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I'm getting my PhD in the literature of American occultism - so I see some common interests already!

I went out to clubs a fair amount when I was living in Los Angeles, and my husband and I DO enjoy dressing goth!!! But now we're living in a small town in the Pacific Northwest now, and the clubbing options are rather slim.

I'm a long-time fragrance afficionado and have just started experimenting with blending. I've patronized the Perfumed Court for years and have spent a fortune on samples to expand my library and palette - and now I'm more excited about raw ingredients.

For example: White Lotus Aromatics has a Lapsang Souchong CO2 for sale!!! Now if that isn't goth ... I think we can probably agree that SMOKE is a big component of the goth wardrobe. I've been experimenting with Birch Tar at home, it's got a fantastic smokey bouquet but is way too BIG to work with, it just devours everything else around and has amazing tenacity, so I'm experimenting with a 10% dilution.

Looking forward to more goth/perfume chat!

Hey there!

BPAL used to maintain a New Moon/ Full Moon trunk sale event at their warehouse in North Hollywood and I checked it out. To be honest, a lot of it smells like candle grade oils kind of haphazardly thrown together.

But you sure can't beat them for goth marketing ... they've got that demographic all sewn up! My main problem with them is that they have waaaaaaaaaaaay too many products, so there is a lot of overlap between them and also a lot of crap to sort through. They do have some nice blends, but very high concentrations of synthetic oils tend to prompt allergies in me so I use them sparingly.

May I suggest that you order samples of the "Are you afraid of the dark?" collection by Opus Oils? They're all delicious and complex and goth-friendly, I would say. They are one of my favorite houses and absolute champs as people - if you're ever in LA, a visit to their salon is a must.

Let's keep this going!

Let's see if they'll still bite...

Just out of the baby bat phase here. I'm a dark waver and post punk, but I have a passing interest in industrial music (Skinny Puppy were my first love, and Einsturzende Neubauten have firmly lodged themselves under my skin). On the side I enjoy more traditional punk, glam rock and new wave. I'd say my expression of goth comes through my interest in horror and elegance in the grotesque... does that make sense? Unfortunately I don't really know any other goths and our local goth club closed down just recently. We're a dying breed where I live (though psychobilly flourishes!).

I too greatly enjoy gothic literature and I have a degree in literature with honours. The same concept above applies, though naturally "gothic" implies something more specific than that. Modern gothic, Romantic and Victorian gothic are my favourites alongside post modern writing, though there's few of those I can really vouch for as "gothic" in the literary sense. I am writing a book as well, but it's less gothic and more involving a few goth concepts and characters.

Anyone enjoy Suskind's Perfume on that note...?

I am new to the perfume world and as broke as it is in goth culture, so my town is somewhat broke in perfumes. I've taken a barely explicable liking to the Dali scents which are available to me. I am travelling soon though so hope to try a number of others! I'm very interested in scents that incorporate unconventional odours, especially ones that provoke emotional reactions beyond the standard scent intentions. The idea of smelling elegantly repulsive is very appealing to me... unfortunately my nose is not very delicate, so I can be a bit heavy-handed when it comes to describing things, but the theory and language behind it all is gorgeous.

When I first looked here for "gothic scents" I was specifically looking for anise scents - little more gothic than absinthe. While scents based around those are certainly a little too sharp and clean for your usual goth, and I've found for me too, I think they have their place all the same.

Hi, I am a musician, living in th US, interested in gothic literature and fashion and style of life (I am not a goth, though). Interested in perfumes, so a connection goth-perfume is new to me, therefore interesting!
Please accept me as a new member!
Best
Fabio

To Fainting: try "Petite Mort: Parfum d'une femme".
Best
Fabio