"The smell of greasepaint, wild beast, sugary treats, western saddles and burnning gypsy witch candles, old damp canvas.... on dirt, on asphalt, on an african priestess in Brooklyn in 1965, her black leather panties in his liquored hand, the hot biker roustabouts gripping wrenches, working violently all night long....."

Not your average perfume sales pitch. This is an excerpt from the newly launched Carnival Wax website brewed by my friend Agatha Bloise.  (www.CarnivalWax.com)

Agatha is best know for her leather work . She is a world renowned designer and craftswoman. But to me she is one of my favorite people. When I first moved to New York in 1990 I spotted Agatha in a crowd at some show.  She had Motorhead tattooed across her shoulders in giant black letters, all of a sudden my little tattoos weren't so tough. A few years later when I had just started tattooing on my own I actually got to meet Agatha and traded her a tattoo for a pair of pants..... 

Later, when tattoos were still illegal before we opened Daredevil I shared a loft space on Ludlow  to work out of with her.  I always felt fortunate to have had that time to be around her and see her work.  Agatha was and is a true inspiration to me. She is often imitated and constantly ripped off by the lesser talented but she always stays ahead of her pretenders. She is driven to create and loves her craft and constantly finds new outlets for her energy and skill.

A few months ago Agatha sent me a box of goodies from her new line of oils and candles. The packaging is awesome and will delight your inner gypsy/Pirate/sea hag with her usual attention to detail and care. Each vile of oil comes wrapped in a handmade leather pouch and the candles are held in an old cloth pouch with a scrolled poem of The Tale of Ol'Rudy their mythical creator. There are too many scents to choose from but my favorite so far is FunHouse. I just wish my computer screen was scratch and sniff so I could try them all.

Actually what I really wish is that my old leather pants she made me still fit but at least this way I can smell pretty and dream of days gone by and far away adventures.

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