Today’s giveaway is something a little different: we have a full line of the perfume oil blends from the Phoenix Steamworks collection by geek-beloved perfume makers Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab. Phoenix Steamworks is a series of eleven scents designed to represent the steampunker within us even when we’re in jeans and a t-shirt.
The crucial question, of course, is whether you want to smell more like an Antikythera Mechanism or The Obsidian Widow? Luckily, you now have S. J. Chambers’ guide to the series to help you out with that decision.
Here’s how it’s going to work: the series will be split between five lucky winners: the first winner chosen on tor.com gets three bottles of their choice, the first winner on Twitter gets two, the first winner on Facebook gets two, and then the next two winners on Tor.com get two each. Which means that, while you can only enter once here, you can enter twice more on Twitter on Facebook to triple your chances. Once the contest ends, we’ll contact each of the winners and get them to pick their favorites in turn.
Good luck, and don’t forget to take a spin by the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab website and covet their lovely wares.
The Official Rules: To enter, leave one comment on this post—duplicates won’t count—by Thursday, October 28, leave a comment in Facebook, or reply on Twitter. The 5 winners will be chosen randomly. Please check your email on October 28th and 29th; if we don’t hear back from the winner in 24 hours, another winner will be chosen.
This looks awesome! I’m going to go with The Obsidian Widow. Hope I win!!
This sounds (and smells) interesting :D
My wife would be quite interested in this….
I am intrigued! (As much by that spider illustration as anything else.)
yes please.
This would be awesome!
Well-greased cogs and steam-driven cam pistons here I come!
Steampunk branded perfume? Seems a little jump-the-shark-ish, but i’m willing to give it the benefit of the doubt.
Oooh I’ll be hoping to win for their Violet Ray. Off to FB and Twitter now :D
I wonder how the wife would smell steampunky?
Amazing concepts and scent combos, whether you care if they are steampunk or not :)
Ha, I’m such a sucker for anything steampunk…
Nice one!
Nifty idea! They sound great!
Oh, how fun! I love these contests, and I’d love to smell the perfumes.
I am intrigued.
This sounds fun and useful.
reading the descriptions at Black Phoenix is like perusing a menu in Tantalus. impossible to decide, imperative to try at LEAST one…
I love BPAL! Count me in!
I love BPAL! It would be so cool to get some for free.
Once the misted cologne had dried
A manly smell infused my hide
Dark, musky, intense
With a hint of incense
And a sizeable dose of low tide.
I probably would have missed this collection if it hadn’t been mentioned here.
Lets do this. Never can have enough scents.
I’d love the idea of these products! So cool!
I can think of someone who would love this.
An interesting idea. Sign me up.
Sign me up!
pick me. so my life can smell better
Obsidian Widow smells amazing on me! (I’m a big fan of Follow Me, Boy, too, but it’s not in the Steampunk collection. *smile*)
I love the artwork, too.
I love you.
Commenting.
wow! These both sound like they would smell wonderful! I’m in!
Jase
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Well, if these arent some lovely gifts.
Commenting… Very nice.
Phoenix Steamworks is just lovely!
Sign me up! I love BPAL and Tor books so this’ll be amazing.
Easy: Obsidian Widow! It sounds gorgeous to me…
would love to have some lovely new fragrances!
I adore Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, and this is an amazing production. Plus, wau, talk about obscure archeological history making its way to the lands of perfume…Win or not, I may *have* to find out what their Antikythera Mechanism oil smells like!
The Coil and Smokestack sound lovely. I’ve been a BPAL fan for over five years, and I can’t wait to smell Beth and Brian’s take on steampunk.
Hmm….how easy. HAVE A COMMENT.
I love BPAL and I love Steampunk and I love Science fiction! All win!!
Awesome ! I would love to win some of their great fragrances !
It would be fantastic to win something like this. Surely a treasured item. :)
How exciting! I love BPAL!
An intriguing line of scents, most especially Smokestack.
I have not tried any scents yet..this would be an excellent way to get started.
Wow, this is fantastic! Good luck to everyone else!
Oh goodness! Decisions, decisions. BPAL’s oils are always good and to have a whole line devoted to steampunk…! Double plus awesome!
*raises hand feverishly* Count me in for Antikythera Mechanism! I absolutly LOVE BPAL!
This would be incredibly fantastic! I’ve been lusting after this line for a while :D
I’d love to sniff these! Thanks for feeding my BPAL addiction.
I would have to go for the Antikythera Mechanism. The other sounds far too busy, with a lot of clutter in there. Too femme, too fussy.
I think my daughter will like this.
I adore Aelopile. Such a fantastic winter scent!
