But Not Today

It has a unique accord that smells like getting uppercut with a mouthful of blood. As a fighter I vouch it's as accurate as it could be. The whole perfume smells like biting through a predatory animal's flesh and tasting its blood through the dirty animalic musk and smokiness of fur. The blood finally dries out and only tinge of metallics remain of it so that the animalic leather can show its full beauty. Beautiful leather made by castoreum animalics, styrax smokiness and defined by florals (spanish-esque). The texture of the leather is not a floral though (none of the usual iris, violet or saffron), the texture is an aroma-chemical (isobutyl quinoline) that is used in modern faux leather perfumes, but again for the use of three scent aspects of genuine leather it doesn't feel chemical at all. After another three hours the florals start to take over the spot light for yet another unique stage to finish this madness, I'm not the expert of the floral notes here to describe them more than the overall types and names so I'll leave it at that. To whom do I recommend? Are you crazy, are you bored with everyday life, does your food taste like ash or the grass seem grey? Do you secretly enjoy a good wound? (Or better yet openly adore one) did you think there's no perfume for you, weirdo? Well here it is. You gotta love animalic leather and metallic blood. I told you what it resembles in my mind, being the predator of a predatory animal! The bite, the feast and a nap in the garden afterwards. Who do I imagine wearing this? Someone crazy! In a dangerous intelligent way, a sophisticated brawler, two faced, inflicting pain and attending aftercare, a dominatrix/dom and an artist. In short: Marquis de Sade or Elizabeth Bathory. The accord pyramid according to my nose is simple: blood on top, animalic leather in the middle and florals deep in the base. It starts loud transits into next level each two~three hours while the projection lowers to moderate and then an inch above skin for the floral final act. Personal: I love it, there are many strange perfumes that are truly niche (appealing only to a small group of people) but this one is mine. It's not particularly well made, but the taste is what makes it unforgettable, it's the only blood available for a lifelong thirsty Dracula, of course it tastes delicious. My favorite from Unum, I don't wear it as much as "Io Non Ho Mani Che Mi Accarezzino il Volto", but I feel alive everytime I do. A big big big love.

Thoughts on a sampling... * Very linear, nothing wrong with that. * The scent reminds me of the candle and home decor isles at Marshall's and Home Goods stores. * With regards to the Hannibal theme it's a cheap second rate smell, not of the real McCoy. * Leans more towards Target rather than Neiman Marcus. * Smells like a mix of metal candle holders with faux paint jobs along with vanilla wax candles wrapped in plastic and tied with ribbon lace. * Reminds me of being inside a Hallmark Cards Gift shop. * Very nice bottle. * Smells metallic but not like blood. Rusty iron smells like blood but it's not present here. * Has a plastic vinyl Saran Wrap funk to it. * 2 1/2 hours and it's a skin scent. BUMMER because it leaves me wanting more. * Revisiting it after 48 hours and must say it is quite interesting in it's own peculiar way. * The film scene in question “But Not Today” does not take place in Italy but rather it takes place in the USA and is at the end of the film just before Hannibal (Anthony Hopkins) chops his hand off! * Upgrading it from "ok" to "like" and could easily become a "love" but still trying to gauge the poor longevity issue. *Tried it a half dozen times now and decided to upgrade to "love" it as a scent however it only projects for two hours tops! I get over 8 hours as a very weak skin scent. That sucks! ** Final thoughts. I really like this one a lot and want it so badly! And for $250./100ml from Lucky Scent I would be all over it, that's how good it is. But it needs to last longer!! So, sad to say I won't be getting this one. I am excited to say that I will be trying more of Filippo Sorcinelli's fragrances. *** Please make a version of "But Not Today" with better projecting power than just 2 hours if at all possible, please.

but not today revealed my previously undiscovered adoration for carnal, animalic fragrances. i smelt it and wore it for the first time a few months ago.. here are some words i wrote after that experience: it was the bottles [unum bottles] that immediately drew me in. but ‘but not today’ fucking blew my mind. i cannot stop thinking about it or smelling my wrists. it is so inhuman yet so human, so erotic, animalic, insidious, violent and INSANE.. unlike anything i have ever smelt before. it was absolutely shocking at first, so unnerving and intense; so much so that i initially thought i’d made a mistake by spraying it onto myself. the smell was so viscerally strong that it made me feel mildly nauseous and claustrophobic, even though i was walking outside in extremely windy weather. i was wrapped in a sickening veil and couldn’t escape it. but the more it settled into my skin, the more it revealed it’s complexity.. transforming into something that i now find so primal and arousing. i was literally running around college asking everyone to smell me because i couldn’t control my excitement. i feel it has unearthed a hidden part of me. it has done something to me anyway jesus christ. now, it’s not *as* shocking to me. i bought 2 tester vials of it shortly after that so i’ve worn it a lot and got to know it better. it really is immense for the first half hour, and it’s not something i’d casually wear everyday but as i said before, once it settles down its true beauty unravels. spicy, smokey and meaty. human & wild animal body odors, rusting metal, dried blood and a streak of carnation. so sinister yet seductive. thank you but not today and the perfume boutique owner for opening me up to the world of filippo sorcinelli.

