fragrance is nothing short of Heavenly.
Saffron and sable Moorish woods are seduced by bundles of white lavender, masculine amber and black musk.
HARLOT 2012
Biblically, harlots were devoted prostitutes who worked in service of the great goddess Astarte, the Syrian Venus.
Temple incense, dried blood red roses, labdanum, osmanthus, tuberose and oud.
RAVISHED 2012
Seduced by a scoundrel on the Seven Seas; a bodice-ripper in it's own right. Passionate pirate kisses plunder the depths of her black heart.
Sweltering Tahitian vanilla heat, a mahogany headboard, silken crimson sheets pulled tight and notes of golden honey ooze over mouth-watering coconut mounds.
SHEELA-NA-GIG 2012
She first appeared in the 11th or 12th century as a stone carving found on churches, castles and gates in Britain and Ireland and was believed to be an apotropaic charm – a true testament to the female mysteries.
Sheela-Na-Gig, often considered as a Goddess, is a powerful symbol of a woman's relationship with her sexuality, her body and the power that lies therein. She is depicted as a grinning bald woman displaying her exaggerated vulva for the world to behold. Imagine what would happen if we were proudly willing to share the most sacred parts of ourselves without reservation. Allow Sheela's bold defiance of misogyny to empower you!
A daring mix of enchanted herbs and flowers sacred to the ancient Celts of the British Isles evoke he feeling of watching the sun set behind the towering megaliths of Stonehenge: rolling green hills, dusky heather, the gossamer fruit of the Sidhe and sacred vervain.
SHUNGA 2012
Shunga were sexually explicit Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints produced in the 16th and 19th centuries. Men and women from all stations in life took great pleasure in these erotic "pillow books" as they were often given as gifts to newly-wedded couples. The lascivious images in these books were highly idealized, stylized and featured innumerable steamy situations with raw desire and opulent fantasy.
A suggestive blend of impassioned dark amber resin clinging to delicate white ginger lilies as tendrils of Asian opium smoke swirl about the charged atmosphere.
TÁIM IN NGRÁ LEÁT 2012
Irish Gaelic
An inspired scent that evokes swirling mists through ancient apple orchards, oak leaves, cool rain and emerald moss.
Mlle. Victoria's Lupertine Burlesque Cabaret, True Love Never Dies 2012 & Lupertine Resurrected 2012 will be LIVE until March 21, or until supplies are exhausted.
December 31, 2011
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Whether you loved it or hated it. you have to agree, 2011 was a hell of a year! Here is a small selection ranging from doom to death to decadence (all the good stuff!) to say sionara to the old year and howdy to the new! May good luck, prosperity, great health, and lots of love be yours in 2012! Click the image above and get you some!
~Vajra & the CO crew!
Happy New Year 2012 fragrances are available in one size, two styles:
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - $18
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle Glass Roll-On -$19
The New Year's Collection will be LIVE until January 7, or if supplies are exhausted.
b'ak'tun 13 - APOCALYPSE SOON?
You may have heard a little rumor that a cerain Mayan calender is set to expire this year. (As an aside, why does this have to coincide with an election year AND during the year of the Dragon? As if I don't have enough to worry over, but I digress...) If this year is it, make it your best year ever! More YES less NO, less stay, more GO! See you on the other side.
Sin while you may: Black musk, leather, clove saturated patchouli and tobacco spiced with peppered Mexican chocolate and aged vanilla beans.
THE DEATH OF THE OLD YEAR
by Lord Alfred Tennyson
Full knee-deep lies the winter snow,
And the winter winds are wearily sighing:
Toll ye the church bell sad and slow,
And tread softly and speak low,
For the old year lies a-dying.
Old year you must not die;
You came to us so readily,
You lived with us so steadily,
Old year you shall not die.
He lieth still: he doth not move:
He will not see the dawn of day.
He hath no other life above.
He gave me a friend and a true truelove
And the New-year will take ’em away.
Old year you must not go;
So long you have been with us,
Such joy as you have seen with us,
Old year, you shall not go.
He froth’d his bumpers to the brim;
A jollier year we shall not see.
But tho’ his eyes are waxing dim,
And tho’ his foes speak ill of him,
He was a friend to me.
Old year, you shall not die;
We did so laugh and cry with you,
I’ve half a mind to die with you,
Old year, if you must die.
He was full of joke and jest,
But all his merry quips are o’er.
To see him die across the waste
His son and heir doth ride post-haste,
But he’ll be dead before.
Every one for his own.
The night is starry and cold, my friend,
And the New-year blithe and bold, my friend,
Comes up to take his own.
How hard he breathes! over the snow
I heard just now the crowing cock.
The shadows flicker to and fro:
The cricket chirps: the light burns low:
’Tis nearly twelve o’clock.
Shake hands, before you die.
Old year, we’ll dearly rue for you:
What is it we can do for you?
Speak out before you die.
His face is growing sharp and thin.
Alack! our friend is gone,
Close up his eyes: tie up his chin:
Step from the corpse, and let him in
That standeth there alone,
And waiteth at the door.
There’s a new foot on the floor, my friend,
And a new face at the door, my friend,
A new face at the door.
The old year makes way for the new: melting snow, a snuffed out candle flame and the sweet scent of hope fresh on new year's morn.
OUT WITH THE OLD... Oya's winds will blow! Sweep the carnage of the old year away and make room for something far more spectacular!
Cypress, black patchouli, oakmoss, lemon with a pinch of hyssop and rue added to the bottle.
..IN WITH THE NEW All of the best in the new year! Love, light, life, money, friends, good times, peace of heart, mind and soul. Those resolutions can stick. WE CAN DO THIS!
Golden sandalwood drenched in amber with inspired ginger and a shimmering spray of olibanum and sweet orange.
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December 24, 2011
HAPPY HOLIDAYS and NEW YEAR!
We here at Conjure - Vajra, Sterling and little Miss Lucy, too - wish you a gorgeous and wonderfully memorable holiday season! 2011 has been a year of growth and expansion and all the white-knuckle anxiety that goes along with it! None of this - Conjure Oils or The Conjure Works could have happened without your love and support, and for that, I humbly thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
We hope that 2012 is an amazing year full of inspiration, spirit and evolution! As we work toward the best manifestations of our souls and our Selves, we can always be enriched by our inner strength and fortified by each other. Truly, when it comes down to it, at the very end what will endure are the memories of the love we shared, the challenges we faced and the sacred successes we achieved along the way. We're all in this together.
Evolution isn't always pleasant; insecurity and worry are always in tow, but if we can stay in touch with that part of us that resides in the faith that we're exactly where we're meant to be and find solace in our deep inner knowledge that no matter what, our struggles bring us strength. We know that dawn is always waiting behind the dark night of the soul. Despair is not an option! So to 2012: we accept your challenge and will meet you head on! Happy New Year!
HOLIDAY CHEER in the ODDMENT EMPORIUM
From December 23rd to January 2nd, ANY scent will be available in the Oddment Emporium, including ALL of the Yule 2011 selections! We have Seductive Soaps, Luxurious Lotions, Seductive Sprays, Wicked Whips and now Enchanted CANDLES! Candles are offered in an 8oz clear glass apothecary jar and in a vintage tea cup as well!
December 24th to December 26th we're hosting a holiday Buy 2 get 1 FREE sale! Here's the fine print: perfume only, no Limited Editions or Oddment Emporium items. The free item must be of equal or lesser value.
Simply list your selections in the comments field, or send a separate email! Easy peasy!
COMING SOON...
In 2012 we can look forward to some of the lines being completed that have spacers on the nav bar, a new Limited Edition line to enhance creativity, and some other tricks up our sleeves...
All the best in the New Year,
Vajra & CO.
December 10, 2011
TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE – SATURDAY DECEMBER 10, 2011
On Saturday December 10th, 2011 we will be treated not only to the last lunar eclipse of 2011, but the last total lunar eclipse until 2014! We checked in with our resident Rebel Astrologer Andrew Drobny and this is what he has to say to “illuminate” the subject. Enjoy!
“A lunar eclipse represents the tightest phase of the aspect (and therefore strongest manifestation) of what we astrologers refer to as a Solar-Lunar opposition. Literally the sun and the moon are on directly opposite sides of the earth from one another. Thus the earth may shield the moon from the light of the sun causing the emblematic shadow across the surface of the moon. Astrologically speaking the general effect is that the moon, representing our emotional state, is shielded from its source: the sun, representing the center of our beings and the source of our energies. In general, a lunar eclipse induces emotional insecurities and a very basic internal conflict between the part of us that says “I AM” and the part of us that says “I FEEL.”
A lunar eclipse (or Sun-Sun opposition) means that our emotional state and sense of self are crashing against each other and causing mass confusion. This can range from a vague feeling of distraction or clumsiness all the way to emotional crisis. The key to keep in mind is that this is not necessarily all negative; all moments and configurations exist for a reason. This is a great time to exercise intention and take the time to slow down and examine our hearts and our sense of identity. To "readjust" our solar direction based on what the heart says. If we do so a lunar eclipse can be not only beneficial, but downright enjoyable as well. Of course, if we refuse to look at these things and just smash forward it is likely to make nothing short of a mess of our emotions.
