School

one of the most photorealistic fragrances i’ve encountered... i can see why it’s so polarizing / why some find it repulsive haha it’s so beyond strange; this might be a niche reference but it totally reminds me of the student store that we took turns working at in grade school — erasers, pencils, notepads, plastic, in an old cedar cabinet crudely painted with a jungle mural in house paint. this even captures the scent of the kids i remember working alongside (rain soaked jackets, tennis shoes, some kind of mustiness lol (i’d probably attribute to the moss)), down to the smell of the stale coffee wafting from the teacher’s lounge i could seriously go on and on about different scenes that this reminds me of but i’ll spare even more verbosity <3 very nostalgic in a sincere and unromantic way, it’s kind of disgusting but i’m so addicted to it. definitely a warts and all kind of memory frag

This was the first time I could really understand why people like fragrance. I could not relate to reviews that described an image/setting and were able to pick out individual notes until I smelled this. The rubber, pencil shavings, and ozone come through first. The drydown is an amazing coffee and paper smell (and still pencil shavings). I could not stop smelling my wrist and all I could see was the clearest image of an empty, unlit classroom on a rainy day with the windows cracked and the trees outside. I can smell rained-on corridors and desks. The drydown makes me think of coming inside from the rain with the warmer, more comforting coffee and paper smells. It made me want to start dressing like a tired, middle-aged, divorced teacher who's a softie underneath it all and wearing this daily.

Opens with photorealistic rubber eraser and pencil shavings. Warms up to steam from a dark roast coffee and resins. The dry down to me is coffee, resin, and concrete. This is a very unusual and industrial perfume, and I can’t be happier with it. The opening may be challenging for many, but once it dries down I think it’s one of the more comforting and nostalgic perfumes I’ve smelled.

Sounded very interesting. The only way to sample it thou was to buy a full bottle. So I blindly did and here is what happened... Thoughts of a full bottle... * I do get the concrete at the beginning. * Then it’s Rubber hose on the nose. * Or better yet, up the nose. * It most definitely is a pencil eraser rubber. * That being said, pencil eraser is the predominant smell for the entire duration. * And that would be a good 7 to 8 hours. * After it settles, pencil sharpener shavings tame the rubber a tiny bit. * All in all it’s pure Rubber Eraser. * The Pencil shavings and eraser are so vivid. * Reminds me of a studio with old school architect drafting tables before CAD (Computer Automated Design). * It is definitely a strange one. * I like it. I like it a lot but... * I can only wear it for myself. * The indulgence is all mine. ** Final thought... Good for long automobile drives or chilling in a zone state of mind.

I randomly got a sample of this fragrance and while there’s many negative reviews on this fragrance; I rather quite like it. Essentially notes of pencil shavings, fresh open paper, brand new rubber erasers and some kind of mineral dusty note. I picture an older gentleman wearing this while sitting in an old dusty bookstore or a college professor lecturing on Philosophy. Is this for everyone? No. I’d definitely wear it however. That’s the wonderful thing about niche. It’s definitely not for everyone. There’s something magical about that.