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Just like clockwork, it’s more-or-less summer, and we’ve got a seasonal Black Label Collection. Let’s cut to the chase here:
Quick or Dead? - “Sarsparilla and sweetgrass, worn saddle leather, tobacco smoke and the remains of a spicy lime cologne. The essence of the wild west. When hard work meant your homestead, and if you weren’t Quick you’d sure as sin end up Dead (much like the armadillo roadkill that litters our wide open praries). Saddle up, yo.” Returning in Soap, Smooch!, Whipped! and a well-aged perfume oil. New this year, is the official Quick or Dead? Cheap Shot! - a custom-etched whiskey shooter, featuring our Quick or Dead? logo and gift-wrapped with horehound hard candy.This one’s a stunner! (Just for reference, horehound candy tastes a lot like slightly bitter rootbeer barrels.)
To accent the Quick or Dead? release, this month’s Smack! is a variant on the theme: Quick or Dead? Lite Smack! -Equal portions of Suede, Bluegrass, Bonfire and Limeade. Exquisite!
Trauma - “Ripe peaches dripping with dragon’s blood, against a sweet skin-scent of Egyptian musk, amber and myrrh. Trauma strikes on a visceral level -a violation of skin and blood. An impact that leaves you seeing stars, an interruption of life’s sweetness.” I think we’ve had requests for this one every single month since it disappeared last summer. This year it’s back as Soap, Smooch! (drenched in Dragon’s Blood), Whipped!, a very wearable perfume oil, and a soywax Burn! votive. This is the perfect room scent, and we’re thrilled to offer these delicious peachy candles.
Neisthai - “Sultry evenings, sweet iced tea in glasses beaded with sweat. Age-old roses and magnolia blossoms. Fallen peaches and wild blackberries. Honeycrisps and banks of honeysuckle. Acres of cut clover, mown grass and old, musty wood. Neisthai, to return - the homecoming. This fragrance fuses classic Southern archetypes with the scent-memory of my own picturesque homestead garden. More than the sum of its parts, Neisthai draws on rich, gourmand notes, delicate florals, crisp fruits, and traditional base notes to create an evocative whole.” This year’s version is slightly sweeter, a touch more poignant, but I’m still crazy about this dusky summer scent. We brought it back as Soap, Smooch!, Whipped! and a lovely Burn! votive.
Pieman - “Bizarre blueberry and succulent blackberry, a touch of pie crust, and a breath of honeysuckle.” The Pieman is an old favourite, and as far as I’m concerned it’s a new summer tradition. Except the same rich blend of berries - a little blackberry tartness to round out the blue sweetness, a greener summery honeysuckle, and the tiniest crumb of piecrust. Snag it as a Soap or Burn! votive.
And now for some long overdue changes! We have lost more packages than I’m comfortable with this year. These aren’t packages journeying from middle Tennessee to Outer Mongolia via air drop, but plain old domestic USPS Priority packages. While Delivery Confirmation offers a small measure of tracking, in practice it’s rarely scanned until the package has actually been delivered, and generally offers no visibility while the package is en route. Added to the increased incidence of packages that “disappear” even after they’ve been scanned as delivered… We started scouting out a better fit. So! We are pleased and proud to now offer UPS (almost) exclusively for our fulfillment needs. Let me bullet point the details…
- We now charge a single flat rate of $7.95 for every domestic order. This includes UPS Ground shipping, Quantium View notification via e-mail, and UPS’ mind-blowing full-visibility tracking as your package makes its way to you.
- We no longer offer the USPS First Class International service as it is fairly expensive, but offers no visibility (of any sort), and often takes 2 weeks longer than it should to arrive. International customers are welcome to choose USPS Priority International (by weight) or our USPS Priority International Medium Flat Rate and Large Flat Rate solutions.
- Free Shipping is still free - just have to hit a $100 subtotal (after all discounts or points are applied). All orders still receive our signature Black Cherry Candy Stripes, and 2 samples (of your choice) free with every order.
We have also made sample sizes unavailable for individual sale. We haven’t had mad success keeping up with your demand, and realise that spotty availability must be frustrating for a consumer. So, we’re making better plans to fill your demand, and hope to have a stunning solution on offer soon.
Let me know if I’ve forgotten anything, and drop us a line with your questions at service@villainess.net!
Much love,
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2 : a deliberate antagonist or tease
3 : an intelligent woman in a tabloid or gossip
4 : the fall-girl in a particularly difficult situationVillainess. Redefining "bad."
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so is neisthai gone already? it says temp of of stock for everything i clicked on. i really want to try this in, well, everything
Posted by april | July 13, 2010 2:18 PM
Neisthai definitely looks to be out of stock. It’s always a bit of a guessing game w/ our limited releases, and it looks like that one disappeared a bit sooner than the others. It’s easily one of my personal favourites though, so it will re-appear.
Posted by supervillainess | July 19, 2010 1:26 PM