Summer Villainesses

The summer Villainess collection is up now at Poshbrats. It's under Villainess, Temporary Insanity (where the seasonal items go.)

I'm particularly interested in the Possets collaboration 'Scent of Angels' in a Smooch! scrub and a Whipped! cream (both are £7 each, for 7oz and 6oz respectively.) This is a vanilla/floral/musk blend, and the notes sound very similar to the excellent Elixir of Heartlessness perfume oil that Possets designed exclusively for the Dreams of Avalon website. At $10 for a 7ml vial this is an absolute bargain, even if the oil application (rub it into your pulse points; I like elbows, wrists and solar plexus) is a little more hassle than a perfume spritzer. (They do ship internationally.) Elixir of Heartlessness is one of those scents that makes you smell nice, without smelling perfume-y. It seems to be particularly attractive to very young men and teenage boys, which is either slightly unnerving (30-something me) or quite fabulous (teenage girls) for the wearer. Mr London liked the smokier Morgan Le Fay better.

I'd also recommend the Killer Treez soap, especially for hands that get very grimy but are easily dried out. I bought some in my last order from Villainess, and it smells amazing, of pine tar loaded with maple syrup.

Post update: Since I posted this, Poshbrats has sold completely out of the Scent of Angels. There is some stock of the Whipped! left at Villainess itself, but that will probably go quickly too.