Let’s take a look at a few things that are going down right now regarding the eclipse:
Moon in Gemini and Sun in Sagittarius. This is a mutable opposition and therefore may have effects that are less pronounced, thankfully. The general effects: emotional moon in Gemini means a kind of detachment and a lack of commitment to any one idea and a scattered feeling. Sun in its Sagittarius position shows a sense of identity and attention that has high hopes, yet lacks focus. The result: you may be all over the place, a bit insecure and have difficulty making firm decisions. This is a time for exploration, not absolutes.
Mars is in Virgo, squaring both the sun and moon in what is called a T-Square formation, exacerbates the confusion and scattered energies the opposition of the sun and moon are creating. Representing the part of us who motivates and activates, Mars is stifled under unmanageable picky expectations and a lack of drive. The result is a tendency to simmer in unexpressed frustration, indecisiveness, etc. Outbursts of frustration are likely, personally, and in the larger sense as well. Translation: be very careful of your expectations. Breathe!
Summing it all up:
Relax this weekend and allow things to come as they come; stay loose. It is not a moment when things will seem to be getting done. Instead of decision making and goal setting, go ahead and explore! Playfully misbehave a little. Don’t forget that Sagittarian optimism is the ticket to all of this! Learn new ways to define the self and find new and unique ways that you fit into the world, because you belong. When this aspect moves on, you'll be surprised at what you’ve discovered about yourself!”
SACRED TRANSGRESSIONS
The Sun, Earth and Moon align in space allowing the mighty light of the full Moon to surrender and submit to the shadow of the Earth. Magickally, it is oftentimes considered a "micro month" where all lunar phases happen during the duration of the eclipse. To many astrologers the effects that happen during the few hours of an eclipse can last for years. Whether an eclipse is a time to practice magick is up for the practitioner to decide, but few can dispute the power that the eclipse brings; if you're going to do Work, you better mean it.
During this very special eclipse, the last of its kind until 2014, I will be preparing an oil to harness the energy of this most unique event. Blending rare oils sacred to Madam Night and Lady Moon in all Her lunar phases as well as astrologically relevant oils to enhance identity and sacred play including:
*Jasmine Sambac (known as "Queen of the Night"),
*Mysore Sandalwood (sacred to many lunar Gods and Goddesses),
*Bulgarian Rose Otto (reputed to enhance clairvoyance and meditation),
*Blessed Myrrh (protection, contemplating darkness)
*Poppy (getting in touch with your dream state and creativity)
*Bergamot (creates a strong sense of self and an air of authority)
*Patchouli SCO2 (grounding, centering and soothing) *Vanilla Absolute (adds an element of fun for the sweetness of play)
The cost will be $40 for 5ml ($41 for the roll-on) and will include a moonstone, labradorite and quartz crystal lunar charm that will be exposed to the energies of the eclipse as well. I will tuck the bottle in a protective black pouch before it's shipped out to you.
I will only be making a very small batch, so if you're interested in obtaining a bottle of this special oil please order by the end of the day on the 11th.
This oil will be perfect for use during all phases of lunar and nocturnal workings as well as anointing all lunar amulets and jewelry. It will also be well-suited for workings dealing with play, identity and shapeshifting!
Thank you and blessed eclipse!
Sacred Transgressions SOLD OUT
Total Lunar Eclipse - December 10, 2011 Limited Edition
Your bottle of Sacred Transgressions will be placed in a black pouch with a hand-made and blessed lunar charm of quartz, labradorite and moonstone affixed to it.
$40 for 5ml Perfumed oil
$41 for 5ml Perfumed oil in a brown amber roll on
Sacred Transgressions will be available until 11:59pm, December 11, 2011. These will be made to order, but some extra will be made to accommodate late requests. Orders placed that can't be filled will be promptly refunded. Limit 2 per person. Thank you for understanding.
November 25, 2011
Blackest Friday EVER! Buy 2 get 1 FREE sale and NEW PERFUMES added to the GC!
The print, it is fine:
Buy 2 get 1 free.
Sale good for 24 hours.
Free item must be the least expensive of the three.
Good for 5 or 10ml bottles, not pips.
No LE's, Toby Daye OK!
No Limit!
New Additions to the General Catalog!
We've added four new perfumes to the Mythos collection inspired by fearsome and seasonally appropriate deities. Anubis, Maman Brigitte and Set bring with them their celebration of death in this season of darkness while the sun is in the deep and passionate sign of Scorpio. In the broader autumnal season, we celebrate all sorts of ancestral and death honoring festivals: Halloween, Samhain, Los Dias de los Muertos, Hop Tu Naa, Calan Gaeaf, Allantide, All Hallows Eve, All Saints, Festival of the Dead, Ghost Festival... you get the point! Durga, while not a death goddess per se (that title belongs to Kali, an aspect of Durga herself) brings the celebration of her festival, Navratri, for a week during the month of September.
There isn't a more perfect time than now to add these to the collection! Try them today to attune to the energy of the darkening days and lengthening nights, to pay homage to your dearly departed loved ones or to simply enshroud yourself in the deadly aroma of these dire deities! _________________________
ANUBIS
Jackal-headed Egyptian lord of embalming, mummification and protector of the dead. He watches over the funerary process making sure the bodies are properly readied for their journey to the afterlife. His color is black, associating him with the putrefaction stage of death as well as the promise of rebirth found in the fertile black soils on the banks of the river Nile.
A perfume inspired by the beauty that Anubis saw in death: Red musk, Egyptian patchouli accord, tonka bean absolute, aged vanilla resin and a drop of embalming honey.
DURGA
As a fierce protector and an indestructible force of nature, Durga's ability to help her devotees overcome selfishness, jealousy, prejudice, hatred, anger, and ego has made her one of the most beloved of all Hindu devas. She rides into battle on her tiger, a symbol of her vast and limitless power with a peaceful smile on her face, as even during the most violent confrontations, she does not lose her composure, compassion or her ability to laugh at a good joke.
Sacred, powerful and commanding, yet brightly festive: Daring Indian patchouli wrapped in graceful bergamot blossom and enlivened with tonka bean.
MAMAN BRIGITTE
Scottish and Irish indentured servants brought along with them to Haiti their beloved goddess and later Saint Brigid, the red haired, green eyed, fair skinned deity. She most certainly has her place among the pantheon of beloved Haitian Lwa as queen of the Ghede, a Haitian Creole word for a family of sprits that represent the dead as well as fertility - sex and death are never far apart! She is the Mistress of the Dead, owner of the cemetery and is, in true ghede fashion, as sexually suggestive, rude, obscene and debaucherous as her husband, Baron Samedi.
SET
Egyptian lord of darkness, chaos, storms, the harsh desert and foreigners. He ruled the red desert in Upper Egypt while Horus was given the fertile Nile delta, the black lands of Lower Egypt. The two gods were always at odds with one another. Multiple myths detail the feud between the two, a conflict that is completely understandable: Set murdered then dismembered Horus' father Osiris as Set always had eyes for his sister and Horus' mother, the beautiful Isis and stopped at nothing to have her. Some historians claim that the vilification of Set was politically motivated, some say it was symbolic of the war that people living in the desert waged to survive within the environment daily: Set represented the sterile, harsh desert while Horus was the fertile lands that were flooded by the Nile. Nonetheless, Set is a darkly complicated figure who is often called upon for sex and love magic as he understands the how far down the maddening depths of love and desire can go when they remain unrequited.
Egyptian red amber, black patchouli, vanilla bean hull, sycamore, black musk, beeswax and vetiver.
November 21, 2011
The Naughty List photo:
Model & styling by Hottie McNaughty
Photo by POC
Used with permission
THE NAUGHTY LIST Conjure Oils’ Yule 2011 Collection
Welcome to Conjure Oils’ 2011 Yule Collection, The Naughty List! Every year, we host a contest to challenge the citizens of Conjure County to come up with suggestions for their ideas of a holy grail Yule perfume design. The winners not only get $30 in Conjure Ca$h to indulge on anything at ConjureOils.com, they also get to be the envy of their friends and enemies alike! All winning entries are lovingly crafted into a unique perfume oils available for all to admire (and purchase!) on the Conjure Oils website throughout the Yuletide season, not to mention that the winner also receives a 5ml bottle of their perfume as well!
The parameters of the contest were fairly loose – a maximum of five entries per person illustrating concepts that could be as general or specific as the entrant desired. We had entries that ran the gamut from simply elegant (balsam fir and cranberries, call it Garlands) to intricately complex treatises on the origins of various Yule traditions (for example, an entry the length of five single-spaced typed pages explaining the origins of Krampus with the recommendation that the perfume be titled Krampusnacht ist Wunderbar!)
