Industrial Sabotage

I have to describe this scent in two ways: how the actual components of the scent smell, and the impression that it gives. It smells like eucalyptus and mint, with something metallic or chemical just under the surface. It's a little hard to describe, but it's a herbal mix of the organic and the non-organic. The impression that it gives is that water is pooling on the floor of an abandoned factory, and that out of the former brownfield land, a beautiful garden is springing to life. (One more thing; I know what gunpowder smells like and it lacks the pungent kick of said gunpowder. It is, however, a nice, cool scent, tending towards masculine but relatively unisex.)

I bought the Curious Oddities pack and got this as a sample. Maybe I’m just unaccustomed to smelling perfumes minutely, but on me it smells like sugary, bitter almonds from afar. Right up close, though, I get the burnt plasticky smell. Fascinating! I like the notes I get. Reminds me of robots passing off as human, but that could be the nightmare I had the night before trying this. Fun to compare to Center of the Universe. Update: wore it to work and someone told me I smelled like a new doll.

I'm not sure about the gunpowder, but it does have a slight natural undertone i can't really place since the metallic notes cover it a lot. It's a little like patchouli with a tiny hint of menthol for the cold effect. It's like coming into a workshop that hasn't been used recently, chilly, and you catch a whiff of iron from the instruments. Got it as a blind buy, and i can't be happier with the result.

I’m not sure what I’m missing here. I really wanted to to like this one. But on me it smells like cabbage patch kids. And I don’t like kids or dolls. But if you’re down for some early 80s nostalgia, try it. It’s not bad just not for me and I don’t see how it’s listed as a male scent.

there’s something burnt and mineral. Wouldn’t be wrong to aim at something cool or herbal like fennel or licorice. not really getting gunpowder, more like just powder. On skin it’s sweet burning rubber.

This one was interesting. I loved it in the bottle. My first impression was of the back of a haunted house, where the smell of all the machinery, foggers, gravel, dust, rust, and sweat mingle. I was even getting hints of the kettle corn stand outside. But once it was on my skin... forgive me, I had to wash it off. It was so cloying. There's a powerful, almost medicinal sweet note there, maybe licorice root, or burnt sugar. It actually reminded me strongly of Fisherman's Friend cough drops. It's an intense scent that still lingers on my skin after washing. Very overwhelming, not for me though I normally love the smell of anise and licorice.

Smells like an ice cream machine malfuction. Yes, metallic and burnt, but I'm also getting something very sweet and sticky that's jamming it all up. Like aritificial chocolate syrup. It's quite nauseating.

Overheating Ice Cream Machine. Sickly sweet, and the dusty air that comes out of appliances. Do I like it? Nope. Do I keep going back to smell it? Yep. Is it exactly as described? Yep. It's incredibly interesting. Like many other Alkemia fragrances, there's a strange minty-ness to it.

I don’t know why this is labeled as male. It’s unisex because it’s atmospheric. It’s my favorite and I am not male. I wear it all the time. It’s true to its description. Wet rusty metal throwing sparks as it’s being sawed through, while a puddle of oil from the defunct machinery is nearby, slightly adding to the scent. This isn’t for everyone. I have an odd love for abandoned factories and the sound of grinding metal is my turn on, so this perfume is euphoric for me.

Smells exactly like the "burnt wires" listed in the notes— I looked up to see if my blender had overheated. This is to a perfume as a sound effect is to a symphony. It would be cool to try blending with something else, but I probably won't wear it on its own unless I want this very specific experience.

When the union's inspiration through the workers' blood shall run There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one For the Union makes us strong Solidarity forever Solidarity forever Solidarity forever For the Union makes us strong

Name : Industrial Sabotage Smell : Gunpowder I think I love this one.