“Beauty accoutrements for the discerning Harlot.” And thus begins FeMaledictions, a brand-new shop that sells dark-themed perfume solids. Ingredients begin with a base of wax or butter, blended with steam-distilled or cold-pressed essential oils and floral waters. There are no “extenders” – nor animal products – so you’re getting a natural, veggie-happy blend. They’re available in are quarter-ounce and one ounce sizes.

sCara sent us some of the quarter-ounce solids, which arrived wrapped in red tulle and a sliver of black lace. And quite fragrant!

• Zam Zam: Myrrh, orange, ginger, cinnamon, clove, caraway seed, and vanilla. Nice and warm with lots of spice.
• Carnality: Wonderful if you yearn to butter yourself in sandalwood.
• Snake Goddess: Orchid, ylang ylang, jasmine, rose, oriental woods and moroccan rose water. Floral and sweet and very, very femme.
• Belly Dance: Rosehips, jasmine, and moroccan rose water. A really nice flavor of flowercandy.
• Pumpkinhead: pumpkin, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, and other spices. Smells like you could eat it.
• DeSade’s Garden: chamomile, tangerine, pettigrain, geranium, sage, and moss. A nice riff on classic rose.

Quarter-ounce solids run seven dollars a pop, which is not bad considering solids tend to last longer than they appear. sCara also has shaving soaps, butter lotions, gift baskets, and other body treats planned for the future.