All natural stone for keeping knife blades smooth and razor sharp for years to come.
Knife making in the Spanish town of Solsona dates back to the 16 th century and by its heyday in the 18 th century, this small town outside Barcelona had twenty four knife making workshops. The Pallarés family has been hand crafting knives and implements for the home since 1917 and is now the last functioning knifemaker in Solsona. Known for choosing quality materials and creating impeccably fine and sharp cutting edges, the now third generation owners still hand sharpen and stamp each piece using the traditional methods employed by Solsona artisans for hundreds of years. They recommend use of their natural rose sharpening stone to keep knife blades smooth and razor sharp for years to come.

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Home & Furniture

Artisan made kitchen shears for use with meat, vegetables, herbs, flowers and all manner of kitchen tasks. Weighty and solid and meant to last for generations. Hand stamped and crafted in Spain by the Pallarés family, third generation knifemakers in the town of Solsona.
Knife making in the Spanish town of Solsona dates back to the 16th century and by its heyday in the 18th century, this small town outside Barcelona had twenty four knife making workshops. The Pallarés family has been hand crafting knives and implements for the home since 1917 and is now the last functioning knifemaker in Solsona. Known for choosing quality materials and creating impeccably fine and sharp cutting edges, the now third generation owners still hand sharpen and stamp each piece using the traditional methods employed by Solsona artisans for hundreds of years.

Pallarés Solsona Professional 8" Kitchen Shears

Kitchen Shears

Sunlit Rose Salve is an allover healing balm created from handmade organic rose-petal infused jojoba oil and precious organic Bulgarian rose oil. The fresh, wild rose has been used for thousands of years to heal and scent the skin and our recipe is inspired by this ancient anti-aging curative. Use a small amount as a rejuvenating lip and face balm, a light and all natural perfume, makeup remover, to treat sun and windburn, eczema, psoriasis, and scars o r anywhere that skin is irritated or needs extra hydration.
The fresh, wild rose has been used for thousands of years to heal and scent the skin. The ancient Egyptians were known to boil whole roses to create balms that would protect their skin from the harsh and dry desert conditions. Aristocratic Roman women created rose petal poultices, believing the rose to be a powerful tool to combat aging. The Persians invented steam distillation to extract the precious oil for skin and medieval women treated their scars and scented their bodies with the luxurious rose water and oil. Rose oil is antiseptic, astringent, anti-inflammatory and cell rejuvenating. Our Sunlit Rose Salve is an all-natural and clean balm meant to be used allover to treat dry and chapped skin, sun and windburn, eczema, psoriasis, scars, age spots, wrinkles and sun damage. A wondrous and refreshing scent for the body, rose is also an intoxicating and aromatherapeutic perfume that has been shown to act as an antidepressant and to relieve nervous tension.

Use a small amount as a rejuvenating lip and face balm, a light and all natural perfume, makeup remover, to treat sun and windburn, eczema, psoriasis, and scars o r anywhere that skin is irritated or needs extra hydration.

Sunlit Rose Salve

Hair & Body

Sculptural bracelet hand sawn from a solid sheet of sterling silver, then filed, hammered, and formed with a dome in the center to fit comfortably around the wrist bone.
Another Feather was created by Portland-based Hannah Ferrara. The line is minimal, heirloom-quality jewelry that is often described as " jewelry for the non-jewelry wearer". The pieces are made to be worn every day, all day, with a focus on comfort, material, and the way in which the piece interacts with the body. Each design is handmade in the Another Feather studio in Portland and while she uses traditional metal smithing techniques and tools, Ferrara also focuses on the environmental impact of her work, choosing recycled metals from sustainable sources and low impact studio practices.

Another Feather Jacobson Cuff

Bracelets: Cuff

Made by a Southwestern group of Navajo farmers, soap makers, herb gatherers, medicine men and women, this rich, cold process bar is made with the oil of prickly pear, known to gently reduce redness and inflammation. Slow cured for a month, the pretty pink bars are traditionally crafted to create a softer and more lush bar with a generous lather.