Every year the entries increase in their creativity, cleverness, complexity of design and, well, length! :D I am SO proud of the citizens of Conjure County and the community that has been created around Conjure Oils. I want to extend a massive gesture of gratitude and bow deeply and reverently before everyone who entered, who told someone or who spread the word about the contest, to all who spread the word about Conjure Oils to anyone who would listen, all who taunted their foes with the majesty of our unpretentious honesty and the sincerity of our passions. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
So! On to the Naughty List! Congratulations to all the winners and to everyone who entered! I loved reading all of your creative contributions and wished I could have used them all! Nonetheless, may your Yule be blessed, your Kwanzaa righteous, your Hanukkah glorious, your Christmas merry and your Winter Solstice secular!
Big love, hugs, blessings, light, life and joy from all of us at Conjure Oils & The Conjure Works!
Vajra, Sterling & Miss Lucy, too!
YULE 2011
THE NAUGHTY LIST Despite our best efforts to kiss up to the big guy in red, sometimes we can't help but end up on the naughty list!
Fluffy marshmallows slowly toasted over the fireplace flames, buttered rum spiked steamed vanilla milk, cacao musk, swirling pipe tobacco and a snicker doodle bribe.
Hottie McNaughty
Washington, USA
HADES’ HOMECOMING
Even Gods get to go home for the holidays and Hades is no exception! Every Midwinter’s Eve He returns to Mount Olympus to share in the ambrosial nectar. Let us celebrate the Lord of the Dead’s slight reprieve with fragrant offerings of our own design.
Persephone's frosted garnet pomegranates, lightly bruised winter mint, snow-softened flames, Stygian incense smoke, Cerebus’ worn collar leather and the bittersweet tears of homecoming.
Nyx G.
California, USA
KAOS
The prehistoric abyss that gives birth to the Sun and all of creation.
Primeval black resin, hoary black musk, ancient leather, Prometheus’ fire and traces of ozone; a relic from the crack of lightning that created life in the primordial ooze.
NYX
Nyx is the exceedingly dark, beautiful, powerful and unknowable Greek goddess of the Night who witnessed the birth of all of creation. She is Mother of the deepest mysteries that have haunted humanity since the beginning of time: The Mother of Moros (Doom), Styx (Hate), Hypnos (Sleep) & Thanatos (Death) and many, many others. I’m sure Holiday celebrations at Mama Nyx’s house are serious business!
AT NIGHT
Franz Kafka
Deeply lost in the night.
Just as one sometimes lowers one’s head to reflect,
Thus to be utterly lost in the night. All around people are asleep.
It’s just play acting, and innocent self-deception, that they sleep in houses,
In safe beds, under a safe roof, stretched out or curled up on mattresses,
In sheets, under blankets; in reality they have flocked together
As they had once upon a time and again later in a deserted region,
A camp in the open, a countless number of men, an army, a people,
Under a cold sky on cold earth, collapsed where once they had stood,
Forehead pressed on the arm, face to the ground, breathing quietly.
And you are watching, are one of the watchmen,
You find the next one by brandishing a burning stick
From the brushwood pile beside you.
Why are you watching? Someone must watch, it is said.
Someone must be there.
Egyptian myrrh, amber resin, opium tar, antique patchouli, moonflower, black tea and tonka bean.
Kirsten B.
Georgia, USA
COLA DE MONO
“The Monkey’s Tail” in English, Cola de Mono is a traditional Chilean holiday drink that is similar to a White Russian. The Dude would approve! “Hey man, there’s a beverage here!”
Hot buttered rum, scalded cream, spiced coffee liqueur and a splash of vanilla infused vodka.
Michelle H.
California, USA
PANCHA GANAPTI
Pancha Ganapti is a five day solstice celebration that takes place December 21st through the 25th in honor of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha. On the first day, the shrine is constructed by the family as a gesture of unity and worship and an icon of Ganesha is decorated with pine boughs, shimmering tinsel and a particular magical color. Each day the God is dressed in a new color and a particular sadhana, or spiritual practice, is focused upon by the family. By the last day, the celebrants are said to be overflowing with love for one another and showered with the blessings of Ganesha.
Beats passing out from turkey overdose in front of the TV if you ask me!
Coconut cream, caramelized sugar, cardamom, rosewater, fresh mango pulp, red musk, amber incense, a bouquet of champaca and a few grains of basmati rice.
Heather M.
Washington, USA
THE ICE QUEEN COMETH
Seated atop her gleaming crystalline carved ice throne, the regal Ice Queen prepares once more to rule the winter world. Tended to by snow sylphs and frost faeries she is powdered, perfumed and primped in her finest winter-white raiment and ready to mount her fantastic furred beast. She rides forth bringing with her winter's chill winds and icy darkness.
Hers is the fragrance of frost itself: arctic winds and frigid ice-rain drops that weave an icy web of glacial glamour.
SNOWCASTLE
A pale little girl sat in a field
Raising a castle from snow.
"You shouldn't be out here, you'll catch a cold!"
A passerby started to scold.
"I am out here, and here I shall stay, building my castles of snow.
For I'm all alone in this world and have no other place to call home."
"Little girl, don't you cry, for I've come bearing gifts;
Of warm, cozy nights
And daybreaks, so bright.
Just close your eyes and take hold my hand."
"Where are we going?"
"To your own winter wonderland."
With a snap of his fingers, and a clap of his hands
They shrunk to the size of two grains of sand
Then all of a sudden, the two were inside
A magnificent palace of ivory, so white.
Seated before an amber fire, lay the little girl's most sincere desire
A beautiful mother, with beauty and grace
And a father with a kind and generous face.
The little girl cried tears of absolute glee
As the passerby smiled, exiting silently.
From the little snow castle that was now the girl's home
No teardrops or sadness, just acres to roam.
As the kindly stranger went on his way
He waved a good-bye and boarded his sleigh.
The scent of holiday dreams come true: Powder fine sugar and snow, the stillness of clear iced amber, soft tendrils of hearth fire smoke and the welcoming gentle scent of oven fresh gingerbread slices dusted with just enough holiday magic.
Miranda S.
New Jersey, USA
MAUL SANTA
Because Killer Klowns need holiday work, too!
Drunk before noon: Dark and boozy Bourbon vanilla, blackened coconut husk, toasted tonka bean, cherry pipe tobacco smoke and the suspicious scent of peppermint schnapps.
Leigh B.
Tennessee, USA
SLEIGHER
I’m dreaming of a black metal Christmas… Somewhere in Norway a church is glowing, on Christmas Eve and the flames are spreading…
(I’m so going to Hell for this one.)
A Black Mass: Corrupted church incense, unholy water, Hell fire and the surprisingly pleasant scent of damnation.
Andrew D.
Oregon, USA
#OCCUPYTHENORTHPOLE
Why should Santa get all the credit? Let’s #OccupytheNorthPole and give props to some of the 99% that do all the work in the cold, white North - the reindeer!
This is in no way meant to demean or diminish the value or intention of the righteous #Occupy movement, of which I am in full support. In fact, the proceeds of the #OccupyTheNorthPole collection will be used to help us at Conjure Oils create care packages for the Occupants across the nation as need dictates. The packages will contain liquid antacid and empty spray bottles, protective eye wear, tincture of echinacea and goldenseal, zinc lozenges, toiletries, packs of new socks, fleece hats, mittens and hopefully brand new coats if the line generates enough funds!
DASHER
Dashing bergamot blossom, guaiac wood, cardamom pods, toasted cinnamon, black amber, benzoin resin, pimento berry and polished mahogany.
DANCER
Egyptian chamomile, rock rose, elemi resin, aged vanilla bean, sugared amber and dark patchouli SCO2.
VIXEN
Sweet honey, champaca blossom, vanilla orchid, ginger root and a sip of shimmering ruby pomegranate champagne.
COMET
Black pepper, nutmeg, clary sage, starry black vanilla musk, labdanum absolute and stellar white sandalwood.
CUPID
Sultry red musk, golden amber resin, red mandarin, crimson carnation and clove bud.
DONNER
White pine, pimento berry, violet leaf, hinoki wood, birch bark, Himalayan cedar wood, rainbow iris and olibanum.
BLITZEN
Lime zest, bergamot, night blooming jasmine, white tea, fresh skin musk, white amber, lily of the valley and brisk night air.
GINGERBREAD COVEN
Build-Your-Own-Gingerbread-Temple! Esmerelda, Inferna, Wendy, Terra and Marisol are back to celebrate Yule with you and have crafted all the goodies you’ll need to create the most delicious dwelling for all your spell castings!
INFERNA’S GINGERBREAD
Nothing says lovin’ like somethin’ from the coven and Inferna’s gingerbread is no exception! Hand mixed and baked to perfection: ginger root, sifted cake flour, molasses, brown sugar and a pinch of chili pepper. Inferna wouldn’t have it any other way!
TERRA’S SPICED GUMDROP GEMS
Terra spent all month in the candy caverns mining the perfect jelly gemstones that have just the right balance of clove, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice!
MARISOL’S SEA SALT CARAMELS
Marisol’s caramels are a force of nature all on their own! Mouth-watering soft caramel, sugared milk, vanilla bean and a sprinkling of her own hand-harvested sea salt.
WENDY’S WICKED ICING
Wendy’s whipped up a batch of her royal icing: confectioner’s sugar, vanilla and cream.
ESMERELDA’S CANDY WANDS
Red and green swirls of peppermint hard tack candy sweetened with vanilla sugar and a hint of something sinister.