წარმოიდგინეთ: ხის ტუალეტში ჩაცუცქული ყოფნა სოფელში. ცხელა და ბუზი დაბზუილებს. ჭუჭრუტანიდან მინდვრის ბალახების (მათ შორის აბზინდა და ანგელოზა) სუნი მოაქვს ნიავს, შესაძლოა ტყეც იყოს ახლოს. ქვევიდან - ფეკალიების და მენსტრუალური სისხლის სუნი. ახლა ესეც წარმოიდგინეთ: ბორჯომში წაგიყვანეს მშობლებმა და ფისის კევი გიყიდეს. პარკში მიაბიჯებ ისე, რომ ცდილობ, ხაზებს ფეხი არ დაადგა. გული გიწვრილდება ასე სიარულით, მაგრამ შენები ნელა დადიან და შენც ვერ ივლი ისე რომ გადაუსწრო. ესეც წარმოიდგინეთ: 1870-იანი წლებია, შობის მარხვა, შუა ზამთარი. თქვენ, სოფლის მეფუნდუკეს, გიწევთ სასწაფოდ გაემგზავროთ მეზობელ მემამულესთან, ტყის შესყიდვის საქმეზე მოსალაპარაკებლად. ათ გრადუს ყინვაში მაინც დაავალეთ მოჯამაგირეს, ცხენი შეება მარხილში. გზაში ამინდი გაუარესდა, ქარბუქში მოყევით და დაიკარგეთ. ჯერ არ იცით, მაგრამ ხვალ ნაშუადღევს თქვენს მოჯამაგირეს ნამქერიდან ამოთხრიან გლეხები ნიჩბებით, გზიდან სამოცი ადლისა და სოფლიდან ნახევარი ვერსის დაშორებით; თქვენ კი ვეღარასოდეს გიპოვნიან. ამ მომენტში, ზურგით კოფოს რომ ხართ მიყრდნობილი და ქურქში გახვეული გაჰყურებთ ტყეს, ცუდი გრძნობა სულაც არ გეუფლებათ. უცნაურ სიმშვიდეს ჰყავხართ შეპყრობილი. რატომღაც, ახლა მხოლოდ იმაზე გეფიქრებათ, ბავშვობაში ეკლესიაში რომ დაჰყავდით მშობლებს დღეობებზე. ქარის ზუილი ისმის. რაღაცის გახსენებას ცდილობთ. ვერ შეამჩნიეთ, მაგრამ ბოლო საათია აღარ გცივათ. 5/5 if i wasnt unemployed i would love to wear this to the office !!!

finally got around to trying this on skin. up front, immediately after spraying, it is cinnamonny nail polish. that quickly goes away, carnation and animalics taking center stage, something vaguely gourmand and doughy fluttering around the edges of the scent. there is nothing metallic or sharp or unpleasant or gross about this, apart from the direct opening being very chemical. christ this is sexy! very wearable. it smells like my grandpa. or my dad. still very sexy, tho, dunno what the implications of that might be for me... anyway, yeah. clean and dirty at the same time. stuffy and leathery and fuzzy, furry. very dry-warm-spicy... theres something cinnamony going on here! might be worth mentioning i bought a sample of this (partially because of the scent profile, yes, but mainly-) because the silence of the lambs is my favorite movie ever, and i secretly wish to marry anthony hopkins' hannibal. so i might be a little biased. this might smell like old man to you. but to me it is clean, masculine, fuzzy, warm and sexy. but not so masculine that only a man could rock this, definitely unisex. or right, forgot to mention. cigs! smells like someone who smokes a looooot of ciggarettes. surprisingly very powdery-floral. so good. im in love. smells like old carpet flooring, a little, as well.