Navajo Prickly Pear Soap Bar

Bath & Shower

A velvety and voluptuous, all natural and clean perfume oil handmade using an array of precious and potent aphrodisiacs. This bewitching fragrance is made with the pure essential oils of rose and sandalwood, hand blended with seductive, musky jasmine absolute, and finished with an undertone of vanilla absolute to warm and soften the fascinating aroma.

A Woman Is Fire

Made by a Southwestern group of Navajo farmers, soap makers, herb gatherers, medicine men and women, this rich, cold process bar is made with a blend of ancestral ground blue corn, sage, yucca, and other high-desert herbs, oils and wildflowers in a base of olive, coconut, and eco-palm oil. The deep blue is intensified by the addition of traditional juniper ash and the ground blue corn gives the bar a gentle exfoliating scrub. A deeply cleansing soap that is slow-cured for a month, these pretty blue bars double as a fantastic plastic-bottle-free shampoo.

Navajo Blue Corn Body And Hair Bar

Hair Care

Eco-friendly and vegan soy wax candle, hand blended in small batches in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. This uplifting scent has lively green floral notes and a warm, woody base with top notes of eucalyptus and ginger blended with an herbaceous brew of rosemary, sage, and patchouli, and finished with spicy undertones of cedar and amber.

100% Soy Wax
Lead-free Cotton Wick
3.5" tall with a 3.5" diameter.
8 oz. candle

Approximate burn time: up to 50 hours

Trim wick to 1/4” before lighting.
The first burn is the most important for your candle to burn evenly and last as long as possible. When first lighting your candle, allow it to burn for 3 hours so the wax melts across the full diameter of the jar.
Keep candle free of any foreign materials including matches and wick trimmings. Only burn the candle on a level, fire resistant surface.
Do not burn candle for more than 4 hours at a time.
Stop use when only 1/4” of wax remains.

Greenpoint Candle Company Rosemary, Sage, And Patchouli

Candles

Ethereal Glow is a rich botanical facial blend of cold pressed prickly pear seed and argan oils, immortelle, and wild carrot seed oil. Rich in antioxidants and essential fatty acids, this nourishing, hydrating skin refresher plumps the skin to reduce fine lines and wrinkles and restores a healthy, bright glow to the complexion.
Ethereal Glow is a rich botanical blend of:

100% virgin, cold-pressed, organic Prickly Pear seed oil from a women-owned and operated collective in Morocco. The prickly pear is known as "the miracle plant" because of its many medicinal uses throughout the centuries. Rich in protein, essential fatty acids, and vitamins E and K this precious, organic oil transforms the skin by refining and tightening pores, reducing redness and inflammation, brightening under the eyes, lightening dark spots, brightening skin tone and restoring skins elasticity.

100% pure, cold-pressed, organic Argan oil from a women-owned and operated collective in Morocco. Best known for keeping hair silky, shiny, and manageable, Argan oil is actually a multi-purpose wonder that is just as amazing for face. Rich in omega 6, 9, polyphenol, and vitamin E, Argan oil absorbs quickly, leaving skin soft and moisturized with a healthy glow.

100% pure organic immortelle from a family owned distillery farm in Provence, France. Also known as everlasting, Immortelle has a long history of medicinal and topical use. Once dried as an offering to the Greek gods, Immortelle has earned a reputation as healing and calming to sensitive or damaged skin. A restorative for skin damaged by free radicals, Immortelle can also help stimulate cellular regeneration, clarify the complexion and reduce redness, lighten age spots and discoloration, and prevent dryness.

Organic wild carrot seed oil is h igh in antioxidants, beta carotene, and Vitamins A, C and E and helps to promote skin's cell regeneration. A nourishing oil that can help to balance the skin, carrot seed oil is especially beneficial for dry, aging, and environmentally stressed skin.

Ethereal Glow

Skin Care

Damiana Aphrodisiac Lip and Skin Balm is a lusty and alluring infused salve of avocado oil, cinnamon, vanilla, and damiana, a stimulating Mexican folk herb traditionally used to increase sexual desire and stamina. A luxurious lip treatment, an aphrodisiac perfume, and a skin glow balm.

Damiana is a subtropical wild shrub with yellow flowers and fragrant leaves that has a long history of medicinal uses. Nearly 500 years ago, Spanish missionaries recorded that Mexican indigenous people were known to drink an aphrodisiac tea made with Damiana and sugar.

