Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Debuts Three New Comic-inspired Scents At Exclusive Dark Delicacies Party

February 27, 2012 Los Angeles, CA: Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab (BPAL) is proud to present three limited edition scents in partnership with Hero Initiative:

• Dawn: Mourning Victory, part of BPAL’s Dawn line

• Cyborg, part of the Grendel line

• Magdalena, part of the Witchblade line.

The three scents will make their debut at a special party Thursday, March 15 at 7 p.m. at:

Dark Delicacies

3512 Magnolia Blvd.

Burbank, CA 91505

818-556-6660

All three perfume oils will retail for $26 each for a 5 ml bottle, and a portion of all proceeds will benefit Hero Initiative, the first federally recognized not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping comic book creators in medical and financial need.

Best of all, Dawn creator Joseph Michael Linsner and Top Cow Productions’ Echoes artist Rahsan Ekedal will be in attendance at the party! Don’t miss this exclusive evening to get your scents, sketches and signatures!

And fans of Matt Wagner’s Grendel will be able to pick up a copy of Hero Comics featuring a Grendel cover for a mere $1, a $4 value!

All three scents will be available to the general public starting April 4th, 2012 at www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com


"As an artist, I've spent the last 20 years trying to animate the world that Dawn lives in. I am thankful to BPAL for bringing another rich dimension of that reality to life,” said Joseph Michael Linsner, who will also be Hero Initiative’s guest all weekend at WonderCon in Anaheim, CA March 16-18.

“We love working with the Hero Initiative,” said Kathy Flynn of Black Phoenix. “All of us at BPAL are huge comic fans, so we really enjoy working with such fabulous creators, and introducing our customers to great comics they may have overlooked. And the cause is so worthwhile; it's something we all can get behind.”

Art attached: Dawn: Mourning Victory, Cyborg and Magdalena labels

Contact:
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Kathy Flynn, (818) 506-9404, Fax: (818) 506-9402
Email: wickedgoddess@blackphoenixalchemylab.com

www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com

Contact:
Hero Initiative

Christina Zietsman, 626-676-6354
Christina@heroinitiative.org
www.HeroInitiative.org

About The Hero Initiative
The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterday’s creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. It’s a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.

Since its inception, The Hero Initiative has had the good fortune to grant over $500,000 to the comic book veterans who have paved the way for those in the industry today. For more information go to www.heroinitiative.org or call 626-676-6354.

About Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab (www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com) is a small fragrance house that specializes in formulating intriguing, compelling body and household blends that run the aesthetic gamut of fin de siecle, romance era, Renaissance, Medieval and Victorian, and include pagan and mythological blends and horror / Gothic-themed scents.

Black Phoenix has several literature-based fragrance lines, including The Last Unicorn, Alice in Wonderland, and the works of Neil Gaiman, and H.P. Lovecraft.

Last year saw the release of a line of scents based on classic role playing games.

They have over two decades of experience in the field, and all of their products are hand-blended in their laboratory. Black Phoenix does not test on animals.

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Fetish Fun Returns while Winter Recedes

March is a busy month! There are fabulous outfits to be made for Miss Rubber World, (mine included!) I'm doing a latex demo at TES; hosting a Miss Rubber World meet and greet lubricated shopping/cocktail party; presenting an award at the Hookies Ball; MC'ing the Miss Rubber World competion, (where I'll present a selection of The Baroness' unique creations); as well as searching for the perfect venue for my new rubber party starting in April!!

Wednesday, March 21st, New York City: I'm presenting The Joy of Latex at TES! I will escort you into the exciting world of latex—from fetish to fashion—through sensuality, bondage, pain, and play. Practical questions will be answered, including the proper way to slide into tight latex (hint it involves lube!), along with proper care, maintenance, repair of latex.

I will also bring an assortment of bizarre latex accoutrements—as well as some gorgeous fashion pieces—requiring both victims and models. This evening will have something for both novices and the true latex pervert! And I'm looking forward to seeing you all.

TES is located at 260 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor, NYC. Doors open at 7:30 pm; meetings begin at 8 pm. TES Members and Students $4, Reciprocal Group Members $6, Non-Members $10. Additional information at www.tes.org.

Friday, March 23rd, NYC: It's our Miss Rubber World meet and greet/ lubricated shopping cocktail party and sale!

You should already have your outfits planned and tickets purchased (on sale at my boutique) before then, but if not, come and mingle, drink champagne, nibble on snacks, socialize, and receive 20% off all in-stock latex, and up to 50% off already-discounted sale items! From 7-10pm at 530 B East 13th Street between Avenues A & B, New York City. (Plan your purchases at www.Baroness.com)

Friday March 23rd (right after my cocktail party), NYC: I'm rushing off to present the Best Fetish Escort award at The Hookies 2012 International Escort Awards held at the Roseland Ballroom, 239 West 52nd St.

Red Carpet 9pm, Awards 10pm. Additional information at www.thehookies.com.

Saturday, March 24th, NYC: Miss Rubber World 2012

This event gets better each year, the prizes are incredible, and the competition is fierce—both on and off stage—so you will need to dress to really impress (if you fail to plan ahead, be sure to take advantage of our lubricated shopping cocktail party and sale).

