Dead Dinosaur

Goddamn. Dead Dinosaur really sparked back up my love for weird perfumes. And it being from Snif? Wild. The last place I was expecting to find something like this. Read some of the reviews for it and honestly the negative ones are what convinced me into blind buying a full bottle. I have no regrets. The imagery is simple and oddly comforting. You're sat in a tattered, leather seated, metal chair in the tiny waiting room of a local mechanic shop. The white tiles beneath your feet are cracked, chipped, and streaked with black rubber marks. Theres a candy machine in the corner mostly emptied of its Mike and Ikes and it probably hasn't eaten a quarter since the 90s. The elderly woman currently being helped at the desk is not wearing any perfume but her Suave floral shampoo radiates like one. Jim, the greasy haired mechanic at the desk, taps away at the filthiest keyboard with chewed nails ringed with black. He's just come back from a smoke break, perhaps he never left and the smoke rising from under the desk is a still lit cigarette rather than a fire starting. Air compressors hum, impact wrenches whir and thud passed the glass window looking into the garage. You could not be more grateful for the standing fan swinging it's head around the oven hot room, as you pump strong hand sanitizer into your palms. Most everything I've tried from Snif has a synthetic note somewhere that kinda puts me off. But here it works fantastically. I find this strangely wearable. It lasts pretty long and radiates well. I love it. Also the name? The bottle? Are you kidding? This was made for me. That's all.

YUCKY! I LOVE IT! It’s giving me exactly what I wanted. The first spray is an earthy white floral, and then the gasoline hits you in the face. It doesn’t overpower the other notes, though, so it turns out smelling like sweet flowery gasoline. The pepper and ginger also add some spice in the dry down. I wanted this because the gasoline and magnolia combination reminds me of Mississippi where I grew up, so this is a very nostalgic scent for me — feel free to take this glowing review with a grain of salt. Granted, I have no idea where I would wear this, but I can’t stop smelling it. If you’re curious, it’s absolutely worth sampling!

This isn’t for everyone but for those that it was created for, that smell this for the first time, they may cry remembering the smell of someone they love most. I just received this in the mail and was so excited to test it, upon first spray, tears started welling up and it made me remember my mom’s hugs when I was a child and I immediately broke down and called her. This scent will never be sprayed again but I will keep this bottle forever. This is what perfumery is meant to be. The only form of scent-memory that can be bottled and for those that it touches, it invokes the most powerful flashbacks possible. Thank you, Snif.

Somehow, Snif captured my grandpa in a scent. It smells like gasoline spilled on hot concrete, a used ash tray, old man aftershave, and a mechanic's shop. It also smells a little dusty and dirty. I am OBSESSED with it. It's how I imagine the dive bar in Lana Del Rey's 'Ride' music video to smell. I bought a 10 ML, but will likely buy a full sized bottle when I burn through this. It's not an everyday scent, but I equate it to By The Fireplace by MM/Replica in terms of wearability...it's a scent you wear to evoke a certain vibe rather than simply "smell good."

The power of femininity ~ The smell of a mechanic who ties her hair back and wears classic heavy petal florals. A women's Dior Fahrenheit. The only issue with this scent for ladies is that weak men may find this intimidating and that could prove inconvenient. The only issue for men would be finding the openness and appreciation to complement such a powerful, feminine vibe because the finish is nothing but femme magnolia.

Really weird perfume, smells floral, fresh and kinda... decaying? Like there’s something spooky behind the freshness, don’t know how to describe it but it’s not gasoline. Kinda like the smell of dirt maybe? But somehow in a good way? I wore it all throughout last summer and got tons of compliments but the people offering them also didn’t know what they liked in the scent. Weird, not a safe blind buy but really fun!

I’ve wanted this one for over a year now and it did not disappoint. This is your welder boyfriend picking you a bouquet, your mechanic husband putting on Burt's Bees. Somehow it’s graceful while sharp. I got a lot of immediate compliments. The gasoline is there but bleeds into something floral yet masculine and musky. I really love it!

Great for fans of magnolia who want a wearable, clean "at the gas station" gasoline accord. Complex yet transparent enough where you could wear this day or night. I have received many compliments when wearing it. I'm generally not a fan of big florals in fragrance but this one is done in a way that is light and addicting.

I love this one. I was worried it would only smell of petrol when smelling it at first but once it settled it sent me on a journey back to being a kid sat waiting at the petrol station for your parents. it reminds me of those station stops after being at the beach when youve still got the energy to run and swim.

