Embalming Fluid

Embalming Fluid is one of the oldest Black Phoenix oils and a surprise in a catalogue known for dark incense and sweet vanilla. The house describes a light, pure scent: white musk, green tea, aloe and lemon. It is clean and fresh. The lemon has a pure bite with enough sweetness to stop it turning sour, like the best lemonade ever made. The blend is breezy, green and easy, clean while still interesting, a little like bubble baths and childhood summers. It avoids smelling like a salad or cut grass, with a bit of wood or musk underneath. The trade-off is wear time. Longevity is moderate to weak and sillage intimate to moderate, and it sits firmly in spring and summer by day. It is not a perfume to carry through a long evening, so expect to reapply, and its lightness makes it an easy office or warm-weather scent. The oil comes in a 5 ml vial with a 1/32 oz sample, and the house also sells it as a bath oil and hair gloss. For anyone who knows BPAL only for heavy, gothic blends, this is the fresh, clean outlier to try first.