GHOST OF YULES PAST
A LA NANITA NANA
The cherubic scent of a sleeping infant's skin, the nourishing sweetness of mother's milk, holy white musk and the radiant golden glow of warm vanilla-infused amber angel wings.
Hillary L.
Pennsylvania, USA
Yule 2010 Winner
AURORA BOREALIS
Shivering frost notes cling to the boughs of fir and spruce whilst wisps of smoke from sacred wood fires swirl and undulate amid a wintry mix of chilled yew and cranberries sweetened with frozen vanilla.
Niki W.
United Kingdom
Yule 2010 Winner
CHOCOLATE CAT
Hot chocolate cream flavored with curls of blood orange peel and soft ginger fur. Hurrah for the Chocolate Cat!
VioletBlue
Florida, USA
Yule 2010 Winner
I WANT TO BELIEVE (IN SANTA)
A suspicious mix of holiday cheer: vanilla syrup sweetened eggnog spiked with a dubious shot of spiced rum, garnished with a peppermint candy cane and a splash of doublespeak.
Vajra W.
Oregon, USA
Yule 2010 Winner
MIDNIGHT OF THE CENTURY
The otherworldly aroma of sacred offerings: resinous billows of frankincense and myrrh smoke, the built up wax from ages of burned beeswax candles, sacramental wine sweetened with milk and honey, slices of oven-fresh cranberry bread, garlands of holiday greens and flecks of gold foil from worn Byzantine saint icons.
Mark H. and the TIWWA Gang
UK/USA
Yule 2010 Winner
MOOSEMAS
Dark and rich chocolate mousse laced with the warmth and cheer of hazelnut liqueur and slivered almonds because things always get a little nutty at Moosemas!
Andrea F.
Wisconsin, USA
Yule 2010 Winner
POMME D’AMBRE
A juicy clove-studded orange is dusted with powdered cinnamon, ginger and orris root and hung from a scarlet ribbon to perfume the air with its ancient aroma.
Erin G.
Massachusetts, USA
Yule 2010 Winner
SHUT-EYE TOWN
Sweet lavender-infused vanilla cream, heliotrope blossoms and blue chamomile to soothe winter woes.
VioletBlue
Florida, USA
Yule 2010 Winner
SNEGUROCHKA
Romantically tragic and withering: roses heavy with ice are thawed with a deep heart of oud and fiery ginger.
Christine
Oregon, USA
Yule 2008 Winner
SNOWBOUND
Frozen musk topped by worn leather, sultry sandalwood and a drop of sweetest honey.
STIRICIDE
Icicles with evil agendas, ozone and the coppery tang of impending doom.
Krystal A./Maire I.
USA
Yule 2010 Winner
STROKES OF GOLD
Glimmering golden sandalwood, glittering vanilla blossoms and a shimmer of sweet clove bud.
VioletBlue
Florida, USA
Yule 2010 Winner
October 13. 2011
Goth Chick Appreciation Day!
While it might have its origins in a silly Facebook meme, Goth Chick Appreciation day has stuck a chord with thousands of Goth, (or recovering Goth) ladies out there and it's completely understandable why! So much of the year we spend fending off questioning or horrified looks from people - it's nice to have a day to be honored and at least one day a year where our wardrobe makes sense!
Thank you to A. Drobny who drew the hoodoo dolly for the label! Not only is he The Conjure Works' delightful Rebel Astrologer, he just so happens to be an amazing artist as well. Who knew?
GOTH CHICK PRIDE Decanted in 5ml glass amber bottles
Show your Goth spirit! Aged black patchouli, sexy garnet pomegranate, clove tobacco, vanilla smoke and red musk. Destined to be a classic!
T-SHIRTS
Be on the look out for Goth Chick Pride, Hoodoo Dolly and ConjurePunk T shirts coming soon!
Goth Chick PrideSOLD OUT!
Limited Edition
$17.50 for 5ml Perfumed oil
$18.50 for 5ml Perfumed oil in a brown amber roll on
Goth Chick Pride is limited to a run of 13 bottles. Once we're out, we' re out!
October 9. 2011
Holiday Contest!
For the past four years now (5th annual, REALLY? I can't believe it!) Conjure Oils has offered a contest for people to come up with a suggestion for a Holiday blend of their own design. Each and every year, I get more and more stunning, wonderful and creative entries and I'm hoping that this year will be no different!
Conjure Oils Holiday Contest 2011!
Here's the contest: Come up with a name, a description, some notes, a story, an image. It doesn't matter which - you can develop the entire concept or just come up with one or two things. From these submissions, I'll select several ideas to create for the Yule line this year.
The winners will receive a 5ml bottle of their scent as well as a 30 dollar gift certificate good for anything on the Conjure Oils website in 2012 - we'll even cover shipping! ...not to mention you'll receive temporary fame on the Limited Editions page as well and be the envy of all your family and friends.
In order for me to potentially use them, all entries will become the property of Conjure Oils so make sure you want them out in the world before you submit your ideas! By entering the contest, you agree to give me permission to use your idea for production. If you don't want your name associated with your entry, let me know, ok? I'll respect your privacy. MULTIPLE ENTRIES ARE OK - (because last year I said one entry per person and it was widely ignored! LOL! You can enter more than once, but keep it under 5, just so I can stay sane and somewhat organized, ok? :D)
Please email your submissions to yulecontest (at) conjureoils (dot) com by November 1 and don't forget to include your contact info! Don't make me track you down. ;)
I'll pick the winners on the 2nd and make the scents available around November 15th. If I can't decide, or there are too many ideas, I reserve the right to freak out, scrap the whole idea and save some ideas for next year.
May creativity and good luck be with you!
Vajra
September 28, 2011
CELEBRATING NAVRATRI AND AN ANNIVERSARY
Hard to believe, but two years ago on the 22nd, Sterling and I exchanged vows in a humble and low-key wedding ceremony at the County Courthouse witnessed only by a small intimate group of family and a few close friends. We couldn't be happier since it truly suited our introverted personalities. From the moment Sterling proposed to me I would often break out into a cold sweat imagining myself up in front of a large audience sharing something so private and sacred to me. Now when I reminisce, what stands out the most in my mind was the moment of the kiss. As we moved closer together so Sterling could now kiss his bride he inadvertently (and rather comically) knocked off the veiled top hat I was wearing which caused a small ripple of laughter in the audience - the judge included! It was wonderful to have such a nerve wracking and solemn moment lightened with happenstance humor.
Big money (or big egos!) can create big weddings, but the ones that are the most memorable (and lasting) in my opinion are the ones with a little humor and a lot of heart - and while we had little of the former, we had plenty of the latter.
There goes the hat!
To commemorate our second wedding anniversary, please enjoy the latest offering, The Kiss and a resurrected version of True Love
THE KISS Decanted in 5ml glass amber bottles
A perfume evocative of deeply loving and passionate memories warmly wrapped in a lighthearted and fun loving embrace: Silken white wedding cake lightly infused with orange blossom water and frosted with toasted coconut vanilla cheesecake cream, topped with curls of shaved white chocolate.
TRUE LOVE Decanted in 5ml glass amber bottles
Vanilla creme-filled dark chocolate truffle accord slowly drizzled with warm, wild raw honey and seven sensual sugared ambers.
NAVRATRI
Navratri is a nine day long Hindu celebration held four times a year in honor of the great goddesses, particularly Durga. The largest of these celebrations occurs in the fall. This year, Navratri begins on the 28th of September, ending on the 5th of October. Vast altars and effigies are created in her honor. Pujas are held; prayers offered.
As a fierce protector and an indestructible force of nature, Durga's ability to help her devotees overcome selfishness, jealousy, prejudice, hatred, anger, and ego has made her one of the most beloved of all Hindu devas. She rides into battle on her tiger, a symbol of her vast and limitless power with a peaceful smile on her face, as even during the most violent confrontations, she does not lose her composure, compassion or her ability to laugh at a good joke.
Celebrate Navratri and honor Durga with this perfume created specially for Durga in a blessed space on her sacred day.
DURGA Decanted in 5ml glass amber bottles
Sacred, powerful and commanding, yet brightly festive: Daring Indian patchouli wrapped in graceful bergamot blossom and enlivened with tonka bean.
HERE LIES... & PUTTING THE FUN BACK IN FUNERAL
There are still a few left of each. Last call for them as I'm taking them off the site at the end of the week! Click HERE to order!
The Kiss, True Love & DurgaSOLD OUT!
Limited Edition
$17.50 for 5ml Perfumed oil
$18.50 for 5ml Perfumed oil in a brown amber roll on
HALLOWS 2011 IS LIVE!!
This update is unique in that for the first time, I've collaborated with someone else to create it! Paula Schricker, artist of the Cryptozoology line, approached me with the concept, art and the majority of the copy! With this amazing gift planted in my lap, I was able to focus intently on the perfumery which, if I do say so myself, is stunning. (I can say that, right?) Be sure to click HERE first so you can go through the Mansion of Mayhem room by room. Have fun!