Oh, this does sound like fun! Grats for the person who wins it :)
I need to test more of the Steamworks scents, count me in. :)
Hooah! Got to meet the lovely BPAL peeps at the comicon & it was so hard to walk away from their table without buying everything. Delightful & original scents that also support comics- what more could you ask for?
have been wanting to delve into several scents in this line, but others and a limited budget have prevented such indulgances.
Uho, delicious smells!
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab helped me discover Tor. And Tor now has a Steampunk themed contest featuring Black Pheonix Alchemy Lab. Pure love!
Ohhh! I’m in!!!! Here’s hoping! :)
Please pick me. :)
comment comment comment, is that three entries
Ooooh, please?
Woo, this looks awesome. I love BPAL
Count me in!
I’ve so been lemming after The Coil and Violet Ray!
Mmmm, more BPAL. Yay, enabling!
Galvanic Goggles for the boy! (and hopefully FTW!)
awesome! They both sound lovely – and I may just have to order the Violet Ray. I {heart} bpal. :)
Steampunk goodness from BPAL…what could be better?!
I love BPAL, and a Steampunk theme sounds fantastic! Can’t wait to see who the winners are!
BPAL is made of pure win!
I love BPAL! Obsidian Widow is great!
Oooh I’ve been DYING to try BPAL scents. Perhaps Black Widow would be appropriate…
Mmm. I have the Coil and love it, but I’d love to try more. (What BPAL wouldn’t I love to try?)
The descriptions! I’d probably have to go eenie, meanie, miney, mo to choose if I won. Or throw steam-powered darts at a dartboard.
Those scents all have fabulous names.
I HAVE to enter BPAL contests. :) I haven’t tried anything out of that collection yet, so this would be an awesome opportunity!
what a fantastic giveaway! I would like to be considered, please.
Exquisite art in perfume form is BPAL.
Steamtastic
A BPAL contest? Count me in!
I love BPAL! Definitely count me in :D
The thick scent of pitch oil from the depths of the smokestack would suit me quite nicely.
I would like some steampunk stink, please.
Me too!
Ohh…those sound lovely.
Ooooh, me me me me me!!! Soooooo need the Antikythera Mechanism….
My friend and i were gonna be steampunk fo halloween…since we can only afford it once a year.
Yes please!
Ooooo, I would love to try some of those scents. Thank you for the opportunity!
Robotic Scarab smells AWESOME on me. I’ve wanted to try the others, too.
Ooh, I’ve been staving off the urge to buy BPAL instead of food for ages. Count me in!
I adore Black Phoenix. Adore them. Would be glad to have any of their amazing scents. mmmmm :-)
I’m an electrical engineer, so I’d love Coil and some of the other “oily” scents!
Awesome!
Oh, this sounds fascinating.
Oh yes please!
Consider me commented (hehe) :D
Love that collection! I think I already know which ones I’d get too.
Cool!
I would be delighted to win this!
I would like topnotes of adventure and danger governed by an overall bouquet of industrial progress, please.
Definitely will comment for some BPAL Steamworks scents!!!
This is so exciting~
Sign me up. I’ve also been meaning to order the Neverwhere scents, so maybe this will inspire me to go make the order.
I’ve just discovered BPAL, and I’m in love with them! I’d love to win.
Would love to win these. :D Official entry go!
(Violet Ray is the most amazing Steamworks scent. :D )
BPAL giveaway? I’m in. One entry, please!
As a long-time BPAL fan, I’d love to win this and FINALLY get a bottle of Violet Ray!
Antikythera Mechanism seems to fit me :D
(My internet has been messing up for the last day or two, so I’m not sure whether this has already posted or not. My computer claims “not,” so please don’t count this as a duplicate if I accidentally posted twice!)
I’d love to have some of those BPAL perfumes! =)
Oh, I totally need to feed my BPAL addiction. ;D
Cool!
Ooh, how tempting!
Me, me, me!
Sign me up! I need a bottle of Robotic Scarab!
I love several of these scents, especially The Antikythera Mechanism!
Sounds yummy!! Me too!!
PICK ME!
POSTED! I sure hope I win!
cool idea
Oooo yes! Signing up for this.
I love BPAL!
Shiny!
Please? ;-)
this sounds awesome
Please sign me up. This would be a wonderful thing to win!
Hello, and yes please! Enter me for the smelly goodness.
Oh, me please~?
what a great contest
Interesting.
BPAL is a swell company!
Love steampunk, LOVE scents. Awesome contest. :3
The articles never seem to mention my favourite of the series – No.93 Engine! But I’ve had the chance to sniff a number of them, and it’s a very interesting collection all around.
Oh yes please – Robotic Scarab and Smokestack both sound fantastic :)
great giveaway – thanks for the chance
Sign me up!
I love BPAL and steampunk. Fun!
