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Who Wouldn't Want to Smell of Non-Euclidian Geometry?

Sep 18, 2009
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I give you, Cthulhu, a unisex fragrance from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab's "Picnic in Arkham" collection. It's a subtle little scent, described as "a creeping, wet, slithering scent, dripping with seaweed, oceanic plants and dark, unfathomable waters." So pretty much like Celine Dion.
Cthulhu

There are several fragrances in the line, ranging from Miskatonic University to Shub-Niggurath to Arkham. With ingredients like bloodroot, black algae and embalming fluid one wonders who would want to smell like this. One thing I do like about this premise is it's acknowledgment of Lovecraft's use of scent in his descriptions. He always talked about esoteric smells and other olfactory triggers. I still believe that Lovecraft was one of the great describers in literature.

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  1. Ken  •  Sep 18, 2009 @10:14 am

    Just in time your weekend of speed-dating.

  2. Chris Berez  •  Sep 18, 2009 @4:04 pm

    This is pretty much the greatest thing ever invented. I think I'm going to get me a vile of R'LYEH right now. What kind of girls can I expect to attract with such a scent? you might ask. Well, I'll tell you:

    Awesome ones.

  3. Ken  •  Sep 18, 2009 @6:09 pm

    I would have said "deep ones."

  4. Dr. OC  •  Sep 21, 2009 @6:59 am

    H.P. Lovecraft is now on Twitter, you know:

    http://parodyfiles.com/?p=994

  5. stellans  •  Sep 22, 2009 @9:12 am

    Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab (BPAL) also has a wonderful Shakespeare-inspired line (Illyria), a line of Poe blends (sold by Dark Delicacies, a store in LE), as well as a fantastic Alice in Wonderland line, among many others. This hand-crafted perfume oil company is now the only scent-maker I frequent, and I am not alone in this decision.

    Not connected in any way to BPAL other than supremely happy customer. :)