In other news, shipping is again $5.50 for First Class. There was just no logical sense in Priority for us. We like First Class. It's inexpensive and works just fine. However, if you want Priority, let us know and we can make it happen for you. (This is for perfume oil only orders. The Oddment Emporium is still its own animal.) Don't forget - all domestic orders over $100 still ship free, so order with a friend and save! International shipping is still the same.
What else? The Conjure Works, our storefront at 3352 SE Hawthorne in beautiful Portland, Oregon is open for business! Come by for a chat, a reading or to sample the latest sniffies.
Also, be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest info and whatnot.
After receiving several emails asking if we could separate HERE LIES... into two individual items, I've made it so, just for you! Now you can get the set, the 5ml (still with a custom label), or an empty coffin - it's up to you! I've also added Putting the Fun Back in Funeral, a study in pain and lulz. To take advantage of these new selections, click HERE!
Evocatio - A Conjure Oils Communique
Please join me in a celebratory pat on the back - Conjure Oils now has an email list! Sign up and be informed!
August 11, 2011
Let's Get Autumn Started!
For me out in the Pacific Northwest, Summer really never got started. I mean we're now getting weather in the mid eighties, but I'm sure most of you are over the mercury broiling in the triple digits. I say, if we can't have the weather we want, we can at least revel in delusion and have the Fall season begin in our hearts and minds, right? Let's scatter the bats in the belfry and officially ring the skull bell with the femur bone; this is Halloween (the beginning, anyway!)
Before we unleash this season's Limited Editions and Resurrecteds, we're starting the season right with a blood pulsing panic: we're resurrecting HERE LIES..., the cryptic perfume that sold out within 48 hours. Last year, I made 13 perfumes that came complete with a personalized label and their own hand painted and decorated coffins. This year, I'm going to do the same horrible thing and make only 13 coffins available. They will be taken off the site once they're sold out not to be seen again... until next year. Maybe. Don't miss out!
HERE LIES... A Limited Edition
5ml of spooky brew complete with a personalized headstone label on the 5ml, enshrouded in a wooden coffin hand painted and decorated by Vajra. Please let us know the name you'd like to appear on your headstone by filling in the order form below! :)
Here lies Vajra... What will your headstone say?
HERE LIES...
A tip of the Baron's top hat to the mortal coil that we all inevitably must shed...
Chthonic black patchouli, bruised plum, decaying wood, grave moss, pooling red amber, withering ghost white myrrh resin and post mortem vanilla blossoms.
Putting the Fun Back in Funeral
From the ashes of ingratitude arise this perfume; when all you want is something to make you feel happy and sexy but get something that reminds you of death and funerals instead.
Perky vanilla musk, cheerful clove and sunny ruby red grapefruit clouded by cheerless and morose funeral incense.
Here Lies... SOLD OUT!
Limited Edition
$50 for 5ml Perfumed oil with personalized label enshrouded in a hand-painted & decorated black and silver wooden coffin.
$25 for 5ml Perfumed oil with personalized label, no coffin
$25 for Hand-Painted Coffin, no perfume.
Putting the Fun Back in FuneralSOLD OUT!
Limited Edition
$17.50 5ml Perfumed oil
The Coffin is a definite collectors item and perfect for future pip storage!
August 2, 2011
Wu Xing: Seasonal Splendor in the Chinese Gardens
Wu Xing: Seasonal Splendor the Chinese Gardens, Late Summer 2011 is now LIVE!
Taking its inspiration from the Portland Chinese Gardens, Wu Xing: Seasonal Splendor in the Chinese Gardens is my deep, reverent and contemplative bow to the seasons of the year; how their mutable and mercurial presence reminds us that through nature, we can find healing and enlightening metaphors for our own lives and processes.
Fragrances in the Limited Edition collection are available in one size:
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - $17.50
Order the entire set and a pip of Chinese Dragon's Blood will be included with your order!
Lotions, Sugar Scrubs, Sprays and Soaps scented with fragrances from the Wu Xing series are available in the Oddment Emporium as well!
SHIPPING IS FREE ON ALL DOMESTIC ORDERS UNTIL AUGUST 8TH!
The Azure Dragon
SPRING: Element of Wood. The sun rising in the East, the verdant and expansive energy of the planet Jupiter. Generative, sprouting, sensitive, new born. Taking in the sights: looking through picture books, or enjoying everything from Spring flowers to sour lemons.
Mirabelle plum, coconut husk, lemon honey, cedar wood, aged amber resin, sandalwood musk, crushed moss and tonka bean.
The Vermillion Bird
SUMMER: Element of Fire, the color red, the midday sun blazing in the summer sky. The direction South, the energetic and active energy of the planet Mars. The expansiveness of Summer: blooming, youthful, hot, creative, sweaty, happy. Chatting and laughing over coffee with loved ones.
Apricot nectar, honeysuckle blossoms, vanilla musk, creamy white amber, heliotrope, basmati rice and a drop of sweet clove.
The Yellow Dragon LATE SUMMER: Element of Earth. Long shadows cast in the golden light of the late afternoon. Finding your center, stabilizing and exercising the constraint of Saturn's energy. Fruit ripening on the vine: mouth-watering sweetness, damp and fragrant. The clarity of purpose; adulthood. Pure love.
Aged vanilla resin, ginger infused red patchouli, seductively sweet Medjool dates and exotic Silk Road spices.
The White Tiger AUTUMN: Element of Metal, the silvery shimmer of the sun setting in the West; white twilight, loving Venus glimmering in the dusky sky. The melancholy of turning within and contracting our energy. The pungency of withering flowers, old age and the grief of impermanence.
Black tea, crushed violet petals, peach sugar, red sandalwood, aged amber resin, cured tobacco, soft suede and threadbare linen
The Black Tortoise WINTER: Element of Water. Frozen in the silent blackness of midnight we lie dormant, longing for the ever-changing, spontaneous energy that is the signature of Mercury. Conserving our energy, we fend off our primal fears of darkness and death while we wait in suspended animation for the creative cycle to begin again with the rising sun.
Pomegranate fruit, blood musk, black vanilla orchid, dark patchouli, sugared amber, black currant and deep myrrh.
Le Sacre du Printemps - Back Again
Due to multiple requests (and because I'm a sap!) Le Sacre du Printemps is again available for your enjoyment! Both lines will be live until the end of August, or until supples are exhausted; whichever comes first!
The Conjure Works
A big thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate The Conjure Works' petite opening last Saturday! It means more to me than you'll ever know! Things are still moving right along and we're getting close to being open to the public. I'm thinking we'll be open for business toward the end of this week. Stay tuned! We're also still accepting donations if you'd like to contribute and support the Conjure Works from a distance! If you donate $25 or more, you'll receive a 5ml bottle of Gratitude! Click HERE for the scent description and the donate button!
Meanwhile, here are some more recent pictures of the space and of the party. A good time was had by all!
Looking in on the space toward the counseling area and the couch which everyone covets.
The oil mines are hidden behind the couch and blinds. No one should be subjected to that level of chaos! :D
There was such a good turn out for the celebration! Miss Lucy had a blast and the Rose City Steampunks, Local 23 were out in full force!
Lammas blessings,
Vajra
July 13, 2011
Happy 4th Anniversary Conjure Oils!
It's hard to believe that it's been four years since I launched the Little Perfume House that Could! In these four years, I've had the pleasure and privilege of interacting with and meeting some of the most wonderful people through Conjure; the most intelligent, creative, inspiring, generous people out there. I feel so humbled to be able to serve your scented needs and I intend to continue to do so for as long as you all will allow me to do so. I know there are so many amazing artisan perfume houses to choose from and you choose Conjure. I am honored.
Allow me to introduce our fourth anniversary blend for your enjoyment.
FOUR Decanted in 5ml glass amber bottles
Richly dark and succulent chocolate truffle cake sandwiched between layers of thick and gooey toasted coconut caramel sauce, frosted with lavender butter cream and topped with four crimson beeswax candles glowing brightly.
Purchase SOLD OUT!
FOUR
Available decanted in 5ml amber glass apothecary
bottles with gorgeous full color glossy graphic label.
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - $17.50
FOUR will be available until August 1st, or until supplies are exhausted.
July 7, 2011
The Conjure Works - A Perfumed Temple of the Spirit
The excitement (and anxiety!) is palpable - we are working toward making our dream of having a Conjure Oils brick & mortar location a reality! We've signed the lease are waiting for the keys! Once we get them, it'll be a blur of painting, moving, decorating and setting up for our grand opening! We'll make an official announcement when we know for sure, but keep the evening of Saturday July 30 open!
Besides being the Conjure Oils studio, the space will also serve as a venue where we plan on hosting preview and release parties for Conjure Oils' limited edition collections and a showroom where you can come and sample and sniff all the products in the Conjure Oils catalog until your heart's content! You can order on site and have your items freshly prepared, pick up orders that are ready a la will call, have a custom perfume consultation and have your signature scent created just for you. You'll also be able to have a spiritual reading; besides a perfumery, The Conjure Works will also be a full-service spiritual spa where you'll be able to have tarot, palm, tea leaf, intuitive or rune readings, or take classes in Hoodoo, divination, mythology, Orisha spirituality, and other fascinating subjects from teachers who are considered to be experts in their fields.
