A few new perfumes out this year....a bit behind in posting

I've been so busy with trying to get the web site updated with proper shipping costs and such, that this poor blog has had to take a back seat. It's still nowhere near done but, I need to take a little break from it for a minute.

Here's what's new:

Nevermore unisex fragrance:

This one is particularly dark , dirty and has bunches of attitude.
Not to be ignored in this fragrance, either sex will stand out from the crowd. My husband is especially fond of this one on me. It's his opinion of "sex in a bottle" ;)

"Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven thou," I said, "art sure no craven,
Ghastly, grim, and ancient raven, wandering from the nightly shore.
Tell me what the lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore."
Quoth the raven, "Nevermore."
Edgar Allan Poe

Nevermore is a black as night fragrance for Men, blending dark, aged patchouli essential oil, Virginia cedar wood essential oil, green amber essential oil, caraway seed essential oil, black pepper e.o., nutmeg e.o., and a bit of musk swirling in the base.

Fragrance family: Wood - Season: Winter/Fall - Mood: Dark/dirty 
Currently available in my Etsy shop here and soon to be available in my Web Store here
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Next we have a new gourmand from the KrAzY KaRnIvAl Collection called "The Carousel"  Carnival Perfume Oil

This perfume is a fun, bright blend of Pink Grapefruit, Pink Peppercorn, Pink Cotton Candy, a hint of cypress and some other happy secrets. Starts out with the top note of pink grapefruit and swirling cotton candy, a bit of pink pepper sneaks in behind the cypress, with a final dry down of slight strawberry scented cotton candy.
Perfect for the Spring & Summer Months.

It's available  here and in my web store here within the next couple of days.











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Last but, definitely not least is my new personal favorite that I named Opiate.

I'm so in love with the smell of black currants. They have this wonderful raisin scent and  yet, it also smells a bit like a very deep, dark red wine. 
I adore blending this particular oil in more romantic and moody perfumes so, I chose my favorite sweet tobacco (Bulgarian tobacco) to play nicely with Bulgarian black currants, teak wood, sandalwood, and my all time favorite Madagascar vanilla.
The combination of these oils gives me a feeling of floating above the world, weightless, and in an opiate kind of high, hence this perfumes name.
This one works super well on either sex as the woods tend to be far in the background on women, and  on men it becomes super sexy and mysterious.
(Made with essential oils and absolutes)
You can purchase this one here

So, that's about it for the moment  More to come soon.

"Drunken Tears", a new unisex fragrance from Enchanticals Perfume

I have a big love & appreciation for other Artists and creative folk. 

One of my Facebook friends suggested a couple of names for some new fragrances that I was ready to create, and thanks to Shaun for coming up with the name: "Drunken Tears". How could I not take him up on his offering :) 
This unisex fragrance is A blending of warm, sweet Bulgarian tobacco absolute, pipe tobacco, green Cognac essential oil, black tea, labdanum absolute, Italian bergamot essential oil, and a hint of allspice.

Fragrance Family: Modern/Spice/Wood - Season: Fall/Winter - Mood: Dark/Sexy

It's available here in my Esty Shop

A new blog post about Enchanticals Perfume by Melissa of The Crafty Panda!

Melissa aka The Crafty Panda Girl has done a little interview about me on her Blog! She did an awesome job with the questions and the photos. In face, she did such a great job, I might have to hire her write all the questions for my interviews with others ;) Thanks you Melissa!
You can check it out here:  http://thecraftypandagirl.blogspot.com/2013/02/each-one-my-favorite-of-moment-and-just.html

And the Winner is...

And the Winner is Alison M!
Congrats Alison :)
Please send me a message on my Facebook account to give me your 2 choices and your mailing address.
Thank you to everyone who entered!

If you didn't win this one, there are more to come :)

Today is the last day to enter!

Only 12 more hours to enter the Valentine's Day Giveaway!
The winner will me announced Sunday Morning 2/10/13 so check back then!
Good luck everyone :)

The Valentines Day Giveaway Here at Enchanticals Perfume is on!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Even if you don't have a loved one, you may still enter! In fact all the more reason to get 2 free bottles of perfume in my opinion! Good Luck everyone!

Random perfume ramblings..

I have been afflicted with a bug :( It so happens that when I'm under the weather, my muse(s) leave me to fend for myself. Never a good creative space to work from but, when these things happen, I usually purchase a bunch of essential oils that I have yet to work with. Not that my Organ isn't overwhelmingly huge as it is, and it is but, I like to see what new fantastical perfume creations I can conjure up.
My lot just arrived, and I think the one that most intrigues me is the Butter CO2 that came in the package.
I love the smell of fresh, real butter, and it's soft gentle creamy notes I imagined this essential oil to add smoothness to some of my perfume oils but, when I opened the bottle, it was not at all subtle or really even smooth. It's more like an intense, to the 10th power smell of a stick of butter. Hmmmm, this I can see going nicely with sharp citrus' especially lemon. Maybe some 100% natural Maraschino Cherry, and possibly some fresh coriander e.o. Not really sure how this will integrate into florals or resins but, perhaps spice fragrances might work well. So, once I'm feeling better, I'll see if I can muster my muse(s) back and start creating again.

On a very happy note Dee has a couple of  really good blogs and she did some really awesome reviews of Enchanticals Perfume! You can read about them here on her "365 Days of Smell" here (which is an incredibly ambitious endeavor) and on her blog called "Miss Prissy Pants" :) here. Both are wonderful and interesting blogs to follow and well worth the read!

Valentines Day Perfume Give-away!

International Shipping Update

Still no real accurate International chart from USPS but I was able to get an idea of what it looks like.
Anything that would have shipped for $6.90 is now $12.75 and this is now including Canada.
This is for up to 8 oz's. Nothing I ship is under 4 oz's but, from 1 to 4 oz's it's $9.75 and then it jumps to $12.75 until you get to 12 oz's and then it jumps to $14.90. From 12 to 15 oz's it still $14.90
So, accurately assessing shipping costs is still extremely touchy when listing on Etsy or in my Web Store. I have the Etsy shop listed at $12.75 for each perfume for the international shoppers. If you want to combine shipping on multiple orders, it can be done but, it looks like there may be a bunch of refunds sent back to the buyer. I recommend that you pay through Paypal for that reason.
*Still angry as all get out at USPS but, plodding along.

Shipping internationally temporarily halted

‎*** SHOP ANNOUNCEMENT! DUE TO THE LACK OF ACCURATE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INCREASES, ALL SHIPPING OUTSIDE OF THE UNITES STATES WILL BE UNAVAILABLE. WORLDWIDE SHIPPING WILL BE AVAILABLE WHEN THE EXACT COSTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM USPS*** 
I'm so sorry everyone. It looks like the prices for shipping internationally have doubled. I'm waiting for USPS to come out with an accurate zone chart to give me proper pricing.

Sale is here in my Etsy Shop!

Postal Rate Increases for 2013

I have to apologize in advance for USPS rate hikes for this year. Not that they need it, or even deserve it but instead, are capitalizing on the booming e-commerce industry. Unfortunately that means that I will be adjusting my shipping rates accordingly and also, I will be looking into other couriers and shipping options for you all.
This means that it's going to be a whole lot cheaper to order larger amounts at one time in order to get the flat rate shipping fee in the U.S. This dos not apply to international orders as the flat rate boxes cost a small fortune to ship abroad.