The Aztecs called the avocado ahuacuatl – the testicle tree – as the fruit hangs low and in pairs. It's said Spanish priests once forbade avocados because of their provocative, sensual form. But their distinctive growing patterns and sensual shape aside, avocados are full of beta carotene, magnesium, vitamin E (also known as the sex vitamin), and potassium – all nutrients to do the romancing body good.

Throughout history cinnamon has been valued for its medicinal benefits. Anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory, the delicate but complex spice can also aid the body as a natural aphrodisiac, with subtle warming effects and as a natural source of manganese, a nutrient essential to sexual health and the overall wellness of skin, bones, metabolism, sight, hearing, and the nervous system.

Delicate, silky vanilla has been prized for hundreds of years for its ability to increase arousal by soothing the central nervous system, easing emotional tension and reducing anxiety, and improving circulation.
Swipe this warm and sensuous balm on lips for softness and shine, use on the inner wrists, at the base of the throat, behind ear lobes, in the cleavage, or behind knees as a soft aphrodisiac perfume balm, or as a spot treatment anywhere skin needs a little love.

Damiana Aphrodisiac Lip And Skin Balm

An all natural, light and moisturizing, unscented sexual lubricant in a handblown glass bureau bottle with blown glass dropper.

The Gamine Of Greenwich Village Personal Lubricant

Hand lathed, walnut orb crafted by wood artisan Bruce Perlmutter. The walnut wood is from a fallen tree local to Perlmutter and has a deep, cocoa color with golden highlights and beautiful grain patterning. The orb is buffed to a soft luster and almost seems to have an ethereal golden glow in the light.

Bruce Perlmutter Hand Lathed Walnut Orb

Beauty products containing sake kasu, the leftover mash discarded when brewing sake, began to flourish when workers at a sake brewery in Japan began to notice that though their bodies and faces aged appropriately, something was causing their hands to stay smooth, clear and young looking. This effect was eventually attributed to their hands being in constant contact with the enzyme rich mash during the yeast fermentation process.
Sake Kasu facial soap containing fermented rice mash that is both anti-inflammatory and moisturizing and the soap has a light, reshreshing, yuzu citrus scent.

Sake Kasu Facial Soap

Cleanser

Hand carved, pure Teotihuacán obsidian tool for facial massage and distributing facial oils evenly, while increasing circulation and stimulating lymphatic drainage. The solid, deep black obsidian is mined communally in the Mexican state of Hidalgo and worked by hand in a workshop near the Pyramid of the Moon in Teotihuacán. A smooth, glass-like volcanic rock, obsidian has been a tool of healing for thousands of years and is said to counter fear, anxiety, and anger, and to clear negative energy from the psyche.

Pure Obsidian Face Massage Wand

A Kindred Black original – hand blown glass sex toy, with a beautifully crystal clear shaft, peppered with pleasure ridges in an ethereal pale lavender. A minimal piece of pleasure art.
Each piece is handmade and size and shape will slightly vary.

The Thistle

Beauty & Wellness

A large, piece of natural jade, cut to reveal its beautifully smooth, cool, deep green center. Place on a bedside table or as an ornament around the house to harness the energy associated with jade. For centuries the stone has been used as a talisman of good luck and to dispel negative energy and bring about increased self awareness. Also thought to bring calm to chaos, jade can be placed on a desk or in places of higher stress because some say stroking a piece of jade can help to soothe frayed nerves and bring about more peaceful respiration and cardiac rhythms.

Sliced Jade

Wellness

An intensive spot treatment for the delicate skin under the eyes – cucumber seed oil is high in oleic acid, which promotes skin repair, fights free radical damage caused by UV rays, and helps to seal moisture below the skin’s surface, and linoleic acid, which is anti-inflammatory and helps to stimulate cell regeneration. Cucumber Seed oil is also remarkably high in phytosterols, plant-derived compounds that have been shown to have a positive effect on collagen levels. Blended with organic green coffee bean, a potent antioxidant oil that reduces inflammation and increases blood flow around the eyes.

Cucumber And Green Coffee Under Eye Treatment

Eye Care

A Kindred Black original - natural onyx and 14k white gold stud earrings with a strung freshwater pearl drape. Drape can be worn to the front or the back.

