telophase: (Kougaiji - something smells)
telophase ([personal profile] telophase) wrote2006-01-21 05:18 pm

BPAL

Added a few more imps to that last sale, and one last bump for the Lump of Coal, which has got less than four hours left on eBay. :D

(and my head now hurts from testing way too many scents in a short period of time...)

[identity profile] ninja-tech.livejournal.com 2006-01-22 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
So...*feels shy* Is it perfume that you actually put on your skin? I've always kind of ignored your BPAL posts because I had no idea what you were talking about. The other day I got bored, so looked at one of your auctions. And what is an 'imp'? Some kind of measurement, I assume. Hm.

So I just realized that I should use GOOGLE to find out this information, but...but...*is now shyly lazy* *runs off to Google anyway with tail between legs*

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2006-01-22 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
Yup, perfume oil you actually put on your skin. :D It's not alcohol-based like perfumes you get in department stores, so you use less at a time. It also tends to change depending on how it reacts to your skin chemistry.

The Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab (http://www.blackphoenixalchemylab) hand-blends and sells them in 5 mL and 10 mL bottles. They also offer sample sets, in 1 mL vials that they call "imp's ears," hence everyone calling them "imps." They also tend to throw extra imps in with each order - free imps = frimps - and people swap and sell the imps.

The Lab has tons of different types of blends, a lot of them different than anything you'll see in a store. :) Secret ingredient: CRACK.

[livejournal.com profile] sophia_helix has a good newbie guide to the fandom (http://sophia-helix.livejournal.com/366892.html).

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2006-01-22 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
* Mistyped the Lab's URL.

http://www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com

[identity profile] ninja-tech.livejournal.com 2006-01-22 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks! *grins from ear to ear* I'll definitely check it out!