While my first impression of this fragrance was conflicted and confused, I found myself coming back again and again to my sample of _but not today_. It is the first fragrance to make my heart race from the adrenaline alone of its grotesque first impression. The combination of blood and metal reminds me of an autopsy table and the threat of something yet to decompose... and I couldn't stop smelling my wrist to see what it would tell me next. In a word, I find it carnal - bloody, erotic, and sets the mind spinning. The emergent floral notes (arriving about 30 minutes in) are tasteful and beautiful, but one is never quite allowed to forget its clear tone of murder and morbidity. However, in its "drying" breath, I noticed that the sweetness from before had transformed into something I can only describe as spiced honey. Like baking? Definitely warmer, and tranquil enough to calm the otherwise erratic beast that sorcinelli has created. It fits the duality of Dr. Lecter shockingly well. Personally, I love it. I just received the bottle in the mail. Is it for everyone? Probably not. Though, every time I wear _but not today_, I discover something new within its composition. Positively Baffling.

What could I say to filippo sorcinelli if not that he is a magician perfumer?but today it does not start to repel me ... smell of enamel paint and nothing else ... some metallic notes ... musty smell ...But no ... it can not end here I say ...In fact ... I continue ... and after about an hour ... the blood notes become lighter but softer ... with a background that is almost annoying in the paint but which you can not do without ( as well as Clarissa seems can not do without Hannibal Lecter) ... and feel that it will change for the better and it does ... not immediately, but it does ... the animal notes and the castoreum emerge in particular throughout the their strength ... and then the lily again ... opens the way to a wonderful floral scent. .. and it does not end here ... even if it is not listed as a note ... after 6 hours the perfume still evolves (and is already 4 total changes) in a splendid and simple incense. a majestic perfume. incredible show. price a bit high. but it deserves all the money. grande filippo.10 / 10 You shocked me again after I have no hands caressing my face and the new violon basse Only applause and bowing. Performance excellent.

What an interesting perfume. From a strictly perfumery point of view, I think this is rather successful in what it sets out to do. As someone who works in a the medical field, I'm very familiar with the smell of blood and I do certain smell it in the back here. It's buried in the back of the greenness of galbanum and angelica but it's there. It's rather animalic too (styrax?) and kinda smoky (calamus, most likely). The man is definitely quite a character but a lot of the stuff I've tried I really enjoy. This one I thought I couldn't wear honestly but it's not bad at all, you just have to be ready for a very green and herbal scent with metallic overtones. It doesn't last that long but it's very volatile and airy, I can smell it in the air for a few hours when I move around. Spring is the season for it I would say, because of the greenness and herbal elements. Because the muskiness is very "furry", I just can picture a werewolf with this fragrance. A lot more than the Hannibal Lecter reference, to be honest. Fur, blood and greenness. Still surprisingly wearable if you're into unconventional fragrances (which I am).

And the killing begins. The start is terrifying just like a fatal blow. A sharp smell and a lot of mixed emotions, from disgust to intolerance. After a while, the horror subsides, I imagine the floor full of blood, the heating in the apartment is very high, the smell of blood slowly evaporates and is no longer so sharp, but a soft smell. A bit animalistic, a bit erotic, in fact, all in all, I would say somewhat carnivorous. Drydown becomes interesting, acceptable, wearable but very special, by no means for everyone. I wanted to try it, knowing it was a monster, but I didn't think I would end up liking it. Not for sensitive people.😉 **After 6 hours the smell changed completely, very pleasant, very acceptable, but it was a rollercoaster ride from hell to something really nice. So good, I love it.

Love, love, love this. Was attracted by the name and origin story. Definitely a perfume that would earn the fixation of a murderous psychiatrist. The opening metallic tang is super sharp and almost offensive. Like citrus juice spurting into an open eye. Reminds me of walking into a freshly sanitized surgical suite. Antiseptic and chemical. This jarring note rather quickly swirls into the florals and castoreum to become something warm and delicious. Musky and earthy. But still strange with the funerary white florals, and leather, and the remaining hint of disinfectant. Makes me smell like someone who arranges flowers and requires regular medical treatment. Someone with fresh but professionally cleaned wounds. Haven't smelled anything quite like it. Full bottle worthy.

This is 10/10. I came expecting blood,metal and reading here i've seen people mention meat... To me this gives off a smell of a metal sparkles while its getting cut. I can sense why people mention blood since it gives off the smell of sweet dried blood but not in a bad way. I see no resemblences to the meat or anything close to it. Projection wise its amazing with great sillage lasts 12h plus on a skin. Personally it is very wearable, very floral especially in the drydown, you get some old school fougere vibes from it. To me this is the second best perfume I've ever tried. To me this gives off so much comfort that i cannot compare it to any other perfume. Give it a chance it is not a blind buy but definetly worth checking out.