Onyx Cloak Earrings

Earrings

A light-as-a-feather, translucent, matte finishing powder made with a combination of arrowroot, kaolin clay, and laboratory created mica (because of concerns over child labor, we use a natural mineral mica made in a lab rather than questionably mined mica). Use allover face after moisturizer and foundation for a smooth, glowing, matte finish with a hint of shimmer or as a highlighter for your natural bone structure.

Hypokrites

A Kindred Black original - natural malachite and 14k white gold stud earrings with a strung freshwater pearl drape. Drape can be worn to the front or the back.

Malachite Cloak Earrings

An intensely smooth and almost creamy stone, Howlite is considered a mineral of calm and tranquility. It can be used to soothe a troubled mind, reduce stress, or put on the bedside table for a peaceful and restful nights sleep. Believed to control rage and negative impulses, use Howlite to develop patience, tolerance, and a more positive outlook on life.

Sliced Howlite

An aromatherapeutic body tonic based on the distinctly American “Florida Water” created by NYC perfumer Robert I. Murray in 1808, The Fall of the Immortal is a magical aromatic perfume of voluptuously bright citrus, seductive lavender, exotic cinnamon, and powerful, sensual clove.
An aromatherapeutic body tonic based on the distinctly American “Florida Water” created by NYC perfumer Robert I. Murray in 1808, a product that exploded in popularity and became a drugstore staple by the early 1850’s. The name “Florida Water” was a reference to the mythical Fountain of Youth in what was known at the time as “la Florida”, the would-be state whose name translated to “the land of flowers”. An eau de cologne known for its light, citrus floral aroma, Florida Water was deemed by the morally stern Victorians as an acceptably neutral scent for both men and women. A popular cologne, aftershave, and perfume, Florida Water was also used to scent a bath, sheets, sachets, and corsages, and was sprayed into the air to cure headaches and prevent infection.
With easy to procure ingredients, similar aromatic recipes were incorporated into the practices of Witchcraft, Santeria, Voodoo, and Hoodoo and became imbued with magical and spiritual qualities. Associated with attracting love, ritualistic offerings, and cleansing and purification, the bright, sexless blend of the Victorians became exotic and spicy, with richly robust notes of voluptuously bright citrus, seductive lavender, exotic cinnamon, and powerful, sensual clove.

The Fall Of The Immortal Perfume Oil

Aphrodite's Arrow is an intoxicating natural aphrodisiac inspired by the goddess of love. Created with pure organic essential oils of seductive Bulgarian rose otto, Japanese ylang ylang, patchouli, and stimulating black pepper, a drop is all it takes to bewitch and seduce.

Aphrodite’s Arrow

Home Fragrance

Our pure Rhassoul Lava Clay from the Atlas Mountain region in Morocco is a natural mineral mask rich in silica, magnesium, iron, calcium, and potassium. This fine powdered clay has been used for centuries as soap, shampoo, a face and body mask, and to purify, detoxify, nourish, and cleanse the skin while tightening the pores.

Lava Detox Clay Mask

Packaging

Savannah Viper is an intensely nourishing lip treatment made with a clean and all natural blend of conditioning oils that fully penetrate the lips, leaving them protected, hydrated, and healthy, with a glossy sheen and a hint of crimson flush. Packaged plastic-free in a hand blown glass bottle with orb dropper, Savannah Viper is part of your daily skincare routine and should be applied morning and night to plump and hydrate a weather parched pout.

Some bottles may experience small amounts of separation. The lip oil is completely natural and we hand steep beetroot, hibiscus, rose petal, and alkanet root powders in the oil blend. A small amount dark plant matter may begin to settle at the bottom. Product can be used as is or gently swirled around to blend.

Savannah Viper Lip Oil

A spicy, aromatic and healing aphrodisiac oil made from a blend of hand distilled black frankincense and frankincense concentrate. Produced in the Sultanate of Oman, the oil is a slow artisanal hydro-distillation done in copper using hand hammered traditional European alembic pot stills, and the concentrate is made from the spent resin of the oil. The resin is dried, macerated in organic coconut oil producing a thick, fragrant oil with a high concentration of boswellic acid, an anti-inflammatory and agent of pain relief.

