Nighshade and Company Review!

I am always drawn to things with a darker aesthetic. And I try to search Etsy for beauty items that have a well...darker edge. Sorry but I do not want butterflies or pink dancing around. Nope not for me. I want skulls and human hearts. So I found this shop NightShade and Company.  Everything is priced excellent and everything has a certain darkness to it that I love.

Onward to the review!


Shipping was super fast. I ordered everything the 18th and received it the 24th. The estimated TAT was 2-4 days and it was shipped on the 23rd...woah. Everything was wrapped in silver or black paper and secured in bubble wrap. There was even a little thank you note and some free samples to try! I love when indie companies do this. To me it shows that they care about their customers. I got the following:

The Heroines of Horror Sugared Lip Scrub in Wendy Torrence's Winter Lodge Mint.

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First of all...RUDRUM! REDRUM! This is described as an edible and functional sugar scrub for exfoliating lips. My lips tend to get chapped very easily. This does have a pleasant and sweet mint taste. I must remind myself that this is not for eating. Do not eat this...use this on your lips...must resist.


The Woman in White Perfume Oil

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"The Woman in White ~ a hauntingly beautiful blend of sweet champa flowers shrouded in sacred resins, rose petals and lavender blossom."

This in itself was a gamble for me. Normally I do not like floral perfumes. On me rose scents morph into well...old lady perfume. But I think I hit the Holy Grail of florals. This smells like jasmine incense on me. The flowers are slight but the resins really give it depth. This smells so very similar to an incense I burn. Yes!

The Scream Queen perfume oil

"It starts off with a rush of sexysweet cherry, followed by a hint of spicy clove. Middle notes of Pink Lotus Flower (pure essential oil), vanilla bean and other tantalizing secret ingredients round out this innocent yet formidable perfume oil."

At first this is pure cherry. Well..more like cherry flavored clove cigarettes. It then dies down to a a soft and sweet musk. This me thinks would make a great summer/spring scent. Love!




A Sample of The Dark Heroine cream

"The Dark Heroine is a curious combination of violet flowers blended with patchouli and tobacco leaf. Add a touch of vanilla bean and a few bits of this and that...and you'll be ready to kick ass on any malodorous creature that crosses your path."

The description of this tempted me so. Oh the temptations! It smells like a head shop...it smells like a perfume adult Wednesday Addams would wear. Dark yet sweet. I am definitely getting a full sized oil of this one. 

A Sample of The Sisters Grimm perfume oil

"The Sisters Grimm...made with poison apple, cedarwood (from the dark forest), labdanum and a hint of burnt sugar (straight from the witch's cottage in Hansel and Gretel) is likely one of our most tragic and misunderstood fragrances."

At first application I get..apple and something reminding me of dusty books. Interesting. I am not really getting the labdanum but it does dry down to a soft apple and burnt sugar scent. I am on the fence about this one. Must be the apple...not my favorite scent but it is nice. Just not for me.


My next purchase from this shop (That I just added to my cart on Etsy.) Is the Nightshade and Company Simply astounding smelling salts, Clarice Starling's FBI black coffee sugar scrub, and of course a full size of The Dark Heroine. I thing the smelling salts will be great for a pick me up at work since one can only drink so much coffee without becoming a jittery fool. I have too much access to espresso.