In addition to enhancing your spiritual life, body workers, a naturopath and other alternative health professionals will be available by appointment at The Conjure Works to support your body. To support your mental health, Vajra, who holds a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology, will be accepting clients for her new counseling practice!
We hope you are as excited as we are to see The Conjure Works come to life! We couldn't do it without the support of all our wonderful customers, clients and friends! Thank you so very much!
A Gift of Gratitude
Many people have asked us if they can help and the answer is a resounding yes! We will need people to help with moving, painting, decorating, etc. and if you can help in that regard, please email or call. If you can't help in that way, aren't local, or just want to contribute financially, we won't say no! I've created a perfume as a thank you gift to all of my helpers and to everyone who is so very kind as to donate $25 or more to the Conjure Works fund (but any amount is appreciated! And if you don't want the gift, please let me know, but trust me, you do!)
GRATITIUDE Decanted in 5ml glass amber bottles
A success-drawing and inspiring blend crafted to bring luck and prosperous opportunities. Share the love.
Golden patchouli, vanilla infused aged amber, fresh ginger, Ceylon cinnamon and effervescent bergamot.
Available until The Conjure Works' grand opening!
Thank you! Thank you Thank you!
June 21, 2011
New Phone Number!
You can reach us at 971-235-3004 9am to 9pm PACIFIC! Seven days a week. We look forward to talking with you!
Improved Shipping!
With the ever increasing shipping charges put forth from the purgatorial USPS, we have no choice but to increase our shipping rates. However, this means that we can now offer Priority shipping for what we would have had to charge for First Class. All domestic orders up to $100 will ship for Priority $6.50. After $100.01, it's free! International, you orders still ship First Class for $8. International orders of $100.01 - shipping is on us (oils only)! Oddment Emporium orders are their own animal - $7.25 domestic, free with an order of $100.01 or more! International is charged the exact shipping amount.
Thank you for your understanding.
June 21, 2011
{Radiance - Summer Solstice 2011}
Happy Summer Solstice!
In the Northern Hemisphere, today is the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. Midsummer has been traditionally associated with joyous celebration, fertility, frolicking and the merriment that comes with reaping the rewards the end of the waxing year has to offer. On this day, the Sun is at its energetic peak. Astrologically, it is a projection of the self; our ego, our creative urges, our reasons for being. It's the energy that, literally, enlightens us, enlivens us, invigorates us. It is the radiance of our true selves that is the realm of the Sun.
Conjure Oils is pleased to offer Radiance, a solar blend compounded during the solstice designed to harness the energy of the longest day of the year. Use it to let your inner light shine, to protect you from unwanted darkness and, of course, invoke the powers of the Sun.
We are offering this consecrated blend in three forms - as a 5ml perfume ritual oil, a 1/2 oz. tin of hand-blended loose herbal incense and as a 4oz. amber glass bottle of Sanctuary Spray.
RADIANCE
Bask in the energy of the Sun: Strength, health, prosperity, joy, invigorating bliss. Let your light shine!
Perfume Ritual Oil: Solar resins and herbs ignite in this illuminating blend: Benzoin, crimson carnation, cinnamon, golden copal, frankincense, heliotrope, amber, orange blossom and calendula.
Hand-Blended Ritual Incense: Benzoin, cedar, cinnamon, golden copal, frankincense, calendula, rosemary and other solar herbs infused with Radiance ritual perfume oil.
Sanctuary Spray: Distilled solar-charged water, benzoin, crimson carnation, cinnamon, golden copal, frankincense, heliotrope, amber, orange blossom and calendula. Frankincense and pyrite will be added to each bottle.
RADIANCE SOLD OUT!
Available decanted in 5ml amber glass apothecary
bottles with gorgeous full color glossy graphic labels.
Incense is presented in 1/2 oz brushed metal tins.
Sanctuary Sprays are dispensed in 4oz. amber glass spray bottles.
The Whore on Tour series comes to a close with the Whore coming back home to Oregon. It's been a great year. She spent last summer in French wine country, spent autumn in the Middle East, wintered and spent Christmas in Germany, thawed out for spring in Italy and has now come home to spend summer here in Oregon. Hopefully she'll go on vacation again soon!
Since this is the end of the tour, all of the fragrances will be available for a short time.
The Whore on Tour - Oregon
After her splendid Italian vacation, our heroine makes her way home to Oregon to indulge in the amazing fruit found in abundance that grows from the ancient volcanic soil. It's been a great year for the Whore on Tour! See you next time she goes on vacation!
Springtime in the Pacific North West: Rain, Hood River strawberries, marionberries, early blueberries and raspberries anchored with emerald grass, cloudy skies and fertile black loam.
May 26, 2011
{An Interview with the Vajra!}
Cam Collins of ScentBase (a pretty fab free service that allows you to keep track of your overflowing perfume collection) asked me to do an interview for her blog and I was thrilled to oblige her! Read it HERE!
{Added to the General Catalog}
The Whore on Tour - Italy has been deified and added as Fortuna in the Mythos collection! Also, please welcome the Pick Yer Poison and Lucky Bastards collections!
{May Update in the Oddment Emporium}
The May update in the Oddment Emporium is as follows: Serena & Beast of Babylon have been swapped out for Cherry Red Lipstick, La Estrella & La Palma just in time for Summer! The 4ml trial vials for the Seductive Sprays are now available as well!
In case you were wondering, here are the perfume descriptions:
CHERRY RED LIPSTICK
Cupid's bow lips seductively blowing kisses across the room. Chypre spiced roses, a diabolical dry down of cardamom and a swirl of succulent black cherry
LA ESTRELLA Sparkling and distant, but never cold. This scent is all about the glitter! Grapefruit, spun sugar and shaved ice shimmer in this truly unique blend
LA PALMA
Sweet guava, blue ocean water, and a pina colada enjoyed under the cool shade of a palm tree
May 20, 2011
Rapture, Doomsday or just Saturday? SOLD OUT!
According to some, this Saturday, May 21, 2011, Jesus will be returning to Earth, taking with him the faithful to Heaven leaving all the sinners and infidels behind. Whether you'll be waiting on the lawn with your backpack to catch a ride on the celestial space bus, gearing up for post-Rapture looting, or just planning a WTFBBQ to celebrate the lulz, here are two perfumes to ring in the End!
Goin' up? Here's a light a lively blend to purify, sweeten and renew the soul.
Angel food cake laced with almond, milk and honey. Michael, row the boat ashore!
Left behind, huh? Well, I'm sure you're not the only one! Celebrate sin with this unrepentant transgressive brew.
Smutty lust musk, sticky booze, tobacco smoke and sweaty black leather with a hint of traditional Gehennan fire and brimstone.
Please note that Rapture! and Doomsday! are provided expressly for the lulz. No offense intended to anyone's beliefs, or non-beliefs, for that matter! Available until the End, or the 23rd or May - whichever comes first!
May 2, 2011
Le Sacre du Printemps
Scents inspired by the fevered passions of composer Igor Stravinsky and choreographer Vaslav Nijinski
Le Sacre du Printemps, or the Rite of Spring, is a legendary ballet rife with sexuality, virility, primal, ancient magics and pagan revelry. Penned in 1913, it is one of the best examples of musical innovation that heralded the Modern period of music. It has inspired many - from Fantasia to Frank Zappa - and continues to ignite the hearts and minds of artists to this day.
We at Conjure can think of no better devotion to Spring than to create a fragrance collection based on this wonderful and exhilarating work of fine art. This is a conceptual line, offering Conjure's interpretation of the music, the myth and the meaning that resounds within the imagination.
Enjoy the rebirth and the rapture.
Fragrances in the Limited Edition collection are available in one size:
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - $17.50
Order the entire line and receive a free 5ml of:
Le Sacre du Printemps Aged patchouli, Ethiopian frankincense, vanilla absolute, pink musk, delicate lace and magnolia blossoms.
Danses des Adolescentes
The Dance of the Young Girls; a study in innocence.
Creamy orchid, soft skin musk, a blush of pink jasmine, white tea, candy floss and the finest gowns of raw silk and linen.
Jeu du Rapt
Ritual of Abduction; thief of hearts. Evocative of the myth of Persephone and the betrayal and agony she felt as she was spirited away to the underworld.
Crimson pomegranate, Moroccan fig, smoked vanilla sugar, soft moss, amber resin, aged black tea and opium poppy resin.
Rondes Printanières
Spring Rounds. Warm, sweet and and renewing as the first day of Spring. This is the scent of hope.
Spirited and spiced candied violets, bitter cloves, cassis and red sandalwood spar with black currant, ylang ylang, vanilla orchid, gunpowder and dried wild grasses.
Cortège du Sage
Procession of the Oldest and Wisest One. We revere the wisdom of the ages and respect our elders.
We honor the Old Ones: clary and desert sages, chaparral, creosote, ancient wood, faded leather and cactus flower sweetened with desiccated fireweed honey.
Adoration de la Terre
The Kiss of the Earth. Earthbound and beautiful; the blue dot in a sea of black that we call home.