I got this from scent-split and let me tell you, I’m absolutely in LOVE with this cologne/perfume. It smells sinister and threatening but also sexy in a weird way. It lasts for a good while (almost 12 hours) and is pretty strong, so a little goes a long way with this. In regards to the supposed scent of blood, I can smell it but its not as pungent as I was made to believe, I mostly smell floral notes, leather, burnt rubber, maybe some dirt, and maybe iodine. I could 100% see how this is based on Hannibal Lecter, 100%. If there was a way for me to smell it for the first time again, I would, literally I can’t get tired of this cologne and it’s gonna be my new thing from now on.

I first treid this fragrance in a very hot summer weather and all i could smell back then was very sharp cayenne pepper and i disliked it a lot I'm trying it again today in a more cold environment and i still get this subtle spiciness that reminds me of cayenne but it's not as overpowering and overwhelming as it was back then The opening to me is very unique and i find it quite hard to interpret especially in pointing out which notes i smell As it starts to dry it becomes very aromatic and a bit spicy with sweet nuances There are hints of animalic notes deep in the base, but it is by no means a smell of blood or raw flesh (way too aromtic to be the smell of blood)

Blind testing BUT NOT TODAY was a real treat! At first nose it gives off a clean like quality that reminded me a little of bleach and aldehydes, similar to spraying cleaning chemicals from a can of compressed air. This is almost dirty water like, the castoreum note is there which gives it a woody, watery like quality. The lily is definitely a prominent note in my nose and it gives off a rotten flower vibe that last quite a while. I adore this fragrance, it's unique and challenging and I must test this out all day soon. The sillage is soft and kind and the longevity could be a bit longer! I wore this outside during a hot day in Scotland and it was wonderful.

I had a WAYYY different expectation for But Not Today. After reading other reviews I understood that it was inspired by Silence of the Lambs and was supposed to smell like blood. Straight out of the sampler, it smells like an extremely sexy cologne. I don't get the blood, it also doesn't smell unisex but distinctly male. Very refined, this scent is methodical like Hannibal Lector. It has the best balance of a brighter floral tone and dark, musky other side. If you've smelled Avignon, this is it's older, career politician brother. If I had a boyfriend I'd buy him this scent easily. It's beautiful but I don't get the blood or fear.

Absolutely amazing elegant, nonchalant and heavy fragrance. I can easily imagine wearing them for a suit, as well as for a avantgarde/alternative outfit. I smell a lot of smoke, dark flowers, metal and leather mixed with some animalistic note. For me, such combinations are very dignified, the scent is rather warm-heavy than metallic-cold. Also, at some point it reminds me construction site smell/smell of renovation, but in a good way. Really interesting fragrance, kind-off reminds me of more "delicate" version of Bulls Blood (2nd version). In some way. Wish i can buy whole bottle of them, but they are kinda to expensive for me.

This is a very interesting fragrance. I see that many reviewers deem it not wearable. I disagree. It's a cold, bitter, musky, and somewhat smoky scent, quietly and elegantly threatening. There is a certain oily (? or maybe resinous) quality to it. The metallic note does not necessarily remind me of blood, there are scents with much more prominent and realistic blood note. Sure, this is not an office scent, nor it is for the faint of heart. It demands certain gravitas from the wearer, you need to match this scent's energy.

This is a divine art, repulsive yet sultry, I truly find this a sexy fragrance, animalic, wild, Frivolous erotic, its dark and puts teeth on edge with bloody chemical notes that smell like the sloppy clean up of a murder scene, then followed by spicy smoky animalic florals on the dry down. A sinister metallic blood like scent wet and spicy, sickening and seductive. My personal favourite in my collection, a real art piece!

i really don't get any of the 'meatiness' that anyone is talking about nor am i unsettled by it. it honestly opens up at first smelling like a lush - SUPER herbacious and bright and warm. the dry down is slightly more masculine and the lavender pushes out in front a lot more. ultimately feels more like something hannibal nbc would wear over SOTL hannibal.

Smells like walking into a very old dusty incense shop haha. Im not very good at picking out scents in perfume, but I loved the more earthy/spiced scents. I dont really understand the negative reviews or those saying it smells like meat. Just smells old and herbal. Either way definitely try a sample, 9.7/10. <|:0)