Once again I will be the MC for the evening and will also show a small collection of Baroness latex fashions. People travel for this event and it's great for latex people-watching!

Enjoy!

A Museum Exhibit of Burlesque Costumes

First, thank you to everyone who has pledged towards the exhibit of
burlesque costumes at The West End Museum. We're all very excited about
it. We're 1/3 of the way to our pledge goal and have 19 days left! If
you'd like to make a pledge, you can visit
http://www.kickstar ter.com/projects /bostonbabydolls /a-museum- exhibit-of- \
burlesque-costumes/ posts

Next, thank you to Angie Pontani <http://www.angiepon tani.com/> , the
perennial Miss Cyclone of Coney Island and the winner for The Burlesque
Hall of Fame Weekend in 2008. Angie has agreed to lend us the beautiful
ballet-inspired costume in which she won her title. Video of the
award-winning performance can be seen at http://youtu. be/4noetKYN5GY
If YOU have a historic burlesque costume -- especially on related to
Boston -- that you think would make a good addition to the exhibit,
please drop us a line. We haven't yet finalized all of the items for
the exhibit!

Embrace The Darkness II

Marc Silvestri (of Top Cow Comics) New Video Game Came Out called The Darkness II and it is getting Great Reviews!! http://www.embracethedarkness.com/index.html

Tom Leykis Show News

Tom Leykis Show News

  • Introducing: New Normal Studios. After looking at over 100 possible locations, New Normal Studios becomes a reality as Tom signs an agreement last Friday which he called "the greatest day of the two years of The New Normal." It will be the home to Gary & Dino, New Normal Rock, New Normal Music and the syndicated New Normal Music: The Radio Show, Pure Pop Hits, The Tom Leykis Show, and whatever else we dream up. It will be, technologically, state-of-the-art. Dry runs for our content will begin at New Normal Studios on or about March 1st. In addition to producing our own content, we will, on an hourly basis, be producing other people's content as well: commercials, voiceovers, infomercial, demos and the like, and we will be undercutting the prices charged by others. If you have production needs, or if local brick & mortar radio stations or production houses are milking you dry, now's the time to let us know by writing info@newnormalnetwork.com.

    "In addition to producing our own content, we will, on an hourly basis, be producing other people's content as well: commercials, voiceovers, infomercial, demos and the like, and we will be undercutting the prices charged by others."

  • First rack signing to christen New Normal Studios. Be a part of history. In March, following the completion of New Normal Studios, one lucky lady of legal age will be chosen to receive the first rack signing at our new home. If you or a delicious friend want your rack to be the first to be signed at New Normal Studios, please send us a delicious photo to tom@blowmeuptom.com. Be sure to include your contact information. Professionals as well as amateurs are encouraged!
  • Win a free weekend in Monterey. The Tasting Room with Tom Leykis is giving away a free weekend for two at the incredible Monterey Plaza Hotel on historic Cannery Row in Monterey, California.Would you like to take someone for a weekend at an amazing hotel and pay absolutely nothing to do it? All you have to do to enter is to sign up for Tom's free Tasting Room newsletter. Enter your email address here and you are entered. Winner will be chosen this Thursday, February 9th.

Here is a way to support The Tom Leykis Show without having to hear so many commercials! You buy from Amazon anyway. Support The Tom Leykis Show and The New Normal by clicking to buy from Amazon right here.

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Model Has Natural 20-inch Waist

Romanian model Ioana Spangenberg says she has natural 20-inch waist. When you see her thin middle in contrast to her 32-inch hips, it's no wonder tabloids like The Sun are referring to Spangenberg as "the human hourglass." The 30-year-old clocks in around 84 pounds, and says she was average size until her teen years. "When I was 13 my waist was around 15 inches. Someone could put their hands around it, their fingers would touch and they would still have extra room," she told the Sun.

See photos of the woman with the world's smallest waist ever

Spangenberg insists she's tried everything and cannot gain weight around her midsection. "No one seems to believe it, but every day I eat three big meals and I snack on chocolate and crisps all the time. I just have a small stomach. It's a bit like having a natural gastric band - if I eat too much, I feel sick," she told the Sun. "In Romania it is better to be overweight, because that means you are from a wealthy family...so while my friends were going out and dating, I was sitting at home with Mars bars wishing I could fatten up," she told the paper.

Read how celebrities maintain their svelte figures

Spangenberg gives new meaning to the term Spangenberg gives new meaning to the termAs women all too familiar with trickery like Photoshop and wearing three pairs of Spanx, It's hard for us to believe Spangenberg isn't wearing a corset under her clothing. The legendary Ethel Granger, whose 13-inch waist was documented as the smallest in history, only attained her size with the help of severely pinching corsets. But Spangenberg insists her size and shape are all-natural, and with the encouragement of her German husband Jan, she's turned to the modeling industry to flaunt her skeletal figure.

"Jan was the first person who saw me as beautiful and encouraged me to celebrate my body. He asked me to pose in some photos for him," she told the Sun. "He was so impressed he put them online and the response was amazing." Spangenberg admits she has struggled with her self-esteem and told the publication she still wishes she could pack on a few pounds. "I would still like to ga