Do they carry scents based on American Gods, or is that somebody else? Either way, I’m sure they will have something I’m interested in.
Whenever I wear ‘Antikythera Mechanism’ I feel like my dirigible is invincible.
Eh, why not!
And who doesn’t like to smell all steampunky when wearing jeans and a t-shirt? :) Sounds delicious.
Tor just has some of the best giveaways! BPAL Steampunk line? Yesh please!
Me please!!!
Yes please! :)
I have Antikythera Mechanism; it’s nice ;). I’d love to try more of the series.
Mm. I’m awfully fond of Smokestack.
Oooh, count me in!
Antikythera ftw. I hate spiders
Enter me, please!
Pick me!
Too awesome to pass up.
Interesting. Count me in!
Sounds cool!!
This sounds awesome, and I bet my girl would love some of these scents.
Oh My! I went to the site and already picked out my choices!
Yay for bpal!
Blah blah blah, BPAL emergency, blah.
What a great idea for a contest. I already have imps of some of these creeping around. Would love to have some bottles.
Awesome. Good luck all.
I love BPAL! Fingers crossed…
Oooh – pick me!
I love BPAL! I just placed an order today for some of their Halloween scents.
Pick me!
Oh, yes! I’d love to get out to one of their full moon gatherings.
Smokestack sounds intriguing, definitely one I want to check out
Galvanic Goggles, because the girl likes it on me
What a fabulous giveaway! I can’t think of much better than BPAL goodies, please include me! Thanks!
D’oh, not intended as a duplicate (136), but now I’ve signed up for the community.
This would be AWESOME if I’ve the luck to be one of the five. Huge group of friends and I are doing Steampunk Peter Pan for Halloween. One friend and I are dressin’ up as the Crocodile.
Excited!
eee! BPAL!
me! oooh, me me me!
Please?
I nearly scorched my derriere by way of toppling off my steam-powered velocipede! Excelsior contest! The winner shall be afflicted with glee! Even more if it’s me!
Sweet.
Any of the scents sound intriguing to me but it’s really the artwork that makes me drool!
This is me commenting, hoping to win.
*fingers crossed*
I hope to see one of those up close.
Yum yum… fingers crossed!
I have an imp of Obsidian Widow and it’s wonderful. How nice that you are giving these away!
This would be wonderful.
Must be Antikythera Mechanism
Of those two, I’d try Antikythera Mechanism. Intriguing.
Black Phoenix rocks :)
Wish me luck!
Want!
excitement abounds!
and here’s my entry!
How nice!
Oh, nice sounding smellies! *wants*
My daughter would love it!
Please enter me.
YAY! BPAL!
Yes, please add me to the contest. :)
I’m such a sucker for BPAL…
This is a most fabulous idea!
I want to smell better! Pick me!
An excellent giveaway – thank you!
Pure Awesomeness!
Me! Me! I love BPAL anyway, but had no idea they were doing steampunk fragrances.
I want to stink pretty too!
oooh! sounds so cool! hope I win. :)
Moar BPALz!
Interesting
I’ve only really started getting into steampunk last year. The more I read of the genre, the more I love it!
reindeer flotilla
please!
please!
Very shiney.
I love BPAL and would love to win this contest!
Yay!
Count me in!
Loving thesound of Obsidian Widow, the idea of pinot noir and night jasmine sounds like an amazing evening filled with delicious vampy delights })
Looks cool.
Oh to feel Steampunk and BPAL getting it on with the chemistry in my skin…
Yes please!
Oh, I *heart* BPAL very much.
Yay! I’ve admired their scent-names, but haven’t bought before
I adore BPAL! I would love to win.
Yes, please!
What could be better than free perfume and reading books! Score! I’m so unlucky these past few years…maybe I will win this? :)
Would love to win!
I want the spider.
Trying to stop drooling long enough to type! Do want, wow.
as usual, cool beans, but i shan’t win if I don’t try.
I have a very, very modest BPAL collection. I’d love to expand it a little!
Awesome , Count me in !
Like they say, you can’t win if you don’t enter! I am sad that
The Obsidian Widow didn’t work so well on Chambers – it is one of the scents I wanted to try the most. Then again, I tend to like the scents no one else does, so we shall see. X3 Good luck to everyone!
this has my interest, i’m always up for trying new things
What a fascinating contest! Here’s hoping!
Yay! Exciting!
I like presents!
We need Sniff Over IP… Hope to win
Here’s to hoping
Me three. (or 234)
Signing up, up, up, and away!
I loooove BPAL, and their Steamworks blends showcase the good smelling side of steampunk!
BPAL’s steampunk line as long interested me. I am definitely hopeful.
I am probably too late but here is my entry.
Ahh the sweet smells