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Blackbird's new Shave Oil was highlighted in this month's issue of GQ as a winner in their 2015 Grooming Awards.

The CULT Collective has featured our Iroko perfume in their story "In Flight."

Allure Highlights a selection of the more Witchy fragrances available for the halloween season featuring our Triton perfume.

Interview Germany has highlighted our Zola Jesus Taiga perfume in their October 2015 issue.

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Blackbird's Taiga incense was featured in Luna Luna's recent story "The Virtue of Daily Ritual: Apothecary Wares, Smoke Trails, & Crystals."

Rachel Zoe's The Zoe Report Highlights our Hallow EDP just in time for fall.

Blackbird's new Shave Oil was featured on GQ as part of their Grooming Award Winners 2015. Read the full story here.

Montreal - based artist and photographer Julien Lacroix has featured our Blackbird Incense Pyres on his beautiful Instagram account.

Weird and wonderful Australian publication Smith Journal has featured our Muru and Hibernus Incense Pyres in their latest issue, volume 16, as part of an "Uncommon Scents" spotlight.

There’s something about a new fragrance that makes us feel super fancy. It’s fun to switch things up when a new season comes along. A new you can emerge at any given time, and a fresh scent plays a big part in your attitude and outlook on life. But if you’re under the impression that you have to spend a ton of cash on a new scent, you’re going about it wrong. There are so many beautiful fragrances out there for every budget; you just have to look in the right places. Here, we rounded up 15 of the hottest new scents that range from $20 to $300 so you can find the perfect new potion at a cost that you’re comfortable with.

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There is nothing I love more than coming across new unconventional scents. Ordinary notes like gardenia, musk, and patchouli seem more boring to me than perfumes that imitate the olfactory components of leather, weed, or even motor oil. Perhaps that's why I'm so drawn to Blackbird fragrances. I like all things weird, and when it comes to my go-to scents, the weirder the better. The use of these more peculiar notes helps me reevaluate my perceptions of beauty, while muskier notes like leather and weed allow me to redefine myself as a sensual and more empowered individual.

Not only is it fun to discover how, say, a Play-Doh-inspired scent smells, but it's also pretty great to see how that smell transports you to moments of nostalgia, love, or comfort. For me, scent is beyond mainstream beauty and consumerism: It has the power to transform, especially now that the ever-evolving idea of what perfume should smell like is arguably becoming freer.

Some of the more unconventional scents out there are not always super wearable unfortunately (note: Don't wear a perfume that smells like a campfire unless you like the smell of smoke and charred skin). Other times the concepts of these wild fragrances are far better than their actual end result (hello, pure bacon perfume). But fragrance and grooming company Blackbirdseems to have things figured out.

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In a scent inspired by light breaking through shattered glass in an eruption of bright pinks and greens, the latest fromBlackbird is blend of ferocity and floral heat. Geranium and violet leaves, accented by jasmine and hints of rose, mix with caraway seeds and opopanax resin to create a pastel burst of summer brilliance. Hidden in secret, notes of soft woods and cardamom are mixed with bitter almond for a virile compilation of nature’s most prolific aromas.

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Broken Glass was developed by Blackbird's in-house perfumer, Aaron Way. Its composition includes notes of jasmine, geranium, rose, opopanax, amyris, angelica root, violet leaf, chamomile, davana, bitter almond, cardamom and pink pepper, and it's inspired by the effect of bright light shining through shards of glass. That description made me expect a cool, spiky fragrance, but Broken Glass feels warm and comfortably enveloping instead. I'm guessing that it might include a generous dose of natural ingredients: its resins, in particular, are smooth and aromatic. To me, Broken Glass is primarily a balsamic-woodsy fragrance with hints of spice. Its florals (yes, rose!) are very subtle and dusky, and the tonka adds a touch of nutty sweetness in the base. Overall, Broken Glass has moderate staying power and sillage, and it feels quite androgynous.

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Some better men’s boutiques are already hip to the grooming game, with dedicated areas offering everything from shaving and sunscreen products to lip balms and beard oil. Seattle men’s store Blackbird eschewed apparel entirely in favor of grooming products and department stores invariably locate their beauty business immediately behind their revolving doors. While there are certainly still some men who think of primping as a primarily feminine pursuit, the return of barber-shop culture, and burgeoning online subscription services like Birchbox prove they can be taught. And there’s still room for growth.

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Problematic appropriations of Wiccan religion aside, it’s hard not to notice that witchcraft is trending—and harder still not to feel its pull. Whether it’s the aesthetic that calls to you—dark lipstick and black summer dresses, anyone?—or the mystical accoutrements, like tarot cards and sacred candles, we’re all getting a little witchier with each passing moon cycle. 

The easiest way to work a little magic into your life is, of course, through some witchy beauty products. You can stick your face in an herbal-flower steam and inhale its potent powers, light some incense, or soak in a bath of love salt. Click through to find your new favorite pampering product—and don’t be surprised if it has you channeling the goddess. 

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It’s not that we’re antisocial; it’s just that sometimes we prefer to sit something out. We’re not mad—or sad, either! But it can be hard to assure your pals that it’s not personal; you just need a night in with your bed, a few candles, and some music. If you’re nodding your head in agreement, read on—you’ll surely recognize these. For all you social butterflies out there, your homebody homeboy or girl will surely appreciate your newfound understanding.

Not everyone is a fan of rose perfumes. Or jasmine fragrances or floral fragrances  in general. What to do? One rule would be to avoid complex blends, which will just morph after a bit of time, and opt for straight shooters. With notes of ink, paper, tobacco and dry woods, Blackbird’s perfumes are developed after 9 years of research. From the futuristic landscape of Pipe Bomb to the oddly foreign, yet comforting scent of Mizuchi, the collection has something for everyone RRP$38.

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It’s been a bit since the last test fest, but finally the perfect opportunity came up. My friend Alice recently bought a set of eight testers from Blackbird Ballard. Based out of Seattle, Blackbird’s line of perfumes, incense and other apothecary-type items are an offshoot of their (now defunct) menswear shop. Their scents are nontraditional, unique and often unisex, which is right up my alley. I decided to take a break from Byredo's Mojave Ghost for the day and test them out with Alice to see what they conjured up. Aside from Moto Oud, which was the first to pique her interest and how she found Blackbird, we didn’t read any of the descriptions until after we’d tested them out. From a rich hippie's house to juniper and money, read on for our impressions and hop over to their site where they are having a factory seconds sale (word has it these sell out fast).

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