#005 Mechanic

The darkest and most pungent out of the line, followed by boxer (which I love lol). I do not mind this scent at all and really quite enjoy the dark and odd nature of the scent. Do I think it is unwearable? No, but definitely an occasional winter exclusive fragrance; and because of that I think the price alone is a bit expensive (retail). I get lots of tobacco and some muskiness, its an oddly addictive scent but misleading from the notes alone. I really enjoy this brand and think its pretty nice- highly reccomend trying them out! Rating: 7.5/10 Wearability: Semi-wearable Pricing: 5/10

This one is worth a sniff. While the other four initial fragrances from this house are all pretty accessible, Mechanic is bold and strange. It smells industrial, I'm getting motor oil, gasoline, machine fuel. I think it's very well composed... but I'm not sure I actually want to smell like this. It might be just a little too out there. In any case, it's interesting and I recommend checking it out if you have the chance, and if you like the avant-garde side of perfumery.

At first I didn't like it because of this urinal accord that seems to pair with the sour typa oil note, but after properly giving it an in depth smell, it instantly took me back to the memories of arriving in Verbier, Switzerland and hopping out the car whilst carrying rental ski boots across the cold and large basement. And that specifically brought me to like it- because i can associate it with something more country-ish and not like a car mechanic in the city (then I would just hate it)

Bought it because of the welding smoke note which I found very peculiar as it settled into a floral scent with a hint of animalic. Although, for some reason now I get an overwhelming sour, animalic and oily note that covers all the other beautiful characteristics that I used to get from it. Could be because I oversprayed it one night and my perception changed since then. This one is really challenging, yet so peculiar.

Despite the Boxer fragrance from this house being an impressive frag, this was a let down--it's still avant garde, but not in really the way I had hoped. I get heavy patchouli, but even heavier floral notes, particularly the violet as the patchouli is more of a supporting note. There is nothing 'industrial' about this IMO, probably just olfactory difference. I would even just go on record that this is just a violet fragrance that is being nudged in a petrol direction from the petitgrain and Iso E, but again, not as industrial as what others are claiming.