The Crossing Of The Sinai

A spicy, aphrodisiac oil with thousands of years of history, The Crossing of the Sinai is an aromatic perfume and skin treatment oil made from a blend of hand distilled black frankincense and frankincense concentrate. Produced in the Sultanate of Oman, the oil is a slow artisanal hydro-distillation done in copper using hand hammered traditional European alembic pot stills, and the concentrate is made from the spent resin of the oil. The resin is dried, macerated in organic coconut oil producing a thick, fragrant oil with notes of pine, the desert, and a hint of orange.

The Crossing Of The Sinai Mini

Tepezcohuite Healing Mask is a restorative mask made with detoxifying kaolin clay, moisturizing and healing tepezcohuite, and calming colloidal oatmeal. Tepezcohuite is the ground bark of a fern-like tree native to tropical regions of Brazil and Southern Mexico. The ancient Mayans used this miraculous ground botanical to treat burns because it is antimicrobial and antiseptic and helps to heal wounds and regenerate skin. Known for centuries as "the skin tree", tepezcohuite is known to be beneficial for acne, eczema, and skin inflammation. It is combined with kaolin clay to draw out impurities and organic colloidal oatmeal to further ease irritation and inflammation.

Tepezcohuite Healing Mask

Facial Masks

A precious, sophisticated tuberose fragrance in a limited edition hand blown perfume. A creamy and mellow floral, tuberose was believed by the Victorians to be so potently erotic that it could induce spontaneous orgasms in young, inexperienced women.

Dangerous Pleasures Perfume Oil

A bracing pure peppermint oil from one of the oldest family run peppermint farms in the US. Add a couple of drops into Organic Sonoran Jojoba Oil or Organic Cold Pressed Argan Oil for a refreshing body and massage oil. Packaged in a precious, reusable, hand blown glass bottle that is shipped wax and cork sealed.
Though it may not sound exciting at first glance, peppermint oil is one of our very favorite natural remedies and scents. Exceptionally useful and multi-purpose, this simple and refreshing oil is a one-stop shop for everything from stomach ailments to sexy time.

Thought to have originated in Northern Africa and the Mediterranean, peppermint shows up throughout history with a variety of medicinal, practical, and even somewhat scandalous uses. Ancient Egyptians used peppermint to calm stomach pains and freshen breath. In ancient Greece the philosopher Aristotle thought mint a potent aphrodisiac and warned Alexander the Great not to let his soldiers partake of any mint while on crusade. Monks in the middle ages used mint as a tooth polisher and by the 1700s mint was being used in Europe for everything from sores and venereal disease to colds and headaches. Still as thoroughly multi-purpose and useful (though not recommended for quite the same pool of ailments) peppermint oil is a fantastic tool to battle all manner of indisposition.

Peppermint oil is an antispasmodic and by reducing cramping of the colon and relaxing the muscles of the gut it can help alleviate all kinds of stomach upset including nausea, diarrhea, indigestion, bloating, and flatulence. A drop added to a glass of water is a refreshing way to take this remedy, and if that’s even too much for your ailing tummy, a strong whiff of this essential oil is purported to relieve nausea.

One of the easiest and most effective uses of peppermint is as a simple breath freshener. A little dab on the tongue instantly refreshes, kills bacteria, and perks up the inside of the mouth to quickly chill out burrito breath. If straight on the tongue is too strong for you, a natural mouthwash can be made by adding 1-2 drops of peppermint oil to 1/4 cup of fresh water and gargling with it.

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1-2 drops in Organic Sonoran Jojoba Oil is a natural muscle relaxant and can be worked into the skin to soothe tired and stressed muscles and relax the body and mind.

Less than 1 drop directly to erogenous zones can tingle and delight.

1-2 drops added to Organic Sonoran Jojoba Oil is an erotic massage oil because t he menthol aroma acts to snap our senses awake, helping us to be more aware of arousal and sexual stimulation.

1-2 drops in Organic Sonoran Jojoba Oil is a cooling and refreshing after workout or after sun body oil that also helps to repel mosquitos.

1-2 drops in Organic Cold Pressed Prickly Pear Seed Oil can be rubbed into temples during episodes of headache or migraine.