Surprisingly wearable with a gasoline note that calms down within an hour or two. And then a solid woody floral peeks through. I, for one, would like to see Snif do more “weird” scents, and maybe chill on the creation of nauseatingly sweet gourmands

I DID NOT WANT TO LIKE THE GASOLINE PERFUME!!! But it's so good on my skin. It has an almost vampiric musk, with a floral background. Almost a seductive smell to it. One of my favorites.

wearing it outside in the cold is amazing. mostly floral and balsamic, gasoline notes are too faint can't really even tell, more of a metallic smell maybe?

I really like this on myself. It’s weird and definitely smells like working on a car while wearing a floral perfume. I get lots of compliments on it too

I love this! A fragrance for Petrol Heads? I think so. Completely unisex and ready for some street racing.

Smells garage-y and soapy at the same time. So good.

Just ordered! Can't wait to smell it!

Ooh, I like this. The first 0.5 seconds are utterly fantastic, like straight up orris. It immediately disappears which I dislike because I could hold onto this smell forever. However the transition to gasoline isn't bad at all. It's fairly unisex and musky which prevents it from actually smelling like gasoline, something the gasoline lovers on here might dislike. But I like it. Only when I smell for the gasoline and look for it does it become apparent -- it's like someone left the windows open while the neighbors were using gasoline to leaf blow outside and the scent got through the window and settled itself in the room. It's a late summer evening gasoline smell. Lazy, a little sensual, soft. It's more a skin smell. I also smell earthy dirt mixed in which makes me think of sweat, but it's more a Bruce Springsteen car mechanic sweat. Like your mechanic comes back to talk to you and he smells good. It's really sexy tbh, and I don't say that about a lot of perfumes. The cologne smell is nice, like he's well-groomed and has a date with his old lady after. That "cologne" smell comes from all the flowers underneath the gasoline. I can't make out individual flowers, but it's a nice perfumey boquet. It's faint but comes out every now and then. The musk, earthy dirt, and faint gasoline is mainly what I get it and it's nice. It's interesting and works well with my skin. I have the small spray but would definitely buy the big size.

I find it kind of cheesy when people put big long stories to describe a perfume on here but I have never smelled a perfume that creates a scenario in my head like this. The opening smells like being a little kid in my grandpa's garage on a hot summer day. The gasoline accord is there if you search but it hits me like a combination of everything I could find in my grandpa's garage. A tiny bit of gas, old tires, oil, a lawn mower, and maybe a hint of paint thinner or varnish, like he had just finished redoing a piece of furniture recently. That lasts for about 5 minutes before those notes kind of shift to the background and leather takes the spotlight, like you just pulled out of the garage and are sitting in the back of your grandpa's car with no ac, the sun warming up the old leather. In the end it smells like magnolia and pink pepper with the leather still in the background. Definitely brings up nostalgic feelings for me. That all being said, the opening was a little bit overwhelming. It was like my brain was waiting for me to get lightheaded off of fumes that weren't really there. I bought this on sale for black Friday, I never would have paid full price for it. I wish that they sold samples or a travel size of this because I think it will be interesting to revisit every once in a while but a 30ml bottle of this will be enough to last me 2 or 3 lifetimes.

This is an amazing nostalgic scent for those with memories of cleaning your mom/dads car on a nice hot summers day. To me this is a perfect unisex scent, and if you are a man wanting to add a nice spring/summer/fall floral scent to your collection this is perfect for it. This can be hard to pull off consistently, but it will definitely get people asking you what you have on. When you first spray it really knocks you over the head with the gasoline accord, but the florals and roundness of the amber really dull it out to make it smell very clean. As it dries down that gasoline smell takes a back seat for the peppercorn, cedar, and florals and it becomes really nice. This is a great day scent, but a hot summers night drive may also call for this very unique scent.

This smells like my dad. Who has worked in a mechanic shop as a manager for 30 years. When he would get home and I would hug him I could smell the sweetness on his white button up work shirt, with a hint of metal, along with the car smells. Yes it smells slightly of gasoline but it’s not over powering. Literally a throw back for me. If you have a bike guy or car guy in your life that’s exactly what this is. Them. It also smells like a softer version of Batman for Her for House of Silage. I gave it to my husband and hopefully he’ll wear it once in a while. :) A full bottle though would be a bit much. Samples are enough for me.