Warm and golden as a summer's sunset: peach blossom honey, chthonic amber resin, toasted basmati rice, cured tobacco, sweet tea and blonde patchouli.
Danse de la Terre
Dancing Out of the Underworld. Persephone is free and the world is reborn in joyous celebration.
Escape the darkness with rejuvenating black Assam tea, dark coconut husk, aged vanilla resin, sacred sandalwood temple incense, earthen musk and shaved red mandarin zest.
Cercles Mystérieux des Adolescentes
Circle of the Mystical Maidens.
The Celtic festivals of Samhain and Beltaine are historically the two times during the year when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead are at their thinnest. May 1st invites more than ancestral spirits - it carries the spirits of earth Elementals - faeries, gnomes, sprites and other creatures of myth as spring rains and gentle blossoms are carried on the perfumed breeze.
The Spring Maidens dance this eternal dance and weave into their rhythm the magic of the season working the rites that further weaken the veil making the world of seen and unseen indistinguishable.
"We gather in a strict formation, hold hands in a circle
and at twilight we all we all walk around the stones.
Spirits dance and bodies roll, hallucinations curtsey
as the river priestess consecrates the bones."
Naming and Glorifying the Chosen One who is the Golden Child, the May Queen, the Sacred Divine within; the Holy Fire of Spirit that links us with All-That-Is.
Glory be: golden saffron, antique patchouli, white honey, orris root, toasted almond, khus and splendid olibanum.
Evocation des Ancêtres
Evoking the Spirits of the Ancestors. We stand on the shoulders of our ancestors through love, adoration and veneration our predecessors are lifted, elevated, given light and eternal life.
Revere and honor: dried pomegranate rind crushed and perfumed with linden blossom, red spikenard, aloes wood, Egyptian sandalwood, sweet myrrh and Kyphi incense.
Action Rituelle des Ancêtres
Ritual of the Ancestors. Our ancestral rituals are remembered on a cellular level. Deep DNA memories are celebrated during the heart of the darkest night lasting until the break of iridescent dawn.
Honor those that have passed on with white sandalwood, red willow, amyris, palo santo, patchouli blossom, Himalayan cedar, ylang ylang, opoponax and ginseng.
Danse Sacrale
Sacrificial Dance of the Chosen One.
Sacred and uplifting: crystal amber, blue lavender, cyclamen, white sage, honeydew, vanilla musk, candied violets and a gentle heart of white rose tea.
Le Sacre du Printemps will be available until June 21st
April 29, 2011
Happy First Birthday, Miss Lucy! Celebrate her first solar return with Miss Lucy's Beary Good Year in the Newfangled Notions collection!
Miss Lucy's Beary Good Year
Happy First Birthday, Miss Lucy!
I cannot believe it's been a year since you've been born. You've grown so much! You're walking, talking, singing, dancing and even learning to yodel! It's been such a gift and a blessing to be able to watch you change, learn. try, fall, get up and keep on going. You're an inspiration! Happy number one, baby girl. I hope we can share a hundred more birthdays together. I love you.
Soft and comforting teddy bear musk, a smear of blackberry jam, warm milk, white vanilla birthday cake, sweet buttercream frosting and the subtle scent of pink hyacinth carried on the warm spring breeze.
April 1, 2011
Happy April Fools Day! The one day out of the entire year where we can truly just do about anything simply for the lulz! No matter how you choose to celebrate the ultimate day of buffoonery, we've three offerings for you to commemorate the occasion! While these perfumes are wonderful on their own, they were developed to be layered together, so mix, match and have fun!
Fool's Errand 2011
A tricky mix that is chicanery in a bottle! Baffle your nose with the morphing magic of seven vanillas, tobacco leaf, red mandarin, peru balsam, copiaba, white amber, blue ginger, ambrosial magnolia and a sprinkling of powdered sugar!
Fool's Gold 2011 Have them following you like the Pied Piper! Antiqued golden patchouli is expertly blended with molten amber, caramelized coconut, toasted almond, vanilla resin, sandalwood blossoms, raw honey and bronze musk.
The Fool 2011 The unnumbered card of the Major Arcana, The Fool can be interpreted as new beginnings. With nothing more than a sack full of your worldly possessions and your companion animal at your side, you've nothing but the horizon in front of you offering limitless possibilities!
Open the gates to unlimited potential: Sweet orange, red amber and aged sandalwood sweetened with heady ginger, clove infused honey and a dab of davana.
Set of all three April Fools
Order all three in a set and get free domestic shipping!
The April Fool Collection will available until April 15th, or until we sell out! And I must say this: while these do indeed smell good enough to eat, they are not in any way, shape or form intended for consumption, human or animal. External use only!
In order to make enough available to everyone we must limit orders to 2 sets per customer. Thanks for understanding!
March 13, 2011
Support Relief Efforts for Japan and Smell Fabulous in the Process!
For the next month Conjure Oils will be donating 100% of the money generated from the sales of the following perfumes to MercyCorps to support efforts toward earthquake and tsunami relief
Celebrate Fat Tuesday Conjure style with our Polish pastry inspired perfume oils! Growing up in Southeastern Michigan like I did, it wasn't hard to find a box of these delectable sweet treats! For those who don't know what a packzi is, (pronounced "poonchky") it's like a large huge doughnut stuffed to the brim with various intoxicatingly sweet fillings ranging from traditional plum and rose hip jam to more modern conventions like Bavarian custard, apple or raspberry. Though it's no typical doughnut - the packzi is sweeter and spongier. They can be topped with powdered or granulated sugar, or with icing. Truly, the mortal doughnut pales in comparison!
Packzi are a convenient way to get all of the sugar, fat and temptation out of the house before the sparse season of Lent rears it head. Fortunately, we've conjured a great way to get the packzi experience throughout whilst avoiding the calories as well! It's like magic! Indulge!
Conjure Packzi Selections:
Plum Jam Packzi
Sweet dough is filled with black plum jam and dusted with refined powdered sugar.
Bavarian Custard Packzi
Fried pastry dough filled with thick vanilla Bavarian custard and coated with granulated vanilla sugar.
Rose Hip Jam Packzi
Fresh packzi are served warm, overflowing with rose hip jam and drizzled with sweet honey sugar glaze.
Set of all three Packzi
Order all three types of Packzi in a set and get free domestic shipping!
Packzi will available until March 15th, or we sell out! And I must say this: while these do indeed smell good enough to eat, they are not in any way, shape or form intended for consumption, human or animal. External use only!
January 12, 2011
Lupercalia 2011, Resurrecteds, A Mid-Winter Reprieve and Wishing You Were Here are now LIVE just for you.
Happy Valentine's Day. This is just how much you're loved.
Soaps, Lotions and Wicked Whips available in the following nine scents:
Absolutely Vanilla
Caramelized Vanilla Vice
Vanilla Crème Fraiche
Vanilla Fire
Vanilla Smoke
Vanilla Steam
January - Ice Moon
Shakti
ShapeShifter
December 20th, 2010
Sacred Shadow - Lunar Ritual Oil SOLD OUT
Perfect for use during all phases of lunar and nocturnal workings as well as anointing all lunar amulets and jewelry. It will also be well-suited for workings dealing with transitions of all kinds as well as all rituals working with your shadow self.
Carefully made by hand in very limited quantities using the finest consecrated lunar oils available.
Visit the Conjure Oils blog for the complete explanation.
The Devil Made Me Do It! Hallows 2010 and All-Hallows Resurrected are back on the Limited Editions page. Sorry they disappeared prematurely! The devil made me do it! :)
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2010 Conjure Oils Yule Contest!
HOLIDAY SHIPPING INFORMATION:
In order for a timely holiday delivery, please place all orders by Monday, December 13.
Please note that Conjure Oils will be closed December 15th through the 27th. Any orders placed during that time period will be shipped after the 27th.
The current turn around time is approximately 14 business days, so plan accordingly!
The Oddment Emporium will not be having a December update, as the last one was a seasonal update. The Newfangled Notions December update will go live by the 30th of November.
Thank you for all the support this year!
Have a fantastic Holiday! I hope that love, fun, light, love and bliss fill your season with gorgeous memories!
All the best,
Vajra
November 12th, 2010
SHIPPING CHANGES
Conjure Oils makes every effort to remain an affordable, competitive, fair and sustainable business. Taking care of the needs of our supporters and the health of our vision benefits both you, our beloved clientele and ourselves as well. It is of the utmost importance to us that we continue giving you the goods that you've grown to love and cherish while sticking to our belief in a fair and affordable shipping policy.
With this in mind it has become glaringly apparent that we desperately need to adjust our shipping structures so we can retain one of the most reasonable shipping policies out there. Here is our new shipping policy for both Domestic and International orders. And, of course, we still offer Free Shipping on all orders over $50 (in the US) and $100 (International*)
Thank you for your understanding.
DOMESTIC
Perfume Oils Only: $5 on all orders under $50. After $50, it's free. Shipped First Class with Delivery Confirmation Oddment Emporium: (with, or without perfume oils) $7.25 on all orders under $50. After $50, it's free. Shipped Priority with Delivery Confirmation.
