Red For Filth

Red for Filth by Alaska is exquisite!!! When Alaska said that she had been working on this for 10 Years, you could tell just by smelling it that she had been. My first time I got a head rush which was crazy, but interesting. You immediately are hit with what I think is cocaine, and then this gasoline smell emerges with an almost cinnamon type of note and from there the cocaine and cinnamon take effect. Think of an herbal cinnamon, not cinnamon candy. Those two notes, at least on me, stay throughout the rest of the day I wear it. By the way, it is an insane compliment getter. Every time I wear this I get stopped at least once or twice. I was afraid of blind buying it, but I do not regret it. If you prefer sweet or gourmand fragrances, you may dislike this scent. If you like earthy, woody, or chypre aromatic fragrances, this is up your alley. Packaging: when I first opening the box, it broke in half and I docked a point for that because the packaging was cheap. The bottle: Simple and generic, but I am thankful more time was spent on juice than packaging. Scent: 1000/10: Unique, Different, Outstanding EDIT: Been wearing this scent since May, and I wouldn’t purchase it again. I get tired of the smell after a while. However, I get nothing but compliments on it.

Way to go Alaska! This is androgynous. This is like a well-manicured freshly-cut grass where the mower accidentally ran over basil in the garden. It smells like tea time at grandma’s house if your grandmother is extremely wealthy and modern feminist former attorney. it reminds me of the Boston Revere’s white tea scent that they have pumping into the vents and into the lobby. It’s perfect for an office. Cookout with friends. Or like me, I’m wearing this today and tomorrow at Pride weekend. Oh, also, this is not cloying and it’s not heavy, but it isn’t empty either. It’s very crisp. Great for summer but would work for all seasons honestly. Excellent 5/5

Dear Alaska, your makeup may be terrible, but your fragrance is a winner, baby. All of these intriguing notes come together to give me the impression of funky hyper-real florals to start, quickly fading into sweet black ink from a ballpoint pen with a touch of lilac and saliva. I am living. I'm not very experienced in niche fragrances, so to me this is totally unique and exciting. The creativity is apparent, but its still very wearable, fun, addictive and not overly conceptual or weird. Its just weird enough. I'm so jazzed that Red for Filth became a real product and that I own it!

In my opinion, this smells like one of those dirty sexy scents that some people enjoy. What I mean is that it has a similar style (not scent) to Salome by Papillon or Muscs Koublai Khan by Serge Lutens. So, if you like that type of perfume, I think you will like this one too. Of course, those scents can be polarizing and so will this one, so if you have the ability to sample it first, definitely do that. If you are judging this scent just b/c it's from a drag performer, then you really are missing out on an interesting fragrance.

This is one of the best smelling fragrances I own, it lasts for a long time and smells great into the drydown. Received lots of compliments on it at work, I sprayed it on my skin around 9 am and I could still smell it on my skin at 9 pm. My only complaint is that I wish the scent came in a larger size because I’m going to need to repurchase this one again in the near future