INTERNATIONAL
*Perfume Oils Only: $7 on all orders under $100. After $100, it's free. Shipped First Class with Delivery Confirmation *Oddment Emporium: (with, or without perfume oils) Actual shipping charge will be billed prior to shipment if you order from the Oddment Emporium, less the $7 initial charge. The Free Shipping offer is no longer available for International orders.
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS PLEASE NOTE: You are responsible for all customs charges, including duties, taxes, brokerage fees, and any other fees, assessed at the border before delivery
Soaps, Lotions and Wicked Whips available in the following six scents:
Chai Spice Tea,
Vanilla Fire
Vanilla Smoke
Vanilla Steam
November - Frost Moon
El Diablito
CONJURE OILS 4th HOLIDAY CONTEST is a GO!
You can win $50 in Conjure cash! Get the details over at the Conjure Oils blog.
November 4, 2010
WELCOME!
Cryptozoology
Welcome to our new Cryptozoology line! Over three years in the making, I am over the moon now that it's live! Big thank you to Paula Schricker for the label art and design. You did a bang up job, love!
Conjure County
I must thank Paula Schricker again, along with Kelly C. for their love and effort that went into creating Conjure County, Conjure Oils' very own form! Come and see what all the fuss is about!
MORE UPDATES!
Mythos: The WHORE is back! Whore of Babylon v 2.3 is back and reformulated! Equal to it's predecessor. Might even be better. You be the judge.
Apothecary: The Apothecary has a few Limited Edition visitors - the Vanilla Vices line! Get them while you can:
Vanilla Vices
Vanilla Smoke
Vanilla Steam
Vanilla Fire
Vanilla Creme Fraiche
Absolutely Vanilla
and Caramelized Vanilla Vice
and added to the GC in the Apothecary, please welcome:
White Sage
Sacred Sweetgrass
Japanese Green Tea
and Black Raspberry
Thank you to all of you who participated in the Wicked Whips of the West Sugar Scrubs! The Oddment Emporium is ripe for an update any day now, so last call for Wicked Whips, Lotions and Soaps currently available!
I love all of you. Thank you from the bottom of my hear for allowing me to do what I love and to love what I do.
Best,
Vajra
October 27 2010
Wicked Whips of the West Preview! SOLD OUT.
Wicked Whips of the West
Whipped Sugar Scrubs
PREVIEW -Select your own fragrance!
These Wicked Whips are nothing short of amazing!
In each jar, you're treated to a sensual sugar scrub with the delightful texture of fluffy marshmallow creme and the exfoliating power of pure cane sugar. It leaves your skin gorgeously soft and wonderfully perfumed.
* Each batch is hand made, fragranced and unique! To sweeten the deal and tempt you further you can select almost any scent in the Conjure Oils' catalog - everything's fair game except Hoodoo, Book of Shadows, Limited Editions and Newfangled Notions!
Made in a very limited quantity, the Preview will be live until the end of the week or while supplies last.
October 15 2010
HERE LIES... Limited Edition SOLD OUT.
With only 13 available, these will be on sale through Monday (or until stock is depleted) so that they may be readied to ship for a timely Halloween arrival!
5ml of spooky brew delivered in a hand painted and stamped wooden coffin (by Vajra) complete with a personalized tombstone label on the 5ml. Please let us know the name you'd like to appear on your tombstone! :)
Here lies Vajra... What will your tombstone label say?
HERE LIES...
a tip of the Baron's top hat to the mortal coil that we all inevitably must shed...
Chthonic black patchouli, bruised plum, decaying wood, grave moss, pooling red amber, withering ghost white myrrh resin and post mortem vanilla blossoms.
Purchase
Here Lies... Limited Edition
$50 for 5ml perfumed oil and hand painted and stamped black and silver wooden coffin.
Free Shipping!
SOLD OUT.
The Coffin is a definite collectors item and perfect for future pip storage!
Wicked Whips of the West - Sugar Scrubs! The preview is on - this weekend only!
DISCONTINUED
Let us now have a moment of silence for the Whore of Babylon in the Mythos collection, as she won't be returning from the Tour. (The Tour will continue, however!)
October 1 2010
NEW!
Oddment Emporium - Soaps AND Lotions in the following scent choices:
Perfect Pumpkin
La Calavera
October - Blood Moon
Marie LaVeau - New Orleans Voodoo Queen
Give me a few days and the Newfangled Notions page will be updated as well!
GOODBYE: Lucky Bastards. We'll see ya next Friday the 13th!
September 22, 2010
True Love
$17.50 - 5ml Perfume Oil SOLD OUT.
Vanilla creme-filled dark chocolate truffle accord slowly drizzled with warm, wild raw honey and seven sensual sugared ambers.
On September 22nd, the Autumnal Equinox, Sterling and I will be celebrating our first wedding anniversary!
Still so madly in love with this man, I was inspired to create a fragrance to reflect the deep emotions and tender gratitude that I feel towards him, our family and our relationship.
It's not every day that Mr. Wright comes along, so when he did, I knew that he needed to be mine. Sterling, my knight in shining armor! May this be the beginning of a lifetime together.
True Love was live from September 21st - 26th, 2010
September 16, 2010
Solid Perfume Preview!
This preview will expired on Monday, September 20th! Thanks to all who participated! <3
September 6, 2010
NEW ITEMS!
APOTHECARY: Perfect Pumpkin, Indonesian Clove Bud, Egyptian Cinnamon
Perfect Pumpkin
The Light Crone
Oshun and
La Calavera - the Skull
PRICE CHANGES
Apothecary
In keeping up with the consistently increasing prices of raw materials, it was necessary to adjust the price of the oils in the Apothecary collection. Please order Apothecary pips on the Apothecary or Pips page. They can no longer be included in the Conjure Sampler. Thank you for understanding.
Prices are now:
5ml - $17.50
10ml - $30.00
Pips - $4.00
Shipping
Shipping rates have gone up multiple times since Conjure Oils began three years ago and we've held off as long as we could - only raising shipping costs once. Unfortunately, the shipping rate as it stands is no longer sustainable. Effective immediately our shipping is:
Domestic:
Up to $49.99 = $3.25 (Shipped First Class)
$50 and up = Free Shipping (Shipped First Class)
Oddment Emporium:
$5.50 Flat Rate Priority shipping
(See the Oddment Emporium page for specific instructions.)
Options for those who are Overseas:
International:
Up to $49.99 = $5 (Shipped First Class)
$50 and up = Free Shipping (Shipped First Class)
Indulge your senses with a rotating selection of old-fashioned, all-natural, cruelty-free bath and beauty compounds that are meticulously handmade in small batches and generously scented with Conjure Oils' own proprietary fragrance formulas.
The proceeds from the sale of selected oils throughout the months of January and February will go directly to the Haitian people in their time of need.
We'll be donating to Mercy Corps as well as Save the Children.
Spring's here at last! Let's celebrate! Buy any two oils from the general catalog (limited editions excluded) and get the third bottle FREE! Simply list your freebie in the comments section of the PayPal cart, or just send an email along with your order!
Sale will be good until Sunday, May 3rd 11:59pm Pacific!
March 2009 - Via Carpathia! and New Scents added to the GC!:
New Limited Editions!
These were Debuted at the Portland Vampire's Masquerade Ball on March 28, 2009 and were a huge success! I knew right away that they must be made available to all of you!
New for the season in the Limited Editions, Via Carpathia! Steeped in the romance and seductive grace of the Vampir, Via Carpathia is an enchanted journey into the madness, beauty and mythos that celebrates these mysterious otherkin.
December 2008 - New Line! DailySlather.com and new scents added to GC!!
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Detested? Avoided? No matter! Revel in your rebellion!
honey infused with blue ginger sweetens blood red tea. Lychee, frangipani, night queen, haunted woods, Egyptian musk and golden copal round out this rogue remedy.
The Shadowy Shawl A gorgeous crotched black lace shawl. Slide it over your shoulders and slip silently through the night.
sweet patchouli, amber incense, ginger musk, moonflowers and black sandalwood.
Very Victorian, decidedly deadly. Miss Victoria's is the place to go to order a cup of Earl Black tea (because Gray just wasn't dark enough) and to make sure you have the latest devices suited for turn of the century espionage or airship piracy!
February 2008 - A New Line! The Conjure Caravan presents The Souk!
Let the Conjure Caravan whisk you away to a land of lush textures, jewel-tones, exotic rhythms, serpentine dancers and sultry fragrances inspired by the roots of
American Tribal Style Belly Dance.
These seductive scents are sure to raq your world!
* You've spoken, and we've listened! The Apothecary is here to stay! (and with the sale prices made permanent, what's not to love? We're also taking requests - is there a note that you're dying to see listed?!)
* Would you like a bottle or a roll-on for your 10ml oil?
You now have a choice when ordering the 10ml size - you can choose from a 10ml amber apothecary bottle, or a clear roll-on applicator bottle with a black cap! Just list your choice in the comments section when you order. If you don't mention which one you'd like, we'll choose one for you!
February 1, 2012
